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Keener Township, Scott County, Arkansas
Keener or Keeners may refer to: People An English or Irish surname or an Anglicisation, anglicized version of the German surname Kühner, which is derived from Kühn (surname), Kühn and the Old German kühn (wikt:keen, keen). Alternate spellings include Khner, Kienar, Kinar, Kiener, Keene, Kunner, Kenner, Koener, Crossman and other variants. * Brandon Keener (born 1974), American actor * Catherine Keener (born 1959), American actress * Craig S. Keener (born 1960), American professor at Asbury Theological Seminary * Dean Keener (born 1965), men's basketball coach for the James Madison University Dukes * Elmore Keener (1935–1973), co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League team * Emily Keener (born 1998), American singer-songwriter * Harry Keener (1871–1912), American baseball pitcher * Hazel Keener (1904–1979), American film actress * James Keener, American mathematician * Jason LaRay Keener (born 1985), American filmmaker * Jeff Keener (born 1959), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicisation
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influence of English culture and business on other countries outside England or the United Kingdom, including their media, cuisine, popular culture, technology, business practices, laws, or political systems. Linguistic anglicisation is the practice of modifying foreign words, names, and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce or understand in English. The term commonly refers to the respelling of foreign words, often to a more drastic degree than that implied in, for example, romanisation. One instance is the word "dandelion", modified from the French ''dent-de-lion'' ("lion's tooth", a reference to the plant's sharply indented leaves). The term can also refer to phonological adaptation without spelling change: ''spaghetti'', for exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |