Fellow

Fellow
Recorded as Fallow, Fallows, Fallu, Falou, Fellow, Fellows, Fellowes, Felloe, Fellos, Fellus, Folloo, Follos, and others, this is an ancient English surname. It is ultimately of Norse-Viking origins and was probably introduced into both England and France in the 7th century. It derives from the word "felagi", meaning a partner or companion, and as a surname was first recorded in England in the 12th century. This to all intents and purposes, was at the very begining of surnames as we know them today. The early recordings include Walter Felagh in the Assize Court rolls of Northumberland in 1256, and Robert le Felagh in the Subsidy Tax rolls of Sussex in 1327. The final "s" when added to the name is a reduced form of "son of ". Examples of the surname recordings taken at random from surviving church registers include Hellen Fallows at St Margarets Westminster, on July 10th 1552, Florentia Fellowes who married Nicholas Lovell at St Martins in the Field, Westminster, on June 9th 1598, Eleazer Falou who was a Huguenot refugee at Threadneedle Street French church, on May 1st 1689, and John Follos, christened at St Sepulchre church in the city of London on March 9th 1755. Sir Charles Fellows (1799 - 1860), discovered no less than thirteen ancient cities in Lycia. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Felawe. This was dated 1150 a.d., in the "Catalogue of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield", Staffordshire, during the reign of King Stephen of England, 1135 - 1154. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Fellow — Fel low, n. [OE. felawe, felaghe, Icel. f[=e]lagi, fr. f[=e]lag companionship, prop., a laying together of property; f[=e] property + lag a laying, pl. l[ o]g law, akin to liggja to lie. See {Fee}, and {Law}, {Lie} to be low.] 1. A companion; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fellow — in its meaning ‘belonging to the same class or activity’ used attributively (before a noun), is sometimes hyphened and sometimes written as a separate word: fellow citizen or fellow citizen. The modern tendency is to spell such combinations as… …   Modern English usage

  • fellow — Ⅰ. fellow UK US /ˈfeləʊ/ adjective [before noun] ► used to describe someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you: »A member of staff was sacked for stealing from fellow employees. Ⅱ. fellow UK US /ˈfeləʊ/… …   Financial and business terms

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  • fellow — [fel′ō, fel′ə] n. [ME felaghe < Late OE feolaga, partner < feoh (see FEE) + laga, a laying down (see LAW), after ON félagi: basic sense, “one laying down wealth for a joint undertaking”; FELLOW senses 5, 6, 7, after L socius: see ASSOCIATE] …   English World dictionary

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  • fellow — c.1200, from O.E. feolaga fellow, partner, from O.N. felagi, from fe money (see FEE (Cf. fee)) + verbal base denoting lay (see LAY (Cf. lay) (v.)). Sense is of one who puts down money with another in a joint venture. Used familiarly since mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • fellow — ● fellow nom masculin (anglais fellow, compagnon) Dans les universités anglaises, membre (en général enseignant) d une corporation jouissant des revenus attachés à un collège. (Le terme désigne aussi les membres de certaines sociétés savantes.) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • fellow — FÉLĂU/ s. m. (în universităţile engleze) membru al unei corporaţii. (< engl. fellow) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • fellow — ► NOUN 1) informal a man or boy. 2) a person in the same position or otherwise associated with another. 3) a thing of the same kind as or otherwise associated with another. 4) a member of a learned society. 5) Brit. an incorporated senior member… …   English terms dictionary

  • Fellow — Fel low, v. t. To suit with; to pair with; to match. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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