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The Puritans were originally members of a group of English Protestants seeking "purity", further reforms or even separation from the established church, during the Reformation.
An example of the use of "Praise-God" as a name is Praise-God Barebone, whose son Nicholas may have been given the name If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. [3] In Britain, such Puritan virtue names were particularly common in Kent, Sussex and Northamptonshire. [3] They are sometimes referred to as hortatory names. [4]
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Abbot is an English surname derived from the word "abbot". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a spelling variant of the more common name Abbott . Notable people with this surname include:
Puritans were concerned about biblical errors and Catholic remnants within the prayer book. Puritans objected to bowing at the name of Jesus, the requirement that priests wear the surplice, and the use of written, set prayers in place of improvised prayers. [59] The sermon was central to Puritan piety. [60]
The surname can also be found in England where it is again of patronymic origin, meaning "son of Butt". First found in Middlesex where they were anciently seated, and were granted lands by William the Conqueror, and recorded in the Domesday Book compiled in 1086. An early reference to this surname in 1200 England, William de Butte is listed in ...
The surname Lewis is also an Anglicisation of several like-sounding Jewish surnames, [2] such as "Levy" or "Levi", and of the Arab form of the name "Elias". Lewis is the 4th most common surname in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 6th most common surname in Wales, 16th most common in Jamaica, 22nd most common in England, 24th most common in the ...
Perry is a surname with several distinct origins. In England, deriving from the Old English pyrige (pear tree), referring to one who dwells by a pear tree, [1] while in Wales Perry, along with Parry, arose as patronymics, via a shortening of "ap Harry" (son of Harry).