Story

Story
This interesting surname derives from the Old Norse personal byname "Stori", a derivative of "Storr" meaning big or large. The forenames Stori and Estori (without surname) are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1066. Later, the name is found in the Northern English counties, especially Yorkshire, Reginaldus filius (son of) Story, the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire (1219). The surname from this source is first recorded towards the middle of the 13th Century. Other spellings of the name are Stori (1281), with Storre and Staury, the 1379 Poll Tax Returns Records of Yorkshire. The spellings Storry and Storey emerge in the 16th Century. Amongst the early recordings was Christopher Storey baptised at St. James' Church, Clerkenwell, London in 1576, and on April 8th 1637, William Storey, aged 23 years., appeared on a register of persons "all desirous to pass to Boston in New England there to inhabitt".A Coat of Arms was granted to the family in the time of Richard 11 and has the blazon of silver shield thereon a lion rampant double queued purple charged on the shoulder with a cross pattee in silver. The Crest being, out of a ducal coronet a leopard's face. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alexander Story, which was dated 1248, a witness in the "Fine Court Rolls of Essex", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. 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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  • Story — bezeichnet als Anglizismus: einen Essay eine Erzählung eine Kurzgeschichte die Abfolge der Plots einer Filmproduktion: siehe insbesondere Storyboard, eine zeichnerische Version eines Drehbuchs oder die Visualisierung eines Konzeptes bzw. einer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • story — 1 *account, report, chronicle, version Analogous words: *history, chronicle, annals: relation, rehearsing, recital, recounting (see corresponding verbs at RELATE) 2 Story, narrative, tale, anecdote, yarn all denote a recital of happenings less… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • story — story1 [stôr′ē] n. pl. stories [ME storie < OFr estoire < L historia: see HISTORY] 1. the telling of a happening or connected series of happenings, whether true or fictitious; account; narration 2. an anecdote or joke 3. a) a fictitious… …   English World dictionary

  • Story — Sto ry, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor[ e], estor[ e]e, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See {Store}, v. t.] A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Story — Sto ry, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See {History}.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. [1913 Webster] One malcontent who did indeed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Story — Sto ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Storying}.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. [1913 Webster] How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • story — STÓRY s.n. (Anglicism) Povestire sau istorisire (ecranizată). [< engl. story]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  STÓRY s. n. inv. povestire (ecranizată). (< engl. story) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Story — Sf Geschichte, Bericht erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. story, dieses aus afrz. estoire, aus l. historia, aus gr. historía, eigentlich Kunde, Kenntnis , zu gr. hístōr wissend, kundig .    Ebenso nnorw. story;… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Story — Story, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 887 Housing Units (2000): 667 Land area (2000): 13.735136 sq. miles (35.573837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004788 sq. miles (0.012400 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.739924 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Story, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 887 Housing Units (2000): 667 Land area (2000): 13.735136 sq. miles (35.573837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.004788 sq. miles (0.012400 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.739924 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Story — Story: Die Bezeichnung für »‹Kurz›geschichte, Erzählung« wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. story (bzw. short story »Kurzgeschichte«) entlehnt. Dies steht mit anderer lautlicher Entwicklung neben history und geht wie dieses auf lat.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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