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Pairpoint — This unusual name is of Norman (French) origin and is a locational name from any of the places called Pierrepont in Seine Inferieure, Calvados, or La Manche in Normandy. The name was introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066 and is first … Surnames reference
Pierrepont — This unusual name is of Norman (French) origin and is a locational name from any of the places called Pierrepont in Seine Inferieure, Calvados, or La Manche in Normandy. The name was introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066 and is first … Surnames reference
Peirpoint — Recorded in several modern forms including Pierrepoint, Pierrepont and Peirpoint, this is an English surname but one of Norman French origins. It was locational from any of the places called Pierrepont in the departements of Seine Inferieure,… … Surnames reference
Pierpoint — Recorded in several modern forms including Pierpoint, Pierrepoint, Pierrepont and Peirpoint, this is an English surname but one of Norman French origins. It was locational from any of the places called Pierrepont in the departements of Seine… … Surnames reference
Pierrepoint — Recorded in several modern forms including Pierpoint, Pierrepoint, Pierrepont and Peirpoint, this is an English surname but one of Norman French origins. It was locational from any of the places called Pierrepont in the departements of Seine… … Surnames reference
perpend — perpend1 [pʉr′pəntpʉr′pənd] n. [ME perpoynt < MFr parpain < VL * perpannium] a large stone extending through a wall from one side to the other, used as a binder: also perpent [pʉr′pənt] perpend2 [pər pend′] vt., vi. [L perpendere: see… … English World dictionary
