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Christmas is a relatively rare surname, which is sometimes said to have been a byname given to a person born at Christmas.〔(Christmas Surname at Forebears.co. Uk ) Accessed February 19, 2013〕 However, others dispute this interpretation. A few hundred years ago, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. When literacy was still uncommon, spelling variations are often found in names with Anglo-Saxon origins which are transcribed based . Words were transcribed using their pronunciation when names are listed in public records.〔(Christmas surname history at the House of Names.com ) Accessed February 20, 2013〕 The byname was spelled "Cristemass" in 1185 and 1191, and "Cristesmesse" in 1308.〔Reaney, P. H., & R. M. Wilson, ''A Dictionary of English Surnames'' (London: Routledge, 1991; Oxford University Press, 1995), s.n. Christmas.〕 The name is principally found in Essex and Sussex counties in England where some records suggest that they held a family seat during ancient times.. At least fifty (50) women called Mary have married a man with the surname of Christmas over the past 170 years to become Mary Christmas. In December 2012, living Mrs. Mary Christmas from Hull, England was featured online as a woman with a year-round Yuletide spirit.〔(Meet Mary Christmas, the Woman with Year-Round Yuletide Spirit ) Accessed February 19, 2013〕 She is a wife to a certain Leeroy Christmas. The earliest known record on Mary Christmas was discovered in 1837 when Mary Cannon married a Mr. Christmas in Alton, Hampshire and set herself up for years of festive ribbing.〔(A merry time with festive surnames ) Accessed February 21, 2013〕 ==Notable persons with the surname Christmas== *Art Christmas (1905–1961), Canadian jazz saxophonist *Cecil Christmas (1886–1916), English footballer *David Christmas (born 1969), English cricketer *Dionte Christmas (born 1986), American professional basketball player *Edward A. Christmas (1903–1969), American horse trainer *Eric Christmas (1916–2000), British actor *Ernst William Christmas (1863–1918), Australian painter *George R. Christmas (born 1940), American Marine Corps general *Henry Christmas (1811–1868), English Anglican priest *Jarred Christmas, New Zealand comedian *John Christmas (born 1969), American former banker and writer *Johnny Christmas (born 1982), lacrosse player for Philadelphia Wings *Julie Christmas, American heavy metal singer *Karima Christmas (born 1989), American female professional basketball player *Keith Christmas (born 1946), English singer song-writer *Lee Christmas (1863–1924), American mercenary *Mary Christmas, American magazine editor *Rakeem Christmas (born 1991), American college basketball player *Randy Christmas (1920–1960), Mayor of Miami, Florida *Ruth Christmas (1904–2001), English middle-distance runner *Stephen Christmas (1947–1993), for whom the blood clotting protein Factor IX was named *Steve Christmas (born 1957), American Major League Baseball player *William Whitney Christmas (1895–1960), American aviation pioneer and designer of the Christmas Bullet aircraft 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christmas (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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