The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04

Yorkshire Poll TAX List Of 1879. The
change to Anderson was Inevitable and
| was undoubtedly hastened by the Dam
| ish Anders. which was common In the
north. ~
Andrew is the Creek Andeas. =
shortened torn OF Andreias. This IL
/ "manly, brave, CONTAGIOUS" from tho
noun amer. andros. "a map-" The his
tory and cognates are given under
/ Alexander in No. IL OF this series,
Avsry, Avory.
Various explanations of the surname
Avery have been published In the past.
frequent In Devonshire thought II
must be from the Cornish hat vre,
summer HILL" a local name. Another
finds its source In the place name
Evreux. In Normandy. A third sug-
TESTS It is an occubative name from
the Latin aviarius. "a keeper of birds."
and fourth would correct 1t with the
Middle English avery. "a place whore
forage (Anglo- Norman hafer, oats) for.
the kings horses was kept"
The first two OF these would not APP
peal to any serious student of ono--
matology. except as last resort. Either
sof the last two would seem probable.
even to one we'll versed In the science.
No one of them. however, Ii correct,
for as soon as we. turn to the early
records. such as the Hundred Rolls of
1878, We find such entries as avery
le Batur." "Avere de Dayce." High
III Anveray.' and the surname Aver.
son." Here We have proof positive that
Avery is an old baptismal name and
that the surname Is consequently
neither an occupative nor local name
in its origin, but patronymic, indi-
eating "the son of Avery" IS
The, one old personal name which
furnishes the ideal phonetic material
to become transformed into Avery Of
the surname period is the Old High
German Ebarheri, found as early as
the eighth century. ~
The Anglo-Saxon equivalent. Eofer-
here, Is almost as old. The name sig
mites the Wild Boar of the Army"
Although this name does not play
so prominent part in Teutonic
nomenclature as its brother Eberhard,
Saxon, Eeoferhard, the Strong
Wild Boar" which became great
favorite, 1t is a name thoroughly char
acteristic of the people and the time.
The personal names of language
shed an interesting light upon the ma
tional favoritism of certain animals.
Thus we learn of the high esteem In
which the horse was held among the
ancient Hindoos and Persians. The
horse and the lion were the Greek
ideals. The Romans esteemed the
swine and the Celts the dog. Among
our Teutonic ancestors three animals
the wolf. the bear and the wild
boar-were admired for their salient
characteristics and each plays a great
part in the personal nomenclature of
the Teutonic folk. We have already
commented on the wolf and the bear
in this series. and now we should in
justice give the boar his turn.
The fierce Wild boar that ranged
| their. woodlands exemplifed the Teu-
tonic ideal of courage. In the chase
he was their highest and most cour-
ageous prey When taken his flesh
was worthy to grace the feast of men
or gods. He was sacrificed to Freyr
at Yuletide and this deity is associated
in the national mythology with boar
that has golden bristles. THE boar
of Freyr is passing by" said men,
when they heard the corn wave In
the wind. Images of the boar were
worn as tallsmans even in Christian
times The brave in Valhalla daily
hunt the boar Schrimnar and feast ON
his flesh. which Is daily renewed for
the morrow's sport and banquet.
1t was then natural enough that
fond parents with the hope and desire
that an infant son should in time be-
come an unusually bold and fierce war
rior should bestow upon him a name
which crystallizes their aspirations for
his future, Ebarhari. "the Wild Boar
| of the Army" the warrior par excel
| fence.
The prototheme, the Old High, Ger
! man ebar. German eber, is cognate
with the Anglo-Saxon eofor. wild
boar" Old NoNrse Jofurr. wild boar,r
and fguratively prince" Old Slavonic
vepri. boar" Latin aper Umbrian
| (pluraD APRONS, wild boar Oscar
Abella from Aprola. boar town."
little town whose name survives in
the name of the fruit 1t gave us. the
| apple. Cognate with this place name
is the English York. which is the
Angio-Saxon Eofor-wic or Boar
wich."
The deuterotheme is the Old High
German hari. army" Of which an ac-
count has been given under Withers in
No. % of this series.
The special home OF the Averys is
now in Sussex. The name Is frequent
in Buckinghamshire and Somersetshire
also, less so in Devonshire. The first
of the family in America were prob
ably George and Jacob who came to
Virginia in 1885.
Copyright. 1909. by Samuel Grant
Oliphant.)