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Calendar year
1666 (MDCLXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1666th year
1666
1666 conflagration in England
occurred in central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while
Great_Fire_of_London
2021 film by Leigh Janiak
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (titled onscreen as Fear Street 1666 for its first half and Fear Street 1994: Part 2 for its second half) is a 2021 American
Fear_Street_Part_Three:_1666
Queen of France from 1615 to 1644
Ana de Austria; born Ana María Mauricia; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was Queen of France from 1615 to 1643 by marriage to King Louis XIII. She
Anne_of_Austria
English politician
uncle, Sir Walter's brother, see Carew Raleigh Carew Raleigh or Ralegh (1605–1666) was an English politician. Raleigh was the son of Sir Walter Raleigh. Born
Carew_Raleigh_(1605–1666)
1666 conflict in Deccan
strategic fort of Phonda (Ponda), located at the borders of Goa in the year 1666, led by Shivaji, the first Maratha ruler. This was one of two sieges held
Siege_of_Ponda_(1666)
Canadian game designer (born 1974)
Games, where he worked on the games Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey and 1666: Amsterdam. Born in 1974 at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Désilets is
Patrice_Désilets
Declaring a person legally dead in the absence of direct proof
Cestui que Vie Act 1666 Act of Parliament Parliament of England Long title An Act for Redresse of Inconveniencies by want of Proofe of the Deceases of
Presumption_of_death
Informaciones Jurídicas de 1666 (English: The Proceedings of 1666) is a Spanish document that helped support the apparition of the Virgin Mary to Juan
Informaciones Jurídicas de 1666
Informaciones_Jurídicas_de_1666
Events from the year 1666 in France. Monarch – Louis XIV 13 January – French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier arrives in Dhaka, and meets Shaista Khan
1666_in_France
Conflict in eastern Europe
of 1654–1667 and was a prelude to the Ottoman–Polish War of 1672—1676. In 1666, Hetman Petro Doroshenko of the Cossack Hetmanate aiming to gain control
Polish–Cossack–Tatar War (1666–1671)
Polish–Cossack–Tatar_War_(1666–1671)
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
London suffered the Great Plague of 1665–1666, killing some 100,000 people, a fifth of the population. In 1666, the Great Fire destroyed much of the wooden-built
London
Eternal grant of fishing rights in English waters to Belgian fishermen by King Charles II
to Britain. In June 1660 he officially regained the throne of England. In 1666 his earlier guide and friend in Bruges, the knight Arrazola de Oñate was
Fisheries_Privilege_(1666)
Census in Canada
‹ The template Infobox census is being considered for merging. › The 1666 census of New France was the first census conducted in Canada (and also North
1666_census_of_New_France
List of events
1666 in England was the first year to be designated as an Annus mirabilis, in John Dryden's 1667 poem, which celebrated England's failure to be beaten
1666_in_England
British naval ship
of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich Dockyard on 26 January 1666 and broken up in 1769. The Rupert was ordered on 26 October 1664 as part
HMS_Rupert_(1666)
British warship
other than her launch date. She was launched at Harwich Dockyard on 24 July 1666. Her keel length reported for tonnage was 64 feet 0 inches (19.51 metres)
HMS_Roebuck_(1666)
English lawyer and politician
Thomas Fox (4 March 1622 – 1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660. Fox was the son of John Brooks
Thomas_Fox_(1622–1666)
English barrister and judge
Peter Warburton (1588–1666) was an English barrister and judge. The eldest son of Peter Warburton of Hefferston Grange, Cheshire, grandson of Sir Peter
Peter_Warburton_(1588–1666)
French metal band
of the Dark (full-length, 1993) Miracles: Totem Taboo (full-length, 1994) 1666...Théâtre Bizarre (full-length, 1995) Visionnaire (full-length, 1997) Libertine
Misanthrope_(band)
2021 film score by Marco Beltrami, Anna Drubich and Marcus Trumpp
Street Part Three: 1666 (Music from the Netflix Trilogy) is the film score soundtrack to the 2021 film Fear Street Part Three: 1666, the third instalment
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (soundtrack)
Fear_Street_Part_Three:_1666_(soundtrack)
1666 Pan-Orthodox synod that deposed Patriarch Nikon
Pan-Orthodox synod convened by Tsar Alexis of Russia in Moscow in April 1666 in order to depose Patriarch Nikon of Moscow. The council condemned the famous
Great_Moscow_Synod
1609 – 1 November 1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons for two periods between 1654 and 1666. Yorke was the son
William_Yorke_(died_1666)
Pavilion in Isfahan, Iran
any case between 1647 (date of the construction of the Chehel Sotoun) and 1666, based on stylistic grounds, and on the fact that Jean Chardin described
Chehel_Sotoun
Queen regnant of Ndongo and Matamba (1663– 1666)
(also called Kambu, Barbara) (died 1666) was the queen regnant of the Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba from 1663 to 1666. Mukambu Mbandi was the younger sister
Mukambu_of_Matamba
1666 battle
Battle of Cape Dungeness (French: Bataille du cap Dungeness) (17 September 1666) was a naval battle that took place during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A
Battle_of_Dungeness_(1666)
Ship, 1666
was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Blackwall Yard. This second Warspite was one of the five ships designed
HMS_Warspite_(1666)
English Tory Member of Parliament for Oxford
Francis Norreys (c.1666 – 6 June 1706) was an English Tory politician. Norreys was the second son of Sir Edward Norreys. He was educated at The Queen's
Francis_Norreys_(1666–1706)
Horror film franchise
Janiak states that she was influenced by Friday the 13th. Thrust back to 1666, Deena learns the truth about Sarah Fier. Back in 1994, the friends fight
Fear_Street_(film_series)
1666 painting by Rembrandt
Lucretia is a 1666 history painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a myth
Lucretia_(Rembrandt,_1666)
first battle of the Polish–Cossack–Tatar war that took place on 19 December 1666 between the joint Cossack-Tatar army led by Petro Doroshenko and the Polish-Lithuanian
Battle_of_Brailov_(1666)
Legitimized daughter of Louis XIV (1666–1739)
Vallière and of Vaujours (French pronunciation: [maʁi an də buʁbɔ̃]; 2 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) was a French noblewoman as the eldest legitimised daughter
Marie_Anne_de_Bourbon
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1666_in_poetry
English politician
Ralph Freman (1666–1742), of Aspenden Hall and Hamels, Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons for
Ralph_Freman_(1666–1742)
Polish nobleman
Łukasz de Bnin Opaliński (Latin: Luca Opalinius; 1612 – June 15, 1666) was a Polish nobleman, poet, political activist and one of the most important Polish
Łukasz_Opaliński_(1612–1666)
Duchess of Parma and Piacenza from 1664 to 1666
Isabella d'Este (3 October 1635 – 21 August 1666) was Duchess of Parma, and second wife of Duke Ranuccio II Farnese. She was the paternal grandmother of
Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma
Isabella_d'Este,_Duchess_of_Parma
Danish diplomat and governor-general of Norway (1609–1666)
Hannibal Sehested (1609 – 23 September 1666) was a Danish statesman and son-in-law of King Christian IV. He served as Governor-general of Norway (then
Hannibal_Sehested_(governor)
Surname list
(1582–1645), English theologian and controversialist John Featley (1605–1666), English chorister and divine Flatley This page lists people with the surname
Featley
American actress (born 1993)
Rudd appeared in Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Fear Street Part Three: 1666 in the dual roles of Cindy Berman and Abigail, considered her breakthrough
Emily_Rudd
ship launches in 1666 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1666. "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Trident' (1666)". Threedecks
List_of_ship_launches_in_1666
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were acts of the Parliament of England (citation 18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4 (1666), 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 (1678) and 32 Cha. 2
Burying_in_Woollen_Acts
Battle during the Portuguese Restoration War
The Battle of Berlengas was fought in 1666 during the Portuguese Restoration War, between the Portuguese defenders of the Fort São João Baptista and a
Battle of the Berlengas (1666)
Battle_of_the_Berlengas_(1666)
Topics referred to by the same term
Hallows, Bow All Hallows-by-the-Tower All Hallows Honey Lane (destroyed 1666) All Hallows-on-the-Wall All Hallows, Bread Street (demolished 1878) All
All_Hallows
than a sixth rate vessel. It saw action during the Battle of Oxfordness 1666. Then the Mediterranean before being sent to Ireland and Scotland. She was
HMS_Fanfan_(1666)
The Treaty of Kleve was a treaty signed in Kleve in 1666 which was proposed by Frederick William of Brandenburg. The two parties were the Dutch Republic
Treaty_of_Kleve_(1666)
navy of the United Provinces (a precursor state of the Netherlands) between 1666 and 1689. Eendragt was the more common spelling in the 17th century; Eendracht
Dutch_ship_Eendracht_(1666)
Samuel Robinson (19 October 1666 – 9 December 1729) of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire was an English Member of Parliament. He was the oldest surviving son of
Samuel_Robinson_(1666–1729)
The year 1666 in music involved some significant events. The Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna is founded. King Charles II of England appoints Louis Grabu
1666_in_music
Medieval cathedral of the City of London
Cathedral was the cathedral of the City of London that, until the Great Fire of 1666, stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built in 1087 and
Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral
English lawyer and Whig politician
Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet (1666 – 24 November 1738) of Warham, Norfolk was an English lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British
Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Warham
Sir_Charles_Turner,_1st_Baronet,_of_Warham
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
under the new construction programme of that year, and launched on 27 March 1666 at William Castle's private shipyard at Deptford in the presence of King
HMS_Defiance_(1666)
17th-century brigands on the England-Scotland border
act about to expire, the Cavalier Parliament passed the Moss Troopers Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 3). Under section two of this act, the benefit of clergy
Moss-trooper
Catholic appointments from 1657 to 1667
pectore, published on 15 February 1666) – cardinal-priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (received the title on 5 May 1666), † 28 August 1679 Neri Corsini,
Cardinals created by Alexander VII
Cardinals_created_by_Alexander_VII
English politician (1585–1666)
Sir John Strangways (27 September 1585 – 30 December 1666) of Melbury House, Melbury Sampford, Somerset, and of Abbotsbury in Dorset, was an English politician
John_Strangways_(died_1666)
Naval conflict from 1665 to 1667
battles, neither side was able to score a decisive victory, and by the end of 1666 the war had reached stalemate. Peace talks made little progress until the
Second_Anglo-Dutch_War
French nobleman
Henri de Lorraine (20 March 1601 – 25 July 1666, Royaumont Abbey), known as Cadet la Perle, was a French nobleman. He was count of Harcourt, count of Armagnac
Henri,_Count_of_Harcourt
Electoral Princess of Hanover
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain. The
Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle
Native American student
Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck (estimated 1644 – 1666) was the first Native American to graduate from Harvard University. Cheeshahteaumuck, the son of a Nobnocket
Caleb_Cheeshahteaumuck
French watchmaker and scapegoat for the Fire of London
Robert Hubert (c. 1640 – 27 October 1666) was a watchmaker from Rouen, France, who was executed following his false confession of starting the Great Fire
Robert_Hubert
Wars in Calicut, India between 1666 and 1758
ruler of Calicut in present-day Kerala, India. The conflicts occurred in 1666–1668, 1670–1672, 1701–1710, 1715–1718, and 1753–1758. This period of conflict
Dutch–Zamorin_conflicts
This is a list of fellows of the Royal Society elected in its seventh year, 1666. Adrian Auzout (1622–1691) Robert Bertie (1630–1701) George Cock (d. 1679)
List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1666
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_elected_in_1666
Early American publisher
Bartholomew Green (October 12, 1666 – December 28, 1732) was a colonial printer at Boston and later the publisher of The Boston News-Letter. Bartholomew
Bartholomew_Green_Sr.
