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Couch is a surname. "Couch" has two different origins: it is a Cornish name thought to have derived from Cornish "cough" (red) and to have been a nickname for a redheaded man (the usual Cornish pronunciation is "cooch"); there is also an English name Couch which probably originated as a name for a maker of beds or bedding.〔Patrick Hanks et al. (2002). ''The Oxford Names Companion''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860561-7; p. 144〕 The English name Couch has the variant forms Coucha, Couche, Coucher, Couchman and Cowcha.〔Hanks (2002), p. 144〕 Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Quiller-Couch, British writer and professor of literature, grandson of Jonathan Couch *Charles Couch (1833-1911), American politician *Darius Nash Couch, American soldier, businessman, and naturalist *Ethan Couch, North Texas teenager convicted of killing four pedestrians *Harvey C. Couch, Arkansas energy entrepreneur and businessman *Jane Couch, British woman boxer *John H. Couch, American sea captain and pioneer in the Oregon Country in the 19th century *Jonathan Couch, British naturalist *Mal Couch (1938–2013), American Christian writer *Richard Quiller Couch, British naturalist, son of Jonathan Couch *Tim Couch, former NFL quarterback *Warrick Couch, Australian astronomer ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Couch (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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