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Group of sedimentary rocks in Scotland
The Torridon Group is a series of Tonian (lower Neoproterozoic) arenaceous and argillaceous sedimentary rocks, which occur extensively in the Northwest
Torridon_Group
Scottish folk rock band
Torridon are a Scottish folk rock band from Ross-shire formed in 2005. The band have played throughout Europe and released their first album, Break The
Torridon_(band)
Sleat Group, which outcrops on the Sleat peninsula on Skye, underlies the Torridon Group conformably, but the relationship with the Stoer Group is nowhere
Sleat_Group
Sleat Group, which outcrops on the Sleat peninsula on Skye, underlies the Torridon Group conformably, but the relationship with the Stoer Group is nowhere
Wester_Ross_Supergroup
Part of the Caledonian orogenic belt in northwest Scotland
Sleat Group, which outcrops on the Sleat peninsula on Skye, underlies the Torridon Group conformably, but the relationship with the Stoer Group is nowhere
Hebridean_terrane
turn unconformably overlain by the Neoproterozoic Torridon Group. The preserved part of the Stoer Group is made up of three subunits, the Clachtoll, Bay
Stoer_Group
a foreland basin, with the Torridon Group being more proximal to the mountains of the Grenville Orogen and the Morar Group more distal. Previous models
Morar_Group
Sequence of rocks in Scotland
Applecross, Aultbea and Cailleach Head groups (which are now the names of formations within the Torridon Group). At about the same time Lower Cambrian
Torridonian
Earth history, 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago
was reported in 2020 from the 1 Ga Scottish Diabaig Formation in the Torridon Group, where dropstone formations were likely formed by debris from ice rafting;
Boring_Billion
unconformably on gneisses of the Lewisian complex or sandstones of the Torridon Group. It consists of two formations, the basal quartzites and quartz arenites
Ardvreck_Group
American politician (born 1976)
of Virginia from 2022 to 2026. He is currently affiliated with the Torridon Group, a boutique strategic advisory firm founded by former U.S. attorney
Jason_Miyares
American lobbyist (born 1964)
commentator for CNN. He serves as the managing director of BGR Group, of counsel at Torridon Law, and as an Operating Partner at Smash Capital. Urban served
David_Urban
Fault in Highland, Scotland, UK
the Ardvreck Group and the Durness Group. The Ardvreck Group lies above an angular unconformity over various parts of the Torridon Group and locally over
Moine_Thrust_Belt
Geological rock formation in Scotland
between the Torridon Group and the Morar Group had long been noted. A normal stratigraphic contact between the Morar and Glenfinnan groups was interpreted
Moinian
Island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
unit of the Torridon Group, or informally the Torridonian sandstone. Outcrops of hornfelsed basalt of the Palaeocene age Skye Lava Group and the Palaeogene
Scalpay,_Inner_Hebrides
American lawyer and presidential counsel
Kate Comerford Todd is an American lawyer who is a partner at Torridon Law PLLC. She served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to
Kate_Todd_(lawyer)
American attorney (born 1965/66)
Law PLLC". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15. "Jeff Jensen". Torridon Group. Retrieved 2025-05-15. "Jeff Jensen". chambers.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15
Jeffrey_Jensen
comprises two conformable sequences, the older Sleat Group and the younger Torridon Group. Both groups consist dominantly of sandstones and were deposited
Geology_of_the_Isle_of_Skye
are grouped into 'members', members are grouped into 'formations', formations into 'groups' and groups occasionally into 'supergroups'. Some groups are
List of geological groups of Great Britain
List_of_geological_groups_of_Great_Britain
American film production company
October 6, 2016, Alcon opened up a new division titled Alcon Interactive Group which continues Alcon's diversification beyond its core business of financing
Alcon_Entertainment
Fossil holozoan
it. Bicellum was found in sediments from the Diabaig Formation in Loch Torridon, Scotland. The Diabaig Formation, considered to represent an ancient lake
Bicellum
2018 American action-war film by Nicolai Fuglsig
briefed and evaluated by Colonel Mulholland, Commander of 5th Special Forces Group, Nelson and 595 are picked to fight alongside Northern Alliance leader Abdul
12_Strong
American film production company
Bros. Pictures, Lionsgate, Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media and Torridon Films) Gemini Man (2019) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, Skydance
Jerry_Bruckheimer_Films
Traditional region of Scotland
Gairloch, Loch Maree and Loch Torridon. These rocks, which attain a considerable thickness and are divisible into three sub-groups, build up the mountain districts
Ross,_Scotland
Suite of Precambrian metamorphic rocks that outcrop in the northwestern part of Scotland
Scottish mainland and forms a coastal strip on the mainland from near Loch Torridon in the south to Cape Wrath in the north. Its presence at seabed and beneath
Lewisian_complex
produced by Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Torridon Films and 16:14 Entertainment October 20, 2017 Geostorm co-production with
List of Warner Bros. films (2010–2019)
List_of_Warner_Bros._films_(2010–2019)
British contingency plan for continuity of government
Engadine or royal yacht HMY Britannia which would embark a Python group at Loch Torridon or Oban. Tonfanau Army Camp was temporarily designated as the Python
Python_(codename)
Mountain group in Scotland
mountains are mostly made of Torridonian sandstone. Like the peaks around Torridon (for which the rock is named), An Teallach has terraced sides riven with
An_Teallach
2017 film by Guy Ritchie
and Capel Curig. Early in July filming continued in the Shieldaig, Loch Torridon and Applecross areas of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands.[citation
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King_Arthur:_Legend_of_the_Sword
Species of hoofed mammal
known as velvet helps to protect newly forming antlers in the spring. Glen Torridon, Scotland One male and three females in the Salburua wetlands of Basque
Red_deer
Protected area designation in Scotland
nature. There are currently 44 NNRs in Scotland, with the newest being the Torridon NNR which was designtated in August 2026. National nature reserve status
National nature reserves in Scotland
National_nature_reserves_in_Scotland
English mathematician (1815–1852)
They had three homes: Ockham Park, Surrey; a Scottish estate on Loch Torridon in Ross-shire; and a house in London. They spent their honeymoon at Ashley
Ada_Lovelace
Islands near Scotland
Sound: An Ruadh-Eilean, Eilean Chuaig, Eilean na Bà, Eilean nan Naomh, Loch Torridon: Eilean à Chaoil, Eilean an Inbhire Bhàin, Eilean Dùghaill, Eilean Mòr
List_of_Inner_Hebrides
2049 Denis Villeneuve Scott Free Productions Thunderbird Entertainment Torridon Films 16:14 Entertainment Alcon Entertainment Warner Bros. (US) Columbia
Hans_Zimmer_discography
Highest mountain in the British Isles
extend to over 190 kilometres (120 mi), including such mountains as the Torridon Hills, Morven in Caithness, Lochnagar, Ben Lomond, Barra Head and to Knocklayd
Ben_Nevis
Wool research organisation in the UK
received the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. During the late 1940s, WIRA's Torridon facility was expanded considerably under the stewardship of B. H. Wilsdon
Wool Industries Research Association
Wool_Industries_Research_Association
Human settlement in Scotland
8 km) north-west of Shieldaig on the shores of Loch Torridon. It is described as a "widely dispersed group of houses around the head of an inlet" to the loch
Ardheslaig
Legal guidance on right to roam in Scotland
of the railways. In 1846, the 6th Duke of Atholl attempted to prevent a group of botany students from the University of Edinburgh from entering Glen Tilt
Scottish_Outdoor_Access_Code
Scottish composer (born 1976)
Lionsgate Alcon Entertainment Black Label Media Jerry Bruckheimer Films Torridon Films —N/a The Hurricane Heist Rob Cohen Entertainment Studios —N/a Pacific
Lorne_Balfe
NASA rover exploring Mars since 2012
molecules were in the ~3.5-billion-year-old Knockfarrill Hill member of Glen Torridon, Gale crater. It cannot be determined how these molecules were made. They
Curiosity_(rover)
Historic county in Scotland
Ross, is typified by its mountainous Highland scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach. The highest
Ross-shire
Deer hunting estate in Scotland
privately owned and managed, although a few once-distinguished forests such as Torridon and Glenfeshie have moved into semi-public ownership via bodies such as
Deer_forest
Major sea lochs include Loch Fyne, Loch Long, Loch Ryan, Loch Linnhe, Loch Torridon, Loch Ewe and, on the Isle of Lewis, Loch Seaforth. Scotland has over 900
Geography_of_Scotland
British visual effects company
company, Technicolor Group, had appointed administrators. It was unclear what the consequences of this will be for MPC. Technicolor Group had later shut down
Moving_Picture_Company
American science fiction media franchise
