Guilder

Guilder
This interesting and unusual name of medieval English origin is a dialectal variant of Gold, itself a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in gold. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century "gyldan" and the Old High German "gold", a refiner, jeweller, or gilder. The name development includes John le Gilder (1306, The Calender of Letter Books), and the modern spellings are Gilders, Gelder, Guilder. The name is recorded in Barbados as early as the 17th Century when one Henrie Gilder, aged 18 years, sailed aboard the "Faulcon", from the Port of London on April 14th 1635. Amongst the recorded examples of namebearers in London is Nicholes Gilder born on October 4th 1589, at St. Ann, Blackfriars. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Stephen le Gelder, which was dated 1281, in the "Calender of Letter Books ... of London", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. 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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  • Guilder — is the English translation of the Dutch gulden from Old Dutch for golden . The guilder originated as a gold coin (hence the name) but has been a common name for a silver or base metal coin for some centuries. The name has often been… …   Wikipedia

  • Guilder — Guil der, n. [D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. {Golden}.] A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; called also {florin} and {gulden}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guilder — Dutch coin, late 15c., probably from a mispronunciation of M.Du. gulden, lit. golden, in gulden (florijn) or some similar name for a golden coin (see GOLDEN (Cf. golden)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • guilder — ► NOUN (pl. same or guilders) 1) the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents. 2) historical a gold or silver coin formerly used in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. ORIGIN Dutch, from gulden golden …   English terms dictionary

  • guilder — [gil′dər] n. [ME gilder, altered < MDu gulden: see GULDEN] 1. the former basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, superseded in 2002 by the EURO 2. the basic monetary unit of Suriname: see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement …   English World dictionary

  • guilder — /gil deuhr/, n. 1. a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbr.: Gld.,f.,fl. 2. a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin. 3. the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal …   Universalium

  • guilder — [[t]gɪ̱ldə(r)[/t]] guilders N COUNT: num N A guilder is a unit of money that is used in the Netherlands. N SING: the N The guilder is also used to refer to the Dutch currency system. During last year s turmoil in the foreign exchange markets,… …   English dictionary

  • guilder — UK [ˈɡɪldə(r)] / US [ˈɡɪldər] noun [countable] Word forms guilder : singular guilder plural guilders a unit of money that was used in the Netherlands before it was replaced by the euro in 2002 …   English dictionary

  • guilder — ● gulden ou guilder nom masculin (allemand Gulden) Autre nom du florin …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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