Humphry

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname transferred from the given name.

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Examples

Coincidentally one of the Royal Institution's assistants, John Payne, was sacked and Sir Humphry Davy had been asked to find a replacement; thus he appointed Faraday as Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution on 1 March 1813. Source: Internet

At the same time, the eminent scientist and Cornishman Humphry Davy was also looking at the problem. Source: Internet

Homemade lye making for this process was unpredictable and therefore eventually led to the discovery of the sodium hydroxide by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy in the early 1800s. Source: Internet

Humphry Davy developed the first incandescent light in 1802, followed by the first practical electric arc light in 1806. Source: Internet

Dunkin remarked: 'I tell thee what, Humphry, thou art the most quibbling hand at a dispute I ever met with in my life.' Source: Internet

Highlighted by Dr Humphry Greenwood of the Natural History Museum, London, in a paper in 1977 (cited in TFH magazine, August 1977, with a follow up letter by Dr Greenwood in the November 1977 issue complaining about poor reportage of his work). Source: Internet

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