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Canadian translator and scholar (1895–1977)
Watson Kirkconnell OC FRSC (16 May 1895 – 26 February 1977) was a Canadian literary scholar, poet, playwright, linguist, satirist, and translator. Kirkconnell
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Scotland Kirkconnell Correctional Centre, a prison in New South Wales, Australia Moses Kirkconnell, Caymanian politician Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977)
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politician Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977), Canadian scholar, university administrator and translator Watson Nyambek (born 1976), Malaysian sprinter Watson Parker
Watson_(given_name)
1535 epic poem by Marco Girolamo Vida
According to Watson Kirkconnell, the Christiad, "was one of the most famous poems of the Early Renaissance". Furthermore, according to Kirkconnell, Vida's
Christiad
1834 Polish epic poem by Adam Mickiewicz
"Master Thaddeus" 1917 George Rapall Noyes, prose translation 1962 Watson Kirkconnell, under the title "Sir Thaddeus" 1986 Kenneth R. Mackenzie (ISBN 9780781800334)
Pan_Tadeusz
Town in Ontario, Canada
gc.ca. Watson Kirkconnell (1967), A Slice of Canada: Memoirs, published for Acadia University by University of Toronto Press. Page 99-102. Watson Kirkconnell
Kapuskasing
Genre of poetry
According to Watson Kirkconnell, the Christiad, "was one of the most famous poems of the Early Renaissance". Furthermore, according to Kirkconnell, Vida's
Christian_poetry
Region in southwestern Scotland
poet and playwright Watson Kirkconnell's visit to his ancestral village in the region inspired his original poem "Kirkconnell, Galloway, A.D. 600. Visited
Galloway
Legislative order in many countries
the Soviet newspaper Trud accused poet and university professor Watson Kirkconnell, who was known to be both a Ukrainophile and a publicist of human
Order_in_Council
Icelandic poet and farmer (1853–1927)
greatest poet of the western world,” with Canadian literary scholar Watson Kirkconnell naming him as “Canada’s leading poet.” His influence on English poetry
Stephan_G._Stephansson
Epic poem trilogy by János Arany
Nyerges) Toldi: cantos 1–7 and cantos 8–12 (verse translation by Watson Kirkconnell in collaboration with Tivadar Edl). In: Canadian–American Review of
Toldi_trilogy
Hungarian poet (1817–1882)
remarkable pieces of Arany's works have been translated to English by Watson Kirkconnell and by Edward Dundas Butler. Arany is today considered one of the
János_Arany
Human settlement in Scotland
Haddow - playwright, poet, performer and author (born Kris Clark) Watson Kirkconnell - Canadian poet, playwright, and public intellectual. Visited the
Kirkconnel
The Poetical Works of Taras Shevchenko: The Kobzar. Translated by Kirkconnell, Watson. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press. OCLC 10263861. The
List of translators from Ukrainian
List_of_translators_from_Ukrainian
Municipality in Ontario, Canada
New Mexico. William Leonard Hunt ("The Great Farini"), entertainer. Watson Kirkconnell (1895-1977), linguist, public intellectual, father of multiculturalism
Port_Hope,_Ontario
1798 poem by Ivan Kotliarevsky
the anthology Ukrainian Poets 1189–1962, by C. H. Andrusyshen and Watson Kirkconnell. However, the first full English translation of Kotliarevsky's magnum
Eneida
1857 Hungarian ballad by János Arany
best-known English translation, by the Canadian literary scholar Watson Kirkconnell, renders Arany's ballad into the same idiom as the Border Ballads
The_Bards_of_Wales
Glen in the United Kingdom
and is an important historical source for the central Highlands. Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977), a Canadian poet and public intellectual of proudly Highland
Glen_Lyon
Countries where Christianity prevails
and individualize marriage Chadwick, Owen p. 242. Hastings, p. 309. Watson Kirkconnell (1952), The Celestial Cycle: The Theme of Paradise Lost in World Literature
Christendom
("Antigone", Watson Kirkconnell, trans.) Március ("March in Transylvania", Ádám Makkai, trans.) Kolozsvári éjjel ("Night in Kolozsvár", Watson Kirkconnell, trans
Lajos_Áprily
Grade I listed building in Powys, Wales
2009. Retrieved 22 April 2015. The Bards of Wales, translated by Watson Kirkconnell Plant. "Battle of Montgomery". BCW Project. Retrieved 25 March 2021
Montgomery_Castle
Dutch poet and writer (1587–1679)
work. According to Watson Kirkconnell, Edmundson merely demonstrated, "scores of parallels." However, writing in 1952, Kirkconnell laid out his case that
Joost_van_den_Vondel
Overview of Freemasons in Canada
– Actor from Classical Hollywood cinema including Superman (1978) Watson Kirkconnell - Canadian poet, literary translator, and father of multiculturalism
Freemasonry_in_Canada
Public university in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
1907–1909 George Barton Cutten, 1910–1922 Frederic Patterson, 1923–1948 Watson Kirkconnell, 1948–1964 James Beveridge, 1964–1978 Allan Sinclair, 1978–1981 James
Acadia_University
1781 battle
indicates the poem was written by former president of Acadian University Watson Kirkconnell. Secondary sources Joan Dawson. Captain William Bishop's sword. A
Battle_of_Blomindon
Italian bishop (c. 1485–1566)
According to Watson Kirkconnell, the Christiad, "was one of the most famous poems of the Early Renaissance". Furthermore, according to Kirkconnell, Vida's
Marco_Girolamo_Vida
Affinity towards the Ukrainian people
show many Ukrainophile tendencies, owing in part to the legacy of Watson Kirkconnell and to the presence of a large Ukrainian diaspora. In the 1990s many
Ukrainophilia
Edinburgh University Press, 1991), ISBN 0-7486-0276-3, pp. 120–1. Watson Kirkconnell (1967), A Slice of Canada: Memoirs, published for Acadia University
Catholic_Church_in_Scotland
Award
Lagerkvist (1891–1974) 62 László Mécs (1895–1978) Hungary poetry, essays Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977) 63 Arthur Miller (1915–2005) United States drama, screenplay
1969 Nobel Prize in Literature
1969_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Canadian publishing company
More About Pictonians Still More About Pictonians 1979 1983 1985 - Watson Kirkconnell The Flavour of Nova Scotia Designs Upon the Trestle Board 1976 1981
Lancelot_Press
William Moore Benidickson Dr. John Mackay 1930 9 Vivian M. Rogers Prof. Watson Kirkconnell 1931 10 Mervyn Sprung Magistrate R. B. Graham 1932 11 Donald Ross
Youth_Parliament_of_Manitoba
Literature Erik Lindegren 1969, 1970 László Mécs [hu] Literature Watson Kirkconnell 1970, 1971 Sándor Weöres Literature Áron Kibédi Varga [hu] 1911, 1928
List of Hungarian Nobel laureates
List_of_Hungarian_Nobel_laureates
British public servant (1888–1959)
45 Kirkconnell, Watson (1967). A slice of Canada : memoirs. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 356. Retrieved 13 November 2019. Kirkconnell, 1967
Tracy_Philipps
Award
Arnholtz (1901–1973) 44 László Mécs (1895–1978) Hungary poetry, essays Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977) 45 Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973) Sweden novel, drama, history
1970 Nobel Prize in Literature
1970_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Canadian poet of Scottish descent
published by the Scottish Gaelic Texts Society. Scottish-Canadian poet Watson Kirkconnell published a literary translation of Iain mac Ailein's A’ Choille Ghruamach
Iain_mac_Ailein
Hungarian patriotic song, secondary unofficial anthem
three, with the future in six verses. It was translated to English by Watson Kirkconnell, a Canadian writer and academic. Hungarian Hazádnak rendületlenűl
Szózat
Icelandic-Canadian farmer, playwright, and poet
of which were collected a published in Tíu leikrit (1930), which Watson Kirkconnell described as "an isolated phenomenon in Icelandic-Canadian literature
Guttormur_J._Guttormsson
Island in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
doctor and later served as a surgeon during the American Civil War. Watson Kirkconnell memorialized Ebenezer's feat and son Leander's character in his poem
Partridge Island (Nova Scotia)
Partridge_Island_(Nova_Scotia)
Registered charity in Woodville
members and the support of the municipal and provincial governments. Watson Kirkconnell[why?] "WOLFVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Charity's detail page". Canada
Wolfville_Historical_Society
Hungarian writer (1884–1917)
into English by Canadian poet Watson Kirkconnell and by Hungarian American poet Erika Papp Faber. Although Kirkconnell's translation renders Gyóni's poem
Géza_Gyóni
Tibor emléke. In: Népszabadság. 3 April 1998. p. 13. They’ve Walled up Every Window ... - One of his poems in English, translated by Watson Kirkconnell
Tibor_Tollas
Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture festival
at Grand Pré: A Nova Scotian Light Opera in Two Acts, Libretto by Watson Kirkconnell, music by E.A. Collins. Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Wikimedia Commons
Mòd
River in Nova Scotia, Canada
Headwaters Society. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Dr. Watson Kirkconnell, (likely sourced from Silas Tertius Rand): Ed, Coleman (March 9, 2015)
Cornwallis_River
Inventor of the telephone (1847–1922)
Boston to call Thomas Watson who was in another room but out of earshot. He said, "Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you" and Watson soon appeared at his
Alexander_Graham_Bell
Award
Kristóf (–)[who?] Pál Nyiregyházy (–)[who?] András László (1919–1988) Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977) Bela Talbot Kardos (–)[who?] György Nagy (1939–2023) 68
1973 Nobel Prize in Literature
1973_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Award
Ballesteros (–)[who?] Argentina 64 László Mécs (1895–1978) Hungary Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977) Canada 65 Henri Michaux (1899–1984) Belgium France Nobel
1974 Nobel Prize in Literature
1974_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Serbian literary critic (1868 –1939)
George Rapall Noyes, John Dyneley Prince, Robert William Seton-Watson, Watson Kirkconnell, and many other academics. Pregled srpske književnosti (1909)
Pavle_Popović
Former township in southern Ontario, Canada
"Bobcaygeon: Hub of the Kawarthas" Bobcaygeon, Ontario: 1980 3. Watson Kirkconnell, "County of Victoria Centennial History" Lindsay, Ontario: 1967 4
Verulam_Township
Catholic priests and religious awarded the Nobel Prize
November 1978 Pannonhalma, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary 1969, 1970 Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977) Miquel Melendres i Rué 11 March 1902 Girona, Spain 10
List of Catholic priests and religious awarded the Nobel Prize
List_of_Catholic_priests_and_religious_awarded_the_Nobel_Prize
Award
Lagerkvist (1891–1974) 69 László Mécs (1895–1978) Hungary poetry, essays Watson Kirkconnell (1895–1977) 70 Veijo Meri (1928–2015) Finland novel, short story,
1972 Nobel Prize in Literature
1972_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Biennial award given by the Royal Society of Canada
Bovey, FRSC 1940: E. J. Pratt, FRSC 1941: Léon Gérin, MSRC 1942: Watson Kirkconnell, FRSC 1943: George H. Clarke, FRSC 1944: Audrey Alexandra Brown 1945:
Lorne_Pierce_Medal
Folk festival
at Grand Pré: A Nova Scotian Light Opera in Two Acts, Libretto by Watson Kirkconnell, music by E.A. Collins. Wolfville, Nova Scotia. [1] [2] [3] v t e
Nova_Scotia_Gaelic_Mod
Lake in southern Ontario, Canada
(link) Kirkconnell, Watson (1967), County of Victoria, Centennial History, Victoria County Council, p. 30, retrieved 2009-07-30 Kirkconnell, Watson (1967)
Lake_Scugog
Historical county in Ontario, Canada
September 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Kirkconnell, Watson (1967). "County of Victoria, Centennial History". Victoria County
Victoria_County,_Ontario
Place in Ontario, Canada
Bexley, with the railroad station listed as Victoria Road Station. Kirkconnell, Watson. "History of Bexley Township - The City of Peace". Retrieved 2009-09-07
Victoria_Road,_Ontario
Canadian politician
Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography. Toronto: Hunter-Rose. pp. 26–27. Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder
John Carew (Canadian politician)
John_Carew_(Canadian_politician)
Canadian politician
Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 138. Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder
John Morison (Canadian politician)
John_Morison_(Canadian_politician)
Canadian politician
(Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 250. Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder
Joseph_Staples
Ukrainian writer (1769–1838)
Academic Press. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-56308-522-2. Andruyshen, C. H.; Kirkconnell, Watson (1963). The Ukrainian Poets: 1189-1962. University of Toronto Press
Ivan_Kotliarevsky
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
GeoNOVA. 26 February 2026. Wikidata Q137654643. Retrieved 6 May 2026. Kirkconnell, Watson (1971). Place-Names in Kings County, Nova Scotia. [s.n.] p. 25. OCLC 27465667
Greenfield,_Kings_County
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2024
schools in the Cayman Islands were closed on September 23. Charles Kirkconnell International Airport and Owen Roberts International Airport were closed
Hurricane_Helene
Canadian politician
at the age of 81. George McHugh – Parliament of Canada biography Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder
George_McHugh
for another 12 years, before shutting its doors on April 1, 1884. Kirkconnell, Watson (1967) [1921]. "County of Victoria, Centennial History". Victoria
St. Mary's, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
St._Mary's,_Kawartha_Lakes,_Ontario
Former Ontario provincial highway
Highway 46 (1964–1997)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 17, 2015. Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). "History of Victoria County - The Beginnings of Bexley".
Ontario_Highway_46
Romanian-American Internet personality (born 1980)
Haldane Hanania Herndon Huxley Ingle Itzkoff José Figueredo Kallmann Kirkconnell Koch Laski Lederberg Lorenz Ludovici Lundman Lynn MacEachran Magnussen
Bronze_Age_Pervert
Former township in southern Ontario, Canada
Ontario Canada 2006 Census - Bexley Township, retrieved 2009-07-18 Kirkconnell, Watson (1921), "History of Victoria County Part 3 - Opening Settlement and
Bexley_Township
Bilateral relations
Commissioner M. Sevala Naik presented his credentials to His Excellency Moses Kirkconnell, JP, Acting Premier of Cayman Islands on Wednesday, 11 January, 2017"
Cayman Islands–India relations
Cayman_Islands–India_relations
British royal recognitions
and the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region. Moses Kirkconnell III, Member of Parliament for Cayman Brac West and Little Cayman, Cayman
2024_New_Year_Honours
peace, reeve for Verulam Township and police magistrate for Lindsay. Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder
James_Dunsford
Canadian politician
Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 128. Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder
Charles_Fairbairn
Season of television series
to reunite with his lost daughter, Ellen Bancroft (played by Clare Kirkconnell), in exchange for a diary with large political ramifications. Unbeknownst
The_A-Team_season_5
British polymath (1890–1962)
Haldane Hanania Herndon Huxley Ingle Itzkoff José Figueredo Kallmann Kirkconnell Koch Laski Lederberg Lorenz Ludovici Lundman Lynn MacEachran Magnussen
Ronald_Fisher
American pediatrician and author
remained the pre-eminent guide until Psychological Care of Infant and Child (Watson 1928) and then Baby and Child Care (Spock 1946). Holt promoted the idea
Luther_Emmett_Holt
Effort to improve purported human genetic quality
Faculty and its Development. London: Macmillan Publishers. p. 199. James D., Watson; Berry, Andrew (2009). DNA: The Secret of Life. Knopf. Archived from the
Eugenics
American psychologist (1874–1949)
starting point. Thorndike was a contemporary of John B. Watson and Ivan Pavlov. However, unlike Watson, Thorndike introduced the concept of reinforcement.
Edward_Thorndike
Village in Ontario, Canada
Deyell Co. p. 252. "Coboconk History". Retrieved July 15, 2009. Kirkconnell, Watson. County of Victoria, Centennial History. pp. 81–84. Retrieved August
Coboconk
American psychologist (1876–1956)
Dancing Mouse. Among his friends during this time was future behaviorist John Watson, with whom he exchanged ideas and collaborated. He was also a member of
Robert_Yerkes
Canadian academic
A.S.P., eds. (1929), Greater English poets, Toronto: Macmillan Kirkconnell, Watson; Woodhouse, A.S.P. (1947), The humanities in Canada, Ottawa: Humanities
A._S._P._Woodhouse
County in Nova Scotia, Canada
Scotia. Milton, ON: Global Heritage Press. ISBN 978-1-8943-7802-4. Kirkconnell, Watson (1971). Place-Names in Kings County, Nova Scotia. [s.n.] OCLC 27465667
Kings_County,_Nova_Scotia
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
the probability of extinction of surnames led to the concept of Galton–Watson stochastic processes. Galton invented the use of the regression line and
Francis_Galton
Former township in southern Ontario, Canada
Stephen Leacock: A Biography. 1970. Doubleday, Toronto. pp. 62, 64. Kirkconnell, Watson, Victoria County Centennial History. 1921. Watchman-Warder Press
Mariposa_Township,_Ontario
American educational psychologist, academic, and eugenicist (1877–1956)
University of Iowa, Lewis, M. Terman, Stanford University, California, John B. Watson, Johns Hopkins Hospital. — page 53 Terman's wide-scale IQ testing exposed
Lewis_Terman
Hunting for fish using a spear
Yugoslav-British athlete, diplomat and author of Modern Spearfishing Cameron Kirkconnell - 12x world record holder Mohammed Jassim Al-Kuwari - Qatar George "Doc"
Spearfishing
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1892–1964)
erudite biologist of his generation, and perhaps of the century"; James Watson described him as "England's most clever and eccentric biologist", and Sahotra
J._B._S._Haldane
American physician (1872–1953)
contributions at the national level in the fight for the vote; and Belle Watson-Melville, a performer on the national Chautauqua circuit. Anna Blount and
Anna_Blount
"Race improvement" as historically sought in the US
p. 156. Watson, James D.; Berry, Andrew (2003). DNA: The Secret of Life. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 29–31. ISBN 978-0-375-41546-3. James D. Watson with Andres
Eugenics_in_the_United_States
British royal recognitions
Mrs. De Keyser. For services to human rights. Captain Mabry Salisbury Kirkconnell, M.B.E., J.P. For public service, Cayman Islands. Irving Yee Yin Koo
2001_New_Year_Honours
121: 58–62. 1936. (with DMS Watson, NW Timofeeff-Ressovsky, EJ Salisbury, WB Turrill, TJ Jenkin, RR Gates et al) Watson, D. M. S.; Timofeeff-Ressovsky
Ronald_Fisher_bibliography
Toponymy of Canadian province
Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son. OCLC 3506998 – via Wikisource. Kirkconnell, Watson (1971). Place-Names in Kings County, Nova Scotia. [s.n.] OCLC 27465667
Toponymy_of_Nova_Scotia
Guest Stars: Robert Desiderio, Eddie Zammit, James Luisi, and Clare Kirkconnell. 96 5 "The Life of Riley" Larry Elikann David Garber & Bruce Kalish November 30
List_of_The_Fall_Guy_episodes
Ontario provincial highway
Highway 7A alignment" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 21, 2011. Kirkconnell, Watson (1967), County of Victoria, Centennial History, Victoria County Council
Ontario_Highway_7A
Swiss-American psychiatrist (1866–1950)
Most notably, Richter studied the behavior of rats with Meyer and John B. Watson, a behavioral psychologist. Meyer worked at Johns Hopkins until his retirement
Adolf_Meyer_(psychiatrist)
British birth control campaigner and palaeobotanist (1880–1958)
get along; as a result, she decided to work with David Meredith-Seares Watson, one of her undergraduate students. Together, they investigated the coal-bearing
Marie_Stopes
American philanthropic organization
Federal Reserve Board; president, New York Federal Reserve Bank. Thomas J. Watson Jr. 1963–1970? – president of IBM, 1952–1971. James Wolfensohn – former
Rockefeller_Foundation
American politician (1873–1947)
Haldane Hanania Herndon Huxley Ingle Itzkoff José Figueredo Kallmann Kirkconnell Koch Laski Lederberg Lorenz Ludovici Lundman Lynn MacEachran Magnussen
James_J._Davis
lung cancer. Willie Cunningham, 77, British football player. Barton Kirkconnell, 90, Jamaican Olympic sailor Barton Kickconnell Kees Klop, 59, Dutch
Deaths_in_August_2007
American geneticist (1882–1964)
Haldane Hanania Herndon Huxley Ingle Itzkoff José Figueredo Kallmann Kirkconnell Koch Laski Lederberg Lorenz Ludovici Lundman Lynn MacEachran Magnussen
Ivey_Foreman_Lewis
American ichthyologist, educator, and eugenicist (1851–1931)
University Board of Trustees minutes, December 1884. Retrieved March 4, 2025. Watson, James D. (2010). Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science. Knopf
David_Starr_Jordan
British royal recognitions
commercial and community interests in Tanzania. Captain Charles Leonard Kirkconnell. For public and community services in the Cayman Islands. Lau Wan-sum
1991_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
King, Chief Agricultural Officer. British Honduras. Captain Eldon Eden Kirkconnell. For public services in the Cayman Islands. Bartholomew Francis Knight
1973_Birthday_Honours
WATSON KIRKCONNELL
WATSON KIRKCONNELL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Dotson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Batt 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Letson. This name is found chiefly in TX.
Male
English
English surname, transferred to forename use, DAWSON means "son of Daw (David)."
Surname or Lastname
French and English
French and English : from Old French bastun ‘stick’, hence a nickname for a person of authority, an officious person, or perhaps for a beadle or verger.English : habitational name from Baston in Lincolnshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Bak + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’.
Male
English
English variant spelling of Latin Jason, JAYSON means "to heal."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Caston, from an unattested Old English personal name Catt or the Old Norse personal name Káti + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Son of Walter
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : perhaps a variant of Garson.
Male
French
Later form of French Gascon, GASTON means "from Gascony."Â
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, LAWSON means "son of Law."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire) : patronymic from Hann or the byname Hand.Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2).Irish : variant of McKittrick.Respelling of Scandinavian Hansen or Hansson.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the female personal name Hanna.A family by the name of Hanson were established in America by John Hanson, one of four brothers sent there by Queen Christina of Sweden in 1642. They were grandsons of an Englishman who had married into the Swedish royal family; he was descended from a certain Roger de Rastrick, who had lived in Yorkshire in the 13th century.
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of Walter
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and Swedish
English, Dutch, and Swedish : patronymic from a short form of English Matthew or Dutch and Swedish Mathias.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : voiced variant of Jetson, a patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan. Compare Judson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Watton, as for example one in Norfolk, named from the Old English personal name Wada + tūn ‘settlement’, or another, in East Yorkshire, which takes its name from Old English wǣt ‘wet’ + dūn ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : according to Reaney, a habitational name from Haston in Shropshire, which is possibly named with Old English hÄ“afod ‘head’ + stÄn ‘stone’. However, the present-day concentration of the name in Scotland suggests that in some cases at least it could perhaps be from one of the places mentioned at Hairston.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : habitational name from any of the various places named Hatton, from Old English hǣð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ (see Heath) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Examples of the place name are found in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, West London, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire.French : from the Old French oblique case of the Germanic personal name Hado, Hatto, a short form of various compound names beginning with hadu ‘strife’.Irish (Ulster) and Scottish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chatáin (Irish), Mac Gille Chatain (Scottish) (see McHatton).Scottish : habitational name, perhaps in part of English origin (see 1), but perhaps also from a Scottish place name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places called Catton, for example in Derbyshire, Norfolk, and North Yorkshire, all apparently from an Old English byname Catta meaning ‘cat’ or Old Norse Káti meaning ‘boy’ + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : from a pet form of Catherine.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metronymic from Lett.
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