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Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,329 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Baas – The Boss. Bakker – Baker. Beek, van – From the brook. Beekhof – garden brook. Beenhouwer – Butcher. Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain. Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of birch trees. Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. descended from woodcutters ( lumberjacks) Boer, de – the Farmer.
One example of this process regarding surnames is the surname "Kneebone" which actually derives from the Cornish "Carn Ebwen" or the "tomb", "carn" of "Ebwen". The change must have occurred at a point when the original "k" at the beginning of the English word was still pronounced and thus suggests an early period in which it was anglicised.
This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names.The list of composers is by no means complete. It is not limited by classifications such as genre or time period; however, it includes only music composers of significant fame, notability or importance who also have current Wikipedia articles.
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List of biblical names. Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863. Easton's Bible Dictionary 1894. Nave's Topical Bible 1905. Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes ...
Kaigetsudō Ando (壊月堂安度, c. 1671–1743), Japanese ukiyo-e artist. Kailash Chandra Meher (born 1954), Indian artist, inventor and social activist. Jacob Kainen (1909–2001), American painter and print-maker. Willem Kalf (1619–1693), Dutch painter. Jitish Kallat (born 1974), Indian painter and multimedia artist.
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