Eaves

Eaves
This interesting surname has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be metonymic from the female given name Eve, originally "Hawwah" meaning life and given to Adam's wife. "And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living" (Genesis 111, 20). "Eva" (without surname) appears in the Danelaw Charters, Lincolnshire (1206), and John filius (son of) Eve, is noted in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire (1273). The second possibility is topographical deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century "efes" meaning border and describes "a dweller by the border or edge" of a wood or hill. One, John atte Reuese, appears in the 1327 Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire and Robert del Eves, is noted in the 1332 Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire. In the modern idiom the surname has many variant spellings including Eaves, Eavis, Reeves, Evison, etc.. On September 1st 1572, Ann Eves was christened at St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, London. Annes, daughter of Richard Eves, was christened on May 14th 1581, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London. The christening of Sybil, daughter of William Eves, took place at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John atte Euese, which was dated 1275, in the "Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire", 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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  • Eaves — Eaves, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar dropi, OSw. ops[ a] drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eaves — eaves; eaves·drop·per; eaves·drop; eaves·drip; …   English syllables

  • Eaves — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Eaves (* 1953), kanadischer Skiläufer und Schauspieler Patrick Eaves Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • eaves — [ēvz] pl.n. sing. eave 〚orig. sing., ME eves (pl. evesen) < OE efes, edge, border, eaves, akin to ON ups, church porch, OHG obiza, porch < IE * upes < base * upo , up from behind > UP1, L summus〛 the lower …   Universalium

  • eaves — [i:vz] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: efes] the edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls ▪ Birds had nested under the eaves …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • eaves — [ēvz] pl.n. sing. eave [orig. sing., ME eves (pl. evesen) < OE efes, edge, border, eaves, akin to ON ups, church porch, OHG obiza, porch < IE * upes < base * upo , up from behind > UP1, L summus] the lower edge or edges of a roof,… …   English World dictionary

  • eaves — [ ivz ] noun plural the bottom edge of a roof that continues out over the walls …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • eaves — see EAVE (Cf. eave) …   Etymology dictionary

  • eaves — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Eaves — An eave is the edge of a roof. Eaves usually project beyond the side of the building generally to provide weather protection. Some buildings, such as Craftsman bungalows, have very wide eaves with decorative brackets.The word eave can also refer… …   Wikipedia

  • eaves — [OE] The etymological meaning of eaves appears to be ‘going over the edge, projecting’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *obaswa, which was probably formed on *ob , the base from which English over ultimately derives. The eavesdrip or… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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