The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-09-30

the. oonne1ion of ideas that gayerise to
such sobnquets Us were represented by
Alice lie Hog John le Bacun,' William
Gryse' and John Purcell 'RobertSpich-
tat from the old 'spic,' bacon, seen to re-
ter 10 the greasy habits OF their owners
Badcock, Batcock, Babcock, Bartlett
From Bartholomew, who, '.for what reason
can scarcely say, was prime favorre with
our fore-fathers, and has left innumerable
proofs. of the same ....-.
Bagger, Badger The badger. up to the
Seventeenth century, was an ordinary term
or one who had special license to pur-
chase corn from farmers at the provincial
markets and fairs, and then dispose of it
Elsewhere without the penalty Of engross-
ing
Baldwin-An ancient name which came
N at the Conquest, and supposed TO be of
Flemish origin.
Bancroft from bean-croft, Berecroft from
barley croft and Haycroft, that is hedged-
iroft. A croft was an enclosed field for
pasture
Barbour, Barber, Barbors, Barbur- From
oarber IN olden days, and combined the
tonsorial art with that of dentistry. II
nay here be remarked that such names as
Barber and Butcher are taken from their
occupation.
Barnes, Booth, Boothman, are of the
anne origin, and may possibly have kept
he stall at ii e fair or market
Bell-'.It IS astonishing how carefully
Sill sobriqu et of an undoubtedly com
pllmentary ma ture find itself preserved, II
oeing taken fr ON the French beau or belle,
handsome. L he name Belham is q case IN
point, which vas originally Bellhomme."
Bee Is mar lie like wasp, now Wap, and
Is taken frozn insects and reptiles, and
comes undes the classification of nick.
names. The Inference may be drawn that
the name of the bearer was significant OF
his character.
Bennett Benson, Bennettson. cur Ben
nets, when not belonging TO the class oi
baptsmal names las corruption of "Bene-
Diet once performed the functions OF
"exorcists.n aud the word benefit Is
similarly derived. s-
Berkeley-Derived from lee, shelter
and lea, a pasture, and IS characteristic oi
the trees which enclosed II. such as Ashley
Elmsley, Oakley, Lindley- -E
Brd-This name came from the falcon
ers Of olden time, and in that class may
be placed all bird names, which too wer'
given for the characteristics OF the posses
sor. Thus rapaeious man was callet
John le Kyle, and the ancient dude wa
called Popinizy, which has degenerateS
into Parrot.
Blaine-~Frum NaiR 10 a .feid, placi
where the grain has not sprung" 1t Is o
Scotch origin
Blake-~The darker-h ued cOuntenancs
Of our for.fathers are immort allied ais
in such entries as Reyne le Blake o
Stephen lie Blak.' now found as Blake
Black"
Blunt-From blonde, fair
Blythe, Bliss and other such names wer
given from mental and moral pecuharitie:
Bopd--But we are not without vestige
of the baser servitudes Of the tim e, and i
this category we must set the gr eat bul
of the agricu ltural classes of the twelft
and thirteenth centuries The descend
ants of the old IIyo le Bondes' and !
Bondes' are still in our midst
Boon-Coruption Of bon, good.
Brook-Frum brook. stream.
Burroughs, Burkes, Barrow, Burgh
Berry, Beers are of the same orig in. q
Is wonderful how the strict mea ming
shelter is preserved in all the terms upo
its root, 'bear,gan,' to hide. Is It repos
tory TO guard the ashes of the dead 1t
bdrror, the act Of sepulture itself bein
/ the burial. Is It refuge for the t'oney:
1t is 5urros1, or bsqrs. Is II raised mour
for the SCI surity of mani 1t IS our
borough, bro Hgk, or btirgh.
Burgess A sobriquet like Richard
Burgess or John le Burgess renain'
rs Of the freemen of the borough towns
/ Bush From -bois," wood.
Burnett-This from some pecuharlty
costume. For instance, our 'burnei
would ses m TO be associated with the Ia
nc OF brown mixture common at ol
period Chaucer says:
"A uiaatei hun. her fastr by
I Pon bench, weak aEd snail
] = buruetrc cote hang there witha4l'
Fgrred with no uueFrrg,
Bat with furrs ru1-h of hair
Butler-A name for office The Boss
Cortagse says:
-Boiier schails get. FOR each ulessc-
A Potf, iofe. ulthoEtsn distress
A painter was 50 closely allied with Z
Buffers that Painters and Ike names ha
the same origin
C-coNN EScTSG SGnLEs-
Csird-A Scot ch name, and means
gypsy, one who lives by stealing, or
travelling tinker. or sturdy b'eggar.
Campbell and (5ameron-'I may say
passing, though treading upon Scott