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Guy Standing (1873–1937), English actor; Guy Standing (economist) (born 1948), British economist; Guy L. Steele Jr. (born 1954), American computer scientist and designer of the Scheme programming language; Guy Talarico (born 1955), American state politician; Guy Thomas-Everard (born 1969), English farmer; Guy Trosper (1911–1963), American ...
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy ; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland .
In Hungary the English are called angol or in plural angolok. England is called Anglia. British people in general are called brit or in plural britek but the term is less widespread and very uncommon. Great Britain is called Nagy-Britannia but the United Kingdom is called Egyesült Királyság.
Pages in category "English masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 887 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Watt and Allen stated that there were approximately 800,000 people in the early 2000s who spoke this form of British English. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] Tyneside English (TE) is spoken in Newcastle upon Tyne, a city of around 260,000 inhabitants in the far north of England, and in the conurbation stretching east and south of Newcastle along the valley of ...
Essays and studies: by members of the English Association. 1: 7– 41. ISSN 1359-1746. Wikidata Q107730082. K. Cameron, A Dictionary of British Place Names (2003). R Coates, Toponymic Topics - Essays on the early toponymy of the British Isles. E. Ekwall, The Oxford English Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press, Fourth ...
Old English: Ēast Seaxe [1] Literally 'East Saxons'. The county was the former petty Kingdom of the East Saxons. Gloucestershire: GE Ancient Old English: Gleawcesterscīr [1] Shire of Gloucester. Gloucester is derived from the Old English name Gleawcester', meaning approximately 'Roman town called Glevum'.
Guy is a French and English surname.Notable people with the surname include: Athol Guy (born 1940), Australian musician; Barry Guy (born 1947), British composer; Billy Guy (1936–2002), American singer