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Headland in Alaska, United States
Cape Thompson is a headland on the Chukchi Sea coast of Alaska. It is located 26 miles (42 km) to the southeast of Point Hope, Arctic Slope. It is part
Cape_Thompson
Psychological horror thriller film
Cape Fear is a 1962 American southern gothic psychological thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson, from a screenplay by James R. Webb, adapting the
Cape_Fear_(1962_film)
1958 proposal to use nuclear explosions to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska
Atomic Energy Commission proposal to construct an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson on the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska by burying and detonating
Project_Chariot
Hungarian-American physicist (1908–2003)
January 2, 2018). Chance, Norman. "Project Chariot: The Nuclear Legacy of Cape Thompson, Alaska Norman Chance – Part 1". University of Connecticut. Archived
Edward_Teller
Research site in Alaska, United States
to the mouth of Ogotoruk Creek in the Ogotoruk Valley, 10 km ESE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. Maximum elevation is 20 meters. The place was named around
Chariot,_Alaska
American submachine gun
The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine
Thompson_submachine_gun
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Cape Fear in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cape Fear may refer to: Cape Fear (1962 film), a film by J. Lee Thompson starring Gregory Peck and
Cape_Fear
Psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese
teen-aged daughter in 'Cape Fear.'". Los Angeles Times. November 20, 1991. Retrieved June 14, 2026. "Cape Fear, film score". AllMusic. Thompson, Kirsten (2005)
Cape_Fear_(1991_film)
Legislative capital of South Africa
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the
Cape_Town
Cape in Alaska, United States
Uŋasiktuq" meaning "distant cape" as opposed to "Uivvaq Qanittuq" (Cape Thompson) meaning "near cape". The native Inupiaq who lived there were struck by a deadly
Cape_Lisburne
Wildlife Refuge are located on the peninsula, one at Cape Lisburne and the other at Cape Thompson. The Kukpuk River flows through the Lisburne Peninsula
Lisburne_Peninsula
Species of moth
British Mountains in northern Yukon, adjacent Northwest Territories, and Cape Thompson in north-western Alaska. The habitat in the Richardson Mountains is
Lasionycta_coracina
American politician and actor (1942–2015)
Thunder (patterned on 'Big' Bill France). Thompson went on to be cast in many films including as Tom Broadbent in Cape Fear (1991) and White House Chief of
Fred_Thompson
Protected areas off the Alaskan coast
Barren Islands, Gulf of Alaska Unit Castle Cape, Alaska Peninsula Unit Cape Thompson Three walrus near Cape Lisburne United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska_Maritime_National_Wildlife_Refuge
British film director (1914–2002)
Turner, Adrian (4 September 2002). "Obituary: J Lee Thompson: Director of Ice Cold in Alex, Cape Fear and The Guns of Navarone". The Guardian. p. 1.20
J._Lee_Thompson
Independent federal government agency (1947–1975)
funding bio-environmental research in the Arctic. Research took place at Cape Thompson on the northwest coast of Alaska, and was tied to an excavation proposal
United States Atomic Energy Commission
United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
U.S. program examining the peaceful applications of nuclear explosives (1961–1977)
have used several hydrogen bombs to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska. It was never carried out due to concerns for the native populations
Project_Plowshare
South African businessman (1934–2023)
Julian Ogilvie Thompson was born on 27 January 1934 in Cape Town, then in the Union of South Africa. His father, Newton Ogilvie Thompson, was a lawyer
Julian_Ogilvie_Thompson
Fictional character
novel The Executioners. He was portrayed by Robert Mitchum in J. Lee Thompson's Cape Fear, by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's remake, and by Javier
Max_Cady
Species of flowering plant
Erigeron muirii was discovered by noted conservationist John Muir near Cape Thompson, Alaska during his travels there in 1881. Muir sent the plants he collected
Erigeron_muirii
U.S. National Monument and National Historic Landmark
brought proposals for Operation Chariot, a proposed deepwater harbor at Cape Thompson 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the monument, to be excavated using nuclear
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape_Krusenstern_National_Monument
British-born South African politician, community organizer and author
women's suffrage movement. After immigrating to Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband in 1919, Newton-Thompson became involved in organizing community initiatives
Joyce_Newton-Thompson
South African/English cricketer and physician
Julian Barton de Courcy Thompson is a former cricketer, and also a medical doctor. Born in Cape Town in 1968, Thompson first qualified as a doctor before
Julian_Thompson_(cricketer)
Lighthouse in Florida, US
The Cape Florida Light is a lighthouse on Cape Florida at the south end of Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Constructed in 1825, it guided mariners
Cape_Florida_Light
Borough in Alaska, United States
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Chukchi Sea unit) Cape Lisburne Cape Thompson Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (part) Mollie Beattie Wilderness
North_Slope_Borough,_Alaska
Use of nuclear explosives for non-military purposes
have used several hydrogen bombs to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska. It was never carried out due to concerns for the native populations
Peaceful_nuclear_explosion
Book by John D. MacDonald
Cady, severing an artery, and lead to Cady bleeding to death. Kirsten Thompson, Cape Fear and Trembling: Familial Dread; In Literature and Film: A Guide
The Executioners (MacDonald novel)
The_Executioners_(MacDonald_novel)
South African sportsman and politician
Cyril Newton-Thompson and his wife Joyce Newton-Thompson, who later became the first female Mayor of Cape Town. He, however grew up in South Africa, where
Ossie_Newton-Thompson
British traveller in South Africa
in London by Henry Colburn. Thompson had arrived at the Cape Colony in about 1818 and became a successful merchant in Cape Town. He travelled widely in
George_Thompson_(traveller)
American academic administrator
proposal by Edward Teller to use nuclear bombs to create a harbor at Cape Thompson. Two University of Alaska scientists who publicly opposed this project
William_Ransom_Wood
Region of Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape Flats (Afrikaans: Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town
Cape_Flats
Suburb of Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa
of War. Davy, Kate Thompson (28 September 2020). "The gang war next door. How inequality contributes to Cape… | by Kate Thompson Davy | Medium". Medium
Lavender_Hill,_Cape_Town
American zoologist
euryhaline copepod genus Eurytemora in fresh and brackish waters of the Cape Thompson region, Chukchi Sea, Alaska.-Proceedings of the United States National
Mildred_Stratton_Wilson
American journalist (1919–2002)
pneumonia at the age of 82 in the Florida city of Cape Canaveral where he was living in retirement. Thompson, Howard (1970). The New York Times Guide to Movies
Howard_Thompson_(film_critic)
First grassroots conservation organization in U.S. state of Alaska
the US proposed Project Chariot: a plan to detonate atomic bombs at Cape Thompson, near Point Hope, Alaska, to make an artificial bay. It was a part of
Alaska_Conservation_Society
Country in Southern Africa
office of State President. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein
South_Africa
South African reality TV series
Variety. Retrieved 2025-10-02. Thompson, Tamlynne (2022-07-04). "Real Housewives of Cape Town launched at Siba". Cape Towner. Retrieved 2025-10-02. "Meet
The Real Housewives of Cape Town
The_Real_Housewives_of_Cape_Town
William White and died shortly after arrival at Cape Cod harbor. White also died early, in February 1621. Thompson left no known family nor is anything known
List of Mayflower passengers who died at sea November/December 1620
List_of_Mayflower_passengers_who_died_at_sea_November/December_1620
American murderer (born 1994)
criminal convicted of the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral, Florida. Due to sharing the name of the Marvel character Wade "Deadpool"
Wade_Wilson_(criminal)
Scottish shipwreck survivor (c. 1831 – 1912)
Barbara Crawford Thompson (c. 1831–1912) was a Scottish woman who, as a teenaged girl, survived a shipwreck in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia and
Barbara_Thompson_(castaway)
British Navy administrator (1763–1838)
John Deas Thomson died at Farleigh Priory, Maidstone, Kent in 1838. Cape Thompson, a headland on the Chukchi Sea coast of Alaska, was named after him
John_Deas_Thomson
Bay in antarctica
Expedition (1958). According to the Sailing Directions for Antarctica, "Cape Cheetham appears to be an isolated pinnacle forming the eastern extremity
Rennick_Bay
Rhodesia cricketer and soldier
first-class cricket for Rhodesia from 1928 to 1936, and a soldier. Jock Thompson was born in Cape Town but educated at Milton High School in Bulawayo, where he
Jock_Thompson_(cricketer)
Newton Ogilvie Thompson, KC (27 May 1904, Kentani, Cape Colony - 1 July 1992, Kenilworth, Cape Town) was a South African jurist who served as the 13th
Newton_Ogilvie_Thompson
American collegiate summer baseball league
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
Cape_Cod_Baseball_League
Revolutionary Wars. He was second in command at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, where Thompson's disregard for Sir John Jervis' signal to tack to counter a
Sir Charles Thompson, 1st Baronet
Sir_Charles_Thompson,_1st_Baronet
British mining magnate and politician (1853–1902)
ISBN 978-0-563-38742-8. Thompson, J. Lee (2007). Forgotten Patriot: A Life of Alfred, Viscount Milner of St. James's and Cape Town, 1854–1925. Fairleigh
Cecil_Rhodes
1797 for the naval officer Charles Thompson, in recognition of his actions earlier in the year at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Born out of wedlock,
Thompson baronets of Virkees (1797)
Thompson_baronets_of_Virkees_(1797)
American baseball player (born 1992)
baseball for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The Houston Astros selected Thompson in the 23rd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball
Ryan_Thompson_(pitcher)
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
Valhalla Park is a residential suburb located on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. According to the 2011 census, the suburb has
Valhalla_Park,_Cape_Town
Airport in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town International Airport (IATA: CPT, ICAO: FACT), and sometimes abbreviated to CTIA, is the primary international airport serving the city of Cape
Cape Town International Airport
Cape_Town_International_Airport
2023 animated superhero film
Spider-Man. Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson from a screenplay by the writing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man:_Across_the_Spider-Verse
2nd episode of the 5th season of The Simpsons
"Cape Feare" is the second episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network
Cape_Feare
Uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island
the cape. From Cape Valdivia, southeast to Cape Lollo, on the east side of the island, the coast is known as Victoria Terrasse. From there to Cape Fie
Bouvet_Island
American football player (born 1993)
realtor. Thompson has served as the offensive coordinator for Lower Cape May Regional High School. Narducci, Marc (May 1, 2017). "Temple's Colin Thompson calls
Colin Thompson (American football)
Colin_Thompson_(American_football)
POLITICS OF THE CAPE COLONY, Richards James Thompson, pg.98-99 Sank, Yvonne Pauline (October 1955). The Origin and Development of the Cape Progressive Party
1894 Cape Colony parliamentary election
1894_Cape_Colony_parliamentary_election
American actress
Velvet (1960–1962). Her most prominent film role was in the 1962 thriller Cape Fear, where she portrayed Gregory Peck's daughter. Lori Martin was born Dawn
Lori_Martin
City in Western Cape, South Africa
George is a city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial
George,_South_Africa
DC Comics superhero
Harry "Tex" Thompson (Thomson pre-1993) is a superhero owned by DC Comics who later became the masked crime-fighter Mr. America and then became an espionage
Tex_Thompson
June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. "South Africa: News from the Cape". The Huddersfield Daily Chronicle. No. 5900. 1 July 1886. p. 4. Retrieved
List of shipwrecks in June 1886
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1886
Secessionist movement in South Africa
Cape independence (Afrikaans: Kaapse onafhanklikheid; isiXhosa: inkululeko yaseKapa), also known by the portmanteau CapeXit, is a secessionist political
Cape_independence
Aboriginal Australian language
Australia. Sydney. Oceania 48:192-218. Thompson, D. A. 1976. A Phonology of Kuuku-Ya'u. In Sutton, P. (ed.), Languages of Cape York, 213-235. Canberra: Australian
Umpila_language
South African ichthyologist and zoologist
Wardlaw Thompson (died 1917) was a South African ichthyologist and zoologist. It is known that he was educated at the South African College in Cape Town
William_Wardlaw_Thompson
American baseball player (born 1980)
Nicholas Thompson Swisher (born November 25, 1980) is an American professional baseball analyst and former outfielder and first baseman in Major League
Nick_Swisher
British pictorial storybook
from a man called Dugald Thompson, which he acknowledged as the first correct solution to the puzzle, meaning that Thompson had won the contest. It was
Masquerade_(book)
South African politician (b. 1986)
2026 and the Mayor of Cape Town since November 2021. Born in Plettenberg Bay, Hill-Lewis attended Edgemead High School in Cape Town, and obtained an Honours
Geordin_Hill-Lewis
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
The J. Thompson Baker House, also known as the Wildwood Civic Club, is located at 3008 Atlantic Avenue in the city of Wildwood in Cape May County, New
J._Thompson_Baker_House
champions Argentina, the Cape Verde football team were welcomed back to Praia by thousands of supporters, which coincided with Cape Verde's independence day
2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_round_of_32
American painter (1886 – 1972)
Aldro Thompson Hibbard (August 25, 1886 – November 12, 1972) was an American plein air painter known for his landscape paintings, particularly his winter
Aldro_Hibbard
Ontario St. Catharines, Hamilton English 1964 15,600 2,300 1,500 220 17,100 Cape Breton University Nova Scotia Sydney English 1974 5,230 400 180 140 5,410
List of universities in Canada
List_of_universities_in_Canada
Canadian racing driver
Parker Thompson (born 2 March 1998) is a Canadian race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship
Parker_Thompson
Politician Bangladesh (Dhaka) 14 June 2020 Elsa Joubert 97 Writer South Africa (Cape Town) Pierre Lumbi 70 Politician Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
List of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic
List_of_deaths_due_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic
Head of the local government of Cape Town, South Africa
mayor of Cape Town is the head of the local government of Cape Town, South Africa. Currently, that government takes the form of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan
Mayor_of_Cape_Town
Historic church in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
located at 780 Seashore Road in the Cold Spring section of Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey. The current church building, known as "Old Brick"
Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
Cold_Spring_Presbyterian_Church
Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia
The Cape York Peninsula is located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia. The land is mostly flat and
Cape_York_Peninsula
SS Cape Isabel SS Cape Island MV Cape Kennedy MV Cape Knox MV Cape Orlando MV Cape Race MV Cape Ray MV Cape Rise MV Cape Taylor MV Cape Texas MV Cape Trinity
List of current ships of the United States Navy
List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy
1899–1902 war in South Africa
caused an influx of "foreigners" (Uitlanders), most of them British from the Cape Colony, to the South African Republic (SAR), an independent Boer Republic
Second_Boer_War
DC Comics imprint
illegal immigrant on Earth with his AI companion Sol, which functions as his cape and Fortress of Solitude. His close friends include corporate soldier Lois
Absolute_Universe
American baseball player (born 1971)
Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and 205 pounds (one source has him at 213), Thompson was selected by the
Mark_Thompson_(baseball)
English fairy tale
decision, contrasting with Cinderella itself and Catskin. It is Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index type ATU 510B, "Unnatural Love". Others of this type include
Cap-o'-Rushes
Continental cars. Australian Anthony Martin and his Cape Motorsports teammate Canadian Parker Thompson were neck and neck throughout the season. Ultimately
2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship
2016_U.S._F2000_National_Championship
Species of large New World vulture
Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) Cape vulture (Gyps coprothere) Necrosyrtes Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
California_condor
Munchetty BBC Breakfast Charlie Stayt Roger Johnson Relief presenter Ben Thompson Rachel Burden Nina Warhurst BBC Breakfast, BBC News at One Martine Croxall
List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters
List_of_current_BBC_newsreaders_and_reporters
American painter (1937–1966)
1958, Nay suggested that Thompson spend the summer in the Cape Cod artists' community in Provincetown, MA. While there, Thompson studied at the Seong Moy
Bob_Thompson_(painter)
American actor (born 1941)
in Beverly Hills (1986), Three Fugitives (1989) Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Jefferson in Paris (1995), The Thin Red
Nick_Nolte
Mayor of New York City since 2026
when his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, after his father was appointed head of African studies at the University of Cape Town. He attended St.
