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Look up age in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Age or AGE may refer to: Age, the amount of time an individual has been alive or an object has existed
Age
Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BCE)
The Bronze Age is an archaeological and anthropological term defining a phase in the development of material culture among ancient societies in Asia,
Bronze_Age
Archaeological period
The Iron Age (c. 1200 BC – c. 550 BC) is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Copper Age and Bronze Age. It has also been considered
Iron_Age
European history from the 5th to 15th centuries
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to late 15th centuries, comparable with the post-classical
Middle_Ages
Measure used to restrict access by age
Age verification, or age gate, is the use of any technical system that externally verifies a person's age. These systems are used primarily to restrict
Age_verification
Melbourne daily newspaper
The Age is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, The Age primarily
The_Age
European cultural movement
The Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason or simply the Enlightenment, was a period of intellectual and cultural flourishing in Europe
Age_of_Enlightenment
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up ice age in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ice Age or ice age most commonly refers to: Ice age, a long period of reduction in the temperature
Ice_Age
Period of European history (about 800–1050)
The Viking Age (about 800–1050 CE) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest
Viking_Age
Period of long-term reduction in temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere
An ice age is a period of time when the lower temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere results in the presence or expansion of continental and polar
Ice_age
Range of new religious beliefs and practices
New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs that rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and
New_Age
Age of adulthood defined in law
The age of majority is the age defining legal adulthood. At majority, a minor becomes an adult, assuming legal control over their person, actions, and
Age_of_majority
Prehistoric period before metal tools
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The
Stone_Age
American multimedia franchise
Ice Age is an American media franchise created by Michael J. Wilson, co-developed and based on an idea by Lori Forte. The franchise, centering on a group
Ice_Age_(franchise)
2015 American film by Lee Toland Krieger
The Age of Adaline is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Lee Toland Krieger and written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. The
The_Age_of_Adaline
Discrimination due to age
Ageism is a type of discrimination based on one's age, generally used to refer to age-based discrimination against elderly people. The term was coined
Ageism
Minimum age of eligible voters
voting age is the minimum age that a person is allowed to vote in a democratic process. Most nations use 18 years of age as their voting age, but for
Voting_age
Era of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
In United States history, the Gilded Age is the period from about the late 1870s to the late 1890s, which occurred between the Reconstruction era and
Gilded_Age
Industrial shift to information technology
The Information Age is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century. It is characterized by a rapid shift from traditional industries, as established
Information_Age
End of life stage
Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy. People of old age are called old people, old-timers, the elderly, elders
Old_age
Historical era when sailing ships dominated global trade and warfare
The Age of Sail is the period in European history from the mid-15th or 16th century to, at the latest, the mid-19th century, in which the dominance of
Age_of_Sail
Video game series by BioWare (2009-present)
Dragon Age is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on
Dragon_Age
Scientific dating of the Earth
The age of Earth is estimated to be 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years. This age corresponds to the final stages of Earth's accretion and planetary differentiation
Age_of_Earth
Fictional period created by Robert E. Howard
The Hyborian Age is a fictional period of Earth's history within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard, serving as the setting for the
Hyborian_Age
Age at which a person expects or requires to retire
article lists the statutory retirement age in different countries. In some contexts, the retirement age is the age at which a person is expected or required
Retirement_age
2025 American UFO documentary film
The Age of Disclosure is a 2025 American documentary film about UFOs directed and produced by Dan Farah, in which a number of former United States government
The_Age_of_Disclosure
1947 long poem by W. H. Auden
The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue (1947; first UK edition, 1948) is a long poem in six parts by W. H. Auden, written mostly in a modern version of
The_Age_of_Anxiety
Period in the 18th century
The Age of Revolution is a period from the late-18th to the mid-19th centuries during which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in
Age_of_Revolution
Real-time strategy video game series
title in the series, Age of Empires, focused on events in Europe, Africa and Asia, spanning from the Stone Age to the Iron Age; the expansion game explored
Age_of_Empires
Biblical era of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The patriarchal age is the era of the three biblical patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12–50 (these chapters
