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Bantu language of west-central Africa
Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo
Kongo_language
Ethnic group in Central Africa
considered for merging. › The Kongo people (also Bakongo, singular: Mukongo or M'kongo; Kongo: Bisi Kongo, EsiKongo, singular: Musi Kongo) are a Bantu ethnic group
Kongo_people
The Kongo languages are a clade of Bantu languages, coded Zone H.10 in Guthrie's classification, that are spoken by the Bakongo: Beembe (Pangwa, Doondo
Kongo_languages
1390–1914 state in Central Africa; Portuguese vassal from 1857
The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo Dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo; Portuguese: Reino do Congo; Latin: Regnum Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was
Kingdom_of_Kongo
Topics referred to by the same term
Kongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kongo may refer to: Kingdom of Kongo Kongo cosmogram Kongo language or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages Kongo
Kongo
Capital of Zaire Province, northwest Angola
Kongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈbɐ̃zɐ], [ĩˈbɐ̃zɐ], [mɨˈβɐ̃zɐ] or [miˈβɐ̃zɐ ˈkõɡu], known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; Kongo:
M'banza-Kongo
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Kongo Central (Kongo: Kongo dia Kati), formerly Bas-Congo, is one of the 26 provinces of
Kongo_Central
Topics referred to by the same term
Congo Mountain, in Costa Rica Niger–Congo languages Kongo languages Kongo language, a Bantu language Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group The Congos, a
Congo
Country in Central Africa
languages in the country. The Kongo are the largest ethnic group and form roughly half of the population. The most significant subgroups of the Kongo
Republic_of_the_Congo
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
national language Lingala (Ngala) (2 million; 7 million with L2 speakers) Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba) (6.5 million) Kituba (4.5 million), a Bantu creole Kongo (Kikongo)
Bantu_languages
Creole language spoken in Central Africa
Lusansu lwa Kongo, Centre d'Études de la Culture Kongo, Mbanza-Kongo)". KongoActu (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2026. "110 new languages are coming to
Kituba_language
French-based creole language
noun for moon: lalin. However, the language also inherited many words of different origins, among them Wolof, Fon, Kongo, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Taino
Haitian_Creole
The Catholic Church arrived in the Kingdom of Kongo shortly after the first Portuguese explorers reached its shores in 1483. The Portuguese left several
Catholic_Church_in_Kongo
Country in Central Africa (1965–1997)
actually referring to the Kituba language – which is known as Kikongo ya leta by its speakers – not the Kongo language proper. The confusion arose from
Zaire
Human attribution of special powers or value to an object
"realistic" before the arrival of the Europeans in the nineteenth century; Kongo figures are more naturalistic in the coastal areas than inland. As Christians
Fetishism
Country in Southern Africa
was later a vassal of the Kingdom of Kongo. The people in all of these states spoke Kikongo as a common language. Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão reached
Angola
Capital city of the Republic of the Congo
name derives from the Latin bracchium, meaning 'armed wing'. In the Kongo language it has the names or variants of Ntamocode: kon promoted to code: kg
Brazzaville
Country in Central Africa
of Kongo and its Bantu inhabitants, the Kongo people, when they encountered them in the 16th century. The word Kongo comes from the Kongo language, also
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Creole language in the Dutch Caribbean
baseball baiskel – English: bicycle African-origin words: pinda ("peanut") – Kongo: mpinda makamba ("Dutch person") – Bantu: ma-kamba yongotá ("to kneel")
Papiamento
Large language family of Sub-Saharan Africa
H. (1963). The Languages of Africa. Indiana University Press. Gregersen, Edgar A. (1972). "Kongo-Saharan". Journal of African Languages. 11 (1): 46–56
Niger–Congo_languages
Genus of Asian apes
term Pongo for the genus in 1799. Battel's "Pongo", in turn, is from the Kongo word mpongi or other cognates from the region: Lumbu pungu, Vili mpungu
Orangutan
Ethnic slur for someone of African ancestry
from one of three African language sources. Webster's Third International Dictionary holds that it may have come from the Kongo word nzambu ('monkey').
Sambo_(racial_term)
River in Central Africa
or 13% of the entire African landmass. The name Congo/Kongo originates from the Kingdom of Kongo once located on the southern bank of the river. The kingdom
Congo_River
Ethnic group
the Central African Republic to refer to all local pygmies. Likewise, the Kongo word Bambengacode: kon promoted to code: kg is used in Congo. In other parts
Pygmy_peoples
dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member
List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages
List_of_countries_and_dependencies_and_their_capitals_in_native_languages
5th ManiKongo of Kongo from 1470 to 1509
(born Nzinga-a-Nkuwu; c. 1440 – 1509) was the 5th ManiKongo of the Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo-dia-Ntotila) between 1470 and 1509. After Portuguese
João_I_of_Kongo
Title of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo
Awenekongo or Mwenekongo) was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, a kingdom that existed from the 14th to the 19th centuries and consisted
Manikongo
Exclave and province of Angola
Cabinda (Kongo: Kabinda), also Angolan Congo (formerly Portuguese Congo) is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by several
Cabinda_Province
Undead being from Haitian folklore and horror fiction
dictionary also names the word nzambi 'god', and terms in the related Kongo language, as potential influences. How the creatures in contemporary zombie films
Zombie
Japanese class of four battlecruisers
The Kongō-class battlecruiser (金剛型巡洋戦艦, Kongō-gata jun'yōsenkan) was a class of four battlecruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) immediately
Kongō-class_battlecruiser
Dough-like food in African cuisine
Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou /ˈfuˌfu/ foo-foo listen) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine. It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans
Fufu
Japanese construction company
Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. (株式会社金剛組, Kabushiki Gaisha Kongō Gumi) is a Japanese construction company purportedly founded in AD 578, making it the world's oldest
Kongō_Gumi
Bantu language or dialect group
is ostensibly a Bantu language or a dialect group spoken in the Angolan province and exclave of Cabinda. Ibinda is Western Kongo (Guthrie: H16d) as it
Ibinda
Political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Development of the Kongo Language (French: Association Bakongo pour l'unification, la conservation et le développement de la langue Kongo, ABAKO) was a Congolese
ABAKO
Species of perennial legume
they are known as pois d' angole, pwa di bwa in Antillean creole and pwa kongo in Haitian creole. In Suriname they are known as wandoe or gele pesi, the
Pigeon_pea
Official state ideology initiated in the former Republic of Zaire
came up with the name as it believably designates, in different local languages including Kikongo, the "river which swallows all rivers". Four years later
Authenticité_(Zaire)
Protective spirits in Bakongo religion
entity that inhabits it. In the sixteenth century, when the Kingdom of Kongo was converted to Christianity, ukisi (a substance having characteristics
Nkisi
Imerina, Rombo, Bunyoro, Buganda, and Rwanda in East Africa; Kanem-Bornu, Kongo, Anziku, Loango, Ndongo, Mwene Muji, Kotoko, Wadai, Mbunda, Luba, Lunda
History_of_Africa
Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Congo
Kibeembe) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Republic of Congo. It is closely related to Kikongo and forms part of the Kongo language cluster. It should
Bembe_language_(Kibembe)
River in Central Africa
The Sangha River (Kikongo: Nzâdi Sangha, Swahili: Mto Sanga, French: Rivière Sangha) is a tributary of the Congo River, located in Central Africa. The
Sangha_River
African cassava dish
of Cameroon in the DRC and RotC, it is called in Lingala: kwanga; or in Kongo: kikwaga miondo, by the Duala people in Cameroon (more specifically, a version
Chikwangue
Species of emperor moth
Ovambo: omagungu Oshikwanyama: oshuungu Democratic Republic of the Congo Kongo: mingolo The Latin name is sometimes given as Imbrasia belina, rather than
Gonimbrasia_belina
Kongō-class Japanese warship
