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

hill" and Gladstone" that is the hill or
cragg, which the kites We're wont to fire.
quent.
Grant-From the Norman grand, large.
Graves, Greayes, Grover, Groves-"A
greave was woodland avenue, graved or
cut out of the forest
TNHASpI.
Halliday 'Halhdays. or .Holli-
days throw us back to the church festivals
and those who took part in them-the
mummers and merrymakersn
Hammond at is firmly imbedded in
our existing nomenclature, and has played
an important part in its time II came
first from Hamon, and grew till it became
the modern name.
Hazlehurst-From the hazel trees.
Hobbs-"The title Of every young peas
ant you might meet twixt London and
York. from whence arose the Hobsons
and Hopkins.
Hoopers-" Doubtless they would be
busy enough at this time in Strengthening
their several barrels, curves, coops and
cades with plant bands"
Hunt-An ancient word from hunter.
Chaucer says:
Hunt, and horne and houudes him beside.
The huutey s;rangled with the wild beres.
NAMES IN J. K. AND L.
Jeffreys originated in the Crusades,
and corrupted from that of Godfrey the
| famous Crusader.
Jolyffe-From jolly, a merry hearted
person.
Kean-An impetuous man of the nick.
lame order.
Knight-The Hundred Rolls" contain
Geoffrey Halve-knit, aud Nicholas Halve
knicht. They would seem to have arrived
at some hslfstage toward chivalric rank.
Knowles-"0ur Knowles, Knowles and
Knowlmans carry us to the rantis .is;-9
\ uupes IN the wood, grassy and free OF
| -imber.n
| Lebouchere was formerly lie Bouchier,'
or the butcher.
| Lee-From lee, or lea-pasture.
Macer-Makers OF the famous mazerer,
the favorite bowl Of all classes of society,
carved from the maple. The name is now
nearly extinct, all left of its form being
Macer and Macy.
Marriott-From Mary, being diminu
tive form and gradually grew to family
name.
Mayne- From Maine, the duchy in
France.
Mills, Mine, Miller From the mills
they owned.
Moody-opposed to merry, from the
temperament OF the people.
NS,o ASDP.
Neville-From town, being Norman.
Similar in origin to the Harcourts, Tanker
villes, Lascelles, Beaumonts and Villers.
Palmer-Palmer being the original OF
pilgrim.
Peel-"Used as surname, 1t seems to
have denoted that glossy smoothness
which belongs only to elderly gentlemen"
which signifies that it was nickname
, for bald heads.
Peers-From Peter, which name was
odious TO English ears. Itreminded them
of tax which was one of all least liked,
, as they saw none of its fruits. Hence, we
got the shorter Parr, Piers, Pierce, Pears,
: Pearse and Peers. 1t is hence, with the
patronymic added, We get our Parsons
Pearsons, Piersons, and the fuller Peter.
= son; also, Perrins, Perrens, Perrets, Par
/ rets, Peterkins, Perkins, Parkins, Parkin.
sons.
Piatt-our Platts found in such an en-
. try as Robert del Plat, are sprung from
plat, ground.
Porter-Of decidedly low position in
j the castle. An old book of etiquette says
e When thoa comes to a lordes gat.
The porter thOu shall and theFeai
AND 5.
il Raulsden-From ram and den, woodet
i glen.
Reed-"our Reeds 'Reids, and Reads,
are all but forms of the old 'rede' OF red
once so pronounced"
Rich-From the wealth of the people, an
cp,oru frftfn their bo-ertv