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The castle in Forchheim (German: Burg in Forchheim), also referred to as a royal palace or Kaiserpfalz, was an important urban castle under the bishops
Forchheim_Castle
village in the borough of Forchheim in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. Nothing has survived of the castle which was mentioned
Burk_Castle
Castle in Germany
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz – Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim o.J., ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 160–164. Burgruine Niederntüchersfeld bei
Lower_Tüchersfeld_Castle
District in Bavaria, Germany
many castles in the region, but their property was acquired by the bishops of Bamberg in the 14th century the trout symbolises the city of Forchheim (the
Forchheim_(district)
Mediaeval lowland castle in Germany
municipality of Weilersbach in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. Nothing of the castle, which was mentioned in the records in the
Oberweilersbach_Castle
Kersbach, in the borough of Forchheim in the eponymous county in the south German state of Bavaria. Nothing of the old motte castle has survived above ground
Kersbach_Castle
Gräfenberg Castle (German: Burg Gräfenberg) is the older of two former castles in Gräfenberg in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the south
Gräfenberg_Castle_(Forchheim)
Butte in Bavaria, Germany
Franconian Jura in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the district of Forchheim in Upper Franconia, in the municipalities of Kirchehrenbach, Leutenbach
Ehrenbürg
Castle in Germany
Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The castle may be visited for an entrance fee. The spur castle is located within the Franconian
Egloffstein_Castle
911 German royal election was an assembly held on 10 November 911 at Forchheim to determine the successor to King Louis the Child, the last Carolingian
911_German_royal_election
Upland in the German state of Bavaria
Wiesent. The region covers parts of the counties of Bamberg, Bayreuth and Forchheim. Its best known settlements include Pottenstein, Gößweinstein, Muggendorf
Franconian_Switzerland
Castle in Germany
Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Bavaria. The ruins of the spur castle are freely accessible. The ruins of the castle stand on craggy hill spur
Bärnfels_Castle
of Forchheim in Bavaria, Germany. The burgstall is freely accessible at all times and is used today as a viewing point. The small, former hill castle is
Dietrichstein Castle (Lützelsdorf)
Dietrichstein_Castle_(Lützelsdorf)
Castle is the site of a late medieval aristocratic castle in the village of Wolkenstein, in the borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in
Wolkenstein Castle (Franconian Switzerland)
Wolkenstein_Castle_(Franconian_Switzerland)
Village of Gößweinstein in Bavaria, Germany
of Forchheim in Germany. Wichsenstein lies high up in the hills of Franconian Switzerland between the city of Nuremberg and the towns of Forchheim and
Wichsenstein
Topics referred to by the same term
Bavaria, Germany Gräfenberg Castle (Aschaffenburg), district of Aschaffenburg Gräfenberg Castle (Forchheim), district of Forchheim Ernst Gräfenberg, German
Gräfenberg
Central museum of prehistory of the State of Bavaria
Forchheim: The Archäologiemuseum Oberfranken (Archaeology Museum of Upper Franconia) was founded in 2008 and occupies the upper floors of Forchheim Castle
Bavarian State Archaeological Collection
Bavarian_State_Archaeological_Collection
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
is a market village in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. At its centre is Hiltpoltstein Castle. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister
Hiltpoltstein
Gößweinstein Castle (German: Burg Gößweinstein), also called Schloss Gößweinstein, is a mediaeval hilltop castle in Gößweinstein in the county of Forchheim in the
Gößweinstein_Castle
Forchheim Fortress (German: Festung Forchheim) was laid out after the occupation of the town of Forchheim during the Second Margrave War (1552) by the
Forchheim_Fortress
Ruined castle in Bavaria, Germany
town of Forchheim. Near the site of Schlüsselstein Castle are several other castles: Dietrichstein to the south, the former Wolkenstein Castle to the southeast
Schlüsselstein_Castle
in the municipality of Weilersbach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. By 1145 the free knights of Reifenberg
Reifenberg_Castle
Castle in Germany
Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. They lie directly opposite the ruins of Neideck Castle, the symbol of Franconian Switzerland
Streitburg_Castle
Castle in Germany
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz: Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim, 1997, ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 130–135. Gustav Voit, Heinz Stark, Volker
Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia)
Rabenstein_Castle_(Upper_Franconia)
Castle in Germany
municipality of Gößweinstein in the Franconian county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. The castle was mentioned in the records in 1464 when the
Moschendorf_Castle
German castle
a quadrangular castle in the village of Hundshaupten in the municipality of Egloffstein in the German county of Forchheim. The castle is recorded for
Schloss_Hundshaupten
Town in Bavaria, Germany
Ärmaschdood) is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of Bamberg. Breitenbach
Ebermannstadt
Ritual submission of Henry IV
archbishops of Salzburg, Mainz and Magdeburg and several bishops, met at Forchheim and, on the assumption that Henry had irretrievably lost the imperial
Road_to_Canossa
Historical Castles
encompasses castles described in German as Burg (castle), Festung (fort/fortress), Schloss (manor house) and Palais/Palast (palace). Many German castles after
List_of_castles_in_Bavaria
of Wiesenttal in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. No above-ground ruins of the old castle have survived apart from the remains
Wartleiten_Castle
(Königshof) in Forchheim. The lords of Wiesenthau appear from 1128 onwards as ministeriales of the Bishopric of Bamberg. Whether at that time a castle already
Schloss_Wiesenthau
Castle in Germany
Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. All that survives is the southern part of the hill castle. As well as parts of the
Gaillenreuth_Castle
Theme route in Germany and the Czech Republic
Castle D-Franconian Switzerland – Kaiserpfalz Forchheim, Ebermannstadt, Mark Wiesenttal, Egloffstein Castle, Gößweinstein Castle, Waischenfeld Castle
Castle_Road
Franconian robber baron
ban on him. When his castle was destroyed in 1372 Eppelein first escaped but was betrayed shortly after and captured at Forchheim. He was sentenced to
Eppelein_von_Gailingen
Castle in Germany
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz: Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim, 1997, ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 115–120. Björn-Uwe Abels, Joachim Zeune
Pottenstein_Castle
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
(German pronunciation: [ˈpʁɛtsfɛlt]) is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. The municipality is located in the south-western
Pretzfeld
Building in Upper Franconia, Germany
Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. It is one of the mightiest motte and bailey castles. The fortification dates
Ebermannstadt_Castle
northwest of the church in Heroldsbach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. No historical or archaeological
Altenburg_(Heroldsbach)
Castle in Germany
which is part of the collective municipality of Gosberg in the county of Forchheim, in the province of Upper Franconia in the south German state of Bavaria
Schloss_Kunreuth
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. The town is the location of Schloss Kunreuth. Since the 14th century the castle has belonged to the
Kunreuth
Castle in Forchheim, Bavaria, Germany
Feuerstein Castle (German: Burg Feuerstein) lies at the edge of the so-called Lange Meile near Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German
Feuerstein_Castle
Castle in Germany
market municipality of Egloffstein in the county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The castle was built around 1225 by the lords of Dachstetten
Bieberbach_Castle
Town in Bavaria, Germany
Erlangen (eight kilometers in the south) and Forchheim (eight kilometers in the north). Neighbor cities are Forchheim, Poxdorf, Langensendelbach, Bubenreuth
Baiersdorf
The small ringwork of the Altes Schloss ("old castle") is all that remains of a, now levelled, early medieval fortification on one of the projecting hill
Altes_Schloss_(Drügendorf)
Topics referred to by the same term
Castle (Haidhof), ruined castle near Egloffstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Bavaria Schlossberg Castle (Heggbach), ruined castle in
Schlossberg_Castle
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. It lies within the region known as Franconian Switzerland. The first record of Goswinesteyn Castle is from 1076
Gößweinstein
Town in Bavaria, Germany
axis and was probably founded about 550. During a river journey from Forchheim to Würzburg in 793, Charlemagne ordered churches to be built in the Regnitz
Buttenheim
the municipality of Leutenbach in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. The castle appears in the records in 1433, its owners being
Dietzhof_Castle
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Egloffstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. The village of Egloffstein is a state-recognised climatic spa and lies
Egloffstein
Index of articles associated with the same name
'Old Palace' or 'Old Castle') is the name of several structures: Altes Schloss (Affalterthal), Egloffstein, county of Forchheim, Bavaria Altes Schloss
Altes_Schloss
Castle in Germany
in the municipality of Wiesenttal in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. As a result of its exposed location above
Neideck_Castle
Fortress in Germany
built inside the castle, with the hope that Kronach could become the Prince-Bishopric's third residence city, after Bamberg and Forchheim. This hope never
Rosenberg_Fortress
Town in Bavaria, Germany
Germany. It is situated 23 km southwest of Bayreuth, and 26 km east of Forchheim. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was
Pottenstein,_Bavaria
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz, Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim, 1997, ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 82–85. Hellmut Kunstmann: Die Burgen der
Kohlstein_Castle
German feudal knight (1480–1562)
own and in support of friends and employers. In 1512, near the town of Forchheim, due to a long running and bitter feud with Nuremberg he raided a group
Götz_von_Berlichingen
High medieval castle in Hiltpoltstein, Germany
market village of Markt Hiltpoltstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. Its present appearance as a triple-winged
Hiltpoltstein_Castle
Castle in Germany
of the municipality of Obertrubach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The upper bailey is permanently open to
Wolfsberg Castle (Obertrubach)
Wolfsberg_Castle_(Obertrubach)
borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. It was built as a motte castle The Stiebar von Buttenheim family are
Rüssenbach_Castle
Plateau in the Franconian Jura, Germany
the region of Franconian Switzerland in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the state of Bavaria. The Lange Meile is located on the western fringes
Lange_Meile
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz: Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim o.J., ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 125–129. Ursula Pfistermeister: Wehrhaftes
Rabeneck_Castle
Castle in Germany
within the market municipality of Gößweinstein in the county of Forchheim. The castle was built in the 12th century by the lords of Thüngfeld; in 1154
Thüngfelderstein_Castle
Upper Franconian county of Forchheim. The site of the former spur castle is freely accessible. The small, former hill castle site is located in the Franconian
Altes_Schloss_(Affalterthal)
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz – Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim, 1997, ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 171–174. Schloss Unterleinleiter at burgen-und-schloesser
Schloss_Unterleinleiter
Franconian county of Forchheim in Bavaria, Germany. The castle has been completely demolished and there are no visible remains. The castle rock is now just
Wichsenstein_Castle
Castle in Germany
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz – Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim o.J., ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 160–164. Wikimedia Commons has media related
Upper_Tüchersfeld_Castle
German architect
in the Ore Mountains, 1713–1716. Between 1719 and 1726 the church in Forchheim was built, as well as more in Königstein, Hohnstein and Kesselsdorf (all
George_Bähr
Tiefenstürmig, in the market municipality of Eggolsheim in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. Nothing has survived of the circular
Tiefenstürmig_(fortification)
church of Niedermirsberg, in the borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. Of the former motte nothing has
Niedermirsberg_Castle
municipality of Eggolsheim in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. Of the former castle, only circular ramparts and moat remnants
Schießberg_Ringwork
Castle in Germany
Die Burgen der Fränkischen Schweiz – Ein Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim, ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 93–95. Hellmut Kunstmann: Die Burgen der östlichen
Leienfels_Castle
burgstall of the Altes Schloss ("Old Castle", German: Burgstall Altes Schloss) is the site of a, now levelled, medieval castle on the hillside of the Zaunsbacher
Altes_Schloss_(Oberzaunsbach)
Ruler of Great Moravia from 870 to 894
obliged to pay tribute to East Francia under the peace treaty concluded at Forchheim (Germany) in 874, he was able to expand his territories outside the Franks'
Svatopluk_I_of_Moravia
Castle in Germany
Dörnhof, part of Gräfenberg in the county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. In 1502 the castle is mentioned as Dürnhoff in an uncompleted deed
Dörnhof_Castle
Hartmut Koschyk (born April 16, 1959, Forchheim, Germany) is a German politician (CSU) and former member of the Bundestag. From 2009 to 2013, he was Parliamentary
Hartmut_Koschyk
Kulturführer. Gürtler Druck, Forchheim o. J., ISBN 3-9803276-5-5, pp. 148–151. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thuisbrunn Castle. Burg Thuisbrunn bei Burgenwelt
Thuisbrunn_Castle
Austrian noble dynasty from c. 962 to 1246
siege to Babenburg Castle and arrested Adalhard of Babenberg. The next year, Adalhard was executed at the Reichstag of Forchheim; in return, the Babenbergs
House_of_Babenberg
Castle in Germany
Gößweinstein in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. In 1525 its owners were named as the lords of Eyb. The castle was destroyed during
Unterailsfeld_Castle
Town in Bavaria, Germany
Coburg-Creidlitz From the main station one can go to Lichtenfels, Bamberg, Forchheim, Erlangen, Fürth and Nuremberg, to Neustadt bei Coburg, Sonneberg, to
Coburg
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
pronunciation: [ˈnɔʏnkɪʁçn̩ ʔam ˈbʁant]) is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. Important dates are the founding of the Canons
Neunkirchen_am_Brand
King of East Francia from 911 to 918 AD
Child, Conrad was elected king of East Francia on 10 November 911 at Forchheim by the rulers of Saxony, Swabia and Bavaria. The dukes prevented the succession
Conrad_I_of_Germany
Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim, in the south German state of Bavaria. The medieval burgstall is the site of a spur castle, of which only a few rampart
Alter Schlossberg (Ebermannstadt)
Alter_Schlossberg_(Ebermannstadt)
nobleman's castle. It is situated above Haidhof, a village in the municipality of Gräfenberg in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the south
Schlossberg_Castle_(Haidhof)
Free imperial city in the Holy Roman Empire
Bayreuth Engelthal Hersbruck Hiltpoltstein, bought in 1503 now in Lkr Forchheim) Hohenstein and Wildenfels, bought in 1505 and 1511 Lauf, Reicheneck and
Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
Free_Imperial_City_of_Nuremberg
Unterleinleiter Castle (German: Burg Unterleinleiter) is a now-levelled, medieval lowland castle near the village of Unterleinleiter in the county of Forchheim in
