where did the name barnes and noble come from
Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble originated in 1886 with a bookstore called Arthur Hinds & Company, located in the Cooper Union Building in New York City.[8][9] In the fall of 1886, Gilbert Clifford Noble, a then-recent Harvard graduate from Westfield, Massachusetts, was hired to work there as a clerk.[10] In 1894, Noble was made a partner, and the name of the shop was changed to Hinds & Noble.[11] In 1901, Hinds & Noble moved to 31â€“35 W. 15th Street.[12]
Lee (English surname) There are several distinct origins of the Lee surname. The most common is derived from Old English lÄ“ah, meaning a meadow or forest clearing.[2][3]