t very common.

Thomas le Batur.

Thresher.

But, being a Londoner, he was more probably a gold-beater, or perhaps
a beater of cloth. The name Beater also survives.

Alexander de Leycestre

Leicester, Lester.

For the simpler spelling, once usual and still adopted by those who
chalk the names on the mail-vans at St. Pancras, cf. such names as
Worster, Wooster, Gloster, etc. (Chapter XI).

Robert le Noreys.

Norris, Nurse.

Old Fr. noreis, the Northerner (Chapter XI), or norice (nourrice), the
nurse, foster-mother (Chapter XX).

Reginald le Blond

Blount, Blunt.

Fr. blond, fair. We have also the dim. Blundell. The corresponding
English name is Fairfax, from Mid. Eng. fax, hair (Chapter XXII).

Randolf ate Mor.

Moor.

With the preposition retained (Chapter XII) it has
given the Latin-looking Amor.

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Modern Form

Matthew le Pevrier.

Pepper.

For the reduction of pepperer to Pepper cf. Armour for armourer, and
see Chapter XV.

Godfrey le Furmager.

Cheeseman, Firminger.

From Old Fr. formage (fromage). The intrusion of the n in Firminger
is regular; cf. Massinger, messenger, from Fr. messager, and see
Chapter III.

Robert Campeneys.

Champness, Champneys.

Old Fr. champeneis (champenois), of Champagne (Chapter XI).

John del Pek.

Peck, Peaks, Pike, Pick.

A name taken from a hill-top, but sometimes referring to the unrelated
Derbyshire Peak.

Richard Dygun.

Dickens.

A diminutive of Dig, for Dick (Chapter VI).

Peter le Hoder.

Hodder.

A maker of hods or a maker of hoods? The latter is more likely.

Alan Allutarius.

Whittier.

Lat. alutarius, a "white-tawer", Similarly, Mid. Eng. stan-heawere,
stone-hewer, is contracted to Stanier, now almost swallowed up by
Stainer. The simple tawer is also one origin of the name Tower.

Peter le Rus.

Russ, Rush, Rouse.

Fr. roux, of red complexion. Cf. the dim. Russell, Fr. Rousseau
(Chapter XXII).

MIDDLESEX JURYMEN

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Modern Form

Roger de la Hale.

Hall, Hale, Hales.

One of our commonest local surnames. But it has two interpretations,
from hall and from heal (Chapter XII).

Walter de la Hedge.

Hedge, Hedges.

Other names of similar meaning are Hay, Hayes, Haig, Haigh, Hawes
(Chapter XIII)

John Rex

King.

One of our commonest nicknames, the survival of which is easily
understood (Chapter XV).

Stephen de la Novels