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The Colossal Baroque style is a name which has been coined to describe a number of musical compositions from the 17th and 18th centuries composed in an
Colossal_Baroque
17th-century French architectural style, characterized by regularity, harmony and clarity
inspired by the Italian Baroque architecture style, but, particularly under Louis XIV, it gave greater emphasis to regularity, the colossal order of façades
French_Baroque_architecture
Choral work
perhaps the largest-scale piece of extant sacred Baroque music, an archetypal work of the Colossal Baroque that is now universally accepted to be by Heinrich
Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci
Missa_Salisburgensis_à_53_voci
Aretina is a typical baroque piece, sounding reminiscent of Biber's Missa Salisburgensis but also looking back to Italian Colossal Baroque music. The Kyrie
Francisco_Valls
Castle complex in Budapest, Hungary
six colossal columns. With these changes, the former Viennese Baroque palace of Maria Theresa became considered a more austere Neoclassical Baroque building
Buda_Castle
Italian sculptor (1598–1654)
Alessandro Algardi (31 July 1595 – 10 June 1654) was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his
Alessandro_Algardi
Sculpture primarily concerned as a representational figure
figurine, whilst those that are more than twice life-size are regarded as colossal statues. Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to
Statue
Austrian musician and composer (1606–1659)
von Biber Johann Heinrich Schmelzer Kroměříž Colossal Baroque Cornetto Natural trumpet Cornettino Baroque Mass A Catalog of Music for the Cornett by Bruce
Vinzenz_Fux
Italian composer
four or more choirs. Many of Benevoli's works are massive and in the Colossal Baroque style. Sixteen masses for 8 to 16 voices survive. Little of the music
Orazio_Benevoli
Female figure symbolising Bavaria
After the Baroque colossal statues of the 17th century, it is the first example of its kind from the 19th century and the first colossal statue to be
Bavaria_(symbol)
Piazza in Vatican City
palace-like façade by Carlo Maderno, but he employed it on an unprecedented colossal scale to suit the space and evoke a sense of awe. There were many constraints
St._Peter's_Square
Architectural order
In classical architecture, a giant order, also known as colossal order, is an order whose columns or pilasters span two (or more) storeys. At the same
Giant_order
Index of history with the same name
1600, began in central Italy Baroque – 1600 – 1730, began in Rome Dutch Golden Age painting – 1585 – 1702 Flemish Baroque painting – 1585 – 1700 Caravaggisti
Periods in Western art history
Periods_in_Western_art_history
German composer
Fux Orazio Benevoli Salzburg Kroměříž Reichenhall Moravia Polychoral Colossal Baroque Cornett Cornettino Natural trumpet Trombone Sackbut Mitteilungen der
Andreas_Hofer_(composer)
Monumental sculpture in France
be assembled. Twenty-two meters in length and 11 meters in height, the colossal work dominates the local landscape. The lion symbolizes the heroic French
Lion_of_Belfort
Italian painter (1536–1603)
Francesco Mochi became a prominent sculptor in the Baroque style and created, among other pieces, the colossal Saint Veronica, in the crossing of St. Peter's
Santi_di_Tito
Statue of the Greek god Helios
equipment left behind for 300 talents and decided to use the money to build a colossal statue of their patron god, Helios. Construction was left to the direction
Colossus_of_Rhodes
Italian Jesuit, painter and architect
Puteus; 30 November 1642 – 31 August 1709) was an Italian Jesuit brother, Baroque painter, architect, decorator, stage designer, and art theoretician. Pozzo
Andrea_Pozzo
Renaissance statue in Florence, Italy
a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was not only the first colossal marble statue made in the High Renaissance, but also the first since classical
David_(Michelangelo)
Roman Catholic basilica in Rome, Italy
vault, with three interconnecting side chapels behind arches separated by colossal Corinthian pilasters with gilded capitals that support an enriched entablature
Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Santa_Maria_della_Vittoria,_Rome
Art museum, Historic site in Venice, Italy
Ca' Pesaro is a Baroque marble palace turned art museum, facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. Today it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione
Ca'_Pesaro
Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
prominently the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture. As one scholar has commented, "What Shakespeare is
Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini
Sculpture of a person's head and shoulders
Italy and France, specialized in marble busts, mostly of women. Under the Baroque school the round-bottomed Roman style, including, or designed to be placed
Bust_(sculpture)
Benedictine abbey in Hungary
century), the Cloisters, the monumental Library with 400,000 volumes, the Baroque Refectory (with several examples of trompe-l'œil) and the Archabbey Collection
Pannonhalma_Archabbey
Historic Royal Palace in Bavaria, Southern Germany
residence, remains in the Schönborn family. It is considered a masterwork of Baroque architecture. Schloss Weißenstein is located in the Upper Franconian district
Schloss_Weißenstein
Mother church of the Catholic Society of Jesus in Rome
(best known as Jesuits). With its façade, described as "the first truly baroque façade", the church served as a model for innumerable Jesuit churches all
Church_of_the_Gesù
Current seat of the Humboldt Forum and former residence of the Kings of Prussia
from 1689 to 1713, it was thereafter considered a major work of Prussian Baroque architecture. The royal palace became one of Berlin’s largest buildings
Berlin_Palace
Spiraling type of column
these qualities that are characteristically Baroque. Easily the best-known Solomonic columns are the colossal bronze Composite columns by Bernini in his
Solomonic_column
Artworks that are three-dimensional objects
stone that can take detailed work. [citation needed] The very large or "colossal" statue has had an enduring appeal since antiquity. The largest on record
Sculpture
Former imperial palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
working to his original plan, devised an entirely new scheme in 1753, on a colossal scale—the present Winter Palace. The expedited completion of the palace
Winter_Palace
Italian sculptor (1700–1773)
Bracci (June 16, 1700–1773) was an Italian sculptor working in the Late Baroque manner. He is best known for carving the marble sculpture of Oceanus at
Pietro_Bracci
Sculpture in Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln (1920) is a colossal seated figure of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), sculpted by Daniel Chester
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
Statue_of_Abraham_Lincoln_(Lincoln_Memorial)
Building in Union Square, Timișoara
so-called "colossal order"), with Corinthian-style capitals, constituting a typical composition for the architecture of Viennese Baroque palaces from
Baroque_Palace,_Timișoara
Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)
an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Giordano was one of the most celebrated artists of the Neapolitan Baroque, whose vast output
Luca_Giordano
Palace in Turin, Italy
with arch-headed windows, which is linked to a mezzanine above it by a colossal row of pilasters of the composite order. Each pilaster stands on a sturdy
Palazzo_Madama,_Turin
Church in London, England
St Paul's, Deptford, is one of London's finest Baroque parish churches, cited as "one of the most moving C18 churches in London" in the Buildings of England
St_Paul's,_Deptford
Austrian palace by J.B. Fischer von Erlach
Eugen), also known as the City Palace (German: Stadtpalais), is a high-Baroque palace in the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria. Located on a narrow
Winter Palace of Prince Eugene
Winter_Palace_of_Prince_Eugene
Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822)
greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, and has been characterised as having avoided
Antonio_Canova
Religious monuments depicting Virgin Mary
one of the most visible features of Baroque architecture. This usage also influenced some Eastern Orthodox Baroque architecture. In Imperial Rome, it was
Marian and Holy Trinity columns
Marian_and_Holy_Trinity_columns
Art movement
fortress located on the Acropolis, the various Attalid kings set up a colossal architectural complex. The buildings are fanned out around the Acropolis
Hellenistic_art
French sculptor (1677–1746)
November 1677, Lyon – 22 February 1746, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV
Guillaume_Coustou_the_Elder
Architectural tendency
describe a design approach or aesthetic style that emphasizes grandeur, colossal scale, durability, and potent symbolic significance. It is defined less
Monumentalism
Decorative architectural element giving the appearance of a supporting column
Lviv Corinthianesque capital of a pilaster from Grottaferrata (Italy) Colossal order of Composite pilasters. 1st and 2nd floors of a 19th-century building
Pilaster
Origami toy used for children's games
Pours from the Window of an Abandoned Building in Catalonia for LLUÈRNIA", Colossal Oliva, David (10 November 2018), ORIGAMI LAVA Baker, Lisa (23 August 2022)
Paper_fortune_teller
Ecclesiastical architectural style
also promoted as a counter to the dominance of Western styles such as Neo-Baroque. The Serbo-Byzantine architecture is founded on the Byzantine tradition
Serbo-Byzantine_architecture
Colossal statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Colossal statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)
Historic site in Cheshire, England
frontages. The first and second floor bays are linked and articulated by a colossal order formed of superposed Doric pilasters, and each bay contains a sash
Oddfellows'_Hall,_Chester
dedicated books to her, knowing that she would read them. Though she spent colossal sums on the building and embellishment of monuments and palaces, little
Catherine de' Medici's building projects
Catherine_de'_Medici's_building_projects
Country in Northern Europe
part of the Curonian Spit, is UNESCO's World Heritage Site known for its colossal sand dunes and pine forests. Spa towns such as Druskininkai offer wellness
Lithuania
majority of the most important early composers from the Renaissance to the Baroque period were Italian.[citation needed] That period is when numerous musical
List of Italian musical terms used in English
List_of_Italian_musical_terms_used_in_English
German classical bass-baritone (born 1959)