County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 3 December 1666 for Gilbert Ramsay. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth
Ramsay baronets of Bamff (1666)
Ramsay_baronets_of_Bamff_(1666)
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England
Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 20 July 1666 for Thomas Putt, of Combe, Gittisham, Devon, later member of parliament for
Putt_baronets
Catholic cardinal
Carlo de' Medici (19 March 1595 – 17 June 1666) was an Italian nobleman and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Born into the powerful and wealthy Florentine
Carlo_de'_Medici_(cardinal)
English lawyer and politician
Sir James Montagu (2 February 1666 – 1723), of the Middle Temple, London, was an English lawyer and Whig politician, who sat in the House of Commons at
James_Montagu_(judge)
Painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, dating to 1665–1666 and 1668–1669 and both now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville. 1665–1666 1668–1669 Entry on museosdeandalucia
Saint Anthony with the Christ Child (Murillo)
Saint_Anthony_with_the_Christ_Child_(Murillo)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Christopher Myngs, she took part in the Four Days Battle of 1666 (where Myngs was killed), and on 25 July 1666 in the St. James's Day Battle under Sir Edward Spragge
English_ship_Victory_(1620)
16th-17th century conflict in Asia
of Portugal and the kingdoms located in present–day Myanmar from 1539 to 1666. Prior to Filipe de Brito e Nicote's arrival in Burma in the 1600s, the Portuguese
Burmese–Portuguese_conflicts
"separation from bed and board" from his wife in the ecclesiastical courts in 1666 and introduced a bill into the House of Lords to pronounce her children illegitimate
Anne_Manners,_Lady_Roos
Events from the year 1666 in Ireland. Monarch: Charles II February – William Penn moves from London to Ireland to manage his father's estates. In May,
1666_in_Ireland
Mughal emperor from 1628 to 1658
Shah Jahan I (Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram; 5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the fifth Mughal Emperor from
Shah_Jahan
Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696
V Alekseyevich (Russian: Иван V Алексеевич; 6 September [O.S. 27 August] 1666 – 8 February [O.S. 29 January] 1696) was Tsar of all Russia between 1682
Ivan_V_of_Russia
Act of the Parliament of England
The Coin Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of England. Section 11 of the act provided that the act would remain in force until
Coin_Act_1666
Wiechquaeskeck sachem
Shawanórõckquot (fl. 1636–1666), also referred to as Janorocket, Shenarock or Shenarockwell, and Sauwenare or Sawenaroque, was a Wiechquaeskeck sachem
Shawanórõckquot
1666 reform at the University of Alcalá
college of the University of Alcalá de Henares, formally enacted on 4 November 1666 by direct order of the Spanish Crown following a royal decree issued on 27
Royal reform of the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso
Royal_reform_of_the_Colegio_Mayor_de_San_Ildefonso
Act of the Parliament of England
The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of England with the long title "An Act for rebuilding the City of
Rebuilding_of_London_Act_1666
English lawyer and politician
Chaloner Chute (1632–1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1661. Chute was the only surviving son of Chaloner
Chaloner_Chute_(died_1666)
English writer and papal chamberlain (1666–1704)
Charles Dryden (1666–1704) was an English chamberlain to Pope Innocent XII. Born at Charlton, London in 1666, Charles was the first son of the poet John
Charles Dryden (English writer)
Charles_Dryden_(English_writer)
The Stirling baronetcy of Glorat in Stirlingshire was created on 30 April 1666 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia for George Stirling, son of the Royalist
Stirling baronets of Glorat (1666)
Stirling_baronets_of_Glorat_(1666)
Latin phrase referring to several years during which events of major importance occurred
major importance are remembered, notably Isaac Newton's discoveries in 1665–1666 at the age of 23, and Albert Einstein's papers published in 1905 at the age
Annus_mirabilis
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 18 September 1666 for William Blair. The title became extinct on his death sometime after 1666. The Blair Baronetcy, of Harrow Weald
Blair_baronets
Scottish politician (c.1666–1733)
1666 – 31 October 1733) was a Scottish politician. He was the last Treasurer-depute before the Union with England. David Boyle was born circa 1666 at
David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow
David_Boyle,_1st_Earl_of_Glasgow
Holy Roman Empress from 1666 to 1673
en la ciudad de Viena, en cinco de Diciembre del año pasado de 1666, Granada, 1666. Pomp and circumstance: the baroque opera Il pomo d’oro in: europeanasounds
Margaret_Theresa_of_Spain
dedicated (September 21). Chapel of Brasenose College, Oxford consecrated. 1666 Scala Regia in the Vatican, designed by Bernini, completed. Plans for rebuilding
1660s_in_architecture
Conflict between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire (1645–1669)
capable leadership of the Köprülü family, sent a final great expedition in 1666 under the direct supervision of the Grand Vizier. This began the final and
Cretan_War_(1645–1669)
Jesuit college in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
building, built in 1666–1750. It was designed by the architect Giovanni Domenico Orsi and the construction of the building started in 1666. After Orsi's death
Jesuit_College,_Kutná_Hora
Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680
horsemen, to fight for the Mughals in the Deccan, as a mansabdar. In January 1666, Shivaji was dispatched to capture the fort of Panhala and Phonda against
Shivaji
Habsburg motto
used as a motto by the Habsburgs. One note in his notebook (discovered in 1666), though not in the same hand, explains it in German and Latin as "All the
A.E.I.O.U.
