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Look up play or plays in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Play most commonly refers to: Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment Play (theatre)
Play
Digital application and media distribution service by Google
Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store, and formerly known as the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and
Google_Play
Method of sadomasochistic play
Wax play is a form of temperature play practiced in a BDSM context, in which wax from a candle is dripped onto a person's naked skin, in order to introduce
Wax_play
Musical by Cheryl West and Duke Ellington
Play On! is a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, featuring the music of Duke Ellington, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with a book by Cheryl
Play_On!
Erotic activities meant to impart physical sensations
Sensation play, also known as sensual play or sensory play, is an act where senses are engaged in various ways to heighten erotic pleasure and induce sensuality
Sensation_play
1969 studio album by Fleetwood Mac
Then Play On is the third studio album by the British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 19 September 1969. It was the first of their original
Then_Play_On
Musical recording shorter than a full album
An extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs usually contain up to eight
Extended_play
Form of fetishistic animal play
Pup play, or puppy play, is a form of fetishistic animal play where participants adopt a canine personality known as "pups", through apparel and dog-like
Pup_play
Human sexual practice
Impact play is a human sexual practice in which one person is struck (usually repeatedly) by another person for the gratification of either or both parties
Impact_play
Topics referred to by the same term
Play On may refer to: Play On (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Play On (John Miles album), a 1983 album by John Miles Play On (Carrie Underwood
Play_On
Type of company
A pure play company focuses solely on a particular product or activity. Investing in a pure play company can be considered as investing in a particular
Pure_play
Children's modeling compound
Play-Doh, also known as Play-Dough, is an American modeling compound brand for young children to make arts and crafts projects. The product was first manufactured
Play-Doh
Voluntary, intrinsically motivated recreation
Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreation. Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but
Play_(activity)
Dramatic literary form
A play is a form of theatre that primarily consists of script between speakers and is intended for acting rather than mere reading. The writer and author
Play_(theatre)
Sony's video gaming brand
PlayStation is a video gaming brand owned and produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony. The brand is
PlayStation
Playthrough of a video game with commentary
A Let's Play (LP) is a video (or screenshots accompanied by text) documenting the playthrough of a video game, often including commentary and (in some
Let's_Play
Topics referred to by the same term
foul play in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foul Play or Foul play may refer to: Foul play, unfair, unethical, or criminal behaviour Foul Play (novel)
Foul_Play
Home video game console by Sony
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment as the fifth iteration of their PlayStation brand. It
PlayStation_5
Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks E. J. Barthel (born 1985), fullback who played for the Las Vegas Locomotives
East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey
British television anthology series
Play for Today is a British television strand, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes
Play_for_Today
BDSM activity
Rope bondage, also referred to as rope play, is bondage involving the use of rope to restrict movement, wrap, suspend, or restrain a person, as part of
Rope_bondage
German association football league
relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a focus on Saturdays. All Bundesliga
Bundesliga
American basketball player (born 1988)
Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he plays as a point guard. Nicknamed "Chef Curry", he is widely regarded as the greatest
Stephen_Curry
Sony's fourth home video game console
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February
PlayStation_4
Drug use to facilitate sexual activity
Party and play (PnP), also known as high and horny (HnH), chemsex, pharmacosex, or wired play, refers to the practice of consuming drugs to enhance sexual
Party_and_play
Type of folk play
Mummers' plays are folk plays performed by troupes of amateur actors, traditionally all male, known as mummers or guisers (also by local names such as
Mummers'_play
Topics referred to by the same term
fair play in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fair play or Fairplay usually refers to sportsmanship. Fair play or Fairplay may also refer to: Fair Play (1925
Fair_Play
American R&B group from Florida
changing it to "Pretty Ricky", with the group being named after a character played by Miguel A. Nunez Jr. on the TV show Martin. With the help from producer
Pretty_Ricky
1979 stage play by Peter Shaffer
Amadeus is a 1979 play by Peter Shaffer which gives a fictional account of the lives of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, imagining
Amadeus_(play)
Exchange of money for the privilege to engage in a specific activity
Pay-to-play (P2P), sometimes called pay-for-play, is a situation in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities
Pay-to-play
Sony smartphone
The Xperia Play is a slider-style smartphone with elements of a handheld game console produced by Sony Ericsson. With the marketshare for dedicated handheld
Xperia_Play
2024 play by Mark Rosenblatt
Giant is a 2024 play written by Mark Rosenblatt. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2024 in a production starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl and
Giant_(play)
Ancient form of storytelling
Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment which uses flat articulated cut-out figures (shadow puppets)
Shadow_play
Automatically discovering of components without manual configuration
In computing, a plug and play (PnP) device or computer bus is one with a specification that facilitates the recognition of a hardware component in a system
Plug_and_play
Qualification game for a tournament
A play-in game is a game, usually played at the beginning of a tournament or just prior to the tournament depending on how the tournament is defined. In
Play-in_game
Medieval European play
Mystery plays and miracle plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation
Mystery_play
Montessori method for Christian education
Godly Play is a Montessori method for Christian education. The method has been utilized in churches around the world. The method was developed by Jerome
Godly_Play
2008 compilation album by Deadmau5
At Play (also known as Deadmau5 at Play and At Play Vol. 1) is a compilation album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It is the first installment
At_Play
Attic theatre performance related to both comedy and tragedy
The satyr play is a form of Attic theatre performance related to both comedy and tragedy. It preserves theatrical elements of dialogue, actors speaking
Satyr_play
Scoring system in golf
Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf. In the regular form of stroke play, also known as medal play, the total number of strokes is counted
Stroke_play
Dangerous sexual practice in BDSM
of edgeplay include erotic asphyxiation, fire play, knife play, fear play, temperature play, wax play, consensual non-consent, cutting, bloodplay, barebacking
Edgeplay
Japanese video game company
Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the company in 1889 to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business and becoming a public
Nintendo
In telecommunications, quadruple play or quad play is a marketing term combining the triple play service (broadband Internet access, television and landline
Quadruple_play
British children's TV series (1971–1984)
Play Away is a British television children's programme. A sister programme to the infants' series Play School, it was aimed at slightly older children
Play_Away
1970 novel by Joan Didion
Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by American writer Joan Didion. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 best English-language novels
Play_It_as_It_Lays
Video game industry business model
Buy-to-play (B2P) is a revenue model for video games where a game can be played after a one-time purchase, as opposed to a subscription model where the
Buy-to-play
Play by Samuel Beckett
Play is a one-act play by Samuel Beckett. It was written between 1962 and 1963 and first produced in German as Spiel on 14 June 1963 at the Ulmer Theatre
Play_(play)
Topics referred to by the same term
child's play in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Child's Play may refer to: Child's Play (franchise), an American slasher horror film series Child's Play (1988
Child's_Play
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up play dead in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Play Dead may refer to: Play Dead (1983 film), a 1983 horror film Play Dead (2009 film), a 2009 black
Play_Dead
1977 single by Conway Twitty
title track from the album Play Guitar Play. The song was Twitty's 19th number one on the country chart. "Play Guitar Play" stayed at number one for a
Play_Guitar_Play
Sexual activity involving the use of fear to create sexual arousal
Fear play is any sexual activity involving the use of fear to create sexual arousal. Unlike masochistic tendencies, fear play does not offer the subject
Fear_play
Erotic roleplay related to BDSM
where at least one participant plays the part of a non-human animal. As with most forms of roleplay, its uses include play and psychodrama. Animal roleplay
Animal_roleplay
Topics referred to by the same term
