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Style of writing Latin script
Block letters (known as printscript, manuscript, print writing, printing or ball and stick in academics) are a sans-serif (or "gothic") style of writing
Block_letters
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up block letter or block letters in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Block letters are a form of handwriting. It can also refer to: A style of business
Block letters (disambiguation)
Block_letters_(disambiguation)
Script used to write the Greek language
also some archaic letters and Greek-based technical symbols. This block also supports the Coptic alphabet. Formerly, most Coptic letters shared codepoints
Greek_alphabet
Style of penmanship
generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. It varies in functionality and modern-day usage across languages and
Cursive
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Block, Blocks, block, blocked, or blocks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Block or blocked may refer to: Block programming, the result of a
Block
Eye chart
printed with eleven lines of block letters. The first line consists of one very large letter, which may be one of several letters, for example E, H, or N.
Snellen_chart
Handwritten form of Russian Cyrillic
Cyrillic script, used instead of the block letters seen in printed material. In addition, Russian italics for lowercase letters are often based on Russian cursive
Russian_cursive
Unicode character block
Spacing Modifier Letters is a Unicode block containing characters for the IPA, UPA, and other phonetic transcriptions. Included are the IPA tone marks
Spacing_Modifier_Letters
Group of Unicode symbols
CJK Letters and Months is a Unicode block containing circled and parenthesized Katakana, Hangul, and CJK ideographs. Also included in the block are miscellaneous
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
Enclosed_CJK_Letters_and_Months
19th-century phonetic writing system devised by the LDS Church
cursive documents appear, and all surviving journals are written in block letters. Marion J. Shelton, an early Mormon missionary who wrote a dictionary
Deseret_alphabet
Major League Baseball franchise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
numbers in stylized block letters, and a road alternate navy uniform with "Milwaukee" in script letters and numbers in stylized block letters. The home sleeve
Milwaukee_Brewers
National Basketball Association team in New York City
The team name is written in red block letters. The blue uniforms, which featured "New York" in white block letters, mirrored that of the white uniforms
Brooklyn_Nets
Teaching script for handwriting
from print writing to cursive. The Zaner-Bloser Method first teaches block letters and then cursive in order to enable written expression as quickly as
Zaner-Bloser (teaching script)
Zaner-Bloser_(teaching_script)
Major League Baseball franchise in Arlington, Texas, US
rounded letters with blue drop shadows (with a white star at the bottom of the "R"), and the back of the uniform featured red block letters for the player
Texas_Rangers_(baseball)
American professional baseball team
"Orioles" and block letters are rendered in black with orange trim. The 1995–2003 style featured orange numbers in front but black letters in the back.
Baltimore_Orioles
American guitarist (born 1969)
sometimes emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in block letters. This is accompanied by an expressionless plain white mask inspired
Buckethead
National Basketball Association team in San Francisco, California
1966, the Warriors updated their uniform, going with the team name in block letters and incorporated the interlocking "SF" similar to the San Francisco
Golden_State_Warriors
Type of teaching cursive
school systems. Grundschrift letters are written separately as block letters as opposed to cursive script, in which letters are conjoined together in a
Grundschrift
Seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet
Univers, or lie completely outside the bowl as in PT Sans. In writing block letters, bisecting tails are the fastest to write, as they require less precision
Q
Major League Baseball franchise
orange, while the road uniform now featured "San Francisco" in black block letters with orange trim. Neckline, pants and sleeves feature thin black and
San_Francisco_Giants
Unicode block
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols is a Unicode block comprising styled forms of Latin and Greek letters and decimal digits that enable mathematicians to
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols
Unicode character block
and the only block which is encoded in one byte in UTF-8. The block contains all the letters and control codes of the ASCII encoding. It ranges from U+0000
Basic_Latin_(Unicode_block)
Basketball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Bucks" in green serifed letters with red trim and block numbers, while the green uniform has "Milwaukee" in white serifed letters with red trim. Both sets
Milwaukee_Bucks
Unicode character block
Deseret (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ ) is a Unicode block containing characters in the Deseret alphabet, which were invented by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Deseret_(Unicode_block)
Typeface designed for vehicle licence plates
introduced for use on vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom. Its block letters and numbers are designed to prevent easy modification and to improve
Mandatory_(typeface)
Semi-cursive Hebrew typeface used for traditional commentaries
In the case of the Hebrew press, the tradition of using square or block letters were cast for Biblical and other important works prevailed. However
Rashi_script
Grotesque sans-serif typeface
International, Albert-Jan Pool wrote a brochure named FF DIN Round – digital block letters. It provides additional information on both the design and the history
FF_DIN
Major League Baseball franchise in Seattle, Washington
name in front and stylized serifed letters instead of the normal block letters. In 2024, the names were changed to block lettering. It is now worn on most
Seattle_Mariners
Sample script for learning penmanship
handwriting from block letters rather than from a teaching cursive. The urge for speed should lead the pupil to invent combinations of letters and fluid, uninterrupted
Teaching_script
American record company founded in 1947
with "IMPERIAL" in silver block letters at the top 1957–1963: Black label with colored rays and "IMPERIAL" in white block letters at the top; stereo album
Imperial_Records
American electrician, mechanic, and bomber (1903–1994)
could detonate. The bomb was wrapped in a note written in distinctive block letters and signed "F.P.", stating Con Edison crooks – this is for you. Some
George_Metesky
Unicode denominator & numerator glyphs
Letters block has superscripted letters and symbols used for phonetic transcription: ʰ ʱ ʲ ʳ ʴ ʵ ʶ ʷ ʸ ˀ ˁ ˠ ˡ ˢ ˣ ˤ. The Phonetic Extensions block has
Unicode subscripts and superscripts
Unicode_subscripts_and_superscripts
Name for supporters of a Serbian sports organization
appreciation, during the late 1990s, Red Star painted the word Delije in block letters across the north stand. Since the mid-1980s the supporters maintain
Delije
Currency of Israel
currency sign for the new shekel ⟨ ₪ ⟩ is a combination of the first Hebrew letters of the words shekel (ש) and ẖadash (ח) (new). When the shekel sign is
Israeli_new_shekel
Major League Baseball franchise in Minneapolis, Minnesota
which also featured pinstripes, were emblazoned with "Minnesota" in red block letters outlined in navy, while the updated primary logo adorned the left sleeve
Minnesota_Twins
Part of a construction set
construction toys. Sometimes, toy blocks depict letters of the alphabet. There are mentions of blocks or "dice" with letters inscribed on them used as entertaining
Toy_block
Unicode character block
IPA Extensions is a block (U+0250–U+02AF) of the Unicode standard that contains full size letters used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Both
IPA_Extensions
Unicode character block
the Unicode block for representing modern (monotonic) Greek. It was originally also used for writing Coptic, using the similar Greek letters in addition
Greek_and_Coptic
Unicode script encoding
864 positions. The next characters in the Cyrillic block, range U+0460–U+0489, are historical letters, some of which are still used for Church Slavonic
Cyrillic_script_in_Unicode
Writing system
developed in 1969 and tested since 1972. The letters have been simplified and the shapes approximated the block letters. In 10 of the 16 German federal states
Vereinfachte_Ausgangsschrift
Form of Japanese currency
Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo, the notes were marked with stamped block letters that begin with "M" for "Malaya". The first series of notes were originally
Japanese government–issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo
Japanese_government–issued_dollar_in_Malaya_and_Borneo
American nightclub owner and murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald (1911–1967)
noticed a political billboard featuring the text "IMPEACH EARL WARREN" in block letters. Ruby's sister Eva testified that Ruby had told her that he believed
Jack_Ruby
Japanese invasion money issued during the Second World War
second letter or letters indicate the block (or printing batch) of the note, there are single letter blocks and double letter blocks for Burma, with the
Japanese government–issued rupee in Burma
Japanese_government–issued_rupee_in_Burma
Major League Baseball logos and uniforms
current cap and uniforms in 1946 until 1971, the road uniforms used blue block letters and numbers. With the switch to pullover jerseys in 1972, the lettering
Logos and uniforms of the Boston Red Sox
Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox
Distinct shapes of a written symbol
writing (e.g., reading manuscript/block letters but writing cursive) may inhibit students' ability to recognize and name letters. Computerized optical character
Allograph
Writing created by a person with a writing implement
form of writing Blackletter – Historic European script and typeface Block letters – Style of writing Latin script Cursive – Style of penmanship Handwriting
Handwriting
Brand of gum by the Wrigley Company
packaged simply, with a plain wrapper and "JUICY FRUIT" in red, thin block letters. In 1914, Wrigley changed it to thin vertical white and green stripes
Juicy_Fruit
Unicode character block
Arabic is a Unicode block, containing the standard letters and the most common diacritics of the Arabic script, and the Arabic-Indic digits. The following
Arabic_(Unicode_block)
Unicode character block
script. The Cherokee block (U+13A0 to U+13FF) contains all the uppercase letters plus six lowercase letters. The Cherokee Supplement block (U+AB70 to U+ABBF)
Cherokee_(Unicode_block)
Unicode character block
Latin Extended-A is a Unicode block and is the third block of the Unicode standard. It encodes Latin letters from the Latin ISO character sets other than
Latin_Extended-A
Unicode block
is a Unicode block containing 80 characters which are constructed mainly from the glyphs of one or more letters. In addition to this block, Unicode includes
Letterlike_Symbols
Unicode character block
Superscripts and Subscripts is a Unicode block containing superscript and subscript numerals, mathematical operators, and letters used in mathematics and phonetics
Superscripts_and_Subscripts
Unicode character block
glyphs resembling capital letters in the basic Latin alphabet in their standard form and turned. The addition of the block was subject to significant
Lisu_(Unicode_block)
Motor vehicle
was revised, including a new grille, Thunderbird emblem replacing the block letters on the front edge of the hood, simulated front fender vent trim, revised
Ford Thunderbird (fourth generation)
Ford_Thunderbird_(fourth_generation)
Plaza in Manila, Philippines
southeast flank of the quadrangle, stand a statue of a tiger and the UST block letters. The current tiger statue, unveiled in August 2022, is about 8 feet
UST_Plaza_Mayor
Addition of a symbol or charge to a flag
Flag is further defaced with the words "Australian border force" in block letters.[citation needed] In the United States, it is against the Flag Code
Defacement_(flag)
Effort to damage someone's reputation
(see below), the New York Post reported on its front page big, black block letters: "GARY: I'M NO WOMANIZER." Deflection has been described as a wrap-up
Smear_campaign
2008 monument to Kosovo independence
monument consists of the English-language word "Newborn" in capital block letters, which were painted bright yellow when the sculpture was first revealed
Newborn_monument
American beverage company
"Icee", as well as the idea of the logo's icicles hanging from the block letters, which has remained unchanged. She thought of the Polar Bear, but the
The_Icee_Company
Unicode block of typographical symbols
numerals are in the Dingbats and the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months blocks. There is also a block with more of these characters in the Supplementary
Enclosed_Alphanumerics
Legible handwriting style
a named style of writing, such as the chancery hand. Writing portal Block letters Court hand History of writing Secretary hand Dillon, Emma (7 October
Book_hand
Unicode character block
Sencoten are 5 letters with strokes for writing Saanich. The following table shows the number of letters in the Latin Extended-B block. The following
Latin_Extended-B
U.S. military canned combat rations
block letters (e.g., "TURKEY LOAF") and the third row indicated the "B"-unit number (either B-1, B-1A, B-2 or B-3, B-3A, Unit) in bold capital block letters
Meal, Combat, Individual ration
Meal,_Combat,_Individual_ration
Motor vehicle
had "FORD" in chrome block letters across their hoods. For 1961, all models got the block letters on their hoods. The big-block 390 CID V8 was available
Ford_Fairlane_(Americas)
Typeface classification for letterforms without serifs
till about twenty years later. Sign-writers were content to call them "block letters," and they are sometimes so-called at the present day; but on their
Sans-serif
Soviet-Russian singer-songwriter (1952–2011)
(Alexander Barykin & Dub TV) 2009 Rock (Latin block letters) Ne (Russian block letters) Star (Latin block letters) (the game of words — Not a Rock Star or
Alexander_Barykin
Former football stadium in Waco, Texas
marks, the area was painted gold, with "BAYLOR" painted in large green block letters.) In 2004, a large tarpaulin was installed that covered the south end
Floyd_Casey_Stadium
Ribbon on a sailor's cap
names in gilt wire in block letters. Following the creation of the Kriegsmarine the lettering was in gothic text. In 1938 the letters were switched to yellow
Tally_(cap)
Brand of canned condensed milk
supplement. 2003 Second series, Volume 228, Page 402 "Below the man in block letters are written the Vietnamese words "SUA ONG THO." The trademark registration
Longevity_Brand
Unicode character block
