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Eastern Min dialect of China
County in Lishui, in southeastern Zhejiang province. As a dialect of Eastern Min, Manjiang is very distant from major Chinese varieties such as Mandarin
Manjiang_dialect
Sinitic language spoken in East Asia
Hokkien dialects Dongshan dialect (東山腔; Tang-soaⁿ khioⁿ) Yunxiao dialect (雲霄腔; Ûn-sio khioⁿ) Zhangpu dialect (漳浦腔; Chiuⁿ-phó͘ khioⁿ) Zhao'an dialect (詔安腔;
Hokkien
Southern Min language of China
Teochew, also known as Swatow or Teo-Swa after its two best-known dialects, is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region
Teochew_Min
Primary branch of Sinitic spoken in southern China and Taiwan
Fujian. Amoy Hokkien is the prestige dialect of Hokkien in Fujian, while a majority of Taiwanese people speak a dialect called Taiwanese Hokkien or simply
Min_Chinese
Branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China
Chinese. Aside from the Manjiang dialect, both Houguan and Funing groups are similar in the number of initials, with the Fu'an dialect having 17 initials,
Eastern_Min
Eastern Min Chinese language
linguistic definition Fuzhou is a language and not a dialect (conferring the variety a 'dialect' status is more socio-politically motivated than linguistic)
Fuzhou_dialect
Branch of the Min Chinese languages
Fujian), Eastern Guangdong, Hainan, and Southern Zhejiang. Southern Min dialects are also spoken by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora
Southern_Min
Variety of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan
to Hokkien spoken in Xiamen (Amoy), Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou, as well as dialects used in Southeast Asia, such as Singaporean Hokkien, Penang Hokkien, Philippine
Taiwanese_Hokkien
Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan
Wenchang dialect being the prestige dialect, and often used as a reference. Below is a table for the consonants of Hainanese across the dialects of Wenchang
Hainanese
Romanization system of the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min
平話字) or Fuzhou romanization (福州話羅馬字), is a Latin alphabet for the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min adopted in the middle of the 19th century by Western missionaries
Bàng-uâ-cê
Romanization system of Southern Min Chinese languages
Henry Medhurst, who went on to publish the Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Min Chinese language
northern Fujian also speak Pu-Xian. There are minor differences between the dialects of Putian and Xianyou. Overseas populations of Pu-Xian speakers exist in
Pu–Xian_Min
Branch of the Chinese language family
and the Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the Beijing dialect. Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages
Mandarin_Chinese
Min Chinese dialect of China
reduced to two in checked syllables. Taiwanese Hokkien Teochew dialect List of Chinese dialects Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather than
Leizhou_Min
Eastern Min dialect of Taiwan
The Matsu dialect (Eastern Min: Mā-cū-uâ / 馬祖話) is the local dialect of Matsu Islands, Taiwan. Native speakers also call it Bàng-huâ (平話), meaning the
Matsu_dialect
Chinese language
Nanping dialect of the urban area of Nanping, which is an island of an isolated Mandarin dialect of uncertain affinity. The Jianyang and Jian'ou dialects are
Northern_Min
Collection of Hokkien dialects
collection of Hokkien dialects spoken in southern Fujian province (in southeast China), centered on the city of Zhangzhou. The Zhangzhou dialect proper is the
Zhangzhou_dialects
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in the city of Xiamen
The Amoy dialect or Xiamen dialect (Chinese: 廈門話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g-ōe; pinyin: Xiàménhuà), also known as Amoyese, Amoynese, Amoy Hokkien, Xiamenese
Amoy_dialect
Dialect of Southern Min spoken in Quanzhou, Fujian
Quanzhou dialect has an intelligibility of 87.5% with the Amoy dialect and 79.7% with the urban Zhangzhou dialect. Before the 19th century, the dialect of Quanzhou
Quanzhou_dialects
Pu–Xian Min Chinese dialect
The Putian dialect (Pu–Xian Min: Pó-chéng-uā / 莆田話; [pʰɔu˩˩ lɛŋ˩˧ ua˩˩]) is a dialect of Pu–Xian Min Chinese spoken in urban area of Putian[further explanation
Putian_dialect
Variety of Southern Min
Lexical Features of Hai Lok Hong Haklau dialect]. 文化创新比较研究 (32). "Cháozhōuhuà pīnyīn fāng'àn / ChaoZhou Dialect Romanisation Scheme". sungwh.freeserve
Haklau_Min
Min Chinese dialect of Hainan, China
The Haikou dialect is a topolect of Chinese and a subvariety of Hainanese spoken in Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province and island of China. The
Haikou_dialect
Reconstructed ancestor of Min languages
which he calls Old Southern Chinese. He argues that this dialect belonged to the group of dialects known as Wu (吳) or Jiangdong (江東) in the Western Jin period
Proto-Min
Dialect of Teochew spoken in Pontianak, Indonesia
Pe̍h-ūe-jī: Khun-tiān Tiô-tsiu-uē; Indonesian: Bahasa Tiociu Pontianak) is a dialect of Teochew primarily spoken by the Chinese community in Pontianak, West
Pontianak_Teochew
Min Chinese dialect of Hainan, China
The Wenchang dialect (simplified Chinese: 文昌话; traditional Chinese: 文昌話; pinyin: Wénchānghuà) is a dialect of Hainanese spoken in Wenchang, a county-level
Wenchang_dialect
Romanization for the Teochew language
Provincial Education Department in 1960. The system is based on the Swatow dialect. It uses the Latin alphabet, with numbers to denote tones. Before it was
Peng'im
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in the Philippines
Philippine Hokkien is a dialect of the Hokkien language of the Southern Min branch of Min Chinese descended directly from Old Chinese of the Sinitic family
Philippine_Hokkien
Southern Min dialect island in Sanxiang
closely related to the surrounding dialects in the region, which belong to the Yue group, and thus forms a "dialect island" of Min speakers. It is one
Sanxiang_dialect
Language
(Sanyuan and Meilie districts) and Sha County. Sanming dialect Yong'an dialect Shaxian dialect Min is believed to have split from Old Chinese, rather
Central_Min
Pu–Xian Min Chinese dialect
The Xianyou dialect (Pu–Xian Min: Sing-iú-uā / 仙遊話; [ɬiŋ˨ iu˨˦ ua˨˩]) is a dialect of Pu–Xian Min Chinese spoken in Xianyou, Putian in the southeast coast
Xianyou_dialect
Dialect of Mandarin spoken in China
Beijing dialect (simplified Chinese: 北京话; traditional Chinese: 北京話; pinyin: Běijīnghuà), also known as Pekingese and Beijingese, is the prestige dialect of
Beijing_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien
The Longyan dialect or Longyanese is a variety of Hokkien spoken in the urban city area of Eastern Longyan in Fujian Province, while Hakka is spoken in
Longyan_dialect
Dialect of Wu Chinese
Wuxi dialect (Simplified Chinese: 无锡话; Traditional Chinese: 無錫話; Pinyin: Wúxīhuà, Wu: mu1 sik1 wo3, Wuxi dialect: [vu˨˨˧ siɪʔ˦ ɦu˨]) is a dialect of Wu
Wuxi_dialect
Dialect of Chinese language
Wuhan dialect (simplified Chinese: 武汉话; traditional Chinese: 武漢話, locally [u⁴²xan¹³xua³⁵] Wùhánhuá); pinyin: Wǔhànhuà), also known as the Hankou dialect after
Wuhan_dialect
Central Min Chinese dialect
The Sanming dialect (Central Min: 三明事, Mandarin Chinese: 三明話) is a dialect of Central Min spoken in urban areas of Sanming, a prefecture-level city in
Sanming_dialect
Dialect of Yue Chinese
alternatively romanized in Cantonese as Toishanese or Toisanese, in local dialect as Hoisanese or Hoisanwa, is a Yue Chinese language native to Taishan,
Taishanese
Dialect of Eastern Min
The Fu'an dialect (福安話) is a dialect of Eastern Min, which is a branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the eastern part of Fujian Province, China. The
Fu'an_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in parts of Malaysia
Hokkien, with extensive use of Malay and English loanwords. Compared to dialects in Fujian (福建; Hok-kiàn) province, it most closely resembles the variety
Penang_Hokkien
Jiao-Liao dialect of Shandong, China
Jiao-Liao dialect of Mandarin spoken in and around the city of Weihai, in eastern Shandong province. There are observable differences in how the dialect is spoken
Weihai_dialect
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in parts of Malaysia
Malaysian Hokkien is based on the Quanzhou dialects with some influence from the Amoy dialect. The dialect also contains loan words from Malay. This section
Southern Peninsular Malaysian Hokkien
Southern_Peninsular_Malaysian_Hokkien
Eastern Min Chinese dialect
Gutian dialect (Eastern Min: 古田話) is a dialect of Eastern Min spoken in Gutian, Ningde in northeastern Fujian province, China. The Gutian dialect has 15
Gutian_dialect
Mandarin Chinese dialect of Harbin, China
The Harbin dialect (simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨话; traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱話; pinyin: Hā'ěrbīnhuà) is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in and around the
Harbin_dialect
Dialect of Wenzhounese Wu Chinese
The Ruian dialect (Chinese: 瑞安話; pronounced [zʉ˦ø˧ɦo˨] in the Rui'an dialect; standard pinyin: Ruì'ānhuà) is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in Ruian. It
Rui'an_dialect
Variety of Mandarin Chinese
Chengdu-Chongqing dialect or Cheng–Yu (Chinese: 成渝; pinyin: Chéng-Yú; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cen2yu2, locally [tsʰən˨˩y˨˩]) is the most widely used branch
Chengdu-Chongqing_dialect
Dialect of Teochew Min
The Swatow dialect, also known as the Shantou dialect, is a variety of Chinese mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong, China. It is typically classified
Swatow_dialect
Variety of Southern Min spoken in Fujian
Chawan dialect (simplified Chinese: 诏安话; traditional Chinese: 詔安話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàu-an-ōɛ) is a variety of Southern Min spoken in the Chawan (Zhao'an)
Chawan_dialect
Dialect of Tingzhou Hakka
The Changting dialect (simplified Chinese: 长汀话; traditional Chinese: 長汀話) is a dialect of Tingzhou Hakka mainly spoken in Changting County of northwest
Changting_dialect
Dialect of Jianghuai Mandarin
‹See RfD› The Nanjing dialect, also known as Nanjing Mandarin, Nanjingese, Nankingese, or Nankinese, is the prestige dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken
Nanjing_dialect
Writing system for Taiwanese Hokkien
chiefly built for the Amoy dialect of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, with some consideration for the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou dialects of Hokkien also spoken in
Taiwanese_kana
Funing) Fu'an (C. Funing) Xiapu (E. Funing) Fuding (N. Funing) Taishun (Manjiang) Cangnan (Manhua) Longtu (Longdu) Nanlang Western Min Jianzhou (Jianou
List_of_varieties_of_Chinese
Mandarin dialect of Shandong, China
The Qingdao dialect is the local dialect of the city of Qingdao and nearby towns, in China's Shandong Province. Often characterized as requiring a "fat
Qingdao_dialect
Chinese dialect mostly spoken in the city of Zhanjiang
The Zhanjiang dialect is a dialect mostly spoken in Zhanjiang in Guangdong, China. It is a sub-dialect of Leizhou Min. Varieties of Chinese Min is believed
Zhanjiang_dialect
Southern Min Chinese dialect
Chinese: 大田閩語; pinyin: Dàtián Mǐnyǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-chhân bân-gú) or Datian dialect (simplified Chinese: 大田话; traditional Chinese: 大田話; pinyin: Dàtiánhuà 'Datian
Datian_Min
Hakka dialect of Guangdong, China
The Hailu dialect (simplified Chinese: 海陆腔; traditional Chinese: 海陸腔; pinyin: Hǎilù qiāng; Hailu Hakka Romanization System: hoi´ liug` kiong`), also known
Hailu_dialect
Dialect of Northern Min Chinese
The Jian'ou dialect (Northern Min: Gṳ̿ing-é-dī / 建甌事; Chinese: simplified Chinese: 建瓯话; traditional Chinese: 建甌話; pinyin: Jiàn'ōuhuà), also known as Kienow
Jian'ou_dialect
Min Chinese language of Southern China
neither other Northern Min nor other Gan. Actually it is a collection of dialects which have limited mutual intelligibility with each other instead of a
Shao–Jiang_Min
Eastern Min dialect of Guangdong, China
The Nanlang dialect is a variant of the Eastern Min Chinese predominantly spoken in Nanlang a town within Zhongshan in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong
Nanlang_dialect
Chinese (Min) dialect
The three dialects are: Longdu dialect, spoken mainly in Shaxi and Dachong in the west of the prefecture, Nanlang dialect or Dongxiang dialect, spoken mainly
Zhongshan_Min
Dialect of Wu Chinese
(Suzhounese: 蘇州閒話; sou1 tseu1 ghe2 gho6), also known as the Suzhou dialect (alternatively Soochow dialect), is the variety of Chinese traditionally spoken in the
Suzhou_dialect
Shao-Jiang Min Chinese dialect
The Jiangle dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Jiangle, Sanming in northwestern Fujian province, China. It combines elements from
Jiangle_dialect
Mandarin dialect of Jiangsu, China
The Xuzhou dialect (simplified Chinese: 徐州话; traditional Chinese: 徐州話; pinyin: Xúzhōuhuà) is a Mandarin dialect spoken in the city of Xuzhou in Jiangsu
Xuzhou_dialect
Dialect of Xiang Chinese
The Shuangfeng dialect (simplified Chinese: 双峰话; traditional Chinese: 雙峰話; pinyin: Shuāngfēnghuà) is a dialect of Xiang Chinese, spoken in Shuangfeng
Shuangfeng_dialect
Variety of Southern Min
and Hokkien–Taiwanese. Zhenan Min, in proximity to the Wenzhou dialect and Jinxiang dialect, has also borrowed some influences from Wu Chinese, such as voiced
Zhenan_Min
Jin Chinese dialect of Shaanxi, China
The Zhi-Yan dialect (Chinese: 志延片; pinyin: Zhìyán piàn; lit. 'Zhidan and Yanchuan variety') is a dialect of Jin Chinese spoken within much of Yan'an, Shaanxi
Zhi-Yan_dialect
jí: Hànyǔ fāngyán juǎn 中国语言地图集:汉语方言卷 [Language Atlas of China: Chinese dialects] (in Chinese) (2nd ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. Map B1-22. ISBN 978-7-10-007054-6
Tuhua_dialects
Hakka dialect of Taiwan
The Sixian dialect, also known as the Sixian accent (traditional Chinese: 四縣腔; simplified Chinese: 四县腔; Sixian Hakka Romanization System: Xi ien kiongˊ
Sixian_dialect
Dialect of Teochew Min
Teoyeo dialect (simplified Chinese: 潮阳话; traditional Chinese: 潮陽話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-iôⁿ-uē) is a dialect of Teochew Min spoken in the historical Teoyeo
Teoyeo_dialect
Eastern Min dialect of Fuqing, China
The Fuqing dialect (simplified Chinese: 福清话; traditional Chinese: 福清話; pinyin: Fúqīnghuà, BUC: Hók-chiăng-uâ, IPA: [huʔ˥ tsʰiaŋ˥ ŋuɑ˦˨]), or Hokchia,
Fuqing_dialect
Unclassified Yue Chinese dialect
The Danzhou dialect (simplified Chinese: 儋州话; traditional Chinese: 儋州話; pinyin: Dānzhōuhuà), locally known as Xianghua (simplified Chinese: 乡话; traditional
Danzhou_dialect
Wu Chinese variety spoken in Kunshan
The Kunshan dialect, or Kunshanese, is the Chinese variety traditionally spoken in the county of Kunshan, Suzhou prefecture. It is classified as a Northern
Kunshan_dialect
Central Min Chinese dialect of Fujian, China
Shaxian dialect (Central Min: 沙縣事, Mandarin Chinese: 沙縣話) is a dialect of Central Min Chinese spoken in Sha County, Sanming in Western Fujian Province
Shaxian_dialect
Mandarin Chinese dialect of Shandong, China
The Dongping dialect (simplified Chinese: 东平话; traditional Chinese: 東平話; pinyin: Dōngpínghuà) is a Mandarin Chinese dialect spoken in Dongping County in
Dongping_dialect
Yuehai Chinese dialect
The Jiujiang dialect (simplified Chinese: 九江话; traditional Chinese: 九江話; pinyin: Jiǔjiānghuà) is a variety of Cantonese spoken in Jiujiang Town, in Nanhai
Jiujiang_dialect
Chinese varieties spoken at and south of the Yangtze delta
when introduced to foreigners. The Suzhounese variety was the prestige dialect of Wu as of the 19th century but had been replaced in status by Shanghainese
Wu_Chinese
Central Min Chinese dialect
The Yong'an dialect (Central Min: 永安事, Mandarin Chinese: 永安話) is a Central Min dialect spoken in Yong'an, Sanming in Western Fujian Province, China. The
Yong'an_dialect
Northern Min Chinese spoken of Fujian, China
Gṳ̿ing-iô̤ng-dī / 建陽事) is a dialect of Northern Min Chinese spoken in Jianyang in the north of Fujian province. Jianyang dialect has 18 initials, 34 rimes
Jianyang_dialect
Writing system for the Teochew language
similar to Pe̍h-ōe-jī used to write the Teochew language (including Swatow dialect). It was introduced by John Campbell Gibson and William Duffus, two British
Teochew_Romanization
Dialect of Hokkien
The Yongchun dialect (simplified Chinese: 永春话; traditional Chinese: 永春話; Tâi-lô: Íng-tshun-uē) is a dialect of the Hokkien language mostly spoken in Yongchun
Yongchun_dialect
Zhongyuan Mandarin dialect of Henan, China
The Luoyang dialect is a dialect of Zhongyuan Mandarin spoken in Luoyang and nearby parts of Henan province. The old Luoyang dialect served as one of historical
Luoyang_dialect
Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialects
also known as Tai–Ru (Chinese: 泰如), is a group of Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialects spoken in the east-central part of Jiangsu province in the prefecture-level
Tong-Tai_Mandarin
Branch of the Mandarin Chinese language family
Minjiang dialect is especially difficult for speakers of other Mandarin dialects to understand. Sichuanese can be further divided into a number of dialects: Chengdu–Chongqing
Sichuanese_dialects
Sino-Tibetan language
Chinese government defines all spoken Chinese varieties as merely diverse dialects of a single language, the frequent lack of mutual intelligibility, especially
Chinese_language
Primary branch of Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (Chinese: 上江官话; pinyin: Shàngjiāng Guānhuà), is a Mandarin Chinese dialect spoken in much of Southwestern China, including in Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing
Southwestern_Mandarin
Phonetic script for Taiwanese languages
indicating 31BB is preferred. Some extra symbols are used in other Taiwanese dialects: ㄬ [ɲ], ㄛ [o], ㄝ [ɛ], ㆨ [ɨ]. Images below are a collection of Taiwanese
Taiwanese_Phonetic_Symbols
Written form of the Hokkien language
Taiwanese literature movement Comparison of Hokkien writing systems Amoy dialect Singaporean Hokkien Penang Hokkien Mair, V. H. (2003). "How to Forget Your
Written_Hokkien
approximately ten thousand characters based on the earlier form of the Fuzhou dialect. First compiled in the 17th century, it is the pioneering work of all written
Qi_Lin_Bayin
Variety of Mandarin, spoken in Northeast China
Ussuri rivers. The classification of Northeastern Mandarin as a separate dialect group from Beijing Mandarin was first proposed by Li Rong, author of the
Northeastern_Mandarin
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in Singapore
linguistic academic circles, this dialect of Hokkien is known as Singaporean Minnan. It bears similarities with the Amoy dialect in Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien
Singaporean_Hokkien
Wu Chinese dialect
The Shadi dialect (Chinese: 沙地话; pinyin: Shādìhuà; Native name: 沙地話) is a Wu Chinese dialect spoken in Chongming, Haimen, and Qidong districts as well
Shadi_dialect
Wu Chinese dialect
The Wencheng dialect (Chinese: 文成話; pinyin: Wénchénghuà) is a dialect of Wu Chinese. It is an Oujiang dialect, but its tone system differs from other Oujiang
Wencheng_dialect
Wu Chinese dialect
The Shaoxing dialect (simplified Chinese: 绍兴话/绍兴方言; traditional Chinese: 紹興話/紹興方言; pinyin: Shàoxīnghuà/Shàoxīng fāngyán) is a Wu dialect spoken in the
Shaoxing_dialect
Wu Chinese dialect of Jinhua, China
The Jinhua dialect (Chinese: 金华话/金華話; pinyin: Jīnhuáhuà, Urban-Centre Jinhua dialect IPA: /tɕiŋ334-33 uɑ313-45 uɑ14/) is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken
Jinhua_dialect
Shao-Jiang Min Chinese dialect
The Shaowu dialect is a dialect of Shao-Jiang Min Chinese spoken in Shaowu, Nanping in northwestern Fujian province of China. It combines elements from
Shaowu_dialect
Chinese dialect spoken in parts of Indonesia
from Teochew, Deli Malay and Indonesian. It is predominantly a spoken dialect: Vernacular Hokkien, including Medan Hokkien, is traditionally passed down
Medan_Hokkien
Dialect of Cantonese
The Shiqi dialect or Shekki dialect is a dialect of Yue Chinese. It is spoken by roughly 160,000 people in Zhongshan, Guangdong's Shiqi urban district
Shiqi_dialect
and vice versa. Standard Chinese takes its phonology from the Beijing dialect, with vocabulary from the Mandarin group and grammar based on literature
Varieties_of_Chinese
Eastern Min Chinese dialect
The Ningde dialect (Eastern Min: 寧德話) is a dialect of Eastern Min Chinese spoken in urban areas of Ningde, China, which is a prefecture-level city in
Ningde_dialect
Sinitic language originating in southern China
Tong-Gu dialect Yu-Gui dialect Ning-Long dialect Yue-Bei dialect Yue-Zhong dialect Huizhou dialect Bendi dialect Yue-Tai dialects Shao-Nan dialect Xinhui-North
Hakka_Chinese
Orthography system for Taiwanese Hokkien
Fuzhou dialect Fuqing dialect Changle dialect Gutian dialect Matsu dialect Funing Xiapu dialect Fu'an dialect Ningde dialect Others Manjiang dialect Zhongshan
Taiwanese_Hangul
Datian Min Chinese dialect
The Houlu dialect (simplified Chinese: 后路话; traditional Chinese: 後路話; pinyin: Hòulùhuà) is a dialect of Datian Min, which is often classified as a part
Houlu_dialect
MANJIANG DIALECT
MANJIANG DIALECT
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Decision Maker
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English mynecen ‘nun’ (a derivative of munuc ‘monk’).French : from a diminutive of Picard minche, a dialect form of French mince ‘slender’, ‘thin’.Bulgarian : from a pet form of the female personal name Dimitra, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : reduced form of Mannering.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Boy/Male
English American
Son of a hero.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : derivative of Mange.English and Irish : variant of Mangan, perhaps, in the case of the Irish name, of Manning.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) ‘pool’. The word is not independently attested, but appears also in Lomax and Lumley, and may be reflected in the dialect term lum denoting a well for collecting water in a mine. In some instances the name may be topographical for someone who lived by a pool, Middle English lum(m).English : variant of Lamb.Chinese : variant of Lin 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Lan.
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Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn (see Manning).English and Irish : variant of Mangan.
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English
English : nickname or occupational name for a servant of someone called Luck (a variant of Luke).North German (Luckmann) : topographic name from the dialect term luke ‘hollow’, ‘hole’.Dutch : derivative of the personal name Luc (see Lucas).Dutch : habitational name for someone from Luik, the Dutch name of Liège in Belgium.
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Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
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North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
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English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
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English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
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English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
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American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Son of the Hero
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Native American
Mistress.
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
God is Salvation
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Tamil
Welfare, Prosperity
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Afghan, Buddhist, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Hard Worker; Action or Activity
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Arabic
Suhabi
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Basque Greek
Steadfast.
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Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Polish
God is Bountiful; God of Plenty; God is My Oath
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Anglo Saxon English
Happy.
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Indian
Another name of God, Preacher
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American, British, English, French, German
Spear Fortified Town; Form of Garrison; Column of Conquest
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a.
Alt. of Dialectical
n.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
v. t.
To change or translate from one dialect into another.
n.
The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
n.
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.
n.
Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
n.
Same as Dialectics.
n.
A little man.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
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Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
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Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Man
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Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
n.
A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
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Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.