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Person seized by abductor to compel action by another party
A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the
Hostage
Topics referred to by the same term
hostage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hostage is a person or entity held by a captor. Hostage or The Hostage may also refer to: The Hostage (1917
Hostage_(disambiguation)
Occupation of Tehran's U.S. embassy (1979–1981)
The Iran hostage crisis (Persian: بحران گروگانگیری سفارت آمریکا) began on November 4, 1979, when 66 Americans, including diplomats and other civilian
Iran_hostage_crisis
Hostages taken into Gaza (2023–2026)
Almost half of the hostages were foreign nationals or had multiple citizenships, and some hostages were Negev Bedouins. The hostages were held in different
Gaza_war_hostage_crisis
Thriller podcast
American Hostage is a scripted psychological thriller podcast directed by Shawn Christensen and starring Jon Hamm, Joseph Perrino, Carla Gugino, and Dylan
American_Hostage
British television series
Hostage is a British political thriller miniseries written by Matt Charman and directed by Isabelle Sieb Amy Nail, starring Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy
Hostage_(TV_series)
2010 bus hijacking and mass murder in Manila, Philippines
The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident (Tagalog: Pagbibihag ng bus sa Maynila), took place in Rizal Park
Manila_hostage_crisis
breaking out on October 7, 2023, there were four Israeli citizens held hostage in the Gaza Strip: two of whom were alive, and two were dead. During the
List_of_Gaza_war_hostages
2005 action thriller film by Florent-Emilio Siri
Hostage is a 2005 American action thriller film directed by Florent Siri from the screenplay by Doug Richardson. It is based on the 2001 novel of the
Hostage_(2005_film)
2021 American action thriller film by Jon Keeyes
Rogue Hostage is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Jon Keeyes starring Tyrese Gibson with John Malkovich, Michael Jai White and Christopher
Rogue_Hostage
1979 international criminal law treaty
The Hostages Convention (formally the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages) is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit
Hostages_Convention
2004 Russian hostage crisis and massacre
The Beslan school siege, also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre, was a terrorist attack that occurred from 1 September
Beslan_school_siege
International charity
Hostage International, formerly Hostage UK, is a charity which aims to support the families of hostages and former hostages by providing emotional and
Hostage_International
Elite tactical unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) elite tactical unit. The HRT was formed to provide a full-time federal law
Hostage_Rescue_Team
Fatal hostage crisis in California
On April 4, 1991, 41 employees and customers were taken hostage by four gunmen and held at a Good Guys! electronics store at the corner of 65th Street
1991 Sacramento hostage crisis
1991_Sacramento_hostage_crisis
2002 terrorist attack and hostage crisis in Moscow
The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater in Moscow by Chechen terrorists
Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hostages in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hostages are people seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party. Hostages or The
Hostages_(disambiguation)
Public square in Tel Aviv, Israel
Hostages Square (Hebrew: כיכר החטופים, romanized: Kikar HaChatufim) is a public plaza located in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In the wake of the
Hostages_Square
Taking hostages for diplomatic purposes
Hostage diplomacy, also hostage-diplomacy, is the taking of hostages for diplomatic purposes. While common in the ancient world, it is a controversial
Hostage_diplomacy
Israeli anti-government protests
Israeli hostage deal protests were a series of demonstrations, instances of civil disorder, and riots that have taken place in Israel against Israeli
Israeli_hostage_deal_protests
2023 massacre in southern Israel
holiday of Shemini Atzeret near kibbutz Re'im. Hamas also took 44 people hostage, and men and women were reportedly subject to sexual and gender-based violence
Nova_music_festival_massacre
1988 event in West Germany
The Gladbeck hostage crisis or Gladbeck hostage drama was a bank robbery and hostage-taking that took place in northwestern West Germany from 16 to 18
Gladbeck_hostage_crisis
1994 Lebanese film
Hostage of Time is a film from Lebanon by Jean K. Chamoun (1994, 50 min).[page needed] The narrative focuses on the experiences of a young female doctor
Hostage_of_Time
Kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992
The Lebanon hostage crisis was the kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992, when the Lebanese Civil War was at its height.
Lebanon_hostage_crisis
1998 film by Sean McNamara
Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman. It was Varney's final on-screen role before
Treehouse_Hostage
1994 Canadian made-for-television film
Hostage for a Day is a 1994 Canadian television comedy film directed by John Candy, in his only directorial effort. Though the film is also billed as
Hostage_for_a_Day
Nonprofit organization for American hostages
Hostage US is a nonprofit organization that was established in 2016 that offers support to American hostages and their families during and after a hostage
Hostage_US
1996–1997 hostage crisis in Lima, Peru
The Japanese embassy hostage crisis (Spanish: Toma de la residencia del embajador de Japón en Lima, Japanese: 在ペルー日本大使公邸占拠事件, romanized: Zai Perū Nihon
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Japanese_embassy_hostage_crisis
Israel–Hamas hostage-prisoner exchange and armistice
A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 19 January
January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire
January_2025_Gaza_war_ceasefire
Deal between opposing belligerents in a conflict
opposing sides in a conflict to release prisoners: prisoners of war, spies, hostages, etc. Sometimes, dead bodies are involved in an exchange. Prisoners exchanged
Prisoner_exchange
United States Navy SEALs rescue operation
Nigeria, resulting in the rescue of an American hostage and the killing of six of the seven captors. The hostage, 27-year-old Philip Walton, had been kidnapped
2020_Nigeria_hostage_rescue
2001 thriller novel by Robert Crais
Hostage is a 2001 thriller novel by Robert Crais, set in fictional Bristo Bay, California, about a small town police chief haunted by a failed hostage
Hostage_(novel)
1972 Summer Olympics terrorist attack
Israeli Olympic team, and took nine other Israeli team members hostage. Those hostages were later also killed by the militants during a failed rescue
Munich_massacre
1995 attack by Chechen separatists in southern Russia
The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis (Russian: Теракт в Будённовске, lit. 'teract [terrorist act] in Budyonnovsk') took place from 14 to 19 June 1995
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Budyonnovsk_hospital_hostage_crisis
1947–8 war crimes trial in Nuremberg, Germany
United States of America v. Wilhelm List, et al., commonly known as the Hostages Trial, was the seventh of the twelve "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" for
Hostages_Trial
French colonial institutions
Hostage schools were educational institutions established by the French colonizer in Senegal and French Sudan where the sons of chiefs and notables were
Hostage_schools
American punk rock band
Hostage Calm was an American punk rock band from Wallingford, Connecticut, United States, formed in 2007. Hostage Calm released two extended plays, four
Hostage_Calm
Arbitrary detention by Iran
Iran hostage diplomacy refers to the use of arbitrary detention of foreign nationals and dual citizens by the Islamic Republic of Iran as a tool of statecraft
Iran's_hostage_diplomacy
Hostage incident in Texas, US
Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis was a 2022 incident where a 44-year-old man armed with a pistol took four people hostage in a synagogue in Colleyville
2022 Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis
2022_Colleyville_synagogue_hostage_crisis
Memoir by Eli Sharabi
Hostage is a 2025 autobiography by Israeli hostage survivor Eli Sharabi, recounting his 491 days in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip following his abduction
Hostage_(memoir)
English actor (born 1998)
(2023). In 2025, he starred in the film My Oxford Year and thriller series Hostage. Corey Mylchreest was born on 8 May 1998 in Whipps Cross University Hospital
Corey_Mylchreest
1989 Polish film
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "The Hostage of Europe" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2019) (Learn
The_Hostage_of_Europe
Japanese phrase criticizing the judiciary
Hostage justice (Japanese: 人質司法, Hitojichi shihō) is a Japanese-language phrase used in criticizing the Japanese judiciary. It refers to the period during
Hostage_justice
1990 hostage crisis in Berkeley, California
The Henry's Pub hostage incident was a hostage crisis that occurred on September 28, 1990, at Henry's Pub inside the Hotel Durant in Berkeley, California
Henry's_Pub_hostage_incident
1976 Israeli counter-terrorist operation
and two members of the German Revolutionary Cells. The hijackers took hostages with the stated objective of compelling the release of 40 Palestinian and
Entebbe_raid
Hostage-taking and shooting in Bailey, Colorado
The Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis was a hostage taking and shooting at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado, on September 27, 2006
2006 Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis
2006_Platte_Canyon_High_School_hostage_crisis
Standoff and shooting in California, US
On June 2, 2026, a hostage crisis occurred in downtown Bakersfield, California, United States. The hostage crisis started as a confirmed bomb threat at
2026 Bakersfield hostage crisis
2026_Bakersfield_hostage_crisis
Advertising character for Domino's Pizza
Domino's managed to, as the commercial's tagline went, "avoid the Noid". A hostage situation occurred when, on January 30th, 1989, a mentally unstable man
The_Noid
2009 American TV series or program
Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on the true story of Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey who also
Held_Hostage
Kidnapping and hostage taking has become a common occurrence in Afghanistan following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Kidnappers include Taliban
Foreign hostages in Afghanistan
Foreign_hostages_in_Afghanistan
1958 play by Brendan Behan
The Hostage is a 1958 English-language play, with songs, by Irish playwright Brendan Behan. It consists of a much longer text, with songs, expanded from
The_Hostage_(play)
Iranian anesthesiologist and hostage-taker
and their daughter Mahtob to his native country Iran and keeping them hostage there for a period of eighteen months during the mid-1980s. Mahmoody was
Sayyed_Bozorg_Mahmoody
Failed 1980 American military operation in Iran
Jimmy Carter called the hostage-taking an act of "blackmail" and the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy". In Iran the hostage-taking was widely seen
Operation_Eagle_Claw
South Moluccan independence attack
teachers hostage at a primary school in Bovensmilde, Netherlands. At the same time nine others hijacked a train in the nearby De Punt. Both hostage crises
1977 Dutch school hostage crisis
1977_Dutch_school_hostage_crisis
1912 painting by Edmund Leighton
The Hostage is an oil on canvas painting by English artist Edmund Blair Leighton, from 1912. It was exhibited in Royal Academy in 1912. The Hostage is
The_Hostage_(painting)
American hostage taker (1932–2005)
Kiritsis additional time for payment, so in February 1977, Kiritsis held Hall hostage at gun point demanding "justice", in an event that was widely followed
Tony_Kiritsis
hostage crises by date. List of non-international armed conflicts List of proxy wars List of terrorist incidents List of wars: 2003–present "Hostages
List_of_hostage_crises
2013 hostage crisis in Algeria
Amenas hostage crisis began on 16 January 2013, when al-Qaeda-linked terrorists affiliated with a brigade led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar took expat hostages at
In_Amenas_hostage_crisis
1995 hostage-taking in Cologne, Germany
1995, a hostage-taking occurred during a sight-seeing tour in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A gunman held 22 passengers hostage on a parked
Cologne_hostage_crisis
foreign hostages beginning in April 2004. Since then, they have captured more than 200 foreigners and thousands of Iraqis; among them, dozens of hostages were
Foreign_hostages_in_Iraq
2019 Indian crime mystery thriller series
Hostages is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller series for Hotstar Specials, which is an official remake of an Israeli series of the same name. Written
Hostages_(Indian_TV_series)
The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan Massacre) began when armed Chechen terrorists took more than 1200
Timeline of the Beslan school siege
Timeline_of_the_Beslan_school_siege
2023 friendly fire incident
On 15 December 2023, three Israeli hostages were killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Battle of Shuja'iyya in the Gaza Strip. The men had
Killing of Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka
Killing_of_Alon_Shamriz,_Yotam_Haim,_and_Samer_Talalka
1974 single by Donna Summer
"The Hostage" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her debut studio album, Lady of the Night (1974), which was released exclusively in the Netherlands
The_Hostage_(song)
Never definitively revealed
to end the Moscow theatre hostage crisis of 2002, causing the deaths of all 40 hostage-takers and 132 of the 912 hostages of many nationalities, has
Moscow hostage crisis chemical agent
Moscow_hostage_crisis_chemical_agent
1980 American television film
The Hostage Tower is a 1980 American spy and thriller television film starring Peter Fonda and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and directed by Claudio Guzmán,
The_Hostage_Tower
1998 hostage crisis in Cúa, Venezuela
The 1998 Cúa hostage crisis occurred on April 5, 1998, in Cúa, Venezuela, when 18-year-old Héctor Duarte attempted to rob a bakery with a revolver. After
1998_Cúa_hostage_crisis
Book by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj
Al-Rahinah or The Hostage is a 1984 novel by Yemeni writer Zayd Mutee' Dammaj. It was selected by the Arab Writers Union as one of the 100 best Arabic
The_Hostage_(novel)
Hostage crisis in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1996
1996 Honolulu hostage crisis occurred on February 6, 1996, in Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawaii, when 28-year-old John Miranda took hostages at the Seal Masters
1996_Honolulu_hostage_crisis
Terror hostage-taking in 2014 in Sydney, Australia
Monis, held ten customers and eight employees of a Lindt Chocolate Café hostage in the APA Building in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia. The Sydney siege
Lindt_Cafe_siege
Times. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022. "Taliban Free Last American Hostage in Afghanistan in Prisoner Swap". VOA. September 19, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-19
List of solved missing person cases (2020s)
List_of_solved_missing_person_cases_(2020s)
Topics referred to by the same term
Russian hostage crisis might refer to: Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis in June 1995 Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis in January 1996 Black Sea
Russian_hostage_crisis
2012 Chinese film
Lethal Hostage (边境风云) is 2012 Chinese crime thriller film, directed by Cheng Er, set on the China–Myanmar border. The film is about the relationship between
Lethal_Hostage
Chess variant
Hostage chess is a chess variant invented by John A. Leslie in 1997. Captured pieces are not eliminated from the game but can reenter active play through
Hostage_chess
1993 hostage crisis in France
The Neuilly kindergarten hostage crisis took place from 13–15 May 1993, when Érick Schmitt (calling himself the "Human Bomb"), a depressed and unemployed
Neuilly kindergarten hostage crisis
Neuilly_kindergarten_hostage_crisis
2023 terror incident in Israel
while searching the house. During the hostage stand-off, Rachel Edry reportedly sang Arabic songs to the hostage takers, engaged them in conversation,
Rachel_Edry_hostage_stand-off
1984 studio album by Rez Band
Hostage is the sixth studio album, from American Christian rock band Resurrection Band (known at this time as "Rez Band"), released in late 1984. Hostage
Hostage_(Rez_Band_album)
1994 crime in Torp, Norway
two police officers and two pensioners as hostages. The police freed the hostages and killed one of the hostage takers. It is the only peacetime incident
Torp_hostage_crisis
Hostage-taking in Davao City, Philippines
Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nazir Samparani. The hostage crisis ended with the deaths of five hostages and all 16 inmates. On April 2, 1989, Felipe Pugoy
1989_Davao_hostage_crisis
Adivasi rights protest
The Ayyankali Pada hostage protest was an Adivasi rights protest carried out by Maoist group Ayyankali Pada on October 4, 1996. Four members of the group
Ayyankali Pada hostage protest
Ayyankali_Pada_hostage_protest
American reality television series
Hostage Rescue is an American docu-reality television series which premiered on May 14, 2024, on The CW. "The CW Network Sets Spring Premiere Dates for
Hostage_Rescue_(TV_series)
The Presidency of Barack Obama established the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell on June 24, 2015. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency,
Hostage_Recovery_Fusion_Cell
Federal day observed in the United States
U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day is a day observed since 2023 when it was created with the passage of the "US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act
U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day
U.S._Hostage_and_Wrongful_Detainee_Day
2025 Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement
The Gaza peace plan calls for an immediate ceasefire, the return of all hostages, prisoner exchanges, the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, the deployment
Gaza_peace_plan
2013 American murder and hostage crisis
On January 29, 2013, a hostage crisis, lasting almost seven days, began in the Wiregrass Region near U.S. Highway 231 in Midland City, Alabama. Jimmy
2013 Alabama bunker hostage crisis
2013_Alabama_bunker_hostage_crisis
1975 American TV series or program
Sweet Hostage is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film based on the novel Welcome to Xanadu by Nathaniel Benchley. The film stars Linda Blair
Sweet_Hostage
English actress and producer (born 1961)
in 1993. Her film appearances include The World Is Not Enough (1999), Hostage (2005), Brothel (2008), and Inherent Vice (2014). Scott Thomas was born
Serena_Scott_Thomas
Kidnapping of 38 Vietnamese police officers
Thirty-eight Vietnamese police officers were taken hostage by villagers in Đồng Tâm commune, Mỹ Đức district, Hanoi on April 15, 2017, after police arrested
2017_Hanoi_hostage_crisis
1988 video game
Hostages is a 1988 tactical shooter video game developed and published by Infogrames for the Acorn Electron, Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Amstrad
Hostages_(video_game)
Hostage crisis in Texas in 1997
The Davis Mountain Resort hostage crisis was a hostage crisis and standoff between the McLaren Faction of the Republic of Texas group and the US federal
Davis Mountain Resort hostage crisis
Davis_Mountain_Resort_hostage_crisis
1977 American television film
The Hostage Heart is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bernard McEveety, written by Andrew J. Fenady, and based on Gerald Green's
The_Hostage_Heart
Japanese Red Army terror attack in Malaysia
The AIA Building hostage crisis took place at the AIA (American Insurance Associates) Building in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 5 August 1975
1975 AIA building hostage crisis
1975_AIA_building_hostage_crisis
2025 Dutch film
iHostage is a 2025 Dutch thriller film directed by Bobby Boermans and written by Simon de Waal. Released on April 18, 2025, on Netflix, the film is inspired
IHostage
1970 memoir by Anthony Grey
Hostage in Peking is a memoir by British journalist and author Anthony Grey, published in 1970. It recounts his 27 months of solitary confinement in Peking
Hostage_in_Peking
1993 Philippine action film
Pugoy – Hostage: Davao is a 1993 Filipino action film directed by Francis "Jun" Posadas. The film stars Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy. The film is based
Pugoy_–_Hostage:_Davao
2009 single by Razorlight
"Hostage of Love" is the second single from Razorlight's third studio album, Slipway Fires, released on 12 January 2009. The song featured biblical imagery
Hostage_of_Love
Hostage incident involving Libya and the UK in 1984
The Libyan hostage situation began on the morning of the murder of police constable Yvonne Fletcher at the Libyan Embassy in London, 17 April 1984, and
1984_Libyan_hostage_incident
The Mapenduma hostage crisis (Indonesian: Krisis Sandera Mapenduma) began on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement (OPM) took 26 members of a World
Mapenduma_hostage_crisis
Canadian punk band
Hostage Life was a Canadian punk band from Toronto. Formed in 2002, Hostage Life released its first EP, Sing for the Enemy on Toronto's independent punk
Hostage_Life
2021 South Korean thriller film
Hostage: Missing Celebrity (Korean: 인질; RR: Injil) is a 2021 South Korean action thriller film, written and directed by Pil Gam-sung in his directional
Hostage:_Missing_Celebrity
HOSTAGE
HOSTAGE
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the Germanic byname mentioned at Ernst. However, Reaney cites medieval evidence for Norman spellings such as Ernais, and derives it from a Germanic personal name Arn(e)gis, possibly composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel). The name may have been altered by folk etymology to coincide with the word meaning ‘combat’. Compare Harness.Dutch : variant of Ernst.
Boy/Male
Irish
Hostage.
Boy/Male
French, German
Oath; Hostage; Pledge
Boy/Male
British, English
Famous Hostage
Surname or Lastname
English and northern Irish (county Down)
English and northern Irish (county Down) : probably a variant of Gillard.French and Swiss French : from a derivative of Gillier, from the Germanic personal name Giselher, composed of gīsil ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble offspring’ (see Giesel) + heri ‘army’.
Boy/Male
Greek
Given as hostage; promised. Homer was credited with writing the epic Greek poems the Iliad and...
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Scottish
Famous hostage.
Girl/Female
German
Pledge; Hostage
Girl/Female
German Teutonic Scottish
Hostage.
Girl/Female
German
Hostage
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Hostage.
Girl/Female
German
Pledge; Hostage
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hostage
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the name of the Norse god of thunder, Þorr + gils ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’. However, the inorganic initial s- is not easily explained; it may be the result of Old French influence.Edward Sturgis of England settled in Charlestown in 1634 and moved to Yarmouth, MA, in 1638. His descendants included a revolutionary war soldier and Cape Cod shipmaster, and a Massachusetts legislator.
Girl/Female
Czechoslovakian, German, Polish, Teutonic
Pledge; Hostage
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pejorative derivative of the personal name Giles.English and French : from an assimilated form of the personal name Gislehard, a compound of Old High German gīsel ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + hard ‘hardy’. This name is also found in Switzerland, whence it may have been brought to the U.S.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hostage
Girl/Female
German
Pledge; Hostage
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew
Pledge; Hostage; Cut Stone
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German : from Giselbert, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of St. Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland.
HOSTAGE
HOSTAGE
Girl/Female
English
Fair; good-looking.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Smiling Face; Moon Light
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Rhianna, RHEANNA means "maiden."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Atmadeep | ஆதà¯à®®à®¤à¯€à®ª
Light of soul
Boy/Male
Indian
Fighter in the way of Allah, A warrior
Girl/Female
Indian
Happy, Precious, Generous
Boy/Male
Muslim
Exalted of the Lord
Female
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Zsófia, ZSÓFIKA means "wisdom."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Ogle-eyed
Boy/Male
Indian
Green or green crop connoting freshness and innocence, Powerful
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HOSTAGE
n.
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
n.
Hence, a substitute; a hostage.
n.
The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.
n.
Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
n.
A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage.