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Creating a word by removing actual or supposed affixes
Back-formation is the process or result of creating a new word via morphology, typically by removing or substituting actual or supposed affixes from a
Back-formation
Association football position
centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles
Defender (association football)
Defender_(association_football)
Creation of new lexemes or the process of changing words
verb headhunt is a back-formation of headhunter the verb edit is formed from the noun editor the word televise is a back-formation of television The process
Word_formation
process. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping. Each back-formation in
List of English back-formations
List_of_English_back-formations
the back behind the fullback called the running back, tailback, or I-back. The two backs line up either in a line (hence the name of the formation since
List of formations in American football
List_of_formations_in_American_football
Position in American and Canadian football
are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a halfback (in certain
Running_back
Word that would appear to have a related word but does not
reappear in real-world usage or be created, for example, through humorous back-formation. In some cases a paired word does exist, but is quite rare or archaic
Unpaired_word
American football offensive formation
Single set back (also known as the "Lone Setback" or "Singleback" or "Ace" formation or "Oneback" or "Solo") is an offensive base formation in American
Single_set_back
and five defensive backs (three cornerbacks, CBs, one free safety, FS and one strong safety, SS). 3–4 defense A defensive formation with three linemen
Glossary of American football terms
Glossary_of_American_football_terms
American football offensive formation
or split backs formation is a formation that has been commonly used as a "base" set by professional and amateur teams. The "pro set" formation features
Pro_set
Unit of biological populations
organisms, as seen by taxonomists to form a biological unit; (taxon: back-formation from taxonomy; pl.: taxa). Although neither is required, a taxon, once
Taxon
Reduction of a word to one of its parts
form of an existing word or phrase. Clipping is also different from back-formation, which proceeds by (pseudo-)morpheme rather than segment, and where
Clipping_(morphology)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up formation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Formation may refer to: Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes
Formation
Offensive position in American football
of the four "backs" in the offensive formation. The H-back, while similar in name, should not be confused with "halfback" or "running back", which are
H-back
Traditional Mesoamerican dish
tamales). Tamal comes from the Nahuatl tamalli. The English "tamale" is a back-formation from tamales, with English speakers applying English pluralization rules
Tamale
Tactic in association football
In association football, the formation of a team refers to the position players take in relation to each other on a pitch. As association football is
Formation (association football)
Formation_(association_football)
How English plurals are formed; typically -(e)s
stave of a barrel or cask is a back-formation from staves, which is its plural. (See the Plural to singular by back-formation section below.) This article
English_plurals
Process of reinterpretive word formation
caused by reanalysis of the structure of a word include rebracketing and back-formation. In rebracketing, users of the language change, misinterpret, or reinterpret
Folk_etymology
American charitable campaign (2008–2010)
Idol Gives Back was a charitable campaign that spanned two episodes of American Idol during its sixth season. A second Idol Gives Back concert and fundraiser
Idol_Gives_Back
Geological formation in the western US
The Chinle Formation is an Upper Triassic continental geological formation of fluvial, lacustrine, and palustrine to eolian deposits spread across the
Chinle_Formation
Geologic formation in New Brunswick, Canada
The Back Bay Formation is a geologic formation in New Brunswick. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. Earth sciences portal Canada
Back_Bay_Formation
Geological formation in southeastern U.S.
Mississippi, and Florida. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. The formation is a relic of a former ancient sea that left an extensive
Smackover_Formation
Geological formation in Mongolia
Хөхтээг формаци, Khökhteeg Formatsi), is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Aptian–Albian ages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur
Khuren_Dukh_Formation
Geologic unit found in the Illinois Basin, U.S.
geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. The Beech Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois
Pope_Mega_Group
Geological formation in Laos
The Grès supérieurs Formation (French for "Upper sandstone") is a geological formation in Laos whose strata date back to the Aptian to Albian stages of
Grès_supérieurs_Formation
Geologic formation in Kansas, United States
The Sharon Springs Formation is a geologic formation in Kansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal Kansas
Sharon_Springs_Formation
American football offensive formation
A player moves across the formation prior to the snap. However, once this player crosses the position of the running back who will receive the snap,
Wildcat_formation
Geological formation in Niger
The Farak Formation is a geological formation in Niger, central Africa. Its strata date back to the Early Cenomanian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils
Farak_Formation
Geologic formation in Idaho, USA
The Middle Canyon Formation is a geologic formation in Idaho. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Paleontology
Middle_Canyon_Formation
1985 film by Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher
Back_to_the_Future
Geologic formation in France
The Chay Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. Earth sciences portal France portal Paleontology
Chay_Formation
Geologic formation in Kentucky
The Stingy Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal United
Stingy_Creek_Formation
Geologic formation in Oregon, United States
The Days Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal Oregon portal
Days_Creek_Formation
Input power level at which a laser generates light primarily by stimulated emission
the threshold, the laser is said to be lasing. The term "lasing" is a back formation from "laser," which is an acronym, not an agent noun. The lasing threshold
Lasing_threshold
Geologic formation in Idaho, United States
The Phi Kappa Formation is a geologic formation in Idaho. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal Paleontology
Phi_Kappa_Formation
American football formation
fullback, and running back, particularly when contrasted with the same players' alignments in the T formation. The formation begins with the usual 5
I_formation
Geologic formation in Kentucky
The New Providence Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period . Earth sciences portal
New_Providence_Formation
Geologic formation in Canada
The King Salmon Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period. Earth sciences portal
King_Salmon_Formation
Geological formation in Argentina
The Allen Formation is a geological formation in Argentina whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (middle Campanian to early Maastrichtian. Dinosaur
Allen_Formation
American football formation and strategy
traditional shotgun and single back offenses. In the pistol offense, also commonly referred to as the "pistol formation", the quarterback lines up four
Pistol_offense
British transgender rights group
Bash Back is a direct action group which aims to oppose transphobia in the United Kingdom. Bash Back first emerged after taking credit for vandalising
Bash_Back
Geologic strata in North America
color. The Owl Creek Formation is a geologic formation ranging from Tennessee to Mississippi. It preserves marine fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period
Embayment_Megagroup
Argentinian sedimentary rock formation
Rioja in Argentina. The formation dates back to the Norian age of the Late Triassic. The up to 600 metres (2,000 ft) thick formation comprises sandstones
Los_Colorados_Formation
Fossiliferous beds in North Africa
The Bahariya Formation (also transcribed as Baharija Formation) is a fossiliferous geologic formation dating back to the early Cenomanian, which outcrops
Bahariya_Formation
Geologic formation in Ontario
The Bobcaygeon Formation is a geologic formation in Ontario. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal Ontario portal
Bobcaygeon_Formation
Geologic formation in Nunavut, Canada
The Barlow Inlet Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal
Barlow_Inlet_Formation
Geological formation in Niger, West Africa
The Elrhaz Formation is a geological formation in Niger, West Africa. Its strata date back to the Early Cretaceous, about 125 to 112 million years ago
Elrhaz_Formation
Minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly irritating
originated in the United States early in the twentieth century, derived by back-formation from the adjective peevish, meaning "ornery or ill-tempered", which
Pet_peeve
American vocal group
(1996). In the following year, they released their second album, Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. album, Backstreet Boys (1997),
Backstreet_Boys
Geologic formation in California
The Kramer Beds Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. Earth sciences portal California
Kramer_Beds_Formation
The Brito Formation is a geologic formation in Nicaragua. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Eocene period. Astrocoenia dachiardii Syzygophyllia
Brito_Formation
Geological formation in England
The Westbury Formation is a geological formation in England, one of the Penarth Group. It dates back to the Rhaetian. The formation is named after the
Westbury_Formation
Geologic formation in Mexico
The Chinameca Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. Earth sciences portal Mexico portal
Chinameca_Formation
Geological Formation in Germany
The Mörnsheim Formation is a geologic formation in Germany, near Daiting and Mörnsheim, Bavaria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period
Mörnsheim_Formation
(WMO) that indicate physical structure, altitude or étage, and process of formation. High clouds form in the highest and coldest region of the troposphere
List_of_cloud_types
Geographic formation in Arizona and Mexico
The Colina Formation is a geologic formation in Arizona and Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Geology portal Arizona portal
Colina_Formation
Geological formation in Nunavut, Canada
The Jaeger Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal Paleontology
Jaeger_Formation
Geologic formation in France
The Figuieres Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal France portal
Figuieres_Formation
Geological formation in Germany and Switzerland
Trossingen Formation, formerly the Knollenmergel (also known as the Arnstadt Formation), is a geological formation in Germany and Switzerland. It dates back to
Trossingen_Formation
Geologic formation in Norway
The Bjørkasholmen Formation is a geologic formation in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal Norway
Bjørkasholmen_Formation
Geologic formation in Germany
The Hangenberg Kalk Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Germany
Hangenberg_Kalk_Formation
Geologic formation in Germany
The Odershausen Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. Earth sciences portal Germany portal
Odershausen_Formation
Structuring of armed forces of a state
British or American models, or both. However, many military units and formations go back in history for a long time, and were devised by various military thinkers
Military_organization
Geologic formation in North Carolina, United States
The Pungo River Formation is a geologic formation in North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early to Middle Miocene. It is economically
Pungo_River_Formation
Geologic formation in Iowa, United States
The Pella Formation is a geologic formation in Iowa. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Iowa portal Paleontology
Pella_Formation
Geologic formation in Nebraska, United States
The Sand Canyon Formation is a geologic formation in Nebraska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. Earth sciences portal Paleontology
Sand_Canyon_Formation
Widespread geologic group in the Southeastern United States
The Knox Supergroup, also known as the Knox Group and the Knox Formation, is a widespread geologic group in the Southeastern United States. The age is
Knox_Supergroup
Geological formation in Heilongjiang, China
The Yuliangze Formation, or Yuliangzi Formation, is a geological formation in Heilongjiang, China, whose strata date back to the early-late Maastrichtian
Yuliangze_Formation
Geologic formation in Australia
The Melbourne Formation is a geologic formation in Victoria, Australia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ludlow epoch of the Silurian period. The
Melbourne_Formation
Geological formation in n Shandong, China
The Jiangjunding Formation is a geological formation in Shandong, China whose strata date back to the Campanian-Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous
Jiangjunding_Formation
Geologic formation in Quebec, Canada
The Clemville Formation is a geologic formation in Quebec. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal
Clemville_Formation
Geologic formation in British Columbia
The Stuhini Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period. Earth sciences portal Canada
Stuhini_Formation
Geological formation in California
The Lodoga Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal California
Lodoga_Formation
Geological formation in Victoria, Australia
The Eumeralla Formation is a geological formation in Victoria, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. It is Aptian to Albian in age
Eumeralla_Formation
Geological formation in Ontario
The Fossil Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Ontario. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. Earth sciences portal Ontario portal
Fossil_Hill_Formation
Geologic formation in Wales
The Carnedd Iago Formation is a geologic formation in Wales. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal Wales portal
Carnedd_Iago_Formation
Geologic formation in Wales
The Plas Uchaf Formation is a geologic formation in Wales. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal Wales portal
Plas_Uchaf_Formation
Geologic formation in Oklahoma, United States
The Dog Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal Oklahoma portal
Dog_Creek_Formation
Geological formation in Argentina
The La Colonia Formation is a geological formation in Argentina whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils
La_Colonia_Formation
American football offensive formation
formation is a formation used by the offensive team in gridiron football mainly for passing plays, although some teams use it as their base formation
Shotgun_formation
Geologic formation in British Columbia
The Kingsvale Formation is a geologic formation in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal
Kingsvale_Formation
Human settlement in England
and the small parish of St Sepulchre Middlesex. The area's name is a back-formation: It takes its name from the station, which was in turn named after Farringdon
Farringdon,_London
Geologic formation in Nevada
The Loray Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal United States portal
Loray_Formation
Geologic formation in Texas, United States
The Riley Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. Earth sciences portal Texas portal Paleontology
Riley_Formation
Geologic formation in South Carolina, United States
The Tupelo Bay Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. Earth sciences portal United
Tupelo_Bay_Formation
Geological formation in Brazil
Presidente Prudente Formation is a geological formation of the Bauru Group in the Paraná Basin, located in Brazil whose strata date back to the Late Campanian
Presidente_Prudente_Formation
Geological formation in Victoria, Australia
The Wonthaggi Formation is an informal geological formation in Victoria, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. It is part of the Strzelecki
Wonthaggi_Formation
Geologic formation in Germany
The Flöz Mittel Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Germany
Flöz_Mittel_Formation
Geologic formation in China
date back to the Late Jurassic period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. The Shishugou Formation is considered
Shishugou_Formation
Geologic formation in England
The Burwell Rock Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal England
Burwell_Rock_Formation
Geologic group of rock found in Illinois basin
shale, and clay". It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. The Linton Formation was first named on a United States Geological Survey
Carbondale_Group
Geologic formation in Wisconsin
The Brandon Bridge Formation is a geologic formation in Wisconsin. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period, including those of graptolites
Brandon_Bridge_Formation
Geologic formation in Texas, United States
The Neal Ranch Formation is a geologic formation in Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal Texas portal Paleontology
Neal_Ranch_Formation
Geologic formation in Alaska, United States
The Red Glacier Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. Earth sciences portal Alaska portal
Red_Glacier_Formation
Geologic formation in Mexico
The Barril Viejo Formation is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal Mexico
Barril_Viejo_Formation
Geological formation in Wales
The St. Maughan's Formation is a geologic formation in Wales. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. Earth sciences portal Wales portal
St._Maughan's_Formation
Geologic formation in Germany
Germany. It is underlain by the Mainhardt Formation and overlain by the Trossingen Formation. It dates back to the middle Norian. Theropod tracks and
Löwenstein_Formation
Geologic formation in Slovenia
The Dovžan Gorge Formation (Slovene: dovžanovosoteška formacija) is a geologic formation in Slovenia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period
Dovžan_Gorge_Formation
Geologic formation in Ireland
The Hook Head Formation is a geologic formation in Ireland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Ireland
Hook_Head_Formation
Geologic formation in Nevada, United States
The Perkins Canyon Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal United
Perkins_Canyon_Formation
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BACK FORMATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat (Old English bucc(a)) or a male deer (Old English bucc). Old English Bucc(a) is found as a personal name, as is Old Norse Bukkr. Names such as Walter le Buk (Somerset 1243) are clearly nicknames.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bÅc).German : from a personal name, a short form of Burckhard (see Burkhart).North German and Danish : nickname for a fat man, from Middle Low German bÅ«k ‘belly’. Compare Bauch.German : variant of Bock.German : variant of Puck in the sense ‘defiant’, ‘spiteful’, or ‘stubborn’.German : topographic name from a field name, Buck ‘hill’.Emanuel Buck came from England to Plymouth Colony in the 1640s and in 1647 settled in Wethersfield, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bark ‘bark’ (Old Norse bǫrkr), hence a metonymic occupation name for a tanner. See also Barker.North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from berke ‘birch’, or alternatively for someone who lived on a mountain (see Barg).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of Barak.
Male
English
From the American English pet name for a "high-spirited young man," from the vocabulary word buck, BUCK means "male deer or goat."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1.English : probably a nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Middle English beke ‘beak (of a bird)’ (Old French bec).English : metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from Old English becca. In some cases the name may represent a survival of an Old English byname derived from this word.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a baker, a cognate of Baker, from (older) South German beck, West Yiddish bek. Some Jewish bearers of the name claim that it is an acronym of Hebrew ben-kedoshim ‘son of martyrs’, i.e. a name taken by one whose parents had been martyred for being Jews.North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Low German Beke ‘stream’. Compare the High German form Bach 1.Scandinavian : habitational name for someone from a farmstead named Bekk, Bæk, or Bäck, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stream.
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German or Middle Low German banc, or Yiddish bank ‘bench’, ‘table’, ‘counter’, in any of various senses, e.g. a metonymic occupational name for anyone whose work required a bench or counter, for example a butcher, baker, court official, or money changer.Danish and Swedish : topographic name from bank ‘(sand)bank’ or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.Danish and Swedish : from bank ‘noise’, hence a nickname for a loud or noisy person. Compare Bang.Danish : habitational name from the German place name Bänkau.English : probably a variant of Banks.Americanized spelling of Polish Bąk, literally ‘horsefly’; perhaps a nickname for an irritating person.Hungarian (Bánk) : from a pet form of the old secular personal name Bán.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Bank.
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kentish)
English (Kentish) : from a medieval personal name, Pack, possibly a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca, although this is found only as a place name element and appears to have died out fairly early on in the Old English period. The Middle English personal name is more likely to be a derivative of the Latin Christian name Paschalis (see Pascal).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from German Pack ‘package’ (see Packer).Anglicized form of Dutch Pak.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Backhus.Latvian (Baks) : derivative of the German surname.English : patronymic from Back 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Dæcca.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from dack, a variant of deck ‘roof’. Compare De decker.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle High German bach ‘stream’. This surname is established throughout central Europe and in Scandinavia, not just in Germany.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle English bache.Welsh : distinguishing epithet from Welsh bach ‘little’, ‘small’.Norwegian : Americanized spelling of the topographic name Bakk(e) ‘hillside’ (see Bakke).Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the personal name Bach, a pet form of Bartomolaeus (Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej (see Bartholomew) or possibly in some cases of Baltazar or Sebastian).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
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Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Prayerful
Girl/Female
Indian
Lotus, Water Lily
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Indra
Female
Croatian
, bitter.
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian
Medieval given name from Scandinavian mythology. Also English surname referring to a water crossing.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam
Smell; Fragrance
Male
Hindi/Indian
(अखिल) Variant spelling of Hindi Akhil, AKIL means "all, complete." Compare with another form of Akil.
Boy/Male
Australian, English
A Calm Person
Boy/Male
English
Brave with a spear.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
From the Bent Grass Meadow
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BACK FORMATION
a.
Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
adv.
In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.
v. i.
To get upon the back of; to mount.
adv.
To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.
v. i.
To place or seat upon the back.
adv.
In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.
adv.
To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
n.
To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or beasts).
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
n.
A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
n.
A garment for the back; hence, clothing.
a.
Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
v. i.
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
v. i.
To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
n.
The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
n.
The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.