Morris is a given name in English and other languages. Notable persons with that name include:
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Robert or Bob Morris may refer to:
Abe is commonly used in English-speaking countries as a diminutive of the masculine name Abraham, or as a personal name in its own right. It may refer to:
Friedman, Friedmann, and Freedman are surnames of German origin, and from the 17th century were also adopted by Ashkenazi Jews. It is the 9th most common surname in Israel and most common exclusively Ashkenazi name. They may refer to:
William Davis may refer to:
Adolf is a given name with German origins.
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived.
Morris is a surname of various origins though mostly of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh origin. The surname ranked 53 out of 88,799 in the United States and 32 out of 500 in England and Wales.
Leon is a first name of Greek origin-the Greek λέων, meaning "lion", has spawned the Latin "Leo", French "Lyon", Irish "Leon", and Spanish "León". Perhaps the oldest attested historical figure to bear this name was Leon of Sparta, a 6th-century BCE king of Sparta, while in Greek mythology Leon was a Giant killed by Heracles. During the Christian era Leon was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used interchangeably. A similar Greek name to Leon is Leonidas, meaning "son of a lion", with Leonidas I, king of Sparta, being perhaps the most famous bearer of that name.
Nash is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh or Jewish origin. The surname went from "Ash" to "Nash" by colloquialism, and was established from an early date in Ireland and Wales. A second origin is the Americanization of similar sounding Jewish surnames.
Notable people and characters named Sydney include:
Myron is a masculine given name used in English-speaking and Eastern European countries including Romania, Ukraine and Russia. Non-religious or Christianized Jews have used this name as a Gentile replacement of the Jewish name Meir.
Wells is an English surname of Norman origin, but is possibly a Welsh surname, from an old English word for Wales. It normally derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name derives from the pre-7th century "wælla" ("spring"). The topographical name derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Welles, Wellman and Wellsman. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Berkshire, followed by Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Kinross-shire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Dumfriesshire and Bedfordshire.
Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic Adalbert and Adelbert, containing the words adal ("noble") and beraht. It is also less commonly in use as a surname. Feminine forms of the names "Alberta" are declining in use.
Levy or Lévy is a surname generally of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the surname—among multiple other spellings—is Levi or Lévi.
The following is a list of people with the name Baron. "Baron" most commonly refers to the title of nobility. The name “Baron” in old English also refers to a wealthy male landowner. In Hebrew, the Israeli surname "Bar-On" ("בר-און") is usually contracted to Baron; it means "son of strength/vigor/potency"
Lightfoot is a surname. It was a nickname for a swift runner. Notable people with the surname include:
Horace is a masculine given name, derived from the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
