Re: Sperber and Bickerstaff
in reply to a message by raina
Sperber is German, literal meaning, "Sparrowhawk". One explanation, a nickname for a hunter.
Bickerstaff, an English place name, Bickerstaffe, near Liverpool, Lancashire. The meaning is said to be "staith" (landing place on a river) belonging to a beekeeper.
vote up1vote down

Messages

Sperber and Bickerstaff  ·  raina  ·  1/7/2007, 7:23 PM
Re: Sperber and Bickerstaff  ·  Jim Young  ·  1/8/2007, 5:57 AM