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Comedy by Ian Hay
Housemaster is a comedy by the English playwright Ian Hay, first produced at the Apollo Theatre, London, on 12 November 1936, running for 662 performances
Housemaster_(play)
1938 British film
Housemaster is a 1938 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes. It was made
Housemaster_(film)
American musician, DJ and record producer
aliases such as "Farley Funkin' Keith", "Rude Boy Farley Keith", "The Housemaster Boyz", "Jackmaster Dick" or "The Godfather of House". Farley got his
Farley_"Jackmaster"_Funk
title of the play. The title of the play is followed by its first public performance, its playwright, the title of the film adapted from the play, the year
List of plays adapted into feature films: A to I
List_of_plays_adapted_into_feature_films:_A_to_I
Private school in Berkshire, England
Nicolas Coleridge. The school contains 25 boys' houses, each headed by a housemaster, selected from the more senior members of the teaching staff, which numbers
Eton_College
South African soccer player (born 1981)
cricket. Former international referee David Alleray was his housemaster at Harrow. Motaung played for Wits University and Kaizer Chiefs youth academies in
Kaizer_Motaung_Junior
1979 British drama film by Alan Clarke
cell in return for agreeing to be a responsible "natural leader" to the housemaster Mr Goodyear. Meanwhile, Meakin's friend Toyne learns through a letter
Scum_(film)
1968 British satirical surrealist psychological drama film by Lindsay Anderson
objects. The headmaster is remote from the boys and the housemasters. The protagonists' housemaster, Mr. Kemp, is easily manipulated by the Whips into giving
If....
Public school in Bradfield, Berkshire, England
correspondent and writer on rural affairs Jonathan Saunders, English teacher and housemaster of Stone House Ann Schlee, an English novelist. She won the annual Guardian
Bradfield_College
South African rugby union player
He played as a prop. He is now a housemaster and rugby coach at CBC Monkstown. Botha played in the Currie Cup and Super 14 the Sharks. He played in all
BJ_Botha
English actor (1918–1970)
Queen (1937) - Jack Owen (uncredited) Night Ride (1937) - Dick Benson Housemaster (1938) - Travers Coming of Age (1938) - Arthur Strudwick There Ain't
Jimmy_Hanley
1948 film by Alfred Hitchcock
murder was inspired years earlier by conversations with their prep-school housemaster, publisher Rupert Cadell. While they were at school, Rupert had discussed
Rope_(film)
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
woman passenger out of the compartment. At Eton, he played tricks on John Crace, his housemaster, among which was to enter a spoof advertisement in a
George_Orwell
television and film. She made her professional theatre debut in 1956 playing Viola in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. She
List of Maggie Smith performances
List_of_Maggie_Smith_performances
British writer and historian (1876–1952)
boating crews. Durham was the model for Marbledown School in his 1936 play Housemaster. After four years at Durham, Beith taught for six years at Fettes,
John_Hay_Beith
School where some or all people live on campus
boarding schools study and live during the school year with their fellows, housemasters and housemistresses. Some boarding schools also have day pupils who attend
Boarding_school
English actor (1893–1971)
the Reverend Edmund Ovington opposite Otto Kruger in the 1938 film, Housemaster, Reeves developed a speciality for portraying authority figures, such
Kynaston_Reeves
Public school in Bristol, England
the Housemaster at the time, but in the late 19th century this pattern was abandoned, and all Houses reverted to the name of their first Housemaster. This
Clifton_College
English college headmaster (1919–1979)
the Burma Railway. He taught classics at Shrewsbury, where he became a housemaster, and taught for another year at Christ Church. He was headmaster of Bradfield
Anthony_Chenevix-Trench
Girls' school in Benenden near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
bedrooms. Each boarding house has a housemistress or housemaster, a deputy housemistress or housemaster, a team of matrons (resident, day and evening) as
Benenden_School
German musician (born 1971)
2024. He previously played guitar and keyboards for the band Megaherz. He releases his house tracks under the alias Housemaster Kinky J. Noel Pix sings
Noel_Pix
British politician, academic and broadcaster (born 1973)
an MP at the next general election. He read out a letter in which a housemaster at Eton College described Boris Johnson as being guilty of "a gross failure
Rory_Stewart
American stage and film director (1903–1986)
by Elia Kazan, the play starred Deborah Kerr as Laura, the wife of a housemaster at an all-boys prep school, who becomes affectionate towards Tom, a young
Vincente_Minnelli
British journalist, writer and politician (1911–1968)
During the general strike of 1926 he fixed up a secret radio set as his housemaster would not allow him to have one. In November 1926 his headmaster wrote
Randolph_Churchill
Irish-British novelist and former spy (1931–2020)
English public school regime of the time and disliked his disciplinarian housemaster. He left Sherborne early to study foreign languages at the University
John_le_Carré
English musician (born 1950)
forced to leave the band when his housemaster banned him from playing guitar. After Rutherford got the ban lifted, he played with a band called Climax and
Mike_Rutherford
English actress (1913–1994)
(1937). Her success led to her starring in School for Husbands (1937) and Housemaster (1938). She was popular in the world of drama for being "level-headed
Diana_Churchill_(actress)
British writer (1908–1964)
The Wyvern. His lifestyle at Eton brought him into conflict with his housemaster, E. V. Slater, who disapproved of Fleming's attitude, his hair oil, his
Ian_Fleming
State school in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
the discretion of the individual housemaster to form and maintain a conduct system and decide the roles prefects play. The majority of boarders come from
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster_Royal_Grammar_School
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
that discovering, aged 17, he had not been made a house prefect by his housemaster affected his outlook: "It was not fair and therefore it was unworthy
John_Cleese
Public school in Winchester, England
arrangements with the relevant housemaster some two years before sitting the exam, usually sitting a test set by the housemaster and an interview. Those applying
Winchester_College
Season of television series
Archbishop of Canterbury Blake Ritson as Andrew Gailey, Prince William's housemaster at Eton College Hanna Alström as Heini Wathén, Mohamed Al-Fayed's second
The_Crown_season_5
Barry Yandell (English) Played by: Sōma Suzuki (Japanese musical adaptation) A 65-year-old history teacher and the housemaster of Cecil Hall at Eden Academy
List of Spy × Family characters
List_of_Spy_×_Family_characters
Season of television series
adviser to Tony Blair Blake Ritson as Andrew Gailey, Prince William's housemaster at Eton College Isaac Rouse as Ollie Chadwyck-Healey, close friend of
The_Crown_season_6
American actor (1907–1942)
movie was General Spanky (1936). In 1938, he appeared in two UK movies. Housemaster was his last film, and he returned to acting on stage in the United States
Phillips_Holmes
British barrister and author (1923–2009)
sixth-former, Quentin Edwards, later a QC, were discovered by the young man's housemaster. However, Mortimer was still allowed to take his Bachelor of Arts degree
John_Mortimer
American DJ (born 1964)
lyrics and a female vocalist. His friend, Chicago house producer Terry ‘Housemaster’ Baldwin, suggested Paris Grey. "Paris agreed, flew into Detroit, came
Kevin_Saunderson
British lawyer and politician (1900–1967)
responsibilities as "capable lawyer, efficient administrator and concerned housemaster". There were misgivings in some quarters as to how Maxwell Fyfe would
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
David_Maxwell_Fyfe,_1st_Earl_of_Kilmuir
British new wave singer (1942–2000)
misdemeanours by being forced by prefects to learn long tracts of poetry until a housemaster found him sobbing and put a stop to it: I had to go into a box room where
Ian_Dury
British screenwriter and playwright (1905–1998)
(1937) Jane Steps Out (1938) Marigold (1938) Black Limelight (1938) Housemaster (1938) Star of the Circus (1938) Oh Boy! (1938) Hell's Cargo (1939) The
Dudley_Leslie
English film director (1920–2018)
two films. Anderson appeared in two films as an actor: as Oily Boyd in Housemaster (1938); and as Marine Albert Fosdick in Noël Coward's In Which We Serve
Michael_Anderson_(director)
German architect and spy
three-storey classroom block there was a long low "pavilion" for the housemaster's accommodation. The courtyard incorporated a waiting area for the "rickshaw
Rudolf_Hamburger
School in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
program plays a dominant role in its curriculum, with faculty heavily involved in student life outside the classroom in roles such as housemasters, coaches
Ridley_College_(Ontario)
Public school in Godalming, Surrey, England
Hill. Each was titled with an adaptation of the name of their first housemaster, such as Weekites, Daviesites and Girdlestoneites. The last of these
Charterhouse_School
British actor (1910–1988)
Poushkoff I, Claudius (1937) as Valente South Riding (1938) as Joe Astell Housemaster (1938) as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) Star of the Circus (1938)
John_Clements_(actor)
2010 South African film
thought Jason Cope would be too young to play Sparerib but Garland said he "turns into a nasty housemaster as soon as he steps on set." Cope based his
Spud_(film)
American actor (born 1941)
his Broadway debut as John Barrymore in the 1981 Colleen Dewhurst-directed play Ned and Jack, which closed on opening night. Additional New York City theatre
Peter_Michael_Goetz
young boy intruding. Mike finds a jacket from a boarding school, and a housemaster is hunting the child. Bernie meets an old friend who claims to run tours
List_of_Heartbeat_episodes
English actress (1920–2001)
Buckinghamshire, England on 5 March 1920. Her father, Samuel Gurney Lubbock, was a housemaster at Eton and her mother, Irene Scharrer, was a concert pianist. Due to
Rachel_Gurney
British politician (1919–2018)
that time in Cobham, Surrey, and Eton College. On leaving Eton, his housemaster, Cyril Butterwick, said of Carington, "For a really stupid boy, there
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter_Carington,_6th_Baron_Carrington
1998 Canadian-American comedy film by Sarah Kernochan
Duffy as School Guard Richard McMillan as Bert Chubb (St. Ambrose Boy Housemaster) Les Porter as Graham John (St. Ambrose Boy Choirmaster) All I Wanna
All_I_Wanna_Do_(1998_film)
Scotland international rugby union player
December 1984. Between 1981 and 1984 he played eleven matches for Barbarians FC. He worked as a housemaster and rugby coach at Seaford College, an independent
Bill_Cuthbertson
Private day and boarding school in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
May 1959. In 1963 John Eggar, a Derbyshire cricketer who had been a housemaster at Repton School, became headmaster and in 1964 renamed the school Shiplake
Shiplake_College
English DJ and radio presenter (1939–2004)
radio programme of his own "so that I could play music that I heard and wanted others to hear". His housemaster, R. H. J. Brooke, whom Peel described as
John_Peel
English actor (1885–1970)
central figure in Ian Hay's comedy Housemaster (1936–37). He appeared on Broadway in the same role in 1938, when the play was retitled Bachelor Born. In 1944
Frederick_Leister
British Nazi collaborator (1912–1945)
to Harrow School, but left after only a year, being described by his housemaster as "without doubt, the most difficult boy I have ever tried to manage
John_Amery
Public school in Cambridge, England
Wootton - 1928 to 1945 Stanley Stubbs, MA - 1945 to 1969. Formerly a housemaster at Gresham's School Anthony E. Melville - 1969 to 1987. He was the last
The_Perse_School
English singer and actress (1904-1963)
was born and raised in Rugby, Warwickshire. Her father Claude was a housemaster at the Rugby School for boys. Her mother Jessie was a talented water-colourist
Sybil_Evers
1939 film by Sam Wood
senior master. He is disappointed in not receiving an appointment as a housemaster within the school for the following year. However, the new German teacher
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)
Goodbye,_Mr._Chips_(1939_film)
Public school
headed by an Ashramadhyaksha or housemaster who is a teacher. All the teachers are addressed as Shriman ji. The housemasters and their wives, who are called
Netarhat_Residential_School
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
the Hong Kong Sevens. A teacher by profession, Hewitt is formerly a housemaster at Sevenoaks School and headteacher of Sackville School. List of Ireland
John Hewitt (rugby union, born 1960)
John_Hewitt_(rugby_union,_born_1960)
Staged reading event
Rory Stewart read a critical letter by Boris Johnson's former Eton housemaster to announce his resignation from the Conservative Party of the United
Letters_Live
Independent school in Oxfordshire, England
schools. In years 9 to 13 (3rd year to Upper 6th), they have the same housemaster but usually three different pastoral tutors, specialising in 3rd year
Abingdon_School
English cricketer (born 1944)
returned to Charterhouse as a teacher and housemaster. Following his effective stewardship as housemaster, he was appointed Second Master in 1996 and
Richard_Gilliat
English cricketer (1926–2021)
1957, when he joined the school, until his retirement in 1989, and also housemaster of the boarding house The Manor between 1969 and 1981. The school now
Guy_Shuttleworth
earning the respect of Housemaster Henry Henderson. Their interview ends in apparent failure due to one of the interviewers, Housemaster Murdoch Swan, deliberately
List_of_Spy_×_Family_chapters
Public school in Hampstead, London
Olders (silver), and Underwoods (purple). As well as a Deme warden (housemaster/housemistress), each deme has deme captains (head of house) who are students
University_College_School
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
a middling student. He was influenced by the Darwinist views of his housemaster Frederick Webb Headley, and in 1899 he published an attack on striking
Clement_Attlee
Public school in England
Douglas Robb (born 1970), a housemaster at the school, later head of Oswestry and Gresham's School Richard Howitt, Housemaster and former cricketer. The
Oundle_School
English writer and composer (1917–1993)
English public school lines. In addition to his teaching duties, he was a housemaster in charge of students of the preparatory school, who were housed at a
Anthony_Burgess
English cricketer and school headmaster
best of 7 for 79 for Cambridge against Nottinghamshire. Allbrook was a housemaster at Hurstpierpoint College 1980–94, deputy headmaster at Felsted School
Mark_Allbrook
First season of Spy × Family
Academy for the interview, they impress Henry Henderson, one of the housemasters, as they overcome multiple screening efforts, including stopping an accidental
Spy_×_Family_season_1
Record label
TX132 -- Robert Owens: "Bringin’ Down the Wall" TX133—Terry Baldwin: "Housemaster" TX134—Two House People: "Move My Body" TX135—Jungle Wonz: "Time Marches
Trax_Records
5th Baron Harlech, Member of Parliament and Ambassador to the United States
of him at Eton is that, when a boy in his house killed himself, the housemaster called the boys together, and asked if any of them had any idea why this
David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech
David_Ormsby-Gore,_5th_Baron_Harlech
Australian writer (1912–1990)
years at Cheltenham he was withdrawn and had few friends. He found his housemaster to be sadistic and puritanical, and White's certitude of his own homosexuality
Patrick_White
English cricketer (born 1970)
English at Marlborough College Malaysia, where he also served as Deputy Housemaster of Sheppard House. More recently he was in Slovakia at the Cambridge
Jonathan_Arscott
2012 Russian film
Soo-min, voiced the Snow Queen, while Jang Gwang, a voice actor played the King and Housemaster. The movie was one of the most anticipated projects to come
The_Snow_Queen_(2012_film)
Public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Theodore Acland (1890–1960), housemaster 1924–1930; later headmaster of Norwich School T. H. White (1906–1964)
Stowe_School
Private school in Duffus, Moray, Scotland
from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021. "Disgraced housemaster found guilty of grooming pupils at top Scots school used by royals and
Gordonstoun
Public school in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
who died in the first or second world wars. Each house is headed by a housemaster selected from the senior members of the teaching staff, of whom there
Magdalen College School, Oxford
Magdalen_College_School,_Oxford
English actor (1897–1971)
as Captain of Q-Boat Storm in a Teacup (1937) as Provost William Gow Housemaster (1938) as Sir Berkeley Nightingale The Lady Vanishes (1938) as Mr. Todhunter
Cecil_Parker
Private- unaided school in India
integral part of the school's ethos and culture. The school also has a housemaster or housemistress for each house, who acts as a mentor and guide for the
Auckland_House_School,_Shimla
Japanese manga series
into their rooms for the night, Tsugumi finds herself tied up by the housemaster, Misery, who attempts to remodel her with a mallet into her ideal 'Mary'
Soul_Eater_Not!
Public school in Westminster, England
in the Remove, nominated by the Housemaster. The role of the Head of House largely consists of assisting the Housemaster in organising activities such as
Westminster_School
Mall Gazette. 1 February 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2025. "Fatal Pistol Play". Cambridge Weekly News. 28 November 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2025. Mitchell
List of school shootings in Europe
List_of_school_shootings_in_Europe
English actor (1923–2001)
uncredited) in Sixty Glorious Years, Housemaster (both 1938) and Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939). In 1941, Watling played Bill Hopkins in Once a Crook in his
Jack_Watling
Village and parish in West Sussex, England
Billingshurst Derrick Somerset Macnutt (1902–1971), crossword compiler and housemaster, lived and died in Billingshurst Pom Oliver (1952–), filmmaker and arctic
Billingshurst
Large medieval prebendal church with Anglo Saxon foundations in Leicester, England
M.A., 1789 Andrew Irvine, 1830 (recommended by Duke of Wellington; housemaster, Charterhouse school, Chaplain to the Tower of London 1829) William Anderdon
St Margaret's Church, Leicester
St_Margaret's_Church,_Leicester
Independent day school in Birmingham, England
simply by the name of the Housemaster at any one time ("Mr Soandso's House"), involving a change of name whenever the Housemaster changed. In 1951 the number
King Edward's School, Birmingham
King_Edward's_School,_Birmingham
Australian actor (1920–1988)
1920 – 8 February 1988) was an Australian actor. He was best known for playing stern-faced military officers in British films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Allan_Cuthbertson
English cricketer (born 1974)
the earliest opportunity." He would later teach economics and become a housemaster at Wellington College, Berkshire. Wisden CricInfo staff (14 September
Iain_Sutcliffe
American actor (1885–1974)
appearance in the film Chained (1934). Though he played the hero on occasion, for most of his career, he played the main villain or a charming or corrupt businessman
Otto_Kruger
his family. In 2020, Matthew Mowbray, a former geography teacher and housemaster, was convicted of multiple sexual offences against pupils, including
Eton_College_controversies
Public school in Shrewsbury, England
1552-? Sir Morys Nick Bevan, housemaster, rowing coach, later headmaster of Shiplake College Anthony Chenevix-Trench, housemaster of School House, later headmaster
Shrewsbury_School
West End theatre in London
of plays by her husband Walter Hackett from 1934 to 1937. Ian Hay's Housemaster had the most successful run in this period with 662 performances from
Apollo_Theatre
Independent school for boys in Barnes, Greater London, England
rugby player, played for England in the 1987 world cup Josh Hawley (born 1979), U.S. senator George Green Loane (1865–1945), housemaster, classical scholar
St_Paul's_School,_London
Series of children's novels
little boy!" and "...I - I - Corwumph!" Mr Michael Carter – Jennings's housemaster, a friendly man of great imperturbability and patience, with a phenomenal
Jennings_(novel_series)
Independent day school in Hertfordshire, England
(yellow) The names for these houses derive from the names of their original housemasters. While the school places pupils in tutor groups, these are purely for
Haberdashers'_Boys'_School
Boys' boarding school in Dehradun, India
four student representatives to the council. Each house is run by a housemaster or a housemistress, along with a house captain and a team of prefects
The_Doon_School
Master of St Benet's Hall, Oxford
name Felix. He taught at Ampleforth College, serving as Procurator, Housemaster of St Bede's, and Second Master, as well as coaching the 1st XI (cricket)
Felix_Stephens
HOUSEMASTER PLAY
HOUSEMASTER PLAY
Boy/Male
Tamil
Murlimanohar | à®®à¯à®°à®²à¯€à®®à®¨à¯‹à®¹à®°
The flute playing God
Murlimanohar | à®®à¯à®°à®²à¯€à®®à®¨à¯‹à®¹à®°
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a variant of the Germanic personal name Gambert, or some other personal name formed with Old High German gam(an) ‘joy’, ‘play’.English : variant spelling of Gamble.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a player on the lute, Middle English lutar, an agent derivative of lute.English : metonymic occupational name for an otter hunter, from Old French loutre ‘otter’.Dutch : variant of Luther 1.
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, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Horn 1 with the agent suffix -er; an occupational name for someone who made or sold small articles made of horn, a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘horn’ of land.habitational name from Horner in Diptford, Devon, which is named from Old English horn ‘horn of land’ + ora ‘hill spur’, ‘ridge’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Horn 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English pleyen ‘to play’, hence an occupational name for an actor or musician or a nickname for a successful competitor in contests of athletic or sporting prowess.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek HÄ“rÅdÄ“s, apparently derived from hÄ“rÅs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died ad 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.English : variant of Harold (1 or 2).Greek : shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name HÄ“rodiÅn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. HÄ“rodÄ“s ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Gullake, Gudloc (Old English GūðlÄc, composed of the elements gūð ‘battle’ + lÄc ‘sport’, ‘play’, reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Guðleikr).See Gullick.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the vocabulary word lord, presumably for someone who behaved in a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities. It may also have been an occupational name for a servant in the household of the lord of the manor, or possibly a status name for a landlord or the lord of the manor himself. The word itself derives from Old English hlÄford, earlier hlÄf-weard, literally ‘loaf-keeper’, since the lord or chief of a clan was responsible for providing food for his dependants.Irish : English name adopted as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh (see Tierney) and Mac Thighearnáin (see McKiernan).French : nickname from Old French l’ord ‘the dirty one’.Possibly an altered spelling of Laur.The French name is particularly associated with Acadia in Canada, around 1760.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : habitational name from a place in Suffolk, so called from Old English plæga, plega ‘sport’, ‘play’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dyse, dyce ‘die’, ‘dice’, ‘chance’, ‘luck’, probably applied as a nickname for an habitual dice player or gambler or as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of dice. Compare Deas.Possibly also an Americanized spelling of German Deiss.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : occupational name for a player on the harp, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Dutch harp ‘harp’. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Flute, Instrument played by Lord Krishna
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
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English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the rare medieval female personal name Eve, Eva (from Hebrew Chava, of uncertain origin). This was, according to the Book of Genesis, the name of the first woman, and in some cases the name may have been acquired by someone (invariably a man) who had played the part in a drama dealing with the Creation.
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English
English : one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green, Middle English grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen).Jewish (American) : Americanized form of German Grün or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.Irish : translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’. See also Fahey.North German : short form of a habitational name from a place name with Gren- as the first element (for example Greune, Greubole).
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Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : Americanized form of Gorelik.English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English garlek ‘garlic’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic or perhaps a nickname for someone who ate a lot of garlic. An alternative derivation of the English name is from an unrecorded survival into Middle English of the Old English personal name GÄrlÄc, which is composed of the elements gÄr ‘spear’ + lÄc ‘sport’, ‘play’.German : altered form of Garlich (see Gerlich).
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English
English : occupational name for a fiddle player or a nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic amateur, from Old English fiðelere ‘fiddler’.German : variant of Fiedler.
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Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Sovereign
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Scandinavian Swedish
Hero's daughter.
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Indian
Goddess Sita; Without Body; Bina Deh Ki
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Indian
Beloved, Sweetheart, Darling
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Australian, Greek, Hebrew, Jamaican
Lambkin; Dew of God; Abbreviation of Natalia; Dew Drop
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Muslim
Heavens flower
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Hindu
Bearer of various weapons
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Latin
An Amazon.
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Abbreviation of Cassandra. Unheeded prophetess. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of...
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Jujube Tree
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Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.
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A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.
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A companion in diversions; a playfellow.
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Play of children.
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Frequenting playhouses; as, the playgoing public.
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A writer of plays; a dramatist; a playwright.
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Time for play or diversion.
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One who plays on an instrument of music.
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A playwright.
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Playful; wanton; sportive.
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A playfellow.
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A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
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One who plays any game.
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A companion in amusements or sports; a playmate.
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A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
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A maker or adapter of plays.
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One who dwells in the same house with another.
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One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances.
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The practice of going to plays.