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Unit of area
The acre (/ˈeɪkər/ AY-kər) is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as
Acre
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Acre or acre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An acre is a unit of measurement used for areas of land. Acre may also refer to: Acre, Israel
Acre_(disambiguation)
City in Israel
Acre (/ˈɑːkər, ˈeɪkər/ AH-kər, AY-kər), known in Hebrew as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō, IPA: [ˈako]) and in Arabic as Akka (Arabic: عكّا, ʻAkkā, IPA: [ˈʕak
Acre,_Israel
Australian and New Zealand term for a suburban plot of land
In Australian and New Zealand English, a quarter acre is a term for a suburban plot of land. Traditionally, Australians and New Zealanders aspired to own
Quarter_acre
1256–1270 Venetian-Genoese war over Acre
Jaffa and Ascalon, John of Ibelin, and the Knights Templar) over control of Acre, in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The war began when the Venetians were evicted
War_of_Saint_Sabas
State of Brazil
Acre (/ˈɑːkrə/, AH-krə; Portuguese: [ˈakɾi] ) is a state located in the west of the North Region of Brazil and the Amazonia Legal. Located in the westernmost
Acre_(state)
Non-SI unit of volume
The acre-foot is a non-SI unit of volume equal to about 1,233 m3 commonly used in the western United States in reference to large-scale water resources
Acre-foot
Topics referred to by the same term
Siege of Acre, also Siege of Akka/Akko, may refer to: Siege of Acre (1103), first crusader attack Siege of Acre (1104), following the First Crusade Siege
Siege_of_Acre
Species of plant in the stonecrop family
Sedum acre, commonly known as the goldmoss stonecrop, mossy stonecrop, goldmoss sedum, biting stonecrop, and wallpepper, is a perennial flowering plant
Sedum_acre
English princess and noblewoman (1272–1307)
Joan of Acre (April 1272 – 23 April 1307) was an English princess, a daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. The name "Acre" derives from
Joan_of_Acre
Fictional forest in the Winnie-the-Pooh series
The Hundred Acre Wood (also spelled as 100 Aker Wood, Hundred-Acre Wood, and 100 Acre Wood; also known as simply "The Wood") is a part of the fictional
Hundred_Acre_Wood
Battle of the Third Crusade
The siege of Acre was the first significant counterattack by Guy of Jerusalem against Saladin, Sultan of Egypt. This pivotal siege formed part of what
Siege_of_Acre_(1189–1191)
Geoglyphs in Acre, Brazil
The Acre geoglyphs are a group of ancient geoglyphs located in the Brazilian state of Acre. Called "earth tattoos" by some Indigenous groups in the region
Acre_geoglyphs
2023 British horror film by Daniel Kokotajlo
Starve Acre is a 2023 British folk horror film written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, based upon the 2019 novel of the same name by Andrew Michael Hurley
Starve_Acre
A Scottish or Scots acre (Scottish Gaelic: acair) was a land measurement used in Scotland. It was standardised in 1661. When the Weights and Measures Act
Scottish_acre
Topics referred to by the same term
Battle of Acre may refer to: The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) The Battle of Acre (1258) between the Genoese and Venetians The Siege of Acre (1291) by the
Battle_of_Acre
Topics referred to by the same term
Hell's Half Acre, Hell's Half-Acre, Hell's Half-acre, or Hell's Halfacre may refer to: Look up all over hell's half acre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Hell's_Half_Acre
Ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher
Acrion was a Locrian from Magna Graecia and a Pythagorean philosopher. He is mentioned by Valerius Maximus under the name of Arion. According to William
Acrion
Part of the Crusades
The siege of Acre (also called the fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders' losing control of Acre to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Siege_of_Acre_(1291)
Bolivia-Brazil border war (1899-1903)
The Acre War, known in Brazil as Acrean Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução Acreana) and in Spanish as Guerra del Acre ("War of the Acre") was a border conflict
Acre_War
Crusader state in the Levant from 1099 to 1291
years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099 until the fall of Acre in 1291. Its history is divided into two periods with a brief interruption
Kingdom_of_Jerusalem
Satirical conspiracy theory concerning the Brazilian state of Acre
The Acre conspiracy (Portuguese: Conspiração do Acre) is a satirical conspiracy theory claiming that the Brazilian state of Acre does not exist or is inhabited
Acre_conspiracy
Unit of length equal to 660 feet or about 201 metres
Anglo-Saxon times, it originally referred to the length of the furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field (a medieval communal field which was divided into
Furlong
Memorial public park in Dublin, Ireland
The Croppies' Acre (Irish: Acra na gCraipithe), officially the Croppies Acre Memorial Park, is a public park in Dublin, Ireland. It contains a memorial
Croppies'_Acre
Ancient Germanic designation for a burial ground
"God's Acre" refers to a churchyard, and more specifically a burial ground. The word comes from the German word Gottesacker (Field of God), an ancient
God's_Acre
Village and civil parish in Norfolk, England
Castle Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. On the River Nar, it is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Swaffham and 26 miles (42 km)
Castle_Acre
Subdistrict in Northern, Israel
32°55′0″N 35°9′50″E / 32.91667°N 35.16389°E / 32.91667; 35.16389 The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akko Subdistrict (based on Hebrew name)
Acre_Subdistrict
Ottoman prefecture in today's Israel
The Sanjak of Acre (Ottoman Turkish: سنجاق عكا, romanized: Akka Sancağı; Arabic: سنجق عكا), often referred as Late Ottoman Galilee, was a prefecture (sanjak)
Acre_Sanjak
1800s slum area of central London
51°29′50″N 0°07′56″W / 51.4972°N 0.1323°W / 51.4972; -0.1323 The Devil's Acre was a notorious slum or rookery in Westminster, London, England that existed
Devil's_Acre
Historic house in New Hampshire, United States
The Acre is a historic house at the corner of Main Street and Dublin Road in Harrisville, New Hampshire. Built about 1880 by the Cheshire Mill Company
The_Acre
Fictional character by A. A. Milne
Shepard. The stories are set in and around the Hundred Acre Wood, which was inspired by Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex—situated 30
Winnie-the-Pooh
London street
Long Acre is a street in the City of Westminster in central London. It runs from St Martin's Lane, at its western end, to Drury Lane in the east. The street
Long_Acre
Topics referred to by the same term
National Heroes' Acre or variation may refer to: Heroes' Acre (Namibia) National Heroes' Acre (Zimbabwe) Heroes' Acre, Pretoria This disambiguation page
National_Heroes'_Acre
Capital city of Acre, Brazil
River) is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre. Located in the valley of the Acre River in northern Brazil, it is the most populous municipality
Rio_Branco,_Acre
Arab ruler of northern Palestine (1689/90–1775)
trade with European merchants. In c. 1750, he developed the small port of Acre into his headquarters and the outlet for this trade, amassing substantial
Daher_al-Umar
Partial Old French version of the Old Testament
The Acre Bible is a partial Old French version of the Old Testament, containing both new and revised translations of 15 canonical and 4 deuterocanonical
Acre_Bible
1899-1903 separatist republic in South America
Republic of Acre (Portuguese: República do Acre, Spanish: República del Acre) or the Independent State of Acre (Portuguese: Estado Independente do Acre, Spanish:
Republic_of_Acre
1191 Third Crusade battle
of Acre, Saladin moved to intercept Richard's advancing army just outside of the city of Arsuf (Arsur in Latin) as it moved along the coast from Acre towards
Battle_of_Arsuf
Topics referred to by the same term
Golden Acre may mean: Golden Acre (Cape Town), a large shopping centre Golden Acre Park in Yorkshire, England Goldenacre, area of Edinburgh, Scotland
Golden_Acre
Battle of the War of Saint Sabas
The Battle of Acre took place in 1258 off the port of Acre, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice. Mounting tensions between
Battle_of_Acre_(1258)
1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land
Crusade was partially successful. It recaptured the important cities of Acre and Jaffa, as well as successfully reversing most of Saladin's conquests
Third_Crusade
Greek unit of land area
or approximately +1⁄4 acre. The ancient Greek equivalent was the square plethron, which served as the Greeks' form of the acre. It was originally defined
Stremma
Metric unit of area
100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is about 0.405 hectares and thus one hectare is about 2.47 acres. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced
Hectare
2001 studio album by U.S. Maple
Acre Thrills is the fourth full-length LP by the Chicago-based experimental rock quartet U.S. Maple. It was released in 2001 by Drag City. The sessions
Acre_Thrills
Priory in Castle Acre, Norfolk, England (1089–1537)
Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to
Castle_Acre_Priory
Northern Brazilian state
The History of Acre refers to the history of the Brazilian northern state, and also reveals important aspects of Brazilian history, especially during the
History_of_Acre
Residential development in Michigan, US
The Acres, also known as Galesburg Country Homes, is a 71.25-acre (28.83 ha) residential development in Charleston Township, Michigan, United States.
The_Acres
current state flag of Acre was introduced by Law No. 1170 of 22 December 1995 (pt), adopting the design of the flag of the Republic of Acre (Decree No. 2 of
Flag_of_Acre
Levy on the unimproved value of land
A land value tax (LVT) is a levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements upon it. Some economists favor
Land_value_tax
Surname list
record producer Mark Acre (born 1968), American baseball player Raynold E. Acre (1889–1966), American aviator Acre (disambiguation) Acres (surname) This page
Acre_(surname)
Species of bird
The Acre antshrike (Thamnophilus divisorius) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found
Acre_antshrike
1840 battle of the Egyptian–Ottoman War
The Bombardment of Acre or Storming and Capture of Acre (also known as the "Fourth Battle of Acre") occurred on 3 November 1840. The Oriental Crisis of
Storming_and_Capture_of_Acre
River in Brazil, Peru
The Acre River (called Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally, Rio Acre) is a 680 kilometres (420 mi) long river in central South America. The river
Acre_River
Crusader state ruler (1099–1291)
in 1187, but their Kingdom of Jerusalem survived, moving the capital to Acre in 1191. Crusaders re-captured the city of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade
King_of_Jerusalem
Former prison and current museum in Acre, Israel
Acre Prison (Arabic: سجن عكا; Hebrew: כלא עכו), also known as Akko Prison, is a former prison and current museum in Acre, Israel. The citadel in the old
Acre_Prison
History of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1272–1302
presence in the Holy Land is identified as their defeat at the Siege of Acre in 1291, but the Christian forces managed to hold on to the small island
Fall_of_Outremer
1799 Siege during French Invasion of Egypt and Syria
2 Alexandria 1 Malta The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre and was the turning point of Napoleon's
Siege_of_Acre_(1799)
Social Enterprise based in Kenya
One Acre Fund is a social enterprise that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce
One_Acre_Fund
List of rivers in Acre (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name
List_of_rivers_of_Acre
American television sitcom (1965–1971)
Green Acres is an American television absurdist sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm.
Green_Acres
1856 novel by William M. Burwell
White Acre vs. Black Acre is an 1856 plantation fiction novel written by William M. Burwell. White Acre vs. Black Acre is one of several pro-slavery novels
White_Acre_vs._Black_Acre
Second largest egg producer in the United States
Rose Acre Farms is the second largest egg producer in the United States and employs more than 2,000 people. The company is based in Seymour, Indiana, and
Rose_Acre_Farms
time (UTC−02:00), Brasília time (UTC−03:00), Amazon time (UTC−04:00), and Acre time (UTC−05:00). About 93% of the Brazilian population live in Brasília
Time_in_Brazil
War memorial in Namibia
Heroes' Acre is an official war memorial of the Republic of Namibia. Built into the uninhabited hills 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of the city centre of
Heroes'_Acre_(Namibia)
Brazilian journalist and writer (1946–2024)
látex" and "Tem piranha no pirarucu". With the work "Galvez – Imperador do Acre", he began his literary career in 1976. He wrote several works inserted in
Márcio_Souza_(writer)
Old city in Israel
The Old City of Acre is the historical center of Acre, in northern Israel. Known for its cultural, architectural, and social heritage, the Old City is
Old_City_of_Acre
River in Brazil
river of Acre state in western Brazil. The capital of Acre, Rio Branco, is on this river. The river flows into the Acre River. List of rivers of Acre Brazilian
Branco_River_(Acre)
Suburb in England
Thorpe Acre is a suburb of Loughborough, Leicestershire. Until the mid-twentieth century, it was a hamlet of about twenty houses or cottages, several of
Thorpe_Acre
American baseball player (born 1968)
Mark Robert Acre (born September 16, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons for the Oakland Athletics
Mark_Acre
1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell
God's Little Acre is a 1933 Southern Gothic novel by Erskine Caldwell about a dysfunctional farming family in Georgia which is obsessed with sex and wealth
God's_Little_Acre
1991 novel by Jane Smiley
A Thousand Acres is a 1991 novel by American author Jane Smiley. It won the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the 1992 Pulitzer Prize
A_Thousand_Acres
Founder of the Baháʼí Faith (1817–1892)
prison-city of Acre. His restrictions were gradually eased until his final years were spent in relative freedom in the area surrounding Acre. Baháʼu'lláh
Baháʼu'lláh
Municipality of Acre, Brazil
Porto Acre (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu ˈakɾi]), originally called Puerto Alonso during Bolivian rule, is a municipality located in the
Porto_Acre
Prison break in Palestine in 1947
The Acre Prison break was an operation undertaken by the Irgun on May 4, 1947, in the British Mandate of Palestine, in which its men broke through the
Acre_Prison_break
American actress
Ava Acres is an American actress. She played young Regina in Once Upon a Time and also appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Katya Belyakov, the main
Ava_Acres
Musical artist
Billy White Acre, also known as Bill Whiteacre, is a Canadian film score composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is the founder
Billy_White_Acre
European crusade to the Holy Land, 1271–1272
it was the last of the Crusades to reach the Holy Land before the fall of Acre in 1291, which brought an end to the permanent crusader presence there. The
Lord_Edward's_crusade
Bob Acres is a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals. Acres was a coward, whose "courage always oozed out at his finger ends". He was popularly
Bob_Acres
Topics referred to by the same term
Diocese of Acre may refer to either of two Catholic diocesan jurisdictions with seat in the city of Acre, Israel: Latin Catholic Diocese of Acre Melkite
Catholic_Diocese_of_Acre
Fruitdale, sometimes called Fruitdale Acres, is an area in Dallas, Texas, United States that was formerly its own incorporated city. On April 17, 1937
Fruitdale,_Dallas
Starchy tuber used as a staple food
2 million kilocalories per acre)—is higher than that of maize (78 GJ/ha or 7.5 million kcal/acre), rice (77 GJ/ha or 7.4 million kcal/acre), wheat (31 GJ/ha or
Potato
Religious wars of the High Middle Ages
niece—supporting her uncle. At Acre he joined Conrad, who had arrived by sea from Constantinople. The Council of Acre resolved to besiege Damascus, beginning
Crusades
International social movement that originated in Georgia in 1922
congregation to set aside one acre of farmland, donating the proceeds of "the Lord's acres" to the church. After word spread that the acres were untouched by the
Lord's_Acre_Movement
Historic site in Natrona County, Wyoming
Hell's Half Acre is a large scarp located about 40 miles (64 km) west of Casper, Wyoming on US 20/26. Encompassing 320 acres (1.3 km2), this geologic oddity
Hell's_Half_Acre_(Wyoming)
Town in Rogaland, Norway
south of the city of Stavanger by train. The 5.7-square-kilometre (1,400-acre) town has a population (2025) of 13,459 and a population density of 2,361
Bryne
1951 film
Nature's Half Acre is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. In 1952, it won an Oscar at the 24th Academy Awards for Best Short
Nature's_Half_Acre
Chicago brewery
Half Acre Beer Company is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The company was founded by Gabriel Magliaro in 2006, with its office located in
Half_Acre_Beer_Company
Railway station in Israel
Acre railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת עכו, Taḥanat HaRakevet Ako) is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Acre (Akko) and the surrounding
Acre_railway_station
Topics referred to by the same term
Half Acre may refer to: Half Acre, Alabama Half Acre, New Jersey Half Acre Beer Company "Half Acre", a song on the 2002 album Rabbit Songs by Hem This
Half_Acre
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Wall, a Revolutionary War officer and Bucks County sheriff. He acquired 15 acres of land in 1775 and established two saw mills, a general store, and a school
Lumberville,_Pennsylvania
Hamlet in Norfolk, England
South Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village has almost disappeared, but the remnants are located about 1 km
South_Acre
Association football club in Israel
Hapoel Acre Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko) is an Israeli professional football club based in Acre. Incorporated
Hapoel_Acre_F.C.
American writer (born 1979)
Birds, was released in January 2020. The sixth, The Desolations of Devil's Acre, was released on February 23, 2021. Riggs married author Tahereh Mafi in
Ransom_Riggs
Municipality of Amazonas, Brazil
Boca do Acre (Mouth of Acre) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 34,635 (2020) and its area is 22,349 km2
Boca_do_Acre
Cemetery in South Africa
The Heroes' Acre (Afrikaans: Die Heldeakker; Dutch: De Heldenakker) is a section of Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria, South Africa. It was established
Heroes'_Acre,_Pretoria
1991 studio album by Lȧȧz Rockit
Nothing's Sacred (stylized as NOTHING$ $ACRED on the album cover) is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Lȧȧz Rockit. It was released
Nothing's_Sacred_(album)
Cemetery in Zimbabwe
National Heroes' Acre or simply Heroes' Acre is a burial ground and national monument in Harare, Zimbabwe. The 23-hectare (57-acre) site is situated on
National Heroes' Acre (Zimbabwe)
National_Heroes'_Acre_(Zimbabwe)
Village in Norfolk, England
West Acre is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 14.49 km2
West_Acre
Genus of flowering plants
Hylotelephium and Rhodiola. Well-known European species of Sedum are Sedum acre, Sedum album, Sedum dasyphyllum, and Sedum hispanicum. Sedum is a genus that
Sedum
Egyptian general and Wāli of Egypt and Sudan (1789–1848)
having become flagrant, Ibrahim was sent to conquer Ottoman Syria. He took Acre after a severe siege on 27 May 1832, occupied Damascus, defeated an Ottoman
Ibrahim_Pasha_of_Egypt
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Boy/Male
English
Dweller at the acre meadow.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : variant of Ackerman.Americanized spelling of Dutch Ackerman or German Ackermann.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France, such as Belleu (Aisne), named in Old French with bel ‘beautiful’ + l(i)eu ‘place’, or from Belleau (Meurthe-et-Moselle), which is named with Old French bel ‘lovely’ + ewe ‘water’ (Latin aqua), or from Bellou (Calvados), which is probably named with a Gaulish word meaning ‘watercress’. Compare French Beaulieu.In 1651 a Major William Bellew was granted 406 acres of land in Henrico Co., VA. In 1652 Lieut. Col. Bellew (possibly the same man), with another, was granted 1050 acres in James City Co.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Owns four acres of land.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + aker, acre ‘piece of tilled land’, or a habitational name from any of various minor places so named, such as Long Acre Farm, Tyne and Wear, or Long Acres Farm in North Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Akers.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent and London)
English (Kent and London) : from Old French verge ‘half-acre’, hence a status name for the owner of that amount of land.Catalan (Vergé) : variant of Verger, topographic name from Catalan verger ‘orchard’ (Latin viridiarium)Catalan : possibly also a nickname from verge ‘maiden’ (Latin virgo ‘maiden’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Halfacre in Northill, Cornwall, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a holding of a half acre of land.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone living by a piece of arable land, from the plural or genitive singular of Middle English aker ‘acre’, i.e. arable land.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : topographic name from Middle High German and Middle Dutch acker ‘(cultivated) field’, hence a byname for a peasant.English : topographic name for someone living by a piece of cultivated land, from Middle English aker ‘acre’, ‘field’ (Old English æcer). Compare Akers.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Acker ‘field’ (see 1).
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : occupational name from akkerman ‘plowman’; a frequent name in New Netherland in the 17th century. Later, it probably absorbed some cases of the cognate German and Swedish names, Ackermann and Åkerman respectively.English : from a medieval term denoting feudal status, Middle English akerman (Old English æcerman, from æcer ‘field, acre’ + man ‘man’). Typically, an ackerman was a bond tenant of a manor holding half a virgate of arable land, for which he paid by serving as a plowman. The term was also used generically to denote a plowman or husbandman.Variant of German and Jewish Ackermann.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English
Dweller at the Acre Meadow; Place Name; Oak Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure of some kind, Middle English yard(e) (Old English geard; compare Garth).English : nickname from Middle English yard ‘rod’, ‘stick’ (Old English (Anglian) gerd), probably with reference to a rod or staff carried as a symbol of authority.English : from the same word as in 2, used to denote a measure of land. The surname probably denoted someone who held this quantity of land, and as it was quite a large amount (varying at different periods and in different places, but generally approximately 30 acres, a quarter of a hide), such a person would have been a reasonably prosperous farmer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ralph.A Francis Rawle from the parish of St. Juliot in Cornwall, England, was recorded as living in Plymouth, MA, in 1660. Devout Quakers seeking to escape persecution, the family emigrated to PA in 1686, bringing with them a deed from William Penn for a tract of 2,500 acres of land, which was subsequently located in Plymouth township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co. His son, who had six sons himself, was a political economist and one of the first people to write on the subject and its local applications in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Acker or perhaps Ackary (see Acree).Possibly also an Americanized spelling of Norwegian Aakre, or German or Dutch Acker, or South German Egger.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire called Winthorpe. The former is named with the Old English personal name or byname Wine, meaning ‘friend’, + Old Norse þorp ‘settlement’. In the latter the first element is a contracted form of the Old English personal name Wigmund, composed of the elements wÄ«g ‘war’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse equivalent, VÃgmundr.John Winthrop (1588–1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He kept a detailed journal, an invaluable source for historians. He was born into a family of Suffolk, England, gentry whose fortunes were founded by his grandfather Adam Winthrop (d. 1562) of Lavenham. In 1544 the latter acquired a 500-acre estate that had been part of the monastery of Bury St. Edmunds. John Winthrop emigrated from Groton, Suffolk, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630 because of Charles I’s anti-Puritan policies. By the time of his death he had had four wives and 16 children, the most notable of whom was his son John (1606–76), a scientist and governor of CT. His descendants were prominent in politics and science, including John Winthrop (1714–79), an astronomer, and Robert Winthrop (1809–94), a senator and speaker of the House of Representatives.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic meaning ‘son of Robert’, common in central England (see Dobb).Arthur Dobbs (1689–1765) was born at Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim, Ireland. In 1745 he purchased 400,000 acres of land in NC and was selected as governor in 1754. He married twice and his second wife, wed when he was age 73, was a girl in her teens from NC.
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Female
African
we are given.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Stoneworker
Boy/Male
Hindu
Supreme being
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living on low-lying land (Old English ēg) with a hut or temporary shelter (Old Norse skáli) on it.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Sword of dream
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
People's Victory
Boy/Male
Muslim
The name of a dynasty of king kaikobad
Boy/Male
African
Ghanian name given to a child born on Tuesday.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Faithful
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n.
A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; -- by some said to be about 100 acres.
a.
Of an acre; per acre; as, the acreable produce.
n.
A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.
v. t.
To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word.
n.
The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres.
v. t.
To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
n.
A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres.
n.
The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
n.
A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English.
n.
In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
a.
Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; as, large-acred men.
n.
A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.
n.
A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres.
n.
Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See Orpine.
a.
Possessing much land.
n.
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
n.
A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.
v. t.
The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc., with which land was covered; as, the vesture of an acre.
n.
In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of an acre.
n.
Acres collectively; as, the acreage of a farm or a country.