Keir — KEIR, or Kier, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 2 miles (S. W.) from Thornhill; containing, with the village of Barjarg, 984 inhabitants. This parish is supposed to derive its name from the British word Caer, signifying a fort, used in… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Keir — m Scottish: transferred use of the surname, in origin a variant of KERR (SEE Kerr). In some cases, the name may be chosen in honour of the trade unionist and first Labour MP, James Keir Hardie (1856–1915), whose mother s maiden name was Keir … First names dictionary
Keir — Keir, n. See {Kier}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keir — Keir, properly Keir Mill, is a small village in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, one mile south of Penpont. It was founded in the late eighteenth century.The village was the birthplace of Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the inventor of the… … Wikipedia
Keir — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Keir est un nom porté notamment par: Andrew Keir (1926 1997), acteur britannique; Jack Keir (né en 1958), homme politique canadien; James Keir (1735 1820) … Wikipédia en Français
Keir — This is a famous Scottish clan surname, with two possible origins. Now recorded almost equally in the spelling of Keir and Kier, the original spelling as can be seen in the first recording as show below, was Ker and subsequently Kar, Keire, and… … Surnames reference
Keir Dillon — is a 30 year old professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. He is married and resides in San Diego, California. Dillon has been in competition since 1997 but had suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder in 2006, keeping him off the… … Wikipedia
Keir Gilchrist — (* 28. September 1992 in London, Vereinigtes Königreich als Keir David Peters Gilchrist) ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Keir Dullea — [kɪr duˈleɪ] (* 30. Mai 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten) ist ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler, der insbesondere durch seine Rolle des Astronauten Dave Bowman in Stanley Kubricks Film 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum international bekannt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Keir Hardie — 1909 James Keir Hardie (* 15. August 1856 in Newhouse, North Lanarkshire; † 26. September 1915 in Glasgow) war ein britischer Politiker (Labour Party). Hardie wurde berühmt als einer der Gründer der Labour Party sowie als einer ihrer ersten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
