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Egleston Award For Distinguished Engineering Achievement
Egleston may refer to: People * William Egleston, Member of Parliament 1553, 1554, and 1586, for Winchelsea * Nathaniel Egleston (1822–1912), American clergyman and forester *Olivia Egleston (1784–1859), wife of businessman Anson Greene Phelps, co-founder of the Phelps Dodge Company *Thomas Egleston (1832–1900), American engineer who helped found Columbia University's School of Mines * Hawley Egleston, of Michigan, finished 3rd place at the 120-yard high hurdles of the 1933 NCAA Track and Field Championships *Rita Egleston, nominated for an Outstanding Sound Editing 27th Daytime Emmy Awards for ''The Phantom Eye'' * John Egleston Paterson (1800–?), an American farmer, lawyer and politician from New York Places ;United States *Egleston Square, at the intersection of Washington Street and Columbus Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Other uses * List of minor planets: 8001–9000#601 *Egleston (MBTA station), a former rapid transit statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Egleston
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |