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Traditionally the Napiers are descended from the ancient Earls of Lennox who were one of the Celtic royal families of Scotland and Ireland. [2] One theory holds that a "naperer" is "a person in charge of table linen in a royal or manor house" and that the original Napiers must have been "naperers" as an office for the royal household. [2]
Napier (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər / NAY-pee-ər) is a surname with an English, Scottish, French or Polish origin.. The British surname Napier is derived from an occupational name for someone who sold or produced table linen; or for a naperer which was a servant who was responsible for the washing and storage of linen in a medieval household.
Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he already held ...
The Napier Baronetcy, of Punknoll in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 February 1682 for Robert Napier, a nephew of Sir Gerrard ...
Archibald Napier was a member of the Napier family of Merchiston, Scotland, and was the great-grandson of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms.. He was the son of Archibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier and Lady Elizabeth Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar.
Happy Home Town stars! Erin Napier and Ben Napier welcomed their second child, a daughter named Mae. The pair announced the news via Instagram on Sunday, May 30, sharing Polaroids. Their little ...