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Burns (surname)
The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English or Scots ''burn'', and originated as a topographic name for an individual who lived by a stream. In other cases the surname is a variant form of the surname ''Burnhouse'', which originated as habitational name, derived from a place name made up of the word elements ''burn'' and ''house''. In other cases the surname ''Burns'' originated as a nickname meaning "burn house". In other cases, the surname ''Burns'' is an Anglicised form of the Irish '' Ó Broin'',. This webpage is a partial transcription of . which means "descendant of ''Bran''".. This webpage is a partial transcription of . In some cases the surname ''Burns'' is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname ''Bernstein'', which is derived from the German ''bernstein'' ("amber").. This webpage is a partial transcription of . An early form of the surname when derived from the place name ''Burnhouse'' is "''Burnis''", recorded in 1526. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English period. Scholarly opinion varies, but the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' specifies the period when Middle English was spoken as being from 1150 to 1500. This stage of the development of the English language roughly followed the High to the Late Middle Ages. Middle English saw significant changes to its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and orthography. Writing conventions during the Middle English period varied widely. Examples of writing from this period that have survived show extensive regional variation. The more standardized Old English language became fragmented, localized, and was, for the most part, being improvised. By the end of the period (about 1470) and aided by the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Burns (other)
Albert Burns may refer to: * Albert Burns (motorcyclist) (1898–1921), dirt and board track motorcycle racer * Albert Garrette Burns (1888–1951), president of the National Inventors Congress * Albert M. Burns (1847–1903), American politician and soldier {{hndis, Burns, Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Burns
Anna Burns FRSL (born 7 March 1962) is an author from Northern Ireland. Her novel ''Milkman'' won the 2018 Booker Prize, the 2019 Orwell Prize for political fiction, and the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award. Biography She was born in Belfast and raised in the working-class Catholic district of Ardoyne. She attended St. Gemma's High School. In 1987, she moved to London. As of 2014, she lives in East Sussex, on the south English coast. Work Her first novel, ''No Bones'', is an account of a girl's life growing up in Belfast during the Troubles. The dysfunctional family in the novel symbolizes the Northern Ireland political situation. ''No Bones'' won the 2001 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize presented by the Royal Society of Literature for the best regional novel of the year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Among the novels that depict the Troubles within the Literature of Northern Ireland, ''No Bones'' is considered an important work and has been compared to ''Dublin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Burns
Angela Jane Burns is a British businesswoman and politician who was elected as Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 2007 to 2021. Background Burns was from an English family and brought up in several foreign countries. She went into business after leaving school, working for companies such as Waitrose, Thorn EMI and Asda. She later moved to Pembrokeshire with her husband and became active in politics. In recent times she has become involved with local issues in south Pembrokeshire, particularly the proposed downgrading of the two District Hospitals of Glangwili and Withybush. No such downgrading has occurred. Political career She defeated the sitting Labour Party member Christine Gwyther by only 98 votes, and Plaid Cymru's John Dixon by 250 votes, in a very close three-way contest in the 2007 Senedd election. She was the Shadow Minister for Finance and Public Sector Delivery from 11 July 2007 to 16 June 2008, and became the Shadow Minister for T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Burns
Andrew David Burns (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants. High school and college Burns graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2008. The Colorado Rockies selected him in the 25th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but he opted to attend college. Burns enrolled at the University of Kentucky, and played college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team. He was named the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the week for the week ending May 10, 2009. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Burns transferred to the University of Arizona, where he intended to continue his collegiate career with the Arizona Wildcats baseball team. After sitting out a season due to the National Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Burns (other) (born 1990), American baseball infielder
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Andrew Burns may refer to: * Andrew Burns (Royal Navy officer) (born 1969) * Andrew Burns, Northern Irish member of the Real IRA, murdered by Óglaigh na hÉireann * Andrew J. Burns Jr. (1927–2010), member of the Maryland House of Delegates * Andy Burns Andrew David Burns (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays and in the KBO League for the Lotte Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andréa Burns
Andréa Burns (born February 21, 1971) is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the hairdresser Daniela in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical ''In the Heights'', as Carmen in Douglas Carter Beane's ''The Nance'', and as Mrs. Spamboni in ''The Electric Company''. Early life Burns was born in Miami Beach, Florida to a Jewish father and a Venezuelan mother. She has described herself as "a Venezuelan Jewess from Miami who grew up loving Broadway." She spent many summers training at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and is a graduate of Miami's New World School of the Arts. Career Burns began her career touring the opera houses of Europe as Maria in ''West Side Story'' when she was 18 years old. She has appeared on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s ''Beauty and the Beast'', as Vicki Nichols in ''The Full Monty'', as Carmen in ''The Nance'', as Daniela in ''In the Heights'', and as Googie Gomez in '' The Ritz'', and she has sung concerts at Carnegie H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Burns
Allen Solomon Burns (31 August 1870 – 8 November 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Born in the small Victoria town of Steiglitz, Burns often played on the half-forward line, and was noted for kicking goals from quite acute angles. He was the leading goalkicker for South Melbourne in 1894. He was the younger brother of Peter Burns a legend of the game who played with South Melbourne and Geelong. In a VFA match in 1896 where the brothers were in rival teams, Allen made a significant contribution towards South's victory over Geelong. Allen Burns died in South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at ... at the age of 55. References External links * * 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Burns (other)
Allan Burns Allan Pennington Burns (May 18, 1935January 30, 2021) was an American screenwriter and television producer. He was best known for co-creating and writing for the television sitcoms ''The Munsters'' and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Early life ... (1935–2021) was an American screenwriter. Allan Burns may also refer to: * Allan Burns (surgeon) (1781–1813), Scottish surgeon See also * Alan Burns (other) * Allen Burns (footballer) (1870–1925), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Burns, Allan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Burns
Alistair Burns is an English male curler and curling coach. At the national level, he is a six-time English men's champion curler (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995). Teams Record as a coach of national teams Personal life As of 1996, he was living in south Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ... and was employed as a financial consultant. References External links * Living people English male curlers English curling champions English curling coaches 1960s births English people of Scottish descent Sportspeople from Manchester {{England-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Burns (other)
Alex or Alexander Burns may refer to: * Alex Burns (footballer) (born 1973), former Scottish footballer * Alex Burns (journalist), American political reporter for ''The New York Times'' * Alexander Burns (minister) (1834–1900), Northern Ireland-born minister and educator in Canada See also * Sir Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), Scottish traveller and explorer {{hndis, Burns, Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Burns (cricketer)
Alec George Burns (born 23 July 1948) is a former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Trinidad and Tobago and East Trinidad from 1971 to 1981. Burns was a fast-medium bowler and lower-order batsman. He helped Trinidad and Tobago win the final of the Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy in 1978-79 and 1980-81. In 1978-79, he made 21 not out and took 5 for 40 and won the man of the match award. In 1980-81, he took 2 for 26 off 10 overs and was not required to bat in Trinidad and Tobago's four-wicket victory. He later served as chief selector for the Trinidad and Tobago team. His son Marc Burns __NOTOC__ Marc Burns (born 7 January 1983) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat due to a fals ... is an Olympic sprinter. References External links * Alec Burnsat CricketArchive 1948 births Living people Trini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
