AI & ChatGPT searches , social queries for FUZHOU DIALECT
Search references for FUZHOU DIALECT. Phrases containing FUZHOU DIALECT
See searches and references containing FUZHOU DIALECT!
Search references for FUZHOU DIALECT. Phrases containing FUZHOU DIALECT
See searches and references containing FUZHOU DIALECT!FUZHOU DIALECT
Eastern Min Chinese language
mutually intelligible. Centered in Fuzhou City, the Fuzhou dialect covers 11 cities and counties in China: Fuzhou City Proper, Pingnan, Gutian, Luoyuan
Fuzhou_dialect
East Asian ethnic group
of dialects of the Fuzhou language (福州話的方言): Min county dialect (prestige) – Fuzhou and Minhou county Gutian dialect Ningde dialect Changle dialect Fuqing
Fuzhou_people
Eastern Min dialect of Taiwan
County, Taiwan. The dialect is a subdialect of the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min. The Matsu dialect is quite similar to the Changle dialect, another subdialect
Matsu_dialect
Romanization system of the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min
Bàng-uâ-cê (abbr. BUC; Chinese: 平話字) or Fuzhou romanization (福州話羅馬字), is a Latin alphabet for the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min adopted in the middle of
Bàng-uâ-cê
Primary branch of Sinitic spoken in southern China and Taiwan
around the city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, with Fuzhou dialect as the prestige form, also including the Fuqing dialect, etc. The Longdu
Min_Chinese
Branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China
The prestige form and most commonly cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian. Eastern Min varieties are mainly
Eastern_Min
Eastern Min dialect of Fuqing, China
is an Eastern Min dialect. It is spoken in the county-level city of Fuqing, China, situated within the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou. It is not completely
Fuqing_dialect
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
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
Min dialects of southern Fujian, and does not include reference to dialects of other Sinitic branches also present in Fujian such as the Fuzhou language
Hokkien
District of Fuzhou, China
the Fuzhou dialect, which does not distinguish between z and zh, c and ch, s and sh initials or n and ng finals. The Fuzhou dialect (Changle dialect 福州/長樂話)
Changle,_Fuzhou
Min Chinese language
been shown to be 62% cognate with Quanzhou dialect (Southern Min) and only 39% cognate with the Fuzhou dialect (Eastern Min). Pu-Xian differs from most
Pu–Xian_Min
approximately ten thousand characters based on the earlier form of the Fuzhou dialect. First compiled in the 17th century, it is the pioneering work of all
Qi_Lin_Bayin
written term is identical for both meanings, their pronunciations in the Fuzhou dialect differ, serving to distinguish whether it refers to ordinary sworn brotherhood
Sworn_brotherhood_(China)
the American Bible Society. The following lists translations in the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min: Character colloquial versions Old Testament, 1875–1884
List of Chinese Bible translations
List_of_Chinese_Bible_translations
Ethnic group of Han Chinese
The Fuzhou Tanka (Fuzhou dialect: 曲蹄; Kuóh-dà̤), or the Boat People, are a branch of the Boat Dweller people from Fujian, China. Derogatorily known as
Fuzhou_Tanka
Branch of the Min Chinese languages
Fujian), Eastern Guangdong, Hainan, and Southern Zhejiang. Southern Min dialects are also spoken by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora
Southern_Min
Province in South China
provinces. The dialects of the language group Min Chinese are most commonly spoken within the province, including the Fuzhou dialect and other Eastern
Fujian
American Board missionary
Having deliberately chosen China as his field of labor, he sailed for Fuzhou with his soon after graduation, and arrived there in 1850. In February,
Justus_Doolittle
Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan
Wenchang dialect being the prestige dialect, and often used as a reference. Below is a table for the consonants of Hainanese across the dialects of Wenchang
Hainanese
Dialect of Southern Min spoken in Quanzhou, Fujian
Quanzhou dialect has an intelligibility of 87.5% with the Amoy dialect and 79.7% with the urban Zhangzhou dialect. Before the 19th century, the dialect of Quanzhou
Quanzhou_dialects
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
Variety of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan
to Hokkien spoken in Xiamen (Amoy), Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou, as well as dialects used in Southeast Asia, such as Singaporean Hokkien, Penang Hokkien, Philippine
Taiwanese_Hokkien
Boat-dwelling ethnic group in southern China
