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Look up colonia or Colonia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Colonia may refer to: Colonia (music group), a Croatian dance music group Colonia (Autopsia
Colonia
Secretive colony founded by Germans in Chile, formerly torture center
Colonia Dignidad (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlonja ðiɣniˈðað]; lit. 'Dignity Colony') was an isolated colony established in post-World War II Chile by
Colonia_Dignidad
2015 film
Colonia (released in the UK as The Colony) is a 2015 historical thriller film directed by Florian Gallenberger, produced by Benjamin Herrmann, written
Colonia_(film)
Human settlement in Mexico
recognized neighborhoods: Colonia Piedad Narvarte Colonia Atenor Salas Colonia Narvarte Poniente Colonia Narvarte Oriente Colonia Vértiz Narvarte Narvarte
Colonia_Narvarte
Term for neighborhood in Mexico
In Mexican urban geography, colonias (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlonjas]) are neighborhoods, although there is a distinction between them and other neighborhoods
Colonia_(Mexico)
Roman city located in modern Xanten, Germany
The Colonia Ulpia Traiana (CUT) was a Roman city (colonia) located in the area of present-day Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It existed approximately
Colonia_Ulpia_Traiana
Capital city in Colonia, Uruguay
Colonia del Sacramento (Spanish: [koˈlonja ðel sakɾaˈmento] ; Brazilian Portuguese: Colônia do Sacramento; European Portuguese: Colónia do Sacramento)
Colonia_del_Sacramento
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
communities. It consists of three colonias or officially recognized neighborhoods: Colonia Condesa, Colonia Hipódromo and Colonia Hipódromo Condesa. The area
Condesa
Topics referred to by the same term
Colônia Leopoldina (Portuguese: Leopoldina colony) may refer to: Colônia Leopoldina, Alagoas, a municipality in Alagoas, Brazil Colônia Leopoldina, Bahia
Colônia_Leopoldina
Neighborhood in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Roma, also called La Roma or simply, Roma, is a district located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just west of the city's historic center
Colonia_Roma
Peruvian folk saint
Sara Colonia Zambrano (1 March 1914 – 20 December 1940), popularly known as Sarita Colonia, was a Peruvian woman who became a folk saint after her death
Sarita_Colonia
Settlement founded by ancient Romans in eastern England
Lindum Colonia was the Roman settlement which is now the City of Lincoln in Lincolnshire. It was founded as a Roman Legionary Fortress during the reign
Lindum_Colonia
Roman castrum where Colchester, England, now stands
was known by its official name Colonia Claudia Victricensis (colonia clavdia victricensis), often shortened to Colonia Victricensis, and as Camulodunum
Camulodunum
City in Catalonia, Spain
colony with the surname of Faventia, or, in full, Colonia Faventia Julia Augusta Pia Barcino or Colonia Julia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino. Pomponius
Barcelona
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Álvaro Obregón
Colonia Florida is a neighborhood in Mexico City, located in the Álvaro Obregón borough. Colonia Florida is located in the Álvaro Obregón borough, in southern
Colonia_Florida
Type of slum in the United States, found near the border with Mexico
In the United States, a colonia is a type of unincorporated, low-income, slum area located along the Mexico–United States border region that emerged with
Colonia_(United_States)
Place in Chihuahua, Mexico
Colonia Díaz was the first permanent Mormon colony in Mexico, located along the Casas Grandes River in the northwest of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico
Colonia_Díaz
Topics referred to by the same term
Colonia Claudia (Latin for "Claudian colony") may refer to: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium ("The Claudian colony at the Altar of the Agrippians")
Colonia_Claudia
Surname list
Colonia is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Colonia (1634–1685), Dutch painter Gregorio Colonia (born 1963), Filipino weightlifter
Colonia_(surname)
Building in Santa Coloma de Cervelló , Spain
363583°N 2.027917°E / 41.363583; 2.027917 The Church of Colònia Güell (Catalan: Cripta de la Colònia Güell, IPA: [ˈkɾiptə ðə lə kuˈlɔniə ˈɣweʎ]) is an unfinished
Church_of_Colònia_Güell
Croatian dance music duo
Colonia is a Croatian dance music duo from Vinkovci, Croatia. The band has released thirteen albums and over 35 singles to date with various songs and
Colonia_(group)
Place in Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Del Valle (Spanish: Del Valle neighborhood) is a Colonia in the Benito Juarez borough of Mexico City. Founded as an aristocratic recreational neighborhood
Colonia_del_Valle
Topics referred to by the same term
Colonia San José may refer to: Colonia San José, Chihuahua, Mexico Colonia San José, Jujuy, Argentina Colonia San José, La Pampa, Argentina Colonia San
Colonia_San_José
Colonia Paulino Navarro is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just southeast of the city’s historic center. Its boundaries
