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American fuel station chain owned by BP
Amoco (/ˈæməkoʊ/ AM-ə-koh) is a brand of fuel stations operating in the United States and owned by British conglomerate BP since 1998. The Amoco Corporation
Amoco
Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
The Aon Center (200 East Randolph Street, formerly Amoco Building) is a modern supertall skyscraper located in the Northeast corner of the Chicago Loop
Aon_Center_(Chicago)
Topics referred to by the same term
Amoco Building may refer to: Amoco Building (Chicago), now known as Aon Center Amoco Building (New Orleans), now known as Orleans Tower This disambiguation
Amoco_Building
Office in LA , United States
Orleans Tower (formerly Amoco Building), located at 1340 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 20-story, 280
Orleans_Tower
Office building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
It became the Amoco North Building after Amoco bought Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and renamed all of its subsidiaries with the Amoco trade name, and
Philcade_Building
British multinational oil and gas company
the company in stages between 1979 and 1987. BP merged with Amoco in 1998, becoming BP Amoco p.l.c., and acquired ARCO, Burmah Castrol and Aral AG shortly
BP
www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved June 1, 2026. "Amoco Building". SkyscraperPage. "Amoco Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016
List of tallest buildings in New Orleans
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_New_Orleans
Center, Edward Durrell Stone (earlier names were Standard Oil Building and Amoco Building) 1977 St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Architecture_of_Chicago
Community area in Chicago, Illinois
in the Bank One Plaza, now Chase Tower. When Amoco existed, its headquarters were in the Amoco Building, now the Aon Center. In 2019, about 40% of Loop
Chicago_Loop
United States historic place
Carlin's Amoco Station is a historic Amoco service station located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1947, and remodeled about 1953 in the Streamline
Carlin's_Amoco_Station
American architecture firm
Creek Bridge – Schoharie, New York – Forensic structural investigation. Amoco Building – Chicago, Illinois – Façade condition evaluation. San Jacinto Monument
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Wiss,_Janney,_Elstner_Associates,_Inc.
Oil Building, later renamed the Aon Center, was completed in 1973 as the headquarters for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, which became Amoco. It
List of tallest buildings in Chicago
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Chicago
American artist (1924-2014)
Chicago area Academy of Science (T. rex) Aon (formerly the Amoco Building and the Standard Oil Building) (three deer) Chicago Park District (two life size Horses)
John_Kearney_(artist)
Skyscraper in Denver, Colorado
the Amoco Building, since Standard Oil once leased a significant part of the building. When JPMorgan Chase and Bank One merged, the building's name changed
1125_17th_Street
Car racing track in Georgia, US
the next three years making gradual improvements to the facility. New buildings were constructed, others were renovated, the track was widened and resurfaced
Road_Atlanta
Companies descended from Standard Oil
acquired many Standard Oil descendants, most notably Standard Oil of Ohio and Amoco (Standard Oil of Indiana). Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of
Successors_of_Standard_Oil
plc (NYSE:ACT) added to S&P 500 December 11, 1998 FSR Firstar AN Amoco BP purchased Amoco. December 11, 1998 CCL Carnival Corporation GRN General Re Berkshire
List_of_S&P_500_companies
Skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio
purchased Chicago-based Amoco in 1998, the company said it would move its headquarters from Cleveland to Chicago. The building was purchased by the Chicago-based
200_Public_Square
English energy company founded in 1908
original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-06-09. "From Anglo-Persian Oil to BP Amoco". BBC News. 1998-08-11. Retrieved 2013-03-31. Kazemi, F. (December 15, 1985)
Anglo-Persian_Oil_Company
Canadian artist (1923–2014)
of the Education Building, University of Alberta; Interior work for the Stanley Milner Library in Edmonton; Mural on the Amoco Building, Calgary; "Collection"
Norman_Yates
Oil refinery in Texas, US
to form Amoco Corporation in 1985. Amoco Corporation merged with BP and became BP Amoco PLC (Public Limited Company) in 1998. In 2001 BP Amoco PLC was
Galveston_Bay_Refinery
Los Angeles headquarters of Richfield Oil (1929–1969)
Richfield Tower, also known as the Richfield Oil Company Building, was an office tower that served as the headquarters of the Richfield Oil Corporation
Richfield_Tower
Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
newspapers.com. Corfman, Thomas A. (April 27, 1998). "Final Bidders Line up for Amoco Bldg". Crain's Chicago Business. Vol. 21, no. 17. p. 1. ProQuest 198389405
AMA_Plaza
Historic building in Los Angeles, California
The historic Pacific Electric Building (also known as the Huntington Building, after the railway’s founder, Henry Huntington, or simply 6th & Main), opened
Pacific_Electric_Building
American petroleum company (1870–1987)
[citation needed] When BP merged with Amoco in 1998, its American headquarters moved from the former BP America Building on Public Square in Cleveland to Chicago
Standard_Oil_Company_(Ohio)
2005 deadly refinery accident
with Standard Oil of Indiana in 1954 to form Amoco. BP acquired the refinery as part of its merger with Amoco in 1999. As of January 2005, it was the second
Texas_City_refinery_explosion
American oil company
this day even after the mines were closed in the early 1980s. In 2000, BP Amoco (now BP) acquired ARCO for $26.8 billion. ARCO's retail and marketing operations
ARCO
advantage of the opportunity were Amoco Corporation and Dome Petroleum, neither of which is any longer in existence. Amoco took over Dome after the company
History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas liquids)
History_of_the_petroleum_industry_in_Canada_(natural_gas_liquids)
Skyscraper in Rochester, New York
Metropolitan Rochester. Retrieved 9 August 2017. Arndt, Michael (May 22, 1988). "AMOCO TOWER`S FATE MAY BE CARVED IN STONE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October
The Metropolitan (Rochester, New York)
The_Metropolitan_(Rochester,_New_York)
Insurance market located in London, England
building, at 51 Lime Street 1965 Hurricane Betsy 1968 Cromer report published 1977 F. H. "Tim" Sasse syndicate scandal[unreliable source?] 1978 Amoco
Lloyd's_of_London
Oil refinery in Queensland, Australia
almost directly across the Brisbane River from Bulwer Island where Amoco was also building the Bulwer Island Refinery. The Lytton refinery was built at the
Lytton_Oil_Refinery
Canadian petroleum company (1950–1988)
remained with the company until 1983. In 1988 Dome Petroleum was purchased by Amoco. Jack Gallagher joined a group of investors in Dome Exploration (Western)
Dome_Petroleum
17 oil refineries in the UK. By 2000 there were 12 refineries namely: BP Amoco, Coryton refinery (later Petroplus, closed 2012) Carless, Harwich refinery
Petroleum refining in the United Kingdom
Petroleum_refining_in_the_United_Kingdom
Historic district in Oklahoma, United States
residential building 515 South Boston Building formerly known as Philtower, Amoco and Stanolind Buildings 401 South Boston original 20-story building expanded
Oil Capital Historic District (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Oil_Capital_Historic_District_(Tulsa,_Oklahoma)
This is a list of Art Deco buildings and structures in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. National Register of Historic Places listing data Gebhard, David
List of Art Deco buildings in Tulsa, Oklahoma
List_of_Art_Deco_buildings_in_Tulsa,_Oklahoma
2010 environmental disaster
used since British Petroleum merged with the American company Amoco in 1998 to form BP Amoco. It was said that the U.S. was "dumping" the blame onto the
Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Historic district in Virginia, United States
church formerly converted to a residence (the Mackall House, 1858), and an Amoco service station dated to 1932. It was listed on the National Register of
Langley Fork Historic District
Langley_Fork_Historic_District
United States historic place
dormitory, office building and municipal building before the town was divested in 1978 by Amoco. On Bairoil's incorporation in 1980 the building became the town
Bairoil_Town_Hall
Former oil refinery in Wales, United Kingdom
Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. The refinery began operating in 1973 under Amoco's ownership, but in its final years it was owned by Murco. The closure of
Milford_Haven_Refinery
Former solar manufacturer (1981–2011)
wholly owned by BP in the mid-1980s. When BP merged with Amoco in 1998 it acquired Amoco's 50% stake in Solarex. In 1999 it acquired Enron's stake in
BP_Solar
Building in California, U.S.
(Marathon) Standard Oil of California (Chevron) Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco) Standard Oil of Kentucky (Kyso) Standard Oil of New Jersey (Exxon) Standard
Standard Oil Gasoline Station (San Francisco, California)
Standard_Oil_Gasoline_Station_(San_Francisco,_California)
Subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation
formed as a joint venture in 1965 between the Government of India (GOI), Amoco and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), having a shareholding in the ratio
Chennai_Petroleum_Corporation
Canadian petroleum company (1926–1982)
contributed to its own demise in 1988, at which time it was acquired by Amoco Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company, founded in 1670, is one of Canada's oldest
Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company
Hudson's_Bay_Oil_and_Gas_Company
American country singer (1932–2003)
popularity and number of hit songs began to decline. He made commercials for Amoco and STP, an unpopular enterprise at the time of the 1970s energy crisis
Johnny_Cash
American truck stop and travel center company
expanded its Westlake headquarters in March 2017 by purchasing a nearby building. In December 2019, Jon Pertchik was appointed as chief executive officer
TravelCenters_of_America
Former train service from Los Angeles to Santa Monica
right-of-way. At 25th Street and Long Beach Boulevard, at what was called Amoco (American Olive Company) Junction, the Air Line left the Watts main route
Santa_Monica_Air_Line
United States historic place
The Standard Oil Gasoline Station is a historic building once used as a gas station in Plainfield, Illinois. The Lincoln Highway was the first paved road
Standard Oil Gasoline Station (Plainfield, Illinois)
Standard_Oil_Gasoline_Station_(Plainfield,_Illinois)
Canadian petroleum company (1955–1992)
until its merger with Amoco in late 1998, at which time the Amoco Canada Petroleum Company became part of the BP group. Amoco Canada was renamed BP Canada
BP_Canada
Private golf club in Illinois, U.S.
O'Donnell, former ServiceMaster vice chairman Charles Stair and former Amoco chairman H. Laurence Fuller. Two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw is a
Chicago_Golf_Club
1990 arson attack in the Bronx, New York
warn others, worried that González would do something. González went to an Amoco gas station, then returned to the establishment with a plastic container
Happy_Land_fire
Alaskan oil pipeline system
that obligation. Building oil pipelines in the 1950s and 60s was not difficult in the contiguous United States. However, in building the Alaska Pipeline
Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System
German-American illustrator (1874–1951)
them along with other family ephemera upon her death to the Haggin Museum. Amoco Boy Scouts of America The Century Company Chesterfield Cigarettes Cluett
J._C._Leyendecker
Pacific Electric interurban route in California
trains on the tracks, and its successor Union Pacific still does between Amoco and Dominguez Junction. Passenger service to the corridor returned in 1990
Long_Beach_Line
1984 studio album by General Public
directly across the street is what is likely, judging from its shape, an Amoco gas station sign. A gas station was located on that site until approximately
All the Rage (General Public album)
All_the_Rage_(General_Public_album)
Paid subscription service offered by Amazon
in the United States in partnership with BP, valid at participating BP, Amoco, and (in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California) ARCO locations cobranded
Amazon_Prime
Hydrocarbons from the North Sea
Ekofisk, in Norwegian waters in the central North Sea. The same month, Amoco discovered the Montrose Field about 217 km (135 mi) east of Aberdeen. The
North_Sea_oil
Oil refinery complex located on the Mediterranean Sea, near Marseille, France
TravelCenters of America Brands Ampm Amoco ARCO (Northern CA, OR, and WA locations) Thorntons To Go (BP and Amoco only) Facilities Atlantis Castrol Technology
Lavera_Refinery
American businessman and diplomat (1892–1970)
18 years old, Blaustein and his father started the American Oil Company (AMOCO) in Baltimore, which was formally incorporated in 1922. At the time of incorporation
Jacob_Blaustein
British petroleum brand
TravelCenters of America Brands Ampm Amoco ARCO (Northern CA, OR, and WA locations) Thorntons To Go (BP and Amoco only) Facilities Atlantis Castrol Technology
National_Benzole
Cultural area in northwestern France
started to write songs in Breton, and ecological catastrophes such as the Amoco Cadiz oil spill or the Erika oil spill and water pollution from intensive
Brittany
American racing driver (born 1962)
Busch Series career in 1998 with Bill Davis Racing, driving the No. 93 Amoco Pontiac and in his first season had three sixth-place finishes and a pole
Dave_Blaney
Oil and gas brand controlled by ExxonMobil
other major Standard Oil spinoff, Standard Oil of Indiana (which became Amoco) largely did not object due to the Midwestern United States being a weaker
Esso
Oil refinery in North Dakota
Indiana changed its name to Amoco Corporation in 1985. Amoco merged with BP in December 1998 to become BP-Amoco. BP-Amoco sold the Mandan Refinery to
Mandan_Refinery
Defunct American copper mining company
primary owners of Cyprus Mines until the early 1970s when it was sold to Amoco. Initially the mine struggled, but eventually obstacles were overcome and
Cyprus_Mines_Corporation
Skyscraper in Denver, Colorado
1670 Broadway, formerly Amoco Tower, is a 448 feet (137 m) tall skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. It was completed in 1980 and has 36 floors. Kohn Pedersen
1670_Broadway
Historic house in Louisiana, United States
cow and a calf, 100 bushels each of corn and rice, and $100 in cash. The building contract, still on file at the St. Charles Parish courthouse in Hahnville
Destrehan_Plantation
North Sea claims". Oeuk.org.uk. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026. "Building the North Sea's Energy Future: consultation document (accessible webpage)"
Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom
worst technical disaster ever. March 16, 1978: The Amoco Cadiz, a VLCC owned by the company Amoco sank near the northwest coast of France, resulting in
List_of_industrial_disasters
Former railway junction in Los Angeles, US
Amoco Junction was a junction in the Pacific Electric Railway's Southern District. It was located in Nevin, South Central Los Angeles at 25th Street and
Amoco_Junction,_Los_Angeles
major source of employment and income in these regions. In December 1969, Amoco discovered the Montrose Field about 217 km (135 mi) east of Aberdeen. The
Oil_industry_in_Scotland
Naturally occurring combustible liquid
thousand tons (e.g., Deepwater Horizon oil spill, SS Atlantic Empress, Amoco Cadiz). Smaller spills have already proven to have a great impact on ecosystems
Petroleum
American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company
"Speedway SuperAmerica". As longtime Marathon rivals Standard Oil of Ohio and Amoco were acquired by British company BP, Marathon Ashland adopted the marketing
Marathon_Petroleum
Rail line in Los Angeles, California
Avenue 14th Street 16th Street Washington Blvd 20th Street 24th Street (Amoco Junction) – interchange with Air Line Adams Boulevard Santa Barbara Avenue
Watts_Line
Valleyview Highway 2A west of High Prairie — Current Highway 748 58 36 Amoco Road northwest of Edson Highway 32 north of Peers — Current Passes through
List of Alberta provincial highways
List_of_Alberta_provincial_highways
Rail line in Los Angeles and the South Bay
Electric system in Greater Los Angeles. Its termini were the Pacific Electric Building in Downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro in the south. Engineering studies
San_Pedro_via_Dominguez_Line
American petroleum company (1916–2022)
portmanteau between the "dinosaur" in Sinclair's logo and the suffixes of the "Amoco", "Conoco", and "Sunoco" franchises.[citation needed] The TV series Dinosaurs
Sinclair_Oil_Corporation
American multinational oil and gas company
decision came in 2022. The new operation complex includes twenty office buildings totaling 3,000,000 square feet (280,000 m2), a wellness center, laboratory
ExxonMobil
American multinational energy corporation
within large, windowless structures designed to look like ordinary office buildings or service facilities, hiding numerous wells from public view. One such
Chevron_Corporation
Closed oil refinery near Brisbane
Australia. It is now a petroleum import and storage terminal. It was built by Amoco in the 1960s, taken over by BP in 1984 and converted to an import terminal
Bulwer_Island_Refinery
American payment card company
American Oil Company, or Amoco, also launched its own co-branded Diners Club cards called American Torch Club (later renamed Amoco Torch Club), and Sun Oil
Diners_Club_International
American businessman
Director. Previously, he sat on the Board of the Bank One Corporation, Amoco, BP and General Motors. He sat on the Boards of Trustees of the University
John_H._Bryan
Period of change and economic growth in Texas
Company, Humble Oil, Southern Crude Oil Purchasing Company (later absorbed by Amoco which was later absorbed by BP), the Texas Company (Texaco), Shell Petroleum
Texas_oil_boom
Rest areas on top of a highway
the original tollway construction in 1959. They featured Standard Oil (Amoco) gas stations and Fred Harvey restaurants, and were something of a novelty
Illinois_Tollway_oasis
American oil company
American, was merged with Standard Oil of Indiana in 1954, later renamed to Amoco after the American Oil Company, a Pan American subsidiary. Edward L. Doheny
Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company
Pan_American_Petroleum_and_Transport_Company
Administrative office in Washington, D.C.
the roof of the center facing south. Solarex was later purchased by the Amoco oil company and sold in 1995 to the Enron energy company. The center has
Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center
Edward_B._Bunn,_S.J._Intercultural_Center
Skyscraper in Dallas, Texas
Pei and Partners, the building is 192 m (630 ft) and 49 stories, making it the ninth-tallest building in Dallas. The building itself is based on a design
Energy_Plaza
Disaster to the natural environment due to human activity
the start of the environmental activism movement in the United States. Amoco Cadiz oil spill, 1978 – The vessel broke in two, releasing its entire cargo
Environmental_disaster
American business magnate (1839–1937)
became Conoco, now part of ConocoPhillips; Standard of Indiana, which became Amoco, now part of BP; Standard of California, which became Chevron; Standard
John_D._Rockefeller
Public university in Norman, Oklahoma, US
grown but scattered. In 1999, a 60-acre (24 ha) site formerly owned by BP Amoco was sold to the university for $24 million (even though the property was
University_of_Oklahoma
1997 superhero film by Joel Schumacher
(May 26, 1997). "'Batman' Returns, Armed with $125 Mil Promotion Arsenal; Amoco, Kellog, Frito-Lay, TBS, Taco Bell Join Caped Crusader for Tie-Ins". Ad
Batman_&_Robin_(film)
American architect
Pedersen Fox's Project Designer for the Rocky Mountain Headquarters of Amoco in downtown Denver. Denver was chosen as the base for his new firm, C.W
Curtis_Fentress
Pacific Electric interurban route in California
Vista B F G O Pacific Electric Building Edendale H J R S B F G O multiple lines U Amoco Air Line Vernon Avenue V Slauson Junction
La_Habra–Yorba_Linda_Line
American multinational energy company
(Marathon) Standard Oil of California (Chevron) Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco) Standard Oil of Kentucky (Kyso) Standard Oil of New Jersey (Exxon) Standard
ConocoPhillips
French multinational energy and petroleum company
France, near Paris. The building was originally constructed between 1983 and 1985 for Elf Aquitaine; Total SA acquired the building after its merger with
TotalEnergies
American mutual life insurance company
2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017. "MASSMUTUAL TO BUY BABSON; SMITH TO LEAVE AMOCO; PENSION ASSETS UP A BIT; INTERNATIONAL HIRES AT MAINE; NEW EMERGING MARKETS
MassMutual
City in Texas, United States
March 23, 2005, the city suffered another explosion in a local BP (formerly Amoco) oil refinery, which killed 15 and injured 180. The U.S. Chemical Safety
Texas_City,_Texas
American businessman and philanthropist
(Marathon) Standard Oil of California (Chevron) Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco) Standard Oil of Kentucky (Kyso) Standard Oil of New Jersey (Exxon) Standard
Charles_Pratt
Mayor of Atlanta since 2022
his professional career in 1994 as a part-time chemical engineer for BP-Amoco. Immediately after getting his degree, the position became full-time. In
Andre_Dickens
American petroleum brand owned by ExxonMobil
Virginia portal Mobil Showcase Network Previous headquarters buildings Socony-Mobil Building 26 Broadway "Exxon, Mobil to sell European assets". Dallas
Mobil_Oil_Corporation
Pacific Electric interurban route in California
Vista B F G O Pacific Electric Building Edendale H J R S B F G O multiple lines U Amoco Air Line Vernon Avenue V Slauson Junction
Whittier_Line
AMOCO BUILDING
AMOCO BUILDING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a bellicose person, from Middle English cock ‘to fight’, ‘to wrangle’ (a derivative of Old English cocc ‘cock’).English : occupational name for someone who was skilled in building haystacks, from Middle English cock ‘heap of hay’ (of Old Norse origin, or from an Old English cocc ‘mound’, ‘hill’).Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kocher.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places bearing this name, for example in Essex (Haltesteda in Domesday Book), Kent, and Leicestershire, all of which are probably named from Old English h(e)ald ‘refuge’, ‘shelter’ + stede ‘site’, or possibly Hawstead in Suffolk, which has the same origin. However, the name is now most frequent in Lancashire and Yorkshire, where it is from High Halstead in Burnley, named as the ‘site of a hall’, from Old English h(e)all ‘hall’ + stede ‘place’.English : occupational name for someone employed at ‘the hall buildings’, Middle English hallested, an ostler or cowhand, for instance.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a wattler, Middle English watelere, i.e. someone who made the panels of interwoven twigs that were used to fill the spaces between the structural timbers of a timber frame building. See also Dauber.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Newark in Cambridgeshire or Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire, both named from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + weorc ‘fortification’, ‘building’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Possibly topographic, from Old English scÄ“ad ‘boundary’ + bÅþl ‘building’, ‘dwelling house’, ‘hall’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stone- or bricklayer, from Middle English setter ‘one who lays stones or bricks in building’ (agent derivative of setten ‘to set’).English : occupational name from Old French saietier ‘silk weaver’ (an agent derivative of sayete, a kind of silk).English : from an agent derivative of Middle English setten ‘to place (decoration, on a garment or metal surface)’, probably an occupational name for an embroiderer.German : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a plasterer, from Middle English, Middle Low German plaster (from Latin emplastrum ‘(wound) plaster’ (originally a paste), from Greek emplastron, a derivative of emplassein ‘to shape or form’; the term was carried over into building terminology to mean ‘bonding agent’).English : habitational name from any of various places called Plaistow (in East London, Derbyshire, Sussex, and elsewhere), from Old English plegestÅw ‘place where people gather for sport or play’. This can also be a variant of Plaisted (through interchangeable use of the Old English elements stÅw and stede, both meaning ‘place’, in earlier times).German and Ashkenazic Jewish (Pflaster) : from Middle High German pflaster (German Pflaster, from Latin plastrum) ‘street pavement’, ‘pavement’, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : from Middle English hous ‘house’ (Old English hūs). In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses, and in most cases this name probably indicates someone who had some connection with the largest and most important building in a settlement, either a religious house or simply the local manor house. In some cases it may be a status name for a householder, someone who owned his own dwelling as opposed to being a tenant, but more often it is an occupational name for a servant who worked in such a house, in particular a steward who managed one.English : respelling of Howes.Translation of German Haus.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Himan was the name of one of the famous slaves that had a hand in building the tomb of queen Venika
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named from Old English scypen, scipen ‘cattleshed’, such as Shippen in West Yorkshire and Shippon in Berkshire, or a topographic name derived directly from the vocabulary word. In some cases it may originally have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name for a cowman, who in medieval times would often have lived in the same building as his animals.Born in Methley, Yorkshire, England, in 1639, Edward Shippen emigrated to Boston, MA, in 1668. He joined the Society of Friends and moved his family and business to Philadelphia in about 1694 to avoid religious persecution, eventually becoming mayor of Philadelphia, where his sons and grandsons continued to be prominent.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a newly constructed dwelling, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + bold ‘building’. There are several places (in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire) named with the same elements in Old English (nēowe + bold), and the surname may also be derived from any or all of them.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in Cheshire. It is possible that the name originally denoted a building where village assemblies were held, named in Old English as ‘meeting-house’, from (ge)mÅt ‘meeting’ + ærn ‘house’, ‘hall’. Other possibilities are that the name derives from Old English (ge)mÅt-rÅ«m ‘meeting space’, or (ge)mÅt-treum ‘assembly trees’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chard or South Chard in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Cerdren, possibly from Old English ceart ‘rough heathland’ + ærn ‘building’, ‘dwelling’. In some instances the surname may have arisen simply as a topographic name from ceart.French : from the personal name Chard, a short form of Richard;French : habitational name for someone from Chard in the department of Creuse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Norfolk, North Yorkshire, and East Yorkshire. The two villages of this name in Norfolk are recorded in Domesday Book as Ristuna, and are from Old English hrÄ«s ‘brushwood’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; Ruston Parva in East Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Roreston, is named from the genitive case of the Old Norse byname Hrór meaning ‘vigorous’ + Old English tÅ«n. Ruston in North Yorkshire is Rostune in Domesday Book, apparently from Old English hrÅst ‘roost’, ‘roof’ + tÅ«n, referring to a building with an unusual roof.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Maud (see Mould).English : from the Old English personal name MÅd(a), a short form of the various compound names containing the element mÅd ‘spirit’, ‘mind’, ‘courage’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a particularly muddy area, from Middle English mud(de) ‘mud’, perhaps also a metonymic occupational name for a dauber (one who constructed buildings of wattle and daub).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.South German : topographic name for someone who lived at the upper end of a village on a hill, from Middle High German ober, obar ‘above’. In other cases, it may have denoted someone who lived on an upper floor of a building with two or more floors.North German : topographic for someone who lived on the bank of a river or stream name, standardized from Middle Low German over ‘river bank’.Possibly a shortened form of any of various German compound names formed with Ober- (see entries below).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from German Ober ‘senior’, ‘chief’. In some cases it can denote a rabbi; in others it is ornamental.A 17th-century American bearer of this name, Richard Ober (1641–1715/16), emigrated from Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, to the Salem colony and settled in Mackerel Cove, MA, later Beverly. His descendant Frederick Albion Ober, who was born in Beverly, MA, in 1849, was an ornithologist who discovered 22 new species of birds in the Lesser Antilles, the flycatcher Myiarchus oberi, and oriole Icterus oberi.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an occupational name for someone who worked at a ‘church house’ (Middle English chirche + h(o)us), a building, usually adjoining the church, which served as a parish room.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire named Colwick, probably from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + wīc ‘building’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : most probably a habitational name from Colwich in Staffordshire, named from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + wīc ‘building’. Derivation from the word denoting an educational institution is less likely, but see Coolidge.
Surname or Lastname
Irish and English
Irish and English : habitational name from Clare in Suffolk (probably named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright’, ‘gentle’, or ‘warm’). One of the first Normans in Ireland (1170–72) was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, better known as ‘Strongbow’, who took his surname from his estate in Suffolk.English : habitational name from Clare in Oxfordshire, named with Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’ + Åra ‘slope’.English : from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Cla(i)re (Latin Clara, from clarus ‘famous’), which achieved some popularity, greater on the Continent than in England, through the fame of St. Clare of Assisi. See also Sinclair.English : occupational name for a worker in clay, for example someone expert in building in wattle and daub, from Middle English clayere, an agent derivative of Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’.
AMOCO BUILDING
AMOCO BUILDING
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Surya (Sun) or fire or one whose fame is like Sun
Girl/Female
American, German
Freeholder; A Combination of Kari and Lynn
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Muslim/Islamic
Cure
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Indian
Writer
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Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Sindhi
Gift; Grant; Donation
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Hindu
Who is with light/glance
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Italian, Jamaican, Kannada, Latin, Swedish, Tamil
Dearly Loved; Industrious; Truth; Friendship; To Love; Loved One; My Nation; My People
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Ancient Slavic for Spring; Old Age
Girl/Female
Tamil
A musical instrument
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Bengali, Indian
Light of Sea
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AMOCO BUILDING
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v. t.
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The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.
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The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building.
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