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Curling competition at London, Ontario
The 1974 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 4 to 9, 1974 at the London Gardens in London, Ontario.
1974_Macdonald_Brier
Curling competition at Montreal, Quebec
The 1977 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 6 to 12, 1977 at the Olympic Velodrome in Montreal, Quebec
1977_Macdonald_Brier
Curling competition at Fredericton, New Brunswick
The 1975 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 2 to 8, 1975 at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink in Fredericton
1975_Macdonald_Brier
Canadian men's curling championship
Canadian restaurant chain. "Brier" originally referred to a brand of tobacco sold by the event's first sponsor, the Macdonald Tobacco Company. In 1924,
The_Brier
Curling competition at Edmonton, Alberta
The 1973 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 5 to 11, 1973 at the Klondike Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta
1973_Macdonald_Brier
Curling competition at Regina, Saskatchewan
The 1976 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship was held from March 7 to 13, 1976 at Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan
1976_Macdonald_Brier
Canadian curler (1947 – 2023)
1973 Macdonald Brier, the team finished tied for second with a 6–4 record. Green was named as the event's all-star lead. At the 1974 Macdonald Brier, the
Ron_Green_(curler)
Canadian curler (1937–2021)
Topp defeated the Bill Tracy rink from Arvida in the final. At the 1974 Macdonald Brier, Ursel led his Quebec team to a 6–4 record, in a four-way tie for
Jim_Ursel
Canadian women's curling championship
The 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 24 to 28, 1974 at the Victoria Memorial Arena in
1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship
1974_Macdonald_Lassies_Championship
Curling hog line violation detection system
where this rule was used was the 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom; the 1974 Macdonald Brier that preceded it was still played under the 1961 rule. As in golf
Eye_on_the_Hog
City in Ontario, Canada
hosted the 1974 Macdonald Brier, 1997 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2001 Canada Summer Games, 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, and 2023 Tim Hortons Brier. The city
London,_Ontario
Curling club in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Darwin Wark – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant Dennis Stephen – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant Leslie Sutton – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant John Jones
Fort_William_Curling_Club
Canadian curler
final Brier in 1971, Campbell became the first player (and only player in the Macdonald era) to have participated in 10 Briers and played in 100 Brier games
Garnet_Campbell_(curler)
Canadian male curler
national level, he won the 1976 Macdonald Brier, as a member of the first-ever team from Newfoundland and Labrador to win the Brier. As of 1992, Hudson was employed
Doug_Hudson_(curler)
Canadian curler (1933–1997)
This team would win the Alberta provincials, and also won that year's Macdonald Brier. The team (with Vic Raymer in place of Anton) closed the season by
Hec_Gervais
Canadian curler (1941–2023)
the 1961 Brier and 1974 Brier. He was the first curler to use a slider on his heel when delivering the stone. After winning the 1961 Brier, Anton passed
Ron_Anton
Canadian curler
Curling Championships and two Brier Championships in 1970 and 1971. Pettapiece also played in the 1973 Macdonald Brier playing second for the Danny Fink
Jim_Pettapiece
Canadian curler (1940–2020)
InterSportStats David Gerlach – Curling Canada Stats Archive Video: 1969 MacDonald Brier (Oshawa, Ontario) on YouTube (YouTube-channel "Curling Canada")
Dave_Gerlach
Curling club in Halifax, Nova Scotia
30 the following year. 1927 Macdonald Brier: Murray MacNeill, J.A. MacInnes, Cliff Torey, Jim Donahue 1951 Macdonald Brier: Don Oyler, George Hanson, Fred
Halifax_Curling_Club
Canadian curler
rink out of Calgary, Alberta replacing Blake MacDonald.[1] The team represented Alberta in the 2012 Brier, where they finished second. They played in the
Pat_Simmons_(curler)
Provincial curling championship in Canada
rink". North Bay Nugget. February 11, 1985. p. 12. Retrieved February 1, 2025. "MacDonald Brier: Teams". Northern Ontario Curling Association: Champions
Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship
Northern_Ontario_Men's_Provincial_Curling_Championship
Canadian curler
Watson (c. 1914 – February 18, 1974) was a Canadian curler. He was the lead on the Billy Walsh rink that won the Brier Championship for Manitoba 1952
John_Watson_(curler)
Canadian curler (born 1943)
retired curler. He played as third on the Hec Gervais rink that won the 1974 Brier. Hansen served as director of event operations for Curling Canada, but
Warren_Hansen
Canadian curler
at InterSportStats Bernie Sparkes – Curling Canada Stats Archive Video: 1969 MacDonald Brier (Oshawa, Ontario) on YouTube (channel «Curling Canada»)
Bernie_Sparkes
Canadian annual provincial championship for men's curling
Brier success were Harvey Mazinke's, who won the 1973 Macdonald Brier, and Rick Folk's, who won three consecutive Tankards and the 1980 Labatt Brier.
SaskTel_Tankard
Canadian curler and politician
InterSportStats Roderick Hunter – Curling Canada Stats Archive Video: 1971 MacDonald Brier (Quebec City, Quebec) on YouTube (channel "Curling Canada")
Rod_Hunter
Canadian curler (1935–2026)
second skip ever to win back to back Briers in 1971. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1991
Don_Duguid
School in Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Bruce Macdonald (1900–1935) Dr. Kenneth Ketchum (1935–1942, 1945–1958) J.C. Garret – Acting Head (1942–1945) Joseph Robert Coulter (1958–1974) Dr. Thomas
St._Andrew's_College,_Aurora
1954 film by Kenneth Anger
universities and art galleries during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Samson De Brier as Shiva, Osiris, Nero, Alessandro Cagliostro, and Aleister Crowley (credited
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Inauguration_of_the_Pleasure_Dome
1967 Grey Cup 1972 Memorial Cup 1976 Skate Canada International 1979 Macdonald Brier 1981 Skate Canada International 1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Sport_in_Ottawa
German curler and coach
schoolteacher. Schmidt played for the Rick Folk rink from 1974 to 1978, and went to the 1978 Macdonald Brier, finishing in second place. He left the team after
Rodger_Gustaf_Schmidt
Canadian women's curling championship
in the Macdonald Tobacco Company, the same sponsor as the Brier. Their sponsorship began in 1972 with the tournament being called the "Macdonald Lassie"
Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts
Canadian curler
made his first Brier, playing second for British Columbia, skipped by Jack Tucker. The team finished 5–5 at that 1973 MacDonald Brier. Armstrong skipped
Jim_Armstrong_(curler)
Canadian sports executive (1902–1988)
first rink to represent Northwestern Ontario at the Brier. They competed at the 1953 Macdonald Brier in Sudbury with a record of seven wins, three losses
Frank Sargent (sports executive)
Frank_Sargent_(sports_executive)
Canadian curler
Canadian curler. He played as lead on the Hec Gervais rink that won the 1974 Brier. He owned The Filter Shop in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Sutton was born
Darrel_Sutton
Manitoba men's provincial curling championship
Labatt Tankard (1980–1994); the British Consols (1937–1979) and the Macdonald Brier Trophy event winner at the MCA Bonspiel (1925-1936). Until 2025, 32
Bunge_Championship
Canadian curler (1944–2022)
January 25, 2022) was a Canadian curler. He was the second on the 1975 Brier Champion team (skipped by Bill Tetley), representing Northern Ontario. The
Bill_Hodgson_(curler)
Canadian politician and curler
In 1974, Folk skipped the Saskatchewan team to the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship that year. Four years later, he attended his first Brier, skipping
Rick_Folk
Canadian curler
three final. The team then represented British Columbia at the 1972 Macdonald Brier, finishing with a 5–5 record, tied for sixth. Giles left the Sparkes
Brent_Giles
Curling competition at Red Deer, Alberta
Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 13 at the Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. In the final, former Brier champion
1994_Labatt_Brier
Curling competition
Curling Association. The winner represents Team Nova Scotia at the Montana's Brier. Previously, it was known as the Johnson Cup (1927–1939); British Consols
Nova_Scotia_Tankard
Canadian politician
in 1966 and as a lead in 1961. Pickering represented Saskatchewan at six Briers; finishing second (8-2) in 1961 playing for the John Keyes rink, tied for
Bob_Pickering
Canadian sports journalist
the Barry Naimark rink. They represented the province at the 1959 Macdonald Brier. He moved to Toronto to work for The Globe and Mail in 1964. As the
Dick_Beddoes
Canadian curler
1929 – July 17, 2025) was a Canadian curler. He was the lead of the 1953 Brier Champion team (skipped by Ab Gowanlock), representing Manitoba. Jackman
Russ_Jackman
the Macdonald Tankard in 1934. The Rick Folk rink won three consecutive Tankards from 1978 to 1980, and in 1980 went on to win the Labatt Brier and the
Nutana_Curling_Club
anthology series of one-off plays that aired on the ITV network between 1956 and 1974. A total of 426 episodes were produced over 19 series. The series was initially
List of Armchair Theatre episodes
List_of_Armchair_Theatre_episodes
Public secondary school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
singer/songwriter Rob Harris '81 – Canadian men's curling champion '04 ("Brier"), world championships bronze medal-winner '04, Canadian mixed curling champion
Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Queen_Elizabeth_High_School_(Halifax,_Nova_Scotia)
Participation dance originating in Britain circa 1826
club musicians from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Robert Degen and Joseph P. Brier, had previously copyrighted a very similar song, "The Hokey Pokey Dance"
Hokey_Cokey
Canadian curler and golfer
Sweep". Edmonton Journal. March 4, 1966. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022. "Brier Win Inspired Girls". Vancouver Sun. March 4, 1966. p. 25. Retrieved January
Gail_Lee
British actress (1941–2019)
Birds on the Wing (with Richard Briers and Anne Rogers). She was in the series Brothers in Law (with Richard Briers) in the 1970s. Lockwood appeared
Julia_Lockwood
Annual curling championship in Canada
senior championship committee, and believed the event would attract former Brier competitors and give seniors a place to compete which had not existed. The
Canadian Senior Curling Championships
Canadian_Senior_Curling_Championships
winner represents Team Prince Edward Island at The Brier. Prince Edward Island has had a team in the Brier since 1936. "Curl PEI cancels 2022 Tankard PEI
PEI Men's Curling Championship
PEI_Men's_Curling_Championship
1965) Alison Brie (born 1982) Ali Brice (born 1986) Sabrina Brier (born 1994) Richard Briers (1934–2013) Joe Bob Briggs (born 1953) Charlie Brill (born
List_of_comedians
Large feline of the genus Acinonyx
1371/journal.pone.0158546. PMC 4928801. PMID 27362643. Verschueren, S.; Briers-Louw, W. D.; Cristescu, B.; Fabiano, E.; Nghikembua, M.; Torres-Uribe, C
Cheetah
Canadian provincial capital
Skating Championships 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship 2003 Nokia Brier 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
Louise Lombard (born 1970) Matt Lucas (born 1974) Kelly Macdonald (born 1976) Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974) Anna Maxwell Martin (born 1977) Kris Marshall
List_of_British_actors
Name list
Amy Macdonald (born 1987), British singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald, American author Amy Madigan (born 1950), American actress Amy Mainzer (born 1974), American
Amy
City in Ontario, Canada
Kingston hosted the Tim Hortons Brier, the national men's curling championship. Kingston previously hosted the Brier in 1957. In 2013, Kingston hosted
Kingston,_Ontario
American professional soccer club based in Seattle
higher level". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 21, 2009. Dudley, Brier (September 25, 1998). "Seahawks Sign Lease For 30 Years at New Stadium"
Seattle_Sounders_FC
Indian guru (1911?–2008)
February 2008 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Williamson, p. 80 Brier, Soren (2010). "The Conflict between Indian Vedic Mentality and Western
Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi
1953 dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury
and numbered copies bound in Johns-Manville Quintera, a form of asbestos. Brier, Evan (2011). A Novel Marketplace: Mass Culture, the Book Trade, and Postwar
Fahrenheit_451
