Sturgis
Sturgis is a surname of Norman origin, shortened form of FitzTurgis "son of" (see Fitz) "Turgis" (former first name, now still common as a Norman surname, together with "Tourgis")[1] from the Old Norse Þórgísl or Old Danish Thorgisl ( the name of the god Thor, and -gísl "hostage, pledge"[2] or ON geisli "ray, pole (part of a weapon)" or OW. Norse geisl "staff", cf. Old Icelandic geisli "sun-shaft, sun beam"[3][4]).
It may refer to:
People
- Amy H. Sturgis
- Caleb Sturgis, American football player
- Ellen Sturgis Hooper (1812–1848), American Transcendentalist poet, daughter of William F. Sturgis
- Frank Sturgis
- Howard Sturgis
- John Hubbard Sturgis (1834–1888), an American architect and son of the younger Russell Sturgis (1805–1887)
- John Sturgis, journalist on The Sun, one of those arrested in Operation Elveden in February 2012
- Nathan Sturgis
- Richard Clipston Sturgis (1860–1951), AKA R. Clipston Sturgis, an American architect and nephew of John Hubbard Sturgis
- Richard Clipston Sturgis Jr. (1880–1910), an American architect and son of Richard Clipston Sturgis
- Russell Sturgis (1836–1909), an American architect
- Russell Sturgis (1750–1826), an American merchant and grandfather of the younger Russell Sturgis (1805–1887)
- Russell Sturgis (1805–1887), an American-English merchant and banker
- Simon Sturgis, first Sturgis immigrant in America, Jamestown, 1618, investor in the Kent Island Project, which became Maryland
- Samuel D. Sturgis (1822–1889), a Union general in the American Civil War
- Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr. (1897–1964), Major General in the U.S. Army and grandson of Union general Samuel D. Sturgis
- Scott Sturgis
- William F. Sturgis (1782–1863), American merchant
Places
- Canada
- Sturgis, Saskatchewan, a town in the East Central region.
- United States
- Sturgis, Kentucky, a city in Union County.
- Sturgis, Michigan, a city in St. Joseph County.
- Sturgis Township, Michigan, a township in St. Joseph County.
- Sturgis, Mississippi, a town in Oktibbeha County.
- Sturgis, Oklahoma, a unincorporated place in Cimarron County.
- Sturgis, South Dakota, a city in Meade County.
Events
- The Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota
Other
- Sturgis Charter Public School, a high school in Hyannis, Massachusetts
- The Sturgis, a converted liberty ship formerly known as SS Charles H. Cugle
- Sturgis Rifles, an Illinois Civil War unit.
See also
- Sturges
- Turgis (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ Généalogie FRANCE - SWIC / GENEALOGY Paris - 01 44 84 95 10. "LA FRANCE DU NOM DE FAMILLE DES TURGIS en France entre 1891 et 1915". Geopatronyme.com. Retrieved 2012-10-24. LA FRANCE DU NOM DE FAMILLE DES TOURGIS en France entre 1891 et 1915. The numbers on the map mean the département numbers : 50, 14, 61, 27, 76 are all Norman départements.
- ↑ Nordic Names : etymology of gisl
- ↑ Fellows-Jensen, Gillian (1968). Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag. pp. 102, 349 s.nn. Gísli, Gísl, –gísl.
- ↑ Peterson, Lena. "Nordiskt runnamnslexikon". pp. s.nn. Gísi, Gísl, Gís(l)–, –gísl/–gils. Retrieved 18 May 2013.