Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Montgomery (also spelled Montgomerie) is a toponymic surname derived from Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery and Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery in Normandy, France. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Montgomery family or de Montgomerie is a prominent family of Anglo-Norman origin, belonging to both French and British nobility. At the turn of the 12th century, the family was one of the leading families, with Robert de Bellême being the wealthiest and most powerful magnate in England and Normandy. [1] The House was succeeded by the House ...
In 1296 John de Montgomery and his brother are recorded on the Ragman Rolls rendering homage to Edward I of England. [6] A later Sir John Montgomery was one of the heroes at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 where the English were defeated. [6] He captured Henry (Hotspur) Percy and the Percy family paid a great ransom for his release. [6]
Montgomery College, one of Maryland's community colleges; Montgomery Elevator, a defunct elevator company acquired by KONE; Montgomery Guards, an Irish-American militia unit; Montgomery Motorcycles, a now defunct British motorcycle manufacturer; Montgomery Ward, an American department store chain; Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland
Sy Montgomery (born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter; Sy Oliver (1910–1988), American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader; Sy Richardson (born 1941), American actor; Sy Smith (born 1978), American R&B/soul singer; Sy Wexler (1916–2005), American documentary filmmaker
Blanchard Montgomery (born 1961), a retired American football linebacker; Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), an American actress; Carla Blanchard Dartez (born 1965), a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51; Carolyn Blanchard Allen (1921–2018), American politician
Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name Samuel [2] and anthos, the Greek word for "flower". [3] One theory is that it was a feminine form of Samuel, to which the already existing feminine name Anthea was added.
Despite the clearly found words of pomme and roy in the name, meaning "apple" in French and "king" in Old French (French roi), the surname given to Radulphus is not linked with the Old French word roy, but is the common place-name Pommeraye, that means "orchard of apple-trees", Modern French word pommeraie [], from pommier "apple-tree" and old suffix -aye, now -aie, meaning "a collection of ...