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Former province of New Zealand (1853–1876)
The Otago Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The capital of the province was Dunedin. Southland
Otago_Province
Region of New Zealand
Otago is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately
Otago
Provinces of New Zealand in South Island
The Southland Province was a province of New Zealand from March 1861, when it split from Otago Province, until 1870, when it rejoined Otago. Following the
Southland_Province
Head of a provincial council in New Zealand
Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago. Other provinces were established later. Each province elected its own legislature known as a provincial
Superintendent_(New_Zealand)
River in Southland, New Zealand
Council areas. It was formerly the boundary between Canterbury Province and Otago Province from when they were created in 1853. "Place name detail: Awarua
Awarua_River_(Southland)
New Zealand politician, born 1810
the First Anglo-Sikh War. He was Superintendent of Otago Province 1861–1862 at the start of the Otago gold rush. He then represented several electorates
John Richardson (New Zealand politician)
John_Richardson_(New_Zealand_politician)
historical province of Otago and much older Murihiku region often included them. The precise date at which the first inhabitants of New Zealand reached Otago and
History_of_Otago
City in Otago, New Zealand
Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic
Dunedin
New Zealand politician (1812–1875)
broken election promise, as he helped the Southland Province to break away from the Otago Province. He eventually became Southland's second Superintendent
John_Parkin_Taylor
Topics referred to by the same term
1978 to 2008 Otago Harbour, Dunedin Otago Peninsula, the peninsula around Otago Harbour Otago Province, a province from 1853 to 1876 Otago, Tasmania, a
Otago_(disambiguation)
Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand
The Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is a regional history museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its brief covers the territory of the old Otago Province, that is
Toitū_Otago_Settlers_Museum
New Zealanders of Scottish ancestry
in Otago being named after the Scottish independence heroes Wallace and Bruce.[citation needed] Originally part of Otago Province, Southland Province (a
Scottish_New_Zealanders
19th-century New Zealand politician
founder of the Otago settlement in New Zealand, after serving as an officer in the British Army. He was a member of parliament and Otago's first Superintendent
William Cargill (New Zealand politician)
William_Cargill_(New_Zealand_politician)
New Zealand politician
retired. In December 1865, he served on the Executive Council of the Otago Province. Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary
George Brodie (New Zealand politician)
George_Brodie_(New_Zealand_politician)
Town in New Zealand
the Waitaki River, which forms the border between Canterbury and the Otago province to the south, and 47.5 km north of Oamaru, the main town of the Waitaki
Waimate
New Zealand colonial bank
The Bank of Otago was a bank which successfully operated in New Zealand's Otago Province from late 1863 until it was bought in 1873 by a new London incorporation
Bank_of_Otago
New Zealand politician
family. He soon became involved in politics and was Superintendent of Otago Province from 1865 until 1867. Over a period of 24 years, he represented various
Thomas_Dick_(politician)
New Zealand sailing competition
represented the Otago province. The Sanders Memorial Cup is the oldest sailing trophy still competed for in New Zealand. In early 1921, the Otago Yacht and
Sanders_Memorial_Cup
Former province in North Island, New Zealand
the Auckland Province. An estimated 70% of the Māori population was within the Auckland Province. Although the population of Otago Province (triggered by
Auckland_Province
New Zealand politician
provincial politics and was elected as the fourth Superintendent of the Otago Province. He then became Mayor of Dunedin and was called to the Legislative Council
John_Hyde_Harris
National census of New Zealand in 1867
97% of Chinese in New Zealand in 1867 lived in Otago Province, and around 18% of miners on the Otago goldfields were Chinese. Although Māori were not
1867_New_Zealand_census
Rail line in Otago, New Zealand
Port Chalmers Branch was the first railway line to be built in the Otago Province and connects the city of Dunedin with Port Chalmers. The line is still
Port_Chalmers_Branch
System of geological faults in the south-east of New Zealand's South Island
The Otago fault system (also known as Otago reverse fault province) contains multiple faults with the potential to have rupture events greater than Mw 7
Otago_fault_system
National census of New Zealand in 1858
in Otago Province was Presbyterian, reflecting the Scottish origins of many settlers there. 20% of the European population in New Plymouth Province was
1858_New_Zealand_census
Frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy
was named after the province of Otago in New Zealand's South Island, and associated with the city of Dunedin. The sensors of the Otago were generally updated
HMNZS_Otago_(F111)
1860s gold rush in Central Otago, New Zealand
The Otago Gold Rush (often called the Central Otago Gold Rush) was a gold rush that occurred during the 1860s in Central Otago, New Zealand. This was the
Otago_Gold_Rush
New Zealand cricket team
1849, the year after the province was settled by Europeans, and the Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1876. The Otago representative team played
Otago_cricket_team
New Zealand politician
Member of Parliament from 1853 to 1887 and as the last Superintendent of Otago Province. Macandrew was born in Scotland, probably in Aberdeen, where he was
James_Macandrew
Protestant missionary in New Zealand
1862 Riemenschneider was offered a posting in Otago as missioner for Otago Mãori and settled at the Otago Heads. A year later he was ordained a minister
Johann_Riemenschneider
Divisions of the Crown colony in the Pacific Ocean
Bay Province split off from Wellington on 1 November 1858, Marlborough Province from Nelson on 1 November 1859, and Southland Province from Otago on 1
Provinces_of_New_Zealand
Superintendent of Southland Province (1821–1888)
superintendent of the Southland Province in New Zealand from 3 August 1861 to November 1864, during its breakaway from Otago Province (1861 to 1870). He continued
James Menzies (New Zealand politician)
James_Menzies_(New_Zealand_politician)
Mountain in New Zealand
It was named Aspiring in December 1857 by the Chief Surveyor for the Otago Province, John Turnbull Thomson. It is also often called "the Matterhorn of the
Mount_Aspiring_/_Tititea
Topics referred to by the same term
H. Harris may refer to: John Hyde Harris (1826–1886), supervisor of Otago Province and Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand John Howard Harris (1847–1925), president
John_H._Harris
Bay in New Zealand
Council area. It was formerly the boundary between Canterbury Province and Otago Province from when they were created in 1853. Three Mile Beach, the Awarua
Big_Bay_(New_Zealand)
NZ international rugby union player (1893-1916)
All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia whilst representing the Otago province. He played in six of the matches on tour including the first test and
Bobby_Black_(rugby_union)
English rugby union player (born 1987)
England Students. Following a season spent playing with Heriot RFC in the Otago province of New Zealand, Simon returned to the UK to study at UWIC, featuring
Simon_Humberstone
Scottish-New Zealand poet
he was considered the Laureate of Otago Province, of which he wrote, in Lowland Scots: There's nae place like Otago yet, There's nae wee beggar weans
John_Barr_(poet,_born_1809)
Rugby union club, based in Otago, New Zealand
The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin
Otago_Rugby_Football_Union
New Zealand politician
until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. He was Speaker of Otago Province from May 1857 to December 1870. Between 1854 and 1865, he was on the
William Reynolds (New Zealand politician)
William_Reynolds_(New_Zealand_politician)
Independence movement in New Zealand
Nelson, and Otago. With the establishment of the New Zealand Parliament located in Auckland, James Macandrew the Superintendent of Otago Province fought what
South_Island_nationalism
Rugby Union body in New Zealand
1885 these two players were recognised as Otago All Blacks as they played their rugby for neighbouring province. It was not until 1896 when Southland hooker
Rugby_Southland
New Zealand's third largest island
abolished in 1853, Stewart Island became part of Otago Province until 1861, when Southland Province split from Otago. In 1876, the provinces were abolished altogether
Stewart_Island
New Zealand Navy patrol vessel
HMNZS Otago (P148) is a Protector-class offshore patrol vessel in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy. The development of the OPV design based on
HMNZS_Otago_(P148)
Hill in New Zealand
is named after John Richardson, who was the third Superintendent of Otago Province. The average rainfall 2,920 millimetres per year. The wettest month
Mount_Richardson_(Southland)
Mountains in South Island, New Zealand