on 25 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Jeremy Brier | Barristers | Essex Court Chambers". Archived from the original on 20 December
List of presidents of the Cambridge Union
List_of_presidents_of_the_Cambridge_Union
English singer and actress (1946–2025)
Chelsea flat without hot water or electricity with her then-boyfriend Ben Brierly of the band the Vibrators. She later shared flats in Chelsea[citation needed]
Marianne_Faithfull
Canadian television producer, sports commentator, and journalist (1929–2016)
secretary-treasurer. In 1962, he was the play-by-play commentator for the first Macdonald Brier of curling to be broadcast live on CBC Sports. He was later a commentator
Bob_Moir
British Columbia general election at Surrey-Newton Mike Jakubo Curling (Brier) Greater Sudbury City Councillor at Ward 7 (2014?-) Otto Jelinek Figure
List of sportsperson-politicians
List_of_sportsperson-politicians
in 1934 by Whitecross Works Co. of Warrington through local dealer J. Brierly & Sons. Donated 1965 to Railway Preservation Society (West Midlands Division)
List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives
List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives
Annual curling competition in the United States of America
Company was inspired to host an American equivalent to the popular Macdonald Brier in Canada. The first championship was held from March 27 to 30, 1957
United States Men's Curling Championship
United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship
City in Washington, United States
from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2012. Dudley, Brier (April 30, 2007). "At KEXP, technology and music embrace". The Seattle Times
Seattle
Canadian provincial tournament
18, 2020). "Alberta selects Laura Walker, Brendan Bottcher for Scotties, Brier". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 18, 2020. "2020 Alberta Scotties Tournament
Alberta Women's Curling Championship
Alberta_Women's_Curling_Championship
1963– Merrick Bremner 1986– Gay Brewer 1932–2007 Sid Brews 1899–1972 Markus Brier 1968– Danny Briggs 1960– D. J. Brigman 1976– Kalle Brink 1975– Mike Brisky
List_of_male_golfers
American films of 1996
Entertainment Kenneth Branagh (director/screenplay); Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Hetta Chamley, Joan Collins, Nicholas Farrell, Mark Hadfield, Gerard Horan
List of American films of 1996
List_of_American_films_of_1996
Resort hotel in West Virginia
Sulphur Springs, W. Va.), and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. Green-Brier White Sulphur Springs, 1900. [White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.]: [Greenbrier]
The_Greenbrier
Era of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
Bruce, 1877: Year of Violence (1957), the standard scholarly history. Brier, Stephen, producer & director (1984). 1877, The Grand Army of Starvation
Gilded_Age
Governing body for curling in Southern Ontario
championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at The Brier. Previous names: Ontario Silver Tankard: 1927–1931 1932: Round robin playoff
Curling_Ontario
English writer (1881–1975)
society in 2017; past presidents have included Terry Wogan and Richard Briers. There are also groups of Wodehouse fans in Australia, Belgium, France,
P._G._Wodehouse
(1952, 1954, 1958, 1961) 1973 Matt Baldwin Curling Athlete Won the Macdonald Brier, the Alberta Curling Association Bonspiel grand aggregate, and the
List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
List_of_members_of_Canada's_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
Journalist and author (1910–2006)
the Feudal Spirit (1979), starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster; in 1985 Usborne's adaptations of seven Blandings short
Richard_Usborne
London Reg. (Tottenham) Pte. W. J. Brickwood, RAMC (Horsham) Pte. L. G. Briers, Lancashire Fusiliers (Kentish Town) Sgt. H. G. Britten, Hampshire Reg.
1918_New_Year_Honours_(MM)
(3): 311–28. doi:10.1017/s0025727300007651. PMC 547919. PMID 16021928. Brier B (2004). "Infectious diseases in ancient Egypt". Infect Dis Clin North
History_of_malaria
English book illustrator (1867–1939)
Victorian fairy painting and close and often uncomposed studies of understated brier-patch nature in the inclement British climate, as was common in the works
Arthur_Rackham
City in New Brunswick, Canada
include: 1968 Canadian Junior Baseball Championships 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships 1975 Macdonald Lassies Championship 1975 Intercontinental Cup
Moncton
City in Northern Ontario, Canada
in 1980, the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1988, the Brier: Canada's annual men's curling championships in 1953 and 1983, the 2001
Greater_Sudbury
– Susan Shoe Industries Limited was founded. 1949 – Hamilton hosted the Brier for the first time. 1950 – Ellen Fairclough becomes the first female member
Timeline of events in Hamilton, Ontario
Timeline_of_events_in_Hamilton,_Ontario
Mark McKinney, Claire Rushbrook, Roger Moore, Michael Barrymore, Richard Briers, Elvis Costello, David Fahm, Jason Flemyng, Neil Fox, Stephen Fry, Bob Geldof
List of American films of 1998
List_of_American_films_of_1998
Spring – Waltz Three Vagrants 4153 Sweet Luana Rice & Lennox 4154 Bonnie Brier Bush March Conway's Band 4155 In Old Manila Shepherd & James 4156 Railroad
List of Edison Blue Amberol Records: Popular Series
List_of_Edison_Blue_Amberol_Records:_Popular_Series
August 13 – Quinn Cummings, American former child actress August 19 – Lucy Briers, English actress August 21 – Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress August 22
1967_in_film
Canadian politician (1910–2005)
participated in several City of Ottawa bonspiels. He lost a bet when the 1967 Macdonald Brier could not be played at the Ottawa Civic Centre, as it had not been
Ernie_Jones_(politician)
English professional rugby league club
2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010. Maguire, Tom (11 December 2025). "Nene Macdonald joins St.Helens". Saintsrlfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026. "Greatest Saints
St_Helens_R.F.C.
City in Washington, United States
growth area in Snohomish County includes unincorporated areas that border Brier to the west and Mill Creek to the north. Most of the city lies in the drainage
Bothell,_Washington
England international rugby union player
Archived 19 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine lionsrugby.com Starmer-Smith, Nigel (1977). The Barbarians. Macdonald & Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-86007-552-4.
Bernard_Charles_Hartley
Grundy, OBE. A. Hesketh, CBE, DFC. H. J. Kirkpatrick, DFC. A. W. B. Macdonald, AFC. S. L. G. Pope, DFC, AFC. P. Pyne, DFC. L. Taylor. G. W. Tuttle,
1944 Birthday Honours (Mentioned in Despatches)
1944_Birthday_Honours_(Mentioned_in_Despatches)
Joe Banis; the French plastic surgeon Laurent Lantieri. Narrated by Lucy Briers, directed by Iain Scollay 22 January Wave that Shook the World, an Equinox
List_of_Equinox_episodes
O' Brien 2004–06 Eric Walsh Bill Dawes 2004–06 Marcie Walsh McBain Kathy Brier 2002–09, 2011 Ron Walsh Timothy Adams 2003–07 Simon Warfield Tim Hart 1983–84
List of One Life to Live characters
List_of_One_Life_to_Live_characters
OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved 2026-04-27. "Bryan Cochrane leads P.E.I. at 2020 Brier curling championship". CBC News. February 28, 2020. Retrieved April 27,
List_of_people_from_Ottawa
Huxley 72 English Actor Catch Us If You Can Pit of Darkness 17 Richard Briers 79 English Actor Peter Pan Spice World 18 Elspet Gray 83 Scottish Actress
List_of_British_films_of_2013
Chronology of Canadian city
Edmonton (No. 5) is dismantled. It was recreated in 1974 at Fort Edmonton Park. Hotel Macdonald opens. It is built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Timeline_of_Edmonton_history
Sporting event delegation
Kirk 5,000 m —N/a 15:57.67 12 Elinor Kirk 10,000 m —N/a 33:22.40 9 Hannah Brier Rachel Johncock Mica Moore Hannah Thomas 4 × 100 m relay 44.66 4 Q —N/a
Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Wales_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games
Bus transit agency serving Snohomish County, Washington
creating a bus system. SCPTBA Public Transit began operating in the cities of Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mountlake Terrace, Snohomish and Woodway
Community_Transit
20: 2011 Heritage Classic – Calgary, Alberta March 5 – 13: Tim Hortons Brier – London, Ontario May 29 - Saint John Sea Dogs win their first Memorial
2011_in_Canada
Sports Hall of Fame in Alberta, Canada
Eskimos due to Wayne Gretsky's influence. 1970 Howard Palmer 1941 Macdonald Brier champion curler 1968 Art Potter President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey
Alberta_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
1974 MACDONALD-BRIER
1974 MACDONALD-BRIER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Perrier 1 and 2.American bearers of the surname include Bennet Puryear (1826–1914), born in Mecklenburg Co., VA, youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marshall) Puryear, who studied medicine and chemistry before the Civil War, after which he became a professor of chemistry; he did pioneering work in the application of chemistry to agriculture. He had 11 children by his two wives.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English wencel ‘child’, perhaps used
to distinguish a son from his father with the same forename or perhaps
a nickname for a person with a baby face or childlike manner.Scottish : habitational name for someone from the lands of
Windshiel (formerly Winscheill) in Berwickshire.Robert Winchell came from England to Windsor, CT, in 1635.
In the case of the broadcaster Walter Winchell (1897–1972)
the surname is an Anglicized form of Jewish
Surname or Lastname
English (West Country)
English (West Country) : habitational name from a place named with the Old English elements slÄh ‘sloe’ + cumb ‘valley’, in particular Slocum on the Isle of Wight and in Devon.Anthony Slocombe or Slocum (1590–1674/75) came from Taunton, Somerset, England, to Taunton, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from a Germanic personal name, Emaurri, composed of the elements amja ‘busy’, ‘industrious’ + rīc ‘power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans. There has been some confusion with Amory.This name is recorded in Quebec in 1674, having been taken there from Dordogne, France.
Boy/Male
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.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of the world's ruler.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Briar, BRIER means "briar plant."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places called Brierl(e)y, in the West Midlands, West and South Yorkshire, and elsewhere, all of which are named with Old English brǣr ‘briar’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + strete ‘road’.Translation of Dutch Langestraet, cognate with 1.The confederate general James Longstreet (1821–1904), was born in SC, came from an old Dutch family in New Netherland with the name Langestraet; he was the nephew of Augustus B. Longstreet, a Methodist clergyman born in Augusta, GA, in 1790.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brierley.
Boy/Male
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Brierton in County Durham (formerly in West Yorkshire) or Brearton in North Yorkshire, which are both named with Old English brēr ‘briar’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, or Brereton in Cheshire, which has the same origin (see Brereton).
Boy/Male
English American
From Wine's town; from a friend's town. Famous Bearer: Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), World...
Boy/Male
English
From Wine's town; from a friend's town. Famous Bearer: Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), World...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheerful person, from a reduced form of Anglo-Norman French enveisié ‘playful’, ‘merry’ (Old French envoisié, past participle of envoisier ‘to sport, enjoy oneself’).John Veazey came from England to MD in the late 17th century. Thomas Ward Veazey (b. 1774) was a MD legislator and planter.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : variant of Parrish.French : variant of Paris 1.Samuel Parris, of Salem witchcraft fame, was a clergyman born in London and came to Boston, MA, in or before 1674. He had five children from two marriages and lived out his years in Sudbury, MA.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of the world's ruler.
Male
English
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
Boy/Male
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Andrews.Swiss German and Hungarian : derivative of the personal name Andreas.Perhaps a reduced form of Greek Andronikos, Andronidis, or some other similar surname, all patronymics from Andreas.William Andros came to VA in 1617 and died there about 1655. Sir Edmund Andros (1637–1714) was the British colonial governor of several provinces in America between 1674 and 1698, most notably NY (1674–81).
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n.
The dog-rose.
a.
Full of briers; thorny.
n.
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208.
n.
A brier.
a.
Abounding with bushes and briers.
n.
A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla.
n.
A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.
n.
A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
n.
A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name.
v. t.
To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers.
a.
Set with briers.
n.
Alt. of Briar
a.
Pertaining to, or set with, briers or bushes; brambly.
a.
Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733-1794), the founder of modern embryology.
n.
A place where briers grow.
n.
Same as Brier.
v.
A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.
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