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Variant of a language
A dialect is a variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standardized varieties as well as vernacular
Dialect
Branch of the Chinese language family
and the Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the Beijing dialect. Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages
Mandarin_Chinese
Southern Min language of China
Teochew, also known as Swatow or Teo-Swa after its two best-known dialects, is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region
Teochew_Min
Dravidian language
such as "Nampoothiri Dialect", "Mappila Dialect", and "Nasrani Dialect" refer to overall patterns constituted by the sub-dialects spoken by the subcastes
Malayalam
Western Iranian language
the northeast of the empire and gradually replaced the former Iranian dialects of Parthia (Parthian). Tajik Persian (форси́и тоҷикӣ́, forsi-i tojikī)
Persian_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up dialect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dialect is a variety of spoken or written language. Dialect(s) may also refer to: Dialect continuum
Dialect_(disambiguation)
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
and elsewhere across the world. Mutual intelligibility between Hokkien dialects varies, but they are still held together by ethnolinguistic identity. In
Hokkien
Romance language of Western Europe
Occitan dialects (such as the Gascon language) is similar to the distance between different Occitan dialects, and Catalan was considered a dialect of Occitan
Occitan_language
Non-standard spelling emphasizing a pronunciation
Eye dialect is a writer's use of deliberately nonstandard spelling. This is because they do not consider the standard spelling a good reflection of the
Eye_dialect
Bantu language
(Pemba) dialects occupy the bulk of the island. Mambrui, Malindi Chichifundi, a dialect of the southern Kenya coast. Chwaka Kivumba, a dialect of the southern
Swahili
Indo-Iranian language
Kho'ini (alternatives: Xoini, Xo'ini, Khoeini, or Di) is a Tatic dialect or language spoken in northwestern Iran, and is one of many Western Iranian languages
Kho'ini_dialect
Historical Anglic dialect of southeast Ireland
Yola, more commonly and historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, is an extinct dialect of the Middle English language once spoken in the baronies of Forth
Yola_dialect
Southern Luo language
estimated that the Kumam dialect has 82 percent lexical similarity with the Acholi dialect, 81 percent with the Lango dialect. Fricatives occur only in
Kumam_dialect
Romance language
Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal
Portuguese_language
Northern English accent and dialect
Manchester dialect or Manchester English, known informally as Mancunian (/mænˈkjuːniən/ man-KEW-nee-ən) or Manc, is the English accent and dialect variations
Manchester_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
Changchow dialect may refer to: Zhangzhou dialect, a Hokkien dialect spoken in and around Zhangzhou, Fujian, China Changzhou dialect, a Wu dialect spoken
Changchow_dialect
Index of articles associated with the same name
following Indo-Aryan dialects: Rangri dialect (Malvi) (rāngaṛī), a dialect of Malvi spoken in Madhya Pradesh, India Rangri dialect (Haryanvi), another
Rangri_dialect
Eastern Min Chinese language
linguistic definition Fuzhou is a language and not a dialect (conferring the variety a 'dialect' status is more socio-politically motivated than linguistic)
Fuzhou_dialect
Dialects of English spoken in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire Dialect Society and the East Riding Dialect Society exist to promote the survival of the more traditional features. The dialects have been represented
Yorkshire_dialect
Geographic range of dialects that vary more strongly at the distant ends
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually
Dialect_continuum
Japanese dialect
The Kansai dialect (関西弁・関西方言, Kansai-ben, Kansai hōgen; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɰ̃.sai.beɴ, kaɰ̃.sai hoː.ɡeꜜɴ, -ŋeꜜɴ, kaɰ̃.sai hoꜜː.ɡeɴ, -ŋeɴ]) is
Kansai_dialect
Finnic language
Savonian dialects or North Karelian dialects Kainuu dialects Central Finland dialects Päijänne Tavastia dialects Keuruu-Evijärvi dialects Savonian dialects of
Finnish_language
Major dialect in South Korea
The Gyeongsang dialects (Korean: 경상도 사투리; RR: Gyeongsangdo saturi; alternatively romanized as Kyongsang or Kyungsang), also known as Southeastern Korean
Gyeongsang_dialect
Bhuliya is an Indo-Aryan dialect which carries the same name as the Bhulia people of India. It has mainly been classified as a dialect of Chhattisgarhi which
Bhulia_dialect
Prestige variety of Yue Chinese
Before 1859, this variant was often referred to in English as "the Canton dialect". However, "Cantonese" may also refer to the primary branch of Chinese
Cantonese
Latest stage of the Egyptian language
dormant Afroasiatic language. It is a group of closely related Egyptian dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and
Coptic_language
West Germanic language
distinguishing a language from a dialect, scholars and other interested parties often disagree about whether Scots is a dialect of English or a separate language
Scots_language
Dialect from San Marino
Sammarinese dialect is a dialect of Romagnol spoken in the Republic of San Marino by 83% of the inhabitants. It is considered an intermediate dialect between
Sammarinese_dialect
Atlantic-Congo language
The Yoruba dialect continuum consists of multiple dialects. The various Yoruba dialects in Yorubaland can be classified into five major dialect areas: Northwest
Yoruba_language
Dialect of English spoken in Birmingham, England
Problems playing this file? See media help. The Brummie dialect, or more formally the Birmingham dialect, is spoken by many people in Birmingham, England, and
Brummie_dialect
Variety of the Cebuano language
o: kulang is pronounced as [ˈkuwaŋ] (the same as Metro Cebu dialect). The Bohol dialect developed in the region after the Cebuano language arrived there
Boholano_dialect
Earliest historical form of English language
English. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles
Old_English
Subdialect of the Polish language
The Warmian dialect (Warmian: warnijsko godka; Polish: gwara warmińska) is a dialect of the Polish language, present in the historical region of Warmia
Warmian_dialect
Iranian language spoken in the Vafs village
Vowsi) is a dialect of the Tati language spoken in the Vafs village and surrounding area in the Markazi province of Iran. The dialects of the Tafresh
Vafsi_dialect
Prestige dialect of the Korean language
Gyeonggi dialect (Korean: 경기 방언; RR: Gyeonggi bangeon) or Seoul dialect (서울 방언; Seoul bangeon) of the Korean language is the prestige dialect in South
Gyeonggi_dialect
Gallo-Romance language of Switzerland
the centuries, being replaced in other areas by Alemannic and Bavarian dialects. The earliest writing identified as Romansh dates from the 10th or 11th
Romansh_language
Occitano-Romance variety spoken in France and Spain
differentiate it more and more from the dialects of Gascon spoken in France. Most linguists now consider Aranese a distinct dialect of Occitan and Gascon. Since
Gascon_dialect
Sino-Tibetan language
Chinese government defines all spoken Chinese varieties as merely diverse dialects of a single language, the frequent lack of mutual intelligibility, especially
Chinese_language
Norrland dialect of Swedish
Nederkalix dialect (sometimes plainly Kalix dialect; endonym: kölismåle [kœɽɪsˈmɔːɽɛ]) is a traditional Norrland dialect of Swedish, spoken in the historical
Nederkalix_dialect
West Germanic language spoken in South Africa
in Sarmiento speaks a Patagonian dialect. It evolved from the Dutch vernacular of South Holland (Hollandic dialect) spoken by the predominantly Dutch
Afrikaans
West Germanic language
Particular dialects of Old and Middle English also developed into other Anglic languages, including Scots and the extinct Fingallian and Yola dialects of Ireland
English_language
Dialects of German language
German dialects are the various traditional local varieties of the German language. Though varied by region, those of the southern half of Germany beneath
German_dialects
Central variety of the Romansh language
Vallader, Sutsilvan, Rumantsch Grischun: sursilvan; Puter: surmiraun) is a dialect of the Romansh language. It is spoken in Surmeir and in the Albula Valley
Surmiran_dialect
Medieval Slavic dialect spoken by the Rani tribe
The Rani dialect or Lechito-Rani supradialect is an extinct Slavic Lechitic dialect used by the Rani tribe – the medieval Slavic inhabitants of the island
Rani_dialect
English dialect of northwestern England
Cumbrian dialect or Cumberland dialect is a local dialect of Northern England in decline, spoken in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the
Cumbrian_dialect
Northern English vernacular native to Lancashire
(Johnny Vegas). Problems playing this file? See media help. The Lancashire dialect (or colloquially, Lanky) refers to the Northern English vernacular speech
Lancashire_dialect
Group of dialects of Finnish
The Savo dialects (also called Savonian dialects or Savo Finnish) (Finnish: Savolaismurteet) are forms of the Finnish language spoken in Savo and other
Savo_dialects
Dialect of Armenian spoken in Yerevan
The Yerevan dialect (Armenian: Երևանի բարբառ, romanized: Yerevani barbar’) is an Eastern Armenian dialect spoken in and around Yerevan. It served as the
Yerevan_dialect
Tupian language of Brazil
Wayampipukú (Amapari Wajãpi) is a dialect of Wayampi, a Tupian language, more specifically, a Northern Tupi–Guarani language. Carvalho, Fernando (2023-08-22)
Wayampipukú_dialect
Dialect of Occitan
for Old Occitan is [pro]. In 2007, all the ISO 639-3 codes for Occitan dialects, including [prv] for Provençal, were retired and merged into [oci] Occitan
Provençal_dialect
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
Cottonera Dialect Gozitan dialects Qormi dialect Żejtun dialect Maltralian Corfiot Maltese (extinct) Andalusi Arabic (extinct) Eastern pre-Hilali Dialects Tunisian
Semitic_languages
Extinct Zaparoan language of Peru
Cahuarano is an extinct dialect of Iquito, a language of the Zaparoan family, once spoken along the Nanay River in Peru. The last speaker died in the
Cahuarano_dialect
Common speech variety of a specific population
Vernacular is the ordinary, informal, spoken form of a language or dialect, particularly when perceived as having lower social status or less prestige
Vernacular
Extinct Samoyedic variety of Kamas
Koibal dialect is a dialect of the Kamas language or arguably another independent Sayan Samoyed language. About 600 words of the Koibal dialect are known
Koibal_dialect
Dialect of Polish spoken in Poland
Kuyavian dialect (Polish: gwara kujawska) belongs to the Greater Poland dialect group and is spoken in Kuyavia. It borders the Chełmno-Dobrzyń dialect to the
Kuyavian_dialect
Dialect of Mandarin spoken in China
Beijing dialect (simplified Chinese: 北京话; traditional Chinese: 北京話; pinyin: Běijīnghuà), also known as Pekingese and Beijingese, is the prestige dialect of
Beijing_dialect
Slavic variety, spoken in northeastern Italy
The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard Rozajanski langäč / Rozojanski langäč, Bila Rozajanski langäč / Rozojanski langäč, Osoanë
Resian_dialect
East Baltic language
for a long period, they could be considered dialects of a single language. At a minimum, transitional dialects existed until the 14th or 15th century and
Lithuanian_language
Dravidian language
Havigannada, also called as Havyaka Bhaashe and Havyaka Kannada, is the dialect of Kannada spoken by Havyaka Brahmins in Malenadu and the coastal region
Havigannada_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
Macedonian dialect may refer to: Dialects of Macedonian, the Eastern South Slavic language Ancient Macedonian language, usually classified as an ancient
Macedonian_dialect
Dialect of Armenian
The Shabin–Karahisar dialect is a Western Armenian dialect that was spoken in the province of Şebinkarahisar and around the vicinity of Akıncılar, the
Shabin–Karahisar_dialect
Aboriginal language continuum
Piyekwâkamî dialect) ilnu-Aimûn (Western Montagnais, Betsiamites dialect) innu-Aimûn (Eastern Montagnais) Cree is believed to have begun as a dialect of the
Cree_language
Sinitic language originating in southern China
dialect Dabu dialect Fengshun dialect Hailu dialect Sixian dialect Raoping dialect Zhaoan dialect Changting dialect Ethnologue reports the dialects of
Hakka_Chinese
Any of several English dialects spoken in Northumbria, England
Northumberland and Durham dialect, Northumbrian dialect, or in England North East dialect is any one of several traditional English dialects spoken in the historic
Northumbrian_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language of South Australia
an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people. Wangganguru had the full
Wangkangurru_dialect
Sloboda Ukrainian dialect (Ukrainian: Слобожанський говір), also known as Donets dialect (Ukrainian: Наддонецький говір) is a dialect of Ukrainian language
Slobozhan_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
Bukovinian dialect or Bukovina dialect may refer to: Bukovinian Romanian dialect Pokuttia–Bukovina dialect, a dialect of Ukrainian Bukovinian Polish dialect Bukovina
Bukovinian_dialect
Kansai dialect of Japanese
The Okuyoshino dialect (Japanese: 奥吉野方言 okuyoshino hogen) is a Kansai dialect of Japanese spoken in several villages in the Okuyoshino region of southern
Okuyoshino_dialect
Dialect of Polish spoken in the historical Duchy of Łowicz
The Łowicz dialect or the Księżak dialect is a dialect of Polish spoken by the ethnographic group of Łowiczans (Księżaks) inhabiting the historical region
Łowicz_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in the city of Xiamen
The Amoy dialect or Xiamen dialect (Chinese: 廈門話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g-ōe; pinyin: Xiàménhuà), also known as Amoyese, Amoynese, Amoy Hokkien, Xiamenese
Amoy_dialect
Adyghe dialect
The Abzakh dialect (Adyghe: Абдзахабзэ; Kabardian: Абдзахэбзэ) is one of the Adyghe language dialects. The Abzakh dialect is spoken by the Abzakh which
Abzakh_dialect
Dialect of Polish spoken in Poland
The Tuchola Forest dialect (Polish: gwara Borów Tucholskich) belongs to the Greater Poland dialect group and is located in the northern part of Poland
Tuchola_Forest_dialect
Australian Aboriginal language
Kunwinjku is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language. The Aboriginal people who speak Kunwinjku are the Bininj people, who live
Kunwinjku_dialect
Aboriginal Australian language
The Luritja dialect is the language of the Luritja people, an Aboriginal Australian group indigenous to parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia
Luritja_dialect
Variety of Swahili
group. Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect. Nurse & Hinnebusch classify it as a northern dialect of Swahili.[page needed] The consonant inventory
Bajuni_dialect
Swahili variety of Somalia
Somalia. Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect, and it has been classified as a Northern Dialect of Swahili. However, it strongly distinguishes
Bravanese_dialect
Dialect of Basque
Alavese (Basque: Arabako euskara, Spanish: vasco alavés) is an extinct dialect of the Basque language spoken formerly in Álava, one of the provinces of
Alavese_dialect
Japanese dialect of Kanagawa
The Kanagawa dialect (Japanese: 神奈川方言 kanagawa-ken hōgen) is the term used to describe the Japanese dialects spoken in Kanagawa Prefecture. As there is
Kanagawa_dialect
Northwestern Iranian dialect continuum
certain areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Kurdish varieties constitute a dialect continuum except for Zaza, with some mutually unintelligible varieties
Kurdish_language
Dialect of Punjabi
River. Jatki dialect is a common name for the Jhangvi dialect, Shahpuri dialect and Dhani dialect. Sometimes also termed as Rachnavi dialect, the glotlog
Shahpuri_dialect
Ovambo language of Namibia and Angola
Kwambi or Otshikwambi is a dialect of the Ovambo language spoken by the Kwambi tribe in Northern Namibia. Unlike Ndonga and Kwanyama it does not have
Kwambi_dialect
Dialect of Votic spoken in a part of Russia
The Kukkuzi dialect or Kukkusi dialect (Куровицы) is a dialect of Votic spoken in Kukkuzi [ru]. The Kukkuzi dialect has been heavily influenced by Ingrian
Kukkuzi_dialect
Overview of dialects of the Polish language
Kliszczak dialect Pieniny dialect Łącko dialect Piwniczna dialect Żywiec dialect Orawa dialect Podhale dialect Spisz dialect Zagórze dialect Kysuce dialect Ochotnica
Dialects_of_Polish
Dialect of Teochew Min
The Swatow dialect, also known as the Shantou dialect, is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong, China. It is typically classified
Swatow_dialect
Northwest Caucasian dialect
The Bzhedug dialect (Adyghe: Бжъэдыгъубзэ) is a dialect of Adyghe. The Bzhedug dialect is spoken by the Bzhedugs who live mostly in Adygea and Biga. In
Bzhedug_dialect
Group of dialects of Finnish
The Peräpohjola dialects (Finnish: Peräpohjalaiset murteet) are a group of Finnish dialects traditionally spoken in the regions of Lapland, Norrbotten
Peräpohjola_dialects
Dialect of Polish spoken in Poland
Biecz dialect to the west, the Lasovia dialect to the northwest, the Eastern Lublin dialect to the northeast, and the Southern Borderlands dialect to the
Przemyśl_dialect
East Baltic language
word of 2017. There are three dialects in Latvian: the Livonic dialect, High Latvian and the Central dialect. Latvian dialects and their varieties should
Latvian_language
Moribund English dialect of Manitoba, Canada
Bangay, or the Red River Dialect) is a dialect of English with substratal influence from Scottish English, the Orcadian dialect of Scots, Norn, Scottish
Bungi_dialect
Indo-Aryan language
non-standard dialect of Urdu which was typically not written. However, organisations seeking to preserve the dialect have begun transcribing the dialect in the
Urdu
Dialect of the Korean language
The Chungcheong dialects of the Korean language are spoken in the Chungcheong (Hoseo) region of South Korea, including the metropolitan city of Daejeon
Chungcheong_dialect
Dialect of Polish spoken in Poland
Suwałki dialect (Polish: gwara suwalska) belongs to the Masovian dialect group and is located in the part of Poland. It borders the Podlachia dialect to the
Suwałki_dialect
Transitional Turkic dialect of Iran
Sonqori, also known as Sonqori Turkic, is a Turkic dialect spoken in Sonqor (Sunqur), east of Kermānšāh, in a large valley separated from the rest of
Sonqori_dialect
The Serrano dialect is an Asturleonese dialect spoken in Sierra de Francia, Salamanca (Spain). Speech in Sierra de Francia is split up into two forms:
Serrano_dialect
Agri or Aagri (Marathi: आगरी) is a dialect of Maharashtri Konkani which is written in Devanagari script and is spoken by members of the Agri (caste).
Agri_dialect
Varieties of the Slovene language
In a purely dialectological sense, Slovene dialects (Slovene: slovenska narečja [sloʋènska narét͡ʃja], Serbo-Croatian: slovenska narječja [slǒʋeːnskaː
Slovene_dialects
Dialect of Hakka Chinese
well as Meizhou dialect (梅州話), or Jiaying dialect and Gayin dialect, Kayin dialect is the prestige dialect of Hakka Chinese. It is named after Meixian
Meixian_dialect
Variety of Ligurian spoken in Monaco
for Monegasque Traditions. Monégasque is closely related to the Ligurian dialect spoken in Ventimiglia and Genoese, and has been influenced by major languages
Monégasque_dialect
Slovene dialect spoken in Gorizia Hills
The Brda dialect (Slovene: briško narečje [ˈbɾíːʃkɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ], briščina), or Gorizia Hills dialect, is a Slovene dialect spoken in the Gorizia Hills
Brda_dialect
Celtic language indigenous to the island of Ireland
Canadian speakers of Irish in 1890. On the island of Newfoundland, a unique dialect of Irish developed before falling out of use in the early 20th century
Irish_language
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Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Surname or Lastname
North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Huck 1.German : topographic name from huck, a dialect word meaning ‘bog’.German : variant of Huck 2 and 3.German (of Slavic origin) : pet form of Sorbian hui ‘uncle’.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) ‘pool’. The word is not independently attested, but appears also in Lomax and Lumley, and may be reflected in the dialect term lum denoting a well for collecting water in a mine. In some instances the name may be topographical for someone who lived by a pool, Middle English lum(m).English : variant of Lamb.Chinese : variant of Lin 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Lan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the medieval personal name Huck.German (North : Huckel; South: Huckle): topographic name from a dialect term Huckel, Hückel ‘small hill’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone living near a water channel or water source, from the Bavarian dialect word Kett ‘water channel’, ‘spring’.English : Norfolk variant of Kite.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kedge, a nickname from Middle English kedge ‘brisk’, ‘lively’, a dialect term confined to East Anglia (probably of Old Norse origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English mynecen ‘nun’ (a derivative of munuc ‘monk’).French : from a diminutive of Picard minche, a dialect form of French mince ‘slender’, ‘thin’.Bulgarian : from a pet form of the female personal name Dimitra, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname or occupational name for a servant of someone called Luck (a variant of Luke).North German (Luckmann) : topographic name from the dialect term luke ‘hollow’, ‘hole’.Dutch : derivative of the personal name Luc (see Lucas).Dutch : habitational name for someone from Luik, the Dutch name of Liège in Belgium.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill, from Middle English hull ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of southwestern England and the West Midlands. Compare Hiller.German (Hüller) : occupational name for a tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hülle, hulle ‘cloak’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
Surname or Lastname
Austrian
Austrian : occupational name for a cowherd, Chüyger in the Tyrolean dialect, from Kühe ‘cows’ (plural of Kuh) + -er suffix of agent nouns.English and Scottish : possibly a variant spelling of Kear.
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Girl/Female
Welsh
Bird. From the word 'aderyn'.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish
English, German, and Jewish : altered spelling of Lerner.
Girl/Female
Latin Swedish Arabic
Star.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam
Helping Others; Good; Buddhist Angel
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Happy and New; Lord Hanuman
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of Ellis
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant form of Goodyear.German : altered form of the South German and Swiss family name Gutjahr, nickname from a New Year’s greeting, ‘Good year’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Islamic, Muslim, Urdu
Braver; Intelligence
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sulalitha | ஸà¯à®²à®²à¯€à®¤à®¾
Very pleasing, Greatly pleased or Happy
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Lover of Lotus
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a.
Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
n.
A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
n.
The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
n.
A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
v. t.
To change or translate from one dialect into another.
n.
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
a.
Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
n.
Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
n.
Same as Dialectics.
a.
Alt. of Dialectical
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
a.
Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
n.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
a.
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
n.
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.