Cheyne
Cheyne is both a surname of Scottish origin which means "oak tree",[1] and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- John Cheyne (speaker) Speaker of the House (14th century)
- John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne (c1445–1499), 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) (c1485–1558), 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
Given name:
- Cheyne Coates, Australian dance music and pop singer
- Cheyne (singer), American dance singer
See also
- Cheyne baronets, descended from the surgeon and bacteriologist Sir William Cheyne (1852–1932)
- Cheyne Walk
- Cheyne–Stokes respiration, a medical condition
- Shane (disambiguation)
References
- Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 29. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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