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BEAVER
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English
English : variant spelling of Beaver.German : variant of Bieber.
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Greek Latin
Beaver. Brother of Helen.
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Native American
Beaver.
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English
English : habitational name from the city in East Yorkshire, the name of which contains Old English beofor ‘beaver’, combined with a second element, licc, that may mean ‘stream’.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in the parish of Alstonfield, Staffordshire named Beresford, from Old English beofor ‘beaver’ (or possibly from a byname from this word) + Old English ford ‘ford’. This name also became established in Ireland.
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Dutch and North German
Dutch and North German : nickname from bever ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal.English : variant spelling of Beaver.
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English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant spelling of Beaver.Variant of Dutch and North German Bever.
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English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Beaver.Variant of Dutch and North German Bever.
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English American
From the beaver meadow.
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English American
Woman from the beaver meadow. Beaver stream.
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English American
Beaver stream, woman from the beaver meadow. Derived from a surname and place name. First used...
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of several places in France called Beauvoir, for example in Manche, Somme, and Seine-Maritime, or from Belvoir in Leicestershire. All of these are named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’ + veïr, voir ‘to see’, i.e. a place with a fine view.English : nickname from Middle English bevere, Old English beofor ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal.Probably a translation of cognates of 2 in other languages, in particular Dutch Bever and German Bieber.Possibly a variant of Welsh Bevan.George Beaver, a Huguenot from Alsace, came to Philadelphia, PA, in 1744.
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Native American
Young beaver.
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English
Beaver stream, from the beaver meadow. Derived from a surname and place name. First used as a...
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English
Beaver stream.
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English
English : origin uncertain. Possibly it is a variant of Welsh Bevans.William Walter Beavers, from whom many bearers of this American family name are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co. VA. He died in about 1807 in Elbert Co., GA.
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English
English : see Beaver 1.Italian : habitational name from any of numerous places called Belvedere, from bello ‘beautiful’ + vedere ‘to see’, ‘to look at’, for example Belvedere Marittimo in Cosenza and Belvedere di Spinello in Catanzaro. In some instances the surname may have arisen from a nickname with the same meaning.
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English American
Beaver stream.
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English (York)
English (York) : perhaps a variant of Beaver.Dutch : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Bauer.
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English
Beaver stream, from the beaver meadow. Derived from a surname and place name. Although Beverley...
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Hindu, Indian
Goddess Durga
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Giver of Luck
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Indian, Telugu
Perseverance
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Indian, Sanskrit
Day Decline; The Evening
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Latin
Laurel tree or sweet bay tree (symbols of honour and victory).
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Hindu
Eldest Pandavas brother, Firm in battle
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Persian
Protector of fire.
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Hindi
Golden.
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Hindu
Equal, Removal of obstacles, Etc
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Indian
Fragrance
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n.
A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
n.
In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril.
n.
A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.
n.
A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver.
n. pl.
A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others.
n.
A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.
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Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
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That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.
v. i.
To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; as, to trap for beaver.
n.
A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
n.
A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.
a.
An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this order.
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A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.
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An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria.
a.
Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat.
n.
A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra.
n.
The fur of the beaver.
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A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.