Deckard, who reluctantly agrees to take on one last assignment to hunt down a group of recently escaped replicants led by Roy Batty. During his investigations
Blade_Runner_(franchise)
Assessments of possible life on Mars
discovered in the ~3.5-billion-year-old Knockfarrill Hill, member of Glen Torridon, Gale crater, by the sample analysis at Mars instrument suite on board
Life_on_Mars
Retrieved May 2, 2024. Allen, Mike (June 24, 2024). "David Urban joins Torridon Law, co-founded by Bill Barr". Axios. Retrieved October 9, 2024. Jeffers
List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign former officials endorsements
List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign_former_officials_endorsements
Historic county and registration county of Scotland
Ross, is typified by its mountainous Highland scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach. The highest
Ross_and_Cromarty
prokaryote and eukaryote microfossils within 1Ga-old lake phosphates of the Torridon Group, NW Scotland". Precambrian Research. 196–197: 204–217. Bibcode:2012PreR
List_of_lagerstätten
2017 American biographical political thriller film
Anwar Music by Daniel Pemberton Production companies Mandalay Pictures Torridon Films MadRiver Pictures Endurance Media Scott Free Productions Riverstone
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark_Felt:_The_Man_Who_Brought_Down_the_White_House
Scottish peak over 3,000 ft and listed on the SMC tables
Gruagaich), 3,025 ft (922 m). These six Munros are located together in Torridon An Teallach (Bidean a' Ghlas Thuill), 3,486 ft (1,062.6 m)/An Teallach
Munro
Species of single-celled organism
varieties which are very slow to develop blight include Cara, Stirling, Teena, Torridon, Remarka, and Romano. Some so-called resistant varieties can resist some
Phytophthora_infestans
Agricultural organisation
independent bodies such as the Wool Industries' Research Association at Torridon, Headingley Lane, Leeds, England. IWS was formed by the Wool Boards of
International Wool Secretariat
International_Wool_Secretariat
Martian crater
discovered in the ~3.5-billion-year-old Knockfarrill Hill member of Glen Torridon, Gale crater, by the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite onboard the
Gale_(crater)
in state Hogback Mountain 1,059 3,474 Virginia, US Liathach 1,055 3,461 Torridon, Scotland Saka Haphong 1,052 3,451 Bandarban, Bangladesh Corrán Tuathail
List of mountains by elevation
List_of_mountains_by_elevation
American attorney (born 1950)
firm with former Facebook general counsel Ted Ullyot. This later became Torridon Law, which represented a variety of clients including George Mason University
William_Barr
Highest mountains in the British Isles
irrespective of their height; examples being the Cuillin Hills and the Torridon Hills. All British Isles-wide mountain classifications, and most country-specific
Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles
Lists_of_mountains_and_hills_in_the_British_Isles
The process started about 1,000 Ma, with a notable 7 km thick layer of Torridon Sandstone being deposited about 800 Ma, as well as the debris deposited
Geology_of_Great_Britain
with Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Bud Yorkin Productions, Torridon Films and 16:14 Entertainment; distributed in North America by Warner Bros
List of Columbia Pictures films (2010–2019)
List_of_Columbia_Pictures_films_(2010–2019)
slide on Ben Nevis, while a man was airlifted from Liathach (a mountain in Torridon) after getting into trouble, but died in hospital. Continued icy weather
Winter_of_2009–10_in_Europe
Time Frequency, dance group Tom McGuire & The Brassholes, funk soul band from Glasgow Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band Torridon, folk rock band Stuart
List_of_Scottish_musicians
Anita (September 13, 2017). "'Where's The Money,' Boies/Schiller Film Group-Dylan Sellers Comedy Starring "King Bach," Acquired By Lionsgate". Deadline
List of Lionsgate films (2010–2019)
List_of_Lionsgate_films_(2010–2019)
American astronomer (1929–2021)
the broader Mount Sharp group was named after her. The formation is the layer of rocks that forms the strata within Glen Torridon - the layer of phyllosilicate
Carolyn_S._Shoemaker
avalanche on Ben Nevis, while a man was airlifted from Liathach, a mountain in Torridon, after getting into trouble, and died in hospital. Continued icy weather
Winter of 2009–10 in Great Britain and Ireland
Winter_of_2009–10_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
Transformation of a stem cell to a more specialized cell
org. Retrieved 9 May 2021. "Billion-year-old fossil found preserved in Torridon rocks". BBC News. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 22 May 2021. Strother PK, Brasier
