English
Trump
Trump comes from Old French trompe, and goes back to Frankish *trumpa.
- Frankishc. 250–700*trumpareconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400trompe
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trumpe‘trumpet’
- Englishearliest quotation 1861Trump
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frankishc. 250–700*trumpareconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400trompe
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trumpe‘trumpet’
- Englishearliest quotation 1861Trump
Earliest quotation: 1861, Anthony Trollope: “The house at which he was to lodge had…”
The story
The surname has two sources.
Linked words
through Old French trompe
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Frankish *trumpa / Trump