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Multi-sport event in London, England
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held
1948_Summer_Olympics
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1948 Olympics may refer to: The 1948 Winter Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland The 1948 Summer Olympics, which were held in London,
1948_Olympics
Multi-sport event in St. Moritz, Switzerland
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (German: V. Olympische Winterspiele; French: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Italian:
1948_Winter_Olympics
Award
2018. Retrieved 3 April 2024. "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. "1948 Summer Olympics". Olympedia.com. Archived from the original
1948 Summer Olympics medal table
1948_Summer_Olympics_medal_table
International football competition
The football tournament of the 1948 Summer Olympics was won by Sweden. This remains Sweden's only international title at a senior male football level and
Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Football_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports. It was the first
India at the 1948 Summer Olympics
India_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
the 23 teams that competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in United Kingdom between 30 July and 13 August 1948. Each team selected a squad of 12 players
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters
Basketball_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_rosters
Topics referred to by the same term
Hockey at the 1948 Olympics may refer to: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics This disambiguation page lists
Hockey_at_the_1948_Olympics
for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics. India did not send a football side to the Olympics until the 1948 Games; it participated in the next three
India national football team at the Olympics
India_national_football_team_at_the_Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from
1948 Winter Olympics medal table
1948_Winter_Olympics_medal_table
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Afghanistan competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, sending a total of 31 competitors, which consisted of the men's field hockey and football teams
Afghanistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. A total number of 23 nations
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Basketball_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
British Guiana (now Guyana) competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Four competitors, all men, took part in seven events in three sports
British Guiana at the 1948 Summer Olympics
British_Guiana_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Greece competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 61 competitors, 60 men and
Greece at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Greece_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 36 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events
Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Iran_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
host the events of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympic Games, the diving, gymnastics
Venues of the 1948 Summer Olympics
Venues_of_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. All swimming events took place at the Empire
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Swimming_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Art competitions were held as part of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature
Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Art_competitions_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports. Men's 110
Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sweden_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Romania competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill
Romania at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Romania_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's eighth appearance out of eleven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina
Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Argentina_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
suburbs." These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1948 Summer Olympics. No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_marathon
hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. In five Olympic hockey tournaments, there
Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Field_hockey_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports. Gaston Reiff
Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Belgium_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. It was the second time
Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Great_Britain_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports
France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
France_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
British athlete and cricketer
bowling for the 1st XI in the 1948 Eton v Harrow match at Lord's. He represented Britain in Athletics at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. He was denied
Alastair_McCorquodale
Sporting event delegation
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports. Four cyclists
Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Turkey_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Boxing competitions
at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena. Like all Olympic boxing events
Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
Boxing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Middleweight
Sporting event delegation
the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Men Track & road events Men Men Official Olympic Reports v
Burma at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Burma_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012
List of Olympic Games host cities
List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities
Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from
Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sailing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Egypt competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 85 competitors, all men, took part in 53 events in 12 sports. Ibrahim Shams — Weightlifting
Egypt at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Egypt_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics respectively. The organizers of the 1948 Summer Olympics had sent invitations
Singapore_at_the_Olympics
British Olympic Association expressed a desire to enter a football team in future Olympics. After Great Britain's elimination from the 2012 Olympics, there
Great Britain Olympic football team
Great_Britain_Olympic_football_team
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the sixth Olympic Championship, also served as the 15th World
Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Ice_hockey_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (also known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad) was an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948, in
List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners
List_of_1948_Summer_Olympics_medal_winners
Sporting event delegation
The Netherlands competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 149 competitors, 115 men and 34 women, took part in 74 events in 18 sports. Men's
Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Netherlands_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the V Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in St. Moritz
List of 1948 Winter Olympics medal winners
List_of_1948_Winter_Olympics_medal_winners
Sporting event delegation
from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Ninety competitors—79 men and 11 women—took part
Yugoslavia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
addition, Germany had been selected to host the 1916 Summer Olympics as well as the 1940 Winter Olympics, both of which had to be cancelled due to World Wars
Germany_at_the_Olympics
the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948. The
Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Diving_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. A total of 206 boxers from 39 nations competed at the London Games: Argentina (8)
Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Boxing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, as a British Crown Colony. The United Kingdom, the host of the 1948 Olympics
Singapore at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Singapore_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
at the 1948 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024. Rohan Puri (26 July 2016). "Olympics: Down the
India_at_the_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events
United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics
United_States_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
The shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of four events. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 August 1948. A total of 188 shooters
Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Shooting_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England from 29 July to 14 August 1948. This was the nation's first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games since
Jamaica at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Jamaica_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Helsinki, Finland
summer Olympic Games have been held. With London hosting the 1948 Olympics, 1952 is the most recent time when two consecutive summer Olympic Games were
1952_Summer_Olympics
American figure skater (1929–2025)
and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive world champion (1948–1952). He was also the only non-European
Dick_Button
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1948, the last military patrol competition was held as a demonstration sport. This was in part
Military patrol at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Military_patrol_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Germany, and their Summer Olympics debut a few months later in Berlin, Germany. The 1948 Summer Olympics were the first Summer Olympics held since the 1940
Liechtenstein at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Liechtenstein_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 162 competitors, 144 men and 18 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports. Men Track
Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Denmark_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
US amateur basketball team, 1919 to 1968
the 1948 Olympics Jesse Renick played in the 1948 Olympics Bob Kurland played in the 1948 Olympics and the 1952 Olympics R.C. Pitts played in the 1948 Olympics
Phillips_66ers
race. These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1948 Summer Olympics. No world or Olympic records were set during the competition
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_1500_metres
Sporting event delegation
Finland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 129 competitors, 123 men and 6 women, took part in 84 events in 16 sports. As the country
Finland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Finland_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Iraq competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, under the name of the Hashmite Kingdom of
Iraq at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Iraq_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Portugal competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian
Portugal at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Portugal_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a total of eight sports venues were used. The five venues used for the 1928 Winter Olympics were
Venues of the 1948 Winter Olympics
Venues_of_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Wrestling_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 31 January to 1 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Olympiaschanze
Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Nordic_combined_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in gymnastics were contested. Finland led all nations with six gold medals and ten medals overall. Shortly
Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Italy competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports. Team Roster
Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Italy_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
National Olympic committee
appeal for funding in 1948 stated: "We need about 3 lakh of rupees to finance" the Indian Olympic team for the London Olympics; that "the youth taking
Indian_Olympic_Association
Sporting event delegation
competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time in 20 years that Cuban athletes competed at the Olympic Games. 53 competitors
Cuba at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cuba_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Pakistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 35 competitors, all men
Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Pakistan_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1948 London Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and
Equestrian events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Equestrian_events_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time that the country had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1932. A dispute
Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Ireland_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. A total of 26 competitors, all men, participated in 18 events across
Philippines at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Philippines_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, from 29 July to 14 August 1948. This marked the country's third appearance at the Summer Olympics, having
Malta at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Malta_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The
Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. A total of 294 fencers (255 men and 39 women) from 30
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Fencing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Lebanon competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, which was held from 30 January to 8 February 1948. This was Lebanon's first appearance
Lebanon at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Lebanon_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports
Hungary at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Hungary_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a single modern pentathlon event was contested composed of five disciplines. Competitors were housed at the Royal
Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Modern_pentathlon_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Indian field hockey player (1917–1980)
captains in Olympics Field hockey in India India men's national field hockey team "Indian Teams For Olympics". Morning Tribune. 15 June 1948. p. 14. "India's
Kishan_Lal
Sporting event delegation
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports. Eleven
Switzerland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Switzerland_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, is named for Bibbia. John Heaton also won the silver medal in skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics. 1948 skeleton results
Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Skeleton_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports
Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Three figure skating events were contested: men's
Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Figure_skating_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
their first official appearance at the Summer Olympics at the 1948 Games. Though the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) had been recognized by the IOC
Venezuela at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Venezuela_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 7 February. The competition took place at Olympiaschanze with a K-Point of 68m.
Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Ski_jumping_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Syria competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The following is the list of number of competitors
Syria at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Syria_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Men's football team representing France
international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1948, and first competed in 1948. Olympic football was originally an amateur
France_Olympic_football_team
Sporting event delegation
Bermuda competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. On 22 June 1948, the Bermuda Olympic team was announced, which included: Hazzard Dill
Bermuda at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Bermuda_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
British field hockey player (1922–2010)
October 2010) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the
William Griffiths (field hockey)
William_Griffiths_(field_hockey)
Sporting event delegation
Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports. Men Field events
Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Poland_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. For the first time, a women's event was part of the Olympic program
Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Canoeing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Peru competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. Edwin Vásquez — Shooting, Men's
Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Peru_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Alpine_skiing_at_the_1948_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Pakistan Olympic Association was created in 1948, while the Pakistan Sports Board was established in 1962. Pakistan first participated in the Olympic Games
Pakistan_at_the_Olympics
American swimmer (1924–1989)
Retrieved March 6, 2015. Wally Ris at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) LA Times, December 26, 1989, 1948 Olympic Swimming Medalist Ris Dies Wally
Wally_Ris
List of medals won by Olympic delegations
and 1948). Medal counts: status after the 2026 Olympics At the 2016 Summer Olympics, nine athletes from Kuwait competed as Independent Olympic Athletes
All-time Olympic Games medal table
All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table
Sporting event delegation
Ceylon competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. John De Saram G. D. Peiris Duncan White
Ceylon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Ceylon_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Colombia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's third appearance at the eleventh edition of the Summer Olympic Games. An all-male
Colombia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Colombia_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
American swimmer (1930–2020)
Times 25 July 1948 Page S3 New York Times 28 July 1948 Page 29 Page 128 1948 US Olympic Book "Jimmy McLane Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference
Jimmy_McLane
Major international multi-sport event
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event normally held once
Summer_Olympic_Games
Sailing at the Olympics
The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 12 boats, from
Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon
Sailing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Dragon
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1948 OLYMPICS
1948 OLYMPICS
Surname or Lastname
English, northern Irish, and Scottish
English, northern Irish, and Scottish : from a pet form of the personal name Pate.The American general George Patton (1885–1945) was born in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long military tradition. His earliest American ancestor, Robert Patton, had emigrated from Scotland to VA c.1770.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old Norse pá ‘peacock’ (see Peacock). This surname is also established in Ireland.Poe is a common surname found in the 17th and 18th centuries in VA and SC. The ancestors of the poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) were of Scotch-Irish descent, having emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster Co., PA, in about 1748.
Boy/Male
Irish
A name with two sources, St. Malachi (1095-1148 AD) was the Bishop of Armagh who adopted the name from the Hebrew prophet “â€Malachiâ€â€ whose name means “â€my angelâ€â€ or “â€messenger of God.â€â€ It is also linked to the High King Maoilseachlainn “â€devotee of St. Sechnallâ€â€ one of Saint Patrick’s first companions.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a vernacular form of the Late Latin personal name Dominicus ‘of the Lord’. This was borne by a Spanish saint (1170–1221) who founded the Dominican order of friars. In medieval England it may have been used as a personal name for a child born on a Sunday. As an English surname it is comparatively rare, and in the U.S. it has undoubtedly absorbed cognates in other European languages; for the forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Fenton.John Vinton was a resident of Lynn, MA, as early as 1648. He had numerous prominent descendants, including Samuel Finley Vinton, who was born in South Hadley, MA, in 1792, and became on OH congressman.
Girl/Female
Native American
Running water. Famous Bearer: Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 1968).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a newcomer to a place, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + man ‘man’. This form has also absorbed several European cognates with the same meaning, for example Neumann. (For other forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Portuguese
English, French, and Portuguese : from the female personal name Isabel (see Isbell).Isabel and Isabelle are documented as family names in Trois Rivières, Quebec, in 1648. Other families, from Normandy, France, are documented in Sainte-Famille, Quebec, in 1669.
Boy/Male
Irish
A name with two sources, St. Malachi (1095-1148 AD) was the Bishop of Armagh who adopted the name from the Hebrew prophet “â€Malachiâ€â€ whose name means “â€my angelâ€â€ or “â€messenger of God.â€â€ It is also linked to the High King Maoilseachlainn “â€devotee of St. Sechnallâ€â€ one of Saint Patrick’s first companions.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living on a wooded hill, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + hyll ‘hill’, or a habitational name from any of various minor places named with these elements.Richard Woodhull emigrated to America from Northampton, England, in about 1648, and settled in Mastic, Long Island, NY.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Newman.Americanized form of various European cognates with the same meaning, for example Neumann. (For other forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Whitmore, for example in Staffordshire, from Old English hwÄ«t ‘white’ + mÅr ‘moor’.English : Some bearers of the name are descended from John of Whytenmere, Shropshire, who lived in the 13th century. This form is probably a variant of Whittimere, a place on the Staffordshire–Shropshire border, named in Old English most probably as ‘pool associated with someone called HwÄ«ta’.English : Francis Whitmore settled in Cambridge, MA, before 1648.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Marchand.John Marchant (c.1600–c.1668) was in Newport, RI, before 1638. In that year he moved to Braintree, MA, then to Watertown, MA (1642), and finally to Yarmouth, MA (1648). His descendants included many sea captains and other prominent people.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Clement. As an American family name, this form has absorbed cognates in other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the English form of the medieval personal name, Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios ‘immortal’, which was popular throughout Christendom in medieval Europe. Its popularity was due in part to the fame of St. Ambrose (c.340–397), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church, the teacher of St. Augustine. In North America this surname has absorbed Dutch Ambroos and probably other cognates from other European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands, and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany)
English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands,
and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany) : patronymic
from the personal name Adam. In the U.S. this form has absorbed
many patronymics and other derivatives of Adam in languages
other than English. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)This American family name was borne by two early presidents of the
United States, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams,
who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David,
Somerset, England. The younger of the two presidents, John Quincy
Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal
grandmother’s family name (see
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English schepherde ‘shepherd’ (composed of words meaning ‘sheep’ + ‘herdsman’ or ‘guardian’), hence an occupational name for a shepherd. This English form of the name has absorbed cognates and equivalents from several other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
1948 OLYMPICS
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