Cellular_differentiation
Travel and holiday companies of the United Kingdom
Their trips take people to locations such as Knoydart, the Cairngorms and Torridon; as well as islands including Skye, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland
Wilderness_Scotland
UK hospitality industry award ceremony
London 1997 Malmaison, Edinburgh 2019 Rudding Park, Harrogate 2018 The Torridon, Highlands of Scotland 2017 The Beaumont, London 2016 Longueville Manor
The_Catey_Awards
Freshwater loch
Circular Walk The western arm of the loch The view is taken looking South. Torridon in the background. Loch Kernsary looking towards the Fisherfield forest
Loch_Kernsary
Music and arts festival in Scotland
therapies, the Burke & Hare and Free Rage Folk stages, and re-enactment groups. Over the years the festival has also hosted Ice-rinks, roller discos, Danny
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Belladrum_Tartan_Heart_Festival
Event timeline of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission
during Curiosity's traverse through the clay-bearing region known as Glen Torridon. 3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) (Sol 3612): Drill 36, at the Canaima drill
Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
Timeline_of_Mars_Science_Laboratory
Private school in Scotland
Each house has a Head of House tutor as well as a form tutor for each year group who is responsible for pupils' well-being. Houses form the basis for the
Erskine_Stewart_Melville
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Highland Council to sell a park in Torridon worth £20,000 to the Torridon District Community Association, a community group, for £1. Elliott, I.C., Fejszes
Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
Community_Empowerment_(Scotland)_Act_2015
Christian denomination
Gaelic ("a considerable number") Portree ("several members") Shieldaig and Torridon ("most of the Shieldaig people") → there is still a congregation of Applecross
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Free_Presbyterian_Church_of_Scotland
State comprehensive school in Glasgow, Scotland
cafeteria and an indoor games hall were added to the facilities. A local group linked to the school subsequently obtained a National Lottery grant to upgrade
Hyndland_Secondary_School
organic-walled microfossils in the phosphates of the ca. 1-Ga Diabaig Formation, Torridon Group, NW Scotland". Journal of Paleontology. 99 (4): 761–783. Bibcode:2025JPal
2025_in_paleontology
Annual award for science fiction or fantasy
Harry Potter with no awards after 7 nominations. The members of the hip hop group Clipping are the only musical artists to have earned two nominations for
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation
Grafton Place, 7 St Mungo Place, 2 Taylor Place Katrine Court, Lorne Court, Torridon Court Brutalism in Sheffield Homelessness in Scotland List of council high-rise
Housing_in_Glasgow
original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021. "St Columba's church, Torridon lane, Rosyth, Fife, KY11 2AS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on
List of Church of Scotland parishes
List_of_Church_of_Scotland_parishes
American film production company founded in 1995
and Austria, SKC in South Korea, Tripictures in Spain and the Cecchi Gori Group in Italy. The company's initial head was Todd Black, who was president of
Mandalay_Pictures
2009. Loch Torridon nephrops creel fishery[dead link] Marine Stewardship Council. Retrieved 6 April 2011. Certificate suspension Loch Torridon Nephrops
Fishing_industry_in_Scotland
Church building in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland
Wellington's Nose landmark on its summit. These are part of the Torridon mountain group. The building is not to be confused with the other Old Parish Church
Lochcarron_Old_Parish_Church
RMJM 66 Lotte Glob House Sutherland 2004 Gokay Devici 67 Youth Hostel Torridon 1975 Moira & Moira 68 Archaeolink Aberdeenshire 1998 Edward Cullinan 69
Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings
Prospect_100_best_modern_Scottish_buildings
Scottish peaks above 3,000 ft laid out per Munro's Tables
(Mullardoch)(992 m) An Riabhachan (1129 m) An Socach (1069 m) 13a. Loch Torridon to Loch Maree Liathach - Spidean a' Choire Leith (1055 m) Mullach an Rathain
List of Munros in Scotland by Section
List_of_Munros_in_Scotland_by_Section
Mountain in Scotland
western panorama which takes in the Fisherfield Forest, Slioch and the Torridon Hills. The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett
Sgùrr_nan_Each
Island in Highland, Scotland
11 April 2017 Ordnance Survey (2012), OS24: Raasay & Applecross (Loch Torridon & Plockton), Landranger, Ordnance Survey, ISBN 978-0-319-23110-4 Raasay
Raasay
Loch Tarbert frigate 1,435 22 February 1945 scrapped September 1959 Loch Torridon frigate 1,435 19 October 1945 scrapped August 1965 Loch Tralaig frigate
List of frigates of World War II
List_of_frigates_of_World_War_II
(writer) Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Bud Yorkin Productions, Torridon Films, 16:14 Entertainment, Scott Free Productions Deadpool 2 David Leitch
List_of_Dragon_Award_nominees
Kintail, Lochalsh, Lochcarron (2), Plockton (2), Poolewe, Shieldaig, Torridon-Kinlochewe Skye (10): Bracadale, Duirinish, Kilmuir, Portree (2), Sleat
List of Church of Scotland synods and presbyteries
List_of_Church_of_Scotland_synods_and_presbyteries
British computer scientist (1939–2019)
Borders, William spent much time in the Highlands and particularly in Torridon and Applecross. He attended Manchester Grammar School before studying Architecture
William Newman (computer scientist)
William_Newman_(computer_scientist)
Former shipping line between Britain and colonial Australia (1867-1911)
Graveyards. Retrieved online 27 March 2008. Sailing Ships (2004). Loch Torridon Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved online 26 March
Loch_Line
19th-century geological controversy
coast, the Lewisian complex of gneiss stretches from Cape Wrath to Loch Torridon and then out to the Hebridean islands South Rona and Raasay. The topology
Highlands controversy of Northwest Scotland
Highlands_controversy_of_Northwest_Scotland
Sea loch in Scotland
bomb shelters [built out of favour for the locals] still remain in the Torridon Hills. The gunners lived in a large wooden hut on the bank above the house
Loch_Ewe
British government recognitions
Vosper Ltd., Portsmouth. Angus Macdonald Campbell, Lately Boat-man, Loch Torridon, Wester Ross. Charles Lucas Carrington, Senior Store-man, Explosives Research
1968_Birthday_Honours
Mountain range in Great Southern region of Western Australia
the Range. Morphet, A.T. (1996) Mountain Walks in the Stirling Range. Torridon Publications, Capel, Western Australia ISBN 0-646-29137-8 (for the set
Stirling_Range
Presbytery of Highlands and Hebrides, Scotland
(1833-1972) Torridon and Kinlochewe Parish Church (1929-1998), formerly Shieldaig, Torridon and Kinlochewe United Free Church (1916-29) Shieldaig and Torridon United
Clèir_Eilean_Ì
Bridge and Achnacarry* Staffin* Strathpeffer* Stromeferry* Struan* Sunart* Torridon and Kinlochewe* Uig* Waternish* Wester Loch Ewe* Western Ardnamurchan*
List of community council areas in Scotland
List_of_community_council_areas_in_Scotland
Musical artist
was premiered in Scotland in 2005. Movements: – Evening in Hyderabad – Torridon Levels – Return to Kingsbarns Nine Pieces for Five Players – for wind quintet
Richard_Ingham
National Park. In the UK he and Sybille spent several years visiting the Torridon Hills in Scotland and later, the Italian Dolomites. In retirement he and
Tony_Dumper
British royal recognitions
Talking Newspaper for the Blind. Rosetta Lilian Styles, lately Head Teacher, Torridon Infants School. Reverend Matthew Sullivan. For services to the community
1990_New_Year_Honours
British architect
Moorcroft, Russell Road, Moseley, Birmingham 1906 (demolished - situated where Torridon Croft is located) for Donald Hope, managing director of Henry Hope & Sons
Herbert_Tudor_Buckland
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of a group of places in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, named with Old English hætt ‘hat’, probably the name of a hill (see Hatt) + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a group of villages near Huntingdon, called Great, Little, and Steeple Gidding, named from Old English Gyddingas ‘people of Gydda’, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Boy/Male
British, English, Latin, Scottish
Son of Maurice; Son of the Servant of Mary
Female
Spanish
Probably a Mexican variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Adelina, ADELITA means "noble." This name was used for the heroine of the Mexican folk song "La Adelita," one of the most famous corridos to come out of the Mexican Revolution. The song tells the story of a young woman in love with a sergeant. She traveled with him and his regiment. Due to this song, the term "La Adelita" came to signify a woman of strength and courage, the archetype of a woman warrior.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a keeper of swine, Middle English foreman, from Old English fÅr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + mann ‘man’.English : status name for a leader or spokesman for a group, from Old English fore ‘before’, ‘in front’ + mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century, but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.Czech and Jewish (from Bohemia, Moravia) : occupational name for a carter, Czech forman, a loanword from German.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : patronymic from a personal name (Latin Gallus) which was widespread in Europe in the Middle Ages (see Gall 2).German : nickname for someone in the service of the monastery of St Gallen, or a habitational name for someone from the city in Switzerland so named.English : variant of Gallier.Hungarian (Gallér) : from gallér ‘collar’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a taylor, in particular a maker of military garments.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from German Galle ‘bile’, ‘gall’, with the agent suffix -er. This surname seems to have been one of the group of names selected at random from vocabulary words by government officials.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter ‘eastern’, Old English ēasterra, in form a comparative of ēast ‘east’ (see East).English : habitational name from a group of villages in Essex, named from Old English eowestre ‘sheepfold’.English : nickname for someone who had some connection with the festival of Easter, such as being born or baptized at that time (Old English ēastre, perhaps from the name of a pagan festival connected with the dawn).Translation of the German family name Oster.
Boy/Male
English Scottish
Dark-skinned. A Moor. Form of Maurice.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Haugh.German : topographic name from Middle High German houfe ‘heap’, e.g. of stones, or in southern Germany, a nickname from the same word in the sense ‘crowd’, ‘group of soldiers’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Morrison.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous and widespread places so called. The majority of these are named with Old English middel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; a smaller group, with examples in Cumbria, Kent, Northamptonshire, Northumbria, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, have as their first element Old English mylen ‘mill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of a group of places in Worcestershire which take their name affixes from the River Deverill (e.g. Brixton Deverill, Kingston Deverill). The river is thought to be named from Welsh dwfr ‘river’ + iâl ‘fertile uplands’.English and Irish : variant of Devereux.
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places so called, which split more or less evenly into two groups with different etymologies. One set (with examples in Berkshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) is named from the Old English weak dative hēan (originally used after a preposition and article) of hēah ‘high’ + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The other (with examples in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Suffolk, and Wiltshire) has Old English hīwan ‘household’, ‘monastery’. Compare Hine as the first element.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : said to be a habitational name from Granson on Lake Neuchâtel. The first known bearer of the surname is Rigaldus de Grancione (fl. 1040). The name was taken to Britain by Otes de Grandison (died 1328) and his brother. They were among a group of Savoyards who settled in England when Henry III married a granddaughter of the Count of Savoy.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud we can Say it as a group of clouds before rain
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called. The majority, with examples in at least fourteen counties, get the name from Old English hÅh ‘ridge’, ‘spur’ (literally ‘heel’) + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Haughton in Nottinghamshire also has this origin, and may have contributed to the surname. A smaller group of Houghtons, with examples in Lancashire and South Yorkshire, have as their first element Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In the case of isolated examples in Devon and East Yorkshire, the first elements appear to be unattested Old English personal names or bynames, of which the forms approximate to Huhha and Hofa respectively, but the meanings are unknown.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a topographic name for someone who lived by a group of five ash trees (Middle English ashe) or a habitational name from a place so named, for example Five Ashes in East Sussex.
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