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Look up few in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A few means one or more, but not many. Few or FEW may also refer to: Bobby Few (1935–2021), an American
Few
British RAF airmen in the Battle of Britain
The Few were the airmen of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the aviators of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy (RN) who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second
The_Few
1992 American legal drama film by Rob Reiner
A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film, produced and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted his 1989 play. It stars
A_Few_Good_Men
1965 film directed by Sergio Leone
For a Few Dollars More (Italian: Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee
For_a_Few_Dollars_More
Epic fantasy novel by James Islington
The Strength of the Few is an epic fantasy novel by Australian author James Islington. Published in 2025 by Gallery / Saga Press, it is the second installment
The_Strength_of_the_Few
Soft redirect to Wiktionary
have an article on "a few", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "a few" You can also: Search for A few in Wikipedia to check
A_few
American colonist
James Few was an American Regulator who was born in 1746 in Hartford (present-day Baltimore County, Maryland). His parents were William Few, Sr., and
James_Few
2018 video game
We Happy Few is an action-adventure video game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. In 2016, an early access version was
We_Happy_Few
1983 song by Pink Floyd
"One of the Few" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released as the third track on their twelfth studio album The Final
One_of_the_Few
Topics referred to by the same term
(The) Chosen Few may refer to: Boy Wonder "Chosen Few", Dominican American musician, producer and filmmaker The Chosen Few (reggae group), a Jamaican
Chosen_Few
Machine learning paradigm using minimal training data
Few-shot learning (FSL) is a problem setup in machine learning in which a model learns to perform a task, typically classification, from only a small
Few-shot_learning
American college basketball coach (born 1962)
Mark Norman Few (born December 27, 1962) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Gonzaga University since 1999. He has
Mark_Few
1942 film by Leslie Howard
The First of the Few (US title Spitfire) is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film that was produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars
The_First_of_the_Few
2010 film
Happy Few is a 2010 French romance film directed by Antony Cordier. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
Happy_Few
2005 science fiction novel by David Weber
We Few is the fourth novel in the science fiction Empire of Man series by David Weber and John Ringo. It tells the story of how Prince Roger MacClintock
We_Few
Physical systems with a small number of well defined objects
In physics, a few-body system consists of a small number of well-defined structures or point particles. It is usually in-between the two-body and the
Few-body_systems
2017 studio album by He Is Legend
few is the fifth full-length studio album by American rock band He Is Legend. few is the band's first album to be produced via crowdfunding; the Indiegogo
Few_(album)
American screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker (born 1961)
(2012–2014). He is also known for his work on Broadway including the plays A Few Good Men (1989), The Farnsworth Invention (2007), To Kill a Mockingbird (2018)
Aaron_Sorkin
American Founding Father and politician (1748–1828)
William Few Jr. (June 8, 1748 – July 16, 1828) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician and jurist. He represented the U.S. state of Georgia
William_Few
2011 American film
Few Options, also known as Few Options, All Bad, is a 2011 American feature-length crime drama written and directed by George Pappy. When a convicted drug
Few_Options
Song by Travis Denning
"After a Few" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Travis Denning. It is his second single for Mercury Nashville. Denning
After_a_Few
Romantic poem by William Wordsworth
"Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey" is a poem by William Wordsworth. The title, Lines Written (or Composed) a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey
Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey
Lines_Written_a_Few_Miles_above_Tintern_Abbey
Speech from the Shakespeare play Henry V
mark'd to die, we are enough To do our country loss; and if to live, The fewer men, the greater share of honour. God's will! I pray thee, wish not one
St_Crispin's_Day_Speech
Statistical principle about ratio of effects to causes
vital few and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the "vital few"). In
Pareto_principle
2013 film by Leone Marucci
The Power of Few is a 2013 American drama film directed, written and produced by Leone Marucci. The Power of Few was produced by Marucci through Steelyard
The_Power_of_Few
1st episode of the 10th season of Shameless
"We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!" is the first episode of the tenth season of the American television comedy drama Shameless, an adaptation
We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!
We_Few,_We_Lucky_Few,_We_Band_of_Gallaghers!
2026 short film by Daniel Soares
A Few Things Happening by a River (Portuguese: Algumas coisas que acontecem ao lado de um rio) is a 2026 short film written and directed by Daniel Soares
A Few Things Happening by a River
A_Few_Things_Happening_by_a_River
Chinese journalist (1915–2005)
Chinese nickname "Aipei", was a Polish-Chinese journalist who was one of the few foreign-born members of the Chinese Communist Party. Israel Epstein was born
Israel_Epstein
1966 film
A Few Dollars for Django (Italian: Pochi dollari per Django) is a 1966 Italian/Spanish co-production Spaghetti Western film starring Anthony Steffen.
A_Few_Dollars_for_Django
2016 film directed by Lone Scherfig
characters in favour of male heroes. She is reassured by Phyl Moore, one of the few other women on the film. A fading actor named Ambrose Hilliard initially
Their_Finest
1950 Korean War battle
December, 30,000 United Nations Command troops, later nicknamed "The Chosin Few", under the field command of Major General Oliver P. Smith were encircled
Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir
Structuring text as input to generative artificial intelligence
understanding how a model interprets language, and may include techniques such as few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought prompting, and role assignment. It is increasingly
Prompt_engineering
2024 Japanese animated film
A Few Moments of Cheers (Japanese: 数分間のエールを, Hepburn: Sūfunkan no Ēru o) is a 2024 Japanese animated film. Produced by Hurray! and 100studio and distributed
A_Few_Moments_of_Cheers
2013 studio album by Medicine
To the Happy Few is the fifth studio album by American rock band Medicine, released in August 2013 by the Captured Tracks label. "Long As The Sun - Single"
To_the_Happy_Few
2016 Chinese film
For a Few Bullets is a 2016 Chinese comedy western film directed by Peter Pan Anzi and starring Lin Gengxin, Zhang Jingchu and Liu Xiaoqing. It was released
For_a_Few_Bullets
2006 Italian film
A Few Days in September (Quelques jours en septembre) is 2006 Italian-French drama film. It is the first film directed by Santiago Amigorena. It premiered
A_Few_Days_in_September
2015 EP by James Reyne
The Magnificent Few is an extended play (EP) credited to James Reyne. The EP was released independently on 3 July 2015. The EP was funded by fans through
The_Magnificent_Few
Species of sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis (common names the fewleaf sunflower, nakedstem sunflower, or western sunflower) is a species of sunflower native to the Eastern
Helianthus_occidentalis
American indie rock band
Voices (2000) This Is a Pinback Tour E.P. (2001) More or Less Live in a Few Different Places (2002) Arrive Having Eaten (2003) Offcell (2003) Too Many
Pinback
1971 single by Climax
"Precious and Few" is a song recorded by American group Climax which became a major North American hit in early 1972. The song was written by the band's
Precious_and_Few
Historical region of Western United States, c. 1607–1912
settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912. This era of massive migration
American_frontier
1859 essay by John Stuart Mill
"A Few Words on Non-Intervention" is a short essay by the philosopher, politician, and economist, John Stuart Mill. It was written in 1859 in the context
A Few Words on Non-Intervention
A_Few_Words_on_Non-Intervention
Dutch DJ and music producer (1972–2025)
February 1972 – 14 October 2025), better known by his stage name DJ Chosen Few, was a Dutch DJ and music producer. Prijt was considered a pioneer of the
DJ_Chosen_Few
Surname list
Fewings is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eliza Ann Fewings (1857–1940), English teacher James Fewings (1849–1920), British cricketer
Fewings
2006 Iranian film
A Few Days Later (Chand Rooz Ba'd) is a 2006 Iranian motion picture by Niki Karimi. The script for the movie won the Hubert Bals Fund of the Rotterdam
A_Few_Days_Later
Permissive free software license
of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s. As a permissive license, it puts few restrictions on reuse and has high license compatibility. Unlike copyleft
MIT_License
Area that observes a uniform standard time
from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00, and are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by an additional 30 or 45 minutes, such as in India and
Time_zone
Form of carbon
polishing tools. Because the arrangement of atoms in diamond is extremely rigid, few types of impurity can contaminate it (two exceptions are boron and nitrogen)
Diamond
American sex workers' rights activist (1958–2012)
Robyn Few (October 7, 1958 – September 13, 2012) was an American sex workers' rights activist who worked for the decriminalization of prostitution, against
Robyn_Few
2018 studio album by The Motels and Martha Davis
The Last Few Beautiful Days is the ninth studio album by new wave band The Motels. Martha Davis's eldest daughter Maria inspired many of the songs on
The_Last_Few_Beautiful_Days
American judge (born 1963)
John Cannon Few (born April 9, 1963) is a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court Few is a graduate of Duke University, where he served as the athletic
John_Cannon_Few
Play by Aaron Sorkin, later adapted to film
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › A Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin, first produced on Broadway by David Brown in
A_Few_Good_Men_(play)
American-Swedish rock band
Fews (stylised as FEWS) are an American-English-Swedish rock band, formed in 2014 in Malmö, Sweden. They were based in London around the release of their
Fews
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
Aramaic were also made during the Second Temple period. Few people could speak and even fewer could read in the Hebrew language during the Second Temple
Septuagint
Black and white photograph from 1956
A Few Seconds Before Happiness is a 1956 black-and-white photograph that depicts a man holding a puppy behind his back with his right hand wearing a white
A Few Seconds Before Happiness
A_Few_Seconds_Before_Happiness
2009 studio album by Nothing More
The Few Not Fleeting is the third studio album by American rock band Nothing More. It was released on February 21, 2009 through Vestia Entertainment.
The_Few_Not_Fleeting
Australian actor (born 1983)
September, Further We Search, Newcastle, The Loved Ones, Frankenstein, A Few Best Men, and played Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Billy
Xavier_Samuel
2011 studio album by We Are Defiance
Trust in Few is the debut album of Ocala metalcore band We Are Defiance, released in March 2011. The band announced that Tyler Smith of The Word Alive
Trust_in_Few
2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few is a 2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, published by Harper Voyager in the US and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. It
Record_of_a_Spaceborn_Few
American feral child (born 1957)
after turning 18, she returned to live with her mother, who decided after a few months that she could not adequately care for her. At her mother's request
Genie_(feral_child)
American rock band
The Ferocious Few is a rock band from San Francisco. It has been described as having elements of blues, garage rock and rockabilly. At the time of releasing
The_Ferocious_Few
American rock band
The Gracious Few (also known as TGF) were an American alternative rock supergroup from York, Pennsylvania. The band featured guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist
The_Gracious_Few
Quotation by Voltaire deriding Canada
"A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige", French pronunciation: [kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one
A_few_acres_of_snow
Hotel and restaurant guide
travel. It awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants in certain geographic areas based on evaluations by anonymous
Michelin_Guide
Surface used for takeoff or landing
taxiways and ramps, are sometimes referred to as "tarmac", though very few runways are built using tarmac. Takeoff and landing areas defined on the
Runway
Indian film producer (1949–2026)
several film industries, predominantly in Tamil and Telugu along with a few films in Malayalam and Hindi. He was the founder of the production company
R._B._Choudary
One of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls
and contains the entire Book of Isaiah from beginning to end, apart from a few small damaged portions. Dating from ca. 125 BCE, it is the oldest known complete
Isaiah_Scroll
2022 studio album by Saba
Few Good Things is the third studio album by American rapper Saba. It was released through Pivot Gang, LLC on February 4, 2022. The album features guest
Few_Good_Things
American judge (1889–1957)
Few Brewster (May 10, 1889 – October 12, 1957) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from September 21, 1945, to September 20, 1957. "Few Brewster"
Few_Brewster
Former online illegal movie streaming site network
Picture Association of America (MPAA) in March 2018, before being shut down a few weeks later on foot of a criminal investigation by the Vietnamese authorities
123Movies
Book by Harry Turtledove
How Few Remain is a 1997 alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the first part of the Southern Victory saga, which depicts a world in which
How_Few_Remain
Form of government with small ruling class
Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') is a form of government
Oligarchy
American streaming video service
based in San Francisco, California. In 2023, Tubi, Credible Labs, and a few other Fox digital assets were placed into a new division known as the Tubi
Tubi
American novelist (born 1937)
one of the greatest American novelists. Pynchon is notoriously reclusive. Few photographs of him have been published, and rumors about his location and
Thomas_Pynchon
Multiracial outlaw motorcycle club
The Chosen Few Motorcycle Club is the first mixed race 1%er outlaw motorcycle club. Their first white member joined in 1960. Founded in Los Angeles with
Chosen_Few_Motorcycle_Club
1996 studio album by Shawn Colvin
A Few Small Repairs is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin. It was released on October 1, 1996, by Columbia Records. On
A_Few_Small_Repairs
1996 film
Few of Us (Lithuanian: Mūsų nedaug) is a 1996 Lithuanian drama film directed by Šarūnas Bartas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the
Few_of_Us
Index of plants with the same common name
Few-fruited sedge is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Carex oligocarpa, native to North America Carex oligosperma This page is an index
Few-fruited_sedge
2020 Brett Kissel song
"A Few Good Stories" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Brett Kissel. The track was co-written by Ben Hayslip, Chris Stevens, and Rhett Akins
A_Few_Good_Stories
1983 studio album by Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson
Two of the Few is a 1983 studio album by pianist Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:54
Two_of_the_Few
American rock band
critical acclaim. In 2020, the group recorded their third album To Only A Few At First, which was released on Blue Swan and Rise Records in August 2022
Royal_Coda
American Christian punk band
Scaterd Few was a Christian punk band originating from Burbank, California. CCM magazine described their music as "pure punk for dread people," stating
Scaterd_Few
Mountain in Alaska, United States
Mount Chosin Few is a summit in the Chugach Mountains in the Chugach National Forest of Alaska, United States. The prominence is 6,145-foot (1,873 m)
Mount_Chosin_Few
1966 film
For a Few Dollars Less (Italian: Per qualche dollaro in meno) is a 1966 Italian comedy film, a parody of Sergio Leone's For a Few Dollars More (the second
For_a_Few_Dollars_Less
1978 single by Smokie
"For a Few Dollars More" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album's first single. The
For_a_Few_Dollars_More_(song)
William Preston Few (December 29, 1867 – October 16, 1940) was the first president of Duke University and the fifth president of its predecessor, Trinity
William_Preston_Few
2011 film directed by Stephan Elliott
A Few Best Men is a 2011 comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the
A_Few_Best_Men
American rapper (born 1970)
Gunslinger Part II: Fist Full of Dollars and The Gunslinger Part III: For a Few Dollars More. He released his first solo album, entitled Smoke N Mirrors
B-Real
2004 studio album by Casey Jones
The Few, The Proud, The Crucial is Casey Jones's first full-length release. It was released in 2004 by Indianola Records. The album uses several sound
The Few, the Proud, the Crucial
The_Few,_the_Proud,_the_Crucial
In graph theory, a class of graphs is said to have few cliques if every member of the class has a polynomial number of maximal cliques. Certain generally
Graphs_with_few_cliques
1988 French film
A Few Days with Me (original title: Quelques jours avec moi) is a 1988 French film directed by Claude Sautet. It received three César Award nominations
A_Few_Days_with_Me
1959 show tune from the musical The Sound of Music
Kaufman, Gil (November 25, 2025). "Watch Christina Aguilera Count Down a Few of Her 'Favorite Things' in Preview of 'Christmas in Paris' Special". Billboard
My_Favorite_Things_(song)
Species of bird
varies its prey selection between mammals, birds and reptiles. It is one of few eagle species known to hunt primarily from a high soar, by stooping on its
Martial_eagle
1912 maritime disaster
leg of her journey to New York. An accident was narrowly averted only a few minutes later, as the Titanic passed the moored liners SS City of New York
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
English cricketer (1848–1931)
Harry Gleaves Few JP (8 September 1848 – 9 April 1931) was an English first-class cricketer. The son of Edward Few, he was born at the Cambridgeshire village
Harry_Few
Grammatical usage debate
Fewer versus less is a debate in English grammar about the appropriate use of these two determiners. Linguistic prescriptivists usually say that fewer
Fewer_versus_less
Australian rock band
Chosen Few were an Australian rock band active between 1985 and 1992. Signed to Mushroom Records and managed by Stuart Coupe, the Chosen Few released
The Chosen Few (1980s Australian band)
The_Chosen_Few_(1980s_Australian_band)
Imogen Stubbs' 2004 WWII play
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › We Happy Few is a 2004 play by Imogen Stubbs. It follows a group of female actors touring
We_Happy_Few_(play)
participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but relatively few nations remained neutral to the end. World War II pitted two alliances of
World_War_II_by_country
Species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae
Allium paradoxum, the few-flowered garlic or few-flowered leek, is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to mountainous
Allium_paradoxum
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Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Thackray in the parish of Great Timble, West Yorkshire, now submerged in Fewston reservoir. It was named with Old Norse þak ‘thatching’, ‘reeds’ + (v)rá ‘nook’, ‘corner’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, named from Old Norse hlÃf ‘protection’, ‘shelter’ (or an unrecorded Old English cognate) + Old English Ä“g ‘island’.English (chiefly Lancashire) : possibly in a few cases from an Old English personal name composed of the lÄ“of ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + sige ‘victory’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dresser of cloth, Old English fullere (from Latin fullo, with the addition of the English agent suffix). The Middle English successor of this word had also been reinforced by Old French fouleor, foleur, of similar origin. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. This surname is found mostly in southeast England and East Anglia. See also Tucker and Walker.In a few cases the name may be of German origin with the same form and meaning as 1 (from Latin fullare).Americanized version of French Fournier.Samuel Fuller (1589–1633), born in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a deacon of the church and until his death functioned as Plymouth Colony’s physician.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Wiltshire and Cambridgeshire)
English (Wiltshire and Cambridgeshire) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Found, Evident, Few
Boy/Male
Tamil
One with few desires
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the many places, such as Farnell (Kent, Wiltshire), Farnhill (West Yorkshire), and Fernhill (Cheshire), named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + hyll ‘hill’. In a few cases it may also derive from Farnell in Angus, Scotland, although the surname is not now common in Scotland.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hardisty Hill in the parish of Fewston, North Yorkshire, recorded in 1379 as Hardolfsty, from the Old English personal name Heardwulf (composed of the elements heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’ + wulf ‘wolf’) + Old English stīg ‘path’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Wansley in Devon, named with the Old English personal name Want + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, or from Hutton Wandesley in North Yorkshire, named with an unattested Old English personal name (Wand or Wandel) + lēah. The latter seems the more likely source, the surname having been concentrated in Lancashire in the late 19th century. Today there are few if any bearers of the surname in the U.K.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish wald ‘forest’ + man ‘man’. Very few Jews would have been living anywhere near a forest at the time when they acquired surnames, so in most cases this is probably an ornamental name. In other cases it many be a metonymic occupational name for someone whose job was connected with forestry, such as a woodcutter or lumber merchant.Americanized spelling of German Waldmann.English : topographic name for a forest dweller, from Old English w(e)ald ‘forest’ + mann ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant spelling of Hamm.French : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France (Ardennes, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Moselle) named with the Germanic word ham ‘meadow in the bend of a river’, ‘water meadow’, ‘flood plain’.Dutch : variant of Hamme.Korean : there is only one Chinese character for the Ham surname. Some sources report that there are sixty different Ham clans, but only the KangnÅng Ham clan can be documented. Although some records have been lost and a few generations are unaccounted for, it is known that the founding ancestor of the Ham clan is Ham Kyu, a KoryÅ general who fought against the Mongol invaders in the thirteenth century. His ancestor, Ham HyÅk, was a Tang Chinese general who stayed in Korea after Tang China helped Shilla unify the peninsula during the seventh century. Another of Ham HyÅk’s ancestors, Ham Shin, accompanied Kim Chu-wÅn, the founding ancestor of the KangnÅng Kim family, to the KangnÅng area, and hence the Ham clan became the KangnÅng Ham clan. The first prominent ancestor from KangnÅng whose genealogy can be verified is Ham Kyu, the KoryÅ general. Accordingly, he is regarded as the KangnÅng Ham clan’s founding ancestor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French faucon, falcun ‘falcon’, either a metonymic occupational name for a falconer, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the falcon, which was regarded as a symbol of speed and courage in the Middle Ages. In a few cases, it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a man who operated the piece of artillery named after the bird of prey. Compare Faulkner.In Louisiana, the name Falcón is borne by the descendants of Canary Islanders brought in to settle in 1779.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : chiefly East Midlands variant of Foulkes.Americanized spelling of German Fuchs.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fisherman, Middle English fischer. The name has also been used in Ireland as a loose equivalent of Braden. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognates and names of similar meaning from many other European languages, including German Fischer, Dutch Visser, Hungarian Halász, Italian Pescatore, Polish Rybarz, etc.In a few cases, the English name may in fact be a topographic name for someone who lived near a fish weir on a river, from the Old English term fisc-gear ‘fish weir’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fisherman, Yiddish fisher, German Fischer.Irish : translation of Gaelic Ó Bradáin ‘descendant of Bradán’, a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. See Braden.Mistranslation of French Poissant, meaning ‘powerful’, but understood as poisson ‘fish’ (see Poisson), and assimilated to the more frequent English name.