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The Anglosphere female name Joan entered the English language through the Old French forms, Johanne and Jehanne, female variants of the male name Johannes. [1]: 356 In Catalan-Valencian and Occitan, Joan (pronounced) has been in continuous use as the native, masculine form of John since at least the Middle Ages. [4]
Accordingly, Sir John Dyson is styled Lord Dyson. [31] Wives of male Supreme Court justices are styled as if they were wives of peers. Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth , appointed to the Supreme Court on 26 May 2011, was the first person to use a territorial name with his judicial courtesy title, adopting reference to Culworth in ...
It is the Italian equivalent of John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. It is sometimes spelt as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie, Jiovanni, or, when used as an English name, its female counterpart is Giovanna.
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
Retired male Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Sir John Smith: Judge or Sir John: Sir John: My Lord Female Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Lady Justice (Mary) Smith, DBE: Lady Justice: Lady Justice: My Lady Retired female Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Dame Mary Smith, DBE: Judge or Dame Mary: Dame Mary: My Lady Male High Court judge ...
Lord Steward 517 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll: 1680–1743 1710 Former Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland 518 Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort: 1684–1714 1712 Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 519 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton: 1658–1712 1712 Master-General of the Ordnance 520 Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176] Sarah #1 – wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. Her name was originally "Sarai". According to Genesis 17:15 God changed her name to Sarah as part of a covenant with Yahweh after Hagar bore Abraham a son Ishmael.
The book contains the following account of the female Pope: Pope John VIII: John, of English extraction, was born at Mentz and is said to have arrived at popedom by evil art; for disguising herself like a man, whereas she was a woman, she went when young with her paramour, a learned man, to Athens, and made such progress in learning under the ...