• Napier (/ˈneɪpiər/ NAY-pee-ər) is a surname with an English, Scottish, French or Polish origin. The British surname Napier is derived from an occupational...
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  • tents Napier Company (jewellery), American jewellery company Robert Napier and Sons, a former Clydeside shipbuilder, Scotland Napier (surname), including...
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  • asserted that Napier's non-French surname, and the fact that she spoke French with a Continental rather than Québécois accent, meant that Napier lacked the...
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    Clan Napier is a Lowland Scottish clan. Traditionally the Napiers are descended from the ancient Earls of Lennox who were one of the Celtic royal families...
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    the three could be concurrent in smaller households. Ailesham cloth Napier (surname) Look up napery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Napery | Define...
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    Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he...
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  • There have been five baronetcies created for people with the surname Napier, three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and...
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  • Lady Napier in 1706, he succeeded to the title, Lord Napier, and legally changed his surname to Napier; upon the death of his father in 1725, he succeeded...
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  • Estrada (redirect from Estrada (surname))
    Estrada is a Spanish surname and a Galician and Portuguese term, meaning "paved road". Aaron Estrada (born 2001), American basketball player Armando Estrada...
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  • Island, an island in the Atlantic Ocean, part of Greenland Alan Napier (born Alan Napier-Clavering, 1903), British character actor John Clavering (disambiguation)...
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  • businessman and cricketer Montague Sturt, (1876–1961), English cricketer Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington (1896–1940), son of the 2nd Baron Alington William...
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  • Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava)...
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  • surface-to-air missile Sunbeam Rapier, the first of the "Audax" range of light cars Napier Rapier, a British designed engine Lagonda Rapier, a small car Maersk Rapier...
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  • she decided to change her surname to "Napier" in order to avoid confusion. With her departure from South Africa, Napier decided to give her singing...
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  • the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War Jay Tidmarsh Sir James Napier Tidmarsh (born 1932), Lord Lieutenant of Bristol from 1996 to 2007 John...
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  • conglomerate Eland Mk7, a South African armoured car Napier Eland, a type of turboshaft Eland (surname) Eland House, an office building in Westminster, London...
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  • Napierała (category Surnames)
    presses on". Emigrants could have shortened this surname to "Napier". Notable people with this surname include: Bolesław Napierała (1909-1976), Polish...
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    British newspapers showing Ridgeley's bandaged face, Wham!'s manager, Simon Napier-Bell, fabricated a story that the bandages were the result of Ridgeley having...
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    Henry Lyndhurst Bruce (1881–1914), killed in action at Ypres Clarence Napier Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare (1885–1957) Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th...
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  • protected area in Virginia Pettigrew Green Arena, an indoor sports arena in Napier, Hawke's Bay Pettigrew Scarp, an escarpment on Annenkov Island in South...
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  • Shaw (name) (redirect from Shaw (surname))
    Shaw is most commonly a surname and rarely a given name. The name is of English and Scottish origin. In some cases, the surname is an Americanization of...
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  • Miles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Miles Brothers, American early cinema pioneers A. D. Miles, actor who is best known as Marty...
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  • Archibald (name) (category Surnames)
    Hamilton (disambiguation), Archibald Montgomerie (disambiguation), Archibald Napier (disambiguation), Archibald Primrose (disambiguation) for lists of individuals...
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    Christian Knowledge. In 1865 he changed his surname to Napier, sometimes giving his name as C.O.G. Napier of Merchiston. Still later he claimed to have...
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    as "Bob Dylan". In his memoir, he wrote that he considered adopting the surname Dillon before unexpectedly seeing poems by Dylan Thomas, and deciding upon...
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  • miles" ("Work like a good soldier"), a pun on their surname. He is commemorated in the name of Napier Miles Road, leading to the gate of Kingsweston.[citation...
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  • Burnett is a Scottish surname. It is derived from a nickname from the Old French burnete, brunette, which is a diminutive of brun meaning "brown", "dark...
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    Churchill) and napia meaning "big nose" from the Governor Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. Churchill was associated with foreign imports from...
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  • shoots him dead. Alfred appears in Batman (1966), portrayed by Alan Napier. No surname was given for this version, as "Pennyworth" was not introduced in...
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  • Garner is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abigail Garner (born 1975), American author and advocate Alan Garner (disambiguation)...
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