Sentences with phrase «own surname»

Legend has it that John Crockett — still a common surname on the island — was the first to inhabit Tangier full - time when he arrived with his eight sons in 1686.

Another investor, Nicolas, who asked that his surname remain anonymous, sent CNBC a trail of the money — because ethereum transactions are on the blockchain, they can be tracked, though the person behind them remains anonymous.

(Leatherbarrow attributes this to a mix - up with an employee with the same surname who did succumb to ARS.)

«You know how it is — you show up, have a chat, drink some tea, read the newspaper, sit around, don't really do anything,» said an employee of a SOE in Yulin, who gave his surname as Liu.

His surname ultimately comes from de la werre, meaning «of the war» in Old French.

The surname Washington means «estate of a man named Wassa» in Old English.

The surname became synonymous with quality men's footwear among those who could afford made - to - measure shoes and boots.

Owner Mohammad Sohel Rana, whose surname was emblazoned out front in bold red italics, evidently failed to appreciate the looming result of all this improvisation.

His parents adopted a Japanese surname - Yasumoto - to hide their Korean heritage and avoid discrimination in the more or less ethnically homogenous country.

As the surname implies, there's a sweetness to the beer that blends well with — but doesn't overwhelm — its IPA roots.

His surname was lent to the Mackintosh Raincoat, a garment still popular today more than 170 years after his death.

She changed her last name from Hochberg, her husband's surname, in the 1960s.

Officers worked round the clock and found out Lei was expected to meet a male relative, 70, surnamed Ho, at a park in Taipa on Thursday evening.

He posted to Facebook out of desperation, sharing the old photos he'd held onto and asking if anyone knew a 40 - year - old with the surname Bui.

The 49 - year - old croupier, surnamed Lei, was on duty with a female colleague inside the VIP gambling lounge, with no other staff or customers present, police said.

If a company boss can't play with a government official, there's little point in him spending his money,» said the owner of a golf equipment store in Shanghai who only gave his surname as Huang.

Curiosity, passion, hard work, and perseverance have enabled me to prove my value to myself and others beyond my surname.»

The practice of using first names, surnames, titles, university degrees, or religious designations varies from country to country, so learn what is appropriate.

On its website on Thursday, China's state - backed ThePaper.cn cited an iPhone buyer surnamed Liu as saying his newly purchased iPhone 8 Plus arrived cracked open on October 5.

Ms. Clifford, who later took her first husband's surname, came from a «really bad neighborhood,» she said.

The two Facebook employees who worked alongside Kogan (who was using the surname Spectre at the time) on that 2015 study — which looked at international friendships as a class marker by examining Facebook users» friend networks — are named in the paper as Charles Gronin and Pete Fleming.

Patel Co is the bank that the check came from, I know that Patel is an Indian surname for shopkeeper.

The surname is Swiss — his father, a dairy entrepreneur, was born in Switzerland, as were his maternal grandparents.

Interest from UK property buyers on Gate-Away.com has overtaken US demand, where one - third of searchers have an Italian surname, on the Gate-Away.com website for the first time since it was launched in 2007

Because of an editing error, a picture caption with an earlier version of this article misstated the surname of a Washington State representative who was a sponsor of legislation to create a payroll tax to cover long - term care costs.

But if you've started your own business with a name that does not include your surname, then you should probably file a fictitious business name.

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The 25 - year - old man, who has only been identified by his surname, Chen, reportedly said he was ...

A resident of another township in Yugan, a man surnamed Liu, told the South China Morning Post that villagers had no choice but to comply.

My first comment: Your surname is quite telling» MORT HOLE» i.e., death hole!

She should never have even considered the child's first name, as she was called upon to settle what the child's surname would be.

Should patients show respect for their doctor by addressing him or her by title and surname if the doctor is calling them by their first names?

«He wrote from so many surnames and pseudonyms and different perspectives, sometimes satirizing the very things he had said in the past.

Despite sharing his surname with CS Lewis» beloved Narnian lion, Reza Aslan is not universally popular with Christians.

The Israeli government, led by David Ben - Gurion, encouraged the Hebraizing of surnames.

Tim who uses a surname in TLS and other forums, but not in web - indexable places (Please don't use my choice as an excuse, Alex — it was intended as an empathetic gesture)

The academy has admitted plenty of industrialists and entrepreneurs: Warren Buffett, Bill Gates» father, and people with surnames like Bechtel and Lauder.

And it's the most famous surname in Italy, carved in stone across the front of St Peter's, built in the reign of a Pope from the Borghese family.

Maybe his wife is a surname for his church.

U2's great song «Where the Streets Have No Name» is an eschatological plea for a time when we can't tell who's Catholic and who's Protestant, who's friend or enemy, based on address or surname.

I try not to think of those historical injustices except to use my Irish surname with pride and to have my children carry Irish names even though they are half WASP.

As her surname suggests and as Luke indicates, she was from a town in Galilee called Magdala.

As mainstream television news became weather - hysteric after Hurricane Katrina, the sports talk radio world was indulging in one hysteria after another, all surnamed «- gate,» of which Deflategate was the most ludicrous in breadth, depth, and length (if not necessarily in, er, volume).

«Khouria» is the Arabic term for the priest's wife («priest» is «Khoury,» which you sometimes see as a surname).

And if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; not that they were hereby warranted to drink poison, to show what power they had; but should they accidentally drink it, or rather should they be forced to it by their enemies in order to destroy them, they should find no hurt by it: and Papias F24 reports of Barsabas, surnamed Justus, who was put up with Matthias for the apostleship, (Acts 1:23), that he drank a poisonous draught, and by the grace of the Lord, received no hurt: and the Jews themselves report F25, that «a son of R. Joshua ben Levi, swallowed something hurtful; and one came and whispered to him in the name of Jesus, the son of Pandira (so they call our Lord), and he did well.»

We were taught to address adults with a title («Sir» or «Ma'am») or by surname («Mrs. White»).

For example, the surname Ma belonged to a prominent Chinese family and many historical figures were named Ma.

Thus so many Muslims of northwest China bear the surname Ma that there is a common saying, «Nine Ma in ten Muslims.»

The Chinese surnames Mo, Mai, and Mu have been adopted by Muslims whose names were Mohammed, Mustafa, Murad, Masoud.

Many Muslims who found no existing common Chinese surname sounding like their names simply used the Chinese character sounding closest to their name — Ta for Daoud and Tahir; Ha for Hassan; Ho for Hussein; Ting for Jelaluddin, Shamsuddin, Ghamaruddin; Sai for Said and Saad; Na for Nasser and Naguib; Sha for Salem, Salih, Sabih; Ai for Issa and Amin.

The gallant Bayazid, surnamed the Thunderbolt because he was as quick as lightning and could strike a blow like a thunderbolt, rushed to meet him, but he was defeated and taken prisoner at Ankara due to the treason of some of his officers who deserted to the enemy.