Pepperell

Pepperell
Recorded as Peverall, Pevreal, Peverell, Peperall, Pepperall, Pepperell, and Pepperill, this is an English surname. According to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley writing in the year 1880 'William de Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England in 1066'. He went on to say that the name was a corruption of the Latinized French name 'Peurerellus' meaning 'Little boy', and hence a baptismal name of endearment. Professor Reaney writing in about 1955 has a slightly different translation taking it from the Latin word 'piper' meaning pepper, and a nickname for a small man with a fiery temper! The sons of William the Conqueror may well have been hot tempered. William 11nd (1087 -1100 and known as 'Rufus', was certainly fiery, and came to the almost unique end of being shot (it is claimed) by his own arrow. In this case the surname is first recorded in the Domesday Book of Kent in 1086, with that of Rannulus Peurellus, whilst in the year 1186 we have the recording of Richard Peuerel also of Kent, and in Warwickshire in 1221 that of William Peperel.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pepperell — Pepperell, MA U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts Population (2000): 2517 Housing Units (2000): 953 Land area (2000): 2.018864 sq. miles (5.228833 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.039582 sq. miles (0.102516 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pepperell, MA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts Population (2000): 2517 Housing Units (2000): 953 Land area (2000): 2.018864 sq. miles (5.228833 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.039582 sq. miles (0.102516 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.058446 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pepperell — Pepperell, Stadt im nordamerikan. Staate Massachusetts, Grafschaft Middlesex, hat Fabrikation von Messerwaren, Maschinen, Papier u. (1900) 3701 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pepperell — Original name in latin Pepperell Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 42.66592 latitude 71.5884 altitude 78 Population 2504 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Pepperell, Massachusetts — This article is about the town of Pepperell. : For the census designated place Pepperell, please see the article Pepperell (CDP), Massachusetts.Infobox Settlement official name = Pepperell, Massachusetts nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image …   Wikipedia

  • Pepperell (CDP), Massachusetts — Infobox Settlement official name = Pepperell, Massachusetts settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Pepperell Center Historic District — Infobox nrhp | name =Pepperell Center Historic District nrhp type = hd caption = location= Pepperell, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 40 lat seconds = 1 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 35 long seconds = 55 long… …   Wikipedia

  • Keith Pepperell — (born 1949 in Chelmsford, England) is currently a Professor of Humanities at Columbus State Community College, Otterbein College, and Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus, Ohio, USA, where he teaches Philosophy, Logic, Ethics and World …   Wikipedia

  • Derek Pepperell — (born September 28, 1968) was an English cricketer. He was a left handed batsman and wicket keeper who played for Dorset. He was born in Oxford. Pepperell played for Hampshire and Sussex Second XIs between 1989 and 1990. Pepperell made a single… …   Wikipedia

  • East Pepperell, Massachusetts — Infobox Settlement official name = East Pepperell, Massachusetts settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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