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Town in Inverclyde, Scotland
Greenock (/ˈɡriːnək/ ; Scots: Greenock; Scottish Gaelic: Grianaig, pronounced [ˈkɾʲiənɛkʲ]) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central
Greenock
River in East Ayrshire, Scotland
Greenock Water is a river in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows out of the Dippal Burn, about 2 miles south of Dungavel Hill. A tributary of the River Ayr
Greenock_Water
River in Scotland
and urban development. Principal tributaries include: Greenock Water Lugar Water Water of Fail Water of Coyle. Many practitioners of hillwalking and other
River_Ayr
Topics referred to by the same term
Greenock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Greenock can also refer to: Greenock Academy, a former school in Greenock Greenock Blitz, the
Greenock_(disambiguation)
River in Scotland
quays enclosed Greenock harbour in 1710. Shipbuilding in the town started in 1711, with Scotts' building busses in their Westburn yard. Water mills powered
West_Burn,_Greenock
Forested wetland in Ontario, Canada
The Greenock Swamp is a large, forested wetland in southern Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. At approximately 8,300 hectares (20,500 acres), it is the largest
Greenock_Swamp
(L) Lugar Water (L) Burnock Water (L) Bellow Water (Rs) Glenmuir Water (Ls) Guelt Water (L) Greenock Water (R) Doon catchment River Doon Carrick Lane (L)
List_of_rivers_of_Scotland
suburbs of Greenock, Inverclyde. Overton offers excellent views across the River Clyde and suburban Greenock. The area is the closest in Greenock to "The
Overton,_Greenock
Railway station in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
Greenock West railway station is a station in Greenock, Scotland, located on the Inverclyde Line which runs from Gourock to Glasgow Central. The route
Greenock_West_railway_station
Reservoir, Scotland in Inverclyde
Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. It is named after the civil engineer
Loch_Thom
Inlet on the west coast of Scotland
join the Firth; these lochs are separated by the Rosneath Peninsula. Off Greenock, an anchorage known as the Tail of the Bank narrows the estuary of the
Firth_of_Clyde
River in Scotland
19th and 20th centuries. Greenock Ocean Terminal brought container shipping to the Clyde in 1969, and most commercial deep-water functions migrated down
River_Clyde
immediately North of Greenock, between Inverclyde and Argyll and Bute. This area of the Firth gets its name from the deep water immediately to the west
Tail_of_the_Bank
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Greenock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 US Census the population
Greenock,_Pennsylvania
Vict. c. 78) Poor Law Amendment Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 106) Gas and Water Works Facilities Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 70) Salmon Fishery Act 1873
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1875
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1875
Former railway line in Scotland
The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway ran from Greenock, Scotland to Bridge of Weir, connecting there to the Glasgow and South Western Railway and making
Greenock_and_Ayrshire_Railway
Town of Greenock, in the County of Renfrew, and for supplying the said Town and Harbour thereof with Water. (Repealed by Greenock and Shaws Water Transfer
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1825
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1825
Canadian pathologist
University Professor at McMaster University. Gauldie was also a Canadian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Jack_Gauldie
(23 Geo. 2. c. 12) River Lune Navigation Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 81) Greenock Water Supply, etc. Act 1772 (13 Geo. 3. c. 28) Excise (No. 2) Act 1788 (28
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1789
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1789
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1974
Line to the Southern End of the Upper East Reservoir for supplying Greenock with Water; thence in a straight Line, in the Direction of the highest projecting
Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
Greenock_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
xxxiii) Holderness Drainage Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 64 Pr.) Sheffield Water Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. lv) William Molyneux's Estate Act 1834
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1845
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1845
Company's Water; and for other purposes. Greenock Water Act 1869 (repealed) 32 & 33 Vict. c. xxxii 24 June 1869 An Act for authorizing the Water Trust of
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1869
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1869
Greek freighter shipwrecked in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland
waiting at the Tail of the Bank to deliver sugar to the James Watt Dock in Greenock. Her captain ordered the engines to be started with the intention of running
MV_Captayannis
Scottish civil engineer
system to supply water power to Greenock. The reservoir is named after him — Loch Thom — and the supply aqueduct is known as the Greenock Cut. In the early
Robert_Thom_(engineer)
Reservoir in Scotland, UK
following an Act of Parliament in 1866 to improve the drinking water supply for the town of Greenock and its environs, the impetus for this was a typhus epidemic
Gryffe_Reservoirs
of Exeter. (Repealed by County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95)) Greenock Water Supply, etc. Act 1772 (repealed) 13 Geo. 3. c. 28 1 April 1773 An Act
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1772
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1772
of Exeter. (Repealed by County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95)) Greenock Water Supply, etc. Act 1772 (repealed) 13 Geo. 3. c. 28 1 April 1773 An Act
List of acts of the 6th session of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain
List_of_acts_of_the_6th_session_of_the_13th_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
Council area of Scotland
with asterisks in the list below): Gourock* Greenock Central Greenock East Greenock Southwest* Greenock West and Cardwell Bay* Holefarm and Cowdenknowes
Inverclyde
Regional park in Scotland
(110 sq mi) of Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, stretching from Greenock in the north, down the coast to Largs and West Kilbride and inland to Dalry
Clyde_Muirshiel_Regional_Park
Human settlement in Scotland
in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Greenock and 8.1 miles (13 km) north of Largs on the A78 trunk road. The town takes
Inverkip
Ill-treated Scottish stowaways of 1868
The Greenock stowaways, or Arran stowaways, were six boys (Hugh McEwan, 11; John Paul, 12; Peter Currie, 12; Hugh McGinnes, 12; David Brand, 16; James
Greenock_stowaways
Human settlement in Scotland
Spango Valley is a steep sided valley to the south-west of Greenock, Scotland. It runs approximately south west to north east for around 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Spango_Valley
Hylton) or Sunderland, and apparently was initially registered and based at Greenock. In 1812, an American privateer captured her in a notable single-ship action
Rachel_(1810_ship)
First commercial steamboat in Europe
began a passenger service on the River Clyde, connecting Helensburgh to Greenock and Glasgow. This was the first commercially successful steamboat service
PS_Comet
Scottish shipbuilding firm
Robert Steele & Company was a shipbuilding firm based in Greenock, Scotland. The business was formed in 1815 by Robert Steele (1745-1830) and two sons
Robert_Steele_&_Company
Lover of Robert Burns
However, after a brief illness, she died at Greenock. Burns and Mary Campbell apparently exchanged Bibles over a water course and possibly some sort of traditional
Mary_Campbell_(Highland_Mary)
JD Sports Fashion plc Outdoor clothing and footwear Formerly Blacks of Greenock, originally a sail maker, then tent maker, the company became Blacks Camping
List of clothing and footwear shops in the United Kingdom
List_of_clothing_and_footwear_shops_in_the_United_Kingdom
Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819)
the watt, was named after him. James Watt was born on 19 January 1736 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, the eldest of the five surviving children of Agnes Muirhead
James_Watt
River in Scotland
Burn. The Greenock Road (A8), between Inchinnan and Renfrew, passes over the White Cart Water by means of the swing bridge. The White Cart Water then joins
River_Cart
Historic county and lieutenancy area of western Scotland
towns of Paisley, Greenock and Port Glasgow. These burghs continued to be responsible for most local services such as roads, water and housing. Small
Renfrewshire_(historic)
Association football club in Scotland
by just two points, finishing in 5th place despite winning 3–0 away to Greenock Morton on the final day, which would've confirmed a play-off slot had Dunfermlne
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.
British man missing since 2008
uncovered no trace of him. A receipt in the vehicle showed purchases made in Greenock on the morning he disappeared, although the whisky bottle listed on it
Disappearance of Steven Cooper
Disappearance_of_Steven_Cooper
Bridge in Glasgow, Scotland
Delivery was postponed due to strong gusting wind, and the vessels stayed at Greenock Ocean Terminal overnight. On 14 October 2023 the tugs towed the crane on
Govan–Partick_Bridge
List with all urban legends currently on Wikipedia
lack of evidence. The Catman of Greenock is an urban legend originating in the 1970s surrounding a homeless man in Greenock, Scotland who eats rats with
List_of_urban_legends
created Baron Lyell in 1914 Lyle of Glendelvin 1929 Lyle extant Lyle of Greenock 1915 Lyle extinct 1923 Lyle of Canford Cliffs 1932 Lyle extinct 1976 first
List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
List_of_baronetcies_in_the_Baronetage_of_the_United_Kingdom
Naval operation during the Second World War
Leone government as a converted trawler. Duchess d'Aosta was sailed to Greenock and then managed by Canadian Pacific as the Empire Yukon for the Ministry
Operation_Postmaster
him in possession of an airgun and aerosol cans outside the mosque in Greenock. 12 July – Scotland experiences its hottest day of 2025, with a temperature
2025_in_Scotland
1991 Andover tornado McKeesport—Dravosburg—Port Vue—Versailles—Boston—Greenock—Donegal—Somerset, Pennsylvania 1944 June 23 17 200 F4 1944 Appalachians
List of deadliest tornadoes in the Americas
List_of_deadliest_tornadoes_in_the_Americas
Pennies Scots Act 1799 (39 Geo. 3. c. xl) In Greenock, an act of Parliament was passed in 1751. Greenock Beer Duties Act 1750 (24 Geo. 2. c. 38) In Inverness
Two_Pennies_Scots
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
bomb instead of tons of natural uranium and a neutron moderator like heavy water. Consequently, the work was accelerated, first as a pilot program, and finally
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Letters, COVID-19. Joe Caven, 86, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Greenock Morton, Germiston Callies). Alex Collins, 28, American football player
Deaths_in_August_2023
Palestinian politician. Per Bartram, 81, Danish footballer (Odense BK, Greenock Morton, national team). Al Black, 77, American landscape artist (The Highwaymen)
Deaths_in_May_2025
2024 series of Love Island
pokes fun at Gourock weather as Lucy Graybill enters Love Island villa". Greenock Telegraph. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024. "Love Island: Moziah Pinder's
Love Island (2015 TV series) series 11
Love_Island_(2015_TV_series)_series_11
Winery in South Australia
large-scale solar power (since 2010, expanded multiple times), 100% winery water recycling, cover crops, native revegetation, biological pest control, and
Elderton_Wines
Dundee (HMS Condor II), Dundee, Angus RNAS Felixstowe, Suffolk RAF Greenock, Greenock, Inverclyde RNAS Hickling Broad, Norfolk RNAS Hornsea Mere, East Yorkshire
List of seaplane bases in the United Kingdom
List_of_seaplane_bases_in_the_United_Kingdom
River in Scotland
River Kip). It originates at Cornalees in the hills between Inverkip and Greenock and runs through Shielhill Glen, Dunrod Glen and the Kip Valley before
Kip_Water,_Inverclyde
English musician and songwriter. Jimmy McDonald, 91, Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton). Harold Mitchell, 81, Australian entrepreneur, media buyer and
Deaths_in_February_2024
American actor (born 1943)
York City. His parents were Rosalie Russell, a Scottish immigrant from Greenock, and Paul Wälken, a German immigrant from Gelsenkirchen who owned and operated
Christopher_Walken
UK merchant ship 1819–1829
New Orleans, Louisiana to Greenock. Recovery was refloated on 30 May. The paddlesteamer Britannia towed her into Greenock. Recovery had lost her anchors
Recovery_(1819_ship)
Inchinnan Farm, Greenock Road, Inchinnan 55°53′11″N 4°25′51″W / 55.886445°N 4.430879°W / 55.886445; -4.430879 (Town Of Inchinnan Farm, Greenock Road, Inchinnan)
List of listed buildings in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire
List_of_listed_buildings_in_Inchinnan,_Renfrewshire
Former Scottish Sugar Refinery
The Glebe Sugar Refinery is a building in Greenock, Scotland. For almost a century, the sugar refinery was an independent company. It was known under different
Glebe_Sugar_Refinery
British actress (born 1960)
Gonet was born in Greenock, Scotland. Her Polish father met her Scottish mother, a teacher of English, when he was stationed in Greenock during the Second
Stella_Gonet
English footballer and manager (born 1967)
stated that he was interested in taking over as manager of Scottish side Greenock Morton, but this came to nothing. In mid-2005, he spent two months as a
Paul_Gascoigne
British Second World War deception operation
Montagu travelled in the back of the van, which drove through the night to Greenock, west Scotland, where the canister was taken on board the submarine HMS Seraph
Operation_Mincemeat
Football league season
First Division and Thorn Athletic, Kilsyth Athletic, Threave Rovers and Greenock were promoted from the Third Division. Notes Ashfield are ground-sharing
2025–26 West of Scotland Football League
2025–26_West_of_Scotland_Football_League
based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and had yards at Govan (1914–1963) and Greenock (1920–1928) in Scotland. The 1,600 ships are listed in order of the date
List of ships built by Harland & Wolff (1930–2002)
List_of_ships_built_by_Harland_&_Wolff_(1930–2002)
Dry-air sweating and washing bath
overcrowded. Two of these were in Edinburgh, five in Glasgow, and one in Greenock. In Glasgow, both the Arlington and Western baths clubs, with their Victorian
Victorian_Turkish_baths
soccer coach (Cornell Big Red). Willie Allan, 83, Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, Durban City). Fredrick Brennan, 31, American software
Deaths_in_January_2026
English singer (1942–2014)
"Biography of a Water Rat". Gowr.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018. Moroney, David (24 October 2011). "Alvin is set to hit the stage". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved
Alvin_Stardust
Ships that were lost or scuttled along the coast
wind. 15 March 1864: British wooden barque Sappho of 374 tons, built at Greenock in 1840, wrecked in Table Bay at Blouberg Beach at night during a gale
Shipwrecks_of_Cape_Town
Bus operator based in Scotland
McGill's Bus Services is a bus operator based in Greenock, Scotland. The company has grown to operate a network of routes covering much of the council
McGill's_Bus_Services
British television drama series
the FX desk at Pierpoint and Yasmin's line manager Freya Mavor as Daria Greenock (series 1; guest series 2–3), a VP at the CPS desk at Pierpoint and Harper's
Industry_(TV_series)
Railway to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway – was a railway company established in 1837 that operated from
List of companies of the United Kingdom A–J
List_of_companies_of_the_United_Kingdom_A–J
Largest city in Scotland
slave ships mainly operating out of Glasgow's early satellite ports of Greenock and Port Glasgow transported approximately 3,000 enslaved Africans from
Glasgow
caused large amounts of haze on the River Clyde as smoke drifted over Greenock, prompting ships to use their foghorns as visibility was low. At around
2025_United_Kingdom_wildfires
Country within the United Kingdom
'area to mean high water excluding inland water' ONS Standard Area Measurement, 'total extent of the realm' (area to mean low water) Scottish Government
Scotland
British pre-grouping railway company
Paisley and Greenock Railways Amalgamation Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. clxix) giving it powers to merge with the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (GP&GR)
Caledonian_Railway
c. xxxvi) Greenock Port and Harbour Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. clvi) Greenock Port and Harbours Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. xxxv) Greenock Harbour Act
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1882
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1882
translate to cup competition however; going out of the League Cup (0–1 to Greenock Morton), and the Scottish Cup (1–2 to Aberdeen), both at Celtic Park. Celtic
History of Celtic F.C. (1994–present)
History_of_Celtic_F.C._(1994–present)
1871 conflagration in Illinois, US
London gave 1,000 guineas, as well as £7,000 from private donations. In Greenock, Scotland (pop. 40,000) a town meeting raised £518 on the spot. Cincinnati
Great_Chicago_Fire
British government-sponsored organisation
Olaf Fostenes, and the British destroyer HMS Sabre. They were taken to Greenock and other west coast ports in Scotland. All 321 children were rescued.
Children's Overseas Reception Board
Children's_Overseas_Reception_Board
at Meadowside Shipyard in Partick (1856) Albert Harbour, Greenock (1863) Princes Pier, Greenock (1864) Improvements at Port Glasgow (c. 1865) Govan Graving
Daniel_Miller_(engineer)
Sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color
November 2011. Niccol, Robert (1864). Essay on Sugar. A. Mackenzie & Co. Greenock. p. 14, 26. Journal of the Senate of the United States. George W. Bowman
Brown_sugar
British retailer
remain open with most having converted to Go Outdoors. In 1931, Blacks of Greenock published the first Good Companions catalogue. In the Second World War
Blacks_Outdoor_Retail
14,223 Dundee United Fir Park 13,677 Motherwell Cappielow Park 11,589 Greenock Morton Dens Park 11,775 Dundee East End Park 11,480 Dunfermline Athletic
List of association football stadiums by country
List_of_association_football_stadiums_by_country
United States historic place
not the largest water wheel of its type, but likely the most powerful. A larger water wheel is at Laxey on the Isle of Man and at Greenock, Scotland, the
Burden_Iron_Works
— Grimsby (GR2) 01473 — Ipswich (IP3) 01474 — Gravesend (GR4) 01475 — Greenock (GR5) 01476 — Grantham (GR6) 01477 — Holmes Chapel (HS7) 01478 — Portree
List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom
List_of_dialling_codes_in_the_United_Kingdom
English-born Irish footballer
moving to Scottish club Partick Thistle. In 2020, he would leave to join Greenock Morton for a season. In the summer of 2021, McGinty signed a two-year deal
Sean_McGinty
Air raids by the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific War
working class district near the docks in both Koto and Chūō city wards on the water; follow-on aircraft simply aimed near this flaming X. Individual fires caused
Bombing_of_Tokyo
British Prime Minister (1897–1977)
Anthony Eden and Mr Maisky from Russia. 29 December 1941, Prince's Pier, Greenock". www.iwm.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved
Anthony_Eden
Scottish footballer (born 1983)
professional leagues for Clyde, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Mirren, Greenock Morton and Hamilton Academical, having previously played in the Junior
Dougie_Imrie
Scottish word used for various coastal inlets and straits
Channel at the Tail of the Bank, where the river crosses a sandbar off Greenock as the estuary widens at the junction to the Gare Loch. Locally, the river
Firth
Malay was launched in Greenock in 1818. She sailed between Greenock and either North America or the West Indies. In particular, in 1830, she brought immigrants
Malay_(1818_ship)
1928 film by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
26, 2023. "Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie feature filmed on Waverley". Greenock Telegraph. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024. O'Neill, Jamie
Steamboat_Willie
Scottish engineer (1767 - 1830)
was built by Messrs John Wood and Co., at Port Glasgow 3 miles east of Greenock on the south bank of the River Clyde as it widens into the Firth of Clyde
Henry_Bell_(engineer)
Road in Scotland
The A8 is a major road in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Greenock via Glasgow. Its importance diminished following the construction of the M8 motorway
A8_road_(Scotland)
Ure Greenock, Inverclyde 21-year-old Ure, a security guard, was shot on 26 March 1992 as an attempt was being made to rob a security van in Greenock town
List of unsolved murders in the United Kingdom (1990s)
List_of_unsolved_murders_in_the_United_Kingdom_(1990s)
Kilmacolm Renfrewshire PA PA14 Port Glasgow Renfrewshire PA PA15, PA16 Greenock Renfrewshire PA PA17 Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA PA18 Wemyss Bay Renfrewshire
List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom
List_of_postcode_districts_in_the_United_Kingdom
UK Parliament constituency (1832–1885, 1983 onwards)
Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive. "Election Movements". Greenock Advertiser. 20 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via British Newspaper
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
North_Warwickshire_and_Bedworth
(2007–10), Portland (2011), Houston (2011–13), Seattle (2013) Lewis Morgan Greenock, Scotland San Diego (2026–present) Inter Miami (2020–21), New York Red
List_of_foreign_MLS_players
GREENOCK WATER
GREENOCK WATER
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : occupational name for a water bailiff, earlier Waterward, from Middle English water + ward ‘guard’. All the early examples occur on the banks of Martin Mere, a large freshwater lake (now drained) in western Lancashire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a path, road, or watercourse, Middle English lode (the usual form from Old English gelÄd; compare Lade), or a habitational name from any of several minor places named with this word, for example Load in Somerset or Lode in Cambridgeshire and Gloucestershire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman French personal name Mahieu, a variant of Mathieu (see Matthew).Anglicized form of French Mailloux.Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, about 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha’s Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Walter, representing the normal medieval pronunciation of the name.English and German (Rhineland) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water, Middle English, Low German water.Irish : adopted as an English translation of Gaelic Ó Fuartháin (see Foran), being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (especially County Waterford)
Irish (especially County Waterford) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉamhthaigh ‘descendant of Éamhthach’, an adjective meaning ‘swift’.English : habitational name from Heapey in Lancashire, named in Old English as ‘(rose)hip hedge or enclosure’, hēope ‘hip’ + hege ‘hedge’ or gehæg ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands)
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a stretch of water or perhaps a moated house, from Middle English water ‘water’ + hous ‘house’.Richard Waterhouse, a tanner from Yorkshire, England, emigrated to Portsmouth, NH, in 1669.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Marchand.John Marchant (c.1600–c.1668) was in Newport, RI, before 1638. In that year he moved to Braintree, MA, then to Watertown, MA (1642), and finally to Yarmouth, MA (1648). His descendants included many sea captains and other prominent people.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the servant of a man called Wa(l)ter (see Water 1).English and Dutch : occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water (see Water 2).Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wasserman(n), an occupational name for a water-carrier. Compare 2 above.Robert Waterman emigrated from England to Marshfield, MA, in 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ling 1.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in western Norway named with lyng ‘heather’, either on its own, or with the addition of vin ‘meadow’.Dutch (de Linge) and North German : habitational name from a place named with Old Low German linge ‘strip of land or water’, or possibly with the river name Linge (this river flows through the Betuwe). See also Lingen.Possibly French, from a metonymic occupational name from linge ‘linen goods’, but there is no evidence of surname in North America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Devon, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire named Lynam, from Old English lÄ«n ‘flax’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.Irish : English surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó Laidhghneáin (see Linehan).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from Livermere in Suffolk. This is first found in the form Leuuremer (c.1050), which suggests derivation from Old English lǣfer ‘rush’, ‘reed’ + mere ‘lake’. However, later forms consistently show i in the first syllable, suggesting Old English lifer ‘liver’, referring either to the shape of the pond or to the coagulation of the water.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Waterfall, a place in Staffordshire, named from Old English wætergefall ‘place where a water course disappears below ground’. There is another place so called in Guisborough in North Yorkshire and a lost Waterfall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, both of which may also have contributed to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from an altered form of the personal name Walter.English : variant of Water 2.Irish : when not the English surname, an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin, Hiskey, Tydings).James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either an occupational name for a carter, from an agent derivative of Middle English lode ‘to load’, or a topographic name from a derivative of Middle English lode ‘path’, ‘road’, ‘watercourse’.German : occupational name for a weaver of woolen cloth (loden), Middle High German lodære.North German : nickname for a good-for-nothing, from Middle Low German lod(d)er.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch (van Lingen) and German
Dutch (van Lingen) and German : habitational name from Lingen on the Ems river in Lower Saxony, Westphalia, and the former East Prussia.English (Herefordshire) : habitational name from a place in Herefordshire, so named from an old British stream name, Welsh llyn ‘water’ + possibly cain ‘clear’, ‘beautiful’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mears.Dutch : topographic name from meers(ch) denoting lush, alluvial land by a watercourse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name of uncertain origin; perhaps from Waterperry in Oxfordshire, which is named with Old English pyrige ‘pear tree’, to which was later added Middle English water to distinguish it from nearby Woodperry.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a watercourse or road junction, Old English gelǣt, or a habitational name from Leat in Devon, or The Leete in Essex, named with this element.
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.
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