Unterleinleiter_Castle
and scientific work, both at Munich and at the Schloß Jägersburg castle near Forchheim. The standard author abbreviation H.Schlag. is used to indicate
Hermann_von_Schlagintweit
Ortsteil of Igensdorf in Bavaria, Germany
so-called „Katz“, one still can see the defense system of a robber-knight’s castle called Hainburg from the early Middle Ages. Local historians date the colonization
Rüsselbach
Tree in the Forchheim district in Bavaria
Forchheim. To the south, it is 24 kilometers from Nuremberg, and the altitude is about 300 meters above sea level. It is framed by the church castle of
Tanzlinde_(Effeltrich)
Palaces throughout the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary seats for the Emperor
Essen Esslingen am Neckar Ettenstatt Etterzhausen Eußerthal Flamersheim Forchheim Frankfurt am Main Freiburg im Breisgau Freising Fritzlar Frohse an der
Kaiserpfalz
Franconian Switzerland in Germany. In 1007 Emperor Henry II gifted the town of Forchheim and its surrounding villages to the Bishopric of Bamberg. Amon the outlying
Thuisbrunn
Duke of Franconia from 918 to 939 AD
of the Thuringian lands of the late Duke Burchard. On his deathbed in Forchheim in December 918, King Conrad assembled the German princes to arrange his
Eberhard_of_Franconia
Disputed Emperor in Italy (r. 896–899)
of his scope, electing their own rulers. During 889, he held Diets at Forchheim and Frankfurt, trying to secure acceptance among nobles for his sons Zwentibold
Arnulf_of_Carinthia
9th-century Slavic state
which ended with a peace treaty concluded at Forchheim in May 874. According to the Annals of Fulda, at Forchheim Svatopluk's envoy promised that Svatopluk
Great_Moravia
King of Germany from 1138 to 1152
Investiture Controversy. When Rudolf had himself elected German anti-king at Forchheim in 1077, Frederick of Hohenstaufen remained loyal to the royal crown and
Conrad_III_of_Germany
Fortified church used also as a retreat
Landkreis Cham Bad Kötzting County of Erlangen-Höchstadt Hannberg County of Forchheim: Effeltrich Hetzles County of Haßberge: Aidhausen County of Kitzingen:
Fortress_church
German anti-king (died 1088)
anti-kings. Upon Henry's humiliating Walk to Canossa, several princes met at Forchheim and had the Swabian duke Rudolf of Rheinfelden elected anti-king in 1077
Hermann_of_Salm
City in Trentino-Alto Adige
Brazil Bezerros, Brazil. (Since 2023) Dolní Dobrouč, Czech Republic Forchheim, Germany Kufstein, Austria Vallagarina (district) List of Podestà of Rovereto
Rovereto
Army of the Electorate and Kingdom of Bavaria
Bavaria maintained seven fortresses, with another under construction: Forchheim Ingolstadt Veste Oberhaus Rosenberg ob Kronach Rothenberg bei Schnaittach
Bavarian_Army
Military conflict
relentlessly raided Nuremberg's hinterland, in the process capturing Forchheim and its fortress. Nuremberg finally surrendered to Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Second_Margrave_War
Manor House in Ermreuth, Germany
are recorded even before 1358. In 1525 rebellious peasants burnt down the castle. The locksmith, Stefan Muffel, from the Nuremberg patrician family Muffel
Schloss_Ermreuth
Ancient German sector fortification
spur between Untertrubach and Dörnhof near Gräfenberg in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. The fortification was recorded in
Burggraf_(fortification)
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jailer or someone employed at a keep or castle, Middle English kepe.Americanized spelling of German Kiep, from a short form of the old personal name Gebolf, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geb ‘gift’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Gebhardt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English castel ‘castle’, ‘fortified building or set of buildings’, especially the residence of a feudal lord (Late Latin castellum, a diminutive of castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). The name would also have denoted a servant who lived and worked at such a place.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place named with Middle English hard ‘difficult’, ‘inaccessible’, ‘impregnable’, or perhaps ‘cheerless’ + castel ‘castle’, ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’ (see Castle), perhaps Hardcastle Garth in North Yorkshire or Hardcastle Crags in West Yorkshire, although either or both of these could be from the surname. It has been suggested that the surname may come from a Roman fort forming part of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
Girl/Female
Indian
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Windsor in Berkshire, Broadwindsor in Dorset, or Winsor in Devon and Hampshire, all named from an unattested Old English windels ‘windlass’ + Old English Åra ‘bank’.Windsor is the surname of the present British royal family, adopted in place of Wettin in 1917 as a response to anti-German feeling during the World War I. The original surname of Edward VII (and hence of George V up to 1917) was Wettin, his father, Prince Albert, being Prince Wettin of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The family took the name Windsor from the place in Berkshire, England, where Windsor Castle is a royal residence. There is unlikely to be any royal connection for American bearers, however: the name was an ordinary English habitational surname for centuries before this event.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : from a plural or genitive form of Castle.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : of much disputed origin, but probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements tal ‘destroy’ + bod ‘message’, ‘tidings’, i.e. ‘messenger of destruction’. In this form the name is also found in France, taken there apparently by English immigrants; the usual French form is Talbert.Talbot is the name of an ancient Irish family of Norman origin, which have held the earldoms of Shrewsbury and Waterford since the 15th century. They were granted the baronial estate of Malahide, near Dublin, by Henry II (1154–89), an estate that they held for over 850 years. They trace their descent from Richard de Talbott, mentioned in the Domesday Book. His son, Hugh de Talbot or Talebot’h, became governor of Plessis Castle, Normandy, France, in 1118.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Saintbury in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12th century as Seynesbury. The place name is probably from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Sǣwine (composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + wine ‘friend’) + Old English burh ‘castle’, ‘fortified town’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic meaning ‘son of Robert’, common in central England (see Dobb).Arthur Dobbs (1689–1765) was born at Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim, Ireland. In 1745 he purchased 400,000 acres of land in NC and was selected as governor in 1754. He married twice and his second wife, wed when he was age 73, was a girl in her teens from NC.
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 any of various places called Castleton, for example in Derbyshire and North Yorkshire, from Old English castel ‘castle’ + tūn ‘settlement’, ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell ‘castle’, ‘village’, ‘rock’.German : habitational name from a place so called in Upper Franconia.Dutch : variant of Kessel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Weoley Castle in West Midlands (formerly in Worcestershire), named with Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’, or from Weeley in Essex, which is named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maoil Fhábhail ‘descendant of Maolfhábhail’, a personal name meaning ‘fond of movement or travel’.English : from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val ‘valley’. This is also a Huguenot name (with the same etymology), taken to England by Etienne-Abel Laval, a minister of the French church in Castle Street, London, around 1730.French : habitational name from Lavelle in Puy-de-Dôme or various other, smaller places so named.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Castle
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealláin ‘descendant of Meallán’, a personal name that is a diminutive of meall ‘pleasant’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise.Dutch (van Mellon) : habitational name from Millun bij Keulen.Thomas and Sarah Jane Mellon came to Pittsburgh, PA, from Lower Castletown, Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818. Their grandson, the industrialist and financier Andrew William Mellon (1855–1937) is remembered not only as a businessman but also as an art collector. He served as secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained.Nicholas Waln came from the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to New Castle, DE, in 1682. A Philadelphia, PA, Waln family flourished in the second half of the 18th century.
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FORCHHEIM CASTLE
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Leopard
Girl/Female
Latin American Spanish English Hindi
Lovable.
Boy/Male
Irish
“â€like an oak.â€â€ It is often used as a short version of Derek and Dermot but can be a name in its own right. The city of Derry in Northern Ireland comes from Doire Colmcille, the name of a 6th century monastery.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Latin, Polish, Swedish
Small; Humble; Little
Girl/Female
American, British, English
From the Old House
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Traditional
The Sea; The Father of Moon
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Wise One
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Another Name of Lord Muruga
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Fredericus, FEDERIGO means "peaceful ruler."
Boy/Male
Irish
Dark-skinned man.
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
FORCHHEIM CASTLE
n.
A small castle.
n.
A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.
n.
A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.
n.
In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.
n.
One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
a.
Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.
n.
A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
n.
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
v. t.
To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.
n.
The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right.
n.
Same as Castleguard.
n.
The government of a castle.
n.
The guard or defense of a castle.
v. i.
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
n.
Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.
imp. & p. p.
of Castle
n.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
n.
A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life.
n.
An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.
a.
Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.