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Wallington (surname)
Wallington, is a toponymic surname derived from a common English place name. The name "Wallington" derives from the Anglo Saxon "Waletone" meaning "Farm of the serfs or Britons". People with the surname * George Wallington, American musician * James Wallington, American boxer * Mark Wallington (writer), British author * Nehemiah Wallington Nehemiah Wallington (1598–1658) was an English Puritan artisan (a wood turner) and chronicler from Eastcheap. He left over 2,500 pages and 50 volumes on himself, religion and politics, 8 of which survive. Life Born on 12 May 1598, he was the te ..., English Puritan References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallington (Surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wallington
George Wallington (October 27, 1924 – February 15, 1993) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Wallington was born Giacinto Figlia (some sources give "Giorgio") in Sicily, and then moved to the United States (New York) with his family in 1925. His father sang opera and introduced his son to classical music, but Wallington listened to jazz after hearing the music of saxophonist Lester Young. He said that he acquired the name Wallington in high school: "I like to wear flashy clothes ..and the kids in the neighborhood would say, 'Hey, look at Wallington!'" He left school at the age of 15 to play piano in New York. Later life and career From 1943 to 1953, Wallington played with Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Marsala, Charlie Parker, Serge Chaloff, Allen Eager, Kai Winding, Terry Gibbs, Brew Moore, Al Cohn, Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims, and Red Rodney, and recorded as a leader for Savoy and Blue Note (1950). Wallington toured Europe in 1953 with Lionel Hampton's big band.Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wallington
James ("Jim") Robert Wallington (July 28, 1944 – April 20, 1988) was an American welterweight boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) after a loss in the semifinals against eventual silver medalist Enrique Regueiferos from Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea .... He won the gold medal at the Pan American Games a year earlier. Wallington was also the US National Amateur Light Welterweight Champion in 1966 and 1967. Wallington also served in the US Army. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wallington (writer)
Mark Wallington (born 1953 in Swanage) is a writer, perhaps most famous for his humorous "Boogie" travelogues,"Travels with Boogie"(''500 Mile Walkies'' and ''Boogie up the River'') London, Random House(1986;89- reissued 2006) both serialised on BBC Radio Four. He was working as a gardener in North London in 1979 when he began his writing career working with Dick Fiddy, submitting sketches to ''Not the Nine O'clock News'' and '' Dave Allen at Large''. They later scripted the BBC sitcom ''All Night Long''. In 1982 Wallington walked the South West coast path with his urban dog, Boogie. He wrote up the journey in ''500 Mile Walkies'' which became a best seller. ''Boogie up the River'' followed in 1989. In 1991 Wallington published a novel, ''The Missing Postman'', and then scripted the TV series of the same name starring James Bolam. His second novel, ''Happy Birthday Shakespeare'' (1999), was also turned into a TV two-parter. Wallington's further TV work includes ''Station Jim' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |