The name “Quaker” originated as a term of ridicule. George Fox recorded that in 1650 Justice Bennet of Derby called his followers Quakers because they urged people to “tremble at the word of God.” The name may also refer to the trembling that sometimes occurred during early Quaker worship. Though initially derogatory, Quakers eventually adopted the name themselves.
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