Gender:
Origin:
Latin
32 famous people named Apple found on Wikipedia.
393 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
12519-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
3408-th in year 2005
Old English æppel "apple; any kind of fruit; fruit in general," from Proto-Germanic *ap(a)laz (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch appel, Old Norse eple, Old High German apful, German Apfel), from PIE *ab(e)l- "apple" (source also of Gaulish avallo "fruit;" Old Irish ubull, Lithuanian obuolys, Old Church Slavonic jabloko "apple"), but the exact relation and original sense of these is uncertain (compare melon). A roted eppel amang þe holen, makeþ rotie þe yzounde. ["Ayenbite of Inwit," 1340] In Middle English and as late as 17c., it was a generic term for all fruit other than berries but including nuts (such as Old English fingeræppla "dates," literally "finger-apples;" Middle English appel of paradis "banana," c. 1400). Hence its grafting onto the unnamed "fruit of the forbidden tree" in Genesis. Cucumbers, in one Old English work, are eorþæppla, literally "earth-apples" (compare French pomme de terre "potato," literally "earth-apple;" see also melon). French pomme is from Latin pomum "apple; fruit" (see Pomona). As far as the forbidden fruit is concerned, again, the Quran does not mention it explicitly, but according to traditional commentaries it was not an apple, as believed by Christians and Jews, but wheat. ["The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity," Seyyed Hossein Nasr, 2002] Apple of Discord (c. 1400) was thrown into the wedding of Thetis and Peleus by Eris (goddess of chaos and discord), who had not been invited, and inscribed kallisti "To the Prettiest One." Paris, elected to choose which goddess should have it, gave it to Aphrodite, offending Hera and Athene, with consequences of the Trojan War, etc. Apple of one's eye (Old English), symbol of what is most cherished, was the pupil, supposed to be a globular solid body. Apple-polisher "one who curries favor" first attested 1928 in student slang. The image in the phrase upset the apple cart "spoil the undertaking" is attested from 1788. Road-apple "horse dropping" is from 1942.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Fiona Apple | 1977 | Singer-songwriter, musician |
2 | Eli Apple | 1995 | |
3 | Erik Apple | 1979 | American martial artist and actor |
4 | Ananda Apple | Brazilian journalist | |
5 | Michael Apple | 1942 | Educational theorist |
6 | Billy Apple | 1935 | New Zealand artist |
7 | Apple Hong | 1978 | Singaporean actor and singer |
8 | Max Apple | 1941 | Short story writer |
9 | Raymond Apple | 1935 | Senior Rabbi:Great Synagogue of Sydney |
10 | Apple Miyuki | 1985 | Professional wrestler |
11 | Apple Brook | British actress | |
12 | Apple Juice Kid | Music producer, musician | |
13 | Sam Apple | Non-fiction writer, professor, publisher | |
14 | Martin Apple | American scientist | |
15 | Tom Apple | Chancellor:University of Hawaii/scientist whose research focuses on magnetic resonance spectroscopy | |
16 | Pat Apple | 1957 | American politician |
17 | Apple Pope | American rugby league player | |
18 | Apple Gabriel | ||
19 | Heather Elizabeth Apple | 1948 | Canadian writer |
20 | Thomas Apple | 1954 | American entrepreneur/inventor |
21 | Jacki Apple | ||
22 | Henry Harbaugh Apple | 1869 | Clergyman, College president |
23 | Chris Apple | 1970 | American soccer coach |
24 | Nancy Apple | American musician, record producer, and music promoter | |
25 | Jim Apple | 1938 | American football player |
26 | Mike Apple | 1977 | American soccer player |
27 | David J Apple | 1941 | American ophthalmologist |
28 | Monique Apple | 1937 | French painter |
29 | Andrew O. Apple | 1845 | United States Army Medal of Honor recipient |
30 | Vincent G. Apple | 1874 | |
31 | Júpiter Maçã | 1968 | Brazilian singer, film director and composer (1968-2015) |
32 | Gary Apple |