Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock. Layers of dark and light minerals stripe the rock, and sometimes it is possible to see how the direction of pressure deep in the Earth changed as the minerals formed.
Keaton [keaton] as a boys' name is pronounced KEE-ton. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Keaton is place of hawks. Actors Michael Keaton, Buster Keaton. Associated with: hawks (eagle).
Meaning & History. From the Greek name ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ±Î½Î´ÏÎ± (Kassandra), derived from possibly ÎºÎµÎºÎ±ÏÎ¼Î±Î¹ (kekasmai) to excel, to shine and Î±Î½Î·Ï (aner) man (genitive Î±Î½Î´ÏÎ¿Ï). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies. In the Middle Ages this name was common in England due to the popularity of medieval tales about the Trojan War. It subsequently became rare, but was revived in the 20th century. Categories