M.
_Mallison._ _Malisoun_, a malediction, a curse.
_Maner._ _Manere_, carriage, behavior, kind, sort.
_Maris._ _Marreys_, a marsh.
_Mauger._ _Maugré_, in spite of.
_Marvill._ _Mervaille_, marvel, wonder. Marvel, from the same radix.
N.
_Nice._ _Nice_, foolish, simple, silly. Nyce, a kindred term.
_Noon._ _Noon_, the ninth hour of the natural day, nine o’clock in the morning, the hour of dinner.
_Norris._ _Norice_, a nurse.
_Nowell._ _Nowel_, Christmas.
O.
_Oliphant._ _Olifaunt_, an elephant.
_Oliver._ _Oliver_, olive-trees.
_Opie._ _Opye_, opium.
P.
_Paase._ _Paas_, a foot-pace.
_Paramore._ _Paramour_, love, gallantry.
_Pardee._ _Pardé_, a common oath, literally, by God. Purdie, of like kinship.
_Parvis._ _Parvis_, a portico before a church. Purvis, perhaps, from the same root.
_Pass._ _Passe_, to surpass, to excel, to pass sentence.
_Peer._ _Peere_, a peer, an equal.
_Pergin._ _Peregrine_, wandering.
_Perry._ _Perrye_, jewels, precious stones.
_Person._ _Persone_, a man, a parson, a rector of a church.
_Pierie._ _Pierrie_, jewels, precious stones.
_Pile._ _Pile_, _pyle_, to rob, to plunder. Pyle, from the same radix.
_Platt._ _Platte_, or _plat_, flat, plain.
_Pleydell._ _Plye_, to bend; _dál_, a dell, a valley. An undulating valley.
_Poke._ _Poke_, a pocket, a bag.
_Pollak._ _Pollax_, a halberd. Pollock, Polock, from the same derivation.
_Pomeltree._ _Pomel_, any ball or round thing, as an apple; _treow_, a tree. An apple-tree.
_Poynter._ _Poynt_, the principal business, a point, a stop; _ere_, an agent. That which acts as a point, or a stop; a pointer.
_Poynton._ _Poynt_, a point, a stop; _tún_, a house. A point-house; a business place.
_Prentis._ _Prentys_, an apprentice. Prentiss, a kindred term.
_Presley._ _Prees_, a press, a crowd; _líc_, like. Crowd-like; dense; compact.
_Preston._ _Prest_, from _prese_, to press, to crowd; _tún_, a house. A crowded house.
_Prevear._ _Preve_, to try, to demonstrate by trial; _ere_, an agent. An experimenter; a demonstrator.
_Price._ _Prys_, price, value, praise.
_Prime._ _Prime_, the first quarter of the artificial day. Sometimes metaphorically used in Chaucer for the season of action or business. Perhaps, from _pryme_, daybreak.
_Prow._ _Prow_, profit, advantage.
_Pye._ _Pie_, a magpie, a prating gossip, a tell-tale.
_Pyne._ _Pyne_, pain, grief, sorrow.
Q.
_Quint._ _Queynt_, strange, cunning, artful, trim, neat.
_Quinton._ _Queynt_, neat, trim; _tún_, a house. A neat home.
R.
_Raffles._ _Rafles_, plays with dice.
_Rampe._ _Rampe_, to climb. Rempe, doubtless, from the same root.
_Rampson._ _Ramp_, Rampe; _sun_, son. Son of Rampe.
_Ransom._ _Raunsoun_, a ransom.
_Rems._ _Remes_, realms, regions.
_Revel._ _Revel_, entertainment, sport, festivity.
_Ribaut._ _Ribaude_, a low, profligate man.
_Roche._ _Roche_, a rock.
_Rochester._ _Roche_, a rock; _ceaster_, a castle. A rock-castle.
_Rocholl._ _Roche_, a rock; _ol_, a termination denoting a personal noun. A rock-dweller; a man of decision.
S.
_Scollay._ _Scolay_, to attend school, to study.
_Sergeant._ _Sergeaunt_, a squire attendant upon a prince or nobleman.
_Spence._ _Spence_, a store-room for wine or victuals. A buttery; a larder; a store-room.
_Spencer._ _Spence_, a store-room; _ere_, an agent. One who has charge of the spence.
_Suel._ _Sue_, to follow; _el_, implying a person. A follower.
T.
_Tally._ _Taille_, a tally, an account scored upon a piece of wood.
_Talent._ _Talent_, desire, affection.
_Targett._ _Targe_, a small shield; _et_, implying a diminutive. A small shield.
_Timbers._ _Timbres_, basins. _Timbesterre_ was a term applied to a woman who played tricks with timbres, or basins of some sort or other, by throwing them up into the air and catching them upon a single finger; a kind of balance-mistress.
_Tourison._ _Tour_, a tower, and _sun_, a son. Son of a tower.
_Tresse._ _Tresse_, an artificial lock, or gathering of hair.
_Tressley._ _Tresse_, an artificial lock of hair; _líc_, like. Tress-like; gathered into a tress.
_Tressler._ _Tress_, a tress; _lár_, knowledge. Tress-knowledge.