Dives

Dives
This is a locational name from a village thus called in calvados (Normandy). It is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The namebearer probably being a follower of William the Conqueror who was granted lands in England. In 1242, William de Dyves or de Dyve appears in the Fine court Rolls of Oxfordshire. The spelling Dives first appears in 1641. One, Thomas, son of Simon Dives was baptised in St.Dionis Black church (London). The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roselinus de Dive, which was dated 1086, in the Domesday Book of Cambridgeshire, during the reign of King William 1, known as "the Conqueror", 1066 - 1087. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Dives — may refer to: Dives, Oise, a French commune of the Oise département Dives River, a river in Normandy Dives sur Mer, a commune in Normandy Dis Pater, Roman god of the underworld, contracted from Dives Pater ( Father of Riches ) Dives, The rich man …   Wikipedia

  • Dives — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda No debe confundirse con Río Dives. Dives País …   Wikipedia Español

  • Dives — • Latin for rich. The word is not used in the Bible as a proper noun; but in the Middle Ages it came to be employed as the name of the rich man in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Luke, XVI, 19 31 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Dives — bezeichnet einen Fluss in Nordfrankreich, siehe: Dives (Fluss) eine Gemeinde in der französischen Region Picardie, siehe: Dives (Oise) die Gemeinde Dives sur Mer in der französischen Region Basse Normandie siehe auch: Dive …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dives — traditional name for a rich man, late 14c., from L. dives rich (man); see DIS (Cf. Dis). Used in Luke xvi in Vulgate and commonly mistaken as the proper name of the man in the parable. Related to divus divine, and originally meaning favored by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dives — [dī′vēz΄] n. [ME: so named < use of L dives, rich, in the parable in the Vulg.] 1. traditional name for the rich man in a parable: cf. Luke 16:19 31 2. any rich man …   English World dictionary

  • Dives — Di ves, n. [L., rich.] The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord s parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus ( Luke xvi. 19 31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dives — Dives, 1) schiffbarer Küstenfluß im französischen Departement Calvados, mündet in den Kanal (la Manche), 71/2 Ml. lang; 2) Flecken im Arrondissement Pont l Evêque des französischen Departements Calvados; 600 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Dives — (spr. dīw ), Küstenfluß in den franz. Departements Orne und Calvados, nimmt die Vie auf, wird von da an schiffbar und mündet nach einem Laufe von 116 km in den Kanal …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dives — (Dihw), franz. Küstenfluß, mündet schiffbar bei Calvados in den Kanal …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • DIVES — cogn. Crassi, de quo sic Plin. l. 33. c. 10. Non erat apud antiquos numcrus, ultra centum milia Postea Divites cognominati, aummodo notum sit; eum, qui primus acceperit hoc cognomen, decoxisse creditoribus suis. Vide quoque eum l. 21. c. 3.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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