Jamison (surname)
Encyclopedia
Jamison is an English, Scots-Irish and Scottish
name, literally meaning "son of James
", and found as both a male given name
and a surname
. As the latter, it 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...
name, literally meaning "son of James
James (name)
The name James is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning "Supplanter" ....
", and found as both a male 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...
and a 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"...
. As the latter, it may refer to:
- Antawn JamisonAntawn JamisonAntawn Cortez Jamison is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He currently plays power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was a member of the USA National Team for the 2006 FIBA World Championships...
, American basketball player - Brandon JamisonBrandon JamisonBrandon Leon Jamison is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers . Jamison played college football at the University of West Georgia.-References:...
, American football linebacker - Herbert JamisonHerbert JamisonHerbert Jamison was an American track and field athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, American athlete - Sir John JamisonJohn JamisonSir John Jamison was an important Australian physician, pastoralist, banker, politician, constitutional reformer and public figure....
, Irish-born knight, doctor of medicine, and pioneer Australian land owner - Judith JamisonJudith JamisonJudith Anna Jamison is an American dancer and choreographer, best known as the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater....
, Dancer, Ailven Ailey Dance Company - Kay Redfield JamisonKay Redfield JamisonKay Redfield Jamison is an American clinical psychologist and writer whose work has centered on bipolar disorder which she has suffered from since her early adulthood...
, American psychologist and psychiatry professor - Linda and Terry JamisonLinda and Terry JamisonLinda and Terry Jamison are American identical twins, professionally known as The Psychic Twins. They are best known for the prediction they made in 1999 on the Art Bell radio show...
, "psychic twins" - Norm JamisonNorm JamisonNorman Jamison is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
, Canadian politician - Thomas JamisonThomas JamisonThomas Jamison was a prominent surgeon, government official, mercantile trader and land owner of Sydney, Australia. Jamison was also a member of the First Fleet expedition of 11 ships which founded the Australian colony of New South Wales in 1788...
, Irish-born naval surgeon, First FleetFirst FleetThe First Fleet is the name given to the eleven ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 with about 1,487 people, including 778 convicts , to establish the first European colony in Australia, in the region which Captain Cook had named New South Wales. The fleet was led by Captain ...
settler and a Surgeon-General of New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Vontrell JamisonVontrell JamisonVontrell Jamison is a former American football defensive end. He attended training camp with the St. Louis Rams in 2005, but he was cut at the end of August 2005 prior to the start of the regular season. In early November 2005, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League...
, American football player
See also
- Jameson (disambiguation)
- Jamieson (disambiguation)
- Jamison (disambiguation)