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| Meaning | "abundant" "ample" "big" "generous" "liberal" |
| Region of origin | England, see France for parallel surnames |
| Related names | Lardge, Lurge, Larg, le Large, de Large |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Large |
Large is an English surname, with variants including Lardge, Lurge, and Larg. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, large (meaning "generous" or "big" [as in, "that's big of you", meaning generous, as well as large in size]), as it is found in the surname "le Large" in English records dating back as far as the 13th century. Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. The northern Norman can be classified in the septentrional Oil languages with Picard and Harrison's work on English surnames gives the following:
"LARGE (adjectival: French, Latin) BIG; GENEROUS [Middle English Old French large; Latin larg-us, -a, [meaning] abundant, liberal]"
He gives an early citation for the name: William le Large from the Hundred Rolls, a reference dating to 1273.
He also provides a quotation showing the word in its older sense of generous, full, liberal or ample in its literary context:
So large of yift [gift] and free was she (from Chaucer's Romance of the Rose I168)
Another variant surname, "de Large", appears to be continental European rather than English in origin. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European
Henry Brougham Guppy's survey circa 1881, based on local British directories, places Large as a surname local to North Wiltshire, and considers it to have particular prevalence among yeoman farmers. Henry Brougham Guppy FRS ( 23 December 1854 – 23 April 1926) was a British botanist Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Yeoman is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or Social classes In the 16th century a yeoman was also a Farmer of middling social status who owned (Guppy, 1890)
According to the International Genealogical Index, the surname is also found in many other English counties; in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other English language countries; in France and Germany, and, more rarely, in the Scandinavian countries. The International Genealogical Index (IGI is a database of genealogical records compiled from a variety of different sources and maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. People with the name Large or its variants include:
People
- Sir Andrew Large (born 1942), British, Monetary Policy Committee member
- Bonnie Large (born 1952), American, Playboy model
- Brian Large (born 1939), British opera video director
- Eddie Large (born 1941), British comedian
- John Large (b. Sir Andrew McLeod Brooks Large was a member of the Bank of England 's Monetary Policy Committee from September 2002 to January 2006 Bonnie Large (born September 9 1952 in Glendale California) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1973 Brian Large (born February 16, 1939 in London, England) is an Opera video director Eddie Large (born 25 June 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the stage name of Edward Hugh McGinnis, a British Comedian John H Large is an independent Nuclear engineer and analyst primarily known for his work in assessing and reporting upon Nuclear safety and nuclear related accidents ?), British engineer
- Josaphat-Robert Large (born 1942), Haitian-American poet
- Robert Large (died 1441), English, Lord Mayor of London (1439-1440) and apprentice master of William Caxton, England's first printer
- Storm Large (born 1969), American singer
Variants
- Robert C. De Large (1842 - 1874), American politician
References
- Carroll, Linda Largin, The Largin Legacy, 1995, p. Josaphat-Robert Large (born on November 15, 1942 in Jérémie, Haïti) is a Haitian-American poet novelist and art critic Robert Large (died 1441 was a London merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers. Storm Large (born Susan Storm Large Robert Carlos De Large (1842-1874 was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina. 15 (date of reference to William le Large from the Hundred Rolls)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham. Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. London: Harrison, 1890.
- International Genealogical Index, www. familysearch. org
- Harrison, Henry Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, 1912/1918, reprinted 1969 and 1996, p. 264
- Reidy, John; Kurath, Hans; Lewis, Robert E. ; Kuhn, Sherman M. , Middle English Dictionary, Language Arts & Disciplines, 1971, p. 663 (for instances of the surname) pp. 657-663 (for the adjectival and adverbial uses of the word)
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