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Harmon (surname)
Harmon is the Amerecianization of the Germanic peoples, Germanic names Hermann (other), Hermann or Harmann.''Dictionary of American Family Names'as cited by ancestry.com/ref> It may be a surname or given name. As a given name * Harmon P. Burroughs (1846–1907), American farmer and politician * Harmon Dobson (1913–1967), American entrepreneur and co-founder of Whataburger * Harmon Killebrew (1936–2011), American baseball player * Harmon Murray (1868 or 1869 – 1891), American gangster and serial killer * Harmon T. Ogdahl (1917–2009), American politician and businessman * Harmon Rabb, fictional character in 1990s and 2000s American television series ''JAG'' * Harmon Wilfred, stateless businessman based in New Zealand * Harmon Wray (c. 1947–2007), American prison reformer, human rights and death penalty activist As a surname * Angie Harmon (born 1972), American model/actress * Butch Harmon (born 1943), American golfer * Byron Harmon, Byron Hill Harmon (1876–1942) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Peoples
The Germanic peoples were historical groups of people that once occupied Central Europe and Scandinavia during antiquity and into the early Middle Ages. Since the 19th century, they have traditionally been defined by the use of ancient and early medieval Germanic languages and are thus equated at least approximately with Germanic-speaking peoples, although different academic disciplines have their own definitions of what makes someone or something "Germanic". The Romans named the area belonging to North-Central Europe in which Germanic peoples lived ''Germania'', stretching East to West between the Vistula and Rhine rivers and north to south from Southern Scandinavia to the upper Danube. In discussions of the Roman period, the Germanic peoples are sometimes referred to as ''Germani'' or ancient Germans, although many scholars consider the second term problematic since it suggests identity with present-day Germans. The very concept of "Germanic peoples" has become the subject of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
