Northing

Northing
Recorded as Northin and Northing, this is an English surname. It is a variant form of the more familiar surname Northen or Northern. The derivation is from the pre 7th Century term "northern", meaning a man from the north, and the surname from this source has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may be a topographical name for someone who lived in the northern part of a settlement or village, or who lived to the north of such a place. There are equivalent topographical surnames in most European languages, and similarly formed names from the other compass points: Western, Eastern and Southern. Secondly, the surname may be regional, denoting someone who had migrated from "the north". The first recordings of the surname, below, is such a regional name, and other early examples include: Thomas le Northeryn (1273, Lincolnshire); Richard le Northryn or le Northren (1317, Yorkshire); and William Northene (1327, Suffolk). Among the recordings of the name in church registers are those of the marriage of Thomas Northing and Elizabeth Dubbleday in Gosberton, Lincolnshire, on April 19th 1631, and of the marriage of Elizabeth Northin and Robart Hemingway on November 4th 1654, at Monk Frystone in Yorkshire. The coat of arms depicts three gold bars gemelles on a blue shield, with three gold lions in chief. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William le Northerne, which was dated 1252, in the "Chartulary of Ramsey Abbey", Huntingdonshire. This was during the reign of King Henry 111rd ofg England, 1216 - 1272. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Northing — North ing, n. 1. (Surv. & Navigation) Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; opposed to {southing}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • northing — [nôr′thiŋ, nôrthiŋ] n. 1. Naut. the distance due north covered by a vessel traveling on any northerly course 2. a northerly direction …   English World dictionary

  • northing — į šiaurę statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Į šiaurę, t. y. skaitant koordinačių tinklo žymas – nuo žemėlapio apačios į viršų. atitikmenys: angl. northing pranc. vers le nord …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • northing — noun Date: 1669 1. difference in latitude to the north from the last preceding point of reckoning 2. northerly progress …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • northing — /nawr thing, dhing/, n. Navig. 1. northward movement or deviation. 2. distance due north made on any course tending northward. [1660 70; NORTH + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • northing — noun a) The distance north of a standard reference latitude. b) A distance traveled northward …   Wiktionary

  • northing —   the horizontal gridlines on a map so called because their numeric value increases from south to north …   Geography glossary

  • Northing —    1. The distance of a point north of the point of origin of the grid of a map, or some abbreviation of it.    2. The south north component of a survey leg, or of a series of legs, or of a complete traverse; north is positive and south is… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • northing — i. A northward (from bottom to top) reading of a grid value on a map. ii. Progress toward the north …   Aviation dictionary

  • northing — noun 1》 distance travelled or measured northward, especially at sea. 2》 a figure or line representing northward distance on a map …   English new terms dictionary

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