Talk:Catchpole

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i'm a catchpole and my name is james
i'm also a catchpole and my name is also james. greetings!

[edit] Catchpole name

I'm a Catchpole and was always told the name came from Catch Poultry and was nothing to do with the Catchpole instrument. There is an 18th Century book called The History of Margaret Catchpole about an apparently genuine Norfolk woman who was deported to Australia. (see Thomas Spencer Cobbold)

I've done a bit of research into the etymology and origin of the catchpole name. I'm a catchpole too. I first became interested in this when I was visiting the Tower of London and actually saw a Catchpole on the display. btw, I've seen both meanings for Catchpole, but the connections between the two make sense. I'll try to update the page eventually.

[edit] Spoof

The page seems to contain spoof. The Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary says:

Catchpole, from ME cacchepol, fr. OE caecepol, fr. (assumed) ONF cachepol, lit., chicken chaser, fr. ONF cachier + pol chicken, fr. L pullus--more at catch, pullet. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 10:34, 18 February 2007 (UTC)