Drewitt

Drewitt
This interesting name is one of the English diminutive forms of the personal name "Drew", which was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066 in the Old French forms "Dru, Driu", and "Dreu". The Normans adopted the given name from the Old German "Drogo", of uncertain etymology, but thought to be a survival of the Old Saxon "drog", ghost, phantom, or with a stem derived from the Old High German verb "fragan", to bear, carry. The personal name was extremely popular in medieval Europe, particularly France, because "Drogo" was the name of one of the sons of the great Charlemagne. It is recorded as "Drogo" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as "Dru" in 1185. The diminutive form "Druet" is also recorded as a given name in the 1206 Curia Rolls of Suffolk. The modern surname, "Dru" with the diminutive suffix "et(t)", can be found as Drewett, Drewitt, Druett, Druitt, Drouet and Drewell. Thomas Drewett and Rose Wallis were married in London on June 3rd 1689. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter Druet, which was dated 1185, in the "Records of the Templars in England", (Oxfordshire), 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.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Adelaide Plains Football League — General Information Founded 1904 at Grace Plains First Played 1908 Previous name Adelaide Plains Football Association (1904–1963) Current clubs Balaklava Hummocks Watchman Eagles …   Wikipedia

  • No. 23 Squadron RAF — Official Squadron Badge of No. 23 Squadron RAF Active 1 September 1915 31 December 1919 1 July 1925 September 1945 1 September 1946 31 October 1975 1 November 1975 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Jimmy Hill — Infobox Football biography playername = Jimmy Hill fullname = James William Thomas Hill dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1928|7|22 cityofbirth = Balham, London countryofbirth = England height = dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath =… …   Wikipedia

  • Pappyland — was an award winning live action children s television show, which originated from a VHS released in 1990. It was originally broadcast on TLC from January 1996 to December 1999. Then, after cancellation, aired reruns until February 21, 2003. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Owen Brenman — Born 17 December 1956 (1956 12 17) (age 54) London, England Occupation Actor Owen Brenman (born 17 December 1956) is an English actor best known for his role as next door neighbour Nick Swainey in the multi award winning BBC s …   Wikipedia

  • The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course — US Theatrical release poster Directed by John Stainton …   Wikipedia

  • Peregrine Falcon — Adult Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) of subspecies pealei or tundrius in Alaska Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Magda Szubanski — at the premiere of Happy Feet (2006). Born 12 April 1961 (1961 04 12) (age 50) Liverpool, England, UK Magda Szubanski (born 12 April 1961) is a British born Australian actres …   Wikipedia

  • Oxford United F.C. — Oxford United redirects here. For other uses, see Oxford United (disambiguation). Oxford United Full name Oxford United Football Club Nickname(s) The Us, Yellows, The Boys from Up th …   Wikipedia

  • Parc (Montreal Metro) — Infobox Montreal Metro station= Parc line=Blue Line architect= Blouin, Blouin Associés Colin M. Drewitt (Gare Jean Talon) inaugurated=15 June, 1987 depth=15.1 metres depth rank=35th deepest traffic= 2,639,449 entrances in 2002 traffic rank=36th… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”