Younger

Younger
This interesting name of Anglo-Saxon origin has two possible meanings, the first being that it is a nickname surname derived from the Old English pre 7th Century 'geong', with the Middle English development 'yunge', meaning young, and used to denote the younger of two bearers of the same given name, usually to distinguish the son from the father. However, this name may also be the Anglicization of the Middle Dutch 'jonghheer', a compound of 'jong(h)', young, with 'herr', master or lord, thus 'young nobleman', a term used to describe a member of the European nobility who had not yet assumed Knighthood, for example William Yunghare (1297, Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield, Yorkshire). Among the early recordings in London are the christenings of Frauncis Younger on February 19th 1588 at St. Bride's, Fleet Street, and of William Younger on November 2nd 1595 at St. Mary's, Stoke Newington. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Edmund Yonger, which was dated 1379, Poll Tax Records of Yorkshire, during the reign of King Richard 11, 'Richard of Bordeaux', 1377-1399. 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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  • Younger — may refer to: * the superiority comparative of young * Younger (Title), is the title traditionally given to the heir apparent to a Laird * Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter; * Jan Brueghel the Younger, Flemish painter; * Olof Rudbeck the… …   Wikipedia

  • Younger — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Cole Younger (1844–1916), US amerikanischer Revolvermann George Younger, 1. Viscount Younger of Leckie (1851–1929), britischer Politiker George Younger, 4. Viscount Younger of Leckie (1931–2003),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • younger — /yung geuhr/, adj. 1. compar. of young. 2. (usually cap.) (used to designate the junior of two related persons bearing the same name): Charles the Younger ruled after his father abdicated. n. 3. the junior of two persons in age (often used with a …   Universalium

  • Younger — /yung geuhr/, n. Thomas Coleman ( Cole ), 1844 1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James. * * * (as used in expressions) Agrippina the Younger Kieran the Younger da Sangallo the Younger Antonio Giamberti Herrera Francisco the Younger Holbein …   Universalium

  • Younger — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronymie Le Gang James Younger est une des plus célèbres bandes de hors la loi américains: Bob Younger (1853 1889) Cole Younger (1844 1916): le plus… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • younger */*/*/ — UK [ˈjʌŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈjʌŋɡər] adjective not as old as you are, or not as old as someone else who you are discussing My younger sister, Karen, is moving to Japan. younger than someone: Children much younger than ours have been sent away to school …   English dictionary

  • younger — young|er [ˈjʌŋgə US ər] adj sb the Younger old use someone famous who lived in the past and had the same name as their mother or father →↑elder ▪ William Pitt the Younger …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • younger — young|er [ jʌŋgər ] adjective *** not as old as you are, or not as old as someone else you are discussing: My younger sister, Karen, is moving to Japan. a. the younger generation the youngest adults in a society …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • younger — adjective sb the younger old fashioned someone who has the same name as their mother or father: William Pitt the younger compare elder1 (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Younger — Young Young (y[u^]ng), a. [Compar. {Younger} (y[u^][ng] g[ e]r); superl. {Youngest} ( g[e^]st).] [OE. yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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