Kongō (Japanese: 金剛; named after Mount Kongō) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. She was the first battlecruiser
Japanese_battleship_Kongō
Core region of the African continent
inhabited by Native African or Bantu peoples and Bantu languages predominate. These include the Mongo, Kongo and Luba peoples. Central Africa also includes many
Central_Africa
Rainbow serpent loa
the concept of the rainbow serpent named ndamba as held in belief by the Kongo people of West Central Africa, or so Wyatt MacGaffey and Robert Farris Thompson
Ayida_Wedo
Alcoholic beverage made from palm sap
should specify the language of its non-English content using {{lang}} or {{langx}}, {{transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{IPA}} for phonetic
Palm_wine
Devotion to serpent deities
Among the Kongo people also Kongo: Mbumba Luangu signifies the rainbow serpent, the concept of rainbow doubling as a mythic serpent. The term Kongo: ndamba
Snake_worship
Creole language family
are unable to understand Palenquero. There is some influence from the Kongo language of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1998, only 10% of the population
Spanish-based creole languages
Spanish-based_creole_languages
Kongo-based liturgical language of Cuba
Habla Congo or Habla Bantú is a Kongo-based liturgical language of the Palo religion with origins in Cuba, later spreading to other countries in the Caribbean
Habla_Congo
Unrecognized state in Angola, 1975–1976
Capital Cabinda Capital-in-exile Paris, France and Pointe-Noire Common languages Portuguese Ibinda Government Presidential republic President • 1975
Republic_of_Cabinda
(Congo français) established in 1882. The river itself derived its name from Kongo, a Bantu kingdom which occupied its mouth around the time of its discovery
List of country-name etymologies
List_of_country-name_etymologies
This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo, known commonly as the Manikongos (KiKongo: Mwenekongo). Mwene (plural: Awene) in Kikongo meant a
List_of_rulers_of_Kongo
French former mixed martial artist
Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor
Cheick_Kongo
Topics referred to by the same term
Kongō (Japanese: 金剛) is the Japanese word for vajra. It may refer to: Mount Kongō, a mountain in Osaka Prefecture, Japan Kongō Range Mount Kongō (Sado)
Kongō
Surname list
Look up Mputu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mputu (literally "Europe" in Kikongo) is a surname of Congolese origin. Notable people with the surname
Mputu
1960–1971 state in Central Africa
actually referring to the Kituba language – which is known as Kikongo ya leta by its speakers – not the Kongo language proper. The confusion arises from
First_Congolese_Republic
Kongo spiritual healer
ritual specialist in traditional Kongo religion. These experts also exist across the African diaspora in countries where Kongo and Mbundu people were transported
Nganga
Mythical animal in the Kongo language
In the Kongo language, Abada refers to a mythical animal similar to a unicorn. The Abada, however, has two crooked horns as opposed to a unicorn's single
Abada_(unicorn)
City in Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo
sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population
Matadi
Facet of English etymology
Kongo languages ngombo meaning "okra" hakuna matata – from Swahili, "no trouble" or "no worries" impala – from Zulu im-pala impi – from Zulu language
English words of African origin
English_words_of_African_origin
Topics referred to by the same term
Banza may refer to: M'banza-Kongo, formerly known as São Salvador, the capital of Zaire Province, Angola Banza (katydid), a katydid genus endemic to Hawaii
Banza
Surname list
Mavoungou is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Donatien Mavoungou (1947–2020), Gabonese doctor Jocelyne Mavoungou (born 1986)
Mavoungou
Name list
Makaya is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Makaya McCraven (born 1983), American jazz drummer and bandleader Makaya Nsilulu
Makaya
National anthem of Zaire
2022-04-18. "National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - La Zaïroise lyrics + Kongo translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18. "National Anthems
La_Zaïroise
стран, с которыми КР установил дипломатические отношения". mfa.gov.kg (in Kongo). Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved November 23
Foreign relations of North Korea
Foreign_relations_of_North_Korea
Language scope defined in the ISO 639-3 standard
There are two individual language codes assigned: koi – Komi-Permyak kpv – Komi-Zyrian kon is the ISO 639-3 language code for Kongo. Its ISO 639-1 code is
ISO_639_macrolanguage
Traditional religion of the Bakongo people
Kongo religion (Kikongo: Bukongo or Bakongo) encompasses the traditional spiritual beliefs of the Bakongo people. Due to the highly centralized position
Kongo_religion
Pre-colonial West-Central African state
east to west. Founded around the 14th century, it rivalled the Kingdom of Kongo for much of its early existence. During the 18th century, nkobi (boxes containing
Tio_Kingdom
Guided-missile destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces
The Kongō class (こんごう型護衛艦, Kongō-gata Goeikan) of guided-missile destroyers in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are equipped with the Aegis Combat
Kongō-class_destroyer
replaced by Bantu tribes. The main Bantu tribe living in the region were the Kongo, also known as Bakongo, who established mostly unstable kingdoms along the
History of the Republic of the Congo
History_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo
Surname list
Malonga is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chris Malonga (born 1987), French-born Congolese footballer Désirée Malonga (born 1981)
Malonga
Topics referred to by the same term
a variety of the Kongo language of Congo Lari people (disambiguation) Lari (disambiguation) Luri (disambiguation) Laarim language, South Sudan This disambiguation
Lari_language
Language
Suundi is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of the Congo by the Sundi people. Suundi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni
Suundi_language
Surname list
Itoua is a Congolese surname that may refer to: Béranger Itoua (born 1992), Congolese footballer Bernard Onanga Itoua (born 1988), French footballer of
Itoua
City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
a Kikongo-speaking region, despite not being inhabited by the Kongo people; the language became a lingua franca during the colonial era. Lingala supplanted
Kikwit
Name list
(died 1641), ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo Nkanga a Lukeni a Nzenze a Ntumba (died 1660), ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo This page or section lists people
Ntumba
Given name
Ilunga is a personal name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In June 2004, "ilunga" was reported as being a Tshiluba word meaning "a person who is
Ilunga
Fundamental footwork (or dancing move) of capoeira
was called ginga in Brazil, a Bantu term found in the Kongo language and many Njila languages of Angola, meaning "to dance, sway, or play". Although
Ginga_(capoeira)
National anthem of Angola
Angola. See Help:IPA/Portuguese and Angolan Portuguese § Phonology. See Kongo language § Phonology. "Angola Constitution". WIPO. Retrieved 24 September 2025
Angola_Avante
Grave sculptures from Zaire and Angola
The Kongo place stone figures called tumba (a Ki-Kongo word, pl. bitumba) on the graves of powerful people. Bitumba were created in Zaire and Angola during
Tumba_(Kongo)
Porridge from African cuisine
Funge or fúngi (Angola) or mfundi (Congo - DRC and the Congo Republic) is a traditional African swallow made of cassava flour whisked into boiling water
Funge
community of volunteer editors, started on 15 January 2001 as an English-language encyclopedia. Non-English editions followed in the same year: the German
List_of_Wikipedias
ISO 639 is a set of international standards that lists short codes for language names. The following is a complete list of three-letter codes defined in
List_of_ISO_639-2_codes
groups; they are known as kimbanda among the Ambundu, quimbanda among the Kongo and jimbandaa among the Lovale people. Same-sex sexual acts were regarded
LGBTQ_rights_in_Angola
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up GOMA, Goma, or goma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goma is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma or GOMA may also refer to: University
Goma_(disambiguation)
followed by Kongo languages, Téké languages, and more than forty other languages, including languages spoken by Pygmies, which are not Bantu languages. Republic
Languages of the Republic of the Congo
Languages_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo
Topics referred to by the same term
Angola, primarily defined by speaking of the common language Kikongo Kongo language, the Bantu language spoken by the Bakongo and Bandundu people living
Congolese
Bantu language of the Republic of Congo
Kunyi is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of the Congo. Kunyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New
Kunyi_language
Extinct Spanish creole
Bozal Spanish is a possibly extinct Spanish-based creole language or pidgin that may have been a mixture of Spanish and Kikongo, with Portuguese influences
Bozal_Spanish
Species of great ape
glossed as meaning "mockman" in a language of "the Angolans" (reportedly modern Vili (Civili), a Kongo language of the coast, has the comparable ci-mpenzi)
Chimpanzee
Mountain in Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Mount Kongō (金剛山, Kongō-san) is a 1,125-metre-high (3,691 ft) mountain in the Kongō Range on the border of Nara Prefecture and the Kawachi region of Osaka
Mount_Kongō
Name list
Bakongo name that means "they protected" or "they supported" in the Kongo language. Those who bear the name can be found in northwest Angola, southwest
Ayana_(name)
Group of ethnicities native to Central Africa
used in the Kongo language, and Bayaka (the plural form of Aka/Yaka), used in the Central African Republic. The Congo Pygmy speak languages of the Niger–Congo
African_Pygmies
mu usakanu, ha mu usakanu wa kudibunda ngo, mukaxi ka muhatu ni diyala. Kongo: Kanda dyana disina dyam'funu dya nkubila ya kintwadi ye yena kima kya lutaninu
Recognition of same-sex unions in Angola
Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Angola
Surname list
Ndinga is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexis Ndinga, Congolese politician Antoine Ndinga Oba (1941–2005), Congolese diplomat
Ndinga
Province of Angola
Zaire (Portuguese: Zaire, Kongo: Nzadi) is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres (15,490 mi2) in the north west of the
Zaire_Province
Surname list
Makosso is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anatole Collinet Makosso (born 1965), Republic of the Congo politician Francois
Makosso
River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Lualaba River (French: Rivière Lualaba, Kongo: Nzâdi Luâlâmba, Swahili: Mto Lualamba) is a river within the Congo River watershed that flows entirely
Lualaba_River
Ethnic group in Bolivia
him as a man of regal background (a prince from the ancient Kingdom of Kongo) when seeing his torso exposed with royal tribal marks only held by royalty;
Afro-Bolivians
Church in M'banza-Kongo, Angola
de Congo; Kongo: kulumbimbi) was a Catholic church built at the end of the 15th century in M'banza-Kongo, the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo. It was the
Cathedral of the Holy Saviour of Congo
Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Saviour_of_Congo
KONGO LANGUAGE
KONGO LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a Latinist, a clerk who wrote documents in Latin, from Anglo-Norman French latinier, latim(m)ier. Latin was more or less the universal language of official documents in the Middle Ages, displaced only gradually by the vernacular—in England, by Anglo-Norman French at first, and eventually by English.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Kongu King
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Matthew. In North America, this form has assimilated numerous vernacular derivatives in other languages of Latin Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus.Irish (Ulster and County Louth) : used as an Americanized form of McMahon.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Chinese Kong Fu Zi. Kong is the surname, CONFUCIUS means "hole" or "opening." Fu is the generation name, meaning "husband, master, man," and Zi is the given name, meaning "son."