Latin-1 Supplement block has four subheadings within its character collection: C1 controls, Latin-1 Punctuation and Symbols, Letters, and Mathematical
Latin-1_Supplement
Native alphabet of the Korean language
Such combinations yield 27 additional letters, resulting in a total of 51. They are arranged in syllable blocks consisting of an initial consonant, a
Hangul
Art of drawing letters
Beyond. Quarto Publishing Group USA. Pool, Albert-Jan. "FF DIN: Digital Block Letters" (PDF). FontShop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2017
Lettering
Unicode character block
Modifier Tone Letters is a Unicode block containing tone markings for Chinese, Chinantec, Africanist, and other phonetic transcriptions. It does not contain
Modifier_Tone_Letters
block) Lisu (Unicode block) Lisu Supplement (Unicode block) Miao (Unicode block) Modifier Tone Letters (Unicode block) Nushu (Unicode block) Nyiakeng Puachue
List_of_Unicode_characters
Major League Baseball franchise in Toronto, Ontario
illegibility, the Blue Jays tweaked their road uniforms to include 3D-style block letters and numerals in light blue trimmed in black and white, along with chest
Toronto_Blue_Jays
Sidewalk attraction in Los Angeles, California
circular dome, the dome topped by a central spire with descending neon block letters spelling "Hollywood" on each side. Atop the spire is a small gilded
Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame
Written form of communication among businesses and between businesses and individuals
Business letters conform to generally one of six indentation formats: standard, open, block, semi-block, modified block, and modified semi-block. Put simply
Business_letter
Unicode character block
Additional is a Unicode block. Almost all characters (as many as 246) in this block are precomposed combinations of Latin letters with one or more general
Latin_Extended_Additional
relations. The Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block (U+1D400–U+1D7FF) contains Latin and Greek letters and decimal digits that enable mathematicians to
Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode
Mathematical_operators_and_symbols_in_Unicode
Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California
also implemented on the letters. The road uniforms eliminated the pinstripes and added the city name in navy blue block letters with white trim and orange
San_Diego_Padres
Humanist sans-serif typeface
standard set of letters similar to it. Matthew Carter, later a prominent font designer, recalled in 2005 that his mother cut linoleum block letters based on
Gill_Sans
strip. From 1962–1998, the logo had a small interlocking "NY" in orange block letters just to the left of the "Mets" wordmark. It was also slightly revised
Logos and uniforms of the New York Mets
Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_New_York_Mets
Unicode character block
Malayalam. Additional Syriac letters used for writing the Malayalam language are encoded in the Syriac Supplement block. The following Unicode-related
Syriac_(Unicode_block)
Landmark in Los Angeles, California
wooden sign in 30-foot-wide (9.1 m) and 50-foot-high (15.2 m) white block letters. Studded with around 4,000 light bulbs, the completed sign alternated
Hollywood_Sign
Unicode character block
is a Unicode block containing modifier letters, nearly all IPA and extIPA, for phonetic transcription. The Latin Extended-F and -G blocks contain the first
Latin_Extended-F
Unicode character block
Unicode block containing the letters for writing the Mundari language. Nag Mundari is encoded as a unicameral alphabet. The Nag Mundari block contains
Nag_Mundari_(Unicode_block)
Alphabet of the Arabic language
Alphabetical Symbols block encodes characters used in Arabic mathematical expressions. See also the notes of the section on modified letters. Keyboards designed
Arabic_alphabet
Soviet serial killer
in block letters. Skrynnik was then summoned to the military registration and enlistment office, where he was required to fill out documents in block letters
Alexander_Skrynnik
North American picture postcard style
the name of a tourist destination was printed in three-dimensional block letters, each of which were inset with images of local landmarks. Sometimes
Large-letter_postcard
Type of geoglyph common in the Western United States
Hillside letters or mountain monograms are a form of hill figures common in the Western United States, consisting of large single letters, abbreviations
Hillside_letters
Characters from the Latin script encoded in the Unicode Standard
grouped in several basic and extended Latin blocks. The extended ranges contain mainly precomposed letters plus diacritics that are equivalently encoded
Latin_script_in_Unicode
Unicode character block
2023-07-26. Hangul Jamo Extended-A Hangul Jamo Extended-B CJK Symbols and Punctuation (Unicode block) Enclosed CJK Letters and Months (Unicode block)
Hangul_Jamo_(Unicode_block)
Unicode character block
Sinhala is a Unicode block containing characters for the Sinhala and Pali languages of Sri Lanka, and is also used for writing Sanskrit in Sri Lanka.
