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Randall (surname)
Randall is a surname of English and Irish origin. It is a cognate of the name ''Randolph'' meaning "shield-wolf", composed of ''rand'' "shield" plus ''úlfr'' "wolf"''.'' In Ireland, Randall may be an anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Mac Raghnaill'' meaning "son of raghnall". Randall is also used as a masculine given name, derived from the surname. Notable people A * Addison Randall, American film actor * Adriana Randall, South African politician * Alexander Randall, American (Wisconsin) politician * Alexander Randall (Maryland politician), congressman, Attorney General of Maryland * Alice Randall, African American author and songwriter * Anne Randall, American model * Archibald Randall, United States District Court judge * Archibald N. Randall, American (Wisconsin) politician B * Benjamin Randall, several people * Bob Randall, several people * Blake Randall, Millionaire, philanthropist C * Chad Randall, Australian Rugby League player and model * Charles Hiram Randall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German language, German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch language, Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch, with over 7.1 million native speakers; Low German, considered a separate collection of Standard language, unstandardized dialects, with roughly 4.35–7.15 million native speakers and probably 6.7–10 million people who can understand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald N
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered in Old French. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix '' archi-'' meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form ''Archibald'' became particularly popular among Scottish nobility in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in Scotland and later Nova Scotia. Given name English diminutives or hypocorisms include ''Arch, Archy, Archie, and Baldie (nickname)''. Variants include French ''Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud'', Italian ''Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo'', Portuguese '' Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo'' and Spanish ''Archibaldo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Randall
Sir Richard John Randall (13 October 1906 – 15 November 1982) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury between October 1966 and October 1971. Life and career Dick Randall was born in Birkdale, Queensland on 13 October 1906. He attended Wynnum State High School. Randall joined the Commonwealth public service in 1940, taking up a post at the Department of the Treasury. The following year, on 27 May, he enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force, spending most of the war in Western Australia and demobilising in November 1945. After the war, Randall rejoined Treasury, and was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1966. He retired from his Secretary role in October 1971. Randall died in Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
