Dudgeon

Dudgeon
This interesting surname has two distinct possible origins. First it may be the patronymic form of the male given name Dodge, a pet form of Roger. Hrothgar was an Anglo-Saxon name deriving from the elements "hroth" meaning fame and "gar" a spear, Roger, becoming a favourite form from the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 onward. It may also come from the obsolete word "dudgeon", a wood used in making the handles of knives and daggers etc. and would have been an occupational surname for a turner or cutler. The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 14th Century, (see below). In the modern idiom the name is found as Dodgen, Dodgeon, Dodgin and Dudgeon. Early recordings of the surname from London church registers include; Thomas Dudgeon, who married Margery Garret, on October 5th 1607, at St. Giles, Cripplegate. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Doioun, which was dated 1327, in the "Subsidy Rolls of Essex", during the reign of King Edward 111, known as "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Dudgeon — may refer to: Dudgeon (steam automobile company) named after its founder Richard Dudgeon J W Dudgeon, Victorian ship builders Dudgeon dagger, another name for a bollock dagger Dudgeon Bank, area off the coast of Norfolk, site of proposed Dudgeon… …   Wikipedia

  • dudgeon — dudgeon1 [duj′ən] n. [16th c. ( take) in dudgeon, also endugine, prob. Anglo Fr en digeon, with reference to the hand on the dagger hilt: see DUDGEON2] anger or resentment: now chiefly in the phrase in high dudgeon, very angry, offended, or… …   English World dictionary

  • Dudgeon — Dudg eon, n. 1. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made. Gerarde (1597). [1913 Webster] 2. The haft of a dagger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A dudgeon hafted dagger; a dagger. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dudgeon — Dudg eon, n. [W. dygen anger, grudge.] Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure. [1913 Webster] I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility. [1913 Webster] Sir T. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dudgeon — Dudg eon, a. Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon, I would not be an ass. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dudgeon — ● dudgeon nom masculin (de Dudgeon, nom propre) Outil utilisé pour le dudgeonnage …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dudgeon — 1570s, duggin, of unknown origin. One suggestion is It. aduggiare to overshadow, giving it the same sense development as UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage). No clear connection to earlier dudgeon (late 14c.), a kind of wood used for knife handles, which is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • dudgeon — ► NOUN (often in phrase in high dudgeon) ▪ deep resentment. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • dudgeon — index estrangement, odium, resentment, umbrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dudgeon — DÚDGEON s. v. mandrină. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …   Dicționar Român

  • dudgeon — umbrage, huff, pique, resentment, *offense Analogous words: *anger, indignation, wrath, rage, fury, ire: temper, humor, *mood …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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