Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-15
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That OF Senator Hampton, Of South Carolina,
means 'the town on the hill"
That OF Senator Call Of Florida, is prudent,
discerning, cunning. trickish. Call and Gull,
Gaelic, are the same"
That Of Senator Sewell, Of New Jersey, is thus
defined: Probably from sea and wall, . struc-
ture OF stone or other materials intended for
defence or security against the sea. This name,
though seemingly local. may have various signif-
cations suil In the Gaelic, lisa willow suail small
inconsiderable. Su. south, and void. wald, wild,
well, and uncultiyated place. wood. plain, .
lawn, hills without wood; Suwald, Suwall, Su-
we'll"
That of Senator Brown, Of Georgia. is "a name
derived from complexion, color of hair or gar
ments, consequently a very common name"
That of Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts,, is
from "D'Awes, from the river, fountain, or
water"
That Of Senator Harrison, of Indiana, is "the
son of Henry" (Which verstegan derives from
Einrick, ever rich; others from Herrck, rich lord
or master; Camden from the Latin. HOnoricus,
honorable. Kilian writes it Heynrick, Heym-
rick, I. E.. rich at home"
That of Senator Beck, Of Kentucky, is Anglo
Saxon, "frOm becc, brook"
That Of Senator Kellogg. of Louisiana, is
from CheliOc or kulliag Cornish British), a
cock, coil each in Gaelic, and celiOg in Welsh,
the having the sound of k"
That of Senator Williams, Of Kentucky is
'from the Belgiac guld-helm, harnessed with
gilded helmet, or, as Others say, from Wilhelm,
the Sn1olQ, or Qe1enCe OF MANY.
That Of Senator Frye, of Maine, is from the
Cornish British, "a hill, town, or house on the
most prominent part of hill or eminence.
German, Fret, free; Dutch, vry. or Fry. free"
That of Senator Hale, Of Maine. is from the
Welsh, "a moor; also, Hayle, salt water
That of Senator Hoar, Of Massachusetts,. is
'white hoar gray"
That of Senator George, of Mississippi, is from
the Greek, "a husbandman, farmer"
NH
'the son of the miller"
That of Senator Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, is
''the son of PhersOn. PhersOn is the son of
Pfarer, German, parsOn, and that from Pfarre,
a parish, a benefit, or living. Pfarre is derived
from the Gaelic Faire, watcher. to watch, an
That Of Senator Salisbury of Delaware is "the
town of health; the dry town. The old town OF
Salisbury anciently stood upon hill where
there was no water, but it is now situated in
valley and a little brook runs through the
streets. The name was sometimes written Sal
usbury, that is. the healthy town or hill"
That Of Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, is
from Wyck, town on the river Lech in Hol-
That of Senator Rollins. of New Hampshire, is
land"
That of Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, is from
the Saxon, ''happy peace"
That Of Senator Ransom, of North Carolina. is
1.-THE price paid for redemption from captivity or
punishment
That Of Senator Pendleton, of Ohio is ''the
summit OF the hill, Gaelic, from pendle, the
summit, and dun, hill. Pen-dal-ton, the town
at the head of the valley"
That of Senator Mitchell, Of Pennsylvania, is
"a corruption Of Michael, or from the Saxon
Muchel. big"
That of Senator Johnston, of Virginia, is the
son Of John, which in Hebrew signifies 'gra
cious, Gods grace"
That of Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, means
having yellow hair.
That of Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, is
from the Celtic. The Rev. Mr.. Arthur speaks of
the name thus:-"FrOm Blair, or Blar, which
originally signified cleared plain. but from the
Celts generally choosing such plains for their
fields of battle blair came to signify battle.
There is a small village called the Blair near
LochOrd, about two miles from Lochleven, in
Fifeshire, Scotland. It signifies spot where a
battle was fought locus pugnos Here, it is sup
posed, an engagement took place between the
Romans and the Caledonians AID. 50.
The name of Senators Davis, of Illinois, and of
Davis of West Virginia is a corruption of Davlds
(Hebrew), the son of David, 'beloved dear"
That Of Senator German. OF Maryland, is''a ma
tive of Germany"
Among the names borne by Presidents of the
United States that appear in Mr.. Arthur's book
are those Of Adams, which in Hebrew is
''man, earthly red;' Buchanan, which is said to
be derived from the Gaelic. Doc, bOcan, meaning
uecT Ut d pace dUOuHOlflS Ill ucef. MauiSOn.
the son of Matthew or Matilda. Van Buren, is
from the town of Buren,, in Holland. OF Fill
more, it is said:-"This name, in all probability
arose from residence, near a lake or
fertile piece OF ground. File, Saxon,
denoting fullness or Righteousness. and mere a
lake or moist piece of ground. The name has
been spelled at different times FILLMORE. Fill
mOur, and Fillmore Several other deriyatiOns
may be found for the etymology of this name
From FLEA, Celtic and Gaelic, a bard a historian,
H.,
Fileas, among the Gauls or Celts, were held in
great esteem, and their office was honorable.
They turned the tenents of religion into verse.
and animated the troops, before and during an
engagement with martial Odes, and celebrated
the valorOus deeds of the chieftains and princes
who entertained them"
Washington is originally from Wessyngton or
De WessyngtOn. 'The name was taken from
the place in England where the family origi-
mated; from weis or wash, a creek setting in
from the sea, the shallow part of a river; ing, a
meadow or low ground, and ton, for dun, a hill
or tOwn-the town on the wash or salt creek"
Polk is an abbreviation of Pollock, which is
derived from the parish of Pollock, in Renfrew
shire, Scotland. ''The name," says Mr.. Arthur,
'is from the Gaelic PolIag, little pool, pit, or
pond; a diminutive OF pol, pool. 1t isvulgarly
pronounced Pock or Polk" ''Mr. Polk, the late
President, is third in descent from Mr. Pol
lock-"
Monroe comes from Monadh Roe or Mont Roe,
lrOu tne mount on the RIVER ROe. IN Ireland,
origin as Percy" Therenowned family Of Percy
Of Northumberland, England, derived their
name from Percy Forest, in the province of
Maen, Normandy, whence they came, which sig
mites stony place, from pierre. 1t may signify
hunting place, from pirsen, Teutonic, to hunt;
percer, French to penetrate, to force ones way.
TaylOr-A name of trade, Mr.. Arthur tells
this story of the name: "a Mr.. Taylor who. from
false pride, had changed his name to Tayleure.
once hautily demanding Of farmer the name of
his dog the man replied, why, sir, his proper
name is JOwler; but since he's consequential
kind Of puppy, we call him Jouleure.'"
Jefferson is probably from LETTERS, which is
corrupted from Godfrey or Godfrey, German,
from God and fried, Gods peace, or from Gan,
and fried joyful peace"
Other names are as follows:
"COrnell-In the British signifies corner a
q place shapedlik horn Cfrom the Latin cOrun)
Corneille, in the French, signifies crow
"Husted-Local. Hns, Saxon, a house, and
sted, fixed place."
HOskins. the name of the lieutenant governor
Of New York, is ''frOm Heschen or Hoskyn
Cornish British), the place Of rushes the seedy
place."
Randall, the name Of the Speaker Of the last
House Of Representatives, is Saxon, and signi-
fioS ssfair helm from Ran fair and mini holm