Hook — may refer to:Tools, hardware and fasteners* Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors * Fish hook, a device used to catch fish * Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target … Wikipedia
Hook — Recorded as Hook, Hooke, Hooker, Hookes, Hooks, Huck, Huke, Hocke and Huckes, this is a very early English medieval surname, perhaps even the earliest or certainly one of that select group. It has three possible origins, although none are… … Surnames reference
Hake (surname) — Hake (alternatively Hakes) is a surname of English and Nordic origin, with Hakes being patronymic from Hake (Hakeson/Hakessonn).The orgins of Hake(s) are said to derive from the Old Norse word haki , which is cognate with the word hook and given… … Wikipedia
Hackett (surname) — Hackett (alternately Hacket, Haket, Hackert, Halkett, Ó Haicéid etc.) is a surname of Norman origin, Hacket being a common Norman personal name. Most textbooks discussing the origin of English surnames theorize that the name Hackett originates in … Wikipedia
Houk — is a surname, and may refer to* George W. Houk * James T. Houk * John C. Houk * Keith Houk * Kendall Newcomb Houk (1943 ) American Chemist * Leonidas C. Houk * Ralph Houk * Houk (wheel manufacturer), manufacturer of wire wheels for brass era… … Wikipedia
Lupino family — Lupino was the surname of a British theatre family tradition that could trace their roots back to an Italian émigré of the early 17th century. This family tradition comprised two actual families [1] the earlier Luppino or Lupino family the later… … Wikipedia
Hooke — Recorded as Hook, Hooke, Hooker, Hookes, Hooks, Huck, Huke, Hocke and Huckes, this is a very early English medieval surname, perhaps even the earliest or certainly one of that select group. It has three possible origins, although none are… … Surnames reference
Hookes — Recorded as Hook, Hooke, Hooker, Hookes, Hooks, Huck, Huke, Hocke and Huckes, this is a very early English medieval surname, perhaps even the earliest or certainly one of that select group. It has three possible origins, although none are… … Surnames reference
Hooks — Recorded as Hook, Hooke, Hooker, Hookes, Hooks, Huck, Huke, Hocke and Huckes, this is a very early English medieval surname, perhaps even the earliest or certainly one of that select group. It has three possible origins, although none are… … Surnames reference
List of botanists by author abbreviation — This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published. This list follows that established by Brummitt Powell (1992).[1] Use of that list is… … Wikipedia