Retrieved 25 December 2014. "Runnicles bids farewell to BBCSSO with a colossal Gurrelieder at the Edinburgh Festival". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 17 March
Thomas_Quasthoff
Official country residence of British monarch
renovated and rebuilt at colossal expense, producing the current design of the state apartments, full of Rococo, Gothic and Baroque furnishings. Queen Victoria
Windsor_Castle
Country house near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
was built by William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster (1648–1711), in the Baroque style to the design of the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Easton Neston
Easton_Neston_house
Colossal statue of Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, India
Colossal statue of Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, India
Statue_of_Unity
City and municipality in Guanajuato, Mexico
heavily fortified and defended building. This action is commemorated by a colossal statue of El Pípila on a hill overlooking the city. After Independence
Guanajuato_(city)
Giovanni Pastrone (1883–1959), film director and producer. He conceived a colossal film designed to revolutionize movie-making, a goal he realized with Cabiria
List_of_people_from_Italy
cornice to a low plinth, the miniature palace is clothed in the so-called "colossal order", which makes the structure look more impressive. The creative collaboration
French_architecture
Italian painter
Verrio (c. 1636 – 15 June 1707) was an Italian Baroque painter. He was responsible for introducing Baroque mural painting into England and served the Crown
Antonio_Verrio
Roman Catholic basilica and landmark in Rome, Italy
Urban VIII in 1629 to St. Peter's Basilica, where it is kept near the colossal statue of St. Empress Helena sculpted by Andrea Bolgi in 1639. The apse
Santa_Croce_in_Gerusalemme
Building in Rome, Italy
framed windows of a mezzanine, the richest Cinquecento façades in Rome. The colossal sculpture of Pompey the Great, erroneously believed to be the very one
Palazzo_Spada
Church in Leuven, Belgium
(brother of painter Quentin Matsys) forged an ambitious plan to erect three colossal towers of freestone surmounted by openwork spires, which would have had
Saint_Peter's_Church,_Leuven
Architectural support sculpted in the form of a man
remains of Triton-shaped atlantes from the Odeon of Agrippa, Athens, Greece Colossal Toltec atlantes, Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, c.900–1100 AD, approximate height:
Atlas_(architecture)
Comune in Umbria, Italy
only original cast of the colossal Zeus of Otricoli discovered in the late 18th century. The marble head belonged to a colossal statue constructed with
Otricoli
Sculpture of ancient Rome
the main visual form of imperial propaganda; even Londinium had a near-colossal statue of Nero, though far smaller than the 30-metre-high Colossus of Nero
Roman_sculpture
Statue of a rider mounted on a horse
in Italian Renaissance sculpture, which continued across Europe in the Baroque, as mastering the large-scale casting of bronze became more widespread
Equestrian_statue
Roman Catholic archbasilica and landmark in Rome, Italy
Galilei provided an entrance doorway on a more than colossal scale, framed in the paired colossal Corinthian pilasters that tie together the façade in
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Archbasilica_of_Saint_John_Lateran
Cultural and artistic movement in England
began far later than the Italian, which was moving into Mannerism and the Baroque by the 1550s or earlier. England had a strong tradition of literature in
English_Renaissance
Schloss in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
("Gilded Hall") in the central block rises through two storeys, with a colossal order of Corinthian columns and massive decorations carried out in stucco
Ludwigslust_Palace
Church in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra
Romanesque architecture, renovations from the 17–20th centuries have added Baroque architecture. The Cultural Heritage of Andorra registered the church as
Església de Sant Julià i Sant Germà
Església_de_Sant_Julià_i_Sant_Germà
Objects used to support human activities
designated for deities or individuals of high status/hierarchy or honor. The colossal chryselephantine statue of Zeus at Olympia, constructed by Phidias and
Furniture
Order of classical architecture
the manly stamina combined with intellect of Theodore Roosevelt, he left colossal Ionic columns unfluted on the Roosevelt memorial at the American Museum
Ionic_order
Roman Catholic church in Neuss, Germany
well as a late Baroque entrance portal with shallow steps. On the long side, there are six tall round-arched windows framed by colossal Ionic pilasters
St._Sebastian_(Neuss)
Former district of Krakow, Poland
former villages of Mogiła, Pleszów and Krzesławice. It was planned as a colossal center of heavy industry. The city was intended to become an ideal city
Nowa_Huta
Country in Southern and Central Europe
the 8th century BC, which spread over the course of centuries into the colossal Roman Empire, encompassing the whole Mediterranean Basin and spreading
Outline_of_Italy
7th–8th centuries Temple of the Great Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala, c.732 Colossal Toltec atlantes and other sculptures, Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, c.900-1100
History_of_architecture
Memorial arch in Pennsylvania, U.S.
