Record

Record
This most interesting surname is of Norman-French origins. It may derive from any of three possible sources, all personal names. Firstly the name Richold, similar to the more popular Ricard or Richard, and composed of the Germanic elements "ric", meaning power and "wald", to rule. Secondly the female name Ricolda, from the elements "ric", as before, but with the suffix "hild", battle. Power-battle may seem an unlikely female name, but surprisingly the female names of the Dark Ages were often at least as macho as the male equivalents. The third option was the Norman personal name "Richward", again from "ric", with "ward", meaning to guard. This latter appears to be the source of the original recordings. All these names were first introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066. Compared with the name Richard, none of them became particularly popular, and all were eventually "fused" into the surnames spellings as shown. These early recordings include Walter Rykeward in the Hundred Rolls of the county of Norfolk in the year 1275, whilst Roger Record appears in the index to the Wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich in 1393. Later examples include John Record who was christened on April 12th 1604 at St James church, Old Fish Street, in the city of London, whilst Robert Recorde (1510 - 1558), was a famous mathematician and was the first to use the sign =. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Rikeward. This was dated 1101, in the documents illustrative of the Social and Economic history of the Danelaw, during the reign of King Henry 1st, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 -1135. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • record — [ r(ə)kɔr ] n. m. • 1882; mot angl., de to record « rappeler, enregistrer », du fr. recorder (vx), rac. cord « cœur » 1 ♦ Exploit sportif qui dépasse ce qui a été fait avant dans le même genre et par la même catégorie de sportifs. Homologuer un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • record — re·cord 1 /ri kȯrd/ vt 1: to put in a record 2: to deposit or otherwise cause to be registered in the appropriate office as a record and notice of a title or interest in property record a deed record a mortgage see also recording act …   Law dictionary

  • Record — or The Record may mean:An item or collection of data: * Storage medium that contains data (more specifically audio data) ** Gramophone record (also called phonograph record ), mechanical storage medium ** Compact Disc, optical storage medium *… …   Wikipedia

  • Record — Rec ord (r[e^]k [ e]rd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See {Record}, v. t.] 1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Récord — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término récord, generalmente es una castellanización del termino inglés record puede hacer referencia a: Récord (periódico), un periódico mexicano; Récord (deporte): la mejor marca en una disciplina deportiva. Una …   Wikipedia Español

  • record — [ri kôrd′; ] for n. & adj. [ rek′ərd] vt. [ME recorden, to report, repeat (also, to sing, practice a tune, warble) < OFr recorder, to recount, recite, repeat < L recordari, to call to mind, remember < re , again + cor (gen. cordis), mind …   English World dictionary

  • record — ► NOUN 1) a piece of evidence or information constituting an account of something that has occurred, been said, etc. 2) the previous conduct or performance of a person or thing. 3) (also criminal record) a list of a person s previous criminal… …   English terms dictionary

  • record — RECÓRD, recorduri, s.n. Rezultat realizat într o competiţie sportivă oficială, a cărui valoare reprezintă cea mai bună performanţă, omologată de o persoană juridică; p. gener. realizare maximă, performanţă supremă obţinută într un domeniu de… …   Dicționar Român

  • récord — (plural récords; del inglés; pronunciamos récor ) sustantivo masculino 1. Área: deporte Marca deportiva que supera las anteriores del mismo género y en idénticas condiciones: El atleta norteamericano consiguió el récord del mundo de velocidad en… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • record — vb Record, register, list, enroll, catalog can mean to commit to writing for the sake of immediate or future use. Record usually implies as its purpose the making of an exact or official entry or statement which gives evidence of the facts… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • récord — 1. Voz tomada del inglés record, ‘marca o mejor resultado homologado en la práctica de un deporte’. Se utiliza frecuentemente en sentido figurado, fuera del ámbito deportivo. Su plural es récords (→ plural, 1j): «La BBC espera batir todos los… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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