Wren (surname)

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Wren (surname) is an English family name most famously associated with Sir Christopher Wren, the renowned 17th-century architect of St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

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Wren (surname) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
surname ⓘ
associatedWith architecture (through Christopher Wren) ⓘ
category English-language surnames ⓘ
Surnames from nicknames ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1632 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1723 ⓘ
derivedFrom Middle English word "wren" ⓘ
etymologicalMeaning small bird (wren) ⓘ
familyName Wren ⓘ
frequency uncommon in general population ⓘ
hasGenderForm unisex surname ⓘ
hasNotableCenturyAssociation 17th century (via Christopher Wren) ⓘ
hasNotableFieldAssociation architecture ⓘ
hasVariant Wrenn ⓘ
Wrenne ⓘ
linked to: Wrenn
isOccupational no ⓘ
isPatronymic no ⓘ
isToponymic no ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
notableBearer Christopher Wren ⓘ
notableWork St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
originType nickname-based surname ⓘ
usageRegion Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Wren → isHomographOf → Wren (surname) ⓘ