Clemensen

Clemensen
This interesting surname, with over one hundred differing spellings ranging from Clemens, Clemons and Climance, to Clemitt, Klima and Klimkiewicz, , derives from the Roman (Latin) "Clemens" meaning "merciful". An early saint who was a disciple of St. Paul bore the name, and it was selected by a number of early popes, no less than eleven Clements having been elected by the year 1046. Although predominently a male name, there is little doubt that many nameholders do originate from the female "Clementia" meaning mercy. Surnames from female names or specifically female landowners of the medieval period, are quite popular, and include forms of Mary, Joan, and Elizabeth. With this surname the earliest surviving records are in England, the first country in the world to adopt hereditary surnames. Examples include Clemens Monachus, Clememt the monk, in the 1152 register of St. Benet's abbey, at Holme, in the county of Norfolk, and Richard Clement, a Knight Templar, of Oxford in 1153. Other recordings include Richard Clemmence in the Hundred Rolls of the county of Huntingdonshire, and Robert Clymant in Sussex in 1327, whilst in Germany Leonard Klement was recorded in the charters of the city of Ulm in the year 1482. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere is believed to be that of William Clement, which was dated 1150, in the Knight Templar register of Oxfordshire, during the reign of King Henry 11nd of England. He was known as "The church builder", and reigned from 1154 to 1189. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sea Girt, New Jersey — Infobox Settlement official name = Sea Girt, New Jersey settlement type = Borough nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Map of Sea Girt in Monmouth County. Inset:… …   Wikipedia

  • Hohokam — otheruses4|the prehistoric archaeological tradition|the freeway in Phoenix, Arizona|Arizona State Route 143Hohokam (ho ho KAHM) is the name applied to one of the four major prehistoric archaeological traditions of the American Southwest. Variant… …   Wikipedia

  • Open Hearts (2002 film) — Open Hearts Danish MoviePoster Directed by Susanne Bier Produced by Vibeke Windelov …   Wikipedia

  • Waltzing Regitze — Front cover of the Danish DVD for Waltzing Regitze Directed by Kaspar Rostrup …   Wikipedia

  • Bundgaard — Poul Arne Bundgaard (* 27. Oktober 1922 in Kopenhagen Hellerup; † 3. Juni 1998 in Kopenhagen Gentofte) war ein dänischer Schauspieler und Sänger. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Auswahlfilmografie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Casa Grande Ruins — National Monument Aktuelle Ansicht des Casa Grande mit dem markanten Überbau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument — Casa Grande Ruine mit dem markanten Überbau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Faerosk — Färöisch (Føroyskt) Gesprochen in Färöer, Dänemark Sprecher 60 000 bis 100 000 (Muttersprachler) Linguistische Klassifikation Indogermanisch Germanisch Skandinavisch Färöisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Foroyskt — Färöisch (Føroyskt) Gesprochen in Färöer, Dänemark Sprecher 60 000 bis 100 000 (Muttersprachler) Linguistische Klassifikation Indogermanisch Germanisch Skandinavisch Färöisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Färingische Sprache — Färöisch (Føroyskt) Gesprochen in Färöer, Dänemark Sprecher 60 000 bis 100 000 (Muttersprachler) Linguistische Klassifikation Indogermanisch Germanisch Skandinavisch Färöisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”