Trammel

Trammel
This very interesting surname is English, and probably locational from Cornwall. However as no definitive site has been found, unless it be Tremelling, near St Erth in Mid Cornwall, this remains unproven. What is known is that at least three thousand surnames of the British Isles are known to originate from 'lost' medieval villages, many of which were in the West Country. On that basis it seems a reasonable assumption that this is another to add to the growing list. The origin of the name which is certainly the case with Tremelling, would seem to be from the Olde English and Cornish pre 7th century word 'Tre' meaning place of, and 'melyn', a mill. Other explanations such as 'Trym-hyl', the hill by the river, or Trym-halh, the house by the river are also possible. The surname is recorded in a wide variety of spellings, another indication of a lost village, and these are believed to include Tramel, Tramell, Tremayle, Tremmel, Tremmell, Tremellan, Tremmil, Trimlin, Trimmell, Trimnell, Trumnell and Trimnill and others. Examples of recordings taken from surviving church registers include Paulus Tremmell at Kilkhampton, Devon, on February 27th 1545, whilst in the city of London Richard Trimnell, married at St Martins Eastcheap, on April 3rd 1597, and Sara Trymill married Georgie Adams at St. Lawrence Jewry, on May 14th 1629. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as the 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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  • Trammel — may refer to:* Trammel (engineers), a metalworking tool * Trammel (fishing net), a fishing net set vertically in the water with three layersee also* Trammel hook * Trammel points * Trammels …   Wikipedia

  • trammel — [tram′əl] n. [ME tramaile < MFr tramail, a net < ML tremaculum, kind of fishing net < L tres, THREE + macula, a mesh] 1. a) a fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh b) a… …   English World dictionary

  • trammel — ► NOUN 1) (trammels) literary restrictions or impediments to freedom of action. 2) (also trammel net) a three layered net, designed so that a pocket forms when fish attempt to swim through, thus trapping them. ► VERB (trammelled, trammelling; US… …   English terms dictionary

  • Trammel — Tram mel, n. [F. tramail, tr[ e]mail, a net, LL. tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres three + macula a mesh. See {Three}, and {Mail} armor.] 1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. Carew. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trammel — Tram mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or {Trammelling}.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trammel — I verb bind, bridle, check, clog, confine, constrain, control, cramp, cumber, curb, debar, discommode, enchain, encumber, entangle, entrammel, fasten, fetter, frustrate, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, incommode,… …   Law dictionary

  • trammel — *hamper, fetter, shackle, clog, manacle, hog tie Analogous words: *hinder, impede, obstruct, block, bar: *restrain, curb, check, inhibit: *limit, restrict, circumscribe, confine …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • trammel — has inflected forms tramelled, tramelling in BrE, and usually trameled, trameling in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • trammel — {{11}}trammel (n.) mid 14c. (implied in trammeller) net to catch fish, from M.Fr. tramail, from O.Fr. (early 13c.), from L.L. tremaculum, perhaps meaning a net made from three layers of meshes, from L. tri three + macula a mesh (see MAIL (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • trammel — UK [ˈtræm(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms trammel : present tense I/you/we/they trammel he/she/it trammels present participle trammelling past tense trammelled past participle trammelled formal to force someone to do something without… …   English dictionary

  • trammel — Ellipsograph El*lip so*graph, n. [Ellipse + graph: cf. F. ellipsographe.] An instrument for describing ellipses; called also {trammel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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