The word Napier has several possible meanings in the English language. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

"Napier" is a Scottish clan and appears part of the name of the following people: Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...

1. John Napier (1550–1617), Mathematician (inventor of "Napier's bones" and other timesavers)
2. Richard Napier (1590-1634), Astrologer
3. Colonel George Napier (1751--1804) descendant of the Scottish family of mathematician fame. Father of three brothers who were known in the Peninsular War as "Wellington's Colonels"
   • Sir Charles James Napier (1782--1853), son of George, Commander-in-Chief in India
   • Sir George Thomas Napier (1784--1855), son of George, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Cape Colony
   • Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1785--1860), son of George, historian of the Peninsular war
4. Sir Charles Napier (naval officer) (1786--1860), nephew of George, Admiral, politician
5. William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1786--1834), Royal Navy officer, politician, and diplomat
6. Robert Napier (engineer) (1791-1876), Scottish marine engineer, see Cunard Steamship Lines
7. Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810--1890) Commander-in-Chief in India.
8. Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT (1819 - 1898)
9. Frederick Napier, Governor of New South Wales 1909-1913
10. David Napier, son James Napier, and grandson Montague Napier of the precision engineering business Napier & Son
11. Alan Napier (1903--1988), actor who played Albert the Butler in the television series Batman, see also Lassie Come Home, Brian Forster
12. The Rt Hon. John Napier Turner (1929--), the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada, June-September 1984.
13. Charles Napier (actor) (born April 12, 1936), an American actor.
14. James Napier (1982--), New Zealand actor.

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"Napier" is the name of several places in the world, including:

1. Napier, New Zealand, which includes the Port of Napier, (named after Sir Charles James Napier)
2. Napier Field, Alabama
3. Napier Township, Pennsylvania
4. Napier, South Africa

"Napier" is a species of grass. Also called Elephant grass This invasive giant may appear bamboo-like with its stout, "woody" older stems. However, unlike bamboo, its leaves are very long. It often is a troublesome weed growing along dikes and ditches, in wet or "dry" soils. Napier is an important port city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ... The Port of Napier is located on Hawke Bay in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ... General Sir Charles James Napier Sir Charles James Napier (August 10, 1782 - August 29, 1853) was a British general and Commander-in-Chief in India. ... Napier Field is a town located in Dale County, Alabama. ... Napier Township is a township located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. ...

Elephant grass is a NON-NATIVE grass. stems clump-forming, erect, to 12 ft. tall; leaf blades flat, to 2 1/2 ft. long, to more than 1 in. wide, long tapering, margin fine-toothed, midrib strongly ridged; ligules thin with hairy rims; inflorescence long, cylindrical, bottle-brush-like, tan, densely flowered and "bristly", to 12 in. long, to more than 1 in. wide, bristles to 1/2 in. long; spikelets in clusters of 2-3

Other uses of "Napier" includes:

• Napier & Son, a British aircraft engine manufacturer.
• Napier earthquake, a 1931 earthquake in New Zealand.
• Napier's constant - it is e - base of natural logarithm (see John Napier above)

Also related: Neper Napier & Son were one of the most important English aircraft engine manufacturers in the early to mid 20th Century. ... The term aircraft engine, for the purposes of this article, refers to aircraft reciprocating, or rotary, internal combustion engines as opposed to jet engines or turboprops. ... The Napier earthquake occurred at 10. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... The mathematical constant e (occasionally called Eulers number after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler, or Napiers constant in honor of the Scottish mathematician John Napier who introduced logarithms) is the base of the natural logarithm function. ... The mathematical constant e is the base of the natural logarithm function. ... For Neper as a mythological god, see Neper (mythology). ...