SEMPLE

SEMPLE. Camden says, a corruption of St. Paul, nice Sinclair from St. Clare ; but the Scottish noble family of the name seem to have a different origin. The early charters of the family are granted thus : " Thomas dicto Sympil," " Roberto dicto Sympil," &c. In 0. Scottish sijm;pil,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.