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Cheyne

Cheyne is both a surname of Scottish origin which means "oak tree", and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

  • Bob Cheyne
  • Rob Cheyne
  • John Cheyne (speaker) Speaker of the House of Commons (14th century)
  • John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne (–1499), English courtier and hostage after the Treaty of Picquigny (1475)
  • John Cheyne (physician) (1777–1836), British physician, surgeon and author
  • George Cheyne (physician) (1671–1743), physician and medical writer
  • Sir Reginald Cheyne, (fl. 13thc.), Lord Chamberlain of Scotland
  • Thomas Cheney (Cheyne) (–1558), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
  • Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1841–1915), English divine and Biblical critic
  • Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet (1852–1932), British surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom
  • John Cheyne (1905), British lawyer, see Bannatyne v Overtoun
  • Alec Cheyne (1907–1983), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Chelsea, Nîmes, Colchester United, Scotland)
  • William Cheyne (footballer) (1912–1988), also known as Andy Cheyne, Scottish footballer (Rangers)

Given name:

  • Cheyne Coates, Australian dance music and pop singer
  • Cheyne (singer), American dance singer

References

References

  1. (1862). "The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names.". J. Munsell.
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