Bellow

Bellow
This very interesting "Huguenot" name is French in origin, although oddly the first recording in England is that of a Dutchman! The surname, with variant spellings Bellows, Beloe, and Bellow, is found heraldically in both Cambrai as "Billouart" and in Normandy as "Billouet", and there appears to be several possible original meanings. The first is as a nickname form, not from William but Robillon, itself a form of Robert. The second is as a metonymic occupational name for a "Coiner", for the old French "Billon", whilst the third is habitational from a place called Billom in France. In England the recordings include Charles Billo at Huguenot Church, Threadneedle Street in 1675 and Paul Billows recorded at St. Dunstans Church, Stepney on March 23rd 1677, a witness at the christening of his daughter Elizabeth. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Peter Van Billowes, which was dated July 15th 1586, a witness at the church of St. Peter's, Cornwall, London, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. 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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  • BELLOW (S.) — La tonalité particulière de sa voix (on la perçoit le mieux dans son Herzog ) tient à cette brusque discordance, parfois, entre la hauteur d’un monologue qui se donne pour historique mission de dominer l’univers entier de la Culture et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bellow — ist der Name von: Alexandra Bellow (*1935), US amerikanische Mathematikerin, zeitweise mit Saul Bellow verheiratet Saul Bellow (1915 2005), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Untersche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bellow — Bel low, v. t. To emit with a loud voice; to shout; used with out. Would bellow out a laugh. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bellow —   [ beləʊ], Saul, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Lachine (bei Montreal) 10. 6. 1915; stammt aus einer Familie russischer Emigranten; Literaturdozent an verschiedenen Universitäten, seit 1962 Professor an der Universität Chicago. Bereits Bellows …   Universal-Lexikon

  • bellow — (v.) apparently from O.E. bylgan to bellow, from PIE root *bhel (4) to sound, roar. Originally of animals, especially cows and bulls; used of human beings since c.1600. Related: Bellowed; bellowing. As a noun from 1779 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bellow — Bel low, n. A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bellow — Bel low, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bellowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bellowing}.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr. bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep, OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. {Bell}, n. & v., {Bawl}, {Bull} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bellow — Bellow, Saul …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Bellow — (Saul) (né en 1915) romancier américain qui peint le déracinement de l homme dans les villes. P. Nobel 1976 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bellow — Bellow, Saul (1915 ) a US writer, born in Canada, who won the ↑Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976. His novels include Humbolt s Gift and Herzog …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bellow — (izg. bèlou), Saul (1915) DEFINICIJA američki književnik; metodom moderne naracije daje realističnu sliku suvremenog američkog društva i društveno angažiranog intelektualca (Herzog); Nobelova nagrada za književnost 1976 …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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