Bannerman is a name of Scottish origin (see
Clan Bannerman
Clan Bannerman ( gd, Mac a' Bhrataich) is a Lowland Scottish clan.
History Origins of the clan Traditional origins
The surname Bannerman has its origin in the privilege of the family's ancestors having been the carriers of the royal standard (b ...
) and may refer to
Places
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Bannerman, Edmonton
Bannerman is a residential neighbourhood in the Clareview area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named after "H. Bannerman, who settled in the Belmont area in 1883."
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Victoria Trail, on ...
, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada
;United States
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Bannerman, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
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Bannerman's Castle
Pollepel Island is a uninhabited island in the Hudson River in New York. The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.
Description
Pollepel Island has been called many different names, incl ...
, an abandoned arms depot on the Hudson River in New York
Other uses
* The carrier of a military unit's
colours, standards and guidons
In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours (or colors), standards, flags, or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some ...
, or other banners
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Bannerman (surname)
* Bannerman, a San Francisco-based, technology enabled,
security guard
A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety ...
company.
* Bannerman, a loose translation of
hatamoto
A was a high ranking samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as ''gokenin.'' Howev ...
, a direct vassal of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
* A man who belonged to the
Eight Banners
The Eight Banners (in Manchu: ''jakūn gūsa'', ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin and Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu households were placed. In war, the Eight Banners functioned as armies, but the ...
of the Qing Dynasty
* An alternative name of
Manchu people
The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...
* The surname of some key characters in the Stephen King novel ''
The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to:
* ''The Dead Zone'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Stephen King
* ''The Dead Zone'' (film), a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg
* ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series), ...
'' and related works
* ''The Banner Man'', a 1971 single by
Blue Mink
Blue Mink were a British six-piece pop group that existed from 1969 to 1977. Over that period they had six Top 20 hit singles in the UK Singles Chart, and released five studio based albums. According to AllMusic: "they have been immortalised o ...
, charting at #3 in the United Kingdom
* ''Bannerman'', a track on
Squint (album), by Steve Taylor
See also
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Clan Bannerman
Clan Bannerman ( gd, Mac a' Bhrataich) is a Lowland Scottish clan.
History Origins of the clan Traditional origins
The surname Bannerman has its origin in the privilege of the family's ancestors having been the carriers of the royal standard (b ...
*
Bannerman baronets
The Bannerman Baronetcy, of Elsick in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 28 December 1682 for Alexander Bannerman. The eleventh Baronet was a pioneer military aviator. The twelfth Baronet was ...
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Bannerman Clarke
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Pollepel Island
Pollepel Island is a uninhabited island in the Hudson River in New York. The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.
Description
Pollepel Island has been called many different names, incl ...
(also Bannerman Island), site of Bannerman's Castle
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Delta and the Bannermen
''Delta and the Bannermen'' is the third serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from 2 to 16 November 1987.
In the serial, aliens called the Ba ...
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