Chirm

Chirm
Recorded in an extraordinary number of spellings including Cherm, Chirm, Churm, Chearne, Chern, Cherns, Churn, Chirn, and Churne, this is an English surname. It is locational from a smalll village called Churn near Didcot in Oxfordshire, or from residence by the River Churn in Wiltshire. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, the origination is from the Olde English pre 7th century word 'ciern' , which seems to have itself derived from an even earlier British tribal name 'Cornovii'. Their territory it is claimed, was the modern town of Cirencester. If this is the case Cirencester means 'the (Roman) camp at the place of the Cornovii'. Churn is first recorded as Cyrenia in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of the year 810 a.d. This is some two hundred and fifty years before the famous Domesday Book in 1086, generally regarded as the benchmark date of English history. The surname is rare given its long period of development, and surprisingly does not appear in any of the popular dictionaries of surnames. Early examples of recordings showing the indifferent attitude to spelling over the centuries include: Adam Chearne at St Botolphs Bishopgate in the city of London on April 1st 1592, when he married Rose Dallymore, and Margaret Cherm, the daughter of the interestingly spelt Alam Cherm, at the same church, on March 17th 1594.

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  • Chirm — Chirm, n. [AS. cirm, cyrm.] Noise; din; esp.; confused noise, clamor, or hum of many voices, notes of birds, or the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chirm — Chirm, v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out. [root]24. Cf. {Chirp}.] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.] Huloet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chirm — Churme Churme, Chirm Chirm, n. [See {Chirm}.] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chirm — I. ˈchərm, ˈchi(ə)rm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cirm; akin to Old Irish gairm cry, shout, Old English cearu anxiety, sorrow more at care dialect …   Useful english dictionary

  • chirm — Synonyms and related words: babel, brouhaha, cheep, chip, chipper, chirrup, chitter, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, jangle, pandemonium, peep, racket, tweedle, tweet, twitter, uproar …   Moby Thesaurus

  • chirm — North Country (Newcastle) Words to chirp …   English dialects glossary

  • chirm — sb. == chirping and screaming of birds. O. and N. 305. AS. cyrm …   Oldest English Words

  • chirm — n. noise, clamor; buzzing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chirm — /tʃɜm/ (say cherm) verb (i) 1. to chirp, as a bird; sing; warble. –noun 2. the chirping of birds, etc.; charm. {Middle English; Old English cierm} …  

  • Churme — Churme, Chirm Chirm, n. [See {Chirm}.] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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