Plane

Plane
This is a topographical surname introduced into England by the Normans after the 1066 Invasion but originally a derivation of the Roman (Latin) "Planum". The word means "one who dwelt on a Plateau" as distinct from the Anglo-Saxon "Hamm" which refers to one living on "Low Lying meadows". The original alternative spellings included Plain, Plan, Duplain or Duplan, whilst "Plane" is a Norfolk form found originally only in that county. The name development includes Andrew Plane christened at Field Dalling (Norfolk) in 1564 and Deborah Plain who married Matthew Cruckling at Roydon, Kings Lynn in 1759. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gilbert Plane, which was dated 1273, in the "Cambridge Rolls for East Anglia", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. 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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  • plané — plané …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • plane — [ plan ] n. f. • XIVe; plaine XIIe; réfect., d apr. le v. planer, de l a. fr. plaine, bas lat. plana ♦ Techn. Outil formé d une lame tranchante et de deux poignées, appelé aussi couteau à deux manches, qui sert à aplanir, à dégrossir une surface… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • plané — plane [ plan ] n. f. • XIVe; plaine XIIe; réfect., d apr. le v. planer, de l a. fr. plaine, bas lat. plana ♦ Techn. Outil formé d une lame tranchante et de deux poignées, appelé aussi couteau à deux manches, qui sert à aplanir, à dégrossir une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Plane — Plane, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.] Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface. [1913 Webster] Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost exclusively… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane — Plane, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plane — 1. (pla n ) s. m. Nom vulgaire donné à une espèce d érable que les botanistes appellent érable plane, acer platanoides, L. •   Des gazons émaillés l ornaient [une fontaine] tout alentour ; Un plane l ombrageait de son vaste contour, SÉNECÉ… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • plane — UK US /pleɪn/ noun [C] ► an aircraft with wings and one or more engines: a plane for/to/from sth »I ll get the next plane to London. on/in a plane »He s on a plane at the moment, on his way to Chicago. a plane leaves/takes off/lands »The plane… …   Financial and business terms

  • plane — plane1 [plān] n. [ME < MFr plasne < L platanus < Gr platanos < platys, broad (see PLATY ): from its broad leaves] any of a genus (Platanus) of trees of the plane tree family having maplelike leaves, spherical dry fruits, and bark that …   English World dictionary

  • plane — Ⅰ. plane [1] ► NOUN 1) a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points would wholly lie. 2) a level of existence or thought. ► ADJECTIVE 1) completely level or flat. 2) relating to two dimensional surfaces or magnitudes …   English terms dictionary

  • Plane — Plane, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Planing}.] [Cf. F. planer, L. planare, fr. planus. See {Plane}, a., {Plain}, a., and cf. {Planish}.] 1. To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plane — Plane, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. ?, fr. ? broad; so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading form. See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.] (Bot.) Any tree of the genus {Platanus}. [1913 Webster] Note: The Oriental… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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