The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-10


! johnson, viii, Wilson, Tolnson. The
word Fitz was prefix to Norman
names h1d cnmc from fills or film, q
son. Witch ia the Russian language
has Tho sarnc meaning, and SO has Won
or van IN German, aud Mac in Scotch
ana irish, as Macdonald, the son of
Dohaid. y is an irish prefix and means
granuson, as OCOnnor, O'Barr. O'tIal-
laran, etc De or Duo is the FrenC h
PrcIiX Tor son and A means the Same
IN Welch. These atIixes and prcfNcs
VIII c!assliy Il great number OF names,
ior IRON John came JonsOn, Johnston
ana Johnstonc. The Smith family
name had peculiar origin. The old
| Anglo SaEons we're ever on the lool,-
OUT lor lnVaslons OF the island. and
hencc they kept large force of men on
inc Mills near the coast to look ont for
tne invaders and to smite them when
tney came. Those men had but n sim
glo name, rs John or Jack or viii, but
thcy we're known as John the Smitcr
or Jack tho Smiter, or Will the MI
Ter, which WAS soon abriilpeu to Job,
Smitcr and then to John Smithcr, md
| ilnaiiy 10 John Smith. a smith is =
smiter-a goldsmith smitee gold y.
blacksmith smitC; iron. And so all
these. soldiers on the highlands be.
came Smiths by name, aud we're yond
patriotic fighting stock. nurrah for
the Smiths--including John. The
Jones family arc Of Wclch extraction,
ana no doubt hal similar origin for
tho original name was JOne, and the S
was added to make it plural.
But names were Still scarccr than
people, and SO they had to resort to
occupations to distinguish them: hence
came the homes names of Farmer,
carpenter, Mason, Baker, Gardner,
Tanner, Weaver. Taylor, Draper,
Cooper, Miller, Porter, Joiner, Sadlcr,
brewer, Barber Turner, Plumber,
Ihrashcr, Carter, Currier, Granger,
Cook, Bridgman, Bowman, etc. Scores
OF others could bc added that Indicate
trades aud occupations.
Not long after. as the people multi
pilcd, they were named for the places
whern they lived or some natural ob-
J3rt near by, as Hill, Dale, Forest.
WOOD, Grove, Fountain, Lake. Poo,
Klvcrs, Brooks, Branch, Bush. Grubb,
Tree, Stone, Banks, Shore, Beach
Birch. Waters, Wall, Gin, Peak, Seav,
ituln, Rainwatcr, Timbcrlake, Rice,
Wheat, Cora, Aiicorn, etc.
Ihcy even appropriated the names
OF animals, birds, etc, as Lion, Lamb,
hog. Coit, Fowl, Bull, Bullock. Bruv.
cr, Bear, Buck. Deer, Swan, Hawks,
Dove, Crane, Bird, Herring. Bass.
Trout, salmon.
Aud next the fruits and flowers, As
ApN'c, Orange, l."mcu, Plum, Cherry.
. t'rrry, flaws, C,lcc, Turnip and T,ir-
, nlp@C%H. Colonel Lurnip was colonel
ol 'Hr Ninth GcUrGia regiment. OF
! flowers amt trees. there Is Rose, VIC.
let. i'riuTDsC, Chestnut and Holly.
ltl tnrL had II n,rgr,,u,.l, ~, .
nn2itstT and c!cr2y. and SO we have
| i<,"&, oieon, pr.Icc. Etrlc, Lord,
| i'uN", Nuight. Page, Stewart. Cham
! h"riA!n. Pope, Bishop, Priest, Abbot.
/ Prior Deacon and Bailey.
And On the heavenly bodies and
! heAVcniN things ana precious stones.
, - san Moon, Star, Cloud. Wind. Gale,
! Sky, Ang"l, Diamond, Pearl, Cold,
Class, Jewel, &C.
And on parts of thc body. Is H"ad,
Heart f2ard, Hair, Arms, I.a%g. Foo,
50 inn, Back, Eiinn, Hand, etc.
Aud on cosOrs, as White. Black,
Brown, Green, Rcdd, Blue, Gray,
! Hoar and Violet.
! Some we're named on account OF pep
! sonal prculiarttcs -a9 Long, Long
! fellow, StringlciiOw. Short, Smal,
| Strong. Meek. liyhtfoot, Good, Best,
| Bliss. Wise, Witt, Wisiam, Ftc and
, Eittcn.
But there arc enough for tho young
! folks 10 build onto and MAKE q very
| rood catalogue Of names. CHARLES
Lamb says that the originai name of
bacon was lingtl"sh, who was Il very
wealthy aud clever gentleman. but h is
CIR! wouldn't marry him because she
( r1utda't bear 20 be called Mrs. Hog eil.sh
7 u Wonla DC awful. And SO he applied to
. pArilHmcnt and hpd his nAmc CHANGED
! 10 Bacon. He couldn't give 40 the
/ whOlu IOT, but took it cured MANY
, nA'nc5 we're abridged or changed from
/ clrcum5 stances. John at the Moor wa.
I changed to AtmUrr, At tho Wood 10
Atwood sud Peter at the Seven Oaks
! 10 Peter SnOoka. win. the tailor,
had ign Ol 4 peacock over his shop,
nnd got TO bc called Will Peacock.
! Ar5clnn, the Vawnbrokcr, had Il SIGN
OF Il rcd shield, which in the Jewish
language was ltothSchid, aud 50 he
and his brothers were called R0ths-
chi.ds, and became the richest men in
the world. The Old story Of the firm
OF kctchum X u. Chcatnm may have
never existed. but before the war
there was Il firm in Rome Of Wise x
Goodman, and close by was Wit and
| Wisdom. There is a Foutc and Il F'itc
IN |&rtersyillc. and some years ago
! there was Il FIFTEEN. The poet asks
| what's in Il name &: There Is Il 60, d
deal, and II | was IL pretty girl, and
had a pretty name, | wouldn't change
it for Il Elogg or a Shccpshanks.
BILL ARP.