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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 ...
The Chiefs of Clan Grant descended from Normans who arrived in Scotland during the medieval period, bearing the French name le Grand ('the tall', 'large'). [5] [6] [7] The first Grants to appear in Scotland are recorded in the 13th century when they acquired the lands of Stratherrick.
Stephanie Grant and Julian Moore from the band chose the name after trying to duplicate these powers from an exposé they discovered in a book about the period. [159] Glades – Comes from a ski run that member Cameron Robertson saw during a holiday. [160] Gorgoroth – Means "horror" in Sindarin, one of Tolkien's constructed languages. [27]
In the United States, members of the Delano family include U.S. presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and Calvin Coolidge, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, and writer Laura Ingalls Wilder. Its progenitor is Philippe de Lannoy (1602–1681), a Pilgrim of Walloon descent, who arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the early 1620s.
The house and estate has had multiple names and families associated with it throughout the ages. Initially it was known as Criggie, then Mount Cyrus and finally given the name Ecclesgreig by the Forsyth-Grants. It identifies in the Forsyth-Grant ancestry in the period after 1843.
Ulysses (/ juː ˈ l ɪ s iː z / yoo-LISS-eez, UK also / ˈ juː l ɪ s iː z / YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulyssēs, Ulixēs) is one Latinized version of Odysseus.The name was made more famous in modern times by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, [3] by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and the film of the same name.