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Purves (surname)
Purves is a surname of Great Britain, British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English ''purveys'' (meaning "provisions" or "supplies"), from the Old French ''porveoir'' ("to provide, supply").''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Purvis Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016. Notable people with this surname include: * Andrew Purves (born 1946), British theologian * Austin M. Purves Jr. (1900–1977), American artist * Barry Purves (born 1960), British animator and filmmaker * Cec Purves (born 1933), Canadian politician * Christopher Purves (born 1961), British singer * Dale Purves (born 1938), American neurobiologist * Daphne Purves (1908–2008), New Zealand educator * Della Purves (1945–2008), British botanical artist * Herbert Dudley Purves (1908–1993), New Zealand scientist * James Purves (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now constitute the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
