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How (surname)
How is an English surname, derived either from a contraction of Howe, or from various place names such as How, Cumbria. It may also be a variant spelling of the Chinese surname Hao. Notable people with the surname include: *Bradford How (born 1977), Canadian video jockey * Charles T. How (1840–1909), American real-estate developer *James Eads How (1874–1930), American hobo organizer *Jamie How (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer *Jane How (born 1951), English actress *Martin How (1931–2022), British composer and organist *Richard How (born 1944), Australian rugby union player *Walter How (1885–1972), English sailor *William Walsham How (1823–1897), English bishop of Wakefield See also * Howe (surname) * Hao (surname) Hao is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese characters. It is listed 77th in the Song dynasty classic text '' Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 82nd most common surname in Chin ... {{su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howe (surname)
Howe is an English surname. Howe, when derived from the non, haugr, means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow. However, when derived from ang, hol, it can refer to a hollow or dell.Eric Partridge (1977), ''Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English'', p. 1370. Routledge. Historically the surname was most commonly found in the Northeast of England and the Orkney and Shetland islands. Notable people with the surname include: A–H * Albion P. Howe (1818–1897), American Union Army general in the American Civil War * Andrew Howe (born 1985), American-born Italian long jumper * Anthony Howe (historian) (born 1950), English historian * Anthony Howe (sculptor) (born 1954), American artist * Art Howe (born 1946), American professional baseball player and manager * Brian Howe (singer) (1953–2020), English musician (Bad Company) * Brian Howe (politician) (born 1936), Australian politician * C. D. Howe (1886–1960), Canadian politician * Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How, Cumbria
How is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. How is located eight miles due east of the city of Carlisle, to the south of Hayton. There are many hotels in Cumbria with How in the name. The name How is derived from the Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ... word ''haugr'' meaning hill or mound. References External links * Hamlets in Cumbria Hayton, Carlisle {{Cumbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hao (surname)
Hao is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character, Chinese characters. It is listed 77th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 82nd most common surname in China, shared by 2.7 million people. Origins:Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland # the name of a fief (located in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi) granted to Zi Qi, a person during the reign of king Di Yi during the Shang dynasty # traced back to the Wuhuan people # traced back to a minority ethnic group in ancient southern China. Notable people * Hao Meng (died 196), Eastern Han officer under Lü Bu * Hao Zhao (fl. 228), Cao Wei general * Hao Chujun (607–681), Tang dynasty chancellor * Hao Yaoqi (:zh:郝搖旗, 郝搖旗; died 1663), rebel general under Li Zicheng * Hao Weizhen (1842–1920), taichi master * Hao Peng (ROC), Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford How
Bradford How was a MuchMusic VJ from 2000 to 2003. He won the 2000 MuchMusic VJ Search, and became one of the channel's most well-liked video jockeys. After stints hosting ''Electric Circus'' and '' Gonna Meet A Rockstar'', among other shows, he left MuchMusic on October 30, 2003 to pursue other ambitions. In 2004, he applied to join VH1, and became a co-host of the channel's Top 20 countdown, alongside another former Muchmusic VJ, Rachel Perry. He also co-hosted with Aamer Haleem. He also hosted Nick at Nite's " Bet The House". Notes * He is known to have a deep and booming voice and his height is over 6'2. * He was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, getting his start in radio at CKUW-FM, the radio station at the University of Winnipeg The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg, UW) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and kinesiology and applied health as well as gr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles T
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Eads How
James Eads How (1874 - 1930) was an American organizer of the hobo community in the early 20th century. He was heir of a wealthy St. Louis family but chose to live as a hobo and to help the homeless migrant workers. The newspapers often referred to him as the "Millionaire Hobo". How was the founder, driving force, and financier of the International Brotherhood Welfare Association, a union for migrant workers which published ''Hobo News'', and organized hobo colleges and hobo conventions. Early life James Eads How's father was James Flintham How, vice president and general manager of the Wabash Railroad. His mother, Eliza Eads How, was the daughter of James Buchanan Eads, a successful civil engineer and inventor who had built the Eads Bridge. Even as a child he preferred a simple life without the servants his family could easily afford. How studied theology, first at Meadville Theological School, a Unitarian school in Meadville, Pennsylvania. There he was known as an eccentri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie How
Jamie Michael How (born 19 May 1981) is a former cricketer who has played Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he plays for and captains Central Districts. How is a steady scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spin bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2000–2001 and his international debut in 2005–2006. Domestic career In 2013, in a List A match against Northern Districts, How scored 222 from 138 deliveries, becoming the second-equal highest scorer ever in List A cricket history. International career How forced his way into international contention through a series of good seasons for Central Districts. He made his international debut in a One Day International match against Sri Lanka in Queenstown on 31 December 2005. How scored a brilliant 116-ball 139, his maiden ODI century, in chasing the massive total of 340 against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane How
Carolyn Jane Onslow How (born 21 December 1950) is an English actress with a range of television, film, and stage credits. She is best known for her role as Jan Hammond, the mistress of Den Watts in ''EastEnders''. She appeared in the programme regularly from 1986 to 1987 and also made brief return appearances in 2002 and 2003, the latter leading up to Den's return to the show. Career After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she won the Rodney Millington Award, she spent several years in provincial theatre. Other roles include two series of "The Spoils of War ", ''War and Remembrance'', ''A.D.'', "Anglo Saxon Attitudes", "The Cazalet Chronicles", "Zoya", "Love in a Cold Climate", another famous mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles, in the TV movie '' Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After'' (1992). She has also appeared in ''The Citadel'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Judge John Deed'', "Byron", '' Bad Girls'', "Love Soup", "Armadillo", ''Agatha Christie's Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin How
Martin John Richard How (3 April 1931 – 25 July 2022) was a British composer and organist. Early life and education How was born in Liverpool on 3 April 1931, to the Rev. John How, who at the time was Rector of St. Nicholas Church, and Junie Katherine Reynolds, who died when How was a young boy. In 1938 his father was appointed Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, and How spent most of his childhood in Scotland. Educated at Repton School, where he was a music scholar, he was awarded an organ scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge, where he read music and theology. In this post he had responsibility for the Chapel Choir of men and boys and the Choral Society. He was a keen athlete and ran for the university, narrowly missing being awarded a 'Blue' for cross-country running. Career After university How served in the army for two years, where he gained a National Service Commission, seeing the experience as invaluable for his later profession. He then worked as organist and choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard How
Richard Alfred How (born December 1944) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. How, a wing, was born in Armidale, New South Wales Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It ... and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. References Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1944 births Living people Rugby union players from Armidale, New South Wales Rugby union wings {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter How
Walter Ernest How (25 December 1885 – 5 August 1972) was an English sailor, known for taking part in the Ernest Shackleton-led Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 to 1917. Born in Bermondsey, London, he became a sailor when he was 12 years old. He married Helen Varey in 1913, and his first daughter was born only six weeks before his departure on the . When the ''Endurance'' made a stop at Buenos Aires ''en route'' to the Antarctica, How, along with William Bakewell, helped smuggle Perce Blackborow on board as a stowaway. After the ''Endurance'' sank, trapped in the sea ice around Antarctica, How was forced to survive upon the icebergs along with the rest of the crew. When they later used the three wooden lifeboats to row to Elephant Island, How was in the ''Stancomb Wills''. On return to England after their eventual rescue, How was awarded the Polar Medal and joined the Merchant Navy during the Great War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walsham How
William Walsham How (13 December 182310 August 1897) was an English Anglican bishop. Known as Walsham How, he was the son of a Shrewsbury solicitor; How was educated at Shrewsbury School, Wadham College, Oxford and University College, Durham. He was ordained in 1846, and after a curacy at Kidderminster, began more than thirty years actively engaged in parish work in Shropshire, as curate at the Abbey Church in Shrewsbury in 1848. In 1851 he became Rector of Whittington and was at one point Rural Dean of Oswestry in 1860, then Suffragan Bishop of Bedford (for East London) and in turn Bishop of Wakefield. Writings It was during his period at Whittington he wrote the bulk of his published works and founded the first public library in Oswestry. In 1863–1868 he brought out a ''Commentary on the Four Gospels'' and he also wrote a manual for the Holy Communion. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge during the 1890s under the title "Holy Communion, Preparation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
