gordon

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Definition of gordon in English English dictionary: Any of several places, outside Scotland named for persons with the surname; A male given name transferred from the surname. Popular in the UK in the first half of the 20th century
Often he wrote good ones on casual slips and fancied them his; names like Trevellyan or Montressor or Delancey, with musical prefixes; or a good, short, beautiful, but dignified name like Gordon Dane. He liked that one. It suggested something.; A Scottish surname and clan name
Gordon for Scotland and Elizabeth!.; transferred use of the surname since nineteenth century; Aberdeen George Hamilton Gordon 4th earl of Allport Gordon Willard Bennett James Gordon Byron George Gordon Byron 6th Baron Childe Vere Gordon Charles William Gordon Craig Edward Henry Gordon Curtis Charles Gordon Gordon River Gordon Charles George Gordon Dexter Keith Gordon Howe Kinnock Neil Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Linkletter Arthur Gordon MacArthur Charles Gordon Meade George Gordon Menzies Sir Robert Gordon Robert Gordon Orr Parks Gordon Marion Gordon Robertson Terrence Gordon Sawchuck; A Scottish surname and clan name derived from a place name, of uncertain meaning; {i} male first name
Gordon Bennett: expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration
Gordon Craig: born Jan. 16, 1872, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Eng. died July 29, 1966, Vence, France British actor, stage designer, and drama theorist. The son of Ellen Terry, he acted with Henry Irving's company (1889-97), then turned to designing stage sets, decor, and costumes. He moved to Florence (1906), where he opened the School for the Art of the Theatre (1913). His international journal The Mask (1908-29) made his theatrical ideas widely known. His books On the Art of the Theatre (1911), Towards a New Theatre (1913), and Scene (1923) outlined innovations in stage design based on the use of portable screens and changing patterns of light; his theories influenced the antinaturalist trends of the modern theatre
Gordon Highlanders: a Scottish regiment (=a large group of soldiers) in the British army
Gordon Lightfoot: born Nov. 17, 1938, Orillia, Ont., Can. Canadian singer and songwriter. He began writing folk-oriented pop singles in the mid-1960s, including "Early Morning Rain" and "Ribbon of Darkness." His later hits include "If You Could Read My Mind" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." His songs have been covered by singers ranging from Barbra Streisand to Jerry Lee Lewis
Gordon Parks: born Nov. 30, 1912, Fort Scott, Kan., U.S. U.S. writer, photographer, and film director. Parks worked as a staff photographer for Life (1948-72), becoming known for his portrayals of ghetto life, black nationalists, and the civil rights movement. His first work of fiction was The Learning Tree (1963), a novel about a black adolescent in Kansas in the 1920s. He combined poetry and photography in collections such as A Poet and His Camera (1968) and Glimpses Toward Infinity (1996). He also directed several motion pictures, including Shaft (1971)
Gordon River: River, southwestern Tasmania, Australia. It rises in the central highlands and then flows south and west to enter the Indian Ocean at Macquarie Harbour after a course of 115 mi (185 km). The river is navigable only in its lowest 20 mi (32 km). Gordon Dam, built in 1978, created Lake Gordon, one of the largest freshwater storage reservoirs in Australia
Gordon W Allport: born Nov. 11, 1897, Montezuma, Ind., U.S. died Oct. 9, 1967, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. psychologist. He taught at Harvard University (1930-67), becoming noted for his theory of personality, which focused on the adult self rather than on childhood or infantile emotions and experiences, set forth in books such as Personality (1937). In The Nature of Prejudice (1954) he made important contributions to the analysis of prejudice
Gordon Willard Allport: born Nov. 11, 1897, Montezuma, Ind., U.S. died Oct. 9, 1967, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. psychologist. He taught at Harvard University (1930-67), becoming noted for his theory of personality, which focused on the adult self rather than on childhood or infantile emotions and experiences, set forth in books such as Personality (1937). In The Nature of Prejudice (1954) he made important contributions to the analysis of prejudice
Gordon setter: A medium-sized hunting dog of a breed originating in Scotland, and having a silky black-and-tan coat
gordon setter: a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
Flash Gordon: A fictional character who is the saviour of the universe
Flash Gordon: Someone who is perceived as fulfilling (or wanting to fulfill) such a role
A. D. Gordon: {i} Aaron David Gordon (1856-1922), Zionist ideologue and writer
Arthur Gordon Linkletter: born July 17, 1912, Moose Jaw, Sask., Can. Canadian-born U.S. broadcasting host. He served as emcee for the variety show House Party (1943-67), which involved the audience in spontaneous contests and activities; he created the show's popular segment "Kids Say the Darndest Things." He hosted another audience-participation show, People Are Funny, on radio (1943-59) and television (1954-61). He wrote more than 20 books, including the best-selling Kids Say the Darndest Things (1957), I Wish I'd Said That (1968), and Old Age Is Not for Sissies (1988)
Charles George Gordon: born Jan. 28, 1833, Woolwich, near London, Eng. died Jan. 26, 1885, Khartoum, Sudan British general. Gordon distinguished himself as a young officer in the Crimean War (1853-56) and subsequently volunteered for the second Opium War (1856-60). In 1862 he helped defend Shanghai during the Taiping Rebellion. These exploits earned him the epithet "Chinese" Gordon. In 1873 the Egyptian ruler Isml Pasha, who regularly employed Europeans, appointed Gordon governor of the province of Equatoria in southern Sudan (1874-76) and as governor-general of the Sudan (1874-80). In that post Gordon acted to crush rebellions and suppress the slave trade. He was again sent to the Sudan by Britain in 1884 to evacuate Anglo-Egyptian forces from Khartoum, which was threatened by Mahdist movement insurgents. After his arrival the city was besieged; it remained isolated for several months until it finally succumbed (Jan. 26, 1885). Gordon was killed in the action
Charles Gordon Curtis: born Jan. 25, 1860, Kansas Territory, U.S. died Feb. 8, 1936, Washington, D.C. U.S. inventor. An associate of Thomas Alva Edison, Curtis patented the Curtis steam turbine in 1896. Its principles are still used in large ocean liners and other naval vessels; General Electric Co. has used it worldwide in its power installations. Curtis is also credited with inventing the first U.S. gas turbine, held many patents for diesel-engine improvements, and helped develop propulsion mechanisms for naval torpedoes
Charles Gordon MacArthur: born Nov. 5, 1895, Scranton, Pa., U.S. died April 21, 1956, New York, N.Y. U.S. journalist, playwright, and screenwriter. He worked as a reporter in Chicago and New York City (1914-26) before collaborating with Edward Shelden on the play Lulu Belle (1926). With Ben Hecht he wrote the Broadway hits The Front Page (1928; film, 1931) and Twentieth Century (1932; film, 1934) and several later plays noted for their graphic, crisp dialogue. Their screenplays included the film adaptations of their own plays and Wuthering Heights (1939), and they wrote and directed movies such as Crime Without Passion (1934), The Scoundrel (1935), and Soak the Rich (1936). He was married to actress Helen Hayes
Charles William Gordon: {i} Ralph Connor (1860-1937), Canadian novelist and clergyman
Dexter Gordon: born Feb. 27, 1923, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died April 25, 1990, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. tenor saxophonist, one of the most influential saxophonists in modern jazz. Gordon played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Billy Eckstine in the early 1940s, later working in small groups with Charlie Parker, Tadd Dameron, and fellow tenorist Wardell Gray. He was incarcerated on narcotics charges in the early 1950s and moved to Denmark in 1962. A starring role in the film 'Round Midnight (1986) revived his career
Dexter Keith Gordon: born Feb. 27, 1923, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died April 25, 1990, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. tenor saxophonist, one of the most influential saxophonists in modern jazz. Gordon played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Billy Eckstine in the early 1940s, later working in small groups with Charlie Parker, Tadd Dameron, and fellow tenorist Wardell Gray. He was incarcerated on narcotics charges in the early 1950s and moved to Denmark in 1962. A starring role in the film 'Round Midnight (1986) revived his career
