Pinson

Pinson
This very unusual and interesting name is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The surname has two possible derivations and interpretations; firstly, it may be a "nickname" surname for a bright, cheerful person, from the Old French "pinson", finch, from the Latin "pincio". The finch, a small singing bird often kept as a pet, was a symbol of lightheartedness and gaiety. The term may also have been used as a given name, and is recorded as such in a Latinized form in 1121, as "Pinchonis" and "Pincun". The second possible origin for the modern surname, found as Pinson, Pinshon, Pinch(e)on, Pinchin(g), Pinchen and Pinsent, is from the Old French "pinson", pincers, used as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made use of pincers or forceps in his work. Among the recordings of the name in London is that of the marriage of Edward Pinchin and Margrett Jackson, at St. Mary at Hill, on March 11th 1651. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Ralph Pincun, which was dated 1166, in the "Red Book of the Exchequer, Lincolnshire", 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.

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  • pinson — [ pɛ̃sɔ̃ ] n. m. • pinçun fin XIIe; lat. pop. °pincio, onis, probablt d o. onomat. ♦ Petit oiseau passereau (passériformes), à plumage bleu verdâtre coupé de noir et de roux, à bec conique, bon chanteur. « Sa démarche aussi, un peu gauche et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Pinson — may refer to:Places: *Pinson, Alabama *Pinson, Tennessee *Pinson Mounds mdash; prehistoric site in West TennesseePeople: *Julie Pinson *Vada Pinson …   Wikipedia

  • Pinson — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Pinson (Alabama) Pinson (Tennessee) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pinson — Pinson, AL U.S. Census Designated Place in Alabama Population (2000): 5033 Housing Units (2000): 1953 Land area (2000): 6.978905 sq. miles (18.075281 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.027558 sq. miles (0.071375 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.006463 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pinson, AL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Alabama Population (2000): 5033 Housing Units (2000): 1953 Land area (2000): 6.978905 sq. miles (18.075281 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.027558 sq. miles (0.071375 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.006463 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pinson — Très fréquent en Bretagne et plus généralement dans l Ouest, désigne par métaphore celui qui siffle ou chante comme un pinson. Variantes : Pinçon (53, 36), Pinsson (60) …   Noms de famille

  • pinson — (pin son) s. m. 1°   Petit oiseau dont le plumage est de diverses couleurs, et le bec gros et dur (la fringille célibataire, granivores). Si l on met un jeune pinson pris au nid sous la leçon d un serin, d un rossignol, etc. •   il se rendra… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Pinson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pinson (homonymie). Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme «  Pinson  » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pinson — nm. fwifwi (Saxel) ; KINFYON (Albanais.001, Annecy.003, Chautagne), kinson (Aix, Arvillard, Chambéry, Thônes, Verrens Arvey) ; bèkétran (003, Leschaux) ; kouchà (Conflans). E. : Personne. A1) pinson des Ardennes : chwâ / chwé nm. (COD.). A2)… …   Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • pinson — I. Un Pinson, Nomen auiculae, Fringilla, Italis Fringuello, II. Pinson montain, Nomen auis, Orospizes, Montifringilla, Fringilla montana. Pinson royal, oiseau autrement nommé Grosbec, Pardalus …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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