English: nickname for someone who was born at Whitsuntide or had
some particular connection with that time of year, such as owing a
feudal obligation then. The name is from Middle English, Old French
pentecost, from Greek pentekoste (hemera)
‘fiftieth (day)’, i.e. the fiftieth day after Easter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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