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Human social group
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is
Tribe
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tribe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tribe in anthropology is a human social group. Tribe, tribes, Tri.be or the Tribe may also refer to:
Tribe_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Water tribe or Water tribes may refer to: Bajau people, an ethnic group of the southern Philippines Bhishti, a Muslim community in northern India and
Water_tribe
Adivasi of Maharashtra
Thaker is an Adivasi tribe of Maharashtra, India. This tribe was originally living in the hilly areas of Maharashtra and is now also found scattered all
Thakar_(tribe)
Taxonomic rank between family and genus
both tribe and subtribe.[citation needed] In zoology, the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include the tribes Caprini
Tribe_(taxonomy)
Lehri tribe (Brahui: لہڑی) is a tribe in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, belonging to the Sarawani branch of tribes. The tribe inhabits Sarawan and
Lehri_tribe
Pakistani community and surname
اعوان) is a tribe and ethnic community centred in the Northern and Punjab regions of Pakistan, the name Awan is used as a surname for this tribe. Awans are
Awan_(tribe)
Ethnic group
Buzdar (Balochi: بزدار) is a clan of Baloch tribe of Rind, living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They mostly live in the mountainous
Buzdar_(tribe)
Federally recognized tribe in Connecticut
The Mohegan Tribe (/ˈmoʊhiːɡæn/ MOH-hee-gan) is a federally recognized Native American tribe and sovereign tribal nation based in Uncasville, Connecticut
Mohegan_Tribe
Japanese multimedia franchise
Tribe Nine (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka of Too Kyo Games. It consists of an action role-playing
Tribe_Nine
Tribe of carnivores
taxon which represents the dog-like tribe of the subfamily Caninae (the canines), and is sister to the fox-like tribe Vulpini. The Canini came into existence
Canini_(tribe)
Ethnic group
or البشاريين, romanized: al-Bishāriyyīn; Beja: Oobshaariin) are a Beja tribe living in Egypt and Sudan. Apart from local dialects of Arabic, the Bisharin
Bishari_tribe
The Kordshuli tribe (Kurdish: Kurdşûlî, lit. 'Kurdish villagers') is a nomadic and pastoral Kurdish tribe in Fars province in Iran. Their main settlement
Kordshuli_(tribe)
Germanic tribe from present-day northern Germany
AD 98. Tacitus describes the "Anglii" as one of the more remote Suebic tribes living beyond the Semnones and Langobardi, who lived near the lower Elbe
Angles_(tribe)
Bacelan tribe Biban tribe Gurkuş tribe Delo tribe Feylî tribe Hemawend tribe Caf tribe Kaganlu tribe Kakeyî tribe (Yarsanism) Kakevar tribe Kelhurr tribe Leylani
Kurdish_tribes
Topics referred to by the same term
Lost tribe(s) may refer to: Archaic term for uncontacted peoples, indigenous peoples unknown to Christian world Ten Lost Tribes, the Lost Tribes of Israel
Lost_tribe
The Budhal are a clan of the Golra division of the Awan tribe, As per the manuscript 'Tareekh e Budhal' written in 1720s, as well as, the 1860 and 1880s
Budhal_(tribe)
Ethnic group
opinions regarding the origin of this tribe since no adequate research has been made. They are recognized as a scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Gujarat
Kokna_(tribe)
Ethnic group from Tabora Region of Tanzania
The Nyanyembe (Swahili: Kabila la Nyanyembe) are a tribe of the Nyamwezi people of northern Tanzania. Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland Anthony (1975). The
Nyanyembe_tribe
Mountainous region in northern Albania; historic Albanian tribe
the historic Albanian tribe of the same name. The name Mirdita derives from a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti from whom the tribe claims descent. Other
Mirdita_(tribe)
Kurdish tribe in Iraq
The Barzani tribe (Kurdish: Eşîra Barzanî) is a Kurdish tribe and tribal confederation of various neighboring tribes inhabiting Barzan in Kurdistan Region
Barzani_(tribe)
North Germanic tribe
The Danes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Scandinavia, including the area now comprising Denmark proper, northern and eastern England
Danes_(tribe)
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
