|
Large is an English surname, with variants including Lardge, Lurge, and Large. Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, ''large'' (meaning "generous" or "big" (in, "that's big of you", meaning generous, as well as large in size )), as it is found in the surname "le Large" in English records dating back as far as the 13th century. Harrison's work on English surnames gives the following: "LARGE (adjectival: French, Latin) BIG; GENEROUS " He gives an early citation for the name: ''Austin Belz from the Hundred Rolls,'' a reference dating to 1273. He also provides a quotation showing the word in its older sense of ''generous'', ''full'', ''liberal'' or ''ample'' in its literary context: ''So large of yift () and free was she'' (from Chaucer's ''Romance of the Rose'' I168) Another variant surname, "de Large", appears to be continental European rather than English in origin. Henry Brougham Guppy's survey circa 1881, based on local British directories, places Large as a surname local to North Wiltshire, and considers it to have particular prevalence among yeoman farmers.(Guppy, 1890) According to the International Genealogical Index, the surname is also found in many other English counties; in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other English language countries; in France and Germany, and, more rarely, in the Scandinavian countries. Large is also found in Latin America countries such as Colombia where all families surnamed Large are related. People with the name Large, or one of its variants, include: ==People== * Sir Andrew Large (born 1942), British, Monetary Policy Committee member * Bonnie Large (born 1952), American, ''Playboy'' model * Brian Large (born 1939), British opera video director * Donald "Lofty" Large (born 1930), British soldier and author * Eddie Large (born 1941), British comedian * John Large, British engineer * Josaphat-Robert Large (born 1942), Haitian-American poet * Robert Large (died 1441), English, Lord Mayor of London (1439-1440) and apprentice master of William Caxton, England's first printer * Storm Large (born 1969), American singer 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「Large (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|