Book

Book
Recorded in a number of spellings including: Boag, Boig, Boik, Bog, Boog, and Book, this is a Scottish surname is some antiquity. It is apparently locational or at least residential, and may originate from the lands of Boak in the parish of Kirkholm, Shetland, although an alternative suggestion is that it derives from the pre 7th century word "balk" which can be applied to a bridge formed of balks of timber. This was also often a term used to indicate a boundary maker for a parish or barony. It is said that no trace of the name exists in Shetland, however this is not unusual as locational names being "from" names, were usually given to people after they left their original homes and moved somewhere else. It is also claimed that the four spellings as shown above indicate at least two and possibly four separate sources although the meaning may be the same, and this is probably true. Certainly as Bog the name was originally well recorded in 17th century Berwickshire, although the first proven recording is possibly that of Edward Bog, a priest at St Andrews in Fife in 1505. Other recordings from this early period include Gilbert Boage, a witness in Kirkwall in 1523, George Bog who held the remunerative position of "Master of the Queen's beer celler" in 1563, David Book, a merchant in Edinburgh in 1610, John Boig, a tenant in the barony of Coldynghame, Berwick in 1622, and William Boick who was martyrd in Glasgow in 1683 "for his religious belief"

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:
, / (of a written work),


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Book — (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and Germans… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • book — book·a·ble; book; book·er; book·ery; book·e·te·ria; book·ie; book·ish; book·lear; book·less; book·let; book·lore; book·man; book·mo·bile; ca·book; chap·book; guide·book; hand·book·ing; land·book; non·book; book·a·te·ria; book·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • book — [book] n. [ME bok < OE boc, pl. bec < PGmc * bokiz, beech, beechwood tablets carved with runes < IE * bhagos, beech > BEECH, Gr phagos, L fagus] 1. a) a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them,… …   English World dictionary

  • Book — ist der Name folgender Personen: Asher Book (* 1988), US amerikanischer Schauspieler, Sänger und Tänzer Nils Ole Book (* 1986), deutscher Fußballspieler Ronald V. Book (1937–1997), US amerikanischer Informatiker Rose Book (1907–1995),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • book — ► NOUN 1) a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. 2) a main division of a literary work or of the Bible. 3) a bound set of blank sheets for writing in: an exercise book. 4) (books)… …   English terms dictionary

  • Book — Book, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booked} (b[oo^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Booking}.] 1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list. [1913 Webster] Let it be booked with the rest of this day s deeds. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter the name of (any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • book — 1 n 1: a record of a business s financial transactions or financial condition often used in pl. the book s show a profit 2: police register 3: the bets registered by a bookmaker; also …   Law dictionary

  • Book PC —   [dt. »Buch PC«], Bezeichnung für äußerst kompakte PCs, die ohne Peripheriegeräte verkauft werden. Im Gegensatz zu einem Tower oder einem Desktop Computer sind Book PCs nicht viel größer als ein dickes Lexikon und wiegen je nach Ausstattung nur… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • book — [n1] published document album, atlas, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, codex, compendium, copy, dictionary, dissertation, edition, encyclopedia, essay, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, lexicon, magazine, manual, monograph,… …   New thesaurus

  • book on — ˈbook on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they book on he/she/it books on present participle booking on past tense booked on past partic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Böök — ist der Name folgender Personen: Eero Böök (1910–1990), finnischer Schachmeister Fredrik Böök (1883–1961), schwedischer Literaturprofessor, Kritiker und Schriftsteller Siehe auch: Boek Diese Se …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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