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English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
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English : habitational name from Malden in Surrey (now in Greater London) or Maldon in Essex. Both places were named in Old English as ‘hill with a cross or monument’, from mǣl ‘monument’, ‘cross’ (crucifix) + dūn ‘hill’.
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The Capital of the United Kingdom; Fierce Ruler of the World; Fortress of the Noon; From London; One from London
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English : of French (possibly Huguenot) origin. According to family tradition, this is a habitational name from a place called Mathenay in the French Alps.Daniel Matheny came to MD from London in the latter half of the 17th century.
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English (London) : unexplained.
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English and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone who came from London or a nickname for someone who had made a trip to London or had some other connection with the city. In some cases, however, the Jewish name was purely ornamental. The place name, recorded by the Roman historian Tacitus in the Latinized form Londinium, is obscure in origin and meaning, but may be derived from pre-Celtic (Old European) roots with a meaning something like ‘place at the navigable or unfordable river’.
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English (London) : patronymic from the personal name Piers (see Pierce).North German : patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, reduced form of Peter.Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
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English : habitational name from places called Merton in London, Devon, Norfolk, and Oxfordshire, named in Old English with mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Marton, Martin 2.
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English : habitational name probably from Ludgate in London, so named from Old English ludgeat ‘back gate’, ‘postern’, or possibly from Ludgate in Kent or Lidgate in Suffolk, both named from Old English hlidgeat ‘swing gate’.
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English (Kent and London)
English (Kent and London) : from Old French verge ‘half-acre’, hence a status name for the owner of that amount of land.Catalan (Vergé) : variant of Verger, topographic name from Catalan verger ‘orchard’ (Latin viridiarium)Catalan : possibly also a nickname from verge ‘maiden’ (Latin virgo ‘maiden’).
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English (London) : respelling of Irish Kavanagh. Compare Cavender.
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English (London) : habitational name from places in Suffolk and Sussex, named in Old English with pere ‘pear’ + hÄm ‘homestead’.
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English surname transferred to unisex forename use, denoting someone "from London."Â The name may have pre-Celtic roots, LONDON means something like "place at the unfordable river."
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English : probably a variant of Marshburn.Edward Mashburn came from London to Onslow Co., NC, in 1698.
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English (mainly London and Surrey)
English (mainly London and Surrey) : possibly a topographic name from Middle English hegh, hie ‘high’ + yate ‘gate’.Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Chait.
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English : habitational name from Malden in Surrey (now part of Greater London) (see Mauldin).
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English (London) : probably an occupational name for a ferryman.
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English (mainly London)
English (mainly London) : variant spelling of Page.
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English : variant spelling of London.
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English : occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.English : in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).English : The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a well-established family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his step-sister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
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By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.
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The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West.
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One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.
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An officer in London whose duty was to weigh wool.
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One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practice tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.
v. i.
To impart to (one) a manner or character like that which distinguishes Londoners.
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A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple.
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To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.
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A band or company of an organized military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards applied to the London militia.
adv. & prep.
The court end of London;-- commonly with the.
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Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.
v. i.
To imitate the manner of the people of London.
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The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.
v. t.
The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance.
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An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London.
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A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to London.
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Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
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A native or inhabitant of London.