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Croom (name)
Croom is a surname of English, and in some cases, North American origin. Etymology of the name ''Croom'' is a surname of English and in some cases North American origin. There are various explanations for the surname of English origin. *The name is a surname of English origin from the nickname of a hunchback or cripple, derived from Middle English ''crom''(''p''), Old English ''crumb'', meaning "bent", "crooked" and "stooping". *The name can also be a metonymic occupational name for the maker, seller or user of hooks. It is derived from the Middle English ''crome'', ''cromb'', meaning "hook", "crook". *The name may also be a habitational name after Croome in the East Riding of Yorkshire or Croome in Worcestershire. The place in Yorkshire is named from the Old English ''crohum'' which is a dative plural of ''croh'' meaning "corner", "blend". The place in Worcestershire is named after an old British name for a river. *In North America, ''Croom'', in some cases is an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Croom-Johnson
Sir Reginald Powell Croom-Johnson (27 July 1879 – 29 December 1957) was a British barrister, judge, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Bridgwater. He was a noted philatelist with a specialist collection of the stamps of the British Solomon Islands. Biography Reginald Croom-Johnson was born at Clifton, Bristol, on 27 July 1879 to Oliver Croom-Johnson (1854–1925), of 36, St John's Road, Clifton, a director of a grain warehousing company, and his wife Agnes Emma Jane (née White). He was educated at Bristol Cathedral School and London University (LLB). Croom-Johnson began his career as a solicitor in 1901. He was called to the bar, Inner Temple, in 1907 and appointed Kings Counsel in 1927. He was recorder of Bath 1928–38. From October 1938 to January 1954, he was a judge in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. Later, he was a justice of the peace for Somerset and deputy chairman of the Quarter Sessions. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Croom-Johnson
Sir David Powell Croom-Johnson, DSC, VRD (28 November 1914 – 21 November 2000) was a British barrister and judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1984 to 1989. Biography Born in Cheam, Surrey, Croom-Johnson was the son of politician and High Court judge Sir Reginald Croom-Johnson. He was educated at The Hall School, Hampstead, Stowe School, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he read English and law. He was called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1938. Having joined the chambers of Montague Berryman KC at 12 King's Bench Walk, he practised common law on the Western Circuit. Having joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1936, he served in the battleship HMS ''Barham'', then in minesweepers for most of the Second World War. In 1940, abroad HMS ''Ross'', he participated in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. During the D-Day landings, Croom-Johnson commanded the minesweeper HMS ''Peterhead'' at Utah Beach. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Croom Robertson
George Croom Robertson (10 March 1842 – 20 September 1892) was a Scottish philosopher. He sat on the Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and his wife, Caroline Anna Croom Robertson was a college administrator. Biography He was born in Aberdeen. In 1857 he gained a bursary at Marischal College, and graduated MA in 1861, with the highest honours in classics and philosophy. In the same year he won a Fergusson scholarship of £100 a year for two years, which enabled him to pursue his studies outside Scotland. He went first to University College, London; at the University of Heidelberg he worked on his German; at the Humboldt University in Berlin he studied psychology, metaphysics and also physiology under Emil du Bois-Reymond, and heard lectures on Hegel, Kant and the history of philosophy, ancient and modern. After two months at the University of Göttingen, he went to Paris in June 1863. In the same year he returned to Aberdeen and helped Alexander Bai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Croom Sr
Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a separate sound distinct from ''i'', not a native Latin sound but one used in transcriptions of foreign words. After the Classical period ''y'' was pronounced as ''i''. Spellings with ''Sylv-'' in place of ''Silv-'' date from after the Classical period. Given name * Sylvester of Marsico (c. 1100–1162), Count of Marsico in the Kingdom of Sicily *Silvester Ashioya (born 1948), Kenyan hockey player * Silvester Bolam (1905–1953), British newspaper editor * Silvester Brito (1937–2018), American poet and academic *Sylvester Croom (born 1954), American football coach and former player *Silvester Diggles (1817–1880), Australian musician and ornithologist * Silvester Fernandes (born 1936), Kenyan hockey player *Silvester Gardiner (170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom Jr. (born September 25, 1954) is a retired American football coach. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized by that school as one of the state's 40 pioneers of civil rights. After his time at Mississippi State, Croom Jr. served as running backs coach for three teams in the National Football League. Playing career Croom, a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, starred at Tuscaloosa High School as a linebacker and tight end. He was named Outstanding Player his senior year (1971). He then played those same positions before settling in at center for Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Alabama, where in 1974 he was a senior captain, earned the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, and like his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Croom
Larry Croom (born October 29, 1981, in Long Beach, California) is a former American football running back. Croom played for Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then attended Arizona before transferring to UNLV and then joining the NFL and in the German Football League. Originally signed as a free agent for the Arizona Cardinals, he saw little playing time before being cut. He played briefly for the Hamburg Sea Devils, and was on the practice squads of the Tennessee Titans, the Detroit Lions, and the San Diego Chargers before playing for the Steelers. Croom played in the German Football League for five seasons with the Dresden Monarchs and Berlin Adler The Berlin Adler ( en, Berlin Eagles) is an American football club based in Berlin, Germany. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the sport in Germany, having won six German Bowls as well as a ten ''Ladies Bowls'' and five ''Junior Bowl .... References 1981 births Living people Players of American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Croom
Corey Vincent Croom (born May 22, 1971) is a former American football running back who played three seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ball State University and attended Sandusky High School in Sandusky, Ohio. Early years Croom Letterman (sports), lettered two seasons in football and three seasons in track and field at Sandusky High School. He earned United Press International, UPI all-state honors his senior year after helping the team win the UPI state championship. He was also named All-Erie Shore Conference, all-district, and Erie Shore Conference Player of the Year. College career Croom played football for the Ball State Cardinals football, Ball State Cardinals. He won the John Magnabosco Award for being the Cardinals' most valuable player in 1992. He was a two-time Mid-American Conference first-team selection. He recorded 2,725 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns in his college career. Croom led NCAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Croom
Alfred John William Croom (23 May 1896 – 16 August 1947) was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler who played for Warwickshire. Born in Reading, Berkshire, Croom began his cricketing career with Berkshire in 1914. Following the First World War he played three more seasons of minor counties cricket before joining Warwickshire. After single appearances in 1922 and 1923 he became a regular by the late 1920s.First-class Batting and fielding for each season CricketArchive, Retrieved on 10 November 2008 Between 1922 and 1939 Croom played a total of 394 first-class matches for Warwickshire, he also represented an Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Croom
Alexandra T. Croom BA is a British archaeologist and museum curator. Career Croom is the Keeper of Archaeology at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 29 April 2010. Exhibitions Croom has been involved in the planning and delivery of several exhibitions for Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum including: *''The Glory of Rome: Arbeia's Greatest Treasures'' (2014): An exhibition at ''Arbeia'' fort. *''Saving Face'' (2018): An exhibition of a private collections of Roman helmet cheek-pieces. *''Borderline Funny'' (2019): An exhibition in '' Segedunum'' of modern cartoons related to Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall ( la, Vallum Aelium), also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or ''Vallum Hadriani'' in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. R .... Select publications *Bidwell, P. T., Croom, A., Snape, M. E. 1999. ''Hardk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krumm
Krumm is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Al Krumm (1865–1937), Major League Baseball pitcher *Franz Krumm (1909–1943), German footballer *Michael Krumm (born 1970), German auto racing driver * Philip Krumm (born 1941), American composer *Piret Krumm (born 1989), Estonian actress, singer, and comedian *Tracy Krumm, American textile artist See also *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, fictional Nickelodeon character *Krumm (river) *Kimiko Date-Krumm is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times. She reached a career-high ranking ..., Japanese tennis player * Arnold Krumm-Heller (1876–1949), German doctor, occultist, and Rosicrucian * Krum (other) {{Surname German-language surnames Estonian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
