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Wickliffe may refer to: People *Charles A. Wickliffe (1788—1869), a U.S. Representative from Kentucky *Dean Wickliffe, a New Zealander convicted of murder *John Wickliffe or John Wycliffe (c. 1320–1384), English philosopher, theologian, preacher, translator, reformer and teacher * Letty M. Wickliffe (1902-2001), African-American educator *Robert C. Wickliffe, (1819—1895), Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Louisiana *Robert Charles Wickliffe, (1874–1912, grandson of Charles A. Wickliffe and cousin of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham), a U.S. Representative from Louisiana Places ;in Australia * Wickliffe, Victoria ;in the United States * Wickliffe, Indiana * Wickliffe, Kentucky * Wickliffe (New Roads, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana * Wickliffe, Ohio Wickliffe is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,750 at the 2010 census. A post office called Wickliffe has been in operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |