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British TV sitcom (2016–2020)
Upstart Crow is a British sitcom based on the life of William Shakespeare written by Ben Elton. The show premiered on 9 May 2016 on BBC Two as part of
Upstart_Crow
2020 play by Ben Elton
The Upstart Crow is a stage play by Ben Elton developed from his BBC TV sitcom Upstart Crow. The play, directed by Sean Foley, began previews at the Gielgud
The_Upstart_Crow
The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom Upstart Crow, which began airing on BBC Two from 9 May 2016. As of 21 December 2020,[update]
List_of_Upstart_Crow_episodes
English actress (born 1981)
of the comedy Upstart Crow (2016–2018), Detective Eunice Noon on the first series of The End of the F***ing World (2017), Geraldine on the third series
Gemma_Whelan
British comedian and playwright (born 1959)
Line and Upstart Crow. As of 2025, he has published sixteen novels in dystopian, comedy, and crime genres, and an autobiography. He wrote the stage musicals
Ben_Elton
British comedian and actor (born 1974)
Jerusalem, and as William Shakespeare in the BBC Two historical comedy Upstart Crow. He has starred in the BBC One detective comedy-drama Ludwig since
David_Mitchell_(comedian)
English writer, actress and comedian
and comedian. She is best known for her roles in Raised by Wolves, Upstart Crow, The Archers, Holby City, Genius, and Inside No. 9. Monks was born and
Helen_Monks
1592 tract by Robert Greene
(written c. in 1591), which contains the line "O tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide". (I, iv, 137). If the "upstart crow" comment is accepted as a reference
Greene's_Groats-Worth_of_Wit
English actress (born 1949)
Queen’s Nose, The Smoking Room, Emmerdale, Mount Pleasant, Boomers, Upstart Crow and Girlfriends. From 2020 to 2023, Wilcox appeared as Elaine Jones in
Paula_Wilcox
British actor and comedian (born 1957)
Dinner (2011–2020), Upstart Crow (2016–2018), and Benidorm (2017–2018). Film credits include About a Boy (2002), Stardust (2007), The World's End (2013)
Mark_Heap
Welsh actor and writer
2018 and in the London West End in Elton's stage version of the show titled The Upstart Crow. He has created, written and starred in The Tuckers for BBC
Steve_Speirs
English actor, comedian, & writer (born 1976)
was co-creator and co-star of the BAFTA-nominated CBBC comedy Big Babies, and had a regular role in the sitcom Upstart Crow. Jones co-created with Jon Riche
Spencer_Jones_(comedian)
British actor (born 1985)
starring in the Fresh Meat (2011). Roles in the Golden Globe-nominated National Geographic series Genius, BBC One’s Privates, Upstart Crow, NBC's Dracula
Jack_Fox_(actor)
English comedian and actor (born 1966)
(2016), Ballot Monkeys (2016), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018), Upstart Crow (2018), Sticks and Stones (2019), Bridgerton (2020), Professor T. (2021–2026)
Ben_Miller
Son of William Shakespeare (1585–1596)
in the BBC comedy drama series Upstart Crow, about the life of William Shakespeare in London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Hamnet's death occurs in the final
Hamnet_Shakespeare
British television presenter and actress
and End All, and since 2016 she has played the part of Anne Hathaway in the BBC Two comedy series Upstart Crow. In 2019, she starred in How Europe Stole
Liza_Tarbuck
English actor and writer
He is known for the television series Toast of London, Outlander and Upstart Crow, the films Paddington and The King's Speech, and the video game Baldur's
Tim_Downie
American actress (born 1994)
Art's Umbrella, Oregon Children's Choir, and Upstart Crow Youth Theatre (formerly known as Upstart Crow Studios). Following high school, Brown moved to
Jasmin_Savoy_Brown
English comedian
World on ITV1 that started in the spring of 2012. He appears in the BBC series Upstart Crow, a BBC Two sitcom about Shakespeare, written by Ben Elton, alongside
Rob_Rouse
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based on 2022 novel of the same name "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: A Lockdown Christmas 1603", the final episode of Upstart Crow Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow (disambiguation)
Tomorrow_and_tomorrow_and_tomorrow_(disambiguation)
1st episode of the 2nd series of Blackadder
sitcom, Upstart Crow. Gabrielle Glaister reprises the role, and once again plays a woman pretending to be a man, this time in order to be a judge in the episode
Bells_(Blackadder)
British actress
sitcoms, such as The Wright Way, in which she plays the only female health-and-safety officer, Malika Maha, and in an episode of Upstart Crow where she portrayed
Mina_Anwar
Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
in the 2016 film. Avan Jogia, in the 2017 film. Ken Nwosu, in Upstart Crow in 2018. Jonathan Whitesell plays a version of Robin Goodfellow in The Chilling
Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Puck_(A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)
British actor
An Octoroon | Creating the poster image, video with Nwosu at the National Theatre If we shadows have offended, video of Nwosu as Puck in Upstart Crow
Ken_Nwosu
English coat of arms used by William Shakespeare
for a New Earth, Upstart Crow, Rellik". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2021. "Upstart Crow Series 3, Episode 2 – Wild Laughter In The Throat Of Death"
Shakespeare_coat_of_arms
British actress
Hancock in Barking in Essex at the Wyndhams Theatre. In May 2016 she appeared on BBC Two in Ben Elton's comedy Upstart Crow as Shakespeare's dark lady muse
Montserrat_Lombard
2018 film by Kenneth Branagh
written by Ben Elton, and Elton's play The Upstart Crow Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death, a play by Edward Bond The Herbal Bed, a play by Peter Whelan "Patrick
All_Is_True
English actor, comedian, musician and writer (born 1957)
Edmondson in The Big Bad Fox And Other Tales". metro.co.uk. Metro News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023. "Upstart Crow, Series
Adrian_Edmondson
English author (1558–1592)
may have served as the model for Shakespeare's Falstaff. His quotation has also been used as the title for the 2016 sitcom Upstart Crow on Shakespeare's
Robert_Greene_(dramatist)
English actress (born 1987)
actress. She played Kate, one of the three main characters in the BBC Three sitcom Josh. Beatrice Louise Edmondson is the middle daughter of comedians Adrian
Beattie_Edmondson
Eldest child of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway (1583–1649)
novel Swan Town: The Secret Journal of Susanna Shakespeare. In the 2016 sitcom Upstart Crow, Susanna is played by Helen Monks. In the 2017 drama Will,
Susanna_Hall
British director, writer, comedian and actor (born 1964)
transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End from 9 October until 7 December 2019. In February 2020, Foley directed The Upstart Crow by Ben Elton
Sean_Foley_(director)
English presenter and poker player (born 1972)
Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015. Hodges, Michael (19 September 2018). "Upstart Crow's David Mitchell on Shakespeare
Victoria_Coren_Mitchell
British actor (born 1994 or 1995)
third series of the British sitcom Upstart Crow. He also portrayed Mike Tripp in the 2020 mystery thriller eight-part miniseries The Stranger. Megan Bull
Brandon_Fellows
List of films featuring Kenneth Branagh
Frankenstein (1994), Thor (2011), Cinderella (2015), and Belfast (2021). Branagh directed and starred as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Kenneth_Branagh_filmography
Shakespeare?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017. "TV Review: Upstart Crow, BBC2, Episode 3 – The Apparel
List_of_Blackadder_characters
Character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Dan (1 August 2007). "The Tempest in the Trivium". The Upstart Crow. 26: 70–74. ISSN 0886-2168. OCLC 225121107. Purkiss, Diane. The Witch in History. New
Sycorax
Play by Shakespeare
the play was acted by the Upstart Crow Theatre Group and staged outdoors at the Robert Street Playing Field as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Presented
Henry_VI,_Part_2
Topics referred to by the same term
Sorrow" (The Green Green Grass), a 2007 TV sitcom episode "Sweet Sorrow" (Heartbeat), a 2010 TV drama episode "Sweet Sorrow" (Upstart Crow), a 2017 TV
Sweet_Sorrow
winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in both series. Her first film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy, and in the early
Emma Thompson on screen and stage
Emma_Thompson_on_screen_and_stage
Wife of William Shakespeare (1556–1623)
Shakespeare the foremost playwright in Elizabethan England.[citation needed] She is portrayed by Liza Tarbuck in the BBC Two comedy series Upstart Crow. She
Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)
Anne_Hathaway_(wife_of_Shakespeare)
English actor (born 1939)
Little Britain; and The Worst Week of My Life. His radio roles include featuring in the third and fourth episodes of the fifth series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy
Geoffrey_Whitehead
British actress (born 1974)
the 3 Non-Blondes in the BBC hidden-camera comedy show, having also appeared in other television series such as sketch comedy The Fast Show and the police
Jocelyn_Jee_Esien
Award ceremony
Touching the Void – Duke of York's Theatre Translations – National Theatre Olivier Tree – Young Vic Uncle Vanya – Harold Pinter Theatre The Upstart Crow – Gielgud
2020_Laurence_Olivier_Awards
American theatre director and drama educator
2013 Charney, Mark (2002). "The Bard as Great Box Office: Michael Kahn and the Shakespeare Theatre" (PDF). The Upstart Crow: A Shakespeare Journal. 22:
Michael Kahn (theatre director)
Michael_Kahn_(theatre_director)
English actress
2012 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors. The following year, she had a recurring role as Natasha in the second series of the Sky Arts dark
Margaret_Clunie
British actor and comedian (born 1973)
and surreal comedic style, he gained prominence in the late 1990s as a member of the comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh. Fielding began performing stand-up
Noel_Fielding
American filmmaker (born 1943)
Hollywood in the Seventies, London: Tantivy Press, 1981. Maher Jr., Paul (2014). One Big Soul: An Oral History of Terrence Malick. Upstart Crow Publishing
Terrence_Malick
West End theatre in London
Jack Holden The Upstart Crow (2022) with David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan Derren Brown – Showman (2022–2023) 2:22 A Ghost Story (2023) The Time Traveller's
Apollo_Theatre
English comedy actor and writer (born 1961)
Shakespeare, in the sitcom Upstart Crow. Since 2016, Enfield has appeared as Prince Charles (later King Charles III) in the Channel 4 sitcom The Windsors. For
Harry_Enfield
English actress
appeared in the title role in a stage production of Oliver Twist, alongside Ben Elton as the Artful Dodger. In 1983, she returned to the stage in Denise
Gabrielle_Glaister
English actress, model and film director (born 1987)
Paris as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. She was booked for her first British Vogue cover at age 16, named "Model of the Year" at the 2004 British
Lily_Cole
British radio and television writer and producer
the BBC2 sitcom Upstart Crow 2016. He has also produced Bleak Expectations (BBC Radio 4, 2007–11), the cult radio show starring Anthony Head and the TV
Gareth_Edwards_(producer)
British actor, comedian and writer (born 1953)
Series) as Mr. Young Death in Paradise (2018, TV Series) as Eugene Sutton Upstart Crow (2018, TV Series) as Lord Egeus. Inside No. 9 (2018, TV Series) as Frank
Nigel_Planer
British actor
through his role in the ITV crime drama The Knock (1994–2000). Currently, he plays Lord Corlys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. His films
Steve_Toussaint
English actor, playwright and theatre director (born 1960)
riposte to this "batty" premise in the episode "If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed" of his television comedy Upstart Crow. The great but "self-regarding and
Mark_Rylance
and a Packet of Crisps The Tuckers Tutti Frutti Up Pompeii! Upstart Crow Up the Women Uncle The Vicar of Dibley The Visit The Vital Spark Whoops Baghdad
List_of_BBC_sitcoms
British actor (born 1970)
he presented the series The People's Book of Records. He also appeared in an episode of My Hero as the shady journalist Kevin Trent in the episode "Shock
Dominic_Coleman
English poet (1569–1645)
appears as a character in the 2019 video game Astrologaster. Montserrat Lombard portrays Lanier in the 2016 sitcom Upstart Crow. Isabella Whitney, 16th
Emilia_Lanier
Works based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella
herself through the ghosts of past, present, and future to discover what she really wants. In the Upstart Crow 2018 Christmas special, A Crow Christmas Carol
Adaptations of A Christmas Carol
Adaptations_of_A_Christmas_Carol
English actor (1576–1627)
including shares in the Globe and Blackfriars Theatres. In the 2016 sitcom Upstart Crow, Henry Condell is played by Dominic Coleman. In the 2011 film Anonymous
Henry_Condell
West End theatre in London
– The Staged Concert, starring Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Lucas 2019: Girl from the North Country 2020: The Upstart Crow, starring
Gielgud_Theatre
Group of late 16th century English playwrights
Greene has been called the "first notorious professional writer". An apparent attack on Shakespeare as an "upstart crow" in the pamphlet Greene's Groats-Worth
University_Wits
English actor and comedian
has written comedy for the television programmes The Sketch Show and Smack the Pony. He also appeared in the radio sitcom The Exterminating Angels. In
Karl_Theobald
series. (originally aired on BBC One from 1989 to 1998) From the mid-1950s until the mid-1980s, the British Christmas television play was a popular television
List of Christmas television episodes and specials in the United Kingdom
List_of_Christmas_television_episodes_and_specials_in_the_United_Kingdom
Poetic persona in Shakespeare's sonnets
the end of the episode, after deducing that she is from the future, he calls her his "dark lady" and recites Sonnet 18 for her. Upstart Crow S1E4 names
Dark_Lady_(Shakespeare)
Additional audio track that plays in real time with a video
and Desire: Gertrude As Tragic Hero In Feng Xiaogang's The Banquet (2006)". The Upstart Crow. 31. Clemson, South Carolina: Clemson University: 63–80
Audio_commentary
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Robert Greene in his Groats-Worth of Wit from that year: ... there is an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tiger's heart wrapped in
William_Shakespeare
English comedian
past. Notable TV roles include Brian in the BBC Two situation comedy Lab Rats and the voice of the cat Marion in the BBC Three adult puppet comedy Mongrels
Dan_Tetsell
UK theatre awards ceremony
The Stage Debut Awards are theatre awards recognising individuals making their professional debuts in performing arts in the UK. The annual ceremony was
The_Stage_Debut_Awards
American theater company
The Three Actors Twelfth Night Treasure Island The Upstart Crow Walt Whitman: Sweet Bird of Freedom Where She Stops, Nobody Knows Widow McGee and the
California Artists Radio Theatre
California_Artists_Radio_Theatre
American scenic and graphic designer
Jackie Demaline The Cincinnati Enquirer. The Upstart Crow. Upstart Crow. 2000. p. 180. Opera News. Metropolitan Opera Guild. 1997. p. 44. "The Triumph of Love"
Karen_TenEyck
1592 pamphlet by Thomas Nashe
contains this well known attack on William Shakespeare: ... there is an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart wrapped in
Pierce_Penniless
Julia (19 June 2018) [2016-05-10]. "Upstart Crow review: Ben Elton finds the comedy in Shakespeare's history". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2026
List of television shows set in London
List_of_television_shows_set_in_London
British actor and comedian (1953–2020)
in the BBC mini-series In The Red adapted from the book and the BBC radio series by Mark Taverner. He provided the voice of the Professor in The Adventures
John_Sessions
Topics referred to by the same term
Lovers" (Upstart Crow), a 2016 television episode Star-crossed (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Star-crossed
Star-crossed lovers (disambiguation)
Star-crossed_lovers_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
episode "The Play's the Thing" (The Suite Life on Deck), a 2011 television episode "The Play's the Thing" (Upstart Crow), a 2016 television episode The Play's
The_Play's_the_Thing
2017 American drama television series
reviews" for the series, with an average score of 62 based on 27 reviews. Will Shakespeare (TV series), a 1978 drama series Upstart Crow, Shakespeare-inspired
Will_(TV_series)
British Shakespeare scholar (1941–2022)
An ungentle Life. London 2010. ISBN 978-1-408-12508-3 Shakespeare. Upstart Crow to Sweet Swan 1592–1623. London 2011. ISBN 978-1-408-13014-8 Shakespeare's
Katherine_Duncan-Jones
Class of award
page lists the winners and nominees for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, since its institution in 2009. The British
British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance
British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Male_Comedy_Performance
Play by Shakespeare
by Coculuzzi, the play was acted by the Upstart Crow Theatre Group and staged outdoors at the Robert Street Playing Field as part of the Toronto Fringe
Henry_VI,_Part_1
British media executive (born 1969)
February 2024. "Upstart Crow cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2024. Raeside, Julia (10 May 2016). "Upstart Crow review: Ben
Kim_Shillinglaw
English actor and theatre owner (1567–1619)
in the BBC sitcom Upstart Crow (2016), by Mattias Inwood in the TNT drama Will (2017) and by Adam Colborne in the third episode of the miniseries Good Omens
Richard_Burbage
Annual award for London Theatre
The Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of the "world-class
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Entertainment_or_Comedy_Play
NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-23. "Upstart Crow - S1 - Episode 2: The Play's the Thing". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved
Cultural_references_to_Hamlet
Character in three of Shakespeare's plays
military tactics employed by the English in the Battle of Agincourt and dies in the battle. In the comedy series Upstart Crow, William Shakespeare, played
John_Falstaff
Topics referred to by the same term
Yvonne Elliman "Food of Love" (Faith in the Future), a 1995 television episode "Food of Love" (Upstart Crow), a 2017 television episode This disambiguation
Food_of_Love
All". Upstart Crow. Season 3. Episode 5. September 2018. BBC Two. Skaraki, Alexandra (31 October 2025). "'Aunt Stamatina' shakes things up on the small
List of fictional intersex characters
List_of_fictional_intersex_characters
Aesop's fable
was in this sense too that the young William Shakespeare was attacked by the elder playwright Robert Greene as 'an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers'
The_Bird_in_Borrowed_Feathers
Depictions of English dramatist (1564–1593)
by Tim Downie) is a main character in Ben Elton's Shakespeare-sitcom Upstart Crow (2016). In this series, Shakespeare writes Marlowe's plays for him, providing
Christopher Marlowe in fiction
Christopher_Marlowe_in_fiction
English actress and screenwriter (born 1959)
role as Queen Elizabeth I in the 2017 Christmas special of the BBC sitcom Upstart Crow. In 2018, Thompson provided the voiceover for Greenpeace's palm-oil
Emma_Thompson
the BBC either currently or previously broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom. Programmes in this section have been broadcast by the BBC in the last
List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC
List_of_television_programmes_broadcast_by_the_BBC
sitcom Upstart Crow's Christmas Special (2017). Julie Neubert in the BBC documentary Elizabeth I's Secret Agents (2017). Rebecca Scott in Queens: The Virgin
Cultural depictions of Elizabeth I
Cultural_depictions_of_Elizabeth_I
Overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare
Kings Shakespeare's Politics Shakespeare: The World as Stage William Shakespeare Shakespeare in Love Upstart Crow Outline of literature Outline of poetry
Outline of William Shakespeare
Outline_of_William_Shakespeare
American Shakespeare scholar
Elizabethan Dramatists. (pp. 369–72). Detroit, MI: Gale. "The 'Upstart Crow,' Aesop's Crow, and Shakespeare as a Reviser." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol
Peter_Berek
Park Boys (2002–08) The Trip (2011–19) Trust (2006–14) University Challenge (1998–2019) Upstart Crow (2016–19) Velvet Soup (2002–06) The Vicar of Dibley (1998–2015;
List of programs broadcast by BBC America
List_of_programs_broadcast_by_BBC_America
Poem by William Shakespeare
'The Upstart Crow, A Shakespeare Journal', Vol. XIX, (1999) 152–168.) Further, Blick notes that in Pythagorean musical theory the proportion of the octave
Sonnet_8
Poem by William Shakespeare
Tucker, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, Cambridge University Press, 1924, 165 Fred Blick, "Duble Vantage, Tennis and Sonnet 88", The Upstart Crow, (Vol. XXVIII
Sonnet_88
– In The Lateness of The World: Poems (March 10) Srikanth Reddy – Underworld Lit (August 4) Ben Elton – The Upstart Crow David Hare – Beat the Devil
2020_in_literature
17th-century English noble
Willbond in the feature film Bill, 2015 Adam Harley in the sitcom Upstart Crow, 2016. Ian McKellen in the feature film All Is True, 2018. He's the inspiration
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Henry_Wriothesley,_3rd_Earl_of_Southampton
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Arthur's brother.
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English : habitational name from any of the various minor places, for example Start Point in Devon, named from Old English steort ‘tail’, in the transferred sense of a promontory or spur of a hill.
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English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
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Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
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English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
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Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
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English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
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Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
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Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
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Rock.
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Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
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Gift of God
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Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
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From the enclosure.
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God given.
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English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
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 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
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Gift of God
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 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
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Untamed.
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