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Addison (name)
Addison is an Old English given name whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam". Originally a masculine name from 1600’s Scotland, Addison has become an increasingly feminine name since the 1990’s in the US while remaining strictly masculine in the Latin and German speaking countries. Notable people with the given name "Addison" include A *Addison Alves (born 1981), Brazilian footballer B *Addison Bain, American scientist *Addison Baker (1907–1943), American pilot *Addison Brown (1830–1913), American judge *Addison Burkhardt (1879–1937), American lyricist C *Addison Caldwell (1856–1910), American teacher *Addison Clark (1842–1911), American academic administrator *Addison B. Colvin (1858–1939), American businessman *Addison Cresswell (other), multiple people D *Addison Dale (born 1942), Zimbabwean weightlifter F *Addison Farmer (1928–1963), American musician *Addison Fatta (born 2004), American artistic gymnast *Addison Fischer, American business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman (a relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. As the Germanic settlers became dominant in England, their language replaced the languages of Roman Britain: Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
