Price (surname)
Price is a patronymic name derived from the Welsh "ap Rhys" meaning "son of Rhys". The given name Rhys means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. It is a common surname among those of Welsh ancestry.[1] At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] its frequency was highest in Radnorshire (38.2 times the British average), followed by Brecknockshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Flintshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire, Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire and Worcestershire. The surname has many other spellings including Priess, Priesz, and many others.
The name is thought to have originally been spelled "Pryce" and pronounced "Preese". Name experts believe that the change of the "y" to "i" and the subsequent change in pronunciation was originally an affectation meant to make the name seem more English and therefore more prestigious.[3]
Notable people named Price
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In fiction
- Fanny Price, protagonist of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
- Homer Price, a children's book character
- Eglantine Price, a witch in search of the Amulet of Astoroth in the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Captain John Price, fictional leader of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment in the 2007 video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Chloe Price, a character in the 2015 video game, Life Is Strange, and the protagonist of its 2017 prequel, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm.
- Derek, Dilys and Norman Price from Fireman Sam
- Tim and Caroline Price, parents of Alex Drake (née Price), a main character of a UK TV-show Life on Mars's sequel Ashes to Ashes.
- Dolores Price, protagonist of She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
See also
References
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- ↑ An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Retrieved 20 January 2014
- ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989. Template:ISBN.