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Igboid language of Nigeria
Ogba (also Olu Ogba, mobu onu Ogbah) is an Igboid language spoken by Ogba people of Nigeria mostly in River State. They are part of the Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni
Ogba_language
Ethnic group in Rivers State, Nigeria
Ogba is an ethnic group in Rivers State, Nigeria. The Ogba people speak the Ogba language . The Ogba reside in a local government called Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni
Ogba_people
Capital City & headquarter of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Rivers State
seat of the Oba of Ogba land, and a home to the Federal College of Education (Technical). The indigenes speak Ogba of the Igboid language family. Oil companies
Omoku
Topics referred to by the same term
Ogba may refer to: Ogba people Ogba language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ogba. If an internal link incorrectly led
Ogba
Volta-Niger language spoken in Nigeria
Niger-Congo family of languages. Based on lexicostatistical analysis, Kay Williamson first asserted that the Ikwerre, Ekpeye, and Ogba, languages belonged to the
Ikwerre_language
Distinct Igboid language spoken in Rivers State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria
an Igboid language. The Ogba and Ikwerre dialects are closely related to Ekpeye. Ekpeye has nine vowel phonemes: The language has no long nasal vowels
Ekpeye_language
Additional letter in latin script
Université de Yaoundé. (in French) Ọgba Language Committee (August 11, 2013). "A DICTIONARY OF ỌGBÀ, AN IGBOID LANGUAGE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA" (PDF). www.rogerblench
O_with_macron_(Latin)
Ethnic group in Nigeria
headquarters of the Ekpeye ethnic nation. The Ekpeye language is closely related to Ikwerre and Ogba languages, and the people are descendants of Akalaka. linguistically
Ekpeye_people
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. The two official languages are English (which was the language of Colonial Nigeria) and French
Languages_of_Nigeria
State of Nigeria
Degema, Ijaw, Ogoni, Ogba, Ekpeye, and Kalabari. The state is particularly noted for its linguistic diversity, with 30 Indigenous languages and dialects being
Rivers_State
Zoo in Benin City, Nigeria
Ogba Zoo (also known as Ogba Zoo & Nature Park) is a state-owned zoological park located in Oko Central, Oredo Local Government Area in Benin City, of
Ogba_Zoo
Nigerian footballer (born 1996)
www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021. He hails from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. "Goalkeeper Nwabali wants
Stanley_Nwabali
Name list
masculine given name meaning "Forefather". In Hebrew, Ata (אתה) means "you". In Ogba, Ata means “child” and can also mean Father and King. This if often based
Ata_(name)
Branch of the YEAI Languages
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igboid languages form a "language cluster"
Igboid_languages
Place in Nigeria
Ekpeye language is majorly spoken, though there are other languages in Ahoada like: Engenni, Ogba, and Ikwerre. In Ahoada it is only Ekpeye language and
Ahoada
LGA and city in Lagos State, Nigeria
major today Awori settlements such as Orile (which means proper "Agege", Ogba, Ikola, Alimosho, Meiran, Ekoro, Aboru, and Ayobo, and later Mosan, Alimosho
Agege
Ethnic group in Rivers State, Nigeria
government areas of Rivers State. The Ikwerre cultural area is bordered by Ogba to the northwest, the Ekpeye and Abua to the west, the Ijoid groups of Degema
Ikwerre_people
Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni language (Igboid) ukwu means elder, and Nde means people of. Onikwu and Ndoni are of same ethnic group located in Ogba Egbema/Ndoni Local
Onikwu
List of African ethnic groups
group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa
Examination body in West Africa
the Best, Support the Rest" by Moore T. Worrel of Liberia. 2001 - "The Language Factor in Education—Teaching, Learning, and Examining" by Prof. Florence
West African Examinations Council
West_African_Examinations_Council
Nigerian ethnic group
Opobo/Nkoro, and Port Harcourt. Residual populations are also present in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local Government Area. In Akwa Ibom, the Ijaws, primarily of
Ijaw_people
Geopolitical zone in Nigeria
Esan Etsako Ika Igbanke Bini Rivers Andoni Okrika Kalabari Engenni Ikwerre Ogba Etche . Ekpeye Ndoki Igbo Ukwuani Egbema Ijaw Nkoro Ogoni Degema Abua Odual
South_South
2021 Nigerian film directed by Akay Mason and Abosi Ogba
sci-fi adventure film written and co-directed by Akay Mason and Abosi Ogba. Abosi Ogba made his directorial debut in this film. The film stars Olumide Oworu
Day_of_Destiny
Ethnic group in Southern Nigeria
one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Igbo language is part of the Niger-Congo language family. Its regional dialects are mutually intelligible
Igbo_people
Town in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
boundaries during the colonial era. Korring is the indigenous most common language spoken among Ntezi people. The people also speak central Igbo fluently
Ntezi
2022 Nigerian comedy thriller film by Abosi Ogba
Nigerian Nollywood comedy film directed by Dimeji Ajibola and written by Abosi Ogba. The movie features Nollywood stars like Mercy Johnson Okojie, Jide Kosoko
Passport_(2022_film)
Cultural region in Nigeria
(Abiriba and Nkporo), the Waawa, the Ndoki, the Etche, the Ekpeye, and the Ogba. Igboland is surrounded on all sides by large rivers, and other southern
Igboland
Football league season
Mohamed Hedi Jertila – ESZ Christ Bekale – JSK Bangaly Cissé – JSK Ifeanyi Ogba – JSK Zinedine Kada – JSK Idriss Liouan – JSK Mohamed Ben Amor – JSO Sami
2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
2025–26_Tunisian_Ligue_Professionnelle_1
Historic moat in Nigeria
refuse disposal sites. Certain sections of the moats, such as the area near Ogba Road, have succumbed to pollution and serve as dumping grounds for waste
Benin_Moat
Genus of flowering plants in the palm family
providing sticks and supporting beams, and various roof coverings. The people of Ogba kingdom in Rivers State and other southern Nigerians use raffia palm fronds
Raffia_palm
Capital city of Edo State, Nigeria
19th century. Many Portuguese loan words can still be found today in the languages of the area. A Portuguese captain (Lourenco Pinto) described the city
Benin_City
Yoruba term of respect
Washington discusses the significance of Ẹgbẹ́ Ọ̀gbà worldview on what is known today as the Yoruba culture: Ẹgbẹ́ Ọ̀gbà also appears to signify the original Mọlẹ̀
Iyami_Aje
State of Nigeria
people and Igala people among others. The most common Edoid language spoken is the Edo language, which is commonly spoken in Benin City. Christianity is
Edo_State
Nigerian musician (1947–2008)
Street, Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria. His musical styles included reggae, highlife, Afro-funk, and gospel, among others. He made music in a number of languages, including
Sonny_Okosun
State in Nigeria
Lagos State College of Health Technology Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba Yaba College of Technology Federal College of Education, Akoka Michael Otedola
Lagos_State
Oral and written works in Edo language
Edo literature includes both written and oral works in the Edo language by the Edo people of Nigeria. It has its origins in precolonial times and has evolved
Edo_literature
State of Nigeria
and historic relevance. Other places of interest in the state includes: Ogba Waterfalls; considered to be one of the largest cave in West Africa, which
Anambra_State
State in Nigeria
Sunny Ofehe, international human and environmental rights activist Kenneth Ogba, politician Timothy Ogene, writer and lecturer at Harvard University General
Delta_State
Place in Edo State, Nigeria
diverse population. The language spoken by the Auchi people is 'Yekhè' or Etsako, amongst the Afenmai language. It is an Edoid language dialect or variant
Auchi
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Yoruba language and a subset of the YEAI. Before the British conquest of Nigeria, most people in the region adopted Yoruba language as a primary language. The
Akoko_Edo
two years which typically mark the Odo seasons. The second is the Ogba festival. Ogba means the rite of passage into adulthood. Although it is also open
Egede,_Enugu
Nigerian professor, priest, poet and novelist (born 1952)
Professor Amechi N. Akwanya edited by Ignatius Chukwuma and Martin Okwoli Ogba. In 1985, Akwanya was employed by the Department of English, St Patrick's
Amechi_Akwanya
LGA in Anambra State, Nigeria
listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The cave is situated in the Ogba hills, across the Ugwu-Aga escarpment, Umunya by the Enugu/Onitsha Expressway
Oyi
Traditional masquerade of the Igbo people, biggest masquerade in Sub-Saharan Africa
segment is called Akpakwuru Ijele or Ogbanibe and the centre is called Eke - Ogba (Python). Ijele towers about 15 ft to 12 ft based on gravitational balance
Ijele_Masquerade
Ethnic group in Edo State, Nigeria
Shortly after this critical period of war, Akalaka and his two sons Ekpeye and Ogba migrated further southeast to first settle at Ula-Ubie, and subsequently
Afemai_people
2021 Nollywood film
contributed to the film's high-profile status. The screenplay was written by Abosi Ogba, Akay Mason, Uyoyou Adia, and Yusuf Carew, who wrote a first draft within
The_Ghost_and_the_Tout_Too
Community in Ethiope East local government
Ete-ogba children founded Ogba quarter. Some Okpara people also moved away to found new settlements like Ovu, Okpara water-side, Okurekpo, Otumara Ogba village
Okpara_Inland
Orhuwhorun is a form of Orho-Ughweru (literally meaning, a village from Uwheru). “Ogba kwo Orhuwhorun mue en” means "an attempt formed to capture her people can
Orhuwhorun
Ethnic group in Nigeria
Ofro, a masked figure on stilts; Ochopu, head of the village square; and Ogba krekre, the bat. Some ritual and entertainment performances are vocalized
Idoma_people
characters for Gaulish" (PDF). "Anii language and alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17. "Awing language and alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved
List_of_Latin-script_letters
2022 Nigerian film
Nigerian romantic comedy film written and directed by Uyoyou Adia, Abosi Ogba and produced by Victoria Akujobi under the Anthill Production Studio. The
Hey_You_(film)
Traditional Igbo divination system
spiritual world. The practitioner of Afa is known as the Dibia Afa (also Ogba Afa, lit. 'interpreter of Afa'), a specialist trained in the interpretation
Afa_(Igbo_divination)
Jamaicans of Igbo heritage
large part in forming Jamaican culture, Igbo cultural influence remains in language, dance, music, folklore, cuisine, religion and mannerisms. In Jamaica the
Igbo_people_in_Jamaica
Former inspector general of the Nigeria Police Force
Okiro was born on 24 July 1949 in Oguta, Imo State and hails from Egbema in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. He is the Agunechemba
Mike_Mbama_Okiro
Area in Rivers State, Nigeria
needed] Ahoada West Local Government Area is bounded by the following LGAs: Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Ahoada
Ahoada_West
Executive, legislative and judicial branches of Edo State, Nigeria
and other smaller groups. The primary language is Edo language, with English serving as the official language. Major religions include Christianity,
Government_of_Edo_State
Nigerian daily English newspaper
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
The_Nigerian_Observer
Ethnic subgroup in Nigeria
sprung. This inference too is supported not only by the purity of the language, but by this right of dispensing or rather of confer-ring royalty which
Isu_people
Non-Jewish/Samaritan claimants of Israelite descent
nations such as the Netherlands and Spain, and bringing with them the Ladino language. A notable settlement of Spanish and Portuguese Jews (Sephardim) starting
Groups claiming affiliation with Israelites
Groups_claiming_affiliation_with_Israelites
Nigerian TV series
Episode 10 of Red TV's Web Series "Our Best Friend's Wedding" – Minding your Language on BN TV". BellaNaija. Retrieved 26 July 2023. Tv, Bn (6 April 2017). "The
Our_Best_Friend's_Wedding
Nigerian Christian non-governmental organisation
Chinyere. "BSN Marks Bible Week, Seeks Prayers For Nigeria". Independent. Ogba, Ikeja, Nigeria. Retrieved 31 May 2018. "Bible Society of Nigeria's board
Bible_Society_of_Nigeria
Ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria
they developed a strong Igbo culture and formed their own dialect of Igbo language. During the Scramble for Africa, Ndoki became a British protectorate on
Ndoki_tribe
III; Ogba I, Airforce Primary School I; Ogba I, Airforce Primary School II; Ogba I, Oba Ewuare College; Ogba I, Ekhaguere Primary School; Ogba I, Ighiwiyisi
List_of_villages_in_Edo_State
Town in Edo State, Nigeria
kingdom. The people of Ekpoma speak the Esan language which is the same with the general Esan language. The King of the town is known as or called the
Ekpoma
Igbo group living in Southeastern Nigeria
village meeting and entertainment with the Standard Igbo being the preferred language for administrative and educational purposes. The Ngwa dialect is classified
Ngwa_people
Delta of the river Niger
people (Khana, Gokana, Tai and Eleme), The Igbos (the Etche, Egbema, Omuma, Ogba, Ikwerre, Ndoni, Ekpeye and Ndoki) in Rivers State. Eastern Niger Delta consists
Niger_Delta
Airport
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Benin_Airport
Rabat Zoo Dream Village zoo Parc Sindibad zoo Maputo Zoo Jos Wildlife Park Ogba Zoo – Benin City Port Harcourt Zoo Abuja Children's Zoo Kano Zoo FUNAAB Zoo
List_of_zoos_by_country
Town in Edo state
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Abudu
LGA in Delta State, Nigeria
with community-based organisations and with UNDP GEF/SGP support. Kenneth Ogba, politician Cornelius Adam Igbudu (1914-1981), founder of the Anglican Adam
Isoko_South
National park in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Okomu_National_Park
Vocational school in Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Edo_Technical_College
Retrieved 2026-01-06. Esan Entertainment TV (2023-02-27). Esan Music: Christy Ogba Opkeran Ni Nelo. Retrieved 2026-01-05 – via YouTube. Aluede, Charles; Ikhidero
Christy_Ogbah
Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria
shares common boundaries with Owerri in the East, Oguta LGA in the North and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni in Rivers State in the South-west. A Power Plant project was
Ohaji/Egbema
Religious practices and beliefs of Igbo people
diviner's skill in rooting out problems hence naming them. The dibia or ogba afa, 'interpreter of afa', is considered a master of esoteric knowledge and
Odinani
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Ugbigun/Ukpakele, Evboesi town, Umokhunzuagbor, Evbonogbon, Obazagbon, Ogba, Camp 34, Enogie camp, Ugboko-Niro, Ugboko-Numagbae, Ugo, Niyekorhionmwon
Orhionmwon
Foundational enslaved black American
Americans introduced the Igbo word now anglicized as okra into the English language. [citation needed] The recent migrant population from Nigeria settled in
Igbo_Americans
Town in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Afuze
Palace of the Oba of Benin
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin
Royal_Palace_of_the_Oba_of_Benin
LGA and town in Edo State, Nigeria
called an Onogie. The present Onogie is HRM Ehizogie Eluojerior I. Their language is a unique dialect of Edo and Esan. They also use Pidgin English, which
Igueben
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Esan_West
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Owan_West
Private broadcast network in Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Independent Television and Radio
Independent_Television_and_Radio
Nigerian online daily newspaper
startups in Nigeria. In March 2023, they launched a news section in Pidgin language. In addition to their standard English version, Prime 9ja Online recently
Prime_9ja_Online
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Etsako_East
Private tertiary institution in Benin City, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Shaka_Polytechnic
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Ikpoba_Okha
Festivals in Nigeria
Carniriv Festival Durbar festival Osun-Osogbo Festival Eyo festival Egwu Ogba FESTAC 77 Golibe Festival Kaiama Gani Festival Gidi Culture Festival Igogo
List_of_festivals_in_Nigeria
Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Owan_East
LGA and Sub-ethnic group in Ondo State, Nigeria
nla Eke ofolajetan Eke yonren Ernna ogbeni Erunna Erunna lagbe Gbagara Idi-ogba Idogun Idogun ayadi Idogun ehinmore Ikorigho Ilepete Ilowo Ilowo ayetoro
Ilaje
Cultural dance and dance attire of the Igbo people
Ekpeye Etche Ezaa Ika Ikwerre Ikwo Isu Izzi Mbaise Mgbo Ndoki Ngwa Nri-Igbo Ogba Ohafia Ohuhu Onitsha Ukwuani Waawa Politics Anti-Igbo sentiment Biafra Eastern
Egedege_Dance
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
229 in the 2006 census. The common language of the people in the Etsako central local area is the Afemai language while Islam and Christianity are the
Etsako_Central
Place in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Ososo
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Ovia_North-East
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Uhunmwonde
Museum in Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Benin_City_National_Museum
Nigerian politician and lawyer (born 1962)
Omo-Agege (APC) Ebonyi N: Sam Egwu (PDP) S: Sonni Ogbuoji (APC) C: Joseph Ogba (PDP) Edo S: Matthew Urhoghide (PDP) C: Clifford Ordia (PDP) N: Francis Alimikhena
Ike_Ekweremadu
Polytechnic in Usen, Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Edo_State_Polytechnic
Public university in Benin City, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
University_of_Benin_(Nigeria)
LGA in Edo State, Nigeria
Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve Sport clubs Edo Queens
Ovia_South-West
OGBA LANGUAGE
OGBA LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Surname or Lastname
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, German, etc.
English, Welsh, German, etc. : ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yÅÌ£hÄnÄn ‘Jehovah has favored (me with a son)’ or ‘may Jehovah favor (this child)’. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Siôn, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish Séan; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese João; Greek IÅannÄ“s (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (see Jones); and Han(n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Siôn rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sea; See
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the female personal name Elizabeth. Compare Hibbs 2.English : nickname for someone with very fair hair or skin, from Middle English, Old English lilie ‘lily’ (Latin lilium). The Italian equivalent Giglio was used as a personal name in the Middle Ages. In English and other languages there has also been some confusion with forms of Giles.English : habitational name from places called Lilley, in Hertfordshire and Berkshire. The Hertfordshire place was named in Old English as ‘flax-glade’, from līn ‘flax’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Berkshire name is from Old English Lillinglēah ‘wood associated with Lilla’, an Old English personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.English : occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Anglo-Norman French mance ‘handle’ (Old French manche, Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’).
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : from the vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (of unknown meaning). In the Bible, this is the name of Jacob’s eldest son. It was not a popular name among Christians in medieval Europe, because of the associations it had with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Among Jews, however, the Hebrew name and its reflexes in various Jewish languages (such as Yiddish Yude) have been popular for generations, and have given rise to many Jewish surnames.French : name for a Jew, Old French jude (Latin Iudaeus, Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ‘member of the tribe of Judah’).English : from a pet form of Jordan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jacob. As an American surname this name has absorbed cognates from other languages, for example Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch Jacobsen and Swedish Jacobsson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Matthew. In North America, this form has assimilated numerous vernacular derivatives in other languages of Latin Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus.Irish (Ulster and County Louth) : used as an Americanized form of McMahon.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
King.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different surname forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. The American surname Matthew has also absorbed European cognates from other languages, including Greek Mathias and Mattheos.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a Latinist, a clerk who wrote documents in Latin, from Anglo-Norman French latinier, latim(m)ier. Latin was more or less the universal language of official documents in the Middle Ages, displaced only gradually by the vernacular—in England, by Anglo-Norman French at first, and eventually by English.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Surname or Lastname
English and French (Léonard)
English and French (Léonard) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements leo ‘lion’ (a late addition to the vocabulary of Germanic name elements, taken from Latin) + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, which was taken to England by the Normans. A saint of this name, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century, but about whom nothing is known except for a largely fictional life dating from half a millennium later, was popular throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages and was regarded as the patron of peasants and horses.Irish (Fermanagh) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhionáin or of Langan.Americanized form of Italian Leonardo or cognate forms in other European languages.The French Léonard family were at Château Richer, Quebec, by 1698, having come from Maine, France.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward.
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Benevolence
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Modern, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
One who is Peaceful; Calm; Lord Hanuman
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Person who can Spread Love and Joy
Boy/Male
Indian
Victorious
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Splendor and Queen of the Seasons
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Intelligent
Girl/Female
British, English, Malay, Russian
Copes
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : habitational name from either of two villages in Cumbria, named in Old English with mÅ«s ‘mouse’ (perhaps a byname) + grÄf ‘grove’ (see Grove 1). The Norman surname de Mucegros, established in Herefordshire and elsewhere in the 12th and 13th centuries, is unrelated and has died out.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
To Donate
Boy/Male
Hindu
Absolute
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n.
A translation; that which is rendered from another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament.
n.
Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language.
prep.
Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.
n.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
a.
Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
n.
The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
a.
Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
n.
Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.
imp. & p. p.
of Language
n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
n.
Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.
n.
Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk.
a.
Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.
n.
A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book.
n.
The vernacular, or common language.
n.
Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
a.
Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.
n. pl.
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.