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1956 Olympics refers to both: The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy The 1956 Summer Olympics, which were held in Melbourne
1956_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Melbourne, Australia
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held
1956_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games (Italian: VII Giochi olimpici invernali or VII Giochi olimpici d'inverno) and
1956_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
India competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 59 competitors, 58 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 8 sports. Their solitary
India at the 1956 Summer Olympics
India_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
best appearance was at the 1956 Summer Olympics where its team reached the semi-finals. Beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics, the rules were changed so
India national football team at the Olympics
India_national_football_team_at_the_Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Award
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport
1956 Summer Olympics medal table
1956_Summer_Olympics_medal_table
Topics referred to by the same term
Hockey at the 1956 Olympics may refer to: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics This disambiguation page lists
Hockey_at_the_1956_Olympics
The association football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was won by the Soviet Union. Defending champions Hungary were forced to withdraw due to
Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Association_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
1956 hoax involving a homemade Olympic flame torch
torchbearer of the Olympic flame during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The Independent called it the greatest hoax in Olympic history. In the lead-up
1956_Olympic_flame_hoax
d'Ampezzo (1956 and 2026 Winter Olympics), Innsbruck (1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics), Tokyo (1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics), Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics and
List of Olympic Games host cities
List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities
The equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included dressage, eventing,
Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Equestrian_events_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Summer Olympics in Montreal arrived months later. After winning at least five gold medals and seventeen total medals at every Olympics since 1956, Australia
Australia_at_the_Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women. There was a total of 235 participants from
Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Swimming_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. Fifteen nations, an unusually
Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Basketball_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Greece. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics,
Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sailing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
For the 1956 Summer Olympics, events were staged in a total of thirteen sports venues in Melbourne, Victoria, one in Ballarat, Victoria, and three sports
Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics
Venues_of_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Brazilian triple jumper and long jumper
Brazil at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the opening ceremony. However, it was not easy for Adhemar to claim the Olympic title and defend the Olympic gold medal
Adhemar_da_Silva
Topics referred to by the same term
Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics may refer to: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics This disambiguation
Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Football_at_the_1956_Summer_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
Fencing at the Olympics
fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 30 November 1956. 41 fencers from
Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
Fencing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_épée
Sporting event delegation
Zealand first sent an independent team to the Olympics in 1920. Before this, at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, New Zealand and Australian athletes competed
New_Zealand_at_the_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Pakistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 55 competitors, all men, took part in 43 events in 8 sports. They won their first
Pakistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Pakistan_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. It would become an official sport 36 years later
Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Baseball_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were 24 athletes from 15 nations. The event took place on 27 and 28 November 1956. The maximum
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_110_metres_hurdles
the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, because of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. The equestrian events for the 1956 Games
Egypt at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Egypt_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
submitted a bid for every Summer Olympics from 1948 to 1984. Beginning with bids for the 1960 Summer Olympics, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) took responsibility
Los Angeles bids for the Summer Olympics
Los_Angeles_bids_for_the_Summer_Olympics
1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, from November 22 to December 1, 1956.
1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team
1956_United_States_men's_Olympic_basketball_team
Sporting event delegation
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in
Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Soviet_Union_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Israeli athletes under the Olympic flag instead
Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Israel_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Downie (GBR) Simone Biles was the first gymnast since Larisa Latynina at the 1956 Olympics to win team gold, AA gold and vault gold in succession. Dipa Karmakar
Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's vault
Gymnastics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_vault
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
Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held at the West Melbourne Stadium between
Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. However, due to Australian quarantine restrictions the equestrian events
Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Australia_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
demonstration sports at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stipulated that each Summer Olympics host must organise
Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Australian_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
International football competition
tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the first time the qualifying round was done on a home-and-away basis. The 1955-1956 pre-Olympic football tournament
Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Association_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_qualification
the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1956 Summer Olympics its seventh national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité
Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Argentina_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took
France at the 1956 Summer Olympics
France_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Lebanon competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. This marked Lebanon's third
Lebanon at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Lebanon_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads. Australia (9)
Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Water_polo_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
The Men's European Football Qualifiers for the 1956 Summer Olympics were the first qualification tournament for the European football teams. Beside the
Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers
Association_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_European_Qualifiers
Sporting event delegation
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia
Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sweden_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Cuba competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1900 and missing
Cuba at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Cuba_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Italian gymnast
Maria Grazia Mancuso (19 August 1956 – 25 September 2014) was an Italian gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild;
Maria_Grazia_Mancuso
Sporting event delegation
Poland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 64 competitors, 49 men and 15 women, took part in 48 events in 9 sports. Men Track
Poland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Poland_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
for Pakistan at 1952 and 1956 Olympics Akhtar Hussain – Represented India at 1948 Olympics; and for Pakistan at 1956 Olympics India–Malaysia field hockey
India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry
India–Pakistan_field_hockey_rivalry
The Summer Olympics are the world's largest multi-sport event, and are organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) every four years. Selection
List of bids for the Summer Olympics
List_of_bids_for_the_Summer_Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics, and then added as a Winter Olympics event. Three medals were awarded. The IOC overview web page for the 1900 Olympic Games gives
Lists_of_Olympic_medalists
Indian footballer (1932–1980)
national team and having a good eye for goal. He appeared in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and finished the campaign as joint top scorer of the tournament
Neville_D'Souza
Sporting event delegation
Olympic Games since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, when alpine skier Mohammad Abbas became the first Pakistani athlete to qualify for a Winter Olympics
Pakistan_at_the_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes from a third Olympic body, the Saarland Olympic Committee
United Team of Germany at the Olympics
United_Team_of_Germany_at_the_Olympics
Irish cyclist (1933–2020)
He won the Rás Tailteann in 1956. He was also known for a failed attempt to represent Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Fitzgerald is a native of Lispole
Paudie_Fitzgerald
Sporting event delegation
at the 1956 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024. "India at the 1960 Summer Olympics". Olympedia
India_at_the_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, 251 men and 46 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports. It was the last Olympics in
United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics
United_States_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
first Olympic appearance at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. The 1956 Summer Olympics was its second consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The
Bahamas at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Bahamas_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Six competitors, all men, took part in seven events in three sports.
Trinidad and Tobago at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Trinidad_and_Tobago_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Iran competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Three athletes and four officials
Iran at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Iran_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
British alpine skier and bobsledder (1929–1989)
the flag bearer for Great Britain at Cortina during the 1956 Olympics. Along with his 1956 Olympic partner Christopher Williams, Parkinson won the first
Stuart_Parkinson
Sporting event delegation
Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took
Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Italy_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 108 competitors, 88 men and 20 women,
Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Hungary_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
International sporting events
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) are among the biggest sporting events on Earth. They feature summer and winter sports events
Olympic_Games
Union in 1956, 1960, and 1964. Latynina has the most medals of any female athlete in Olympic history, with 18. She won six medals in each Olympic Games that
List of Olympic medal leaders in women's gymnastics
List_of_Olympic_medal_leaders_in_women's_gymnastics
Sporting event delegation
at an Olympics, after the 1936 Summer Olympics, and their first at a Winter Olympics. As of 2018, Bolivia has never won an Olympic medal. The 1956 Winter
Bolivia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Bolivia_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Summer Olympics and 14 Winter Olympics, more than any other country. Before 1955, multiple cities from a country could bid for the same Olympic Games.
United States bids for the Olympic Games
United_States_bids_for_the_Olympic_Games
The following squads were named for the 1956 Summer Olympics tournament. Head coach: Richard Telfer Head coaches: Stoyan Ormandzhiev & Krum Milev Head
Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
Association_football_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_squads
Sailing at the Olympics
12 m2 Sharpie was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held at Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. Twenty-six sailors
Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie
Sailing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_12_m2_Sharpie
metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the final held on Saturday, December 1, 1956. There were a total number
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_1500_metres
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes
Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Wrestling_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Brazil competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 44 competitors, 43 men and one woman took
Brazil at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Brazil_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Uganda competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. They had three competitors, all in
Uganda at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Uganda_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first Olympic appearance by the nation, which later expanded
Malaya at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Malaya_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Finland, the previous host of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Finland_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at the West Melbourne Stadium. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from
Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Protectorate of Kenya competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 25 competitors, 24 men
Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Kenya_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 92 competitors, 77 men and 15 women, took
Canada at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Canada_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 44 competitors, 33 men and 11 women, took
Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Romania_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
North Borneo was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by the North Borneo Olympic Committee. It was the only time that
North Borneo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
North_Borneo_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
the 1988 Summer Olympics, the tournaments were invitational, but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last edition
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
Field_hockey_at_the_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). Two boxers are competing for Bulgaria
Bulgaria at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested, all for men only. They were held between 29 November and 5 December 1956.
Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Shooting_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in
Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Ethiopia_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, 27 January to Friday, 3 February. Toni Sailer
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Alpine_skiing_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
was the host nation for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games. Men Women Men Men's
Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Italy_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Squaw Valley, California, US
in 1956), two gold medals and no silver medals were awarded. Olympics portal 1960 Summer Olympics List of 1960 Winter Olympics medal winners Olympic Games
1960_Winter_Olympics
Soviet boxer (1936–1977)
1977) was a Soviet heavyweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Pete Rademacher, who scored three knockdowns
Lev_Mukhin
that has bid the most times for the Olympics without ever hosting them. Initially, Detroit bid for the Olympics alongside other American cities, but
Detroit bids for the Summer Olympics
Detroit_bids_for_the_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Nigeria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Edward Ajado Round 1: in the Heat 11 (rank 1) qualified for the quarterfinals, 10
Nigeria at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Nigeria_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
American swimmer
and American record holder, who represented the United States at the 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. Rosazza was
Joan_Rosazza
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military base. Civilians can return February 4. January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February 11 – British spies Guy
1956
Indian field hockey player (1924–2020)
three-time Olympic gold medalist, having played a key role in India's wins in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (as vice captain), and Melbourne (1956) (as captain)
Balbir_Singh_Sr.
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event
List of 1956 Winter Olympics medal winners
List_of_1956_Winter_Olympics_medal_winners
Sporting event delegation
Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) (West Germany) and
United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics
United_Team_of_Germany_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Men Men Men's 4 × 10 km relay Women Women's 3 x 5 km relay Men Women Pairs
Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Czechoslovakia_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Philippines competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 39 competitors, 35 men and 4 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports. A
Philippines at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Philippines_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Indonesia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 30 competitors, 28 men and 2 women, took part in 11 events in 6 sports. The following
Indonesia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Indonesia_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 22 November to 18 December 1956. * Host nation (Australia) * Host nation (Australia)
List of 1956 Summer Olympics medal winners
List_of_1956_Summer_Olympics_medal_winners
Sporting event delegation
at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Men Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter
Netherlands at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Netherlands_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Water polo match between Hungary and the USSR in 1956
between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The semi-final match took place on 6 December 1956 against the background of the recent
Blood_in_the_Water_match
Sporting event delegation
competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Pairs "István Erdélyi". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2023. Official Olympic Reports International
Hungary at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Hungary_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
US amateur basketball team, 1919 to 1968
played in the 1956 Olympics Charles Darling played in the 1956 Olympics William Hougland played in the 1952 Olympics and the 1956 Olympics Robert Jeangerard
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Comes from the Norman French name “â€Piersâ€â€ and is still very popular as it is given to honor Patrick Pearse, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916 when Ireland won its independence from England.
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Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
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Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
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English : habitational name from any of various places in different parts of England, named in Old English with ripel ‘strip of land’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.William Ripley (d. 1656) came from Wymondham, Norfolk, England, to Hingham, MA, in 1638.
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From Wine's town; from a friend's town. Famous Bearer: Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), World...
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English and Scottish : variant spelling of Elliott.Andrew Eliot, a shoemaker of East Coker, Somerset, England, who emigrated to Boston MA in 1670, was the founder of a distinguished American family which included the poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), who was born in St. Louis, MO.
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English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (d. 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, in about 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656.
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English : nickname from Middle English, Old French saracin, sarrazin ‘saracen’ (see Sarazin).English : possibly also a metronymic from the personal name Sara.English : Richard Sarson (b. 1607), tailor, came from London to MA in 1635. He and his son (also called Richard) settled in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard before 1656.
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Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
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Originally an English pet name BEAU means "handsome," derived from the French word, beau, meaning "beautiful." Later, in the 19th century, it was used as a word meaning "admirer" or "sweetheart." Its use as a forename seems to have been due to Wren's novel Beau Geste (1924) and the character Beau Wilkes in Mitchell's Gone With the Wind (1936).Â
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English : variant spelling of Wilber.Samuel Wilbur (also known as Wilbore and Wildbore) (c.1585–1656) is recorded in Boston, MA, before 1633 and purchased Boston Common in 1634. He and other religious exiles from MA purchased and settled Aquidneck Island (now RI) in 1637.
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Irish
Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
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English : status name for a young knight or novice at arms, Middle English and Old French bacheler (medieval Latin baccalarius), a word of unknown ultimate origin. The word had already been extended to mean ‘(young) unmarried man’ by the 14th century, but it is unlikely that many bearers of the surname derive from the word in that sense.The Reverend Stephen Bachiler (c.1561–1656) was a Puritan nonconformist, born in Hampshire, England, who came to New England in 1632, at the age of 71. In 1638/9 he was the leader of the founders of Hampton, NH.
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Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
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From Wine's town; from a friend's town. Famous Bearer: Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), World...
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From the name of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, a place considered sacred by the Native Americans. It was named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (1877-1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster. Meaning unknown.
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Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
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Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
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English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Wikke (see Wick 2).English : variant of Wick 1.It may also be an Americanization of Scandinavian Vik.This surname was brought to North America independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One of the earliest on record is Leonard Weeks, who emigrated from Somerset, England, to Portsmouth, NH, some time before 1656.
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A names ending in 'ina' or 'ena' (ie. Christina) used as a nickname. Famous bearer: In 1906...
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See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
a.
Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846-1856.
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The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
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The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31/ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
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The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
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Unleavened; unfermented. B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
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A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000.
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One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
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A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1953.