Patriarchal_age
Age where marriage is allowed by law
Marriageable age is the minimum legal age of marriage. Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions, but in the vast majority of
Marriageable_age
Japanese video game developer
âge (アージュ, Āju) is a Japanese adult video game and visual novel brand owned by ACID Co. [ja]. They have also produced work under the names Mirage and
Âge
Young person's transition from childhood to adulthood
Coming of age ceremonies Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes
Coming_of_age
Minimum age for agreement to sexual activities
age minimums including, but not limited to, the age of majority, age of criminal responsibility, voting age, drinking age, and driving age. While age
Age_of_consent
Midpoint of life
Middle age (or middle adulthood) is the age range of the years halfway between young adulthood and old age. The exact range is subject to public debate
Middle_age
Period of human history from the mid 18th to late 20th centuries
The Industrial Age is a period of history that encompasses the changes in economic and social organization that began around 1760 in Great Britain and
Industrial_Age
Future period of time on Earth
In Abrahamic religions, the Messianic Age (Hebrew: יְמוֹת הַמָשִׁיחַ) is the future eternal period of time on Earth in which the messiah will reign and
Messianic_Age
Topics referred to by the same term
Heroic Age may refer to: British Heroic Age, 4th to 7th centuries AD, the period in the years after the departure of Roman military forces from Britain
Heroic_Age
Topics referred to by the same term
up Dark Ages in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dark Ages or Dark Age may refer to: Dark Ages (historiography), the use of the term Dark Ages colloquially
Dark_Ages
Cosmological time duration
In Big Bang models of physical cosmology, the age of the universe is the cosmological time back to the point when the scale factor of the universe extrapolates
Age_of_the_universe
2002 video game
Age of Mythology is a 2002 real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows and
Age_of_Mythology
Legal criterion for gambling
The gambling age is an aspect of gambling law — the minimum age at which one can legally gamble in a certain jurisdiction. In some countries, gambling
Gambling_age
Topics referred to by the same term
during the 17th to 19th centuries. Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to: Age of reason (canon law), the age at which children attain the use
Age_of_reason
Method of horse race handicapping
Weight for Age (WFA) is a term in thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. The principle of WFA was developed by Admiral Rous
Weight_for_Age
Term denoting a period of primordial peace, harmony, stability, and prosperity
the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age, the Heroic Age, and the Iron Age. With the exception of the Heroic Age, each succeeding age was worse than
Golden_Age
Topics referred to by the same term
Age of Steam or Steam Age may refer to: A period of industrialization in parts of Europe between roughly 1770 and 1914 Steam power during the Industrial
Age_of_Steam
Degree of a person's skeletal development
Bone age is the degree of a person's skeletal development. In children, bone age serves as a measure of physiological maturity and aids in the diagnosis
Bone_age
2022 film by Goran Stolevski
Of an Age is a 2022 Australian romantic drama film written and directed by Goran Stolevski. The film stars Elias Anton as Kol, a Serbian immigrant in
Of_an_Age
Index of articles associated with the same name
Legal age or codified age refers to age at which a person may legally engage in a certain activity, or purchase or possess a certain product or substance
Legal_age
American period in the 1920s and 1930s
The Jazz Age was a period from 1920 to the early 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions
Jazz_Age
Proposed age of religious and philosophical change from the 8th to 3rd centuries BCE
Axial Age (also Axis Age, from the German Achsenzeit) is a term coined in 1949 by the German philosopher Karl Jaspers. It refers to broad changes in religious
Axial_Age
Agé (or Age) is a god in the mythology of the Fon people of Africa. He is the son of Mawu-Lisa. Agé is the patron god of hunters, the wilderness, and
Agé
Netflix reality television series
Age of Attraction is a reality dating television series created by Jennifer O'Connell and Rebecca Quinn, cofounders of Velvet Hammer Media. It premiered
Age_of_Attraction
Age-related skin blemish
Age spots (also known as liver spot, solar lentigo, "lentigo senilis", "old age spot", "senile freckle") are blemishes on the skin associated with aging
Age_spot
Four part X-Men publishing initiative from 2019 to 2024
The Krakoan Age was a series of X-Men storylines published by Marvel Comics from 2019 to 2024. The Krakoan Age began with the Jonathan Hickman limited
Krakoan_Age
2008 studio album by the Killers
Day & Age is the third studio album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on November 18, 2008, by Island Records. Frontman and lead vocalist
Day_&_Age
Climatic cooling after the Medieval Warm Period (16th–19th centuries)
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region. It was not a true ice age of global extent
Little_Ice_Age
1920 novel by Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence is a novel by American author Edith Wharton, published on 25 October 1920. It was her eighth novel, and was initially serialized
The_Age_of_Innocence
1995 novel by Neal Stephenson
Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson. It is to some extent a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story
The_Diamond_Age
Period of European global exploration
The Age of Discovery (c. 1418 – c. 1620), also known as the Age of Exploration, was part of the early modern period and overlapped with the Age of Sail
