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American ballistic missile
Pershing II Weapon System was a solid-fueled two-stage medium-range ballistic missile designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Pershing 1a
Pershing_II
Short-range ballistic missile
the Pershing 1 system deployed in 1963 and the improved Pershing 1a deployed in 1969. The U.S. Army replaced the Pershing 1a with the Pershing II Weapon
MGM-31_Pershing
United States Army general (1860–1948)
Joseph Pershing (13 September 1860 – 15 July 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles
John_J._Pershing
Launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
by the MGM-31 Pershing missile, which made its first flight from the complex on May 7, 1974. Seventy-nine Pershing 1a and 49 Pershing II missiles were
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 16
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_16
American medium/heavy battle tank (1944–1951)
World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War. The tank was named after General of the Armies John J. Pershing, who led
M26_Pershing
Armament resolution by NATO
treaty and failing that, the second track would involve the deployment of Pershing II and ground launched cruise missiles. Protests sprung out against the
NATO_Double-Track_Decision
Topics referred to by the same term
Pershing may refer to: John J. Pershing (1860–1948), U.S. General of the Armies MGM-31 Pershing, U.S. ballistic missile system Pershing II Weapon System
Pershing
Family of Israeli ballistic missiles
of Tel Aviv. A request from Israel for 1,100 miles (1,800 km) range Pershing II medium range ballistic missiles was rejected by the United States for
Jericho_(missile)
Ballistic missile whose warhead is capable of changing trajectory
system that demands the RV be able to maneuver, as is the base in the Pershing II active radar homing system. The same systems may also be used to track
Maneuverable_reentry_vehicle
NATO command post exercise in 1983
the United States and the Soviet Union and the anticipated arrival of Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe, led some members of the Soviet Politburo
Able_Archer_83
Ground-launched variant of the Tomahawk cruise missile
Union in Eastern Bloc European countries. The GLCM and the U.S. Army's Pershing II may have been the incentives that fostered Soviet willingness to sign
BGM-109G_Gryphon
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
taken in December 1979 by the military commander of NATO to deploy 108 Pershing II nuclear missiles in Western Europe with the ability to hit targets in
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
Land service branch of the U.S. military
War (1965–71), and operated tactical nuclear weapons ranging from the Pershing II ballistic missile to the Davy Crockett rifle. Following the Cold War's
United_States_Army
Series of nuclear weapons
warheads were produced. They remain in US inactive inventory. Used on the Pershing II IRBM missile, the W85 warhead was a cylinder 13 inches (330 mm) in diameter
B61_Family
Nuclear weapon
Pershing II missile. It was a variable yield device with a selectable yield of 0.3, 5, 10 or 80 kilotonnes of TNT (1, 21, 42 or 335 TJ). The Pershing
W85_(nuclear_warhead)
Phase of the Cold War during 1979–1985
California. Tensions increased when the U.S. announced they would deploy Pershing II missiles in West Germany, followed by Reagan's announcement of the U
Cold_War_(1979–1985)
There are a number of Pershing missile models of the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile Systems and of the Pershing II Weapon System. 63527
Pershing_missile_models
Crisis in the late Cold War
negotiations and the other was deploying American ground-launched cruise and Pershing II missiles if negotiations failed. The decision was unanimous. The Prime
Euromissile_Crisis
English fashion designer (born 1947)
DON'T WANT PERSHING", the anti-Tory policy reference to polls showing public opposition in the United Kingdom against the basing of Pershing II missiles
Katharine_Hamnett
Nuclear weapon
for use on the Pershing II intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). The W86 design was canceled in September 1980 when the Pershing II missile mission
W86
US-Soviet/Russian treaty (1987–2019)
intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF), by replacing US Pershing 1a missiles with 108 Pershing II launchers in West Germany and deploying 464 BGM-109G Ground
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty
Missile System, the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System and the Pershing II Weapon System. Initial launches were from what is now the Eastern Range
Pershing_missile_launches
2015 German television series
General Edel works with the Americans at NATO on the deployment of Pershing II Weapon System missiles. Sylvester Groth as Walter Schweppenstette, Martin's
Deutschland_83
Intermediate-range ballistic missile
had 14 (1 operational) RSD-10 launch sites, NATO decided to deploy US Pershing II missiles and BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in Western Europe
RSD-10_Pioneer
Military-oriented college honor society
The National Society of Pershing Rifles is a U.S. military-oriented honor society for college-level students founded in 1894 as a drill unit at the University
Pershing_Rifles
World's atomic warhead designs, 1945–present
Gryphon cruise missile (1983–1991) W85 for Pershing II MRBM and Pershing 1b SRBM (1983–1991) W86 for Pershing II MRBM Earth penetrating warhead option (cancelled
List_of_nuclear_weapons
total of fifteen Pershing II and GLCM missiles for display and seven Pershing IIs were retained. A number of Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a missiles are also
Pershing_missile_displays
High-speed missiles and projectiles
the atmosphere. Maneuverable reentry vehicles, such as employed on the Pershing II, Fattah-1 and DF-21D, are generally excluded from this definition as
Hypersonic_weapon
This Pershing missile bibliography is a list of works related to the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile Systems and the Pershing II Weapon
Pershing_missile_bibliography
Glide and reentry methods to use aerodynamic lift in the upper atmosphere
vehicles (MARV), to increase the accuracy of some missiles like the Pershing II. More recently, the concepts have been used to produce hypersonic glide
Boost-glide
Preemptive attack using nuclear weapons
for. This led to the development of the aforementioned Pershing II, the Trident I and Trident II, as well as the MX missile, and the B-1 Lancer. MIRVed
First strike (nuclear strategy)
First_strike_(nuclear_strategy)
1983 aircraft shotdown over the Sea of Japan
States' Strategic Defense Initiative, its planned deployment of the Pershing II weapon system in Europe in March and April, and FleetEx '83-1, the largest
Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
Class of ballistic missiles defined by range
(620–930 mi) United States OpFires – around 1,609 kilometres (1,000 mi) Pershing II – 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) PGM-19 Jupiter – 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi)
Medium-range ballistic missile
Medium-range_ballistic_missile
Military unit
World War II. After the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on December 8, 1987, the Longhorn plant was used to destroy Pershing 1a and
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
Longhorn_Army_Ammunition_Plant
Soviet surface and submarine-launched nuclear cruise missile
tactical nuclear warhead of 10-50 kt and 2000–2500 km range Pershing 1b and Pershing II RR - 740 km range ballistic missile also in testing at the time
RK-55
Missile guidance technique
surface-to-air missile (MIM-104F PAC-3 version only) Martin Marietta Pershing II (topographic radar version of DSMAC) Raytheon AIM-54 Phoenix long range
Active_radar_homing
United States Army general (1930–2022)
finally approved the Pershing II plan. Immediately upon his arrival, it became Wetzel's job to receive and deploy the Pershing II missiles in the midst
Sam_Wetzel
1985 film by John Hughes
with the bare but live electrodes resting on a magazine page showing a Pershing II medium-range ballistic missile, a real missile emerges, erupting through
Weird_Science_(film)
American manufacturing company
II Titan IIIA Titan IIIB Titan IIIC Commercial Titan III Titan IIID Titan IIIE Titan IV Titan 23G Titan 34D M712 Copperhead MGM-31 Pershing Pershing II
Martin_Marietta
Symbol which represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe
with the ongoing Soviet–Afghan War intensifying the Cold War. U.S. Pershing II medium-range ballistic missile and cruise missiles are deployed in Western
Doomsday_Clock
MRBM/IRBM
re-entry vehicle to the American Pershing II missile's RV, which was withdrawn from service in 1988. The Pershing II's RV weighed 1,400 lb (640 kg) and
DF-21
Hypersonic glide vehicle medium-range ballistic missile
which includes a Northrop Grumman rocket motor, and conducted the test. Pershing II (similar range) Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic
OpFires
1989 wartime structure of NATO's Central Army Group
(36 × Pershing II - converting to 27 × M270 MLRS - inactivated 30 June 1991) 2nd Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, Schwäbisch Gmünd, (36 × Pershing II - inactivated
Central Army Group (1989) order of battle
Central_Army_Group_(1989)_order_of_battle
Highest rank in the United States Army
the United States. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in 1919, as a personal accolade for his command of the American Expeditionary
General_of_the_Armies
American hedge fund manager (born 1966)
billionaire hedge fund manager who is the founder and chief executive of Pershing Square Capital Management, an investment management company. He has been
Bill_Ackman
Weapon that can kill many people or cause great damage
separable and divisible part of the weapon is that missiles such as the Pershing II and the SCUD are considered weapons of mass destruction, while aircraft
Weapon_of_mass_destruction
Force Field Artillery Headquarters for U.S. Army Europe and Africa
the U.S. began fielding the Pershing II. By 1985 all three firing battalions were completely operational with Pershing II. On 11 January 1985, three soldiers
Multi-Domain_Command_Europe
Military technology test facility in Utah
RIM-67A) and MK70 (RIM-67C), and the MK11 Talos. Hercules designed the Pershing II missile first and second-stage motors, then tested them at Tekoi in 1980
Tekoi
nicknamed "Pershing's Own". The M26 Pershing tank was an American armored vehicle introduced in 1945. The MGM-31 Pershing and Pershing II missile systems
List of things named after John J. Pershing
List_of_things_named_after_John_J._Pershing
Nickname for eight launch pads at Cape Canaveral
Atlas-Agena in 1978, the only launches to come out of Missile Row were Pershing 1a and Pershing II tests by the United States Army from LC-16 in the 1980s and various
Missile_Row
South Korean missile series
The warhead section features maneuvering fins (similar to those on Pershing II), which suggests a maneuverable reentry vehicle or some type of terminal
Hyunmoo
American tactical ballistic missile
mobile-launched ballistic missiles with a nuclear warhead both short (Pershing) and medium (Pershing II) ranged. Dr. Billy Tidwell who was program manager during
ATACMS
Guided missile with precision targeting capabilities and multiple launch platforms
adopted by the USAF and Navy. The truck-launched versions, and also the Pershing II and SS-20 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles, were later destroyed
Cruise_missile
Missile navigation system
allowing point attack with conventional warheads.[citation needed] MGM-31 Pershing II, SS-12 Scaleboard Temp-SM and OTR-23 Oka used an active radar homing
TERCOM
Nuclear bomb
munitions squadrons. The B61-12 is certified for delivery by the F-35A Lightning II stealth fifth generation fighter, and F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon
B61_nuclear_bomb
US Army heavy tactical truck, in service since 1982
30 kW generator and crane mounted behind the cab was used to tow the Pershing II Erector Launcher in CONUS (a M1001 MAN tractor was used in West Germany)
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
Heavy_Expanded_Mobility_Tactical_Truck
Components of the United States Army
headquarters) 56th Field Artillery Brigade (1972–1986), equipped with the Pershing II missile now the 56th Artillery Command 57th Field Artillery Brigade (Wisconsin
Field_Artillery_Brigade
High amount of military value in nuclear strategy concerning targeting
prior to weapon impact. Triggered development and deployment of the Pershing II by NATO in 1983.[citation needed] Peacekeeper (MX Missile). Deployed
Counterforce
peace camp formed to protest the scheduled deployment of Cruise and Pershing II missiles before their suspected shipment from the Seneca Army Depot to
Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice
Seneca_Women's_Encampment_for_a_Future_of_Peace_and_Justice
Tactical nuclear weapons fired from the ground
howitzer and M115 howitzer delivering 203mm W79 nuclear shell, 1976–1992. Pershing II missile delivering W85 nuclear warhead, 1983–1991. 155mm W82 nuclear
Nuclear_artillery
International relations
Planning Committee decided to deploy new intermediate-range missiles—Pershing II and ground-launched cruise missiles—in Western Europe starting in 1983
France_and_NATO
8×8, 6×6, and 4×4 off-road trucks
2320-12-191-5425) The M1001 was used by the US Army as the prime mover for the Pershing II nuclear missile. The tractor was configured with a fifth wheel to tow
MAN_KAT1
American child peace activist (1972–1985)
deployment of the Soviet Union's new SS-20, NATO deployed cruise and Pershing II missiles in Europe. The 1979–1989 Soviet–Afghan War was also into its
Samantha_Smith
accordance with NATO's double-track decision, the administration deployed Pershing II missiles in West Germany to gain a stronger bargaining position to eventually
Foreign policy of the Reagan administration
Foreign_policy_of_the_Reagan_administration
German politician (born 1960)
to deploy missiles in Germany has been compared to the deployment of Pershing II launchers in Western Europe in the 1980s. The decision was supported
Boris_Pistorius
Theme in popular culture
like President Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech and the deployment of the Pershing II missile in Western Europe, as well as the erroneous Soviet shoot-down
World War III in popular culture
World_War_III_in_popular_culture
1958 live album by Ahmad Jamal
At the Pershing: But Not for Me is a 1958 jazz live album by pianist Ahmad Jamal. According to the album jacket, the tapes were made on January 16, 1958
At the Pershing: But Not for Me
At_the_Pershing:_But_Not_for_Me
Hypothetical future global conflict
States and the Soviet Union and the anticipated arrival of strategic Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe, led some members of the Soviet Politburo
World_War_III
Pershing 1 Field Artillery Missile System, the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System and the Pershing II Weapon System. Created in 1965, POTU was assigned
Pershing Operational Test Unit
Pershing_Operational_Test_Unit
East German spy
the precise location plans for the deployment of cruise missiles and Pershing II missiles in Western Europe, as well as the central MC 161 document which
Rainer_Rupp
North Korean short-range ballistic missile
similar to that of the US mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile Pershing II. "North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024" (PDF). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
KN-18
Series of short-range ballistic missiles
the Scud-B 9K720 Iskander – Russian Scud replacement MGM-52 Lance and Pershing II – American Equivalents Pluton – French Equivalent Hyunmoo – South Korean
Scud_missile
Part of the Vietnam War (1967–1968)
Operation Pershing was an operation conducted by the United States (US) 1st Cavalry Division, the US 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the Army of the
Operation_Pershing
City and former capital in Virginia, US
deployment of American Pershing II-nuclear missiles in West Germany later in 1983. On May 3, 2007, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown and Williamsburg
Williamsburg,_Virginia
1985 US Presidential visit to West Germany
political opposition had stood steadfast with Reagan on the deployment of Pershing II missiles in West Germany. In February 1985, then White House Deputy Chief
Bitburg_controversy
American economist, diplomat and statesman (1920–2021)
years, then the Allies would deploy a countervailing force of cruise and Pershing II missiles in Western Europe. When negotiations on these intermediate nuclear
George_Shultz
Military unit
Görisried/Bodelsberg. Pershing 1b was a single stage, reduced range version of the Pershing II with the same range as the Pershing 1a. The Pershing II launcher was
Missile_Wing_1
Military unit
1969 to 1991. Pershing 1b was a single stage, reduced range version of the Pershing II with the same range as the Pershing 1a. The Pershing II launcher was
Missile_Wing_2
Fictional weapon
up the bulk of America's land-based nuclear component in Europe: the Pershing II and the BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile.[citation needed] The
Metal_Gear_(mecha)
Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Alliance for Peace. Lakenheath was one of the proposed sites of the NATO Pershing II Missile System. The deployment of the Missile system sparked protests
RAF_Lakenheath
Soviet missile defence system
intercepting "a single ballistic missile from some directions and up to 6 Pershing II-type missiles from the FRG". "A35". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived
A-35 anti-ballistic missile system
A-35_anti-ballistic_missile_system
Doctrine of military strategy
needed] This led to the development of the aforementioned Pershing II, the Trident I and Trident II, as well as the MX missile, and the B-1 Lancer. MIRVed
Mutually_assured_destruction
Lance M790 erector launcher, Pershing 1a M901 launcher, trailer mount, MIM-104 Patriot M1003 erector launcher, Pershing II XM546 missile carrier/launcher
List of U.S. Army rocket launchers
List_of_U.S._Army_rocket_launchers
Through the World Peace Council and other front organizations
[citation needed] U.S. plans in the late 1970s and early 1980s to deploy Pershing II missiles in Western Europe in response to the Soviet SS-20 missiles were
Soviet influence on the peace movement
Soviet_influence_on_the_peace_movement
Type of ballistic missile
kilometres (57–201 mi) Precision Strike Missile – 499 kilometres (310 mi) Pershing II – 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) PGM-19 Jupiter – 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi)
Theatre_ballistic_missile
NATO diplomatic conference in Washington, DC
to deploy missiles in Germany has been compared to the deployment of Pershing II launchers in Western Europe in the 1980s. The decision was supported
2024_Washington_NATO_summit
1998 memoir of World War II by Belton Y. Cooper
US Army's use of the M4 Sherman tank during the war instead of the M26 Pershing. Belton Youngblood Cooper (October 4, 1917 - May 26, 2007) served in the
Death_Traps
plan, but Reagan was forced to yield on funding for both the MX and Pershing II missiles. He also accepted funding for the Legal Services Corporation
List of United States federal funding gaps
List_of_United_States_federal_funding_gaps
Museum in Washington, D.C.
crewed American earth orbiter, 1962 Missiles: Soviet SS-20 and U.S. Pershing II Ballistic missiles Pioneer H SpaceShipOne, first private space ship to
National_Air_and_Space_Museum
pillage and destroy the pastures with fire. The fortified house of Gijsbrecht II van Amstel in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel was burned to the ground. The Van Amstel
History_of_Amsterdam
Political warfare conducted by the USSR & Russia
responsible for creating the entire nuclear winter story to stop the Pershing II missiles," and that they fed misinformation to western peace groups and
Active_measures
History of Italy since 1946
himself pushed in favour of US President Ronald Reagan's positioning of Pershing II missiles in Italy, a move the Communists hotly contested. As the Socialist
History of the Italian Republic
History_of_the_Italian_Republic
U.S. military unified combatant command
to step up negotiations while deploying American intermediate-range Pershing II missiles and Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) to counter Soviet
United States European Command
United_States_European_Command
Cold War-era US Army communication system
Magirus-Deutz tractor by the German Air Force. With the introduction of Pershing II, the TRC-80 was replaced by the AN/TRC-184 radio terminal set and the
AN/TRC-80
Aspect of nuclear deterrence strategy
surface ships was abandoned. In the later Cold War, the deployment of US Pershing II and Soviet RSD-10 Pioneer medium-range ballistic missiles to Europe resulted
Nuclear_sharing
and intermediate-range ballistic missiles, including Martin Marietta Pershing II missiles and GD BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missiles, in
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
Timeline_of_nuclear_weapons_development
History of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe, ministers approved the deployment of US GLCM cruise missiles and Pershing II theatre nuclear weapons in Europe. The new warheads were also meant to
History_of_NATO
and interfaces. Kearfott built the inertial navigation system for the Pershing II missile and for the Space Shuttle. Kearfott integrating gyroscopes (P/N
Kearfott Guidance & Navigation
Kearfott_Guidance_&_Navigation
Short-range ballistic missile
similar to that of the US mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile Pershing II. Elleman, Michael (9 October 2019). "North Korea's New Short-Range Missiles:
Hwasong-5
British organisation advocating unilateral nuclear disarmament
major revival in response to NATO's decision to introduce cruise and Pershing II missiles into five European countries, including the UK. The new movement
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament
PERSHING II
PERSHING II
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Old Norse Ãvarr, IIVARI means "bow warrior."
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Hagne, IINES means "chaste; holy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English : from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name HÄward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.English : variant of Ewart 2.Irish : see Fogarty.Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÃomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.The house of Howard, the leading family of the English Roman Catholic nobility, was founded by Sir William Howard or Haward of Norfolk (d. 1308). The family acquired the dukedom of Norfolk by marriage. The first duke of Norfolk of the Howard line was created earl marshal of England by Richard III in 1483, and this office has been held by his succeeding male heirs to the present day. They also hold the earldoms of Suffolk, Berkshire, Carlisle, and Effingham. Henry VIII’s fifth queen, Catherine Howard (?1520–42), was a niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. American Howards include the father and son John Eager Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard of Baltimore, MD, both MD politicians.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Old age; perishing.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Isaák, IISAKKI means "he will laugh."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Pervding the Consciousness
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name for someone who lived by or in a deep valley, from Middle English, Old French gorge ‘gorge’, ‘ravine’ (from Old French gorge ‘throat’). There are various places in England and France named with this word, and the surname may be a habitational name from any of these.German : unexplained.A family by the name of Gorges originated in the village of Gorges near Périers in Normandy, France, where Ralph de Gorges was living in the late 11th century. A branch of the family was established in England when Thomas de Gorges lost his lands to the King of France. He became warden of Henry III’s manor of Powerstock, Devon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a priest’s servant, from Middle English pr(i)est ‘priest’, ‘minister’ + man ‘man’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for someone who did ironing and pressing of clothes, from Yiddish pres ‘flat iron’ + man ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Dutch, and German
English, French, Dutch, and German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements land ‘land’, ‘territory’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In England, the native Old English form Landbeorht was replaced by Lambert, the Continental form of the name that was taken to England by the Normans from France. The name gained wider currency in Britain in the Middle Ages with the immigration of weavers from Flanders, among whom St. Lambert or Lamprecht, bishop of Maastricht in around 700, was a popular cult figure. In Italy the name was popularized in the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of Lambert I and II, Dukes of Spoleto and Holy Roman Emperors.The name Lambert is found in Quebec City from 1657, taken there from Picardy, France. There are also Lamberts from Perche, France, by 1670.
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Iivari, IIRO means "bow warrior."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó DuinnÃn (see Dineen).English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.Sir George Downing (1623–84), baronet, member of Parliament, and ambassador to the Netherlands in the time of both Cromwell and King Charles II, was the second graduate of the first class (1642) at Harvard College. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Emmanuel Downing of the Inner Temple and his second wife, Lucy Winthrop, sister of John Winthrop. The family emigrated to New England in 1638 and settled at Salem, MA.
Biblical
old age; perishing
Girl/Female
Biblical
In making, in pressing together.
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Iisakki, IIKKA means "he will laugh."
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent and Sussex)
English (Kent and Sussex) : habitational name from any of various places of this name, in particular one in the parish of Perching, Sussex, recorded as Homwood in about 1280; there were others in Chailey and Forest Row in Sussex. All are probably named from Middle English home ‘homestead’, ‘manor’ + wode ‘wood’.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The pressing; the meditation of God.
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Norman Germanic Ida, IIDA means "work."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : said to be a habitational name from Granson on Lake Neuchâtel. The first known bearer of the surname is Rigaldus de Grancione (fl. 1040). The name was taken to Britain by Otes de Grandison (died 1328) and his brother. They were among a group of Savoyards who settled in England when Henry III married a granddaughter of the Count of Savoy.
Biblical
Jehovah pressing; the meditation of God
PERSHING II
PERSHING II
Girl/Female
Arabic
Star
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Latin, Swiss
Laurel
Boy/Male
Spanish
Gifted with many ideas.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Laughter
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Jewel; Weaver; Coral; Son of the South
Boy/Male
Hindu
Most courageous among men, Most courageous among men
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin
Holy; Sacred
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Possess a Lot; Wealthy
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God's Gift; One without Any Shape or Form
PERSHING II
PERSHING II
PERSHING II
PERSHING II
PERSHING II
n.
The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Peril
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Perish
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Plash
n.
The act of perishing.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Perch
a.
Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Plash
n.
The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Press
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Peruse
a.
Scorching; burning; drying.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Berth
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Leash
a.
Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pursue
a.
Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive.
n.
The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
v. t.
Importunate; pressing; urgent.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Parch