Trollope

Trollope

The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland, England.
Troughburn was originally Trolhop, meaning (in Norse) Troll Valley, and the earliest recorded use is John Andrew Trolope (1427–1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co Durham.

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Famous quotes containing the word trollope:

    “When men think much, they can rarely decide.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

    “As I started with her out of the city warmly enveloped in buffalo furs, I could not but think how nice it would be to drive on and on, so that nobody should ever catch us.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

    “... it is rarely [Americans] dine in society, except in taverns and boarding-houses. Then they eat with the greatest possible rapidity, and in total silence ...”
    —Frances Trollope (1780–1863)