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Town in Scotland
2455 (Macduff's Cross)) stand the remains of Macduff's Cross, of which only the pedestal survives. In legend, it marks the spot where clan Macduff was granted
Newburgh,_Fife
Historic site in Fife, Scotland
MacDuff's Cross, also known as the Cross of MacDuff or Ninewells, is the remains of an ancient white sandstone monument, located on a historic site between
MacDuff's_Cross
Jesus' death as described in the gospels
John Ross Macduff, 1857 The Words of Jesus New York: Thomas Stanford Publishers, p. 76 Alexander Watson, 1847 The seven sayings on the Cross John Masters
Crucifixion_of_Jesus
Scottish historic structure
A mercat cross is a structure used in Scottish settlements to denote a market square. It historically indicated that the settlement had been granted the
Mercat_cross
Scottish nobleman (1849–1912)
1st Duke of Fife (10 November 1849 – 29 January 1912), styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Alexander_Duff,_1st_Duke_of_Fife
Former railway line in Scotland
The Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway was a railway company that connected the Aberdeenshire town of Turriff with the main line of the Great
Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway
Banff,_Macduff_and_Turriff_Junction_Railway
Topics referred to by the same term
Marquess of Macduff and Earl of Macduff, titles attached to the title Duke of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom MacDuff's Cross, Fife, Scotland
Macduff
Play by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's source for the story is the account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of England, Scotland
Macbeth
Freshwater loch, ribbon lake in North Fife, Central Scotland
The area near Lindores Loch is mentioned in Sir Walter Scott's play Macduff's Cross: 'You do gaze— Strangers are wont to do so—on the prospect. Yon is
Lindores_Loch
Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
inherited the titles Baron Braco (created in 1735), Earl Fife and Viscount Macduff (both created in 1759), all in the Peerage of Ireland (and created for
Duke_of_Fife
Member of the British royal family (1914–1943)
he was entitled to use her secondary peerage Earl of Macduff as a courtesy title. Lord Macduff was educated at Bryanston and the Royal Military College
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Alastair_Windsor,_2nd_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn
Scottish duke
and Scottish peer, landowner, and business man. He was styled Earl of Macduff until 1992, and then Earl of Southesk until succeeding his father on 22
David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife
David_Carnegie,_4th_Duke_of_Fife
American actor (born 1998)
of the Macbeths Boy Macduff 2023 Founders Day Adam Faulkner 2024 Puddysticks 2024 Agonist Tristan 2025 Rent Boy Lucas TBA Crossed Stan Post-production
Devin_Druid
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron. It is a former royal burgh, and
Banff,_Aberdeenshire
Former railway station in Scotland
Headless Cross railway station or Headlesscross railway station was a station on the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway (WM&CR) that served
Headless Cross railway station
Headless_Cross_railway_station
Works by the English playwright
bloody. Finally, the old king's son Malcolm besieges Macbeth's castle, and Macduff slays Macbeth in armed combat. Othello 1602–1604 (c. 1603) First published
List of works by William Shakespeare
List_of_works_by_William_Shakespeare
Play by British theatre company Punchdrunk
Sweets a trick mirror in the Macduff residence that revealed bloodstains on a child's bed cubbies full of paper boats and crosses made of utensils stuck in
Sleep_No_More_(2011_play)
Scottish noblewoman, figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence
Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan (probably died c. 1314), was a significant figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. She was the daughter of Donnchadh
Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan
Isabella_MacDuff,_Countess_of_Buchan
Municipal building in Macduff, Scotland
ISBN 185158-231-2. "MacDuff Town Cross". Banff Macduff Heritage Trail. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2021. Historic Environment Scotland. "Market Cross, Church
Macduff_Town_Hall
Domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl
meaning of the word chicken, as in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, where Macduff laments the death of "all my pretty chickens and their dam". The usage
Chicken
1948 film by Orson Welles
beware of Macduff, who has fled to England. Macbeth frames Macduff as a traitor and sends soldiers to kill him. When the soldiers arrive at Macduff's castle
Macbeth_(1948_film)
Italian tenor (born 1958)
"Notte e Piscatore". That same month, Bocelli made his opera debut as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa. He had been an agnostic
Andrea_Bocelli
AB42 Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB AB43 Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB AB44 Macduff Banffshire AB AB45 Banff Banffshire AB AB51 Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB
List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom
List_of_postcode_districts_in_the_United_Kingdom
Princess Arthur of Connaught (1891–1959)
as the 6th Earl Fife, he was elevated to Duke of Fife and Marquess of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on his marriage in 1889 to Princess
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
Princess_Alexandra,_2nd_Duchess_of_Fife
Arthur's reversed curse, when she was attempting to flee back to Camelot. Macduff Macduff (マクダフ, Makudafu) is a Holy Knight of Camelot. His magic allows him
List of The Seven Deadly Sins characters
List_of_The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_characters
Multilingual neural machine translation service
Jason; Riesa, Jason; Rudnick, Alex; Vinyals, Oriol; Corrado, Greg; Hughes, Macduff; Dean, Jeff (October 8, 2016). "Google's Neural Machine Translation System:
Google_Translate
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
by Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, as according to tradition, the crowning ceremony was performed by a representative of Clan MacDuff. Edward I marched
Robert_the_Bruce
Progeny of British queen
Duke of Fife (1849–1912), and had 3 children: Alistair Duff, Marquess of Macduff (1890–1890) Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891–1959) Princess
Descendants_of_Queen_Victoria
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Macduff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
List of listed buildings in Macduff, Aberdeenshire
List_of_listed_buildings_in_Macduff,_Aberdeenshire
British government recognitions
new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate. Sir William
1945_Birthday_Honours
Former railway station in Scotland
in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was opened in 1857 by the Banff Macduff & Turriff Junction Railway, later part of the Great North of Scotland Railway
Turriff_railway_station
American actress (1914–2001)
Twelfth Night (1941), Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (1947) and Lady Macduff in Macbeth (1948). For her role as Elizabeth Proctor in the production
Beatrice_Straight
British Army general and colonial administrator (1874–1957)
Athlone, along with his wife and his aide-de-camp, Alastair Windsor, Earl of Macduff, voyaged to Canada to take up his position, their liner using a submarine-evading
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Alexander_Cambridge,_1st_Earl_of_Athlone
English actor (1929–2025)
played Trincant in Ken Russell's film The Devils. Woodvine also played Macduff in the Play of the Month television broadcast of Macbeth on 20 September
John_Woodvine
Grade B listed Anglican chapel in Scotland
right bears her name. The 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Earl of Macduff (1914–1943), son of the 2nd Duchess of Fife and Prince Arthur of Connaught
St_Ninian's_Chapel,_Braemar
1951–1958 Westinghouse Studio One Tom Kendall / Johnny Quigg / Will Sorrell / Macduff 4 episodes 1952 Tales of Tomorrow Bruce Calvin Episode: "The Duplicates"
Darren McGavin on stage and screen
Darren_McGavin_on_stage_and_screen
Castle in Inverness, Highland, Scotland
(Máel Coluim mac Donnchada). The first chief of Clan Mackintosh, Shaw Macduff is said to have been appointed constable of Inverness Castle by Malcolm
Inverness_Castle
Former Scottish railway company
Bridge on the Macduff Branch near Auchterless collapsed as a locomotive hauling five goods wagons, a brake van and four carriages crossed. The locomotive
Great North of Scotland Railway
Great_North_of_Scotland_Railway
Dukedoms held by British royals
son of Queen Victoria), his only male-line grandson, Alastair, Earl of Macduff (1914–43), briefly succeeded to his peerages and was styled His Grace.
Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom
Royal_dukedoms_in_the_United_Kingdom
Military victory by Edward I of England
Scotland during the interregnum, to be heard in England. In a case brought by Macduff, son of Malcolm, Earl of Fife, Edward demanded that King John appear in
English invasion of Scotland (1296)
English_invasion_of_Scotland_(1296)
King of England from 1272 to 1307
during the interregnum. A further provocation came in a case brought by Macduff, son of Malcolm II, Earl of Fife, in which Edward demanded that Balliol
Edward_I
Fictional noblewoman in The Lord of the Rings
1), and Macbeth's shock at learning that Macduff "was from his mother's womb / Untimely ripp'd" (as Macduff was born by Caesarean section: Act 5, scene
Éowyn
Lowland Scottish clan
present castle. Airdit House in Leuchers, Fife, was originally held by the MacDuffs but later went to the Clan Stewart who held it in 1425 when Murdoch Stewart
Clan_MacDuff
Australian actor, filmmaker, and playwright
more recently as Inspector Dick Kemp in the drama series Last King of the Cross. He also has many stage credits, having had a 15-year association with the
Christopher_Stollery
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Viscount Macduff Member of Parliament for Elginshire & Nairn 1879 – 1886 Succeeded by Charles Henry Anderson
Sir George Macpherson-Grant, 3rd Baronet
Sir_George_Macpherson-Grant,_3rd_Baronet
British government recognitions
new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate. The Right
1944_Birthday_Honours
English actress (1932–2011)
included Lady Percy (Henry IV, Parts I and II) (RSC, Stratford, 1966), Lady Macduff (Macbeth, RSC, Stratford and London, 1968), Lady Capulet (Romeo and Juliet
Sheila Allen (English actress)
Sheila_Allen_(English_actress)
American actress and acting coach (1907–1986)
Homecoming (1948) – Miss Stoker Macbeth (1948) – Witch / Gentlewoman to Lady Macduff The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) – Unemployment Clerk (uncredited) A Life
Lurene_Tuttle
Island in the Firth of Clyde sea inlet, western Scotland
2003, in the presence of Princess Anne, the station took delivery of the Macduff-built, 22-metre (72-foot) marine Research Vessel Aora. UMBSM also functioned
Great_Cumbrae
British nobleman
1900, the first Duke received a new patent as Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, this time with a special remainder
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
James_Carnegie,_3rd_Duke_of_Fife
Characters in Macbeth
William Davenant (1606–1668), a scene was added in which the witches tell Macduff and his wife of their future as well as several lines for the two before
Three_Witches
United Kingdom, examples exist of opened railways which formerly constituted cross-country main trunk lines as well as many more which served more local, or
List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom
List_of_closed_railway_lines_in_the_United_Kingdom
English stage, film, and television actor (1923–2019)
Aguecheek, Donalbain and, as he got older, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Macduff. In the 1980s he toured the US playing King Duncan in an Old Vic production
Nicholas_Amer
Canadian actor
Starhunter Jimmi Zavras Episode: "Rebirth" 2003, 2007 A Taste of Shakespeare Macduff / Cassio Episodes: "Macbeth", "Othello" 2004 Puppets Who Kill Ted's Partner
Alan_van_Sprang
to raise Money for the Payment of Debts; and for other Purposes. Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway Act 1855 18 & 19 Vict. c. lvii 15 June 1855
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1855
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1855
British princess (1867–1931)
after the wedding, Queen Victoria created him Duke of Fife and Marquess of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The letters patent creating this
Louise,_Princess_Royal
Municipal Building in Banff, Scotland
Scotland. "Banff, Low Street, Market Cross (Site no. NJ66SE 26)". Retrieved 22 June 2025. "The Missing Cannon". Banff Macduff Heritage Trail. Retrieved 20 December
Banff_Town_House
Scottish nobleman (1243–1304)
Carrick (1252–1292), Lord of Hartness, Writtle and Hatfield Broad Oak, was a cross-border lord, and participant of the Second Barons' War, Ninth Crusade, Welsh
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert_de_Brus,_6th_Lord_of_Annandale
Third most populous city of Scotland
city at Dyce and continues to Newmachar, Oldmeldrum, Turriff, Banff and Macduff. First Aberdeen operates the majority of city bus services, as the successor
Aberdeen
William Shakespeare depicting an account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) – Australian-New Zealander
List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
List_of_films_based_on_actual_events_(before_1940)
Type of immune cell
They are considered essential in B cell antibody class switching, breaking cross-tolerance in dendritic cells, in the activation and growth of cytotoxic
T_helper_cell
British politician (born 1953)
Juliet (although not in the title roles), and of Macbeth as Lady Macduff and Macduff respectively. In August 2012, the BBC Trust ruled that payments to
Diane_Abbott
original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2025. "Aldi Duff Street, MacDuff". Aldi GB. Retrieved July 19, 2025. "Elgin Simply Food". marksandspencer
List_of_northernmost_items
Village in Scotland
south of the village where the A947 crosses the King Edward Burn. King Edward station stood on the Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway part of
King_Edward,_Aberdeenshire
Scottish actor
Max Manus Colonel J.S. Wilson Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg 2011 Blitz Cross Elliott Lester 2012 Filth Hector Jon S. Baird 2014 What We Did on Our Holiday
Ron_Donachie
Casting practice in the performing arts
Black actors Denzel Washington and Corey Hawkins play Lord Macbeth and Macduff, respectively. The Irregulars 2022 Black actor Royce Pierreson played Doctor
Color-blind_casting
English actor
Shakespeare Company including Prospero and Caliban in The Tempest and Macduff and Banquo in Macbeth. "20 Questions With...Malcolm Storry - Interviews
Malcolm_Storry
Semi-legendary overthrow of the Roman monarchy and foundation of the republic
from the ancient stories of Tarquin's fall: Attilio Mastrocinque argues Macduff, Malcolm, and Siward of Northumbria are modelled on Brutus, Lucretius,
Overthrow of the Roman monarchy
Overthrow_of_the_Roman_monarchy
Birth after the death of a parent
was killed in battle. Máel Dúin, son of the warrior Ailill Ochair Aghra Macduff, a character in Shakespeare's Macbeth, revealed that he was not literally
Posthumous_birth
Former British railway company
extension as far as Elgin; between Elgin and Keith the River Spey needed to be crossed. The GNoSR offered £40,000 towards a bridge and the Inverness and Aberdeen
Highland_Railway
Irish republican (1954–1994)
National Liberation Army (INLA) in the early 1980s. Known for his role in cross-border bombings and assassinations during the Troubles, he was nicknamed
Dominic_McGlinchey
Peerage of Scotland title
the Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire. The 8th Earl received the Victoria Cross and held political office as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
Earl_of_Dunmore
1937 coronation in the United Kingdom
first cousin and her husband, the King's first cousin once removed Earl of Macduff, the King's first cousin once removed Lady Maud and Lord Carnegie, the
Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth
Coronation_of_George_VI_and_Elizabeth
British-Jamaican actress (born 1968)
Shakespearean roles, such as Andromache in Troilus and Cressida (1999), Lady Macduff in Macbeth (2005) and Queen Elizabeth in Richard III (2017). Her other
Sara_Powell
Plaistow (1959–1962) 33C 1950–1962 Shoeburyness 34 Kings Cross (1950–1973) 34A 1950–1963 Kings Cross 34B 1950–1961 Hornsey Became sub-shed of 34G 34C 1950–1961
List of British Railways shed codes
List_of_British_Railways_shed_codes
Collier (Lady Macbeth) Wilfred Lucas (Macduff) Spottiswoode Aitken (Duncan) Ralph Lewis (Banquo) Mary Alden (Lady Macduff) Olga Grey (Lady Agnes) The film
List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations
List_of_William_Shakespeare_screen_adaptations
Also on the memorial are images of Macduff Parish Church and Mulanje Mission Hospital, as well as the Saltire Cross and Malawi flag. The windows fuse new
Elizabeth_Mantell
first cousin (representing the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn) Earl of Macduff, the late King's great-nephew Lady Maud and Lord Carnegie, the late King's
Death and state funeral of George V
Death_and_state_funeral_of_George_V
Human settlement in Scotland
who fought alongside the Duke of Wellington. To the south, the B974 road crosses the river and heads over the mountain pass of Cairn o' Mount on its way
Strachan,_Aberdeenshire
English children's writer (1884–1976)
Country Hoard (1943) Country Things (1946) Carts and Candlesticks (1948) Macduff (1950) Plowmen's Clocks (1952) The Stuff of Dreams (1953) Here's a New
Alison_Uttley
1886 Monson extinct 16 April 1898 also Baron Monson Viscount Cross 19 August 1886 Cross extinct 5 December 2004 Viscount Raincliffe 1 July 1887 Denison
List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
List_of_viscountcies_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland
Closed railway in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aboyne the 28 miles (45 km) to Braemar. This would follow the Dee, and to cross it 2 miles (3.2 km) from its terminus. However, this was modified during
Deeside_Railway
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Inverurie. At one time the town was served by Turriff station on Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway. The town was never fortified. The town is
Turriff
Hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1723 record of a "stone tolbooth and a stone cross" and a 1765 map showing a large community and mercat cross, whilst Fyvie "was but a huddle of houses at
Woodhead,_Aberdeenshire
Prince of Gwynedd from 1199 to 1240
Fife; She married firstly Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife, son of Duncan Macduff of Fife and wife Alice Corbet, and secondly (after 1266) Domhnall I, Earl
Llywelyn_ab_Iorwerth
English actor (1858–1918)
supporting roles, such as Shakespeare's Orsino, Laertes, Bassanio and Macduff. In January 1886, having originally been cast as Valentin in W. G. Wills's
George_Alexander_(actor)
Former railway station in Scotland
about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village. It was opened in 1857 by the Banff Macduff & Turriff Junction Railway, later part of the Great North of Scotland Railway
Fyvie_railway_station
Council area of Scotland
Stonehaven Ellon Portlethen Banchory Kintore Turriff Huntly Banff Kemnay Macduff Laurencekirk Oldmeldrum Blackburn Newtonhill Aboyne Mintlaw Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Mexican tenor
Palermo, Zurich, Liege) Jacopo in "I Due Foscari" (Vienna, Munich, Paris) Macduff in Verdi's "Macbeth" (Los Angeles, Vienna, Verona) Arturo has also collaborated
Arturo_Chacón_Cruz
Ranks of nobility in the United Kingdom
father-in-law of Princess Louise daughter of Queen Victoria Duke of Fife Earl of Macduff 24 April 1900 Alexander Duff, Earl of Fife Son-in-law of the Prince of
Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
Day to promote women's rights worldwide
the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2019. Gozdecka, Dorota; Macduff, Anne (8 January 2019). Feminism, Postfeminism and Legal Theory: Beyond
International_Women's_Day
Series of TV adaptations of Shakespeare's plays
Murderer Denyse Alexander as Gentlewoman Jill Baker as Lady Macduff Crispin Mair as Son to Macduff Philip Dunbar as Murderer Rodney Cardiff as Murderer Mark
BBC_Television_Shakespeare
Aristocracy of fiction
Noble sisters who travels to King Arthur's court to seek help. Macduff Macbeth Lord Macduff is the Thane of Fife and the main protagonist in Shakespeare's
List_of_fictional_nobility
British financier, courtier and Conservative politician
a private bank. At this time he befriended the immensely wealthy Lord Macduff, who succeeded as sixth Earl Fife in 1879, and with whom he may have had
Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar
Horace_Farquhar,_1st_Earl_Farquhar
County in New York, United States
Rockland County is accessible via both the New York State Thruway, which crosses the Hudson River to Westchester via the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Tappan
Rockland_County,_New_York
Agency in the U.S. state of New York
1938–1942 John Splain 1942–1943 Clifford J. Fletcher 1943–1951 James R. Macduff 1952–1955 Joseph P. Kelly 1955–1959 William S. Hults Jr. 1959–December
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
New_York_State_Department_of_Motor_Vehicles
River in north east Scotland
finally flowing into the Moray Firth between the twin towns of Banff and Macduff. The Deveron is "the dark-rolling stream Duvranna" of James Macpherson's
River_Deveron
Buckie, Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Keith, Laurencekirk, Macduff, Milltimber, Peterculter, Peterhead, Stonehaven, Strathdon, Turriff, Westhill
List of post towns in the United Kingdom
List_of_post_towns_in_the_United_Kingdom
English nobleman (1243–1295)
Baron Berkeley Joan de Clare (1264 – after 1302), married (1st) Duncan Macduff, 7th Earl of Fife; (2nd) Gervase Avenel. After his marriage to Alice de
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Gilbert_de_Clare,_7th_Earl_of_Gloucester
General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, relating to Brixham, Carrickfergus, Macduff, and Rosehearty. Brixham Harbour Order 1875 Order for amending the Acts
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1875
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1875
MACDUFFS CROSS
MACDUFFS CROSS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Malden in Surrey (now in Greater London) or Maldon in Essex. Both places were named in Old English as ‘hill with a cross or monument’, from mǣl ‘monument’, ‘cross’ (crucifix) + dūn ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Crossland.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Yorkshire)
English (chiefly West Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in the parish of Almondbury, West Yorkshire, named Crosland, from Old English cros ‘cross’ + land ‘newly cultivated land’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Matter.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a mattress maker or seller, from Middle English, Old French materas, or less likely for a maker of crossbow bolts, spears, and lances, from the Middle English homonym materas.Dutch : variant of Matter 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a washerman, Anglo-Norman French laver (an agent derivative of Old French laver ‘to wash’, Latin lavare).English : habitational name from High, Little or Magdalen Laver in Essex, named from Old English lagu ‘flood’, ‘water’ + fær ‘passage’, ‘crossing’.English : topographic name for someone living where bulrushes or irises grew, Old English lǣfer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English female personal name Lufu ‘love’, or the masculine equivalent Lufa. Compare Leaf 2.English and Scottish : nickname from Anglo-Norman French lo(u)ve ‘female wolf’ (a feminine form of lou). This nickname was fairly commonly used for men, in an approving sense. No doubt it was reinforced by crossing with post-Conquest survivals of the masculine version of 1.Scottish : see McKinnon.Dutch (de Love) : respelling and reinterpretation of Delhove, a habitational name from Hove and L’Hoves in Hainault, for example.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stone cross, from Old Norse kross (see Cross 1) + Middle English man.Altered spelling of German Crossmann or Crössmann; the first may be a habitational name from any of several places called Crossen in Saxony, Brandenburg, and East Prussia, or derived from Grossmann. The second is possibly from Middle Low German krÅs, krüs ‘pitcher’, and hence a metonymic occupational name for maker of these; alternatively it may be a metonymic occupational name for a butcher, from Middle High German kroese ‘tripe’.
Boy/Male
Scottish Shakespearean
Son of the blackman.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Cross.
Boy/Male
English
Literally 'cross land'.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : occupational name for a maker of helmets, from the adopted Old French term he(a)umier, from he(a)ume ‘helmet’, of Germanic origin. Compare Helm 2.English : variant of Holmer.Americanized form of the Greek family name Homiros or one of its patronymic derivatives (Homirou, Homiridis, etc.). This was not only the name of the ancient Greek epic poet (classical Greek Homēros), but was also borne by a martyr venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church.Slovenian : topographic name for someone who lived on a hill, from hom (dialect form of holm ‘hill’, ‘height’) + the German suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.The American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) was of old New England stock dating back to Captain John Homer, an Englishman who crossed the Atlantic in his own ship and settled in Boston about 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in West Yorkshire named Crossley, from Old English cros ‘cross’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cambridgeshire named Crossfield, from Celtic cors ‘marsh’ + Old English feld ‘open country’.
Boy/Male
English
Meadow with a cross.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearadhaigh ‘descendant of Fearadhach’, a personal name of uncertain origin, probably an adjective derivative of fear ‘man’.English : metonymic occupational name for a ferryman, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ferry crossing on a river. Middle English feri ‘ferry’ is from Old Norse ferja ‘ferry’, ultimately cognate with the Old English verb ferian ‘to carry’.
Male
Italian
Short form of Italian Crocifisso, or Croccifixio, CROSS means "cross; crucifix" or "way of the cross."
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macduff, wife to Macduff, murdered on Macbeth's orders.
Surname or Lastname
Cornish
Cornish : topographic name for someone who lived near a stone cross set up by the roadside or in a marketplace, Cornish crous (Latin crux, crucis). Compare Cross.English : nickname for a large or fat man, from Old French gros, ‘big’, ‘fat’ (see Gros).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a stone cross set up by the roadside or in a marketplace, from Old Norse kross (via Gaelic from Latin crux, genitive crucis), which in Middle English quickly and comprehensively displaced the Old English form crūc (see Crouch). In a few cases the surname may have been given originally to someone who lived by a crossroads, but this sense of the word seems to have been a comparatively late development. In other cases, the surname (and its European cognates) may have denoted someone who carried the cross in processions of the Christian Church, but in English at least the usual word for this sense was Crozier.Irish : reduced form of McCrossen.In North America this name has absorbed examples of cognate names from other languages, such as French Lacroix.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named, for example in East Worlington, Devon, Norfolk, and West Yorkshire. The two last are named from Old English hors ‘horse’ + ford ‘ford’, because they lay at fords that could only be crossed on horseback.
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Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Carol and Ann; Feminine Variant of Charles
Boy/Male
Biblical
Destroying.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Man of Peace; Hero's Peace; Peaceful Strength
Girl/Female
Hindu
Playful or one who gives pleasure
Surname or Lastname
English (London)
English (London) : probably an occupational name for a ferryman.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Female
English
English variant spelling of French Julie, JULI means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Female
Spanish
Spanish pet form of Italian/Spanish Marta, MARTITA means "lady, mistress."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Greek, Latin, Parsi, Spanish, Swiss
Rich; Maintain Well; Possesses a Lot; Wealthy; Affluent
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Brave Person
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adv.
In the form of a cross; across; transversely.
a.
Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.
imp. & p. p.
of Cross-question
n.
See Crossroad.
n.
A small cross.
v. t.
To cross-examine; to subject to close questioning.
n.
Same as Cross-spale.
n.
One of the Crossopterygii.
n.
A row that crosses others.
n.
Rogation week, when the cross was borne in processions.
n.
The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cross-question
n.
A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.
n.
A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.
n.
One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl.
n.
A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii.
n.
A mode of harrowing crosswise, or transversely to the ridges.
n.
Alt. of Cross-spall