PRINGLE. The name of Pringle, or Hop-pringle, as it was usually written, is peculiar to the S. of Scotland. As to its etymology, antiquaries are agreed that it is a corruption of Pelerin or Pilgrim, the prefix Hop being the equivalent of the Welsh ap. Hop-Pringle may, therefore, mean the son of some pilgrim of distinction ; and the escallop-shells in the arms of all the families of Pringle rather favour this opinion. B.L.G. The little silver coin called a jxrlngle, formerly minted in Scotland, and of about the value of an English penny, may have derived its name from one of this family, as the hodle did its from Bothwell.

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