Kendal

Kendal
This interesting surname, long associated with the Lake District, is of Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse origin, and is a locational name deriving from either of two places in Westmorland and Yorkshire. Kendal in Westmorland was originally named Kirkby Kendal, and is recorded as "Cherchebi" in the Domesday Book of 1086 and as "Cherkaby Kendale" in "Records of Kendal" from 1090 - 1097. The placename means "the valley of the River Kent", from the ancient British (pre-Roman) river-name "Cunetio" with the Olde English pre 7th Century "dael" valley. Kendale in Yorkshire is in the parish of Driffield, and derived it's name from the Old Norse "kelda", spring, with "dalr", valley. The surname from both of these sources is now very widespread, being found in as distant a county as Cornwall in appreciable numbers, and has developed a variety of forms, ranging from Kendal(l), Kendell and Kendle to Kindall, Kindell and Kindle. London Church Registers record the christening of Chrystover, son of Thomas Kendall, on August 12th 1544 at St. Mary Bothaw, and the marriage of Edward Kendall and Agnes Deuton at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, on April 12th 1572. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John de Kendale, which was dated 1332, in the "Lancashire Subsidy Rolls", during the reign of King Edward 111, known as "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. 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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  • Kendal — …   Wikipedia Español

  • Kendal — green Ken dal green , or Kendal Ken dal A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster] How couldst thou know these men …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kendal — (spr. Kend l), 1) (Kirkby in K.), Stadt in der englischen Grafschaft Westmoreland am Ken u. der Eisenbahn von Carlisle nach Lancaster, die sich nach dem Binnensee Windermere abzweigt; auch beginnt hier der Lancaster Kendal Kanal; gothische Kirche …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Kendal — (Kirkby in K., spr. körbi ), Stadt (municipal borough) in der engl. Grafschaft Westmorland, im anmutigen Tal des Kent, mit schönem Stadthaus, alter, fünfschiffiger Hauptkirche, alter Lateinschule, naturwissenschaftlichem Museum, Theater und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Kendal — (spr. kenndĕl), Fabrikstadt in der engl. Grafsch Westmoreland, am Kent, (1901) 14.183 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Kendal — (–däll), Kirby K., engl. Stadt in der Grafschaft Westmoreland, 33000 E., lebhaftem Gewerbsfleiße u. Handel …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • kendal — green woolen cloth, late 14c., from place name in Westmoreland where it was manufactured. The place so called for being in the dale of the River Kent …   Etymology dictionary

  • Kendal — For other uses, see Kendal (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°19′34″N 2°44′42″W / 54.326°N 2.745°W / 54.326; 2.745 …   Wikipedia

  • Kendal — 54.328611111111 2.7436111111111 Koordinaten: 54° 20′ N, 2° 45′ W …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kendal — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Kendall. Kendal est un nom propre. Patronyme Felicity Kendal (née en 1946), actrice britannique ; Toponyme …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kendal — 1 Original name in latin Kendal Name in other language Kendal, Kendall, Кендал State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 54.32681 latitude 2.74757 altitude 55 Population 29468 Date 2011 01 29 2 Original name in latin Kendal Name in… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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