Latymer is an uncommon English surname. It is an
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to:
*Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066
*Anglo-Norman language
**Anglo-Norman literature
*Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...
"surname of office" derived from ''latinier'', or ''latimer'', a speaker or writer of
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
, and since in
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...
''leden'' meant "language", an interpreter. This occupation existed in medieval Europe when Latin was the common language of science, literature, law, and administration and thus the vehicle of records and transcripts.
From the Anglo-Norman, Latymer had the meanings one who forges new ideas, who is well-schooled and wise, an envoy and interpreter.
Related names include
Latimer Latimer may refer to:
Places England
* Latimer, Buckinghamshire, a village
** Latimer and Ley Hill, a civil parish that until 2013 was just called "Latimer"
* Latimer, Leicester, an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicest ...
, Lattemore and
Lattimore.
Notable people with the name include:
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Edward Latymer
Edward Latymer (1557–1627) was a wealthy merchant and official in London. His will established both Latymer Upper School and The Latymer School and is associated with Godolphin and Latymer School.
Life
Edward was the older son of William L ...
(1557–1627), wealthy merchant and official in London
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William Latymer (1499–1583), English evangelical clergyman, Dean of Peterborough
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Baron Latymer (c. 1452–1502),
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Crispin Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer (born 1955)
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Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer
Francis Burdett Thomas Nevill Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (18 September 1852 – 8 June 1923) was a London solicitor, poet, librettist, and wealthy heir to the fortune of the Coutts banking family. He is now remembered chiefly as a patron ...
(1852–1923), British poet
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Hugo Money-Coutts, 8th Baron Latymer (1926–2003)
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Hugh Burdett Money-Coutts, 6th Baron Latymer (1876–1949)
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Thomas Burdett Money-Coutts, 7th Baron Latymer (1901–1987)
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George Neville, 1st Baron Latymer
George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer or (Latymer) (died 30 December 1469) was an English nobleman.
Life
George Neville was the fifth son of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt. He su ...
(died 1469)
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John Neville, 3rd Baron Latymer (1493–1543)
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Robert Willoughby, 9th Baron Latymer, English commander against Cornish rebels for Henry VII
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