Remaines concerning Brittaine: but especially England, and the inhabitants thereof. Their languages, names, syrnames, allusions, anagrammes, armories, moneys. Empresses, apparell, artillerie, wise speeches, prouerbes, poesies, epitaphs / [William Camden].

William Camden

Date:: [1629]

Credit: Remaines concerning Brittaine: but especially England, and the inhabitants thereof. Their languages, names, syrnames, allusions, anagrammes, armories, moneys. Empresses, apparell, artillerie, wise speeches, prouerbes, poesies, epitaphs / [William Camden]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Names. 6$ HildebertjGem.Bright or famous Lord. See Maud. HtlarieyLatMznmznd pleafant. H^/.ABrittifh name,the originall whereof feme Brit- tan may find. Goropius turneth it Sound, or whole,a* wifely as he faith, Englifhmen were called Angli, be- caufe they were good Anglers.I rather would fetch Hi?- el from Halim, that is. Sun-bright; as Cod from Ccelitts. Hugh, Auentims deriueth it from the German word Hou- £*»,that is, Slafher,or cutter. But whereas the name Hugh was firft in vfe among the French, & Otfiidin the yeare 9 oo,vfed Hugh for Comfort; I iudge this name to be borrowed thence. Sc fo it is correfpondent to the Greeke names Epidint and Slpie. Htmfreyfierm&om H#«/ra/,Houfe-peace: a lonely and happie name,if it could turne home-wars between man and wife into peace. The Italians haue made Omphrim of itin Latine. Hubert,Saxt Bright forme,faire fhape,or faire hope. Horatio,1 know not the Etymologie, vnleffe you will de- riue it from the Greeke'o^w, or 'o/mMo as of good eye-fight. p\ ,..*•> • _ i .■*? 2 % - L ,* ■•s' . ... ■ ■ ..— ■ ' ... 11 -tn . .. c *•> tW ill ] hompk V \Acob.Heb.a Tripper or fupplantcr, W hofe name becaufe J he had power with God/hat he might alfo preuaile with men,was changed intoljraelby Ged. $QcGemeap*$t<, Philo de ttomidms mu tat to* Tame/,wrefted from I*cob% the fam tJago in Spanifn,/<*^#« in French,which fome Frenchified IngUfh,to their dil- grace,haue too much affeded. m **§*• ■ Jbel. See TCbtU joaehmjHeblPrcjarztioti of the Lord® ZeremjjHeb.High of the Lord. if# 0 tlto 4 cm — r /oabtff/b,fitherhood. E % loin$