West Fairmount Park. The Memorial consists of two colossal columns supported by curving, neo-Baroque arches, and adorned with 13 individual portrait sculptures
Smith_Memorial_Arch
American architectural firm (1898–1911)
ninth-floor level. Above a two-storey basement with channeled rustication, colossal limestone sculptures representing The Seasons survey Broadway. Richard
Janes_&_Leo
American musician and record producer
Out (Amherst Records, 1978) With Los Lobos Kiko (Slash Records, 1992) Colossal Head (Warner Bros., 1996) This Time (Warner Bros., 1999) With Paul McCartney
Mitchell_Froom
works of great expressive force where the nude played a leading role, with colossal figures that translate in their anatomy the dynamism of the action, as
History_of_the_nude_in_art
Style of Louis XIV period; baroque style with classical elements
combined a façade dominated and rhymed by colossal classical columns, beneath a dome, imported from the Italian Baroque architecture, along with a number of
Louis_XIV_style
Spanish painter, architect and sculptor (1601-1667)
Madonna and Child in the church of Lebrija (also called Nebrija), and the colossal figures of San Pedro and San Pablo. He was made first royal architect,
Alonso_Cano
Images depicting Tirthankaras (teaching gods)
carving Soft sculpture Statue Stele Stone sculpture Styles of sculpture Baroque Classical Detonography Jain sculpture Modern sculpture Relief Renaissance
Jain_sculpture
Monolithic statues on Easter Island
carving Soft sculpture Statue Stele Stone sculpture Styles of sculpture Baroque Classical Detonography Jain sculpture Modern sculpture Relief Renaissance
Moai
Automatistes Auto-destructive art Avant-garde Bacone school Barbizon school Baroque Bauhaus Berlin Secession Black Arts Movement Bengal School of Art Brutalism
List_of_art_movements
Judicial complex in Munich, Germany
they have similarities with the granite base as a substructure and the colossal arrangement of pilasters or columns on the central structure and the corners
Justizpalast_(Munich)
Former monument in Berlin
the German Democratic Republic (GDR) government. The monument was in the Baroque Revival style and featured an imposing equestrian statue of William I by
Emperor William National Monument
Emperor_William_National_Monument
Museum in Rome, Italy
and religious life of the city. The museums also include Renaissance and Baroque paintings, as well as the richly frescoed walls of the Conservators' Apartment
Capitoline_Museums
1998 film by Peter Weir
Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who is unaware that he is living on a colossal soundstage, and that his life is the subject of a reality television show
The_Truman_Show
Mountain with U.S. presidential sculptures
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial featuring a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila
Mount_Rushmore
Public museum in Brussels, Belgium
Lady of Brussels, the relief of Queen Tiyi (c. 1398–1338 BC), and the colossal head of a pharaoh from the Ptolemaic era (c. 323–30 BC). A mastaba, mummies
Art_&_History_Museum
Volgograd monumental sculpture
, romanised: Rodina-mat' zovyot!, lit. 'Mother Homeland calls!') is a colossal neoclassicist and socialist realist war memorial sculpture on Mamayev Kurgan
The_Motherland_Calls
Palace in Munich, Germany
Here the most important royal ceremonies were held, surrounded by twelve colossal statues sculpted by Ferdinand von Miller, representing the main Bavarian
Munich_Residenz
Italian architect
eclectic and visionary style inspired by Ancient Roman architecture, Italian Baroque architecture and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Armando Stefano Ludovico Brasini
Armando_Brasini
Style of architecture derived from the Venetian Andrea Palladio
dominated by the more flamboyant English Baroque. Palladianism returned to fashion after a reaction against the Baroque in the early 18th century, fuelled by
Palladian_architecture
Italian architect (1718–1785)
of the earlier church into his restoration. His solution was to impose colossal Corinthian columns in front of the nave piers, surmounted by a massive
Mario_Gioffredo
Italian composer
famous composers in the city of Florence during a time of transition to the Baroque style. Malevezzi was born in Lucca. From 1551 he lived in Florence, serving
Cristofano_Malvezzi
85-foot statue of football player Lionel Messi
carving Soft sculpture Statue Stele Stone sculpture Styles of sculpture Baroque Classical Detonography Jain sculpture Modern sculpture Relief Renaissance
Cutral_Có_Messi_Statue
Grand house in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
British Isles. The palace dated from the 14th century, was rebuilt in the Baroque style between 1684 and 1701 and was subsequently much enlarged in the Neoclassical
Hamilton_Palace
English architect and dramatist (1664–1726)
his architectural career, he created what came to be known as English Baroque. His architectural work was as bold and daring as his early political activism
John_Vanbrugh
Stone bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia
from the colossal Roman marbles, often identified with the Dioscuri, prominently sited on the Quirinal Hill, Rome. Guillaume Coustou's baroque marble horse
Anichkov_Bridge
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Woolcot in Somerset, possibly so named from Middle English wolle ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’.Henry Wolcott (1578–1655), clothier, came from Tolland, Somerset, England, and settled in Windsor, CT, in 1636. His grandson Roger (1679–1767) was colonial governor of CT; his great-grandson Oliver (1726–1797) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places, for example in Cheshire, County Durham, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and North and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English stocc ‘tree trunk’ or stoc ‘dependent settlement’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. It is not possible to distinguish between the two first elements on the basis of early forms.A family of this name were established in America by an English Quaker, Richard Stockton, in 1656. He bought large tracts of land around Princeton, NJ, and founded an estate on which his great-grandson, Richard Stockton (1730–81), a leading colonial lawyer and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Pierce.The name Peirce first appears in colonial American records in 1623 with William Peirce, an English shipmaster who compiled the first almanac in English America.
