Paumier

Paumier
This surname is an interesting example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were given with reference to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, or to habits of dress and occupation. The derivation, in this instance, is from the Middle English and Old French, "palmer, paumer" (from "palm, paume", palmtree), originally denoting someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey. A quotation from a medieval writer, Scott, reads, "The faded palm-branch in his hand, Showed pilgrim from the Holy Land". In the modern idiom there are several spelling variants including Palmar, Paumer and Paumier. Early examples of the surname include: Wiger le Palmer (Lincolnshire, 1191) and Richard le Paumere (Middlesex, 1198). John Palmer, aged 18 yrs., who embarked from London on the ship "Primrose" bound for Virginia, in July 1635, was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to settle in America. A Coat of Arms granted to the Palmer family in 1586, is a silver shield, thereon two bars sable charged with three trefoils slipped of the field, in chief a greyhound passant in gold. The crest being a greyhound and on the breast a trefoil and the Motto, "Palma virtuti" translates as, "The palm to virtue". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Sagar Palmer, which was dated 1176, in the "Pipe Rolls of Devonshire", during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. 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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  • paumier — 1. (pô mié ; l r ne se prononce pas et ne se lie pas ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des pô mié z habiles) s. m. Maître d un jeu de paume. •   Je n entends pas.... qu on charge sa petite main [d un enfant] d une raquette de paumier, J. J. ROUSS. Ém.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • paumier — Paumier. s. m. Maistre du jeu de Paume. Maistre paumier …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Paumier — Nom fréquent en Normandie et à proximité (76, 72). Au moyen âge, le mot désignait le plus souvent un pèlerin (au départ palmier : celui qui rapporte des palmes pour attester la validité de son pèlerinage), et c est en principe le sens qu il… …   Noms de famille

  • PAUMIER — s. m. Maître d un jeu de paume. Maître paumier …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • PAUMIER — n. m. Maître d’un jeu de paume. Maître paumier. Il désigne aussi Celui qui fabrique, celui qui vend les accessoires du jeu de paume …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Paumier — Le paumier est un artisan médiéval qui fabrique des balles de jeu de paume, l’éteuf. On recense déjà 13 paumiers à Paris en 1292. Les paumiers de Paris avaient mis au point des balles au rebond exceptionnel qui firent la renommée des paumiers… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • paumier — paumié m. palmier. voir datier …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • Charles Paumier du Verger — Olympic medal record Men s Shooting Bronze 1900 Paris Standing military rifle Charles Paumier du Verger was a Belgian sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics …   Wikipedia

  • Jean-Pierre Paumier — est un chef d entreprise et écrivain français, né le 19 février 1948[1] à Paris. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Ouvrages …   Wikipédia en Français

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