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Duguid – Gerrard
Duguid ( ) is a Scottish surname, most likely derived from a nickname for a well-intentioned person, from the Middle English ('do') and ('good'). Notable people with the surname include: *Andy Duguid (born 1982), German-Scottish DJ and producer *Archer Fortescue Duguid (1887–1976), Scottish-Canadian historian *Brad Duguid (born 1962), Canadian politician *Charles Duguid (1884–1986), Scottish-born Australian Aboriginal rights campaigner *Dale Duguid, Australian visual effects supervisor and producer *David Duguid (medium), David Duguid (1832–1907), Scottish cabinet-maker and medium *David Duguid (politician), David Duguid (born 1970), British politician *Don Duguid (born 1935), Canadian curler *Gerry Duguid (1929–1993), Canadian football player *Irvin Duguid (born 1969), Scottish musician *Jim Duguid, Scottish musician *Karl Duguid (born 1978), English football player *Lorne Duguid (1910–1981), Canadian ice hockey player •Gareth Duguid (born 1957), Paramedic Superintende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English period. Scholarly opinion varies, but the University of Valencia states the period when Middle English was spoken as being from 1150 to 1500. This stage of the development of the English language roughly coincided with the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages. Middle English saw significant changes to its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and orthography. Writing conventions during the Middle English period varied widely. Examples of writing from this period that have survived show extensive regional variation. The more standardized Old English literary variety broke down and writing in English became fragmented and localized and was, for the most part, being improvised. By the end of the period (about 1470), and aided by the movabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
