Sir Robert Laird Borden was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I.
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
Gordon is a surname with numerous origins. The masculine given name Gordon is derived from the surname.
Strickland is an English toponymic surname derived from the manor of Strickland in historical county of Westmorland, now Cumbria, England, represented geographically by the modern villages of Great Strickland and Little Strickland. The surname dates as far back as the 12th century in Westmorland, and is also found at an early date in the Scottish counties of Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.
Braithwaite, Brathwaite, or Brathwait is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Braithwaite was highest in Westmorland, followed by Cumberland, Yorkshire, Linlithgowshire, Lancashire, County Durham, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Anglesey and Flintshire. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Bruce is a surname with several origins. In some cases it is derived from the French place name of Briouze in Orne. In other cases it appears to be derived from the French place names Brix in Manche or Bruz in Brittany The surname is also common among a Ghanaian family of Accra of Euro-African ancestry.
Wilkes is a surname of English origin. Its origin is as a variant of the name William. At the time of the British Census of 1881 Wilkes Surname at Forebears, its relative frequency was highest in Staffordshire, followed by Worcestershire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Montgomeryshire and Anglesey. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. The name Wilkes may refer to:
Farrell is an anglicised form of the Old Irish patronym Ó Fearghail.
Gross or Groß, in Germany, the name is usually spelled Groß, which is the correct spelling under German orthographic rules. It is a surname of German, Prussian, and Yiddish origin. The word means "big", "tall" or "great", and was likely adopted in Europe over the 15th to 19th centuries during the times of the House of Habsburg when monarchs of the royal families were called "the Great". Descendants of this House may have adopted the name Gross from their ancestors. German-speaking Christian hymns use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" or "So Groß ist der Herr". In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß".
Clegg is a given name and an English surname. Notable people with the name include:
Eriksen is a common Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. The spelling forms Ericksen, Erichsen, Ericson, Erikzen, are cognates. People with the surname Eriksen and its cognates include:
Henley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adair is a surname of Scotland. A common misconception is that the surname is related to Edgar, Eadgar, O'daire, or MacDaire. It is not. Robert Fitzgerald De Athdare, Ireland was the first Adair. He was from what is considered Limerick, Ireland today.
North is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hartley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Briggs is a Northern English surname found mainly in West Yorkshire and derives from the Old Norse word bryggja meaning 'bridge', and could also be related to the British Brigantes which once settled Yorkshire in the ancient Brythonic kingdom of Brigantia. Notable people with the surname include:
Oliver is a surname derived from the personal name Oliver. The Scottish Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Clan Fraser of Lovat.
Ireland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gail is a masculine and feminine given name.
Sawyer is an English surname originating in the occupation of sawyer, who is someone who saws wood. Notable people with the surname include:
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