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Niccol
Niccol is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Niccol (born 1964), New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director * George Turnbull Niccol (1858–1940), New Zealand shipbuilder and ship owner * Henry Niccol Henry Niccol (22 September 1819 – 9 November 1887) was probably the first shipbuilder in Auckland, New Zealand. He was born in 1819 in Greenock. He was the father of George Turnbull Niccol and Malcolm Niccol. Early life Henry Niccol was b ... (1819–1887), New Zealand shipbuilder, father of George See also * Nicoll {{surname English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Niccol
Henry Niccol (22 September 1819 – 9 November 1887) was probably the first shipbuilder in Auckland, New Zealand. He was born in 1819 in Greenock. He was the father of George Turnbull Niccol and Malcolm Niccol. Early life Henry Niccol was born on 22 September 1819 at Greenock, the son of shipbuilder, Thomas Niccol and Isabel McQuistan. He married Sarah McLarty at Greenock on 29 November 1840 and they were among the first settlers to sail directly to Auckland from Greenock on the 558 ton barque, Jane Gifford, on 9 October 1842. Career Niccol set up a shipyard on Waiheke Island and in 1843 completed the 16 ton schooner Thistle, which sold for over £60. He moved his yard to Auckland, to a site now well inland, at the corner of Queen Street, Auckland#Buildings and attractions, Queen Street and Vulcan Lane, where he built 3 yachts for the Sheriff of Auckland, Percival Berry. By 1847 he was wealthy enough to be one of the larger donors supporting construction of a Presbyterian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Niccol
Andrew Niccol (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed ''Gattaca'' (1997), '' Simone'' (2002), ''Lord of War'' (2005), ''In Time'' (2011), '' The Host'' (2013), and ''Good Kill'' (2014). He wrote and co-produced ''The Truman Show'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won him the BAFTA Award in the same category. His films tend to explore social, cultural and political issues, as well as artificial realities, simulations and the male gaze. His film ''Good Kill'' was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. Early and personal life Niccol was born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, and grew up in Auckland, where he attended Auckland Grammar School beginning in 1973. He left New Zealand at age 21 and began directing TV ads in London, which he did for more than ten years before his directorial debut, ''Gattaca'' (1997). During productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Turnbull Niccol
George Turnbull Niccol (17 August 1858 – 28 September 1940) was a New Zealand shipbuilder and ship owner. He was the son of Henry Niccol. References 1858 births 1940 deaths People from Auckland New Zealand people of Scottish descent New Zealand shipbuilders {{shipbuilding-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoll
Nicoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adele Nicoll (born 1996), Welsh shot putter, discus thrower and bobsledder * Alexander Nicoll, a Scottish orientalist * Archibald Nicoll (1886–1953), a New Zealand artist * Courtlandt Nicoll (1880–1938), New York state senator * David Nicoll (anarchist) (1859–1919), British anarchist * David Nicoll (footballer), Scottish footballer * De Lancey Nicoll (1854–1931), New York lawyer * Fergus Nicoll, broadcaster and journalist * Helen Nicoll (1937–2012), English children's author * James Nicoll, Canadian Usenet figure * John Fearns Nicoll Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1949 to 1952, and British Colonial Governor of Singapore from 1952 to 1955 * Matthias Nicoll (1630–December 22, 1687), aka Nicolls, was 6th Mayor of New York City from 1672 to 1673 * Maurice Nicoll, Scottish follower of G. I. Gurdjieff * Michael John Nicoll (1880–1925), British ornithologist * Nathaniel Lee Nicoll, American musician B! M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic languages, 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 language, Scots, and then closest related to the Low German, Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is Genetic relationship (linguistics), genealogically West Germanic language, West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by Langues d'oïl, dialects of France (about List of English words of French origin, 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 (Ingvae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic Surnames
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' "father" (GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' "name". In the form ''patronymic'', this stands with the addition of the suffix -ικός (''-ikos''), which was originally used to form adjectives with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
