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Faber (surname)
Faber is the Latin word for "smith". Like a few other Latin occupational names (e.g. Agricola for farmer, Nauta for sailor), it was adopted as a surname in the Low Countries and Germany. It is also common in England, perhaps due to Norman French influence. Notable people with the surname include: * Adele Faber (born 1928), American author on parenting * Andreas Faber-Kaiser (1944–1994), Spanish writer of German descent * Antonius Faber (1557–1624), Savoisian nobleman and jurist *Armin Faber (c. 1916 – c. 2000), German World War II pilot *Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (born 1986), Spanish swimmer of Dutch origin * Ate Faber (1894–1962), Dutch fencer * Basil Faber (1520–1576), Lutheran theologian * Brock Faber (born 2002), American ice hockey player * Carla Faber (born 1971), Dutch art historian and politician *Caroline Faber (1923-2016), English peer, daughter of PM Harold Macmillan * Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur (1780–1857), Württemberg painter and army officer * Clair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agricola (other)
Agricola, the Latin word for farmer, may also refer to: People Cognomen or given name :''In chronological order'' * Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40–93), Roman governor of Britannia (AD 77–85) * Sextus Calpurnius Agricola, Roman governor of the mid–2nd century AD * Agricola (consul 421) (365–?), Western Roman statesman * Agricola (vir inlustris) (), son of the Western Roman Emperor Avitus * Saints Vitalis and Agricola (died 304), martyrs * Agricola of Avignon (c. 630–c. 700), bishop of Avignon and saint * Saint Agricola of Nevers (died 594), bishop of Nevers Surname :''In alphabetical order'' * Adam Christian Agricola (1593–1645), evangelical preacher * Alexander Agricola (1446–1506), Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance * Christoph Ludwig Agricola (1667–1719), German landscape painter * Georg Andreas Agricola (1672–1738), German physician and naturalist * Georg Ludwig Agricola (1643–1676), German composer * Georgius Agricola (1494–1555), German scholar an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |