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Hopkins And Sutter
Hopkins is an England, English, Wales, Welsh and Ireland, Irish patronymic surname. The English name means "son of Hob". ''Hob'' was a diminutive of ''Robert'', itself deriving from the Germanic warrior name ''Hrod-berht'', translated as "renowned-fame". The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the Norman conquest of England. The surname Hopkins or Hopcyn is associated with, and most common in Wales. A typical Welsh patronym, it is first recorded as ''ab Popkyn'' (son of Hopkin) in Monmouth, in the early 17th century, and became a standardized surname under English law. The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish language, Irish Gaelic surname ''Mac Oibicin''. People surnamed Hopkins * Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress * Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist * Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor * Antony Hopkins, composer * A. G. Hopkins Antony Gerald Hopkins, British historian * Arthur F. Hopkins (1794–1865), h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |