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Watson (given Name)
Watson is a patronymic forename of English and Scottish origin. Meaning "Son of Walter" or "Son of Water", the name originated in Old English because in medieval times the usual pronunciation of Walter was Water. Notable people with the name include: * Watson Boas (born 1994), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer * Watson Cheyne (1852–1932), Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist * Watson Forbes (1909–1997), Scottish violinist and classical music arranger * Watson Fothergill (1841–1928), English architect * Watson Khupe (1962/1963–2022), Zimbabwean politician * Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977), Canadian scholar, university administrator and translator * Watson Nyambek (born 1976), Malaysian sprinter * Watson Parker (1924–2013), American historian, author and academic * Watson Reid (1827–1891), Scottish Episcopalian priest * Watson Spoelstra (1910–1999), American sportswriter * Watson C. Squire (1838–1926), American Civil War veteran and politician * Watson Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
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 Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames.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] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Boas
Watson Boas (born 1994) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Doncaster in Betfred League 1 and Papua New Guinea at international level. He previously played for the Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship, PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup, and represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup and 2021 World Cup . Background Boas was born in Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea. Playing career Boas previously played for the Agmark Gurias in the PNGNRL and Royals club in East New Britain Rugby League. He is the younger brother of fellow PNG representative Ase Boas. Since his first cap in 2016, Boas has played many fixtures for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team. His natural athletic ability saw him garner interest from English Rugby League One side, Featherstone Rovers. However his big break in England, came through a successful loan spell at Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Cheyne
Rear admiral Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet, (14 December 1852 – 19 April 1932) was a Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom. Early life and education Cheyne was born at sea off Hobart, Tasmania. His father, Andrew Cheyne, was the eldest of two illegitimate children born to James Cheyne, who was the youngest brother of John Cheyne, the Laird of Tangwick (Northmavine, Shetland). His father grew up at the Tangwick Haa, and went to sea around the age of twelve, rising to command a brig in the Far East at the age of 22. His mother Eliza, the daughter of the Rev. William Watson, died in 1856, leaving Willam Cheyne to be brought up by his grandfather, the Rev. William Watson, and latterly by his aunt and uncle-in-law, in Fetlar. In 1864, he was sent to Aberdeen Grammar School, and he remained there until 1868 when he went to King's College, Aberdeen to study for an Arts degree, which he did not complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Forbes
Watson Douglas Buchanan Forbes (16 November 1909 in St Andrews – 25 June 1997 in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire) was a Scottish violist and classical music arranger. From 1964 to 1974 he was Head of Music for BBC Scotland. Early life Watson Forbes was born in St Andrews, where his parents kept a jeweller's shop. He first learnt the violin from his father, who was a Scottish country fiddler. Showing promise, at the age of 16 he was sent to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied violin, viola and composition. His composition professor at the RAM was Theodore Holland who wrote a Suite for Forbes. Forbes had a number of violin teachers at the RAM. His first teacher was Sydney Robjohns, followed by Edith Knocker, then Paul Beard and finally Marjorie Hayward. At the Academy, he played in the first orchestra and shared the first desk of violins with Vivian Dunn. He was part of the premier string quartet at the RAM, with David Carl Taylor playing second violin, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Fothergill
Watson Fothergill (12 July 1841 – 6 March 1928) was a British architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham in the East Midlands of England, his influences were mainly from the Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular architecture styles. His work dates from 1864 (when he set himself up in practice) to around 1912. His earliest surviving known building dates from 1866. Early life Born Fothergill Watson in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in 1841, he was the son of wealthy Nottingham Lace merchant Robert Watson and Mary Ann Fothergill. He changed his name to Watson Fothergill in 1892 to continue his maternal family name. Family He married Anne Hage in 1867 at St. John's Church, Mansfield. They had the following children: *Marian Watson (1868–1955) *Annie Forbes Watson (1869–1930) *Edith Mary Watson (1871–1936) *Eleanor Fothergill Watson (1872–1946) *Samuel Fothergill Watson (1875–1915) *Harold H Watson (1877-1905) *Clarice Watson (1877–1955) His father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Khupe
Watson Khupe (1962/1963 – 17 July 2022) was a Zimbabwean disability activist and politician who served in the Senate of Zimbabwe from 2018 to 2022 as a member of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front. Khupe represented a specially allotted constituency for people with disabilities. Biography Khupe, an ethnic Kalanga, was born in 1962 or 1963 in Matabeleland, then part of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Khupe attended the National University of Science and Technology, where he received a Master of Business Administration degree. Khupe was a staunch advocate for disability rights. Khupe has muscular dystrophy and had served as the chairman of the Disabled People's Organization, the National Disability Board, and the Federation of Organizations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe. In 1990, Khupe founded the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Zimbabwe, and from 2011 to 2015, he served as the organization's project manager. In 2010, he was the co-author of a report sponso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Kirkconnell
Watson Kirkconnell, (16 May 1895 – 26 February 1977) was a Canadian scholar, university administrator and translator. He is well known in Iceland, Eastern and Central Europe and among Canadians of different origins for his translations of national poetry, particularly from Hungarian, Ukrainian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian. He collaborated with distinguished scholars and academics of his time in perfecting the translations, including literary critic Pavle Popović. One of his most remarkable translations is The Bards of Wales, a poem of Hungarian poet János Arany. After World War II, Kirkconnell wrote a poem about Draža Mihailović, alleging that the Serb general's execution on July 17, 1946 at the hands of Josip Broz Tito's victorious Yugoslav Partisans had followed a show trial and that charges of Chetnik war crimes in World War II and of collaboration with occupying Fascist Italian and Nazi German forces were false and trumped up. The execution solidified Communist ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Nyambek
Watson Nyambek (born 27 February 1976) from Miri, Sarawak is a Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...n sprinter. He attended secondary education in SMK St.Columba. Nyambek, under the tutelage of Canadian coach Daniel St Hilaire, had shot to fame in 1996 during the Malaysia Games, beating reigning 100m sprinter Azmi Ibrahim in the final. Nyambek astonished everyone by clocking 10.38 seconds, eclipsing the national record set by M Jegathesan (10.46 seconds, set during the Asian Games in 1966). Two years later, Nyambek lowered this record to 10.30 seconds. Achievements Personal bests References External links * 1976 births Living people People from Sarawak Malaysian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Parker
Watson Parker (June 15, 1924 – January 9, 2013) was an American historian, author and academic. Parker, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, specialized in the history of the Black Hills of South Dakota and eastern Wyoming. He was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 2011 for his work. Background Parker was born in 1924. He was raised on his family's dude ranch and resort, the Palmer Gulch Lodge, at the base of Black Elk Peak near Hill City, South Dakota. Hill City is called the "Heart of the Hills" because of its location near the center of the Black Hills. Parker managed the Palmer Gulch Lodge from 1948''Directory of American Scholars'', 6th ed. (Bowker, 1974), Vol. I, p. 481. until 1960, when he left home to study history. The Parker family continued to run the ranch until 1962. Parker received an A.B. from the University of Chicago (1948), a B.S. from Cornell University (1951), and an M.A. from the University of Oklahoma (1962). He receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Reid
James Watson Reid (1827 1891) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest: he was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1890 to 1903. He was born in 1827, educated at the University of Glasgow;and ordained in 1849. He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway from 1849 to 1859; Priest in charge of Baillieston from 1850 to 1854; in charge of the Jordanhill Mission from 1854 to 1856; and the Incumbent at Christ Church, Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ... from 1857 until his death on 5 February 1891.Bertie (ibid) p413 References Alumni of the University of Glasgow Deans of Glasgow and Galloway 1827 births 1891 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Spoelstra
Watson N. "Waddy" Spoelstra (April 5, 1910 – July 20, 1999) was an American sportswriter for ''The Detroit News'' from 1945 to 1973. He served as the president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1968. After retiring from ''The Detroit News'', he founded Baseball Chapel, a Christian ministry for professional baseball players, which he led from 1973 to 1982. Spoelstra was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1910. He attended Hope College where he played baseball and basketball. He became Hope College's all-time leading scorer in basketball. He graduated from Hope College in 1932. After graduating from college, Spoelstra was hired as a sportswriter by the Associated Press, assigned to Detroit. In approximately 1945, Spoelstra was hired by ''The Detroit News ''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