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English raven, used as a nickname for a thievish or dark-haired person. In some cases it may be from a personal name derived from this word, a survival into Middle English of the Old Norse byname Hrafn or of an Old English cognate name (Hræfn). A few early forms such as William atte Raven (London 1344) suggest that it may also in part be derived from a house sign.North German : from Middle Low German rave(n) ‘raven’, a nickname or an old personal name. Compare 1 above.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English knyghte ‘knight’, Old English cniht ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘serving lad’. This word was used as a personal name before the Norman Conquest, and the surname may in part reflect a survival of this. It is also possible that in a few cases it represents a survival of the Old English sense into Middle English, as an occupational name for a domestic servant. In most cases, however, it clearly comes from the more exalted sense that the word achieved in the Middle Ages. In the feudal system introduced by the Normans the word was applied at first to a tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier. Hence it came to denote a man of some substance, since maintaining horses and armor was an expensive business. As feudal obligations became increasingly converted to monetary payments, the term lost its precise significance and came to denote an honorable estate conferred by the king on men of noble birth who had served him well. Knights in this last sense normally belonged to ancient noble families with distinguished family names of their own, so that the surname is more likely to have been applied to a servant in a knightly house or to someone who had played the part of a knight in a pageant or won the title in some contest of skill.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the rider or knight’. See also McKnight.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : probably a variant of Twiss, or possibly in a few cases from Twist, a minor place in Devon, or Twist Wood in Brede, Sussex, both named from Old English twist, Middle English twist ‘something twisted or forked’.English (mainly Lancashire) : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone in the cotton-spinning industry, whose responsibility was to combine threads into a strong cord, a sense of twist recorded from the 16th century.
Boy/Male
Hindu
One with few desires
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. A less common alternative spelling is Fewson. This name is found mainly in KY, OH, TN, and IN.
FEW
FEW
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Pale Red; Mighty; The World of the Sun
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ivey.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Eyes with Long Lashes
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sweet girl
Girl/Female
Gaelic
Intelligent.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Baby snake
Boy/Male
Irish
Brown warrior.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Master of the mountains
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Carried; Red
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Goat.
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n.
A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a sublease.
v. i.
To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
n.
A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies.
n. pl.
An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also Trematoda, and Trematoidea. See Fluke, Tristoma, and Cercaria.
n.
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.
n.
A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.
n.
A genus of brachiopods of which many species are found in the fossil state. A few still exist in the deep sea.
n.
One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming.
a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Santalaceae), of which the genus Santalum is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a few other North American plants, and many peculiar plants of the southern hemisphere.
superl.
Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people.
n.
A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear sky a few moments after sunset.
n.
A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living species exist on the coast of Australia.
adv.
In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
n.
A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows.
n.
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow. S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, debris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, // 255-261.
n. pl.
A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded.
adv.
In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
n.
The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity.
n.
A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.