Corlett
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Corlett is a surname
of Manx origin
. The name is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac Thorliot, derived from an Old Norse
personal name
composed of two elements: the name Þórr and ljótr meaning "bright". Another opinion is that the Old Norse Þorliótr may mean "Thor-people". The name appears earliest in records as Corlett in 1504 and MacCorleot in 1511.
Surname
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of Manx origin
Manx surnames
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. The name is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of the Gaelic Mac Thorliot, derived from an Old Norse
Old Norse
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personal name
Personal name
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composed of two elements: the name Þórr and ljótr meaning "bright". Another opinion is that the Old Norse Þorliótr may mean "Thor-people". The name appears earliest in records as Corlett in 1504 and MacCorleot in 1511.
People
- Ian James CorlettIan James CorlettIan James Corlett is a Canadian animation voice artist, writer, and musician. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series Being Ian and Yvon of the Yukon....
, (born 1962), Canadian, an animation voice artist, writer, and musician. - George Milton CorlettGeorge Milton CorlettGeorge Milton Corlett was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1927 to 1931 under William Herbert Adams....
, the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. - William Wellington CorlettWilliam Wellington CorlettWilliam Wellington Corlett was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming.-Biography:Corlett was born April 10, 1842 in Concord, Ohio and attended the district schools eventually graduating from the Willoughby Collegiate Institute in 1861.-Civil War service:With the outbreak of the Civil War, he...
, (1842-1890), a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming. - Charles H. CorlettCharles H. CorlettCharles H. Corlett , nicknamed “Cowboy Pete,” was a major general in the U.S. Army who commanded troops in both the Pacific and European Theaters during World War II. He led the attack on Kiska in 1943 and commanded the 7th Infantry Division in the taking of Kwajalein in 1944...
, (1889–1971), a major general in the U.S. Army. - E. C. B. CorlettE. C. B. CorlettReverend Dr Ewan Christian Brew Corlett, OBE, FREng was a British author, naval architect and consultant. He was pivotal to the restoration of the SS Great Britain from a sandbank in the Falklands, to Bristol...
, British, an author, naval architect and consultant. - Simon CorlettSimon CorlettSimon Charles Corlett is a former Irish cricketer. Corlett attended Worksop College, a public school in North Nottinghamshire...
, (born 1950), a cricketer. - William CorlettWilliam CorlettWilliam Corlett , was an English author, best known for his quartet of children's novels, The Magician's House, published between 1990 and 1992.-Biography:...
, English, (1938-2005), English, a children's writer, - Andrew CorlettAndrew CorlettAndrew T.K. Corlett is the Second Deemster of the Isle of Man..Corlett was a litigation director with the Douglas law firm Simcocks since 2001. He specialised in public law, human rights and employment law and was previously a Government Advocate and a partner with Dickinson Cruickshank...
, Manx, Deputy Deemster of the Isle of Man. - Samuel CorlettSamuel CorlettSamuel Corlett was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Lancashire. He was born in Withington and died in Rusholme, Manchester....
, (1852-1921), English, a cricketer. - John CorlettJohn CorlettWilliam John Howarth Corlett, QC, LL.B was Her Majesty's Attorney General for the Isle of Man and ex officio Member of the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2011.He was called to English Bar in 1972 and the Manx Bar in 1974...
, (born 1950), Manx, Her Majesty's Attorney General for the Isle of Man and ex officio Member of the Legislative Council.