Sega Mega Play, a JAMMA-compatible arcade game system based on Mega Drive/Genesis technology Mega Play (Mega magazine), a section in British video game
Mega-Play
Topics referred to by the same term
Play Dirty may refer to: Play Dirty (1969 film), a British war film Play Dirty (2025 film), an American crime thriller film Play Dirty (album), a 1983
Play_Dirty
2025 stage play written by Ava Pickett
1536 is a stage play written by Ava Pickett following three friends who receive word about Anne Boleyn's demise, seeing the parallels in the rise of patriarchy
1536_(play)
American media franchise
Child's Play (also known colloquially as Chucky) is an American slasher media franchise created by Don Mancini. The films primarily focus on Chucky (voiced
Child's_Play_(franchise)
American body modification magazine
Body Play and Modern Primitives Quarterly was a magazine founded in 1992 and published by Fakir Musafar. It contained information, commentary and interviews
Body_Play
Making three outs during the same play in baseball
triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three outs during the same play. There have only been 740 triple plays in Major
Triple_play
Temporary body piercing experience
Play piercing, needle play, or recreational acupuncture is body piercing done as a recreational, short-term activity rather than to produce a permanent
Play_piercing
2014 play by David Haig
Pressure is a 2014 play written by David Haig, based on true events that took place during World War II. It centres on the true story of James Stagg and
Pressure_(play)
Dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus
The Passion Play or Easter pageant is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus: his trial, suffering and death. The viewing of and participation
Passion_Play
One-act play by Susan Glaspell
Trifles is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. It was first performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on
Trifles_(play)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up played in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Played may refer to: Played (album), a 1987 album Played (film), a 2006 film Played (TV series), a 2013
Played
Video game publisher and localizer
Playism (stylized as PLAYISM) is a Japanese independent video game publisher operated by Active Gaming Media. Playism started as a digital distribution
Playism
1986 studio album by Paul McCartney
Press to Play is the seventh solo studio album by the British musician Paul McCartney, released on 25 August 1986. It was McCartney's first album of entirely
Press_to_Play
Romanian music producers
Play & Win is a Romanian songwriting and music production project that was formed as a trio in 2008 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac
Play_&_Win
1999 American film
Play It to the Bone is a 1999 American sports comedy-drama film written and directed by Ron Shelton. It stars Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas as two
Play_It_to_the_Bone
British rock band
Philip Horky's book, Child's Reflections, Cold Play. Tim had a list of potential band names but Cold Play was quickly rejected; the future bandmates didn't
Coldplay
American actor and filmmaker (born 1969)
from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays, many of which have been subsequently adapted into feature films. Perry
Tyler_Perry
Stage play written by David Adjmi
Stereophonic is a dramatic stage play with music, written by American playwright David Adjmi. Music written for the play was composed by Will Butler from
Stereophonic_(play)
Icelandic low-cost airline (2019–2025)
Fly Play hf., doing business as PLAY, was an Icelandic low-cost airline headquartered in the country's capital of Reykjavík. It operated a fleet of Airbus
Play_(airline)
Genre of Medieval and early Tudor drama
morality play is a genre of medieval and early Tudor drama. The term is used by scholars of literary and dramatic history to refer to a genre of play texts
Morality_play
BDSM term designating a wide variety of activities
Play, within BDSM circles, is any of the wide variety of "kinky" activities. This includes both physical and mental activities, covering a wide range of
Play_(BDSM)
Euphemism for the play Macbeth
The Scottish Play and the Bard's play are euphemisms for the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. The first is a reference to the play's Scottish setting
The_Scottish_Play
Topics referred to by the same term
Play with Me may refer to: Songs "Play with Me" (song), a 1989 song by Extreme "Play with Me (Jane)", a 1992 song by Thompson Twins "Spiel mit Mir" ("Play
Play_with_Me
Plays of the English playwright
Shakespeare's plays are a canon of approximately 39 dramatic works written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. The exact number of plays as well
Shakespeare's_plays
Topics referred to by the same term
Play It Loud! may refer to: "Play It Loud!", an advertising campaign for the Game Boy Play It Loud! Festival, a heavy metal festival in Italy This disambiguation
Play_It_Loud!
1973 play by Peter Shaffer
Equus is a 1973 play by Peter Shaffer, about a child psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses
Equus_(play)
Video game distribution platform
client for retail copies. During this time users faced problems attempting to play; part of legal issues that Valve had with Vivendi, who claimed that physical
Steam_(service)
Video game industry business model
Free-to-play (F2P or FtP) video games are games that give players access to a significant portion of their content for free. The term "free-to-play business
Free-to-play
Topics referred to by the same term
play in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Squeeze play may refer to: Squeeze play (baseball) Squeeze play (bridge) Squeeze play (poker) Squeeze Play (album)
Squeeze_play
Medieval Latin liturgical dramas
The Play of Daniel, or Ludus Danielis, is either of two medieval Latin liturgical dramas based on the biblical Book of Daniel, one of which is accompanied
Play_of_Daniel
Topics referred to by the same term
parallel play in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Parellel Play may refer to: Parallel play, a concept in developmental psychology Parallel Play (album)
Parallel_Play
Type of theatre in New York City
Manhattan, which held about 280 people. They presented William Shakespeare's plays and ballad operas such as The Beggar's Opera. In 1752, William Hallam sent
Broadway_theatre
1970 play
Child's Play is a stage play written by Robert Marasco. It opened on Broadway on 12 February 1970 at the Royale Theatre and ran for 342 performances, closing
Child's_Play_(play)
2006 video game
Wii Play is a 2006 party video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was released as a launch game for the console in Japan, Europe
Wii_Play
1992 single by Clinton Gregory
"Play, Ruby, Play" is a song written by Tony Brown and Troy Seals. It was originally recorded by Conway Twitty for his 1990 album House on Old Lonesome
Play,_Ruby,_Play
Scoring system for golf
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to
Match_play
Children's mental health therapy method
Play therapy refers to a range of methods of capitalising on children's natural urge to explore and harnessing it to meet and respond to their developmental
Play_therapy
American hip hop duo
Kid 'n Play are an American hip-hop duo from New York City who were most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo is composed of Christopher
Kid_'n_Play
2021 song by Anne-Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals
"Don't Play" is a song by English musicians Anne-Marie, KSI, and Digital Farm Animals. It was written alongside Andrew Murray, S-X, Richard Boardman of
Don't_Play
Play written by Charles Fuller
A Soldier's Play is a play by American playwright Charles Fuller. Set on a US Army installation in the segregation-era South, the play is a loose adaptation
A_Soldier's_Play
Sexual fetishism
Lotion play, also known as gookakke or gluekakke (from goo or glue and bukkake), is a sexual practice involving the use of large amounts of lotion or lubricant
Lotion_play
Topics referred to by the same term
flirtation Foot fetishism, sexual fetishism Figures of Argentine tango § Foot play, steps that spice up the walk and the dance Footwork (disambiguation) This
Foot_play
2024 film by Thomas Vincent
Role Play is a 2024 action comedy film directed by Thomas Vincent, written by Seth Owen, produced by Andrew Rona and Kaley Cuoco. The film stars Cuoco
Role_Play
Traditional board game for two players
Chess is a board game for two players, played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and
Chess
Passion Play is a 1981 play by British playwright Peter Nichols dealing with adultery and betrayal, unusual in that the two leading characters are each
Passion_Play_(play)
2020 play by Tom Stoppard
Leopoldstadt is the final stage play written by British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard. The original production premiered on 25 January 2020 at Wyndham's
Leopoldstadt_(play)
1921 play by Lord Dunsany
If is a play in four acts by Lord Dunsany. It premiered in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 30 May 1921. It ran there for a 180 performances;
If_(play)
Phrase metaphorically asking if something has mainstream appeal
Will it play in Peoria? is an American English figure of speech that is traditionally used to ask whether a given product, person, promotional theme, or
Will_it_play_in_Peoria?
PLAY
PLAY
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Gullake, Gudloc (Old English GūðlÄc, composed of the elements gūð ‘battle’ + lÄc ‘sport’, ‘play’, reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Guðleikr).See Gullick.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dyse, dyce ‘die’, ‘dice’, ‘chance’, ‘luck’, probably applied as a nickname for an habitual dice player or gambler or as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of dice. Compare Deas.Possibly also an Americanized spelling of German Deiss.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Horn 1 with the agent suffix -er; an occupational name for someone who made or sold small articles made of horn, a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘horn’ of land.habitational name from Horner in Diptford, Devon, which is named from Old English horn ‘horn of land’ + ora ‘hill spur’, ‘ridge’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Horn 4.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the rare medieval female personal name Eve, Eva (from Hebrew Chava, of uncertain origin). This was, according to the Book of Genesis, the name of the first woman, and in some cases the name may have been acquired by someone (invariably a man) who had played the part in a drama dealing with the Creation.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : Americanized form of Gorelik.English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English garlek ‘garlic’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic or perhaps a nickname for someone who ate a lot of garlic. An alternative derivation of the English name is from an unrecorded survival into Middle English of the Old English personal name GÄrlÄc, which is composed of the elements gÄr ‘spear’ + lÄc ‘sport’, ‘play’.German : altered form of Garlich (see Gerlich).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : habitational name from a place in Suffolk, so called from Old English plæga, plega ‘sport’, ‘play’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the vocabulary word lord, presumably for someone who behaved in a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities. It may also have been an occupational name for a servant in the household of the lord of the manor, or possibly a status name for a landlord or the lord of the manor himself. The word itself derives from Old English hlÄford, earlier hlÄf-weard, literally ‘loaf-keeper’, since the lord or chief of a clan was responsible for providing food for his dependants.Irish : English name adopted as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh (see Tierney) and Mac Thighearnáin (see McKiernan).French : nickname from Old French l’ord ‘the dirty one’.Possibly an altered spelling of Laur.The French name is particularly associated with Acadia in Canada, around 1760.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English knyghte ‘knight’, Old English cniht ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘serving lad’. This word was used as a personal name before the Norman Conquest, and the surname may in part reflect a survival of this. It is also possible that in a few cases it represents a survival of the Old English sense into Middle English, as an occupational name for a domestic servant. In most cases, however, it clearly comes from the more exalted sense that the word achieved in the Middle Ages. In the feudal system introduced by the Normans the word was applied at first to a tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier. Hence it came to denote a man of some substance, since maintaining horses and armor was an expensive business. As feudal obligations became increasingly converted to monetary payments, the term lost its precise significance and came to denote an honorable estate conferred by the king on men of noble birth who had served him well. Knights in this last sense normally belonged to ancient noble families with distinguished family names of their own, so that the surname is more likely to have been applied to a servant in a knightly house or to someone who had played the part of a knight in a pageant or won the title in some contest of skill.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the rider or knight’. See also McKnight.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a variant of the Germanic personal name Gambert, or some other personal name formed with Old High German gam(an) ‘joy’, ‘play’.English : variant spelling of Gamble.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Murlimanohar | à®®à¯à®°à®²à¯€à®®à®¨à¯‹à®¹à®°
The flute playing God
Murlimanohar | à®®à¯à®°à®²à¯€à®®à®¨à¯‹à®¹à®°
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fiddle player or a nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic amateur, from Old English fiðelere ‘fiddler’.German : variant of Fiedler.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : occupational name for a player on the harp, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Dutch harp ‘harp’. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Flute, Instrument played by Lord Krishna
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green, Middle English grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen).Jewish (American) : Americanized form of German Grün or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.Irish : translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’. See also Fahey.North German : short form of a habitational name from a place name with Gren- as the first element (for example Greune, Greubole).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English pleyen ‘to play’, hence an occupational name for an actor or musician or a nickname for a successful competitor in contests of athletic or sporting prowess.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek HÄ“rÅdÄ“s, apparently derived from hÄ“rÅs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died ad 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.English : variant of Harold (1 or 2).Greek : shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name HÄ“rodiÅn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. HÄ“rodÄ“s ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a player on the lute, Middle English lutar, an agent derivative of lute.English : metonymic occupational name for an otter hunter, from Old French loutre ‘otter’.Dutch : variant of Luther 1.
PLAY
PLAY
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Independent
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shwetika | à®·à¯à®µà¯‡à®¤à¯€à®•à®¾
White
Boy/Male
Indian
Giving Light
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Remover of Obstacles
Surname or Lastname
Possibly an altered spelling of German Güttrich (see Guttery).English
Possibly an altered spelling of German Güttrich (see Guttery).English : perhaps a variant of Guttridge.
Girl/Female
Arabic Greek
Virtuous; excellent.
Male
Russian
(ДемьÑн) Russian form of Greek Damian, DEMYAN means "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill."Â
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Rocky Diff
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Dimple
Girl/Female
British, English
Gilded
PLAY
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PLAY
a.
Frequenting playhouses; as, the playgoing public.
n.
Play of children.
n.
A playwright.
n.
One who plays any game.
n.
Time for play or diversion.
n.
A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
n.
A companion in amusements or sports; a playmate.
n.
A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
n.
A playfellow.
n.
One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
a.
Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.
n.
A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.
n.
The practice of going to plays.
n.
A maker or adapter of plays.
n.
A writer of plays; a dramatist; a playwright.
n.
One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances.
n.
One who plays on an instrument of music.
a.
Playful; wanton; sportive.
n.
A companion in diversions; a playfellow.