Humphrey

English Etymology Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; en gem-pro *unnaną to grant, bestow + gem-pro *friþuz peace. In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize ga Amhlaoibh (= Olaf). Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988. Pronunciation en /ˈhʌmfɹi/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Humphrey.wav Southern England en ʌmfɹi 2 Proper noun en male Germanic languages. I i 121 2 I neuer ſaw but Humfrey Duke of Gloſter, / Did beare him like a Noble Gentleman: en 1988 w:Howard Engel 6 A Victim Must Be Found Markham, Ont. Viking 70 https://archive.org/details/victimmustbefoun0000enge/page/70/mode/1up 0-670-82298-1 "Hump?" I asked. "Humphrey, really. But everybody calls him Hump. I know a lot of people who avoid calling him by his first name. For a long time people didn't think it was quite proper. But nowadays nobody seems to mind. What's happening to the power of words, Benny? Time was I used to blush at the words scrawled on fences, and now I hear them—everywhere. How are writers going to write books if language is going bland on them?" en patronymics. Derived terms en Humpty Dumpty Numps Sir Humphrey References Anagrams en ehhmpruy Humphery