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Central sudanic language spoken in South Sudan
Bongo (Bungu), also known as Dor, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Bongo people in sparsely populated areas of Bahr al Ghazal in South Sudan
Bongo_language
Central Sudanic language branch
The Bongo–Bagirmi or Sara–Bongo–Bagirmi (SBB) languages are the major branch of the Central Sudanic language family with about forty languages. Principal
Bongo–Bagirmi_languages
Name for an imaginary language in linguistics
In linguistics, Bongo-Bongo is used as a name for an imaginary language. It is most commonly invoked in etymological studies to conceptualize random similarities
Bongo-Bongo
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bongo may refer to: Bongo (Australian TV series), on air from August to November 1960 Bongo Comics,
Bongo
Central sudanic subfamily
The Bongo languages, or Bongo–Baka, comprise six languages spoken in South Sudan. They are members of the Central Sudanic language family. The most populous
Bongo–Baka_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
Bongo Bongo or Bongo-Bongo may refer to: Bongo-Bongo (linguistics), an imaginary placeholder language Bongo Bongo Land, a British English pejorative term
Bongo_Bongo
Species of mammal
The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a large, mostly nocturnal, forest-dwelling antelope, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Bongos are characterised by a striking
Bongo_(antelope)
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
is an Austronesian language spoken in Bonggo District, Sarmi Regency on the north coast of Papua province, Indonesia. Sarmi languages for a comparison with
Bonggo_language
Ethnic group in Gabon
intoxicating hallucinogenic iboga plant. There is no one Bongo language. They speak the languages of their Bantu neighbors, with some dialectical differentiation
Bongo_people_(Gabon)
Arabic-based creole language spoken in Chad
Bongor Arabic is an Arabic-based creole language that serves as a lingua franca in and around the town of Bongor, Chad. It is a direct descendant of Turku
Bongor_Arabic
Light commercial vehicle manufactured by Mazda
The Mazda Bongo (Japanese: マツダ・ボンゴ, Hepburn: Matsuda Bongo), also known as Mazda E-Series, Eunos Cargo, and the Ford Econovan, is a cabover van and pickup
Mazda_Bongo
Pejorative term used to refer to Third-World countries
In British English, Bongo Bongo Land (or Bongo-bongo Land) is a pejorative term used to refer to Third-World countries, particularly in Africa, or to a
Bongo_Bongo_Land
President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009
Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967
Omar_Bongo
Motor vehicle
The Bongo was first launched in 1980 under the name Bongo. In 1997, the third generation Bongo Frontier was launched. As of 2004, the Kia Bongo was in
Kia_Bongo
President of Gabon from 2009 to 2023
Ali Bongo Ondimba (born Alain-Bernard Bongo; 9 February 1959) is a Gabonese former politician and dictator who was the third president of Gabon from 2009
Ali_Bongo
2018 Internet meme
Bongo Cat is an Internet meme that originated when a Twitter user created and tweeted a GIF of a white cat-like blob smacking a table with its two paws
Bongo_Cat
1999 single by Manu Chao
"Bongo Bong" is the first solo single by Manu Chao, from his debut album, Clandestino. It is a remake of "King of Bongo", a track from Manu Chao's previous
Bongo_Bong
Juice drink
Um Bongo is a brand of juice drinks produced by Sumol + Compal. It was first produced in 1983 by Nestlé, under the Libby's brand, for consumption in the
Um_Bongo
Afro-Cuban drum
Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists
Bongo_drum
Tanzanian popular music genre
Swahili or English. The name "Bongo" in Bongo Flava comes from Kiswahili usually meaning brains, intelligence, cleverness. Bongo is the augmentative form of
Bongo_Flava
1982 Italian film by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Bingo Bongo is a 1982 Italian family comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Adriano Celentano as an Italian Tarzan character escaping
Bingo_Bongo
Nilo-Saharan language family of Central Africa
would include Bongo–Bagirmi and Kresh scattered across Chad, the CAR, and South Sudan. Starostin (2011) notes that the poorly attested language Mimi of Decorse
Central_Sudanic_languages
Ethnic group in South Sudan
settlements south and east of Wau. They speak the Bongo language, one of the Bongo-Baka languages. In the early 1990s, their number was estimated at
Bongo_people_(South_Sudan)
Luo language of South Sudan
community Di-boor – the language. Belanda Boor is formed from the autonym Boor and the central-Sudanic Bongo word Beerlanda. In Bongo, beer is the ethnonym
Belanda_Bor_language
1959 single by Caterina Valente
"Bongo Cha Cha Cha" is a 1959 song by French-Italian singer Caterina Valente, originally included on a German-language EP and best known in its Italian
Bongo_Cha_Cha_Cha
1975 live and studio album
Bongo Fury is a collaborative album by American experimental rock musicians Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, and Zappa's band the Mothers, released in
Bongo_Fury
Variant of Arabic spoken in Chad
a lingua franca. There are still Arabic pidgins in Chad today, such as Bongor Arabic, however, most of them have not been described, so it is not known
Chadian_Arabic
Country in Central Africa
Omar Bongo came to office in 1967 and created a dynasty, which stabilized its power through a client network, Françafrique. The official language of Gabon
Gabon
Region in South Sudan
tribes like Bari, Pojulu, Kuku, Kakwa, Mundari and Nyangwara share a common language, but their accents, and some adjectives and nouns do vary; the same applies
Equatoria
Language family in southern Chad
The Sara languages comprise over a dozen Bongo–Bagirmi languages spoken mainly in Chad; a few are also spoken in the north of the Central African Republic
Sara_languages
1983 video game
Congo Bongo, also known as Tip Top, is a platform game released as an arcade video game by Sega in 1983. A message in the ROM indicates it was coded at
Congo_Bongo
Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the CAR
Kaba proper is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic. It is one of several local languages that go by the names Kaba and Sara
Kaba_language
Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad
Sar or Sara, also known as Madjingay and Sara Madjingay is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of southern Chad, and the lingua franca of regional capital of Sarh
Sar_language
Language family
(Moñino 1988). The Banda languages have a Bongo-Bagirmi substratum (Cloarec-Heiss 1995, 1998). Central Sudanic, particularly Bongo-Bagirmi, influence is
Banda_languages
Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad
to have a Bongo–Bagirmi superstratum and a non-Bongo–Bagirmi substratum. Some lexical items in Sinyar have cognates in Bongo–Bagirmi languages (particularly
Sinyar_language
Military coup against President Ali Bongo
occurred in Gabon shortly after the announcement that incumbent president Ali Bongo had won the general election held on 26 August. It was the eighth successful
2023_Gabonese_coup_d'état
President of Gabon since 2023
since 2020. Oligui is a member of the Bongo family and played a key part in overthrowing his cousin Ali Bongo during the 2023 coup. He ran for president
Brice_Oligui_Nguema
Italian writer (1600–1601)
Pietro Bongo (alternate spelling: Petrus Bungus) was a Renaissance Italian writer. He came from a noble family. He was born and raised in Bergamo, Italy
Pietro_Bongo
Gabonese politician (born 1992)
presidency of his father, Ali Bongo Ondimba. He is the eldest son of former president Ali Bongo Ondimba and former First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba. Educated in
Noureddin_Bongo_Valentin
Gabonese politician
Pascaline Mferri Bongo Ondimba (born 10 April 1956) is a Gabonese politician. Under her father, President Omar Bongo, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pascaline_Bongo_Ondimba
Bongo–Bagirmi language spoken in Chad
Gulay (Gulai, Gulei) is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. An eighth of speakers are Pen (Peni), and do not like to be called Gulay. Gulay at Ethnologue
Gulay_language
Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad
Morom, also known as Bernde, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Morom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e
Morom_language
City in Mayo-Kebbi Est, Chad
Bongor (Arabic: بونقور) is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Est. It is located on the eastern bank of the Logone River. During the
Bongor
Bantu language spoken in Gabon
maîtrise). Université Omar Bongo. 154 p Philippson, G. & G. Puech (1996) 'Tonal domains in Galwa (Bantu, B11c)' The Bantu languages Soumaho Ditoubilianou,
Myene_language
Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
The Baca language, Nubaca, is a Bantu language of Cameroon spoken in the village of Bongo, in the Bokito subdivision. The following table shows the consonants
Baca_language
bridge language in Southern Chad and in the capital, N'Djamena. Many of major indigenous languages of Chad are members of the Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi language branch
Languages_of_Chad
First Lady of Gabon
Sylvia Valentin Bongo Ondimba is the Former First Lady of Gabon. She has been the wife of former Gabonese dictator Ali Bongo Ondimba since 1989. She became
Sylvia_Bongo_Ondimba
Topics referred to by the same term
Sara language may refer to: Sara language (Indonesia), a language spoken in Kalimantan in Indonesia Sara languages, a family of Bongo–Bagirmi languages spoken
Sara_language
Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad
Kenga is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Speakers make up the majority of the population in Kenga canton in Bitkine sub-prefecture. Kenga at Ethnologue
Kenga_language
2023 single by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
"Bongos" is a song by American rapper Cardi B featuring fellow American rapper-songwriter Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on September 8, 2023, through
Bongos_(song)
Music genre
Tanzanian Hip-hop, which is sometimes referred to Bongo Flava by many outside of Tanzania's hip hop community, encompasses a large variety of different
Tanzanian_hip-hop
Topics referred to by the same term
Bungu may refer to: Bungu language, a Bantu language spoken by the Bungu people in Tanzania Bongo language, a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in South Sudan
Bungu
Extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad
Berakou is an extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Speakers have shifted to Chadian Arabic or various Kotoko languages. According to the UNESCO Atlas
Berakou_language
Extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad
Horo (Hor) is an extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Speakers shifted to Ngam. Horo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e
Horo_language
State in eastern India
visited state of India globally. The origin of the name Bengal (Bangla and Bongo in Bengali) is unknown. One theory suggests the word derives from "Bang"
West_Bengal
1947 Disney film
is a compilation of two stories: Bongo, narrated by Dinah Shore and loosely based on the short story "Little Bear Bongo" by Sinclair Lewis; and Mickey and
Fun_and_Fancy_Free
March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025. Bongili at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Bongo at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Bonjo at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Tangale
Languages_of_Africa
Gabonese singer and musician
Joséphine Bongo, is a Gabonese singer and musician who was the First Lady of Gabon from 1967 to 1987 as the first wife of president Omar Bongo. After their
Patience_Dabany
Bantu language spoken in Gabon
Kaningi (Kaning'i) is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon. Speakers live in villages scattered among other peoples; the Bongo pygmies speak a distinct dialect
Kaning'i_language
Central Sudanic language spoken in Africa
7,000–13,000 speakers. Yulu is classified as a Central Sudanic language of the Bongo–Bagirmi branch. It has been written using Latin script (with adjustments
Yulu_language
Sepik language of Papua New Guinea
14th (2000) edition of Ethnologue classified Apos, Bongos, Wasambu, and Yubanakor as distinct languages, and assigned them the ISO codes apo, bxy, wsm, and
Kwanga_language
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
Some words from various Bantu languages have been borrowed into western languages. These include: Boma Bomba Bongos Bwana Candombe Chimpanzee Gumbo
Bantu_languages
Chadic language spoken in Chad and Cameroon
Chadic language spoken in southern Chad and northern Cameroon by the Masa people. It has approximately 200,000 speakers. Dialects are Bongor, Bugudum
Massa_language
Reise ins Leben [de] Gregor Schnitzler Anna Maria Mühe, Kostja Ullmann, Bongo Mbutuma, Simon Schwarz Drama Ein Kind wird gesucht [de] Urs Egger Heino
List of German films of the 2010s
List_of_German_films_of_the_2010s
Short story by Sinclair Lewis
"Bongo" is a children's story written by Sinclair Lewis, first published in the September 1930 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, with illustrations by Josep
Bongo_(short_story)
Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Chad
Naba is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by approximately 500,000 people in Chad. Those who speak this language are called Lisi, a collective name for three
Naba_language
Proposed family of Native African languages
Macro-Sudanic macrofamily Macro-Central Sudanic family Central Sudanic family Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi (West-Central Sudanic branch) Kresh-Aja-Birri East-Central Sudanic
Nilo-Saharan_languages
2000 single by Safri Duo
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" is a song by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released in November 2000 as the lead single from their first mainstream
Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)
Played-A-Live_(The_Bongo_Song)
American singer (1958–2009)
the rank of Officer of the National Order of Merit from President Omar Bongo. During his trip to Ivory Coast, Jackson drew larger crowds than Pope John
Michael_Jackson
British pop duo
Bruce & Bongo was a 1980s Germany-based British pop duo best known in Europe for the hit single "Geil". The duo consisted of musician/singer Bruce Hammond
Bruce_&_Bongo
Bangladeshi media company
Bongo established in 2013, is Bangladesh's pioneer and largest video-on-demand streaming service. The platform commenced with the streaming of classic
Bongo_BD
Central Sudanic language spoken in Nigeria
Sudanic language spoken in Nigeria. It is most closely related to Kabba Laka of Chad. The Hausa refer to the Laka people of Lau as Lakawa. The language was
Lau_Laka_language
Central Sudanic language of South Sudan
Institute of Linguistics. Persson, Janet. 2004. Bongo-Bagirmi languages in Sudan. Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages 9. 77–84. v t e
Jur_Modo_language
Mazda motor vehicle engine
CX-8 CX-80 CX-90 MX-30 EZ-60/CX-6e Pickup trucks Bongo Truck BT-50 Commercial vans Bongo Brawny Bongo Van Familia Van Commercial trucks Titan Sports cars
Skyactiv
Region in the eastern Indian subcontinent
name of Bengal is derived from the ancient kingdom of Vanga (pronounced Bôngô), the earliest records of which date back to the Mahabharata epic in the
Bengal
Bantu language spoken in Gabon
Retrieved 2011-10-25. Bingoumou, Justin (2008). Esquisse phonologique du ntumbidi parlé à Rébé (MA thesis). Libreville: Université Omar Bongo. v t e v t e
Kele_language_(Gabon)
Spanish rock band
Bongo Botrako is a Spanish alternative rock band formed in Tarragona, Spain, in 2007 by lead vocalist and songwriter Uri Giné. The band released their
Bongo_Botrako
Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad
primary dialect, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. It is nearly intelligible with Kaba Na, which is used as a second language. Kaba So at Ethnologue
Kaba_So_language
Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad
Jaya is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Jaya at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e
Jaya_language
Andamanese languages Australian languages and Tasmanian languages Caucasian languages Khoisan languages Nuba Mountains languages Paleo-Siberian
List_of_language_families
African Republic. They are Bongo–Bagirmi languages of the Central Sudanic language family. The most populous Kaba languages are Kaba Deme and Kaba Naa
Kaba_languages
Sara language spoken in Central Africa
Ngam, or Sara Ngam, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic. Sú àl̄ dò̰ó̰ bə̄ kà̰ŗ̄ɓày ᵼ̀sō-nìí jī Tùbòjēmgᵼ̄ tᵼ́. - He mounts
Ngam_language
2026 compilation album by various artists
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album features artists from across continents, languages and genres in a project designed to unite fans worldwide through the power
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album
Official_FIFA_World_Cup_2026_Album
Arabic-based creole language formerly spoken in Chad
Bimbashi Arabic that served as a lingua franca in Chad. It is the ancestor to Bongor Arabic and potentially other Arabic pidgins spoken in Chad today, but since
Turku_Arabic
2024 studio album by Geordie Greep
recording in March 2024 at Fish Factory, where they recorded "The New Sound", "Bongo Season", and "If You Are But a Dream". Overdubs for the album were also
The_New_Sound
Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria
Sara Ngambai, Gamba, Gambaye, Gamblai and Ngambai) is one of the major languages spoken by Sara people in southwestern Chad, northeastern Cameroon and
Ngambay_language
1960 instrumental composed by Jerry Lordan
with vocals added (RCA Victore 47-7858). A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called "hip-hop's national anthem". Although this version
Apache_(instrumental)
University in Gabon
Omar Bongo University (French: Université Omar Bongo) is a public university which was founded as the National University of Gabon in 1970. It was renamed
Omar_Bongo_University
Tanzanian rapper
Shariff Thabit Ramadhan (born 3 September 1988), better known by his stage name Darassa is a Tanzanian hip hop artist, recognized for his 2016 hit song
Darassa
Central Sudanic language spoken in South Sudan
Morokodo is a dialect continuum of Central Sudanic languages spoken in South Sudan. Kodo- Kodo is used as a short form for Morokodo, a slang used by the
Morokodo_language
Facet of English etymology
occurred in Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War). boma – from Swahili bongo – West African boungu buckra – "white man or person", from Efik and Ibibio
English words of African origin
English_words_of_African_origin
comic book series based on him that was first published by Bongo Comics in 1993. The Bongo comics expanded more on the character, including his powers
List of recurring The Simpsons characters
List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters
Series of rotary-powered sports cars
CX-8 CX-80 CX-90 MX-30 EZ-60/CX-6e Pickup trucks Bongo Truck BT-50 Commercial vans Bongo Brawny Bongo Van Familia Van Commercial trucks Titan Sports cars
Mazda_RX-7
Bongo–Bagirmi language spoken in Chad
Gula (Sara Gula) is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Gula at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e
Gula_language_(Chad)
Sudanic language spoken in Central Africa
The Gula language, or Tar Gula, of the Central African Republic, commonly known as Kara, is a Central Sudanic language or dialect cluster. The term "Kara"
Tar_Gula_language
Watch Upgrade" (Season 3, Episode 18) (2018) Donkey Kong Country: The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights (1999) The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Koopa Klaus
List of United States Christmas television episodes
List_of_United_States_Christmas_television_episodes
Gabonese multi-day road cycling race
race is named in honor of Albertine Amissa Bongo. Bongo, Tropicale Amissa. "La Gazette - Tropicale Amissa Bongo". www.tropicaleamissabongo.com (in French)
La_Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo
Extinct language isolate of Sudan
extinct language of Sudan. Although it has been classified as one of the Koman languages, Zamponi (2026) unambiguously identifies Gule as a language isolate
Gule_language
Central Sudanic language group of South Sudan
Kresh is a small language group of South Sudan. It is generally considered to be a branch of the Central Sudanic languages. Boyeldieu (2010) judges that
Kresh_languages
1920 Korean militia-Japanese battle
the Japanese soldiers to Bongo-dong. The independence army, which reorganized the combined forces and was in ambush in the Bongo-dong Valley, opened fire
Battle_of_Fengwudong
BONGO LANGUAGE
BONGO LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.English : occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Anglo-Norman French mance ‘handle’ (Old French manche, Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’).
Surname or Lastname
English, North German, Dutch, Frisian, and Danish
English, North German, Dutch, Frisian, and Danish : from a Germanic personal name, Boio or Bogo, of uncertain origin. It may represent a variant of Bothe, with the regular Low German loss of the dental between vowels, but a cognate name appears to have existed in Old English (see Boyce), where this feature does not occur. Boje is still in use as a personal name in Friesland.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch boy(e) ‘boy’, ‘lad’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the female personal name Elizabeth. Compare Hibbs 2.English : nickname for someone with very fair hair or skin, from Middle English, Old English lilie ‘lily’ (Latin lilium). The Italian equivalent Giglio was used as a personal name in the Middle Ages. In English and other languages there has also been some confusion with forms of Giles.English : habitational name from places called Lilley, in Hertfordshire and Berkshire. The Hertfordshire place was named in Old English as ‘flax-glade’, from līn ‘flax’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Berkshire name is from Old English Lillinglēah ‘wood associated with Lilla’, an Old English personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Surname or Lastname
English and French (Léonard)
English and French (Léonard) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements leo ‘lion’ (a late addition to the vocabulary of Germanic name elements, taken from Latin) + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, which was taken to England by the Normans. A saint of this name, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century, but about whom nothing is known except for a largely fictional life dating from half a millennium later, was popular throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages and was regarded as the patron of peasants and horses.Irish (Fermanagh) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhionáin or of Langan.Americanized form of Italian Leonardo or cognate forms in other European languages.The French Léonard family were at Château Richer, Quebec, by 1698, having come from Maine, France.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jacob. As an American surname this name has absorbed cognates from other languages, for example Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch Jacobsen and Swedish Jacobsson.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
Girl/Female
African, British, English, Greek, Hebrew
To Grant; Kongo
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, German, etc.
English, Welsh, German, etc. : ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yÅÌ£hÄnÄn ‘Jehovah has favored (me with a son)’ or ‘may Jehovah favor (this child)’. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Siôn, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish Séan; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese João; Greek IÅannÄ“s (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (see Jones); and Han(n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Siôn rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Great Congo; Belief; Custom; Religion; Day
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 and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.
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, French, and German
English, French, and German : from the vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (of unknown meaning). In the Bible, this is the name of Jacob’s eldest son. It was not a popular name among Christians in medieval Europe, because of the associations it had with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Among Jews, however, the Hebrew name and its reflexes in various Jewish languages (such as Yiddish Yude) have been popular for generations, and have given rise to many Jewish surnames.French : name for a Jew, Old French jude (Latin Iudaeus, Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ‘member of the tribe of Judah’).English : from a pet form of Jordan.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different surname forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. The American surname Matthew has also absorbed European cognates from other languages, including Greek Mathias and Mattheos.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Matthew. In North America, this form has assimilated numerous vernacular derivatives in other languages of Latin Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus.Irish (Ulster and County Louth) : used as an Americanized form of McMahon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a Latinist, a clerk who wrote documents in Latin, from Anglo-Norman French latinier, latim(m)ier. Latin was more or less the universal language of official documents in the Middle Ages, displaced only gradually by the vernacular—in England, by Anglo-Norman French at first, and eventually by English.
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BONGO LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Arabic Muslim
Praised.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Female
English
English unisex name derived from a place name ASTON means "east settlement."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Humidity
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Balthasar, BALTHAZAR means "Ba'al protect the king."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Fulfiller; Eastern
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Success in Life
Male
French
Variant form of Old French Gautier, WALTIER means "ruler of the army."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kundanika | கà¯à®‚தநீகா
Golden girl, Jasmine a flower
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n.
Alt. of Congo
n.
A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
n. pl.
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
a.
Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.
n.
The mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands.
n.
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.
n.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
n.
Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
n.
A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States.
imp. & p. p.
of Language
n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
n.
Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
a.
Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
a.
Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
n.
Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
n.
The vernacular, or common language.