Campion

Campion
This interesting name, with variant spellings Campion, Campione, Champion, Champain and Championnet, has two distinct possible origins, the first and most likely being an occupational name for a professional Champion, deriving from the Old Norman-French "campiun" or "campion" (Old French "champiun"), a champion or professional fighter employed to represent one of the parties to a suit in a trial by combat. (In an ordeal by battle the accuser and the accused took the field themselves). The surname is believed to have been introduced into England by followers of William the Conqueror after the Norman Invasion of 1066. Early recordings of the surname include: Herbert Campion (Hampshire, 1148); Geoffrey Champiun (Northamptonshire, 1154); Roger le Campion (Oxfordshire, 1197); and William le Champiun (Suffolk, 1220). The second possibility is that the name is locational from a place in Picardy (Northern France), called Compiegne. A family of the name in Witham, Essex, claim descent from the noble recorded below who accompanied Robert 11, Duke of Normandy, on the First Crusade. One member of this family was Edmund Campion (1540 - 1581), the Jesuit Martyr. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Nicole de Campion, which was dated 1096 - 1099, in "Records of the First Crusade", during the reign of King William 11, known as "Rufus", 1087 - 1100. 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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  • Campion — may refer to:Biology* Flowering plants of the Caryophyllaceae genera Lychnis and Silene , including: ** Silene dioica , or red campion, a native European flower ** Silene latifolia , or white campion, a flower found in Europe, Africa and western… …   Wikipedia

  • Campion — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Carlo Antonio Campioni, Komponist Cassie Campion, britischer Squashspieler Cris Campion (* 1966), französischer Schauspieler Edmund Campion (1540–1581), Priester und Jesuit, Märtyrer der katholischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • campion — CAMPIÓN, OÁNĂ, campioni, oane, s.m. şi f. 1. Persoană, echipă etc. care cucereşte primul loc într o competiţie sportivă (naţională, internaţională, mondială, olimpică). 2. fig. Luptător, apărător de frunte al unei cauze, al unei idei. [pr.: pi… …   Dicționar Român

  • Campion — Cam pi*on, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus bacciferus}), bearing berries regarded as poisonous. [1913 Webster] {Bladder campion}, a plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus Behen} or {Silene inflata}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Campion — Campion, CO U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado Population (2000): 1832 Housing Units (2000): 653 Land area (2000): 3.773716 sq. miles (9.773880 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.022472 sq. miles (0.058203 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.796188 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Campion, CO — U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado Population (2000): 1832 Housing Units (2000): 653 Land area (2000): 3.773716 sq. miles (9.773880 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.022472 sq. miles (0.058203 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.796188 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • campión — (del it. «campione»; ant.) m. Campeón. * * * campión. m. desus. campeón …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Campion —   [ kæpiən], Jane, neuseeländische Filmregisseurin, * Wellington 30. 4. 1954. Nach Kurzfilmen trat Campion seit 1989 mit Aufsehen erregenden Spielfilmen an die Öffentlichkeit.   Filme: Sweetie (1989); Ein Engel an meiner Tafel (1990); Das Piano… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • campion — [kam′pē ən] n. [prob. use of obs. campion < OFr, lit., CHAMPION (because used for garlands)] any of various flowering plants (genera Lychnis and Silene) of the pink family, with white, red, or pink flowers …   English World dictionary

  • Campion — (spr. kämpjön), Thomas, engl. Arzt, Dichter und Musiker, geb. in Witham (Grafschaft Essex) zwischen 1570 und 1580, gest. 1. März 1619 in London, studierte Medizin auf einer Universität des Kontinents und trat 1595 mit »Poemata« hervor, d. h. mit… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Campion — Nom porté en Bretagne et en Normandie. Pour le sens, voir Champion. Diminutif : Campionnet (71, 25) …   Noms de famille

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