Jameson (surname)
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Jameson is a patronymic
surname
meaning "son of James
", originating in the Scottish
Isle of Bute
in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dal Riada. It is rare as a given name. Jameson may refer to:
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of James
James (name)
The name James is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning "Supplanter" ....
", originating in the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute
Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:...
in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dal Riada. It is rare as a given name. Jameson may refer to:
- Anna Brownell JamesonAnna Brownell JamesonAnna Brownell Jameson was a British writer.-Biography:Jameson was born in Dublin.Her father, Denis Brownell Murphy , was a miniature and enamel painter...
(1794–1869) artist and art critic - Antony JamesonAntony JamesonAntony Jameson is the Thomas V. Jones Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University. Jameson is known for his pioneering work in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics...
(born 1934), an aeronautical engineer - Betty JamesonBetty JamesonElizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:...
, American golfer - Bobby JamesonBobby JamesonRobert Parker Jameson , known as Bobby Jameson, is an American singer and songwriter, who was briefly hyped as a major star in the early 1960s and later recorded with The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa and others...
, American singer and songwriter - David JamesonDavid JamesonDavid Jameson is a field hockey player from Canada, who was first selected to the Men's National Team for the 2002 Belgium Tour...
, Canadian field hockey player - Derek JamesonDerek JamesonDerek Jameson is a retired British tabloid journalist and broadcaster.As a child, Jameson was evacuated from London in WW2...
, British journalist and broadcaster - Fredric JamesonFredric JamesonFredric Jameson is an American literary critic and Marxist political theorist. He is best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends—he once described postmodernism as the spatialization of culture under the pressure of organized capitalism...
(born 1934), American social and literary theorist - George JamesonGeorge JamesonGeorge Jamesone was Scotland's first eminent portrait-painter.-Early years:He was born in Aberdeen, where his father, Andrew Jamesone, was a stonemason. Jamesone attended the grammar school near his home on Schoolhill and is thought to have gone on to further education at Marischal College...
, Scottish painter - Green B. Jameson, chief engineer at the Alamo, who died at the Alamo.
- James Jameson, Mayor of ChristchurchMayor of ChristchurchThe Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch, New Zealand, and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system...
(1871–1872) - J. J. JamesonJ. J. JamesonJ. J. Jameson was a self-proclaimed poet and activist in Chicago, Illinois from the mid-1980s until March 2005. His work was marked by an ironic and humorous cast. In 1993 Jameson was arrested on theft charges in Chicago....
, American convicted murderer - Jenna JamesonJenna JamesonJenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."...
(born 1974), used as the stage name of porn actress real name Jenna Marie Massoli - John Jameson:
- John Jameson, (1802–1857), American lawyer, American Congressman from MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
- John JamesonJohn Jameson (comics)John Jameson is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.-Publication history:...
, American fictional Marvel Comics book character (Man-Wolf) - John JamesonJohn Jameson (cricketer)John Alexander Jameson MBE is a former English cricketer who played in four Tests and three ODIs for England from 1971 to 1975. Jameson represented Warwickshire from 1960 until 1976....
, English cricketer
- John Jameson, (1802–1857), American lawyer, American Congressman from Missouri
- J. Franklin JamesonJ. Franklin JamesonJohn Franklin Jameson was an American historian, author, and journal editor who played a major role in the professional activities of American historians in the early 20th century.-Early life:...
(1859–1937) American historian - J. Jonah JamesonJ. Jonah JamesonJohn Jonah Jameson Junior is a supporting character of Spider-Man in the .Jameson is usually the publisher or editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, a fictional New York newspaper and now serves as the mayor of New York City...
, fictional character in the Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe - Sir Leander Starr JamesonLeander Starr JamesonSir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, KCMG, CB, , also known as "Doctor Jim", "The Doctor" or "Lanner", was a British colonial statesman who was best known for his involvement in the Jameson Raid....
, also known as "Doctor Jim", British colonial statesman known for his involvement in the Jameson RaidJameson RaidThe Jameson Raid was a botched raid on Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic carried out by a British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 1895–96... - Louise JamesonLouise JamesonLouise Jameson is an English actress, best known for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. Jameson has also appeared on Emmerdale , The Omega Factor Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, best known...
, British actress - Malcolm JamesonMalcolm JamesonMalcolm Jameson was an American science fiction author. An officer in the US Navy, he was active in American pulp magazines during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. His writing career began when complications of throat cancer limited his activity. According to John W...
, American science fiction writer - Robert JamesonRobert Jamesonthumb|Robert JamesonProfessor Robert Jameson, FRS FRSE was a Scottish naturalist and mineralogist.As Regius Professor at the University of Edinburgh for fifty years, Jameson is notable for his advanced scholarship in natural history, his superb museum collection, and for his tuition of Charles...
, Scottish naturalist and mineralogist - Robert William JamesonRobert William JamesonRobert William Jameson, WS : A Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh, Town Councillor, newspaper editor, poet and playwright, Robert William Jameson was the father of Sir Leander Starr Jameson, South African statesman and prime minister, and the nephew of Professor Robert Jameson of the University of...
, Writer to the Signet, Councillor, Editor, poet and playwright - Rod JamesonRod JamesonRod Jameson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League. He was the Crows leading goal kicker in 1991 before spending most of his later career in the midfield and backline...
, Australian rules footballer - Stephanie JamesonStephanie JamesonStephanie Jameson is a field hockey player from Canada, who was first selected in the Junior Women's National Team for the 1999 National Camp and series against USA Junior. The midfield player is the sister of Men's National Team player David Jameson...
, Canadian field hockey player - Storm JamesonStorm JamesonMargaret Storm Jameson was an English writer, known for her 45 novels, and criticism.She was born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and studied at the University of Leeds. She moved to London, where she earned an MA from King's College London in 1914 and then went on to teach before becoming a full-time writer...
, British novelist - Susan JamesonSusan JamesonSusan Jameson is an English actress who is best known for her television work.Jameson was born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, UK. She is married to actor James Bolam with whom she has a daughter, Lucy...
(born 1944), British actress - Jameson ParkerJameson ParkerFrancis Jameson Parker Jr. is an American actor, best known as the co-star of the 1980s television series Simon & Simon.-Biography:Parker studied drama at Beloit College...
, American actor
See also
- Jameson Irish WhiskeyJameson Irish WhiskeyJameson is a single distillery Irish whiskey produced by a division of the French distiller Pernod Ricard. Jameson is similar in its adherence to the single distillery principle to the single malt tradition, but Jameson combines malted barley with unmalted or "green" barley...
- Jamison (surname)Jamison (surname)Jamison is an English, Scots-Irish and Scottish name, literally meaning "son of James", and found as both a male given name and a surname. As the latter, it may refer to:* Antawn Jamison, American basketball player...
- Jamieson (disambiguation)
- James (name)James (name)The name James is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning "Supplanter" ....
, James (surname)James (surname)James is a surname, and may refer to:* A. P. T. James , better known as "Fargo" James; Tobagonian politician* Alex James , Scottish soccer player* Alex James , English musician and journalist... - O'Séamas
- DíazDiazDíaz is a common Spanish surname meaning "son of Diago" variant of Diego. The name accounts for ~0.74% of the Spanish population, ranking 14th most frequently found surname in both 1999 and 2004...
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