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Pierse
Pierse is both a surname and a masculine given name. It is a variant of Pierce, which is of Norman origin. The name appears to be a corruption of the ancient French name Piers, itself derived from the earlier Latin Petrus meaning 'a piece of rock or stone'. The modern French form is Pierre. In connection with the early spelling of name Piers, the terminal s was possibly due to the influence of the French nominative singular ending, giving other examples of this peculiarity such as Jacques and Gilles.Ewen, C. L’Estrange, and C. L’Estrange Ewen. A history of surnames of the British isles: A concise account of their origin, evolution, etymology, and legal status. Baltimore, 1995. The name was brought to Ireland by the Normans during their settlement after the invasions of 1169 and 1170. When adopted by the Irish, the name underwent a change, for the Irish language softened the plosive Piers down to the fricative A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annamay Pierse
Annamay Pierse (born December 5, 1983) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in major international swimming championships including the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships. Pierse grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, and attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the oldest of five sisters – all competitive swimmers – with one older and one younger brother. Pierse was a breaststroke specialist and the holder of several Canadian records both long course and short course. She was formerly the world record-holder in the 200-metre long course breaststroke until Rebecca Soni beat her time by 12 hundredths of a second during the 200-metre semifinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On April 2, 2008, she placed first at the Canadian Olympic Trials in 100-metre breaststroke thereby qualifying her for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pierse
Peter Pierse (died 4 September 1991) was an Australian rugby league referee. Pierse began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League. He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League The New South Wales Rugby League Ltd (NSWRL) is an Australian rugby league football competition operator in rugby league in New South Wales, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Co ... (NSWRL). He refereed two first grade matches in 1981. References External linksPeter Pierse, of Eastlakes, at his office desk after his promotion to refereeing first grade matches of Rugby League. 1991 deaths People from New South Wales Australian rugby league referees Rugby league referees from Newtown 1947 births {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toddy Pierse
Thomas Edward "Toddy" Pierse (21 July 1898 – 11 October 1968) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Wexford and Dublin county teams spanned seven seasons from 1918 until 1924. Pierse first played competitive football on the inter-county scene as a member of the Wexford senior team in 1918. He won an All-Ireland SFC medal that year, as Wexford won a record fourth successive championship. In 1921, Pierse joined the Dublin senior team and went on to win back-to-back All-Ireland SFC medals in 1921 and 1922. He also won three Leinster SFC medals. Pierse ended his career back with the Wexford team in 1924. Honours ;University College Dublin *Sigerson Cup (2): 1920 (c), 1924 ;Wexford *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1918 *Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1918 ;Dublin *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1921, 1922 *Leinster Senior Football Championship (2): 1921, 1922 Events January * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Pierse
Catherine Pierse is an Irish solicitor who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions since November 2021. Early life Pierse comes from Listowel, County Kerry. She studied at University College Cork. She obtained a master's degree in governance from the Queen's University Belfast in 2011. Legal career She qualified as a solicitor in 2001. She first worked as criminal defence solicitor, including as a trial lawyer at Kelleher and O'Doherty solicitors. She later worked as a legal adviser to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and was a lawyer at the Central Bank of Ireland. She was the head of legal, policy and research at the Policing Authority between 2016 and 2018. Her final position before becoming Director of Public Prosecutions was head of the agency's prosecution support services division. Director of Public Prosecutions Pierse was announced as the successor to Claire Loftus Claire Loftus (born 1967) is an Irish solicitor and civil servant who served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierse Joseph Mackesy
Major General Pierse Joseph Mackesy, (5 April 1883 – 8 June 1956) was a British Army officer who, early in the Second World War, led the attempt to recapture Narvik in April–May 1940 in the ill-fated Norwegian campaign. Early life Mackesy was the son of Lieutenant General William Henry Mackesy, and was educated at St Paul's School in Greater London and at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, southeast London. He was commissioned in the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant on 23 August 1902. Military career Mackesy became a survey specialist in the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1911. The first eighteen months of his First World War service were in West Africa. Thereafter he served in France, where he was awarded the Military Cross. As a captain he was Officer Commanding 518th (1/4th London) Field Company, Royal Engineers, from 1 June 1917 to 22 March 1918. A staff officer with the North Russia Relief Force in 1919, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierse Long
Pierse Long (1739 – April 13, 1789) was an American merchant from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He served as a colonel of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and served as a New Hampshire delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1785 and 1786. Pierse was the son of an Irish immigrant who had originally traded with merchants from Ireland who were based in Portsmouth. His father's name was also Pierse. In the vicinity of 1730, he relocated to Portsmouth in order to establish a shop there. Pierse Sr. married in Portsmouth, and the couple went on to have two daughters in addition to their son, who was born in 1739. His father died only a year or two later. After completing his elementary schooling, the young Long became an apprentice to another businessman named Robert Trail. Following the completion of his apprenticeship, Long established himself as a successful merchant. He dealt primarily in the trade of timber to the West Indies as well as the importation of goods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierse Loftus
Pierse Creagh Loftus (29 November 1877 – 20 January 1956) was an Irish-born British businessman and Conservative Party politician. A notable figure in the public life of Lowestoft and East Suffolk for several decades, he sat in the House of Commons from 1934 to 1945 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lowestoft division of Suffolk. Early life Loftus was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland. When he was eight years old, he and his brother changed their surnames to Loftus, adopting their grandmother's maiden name. He was educated at St. Augustine's School in Ramsgate and at The Oratory School in Birmingham. After working in South Africa for three years, where he served with the Maritzburg Defence Force in 1899, he returned to England; in 1902 he bought a share in Adnams Brewery, in Southwold, with his brother Jack. In the First World War he served with the Suffolk Regiment in France, reaching the rank of captain. He was elected to East Suffolk County Council in 1922, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peirse (other)
Peirse may refer to: People with the surname *Henry Peirse (1750s–1824), English politician *Richard Peirse (Royal Navy officer) (1860–1940), English Royal Navy officer *Richard Peirse (1892–1970), English RAF commander *Richard Peirse (RAF officer) (1931–2014), English RAF officer *Sarah Peirse, New Zealand actress People with the double-barrelled name *Beresford-Peirse baronets *Noel Beresford-Peirse (1887–1953), British Army officer See also * Peirce (other) * Pierse * Piers (other) * Pierce (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierce (surname)
Pierce is an English, Welsh, and Irish surname. The name is a cognate of French '' Pierre'' ('Peter'). Notable people with that surname include: Disambiguation pages * Andrew Pierce (other), several people * Benjamin Pierce (other), several people * Bill Pierce (other), several people * Bobby Pierce (other), several people * Charles Pierce (other), several people * David Pierce (other), several people * Edward Pierce (other), several people * Franklin Pierce (other), several people * George Pierce (other), several people * Jack Pierce (other), several people * John Pierce (other), several people * James Pierce (other), several people * Larry Pierce (other), several people * Richard Pierce (other), several people * William Pierce (other), several people Arts and letters *Aida Pierce (born 1956), Mexican actress and comedian * Bradley Pierce (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piers (name)
Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter (given name), Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'. People with the given name * Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman * Piers Adams (born 1963), British recorder player * Piers Akerman (born 1950), Australian journalist, conservative commentator and columnist * Piers Anthony (born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels * Piers Baker (born 1962), British cartoonist * Piers Baron (born 1983), English musician * Piers Bengough (1929–2005), British Army officer * Piers Benn (born 1962), British philosopher * Piers Bishop (born 1956), British artist * Piers Bizony (born 1959), Science journalist * Piers Blaikie (born 1942), British geographer * Piers Bohl (1865–1921), Latvian mathematician * Piers Brendon (born 1940), British writer * Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467–1539) * Piers Claughton (1814–1884), British Anglican bishop, Archd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fricative
A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the soft palate in the case of German (the final consonant of '' Bach''); or the side of the tongue against the molars, in the case of Welsh (appearing twice in the name '' Llanelli''). This turbulent airflow is called frication. A particular subset of fricatives are the sibilants. When forming a sibilant, one still is forcing air through a narrow channel, but in addition, the tongue is curled lengthwise to direct the air over the edge of the teeth. English , , , and are examples of sibilants. The usage of two other terms is less standardized: "Spirant" is an older term for fricatives used by some American and European phoneticians and phonologists for non-sibilant fricatives. "Strident" could mean just "sibilant", but some authors include also lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plosive
In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be made with the tongue tip or blade (, ), tongue body (, ), lips (, ), or glottis (). Plosives contrast with nasals, where the vocal tract is blocked but airflow continues through the nose, as in and , and with fricatives, where partial occlusion impedes but does not block airflow in the vocal tract. Terminology The terms ''stop, occlusive,'' and ''plosive'' are often used interchangeably. Linguists who distinguish them may not agree on the distinction being made. "Stop" refers to the stopping of the airflow, "occlusive" to the articulation which occludes (blocks) the vocal tract, and "plosive" to the plosion (release burst) of the consonant. Some object to the use of "plosive" for inaudibly released stops, which may then instead be called "applosives". The International Phonetic Association and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |