Rimour

Rimour
This very interesting name is of medieval job descriptive nickname for a Poet or Songster, probably one of the travelling minstrels recorded by Chaucer and others in the 14th Century. First recorded after the Norman Conquest, the derivation is from the Olde French Rimour or Rymour, the name development has included Warin Le Rhymer c.1300, Yorkshire whilst Roland Rime was recorded at Snodland, Kent in 1615 and Francis Rimes at Dover in 1629, Ferdinaid Rimar was found at Gravesend in 1604, and William Rimmer in London in 1612. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard le Rimour, which was dated 1277, in the Pipe Rolls of Lancashire, during the reign of King Edward 1, known as the Hammer of the Scots, 1272 - 1307. 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.

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  • Rhymer — Recorded as Rimer, Rimmer, Rymer, Rymmer, and possibly others, this was an occupational name for a poet or minstrel. It derives from the early French word rimour or rymour meaning one who wrote rymes. The word was probably introduced into the… …   Surnames reference

  • Rimer — Recorded as Rimer, Rimmer, Rymer, Rymmer, and possibly others, this was an occupational name for a poet or minstrel. It derives from the early French word rimour or rymour meaning one who wrote rymes. The word was probably introduced into the… …   Surnames reference

  • Rimmer — Recorded as Rimer, Rimmer, Rymer, Rymmer, and possibly others, this was an occupational name for a poet or minstrel. It derives from the early French word rimour or rymour meaning one who wrote rymes. The word was probably introduced into the… …   Surnames reference

  • Rymmer — Recorded as Rimer, Rimmer, Rymer, Rymmer, and possibly others, this was an occupational name for a poet or minstrel. It derives from the early French word rimour or rymour meaning one who wrote rymes. The word was probably introduced into the… …   Surnames reference

  • Rimes — This very interesting name is of medieval job descriptive nickname for a Poet or Songster, probably one of the travelling minstrels recorded by Chaucer and others in the 14th Century. First recorded after the Norman Conquest, the derivation is… …   Surnames reference

  • Rymour — This very interesting name is of medieval job descriptive nickname for a Poet or Songster, probably one of the travelling minstrels recorded by Chaucer and others in the 14th Century. First recorded after the Norman Conquest, the derivation is… …   Surnames reference

  • Rymer — This interesting and long established surname is of early medieval Anglo French origin, and is an occupational name for a poet, minstrel or balladeer, deriving from the Anglo French rimour, rymour , rimer, poet, or from the Middle English rime(n) …   Surnames reference

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