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Grant is an English, Scottish, and French surname derived from the French graund meaning 'tall' or 'large'. [1] It was originally a nickname given to those with remarkable size. Notable people with the surname "Grant" include
Grant is an English given name derived from the French grand meaning 'tall' or 'large'. [1] It was originally a nickname given to those with remarkable size. Notable people with the given name "Grant" include
Grant (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters; Grant (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th president of the United States and general of the Union during the American Civil War; Cary Grant (1904–1986), British-American actor; Hugh Grant (born 1960 ...
Bon Jovi – An alternative spelling of Jon Bon Jovi's last name Bongiovi, following the example of the other famous two-word bands such as Van Halen, as suggested by Pamela Maher. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – A combination of Bonzo the dog and the Dada art movement. Boston - After the city of Boston, Massachusetts, where the band was formed.
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
-wala, -wallah, wali, vala, vali (Hindustani, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi) denotes the occupation or place of origin (Occupation example: Batliwala – one who deals with bottles. Place example: Suratwala – one from Surat) [citation needed]-wan (Indonesian) denotes a male name [citation needed]-wati (Indonesian) denotes a female name [citation ...
Those who changed their surname due primarily to marriage, even if the marriage has since ended. Those who changed their surname due to adoption or legal name change prior to entering the entertainment industry. Those known by nicknames both privately and professionally. Those who may be popularly, though not professionally, known by a nickname.
This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...