separately from the Cantonese prostitutes. They continued to live on boats. The Fuzhou Boat Dwellers have different surnames than the Boat Dwellers of Guangdong
Boat_Dwellers
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
District in Fuzhou, Fujian, China
倉山區; pinyin: Cāngshān Qū, Fuzhou dialect: Chŏng-săng) is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou,Fujian, China. Cangshan District
Cangshan,_Fuzhou
dialect, spoken in Chongming Island, Shanghai. The initial system of the Fuzhou dialect of northern Fujian is a minimal example. With the exception of /ŋ/,
Varieties_of_Chinese
Chinese language
restricted the term Northern Min to inland dialects of Nanping prefecture, and classified the coastal dialects of Fuzhou and Ningde as Eastern Min. According
Northern_Min
Neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City
Little Fuzhou is a neighborhood in the Two Bridges and Lower East Side areas of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Little Fuzhou constitutes
Little_Fuzhou
published in 1994 for the Fuzhou Dialect Dictionary (Chinese: 福州方言词典; pinyin: Fúzhōu fāngyán cídiǎn), romanizing the Fuzhou dialect. It does not explicitly state
Fuzhou_Transliteration_Scheme
Syllable type in the phonology in Middle Chinese
and therefore the checked "tones" have disappeared from most Mandarin dialects, spoken in northern and southwestern China, but have been preserved in
Checked_tone
County of Fuzhou, Fujian, China
subdialect of Fuzhou dialect (the most prestigious dialect of Eastern Min). The Lianjiang dialect is mutually intelligible with Fuzhou dialect. It differs
Lianjiang_County
Reconstructed ancestor of Min languages
including their pronoun systems. The coastal dialects are divided into three subgroups: Eastern Min including Fuzhou, Ningde and Fu'an in northeast Fujian Pu-Xian
Proto-Min
Collection of Hokkien dialects
collection of Hokkien dialects spoken in southern Fujian province (in southeast China), centered on the city of Zhangzhou. The Zhangzhou dialect proper is the
Zhangzhou_dialects
Romanization system of Southern Min Chinese languages
include Pha̍k-fa-sṳ for Hakka, Bǽh-oe-tu for Hainanese, Bàng-uâ-cê for Fuzhou, Pe̍h-ūe-jī for Teochew, Gṳ̿ing-nǎing Lô̤-mǎ-cī for Northern Min, and Hing-hua̍
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Fujian Province. It enjoys great popularity in Fuzhou and surrounding regions in Fujian where the Fuzhou dialect is spoken, as well as in Taiwan and Indonesia
Min_opera
Central Min Chinese dialect of Fujian, China
be compared with close and open rimes of Fuzhou dialect, Eastern Min. The entering tones in Sanming dialect don't have any entering tone coda (入聲韻尾) such
Shaxian_dialect
Chinese varieties spoken around Jiangxi
in terms of phonetics. There are different dialects of Gan; the Nanchang dialect is the prestige dialect. Like all other varieties of Chinese, there
Gan_Chinese
Chinese martial artist
Ko's surname. The character Norisato Nakaima used was "劉" which in Fuzhou dialect sounded like Liu/Ryu. Historians cite this as another piece of evidence
Ryū_Ryū_Ko
Eastern Min Chinese dialect in Guangdong
layers: a pre-Tang colloquial layer, which seems to be related to the Fuzhou dialect, a Tang-period colloquial layer, which seems to be related to various
Longdu_dialect
Pu–Xian Min Chinese dialect
The Putian dialect (Pu–Xian Min: Pó-chéng-uā / 莆田話; [pʰɔu˩˩ lɛŋ˩˧ ua˩˩]) is a dialect of Pu–Xian Min Chinese spoken in urban area of Putian[further explanation
Putian_dialect
Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City
referred to as Little Fuzhou by Fuzhou immigrants. The Fuzhou immigrants often speak Mandarin along with their Fuzhou dialect. The Fuzhou immigrants were the
Two_Bridges,_Manhattan
Dialect of Hokkien
The Hui'an dialect (simplified Chinese: 惠安话; traditional Chinese: 惠安話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hūi-oaⁿ-ōe) is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Hui'an in South
Hui'an_dialect
De jure administrative division of Taiwan
County is the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min. (See Matsu dialect.) The language of Kinmen County is predominantly Hokkien (Quanzhou dialects), as on mainland
Fuchien (Republic of China province)
Fuchien_(Republic_of_China_province)
main dialects in Min Chinese. The Fuzhou dialect of Min Dong, is spoken by the Fuzhou people who are native to the city of Fuzhou. The dialect of Puxian
Han_Chinese_subgroups
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in Singapore
linguistic academic circles, this dialect of Hokkien is known as Singaporean Minnan. It bears similarities with the Amoy dialect in Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien
Singaporean_Hokkien
Written form of the Hokkien language
Taiwanese literature movement Comparison of Hokkien writing systems Amoy dialect Singaporean Hokkien Penang Hokkien Mair, V. H. (2003). "How to Forget Your
Written_Hokkien
Writing system for Taiwanese Hokkien
chiefly built for the Amoy dialect of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, with some consideration for the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou dialects of Hokkien also spoken in
Taiwanese_kana
Variety of Southern Min spoken in Fujian
Chawan dialect (simplified Chinese: 诏安话; traditional Chinese: 詔安話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàu-an-ōɛ) is a variety of Southern Min spoken in the Chawan (Zhao'an)
Chawan_dialect
Capital of Fujian, China
Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China, lying between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde
Fuzhou
The following is a list of Sinitic languages and their dialects. For a traditional dialectological overview, see also varieties of Chinese. Proportions
List_of_varieties_of_Chinese
Neighborhood in New York City
when a large influx of immigrants from Fuzhou, who largely also spoke Mandarin along with their native Fuzhou dialect began moving into New York City, they
Chinatown,_Manhattan
Min Chinese dialect of China
reduced to two in checked syllables. Taiwanese Hokkien Teochew dialect List of Chinese dialects Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather than
Leizhou_Min
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in the Philippines
Philippine Hokkien is a dialect of the Hokkien language of the Southern Min branch of Min Chinese descended directly from Old Chinese of the Sinitic family
Philippine_Hokkien
Dialect of Hokkien
The Longyan dialect or Longyanese is a variety of Hokkien spoken in the urban city area of Eastern Longyan in Fujian Province, while Hakka is spoken in
Longyan_dialect
2002 compendium edited by Li Rong
dialect, Loudi dialect Min: Fuzhou dialect, Haikou dialect, Jian'ou dialect, Leizhou dialect, Xiamen dialect Yue: Dongguan dialect, Guangzhou dialect
Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects
Great_Dictionary_of_Modern_Chinese_Dialects
Min Chinese dialect of Hainan, China
The Haikou dialect is a topolect of Chinese and a subvariety of Hainanese spoken in Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province and island of China. The
Haikou_dialect
5,250 0.02% Canadian Gaelic n/a n/a 6,015 0.02% 6,015 0.02% Fukien (Fuzhou dialect) n/a n/a 5,925 0.02% n/a n/a Rundi (Kirundi) 5,845 0.02% 3,975 0.01%
Demographics_of_Canada
Variety of Southern Min
Lexical Features of Hai Lok Hong Haklau dialect]. 文化创新比较研究 (32). "Cháozhōuhuà pīnyīn fāng'àn / ChaoZhou Dialect Romanisation Scheme". sungwh.freeserve
Haklau_Min
Topics referred to by the same term
Hokchiu may refer to: Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province Foochow people Fuzhou dialect Foochowese (disambiguation) Fuzhou (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Hokchiu
Sound change that either results in a palatal or palatalized consonant or a front vowel
levantine dialects (e.g. rural Palestinian) [ʕeːnət͡s] in traditional Najdi and a number of bedouin dialects. [ʕeːnəʃ] or [ʕeːnəs] in some southern dialects in
Palatalization_(sound_change)
Written vernacular Chinese-language edition of Wikipedia
is Foochow Romanized, a romanized orthography based on the standard Fuzhou dialect that was introduced by Western missionaries in the 19th century, and
Chinese_Wikipedia
Variety of smoked black tea
pinewood-fuelled fire. The trade name later became lapsang souchong from the Fuzhou dialect: La ('pine') Sang ('wood') with souchong meaning 'small sort' referring
Lapsang_souchong
Romanization for the Teochew language
Provincial Education Department in 1960. The system is based on the Swatow dialect. It uses the Latin alphabet, with numbers to denote tones. Before it was
Peng'im
Surname list
Dang, Vietnamese chef based in Chicago Fuzhounese surname from the Fuzhou dialect. Alexis Thi Dang, a Vietnamese American girl in the Transformers Unicron
Dang_(surname)
Scented tea made by infusing tea leaves with jasmine blossoms
jasmine flowers. The fragrance of jasmine is thought to be of heaven. In Fuzhou's dialect, words for buying, brewing, and taking medicine are the same as those
Jasmine_tea
2006 British film
Qin is an illegal Chinese immigrant to the United Kingdom. She comes from Fuzhou, China, where there the only work is badly paid agricultural labour, and
Ghosts_(2006_film)
Consonantal sound often represented by ⟨ʒ⟩ in IPA
(2001:95–97, 102) Broderick (1986:17–18) Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Voiced_postalveolar_fricative
Dialect of Northern Min Chinese
The Jian'ou dialect (Northern Min: Gṳ̿ing-é-dī / 建甌事; Chinese: simplified Chinese: 建瓯话; traditional Chinese: 建甌話; pinyin: Jiàn'ōuhuà), also known as Kienow
Jian'ou_dialect
Surname list
alternate transliteration of Jin Gyim, Kim in Middle Chinese Kin in Fuzhou dialect Gam, Kam in Cantonese Gim, Kim in Korea Kim in Hakka and Min Nan variations
Jin_(Chinese_surname)
Offshore archipelago governed by Taiwan
native language spoken by Matsu residents is the Matsu dialect, a subdialect of the Fuzhou dialect, which is one of the statutory languages for public transport
Matsu_Islands
City in Fujian, China
of the Houguan branch of Eastern Min. It is closely related to the Fuzhou dialect, and the two are mutually intelligible to quite a high extent, although
Fuqing
Bowl-shaped diacritic mark (◌̆)
including Foochow Romanized for the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min, and Kienning Colloquial Romanized for the Jian'ou dialect of Northern Min (which also uses
Breve
Karate kata
(returning wave) technique of Naihanchi. Neixi is pronounced Nohanchi in Fuzhou dialect, which could indicate Neixi is the forerunner to Naihanchi. Neixi is
Naihanchi
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in parts of Malaysia
Hokkien, with extensive use of Malay and English loanwords. Compared to dialects in Fujian (福建; Hok-kiàn) province, it most closely resembles the variety
Penang_Hokkien
Pu–Xian Min Chinese dialect
The Xianyou dialect (Pu–Xian Min: Sing-iú-uā / 仙遊話; [ɬiŋ˨ iu˨˦ ua˨˩]) is a dialect of Pu–Xian Min Chinese spoken in Xianyou, Putian in the southeast coast
Xianyou_dialect
Language
(Sanyuan and Meilie districts) and Sha County. Sanming dialect Yong'an dialect Shaxian dialect Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather
Central_Min
Central Min Chinese dialect
The Sanming dialect (Central Min: 三明事, Mandarin Chinese: 三明話) is a dialect of Central Min spoken in urban areas of Sanming, a prefecture-level city in
Sanming_dialect
American sinologist and linguist (1936–2012)
and after working with Chinese linguist Leo Chen on a glossary of the Fuzhou dialect, in 1966 he joined the Chinese Linguistics Project at Princeton University
Jerry_Norman_(sinologist)
Dialect of Teochew spoken in Pontianak, Indonesia
Pe̍h-ūe-jī: Khun-tiān Tiô-tsiu-uē; Indonesian: Bahasa Tiociu Pontianak) is a dialect of Teochew primarily spoken by the Chinese community in Pontianak, West
Pontianak_Teochew
Dialect of Eastern Min
The Fu'an dialect (福安話) is a dialect of Eastern Min, which is a branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the eastern part of Fujian Province, China. The
Fu'an_dialect
Eastern Min dialect of China
traditional Chinese: 蠻話; pinyin: Mánhuà; lit. 'Man speech'), is an Eastern Min dialect spoken mainly in Taishun and Cangnan Counties in Wenzhou, as well as parts
Manjiang_dialect
(15.4%), Hakka (7.9%) and Hainanese (6.7%), while Hokchew/Hokchia (Fuzhou dialect), Henghua (Puxian Min), and Shanghainese have smaller speaker bases
Languages_of_Singapore
Writing system for the Teochew language
similar to Pe̍h-ōe-jī used to write the Teochew language (including Swatow dialect). It was introduced by John Campbell Gibson and William Duffus, two British
Teochew_Romanization
Mandarin, which it compared with nine southern dialects such as Cantonese, Hakka, and Fuzhou dialect. It has been called "still interesting as a repository
Chinese_dictionary
Dutch sinologist and field naturalist
work in China ahead of Schlegel. In 1861, after having learned the Fuzhou dialect, he moved to Canton to study Cantonese. In 1862, Schlegel took a job
Gustaaf_Schlegel
Dialect of Teochew Min
Teoyeo dialect (simplified Chinese: 潮阳话; traditional Chinese: 潮陽話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-iôⁿ-uē) is a dialect of Teochew Min spoken in the historical Teoyeo
Teoyeo_dialect
Dialect of Eastern Min Chinese
The Xiapu dialect (Chinese: 霞浦話; pinyin: Xiápǔ huà; Bàng-uâ-cê: Hà-puō-uâ) is a dialect of Eastern Min Chinese spoken in Xiapu, Ningde in northeastern
Xiapu_dialect
Tonal system of Middle Chinese
higher tone than 八; baat3, which has a long vowel. In the Fuzhou dialect and the Fuqing dialect, the traditional rising tone with voiced sonorant onsets
Four_tones_(Middle_Chinese)
Central Min Chinese dialect
The Yong'an dialect (Central Min: 永安事, Mandarin Chinese: 永安話) is a Central Min dialect spoken in Yong'an, Sanming in Western Fujian Province, China. The
Yong'an_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien
The Yongchun dialect (simplified Chinese: 永春话; traditional Chinese: 永春話; Tâi-lô: Íng-tshun-uē) is a dialect of the Hokkien language mostly spoken in Yongchun
Yongchun_dialect
Chinese dialect spoken in parts of Indonesia
from Teochew, Deli Malay and Indonesian. It is predominantly a spoken dialect: Vernacular Hokkien, including Medan Hokkien, is traditionally passed down
Medan_Hokkien
Beijing dialect), Fuzhou dialect, Min Nan Fujianese (Hokkien), Wu Chinese (including Wenzhounese, Shanghainese, Suzhou dialect, Hangzhou dialect and Changzhou
Chinese people in the New York metropolitan area
Chinese_people_in_the_New_York_metropolitan_area
Shao-Jiang Min Chinese dialect
The Jiangle dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Jiangle, Sanming in northwestern Fujian province, China. It combines elements from
Jiangle_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
scholars) of Fuzhou and its surrounding counties Romanized Foochowese, a Latin alphabet for the Fuzhou dialect Hokchiu (disambiguation) Fuzhou (disambiguation)
Foochowese
American intelligence officer
joined the CIA in 1953 as an analyst; he was fluent in Russian and the Fuzhou dialect. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, he briefed President John F. Kennedy
E._Henry_Knoche
Eastern Min Chinese dialect
Gutian dialect (Eastern Min: 古田話) is a dialect of Eastern Min spoken in Gutian, Ningde in northeastern Fujian province, China. The Gutian dialect has 15
Gutian_dialect
Mandarin), Fuzhou dialect, Min Nan Fujianese, Wu Chinese, Beijing dialect, Wenzhounese, Shanghainese, Suzhou dialect, Hangzhou dialect, Changzhou dialect, Cantonese
New_York_City_ethnic_enclaves
Ethnic group
Herakleion, Chania, Volos Languages Mandarin, Qingtian dialect, Wenzhounese, Fuzhou dialect, Greek Religion Predominantly Chinese Buddhism, Chinese folk
Chinese_diaspora_in_Greece
Canadians of Chinese ancestry
248,705 0.8% 170,950 0.5% Hokkien 9,635 0.03% 9,620 0.03% "Foochow" (Fuzhou dialect) 5,925 0.02% N/A N/A Hakka 5,115 0.02% N/A N/A Shanghainese 2,920 0
Chinese_Canadians
Chinese traditional spherical dessert
sphere. The pronunciation of 𥻵 is the same as 時 (time, fortune) in Fuzhou dialect of Chinese. The "turn" in fortune is embodied in a well-known chengyu
Sì_(dessert)
FUZHOU DIALECT
FUZHOU DIALECT
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 (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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
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 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 : 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 and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
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
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.
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
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 : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
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 : 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 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
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 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
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
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 : 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.
FUZHOU DIALECT
FUZHOU DIALECT
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Rare; Special
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Gowlands in Moor Monkton, West Yorkshire.
Girl/Female
Indian
Name of Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Biblical
The dissipation of the Lord.
Female
German
Feminine form of German Heinrich, HEINRIKE means "home-ruler."
Girl/Female
Muslim
(Mother of Isa)
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sweet like Honey, Name of a Raga
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, German, Greek, Hebrew
Female Version of Perry; Pear Tree
Boy/Male
Gaelic
A Scottish Gaelic name meaning St. John's servant.
FUZHOU DIALECT
FUZHOU DIALECT
FUZHOU DIALECT
FUZHOU DIALECT
FUZHOU DIALECT
a.
Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
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.
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.
a.
Alt. of Dialectical
n.
Same as Dialectics.
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.
a.
Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
n.
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
v. t.
To change or translate from one dialect into another.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic 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.
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
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.
A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
a.
Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
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.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.