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Jones (cyclecar)
Jones may refer to: People *Jones (surname), a common Welsh and English surname *List of people with surname Jones *Jones (singer), a British singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment * Jones (''Animal Farm''), a human character in George Orwell's novel ''Animal Farm'' * "Jones" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of the TV series *Jones!, a New Zealand television channel *"Jones", a song from the album '' Certain Things Are Likely'' by Kissing the Pink Organisations *Jones Bootmaker, a UK-based footwear retailer *Jones Soda, a brand of soda pop *Jones Sewing Machine Company, a British manufacturer acquired by Brother Industries * L&F Jones, a British retail and hotel company Places * Jones, Ontario, Canada * Jones, Isabela, Philippines United States * Jones, Alabama * Jones, Illinois *Jones, Kentucky Jones is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones (surname)
Jones is a surname of English and Welsh origin meaning "son of John". The surname is common in Wales. It evolved into variations of traditionally Welsh names: Ieuan, Iowan, Ioan, Iwan, or even Siôn (note how the letter 'J' was originally being pronounced as 'i', akin to how J is pronounced in the Latin alphabet). The sound generated from ‘Si-’ in Siôn is a Welsh approximation of the English ‘J’ sound that does not exist natively to the language (refer to Irish ''Seán''), equivalent to the English ‘Sh’ such as in “''shed''.” It may exist as an anglicisation of these names during periods in which many Welsh were changing their names and ridding their patronymic names (“''Ap Rhys''” to “''Prys''” and then “''Price''” in English, or attaching an ‘-s’ to the end of a given name to signify an old patronym: “''Owain''” to “''Owen''” to finally “''Owens''”), or English speakers transliterating these names to a more conventional spelling th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
