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Peter le Hoder.

Hodder.

A maker of hods or a maker of hoods? The latter is more likely.

Alan Allutarius.

Whittier.

Lat. alutarius, a "white-tawer", Similarly, Mid. Eng. stan-heawere, stone-hewer, is contracted to Stanier, now almost swallowed up by Stainer. The simple tawer is also one origin of the name Tower.

Peter le Rus.

Russ, Rush, Rouse.

Fr. roux, of red complexion. Cf. the dim. Russell, Fr. Rousseau ( Chapter XXII ).

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Roger de la Hale.

Hall, Hale, Hales.

One of our commonest local surnames. But it has two interpretations, from hall and from heal ( Chapter XII ).

Walter de la Hedge.

Hedge, Hedges.

Other names of similar meaning are Hay, Hayes, Haig, Haigh, Hawes ( Chapter XIII )

John Rex

King.

One of our commonest nicknames, the survival of which is easily understood ( Chapter XV ).

Stephen de la Novels Meyson.

Newhouse.

Cf. also Newbigging, from Mid. Eng. biggen, to 'build ( Chapter XIII ).

Randolf Pokoc.

Pocock, Peacock.

The simple Poe, Lat. pavo, has the same meaning ( Chapter XXIII ).

William de Fonte.

Spring, Wells, Fountain, Attewell.

This is the most usual origin of the name Spring (