Zohran_Mamdani
December 2007). Thompson, A history of South Africa (2001). Denys Reitz, Adrift on the Open Veld: The Anglo–Boer War and its Aftermath, Cape Town: Stormberg
History_of_South_Africa
1971 novel by Hunter S. Thompson
film in their song, "Fear and Loathing on Cape Cod", off the album We Are the Only Friends We Have. Thompson, Hunter S. (1989). Fear and loathing in Las
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas
Saturday Jonathan Cape James Meek The People's Act of Love Canongate Salman Rushdie Shalimar the Clown Jonathan Cape Harry Thompson This Thing of Darkness
List of winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prize
American actor (born 1988)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Raxlo (voice) 5 episodes 2024 Batman: Caped Crusader Anton Night (voice) Episode: "Nocturne" Jimmy Kimmel Live! JD Vance
Haley_Joel_Osment
South African lawyer and diplomat (1952–2026)
Africa. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town. 1984. ISBN 9780799208535. Haysom, Nicholas; Thompson, Clive
Nicholas_Haysom
British crime drama series
Murder is a British television crime drama series created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Mike Benson, set on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship. It follows
The_Good_Ship_Murder
1985 Japanese film
Japanese science fiction anime film produced by Yoshinobu Nishizaki's West Cape Corporation which was previously known for Space Battleship Yamato (also
Odin:_Photon_Sailer_Starlight
Semi-automatic pistol
new service pistol. Following the 1904 Thompson-LaGarde pistol round effectiveness tests, Colonel John T. Thompson stated that the new pistol "should not
M1911_pistol
Season of television series
selected Thompson, who could plead his case to the Traitors as to why he should join them. The Traitors ultimately chose to murder Thompson. After the
The_Traitors_Canada_season_3
British dominion in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961
Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River colonies. It included the territories
Union_of_South_Africa
Species of spider
Michael R. Gray; Judith A. Thompson (2001). "New lycosoid spiders from cave and surface habitats in southern Australia and Cape Range peninsula (Araneae:
Huntia_murrindal
2010 American superhero drama TV series
The Cape is an American superhero drama television series, first shown on NBC during the 2010–2011 television season as a mid-season replacement. A two-hour
The_Cape_(2011_TV_series)
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
continued to use the oasis. George Thompson, the traveller, arrived in a distressed state at Pella in 1824. He had come from Cape Town and found the mission deserted
Pella,_South_Africa
American historian
medals for his service. After the war, he taught at the University of Cape Town. Thompson was a professor at Yale University between 1969 and 1986, and was
Leonard_Thompson_(historian)
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northern), North German, Dutch, and French
English (mainly northern), North German, Dutch, and French : nickname for someone with a severe or pompous manner or perhaps a pageant name for someone who had played the part of a pope or priest, from Middle English pope or Old French pape ‘pope’, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pape ‘priest’, Old French pape ‘pope’. Compare Papa.German : nickname from a baby word for ‘father’. Compare Baab.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English cappe ‘cap’, ‘hat’ (Old English cæppe), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of caps and hats, or a nickname for someone who wore distinctive headgear. Compare Capper.Americanized spelling of German Kapp.
Male
English
Short form of English Caleb, CALE means "dog" or "rabid."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French cas(s)e ‘case’, ‘container’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.Americanized spelling of French Caisse.Americanized spelling of Kaas.Americanized spelling of German Käse, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese. Compare Kaeser.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kate, CATE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Possibly from one of the many variants of Dutch kat ‘cat’. See also Kath, Catt.
Surname or Lastname
French (Normandy and Picardy)
French (Normandy and Picardy) : from a dialect variant of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak’, ‘cape’, ‘hat’ (see Cape 2).probably a Castilianized form of Catalan Capell.Dutch : metonymic occupational name from Middle Dutch capeel ‘hood’, ‘headgear’.English : variant of Chappell ‘chapel’, from a Norman form with hard c-, applied as a topographic or occupational name, or as a habitational name for someone from any of several minor places named with this word, such as Capel in Surrey, Capel le Ferne in Kent, or Capel St. Andrew and Capel St. Mary in Suffolk.A bearer of this name from Normandy, France, with the secondary surname Desjardins, is documented in Varennes, Quebec, Canada, in 1696.
Surname or Lastname
Ukrainian, Jewish (from Ukraine), Polish, Serbian, and Hungarian (Cáp)
Ukrainian, Jewish (from Ukraine), Polish, Serbian, and Hungarian (Cáp) : from Ukrainian tsap ‘billy goat’, Polish cap, and so probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a goat herd.Czech (Čáp) : nickname for a tall or long-legged man, from Äáp ‘stork’.Southern French : from Occitan cap ‘head’ (Latin caput); probably a nickname for a person with something distinctive about his head. The word was often used in the metaphorical sense ‘chief’, ‘principal’, and the surname may also have denoted a leader or a village elder. In some cases it may also be a topographic name from the same word used in the sense of a promontory or headland.Americanized spelling of German Kapp.English : variant spelling of Capp.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in the Midlands)
English (common in the Midlands) : from Middle English cope ‘cloak’, ‘cape’ (from Old English cÄp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Rope-maker; A Cape
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Capp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a locksmith, Middle English keyere, kayer, an agent derivative of keye ‘key’ (from Old English cǣg).Probably an Americanized form of German Kehr or Gehr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Capel.Americanized spelling of German Kappel or of Göbel (see Goebel).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle English, Old French cane ‘cane’, ‘reed’ (Latin canna). It may also be a topographic name for someone who lived in a damp area overgrown with reeds, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were widely used in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, as roofing material, and for weaving small baskets.Southern Italian : either a habitational name from a place named Canè, in Bescia and Belluna, or more likely an occupational name for a basket maker or the like, from Greek kanna ‘reed’ + the occupational suffix -(e)as.French : Norman and Picard variant of chane a term denoting a particular type of elongated pitcher (ultimately from Latin canna ‘reed’), hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a potter who specialized in making such jugs, or a nickname for someone who resembled one.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kuehn).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Cade, a survival of the Old English personal name or byname Cada, which is probably from a Germanic root meaning ‘lump’, ‘swelling’.English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English, Old French cade ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of Germanic origin, probably akin to the root mentioned in 1).English : nickname for a gentle or inoffensive person, from Middle English cade ‘domestic animal’, ‘pet’ (of unknown origin).French (Cadé) : topographic name from cade ‘juniper’ (from Latin catanus).Bearers of the name Caddé, from Amiens, were documented in Quebec city by 1670.
Boy/Male
Irish English
Observant; alert; vigorous.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : nickname for a bald man, from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’. Compare Chaffee.English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire called Cave, apparently from a river name derived from Old English cÄf ‘swift’.French : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in or in charge of the wine cellars of a great house, from Old French cave ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (Latin cavea, a derivative of cavus ‘hollow’).French, possibly also English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, from the same word as in 3 in an older sense.
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Little stork.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia)
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia) : from Middle English, Old French cage ‘cage’, ‘enclosure’ (Latin cavea ‘container’, ‘cave’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker and seller of small cages for animals or birds, or a keeper of the large public cage in which petty criminals were confined for short periods of imprisonment.
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
CAPE THOMPSON
v. t.
To remove a cap or cape from.
v. i.
To form into a cake, or mass.
n.
An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.
v. t.
To commit rape upon; to ravish.
v. t.
To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
n.
Alt. of Caple
n.
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
n.
To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.
v. i.
To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.
n.
A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
v. i.
To dwell in a cave.
v. i.
To gape.
n.
A lance or dart made of cane.
v. i.
Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
v. t.
To beat with a cane.
n.
See Capel.
v. t.
To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.
n.
A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also caper bush, caper tree.
n.
Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care.
n.
That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.