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2011 studio album by Sonia Leigh
1978 December is the fifth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sonia Leigh. It was her first album on Southern Ground and was released
1978_December
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1978: The longest
December_1978
Ranking of recorded music
magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1978. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 23, 1978. 1978 in music List of Billboard
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1978
Calendar year
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1978. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII)
1978
The following is a list of notable deaths in 1978. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the
Deaths_in_1978
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in May 1978: The 35-member Revolutionary
May_1978
Brazilian footballer
Clodoaldo Francisco Chagas Ferreira, better known as Clodoaldo (born 28 December 1978), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. Having started
Clodoaldo (footballer, born December 1978)
Clodoaldo_(footballer,_born_December_1978)
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in September 1978: Home Theater
September_1978
English footballer
Paul Peter Robinson (born 14 December 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-sided defender who is currently an opposition
Paul Robinson (footballer, born December 1978)
Paul_Robinson_(footballer,_born_December_1978)
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in October 1978: The nation of
October_1978
American serial killer (1978–2012)
Israel Keyes (January 7, 1978 – December 1, 2012) was an American serial killer, rapist, bank robber, burglar, arsonist, and kidnapper. Keyes is known
Israel_Keyes
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in January 1978: Air India Flight
January_1978
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in June 1978: The 1978 FIFA World
June_1978
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in March 1978: Charlie Chaplin's
March_1978
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in February 1978: Film director
February_1978
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in August 1978: The Montoneros
August_1978
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in July 1978: Australia's Northern
July_1978
Tennis tournament
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 25 December 1978 to 3 January 1979. It was the 67th edition of the Australian Open and
1978_Australian_Open
In 1978, television in the United States saw a number of significant events, including the debuts, finales, and cancellations of television shows; the
1978_in_American_television
American actor
Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) is an American actor. Douglas was born on December 13, 1978, the first and only child of actor Michael
Cameron_Douglas
Day of the year
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's
December_31
ABC (for season 3) across three seasons from September 13, 1969 to December 23, 1978. The theme song is re-recorded with Austin Roberts replacing Larry
List of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episodes
List_of_Scooby-Doo,_Where_Are_You!_episodes
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in November 1978: After the invasion
November_1978
House elections for the 96th U.S. Congress
The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 7, 1978, to elect
1978 United States House of Representatives elections
1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
The 1978 Democratic Midterm Conference was held at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee on December 7-10, 1978. At the time, the Democratic
1978 Democratic Midterm Conference
1978_Democratic_Midterm_Conference
1978 film by Philip Kaufman
and humanity. Released in the United States by United Artists on December 22, 1978, Invasion of the Body Snatchers grossed nearly $25 million (equivalent
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)
Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1978_film)
Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 8 and 15 December 1978, following the adoption of a new constitution in a referendum in October. All
1978 Comorian parliamentary election
1978_Comorian_parliamentary_election
Sporting event delegation
participated in the 1978 Asian Games which were held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9, 1978, to December 20, 1978. December 12 Bangkok December 14 Bangkok
Bangladesh at the 1978 Asian Games
Bangladesh_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
American serial killer (1942–1994)
disappearance of Des Plaines teenager Robert Piest led to Gacy's arrest on December 21, 1978. Gacy's conviction for thirty-three murders (by one individual) then
John_Wayne_Gacy
Month of 1978
1978 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in April 1978: Space Invaders
April_1978
Japanese actor (born 1978)
Kōchi Yamato; born December 3, 1978) is a Japanese actor. Kochi was born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on December 3, 1978. After graduating from
Yamato_Kochi
British royal recognitions
to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1978. They were announced on 31 December 1977 for the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius
1978_New_Year_Honours
1997 hit and run attack in Amarillo, Texas
On December 12, 1997, 19-year-old American punk musician Brian Theodore Deneke (March 9, 1978 – December 12, 1997) was killed in a deliberate hit and
Killing_of_Brian_Deneke
Series of post-season NCAA football games
The 1978–79 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1978 and January 1979 to end the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football
1978–79 NCAA football bowl games
1978–79_NCAA_football_bowl_games
Sporting event delegation
China competed in the 1978 Asian Games which were held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9, 1978 to December 20, 1978. China at the Asian Games China
China_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
Major League Baseball team season
The 1978 Texas Rangers season was the 18th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 7th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 7th season at Arlington
1978_Texas_Rangers_season
1969 American animated television series
seasons until October 31, 1970. Reruns were broadcast for the 1971 season. In 1978, a selection of episodes from the later animated series Scooby's All-Star
Scooby-Doo,_Where_Are_You!
Filipino actor and model (1978–2019)
Miko Revilla Palanca (February 3, 1978 – December 9, 2019) was a Filipino character actor and model. His older brother Bernard Palanca is also an actor
Miko_Palanca
American football tournament
The National Football League playoffs for the 1978 season began on December 24, 1978. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers
1978–79_NFL_playoffs
tournaments were held for the fifth time at the 8th Asian Games in 1978 from 11 December to 20 December in Bangkok, Thailand. China (12) Hong Kong (8) India Indonesia (12)
Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games
Badminton_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
Major League Baseball team season
trade (March 15, 1978). December 9: Roy Staiger was traded by the Mets to the New York Yankees for Sergio Ferrer. January 10, 1978: Ricky Jones was drafted
1978_New_York_Mets_season
Association football tournament in Argentina
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's
1978_FIFA_World_Cup
English football team season
During the 1978–79 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. After a rude awakening to third-tier football, the
1978–79_Brentford_F.C._season
American musician (born 1954)
Jermaine LaJuane Jacksun (né Jackson, later Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Sharif; born December 11, 1954) is an American musician. A member of the Jackson family, he was
Jermaine_Jackson
The 1978 Atlantic hurricane season was a slightly above average hurricane season in terms of number of named storms. Eleven tropical cyclones were named
1978 Atlantic hurricane season
1978_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Day of the year
Mexican boxer (died 2024) 1978 – Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer 1978 – Joel Porter, Australian footballer and manager 1978 – Jeremy Strong, American actor
December_25
English football club season
The 1978–79 season was Manchester City's 77th season of competitive football and 59th season in the top division of English football. In addition to the
1978–79 Manchester City F.C. season
1978–79_Manchester_City_F.C._season
Major League Baseball season
Cardinals completed the deal by sending Jim Dwyer to the Giants on June 15, 1978. December 8, 1977: Dave Rader and Héctor Cruz were traded by the Cardinals to
1978 St. Louis Cardinals season
1978_St._Louis_Cardinals_season
1978 Indian Hindi-language film
an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Manik Chatterjee, released in 1978. It stars Vinod Mehra, Rekha in lead roles. The music was composed by R.
Ghar_(1978_film)
National Hockey League team season
The 1978–79 New York Islanders season was the seventh season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The New York Islanders finished first
1978–79 New York Islanders season
1978–79_New_York_Islanders_season
Day of the year
journalist 1978 – John Oster, English-Welsh footballer 1978 – Frédéric Piquionne, French footballer 1978 – Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer 1978 – Ian Somerhalder
December_8
1978 Canadian film
Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Fang is a 1978 film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's children's novel by the same name. He was a father of five children
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978 film)
Jacob_Two-Two_Meets_the_Hooded_Fang_(1978_film)
Football at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1978. The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1974
Football at the 1978 Asian Games
Football_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
a timeline of the presidency of Jimmy Carter, from January 1, 1978, to December 31, 1978. January 6 – While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One
Timeline of the Jimmy Carter presidency (1978)
Timeline_of_the_Jimmy_Carter_presidency_(1978)
Times. December 18, 1978. p. B5. List of 1978 films at IMDb 1978 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo List of 1978 deaths at IMDb List of 1978 births at
1978_in_film
80th season of the Football League
The 1978–79 season was the 80th completed season of the Football League. Bob Paisley won his third league title at Liverpool as his side fought off competition
1978–79_Football_League
NBA professional basketball team season (won Championship)
The 1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season was the team's 12th since the franchise began, and their most successful, winning their only NBA title while being
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season
1978–79_Seattle_SuperSonics_season
Series of poker tournaments
The 1978 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held in May 1978 at Binion's Horseshoe, and was the first WSOP that was not a winner-take-all
1978_World_Series_of_Poker
American guitarist
Benjamin Curtis (September 23, 1978 – December 29, 2013) was an American guitarist and drummer. He was a member of bands Tripping Daisy, Secret Machines
Benjamin_Curtis_(musician)
Month of 1974
April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1974: All 92 people aboard TWA Flight 514 were killed
December_1974
Public university in Chennai, India
The main campus is in Guindy. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and is named after C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Anna_University
1975 single by the Four Seasons
number one, although Valli would have one final chart-topper as a solo act in 1978 with the theme song to the film Grease. Billboard magazine said that it has
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
December,_1963_(Oh,_What_a_Night)
Day of the year
December 7 is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 24 days remain until the end of the year. 43 BC – Marcus Tullius
December_7
1978 film by Joe Dante
Piranha is a 1978 American horror film directed and co-edited by Joe Dante from a screenplay by John Sayles, based on a story by Richard Robinson and Sayles
Piranha_(1978_film)
Fencing at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 1978. Results Results Results Asian Games medalists
Fencing at the 1978 Asian Games
Fencing_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina. Head coach: César Luis Menotti Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically
1978_FIFA_World_Cup_squads
32nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
1978 Formula One season Drivers' Champion: Mario Andretti Constructors' Champion: Lotus-Ford Previous 1977 Next 1979 Races by country Races by venue The
1978_Formula_One_season
sports at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Huamark Sports Complex Shooting Range, Bangkok, Thailand from 11 December 1978 to 16 December 1978. Shooting comprised
Shooting at the 1978 Asian Games
Shooting_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
on November 4 and 27, 1977. Regular one-hour episodes began on March 10, 1978, and ended on May 12, 1982. It was created by Kenneth Johnson, aired on CBS
List of The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Incredible_Hulk_(1978_TV_series)_episodes
1978 flood in Singapore
512 millimetres (20.2 in) of rain fell in just 24 hours from 2 to 3 December 1978. Seven people were killed and more than a thousand residents were evacuated
1978_Singapore_flood
Day of the year
Russian runner 1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer 1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player 1978 – Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist 1978 – Trina,
December_3
Month of 1965
April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1965: The village of 't Haantje, Drenthe, in the Netherlands
December_1965
Episodes in 1978
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1978:
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1978)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson_episodes_(1978)
1978 American supernatural psychological horror film by Richard Attenborough
Magic is a 1978 American psychological horror drama film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret and Burgess Meredith
Magic_(1978_film)
is a list of number-one hit singles in 1978 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 29 January 1978. Key ‡ – Single of New Zealand origin
List of number-one singles in 1978 (New Zealand)
List_of_number-one_singles_in_1978_(New_Zealand)
Day of the year
December 1 is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 30 days remain until the end of the year. 800 – A council is convened
December_1
American serial killer and cannibal (1950–1980)
Killer, and the Vampire Killer, who killed six people between December 1977 and January 1978 in Sacramento, California. All of Chase's victims were chosen
Richard_Chase
Series of workers' protests in São Paulo, Brazil
The 1978–1980 ABC Paulista strikes were a series of workers' protests that took place in the ABC Region of Brazil, in the context of the redemocratization
1978–1980 ABC Paulista strikes
1978–1980_ABC_Paulista_strikes
British government recognitions
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1978 were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and
1978_Birthday_Honours
American historical drama by Louis Malle
Pretty Baby is a 1978 American historical drama film directed by Louis Malle, written by Polly Platt, and starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, and
Pretty_Baby_(1978_film)
The 1978 Maryland Senate election was held on November 7, 1978, to determine which party would control the Maryland Senate for the following four years
1978_Maryland_Senate_election
Swimming contested at 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand
at the 1978 Asian Games in Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand from December 12 to December 17, 1978. Results 12 December Results 13 December Results
Swimming at the 1978 Asian Games
Swimming_at_the_1978_Asian_Games
albums of 1978, per the Billboard 200. 1978 in music List of number-one albums (United States) "January 7, 1978". Billboard 200. "January 14, 1978". Billboard
List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1978
List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums_of_1978
English football club season
European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1978–79 FA Cup winners. "Manchester United Season 1978/79". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
1978–79 Manchester United F.C. season
1978–79_Manchester_United_F.C._season
"long-war". 1 December 1978: The IRA carried out 11 bomb attacks on towns across Northern Ireland. There were no injuries. 14 December 1978: A Prison Officer
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1970–1979)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1970–1979)
American teenager with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia (1961–1978)
Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis (December 4, 1961 – October 4, 1978) was an American teenager who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare sclerotic bone
Roy_L._Dennis
American actor (born 1954)
supporting performance in Carrie (1976) and then leading roles in Grease (1978), Urban Cowboy (1980), and Blow Out (1981). He earned nominations for the
John_Travolta
Talbot Guardian. 9 March 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 29 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive. "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation
Wales at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Wales_at_the_1978_Commonwealth_Games
2020 Indian film
Palasa 1978 is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Karuna Kumar in his directorial debut. The film stars
Palasa_1978
Month of 1968
April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1968: Rafael Caldera was elected the new President
December_1968
International ice hockey competition
1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1978 WJHC) was the second edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22
1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1978_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships
Month of 1964
Chicago Tribune. December 4, 1964. p. 1B-9. Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam (1980). The Gaullist System in Asia: The Constitution of Sri Lanka (1978). Springer. p
December_1964
Day of the year
Canadian ice hockey player and coach 1978 – Danny Ahn, South Korean singer 1978 – Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (died 2015) 1978 – Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish
December_22
1978 studio album by Quiet Riot
metal band Quiet Riot. It was released exclusively in Japan on March 2, 1978. The album features guitarist Randy Rhoads, who later gained recognition
Quiet_Riot_(1978_album)
Day of the year
December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 22 days remain until the end of the year. 536 – Gothic War: The
December_9
American actress (born 1978)
Summer Phoenix (born Summer Joy Bottom, December 10, 1978) is an American actress and musician. She is the youngest sibling of actors River, Rain, Joaquin
Summer_Phoenix
American actor (born 1978)
Michael Anthony Vitar (born December 21, 1978) is an American former actor who appeared as Benjamin Franklin "Benny the Jet" Rodriguez in The Sandlot
Mike_Vitar
Football tournament group stage
1978 FIFA World Cup began on 3 June and ended on 11 June 1978. The group consisted of Iran, Netherlands, Peru, and Scotland. Source: FIFA 3 June 1978 (1978-06-03)
1978_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_4
Day of the year
Marga (1978). "Hermann Paul". Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur (in German). 1978 (100): 173. doi:10.1515/bgsl.1978.1978.100.159
December_29
American model and actress (b. 1978)
Mia Abagale Tallarico (born December 22, 1978), better known as Mia Tyler, is an American actress, model, media personality and socialite. Tyler is the
Mia_Tyler
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the English form of the medieval personal name, Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios ‘immortal’, which was popular throughout Christendom in medieval Europe. Its popularity was due in part to the fame of St. Ambrose (c.340–397), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church, the teacher of St. Augustine. In North America this surname has absorbed Dutch Ambroos and probably other cognates from other European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bannister.The naturalist John Banister (1650–92) was born in Gloucestershire, England, and came to VA in 1678.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant of Bryan.The American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) came of a New England family, being descended from Stephen Bryant, who had settled in Plymouth Colony in 1632.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Clement. As an American family name, this form has absorbed cognates in other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from Ansley in Warwickshire or Annesley in Nottinghamshire (see Ansley). The modern surname is found chiefly in the border regions of Scotland and northern England, having been taken north from England to Scotland in the Middle Ages, probably by a Norman baron.The poet Hew Ainslie (1792–1878) emigrated from Ayrshire, Scotland, to the U.S. in 1822 and became a prominent citizen of Louisville, KY.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Colden, from Old English cald ‘cold’ col ‘charcoal’ + denu ‘valley’.English and Scottish : variant of Cowden.Cadwallader Colden (1688–1778), physician, botanist, and mathematician, who for fifteen years was lieutenant-governor of New York colony, was born in Dalkeith, Scotland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English schepherde ‘shepherd’ (composed of words meaning ‘sheep’ + ‘herdsman’ or ‘guardian’), hence an occupational name for a shepherd. This English form of the name has absorbed cognates and equivalents from several other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Newman.Americanized form of various European cognates with the same meaning, for example Neumann. (For other forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a newcomer to a place, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + man ‘man’. This form has also absorbed several European cognates with the same meaning, for example Neumann. (For other forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire) : from an Old English personal name, Merewine, Merefinn, or MÇ£rwynn (see Marvin).The first Murfins in North America were Nottinghamshire Quakers. Robert and Ann Murfin and their daughter Mary sailed from Hull, England, in 1678 on the ship Shield of Stockton and settled at Chesterfield, near Burlington, NJ.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English wencel ‘child’, perhaps used
to distinguish a son from his father with the same forename or perhaps
a nickname for a person with a baby face or childlike manner.Scottish : habitational name for someone from the lands of
Windshiel (formerly Winscheill) in Berwickshire.Robert Winchell came from England to Windsor, CT, in 1635.
In the case of the broadcaster Walter Winchell (1897–1972)
the surname is an Anglicized form of Jewish
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English Tæpping, an unattested patronymic from Tæppa. Compare Tapp.Joseph Tapping (d. 1678) is buried in King’s Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from an unidentified place, probably in Lincolnshire. The surname has died out in the British Isles but thrives in the U.S.This name is recorded in Ipswich, MA, in 1678, and the marriage of Mary Elithorp is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1727.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Capton in Devon, earlier Capieton (1278) ‘estate (Old English tūn) of a man called Capia’.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Girl/Female
Native American
Running water. Famous Bearer: Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 1968).
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
1978 DECEMBER
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Male
Russian
(ÐÑ€ÑеÌний) Russian form of Greek Arsenios, ARSENII means "virile."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Absorbed in God's Love
Female
English
English name borrowed from the name of an Italian island where Napoleon was exiled, derived from Latin Ilva, from Greek Aethale, ELBA means "soot, grime."
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Wise protector.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Latin
Light
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Mantras in Low Tone
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Sacred Place of the Lord
Boy/Male
Polish Hebrew
Peace.
Boy/Male
Indian
Second Khalifah, Intelligent
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
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n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
n.
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
n.
Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
n. pl.
The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.
n.
A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
n.
An instrument for scraping bones. Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272.
n. pl.
The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.
v. t.
To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
n.
A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878.
n.
The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a part of January.
n.
The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.
n.
See Koran. R () R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254.
n.
Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life.
a.
Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178.
n.
A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.
n.
A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.
v. i.
To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
n.
The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendEmiaire.
v. i.
The time of the sun's passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix.