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Private college in Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Springfield College is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The institution's mission, called the Humanics philosophy, calls
Springfield_College
City in Massachusetts, United States
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the
Springfield,_Massachusetts
Topics referred to by the same term
Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, is the oldest institution by this name, It is also notable for its historical significance as the birthplace
Springfield College (disambiguation)
Springfield_College_(disambiguation)
City in Missouri, United States
Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the
Springfield,_Missouri
Springfield College of Education was an educational tertiary institution that was located in Asherville in Durban in the early years of Apartheid, to
Springfield College of Education
Springfield_College_of_Education
Suburb of City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
announced. Springfield State School opened on 22 January 1998. On 1 January 2000, it was renamed Woodcrest State College. The Springfield College opened on
Springfield,_Queensland
School in Australia
The Springfield Anglican College (TSAC) is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in Springfield
Springfield_Anglican_College
Public college in Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC, Stick) is a public technical college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is the only technical community college
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield_Technical_Community_College
EF3 tornado in Massachusetts, U.S.
Counties in Western and Central Massachusetts, including the city of Springfield, resulting in three fatalities (plus one indirect fatality), at least
2011_Springfield_tornado
City in the United States
the Springfield metropolitan area had 136,001 residents. Springfield is home to Wittenberg University, a liberal arts college, and Clark State College, a
Springfield,_Ohio
American volleyball coach (1940s–2026)
Springfield College. During the 1960s, she was a high school teacher and coach. Viera served as the women's volleyball coach at Springfield College for
Barbara_Viera
Stadium in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
campus of Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. With bleacher seating for 3,867, is it the home field for Springfield College's football,
Stagg Field (Springfield College)
Stagg_Field_(Springfield_College)
Everest College was a for-profit career college in Springfield, Missouri, formerly known as Springfield College. Everest College offered diplomas, associate
Everest_College_(Missouri)
Private college in Poughkeepsie, New York, US
Fifth National Championship With 3-0 Win Over Vassar". Springfield College Pride. Springfield College. April 12, 2008. Archived from the original on September
Vassar_College
American swimmer and swim coach
an All-American competitive swimmer for Springfield College, and a Hall of Fame swimming coach for Springfield from 1937 through 1978 where he led his
Charles_Silvia
National Historic Site of the United States
The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts,
Springfield_Armory
Inventor of the volleyball (1870–1942)
James Naismith, inventor of basketball, while Morgan was studying at Springfield College in 1892. Like Naismith, Morgan pursued a career in Physical Education
William_G._Morgan
Catholic college in Springfield, Illinois, US
Benedictine University at Springfield has its roots in the founding of Springfield Junior College (later to become Springfield College in Illinois) in 1929
Benedictine University at Springfield
Benedictine_University_at_Springfield
United States Army officer (1900–1995)
to the United States with his family in 1923, he attended Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Physical
Boris_Pash
The history of Springfield, Massachusetts dates back to the colonial period, when it was founded in 1636 as Agawam Plantation, named after a nearby village
History of Springfield, Massachusetts
History_of_Springfield,_Massachusetts
Conurbation in the United States
The greater Hartford–Springfield area is an urban region and surrounding suburban areas that encompasses both north-central Connecticut and the southern
Hartford–Springfield
The Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield (CCGS) is a consortium of accredited colleges and universities located in Hampden County in Western Massachusetts
Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield
Cooperating_Colleges_of_Greater_Springfield
Inventor of basketball (1861–1939)
campus that Dennis Horkenbach (editor-in-chief of The Triangle, the Springfield college newspaper) featured it in an article called "A New Game", and there
James_Naismith
Worldwide youth organization
development. Multiple colleges and universities have historically had connections to YMCA. Springfield College, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was founded
YMCA
Catholic university in Lisle, Illinois, US
Springfield Junior College. The college changed its name in 1967 to Springfield College in Illinois. In early 2003, Springfield College in Illinois and Benedictine
Benedictine_University
American diver
Avdoulos is an American former competition diver for Springfield College, who coached the Springfield College Diving team for forty years from 1984 through 2024
Peter_Avdoulos
Overview of the world's for-profit universities and colleges
Sullivan University in 2018 Springfield College – Springfield, Missouri; not to be confused with Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, changed
List of for-profit universities and colleges
List_of_for-profit_universities_and_colleges
American football coach (born 1978)
coach at Lehigh University. Cahill played college football as a quarterback at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He has served as an assistant
Kevin Cahill (American football)
Kevin_Cahill_(American_football)
American author (1950–2022)
day you are going to thank me for this.'" Thomas graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts with a degree in political science and international
Sue_Thomas_(FBI_specialist)
Group of colleges in Western Massachusetts, US
Massachusetts Agricultural College (now UMass), Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith joined International YMCA College (now Springfield College) to form the Committee
Five_College_Consortium
City in Oregon, United States
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan
Springfield,_Oregon
Public university in Springfield, Illinois, US
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois, United States. The university was established by the Illinois
University of Illinois Springfield
University_of_Illinois_Springfield
Private college in Springfield, Missouri, US
as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and
Drury_University
American collegiate volleyball tournament
April 14, 2019. "Springfield College Wins the Inaugural NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship" (Press release). Springfield College Athletics. April
NCAA Division III men's volleyball tournament
NCAA_Division_III_men's_volleyball_tournament
Capital city of Illinois, United States
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States
Springfield,_Illinois
University, formerly Drury College, is a private university in Springfield, Missouri. It was originally Springfield College. Ernest R. Breech, chairman
List of Drury University alumni
List_of_Drury_University_alumni
American swimming coach (1925–2018
competed in swimming, tennis, and soccer for Springfield College and coached men's swimming at Bowdoin College for 39 years from 1961–2000. He led the Bowdoin
Charles_Butt_(swim_coach)
NCAA Division III athletic conference
At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy. The NEW 8 began play in
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
New_England_Women's_and_Men's_Athletic_Conference
campus, Benedictine University at Springfield, formerly known as Springfield College in Illinois (SCI) or Springfield College, is focused on adult learners
List of Benedictine colleges and universities
List_of_Benedictine_colleges_and_universities
Boston Road Pine Point Sixteen Acres Forest Park East Forest Park East Springfield Bay McKnight Metro Center Old Hill Six Corners South End Upper Hill Liberty
Neighborhoods in Springfield, Massachusetts
Neighborhoods_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts
American politician
1961. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree from Springfield College. Outside of politics, Sanchez works as a case manager for the Human
Bobby_Sanchez
American baseball coach and sports educator
State University, and a Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Springfield College (MA). Her academic focus is in performance enhancement, leadership
Justine_Siegal
Catholic college in Paxton, Massachusetts, US
for closing the college. Transfer pathway agreements were arranged with Worcester State University, Regis College, Springfield College, Bay Path University
Anna_Maria_College
Private college in Springfield, Missouri
Mission University (MU) is a private Baptist Bible college in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1950, MU focuses on training Christian professionals and
Mission_University
Basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone
History_of_basketball
American police officer and administrator
police cadet. He attended Benjamin N Cardozo High School and went to Springfield College where he received his Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts. Harrison
Rodney_K._Harrison
American dancer
a bachelor's degree in physiology and sport medicine from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Segar has worked as a dancer, choreographer
Leslie_Segar
American business executive and politician
his mother moved back to Massachusetts, Blangiardi transferred to Springfield College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in physical education and
Rick_Blangiardi
2024 American anti-immigration allegations
spread online saying Haitian immigrants were stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, United States. The claims began with a local Facebook group post
Springfield_pet-eating_hoax
American skeleton racer (born 1989)
family in Princeton, New Jersey, her father had played football at Springfield College and was selected by the New York Jets in the 1971 NFL draft, while
Kelly_Curtis_(skeleton_racer)
American ice hockey executive
responsibilities. Caruso holds a degree in Sports Management from Springfield College in Massachusetts. She is a Massachusetts native and now lives in
Melissa_Caruso
Place in Queensland, Australia
Greater Springfield is a private development undertaken by the Springfield City Group and one of the fastest-growing developments in Australia; it is located
Greater Springfield, Queensland
Greater_Springfield,_Queensland
American physiologist
probably from the 1970s; at the Springfield College Digital Collections. A tribute video about Rathbone, from the American College of Sports Medicine; on YouTube
Josephine_Langworthy_Rathbone
Public university in Springfield, South Dakota, US (1881–1984)
The University of South Dakota at Springfield was a state-supported college in Springfield, South Dakota. It was founded in 1881 and closed in 1984. The
University of South Dakota–Springfield
University_of_South_Dakota–Springfield
Japanese-American wrestler and restaurateur (1938–2008)
different American colleges. He attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and later transferred to CW Post College on Long Island. He
Rocky_Aoki
US college athletic conference
the colleges were American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant College, the University of Hartford, Springfield College, and
Northeast-10_Conference
Fictional city in animated TV sitcom The Simpsons
Springfield is the primary fictional setting of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons and related media. It is an average-sized, fictional city in
Springfield_(The_Simpsons)
Football team of Springfield College
The Springfield Pride football program represents Springfield College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Pride have competed as members
Springfield_Pride_football
37th mayor of Newark, New Jersey (1936–2025)
Montclair State University and a M.A. in physical education from Springfield College. He received the 1961 Department of Physiology Award from that school
Sharpe_James
American soccer coach and former player
"2017 Springfield College Women's Soccer Roster". Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "2018 Springfield College Women's
Angela_Salem
Public university in Springfield, Missouri, US
formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal
Missouri_State_University
US non-profit youth organization
at YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts (later to be named Springfield College). Naismith had been asked to invent a new
YMCA_of_the_USA
American swim coach (1931–2026)
American swim coach. He swam freestyle for Springfield College and was the swim coach for Williams College from 1966 to 1999, where he led the team to
Carl_Samuelson_(swim_coach)
Division III intercollegiate athletic conference
academic year: Springfield College for football New York University for both men's and women's golf and Mount Holyoke College and Wellesley College for women's
Liberty_League
American college football season
The 1965 Springfield Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, as an independent
1965 Springfield Maroons football team
1965_Springfield_Maroons_football_team
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts. Before 1961, mayoral elections were partisan. Starting
Mayoral elections in Springfield, Massachusetts
Mayoral_elections_in_Springfield,_Massachusetts
Massachusetts portion of the Connecticut River Valley, US
knowledge economy, due to the prominence of the Five Colleges in Hampshire County. Similarly the Springfield–Chicopee–Holyoke economies transformed from volume
Pioneer_Valley
Founder of Gay Games
high school, Tom Waddell excelled in athletics. Waddell attended Springfield College in Massachusetts on a track scholarship. Originally majoring in physical
Tom_Waddell
original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2024. "College Navigator - Springfield College". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education
List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts
List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Massachusetts
American ice hockey executive
physical education in 1991, and he received his master's degree from Springfield College in sport management in 1993. Gorton resides in Montreal, Quebec and
Jeff_Gorton
Lakes and West Palm Beach) Southern Technical College (Orlando) Springfield College (Tampa) Stetson University (DeLand) University of Miami (Coral Gables)
List of colleges and universities in Florida
List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Florida
American architect (1879–1952)
for 5 years under James Porter. He also attended classes at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts and obtained architectural degrees through
Moses_McKissack_III
American baseball player (1897–1974)
Born in Groveland, Massachusetts, he attended Lehigh University and Springfield College. He was a swim coach and later Athletic Director of Washington &
Cy_Twombly_(baseball)
Professional sports hall of fame in Springfield, Massachusetts
college basketball exhibition. The Tip-Off Classic has been the start to the college basketball season ever since, generally returning to Springfield
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Naismith_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
Former university in Hillsboro and Springfield, Illinois
soon became known as the Lutheran College, and, locally, as Hillsboro College. In 1852, it relocated to Springfield and changed its name to Illinois State
Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois)
Illinois_State_University_(Springfield,_Illinois)
Radio station in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
"The Birthplace") is a student-run campus radio station at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It features an eclectic mix of music as well
WSCB
Public college in Springfield, Illinois, US
Lincoln Land Community College is a public community college in Springfield, Illinois. It has extended branches in different locations, including Beardstown
Lincoln Land Community College
Lincoln_Land_Community_College
First basketball team
Hall of Fame profile The Story of the First Basket Ball Players by Springfield College Archives and Special Collections The first basketball game by NBA
The_First_Team
Team sport
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, was trying to keep his gym class active on
Basketball
American sports announcer
game.” Forslund attended Cathedral High School before enrolling at Springfield College. Following this, Forslund earned his master's degree in athletic
John_Forslund
Medical college in Missouri
Cox College is a private college associated with the CoxHealth System in Springfield, Missouri. The college was established in 1907 as the Burge Deaconess
Cox_College_(Missouri)
Intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III
beginning the 1999–2000 academic year. 2004 – Norwich University and Springfield College of Massachusetts joined the Empire 8 as affiliate members for football
Empire_8
Navajo actor from Arizona (born 1951)
Springfield College, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Dartmouth College,
Geraldine_Keams
American historian (1904–1982)
taught at Keystone College (1945–1947), Springfield College (1947–1952), Keene State College (1956–1966) and New England College (1966–1967), lecturing
Charles_Hapgood
American college lacrosse coach
Garber also played lacrosse collegiately at Springfield College. A graduate of the Springfield College class of 1950, Garber played varsity football
Richard_F._Garber
Amateur basketball played by students of higher education institutions
a YMCA International Training School, known today as Springfield College, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The sport was created by physical education
College_basketball
American wrestler (1957–2012)
After graduating from Niskayuna, he attended and wrestled for Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was a three-time All-American. After
Jeff_Blatnick
British singer (1939–1999)
(16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she
Dusty_Springfield
Topics referred to by the same term
Springfield Maroons may refer to sports teams based in Springfield, Massachusetts: the athletic teams of Springfield College, circa 1950s the minor league
Springfield_Maroons
American athlete and coach (1862–1965)
called Springfield College) (1890–1891), the University of Chicago (1892–1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946), compiling a career college football
Amos_Alonzo_Stagg
Region of Massachusetts, United States
colleges and universities including UMass in Amherst, MA, with approximately 100,000 students; and such institutions as Tanglewood, the Springfield Armory
Western_Massachusetts
American actor and firefighter (1962-2001)
attacks when the South Tower collapsed. Glascoe played college football at Springfield College for two years before transferring to Delaware State University
Keith_A._Glascoe
Public college in Springfield, Missouri, US
Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) is a public community college in Springfield, Missouri. It was established by Springfield and thirteen surrounding
Ozarks Technical Community College
Ozarks_Technical_Community_College
American college baseball season
The 1951 Springfield Maroons baseball team represented Springfield College in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Archie Allen in his
1951 Springfield Maroons baseball team
1951_Springfield_Maroons_baseball_team
American college football season
"Providence College". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 1, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . "Springfield College Plays
Providence Friars football, 1921–1929
Providence_Friars_football,_1921–1929
Community college in Springfield, Ohio, US
Clark State College is a public community college in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1962 as Springfield and Clark County Technical Education
Clark_State_College
American academic administrator (1937–2025)
Schools in Worthington, Ohio. In 1963, she joined the faculty of Springfield College as an instructor in anthropology. Her tenure there was divided by
Bette_E._Landman
Hospital in Illinois, United States
Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) is a 500-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in Springfield, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Springfield Memorial Hospital
Springfield_Memorial_Hospital
American football player (born 1987)
played college football for the James Madison Dukes. He was also a member of the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins. Caussin was born in Springfield, Virginia
Mike_Caussin
American swimmer (1917–1994)
1917 – April 26, 1994) was an All-American collegiate swimmer for Springfield College and the Head Swimming Coach for the University of Delaware from 1946
Harry_Rawstrom
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places so named from Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, in about 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó DuinnÃn (see Dineen).English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.Sir George Downing (1623–84), baronet, member of Parliament, and ambassador to the Netherlands in the time of both Cromwell and King Charles II, was the second graduate of the first class (1642) at Harvard College. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Emmanuel Downing of the Inner Temple and his second wife, Lucy Winthrop, sister of John Winthrop. The family emigrated to New England in 1638 and settled at Salem, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.Dutch and North German : occupational name or nickname from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wade ‘garment’, ‘large net’.Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Holyoak.Edward Holyoke emigrated from England and settled in Lynn, MA, in 1638. His descendants include Rev. Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769, and other prominent educators.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Hertfordshire, Kent, and Somerset, so named from Old English strǣt ‘paved highway’, ‘Roman road’ (Latin strata (via)). In the Middle Ages the word at first denoted a Roman road but later also came to denote the main street in a town or village, and so the surname may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived on a main street.Jewish : Americanized form of the Sephardic surname Chetrit, of uncertain origin.Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Strasser and a number of other similar surnames.The Rev. Nicholas Street (1603–74) came from England to Taunton, MA, between 1630 and 1638, and later moved to New Haven, CT, where his descendant Augustus Russell Street, a leader in art education, was born in 1791 and went on to become one of the most important early benefactors of Yale College.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Winchelesuuorde, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Wincel meaning ‘child’ + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705), Puritan poet and preacher, was brought from Yorkshire to New England as a child in 1638. His first home was in Charlestown, MA; subsequently, he settled in New Haven, CT. From 1651 onward he was a fellow of Harvard College; in 1654 he was appointed minister at Malden, MA. His son and grandson, both named Edward were professors of divinity at Harvard.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : nickname for a red-haired person (see Gough).English (of Cornish and Breton origin) : occupational name from Cornish and Breton goff ‘smith’ (cognate with Gaelic gobha). The surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin, introduced by followers of William the Conqueror.Irish : reduced form of McGoff.Edward Goffe was a farmer in Cambridge MA whose house was acquired by Harvard College some time before 1654 and used as a dormitory, known as Goffe’s College.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Diot, a pet form of the female personal name Dye. Reaney also suggests that this may also be an altered form of Thwaite (see Thwaites).Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), Congregational divine, author, and president of Yale College (1795–1817), was the dominant figure in the established order of CT. He was born in Northampton, MA, a descendant of John Dwight who came from Dedham, England, in 1635 and settled in Dedham, MA, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian of American Puritanism.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon, Dorset, Essex, Kent, and Warwickshire, so named from Old English lang, long ‘long’ + dūn ‘hill’.Samuel Langdon, Harvard College president in 1774–80, was born in Boston, MA, in 1723 but lived out his years in Hampton Falls, NH. Three of his children left descendants. His grandfather Philip (b. 1646) had came from Braunton in Devon, England, and was married in Andover, Essex Co., MA, in 1684, according to family historians.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Hereweard, composed of the elements here ‘army’ + weard ‘guard’, which was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire, leader of resistance to the advancing Normans. The Old Norse cognate Hervarðr was also common and, particularly in the Danelaw, it may in part lie behind the surname.Welsh : variant of Havard.John Harvard (1607–38), who gave his name to Harvard College, was the son of a London butcher. He inherited considerable property, and emigrated to MA in 1637. On his death he bequeathed half his estate and the whole of his library to the newly founded college at Cambridge, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It is argued by Redmonds that this surname may have developed as a variant of Stringfellow, through a process, attested in various parish records, in which the original name is first shortened and then expanded into a form different from the original; thus Stringfellow becomes Stringfell, which becomes reinterpreted as Stringfield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.Thomas Wait came to MA from England in 1634. Samuel Wait (1789–1867), a Baptist clergyman, was born in White Creek, NY, organized Baptists in NC and helped found what became Wake Forest College (1838).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from northern Middle English Spragge, either a personal name or a byname meaning ‘lively’, a metathesized and voiced form of Spark 1.William Sprague came from England to Salem, MA, in 1628 with his brothers Ralph and Richard. He was one of the founders of Charlestown, MA, and later of Hingham, MA. His descendants include Peleg Sprague, a jurist and MA legislator, who was born in 1793 in Duxbury, MA; William Sprague a textile manufacturer born in 1773 in Cranston, RI; and Yale College educator Homer Baxter Sprague, who was born in 1829 in South Sutton, MA, and whose legacy lives on in Yale’s Sprague concert hall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Essex, recorded in Domesday Book as Springinghefelda and as Springafelda, probably from Old English Springingafeld ‘pasture (feld) of the people who live by a spring’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at a house on a hill, Middle English hill + hus.Scottish and northern Irish : habitational name from any of several minor places so called in Ayrshire.Rev. James Hillhouse, the first minister of Montville, CT, came to America from Co. Londonderry, Ireland, about 1720. His grandson James Hillhouse was a Federalist congressman from CT and treasurer of Yale College from 1782 to 1832.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so named. Those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire are named from an Old English wilig ‘willow’ + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’; one in Devon probably has Old English wīðig ‘willow’ as the first element, while one in Surrey has Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’.English : variant spelling of Willy 2.English : Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Dunster in Somerset, recorded in 1138 as Dunestore ‘craggy pinnacle (Old English torr) of a man named Dun(n)’.Henry Dunster emigrated to MA in 1640 from Bury, Lancashire, England, and was made the first president of Harvard College (1640–54) almost immediately upon arrival in MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Walcott, Walcot, or Walcote, for example in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, all named in Old English with w(e)alh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, ‘Welsh’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace) + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’, i.e. ‘the cottage where the (Welsh-speaking) Britons lived’.This surname was in MA from an early date. William Walcott emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in 1637; John Wolcott (1632–1690) is recorded in Springfield, MA.
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Wonnacott, a place in Devon, named with an unattested Old English personal name Wunna + Old English cot ‘cottage’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Crown
Girl/Female
Indian
Wife of great sage vashishtha, One who is not restrained, Fidelity, A star
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Blessed
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Holy River
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Moonlight; Moonbeam
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Elmo, ELMA means "helmet, protection."
Boy/Male
Australian, Swedish
Pure
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Muruga; Another Name for God Murugan
Boy/Male
Hindu
Someone who is religiously inclined, God gift (Celebrity Name: Emraan Hashmi)
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n.
In English universities, an undergraduate who belongs to the foundation of a college, and receives support in part from its revenues.
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A building, or number of buildings, used by a college.
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A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.
prep.
Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; -- the aritithesis and correlative of to; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony.
n.
One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course at an American college; -- originally called senior sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a professional schools or at a seminary.
a.
Belonging to the final year of the regular course in American colleges, or in professional schools.
n.
Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop.
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One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually the student who ranks first in scholarship.
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One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
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A society of scholars or friends of learning, incorporated for study or instruction, esp. in the higher branches of knowledge; as, the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and many American colleges.
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An undergraduate, partly supported by the college funds, whose duty it formerly was to wait at table. A servitor corresponded to a sizar in Cambridge and Dublin universities.
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A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops.
n.
A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating class, usually by the leading scholar.
n.
A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
n.
An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose of imparting instruction, examining students, and otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology, law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without having any college connected with it, or it may consist of but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of colleges established in any place, with professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning.
n.
One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
a.
Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
n.
The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, -- an honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating class who ranks second in scholarship.
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In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students.
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A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.