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Waters is a surname, derived from "Wat", or "Wa'ter", an old pronunciation of Gaultier or Walter, and similarly derived from the surname Watson ("Wat's son"). The name is common from an early date in Wales and Yorkshire, [2] [3] as well as Shropshire , England .
Watters (surname) Watters is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrée Watters (born 1983), Canadian singer. Charles J. Watters (1927–1967), chaplain in the United States Army. Clarence Watters (1902−1986), American organist. David E. Watters (1944–2009), American linguist who specialized in Tibeto-Burman languages.
Esther Waters is born to hard-working parents who are Plymouth Brethren in Barnstaple, Devon.Her father's premature death prompts her mother to move to London and marry again, but Esther's stepfather turns out to be a hard-drinking bully and wife-beater who forces Esther, a natural beauty, to leave school and go out to work instead, thus greatly reducing her chances of ever learning how to ...
This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic , Lithuanian and Latvian surnames ), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
Indiana University. Occupation. Businessman. George Wilbur Waters (January 9, 1916 – January 11, 2003) was an American pioneer in the credit card industry who is credited with transforming the American Express Card into a global brand and the flagship product of the American Express Company. Upon his retirement from American Express in 1980 ...
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
George (surname) George is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian (usually Lebanese), French, or Native American origin. [1] The German form is Georg. Notable people with the surname include: Allan George (born 1999), American football player. Alex or Alexander George (disambiguation), several people.
George Waters (MP) (1827–1905), Member of Parliament for Mallow, Ireland; George Alexander Waters (1820–1903), British Navy officer; George Roger Waters (born 1943), full name of English musician Roger Waters; See also. George Walters (disambiguation) George Watters (soldier) (1904–1980), Scottish miner and labourer who fought in the ...