- Culverhouse
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A topographic surname for someone who lived near a dovecote, or a metonymic surname for someone involved in maintaining a dovecote
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Culverhouse — Cul ver*house ( hous ), n. A dovecote. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Culverhouse — For the area of Cardiff, see Culverhouse Cross. Culverhouse is an English topographical surname originally meaning someone who tended or lived near a dovecote, which were very common on English medieval period estates. People with the surname… … Wikipedia
Culverhouse — This is a topographic name at the culver house deriving from the Olde English culfre a dove and hus a house. Dove or pigeon houses were a feature of the medieval landscape and were attached to all large manors. A culver was a keeper of pigeons, a … Surnames reference
Culverhouse Cross — Coordinates: 51°27′56″N 3°16′13″W / 51.46566°N 3.27036°W / 51.46566; 3.27036 … Wikipedia
culverhouse — noun a dovecote, particularly a large one on an estate … Wiktionary
culverhouse — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English culverhous, from culver (I) + hous house : dovecote … Useful english dictionary
Ian Culverhouse — Football player infobox playername = Ian Culverhouse fullname = Ian Brett Culverhouse height = height|ft=5|in=10 dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|9|22 cityofbirth = Bishop s Stortford countryofbirth = England currentclub = Colchester United… … Wikipedia
Hugh Culverhouse — Hugh Franklin Culverhouse, Sr. (1919 ndash; August 26, 1994) was the longtime owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.Early lifeA native of Birmingham, Alabama; Culverhouse attended the University of Alabama, where he… … Wikipedia
Mike Culverhouse — was Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabulary from 1999 until his retirement on 31 December 2007. He took over as Chief Constable following the retirement of Robin Oake QPM and was the first ever Chief Constable of the Isle of Man to be… … Wikipedia
Gay Culverhouse — Infobox person name = Dr. Gay Culverhouse image size = 150px birth date = Feb. 5, 1947 birth place =Montgomery, AL death date = death place = nationality = United States alma mater = University of Florida Columbia University known for = Former… … Wikipedia