Sinhala_(Unicode_block)
Group of Unicode symbols
Cyrillic Supplement is a Unicode block containing Cyrillic letters for writing several minority languages, including Abkhaz, Kurdish, Komi, Mordvin, Aleut
Cyrillic_Supplement
Unicode character block
distinct letters. The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Cyrillic Extended-C block: "Unicode
Cyrillic_Extended-C
Unicode character block
disunification. Any specifically Coptic letters in the Greek and Coptic block are not reproduced in the Coptic Unicode block. The following Unicode-related documents
Coptic_(Unicode_block)
Puzzle game involving sliding pieces
A sliding puzzle, sliding block puzzle, or sliding tile puzzle is a combination puzzle that challenges a player to slide (frequently flat) pieces along
Sliding_puzzle
Uppercase or lowercase
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (more formally majuscule) and smaller lowercase (more formally
Letter_case
Unicode character block
Sidetic is a Unicode block containing letters for the extinct Sidetic language from Side, Turkey. The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose
Sidetic_(Unicode_block)
Motor vehicle
replacement of nameplates on the hood and trunk lid with Ford nameplates in block letters. In 1976, the Grabber was dropped, and a "Stallion" package was introduced
Ford_Maverick_(1970–1977)
BLOCK LETTERS
BLOCK LETTERS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Male
English
The Badger
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Boy/Male
German American English
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
BLOCK LETTERS
BLOCK LETTERS
Girl/Female
Tamil
Protected by God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English female personal name Mau(l)d, a reduced form of the Norman name Mathilde, Matilda, composed of the Germanic elements maht ‘might’, ‘strength’ + hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’. The learned form Matilda was much less common in the Middle Ages than the vernacular forms Mahalt, Maud and the reduced pet form Till. The name was borne by the daughter of Henry I of England, who disputed the throne of England with her cousin Stephen for a number of years (1137–48). In Germany the popularity of the name in the Middle Ages was augmented by its being borne by a 10th-century saint, wife of Henry the Fowler and mother of Otto the Great.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Warner of the Religion; Religious Teacher
Boy/Male
Sikh
Warner, Eyes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dove, Old English dÅ«fe ‘dove’ (or perhaps occasionally from the Old Norse cognate dúfa), applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves. The Old English word was used as a personal name for either sex in the early Middle English period, and the surname at least in part derives from this use.Scottish : translation of Mac Calmáin (see Coleman 1).Scottish : variant of Duff.North German : nickname for a deaf or dull man, Middle Low German dÅf.David James Dove was born about 1696 in Portsmouth, England, where his father was a tailor. He arrived with his wife in Philadelphia in 1750 and in 1751 opened an academy for young ladies. He was the first person in PA who attempted to supply higher education for women.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Great
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Saraswati
Girl/Female
Muslim
Happiness
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Successful
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
God Balaraman
BLOCK LETTERS
BLOCK LETTERS
BLOCK LETTERS
BLOCK LETTERS
BLOCK LETTERS
v. t.
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
n.
The striking of a clock.
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
a.
Having black eyes.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
n.
To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
n.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.