Age_of_Discovery
Philosophical concept
"present age" is a concept in the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard. A formulation of the modern age can be found in Kierkegaard's work Two Ages: A Literary
Present_age
1994 book by Eric Hobsbawm
The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, published in 1994. In it, Hobsbawm comments on what he sees as
The_Age_of_Extremes
Proposed era of humanity after the Information Age
The Imagination Age is a theorized period following the Information Age where creativity and imagination become the primary engines of economic value
Imagination_Age
Novel series
The Age of Unreason is a series of four novels in the historical fantasy genre written by Gregory Keyes: Newton's Cannon (1998), ISBN 1-56865-829-X A
The_Age_of_Unreason
Concept in Christian theology
In Christian theology, the age of accountability (also called the age of discretion) is the age at which children are deemed to be accountable for their
Age_of_accountability
2015 video game
Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by Double Fine. Broken Age was game director Tim Schafer's first return to
Broken_Age
Minimum age for an elected governmental official
Age of candidacy is the minimum age at which a person can legally hold certain elected government offices. In many cases, it also determines the age at
Age_of_candidacy
Astrology term
The Age of Aquarius, in astrology, is either the current or forthcoming astrological age, depending on the method of calculation. Astrologers maintain
Age_of_Aquarius
Minimum age at which a person can legally purchase or drink alcoholic beverages
The legal drinking age is the minimum age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can
Legal_drinking_age
Topics referred to by the same term
Age regression commonly refers to: Age regression in hypnotherapy, a pseudoscientific technique Ageplay Regression (psychology), a defense mechanism in
Age_regression
2006 video game
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Majesco for the Nintendo DS
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings
Age_of_Empires:_The_Age_of_Kings
Essay by Robert E. Howard
"The Hyborian Age" is an essay by American writer Robert E. Howard pertaining to the Hyborian Age, the fictional setting of his stories about Conan the
The_Hyborian_Age
Time period in ancient historical and astrological theories of time
An astrological age is a time period which, according to astrology, parallels major changes in the development of human society, culture, history, and
Astrological_age
Fifth stage of the Carboniferous
geologic timescale a stage or age in the Pennsylvanian, the youngest subsystem of the Carboniferous. The Moscovian age lasted from 315.2 to 307 Mya, is
Moscovian_age
1982 studio album by Amy Grant
Age to Age is the fourth studio album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1982 on Myrrh Records. Age to Age was Amy Grant's breakthrough album
Age_to_Age
2001 EP by The Strokes
"The Modern Age" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, featured on both the debut EP named after itself, and on their debut album, Is This It,
The_Modern_Age
Topics referred to by the same term
Ages may refer to: Advanced glycation end-products, known as AGEs Ages, Kentucky, census-designated place, United States Ages (album) by German electronic
Ages
Expected behaviour of a person for their age
Age appropriateness, describes people behaving as predicted by their perspective timetable of development. The perspective timetable is embedded throughout
Age_appropriateness
Aging in dogs varies from breed to breed, and affects the dog's health and physical ability. As with humans, advanced years often bring changes in a dog's
Aging_in_dogs
Upcoming animated film
Age: Boiling Point is an upcoming American animated adventure comedy film directed by John C. Donkin. It is the sixth main installment in the Ice Age
Ice_Age:_Boiling_Point
Norwegian football player and coach (1953–2025)
Åge Fridtjof Hareide (23 September 1953 – 18 December 2025) was a Norwegian football player and coach. In his playing career, he played for Hødd and Molde
Åge_Hareide
2016 South Korean period action film
The Age of Shadows (Korean: 밀정; lit. 'Emissary') is a 2016 South Korean period action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Lee Ji-min
The_Age_of_Shadows
2026 novel by Jennette McCurdy
Half His Age is the second book and first novel by Jennette McCurdy. It was published by Ballantine Books on January 20, 2026. The novel follows Waldo
Half_His_Age
Japanese manga series
Act-Age (Japanese: アクタージュ, Hepburn: Akutāju) is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuya Matsuki [ja] and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki [ja]. It was
Act-Age
2023 studio album by Janelle Monáe
The Age of Pleasure is the fourth studio album by American musician Janelle Monáe. It was released on June 9, 2023, through Atlantic Records, being the
The_Age_of_Pleasure
1995–96 Marvel comic book crossover
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 comic book crossover storyline mostly published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The Age of Apocalypse briefly
Age_of_Apocalypse
Work by Thomas Paine, published 1794, 1795 and 1807
The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a work by English and American political activist Thomas Paine, arguing for
The_Age_of_Reason
Era of mainstream success for sexually explicit films (1969–1984)
The term "Golden Age of Porn", or "porno chic", refers to a 15-year period (1969–1984) in commercial American pornography, in which sexually explicit
Golden_Age_of_Porn
2006 American animated film
Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 American animated adventure comedy film and the second installment in the Ice Age film series following Ice Age (2002)
Ice_Age:_The_Meltdown
