Jepson
Encyclopedia
Jepson is an English language
patronymic
surname
meaning "Geoffrey
’s son". The prefix, Jep, is also the diminutive given name
. The surname Jepson has alternate spellings, including the Scandinavian Jepsen
. The given name Jepson is rare. Jepson may refer to:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
patronymic
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 "Geoffrey
Geoffrey
Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc. may refer to:People with the surname Geoffroy:* Geoffroy People with the given name Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc.:* Geoffrey...
’s son". The prefix, Jep, is also the diminutive given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The surname Jepson has alternate spellings, including the Scandinavian Jepsen
Jepsen
Jepsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jep" . A homonynous form is Jebsen. The surname Jepsen has alternate spellings, including the English language Jepson. Jepsen may refer to:- Surname :...
. The given name Jepson is rare. Jepson may refer to:
People
- Arthur JepsonArthur JepsonArthur Jepson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire. In addition to cricket he was also an accomplished football goalkeeper who played over 100 games in the Football League before turning his hand to management.-Cricket career:Jepson, a...
(1915 - 1997), English first-class cricketer and umpire; also a goalkeeper with Port Vale, Stoke City & Lincoln City - Barry Jepson, member of the bands Into a CircleInto a CircleInto A Circle were an English New Wave/Goth duo, formed in April 1985 by Bee and Barry , two former members of Getting the Fear.-Career:...
and Getting the FearGetting the FearGetting the Fear were an English gothic rock musical ensemble of the 1980s. Its members were Barry , Buzz , Aki Nawaz , and Bee... - Maria Belita Gladys Olivie Lynn Jepson-TurnerBelitaMaria Belita Gladys Olive Lyne Jepson-Turner , known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer and film actress....
(1923 – 2005), Olympic figure skater, dancer and early film actress. - Benjamin JepsonBenjamin JepsonBenjamin Jepson was one of the first primary school music teachers in the United States, and introduced music to the public schools of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1865. The Benjamin Jepson Interdistrict Magnet School and the Jepson School are named after him.-References:**-Notes:...
, one of the first primary school music teachers in the United States - Bert JepsonBert JepsonAlbert Edward Jepson was an English footballer who played as an outside right for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1920s and 1930s.-Huddersfield Town:...
(1902 – 1981), footballer who played at outside right for Southampton and Brighton - Brian JepsonBrian JepsonBrian Jepson is an American voice actor who works for Elephant Productions. He has done voice over work for Tx DOT, PBS, The Lance Armstrong Foundation, ADV Films, Sony Entertainment Online and various other companies including Retro Studios, creators of the Wii video game Metroid Prime 3:...
(b. 1970), American voice actor - Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt (Chinese Translated Name: 夏慤) (1892-1959), British naval commander and head of a provisional military government in Hong Kong
- Edgar JepsonEdgar JepsonEdgar Alfred Jepson was an English writer, principally of mainstream adventure and detective fiction, but also of some supernatural and fantasy stories that are better remembered. He used a pseudonym R...
(1863 - 1938), English author - Helen JepsonHelen JepsonHelen Jepson was an American lyric soprano noted for being a "stunning blond beauty" as well as for her voice....
(1904-1997), American opera singer - Henry Jepson LathamHenry J. LathamHenry Jepson Latham was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Latham was born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1931. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1941 until 1942. He served in the United States Navy from 1942...
(1908 - 2002), member of the United States House of Representatives - Herbert JepsonHerbert JepsonHerbert Jepson is an American artist and designer. He founded the Jepson Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1945; among his students were the like of Larry Bell and Joe Goode. He is the father of poet Elena Karina Byrne.-External links:*...
(1908 - 1993), founder of Jepson Art Institute - Jim JepsonJim JepsonJames Kenneth Jepson was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario and became a businessman by career....
(1942 - 1989), Canadian politician - Kristine JepsonKristine JepsonKristine Jepson is an American mezzo-soprano born in Iowa. She studied music at Indiana University and currently resides in New York City and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has appeared in over 25 operas at houses across Europe and the United States including the Royal Opera House in London, the...
, American opera singer - Joanna JepsonJoanna JepsonJoanna Jepson is a Church of England vicar most notable for instigating a legal challenge to the late abortion of a 28-week-old fetus in 2001...
, English, Church of England curate - Octavius Jepson, first medical supervisor of Stone House HospitalStone House HospitalStone House Hospital, formerly the City of London Lunatic Asylum, was a hospital and former mental illness treatment facility in Stone, near Dartford, Kent, in the United Kingdom...
- Peter Jepson-YoungDr. Peter Jepson-YoungDr. Peter Jepson-Young, better known as simply Dr. Peter, was a medical doctor in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who promoted AIDS and HIV awareness and education in the early 1990s through his regular segment on CBC Television news broadcasts called . In this series, Dr. Peter documented his...
(b. 1957), Canadian AIDS-awareness educator - Ronnie JepsonRonnie JepsonRonald Francis "Ronnie" Jepson is an English former footballer and manager, now working as development coach at Queens Park Rangers....
(b. 1963), English footballer - Selwyn JepsonSelwyn JepsonSelwyn Jepson was a British author, of the Far House, Farther Common, Liss, Hants.His father was the mystery/detective author Edgar Alfred Jepson , his mother was Frieda Holmes, daughter of the musician Henry Holmes. His sister Margaret , also a novelist, was the mother of Fay Weldon.Jepson was...
(1899 - 1989), British author, screenwriter, director - Steven B. JepsonSteven B. JepsonSteven B. Jepson is an American opera singer, a baritone. In addition to his work in opera he has appeared in musical theater and film. He is best known for his interpretation of Escamillo in Carmen, a role he has played with several companies in the United States and Europe...
, American opera singer - Toby JepsonToby JepsonToby Jepson is a singer, songwriter and was lead vocalist and guitarist in the British rock band, Little Angels between the years of 1984 and 1994...
(b. 1967), English musician and actor - Tristan JepsonTristan JepsonTristan Jepson was an Australian law graduate and writer.-Biography:Jepson was educated at Trinity Grammar School and the University of New South Wales. While still an undergraduate law student, he began to write and perform comedy as director of the University of New South Wales' Law Revue...
(1978 - 2004), Australian writer - Willis Linn JepsonWillis Linn JepsonWillis Linn Jepson is known as California's most distinguished early botanist. He became interested in botany as a boy and explored adjacent regions. He had come in contact with various botanists before he entered college...
(1867 - 1946), American botanist; namesake of The Jepson Manual
Other uses
- Jepson Herbarium, Botanical Natural History Museum, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Jepson Island, Connecticut, USA
- Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
- Jepson Art InstituteJepson Art InstituteJepson Art Institute, founded in Los Angeles in 1945 by artist Herbert Jepson, was an art school located at 2861 West 7th Street that flourished from 1947 to 1953 - becoming an important center for experimental figure drawing, art theory and printmaking. Prior to this, Jepson served as an...
, Los Angeles, California, USA - Jepson School of Leadership StudiesJepson School of Leadership StudiesThe Jepson School of Leadership Studies, founded in 1992 at the University of Richmond, is dedicated to the academic study of leadership. The school is named for Robert S. Jepson, Jr., an alumnus who donated $20 million to establish the school...
, University of Richmond, Virginia, USA - Jepson Way, the grounds of A.F.C. Blackpool
- Jepson's Farm and Jepson's Gate of AnglezarkeAnglezarkeAnglezarke is a sparsely populated civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is dominated by reservoirs that were built to supply water to Liverpool, and a large expanse of moorland with evidence of Bronze Age settlements...
- Jepson PeakJepson PeakJepson Peak is a summit, west of San Gorgonio Mountain, in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. It is the second highest summit in Southern California....
(11,205 ft / 3,415 m) a mountain in Southern CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
's San Bernardino MountainsSan Bernardino MountainsThe San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 miles east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the... - The Jepson ManualThe Jepson ManualThe Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California is a collection of identification keys to help biologists identify the vascular plants within the state of California...
, California plant identification - Jepson claim, in United States patent law, a claim where one or more limitations are specifically identified as a point of novelty; based on the 1917 case Ex parte Jepson
- Harry Jepson Trophy, a rugby trophy