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Small room used by a hermit, monk, anchorite or nun to live and as a devotional space
A cell is a small room used by a hermit, monk, nun or anchorite to live and as a devotional space. Cells are often part of larger cenobitic monastic communities
Monastic_cell
Religious way of life
Monasticism (from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious
Monasticism
Divisions of psalms in Eastern Orthodox Church
end of the Psalter. Some monasteries have a tradition of a "Cell Rule" whereby each monastic will pray several kathismata a day in addition to the ones
Kathisma
Person living alone on a landowner's estate
Lay brother Porter Other Asceticism Foolishness for Christ Tonsure Vocational discernment Monastic cell List of religious institutes Catholicism portal
Garden_hermit
Place of seclusion
the people of the khalwa, those who practice seclusion and solitude Monastic cell Skete Tatevi Anapat Brown, A.S. (1963). The History of Religious Seclusion
Hermitage_(religious_retreat)
Topics referred to by the same term
people in a cell group, a form of Christian church organization Cellular organizational structure, such as in business management Monastic cell, a small
Cell
Person who lives in seclusion from society
Christian tradition the eremitic life is an early form of monastic living that preceded the monastic life in the cenobium. In chapter 1, the Rule of St Benedict
Hermit
Branch of biology that studies cells
as "cells" (published in Micrographia) after looking at a piece of cork and observing a structure reminiscent of monastic cells; however, the cells were
Cell_biology
Person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society
Lay brother Porter Other Asceticism Foolishness for Christ Tonsure Vocational discernment Monastic cell List of religious institutes Catholicism portal
Recluse
Member of a monastic religious order
monk is applied mainly to men, while nun is typically used for female monastics. Although the term monachos is of Christian origin. However, being generic
Monk
Christian religious way of life
influenced by the Desert Fathers, with a monastic enclosure surrounding a collection of individual monastic cells. The British church employed an episcopal
Christian_monasticism
Village on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales
There has likely been a small Christian religious site, perhaps a monastic cell, in the area since the 7th century. Surveys of the later medieval period
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Island group off Northumberland, England
on the islands in 1246. A formal monastic cell of Benedictine monks was established on the islands circa 1255. The cell was dependent on Durham Abbey, now
Farne_Islands
Live entombment usually until death
episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the main character is immured in a monastic cell as penance for having killed a monk. Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The
Immurement
Uninhabited islands off the west coast of County Kerry, Ireland
(beehive huts). Inishvickillane (Inis Mhic Uileáin), site of an oratory, monastic cell and crosses. Inishnabro (Inis na Bró) Tearaght Island (An Tiaracht)
Blasket_Islands
Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
the monastic cell documented in the 9th century. Parish Church of St. Polycarp, in the hamlet of Ceci. The church was built with the monastic cell of the
Bobbio
been provided. In this article smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of
List of monastic houses in Ireland
List_of_monastic_houses_in_Ireland
Head of the Catholic Church from 768 to 772
the papal chartularius, Gratiosus, Constantine was removed from his monastic cell, blinded, and left on the streets of Rome with specific instructions
Pope_Stephen_III
Roman Catholic religious order
The Monastic Family of Bethlehem in full: Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno is a religious institute in
Monastic_Family_of_Bethlehem
Autonomous region in Greece
The monastic community living on the Mount Athos peninsula is an Eastern Orthodox community of monks living in Northern Greece. The community enjoys autonomous
Monastic community of Mount Athos
Monastic_community_of_Mount_Athos
Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
adding Saint Sava Tower, the Kambanski Tower, and Saint Simeon's monastic chambers - cells. Saint Simeon's middle son and Saint Sava's older brother, Serbian
Hilandar
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Limerick
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Limerick
Russian Orthodox noblewoman, philanthropist and Saint
supposed to please God not only by withdrawing from the world to a monastic cell, but within a family, amid cares for children, spouse, and members of
Juliana_of_Lazarevo
Ancient architectural tradition from Pakistan
central open courtyard. This courtyard was surrounded by a series of monastic cells (kutis), forming a closed or semi-closed rectangular complex. The courtyard
