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Hunter (name)
Hunter is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: A * Adam Hunter (other), multiple people * Adelaide Hoodless (née Addie Hunter, 1857-1910), Canadian activist * Adriana Hunter, British translator * Aislinn Hunter, Canadian writer and poet * Al Hunter (other), multiple people * Alan Hunter (other), multiple people * Albert Hunter (1900–1969), British politician * Alberta Hunter (1895–1984), American singer * Alexander Hunter (other), multiple people * Alexis Hunter (born 1948), New Zealand painter and photographer * Allan Hunter (other), multiple people * Ally Hunter (born 1949), Scottish footballer * Alyson Hunter (born 1948), New Zealand photographer * Amy Hunter (born 1966), American actress and model * Andrew Hunter (other), multiple people named Andrew or Andy * Andria Hunter (born 1967), Canadian women's ice hockey player * Anji Hunter (born 1955), British political consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
