Cheyne is both a surname of Scottish origin which means "oak tree",
and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Bob Cheyne
Bob Cheyne (born 14 December 1947) is a Canadian sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an interna ...
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Rob Cheyne
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John Cheyne (speaker)
Sir John Cheyne or Cheney (died 1414) was a Member of Parliament and briefly the initial Speaker of the House of Commons of England in the Parliament of October 1399, summoned by the newly acclaimed Henry IV.
In 1372, he married Margaret, da ...
Speaker of the House of Commons (14th century)
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John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne
Sir John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne, ( – 30 May 1499) was Master of the Horse to King Edward IV of England and personal bodyguard to King Henry VII of England.
Biography
John was the third but second surviving son of John Cheyne (or Cheney) of ...
(–1499), English courtier and hostage after the Treaty of Picquigny (1475)
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John Cheyne (physician) (1777–1836), British physician, surgeon and author
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George Cheyne (physician)
George Cheyne, M.D. R.C. E.d. R.S.S. (1672–1743), was a pioneering physician, early proto-psychiatrist, philosopher and mathematician.
Life
George Cheyne (1672-1743) was a Newtonian physician and Behmenist, deeply immersed in mysticism. Bor ...
(1671–1743), physician and medical writer
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Reginald Cheyne
Reginald le Chen or Cheyne (died 1293) was the Chamberlain of Scotland from 1267 to 1269. He was the Baron of Inverugie
Inverugie ( gd, Inbhir Ùigidh) is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to the northwest of Peterhead
Peterhead ...
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fl.
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
13thc.), Lord Chamberlain of Scotland
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Thomas Cheney
Sir Thomas Cheney (or Cheyne) KG (c. 1485 – 16 December 1558) of the Blackfriars, City of London and Shurland, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, was an English administrator and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in south-east England from 15 ...
(Cheyne) (–1558), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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Thomas Kelly Cheyne
Thomas Kelly Cheyne, (18 September 18411915) was an English divine and Biblical critic.
Biography
He was born in London and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London, and Oxford University. Subsequently, he studied German theological methods ...
(1841–1915), English divine and Biblical critic
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Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet
Rear admiral Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet, (14 December 1852 – 19 April 1932) was a Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom.
Early life and education
Cheyne was ...
(1852–1932), British surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom
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John Cheyne (1905) John Cheyne may refer to:
* Sir John Cheyne (speaker) (died 1414), Speaker of the House of Commons
* John Cheyne (MP for Buckinghamshire) (died c.1447), MP for Buckinghamshire, 1413, 1415, 1425 and 1427
* Sir John Cheyne (builder of Chenies Manor) ...
, British lawyer, see
Bannatyne v Overtoun
''Bannatyne v Overtoun'' 904AC 515 (also called ''General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland v Lord Overtoun: Macalister v Young'' 1904 7 F (HL) 1 and known as the ''Free Church case''), was a protracted legal dispute between the United Fre ...
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Alec Cheyne
Alexander George Cheyne (28 April 1907 – 5 July 1983) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He is reputed to have been responsible for the Hampden Roar following his goal in the 'Cheyne International' of 1929.
Playing c ...
(1907–1983), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Chelsea, Nîmes, Colchester United, Scotland)
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William Cheyne (footballer)
William Andrew Cheyne (1912–1988), sometimes known as Andy Cheyne, was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.
A native of the village of St Combs in Aberdeenshire,[Cheyne Coates
April M. Coates (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer who performs as Cheyne Coates or Cheyne. Coates (lead vocals) and Andrew Van Dorsselaer (a.k.a. Andy Van) (DJ and background vocals) comprised the duo Madi ...]
, Australian dance music and pop singer
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Cheyne (singer)
Cheyne Anderson, better known mononymously as Cheyne, is an American R&B singer who was still a teenager when her song " Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)" hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1985. She also contribu ...
, American dance singer
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Cheyne baronets
The Cheyne Baronetcy, of Leagart in the parish of Fetlar and North Yell in the County of Zetland, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 July 1908 for the surgeon and bacteriologist Sir Watson Cheyne. As of 2 ...
, descended from the surgeon and bacteriologist Sir William Cheyne (1852–1932)
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Cheyne Walk
Cheyne Walk is an historic road in Chelsea, London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It runs parallel with the River Thames. Before the construction of Chelsea Embankment reduced the width of the Thames here, it fronted ...
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Cheyne–Stokes respiration
Cheyne–Stokes respiration is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper, and sometimes faster, breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called an apnea. The pattern repe ...
, a medical condition
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Shane (disambiguation)
Shane may refer to:
People
* Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress
* Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946)
* iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer
* Shane (name), a masculine given name and a sur ...
References
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Surnames of Scottish origin