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Freely licensed software with open code
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software available under a license that gives users the right to use, share, modify, and distribute the software
Free_and_open-source_software
Topics referred to by the same term
Foss or FOSS may refer to: Foss A/S, a Danish analytical instrument company Foss Brewery, a former brewery in Oslo, Norway Foss Maritime, a tugboat and
Foss
Surname list
Foss is a surname of Scandinavian origin[citation needed]. Foss may refer to: Aage Foss (1885–1952), Danish film actor Ambrose Foss (c. 1803–1862), Australian
Foss_(surname)
Danish civil engineer and business executive (1928–2018)
Nils Foss (11 May 1928 – 16 May 2018) was a Danish civil engineer and business executive. He was the founder of Foss A/S, a Danish family owned company
Nils_Foss
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and American politician
Joseph Jacob Foss (April 17, 1915 – January 1, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps Major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received
Joe_Foss
British artist (born 1946)
Christopher Frank Foss (born 1946) is a British artist and science fiction illustrator. He is best known for his science fiction book covers and the black
Chris_Foss
American politician
Henry Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington is named after him. Foss was one of four children born to Norwegian immigrant parents, Andrew and Thea Foss, first
Henry_Foss
American nu metal band
name She's in Pain. The original lineup also consisted of bassist Rayna Foss and drummer Jon Tor. Mike Cox replaced Tor on drums in 1995, and the Coal
Coal_Chamber
Free and open source software event in Bangalore, India
FOSS.IN, previously known as Linux Bangalore, was an annual free and open source software (FOSS) conference, held in Bangalore, India from 2001 to 2012
FOSS.IN
Foss founded the Congregational Church in New South Wales. Foss built a house called Forest Lodge after which a Sydney suburb is named. In 1828, Foss
Ambrose_Foss
American communication scholar and educator
Sonja K. Foss (born January 26, 1950) is a rhetorical scholar and educator in the discipline of communication. Her research and teaching interests are
Sonja_K._Foss
Reservoir in Custer County, Oklahoma
Foss Reservoir, also known as Foss Lake, is in Custer County, Oklahoma on the Washita River, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Clinton, Oklahoma. The reservoir
Foss_Reservoir
American journalist and broadcaster
Karen Foss, born Karen Colleen Graham in Kansas City, Kansas in 1944, is an American journalist and businesswoman. She was an anchorwoman on KSDK in St
Karen_Foss
British cryptographer (1902–1971)
Hugh Rose Foss OBE (13 May 1902 – 23 December 1971) was a British cryptanalyst. At Bletchley Park during World War II he made significant contributions
Hugh_Foss
British historian and writer
Christopher Frank Foss (mostly written Christopher F Foss; born 8 April 1946) is a British military information author. Between 1970 and 2017, he worked
Christopher_F_Foss
American tugboat company founder
Thea Christiansen Foss (8 June 1858 – 7 June 1927) was the founder of Foss Maritime, the largest tugboat company in the western United States. She was
Thea_Foss
Canadian actress, comedian, and writer
Heidi Foss is a Canadian actress, comedian, and writer. In 2001, she won a Canadian Comedy Award honoring her achievements in the field of comedy writing
Heidi_Foss
Danish economist and organisational theorist
Nicolai Juul Foss (born 1964) is a Danish organizational theorist, and scholar of entrepreneurship and strategy. He is currently a professor at the Copenhagen
Nicolai_J._Foss
American businessman (1943/1944 – 2022)
Donald A. Foss (1943 or 1944 – August 14, 2022) was an American billionaire businessman, the founder, chairman, and CEO of the subprime car finance company
Donald_Foss
German-American composer, pianist and conductor (1922–2009)
Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany, in 1922, Foss was
Lukas_Foss
American record producer & DJ
Lee Foss is a record producer and DJ from DeKalb, Illinois. In addition to a number of releases on labels such as Culprit, Wolf+Lamb and No. 19, he co-founded
Lee_Foss
Danish agricultural technology company
The company is headquartered in Hillerød, Denmark. FOSS was founded by Nils Foss in 1956, as N. Foss Electric A/S. The first products were instruments
Foss_A/S
American rock band from Texas
Foss was an American rock band formed in El Paso, Texas in the early 1990s. It is known for former members Cedric Bixler-Zavala, who found success in the
Foss_(band)
Shipping company based in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Foss Maritime (formerly Foss Launch and Tug Company), is an American tugging company. The company was founded in 1889 by Thea Foss (1857–1927) and her
Foss_Maritime
American politician
Lily M. Foss is an American politician. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Her family has lived in Manchester, New Hampshire
Lily_Foss
American painter (born 1931)
Cornelia Foss (born Cornelia Brendel, 1931) is an American artist and teacher. Her work is in the permanent collections of The National Portrait Gallery
Cornelia_Foss
River in North Yorkshire, England
The River Foss is in North Yorkshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks Woods near Oulston Reservoir close to the
River_Foss
Cat owned by Edward Lear
Foss (c. 1873 – 26 November 1887), formally named Aderphos, was the pet cat of Edward Lear, the 19th-century author, artist, illustrator and poet. A "stumpy-tailed"
Foss_(cat)
Open-source Git software package
GitLab is a software forge primarily developed by GitLab Inc. It is available as either a free software "Community" edition or a proprietary software "Enterprise"
GitLab
American journalist and author
Kendall Blackstone Foss (1904–1964) was a journalist and writer who helped found the Free University of Berlin in Berlin, Germany, in 1948. He served as
Kendall_Foss
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Foss is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Foss had a population of 101. The history of Foss began when settlers
Foss,_Oklahoma
American academic (born 1950)
Karen Ann Foss (born January 26, 1950) is a rhetorical scholar and communication researcher, and educator. Her research and teaching interests include
Karen_A._Foss
American soccer player
Byron Foss (born October 6, 1979, Monarch Beach, California) is an American soccer player who spent the 2004 season playing goalkeeper for the A-League's
Byron_Foss
Waterfall in North Yorkshire, England
Janet's Foss is a small waterfall near the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa
Janet's_Foss
Topics referred to by the same term
George Foss may refer to: George Edmund Foss (1863–1936), U.S. Representative from Illinois George Foote Foss (1876–1968), machinist, blacksmith, bicycle
George_Foss
Case in English corporate law
Foss v Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461, 67 ER 189 is a leading English precedent in corporate law. In any action in which a wrong is alleged to have been done
Foss_v_Harbottle
Floodgate in York, England
The Foss Barrier consists of a retractable floodgate and pumping station owned and managed by the Environment Agency. It straddles the River Foss in York
River_Foss_Barrier
2003 report by The MITRE Corporation
Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense is a 2003 report by The MITRE Corporation that documented widespread use
Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense
Use_of_Free_and_Open-Source_Software_(FOSS)_in_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense
27, 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024. Foss 2011, p. 204. Foss 2011, p. 320. Foss 2011, p. 363. Foss 2011, p. 635. Foss 2011, p. 603. Barrie, Douglas; Dempsey
List of equipment of the Korean People's Army Ground Force
List_of_equipment_of_the_Korean_People's_Army_Ground_Force
Norwegian diva, actress, singer, recording artist (1917–2011)
better known as Wenche Foss (Norwegian: [ˈvɛ̂ŋkə ˈfɔsː]), was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television. Wenche Foss was born to engineer
Wenche_Foss
Norwegian cyclist (born 1997)
Tobias Svendsen Foss (born 25 May 1997 in Vingrom) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Netcompany INEOS. In July 2019, it was
Tobias_Foss
software – the source availability model used by free and open-source software (FOSS) – and closed source are two approaches to the distribution of software.
Comparison of open-source and closed-source software
Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software
American philosopher, professor and scholar (1889–1968)
Martin Foss (1889–1968) was a German-born American philosopher, professor, and scholar. Martin Foss was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1889 and studied philosophy
Martin_Foss
American-Canadian sociologist
Daniel A. Foss (26 July 1940 – 20 August 2014) was an American-Canadian sociologist. He is the author of Freak Culture: Life Style and Politics (1972)
Daniel_Foss
River in Washington, United States
The Foss River is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It has two main forks, the East Fork Foss River and the West Fork Foss River. The main stem
Foss_River
1995 American film
a helicopter is waiting to lift Foss away. Darren intervenes and saves his daughter before Foss can shoot her. As Foss attempts to flee, Darren shoots
Sudden_Death_(1995_film)
United States Army general (1933–2020)
Foss (13 February 1933 – 25 April 2020) was a United States Army general, and commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Foss
John_W._Foss
Anglican missionary teacher and welfare worker
Josephine Foss (1887–1983) was an Anglican missionary teacher and welfare worker in Kuala Lumpur. Foss was active in missionary and teaching work from
Josephine_Foss
Harbor channel in Tacoma, Washington
The Thea Foss Waterway, formerly the City Waterway, is a north–south inlet of Commencement Bay separating downtown Tacoma, Washington, from the Port of
Thea_Foss_Waterway
American politician
member of the Democratic-NPL. Foss is an architect. "Austin Foss". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 18, 2025. "Austin Foss". Fargo, Moorhead & West Fargo
Austin_Foss
FOSS office suite based on OnlyOffice
Euro-Office is a FOSS office suite and collaborative software platform, based on software from a more restrictively licensed office suite called OnlyOffice
Euro-Office
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Nehalem River. Foss is the site of an important river flood gauge. Foss was named for Herbert Foss, who owned timber in the area. Foss post office ran
Foss,_Oregon
American politician (1858–1939)
Eugene Noble Foss (September 24, 1858 – September 13, 1939) was an American politician and manufacturer from Massachusetts. He was a member of the United
Eugene_Foss
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Fosses (French pronunciation: [fos] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Schools in Fosses: Preschools (écoles
Fosses
Intelligence of machines
Oxford University Press. Wason, P. C.; Shapiro, D. (1966). "Reasoning". In Foss, B. M. (ed.). New horizons in psychology. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Archived
Artificial_intelligence
Bridges over the Ouse and Foss in York, England
Ouse and eighteen smaller bridges and passages across the narrower River Foss within the city of York, England. The earliest bridge, built by the Romans
Bridges_of_York
Island country in Southeast Asia
Secretariat. Singapore is also a founding member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS), a voluntary and informal grouping at the UN. Singapore maintains membership
Singapore
New Zealand investment banker and politician
Craig Raymond Robert Foss (born 4 July 1963) is a New Zealand investment banker and politician. He was elected to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council in October
Craig_Foss
School in Washington, United States
Henry Foss High School is an American high school in Tacoma, Washington. Named after civic leader and tugboat tycoon Henry Foss, the school first opened
Henry_Foss_High_School
American nonprofit to promote patriotism
politician Joe Foss, and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Institute was founded in 2001 by General Joseph J. Foss and his wife Donna Foss to promote
Joe_Foss_Institute
English footballer
Sidney Lacy Richard Foss (28 November 1912 – 3 August 1995), commonly known as Dick Foss or Dickie Foss, was an English professional footballer who played
Dick_Foss
State park in Oklahoma, United States
Foss State Park is a 1,749-acre (708 ha) Oklahoma state park located on Foss Lake, in southwestern Custer County, Oklahoma, near the city of Foss. Recreational
Foss_State_Park
Norwegian sport shooter
Jan Foss (1 December 1938 - 12 June 2021) was a Norwegian sport shooter from Oslo who became the second world champion in practical shooting in 1976 during
Jan_Foss
Topics referred to by the same term
Governor Foss may refer to: Eugene Foss (1858–1939), 45th Governor of Massachusetts Joe Foss (1915–2003), 20th Governor of South Dakota This disambiguation
Governor_Foss
Mountain peak in Washington, USA
Foss Peak is a 6,524-foot (1,989-metre) summit in the Tatoosh Range which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range. It is located south of Mount Rainier within
Foss_Peak
Buckley-class destroyer escort
USS Foss (DE-59) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, in service from 1943 to 1957. She was sunk as a target in September 1966
USS_Foss
Point in a river or brook where water flows over a vertical drop
at the bottom of a waterfall. A waterfall may also be referred to as a "foss" or "force". Natural waterfalls are commonly formed in the upper course of
Waterfall
Waterfall in North Yorkshire, England
Falling Foss is a waterfall in the north-east section of the North York Moors National Park and a popular spot for walking. It is 5 miles (8 km) from Whitby
Falling_Foss
Norwegian bishop
Anders Foss (1543 – 25 January 1607) was a Norwegian clergyman and Bishop of Bergen. Anders Michaelsen Foss was born in Denmark. He was the son of Catharina
Anders_Foss
Irish cook who was a carrier of typhoid fever in New York
Dictionary. Wawrzynczak 2019. Foss 2020, p. 107. Foss 2020, p. 114. Prescott 1984, pp. 71–72. Foss 2020, pp. 117–118. Foss 2020, p. 117. Adler, Rich; Mara
Mary_Mallon
American Methodist bishop
Cyrus David Foss (January 17, 1834 – January 29, 1910) was a prominent Methodist bishop in the latter 19th century, primarily serving in New York City
Cyrus_David_Foss
American poet (1858–1911)
Sam Walter Foss (June 19, 1858 – February 26, 1911) was an American librarian and poet whose best-known works included "The Coming American" and "The House
Sam_Walter_Foss
Rail barge formerly operated by the Canadian National Railway
and tug crews were provided by Foss Maritime. Foss utilized two 116 ft (35 m) tugboats Justine Foss and Barbara Foss. Service ended in April 2021. "The
Aquatrain
Topics referred to by the same term
Foss House may refer to: Horatio G. Foss House, Auburn, Maine Levi Foss House, Goodwins Mills, Maine Foss and Wells House, Jordan, Minnesota Foss House
Foss_House
United States historic place
Arthur Foss, built in 1889 as Wallowa at Portland, Oregon, is likely the oldest wooden tugboat afloat in the world. Its 79-year commercial service life
Arthur_Foss
FLOSS projects Requires one to log in to report a Bug. Has an open source FOSS edition and commercial Enterprise Edition Currently only available for security
Comparison of source-code-hosting facilities
Comparison_of_source-code-hosting_facilities
American politician (1863-1936)
George Edmund Foss (July 2, 1863 – March 15, 1936) was a U.S. representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss. Foss was born on July
George_E._Foss
The Barbara Foss is an ocean-going tugboat operated by Foss Marine on North America's Pacific Ocean coast. The vessel is homeported in Neah Bay, Washington
Barbara_Foss
American screenwriter
Fanya Foss (sometimes credited as Fanya Lawrence or F.A. Foss, October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1995) was a Russian-born American screenwriter, short story
Fanya_Foss
Creation of many new software licenses
licenses for software and software packages in the FOSS ecosystem. License proliferation affects the whole FOSS ecosystem negatively by the burden of increasingly
License_proliferation
Social movement
of FOSS usage in various government departments in addition to curbing illegality of copying that is software piracy. Promotion of adoption of FOSS is
Free_software_movement
Dr. Foss Westcott (23 October 1863 – 19 October 1949) was an English bishop. Westcott was the son of a distinguished clergyman, Brooke Foss Westcott (and
Foss_Westcott
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Brigadier Charles Calveley Foss, VC, CB, DSO (9 March 1885 – 9 April 1953) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious
Charles_Calveley_Foss
American baseball player (1921–2015)
Anita Foss (August 5, 1921 – 2015) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ballplayer. Listed at 5' 2", 118 lb., she batted and threw right
Anita_Foss
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Knapp Thornton Burr E. Rice Ray Bagby Marsh Worthington Post Prince Foss Thomson Foss Chindblom Simpson R. Church Paddock R. Church Hoffman Collier S. Young
Abraham_Lincoln
Herbert Louis Foss (October 12, 1871 – September 1, 1937) was a Seaman in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during
Herbert_L._Foss
Topics referred to by the same term
Frank Foss may refer to: Frank H. Foss (1865–1947), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts Frank Foss (athlete) (1895–1989), American athlete This disambiguation
Frank_Foss
Village in Sandnes Municipality, Norway
Foss-Eikeland or Foss-Eikjeland is a village in the western part of the large Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village lies south
Foss-Eikeland
Reconnaissance vehicle, Light tank
2002. Retrieved 31 May 2014. Foss & Sarson (1995), p. 9. Foss & Sarson (1995), p. 10. Foss & Sarson (1995), p. 4. Foss & Sarson, p. 14 "Tank Chats #109
FV101_Scorpion
Australian politician
Peter Gilbert da Conceição Foss KC (born 24 March 1946 in England) is a former Australian politician, who represented the Liberal Party. Elected to parliament
Peter_Foss
Linux distribution developed by System76
Pop!_OS in FOSS Linux January 2020 and pronounced it the best Ubuntu-based distribution. A review of Pop!_OS 20.04 by Ankush Das in It's FOSS in May 2020
Pop!_OS
American baseball player (1936–2019)
Larry Curtis Foss (April 18, 1936 – June 15, 2019) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in eight games in
Larry_Foss
Brewery in Oslo, Norway
The Foss Brewery (Norwegian: Foss Bryggeri) was a brewery in Oslo. The company was started in 1836 as the Ytteborg Brewery (Ytteborgs Bryggeri) and was
Foss_Brewery
Topics referred to by the same term
may also refer to: Fosses-la-Ville, Namur, Belgium Nayemont-les-Fosses, Vosges, France Fosses-et-Baleyssac, south-western France Foss (disambiguation) Fosse
Fosses_(disambiguation)
Norwegian politician (born 1950)
Per-Kristian Foss (born 19 July 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and from 2014 to 2021 the Auditor General of Norway. He was
Per-Kristian_Foss
American politician
Judith C. Foss was an American politician from Maine. Foss, a Republican from Yarmouth, Maine, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1985 to
Judith_Foss
American actor (1910–2005)
who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. Lawrence was born in New York City,
Marc_Lawrence
New Zealand diplomat and public servant (1910–1964)
Foss Shanahan CMG (10 June 1910 – 13 September 1964) was a New Zealand diplomat and public servant. Shanahan was born on 10 June 1910 at Alexandra. He
Foss_Shanahan
British bishop, scholar and theologian (1825–1901)
Brooke Foss Westcott (12 January 1825 – 27 July 1901) was an English bishop, biblical scholar and theologian, serving as Bishop of Durham from 1890 until
Brooke_Foss_Westcott
Internal combustion
George Foote Foss in 1897, only one Fossmobile is known to have existed. The Fossmobile was designed and manufactured by George Foote Foss. He owned his
Fossmobile
FOSS
FOSS
Girl/Female
Arabic English
A jewel-quality fossilized resin; as a color the name refers to a warm honey shade.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, English
A Jewel; Amber and Lynn; A Jewel-quality Fossilized Resin; As a Colour the Name Refers to a Warm Honey Shade
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fosse.Danish : from fos, vos ‘fox’; a nickname for a sly or cunning person or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a fox.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead so named from Old Norse fors ‘waterfall’, examples of which are found throughout Norway.Altered spelling of German Voss or the Dutch cognate Vos.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse.Dutch : patronymic from a reduced form of the Latin personal name Servatius.Robert Vose emigrated from Lancashire, England, to Dorchester, MA, before 1654.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, British, English
A Jewel; A Combination of Amber and Lynn; A Jewel-quality Fossilized Resin; As a Colour the Name Refers to a Warm Honey Shade
Girl/Female
Arabic English
A jewel-quality fossilized resin; as a color the name refers to a warm honey shade.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : habitational name from a lost place in Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige, from Old English foss ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘dry land in marsh’, ‘promontory’, or a topographic name for someone who lived on low lying land by a ditch or dike.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : variant of Fosse.Americanized form of French Fortier.
Girl/Female
Arabic English
A jewel-quality fossilized resin; as a color the name refers to a warm honey shade.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : habitational name from any of the various minor places named with Old English foss ‘ditch’ (Latin fossa). The Old English word did not survive into the period when surnames were acquired, so it is unlikely to be a topographic name, unless it is from the Old French cognate fosse. The reference may be to the Roman road Fosse Way, itself named in the Old English period from the ditch that ran alongside it, or to the river Foss in Yorkshire.Norwegian : habitational name from any of the fifteen west-coast farmsteads so named, from the dative form of foss ‘waterfall’ (from Old Norse fors).
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Smart; Playful; Nice; Strong; A Jewel; Amber Coloured; Ruler of the Jewel; Combination of Amber and Kimberly; A Jewel-quality Fossilized Resin; As a Colour the Name Refers to a Warm Honey Shade; Name of a Semiprecious Stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name denoting a serf, Middle English, Old French vass(e), from Late Latin vassus, of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh gwas ‘boy’, Gaelic foss ‘servant’.English : variant of Vause.Swedish : variant of Wass.South German : variant of Fass.Hungarian : from vas ‘iron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, or a nickname for a resilient, tough man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fawcett.French : diminutive of Fosse.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, English
A Precious Jewel; A Jewel-quality Fossilized Resin; As a Colour the Name Refers to a Warm Honey Shade
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Saint-Maur-des-Fossées in Seine, northern France, or possibly from Saint-Maur-sur-Loire in Touraine. Both places are named from the dedication of the church there to St. Maur (see Moore 3).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Fosse.Dutch (de Vos) : nickname for someone with red hair, from vos ‘fox’.North German : variant of Voss.
Girl/Female
Arabic English
A jewel-quality fossilized resin; as a color the name refers to a warm honey shade.
Surname or Lastname
English (also well established in South Wales)
English (also well established in South Wales) : topographic name for someone who lived in a nook or hollow, from Old English and Middle English hale, dative of h(e)alh ‘nook’, ‘hollow’. In northern England the word often has a specialized meaning, denoting a piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a river, typically one deposited in a bend. In southeastern England it often referred to a patch of dry land in a fen. In some cases the surname may be a habitational name from any of the several places in England named with this fossilized inflected form, which would originally have been preceded by a preposition, e.g. in the hale or at the hale.English : from a Middle English personal name derived from either of two Old English bynames, Hæle ‘hero’ or Hægel, which is probably akin to Germanic Hagano ‘hawthorn’ (see Hain 2).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Céile (see McHale).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Halle.Robert Hale, who settled in Cambridge, MA, in 1632, was an ancestor of the revolutionary war patriot and spy Nathan Hale (1755–76) of CT. The common English surname was brought independently in the 17th century to VA and MD.
FOSS
FOSS
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord of Intellect
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Islamic, Kashmiri, Muslim, Urdu
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lightening
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Bengali, Finnish, Hindu, Indian
Kind and Beautiful Girl
Girl/Female
Biblical
Poor, afflicted, that answers.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prince | பà¯à®°à®¿à®¨à¯à®¸Â  Â
King
Girl/Female
Tamil
Krshnavi | கà¯à®°à¯à®·à¯à®¨à®¾à®µà¯€
The thing which is sweetest to Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
King of Mithila
FOSS
FOSS
FOSS
FOSS
FOSS
a.
Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
n.
One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in England and other parts of Europe; -- so called from the fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry.
n.
The process of becoming fossil.
v. i.
To become fossil.
n. pl.
See Fossores.
n.
One who is versed in the science of fossils; a paleontologist.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fossilize
v. t.
To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.
a.
Containing or composed of fossils.
n.
A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds.
n.
A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet.
n.
The science or state of fossils.
v. t.
To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
imp. & p. p.
of Fossilize
a.
Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions.
a.
Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
n.
The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
a.
Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.
n.
See Fossa.
n.
The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.