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Gano Forum Politicians
Gano is a name of French origin. It is an alternative version of the names Ganeau, Ganot, or Guéneau which derive from the Germanic word ''wan'', meaning hope. The name came to America via the Huguenots. People with the surname * Eugene Gano Hay (1853–1933), American politician * Francis Gano Benedict (1870–1957), American chemist and nutritionist * Glen Gano (1892–1973), American cinematographer and actor * Gordon Gano (born 1963), American musician * Graham Gano (born 1987), American football player * John Gano (1727–1804), American pastor * Richard Montgomery Gano (1830–1913), American Protestant minister and physician, Confederate Army officer * Roy Alexander Gano (1902–1971), United States Navy admiral * Stephen Gano (1762–1828), American pastor and physician * Zinho Gano (born 1993), Belgian footballer People with the given name * Gano Chittenden (1897–1980), American art director * Gano Dunn (1870–1953), American businessman and lectrical engineer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English language, English, is also the world's most List of languages by total number of speakers, widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, History of Germany#Iron Age, Iron Age Northern Germany and along the North Sea and Baltic coasts. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English language, English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German language, German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch language, Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Alexander Gano
Roy Alexander "Red" Gano (December 3, 1902 – January 20, 1971) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself in World War II, Korean War, and the Cold War, and served as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service (now Military Sealift Command) and as Executive Director for Ocean Transportation from 1961 to 1964. Early life and career A native of Pipestone, Minnesota, Pipestone, Minnesota, Gano attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1926. He returned to the Academy as a postgraduate student in 1934. He married Harriet Pauline Howard, July 18, 1929. Admiral and Mrs. Gano had two children, Myrtle Eugenia "Jeanne" Gano Steele (1940–2006) and James Alexander Gano (1946–2005). Gano spent much of his early career at sea. He served first in the battleship (1926–29), then was assigned to several destroyers: (1929–30), (1930–31) (1931–32), and as Engineer on board (1934–37). From 1937–1939, he served as Special Engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