According to the Bible, the Tribe of Levi is one of the tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Levi, son of Jacob. The descendants of Aaron, who
Tribe_of_Levi
1998 American film
Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Todd Holland and based on Frank Parkin's 1985 novel of the same name. The film stars Richard
Krippendorf's_Tribe
Tipsy Tribe is a craft brewery and distillery in Brussels and home of the first whiskey made in the city. Located in the Koekelberg municipality, it is
Tipsy_Tribe
North Germanic tribe
(Swedish: svear; Old Norse: svíar, Old English: Swēon) were a North Germanic tribe who inhabited Svealand ("land of the Swedes") in central Sweden. Along with
Swedes_(tribe)
Low-income migrant workers in China
Rat tribe (Chinese: 鼠族; pinyin: shǔzú) is a neologism used to describe low income migrant workers and Chinese who live in underground accommodations within
Rat_tribe
Ethnic group
(Balochi: جمالي) is a Baloch tribe which some historians say is a sub-caste of the Rind Baloch and some say it is one of 43 tribes who come under leadership
Jamali_tribe
One of the 12 Tribes of Israel
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe of Judah (שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה, Shevet Yehudah) was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel, named after Judah, the son
Tribe_of_Judah
Arab tribe in the Arabian Peninsula
Harb (Arabic: حرب) is an Arab tribe in the Arabian Peninsula. It is originally a Qahtanite tribe. Some sources on Arab tribes' genealogy state that the great-grandfather
Harb_(tribe)
Native American tribe in Oklahoma, United States
The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma. Formerly known as the Loyal Shawnee, they are one of three federally recognized
Shawnee_Tribe
Jersey cricketer (born 2004)
Asa Mark Tribe (born 29 March 2004) is a professional cricketer who plays for Jersey, England Lions and Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He has also represented
Asa_Tribe
Region in Albania and Montenegro; historic Albanian tribe
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe (fis) and region in Malësia (Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It
Kelmendi_(tribe)
Kurdish in Turkey and Iran
The Milan (Kurdish: Mîlan) is a Kurdish tribe that was historically at the head of a multi-confessional tribal confederacy, and is the subject of one
Milan_(tribe)
One of the two Half-Tribes of Joseph
Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם, ʾEp̄rayim, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם, ʾEp̄rāyim) was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh
Tribe_of_Ephraim
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
According to the Torah, the Tribe of Benjamin (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִן, romanized: Binyāmīn) was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The tribe was descended from Benjamin
Tribe_of_Benjamin
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
The Tribe of Dan (Hebrew: דָּן, "Judge") was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, according to the Torah. According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe initially
Tribe_of_Dan
Turkmen tribe in Turkmenistan
politically influential tribe of Turkmens in Turkmenistan. The Oghuz forebears of the Teke migrated to Transoxiana in the 8th century. The tribe is called the Turka
Teke_(tribe)
Kurdish tribe found in Iran
Lak (Kurdish: Lek ,لەک) is a Kurdish tribe native to Western Iran. They speak Laki, which is considered a Kurdish dialect by most linguists. Laks inhabit
Lak_(tribe)
Republican confederacy in ancient India
Pali: Malla; Sanskrit: मल्ल, romanized: Malla) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron
Malla_(tribe)
Kurdish tribe
The Jaff tribe, (Kurdish: جاف) is one of the largest Kurdish tribal confederations. It is a dynasty that originated in the year 1114 by Zaher Beg Jaff
Jaff_(tribe)
Japanese music group
Exile Tribe (Japanese: エグザイル・トライブ, romanized: Eguzairu Toraibu, stylized in all caps) is the name given to the collective of artists under LDH which are
Exile_Tribe
Turkoman tribe
Azerbaijani: قاجارلار, romanized: Qacarlar) are a clan of the Bayat tribe of the Oghuz Turks. The tribe lived in the area that is now Armenia, Azerbaijan and Northwestern
Qajar_(tribe)
Early Slavic people of Bohemia
the Přemyslid dynasty. The related hypothesis about the Bohemian/Czech tribes was formed in the 19th century, based on the 12th-century chronicle Chronica
Bohemians_(tribe)
Kani is a tribe living in the Western Ghats area of Kerala, India. Their use of the forest plant arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus) as a key ingredient
Kani_tribe
Balī (Arabic: بلي) is an Arab tribe present in northwestern Saudi Arabia, Jordan and historically in Egypt and Sudan and a major component of the Quda'a
Bali_(tribe)
Ancient Greek tribe
(/əˈkiːənz/; Greek: Ἀχαιοί, romanized: Akhaioí) were one of the four major tribes into which Herodotus divided the Greeks, along with the Aeolians, Ionians
Achaeans_(tribe)
Kurdish tribal group
manuscripts that were composed in 13th-14th centuries, Muzuri tribe is mentioned as one of the tribes attributed as Mirîds of the Yazidi saint, Pîr Emer Qubeysî
Muzuri_(tribe)
Free party sound system
Spiral Tribe is an arts collective and free party sound system formed in 1990. It organised free parties, festivals and raves in the UK and later Europe
Spiral_Tribe
Ruling dynasty of the Gökturk Khaganate
(552–603). Primary Chinese sources ascribed different origins to the Ashina tribe. They were first attested to 439, as reported by the Book of Sui: on the
Ashina_tribe
Historical Slavic tribe
tribe based on the island of Rugia (Rügen) and the southwestern mainland across the Strelasund in what is today northeastern Germany. The Rani tribe emerged
Rani_(tribe)
Historical ethnic group
The Buri were a Germanic tribe in the time of the Roman Empire who lived in mountainous and forested lands north of the Danube, in an area near what is
Buri_tribe
Term for people adept at texting
The thumb tribe (or sometimes thumb generation) are people who are more adept at texting using their thumbs than talking on the phone. The term originated
Thumb_tribe
Oghuz Turkic tribe
says that the Kayı tribe comes from the oldest of Oghuz Khan's 24 grandchildren who were the patriarchs of the ancient Oghuz tribes, and the name Kayı
Kayı_(tribe)
Surname list
Arab tribes in Jordan. Abbadi is the second most common surname in Jordan. They are descended from "Qahtan" (Arabic : قحطانيون) The Abbaddi tribe are particularly
Abbadi_(tribe)
Topics referred to by the same term
Rainbow Tribe may refer to: Josephine Baker's chosen family and intentional community, the Rainbow Tribe The Legend of the Rainbow Warriors, a belief held
Rainbow_Tribe
Band government of the Kwakwaka'wakw people
The Gwawaenuk Tribe, or Gwawaʼenux̱w is a First Nations band government of the Kwakwaka'wakw people located in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the
Gwawaenuk_Tribe
American hip-hop group
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip-hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985, originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip, rapper
A_Tribe_Called_Quest
British Celtic tribe from the area of East Riding of Yorkshire, England
The Parisi were a British Celtic tribe located somewhere within the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, known from a single brief reference
Parisi_(tribe)
Descendants of Jacob in the Abrahamic religions
The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Hebrew: שִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl, lit. 'Staffs of Israel') are described in the Hebrew Bible as being
Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel
Arab tribe in northern Sudan
tribe in Sudan. They are also called "Ja'alin proper" to differentiate them from the Ja'alin federation, which includes a variety of Sudanese tribes in
Ja'alin_tribe
American lawyer and Harvard Law School professor (born 1941)
Laurence Henry Tribe (born October 10, 1941) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law. Tribe was a professor
Laurence_Tribe
Pakistani and Iranian ethnic group
The Rakhshani (Balochi: رخشانی is a major Baloch tribe who live in Pakistan and Iran. They mostly live in Nushki District, Chagai District, Kharan District
Rakhshani_(tribe)
Supposed ancient Black nation
In the belief system of the Nation of Islam, the Tribe of Shabazz (Arabic: قَبِيلَة ٱلشَّبَازّ, romanized: qabīlah ash-shabāzz) was an ancient black nation
Tribe_of_Shabazz
Grouping of Roman citizens
or tribe, was a division of the Roman people for military, censorial, and voting purposes. When constituted in the comitia tributa, the tribes were
Roman_tribe
Nigerian ethnic group
bight of Bonny River. Bonny's development was significantly shaped by the tribe's close interaction with European traders from the 15th century to the 18th
Ibani_tribe
DC comics organization
The Indigo Tribe is a fictional organization that appears in DC Comics publications, primarily those of the Green Lantern series. In the DC Universe,
Indigo_Tribe
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
Bible, the Tribe of Joseph is one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Since the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh (often called the "two half-tribes of Joseph")
Tribe_of_Joseph
Clan of the Quraysh tribe
confederation composed of three main tribes: Sanhan, Junb, and Rufaida. Today, members of the tribe and its sub-tribes are based in Yemen, Saudi Arabia,
Qahtan_(tribe)
South Arabian tribe
script: 𐩫𐩬𐩵𐩩) were an Arab tribe from South Arabia. Originating in the region to the west of Hadramawt, the Kinda tribe is known to have served the Sabaean
Kinda_(tribe)
Tribe of West Punjab, Poonch and Hazara
Dhund (ڈھونڈ), also known as Abbasi (عباسی), is a tribe mainly inhabiting the Galyat region in Pakistan, specifically Murree in Punjab, and the surrounding
Dhund_(tribe)
Arabian tribal confederation
Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Al-Ajman is a Qahtanite Arab tribe that is descended from Banu Yam tribe. Most of Ajman left their nomadic life and lived in northeastern
Ajman_(tribe)
Company based in Manila, Philippines
Music Tribe, formerly Music Group, is a holding company based in the City of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is chaired by Uli Behringer, founder
Music_Tribe
Oghuz-Turkmen tribe
قنق, also spelled Qïnïq, Qynyk or Qynyq) were an Oghuz Turkic ("Turkmen") tribe. Oghuz Turks were a branch of Turkic peoples. In the early Medieval Ages
Qiniq_(tribe)
Kurdish tribal confederation
Motikan are also referred to as the Motti, Mutki or Motiki. Members of the tribe in the Bitlis region generally speak Zazaki, while those in the Serhat region
Motikan_(tribe)
both the Chugpa and Monpa, in which they are officially classified as a tribe of the Monpa. However, the relative affinity of their linguistic origins
Lishipa_tribe
1987 studio album by 10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe is the third studio album from the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Released on July 27, 1987, by Elektra Records, it was their
In_My_Tribe
Topics referred to by the same term
Omega Tribe may refer to: Omega Tribe (British band), a British anarcho-punk band formed in 1981 Omega Tribe (music project), a Japanese city pop music
Omega_Tribe
Sindhi tribe
Samma is a Sindhi tribe. The Samma are spread across Sindh, Pakistan and Gujarat, India. Offshoots of the main branch of Samma include the Sandhai Muslims
Samma_(tribe)
1993 comic book
Tribe is an American comic book published first in 1993. Created by Todd Johnson and Larry Stroman, Tribe launched as part of Image Comics' second round
Tribe_(comics)
Tribe in eastern Egypt and Sudan
romanized: al-ʿabābdah or Arabic: عبّادي, romanized: ʿabbādī) are an arabized Beja tribe in eastern Egypt and Sudan. Historically, most were nomads living in the
Ababda_tribe
Arab tribe in northern Sudan
rendered Shaiqiya, Shawayga or Shaykia; Arabic: الشايقيّة) are a Sudanese Arab tribe in northern Sudan. They inhabit the region of Dar al-Shaigiya, which stretches
Shaigiya_tribe
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
According to the Bible, the Tribe of Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "soldier" or "luck") was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel who, after the
Tribe_of_Gad
A style tribe or fashion tribe is a group of people that dress in a distinctive style to show their membership in this group. Examples include punks, goths
Style_tribe
One of the twelve tribes of Israel
The Tribe of Naphtali (Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי, Modern: Nap̄talī, Tiberian: Nap̄tālī, "My struggle") was one of the northernmost of the twelve tribes of Israel
Tribe_of_Naphtali
Uintah tribe (Uintah Núuchi, Yoowetum, Yoowetuh, Yoovwetuh, Uinta-at, later called Tavaputs), once a small band of the Ute people, and now is a tribe of multiple
Uintah_tribe
Ethnic group
The Halam community are various tribes native to the state of Tripura in India. The name Halam was coined by the Tipra Maharaja. As per their oral tradition
Halam_tribe
Peoples living without sustained contact to the world community
nonprofit group Survival International point to between 100 and 200 uncontacted tribes numbering up to 10,000 individuals total. In 2025, Survival International
Uncontacted_peoples
Gallic group
The Comani were a Gallic tribe or the inhabitants of an eponymous town dwelling in the region of Massalia (modern Marseille) during the Iron Age. They
Comani_(tribe)
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Asher was one of the Tribes of Israel descended from Asher (Hebrew: אָשֵׁר, Modern: ʼAšer, Tiberian: ʼĀšēr
Tribe_of_Asher
Dalit caste
Thori are labourer community found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana in India. They are recognized as Scheduled Castes in Rajasthan. The
Thori_(tribe)
The Arabgirlu was a Kurdish tribe in Safavid Iran that joined the Shamlu tribe of the Qizilbash confederacy during the reign of Shah Abbas I (r. 1587–1629)
Arabgirlu_tribe
Automotive social media brand
DriveTribe is a social networking platform founded as a hub for automotive content and digital socialising. Founded by presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James
DriveTribe
Oghuz tribe
بیات; Turkish: Bayat boyu; Turkmen: Baýat taýpasy) is one of the Oghuz tribes in Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria
Bayat_(tribe)
Ethnic group
The Tribes of Yemen are those residing within the borders of the Republic of Yemen. While there are no official statistics, some studies suggest that tribes
Tribes_of_Yemen
Arabian tribe
Kaʿab, is one of the oldest Arabian tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. It is regarded as one of the largest tribes in Al Bahah Province. Al Baha is the
Zahran_tribe
Historic tribal confederation in Iran
listed the Mahaki among the Feyli Kurdish tribes of Posht-e-Kuh. A list of the Mahaki tribes included the tribes of Malekshahi, Gachi, Shuhan, Arkawazi,
Mahaki_(tribe)
The Makuleke are a Tsonga tribe living in the Pafuri Triangle of South Africa at the confluence of the Luvuvhu river and Limpopo river in what is now
Makuleke_tribe
Medieval East Baltic tribe
lättugha; modern Lithuanian: senlietuviai) were one of the largest East Baltic tribes, inhabiting present-day Eastern Lithuania in the 5th–13th centuries. Following
Lithuanians_(tribe)
[pîʋa]) is a historical region in Montenegro, which existed as a Montenegrin tribe also known as Pivljani (Пивљани, pronounced [pîʋʎaːni]). It is situated
Piva_(tribe)
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Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Evreux in Eure, France, probably named from its association with the Eburovices, a Gaulish tribe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal names Giles, Julian, or William. In theory the name would have a soft initial when derived from the first two of these, and a hard one when from William or from the other possibilities discussed in 2–4 below. However, there has been much confusion over the centuries.Northern English : topographic name for someone who lived by a ravine or deep glen, Middle English gil(l), Old Norse gil ‘ravine’.Scottish and Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille (Scottish), Mac Giolla (Irish), patronymics from an occupational name for a servant or a short form of the various personal names formed by attaching this element to the name of a saint. See McGill. The Old Norse personal name Gilli is probably of this origin, and may lie behind some examples of the name in northern England.Scottish and Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac An Ghoill (see Gall 1).Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads in western Norway named Gil, from Old Norse gil ‘ravine’.Dutch : cognate of Giles.Jewish (Israeli) : ornamental name from Hebrew gil ‘joy’.German : from a vernacular short form of the medieval personal name Aegidius (see Gilger).Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name, probably from Panjabi gil ‘moisture’, also meaning ‘prosperity’. There is a Jat tribe that bears this name; the Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Gill.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : shortened form of some Ashkenazic surname such as Littman or Litwin.English : variant of Light ‘little’.Dutch and North German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ as the first element.
