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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...Page, French, a youth of honor in the service of some great per sonage. It will be seen that according as a name is common, so does it generally happen that the number of persons who have been in that station of life from which the name is derived, is in proportion. 1656. Paget (earl of Uxbridge) a nick name given to the early ances tor, who asking Henry VIII. for a patch of ground on Cotton chase, had it granted to him, and from that circumstance called Patchet now corrupted into Paget (Mr. Franks) Beaudesert now stands there. 1657. Pagrave, from a place in England. 1658. Pain, French, from payer, a countryman, of paganns, Latin, a pagan. 1659. Painter, from the occupation. 166o. Palfriman, from the occupation. 1661. Palmer, a pilgrim from carrying a palm, the sign of having made a journey to Jerusalem, see Baronetage I. 90. 1662. Pansa, Latin, qd. broad foot. 1663. Panton, Latin, ? from/to/-, a bridge. 1664. Paris, French, from the city of that name. 1665. Parker, a corruption most probably from park keeper. 1666. Parlor, probably from a birth in that room, or most frequently dwelling there. 1667. Parmenas, Greek, continuing by. 1668. Parnel, Latin, of pctronilla, a wanton woman. 1669. Parrat, from parrot, the bird. 1670. Parry, Welsh, from apa Harry. 1671. Parsons, from the dignity of a person, which means parish son; as the pastor or son of a parish. 1672. Pascal, from the time of birth, Easter. 1673. Patison, Latin, son of Patrick. 1674. Patrick, Latin, patricias, a nobleman. 1675. Patrochus, Greek, walking in his father's steps. 1676. Paul, Latin, paulus, small; Greek, little. 1677. Paulet, Latin, diminutive of aul, P(marquis of Winchester). 1678. Paulus, Latin, little. 1679. Paunton, Latin, ? from pans, a bridge. 1680. Paynter, from the...
