poindexter 的詞源

"書呆子"，1986年，美國青少年俚語，來自於1959年電視卡通版《菲利克斯貓》中的角色 Poindexter。這個名字最初是一個姓氏，據說是諾曼人的姓氏。

There is a rare name Poindexter, appearing in French as Poingdestre, "right fist." I have seen it explained as from the heraldic term point dexter, but it is rather to be taken literally. I find Johannes cum pugno in 1184, and we can imagine that such a name may have been conferred on a medieval bruiser. [Weekley, "The Romance of Names," 1914]

有一個罕見的名字 Poindexter，在法語中出現爲 Poingdestre，意爲“右拳頭”。我曾看到它被解釋爲來自紋章學術語 point dexter，但它更應該被字面理解。我在1184年發現了 Johannes cum pugno，我們可以想象這樣一個名字可能被授予給一箇中世紀的打手。[Weekley，《名字的浪漫》，1914年]