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).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Punishment, correction.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Emery.The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father’s side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, in about 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Danish personal name Wraghi.One of the leading figures in colonial Charlestown, SC, during the early 18th century was Samuel Wragg (1714–77), who was made a baron for his services to the colony and the crown; as a Loyalist, he was banished from the colony in 1777.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Cilebi. It was probably originally named with the Old English elements cild (see Child) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Chilton. The second element was then replaced some time after the Danish invasions by the Old Norse form býr.Christopher Kilby (1705–71), merchant and government contractor of the colonial era, was born in Boston, MA, as was his father, John. According to family tradition, his grandfather John was born in 1632 in Hertfordshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire called Wentworth, probably from the Old English byname Wintra meaning ‘winter’ + Old English worð ‘enclosure’. It is, however, also possible that the name referred to a settlement inhabited only in winter. Compare Winterbottom.William Wentworth came from Rigsby, England, to Exeter, NH, in 1639. Benning Wentworth (1696–1770) and his nephew John Wentworth (1737–1820) were both colonial governors of NH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burrell.George Burrill was one of the early settlers at Lynn, MA, in 1638, and the founder of a prominent family in colonial MA. He is believed to have come from Boston in Lincolnshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : variant of Goff.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Gutsch.Several bearers of the name Gooch came from England to VA in the 17th century, with family tradition placing them in a town called Goochland. The best known of these early immigrants was VA colonial governor Sir William Gooch (1681–1751).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places named with the plural of Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or a topopgraphical name from this word (in its plural form), for example Wells in Somerset or Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk.Translation of French Dupuis or any of its variants.One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Biblical
punishment; correction
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and the West Midlands, all so called from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of disputed origin. Reaney rejects the traditional explanation that it is a nickname derived from early modern English fitch ‘polecat’, as this word is not recorded in this form until the 16th century, whereas the byname or surname Fitchet is found as early as the 12th century. He proposes instead that the name may be from Old French fiche ‘stake’ (used as a boundary marker), but with the sense ‘iron point’, and so a metonymic occupational name for a workman who used an iron-pointed implement.The Fitches of CT, a wealthy and prominent family, were established in Norwalk, CT, before 1657 by Thomas Fitch (1612–1704). His great-grandson Thomas Fitch (c. 1700–74) was a lawyer and colonial governor of CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Billington, found as such in colonial VA.English : There are also two places in England named Bullington, in Leicestershire and Buckinghamshire, and it is possible that either or both of these could have given rise to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Merseyside, and Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English eofor ‘wild boar’ + tūn ‘settlement’.Described as being from Kent, England, Walter Everendon (d. 1725) was a colonial gunpowder manufacturer who ran a mill in Neponset in the township of Milton, across the river from Dorchester, MA. The first person to make gunpowder in America, Everendon eventually took majority interest in the mill and sold out to his son. The family, which also spelled their name Everden and Everton, continued to manufacture powder until after the Revolution.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places called Burrington, for example in Avon, Devon, and Herefordshire. The first and last are named with Old English burh ‘fortified place’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘enclosure’; the second is recorded in Domesday Book as Bernintone ‘estate associated with a man called Beorn’.George Burrington (c.1680–1759), born in Devon, England, was a colonial governor of NC (1723–25, 1731–34).
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