Baragwanath is a Cornish language surname originating in west

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in the UK. As a result of emigration, members of the Baragwanath family can now be found in South Africa, the UK, Australia, the US, and New Zealand. In

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, there is a hospital whose name is derived from a local storekeeper, John Albert Baragwanath: the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital,

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. This hospital has over 3,000 beds. Variants of the name are Baragwaneth, Baragwnath and Baragwanoth; the meaning of is "wheaten bread" (though Charnock prefers ''bar gwaneth'', "the top of the wheat field"). It is particularly common in

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and is recorded as early as the year 1590 (John Baragwanath 1590 to 1660 Married to Eleanor Baragwanath survived by their 8 children, John, Emblem, Elizabeth, Catherine, Joan, Mary, Jane & Richard.) In Australia, the Baragwanath Transform and the fossil plant Baragwanathia were named after the geologist William Baragwanath (died 1966).

Notable people with the surname

* Judith Baragwanath (born 1951), New Zealand writer *

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, disability advocate from New Zealand *

Nicholas Baragwanath Nicholas Baragwanath is a British music theorist, musicologist and pianist. He is currently Professor of Music at the University of Nottingham. He is best known for his contributions to the compositional theory and practice of 19th-century Italia ...

, British music theorist, musicologist and pianist *

William Baragwanath William Baragwanath (1878–1966) was an Australian surveyor, geologist and public servant. In 1922 he was appointed director of the Geological Survey of Victoria, and in 1932 Secretary for Mines. He discovered fossils of ''Baragwanathia'', a g ...

(1878–1966), Australian surveyor, geologist and public servant *

David Baragwanath Sir William David Baragwanath (born 3 August 1940) is a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as president of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon between 2011 and 2015. Early life and education Baragwanath was born in Balclutha ...

, New Zealand lawyer and jurist

References in other media

* The song by Australian band

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, "Mr. Ches Baragwanath, State Auditor–General", from their controversial EP

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deals with the then Auditor-General of Victoria, Ches Baragwanath.

References

Baragwanath History in South Africa
The Baragwanath family history in South Africa.

Baragwanath Family of Towednack, Cornwall.

External links

{{Portal, Cornwall
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Cornish-language surnames