Edward Henry Gordon Craig: born Jan. 16, 1872, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Eng. died July 29, 1966, Vence, France British actor, stage designer, and drama theorist. The son of Ellen Terry, he acted with Henry Irving's company (1889-97), then turned to designing stage sets, decor, and costumes. He moved to Florence (1906), where he opened the School for the Art of the Theatre (1913). His international journal The Mask (1908-29) made his theatrical ideas widely known. His books On the Art of the Theatre (1911), Towards a New Theatre (1913), and Scene (1923) outlined innovations in stage design based on the use of portable screens and changing patterns of light; his theories influenced the antinaturalist trends of the modern theatre
Flash Gordon: a character who originally appeared in a US comic and films in the 1930s. Flash Gordon is a brave hero who travels through space and saves the Earth from many dangers. Flash Gordon
G. Gordon Liddy: {i} George Gordon Battle Liddy (born 1930) chief operative for the Special Investigations Unit (White House Plumbers) that existed for a number of years during the presidency of Richard Nixon
General Charles Gordon: a British military leader who fought in the Crimean War and then in China. He led the British forces in the siege of Khartoum, in Sudan, where he was killed by the enemy (1833-85)
George Gordon Byron: {i} Lord Byron (1788-1824), English lord and poet
George Gordon Byron 6th Baron Byron: known as Lord Byron born Jan. 22, 1788, London, Eng. died April 19, 1824, Missolonghi, Greece British Romantic poet and satirist. Born with a clubfoot and extremely sensitive about it, he was 10 when he unexpectedly inherited his title and estates. Educated at Cambridge, he gained recognition with English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809), a satire responding to a critical review of his first published volume, Hours of Idleness (1807). At 21 he embarked on a European grand tour. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812-18), a poetic travelogue expressing melancholy and disillusionment, brought him fame, while his complex personality, dashing good looks, and many scandalous love affairs, with women and with boys, captured the imagination of Europe. Settling near Geneva, he wrote the verse tale The Prisoner of Chillon (1816), a hymn to liberty and an indictment of tyranny, and Manfred (1817), a poetic drama whose hero reflected Byron's own guilt and frustration. His greatest poem, Don Juan (1819-24), is an unfinished epic picaresque satire in ottava rima. Among his numerous other works are verse tales and poetic dramas. He died of fever in Greece while aiding the struggle for independence, making him a Greek national hero. born Dec. 26, 1751, London, Eng. died Nov. 1, 1793, London English instigator of the anti-Catholic Gordon riots. The third son of the duke of Gordon, he entered Parliament in 1774. In 1779 he organized the Protestant associations formed to secure the repeal of the Catholic Relief Act (1778). In 1780 he led a mob to Parliament to present a petition against the act. The ensuing riot lasted a week, causing great property damage and nearly 500 casualties. Gordon was charged with, but not convicted of, high treason. Convicted of libeling the queen of France in 1787, he was imprisoned in Newgate, where he died
George Gordon Meade: born , Dec. 31, 1815, Cádiz, Spain died Nov. 6, 1872, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. U.S. general in the American Civil War. He was the son of a U.S. naval agent in Spain. After graduating from West Point in 1835, he worked as a surveyor. He reentered the army in 1842 and in 1861 was commissioned brigadier general in the Pennsylvania volunteers. He fought at Bull Run, Antietam, and Chancellorsville. Three days before the Battle of Gettysburg, he replaced Joseph Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac. At Gettysburg he repulsed the Confederate attack but was criticized for failing to pursue Robert E. Lee's forces. From 1864 he was subordinate to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, whom he served loyally. After the war he commanded several military departments
George Hamilton-Gordon 4th earl of Aberdeen: born Jan. 28, 1784, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 14, 1860, London, Eng. British foreign secretary and prime minister (1852-55). As special ambassador to Austria in 1813, he helped form the coalition that defeated Napoleon. As foreign secretary (1828-30, 1841-46), he settled boundary disputes between Canada and the U.S. with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty and the Oregon Treaty (see Oregon Question). As prime minister, he formed a coalition government, but his indecision hampered peacekeeping efforts and led to Britain's involvement in the Crimean War. Constitutionally responsible for the mistakes of British generals in the war, he resigned in 1855
James Gordon Bennett: born Sept. 1, 1795, Newmill, Banffshire, Scot. died June 1, 1872, New York, N.Y., U.S. Scottish-born U.S. editor. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1819 and was employed on various newspapers until 1835, when he started The New York Herald. The paper became very successful and introduced many of the methods of modern news reporting. Among other innovations, Bennett published the first Wall Street financial article (1835), established the first correspondents in Europe (1838), maintained a staff of 63 war correspondents during the Civil War, was a leader in using illustrations, introduced a society department, and published the first account in U.S. journalism of a love-nest murder (1836)
Neil Gordon Kinnock: born March 28, 1942, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales British politician. Elected to Parliament in 1970, he rose in the Labour Party ranks and was named to its national executive committee in 1978. After the party suffered its heaviest defeat in 48 years in 1983, he was elected party leader, the youngest in its history. By 1989 he had persuaded the party to abandon its radical policies on disarmament and large-scale nationalization. Although the party increased its numbers in Parliament, it lost the 1992 general election to the Conservatives, and Kinnock resigned as party leader. He became a vice president of the European Commission of the European Union in 1999
Peter Gordon MacKay: {i} (born 1965) Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Trade
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies: born Dec. 20, 1894, Jeparit, Victoria. Austl. died May 16, 1978, Melbourne Australian statesman and prime minister (1939-41, 1949-66). A successful lawyer, he served as Australia's attorney general (1934-39). Leader of the United Australia Party, he served as prime minister (1939-41). He organized the Liberal Party in 1944 and again became premier in 1949. In the 1950s he fostered industrial growth in Australia and immigration from Europe. He strengthened military ties with the U.S. and encouraged the ANZUS Pact and Australia's membership in the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. He retired in 1966 after the longest ministry in Australian history
V Gordon Childe: born April 14, 1892, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia died Oct. 19, 1957, Mount Victoria, N.S.W. Australian-British archaeologist. He taught at the University of Edinburgh (1927-46) and later directed the Institute of Archaeology at the University of London (1946-56). His study of European prehistory, especially in The Dawn of European Civilization (1925), sought to evaluate the relationship between Europe and the Middle East and to examine the structure and character of ancient cultures of the Western world. His later books included The Most Ancient Near East (1928) and The Danube in Prehistory (1929). His approach established a tradition of prehistoric studies
Vere Gordon Childe: born April 14, 1892, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia died Oct. 19, 1957, Mount Victoria, N.S.W. Australian-British archaeologist. He taught at the University of Edinburgh (1927-46) and later directed the Institute of Archaeology at the University of London (1946-56). His study of European prehistory, especially in The Dawn of European Civilization (1925), sought to evaluate the relationship between Europe and the Middle East and to examine the structure and character of ancient cultures of the Western world. His later books included The Most Ancient Near East (1928) and The Danube in Prehistory (1929). His approach established a tradition of prehistoric studies
Yehuda Leib Gordon: Hebrew poet and author

Turkish - English

Definition of gordon in Turkish English dictionary
klein-gordon denklemi: klein-gordon equation

gordon

Hyphenation

Gor·don

Turkish pronunciation

gôrdın

Pronunciation

/ˈgôrdən/ /ˈɡɔːrdən/

Etymology

[ 'gor-d&n ] (biographical name.) Derived from place names in Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic meaning possibly "great hill" ; also a Norman surname derived from the place name Gourdon in France.