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Street and land use plan for Savannah, Georgia
The Oglethorpe Plan is an urban planning idea that was most notably used in Savannah, Georgia, one of the Thirteen Colonies, in the 18th century. The plan
Oglethorpe_Plan
British army officer, politician and colonial administrator (1696–1785)
Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best
James_Oglethorpe
hostile frontier. Features of the plan, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan, especially as it relates to town planning, have been preserved in Savannah,
History_of_Savannah,_Georgia
Urban plan in which city streets form a grid
exception to the typical, uniform grid is the plan of Savannah, Georgia (1733), known as the Oglethorpe Plan. It is a composite, cellular city block consisting
Grid_plan
City in Georgia, United States
Savannah largely retains the founder James Oglethorpe's original town plan, a design known as the Oglethorpe Plan. During the 1996 Summer Olympics hosted
Savannah,_Georgia
Part of the Oglethorpe Plan
blocks was known as a "ward." The original plan (now known as the Oglethorpe Plan) was part of a larger regional plan that included gardens, farms, and "outlying
Squares_of_Savannah,_Georgia
Concept of a city plan based on a rational or moral objective
and social equality in his plan for the Province of Georgia. The physical design component of the famous Oglethorpe Plan remains preserved in the Savannah
Ideal_city
Monument in Georgia, US
grown up outside the fort; it was laid out following principles of the Oglethorpe Plan for towns in the Georgia Colony. The town was named Frederica, after
Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort_Frederica_National_Monument
City in Georgia, United States
particular people." Darien was laid out in accordance with the now-famous Oglethorpe Plan. They showed similar progress in the construction of military forts:
Darien,_Georgia
Places generally open and accessible to everyone
public space, in particular the public square. The plan for Georgia, known as the Oglethorpe Plan created a unique design in which a public square was
Public_space
Imaginary community with desirable qualities
5 Home, Robert, Of Planting and Planning: The Making of British Colonial Cities, 9 Wilson, Thomas, The Oglethorpe Plan, Chapters 1 and 2 "America and the
Utopia
19th Century US Base
Cantonment Oglethorpe was a United States Army artillery installation that operated near Savannah, Georgia, from 1826 to 1835. Established on approximately
Cantonment_Oglethorpe
aftermath of the Great Fire, established a template for colonial planning. The famous Oglethorpe Plan for Savannah (1733) was in part influenced by the Grand Model
History_of_urban_planning
Georgia. James Edward Oglethorpe, who founded Georgia in 1733, implemented a comprehensive physical, social, and economic development plan organised around
History_of_agrarianism
British colony in North America (1732–1776)
was planned as a utopian society with an integrated physical, economic and social design influenced by the ideals of James Harrington. Oglethorpe envisioned
Province_of_Georgia
Historic district in Georgia, United States
established in recognition of the Oglethorpe Plan, a unique model of urban planning begun in 1733 by James Oglethorpe at Savannah's founding and propagated
Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia)
Savannah_Historic_District_(Savannah,_Georgia)
colony's regulations prohibited slavery. Oglethorpe's plan for settlement (now known as the Oglethorpe Plan) was founded on eighteenth-century country
Trustee_Georgia
U.S. state
George II. The Trustees implemented an elaborate plan for the colony's settlement, known as the Oglethorpe Plan, which envisioned an agrarian society of yeoman
Georgia_(U.S._state)
doing so on the basis of humanitarian ethics. Still, others such as James Oglethorpe, the founder of the colony of Georgia, also retained political motivations
Abolitionism in the United States
Abolitionism_in_the_United_States
Publishing Group. 2011. p. 156. ISBN 9780313331435. Wilson, Thomas D., The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond, Charlottesville, VA:
Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom
Timeline_of_abolition_of_slavery_and_serfdom
Movement to end slavery
Enlightenment criticised it for violating the rights of man. James Edward Oglethorpe was the first to act on the Enlightenment case against slavery on humanistic
Abolitionism in the United Kingdom
Abolitionism_in_the_United_Kingdom
18th-century British travel writer
information available on the Oglethorpe Plan and its implementation. Moore’s account of Georgia is silent on Oglethorpe’s emerging anti-slavery position;
Francis_Moore_(geographer)
English fort in South Carolina
Associates, The Inevitable Evolution of Fort Frederick. Wilson, The Oglethorpe Plan, Chapter 3. "Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve" Moody, "Archaeological
Fort Frederick, South Carolina
Fort_Frederick,_South_Carolina
16/17th-century British colonies which became the Southern United States
II. The Trustees implemented an elaborate plan for the settlement of the colony, known as the Oglethorpe Plan, which envisioned an agrarian society of
Southern_Colonies
Battle during the War of Jenkin's Ear
Indias Invasion of Georgia (1742) Robert Jenkins (master mariner) The Oglethorpe Plan Accounts vary considerably from 900 to 2,000 with the number of Indians
Siege_of_St._Augustine_(1740)
Political party in the United Kingdom
of Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists. Commonwealth men The Oglethorpe Plan Green Ribbon Club Richard Cumberland (1632–1718) Thomas Gordon (1692–1750)
Country_Party_(Britain)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Wilson, Thomas D. The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond. Charlottesville, Va.:
List of abolitionist forerunners
List_of_abolitionist_forerunners
English clergyman (1703–1791)
Savannah parish, a new town laid out in accordance with the famous Oglethorpe Plan. It was on the voyage to the colonies that the Wesleys first came into
John_Wesley
Urban planning philosophy
ambitious smart growth project". In Savannah, Georgia (US) the historic Oglethorpe Plan has been shown to contain most of the elements of smart growth in its
Smart_growth
Roads unsegregated by travel mode
fewer accidents, and shorter trip times. In Savannah, Georgia, the Oglethorpe Plan has been adapted to accommodate pedestrian and vehicular traffic throughout
Shared_space
Body of knowledge of urban planning
civic pragmatism seen in Oglethorpe's plan for Savannah or William Penn's plan for Philadelphia, the roots of the rational planning movement lie in Britain's
Theories_of_urban_planning
Calendar year
the Ottoman Empire (Greenwood Press, 2001) p57 Thomas D. Wilson, The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond (University of Virginia
1729
Movement to end slavery
58 (210): 14–52. doi:10.3406/outre.1971.1530. Wilson, Thomas, The Oglethorpe Plan, 201–206. Wise, Steven M., Though the Heavens May Fall: The Landmark
Abolitionism
English scholar, philanthropist and abolitionist (1735–1813)
on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2019. Wilson, Thomas. The Oglethorpe Plan (Epilogue). Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia Press, 2012
Granville_Sharp
Mountain in Georgia, United States
Mount Oglethorpe is a mountain located in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the mountain has an
Mount_Oglethorpe
MARTA rail station
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe (originally Brookhaven and signed Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Univ. on station signs) is a subway station in Brookhaven, Georgia, on the
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe_station
British peer and philanthropist (1711–1771)
more pragmatic purposes through the Oglethorpe Plan. By 1750, however, Shaftesbury replaced Oglethorpe as a guiding force among the Trustees, tilting
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony_Ashley_Cooper,_4th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
Street plan of Manhattan
large, encouraging the creation of intermediate streets, while James Oglethorpe's Savannah, with its significantly smaller blocks, was not conducive to
Commissioners'_Plan_of_1811
to King Cotton. Famous plans are often named after the person who conceived them, e.g., the Oglethorpe Plan, the L'Enfant Plan Steedman, "How the City
Grand Model for the Province of Carolina
Grand_Model_for_the_Province_of_Carolina
on August 4, 2004. Retrieved June 14, 2011. Wilson, Thomas D., The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond, Charlottesville: University
Slavery in the colonial history of the United States
Slavery_in_the_colonial_history_of_the_United_States
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Chippewa Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Chippewa_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
prospect of employment, and Oglethorpe conceived the idea of a colony as a means of productively employing such people. The plan for the colony quickly broadened
Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America
Trustees_for_the_Establishment_of_the_Colony_of_Georgia_in_America
Eleanor Oglethorpe (1662–1732) was a courtier in the royal household during the reigns of Charles II and James II. She followed James II to France, where
Eleanor_Oglethorpe
from the age of colonization.) Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732. Oglethorpe envisioned the new colony as a refuge for the debtors who crowded
History of Georgia (U.S. state)
History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)
Shopping mall in Georgia, United States
Oglethorpe Mall is a super-regional shopping mall on the south side of Savannah, Georgia. Named after General James Oglethorpe, the founder of Savannah
Oglethorpe_Mall
Facility in Savannah, Georgia
entire civic center to create more green space in accordance with "The Oglethorpe Plan." Destruction of the center and renovation of the lot will take at
Savannah_Civic_Center
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
Oglethorpe Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on
Oglethorpe Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Oglethorpe_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there
ABC-Clio. p. 465. ISBN 9781576078341. Retrieved 3 March 2026. [...] Oglethorpe planned a penal colony in North America, without slaves, parceled out in small
Settler
British engraver (1690–1756)
more detailed plan for the town of Savannah, the source of which remains an intriguing mystery to town planners (see the Oglethorpe Plan). In 1733–1737
John_Pine
English poet and playwright (1745–1833)
Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2026. Hannah More, 1818 Thomas Wilson, The Oglethorpe Plan. Epilogue. Charlottesville, Va.: University of Virginia Press, 2012
Hannah_More
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Johnson Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Johnson_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public park in Savannah, Georgia
the land in perpetuity. This park was anticipated by General James Oglethorpe's plan and was made possible by a donation of 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land
Forsyth_Park
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Monterey Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Monterey_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Wright Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Wright_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Three of the
Telfair Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Telfair_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
The Oglethorpe Hotel, located in downtown Brunswick, Georgia, was designed in 1888 by architect J. A. Wood and named after James Oglethorpe. It was built
Oglethorpe_Hotel
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Lafayette_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Pulaski_Square
ISBN 978-0-295-74105-5. Sinclair, Upton (1906-07-16). "For a Co-operative Home; The Plan for a Colony to be Discussed Her Tomorrow Evening". The New York Times. Retrieved
List of American utopian communities
List_of_American_utopian_communities
www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2023. Wilson, Thomas D. (2015). The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond. University of Virginia
1729_in_Great_Britain
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Warren Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Warren_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
List of historical events in Savannah, Georgia
British Colony of Georgia by James Oglethorpe. Ellis, Johnson, Percival, and St. James Squares laid out per Oglethorpe Plan. First City Market established
Timeline_of_Savannah,_Georgia
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Madison Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Madison_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Greene Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Greene_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
English theologian and classical scholar (1696–1771)
with Oglethorpe it is likely he participated in framing the elaborate design of its economic system and settlement plan (see The Oglethorpe Plan). The
John_Burton_(scholar)
Decade
the Ottoman Empire (Greenwood Press, 2001) p57 Thomas D. Wilson, The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond (University of Virginia
1720s
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern residential/tything block Oglethorpe House, 201 West Oglethorpe Avenue
Orleans_Square
Historic fort in Georgia, US
initially settled in the fort's neighborhood, and it was General James Oglethorpe's plan to develop a town here; however, when the garrison was withdrawn,
Fort_Argyle
Portuguese physician
German origins. London Jews had been contributing liberally to James Oglethorpe's plan to settle Georgia, providing new homes for impoverished Christians
Samuel_Nunez
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
Street and East President Street. It is south of Warren Square and between Oglethorpe Square to the west and Greene Square to the east. The oldest building
Columbia Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Columbia_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Crawford Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Crawford_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Historic district in Georgia, United States
original 1805 city plan, although Vernon Square now contains a circular street. The plan was derived from James Oglethorpe's plan for Savannah. The area
Vernon Square–Columbus Square Historic District
Vernon_Square–Columbus_Square_Historic_District
American film director
Georgia. She was graphic designer for a recent book on the famous Oglethorpe Plan of Savannah. While attending high schools in Charleston, Bell created
Esther_Bell
Cultural and historic region of British North America
CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Wilson, Thomas D. The Oglethorpe Plan: Enlightenment Design in Savannah and Beyond. Charlottesville, Va.:
Colonial South and the Chesapeake
Colonial_South_and_the_Chesapeake
Anglo-Irish politician, later viscount
president of the Georgia Trustees. He and Oglethorpe, working with several other close associates, devised an elaborate plan for the settlement of the colony now
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John_Perceval,_1st_Earl_of_Egmont
Public square in Savannah, Georgia, US
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Chatham Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Chatham_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
American minister, author, and educator (1877–1956)
established a Presbyterian college in Atlanta. He also planned to reestablish the old Oglethorpe University near Atlanta, where his grandfather, Ferdinand
Thornwell_Jacobs
18th-century Spanish fort in Florida, United States
Oglethorpe had successfully struck against the forts Pupo, Picolata, and San Diego during these preliminary raids, made in anticipation of his plan to
Fort_San_Francisco_de_Pupo
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Whitefield Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Whitefield_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Taylor Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Taylor_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
Street. It is east of Johnson Square, west of Warren Square and north of Oglethorpe Square. The oldest building on the square is The Olde Pink House (originally
Reynolds Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Reynolds_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Washington Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Washington_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Historic house in Savannah, Georgia
10 East Oglethorpe Avenue (also known as the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and the Wayne–Gordon House) is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States.
10_East_Oglethorpe_Avenue
Time capsule in Georgia, United States
impenetrable, airtight, room-sized time capsule, built between 1937 and 1940, at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Georgia. The 2,000-cubic-foot (57 m3) repository
Crypt_of_Civilization
American playwright and screenwriter (born 1968)
Voices nominee, a Satellite Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay, an Oglethorpe Award nominee, and the recipient of an IFJA Hoosier Award. Keller is the
Jason_Keller_(playwright)
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Franklin Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Franklin_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Historic house in Georgia, United States
Plantations, (Savannah: The Oglethorpe Press, 1997), 57. Granger, Mary, editor, Savannah River Plantations, (Savannah: The Oglethorpe Press, 1997), 64. "Marker
Mulberry_Grove_Plantation
British digital radio station
programmes. On 26 May 2022, as part of planned cuts and streamlining with a greater focus on digital, the BBC announced plans to discontinue Radio 4 Extra as
BBC_Radio_4_Extra
Prominent street in Savannah, Georgia
Oglethorpe Avenue is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located, in its downtown section, between York Street to the north and Hull
Oglethorpe_Avenue
Spanish general and colonial administrator
the city. However, an English deserter reported to the Spanish that Oglethorpe planned a night attack during the next six days of unusually high tides, for
Manuel_de_Montiano
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Ellis Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Ellis_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
American law professor (born 1949)
Lawrence Oglethorpe Gostin (born October 19, 1949) is an American law professor at Georgetown University Law Center who specializes in global health law
Lawrence_Gostin
English merchant, philanthropist and Tory politician
Georgia in America. Heathcote was active in planning the colony with James Oglethorpe (see Oglethorpe Plan), and he served as treasurer for the Trustees
George_Heathcote
Public square in Savannah, Georgia
"tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known. Northwestern
Troup Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Troup_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)
Bramham cum Oglethorpe is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 40 listed buildings that
Listed buildings in Bramham cum Oglethorpe
Listed_buildings_in_Bramham_cum_Oglethorpe
Designing and shaping of human settlements
well as aims for functionality and good governance, as with James Oglethorpe's plan for Savannah, Georgia. In the Baroque period the design approaches
Urban_design
Dam in near Rome, Georgia
installed capacity of 1,095 megawatts (1,468,000 hp). It is owned by both Oglethorpe Power and Georgia Power which have 75 percent and 25 percent stakes, respectively
Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant
Rocky_Mountain_Hydroelectric_Plant
American actor
Mudbound (2017), Officer Powell in Stranger Things (2016–2025), and Teddy Oglethorpe in Don't Look Up (2021). In 2020, Morgan was ranked #20 on the New York
Rob_Morgan_(actor)
Mountain range in the Eastern U.S.
parallels the Blue Ridge. The Blue Ridge extends as far south as Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia and as far north into Pennsylvania as South Mountain. While
Blue_Ridge_Mountains
British fort in Georgia, United States
the Altamaha River) in 1736 marked the beginning of General Oglethorpe's defensive plan for Georgia. His thinking was influenced heavily by Georgia's
Fort_St._Andrews
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English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : topographic name from Old English gors(t) ‘gorse’, or a habitational name from some minor place named with this word.Slovenian (Gorše) : shortened form of the personal name Gregor, Latin Gregorius.Slovenian (Gorše) : topographic name from a derivative of gora ‘mountain’, ‘hill planted with vines’, ‘wood in a hill country’ (see Gornik).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a gardener, in particular someone with a herb garden, from Middle English plant (Old English plante), Old French plante ‘herb’, ‘shrub’, ‘young tree’. In English it may also be a nickname for a tender or delicate individual, from the same word in a transferred sense.French : topographic name for a planted area, in particular one planted with herbs or vines. Compare Plantier.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood’ or ‘glade’.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, as for example Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.Irish : reduced Americanized form of Ó Laoidhigh ‘descendant of Laoidheach’, a personal name derived from laoidh ‘poem’, ‘song’ (originally a byname for a poet).Americanized spelling of Norwegian Li or Lie.Chinese : variant of Li 1.Chinese : variant of Li 2.Chinese : variant of Li 3.Korean : variant of Yi.Lee is a prominent VA family name brought over in 1641 by Richard Lee (d. 1664), a VA planter and legislator. His great-grandsons included the brothers Arthur, Francis L., Richard Henry, and William Lee, all prominent American Revolution legislators and diplomats.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hartshorne in Derbyshire or Hartshorn in Northumberland, named from Old English heorot ‘hart’, ‘stag’ + horn ‘horn’, i.e. hill with some fancied resemblance to a hart’s horn. Reaney suggests a further possibility: that it could come from the Middle English plant name harteshorn ‘hartshorn’, denoting either of two plants with leaves branched like a stag’s antlers: Senebiera coronopus and Plantago coronopus.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands)
English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places. Melbourne in former East Yorkshire is recorded in Domesday Book as Middelburne, from Old English middel ‘middle’ + burna ‘stream’; the first element was later replaced by the cognate Old Norse meðal. Melbourne in Derbyshire has as its first element Old English mylen ‘mill’, and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire probably Old English melde ‘milds’, a type of plant.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Berkshire)
English (chiefly Berkshire) : from Middle English planke ‘plank’ (Late Latin planca). It is not clear how this word was applied as a surname: it may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a plank bridge over a stream, a metonymic occupational name for a carpenter, or a nickname for a thin person.North German : nickname for a cantankerous person, from Middle Low German plank ‘quarrel’, ‘discord’.North German : metonymic occupational name from Middle Low German plank ‘measure for liquids’.South German : topographic name from Middle High German plank ‘plank’, ‘palisade’.South German : nickname for a fair-haired person, from a variant of Middle High German blanc ‘light’, ‘shining’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from the medieval female personal name Madde, a form of Maud (see Mould 1) or Magdalen (see Maudlin).James Madison (1751–1836), 4th President of the U.S. (1809–17), was born in VA, the son of a planter. He was descended from John Madison, a ship’s carpenter from Gloucester, England, who had settled in VA in about 1653.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a village green, from Middle English grene ‘green’ + hous ‘house’. (The term was not used to denote a glasshouse for the cultivation of ‘greens’ or sensitive plants until the late 17th century.)Jewish (American) : English translation of Ashkenazic Grünhaus, an oramental name composed of German grün ‘green’ + Haus ‘house’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a heath (Middle English hethe, Old English hǣð) or a habitational name from any of the numerous places, for example in Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire, named with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin since the late 16th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Dockray, of which there are four examples in Cumbria. A possible origin of the place name is Old Norse d{o,}kk ‘hollow’, ‘valley’ + vrá ‘isolated place’; the first element is, however, more likely to be Old English docce ‘dock’ (the plant).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochraidh ‘descendant of Dochradh’, a personal name that is a variant of Dochartach (see Doherty).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northamptonshire)
English (Northamptonshire) : Anglo-Norman French patronymic (see Fitzgerald) from the personal name Hugh.William Fitzhugh (1651–1701), from Bedford, England, emigrated to VA about 1670 and established himself on the Potomac River in what was then Stafford Co., VA, as a planter and exporter. He also practiced law, was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and served in 1687 as lieutenant colonel of the county militia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places so named: one southwest of London and the other in Somerset. The former is named from Old English feld ‘open country’ or felte ‘mullein’ (or a similar plant) + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’; the latter from Old English fileðe ‘hay’ + hÄm or hamm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with a ruddy complexion, from an adjective derivative of Middle English mad(d)er ‘madder’, the dye plant (see Mader 1), here used in a transferred sense.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French, Middle Dutch lavendier (Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda ‘washing’, ‘things to be washed’). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling. There is no evidence for any direct connection with the word for the plant (Middle English, Old French lavendre). However, the etymology of the plant name is obscure; it may have been named in ancient times with reference to the use of lavender oil for cleaning or of the dried heads of lavender in perfuming freshly washed clothes.
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English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dyer or seller of dye, from Middle English mad(d)er ‘madder’ (Old English mædere), a pink to red dye obtained from the roots of the madder plant.German and Dutch (Mader, Mäder) : occupational name for a reaper or mower, Middle High German mÄder, mæder, Middle Dutch mader.French (southwestern and southeastern) : metonymic occupational name for a carpenter.
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English
English : habitational name from Dockham in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, named in Old English with docce ‘dock’ (the plant) + hamm ‘enclosure’, ‘water meadow’. This surname has died out in England.
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English and Welsh (very common in southern England and South Wales)
English and Welsh (very common in southern England and South Wales) : patronymic from the medieval English personal name Harry, pet form of Henry.This name is also well established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. In some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, both Harris and Harrison can be Anglicized forms of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha.Greek : reduced form of the Greek personal name Kharalambos, composed of the elements khara ‘joy’ + lambein ‘to shine’.Jewish : Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.
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French (Planté)
French (Planté) : topographic name for someone living by an area of planted ground, a herb garden, shrubbery, or more specifically a vineyard.English : variant of Plant.
OGLETHORPE PLAN
OGLETHORPE PLAN
Girl/Female
Hindu
Loyal, Sincere & dedicated, Devoted
Girl/Female
Arabic
Well-behaved.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Affection
Male
Greek
(ÎαβουχοδονόσοÏ) Greek form of Hebrew Nebuwkadnetstsar, NABUCHODONOSOR means "Nebo, defend my crown" or "Nebo, defend my firstborn son." In the bible, this is the name of a ruler of Babylon who conquered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed temples.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Partner
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Friendly; Favourable
Girl/Female
Russian
Belongs to God.
Boy/Male
Latin
Hammer.
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Defender of Mankind; Diminutive of Alexandra
OGLETHORPE PLAN
OGLETHORPE PLAN
OGLETHORPE PLAN
OGLETHORPE PLAN
OGLETHORPE PLAN
n.
That which is planted; a plantation.
n.
One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter.
n.
A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.
pl.
of Planula
n.
One who, or that which, plants or sows; as, a planterof corn; a machine planter.
n.
A young plant, or plant in embryo.
n.
A colonist in a new or uncultivated territory; as, the first planters in Virginia.
a.
Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the plantigrades.
n.
A little plant.
a.
Fixed in place, as a projecting member wrought on a separate piece of stuff; as, a planted molding.
a.
Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.
n. pl.
A subdivision of Carnivora having plantigrade feet. It includes the bears, raccoons, and allied species.
n.
The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.
n.
Government by planters; planters, collectively.
n.
The occupation or position of a planter, or the management of a plantation, as in the United States or the West Indies.
a.
Without plants; barren of vegetation.