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Charlie Stone, a character in the TV series Veronica Mars; Judge Harold T. Stone in the TV series Night Court; Henry Stone, fictional character in The Fugitive; Dr. Jeremy Stone, character in the film The Andromeda Strain; Jesse Stone, policeman in Jesse Stone novels by Robert B. Parker, also a film series featuring Tom Selleck in the title role
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
An alternate meaning is "from the old manor". The nearest locational name to Stambourne was Alston village in Suffolk near Trimley St Martin, recorded in the Domesday Book as Alteinestuna. The original meaning may have been Stone of Fire Farm (tuna). Alteines is a Gallic word meaning "stone of fire" and is associated with sorcery. The church ...
Featherstonhaugh, also spelt Fetherstonhaugh and Featherstonehaugh, is an old English surname that was originally Fetherston. The name comes from Featherstone Castle in Northumberland, from the Old English feðere, 'feather', stān, 'stone', and healh, 'corner'. [1] The name is usually pronounced as spelt [2] [3] though commonly shortened to ...
The name is also a reference to Crush soda, guitarist Jun Senoue's favorite brand of soft drink. The Cure – The band's original name was Easy Cure, which was taken from the name of one of the group's early songs. The name was later shortened to The Cure because frontman Robert Smith felt the name was too American and "too hippyish". [105]
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
Stones is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Craig Stones (born 1980), English footballer; David Stones (born 1988), American musician; Dwight Stones (born 1953), American high jumper and television commentator; E. L. G. Stones (1914–1987), British historian of the Middle Ages; John Stones (born 1994), English footballer
Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German name. The name derived from German [1] means "stone" or "rock". Stein is also a Scottish name (/ s t iː n /; also spelled Steen), which originated as a local equivalent or variant of Steven. [2] Notable people with the surname include: