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Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its east lies the barony of Belfast and Belfast Lough, and it is bordered by five other
Belfast_Upper
Historic Northern Ireland county
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
County_Antrim
Suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Derriaghy and the historic Barony of Belfast Upper. It is mainly an Irish nationalist area. Due to its proximity to both Belfast and Lisburn, it has become popular
Poleglass
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
housing estate in south Belfast, Northern Ireland, within the civil parishes of Drumbeg and Shankill, and barony of Belfast Upper. Taughmonagh has become
Taughmonagh
Capital and largest city in Northern Ireland
Belfast (/ˈbɛlfæst/ BEL-fast, /-fɑːst/, -fahst; from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə]) is the capital city and main port of Northern Ireland
Belfast
Townland and civil parish near Belfast, Northern Ireland
of Belfast city centre. The townland is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish covers areas of both Belfast Upper and
Derriaghy
Interlocking basalt columns in Northern Ireland
They occur on many scales and with some variations in formation. The Belfast-Derry railway line run by Northern Ireland Railways connects to Coleraine
Giant's_Causeway
Electoral division in Belfast, Northern Ireland
the wards of Beechmount; Clonard; Falls; Upper Springfield; and Whiterock. Lower Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland
Lower Falls (District Electoral Area)
Lower_Falls_(District_Electoral_Area)
Settlement near Belfast, Northern Ireland
Newtownabbey is a large settlement north of Belfast city centre in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill
Newtownabbey
Suburban town & townland in Belfast, Northern Ireland
began on a new road from Belfast to Dublin through Finaghy and Dunmurry. This replaced the old turnpike road through Upper Malone and Drumbeg to Lambeg
Dunmurry
Large, intertidal sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland
Belfast Lough is a large sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland. At its head is the city and port of Belfast, which sits at the mouth of the
Belfast_Lough
Town on outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland
area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between
Holywood,_County_Down
Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London
HMS_Belfast
Hill overlooking the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland
Cave Hill — or Cavehill — is a rocky hill overlooking the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a height of 368 metres (1,207 ft). It is marked by basalt
Cavehill
Electoral division of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Malone; Musgrave; Windsor; and Upper Malone. Balmoral, along with neighbouring Botanic, forms the greater part of the Belfast South constituencies for the
Balmoral (District Electoral Area)
Balmoral_(District_Electoral_Area)
Island of County Antrim, Northern Ireland
plant and charophyte sections (3rd ed.). Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast. ISBN 978-0-85389-446-9. O'Sullivan, Aidan
Rathlin_Island
Place in Lisburn and Castlereagh
North (188 acres, in the barony of Belfast Upper) and Lambeg South (187 acres, in the barony of Massereene Upper). The old village of Lambeg was in the
Lambeg,_County_Antrim
Suburb of Belfast, United Kingdom
area is in County Antrim. Historically, it was part of the Barony of Belfast Upper, the parish of Shankill and the townland of Ballydownfine (from Irish
Andersonstown
Paramilitary unit
The Belfast Brigade of the Provisional IRA was the largest of the organisation's brigades, based in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The nucleus
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
Provisional_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
bordered by four other baronies: Belfast Upper to the south, Carrickfergus to the east, Antrim Upper to the west; Glenarm Upper to the north. The Forth and
Belfast_Lower
Housing estate in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
house many of those displaced by the demolition of inner city housing in Belfast city. Rathcoole is within the wider Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough. Its
Rathcoole_(Newtownabbey)
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, 11 miles (18 km) from Belfast. The town had a population of 28,141 at the 2021 census
Carrickfergus
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1827. By 1834 the population of Ballymena was about 4,000. In 1848 the Belfast and Ballymena Railway was established. In 1865 Robert Alexander Shafto
Ballymena
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus. The town is on the coast of Belfast Lough and is named after a tiny islet
Greenisland
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
civil parish of Ballymoney is situated in the historic baronies of Dunluce Upper and Kilconway in County Antrim, as well as the barony of North East Liberties
Ballymoney
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish of Shankill and covers an area of 694 acres The
Altigarron
Port town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
road runs from the town to Ballymena. The Belfast–Larne railway line connects to Belfast Grand Central and Belfast Lanyon Place, via Whitehead, Carrickfergus
Larne
The townlands of Belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The city is split between two traditional Counties by the
List_of_townlands_in_Belfast
Barony in Northern Ireland
east lies Belfast Lough, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Lower to the north; Belfast Upper to the east; Castlereagh Upper to the south-east;
Massereene_Upper
Bus rapid transit system in Northern Ireland
transit system in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed to improve the efficiency of mass transit in the city by connecting East and West Belfast and the Titanic
Glider_(Belfast)
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Retrieved 17 May 2023. "Members of church say 'no' to Irish nameplate". Belfast Telegraph. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2022. "Day 22: Filming at Ballintoy
Ballintoy
Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
south-west; Belfast Upper to the south; Belfast Lower to the south-east; and Glenarm Upper to the east. Below is a list of settlements in Antrim Upper: Antrim
Antrim_Upper
Subdivisions of Belfast, Northern Ireland
The electoral wards of Belfast are subdivisions of the city, used primarily for statistics and elections. Belfast had 51 wards from May 1973, which were
Electoral_wards_of_Belfast
Main road through west Belfast in Northern Ireland
enclosures') is the main road through West Belfast, Northern Ireland, running from Divis Street in Belfast City Centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs
Falls_Road,_Belfast
Altarichard, Altaveedan South, Altigarron, Altilevelly, Altmore Lower, Altmore Upper, Altnahinch, Andraid, Annaghmore, Anticur, Antiville, Antynanum, Appletee
List of townlands of County Antrim
List_of_townlands_of_County_Antrim
Seaside resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Coleraine-Portrush railway line, where travellers can connect with trains to Derry, Belfast and beyond. Portrush is a busy seaside resort, with a frequent train service
Portrush
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Newtownabbey Borough Council. The town lies 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Belfast. According to tradition, a monastery was founded at Antrim in AD 495, thirty
Antrim,_County_Antrim
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
then dissected by the British and buried under the road that went from Belfast to Derry. In 1852, while the bridge at Toome was being replaced as part
Toome
Series of valleys in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, Queen's University Belfast "Glencorp". Place Names - NI. Retrieved 22 January 2021.[dead link] Place
Glens_of_Antrim
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
List of baronies of Northern Ireland
List_of_baronies_of_Northern_Ireland
Townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
historic Baronies of Massereene Upper (426 acres) and Belfast Upper (238 acres). It is 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Belfast city centre. The townland contains
Aghalislone
Valley in Northern Ireland
Ireland between Belfast and Lisburn. The River Lagan rises on Slieve Croob in County Down and flows generally northward discharging into Belfast Lough. For
Lagan_Valley
Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lower, Upper Half, and Massereene Upper to the west; and Belfast Upper to the north. Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh Upper: Belfast Lisburn
Castlereagh_Upper
Townland in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The original village of Whiteabbey stood at the foot of the Three Mile Water, on the shore of Belfast Lough
Whiteabbey
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland, close to Belfast. It is situated in the civil parish of Derriaghy and the historic Barony of Belfast Upper. The Killeaton housing estate
Killeaton
Deputy leader of Alliance Party (born 1998)
Carla Lockhart looking runaway favourite to hold seat for DUP in Upper Bann". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 May 2022. "Local Council
Eóin_Tennyson
Main road leading through west Belfast, Northern Ireland
Seanchill, meaning 'old church') is one of the main roads leading through West Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It runs through the working-class, predominantly
Shankill_Road
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
avoid witch trials'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 February 2021. "Gobbins tour guides 'not ordered to avoid witch trials'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved
Islandmagee
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
comprises: In Belfast, the wards of Belvoir, Blackstaff, Central, Finaghy, Malone, Musgrave, Ormeau, Ravenhill, Rosetta, Stranmillis, Upper Malone, and
Belfast_South_and_Mid_Down
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
cross memorial to Dr James MacDonnell, one of the organisers of the last Belfast Festival of Harpists in 1792 and pioneer of the use of chloroform in surgery
Cushendall
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
railway station which opened in 1848 by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway. The station connected the town to Belfast, Antrim, Magherafelt and Cookstown. The
Randalstown
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
Carnlough
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
10 miles (16 km) northwest of Belfast, and halfway between the towns of Ballyclare and Antrim. It is also close to Belfast International Airport and the
Templepatrick
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland. Crumlin is 20 miles (32 km) west of Belfast city centre and 3 miles (4.6 km) from Belfast International Airport at Aldergrove. It is part
Crumlin,_County_Antrim
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Upper Ballinderry (from Irish Baile an Doire, meaning 'townland of the oak grove') is a small village to the east of Lower Ballinderry in County Antrim
Upper_Ballinderry
Politician in Northern Ireland
elected in Upper Bann, despite initial reports that he was at risk of losing his seat. During the election count, Beattie told the Belfast Telegraph that
Doug_Beattie
Seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
designed by Fr. Jeremiah McAuley who also designed St. Peter's Cathedral in Belfast. It was erected in 1870. An octagonal spire was added in 1898 and there
Ballycastle,_County_Antrim
Townland in Northern Ireland
also situated in the civil parish of Carnmoney and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. It had a population of 6,225 in the 2011 census, with an average
Jordanstown
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
July 2021. "10 must see Game of Thrones locations in Northern Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2022. "Robert Emmets GAC Cushendun :
Cushendun
Suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ireland. Glengormley is within the urban area of Newtownabbey bordering Belfast, and is located in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It
Glengormley
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
population of 1,247 in the 2021 Census. It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine.
Bushmills,_County_Antrim
Irish rugby union competition
shared. The 2024 competition resulted in a final between Sullivan Upper and Royal Belfast Academical Institution with RBAI winning 36–10.RBAI have now won
Medallion_Shield
Hill in Northern Ireland
moorland north-west of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. With a height of 1,568 ft (478 m), it is the highest of the Belfast Hills. It is joined
Divis
City near Belfast, Northern Ireland
ˈɟaːɾˠ(ə)wəx] ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is 8 mi (13 km) southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County
Lisburn
Road in Northern Ireland
radial road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading from the university quarter southwards to the affluent suburbs of Malone and Upper Malone, each a separate
Malone_Road
Area of Belfast, Northern Ireland
the southeast of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the name of a townland and has been adopted as the name of an electoral ward of Belfast City council. The
Cregagh
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. The townland has given its name to a little island just off the
Portmuck
Seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
time. The recovered artefacts are now on display in the Ulster Museum in Belfast. The ruins of Dunluce Castle sit on the edge of a cliff between Portballintrae
Portballintrae
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is approximately 11 miles west of Belfast and eight miles north-west of Lisburn, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy
Glenavy
Northern Irish statesman ( 1944–2022)
2007. Trimble began his career teaching law at The Queen's University of Belfast in the 1970s, during which time he began to get involved with the paramilitary-linked
David_Trimble
Civil parish and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Retrieved 12 April 2015. https://shippingtandy.com/features/john-kelly-belfast/ Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballinderry. 54°32′N 6°13′W /
Ballinderry,_County_Antrim
Hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Killead – 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Antrim and 18 miles (29 km) west of Belfast. It is part of the Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey. The name Aldergrove
Aldergrove,_County_Antrim
Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Royal Avenue is a street in the heart of Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland. It runs for about 500 metres from the junction with Castle Place and Donegall
Royal_Avenue,_Belfast
Road in Northern Ireland
expensive shops and restaurants, most of which are located at the upper end of the road. The Belfast City Hospital and the Queen's University Medical Biological
Lisburn_Road
Field hockey league
Division 1 in the 2022-23 season. Belfast Clontarf Catholic Institute Bray Bandon Cork Harlequins Portrane South Antrim Belfast teams Annadale Instonians Queen's
Men's_Irish_Hockey_League
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
Kells_and_Connor
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
both trains and buses through the village daily. The first sod on the Belfast railway line was turned in 1845 and the line from Ballymena to Portrush
Cullybackey
Castle on the slopes of Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhéal Feirste) is a mansion located in Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400
Belfast_Castle
Village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ulsterbus services link the village with Lisburn, Antrim, Lurgan and Belfast. Much of the early development of Aghalee was due to its location beside
Aghalee
Mountain range in Northern Ireland
and the Antrim county high-point. Divis is considered to be part of the Belfast Hills. List of mountains in Ireland Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish
Antrim_Hills
Subdivisions of Northern Irish city
The subdivisions of Belfast are a series of divisions of Belfast, Northern Ireland that are used for a variety of cultural, electoral, planning and residential
Subdivisions_of_Belfast
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
graveyard of Caldernagh. Dunloy railway station is currently closed on the Belfast-Derry railway line run by Northern Ireland Railways. Since 1996 residents
Dunloy
Postcode area in the United Kingdom covering Northern Ireland
introduction of postcodes, Belfast had already been divided into numbered postal districts, for example, Belfast 12. Today, the Belfast post town covers postcode
BT_postcode_area
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
discovernorthernireland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024. "Invitation too good to refuse". Belfast Telegraph. 8 September 2007. "Portglenone SAMOS (County Antrim) UK climate
Portglenone
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Upper Broghindrummin (also known as Dira) is a townland of 186 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm
Upper_Broghindrummin
Mountain in Northern Ireland
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
Trostan
Bermudian-born abolitionist (1783–1865)
educated in Belfast and then pursued a military career as his first vocation. He left the military in 1815 and, in 1817, emigrated to Upper Canada (Ontario)
Charles_Stuart_(abolitionist)
Ballymoney Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Barmeen Belfast (has city status) Bendooragh Broomhedge Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle
List of places in County Antrim
List_of_places_in_County_Antrim
Mountain in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
period of the Earth's geological history. Its distinctive appearance —its upper reaches are very steep and rugged, in contrast to the tidy fields on its
Slemish
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
Ballygolan
Topics referred to by the same term
surname. Malone may also refer to: Malone Road in Balmoral, Belfast Malone, Belfast Upper Malone Malone Park Malone, Florida Malone, Iowa Malone, Kentucky
Malone_(disambiguation)
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
marking the entrance to the Belfast Lough. Whitehead is about 20 miles (32 km) from Belfast. On the opposite coast of Belfast Lough, the Copeland Islands
Whitehead,_County_Antrim
Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west. Below is a
Massereene_Lower
Civil parish and townland near Belfast, Northern Ireland
lies 7 miles (11 km) from Belfast city centre in the historic barony of Belfast Lower. Carnmoney is known throughout Belfast for its large graveyard. Carnmoney
Carnmoney
Village in Northern Ireland
Retrieved 3 September 2017. "Northern Ireland win World Cup of Darts". www.Belfast telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2025. Welcome to Broughshane - News
Broughshane
Hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
2003). "Those were the days: Legendary Willie John: He's the BFG from MG". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2025. "Timeline of Tony McCoy's career".
Moneyglass
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
part of the barony of Belfast Upper not in the constituency of East Antrim, and so much of the parliamentary borough of Belfast as was in the County of
South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
South_Antrim_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Brett, Charles; O’Connell, Michael (1996). Buildings of County Antrim. Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society and the Ulster Historical Foundation
Doagh
Townland
Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene
Loughlynch
Village on the Antrim coast, Northern Ireland
situated in the civil parish of Carncastle and the historic barony of Glenarm Upper. It had a population of 821 in the 2011 census. It is located within the
Ballygally
BELFAST UPPER
BELFAST UPPER
Boy/Male
Native American
Wild beast.
Male
Arthurian
, knight of the Stranger Beast.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell ‘castle’, ‘village’, ‘rock’.German : habitational name from a place so called in Upper Franconia.Dutch : variant of Kessel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English lofte ‘upper chamber’, ‘attic’, possibly bestowed on a household servant who worked in an upper chamber, or used in the same sense as Loftus.Danish : habitational name from a place called Loft.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The young of a beast, a whelp.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Loftus in Cleveland, Lofthouse in West Yorkshire, or Loftsome in East Yorkshire. All are named from Old Norse lopt ‘loft’, ‘upper storey’ + hús ‘house’, the last being derived from the dative plural form, húsum. Houses built with an upper storey (which was normally used for the storage of produce during the winter) were a considerable rarity among the ordinary people of the Middle Ages.Irish : English surname adopted by certain bearers of the Gaelic surname Ó Lochlainn (see Laughlin) or Ó Lachtnáin (see Lough).
Boy/Male
Scottish
Beast.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a belltower, from a compound of Middle English belle ‘bell’ + hous ‘house’. The surname is now found chiefly in Yorkshire.Greek form of the Italian surname Bella, or alternatively a nickname derived from Slavic bel ‘white’.
Male
Arthurian
, the questing beast.
Boy/Male
Indian
Authority, Showing upper hand
Biblical
the young of a beast; a whelp
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Devon so named, from Old English gafol ‘tax’, ‘toll’ + ford ‘ford’. The surname is now not found in England.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Galfert, from a Germanic personal name based on Old High German galan ‘to sing’, or of Gelfort, Gelfert, or Gelfart(h), from a Germanic personal name composed with Middle High German gelfen ‘to cry’, ‘to boast’ or gelf ‘scorn’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire called Helmsley. The names are of different etymologies: the one near Rievaulx Abbey is from the Old English personal name Helm + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, whereas Upper Helmsley, near York, is from the Old English personal name Hemele + Old English ēg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century.
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name TOHOPKA means "wild beast."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.French : habitational name from Delle, a place in Territoire de Belfort. The usual French spelling of the family name is Delles.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a fierce or cruel man, from Middle English grill(e) ‘angry’, ‘vicious’ (from Old English gryllan ‘to rage’, ‘to gnash the teeth’; compare 4).German : nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German grille ‘cricket’ (Old High German grillo, from Late Latin grillus, Greek gryllos). The insect is widely supposed to be of a cheerful disposition, no doubt because of its habit of infesting hearths and warm places. The vocabulary word is confined largely to southern Germany and Austria, and it is in this region that the surname is most frequent.German : habitational name from any of eight places in Upper Bavaria and Austria, perhaps so named from Middle High German grille ‘cricket’.North German : nickname for an angry man from Middle Low German grellen ‘to be furious’, ‘to shriek’. Compare 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwest)
English (southwest) : occupational name for a digger of ditches or a builder of dikes, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike, from an agent derivative of Middle English diche, dike (see Dyke).English : regional name from an area of East Sussex, near Hellingly, called ‘the Dicker’ (hence also the hamlets of Upper and Lower Dicker), from Middle English dyker unit of ten (Latin decuria, from decem ‘ten’); the reason for the place being so named is not clear. It has been suggested that the reference is to a bundle of iron rods, in which sense dicras appears in Domesday Book. Such a bundle could have been the rent for property in this iron-working area. Surname forms such as atte dicker occur in the surrounding region in the 13th and 14th centuries.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Dick 2, from an inflected form.North German : variant of Low German Dieker, a topographic or an occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a dike (see Dieck).Americanized spelling of French Decaire.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Beast.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of about 20 places so named for having a farmhouse with an upper story (see Loftus).English : variant of Loftus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English hose, huse ‘brambles’, ‘thorns’.English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, named from Old English hÅs, plural of hÅh ‘spur of land’ (literally ‘heel’), or a topographic name with the same meaning.English and German : metonymic occupational name from Middle English, Middle Low and High German hose ‘hose’, ‘leggings’, denoting a knitter or seller of hose, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore noticeble legwear.German (Upper Saxony) : apparently from a Czech personal name, Hos, a reduced form of Johannes (see John).
BELFAST UPPER
BELFAST UPPER
Girl/Female
Australian, Russian
Noble; Form of Eugenia
Girl/Female
Indian
Brilliant
Male
Romanian
Romanian name DORU means "longing."
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German
Son of a Farmer; From the Barley Farm; Diminutive of Bartholomew
Girl/Female
German, Latin
Noble; Kind
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hemabindu | ஹேமாஂபிஂதà¯Â
Dew drop
Male
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word leifr, LEIFR means "descendant, heir."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lavyansh | லாவà¯à®¯à®‚à®·Â
Ansh part of Love
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud Drinker; Leaf
Girl/Female
Indian
Of the Saura.
BELFAST UPPER
BELFAST UPPER
BELFAST UPPER
BELFAST UPPER
BELFAST UPPER
v. t.
To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Ballast
v. t.
Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character.
n.
A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
n.
The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
v. t.
To confound by a loud blast or din.
n.
Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
v. t.
To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from.
n.
A whirling blast or wind.
n.
A wild beast; a beast of prey.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blast
imp. & p. p.
of Blast
a.
Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.
n.
A beast; especially, a beast of burden.
a.
Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits.
imp. & p. p.
of Ballast
n.
A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.