Colonia_Paulino_Navarro
Place in Aragua, Venezuela
Colonia Tovar (Tovar Colony) is a mountain town of Venezuela, capital of the municipality Tovar in Aragua state. It is located about 65.5 km (41 mi) west
Colonia_Tovar
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez
Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes, or simply Extremadura Insurgentes, is a neighborhood located in southwest Mexico City, famous for being home to Parque
Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes
Colonia_Extremadura_Insurgentes
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez
Colonia Nápoles is a colonia in Benito Juárez, Mexico City in the North central area of the metropolis. Along with Colonia Del Valle, it's among the most
Colonia_Nápoles
45-storey, 147 m (482 ft) skyscraper completed in 1973 in Cologne, Germany
Colonia-Haus is a 45-storey, 147 m (482 ft) skyscraper completed in 1973 in the Riehl district of Cologne, Germany. Upon completion in 1973, it was the
Colonia-Haus
City in Colonia, Uruguay
Colonia Valdense is a small city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department. It is home to around 3,200 people. It lies along Route
Colonia_Valdense
Colonia Maza is a colonia or official neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough just north of the historic center of Mexico City. The colonia’s borders are
Colonia_Maza
Colonia Esperanza is a colonia located in the municipality of Julimes, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y
Colonia_Esperanza
Alemannic dialect
The Colonia Tovar dialect, or Alemán Coloniero, is a dialect that is spoken in Colonia Tovar, Venezuela, and belongs to the Low Alemannic branch of German
Colonia_Tovar_dialect
Place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Colonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As
Colonia,_New_Jersey
Filipino basketball player and coach
Jed Cedrick Colonia is a Filipino basketball player and coach. Colonia played for the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the University Athletic Association of
Jed_Colonia
Uruguayan cheese variety
Colonia cheese (Spanish: Queso Colonia) is a semi-hard cheese produced in Uruguay. Its name derives from its origins in the city of Nueva Helvecia, also
Colonia_cheese
Uruguayan football club
Club Deportivo Colonia, usually known simply as Deportivo Colonia or Depor Colonia, is an Uruguayan football club based in Colonia. Their home field is
Deportivo_Colonia
colonias of Colonia Condesa, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Colonia Guerrero, Colonia Hipódromo Condesa, Colonia Juarez, Colonia Maza, Colonia Morelos, Colonia Peralvillo
History_of_Colonia_Roma
One of 16 boroughs of Mexico City
Condesa • Colonia Juárez • Colonia Maza • Colonia Morelos • Colonia Paulino Navarro • Colonia Peralvillo • Colonia Roma • Colonia San Rafael • Colonia San Simón
Cuauhtémoc,_Mexico_City
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Miguel Hidalgo
Colonia Verónica Anzures is a colonia of Mexico City located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough. The neighborhood is a residential area but it also houses
Colonia_Verónica_Anzures
Neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Cuauhtémoc is a colonia (official neighborhood) in the Cuauhtémoc municipality of central Mexico City. It is located just north of Paseo de la
Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Colonia_Cuauhtémoc,_Mexico_City
Dutch painter
Isaac Colonia (1611 in Rotterdam – 27 March 1663 in Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter of portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. According to
Isaac_Colonia
Department of Uruguay
Colonia (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlonja] ) is a department of southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento, the country's second-oldest
Colonia_Department
Town in Río Negro, Argentina
media related to Colonia Suiza. Colonia Suiza in Bariloche Tourism Secretariat ColoniaSuiza.com.ar Tourism in Colonia Suiza Colonia Suiza Historical Site
Colonia_Suiza
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Buenos Aires is a colonia of the Cuauhtémoc borough located south of the historic center of Mexico City. This colonia is primarily known for its
Colonia_Buenos_Aires
Borough in Mexico City, Mexico
called Xitle. This lava bed covers the current communities of Colonia Santo Domingo, Colonia Ajusco and Pueblo de Santa Úrsula. Decomposing volcanic rock
Coyoacán
Place in Guairá, Paraguay
Independencia (formerly known as Colonia Independencia) is a town and district in Guairá Department of Paraguay. The first known inhabitants of the area
Colonia_Independencia
Roman emperor from 177 to 192
declaring himself the new Romulus, ritually re-founded Rome, renaming the city Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana. All the months of the year were renamed to correspond
Commodus
Coastal city in Oran Province, Algeria
symbolizing the city. During the Roman Empire, a small settlement called Unica Colonia existed in the area of the current Oran, but this settlement disappeared
Oran
Town in Canelones Department, Uruguay
General Seregni, formerly Colonia Nicolich, is a town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Colonia Nicolich is also the name of the municipality
Colonia_Nicolich
Airport in Uruguay
Colonia Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Colonia "Laguna de los Patos") (IATA: CYR, ICAO: SUCA) is a general aviation airport serving Colonia
Colonia_Airport
Mormon colony in Mexico
Colonia Dublán began as a Mormon colony, located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. It is now a part of Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality. It is one of
Colonia_Dublán
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia San Rafael is a colonia of the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic city center. It was established in the late 19th century
Colonia_San_Rafael
Neighbourhood in San Diego County, California
La Colonia de Eden Gardens, also known as La Colonia and Eden Gardens, is a neighborhood in Solana Beach in northern San Diego County, California. La
La_Colonia_de_Eden_Gardens
City and municipality in Cortés, Honduras
Tribeca Colonia San José de Sula Colonia San Carlos de Sula Colonia Satélite Colonia Felipe Zelaya Colonia FESITRANH Colonia El Periodista Colonia Del Valle
San_Pedro_Sula
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Tabacalera is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, on the western border of the city's historic center. It was
Colonia_Tabacalera
Former psychiatric hospital in Brazil
Hospital Colônia de Barbacena (Portuguese for 'Colony Hospital of Barbacena') was a psychiatric hospital located in the Brazilian city of Barbacena, Minas
Hospital_Colônia_de_Barbacena
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Guerrero is a colonia of Mexico City located just north-northwest of the historic center. Its borders are formed by Ricardo Flores Magón to the
Colonia_Guerrero
Colonia in Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Morelos is a colonia located just north of the historic center of Mexico City in the Cuauhtémoc borough. It has been a poor area since Aztec times
Colonia_Morelos
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez
Colonia Insurgentes San Borja is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City. Colonia Insurgentes San Borja is located in the Benito Juárez borough, in
Colonia_Insurgentes_San_Borja
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
very large Colonia de la Paz, which included modern Colonia Tránsito, Colonia Esperanza, Colonia Paulino Navarro, Colonia Asturias and Colonia Ampliación
Colonia_Vista_Alegre
Neighborhood in Mexico City
Colonia Esperanza is a small colonia or neighborhood located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just southeast of the historic center. Its borders
Colonia_Esperanza,_Cuauhtémoc
Topics referred to by the same term
Colonia Soto may refer to the following places in Mexico: Colonia Soto, Chihuahua Colonia Soto, Sonora This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct
Colonia_Soto
Neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico
Lomas de Chapultepec (English: "Chapultepec Hills") is a colonia, or officially recognized neighborhood, located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico
Lomas_de_Chapultepec
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez
Colonia Noche Buena is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City. "Noche Buena" literally means "good night", but is also the Spanish name for Christmas
Colonia_Noche_Buena
Roman colony from which the German city of Cologne developed
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman colony in the Rhineland from which the city of Cologne, now in Germany, developed. It was usually called
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Colonia_Claudia_Ara_Agrippinensium
Neighbourhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Buenavista is a colonia or neighbourhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough located northwest of the historic center of Mexico City. What would become
Colonia_Buenavista
Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it
A Roman colonia (pl.: coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the
Colonia_(Roman)
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a colonia located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic center. It was created in the late
Colonia_Santa_María_la_Ribera
Neighborhood of Oxnard in Ventura, California, United States
The Colonia (/kəˈloʊniə/ ; or La Colonia) is a neighborhood (Spanish: barrio) located in the central portion of the city of Oxnard, California, USA. The
Colonia,_Oxnard,_California
Place in Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Tránsito is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just south of the city's historic center. It is a residential
Colonia_Tránsito
Subprefecture and commune in Occitania, France
Narbonne was established in Gaul by the Roman Republic in 118 BCE, as Colonia Narbo Martius, colloquially Narbo, and made into the capital of the newly
Narbonne
Archaeological site in Vaud, Switzerland
Noviodunum or Colonia Iulia Equestris was a Roman era settlement in what is now Nyon in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Noviodunum is a name of Celtic
Noviodunum_(Switzerland)
Mormon colony in Mexico
Colonia Juárez is a small town in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Colonia Juárez is located in the valley of the Piedras Verdes
Colonia_Juárez,_Chihuahua
Uruguayan football club
Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in the Uruguayan
Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes
Club_Plaza_Colonia_de_Deportes
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
Impact crater in São Paulo, Brazil
The Colônia crater is a recently confirmed impact crater located in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil. It is a round bowl-shaped depression, without
Colônia_crater
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Doctores (English: Doctors' Colony) is an official neighborhood just southwest of the historic center of Mexico City. It is bordered by Avenida
Colonia_Doctores
Football club based in Getafe, Spain
Club Deportivo Colonia Ofigevi was a football team based in El Bercial, Getafe in the autonomous Community of Madrid. Founded in 1981, the club's home
CD_Colonia_Ofigevi
Place in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jewish immigrants founded Colonia Lapin on November 6, 1919. Colonia Lapin was originally settled by twenty-five families from Colonia Esmeralda (Bernasconi)
Colonia_Lapin
Neighborhood in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle
Colonia_Juárez,_Mexico_City
Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
open air museums in the world, built at the site of the Roman settlements Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Other attractions include the medieval town centre with
Xanten
Park in Mexico City
Park"), officially Parque San Martín, is a large urban park located in Colonia Hipódromo in the Condesa area of Mexico City. It is recognized by its Art
Parque_México
Ancient Roman colony
Colonia Junonia (sometimes Iunonia) refers to an Ancient Roman colony established in 122 BC under the direction of Gaius Gracchus. It is significant as
Colonia_Junonia
Bullidensis Dyrrhachium Auzia - Colonia Septima Aurelia Auziense Caesarea Cartenna - Colonia Augusti Chullu Cirta - Colonia Julia Juvenalis Honoris et Virtutis
List_of_Roman_colonies
Colonia was a land exploitation regime specific to Madeira Island, in which the landlord gave the land to a colono (settler) to clear and cultivate, receiving
Colonia_(Madeira)
Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc
Colonia Peralvillo is a colonia located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just northwest of the city's historic center. It has been a poor area
Colonia_Peralvillo
High school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Colonia High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in the Colonia section of Woodbridge
Colonia_High_School
LDS church settlements in Mexico
The Mormon colonies in Mexico (Spanish: colonias Mormonas en México) are settlements located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were
Mormon_colonies_in_Mexico
Former settlement in Bahia, Brazil
Colônia Leopoldina (Portuguese: Leopoldina colony) was a German and Swiss settlement in the captaincy of Bahia founded in 1818 or 1819. The settlement
Colônia_Leopoldina,_Bahia
2003 song and album by De Höhner
"Viva Colonia" (German pronunciation: [ˈviːvaː koˈloːni̯a], "Live Cologne") is a 2003 song and album by the German band De Höhner. The song is sung in
Viva_Colonia
Capital of Yap State
Colonia is an urban area between the municipalities of Rull and Weloy which serves as the capital of Yap State, one of the states in the Federated States
Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia
Colonia,_Federated_States_of_Micronesia
Colonia Valle Gómez is a colonia or neighborhood in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, just north of the city’s historic center. The boundaries
Colonia_Valle_Gómez
Colonia Felipe Pescador is a colonia or neighborhood of the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. It is located at the northern end of the borough, north
Colonia_Felipe_Pescador
Municipality in Alagoas, Brazil
Colônia Leopoldina (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [kɔˈlɔ̃njɐ ˈlewpodinɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas
Colônia_Leopoldina,_Alagoas
Town of ancient Lesser Armenia
Colonia or Koloneia, also called Colonia in Armenia (Armenian: Կոլոնիա) to distinguish it from other towns of the same name, was a town of ancient Lesser
Colonia_in_Armenia
City in Provence, France
Legio VI Ferrata, which had its base there. Its full title as a colony was Colonia Iulia Paterna Arelatensium Sextanorum, "the ancestral Julian colony of
Arles
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the Mexico City's historic center. The colonia's borders are formed
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes
Colonia_Santa_María_Insurgentes
Ancient city-state in mainland Greece
Corinth remained largely deserted until Julius Caesar refounded the city as Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis ("colony of Corinth in honour of Julius") in 44
Ancient_Corinth
The historic centre of Puebla (Spanish: centro histórico de Puebla) was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. The Historic Monuments Zone of
Historic_centre_of_Puebla
Neighborhood of Mexico City
Colonia Federal is a colonia in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, just south of the Mexico City International Airport. The neighborhood is
Colonia_Federal
COLONIA
COLONIA
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of disputed origin. Reaney rejects the traditional explanation that it is a nickname derived from early modern English fitch ‘polecat’, as this word is not recorded in this form until the 16th century, whereas the byname or surname Fitchet is found as early as the 12th century. He proposes instead that the name may be from Old French fiche ‘stake’ (used as a boundary marker), but with the sense ‘iron point’, and so a metonymic occupational name for a workman who used an iron-pointed implement.The Fitches of CT, a wealthy and prominent family, were established in Norwalk, CT, before 1657 by Thomas Fitch (1612–1704). His great-grandson Thomas Fitch (c. 1700–74) was a lawyer and colonial governor of CT.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : variant of Goff.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Gutsch.Several bearers of the name Gooch came from England to VA in the 17th century, with family tradition placing them in a town called Goochland. The best known of these early immigrants was VA colonial governor Sir William Gooch (1681–1751).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places, for example in Cheshire, County Durham, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and North and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English stocc ‘tree trunk’ or stoc ‘dependent settlement’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. It is not possible to distinguish between the two first elements on the basis of early forms.A family of this name were established in America by an English Quaker, Richard Stockton, in 1656. He bought large tracts of land around Princeton, NJ, and founded an estate on which his great-grandson, Richard Stockton (1730–81), a leading colonial lawyer and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edun, Old English Ēadhūn, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘wealth’ + hūn ‘bear-cub’.English : habitational name from Castle Eden or Eden Burn in County Durham, both of which derive from a British river name perhaps meaning ‘water’, recorded by the Greek geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century ad in the form Ituna.German : habitational name any of several places, mainly in Bavaria and Austria, so named from Middle High German œde ‘wasteland’ + the dative suffix -n.Frisian : patronymic from the personal name Ede.Charles Eden (1673–1722), colonial governor of NC under the lords proprietors from 1714 onward, used the armorial bearings of the family of Eden of the county palatine of Durham in the north of England. Of the same connection was Sir Robert Eden, last royal governor of MD.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Cilebi. It was probably originally named with the Old English elements cild (see Child) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Chilton. The second element was then replaced some time after the Danish invasions by the Old Norse form býr.Christopher Kilby (1705–71), merchant and government contractor of the colonial era, was born in Boston, MA, as was his father, John. According to family tradition, his grandfather John was born in 1632 in Hertfordshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire called Wentworth, probably from the Old English byname Wintra meaning ‘winter’ + Old English worð ‘enclosure’. It is, however, also possible that the name referred to a settlement inhabited only in winter. Compare Winterbottom.William Wentworth came from Rigsby, England, to Exeter, NH, in 1639. Benning Wentworth (1696–1770) and his nephew John Wentworth (1737–1820) were both colonial governors of NH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point, from Old English pīc ‘point’, ‘hill’, which was a relatively common place name element.English : metonymic occupational name for a pike fisherman or nickname for a predatory individual, from Middle English pike.English : metonymic occupational name for a user of a pointed tool for breaking up the earth, Middle English pike. Compare Pick.English : metonymic occupational name for a medieval foot soldier who used a pike, a weapon consisting of a sharp pointed metal end on a long pole, Middle English pic (Old French pique, of Germanic origin).English : nickname for a tall, thin person, from a transferred sense of one of the above.English : from a Germanic personal name (derived from the root ‘sharp’, ‘pointed’), found in Middle English and Old French as Pic.English : nickname from Old French pic ‘woodpecker’, Latin picus. Compare Pye and Speight.Irish : in the south, of English origin; in Ulster a variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Péice (see McPeake).Americanized spelling of German Peik, from Middle Low German pēk ‘sharp, pointed tool or weapon’. Compare 4 above or from a Germanic personal name (see 6 above).John Pike brought his family to Boston from England in 1635 and settled in Newbury, MA. His son Robert was a leading citizen and a vigorous defender of civil and religious liberty in colonial MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Old English wudurofe (a compound of wudu ‘wood’ with a second element of unknown origin). The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person.Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann’s many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Emery.The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father’s side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, in about 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and the West Midlands, all so called from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Danish personal name Wraghi.One of the leading figures in colonial Charlestown, SC, during the early 18th century was Samuel Wragg (1714–77), who was made a baron for his services to the colony and the crown; as a Loyalist, he was banished from the colony in 1777.
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English
English : variant spelling of Pierce.The name Peirce first appears in colonial American records in 1623 with William Peirce, an English shipmaster who compiled the first almanac in English America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
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English
English : occupational name for a herdsman who had charge of rams, from an agent derivative of Middle English to(u)pe ‘ram’ (of uncertain origin).German (Tüpper) : occupational name for a potter, from Middle Low German duppe, Rhenish düppen ‘pot’. This is predominantly a Rhineland surname.This is the name of a family descended from two brothers, originally from Kassel, Germany. They fled religious persecution in the 16th century, settling in the Netherlands, where a descendant became burgomaster of Rotterdam in 1813. A branch of the family settled in England at Sandwich, Kent, whence another descendant, Thomas Tupper, went to America in 1635, and helped to found Sandwich, MA, in 1637. Benjamin Tupper, born in Stoughton, MA, in 1738 was a colonial legislator and explorer of OH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places named with the plural of Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or a topopgraphical name from this word (in its plural form), for example Wells in Somerset or Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk.Translation of French Dupuis or any of its variants.One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Woolcot in Somerset, possibly so named from Middle English wolle ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’.Henry Wolcott (1578–1655), clothier, came from Tolland, Somerset, England, and settled in Windsor, CT, in 1636. His grandson Roger (1679–1767) was colonial governor of CT; his great-grandson Oliver (1726–1797) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Merseyside, and Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English eofor ‘wild boar’ + tūn ‘settlement’.Described as being from Kent, England, Walter Everendon (d. 1725) was a colonial gunpowder manufacturer who ran a mill in Neponset in the township of Milton, across the river from Dorchester, MA. The first person to make gunpowder in America, Everendon eventually took majority interest in the mill and sold out to his son. The family, which also spelled their name Everden and Everton, continued to manufacture powder until after the Revolution.
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English
English : habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement’, ‘colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the United States, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from a certain Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
COLONIA
COLONIA
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chitrarth | சிதà¯à®°à®°à¯à®¤
A Man with ability same as of Sun
Girl/Female
Indian, Malaysian
Moment to Remember God
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Pike.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Narcissus; Arabian Jasmine
Girl/Female
Indian, Kashmiri, Sanskrit
Successful Lady
Female
Persian/Iranian
(روشنک) Persian name ROUŠANAK means "dawn." Also spelled Roshanak.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Calm, Peaceful
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American English Welsh
Noble or brave.
Biblical
the head; top, or beginning
Boy/Male
Indian
Valuable, Neat, Elegant, Smart
COLONIA
COLONIA
COLONIA
COLONIA
COLONIA
n.
A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes.
a.
Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.