Ghione

Ghione
This interesting surname of usually French origins, is recorded in over fifty different spelling forms. These range for the traditional Guy, Guye, and Guyon, to Why, Whye and Wyon, to Guido, Ghi, Gyde, Guet, Guidini and Ghidoli, and recorded in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. However spelt and in whatever nationality, the surname shares the same origins. These are that firstly it may be an occupational name for a professional guide, a very important role in the ancient times when existing maps were not to be trusted if they existed at all, and signposts or marker stones, equally erratic. This derivation is from the pre 10th century Old French word "gui" meaning a professional guide, an example being John le Gy, in the Subsidy Rolls of Essex, England, in the year 1327. Secondly the name may derive from the personal name 'Guy', a French name of the 10th century, but one derived from the Germanic "Wido", of uncertain meaning. Thirdly the surname may derive from the Old High German word "witu" and the Old English pre 7th century "widu" or "wudu", meaning a wood, and therefore occupational for one living by such a place. The baptismal name in the forms Wi, Why, and Guy, was very popular with the Norman-French, and these were reflected in the later English spellings of Guye, Whye, etc. Examples of the surname spelling taken from authentic records include Richard Guye, recorded in the London Rolls of 1384, and Guido Guidonis, at Birwinken im Thrugau, Germany, in 1390. One of the earliest settlers to the new colonies of America was William Guy, aged 18 years, who on 2nd January 1634, sailed from London, bound for Virginia. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere in the world is believed to be that of Richard Wi, which was dated 1188. This was in the "Pipe Rolls" of the county of Oxfordshire, England, during the reign of King Henry 11nd, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 -- 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Ghione — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Emilio Ghione (1879–1930), italienischer Schauspieler und Regisseur Franco Ghione (1886–1964), italienischer Komponist und Dirigent Ileana Ghione (1931–2005), italienische Schauspielerin Piero Ghione… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ghione, Emilio — (1872 1930)    Actor and director. Trained as a miniaturist, Ghione came to the cinema by chance when, unexpectedly, in 1908, he was asked to work as a stuntman and extra for Itala Film in Turin. After also playing supporting roles in several of… …   Guide to cinema

  • Ghione, Emilio — (1872 1930)    Actor and director. Trained as a miniaturist, Ghione came to the cinema by chance when, unexpectedly, in 1908, he was asked to work as a stuntman and extra for Itala Film in Turin. After also playing supporting roles in several of… …   Historical dictionary of Italian cinema

  • Ghione, Emilio — • ГИО НЕ (Ghione) Эмилио (1879 7.1.1930)    итал. актёр, режиссёр, сценарист, художник. С 1909 в кино. Первая значит. роль Пошине в ф. История одного Пьеро (1914). Популярность приобрёл, исполнив гл. роль в пост. им ф. Да здравствует смерть! и… …   Кино: Энциклопедический словарь

  • Emilio Ghione — (né le 30 juillet 1879 à Turin et mort le 7 janvier 1930 à Rome) est un réalisateur, scénariste et acteur italien actif durant la période du muet. Biographie Le premier rôle d Emilio Ghione fut comme cascadeur. Durant un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Piero Ghione — (eigentlich Pierfrancesco Ghione, * 1911 in Rom; † 1982 in Nettuno) war ein italienischer Filmproduzent. Leben Ghione war der Sohn des Schauspielers und Stummfilmregisseurs Emilio Ghione. Sein erster Beitrag zur Filmgeschichte war eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Riccardo Ghione — (* 22. Februar 1922 in Acqui Terme) ist ein italienischer Filmschaffender. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Filmografie (Auswahl) 2.1 Regie 2.2 D …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Maximiliano Ghione — Nombre real Maximiliano Ghione Nacimiento 17 de mayo de 1973 (38 años) Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina …   Wikipedia Español

  • Franco Ghione — (1886 1964) was an Italian conductor and violinist. He graduated from the Parma Conservatory and became a violinist for the Parma Theatre and the Augusteo in Rome. He began a conducting career in 1913 and conducted in many opera houses, including …   Wikipedia

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