Boy/Male
Indian
Hero
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : from the vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (of unknown meaning). In the Bible, this is the name of Jacob’s eldest son. It was not a popular name among Christians in medieval Europe, because of the associations it had with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Among Jews, however, the Hebrew name and its reflexes in various Jewish languages (such as Yiddish Yude) have been popular for generations, and have given rise to many Jewish surnames.French : name for a Jew, Old French jude (Latin Iudaeus, Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ‘member of the tribe of Judah’).English : from a pet form of Jordan.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different surname forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. The American surname Matthew has also absorbed European cognates from other languages, including Greek Mathias and Mattheos.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the female personal name Elizabeth. Compare Hibbs 2.English : nickname for someone with very fair hair or skin, from Middle English, Old English lilie ‘lily’ (Latin lilium). The Italian equivalent Giglio was used as a personal name in the Middle Ages. In English and other languages there has also been some confusion with forms of Giles.English : habitational name from places called Lilley, in Hertfordshire and Berkshire. The Hertfordshire place was named in Old English as ‘flax-glade’, from līn ‘flax’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Berkshire name is from Old English Lillinglēah ‘wood associated with Lilla’, an Old English personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
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’.
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (HÃ )
Vietnamese (HÃ ) : unexplained.Korean : there are two Ha clans, each with a unique Chinese character. The founding ancestor of the larger Ha clan was named Ha Kong-jin and settled in the Chinju area around ad 1010. Most of the modern descendants of Ha Kong-jin live in the KyÅngsang and ChÅlla provinces. The founding ancestor of the smaller of the two clans was named Ha HÅm, and he settled in the Taegu area after emigrating from Song China some time in the early part of the twelfth century. Most of the modern descendants of Ha HÅm still live in the Taegu area.Chinese : variant of Xia.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English and French (Léonard)
English and French (Léonard) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements leo ‘lion’ (a late addition to the vocabulary of Germanic name elements, taken from Latin) + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, which was taken to England by the Normans. A saint of this name, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century, but about whom nothing is known except for a largely fictional life dating from half a millennium later, was popular throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages and was regarded as the patron of peasants and horses.Irish (Fermanagh) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhionáin or of Langan.Americanized form of Italian Leonardo or cognate forms in other European languages.The French Léonard family were at Château Richer, Quebec, by 1698, having come from Maine, France.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Great Congo; Belief; Custom; Religion; Day
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.English : occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Anglo-Norman French mance ‘handle’ (Old French manche, Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’).
Girl/Female
African, British, English, Greek, Hebrew
To Grant; Kongo
KONGO LANGUAGE
KONGO LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Sikh
Who wins the heart, Girl can made for this person
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Metcalf.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Good work, The Goddess who appreciates good deeds
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : possibly a topographical name from Middle English tufte, tuffe ‘clump of trees or bushes’. This is an element of minor place names and field names in various counties.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse tupt ‘site’, ‘lot’.Possibly an altered spelling of South German Duft, from a topographic name meaning ‘swamp’, ‘moor’.
Boy/Male
British, English
Blend of Jar and Darell
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
People's Ruler; Ruler of the People
Surname or Lastname
English (Shropshire)
English (Shropshire) : from the Welsh personal name Einws, a diminutive of Einion (of uncertain origin, popularly associated with einion ‘anvil’).English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Hain 2.English : habitational name from Haynes in Bedfordshire. This name first appears in Domesday Book as Hagenes, which Mills derives from the plural of Old English hægen, hagen ‘enclosure’.Irish : variant of Hines.John Haynes (?1594–1653) had emigrated from Essex, England, where his father was lord of the manor of Copford Hall near Colchester, to MA, where he was governor in 1635. He moved to CT, and was the colony's first governor (1639–53/54).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an uncouth or weird man, from Middle English bugge ‘hobgoblin’, ‘scarecrow’ (perhaps from Welsh bwg ‘ghost’). Compare Bogle 1.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Bharatha's Wife Name
Biblical
father
KONGO LANGUAGE
KONGO LANGUAGE
KONGO LANGUAGE
KONGO LANGUAGE
KONGO LANGUAGE
a.
Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.
n.
The vernacular, or common language.
a.
Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
n.
Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
n.
Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.
n.
Alt. of Congo
v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
n.
A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
n.
A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.
n.
Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
n.
Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
n.
The mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands.
n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
n.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
a.
Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
n. pl.
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
imp. & p. p.
of Language