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by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
| Sliper | |||||
| Reaney & Wilson and
Bardsley do not agree on the meaning of
the byname Slipper. "A derivative of ME slipe 'to polish, sharpen', probably a sword-sharpener." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 414 s.n. Slipper) "(1) Occup. 'the slipper,' i. e. a maker of sword-slips (v. Swordslipper), an important craft in its day. (2) Nick. 'the sleeper,' a dull, heavy, sleepy sort of a fellow." (Bardsley, pp. 696-697 s.n. Slipper) | |||||
| Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
| William | Slipere | c1248 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 414 s.n. Slipper) | ||
| Simon | le | Slepar | 1273 | Bardsley (pp. 696-697 s.n. Slipper) | |
| Laurence | Slyper | 1332 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 414 s.n. Slipper) | ||
| Johannes | Slipar | 1379 | Bardsley (pp. 696-697 s.n. Slipper) | ||
Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | A Survey of English Bynames
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