Deep-fried tofu slices
Abura-age (油揚げ; lit. 'oil-fried') is a Japanese food product made from tofu. Thin slices of tofu are deep-fried, and the product can then be split open
Abura-age
Legal ages for sexual activities in Europe
The age of consent for sex outside of marriage varies by jurisdiction across Europe. The age of consent – hereby meaning the age from which one is deemed
Age_of_consent_in_Europe
First age of the late Jurassic
The Oxfordian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the earliest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch, or the lowest stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans
Oxfordian_age
Period of Swedish history from 1719 to 1772
In Swedish history, the Age of Liberty (Swedish: Frihetstiden) was a period that saw parliamentary governance, increasing civil rights, and the decline
Age_of_Liberty
Societal collapse in the Late Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a period of societal collapse in the Mediterranean basin during the late 13th to early 12th century BC. It is thought
Late_Bronze_Age_collapse
Measure of the age of a pregnancy
gestational age is a measure of the age of a pregnancy taken from the beginning of the woman's last menstrual period (LMP), or the corresponding age of the
Gestational_age
1980 studio album by The Buggles
The Age of Plastic is the debut album by the English new wave duo the Buggles, first released on 10 January 1980 on Island Records. It is a concept album
The_Age_of_Plastic
Historical period started in 1957
The Space Age is a period encompassing the activities related to the Space Race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced
Space_Age
2024 video game
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a 2024 action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts (EA). It is the fourth major game in
Dragon_Age:_The_Veilguard
Stages of human existence according to Greco-Roman mythology
successive ages of humanity, which tend to progress from an original, long-gone age in which humans enjoyed a nearly divine existence to the current age of the
Ages_of_Man
American noise rock band
No Age is an American noise rock duo consisting of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer/vocalist Dean Allen Spunt. The band is based in Los Angeles, California
No_Age
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Surname or Lastname
English and Catalan
English and Catalan : occupational name for a trader, from Old French mercier, Late Latin mercarius (an agent derivative of merx, genitive mercis, ‘merchandise’). In Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as silks, satin, and velvet.
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English
English : occupational name, from Middle English, Old French messag(i)er ‘carrier of messages’ (an agent derivative of message, Late Latin missaticum, from missus ‘sent’).
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English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
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English
English : patronymic from Ager.Possibly also German : variant of Eggers.
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German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle High German mezzer ‘knife’, from Old High German mezzirahs, mezzisahs, a compound of maz ‘food’, ‘meat’ + sahs ‘knife’, ‘sword’. The Jewish name is from German Messer ‘knife’ or Yiddish meser.German : occupational name for an official in charge of measuring the dues paid in kind by tenants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mezzen ‘to measure’.English and Scottish : occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Middle English, Older Scots mess(i)er, from Old French messier (see Messier).
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Americanized form of German Möller (see Moeller).German
Americanized form of German Möller (see Moeller).German : habitational name for someone from Melle.German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Polish : occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, from an agent derivative of German Mehl ‘flour’.English : variant of Miller.
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English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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English
English : from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.English : occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Anglo-Norman French mance ‘handle’ (Old French manche, Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’).
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : via Old French from the Germanic personal name Milo, of unknown etymology. The name was introduced to England by the Normans in the form Miles (oblique case Milon). In English documents of the Middle Ages the name sometimes appears in the Latinized form Milo (genitive Milonis), although the normal Middle English form was Mile, so the final -s must usually represent the possessive ending, i.e. ‘son or servant of Mile’.English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Mihel, an Old French contracted form of Michael.English : occupational name for a servant or retainer, from Latin miles ‘soldier’, sometimes used as a technical term in this sense in medieval documents.Irish (County Mayo) : when not the same as 1 or 3, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire, Myles being used as the English equivalent of the Gaelic personal name Maol Muire (see Mullery).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : unexplained.Dutch : variant of Miels, a variant of Miele 3.John Miles or Myles (c.1621–83), born probably in Herefordshire, England, was a pioneer American Baptist minister who emigrated to New England in 1662 and had a pastorate in Swansea, MA. Many of his descendants spell their name Myles.
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German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Matte 1 + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.English and Dutch : occupational name for a maker of mats, from an agent derivative of Middle English matte, Middle Dutch mat ‘mat’.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a miller. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern Middle English term, an agent derivative of mille ‘mill’, reinforced by Old Norse mylnari (see Milner). In southern, western, and central England Millward (literally, ‘mill keeper’) was the usual term.Southwestern and Swiss German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Müller (see Mueller).
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English (mainly Essex)
English (mainly Essex) : variant of Alger.French : from an Old French personal name of Germanic origin, Adigari, equivalent to English Edgar.Danish : habitational name from any of several places called Ager, meaning ‘plowed land’.
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English
English : occupational name for someone who built mines, either for the excavation of coal and other minerals, or as a technique in the medieval art of siege warfare. The word represents an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French mine ‘mine’ (a word of Celtic origin, cognate with Gaelic mein ‘ore’, ‘mine’).
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English, Dutch, and German
English, Dutch, and German : occupational name for a retail trader, Middle English manger, monger, Middle Dutch manger, menger, Middle High German mangære, mengære (from Late Latin mango ‘salesman’, with the addition of the Germanic agent suffix).Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead in southwestern Norway named as Mángr in Old Norse, perhaps from már ‘sea gull’ + angr ‘fjord’.
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English
English : occupational name for a moneyer, Old English myntere, an agent derivative of mynet ‘coin’, from Late Latin moneta ‘money’, originally an epithet of the goddess Juno (meaning ‘counselor’, from monere ‘advise’), at whose temple in Rome the coins were struck. The English term was used at an early date to denote a workman who stamped the coins; later it came to denote the supervisors of the mint, who were wealthy and socially elevated members of the merchant class, and who were made responsible for the quality of the coinage by having their names placed on the coins.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary (see Mark 2). It is notable that early examples of the surname tend to occur near borders, for example on the Kent-Sussex boundary.English : possibly an occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle English mark(en) ‘to put a mark on’, although it is not clear what the exact nature of the work of such a ‘marker’ would be.English : relatively late development of Mercer. There is one family in Clitheroe, Lancashire, who spelled their name Mercer or Marcer in the 16th century, but Marker in the 17th.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish marker ‘servant’.German : status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.Danish : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Markward.
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Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
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English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (MartÃn), Italian (Venice), etc.
English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (MartÃn), Italian (Venice), etc. : from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. As a North American surname, this form has absorbed many cognates from other European forms.English : habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Worcestershire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’). The place name has been charged from Marton under the influence of the personal name Martin.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : unexplained. Perhaps a variant spelling of Mallis.Greek : occupational name for a seller of honey, from meli ‘honey’ + the agent noun suffix -as.
AGE
AGE
Girl/Female
Buddhist, Indian
The Sacred One
Girl/Female
Tamil
Samanwitha | ஸமாஂநà¯à®µà¯€à®¤à®¾, ஸமாஂநà¯à®µà¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A heavenly fountain
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Delicate
Boy/Male
Muslim
Quintessence of fire
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon), Dutch, and German
English (Devon), Dutch, and German : occupational name for a baker, from Anglo-Norman French pestour, pistour, Middle Dutch pester, pister ‘baker’ (Old French pestor, pesteur, German Pistor, from Latin pistor).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Indian, Kashmiri
God
Girl/Female
Spanish
Reference to the Virgin Mary.
Boy/Male
Welsh
From Elian's home.
AGE
AGE
AGE
AGE
AGE
a.
Without old age limits of duration; as, fountains of ageless youth.
a.
Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years old.
v. i.
To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.
n.
The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.
a.
Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; as, a man aged forty years.
n.
The place of business of am agent.
pl.
of Agendum
n.
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
a.
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
n.
See Agendum.
a.
Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.
n.
A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually Agenda.]
pl.
of Agency
adv.
In the manner of an aged person.
a.
Belonging to old age.
a.
Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak.
n.
The quality of being aged; oldness.
v. t.
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.
n.
Agency.