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Province in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kwilu district and the cities of Bandundu and Kikwit, Kwango province from the Kwango district, and Mai-Ndombe province by combining the Plateaux and Mai-Ndombe
Bandundu_Province
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
former Bandundu province. Kwilu was formed from the Kwilu district and the independently administered cities of Bandundu and Kikwit. Bandundu is the provincial
Kwilu_Province
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning when the former Bandundu province was split-up into the new provinces of Mai-Ndombe, Kwango, and Kwilu
Mai-Ndombe_Province
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was
Kwango
Provincial capital and city in Kwilu, DR Congo
Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is the capital city of Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bandundu is located
Bandundu_(city)
Commune in Kwilu, DR Congo
(Aw). "CLIMATE: BULUNGU". climate-data.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014. "Bandundu: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer
Bulungu,_Kwilu
This List of governors of Léopoldville / Bandundu includes governors of the Léopoldville Province of the Belgian Congo and its successor Republic of the
List of governors of Léopoldville / Bandundu
List_of_governors_of_Léopoldville_/_Bandundu
River in Democratic Republic of the Congo
river in both Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province in Angola as well as Kwilu Province, formerly known as Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic
Kwilu_River
Place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eolo is a community in Idiofa Territory, in the Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the south shore of the Kasai River just
Eolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eolo,_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Topics referred to by the same term
Bandundu may refer to: Bandundu (city), a city in the DRC Bandundu Province, a former province of the DRC This disambiguation page lists articles about
Bandundu
Airport in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
used to serve Bandundu, capital of the Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Bandundu non-directional beacon (Ident: BAN) is located
Bandundu_Airport
Congolese painter (1950–2001)
Monsengwo Kejwamfi), was a Congolese painter. He was born in Ibe, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1950. He died on September 26
Moké
However the multi-stemmed Encephalartos laurentianus (Zamiaceae) of Bandundu Province in Congo (Kinshasa) and in adjoining parts of Angola is much more
List_of_largest_plants
Topics referred to by the same term
Eolo may refer to: Eolo, Bandundu Province, a town on the Kasai River, Democratic Republic of the Congo Eolo (car), the first compressed air car John
Eolo
Ethnic group in Central Africa
(Katanga) and Ituri province. Their highest presence is in the province of Équateur and the northern parts of the Bandundu Province (Maï Ndombe). The Mongo
Mongo_people
American politician
House of Representatives. She was born in Fatundu, a small town in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She completed nursing training
Mary_Ngwanda_Georges
Topics referred to by the same term
Democratic Republic of the Congo, a community in Bandundu Province Kiri Territory, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo Japanese ship Kiri
Kiri
Place in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mai-Ndombe District was a district of pre-2015 Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It covered roughly the same area as the colonial-era
Mai-Ndombe_District
Musical artist
band up until his death in May 2012. Pepe Ndombe Opetum was born in Bandundu Province in what was then known as the Belgian Congo in 1944. He was educated
Ndombe_Opetum
Town in Kwilu, DR Congo
Vanga is known for its large medical center that supports the greater Bandundu region. The two main modes of transportation in and out of Vanga are the
Vanga,_Kwilu
District in Équateur, Belgian Congo
kilometres (138,100 sq mi) for Leopoldville province as a whole. In the 1960s the province was renamed to Bandundu Province and the district was renamed to Mai-Ndombe
Lac_Léopold_II_District
District in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
cities of Bandundu and Kikwit. Bandundu retained its status as a provincial capital. 1933 provinces and districts The present Kwilu province The present
Kwilu_District
Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
List_of_alcoholic_drinks
Branch of the Armed Forces of DR Congo
Defense Zone (Bas Congo, Bandundu, Équateur, and Kinshasa): Brig. Gen. Gabriel Amisi Kumba 11th Military Region (Bandundu Province): Gen. Dieudonné Kiamata
Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
University in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
University of Bandundu (UB) is a public university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the province of Bandundu, city of Bandundu. At its creation
University_of_Bandundu
Gérard Gifuza Ginday served as governor of Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from January 13, 2006 to January 2007. He was nominated
Gérard_Gifuza
Disease due to malnutrition and high dietary cyanide intake
first reported outbreak occurred in Bandundu Province in present-day DRC in 1936–1937 and the second in Nampula Province of northern Mozambique in 1981. Each
Konzo
Calabashes (called nkalu in Kikongo) are used to collect and store palm wine in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
List of bottle types, brands and companies
List_of_bottle_types,_brands_and_companies
Species of bottle gourd plant
Calabashes (nkalu in Kikongo) are used to collect and store palm wine in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 1990) The Malian kora player
Calabash
Botanical fruit with fleshy pericarp, containing one or many seeds
and palaeoenvironmental evidence at Kuk Swamp in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea suggests that banana cultivation there goes back to
Berry_(botany)
Topics referred to by the same term
Kilembe, may refer to Kilembe, DR Congo, a community in Kwilu District, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kilembe, Uganda, a community
Kilembe
Place in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
located in the current Mai-Ndombe Province, but until the 2015 repartitioning it was part of the former Bandundu Province. The district lies on the east
Plateaux_District
of the Congo. They are indigenous to the Mai-Ndombe Province, formerly part of Bandundu Province. They speak the Sakata language, and Lingala as their
Sakata_people
Bantu language of the Congo
Mbala Native to Democratic Republic of Congo Region Bandundu Province Native speakers (200,000 cited 1972) Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo
Mbala_language
2010 passenger ferry disaster in Bandundu province, DR Congo
an overloaded passenger ferry capsized on the Kasai River in the Bandundu Province, east of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least
2010 Kasai River ferry capsizing
2010_Kasai_River_ferry_capsizing
Congolese politician (1934–2018)
André Bo-Boliko Lokonga was born on 15 August 1934 in Lobamiti, Bandundu Province, Belgian Congo. He served as President of the Legislative Council
André_Bo-Boliko_Lokonga
Virologist known for working with Ebola
against this from the World Health Organization. Muyembe grew up in Bandundu Province, the child of farmers. He was educated in schools run by the Catholic
Jean-Jacques_Muyembe-Tamfum
Popokabaka. There is also another town called Lusanga in Kwilu District of Bandundu province, to the north of Kikwit. National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised
Lusanga,_Kwango
District in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Léopoldville province as a whole. Léopoldville Province was divided in 1963–1966 into the provinces of Congo Central, Kwilu, Kwango, and Mai-Ndombe. Bandundu Province
Kwango_District
Place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bagata Territory, and is situated on the Kwilu River between Kikwit and Bandundu. Tabu Ley Rochereau, a musician and later politician once dubbed the "African
Bagata,_Kwilu
Topics referred to by the same term
District, a former district of Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mai-Ndombe Province, a province in the Democratic Republic of
Mai-Ndombe
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He served as the governor of Bandundu Province from 16 March 2007 until 22 May 2012 "Communiqué de la CEI confirmant
Richard_Ndambu_Wolang
Congolese politician
for the territory of Masi-Manimba in the Bandundu province. He originates from Kwilu, in the Bandundu province. In 1986, he graduated from the Catholic
Olivier_Kamitatu_Etsu
Genus of flowering plants in the palm family
Munganji dancer suit used in Bapende ceremonies in the Gungu region of Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Raphia animals in Madagascar Kew
Raffia_palm
Bantu language spoken in the DR Congo
Congo. Giphende is spoken in Kwilu Province, in Gungu and Idiofa districts as well as some areas of Kasaï Province. The Bapende used to call themselves
Pende_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Kwilu District of Bandundu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Lusanga, Kwango, a town in Kwango District, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic
Lusanga
Provincial capital and city in Kwango Province, DR Congo
Kenge is the capital of Kwango Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2012 it had an estimated population of 44,743. The town is served
Kenge,_Kwango
Airport serving Kajiji, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kajiji Airport (ICAO: FZCK) is an airport serving Kajiji in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport and village are on a mesa
Kajiji_Airport
Shanghai or the capital region of Delhi, which are equivalent to a Chinese province or an Indian state or union territory. Administrative units such as Los
List of first-level administrative divisions by population
List_of_first-level_administrative_divisions_by_population
Bantu language of DR Congo
"from Kwamuntu to Ilebo along the north side of the Kasai River in Bandundu Province." The number of speakers of Nzadi is not known, but is estimated to
Nzadi_language
Bantu language of DR Congo
Sengele Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo Region Bandundu province Native speakers 17,000 (2002) Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo
Sengele_language
Mukwabatu Buka (PALU) Tryphon Kin-Kiey Mulumba Garry Mabongo Katembo (UCC) Bandundu ville (1 seat) - Prince Sylvestre Makila Ngakiber (Ind.) Bolobo (1 seat)
Members of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–2011)
Members_of_the_National_Assembly_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_(2006–2011)
gives the capital the status of a province. Therefore, in many contexts Kinshasa is regarded as the 26th province. When Belgium annexed the Belgian Congo
Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Provinces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The province of Mai-Ndombe is one of three regions the former province of Bandundu has been divided
Bokoro Airport (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Bokoro_Airport_(Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
President of the DR Congo from 2001–2019
ending the war; Bemba led in the west, and Gizenga won his native Bandundu Province. After the first round, Kabila formed the Alliance of the Presidential
Joseph_Kabila
HVDC transmission line in the Democratic Republic of Congo
As of 2010, the line was still functional as far as Bandundu, the capital of Bandundu province, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) northeast of Kinshasa
Inga–Shaba_HVDC
Alcoholic beverage made from palm sap
and mahusu from a short palm that grows in the savannah areas of western Bandundu and Kasai provinces. In South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India
Palm_wine
Civil uprising in Congo
18 January 1966, the Kwilu province was merged with the Kwango District and Mai-Ndombe District to create Bandundu Province, as part of a national effort
Kwilu_rebellion
tornado killed 17 people near the town of Yumbi in the northwestern Bandundu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over 4,000 people were injured
Tornadoes_of_2003
City in Kwilu, DR Congo
its population as 160,000. It was the largest city in Bandundu Province, serving as the province's commercial and transport centre and receiving most of
Kikwit
Stream in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
721991 The Kwenge River (French: Rivière Kwenge) is a stream in the Bandundu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river begins in Angola
Kwenge_River
Congolese singer and composer (1956–2007)
was Charles Miswanga Nabar from the Bandundu province and his mother was Catherine Ngonde from the Équateur province. Mombaya comes from a family of fourteen
Charles_Mombaya
Congolose musician (born 1965)
Werrason was born Noël Ngiama Makanda on 25 December 1965 in Kikwit, Bandundu Province. He grew up in Kinshasa and began singing at the age of 12 in the
Werrason
Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kwese Kikwese Native to Democratic Republic of Congo Region Bandundu Province Native speakers (undated figure of 60,000) Language family Niger–Congo?
Kwese_language
Congolese musician (born 1966)
was born on 16 January 1966, in Kikwit, a provincial town in the Bandundu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Rosa Ikuma and Boni Mubi
Stino_Mubi
Congolese politician
in the National Assembly since the 2006 election representing the Bandundu Province, ending his term after the 2011 election. He has always been a close
Tryphon_Kin-Kiey_Mulumba
Congolese politician (born 1959)
Francois-Xavier) in Kikwit Sacré-Coeur, Bandundu province. He then moved to Kananga (Kasai-Occidental Province) and finally, after one year, to Mbuji-Mayi
Vital_Kamerhe
Military forces of the DR Congo
Defence Zone (Bas Congo, Bandundu, Equatuer, and Kinshasa): Brig. Gen. Gabriel Amisi Kumba 11th Military Region (Bandundu Province): Brig Gen. Dieudonné
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
of plotting a coup. Born in the town of Idiofa, in what became the Bandundu Province, of Belgian Congo, Munene took part in the early rebellions in the
Faustin_Munene
Topics referred to by the same term
and Zambia Lunda Norte Province, Angola Lunda Sul Province, Angola Kasongo Lunda, a town in Kwango District, Bandundu Province, the Democratic Republic
Lunda
Language
Hungana Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo Region Bandundu province Native speakers (undated figure of 400) Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo
Hungana_language
provinces with the exception of Kinshasa which itself has the status of a province. Cities are further divided into communes. They are led by mayors except
Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cities_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo province (1966–2015)
the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and Bandundu provinces. The word "Équateur" is French
Équateur_(former_province)
Amphitheater in Mount Ngaliema, Kinshasa
gubernatorial residence of the province of Léopoldville, which included the capital Kinshasa, Kongo Central, and the former Bandundu Province. Following the country's
Théâtre de Verdure de Mont Ngaliema
Théâtre_de_Verdure_de_Mont_Ngaliema
Nordsudtimber's forest development subsidiary
hundreds of people in Oshwe, a community in the Mai-Ndombe District of Bandundu Province, demonstrated against SODEFOR. They were demanding a halt to industrial
Sodefor
Congolese politician
National Vice-President in charge of the supervision of the former Bandundu Province and as Special Adviser and Head of Missions to the National President
Didace_Pembe_Bokiaga
Congolese physician
the age of 27, he was the only medical doctor for 11,000 people in Bandundu Province. Kande is known as the father of sleeping sickness. He was made the
Victor_Kande
Congolese politician (born 1964)
for the management of the agro-industrial park of Bukanga Lonzo in Bandundu Province. The public prosecutor at the Constitutional Court requested the lifting
Matata_Ponyo_Mapon
Day of the year
2010 – An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths
July_29
Capital and most populous city of DR Congo
from the north and center of the Congo River, and the road route through Bandundu and Kongo Central. This movement intensified after independence and peaked
Kinshasa
Kalimva Luebo Kananga Sanduwa Diongo Pont-Kwango Kinganga Luozi Brazzaville–Kinshasa Isangi Kisangani Ubundu Bendela Bandundu PopoKabaka Bagata Google Maps
List of crossings of the Congo River
List_of_crossings_of_the_Congo_River
Ganene. He is originally from Kondo, Gungu Territory, Kwilu District, Bandundu Province. He holds a doctorate in law from the University of Kinshasa. Makiaski
Willy_Makiaski
Ethnic militia clashes since 2022
were killed. On 3 March, the spokesman for the 11th Military Region Grand Bandundu and the FARDC's Operation Ngemba stated that over 1,000 civilians have
Western_DR_Congo_clashes
Commune in Kwango, DR Congo
River. As of 2012, the town was estimated to have a population of 23,820. "Bandundu: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer
Kasongo_Lunda
Congolese musician (1939–1995)
on both the year and place of birth. Afrisson gives 1939, in Boyamba, Bandundu. The Congolese blog Kin Kiesse gives 1940, in Léopoldville (Kinshasa).
