Hamper

Hamper
This unusual and interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of goblets. The derivation is from the Old French "hanapier", Anglo-French "hanaper", a drinking-vessel, wine-cup, goblet. A quotation from the "Promptorium Parvulorum", a medieval dictionary, reads: "Hanypere or hamper, canistrum". Job descriptive surnames originally denoted the actual occupation of the namebearer, and later became hereditary. One John Hanaper was recorded in the 1273 Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire, and a William Henyper was noted in records of Somerset, dated 1327. Walter Hampermaker appears in the Issue Roll of London, dated circa 1400. By the late medieval period the word "hanaper, hamper", had acquired the meaning of wicker case, small basket, usually one in which documents were kept, and some examples of the surname may be occupational for a maker of these baskets. On January 28th 1539, Robert Hamper and Helinor Porter were married at St. Lawrence Pountney, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John le Hanaper, which was dated 1236, in the "Early Charters of the Cathedral of Church of St. Paul's", London, during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. 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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  • hamper — vb Hamper, trammel, clog, fetter, shackle, manacle, hog tie are comparable when meaning to hinder or impede one so that one cannot move, progress, or act freely. To hamper is to encumber or embarrass by or as if by an impediment or restraining… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Hamper — Ham per (h[a^]m p[ e]r), n. [Contr. fr. hanaper.] A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hamper — Ham per, v. t. [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the same origin as E. hamble.] To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. Hampered nerves.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hamper — Ham per, n. [See {Hamper} to shackle.] 1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. W. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] {Top hamper} (Naut.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hamper — Ham per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hampered} ( p[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hampering}.] To put in a hamper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hamper — I verb arrest, balk, bar, barricade, bind, block, brake, bridle, burden, check, choke, clog, confine, counteract, cramp, curb, debar, delay, deter, encumber, estop, tetter, foil, frustrate, handicap, hinder, hold back, impede, impedire, impedite …   Law dictionary

  • hamper — [n] basket for storage bassinet, carton, crate, creel, laundry basket, pannier; concept 494 hamper [v] impede, restrict baffle, balk, bar, bind, block, check, clog, cramp, cramp one’s style*, cumber, curb, drag one’s feet*, embarrass, encumber,… …   New thesaurus

  • hamper — Ⅰ. hamper [1] ► NOUN 1) a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, etc. on a picnic. 2) Brit. a box containing food and drink for a special occasion. ORIGIN Old French hanaper case for a goblet , from hanap goblet …   English terms dictionary

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  • hamper — hàmper m DEFINICIJA reg. vedro, kanta ETIMOLOGIJA njem …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • hamper — A canvas lined tub supported by a steel and wood frame, used to transport bulk, bundled, and sacked mail (from 440 to 800 pounds) between postal operations …   Glossary of postal terms

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