The Dunstan Mountains are a mountain range in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. The mountains lie on the eastern shore of the man-made
Dunstan_Mountains
British engineer and artist active in Singapore (1821–1884)
emigrated to New Zealand, where he worked as Chief Surveyor of the Otago Province until 1873. From 1876 until 1879 he was Surveyor-General of New Zealand
John_Turnbull_Thomson
Railway station catering facility
country's first station, Christchurch, which opened in 1863. In 1874 Otago Province passed a law to allow alcohol to be sold. By 1898 there were refreshment
Railway_refreshment_room
Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
Otago Daily Times. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008. "Otago province". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. 12 December 1911. p
John_McDonald_(mayor)
South African rugby union club, based in Cape Town
three matches during the regular season; against the ACT Brumbies, the Otago Highlanders and fellow South African team, the Cats, though the Stormers
Stormers
New Zealand politician
and from May to June 1875, he served on the Executive Council of the Otago Province. He represented the Waikaia electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he retired;
Horace_Bastings
19th century New Zealand gold prospector
rest of the Province. He wrote a letter to Major John Richardson, Superintendent of Otago Province, which was duly published in the Otago Witness. Perhaps
Edward_Peters_(prospector)
New Zealand rugby union province
The North Otago Rugby Football Union (NORFU) is a New Zealand rugby union province based in Oamaru and compete in the Heartland Championship. They are
North Otago Rugby Football Union
North_Otago_Rugby_Football_Union
celebrated, from as early as 1843, the first arrivals of settlers in each province. By 1846 the Wellington Anniversary Day was described as having the appearance
Public holidays in New Zealand
Public_holidays_in_New_Zealand
1852 UK Parliament act granting self-government to the Colony of New Zealand
(eventually the Canterbury Province). The Canterbury Association did so in 1853. Because the land for settlement of Otago had originally been purchased
New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
New_Zealand_Constitution_Act_1852
Suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand
Caversham grew rapidly during the Otago gold rush of the 1860s because of its location on routes south to the Otago hinterland. By the end of the 19th
Caversham,_New_Zealand
Lighthouse at Foveaux Strait, New Zealand
seen till close upon it". At the time, the Southland Province had just split from Otago Province, and both provincial governments were involved. There
Dog_Island_Lighthouse
Battle of Naseby or Naseby, England, birthplace of superintendent of Otago Province John Hyde Harris. Nelson – in honour of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount
List of New Zealand place name etymologies
List_of_New_Zealand_place_name_etymologies
Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 September 2015. "Riverton". Otago Witness.
List of former local authorities in New Zealand
List_of_former_local_authorities_in_New_Zealand
Rugby player
in Dunedin. Bennet played for the Alhambra club and appeared for the Otago province 36 times in his career. He played just once for the New Zealand national
Bob_Bennet
New Zealand politician
July 2009. McKinnon, Malcolm. "Government and politics – Otago Association and Otago province". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 July
Warren_Cooper
New Zealand demagogue, journalist, eccentric (1834–1902)
stand for re-election. Instead, he stood for superintendent of the Otago Province but only received 2 of the 3,653 votes cast. From 1866, he stood in
James_Gordon_Stuart_Grant
Pioneering surveyor in New Zealand (1831–1909)
Bluff and Invercargill were made by Garvie. John Turnbull Thomson, Otago Province Chief Surveyor, completed the work due to Proudfoot’s ill health. In
Alexander_Garvie
Series of murders in New Zealand
Released in September 1865, they were escorted to the border of the Otago province. In Hokitika, Burgess and Kelly met and formed a partnership with Joseph
Maungatapu_murders
Mountains in the southern South Island of New Zealand
The Pisa Range is a mountain range in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the western shore of the man-made Lake Dunstan and
Pisa_Range
South African cricketer (born 1993)
included in the Western Province cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. Muller now lives in New Zealand, where he plays for Otago. In 2018 he signed a
Travis_Muller
New Zealand cricketer
Shield final match, scoring 11 runs in Otago's first innings score of 543 for eight declared as the province won the match and the Shield. "Robert Wilson"
Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1948)
Robert_Wilson_(cricketer,_born_1948)
New Zealand businessman and politician
March 1871 – 13 March 1873). He was twice on the Executive Council of Otago Province and served as Provincial Secretary (19 August 1863 – 15 September 1863;
Edward_Cargill
Historic place in New Zealand
Waipiata is an historic place on the Otago Central Rail Trail, in Central Otago, New Zealand. Waipiata is also the name of many New Zealand coastal vessels
Waipiata
Former unit of municipal government in New Zealand
similar to boroughs, though almost all were established in the prosperous Otago Province. The provinces were abolished in 1876. The first colony-wide framework
Boroughs_of_New_Zealand
List of cricketers
who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Otago cricket team. Otago played its first representative match in January 1864 against
List of Otago representative cricketers
List_of_Otago_representative_cricketers
New Zealand businessman and politician
1862, Clapcott had been appointed as a Justice of the Peace for the Otago Province. On 10 December 1864 it was announced that Clapcott had become one of
Henry_Clapcott
This is a list of schools in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. Brighton School, Brighton, merged with Ocean View School to form Big Rock
List_of_schools_in_Otago
election was in 1860. Westland Province was created in 1873 and had its first and only election in 1874. Merged back into Otago in 1870. "Local Electoral Act
Local elections in New Zealand
Local_elections_in_New_Zealand
could use as a basis for local surveys. In Otago, true north was determined at six points throughout the province. Local surveys could be linked to these
Cartography_of_New_Zealand
Former electorate in Canterbury, New Zealand
of Canterbury Province, i.e. covering all land from the east coast to the west coast of the South Island that lay north of Otago Province (covered by the
Christchurch_Country
Scottish civil engineer, lighthouse designer and meteorologist (1818–1887)
emigrated to New Zealand, where he was first the marine engineer for Otago Province before he was appointed Colonial Marine Engineer. Whalsay Skerries (1854)
Thomas_Stevenson
Social reformer in New Zealand
Pollock and her husband, John Logan, a clerk to the superintendent of the Otago Province. Her parents were active in campaigning for social reforms, notably
Anna_Stout
New Zealand by-election
separatist movement, the initiative to split the Southland Province off from the Otago Province. The nomination meeting was held at the Dunedin court house
1858 Dunedin Country by-election
1858_Dunedin_Country_by-election
Day of the year
Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded. 1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488
March_23
South African cricketer (born 1964)
cricketer who played for Western Province in South African domestic cricket between the 1982/83 and 1988/89 seasons and for Otago and Wellington between the
Michael_Austen
New Zealand-Chinese merchant and gold-dredger
October 1873, p.3 Otago Daily Times, 18 October 1873, p.2. Otago Daily Times, 19 Jan 1876, p.4. Otago Daily Times, 28 Feb 1876, p.2 Otago Daily Times, 9
Charles_Sew_Hoy
New Zealand cricketer
union and first-class cricket in New Zealand for Otago and competed at highland games in the province during the 1880s. Sonntag was born at Eumemmerring
Thomas_Sonntag
New Zealand politician
1870. On three occasions, he served on the Executive Council of the Otago Province. He was also a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives on
Arthur_John_Burns
Overview and history of railways in New Zealand
scheme. The first narrow-gauge line was opened on 1 January 1873 in the Otago Province, the Port Chalmers Branch under the auspices of the Dunedin and Port
Rail_transport_in_New_Zealand
2024 – via National Library of Australia. "NEW FLAG FOR WESTERN SAMOA". Otago Daily Times. February 26, 1949. p. 9. Archived from the original on August
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
New Zealand rugby union player and coach (born 1981)
the University of Otago, and made his debut for Otago in 2002. He quickly established himself as a fixture at lock for the province, and by 2005 was one
Tom_Donnelly_(rugby_union)
either designed or constructed by him. He was initially employed by the Otago Provincial Council before his appointment by the Government of New Zealand
James_Balfour_(engineer)
George Dean Pitt 23 March: The founding of the city of Dunedin and Otago Province, with the arrival of the John Wickliffe, carrying Scottish settlers
1848_in_New_Zealand
New Zealand politician
June 1871 to November 1872, he served on the Executive Council of the Otago Province. He represented two Dunedin electorates in the House of Representatives
John_Bathgate
at 17, recording a time of three hours, 10 seconds. He represented Otago province at junior level athletics and rugby before turning his attention to
Bob_McKerrow
New Zealand composer (born 1941)
by the Otago Commemorative Opera Group, Te Atamira Whakamaumahara to mark 150 years since the founding of the city of Dunedin and Otago province. Another
Gillian_Whitehead
Netherlands FC Twente New Zealand Canterbury United, Hawke's Bay United, Otago United Peru Sport Áncash, Deportivo Junín Poland Śląsk Wrocław Ukraine Arsenal-Kyivshchyna
Association football club names
Association_football_club_names
New Zealand cricketer
March 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Otago in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 1 March 2019. Prior to his first-class
Max_Chu
Provinces of New Zealand in South Island
Wellington, Canterbury, Nelson, and Otago. Sir Francis Dillon Bell: Appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of New Munster. Alfred Domett: Colonial
New_Munster_Province
Argentina Neuquén Province 167 548 43. Rupanco Chile Osorno Province 163 535 44. Riñihue Chile Valdivia Province 162 531 45. Hāwea New Zealand Otago, South Island
List_of_lakes_by_depth
South Island Region of Otago. Otago, which during the late nineteenth century was New Zealand's richest province (thanks to the Otago gold rush has a wealth
List of historic hotels in Otago
List_of_historic_hotels_in_Otago
New Zealand cricketer
played four first-class matches for Otago during the 1960–61 season. Robertson was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1940. He played for Southland from
William Robertson (Otago cricketer)
William_Robertson_(Otago_cricketer)
Railway line in Southland, New Zealand
435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge in Southland. Southland Province had been re-absorbed into Otago Province in 1870, which was itself abolished in 1876. The central
Kingston_Branch
New Zealand politician (1827–1885)
that secured the election of Thomas Dick as Superintendent of Otago Province. While in Otago, Ick was chairman for five years in total of two road boards
Charles_Thomas_Ick
Former railway line in Southland, New Zealand
had run in the area in the 1870s. Governments of the Southland Province and Otago Province had rejected a railway line due to lack of finances and an 1880
Tokanui_Branch
OTAGO PROVINCE
OTAGO PROVINCE
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : occupational name for a person responsible for looking after oxen and castrated horses, from Middle English geld ‘sterile’, ‘barren (animal)’ (Old Norse geldr) + herde ‘herdsman’, Old English hierde (see Heard).Dutch : habitational name from the Dutch province of Gelderland or from Geldern in northwestern Germany (see Geller 1).
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Limón)
Spanish (Limón) : from Spanish limón ‘lemon’, hence possibly an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.English : variant of Lemon.French : habitational name from Limon in Nièvre, Limont-Fontaine in Nord, or Limont in the Belgian province of Liège.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Myer.Spanish : habitational name from a village in Santander province, so named from mies ‘ripe grain’, ‘harvest time’ (Latin messis aestiva ‘summer harvest’).Dutch : nickname from mier ‘ant’; perhaps denoting an industrious person.Dutch and Belgian (van de Mier) : topographic name from a Brabantine form of moere ‘bog’, ‘marsh’ (modern moeras), or a habitational name from Moere in West Flanders.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten)
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten) : habitational name from places so called, from Low German holt ‘holt’, ‘copse’, ‘small wood’. There is one in the Dutch province of Overijssel and another near Oberhausen in the Rhineland.Danish : variant of Holt.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, either from the definite singular form of holt ‘holt’, ‘small wood’ (see Holt), or from holt ‘hill’, ‘stony slope’.English : variant spelling of Holton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mills.Dutch : habitational name from Milheeze in the province of North Brabant.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Amilius or Amelis (Latinized forms of a Germanic name with the initial element amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’) or of the Latin personal name Aemilius (see Milian).
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Connacht)
Irish (Connacht) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó LáimhÃn, a reduced form of Ó FlaithimhÃn ‘descendant of FlaithimhÃn’, a personal name from a diminutive of flaith ‘prince’, ‘ruler’. This name is sometimes translated Hand, from the similarity of the reduced form to lámh ‘hand’.English : from the medieval female personal name Lavin(a) (from Latin Lavinia, of unknown origin)Spanish (LavÃn) : habitational name from Lavin, a place so named in the Santander province.Respelling of French Lavigne.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in West Yorkshire, or the place in Kent. The former is of British origin, appearing in Bede in the form Loidis ‘People of the LÄt’, (LÄt being an earlier name of the river Aire, meaning ‘the violent one’). Loidis was originally a district name, but was subsequently restricted to the city. The Kentish place name may be from an Old English stream name hlÌ„de ‘loud, rushing stream’.Daniel Leeds (1652–1720) was born in England, probably in Nottinghamshire, and emigrated to America with his father, Thomas, some time in the third quarter of the 17th century. The family settled in Shrewsbury, NJ, in 1677. Daniel made almanacs and was surveyor general of the Province of West Jersey in 1682. He was married four times and had numerous children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or ‘hatch’ (especially one leading into a forest), northern Middle English heck (Old English hæcc), or a habitational name from Great Heck in North Yorkshire, which is named with this word. Compare Hatch.German : topographic name from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’. This name is common in southern Germany and the Rhineland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Hec(q), a topographic name from Old French hec ‘gate’, ‘barrier’, ‘fence’ (compare 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word.Shortened form of the Dutch surname van (den) Hecke, a habitational name from any of several places called ten Hekke in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kestel.German : from Middle High German kezzel ‘kettle’, ‘cauldron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels, or alternatively a topographic and habitational name, from the same word in the sense ‘(ring-shaped) hollow’.Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from any of the places so named in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Limburg or the Dutch province of North Brabant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’ (compare Harker 2).Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from St-Lambrechts-Herk or Herk-de-Stad in the Belgian province of Limburg, which take their names from the Herk river.Probably an altered spelling of German Harke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from a medieval personal name Tustin, derived via Old French Toustin from Old Norse Þorsteinn ‘Thor’s stone’. Compare Thurston.Altered form of French D’Estaing, a topographic name, with the preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone who lived by a pond, Old French esta(i)ng, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word, for example Estaing in Aveyron and Hautes Pyrénées.French : habitational name, with preposition de, for someone from Stain in the Belgian province of Namur.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Malin.Irish : variant of Mellon.Spanish (Aragonese Mallén) : habitational name from Mallén in Zaragoza province.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English : variant of Galyon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur.English : possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.German : short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’.German : possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word.Dutch : habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (HÃ )
Vietnamese (HÃ ) : unexplained.Korean : there are two Ha clans, each with a unique Chinese character. The founding ancestor of the larger Ha clan was named Ha Kong-jin and settled in the Chinju area around ad 1010. Most of the modern descendants of Ha Kong-jin live in the KyÅngsang and ChÅlla provinces. The founding ancestor of the smaller of the two clans was named Ha HÅm, and he settled in the Taegu area after emigrating from Song China some time in the early part of the twelfth century. Most of the modern descendants of Ha HÅm still live in the Taegu area.Chinese : variant of Xia.English : unexplained.
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Spanish (Lestón)
Spanish (Lestón) : habitational name from any of four places called Lestó in A Coruña province, Galacia.English : unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English lēg ‘beacon fire’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
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French
French : from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.Galician : probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia.German : northwestern variant of Gau.
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Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-), a personal name representing a diminutive of faol ‘wolf’. Compare Whelan.English and Scottish : habitational name from Holland, a division of Lincolnshire, or any of the eight villages in various parts of England so called, from Old English hÅh ‘ridge’ + land ‘land’. The Scottish name may also be from places called Holland in Orkney, Houlland in Shetland, Hollandbush in Stirlingshire, and Holland-Hirst in the parish of Kirkintilloch.English, German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and Dutch : regional name from Holland, a province of the Netherlands.
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