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Autumn (given Name)
Autumn is a feminine given name derived from the Latin language, Latin word ''autumnus'', meaning "fall" or "autumn". The name has been in use in the United States since at least the late 1960s and has been ranked among the top 100 names for girls there since 1997. It has also been a popular name for girls in Canada and the United Kingdom in recent years. Historically, the name has been most common in the Northeastern United States and Canada, in regions with many deciduous trees that seasonally change color, which is considered highly attractive. The name has been less common in regions with less distinctive changes during the autumn, season. People named Autumn * Autumn Bailey (born 1995), Canadian volleyball player * Autumn Burke (born 1973), American politician * Autumn Chiklis (born 1993), American actress and writer * Autumn Christian, American author * Autumn Daly, houseguest on the second season of ''Big Brother'' (US) * Autumn de Forest (born 2001), American painter * Autum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currier And Ives
Currier and Ives was a New York City printmaking business that operated between 1835 and 1907. Founded by Nathaniel Currier, the company designed and sold inexpensive, hand painted lithographic works based on news events, views of popular culture and Americana. Advertising itself as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," the corporate name was changed in 1857 to "Currier and Ives" with the addition of James Merritt Ives. A perennial bestselling series was the Darktown Comics lithographs. Currier's early history Nathaniel Currier (1813–88) was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1813, the second of four children. His parents Nathaniel and Hannah Currier were distant cousins who lived a humble and spartan life. Tragedy struck when Nathaniel was eight years old, when his father unexpectedly died, leaving Nathaniel and his eleven-year-old brother Lorenzo to provide for the family: six-year-old sister Elizabeth and two-year-old brother Charles, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
