Brief Life History of Ralph
When Ralph Trimmer was born on 21 August 1895, in Hamilton Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jonas Gates Trimmer, was 23 and his mother, Barbara Elvira Shive, was 24. He died in 1896, at the age of 1.
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1871–1958 Female
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1893–1976 Female
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Name Meaning
English (mainly Hampshire):
occupational name from Middle English trimmer, a derivative of the verb trimmen (Old English trymman) which had multiple meanings, including ‘to strengthen, confirm, make ready’. The modern sense ‘to cut, trim’ is not attested in Middle English literature, but it is possible that the surname was for someone who cut something, perhaps cloth.
perhaps occasionally from the Middle English personal name Triamor, of uncertain origin but found as the name of an Egyptian ruler in Alexandria in the medieval romance Guy of Warwick. It remained in use for many years in a Baldwin family from the Hertfordshire area.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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