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Mountain in Colorado, United States
Whetstone Mountain, elevation 12,527 ft (3,818 m), is a summit in the Gunnison National Forest of western Colorado. The mountain is located 3 mi (4.8 km)
Whetstone_Mountain
Landform in Cochise County, Arizona
The Whetstone Mountains are a range of mountains in Cochise County, southeastern Arizona. The Opata called the mountains Babocomari, a name still attached
Whetstone_Mountains
Topics referred to by the same term
New York Whetstone High School (Columbus, Ohio), a high school located in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio Whetstone Mountain in Colorado
Whetstone
Waterbody
Iron Springs is the historical name of a natural spring in the Whetstone Mountains of southeastern Arizona. It is famous for being the site of a confrontation
Iron Springs (Cochise County, Arizona)
Iron_Springs_(Cochise_County,_Arizona)
"Whetstone Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Whetstone Mountain"
List of mountain peaks of Colorado
List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Colorado
Interior. "Whetstone Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016. "Whetstone Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016. "Specimen Mountain". Geographic
List of the highest major summits of Colorado
List_of_the_highest_major_summits_of_Colorado
Gothic Mountain in Colorado's Elk Mountains 136. Mount Moran in Wyoming's Teton Range 142. Whetstone Mountain in Colorado's West Elk Mountains 145. Mount
List of the highest major summits of the United States
List_of_the_highest_major_summits_of_the_United_States
Summit in Oregon
Whetstone Point is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 5,059 feet (1,542 m). Whetstone Point was named for the nearby supply of rock
Whetstone_Point
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1850–1908)
bravery when he single-handedly fought off four Apache warriors in the Whetstone Mountains of Arizona on July 13, 1872. At the time of his death, he was the
John_Nihill
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Cheyenne Mountain, occasionally referred to as Cheyenne Benchmark, is a 9,565 foot high (2,915-meter) mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, south of downtown
Cheyenne_Mountain
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Pikes Peak or America's Mountain is an ultra-prominent fourteener of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Pikes Peak's summit, with
Pikes_Peak
List of mountain summits of the Rocky Mountains of North America
May 2016. "WHETSTONE MTN CAIRN". Datasheet for NGS Station JL0732. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 4 May 2016. "Whetstone Mountain". Peakbagger
List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
List_of_mountain_peaks_of_the_Rocky_Mountains
Mountain range in Colorado and New Mexico, United States
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado
Sangre_de_Cristo_Mountains
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Elk Mountains include Marcellina Mountain, Mount Gunnison, East Beckwith Mountain, the Anthracite Range, Mount Axtell, Carbon Peak, and Whetstone Mountain
West_Elk_Mountains
Rare wild jaguar sighted in Arizona, U.S.
first recorded in the Whetstone Mountains in November 2011, and was later photographed over several years in the Santa Rita Mountains. From November 2011
El_Jefe_(jaguar)
State park in Arizona, United States
down-dropped block of Palaeozoic rocks on the east flank of the Whetstone Mountains. The caverns are carved out of limestone and filled with spectacular
Kartchner_Caverns_State_Park
Landform in Cochise County, Arizona
Apache Peak, at 7,714 feet (2,351 m), is the highest peak in the Whetstone Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. The summit, located in the Coronado National
Apache Peak (Whetstone Mountains)
Apache_Peak_(Whetstone_Mountains)
"GRAHAM". Datasheet for NGS Station HL0620. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. "WHETSTONE MTN CAIRN". Datasheet for NGS Station JL0732. U.S. National Geodetic Survey
List of the highest major summits of North America
List_of_the_highest_major_summits_of_North_America
Waterman Mountains–Pima County Weaver Mountains–Yavapai County West Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County Whetstone Mountains–Cochise County White Mountains (Arizona)–Apache
List of mountain ranges of Arizona
List_of_mountain_ranges_of_Arizona
Mountain range in Colorado and New Mexico, United States
The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly
San_Juan_Mountains
Elk Mountains West Spanish Peak 13,631' – highest summit of the Spanish Peaks Wetterhorn Peak 14,021' Wheeler Mountain 13,690' Whetstone Mountain 12,527'
List of mountains of the United States
List_of_mountains_of_the_United_States
Landform in Cochise County, Arizona
Mountains including Gleeson and Courtland. The range is south of Interstate 10, between the Whetstone Mountains to the west, and Chiricahua Mountains
Dragoon_Mountains
American gunman, rustler, and outlaw (1845–1882)
meet Charlie Smith at Iron Springs (later Mescal Springs), in the Whetstone Mountains. Smith was bringing cash from Tombstone about 20 miles (32 km) to
William_Brocius
Highest mountain in Colorado, United States
Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 ft (4,400 m), it is also the highest point in
Mount_Elbert
American soldier (1838-1871)
of today's Fort Huachuca, in an area known as Bear Spring in the Whetstone Mountains. This element was not led by Chief Cochise, but reportedly by the
Howard_B._Cushing
Stream in Wright County, Missouri, United States
Whetstone Creek is a north flowing stream in Wright County, Missouri, United States, that is a tributary of the Gasconade River. The stream's headwaters
Whetstone Creek (Gasconade River tributary)
Whetstone_Creek_(Gasconade_River_tributary)
Geographical area in Arizona
Deserts. It is bounded by the Rincon Mountains to the north, the Whetstone Mountains to the east, the Mustang Mountains to the southeast, the Canelo Hills
Cienega_Valley_(Arizona)
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Lookout Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,377-foot (2,249 m) peak is located
Lookout_Mountain_(Colorado)
Mountain in the American state of Colorado
Canby Mountain is a 13,478-foot-elevation (4,108-meter) mountain summit in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Canby Mountain is located six miles
Canby_Mountain
Landform near Phoenix, Arizona
The Superstition Mountains (Yavapai: Wi:kchsawa) is a range of mountains in Arizona located to the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area. They are anchored
Superstition_Mountains
Search by Wyatt Earp for outlaw cowboys
miles (6.4 km) east of Charleston. The spring was located in the Whetstone Mountains west of Tombstone and was later renamed Mescal Springs. Some modern
Earp_Vendetta_Ride
Topics referred to by the same term
Colorado, USA; a mountain Apache Peak (Whetstone Mountains), Conchise County, Arizona, USA; a mountain, the highest peak in the Whetstone Mountains Apache Peak
Apache_Peak_(disambiguation)
Valley in Cochise County, Arizona
on Interstate 10. Lying between the Little Dragoon Mountains to the north and the Dragoon Mountains to the south and known for its giant granite boulders
Texas_Canyon
Mountain range in Utah and Colorado in the United States
The Uinta Mountains (/juːˈɪntə/ yoo-IN-tə) are an east–west trending mountain range in northeastern Utah extending a short distance into northwest Colorado
Uinta_Mountains
Mountain in Colorado, US
Ute Mountain, also known as Ute Peak or Sleeping Ute Mountain (/ˈjuːt/; Ute: Wisuv Káruv, Navajo: Dził Naajiní), is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a
Ute_Mountain
Mountain in North Dakota
Whetstone Butte (elevation: 3150 feet (955 m) above sea level) is a mountain in the Badlands in Adams County in southwestern North Dakota in the United
Whetstone_Butte
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains
mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,256-foot (4345.22 m) fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain
Longs_Peak
Abrasive slab used to sharpen tools
Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools such as knives through grinding and honing. Such stones come in a wide range
Sharpening_stone
Landform in southern Arizona
northwest side of Fort Huachuca. They are found at the southern end of the Whetstone Mountains. The highest peak rises to 6,469 feet. Peakbagger.com v t e
Mustang_Mountains
Peak in the Never Summer Mountains, Colorado, USA
Iron Mountain is a mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,270-foot (3,740 m) peak is located 2.4
Iron Mountain (Never Summer Mountains)
Iron_Mountain_(Never_Summer_Mountains)
Mountain in Colorado, United States
high and prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is the 52nd-highest mountain in North America
Capitol_Peak_(Colorado)
Mountain range in Colorado, United States
a high and extensive mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert
Sawatch_Range
City in North Carolina, United States
Railroad Company built through Gaston County. Laying the track through Whetstone Mountain, located west of modern-day Bessemer City, was considered a great
Bessemer_City,_North_Carolina
Chief of the Nednhi Apache (1825-1883)
1871 attack in which Lt. Howard Bass Cushing was killed, in the Whetstone Mountains of southern Arizona. A noted U.S. Army Indian fighter, Cushing had
Juh
Mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and
Front_Range
Landform in Maricopa County, Arizona
Mummy Mountain is a mountain situated in Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States. The slopes of the mountain incorporate primarily suburban residential
Mummy_Mountain_(Arizona)
Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West (1851–1887)
days later, Earp's posse traveled to Iron Springs, located in the Whetstone Mountains, where they expected to meet Charlie Smith, who was supposed to be
Doc_Holliday
Geological formation in Colorado, US
296-feet (3,748 m), are situated in the West Elk Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The landform is located 18 miles (29 km) northwest
The_Castles_(Colorado)
Mountain in Colorado, United States
highest peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,266.1-foot (4,348 m) fourteener is
Mount_Blue_Sky
Mountain in Colorado, United States
(Arapaho: Hiwoxuu hookuhu'ee) is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the
Mount_Massive
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Mount Bierstadt is a 14,064.5-foot-high (4,287 m) mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The fourteener
Mount_Bierstadt
Mountain in the state of Colorado
situated on the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains, which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Carson Peak ranks as the 23rd-highest peak in Hinsdale
Carson_Peak_(Colorado)
Unincorporated community in South Carolina, US
Information System: Mountain Rest, South Carolina Whetstone, South Carolina, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1988 rev.) "Mountain Rest ZIP Code"
Mountain_Rest,_South_Carolina
Landform in Maricopa County, Arizona
Camelback Mountain is a mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles the hump and head of a kneeling
Camelback_Mountain
Peak-isolated biomes in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico
Baboquivari Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Huachuca Mountains, Pinaleño Mountains, Santa Catalina Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains and Whetstone Mountains. The
Madrean_Sky_Islands
City in Arizona, United States
River valley between the Huachuca Mountains and Whetstone Mountains to the west, and the Mules and the Dragoon Mountains to the east. According to the United
Tombstone,_Arizona
Rincon Mountains Mule Mountains Pedrogosa Mountains Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County) Perilla Mountains Swisshelm Mountains Whetstone Mountains Winchester
List of Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges – Sonoran – Chihuahuan Deserts
List_of_Madrean_Sky_Island_mountain_ranges_–_Sonoran_–_Chihuahuan_Deserts
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Engineer Mountain is a 13,225-foot-elevation (4,031-meter) summit located on the boundary shared by Hinsdale County with Ouray County, in Colorado, United
Engineer Mountain (Hinsdale and Ouray counties, Colorado)
Engineer_Mountain_(Hinsdale_and_Ouray_counties,_Colorado)
Mountain pillar in Colorado, United States
Cimarron Ridge to the north. It is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is situated west of the Continental Divide.
Chimney_Rock_(Colorado)
Series cliffs and desert mountains in the American states of Utah and Colorado
The Roan Cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in eastern Utah and western Colorado, in the western United States that are distinct from
Roan_Cliffs
American soldier (1845–1912)
Medal of Honor for gallantry battling the Apache Indians in the Whetstone Mountains of Arizona on May 5, 1871. Hermann Emil Fichter was born in the Grand
Hermann_Fichter
Geographic feature in Colorado and Utah, US
The Book Cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western Colorado and eastern Utah in the Western United States. They are so named because
Book_Cliffs
Mountain range in Arizona, United States
The Chiricahuas is a mountain range in southeastern Arizona and part of the Basin and Range province of the western and southwestern United States and
Chiricahua_Mountains
Mountain in Colorado, United States
of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,005-foot (4268.80 m)
Mount_of_the_Holy_Cross
Landform in Navajo County, Arizona
apparently for the fur of antelope and deer accumulating on the rock. The mountain is considered sacred by the Navajo. Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic
Agathla_Peak
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Apache Peak is a 13,441-foot (4,097 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States. Apache Peak
Apache_Peak
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Mount Sneffels is the highest summit of the Sneffels Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,153-foot (4313.93 m) fourteener is located in
Mount_Sneffels
Mountain in Colorado, US
in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. It has an area of about 500 square miles (1,300 km2) and
Grand_Mesa
Mountain in the American state of Colorado
Whitecross Mountain is a 13,553-foot-elevation (4,131-meter) summit in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Whitecross Mountain is set six miles
Whitecross_Mountain
Mountain range in eastern Arizona
The White Mountains of Arizona are a mountain range and mountainous region in the eastern part of the state, near the border with New Mexico; they are
White_Mountains_(Arizona)
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Alexander Mountain is a mountain in Larimer County, Colorado named for the pioneers John and Grant Alexander. It is within a mid-elevation ponderosa pine
Alexander_Mountain
List of the major 3000-meter mountain summits of the Rocky Mountains of North America
May 2016. "WHETSTONE MTN CAIRN". Datasheet for NGS Station JL0732. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 4 May 2016. "Whetstone Mountain". Peakbagger
List of the major 3000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains
List_of_the_major_3000-meter_summits_of_the_Rocky_Mountains
Highest mountain in Arizona
Aaloosaktukwi, Navajo: Dookʼoʼoosłííd "its summit never melts") is the highest mountain and the second most prominent peak after Mount Graham in the U.S. state
Humphreys_Peak
Two peaks in the Elk Mountains, USA
are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about 0.3 miles (0.5 km). The mountains are on the border between
Maroon_Bells
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated on the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park
Mount_Nimbus
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Mount Harvard is the third highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,421-foot (4395.6 m)
Mount_Harvard
American lawman (1848–1929)
Brocius, Pony Diehl, and other outlaw Cowboys near Iron Springs in the Whetstone Mountains. According to reports from both sides, the two sides immediately
Wyatt_Earp
Survey. Retrieved March 2, 2016. "Whetstone Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016. "Whetstone Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved March 2,
List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
List_of_the_most_prominent_summits_of_Colorado
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Crested Butte is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,168-foot (3,709 m) peak is in
Crested_Butte
Mountain in Colorado, United States
869 m) mountain summit in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The Spider is set in the Gore Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain
The_Spider_(Colorado)
Landform in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona
The Santa Rita Mountains (O'odham: To:wa Kuswo Doʼag), located about 40 miles (60 km) southeast of Tucson, Arizona, extend 26 miles (42 km) from north
Santa_Rita_Mountains
Mountain range in Arizona, United States
The McDowell Mountain Range (Yavapai: Wi:kajasa) is located about twenty miles northeast of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, and may be seen from most places
McDowell_Mountains
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Lulu Mountain is a 12,217-foot-elevation (3,724-meter) summit in Colorado, United States. Lulu Mountain is situated on the Continental Divide along the
Lulu_Mountain
Former theater, now museum, in Tombstone, Arizona
Little Rincon Mule Mustang Pedrogosa Perilla Peloncillo Swisshelm Whetstone Mountains Environment & Protected areas Chiricahua National Monument Coronado
Bird_Cage_Theatre
Mountain in the USA
Smelter Mountain is part of the La Plata Mountains range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is located in the Bodo State Wildlife
Smelter_Mountain
Landform in Mohave County, Arizona
The Artillery Mountains are a mountain range in Mohave County in western Arizona. High point of the range is Artillery Peak, 2,917 feet (889 meters) above
Artillery_Mountains
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Naajinį́ meaning "black belted mountain"; Tewa: Peeroradarath; Ute: Pintsae'i'i) is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the
Blanca_Peak
Mountain in Arizona, United States
'Big Seated Mountain') is a mountain in Graham County, Arizona, United States, approximately 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Tucson. The mountain reaches 10
Mount_Graham
Mountain range in Colorado, United States
The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western
Elk_Mountains_(Colorado)
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Hesperus Mountain (Navajo: Dibé Ntsaa meaning "Big Mountain Sheep") is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North
Hesperus_Mountain_(Colorado)
Mountain in the American state of Colorado
Flagstaff Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America, located in the Flatirons region. The
Flagstaff Mountain (Boulder County, Colorado)
Flagstaff_Mountain_(Boulder_County,_Colorado)
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated within Rocky Mountain National Park. It is the fifth-highest peak in
McHenrys_Peak
Mountain in the American state of Colorado
Matchless Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,389-foot (3,776 m) mountain is located
Matchless_Mountain_(Colorado)
Mountain range in Pima and Pinal counties, Arizona, United States
The Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains or the Catalinas, are north and northeast of Tucson, Arizona, United States
Santa_Catalina_Mountains
Mountain in Colorado, United States
Chipeta Mountain is a mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,495-foot (4,113 m) mountain is located in Chaffee
Chipeta_Mountain
Mountain range in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
The Williams Mountains are a subrange of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. The mountains are located in Pitkin
Williams_Mountains
Mountain range in Colorado, US
The Never Summer Mountains (from Arapaho: Ni-chebe-chii) are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States consisting
Never_Summer_Mountains
Mountain range in the Southwestern United States
Phoenix Mountains are a mountain range located in central Phoenix, Arizona. With the exception of Mummy Mountain, they are part of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve
Phoenix_Mountains
Mountain range in Arizona, United States
Zuni: Sunha K'hbchu Yalanne, Mojave: 'Amat 'Iikwe Nyava) are a volcanic mountain range in north central Arizona, just north of Flagstaff. Part of the San
San_Francisco_Peaks
Mountain in the state of Colorado
Galena Peak is a 12,461-foot (3,798 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Fremont County and Saguache County, in Colorado, United States. Galena
Galena_Peak
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of numerous places named Weston, from Old English west ‘west’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : variant of Whetstone.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Whetstone, in Leicestershire and Greater London (formerly in Middlesex), or from Wheston in Derbyshire. All are named with Old English hwetstÄn ‘whetstone’ and are sited in areas that provided stone suitable for whetstones, stones used to sharpen knives and blades.Americanized form of German Wettstein.
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English
English : topographic name from Old French montagne ‘mountain’ (see Montagne).Irish : either of Norman origin, as 1, or an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manntáin (see Manton 2).
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English and German
English and German : topographic name for someone living near a hilltop or mountain peak, from Middle English knolle ‘hilltop’, ‘hillock’ (Old English cnoll), Middle High German knol ‘peak’. In some cases the English name is habitational, from one of the many places named with this word, for example Knole in Kent or Knowle in Dorset, West Midlands, etc.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a peasant or a crude clumsy person, from Middle High German knolle ‘lump’, ‘clod’, German Knolle.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name from Old English (ge)fyrhþe ‘woodland’ or ‘scrubland on the edge of a forest’.Scottish : habitational name from Firth in Orkney.Welsh : topographic name from Welsh ffrith, ffridd ‘barren land’, ‘mountain pasture’ (a borrowing of the Old English word mentioned in 1).
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English
English : habitational name, probably from either of two places in Devon or one West Sussex so named. Hurston in Chagford, Devon is named with the Old English personal name Heort or heort ‘hart’ + tūn ‘settlement’; Hurston in Whitestone, Devon has the same first element + þorn ‘thorn tree’; and Hurston in Storrington, West Sussex is named from Old English hyrst ‘wooded hill’ + tūn.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places called Whitestone, Whitestone Farm, or Whitstone, in Sussex, county Durham, Perth, and elsewhere.
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English
English : variant of Gurney.Altered spelling of Polish Gorny.Possibly an altered spelling of German Gornig, Görnig, occupational names for a miner, from Polish góra ‘mountain’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hÅn ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives.Dutch and North German (Höne) : from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hÅ«n. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : probably a variant of Hanney.Scottish or Irish : reduced form of McHaney.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Hanøy, a habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from Old Norse haðna ‘young nanny-goat’ or hani ‘cock’ (probably indicating a crag or mountain resembling a cock’s comb in shape) + øy ‘island’.Jewish (American) : Americanized form of various like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish names.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Swedish Ap(p)elberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements apel ‘apple tree’ + berg ‘mountain’.English
Americanized spelling of Swedish Ap(p)elberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements apel ‘apple tree’ + berg ‘mountain’.English : the surname Applebury is recorded in England in the 19th century, perhaps a habitational name from a lost place.
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
English : occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to hone (sharpen) swords, daggers, and knives (see Hone 1).North German (Höner) : variant of Hohner.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gormáin and Ó Gormáin ‘son (or descendant) of Gormán’, a personal name from a diminutive of gorm ‘dark blue’, ‘noble’. Compare O’Gorman.English : from the Middle English personal name Gormund, Old English GÄrmund, composed of the elements gÄr ‘spear’ + mund ‘protection’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by or on a triangular patch of land (see Gore).German (Görmann) : variant of Gehrmann.German (Görmann) : of Slavic origin, occupational name for a miner, from Slavic góra ‘mountain’.
Surname or Lastname
Partial translation of Swedish Sjöberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements sjö ‘sea’ + berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.English
Partial translation of Swedish Sjöberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements sjö ‘sea’ + berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.English : from a Middle English form of an Old English feminine personal name, Sǣburh, composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + burh ‘fortified place’.Possibly also English : habitational name from Seaborough in Dorset (from Old English seofon ‘seven’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’) or possibly from Seaborough Hall in Essex.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : topographic name from Old English gors(t) ‘gorse’, or a habitational name from some minor place named with this word.Slovenian (Gorše) : shortened form of the personal name Gregor, Latin Gregorius.Slovenian (Gorše) : topographic name from a derivative of gora ‘mountain’, ‘hill planted with vines’, ‘wood in a hill country’ (see Gornik).
Surname or Lastname
North German, Dutch, and Danish
North German, Dutch, and Danish : from a pet form of Hans or Heinrich.English : in part the German, Dutch, or Danish name (see 1), but possibly in some cases a variant of Scottish Hanning.Norwegian : habitational name from a farm in Trøndelag. The first element is of uncertain origin, possibly from hein ‘whetstone’; the second element is from Old Norse vin ‘meadow’.Swedish : probably of the same origin as 1.
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English (Lancashire and Yorkshire)
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in Lancashire now known as Oakenbottom. The history of the place name is somewhat confused, but it is probably composed of the Old English elements Ç£cen or Äcen ‘oaken’ + botme ‘broad valley’. During the Middle Ages this name became successively Eakenbottom and Ickenbottom, the first element becoming associated with the dialect word hicken or higgen ‘mountain ash’ or the personal name Higgin.
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Norwegian and Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish : from Old Norse hella ‘flat stone’, ‘flagstone’, ‘flat mountain’ or hellir ‘cave’. As a Nowegian name this is generally a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named. As a Swedish name, it is generally ornamental.English : variant spelling of Hell 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German helle ‘hell’ (modern German Hölle), used (often in field names) in a topographic sense to denote a hollow or a wild, precipitous place.
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English
English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mole (the burrowing mammal), Middle English mol(le) (from Dutch or Low German mol), for example in having poor eyesight.English : nickname for someone with a prominent mole or blemish on the face, from Middle English mole (Old English mÄl).English : from an Old English masculine personal name, Moll.English : from Old Norse moli ‘crumb’, ‘grain’, possibly a nickname for a small man.French : metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder or a maker of whetstones, from a variant of meule ‘whetstone’, ‘grindstone’, ‘millstone’.Italian : variant of Mule.Slovenian : probably a nickname for a extremely religious man, from mole ‘zealot’, a derivative of moliti ‘to pray’.
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN
WHETSTONE MOUNTAIN