Paling

Paling
This unusual and interesting surname is of Welsh origin and derives from the Old Welsh personal name "Heilyn", originally a byname or nickname meaning "wine pourer" or "cup bearer". The modern forms of the surname, "Palin", "Pailin", "Paling" and "Pelling", are the patronymic forms, showing the contracted Welsh patronymic prefix "ap", fused with Heilyn. There was a notable bearer of the name in the 13th Century, Goronwy ap Heilyn who was ambassador to Llywelyn 11 of Wales in circa 1280. The surname first appears in the mid 16th Century (see below). Early recordings of the surname from the London Church Registers include: Thomas Palin who married Elizabeth Woodward on September 5th 1619, at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster; Marie Palin who married Brian Batterell on June 9th 1652, at St. Peter-le-Poer's Church; and Sarah, daughter of Robert Palin, who was christened at St. Olave's Church, Southwark, on April 17th 1664. An interesting namebearer, William Palin (1803 - 1882), received a B.A. in Trinity College, Cambridgeshire, in 1833 and a M.A. in 1851 and was best known as an author and hymn-writer. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Joan Palyne which was dated January 19th 1551, who married Robert Marchall, at the "Church of St. Andrew's, Enfield, London", during the reign of King Edward V1, known as "The Boy King", 1547 - 1553. 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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Synonyms:
(made of pales) / ,


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  • Paling — is a surname and may refer to:* Chris Paling (born 1956), author of modern fiction * Wilfred Paling (1883–1971), British Labour Party politician * William Paling (1892–1992), British Labour Party politician …   Wikipedia

  • Paling — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Chris Paling (* 1956), britischer Schriftsteller John Paling, britischer Biologe, Filmproduzent und Hochschullehrer William Henry Paling (1825–1895), Musiker, Kaufmann und Philanthrop Diese Seite ist eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Paling — Pal ing, n. 1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure. [1913 Webster] They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paling — ► NOUN 1) a fence made from stakes. 2) a stake used in such a fence …   English terms dictionary

  • paling — [pā′liŋ] n. 1. the action of making a fence of pales 2. a fence made of pales 3. pales collectively 4. a strip of wood used in making a fence; pale …   English World dictionary

  • paling — UK [ˈpeɪlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms paling : singular paling plural palings a) a fence made from long narrow boards with pointed ends b) a single board in a paling …   English dictionary

  • Paling — Pale Pale, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paled} (p[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Paling}.] To turn pale; to lose color or luster. Whittier. [1913 Webster] Apt to pale at a trodden worm. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paling — /pay ling/, n. 1. Also called paling fence. See picket fence. 2. a pale or picket for a fence. 3. pales collectively. 4. the act of building a fence with pales. [1350 1400; ME; see PALE2, ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • paling — 1. verb Present participle of to pale. 2. noun a) A pointed stick used to make a fence. The park paling was still the boundary on one side, and she soon passed one of the gates into the ground. b) A fence made of pa …   Wiktionary

  • paling — pal|ing [ˈpeılıŋ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: pale pointed piece of wood ; PALE3] a wooden or metal post that is pointed at the top, or a fence made of these posts ▪ A new paling had been erected around the yard. ▪ iron palings …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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