Johnny_Bokelo
Coffee as an agricultural commodity in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kivu province, the Robusta variety of coffee in the Orientale province, and about 700 hectares (1,700 acres) of Arabica coffee in Bandundu province. List
Coffee production in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coffee_production_in_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Congolese Catholic prelate (born 1959)
28 January 2026. He was born on 29 June 1959 in Misay, Bandundu Province (today Kwango Province), Democratic Congo. He attended the Saint Charles Lwanga
Bernard_Marie_Fansaka_Biniama
Village Development Committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
in 449 individual households. Lumbi or, Lombi, is also a stream in Bandundu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lumbo is also a very common
Lumbe
Congolese economist
Matungulu Mbuyamu Ilankir was born on January 4, 1955, in Lubembo, Bandundu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the son of a Congolese civil
Freddy_Matungulu
from Italy, founded the first school for the deaf in 1955 in the Bandundu Province. Some primary and secondary schools in the DRC are deaf-specific,
Deafness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Deafness_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Bo-Boliko Lokonga, future prime minister of Zaire, is born in Lobamiti, Bandundu Province. 14 September Pierre Ryckmans replaces Auguste Tilkens as governor-general
1934_in_the_Belgian_Congo
Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium
2003 Kruishoutem (Belgium) since 2004 Bakałarzewo (Poland) since 2005 Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo) List of protected heritage sites in
Attert
Place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
a northwesterly direction past the town of Bagata towards the city of Bandundu, where it joins the Kwango River shortly before that stream enters the
Bagata_Territory
CG01 Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo CG02 Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo CG03 Kasaï-Occidental Province, Democratic
List of FIPS region codes (A–C)
List_of_FIPS_region_codes_(A–C)
Public university in the DRC
university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the province of Bandundu, city of Kikwit. At its creation, it was an Extension of the University
University_of_Kikwit
Area/City Area Code Kinshasa 1 Katanga 2 Bas-Congo, Bandundu 3 Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental 4 Province Orientale 5 Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Maniema 6
Telephone numbers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Telephone_numbers_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Likasi, 1930s Goma Uvira Bunia Mbandaka Matadi, 1965 Isiro, 1942 Boma Bandundu Former place names in the Democratic Republic of the Congo "Congo (Dem
List of cities and towns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Bilateral relations
crop, Jatropha, on degraded soils unsuitable for food production in Bandundu Province, to supply rural electrification projects in the DRC, and the company
Canada–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
Canada–Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_relations
(2001-2004), is born in Kasongo Dinga, Bandundu Province. 15 October Lunda Bululu, future prime minister of Zaire, is born in Mwena Mulota, Katanga Province.
1942_in_the_Belgian_Congo
Congolese physician
Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Okwo-Bele grew up in Bandundu, a small town in Western DRC, where he received his high school education
Jean_Marie_Okwo_Bele
travel, tourism, insurance
BANDUNDU PROVINCE
BANDUNDU PROVINCE
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten)
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten) : habitational name from places so called, from Low German holt ‘holt’, ‘copse’, ‘small wood’. There is one in the Dutch province of Overijssel and another near Oberhausen in the Rhineland.Danish : variant of Holt.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, either from the definite singular form of holt ‘holt’, ‘small wood’ (see Holt), or from holt ‘hill’, ‘stony slope’.English : variant spelling of Holton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur.English : possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.German : short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’.German : possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word.Dutch : habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Myer.Spanish : habitational name from a village in Santander province, so named from mies ‘ripe grain’, ‘harvest time’ (Latin messis aestiva ‘summer harvest’).Dutch : nickname from mier ‘ant’; perhaps denoting an industrious person.Dutch and Belgian (van de Mier) : topographic name from a Brabantine form of moere ‘bog’, ‘marsh’ (modern moeras), or a habitational name from Moere in West Flanders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kestel.German : from Middle High German kezzel ‘kettle’, ‘cauldron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels, or alternatively a topographic and habitational name, from the same word in the sense ‘(ring-shaped) hollow’.Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from any of the places so named in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Limburg or the Dutch province of North Brabant.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Lestón)
Spanish (Lestón) : habitational name from any of four places called Lestó in A Coruña province, Galacia.English : unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English lēg ‘beacon fire’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mills.Dutch : habitational name from Milheeze in the province of North Brabant.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Amilius or Amelis (Latinized forms of a Germanic name with the initial element amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’) or of the Latin personal name Aemilius (see Milian).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’ (compare Harker 2).Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from St-Lambrechts-Herk or Herk-de-Stad in the Belgian province of Limburg, which take their names from the Herk river.Probably an altered spelling of German Harke.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : occupational name for a person responsible for looking after oxen and castrated horses, from Middle English geld ‘sterile’, ‘barren (animal)’ (Old Norse geldr) + herde ‘herdsman’, Old English hierde (see Heard).Dutch : habitational name from the Dutch province of Gelderland or from Geldern in northwestern Germany (see Geller 1).
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Connacht)
Irish (Connacht) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó LáimhÃn, a reduced form of Ó FlaithimhÃn ‘descendant of FlaithimhÃn’, a personal name from a diminutive of flaith ‘prince’, ‘ruler’. This name is sometimes translated Hand, from the similarity of the reduced form to lámh ‘hand’.English : from the medieval female personal name Lavin(a) (from Latin Lavinia, of unknown origin)Spanish (LavÃn) : habitational name from Lavin, a place so named in the Santander province.Respelling of French Lavigne.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English : variant of Galyon.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-), a personal name representing a diminutive of faol ‘wolf’. Compare Whelan.English and Scottish : habitational name from Holland, a division of Lincolnshire, or any of the eight villages in various parts of England so called, from Old English hÅh ‘ridge’ + land ‘land’. The Scottish name may also be from places called Holland in Orkney, Houlland in Shetland, Hollandbush in Stirlingshire, and Holland-Hirst in the parish of Kirkintilloch.English, German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and Dutch : regional name from Holland, a province of the Netherlands.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in West Yorkshire, or the place in Kent. The former is of British origin, appearing in Bede in the form Loidis ‘People of the LÄt’, (LÄt being an earlier name of the river Aire, meaning ‘the violent one’). Loidis was originally a district name, but was subsequently restricted to the city. The Kentish place name may be from an Old English stream name hlÌ„de ‘loud, rushing stream’.Daniel Leeds (1652–1720) was born in England, probably in Nottinghamshire, and emigrated to America with his father, Thomas, some time in the third quarter of the 17th century. The family settled in Shrewsbury, NJ, in 1677. Daniel made almanacs and was surveyor general of the Province of West Jersey in 1682. He was married four times and had numerous children.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Limón)
Spanish (Limón) : from Spanish limón ‘lemon’, hence possibly an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.English : variant of Lemon.French : habitational name from Limon in Nièvre, Limont-Fontaine in Nord, or Limont in the Belgian province of Liège.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or ‘hatch’ (especially one leading into a forest), northern Middle English heck (Old English hæcc), or a habitational name from Great Heck in North Yorkshire, which is named with this word. Compare Hatch.German : topographic name from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’. This name is common in southern Germany and the Rhineland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Hec(q), a topographic name from Old French hec ‘gate’, ‘barrier’, ‘fence’ (compare 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word.Shortened form of the Dutch surname van (den) Hecke, a habitational name from any of several places called ten Hekke in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders.
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English
English : possibly from a medieval personal name Tustin, derived via Old French Toustin from Old Norse Þorsteinn ‘Thor’s stone’. Compare Thurston.Altered form of French D’Estaing, a topographic name, with the preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone who lived by a pond, Old French esta(i)ng, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word, for example Estaing in Aveyron and Hautes Pyrénées.French : habitational name, with preposition de, for someone from Stain in the Belgian province of Namur.
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Vietnamese (HÃ )
Vietnamese (HÃ ) : unexplained.Korean : there are two Ha clans, each with a unique Chinese character. The founding ancestor of the larger Ha clan was named Ha Kong-jin and settled in the Chinju area around ad 1010. Most of the modern descendants of Ha Kong-jin live in the KyÅngsang and ChÅlla provinces. The founding ancestor of the smaller of the two clans was named Ha HÅm, and he settled in the Taegu area after emigrating from Song China some time in the early part of the twelfth century. Most of the modern descendants of Ha HÅm still live in the Taegu area.Chinese : variant of Xia.English : unexplained.
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English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
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French
French : from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.Galician : probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia.German : northwestern variant of Gau.
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English
English : variant spelling of Malin.Irish : variant of Mellon.Spanish (Aragonese Mallén) : habitational name from Mallén in Zaragoza province.
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