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
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : from a Norman female personal name, Legard, derived from the Germanic name Liutgard (borne by Charlemagne’s wife), composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + gard ‘enclosure’.French : metonymic occupational name for a gardener, or status name for someone who owned garden, from Old French gard ‘garden’ with the definite article le.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name, Leodegar, Old French Legier, of Germanic origin, composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’. The name was borne by a 7th-century bishop of Autun, whose fame contributed to the popularity of the name in France. (In Germany the name was connected with a different saint, an 8th-century bishop of Münster.)English : variant of Letcher, in part a deliberate alteration to avoid the association with Middle English lecheor ‘lecher’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + heri, hari ‘army’.English : nickname from Middle English luther(e), lither(e) ‘bad’, ‘wicked’, ‘base’ (from Old English l̄ðre).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, either Lēodmǣr or Lēofmǣr, from lēod ‘people’, ‘tribe’ or lēof ‘beloved’ + mǣr ‘famous’.German : from the personal name Lambert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kendall.Americanized spelling of German Kindel.Swedish : ornamental name formed with the place-name element kind- ‘family’, ‘tribe’ + the adjectival suffix -ell, taken from the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Monkey (Monkey; A hill tribe of Southern India)
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : (of Norman origin): habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni. The name was reduced to Celmans and then became Le Mans as a result of the mistaken identification of the first syllable with the Old French demonstrative adjective.English (chiefly West Midlands) : status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family.English (chiefly West Midlands) : some early examples, such as Thomas filius Manselli (Northumbria 1256), point to derivation from a personal name, perhaps the Germanic derivative of Mann 2 Latinized as Manzellinus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Lee.Dutch : patronymic from a Germanic personal name formed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hardi ‘strong’.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : from the vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (of unknown meaning). In the Bible, this is the name of Jacob’s eldest son. It was not a popular name among Christians in medieval Europe, because of the associations it had with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Among Jews, however, the Hebrew name and its reflexes in various Jewish languages (such as Yiddish Yude) have been popular for generations, and have given rise to many Jewish surnames.French : name for a Jew, Old French jude (Latin Iudaeus, Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ‘member of the tribe of Judah’).English : from a pet form of Jordan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, sometimes ironic, from Middle English, Old French gentil ‘well born’, ‘noble’, ‘courteous’ (Latin gentilis, from gens ‘family’, ‘tribe’, itself from the root gen- ‘to be born’).
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 (chiefly Yorkshire and Lancashire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire and Lancashire) : habitational name from any of several places so called, of which the largest are in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. The place name is from the Old English personal name Inga + hÄm ‘homestead’. Some authorities believe the first element to be a word meaning ‘the Inguione’, from an ancient Germanic tribe known as the Inguiones.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Hereweald, its Old Norse equivalent Haraldr, or the Continental form Herold introduced to Britain by the Normans. These all go back to a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + wald ‘rule’, which is attested in Europe from an early date; the Roman historian Tacitus records a certain Cariovalda, chief of the Germanic tribe of the Batavi, as early as the 1st century ad.English : occupational name for a herald, Middle English herau(l)d (Old French herau(l)t, from a Germanic compound of the same elements as above, used as a common noun).German : from a personal name equivalent to 1.Irish : this name is of direct Norse origin (see 1), but is also occasionally a variant of Harrell and Hurrell.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from the Germanic personal name mentioned at 2.In some cases, possibly an altered spelling of German Vollert, Fullert, or Füllert, from the personal name Vol(l)hard(t), from Volkhart, a compound of Old High German volc ‘tribe’, ‘people’, hart ‘bold’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Carr.Hungarian (Kér) : one of the eight ancient Hungarian tribal names from the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian basin. The Kér tribe, led by a chief called Vata settled in what is now known as Békés county, but King Steven I resettled the tribe in royal estates, far away from their original residence. Thus the 42 villages named after the Kér tribe are scattered around in Hungary.
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Girl/Female
Christian, French, German
Little and Womanly; Darling
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Ever Light; Luminous
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Danish, English, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian
Young; Youth; Boy
Male
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Icelandic Tryggvi, TRYGVE means "trustworthy."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Muruga
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Accepted
Boy/Male
Indian
Judge, Honest, Upright, Justice, Sincere, Just
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
King; Prince
Female
English
English unisex name derived from a place name, ASHTON means "ash tree settlement."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Ingimarr, INGIMAR means "Ing-famous."
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n. pl.
A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name.
n. pl.
An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.
n. pl.
A tribe of ungulates comprising the camels.
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A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.
n. pl.
A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis.
n. pl.
A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.
p. pl.
A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and chase and seize their prey.
n.
A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.
n. pl.
A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan.
n.
A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
n.
A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.
n.
A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe.
v. t.
To distribute into tribes or classes.
n. pl.
A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues.
n.
Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied genera, of the tribe Pennatulacea. The whole colony can move about as if it were a simple animal.
n.
A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
n.
A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes.
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An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North American Indians.