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Diamond (surname)
Diamond is the Anglicized form of Diamant (surname), Diamant or Ó Diamáin, which are German language, German and Irish surnames respectively. There are some Diamonds in the United Kingdom whose name has French roots. Notable people with the surname include: *Aisling Diamond (living), Irish camogie player *Alex Diamond (born 1967), German visual artist, pseudonym of Jörg Heikhaus *Ana Diamond (born 1995), British civil rights activist and unionist politician *Andrew Diamond (born 1969), stage name for American reggae artist Andrew Seidel *Ann Diamond (living), Canadian poet *Ann Diamond (midwife) (c. 1831–1881), New Zealand hotel-keeper, storekeeper, midwife *Anne Diamond (born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster *Arthur Diamond (c. 1844–1906), Australian businessperson and politician *Barry Diamond, (born 1951), American comedian *Barry Diamond (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer *Bernard Diamond (VC), Bernard Diamond (1827–1892), Irish recipient of the Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicized
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influence of English culture and business on other countries outside England or the United Kingdom, including their media, cuisine, popular culture, technology, business practices, laws, or political systems. Linguistic anglicisation is the practice of modifying foreign words, names, and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce or understand in English. The term commonly refers to the respelling of foreign words, often to a more drastic degree than that implied in, for example, romanisation. One instance is the word "dandelion", modified from the French ''dent-de-lion'' ("lion's tooth", a reference to the plant's sharply indented leaves). The term can also refer to phonological adaptation without spelling change: ''spaghetti'', for example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |