Naish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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John Naish (shipbuilder) John Naish (died 1726) was an 18th century shipbuilder to the Royal Navy mainly based at Portsmouth Dockyard. He first appears in Royal Navy records in February 1705 as Assistant Master Shipwright. Typically this would have followed at least seven y ...
(died 1726), English shipbuilder to the Royal Navy
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William Naish (artist) (1766/7–1800), English miniature painter
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William Naish (Quaker) (1785–1860), English Quaker writer and abolitionist
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John Naish
John Naish, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire), King's Counsel, QC (15 August 1841 – 17 August 1890) was an Irish lawyer and judge, who held a number of senior offices, including Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Early life
Born in Limerick on 15 Au ...
(1841–1890), Irish lawyer and judge, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
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J. Carrol Naish
Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in over 200 credits during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Naish received two Oscar nominations for his supporting roles in the films '' Sahara ...
(1897–1973), American actor
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Darren Naish
Darren William Naish is a British vertebrate palaeontologist, author and science communicator.
As a researcher, he is best known for his work describing and reevaluating dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles, including '' Eotyrannus'', '' Xenop ...
, British palaeontologist and science writer
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Robby Naish
Robert Staunton Naish (born April 23, 1963 in La Jolla, San Diego, California) is an American athlete and entrepreneur who has won 24 World Championship Windsurfing titles. He is also considered a pioneer of kiteboarding and stand-up paddle ...
windsurfer and kitesurfer, also Naish kites, sails and boards
See also
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Naish District, Afghanistan
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Naish languages
The Naish languages are a low-level subgroup of Sino-Tibetan languages that include Naxi, Na (Mosuo), and Laze.
Classification
The Naish languages are:
*Naish
**'' Naxi''
**'' Na'' (Narua, Mosuo)
**'' Laze''
In turn, Naish together with Nam ...
, a lower-level language subgroup within the
Sino-Tibetan family of languages
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