Jewish mystic and self-proclaimed Messiah (1626–1676)
movements like the Frankists. Upon arriving in Constantinople in February 1666, Sabbatai was imprisoned on the order of the grand vizier Köprülüzade Fazıl
Sabbatai_Zevi
Catholic Saint from Mexico
apparitions, giving many instances of his sanctity of life. Becerra Tanco (1666 and 1675). Juan Diego's town of origin, place of residence at the date of
Juan_Diego
Russian painter
Joseph Vladimirov (Russian: Иосиф Владимиров) (active 1642–1666) was a Russian painter and art theorist of the 17th century. Vladimirov was born in Yaroslavl
Joseph_Vladimirov
Cultural property in Alcalá de Henares, Spain
construction was not finished until the second half of the 17th century. In 1666, the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso underwent one of the most comprehensive
Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso
Colegio_Mayor_de_San_Ildefonso
English merchant and Lord Mayor of London (1620–1682)
from 1660 to 1679. He was Lord Mayor of London from October 1665 to October 1666 and his inaction during the early stages of the Great Fire of London was
Thomas_Bloodworth
article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1666. June 4 – Molière's comedy of manners Le Misanthrope is premièred at the
1666_in_literature
Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz
Henriëtte Amalia Maria von Anhalt-Dessau (Kleve, 16 August 1666 – Dietz an der Lahn, 18 April 1726) was a Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz. She was the
Henriette Amalie of Anhalt-Dessau (1666–1726)
Henriette_Amalie_of_Anhalt-Dessau_(1666–1726)
This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1666. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament
List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1666
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_England_from_1666
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Master Shipwright John Tippets. She was taken in hand in early 1666 and launched on 21 April 1666. Her dimensions were keel 90 feet 0 inches (27.4 metres) keel
English_ship_Constant_Warwick
American legislator and attorney general
John Clayton (c. 1666 – November 28, 1737) was a British lawyer who emigrated to the colony of Virginia where he served at Attorney General as well as
John_Clayton_(d._1737)
Epidemic of bubonic plague, 1665–66
The Great Plague of London, lasting from 1665 to 1666, was the most recent major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England. It happened within
Great_Plague_of_London
1666
1666
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from an unidentified place. It may be a metathesized spelling of Erdington in the West Midlands, which derives its name from the Old English personal name Ēanrēd + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Christopher Edrington is recorded in Rappahannock co., VA, in 1666–71.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from French jeune ‘young’, a distinguishing name for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Compare Young.Translation of French Juin, name of the month of June, probably applied as a nickname for someone born or baptized in that month or for a foundling discovered in June.A Juin from La Rochelle, France, is recorded in Saint-Jean, Quebec, in 1666.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name for a falconer, Middle High German vakenoere. In medieval times falconry was a sport practised only by the nobility; it was the task of the falconer to look after the birds and train young ones.English : variant spelling of Faulkner.Daniel Falckner (1666–c.1745), German Lutheran pastor and agent for the Frankfurt Land Company, founded the first German Lutheran congregation in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Northfleet in Kent, from north + Old English flēot ‘stream’ or ‘estuary’.Thomas Norfleet, from Kent, England, was in VA by 1666.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and German
English, Scottish, French, and German : from the name of the flower, Middle English, Old French, Middle High German rose (Latin rosa), in various applications. In part it is a topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew, or a habitational name for someone living at a house bearing the sign of the rose. It is also found, especially in Europe, as a nickname for a man with a ‘rosy’ complexion. As an American surname, this name has absorbed cognates and similar-sounding names from other European languages.English : variant of Royce.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from the word for the flower (German Rose, Yiddish royz), or a metronymic name from the Yiddish female personal name Royze, derived from the word for the flower.French families bearing the name Rose are descended from a native of Paris, documented in Quebec City in 1666.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and French
English, Scottish, and French : status name for a young servant,
Middle English and Old French page (from Italian paggio,
ultimately from Greek paidion, diminutive of pais ‘boy’,
‘child’). The surname is also common in Ireland (especially Ulster and
eastern Galway), having been established there since the 16th century.North German : metonymic occupational name for
a horse dealer, from Middle Low German page ‘horse’.(Pagé) : North American form of French Paget.A Pagé, also known as Carsy, Quercy, and
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire and South Wales)
English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : most probably from the Norman personal name Luce (a vernacular form of Latin Lucia or Lucius). This is generally a female name, although male bearers are found in France. It was borne by a young Sicilian maiden and an aged Roman widow, both of whom were martyred under Diocletian and are venerated as saints.English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : Alternatively, the surname may be a variant of Lewis.English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : American bearers of this surname are descended from Henry Luce (1640–c.1688), who came to Scituate, MA, from south Wales in or before 1666, and moved to Martha’s Vineyard, MA, in about 1670. He had many prominent descendants.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the Norman personal name Aschetil (see Haskell).Stephen Hasket, a soap boiler and merchant of Salem, MA, was a native of Henstridge, Somerset, England. He came to Salem from Exeter, Devon, about 1666. His son Elias, born at Salem, went on to become governor of New Providence, Bahamas, before the people there revolted and sent him back to NY.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : variant spelling of Hamill.French : topographic name for someone who lived and worked at an outlying farm dependent on the main village, Old French hamel (a diminutive from a Germanic element cognate with Old English hÄm ‘homestead’).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from the city of Hamlin, German Hameln, Yiddish Haml, where the Hamel river empties into the Weser. The name of the river probably derives from the Germanic element ham ‘water meadow’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle Dutch hamel ‘wether’, ‘castrated ram’.A Hamel from Normandy, France, is documented in St. Jean et St. François, Quebec, in 1666.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hewitt 1.French : from
a pet form of the Old French personal name Hue, Hughe
(see Hugh).A Huet from the Anjou region of France is recorded in Trois
Rivières, Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. There is a river Cray in Kent, named with Old Welsh crei ‘fresh’; craft may be Old English cræft ‘mill’.John Craycroft came to MD in 1666 from Lincolnshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman female personal name Avice (Old French Avice, Latin Avitia, also found in a masculine form, Avitius). This is of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic (Gaulish) name.French : Tanguay and Jetté have people named Avice, Avisse in Quebec from 1666. Nègre has an Avèze (Puy-de-Dome) also deriving from Avitius.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, and Dutch
English, French, Spanish, and Dutch : from Middle English, Old French cardinal ‘cardinal’, the church dignitary (Latin cardinalis, originally an adjective meaning ‘crucial’). The surname may have denoted a servant who worked in a cardinal’s household, but was probably more often bestowed as a nickname on someone who habitually dressed in red or who had played the part of a cardinal in a pageant, or on one who acted in a lordly and patronizing manner, like a prince of the Church.A bearer of the name, of unknown origin, is documented in Montreal by 1666.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Dutch, Polish, Czech, and Slovenian
English, French, Dutch, Polish, Czech, and Slovenian : from a Germanic personal name (see Bernhard). The popularity of the personal name was greatly increased by virtue of its having been borne by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (c.1090–1153), founder and abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux.Americanized form of German Bernhard or any of the other cognates in European languages; for forms see Hanks and Hodges 1988.The first bearer of the name in Canada was from the Lorraine region of France. He is documented in Quebec city in 1666 as Jean Bernard. He and some of his descendants bore the secondary surnames Anse and Hanse, because his original forename must have been Hans (the German equivalent of French Jean, English John). Another bearer, from La Rochelle, is documented in Quebec city in 1676; and a third, from the Poitou region of France, was also documented in Quebec city, in 1713, with the secondary surname Léveillé. Other documented secondary names are Jolicoeur, Larivière, and Lajoie.
Surname or Lastname
French and English
French and English : occupational name for a quarryman, from Old
French perrier, an agent derivative of pierre ‘stone’,
‘rock’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pear
tree, from Middle English perie ‘pear tree’ + the suffix
-er, denoting an inhabitant.A Perrier, also called
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Bertram.A Bertrand from La Rochelle, France, is documented in Cap Rouge, Quebec, in 1666; another, from the Saintonge region, is documented in Charlesbourg in 1685. A bearer of the name from Normandy was recorded with the secondary surname Saint Arnaud in Batiscan in 1697. Another is documented from the Poitou region in 1697, and one from Guyenne is recorded in Laprairie, Quebec, in 1699 with the secondary surnames Raymond and Toulouse.
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Independent, Submissive, Willing, Dependent
Girl/Female
Anglo, Australian, British, Danish, English, Finnish, Scandinavian, Swedish
Gift of the Sun; Sun; Gift
Boy/Male
British, English
Wise Friend; From the Old English Aetheiwine
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant; Worshipper of God; Hermit
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Experience
Boy/Male
German English Teutonic
Friend.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Raby.Hungarian (Raby) : probably a pet form of the rare ecclesiastical name Rabán, from Latin Rabanus.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Rabe.
Girl/Female
Latin
Leafy branch.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beauty, Desire, Splendour, Ornament, Another name for Lakshmi, ** ornament, Luster, Loveliness
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin
Bright; Sweet; Glowing White
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1666
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