Gandharan_architecture
Small tidal island in the western Highlands of Scotland
though no trace of this remains. It is possible that an early Christian monastic cell was founded on the island in the 6th or 7th century, and that it was
Eilean_Donan
Tidal island in northeast England
Earthwork bank Semicircular mound, possibly the remains of a circular monastic cell Modern wooden cross The name "Hobthrush" relates to Hob (folklore) –
Lindisfarne
French couple saints
Louis arranged a little den for himself high up in the attic, a true monastic cell for praying, reading and meditation. Even his daughters were allowed
Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin
Louis_Martin_and_Marie-Azélie_Guérin
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
commuter village of today. The village may have been home to a small monastic cell of Augustinian Canons, dependent on the nearby Thurgarton Priory. It
Fiskerton,_Nottinghamshire
Human settlement in England
of a single monk. By 1241, it had become a separate monastic cell, later annexed by the larger cell of St Mary Magdalene, Lincoln. RAF Sandtoft, a former
Belton,_North_Lincolnshire
French Discalced Carmelite nun
Elizabeth's monastic cell in Dijon
Elizabeth_of_the_Trinity
Monastery in Vatican City
community rooms and monastic cells (rectangular in shape and, on the Aquilone fountain's side, with four floors, with 12 monastic cells on the second and
Mater_Ecclesiae_Monastery
One of the sagas of Icelanders
find courtly love before spending the latter portion of his life in a monastic cell in Rome. Both Grettir's viking/raider great-grandfather and his chivalry-practicing
Grettis_saga
Consecrated, mystically betrothed to Christ and dedicated to the service of the Church
and spiritual gifts. A consecrated virgin may live either as a nun in a monastic order or in the world under the authority of her bishop. The rite of consecration
Consecrated_virgin
Type of monastic settlement
A skete (/ˈskiːt/) is a monastic community in Eastern Christianity that allows relative isolation for monks, but also allows for communal services and
Skete
Greek Eastern Orthodox saint
had reposed almost a year prior. He took a photo of the corner of the monastic cell of Saint Iakovos, then took it to be developed, only to find the Elder
Iakovos_of_Evia
Religious title
respectively. The title of abbot came into fairly general use in western monastic orders whose members include priests. An abbot (from Old English: abbod
Abbot
Desert mother
strict asceticism for some sixty years. Sarah is said to have dwelt in a monastic cell near a large river, likely the Nile, at which she would never look.
Sarah_of_the_Desert
7th-century Irish saint and abbot of Rahan
the Déisi but came to a peaceful land agreement here, establishing monastic cells at what became Ardfinnan Abbey, and at Lismore further south on the
Mo_Chutu_of_Lismore
Town in North Yorkshire, England
meaning town. In 686, a monastic cell was consecrated by St Cuthbert at the request of St Hilda, Abbess of Whitby. The cell evolved into Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Russian saint (1754/1759–1833)
dedicated to Saint Seraphim. The first had been constructed over his monastic cell in the wilderness of Sarov. The second church was consecrated on 22
Seraphim_of_Sarov
Painting by Emmanuel Tzanes
in the desert for over sixty years. The only visitor he had to his monastic cell was an angel who delivered sacred bread every night. He also ate dates
Saint_Onuphrius_(Tzanes)
Bavarian brewery
founded in Freising. Near this church, Saint Corbinian established a monastic cell. During the Middle Ages, beer was brewed in monasteries such as this
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Bayerische_Staatsbrauerei_Weihenstephan
Sanskrit and Pāli term for a residence or monastery, usually Buddhist
square courtyard with cells architecture of vihara, state Allchin and Erdosy, is dated to the Mauryan period. The earlier monastic residences of Ajivikas
Vihāra
Form of Christian monastic life
devices". It is primarily practiced in Orthodox Christianity. Hermitage Monastic cell Lavra Monasticism Order (religious) Skete "Idiorrhythmic monasticism"
Idiorrhythmic_monasticism
Biblical event and Christian holy day
who became a monk with the name of Innocent. He built a church and a monastic cell there. When he started to dig the foundation, the vessel with the head
Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist
Church in Glasgow, Scotland
(the cathedral's Blackadder Aisle may mark this site). Mungo built a monastic cell in the burial ground, and was buried in his church there in 614. His
Glasgow_Cathedral
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Dublin
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Dublin
Ancient Buddhist stupa and archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan
Early monastic cells near the stupa were built as a row of rooms, with a verandah, The verandah style was later dropped in favour of monastic living
Dharmarajika_Stupa
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Wexford
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Wexford
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Waterford
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Waterford
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
on 21 January 779, confirms that five brothers founded on "Slyrse" a monastic cell, together with a small consecrated church founded by the bishop Arbeo
Schliersee
Russian saint and reformer (1314–1392)
In the deep forest at Makovets Hill they decided to build a small monastic cell and a church dedicated in honor of the Trinity. Thus started the history
Sergius_of_Radonezh
Painting by Georgios Klontzas
portion exhibits the monks in their daily lives standing outside of their monastic cells. The painter combines Cretan architectural complexity influenced by
Transfiguration and Monastic Scenes (Klontzas)
Transfiguration_and_Monastic_Scenes_(Klontzas)
Medieval Catholic bishop and saint
saltworks. Rupert's mission work also spread into the Alps, where the first monastic cell (Cella Maximiliana) was founded at present-day Bischofshofen about 711
Rupert_of_Salzburg
Russian Orthodox bishop venerated as a holy hierarch
Their hatred of him resulted in an attempt to burn him alive in his monastic cell. He escaped, but suffered severe burns. By that time, the Russian population
Philaret_Voznesensky
State in southern Anatolia (1080–1375)
Levon III and became a Franciscan friar; however, he emerged from his monastic cell to help Levon defend Cilicia from a Mamluk army, which was thus defeated
Armenian_Kingdom_of_Cilicia
Former Augustinian monastery in Leicester, England
the monastic church. Leicester Abbey was founded in the Augustinian tradition. The monks at the abbey were known as canons, and followed the monastic rules
Leicester_Abbey
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Roscommon
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Roscommon
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
comes from the plural of the Irish word cill, meaning "church" or "monastic cell", while Connor's name means "oakwood of the wild dogs", from the Irish
Kells_and_Connor
Church
Kilbirnie in 1641, the church is constructed on the site of a 6th-century monastic cell. The town of Kilbirnie derives its name from the church. The name is
Kilbirnie_Auld_Kirk
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Patmos, Greece
for communal meals. The castle itself is lined with white walls of monastic cells on the north and west sides of the courtyard, and the southern portion
Cave_of_the_Apocalypse
Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
entrance gate, a university, a hotel complex for visitors, monastic cells including the Konrad's cell. The church is surrounded by adjoining four towers at
Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Vilnius
Monastery_of_the_Holy_Trinity,_Vilnius
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Kildare
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Kildare
2009 Thai film
punished for its sinful deeds. That night, the hungry Pey leaves his monastic cell to find something to eat, something forbidden by the precepts. Pey eats
Phobia_2
3rd century bishop
Christians by the Edict of Milan (313 AD), a monastic cell was built over the graves of these martyrs. This monastic cell became in 866 the oratory of St. Révérien
Reverianus
Monastery in Serbia
Zosimus lived in one, and prayed in the other cave. Next to the former monastic cell is a small chapel. Speleothems in the cave are preserved. There is also
Tuman_Monastery
Rock formations and monasteries in Thessaly, Greece
was constructed. By the late 11th century and early 1100s, a rudimentary monastic state had formed, called the Skete of Stagoi, and it was centered around
Meteora
Method of theatre-making originating from collaboration
ISBN 978-1-137-33129-8. Mederos Syssoyeva, Kathryn (2013). "From Monastic Cell to Communist Cell - Groups, Communes, and Collectives, 1900-1945". A History
Devised_theatre
Medieval monastic site in County Kerry, Ireland
heaven. Pre-Romanesque remains include a corbelled building, perhaps a monastic cell; an alphabet stone; an Ogham stone; a sundial; a stone cross; and some
Kilmalkedar
is a list of the monastic houses in County Wicklow, Ireland The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly
List of monastic houses in County Wicklow
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Wicklow
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Kilkenny
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Kilkenny
Village in Monmouthshire, Wales
The township of Llanddewi Rhydderch grew around the small llan, or monastic cell named after St. David. St David's Church holds regular services every
Llanddewi_Rhydderch
Italian Roman Catholic saint
spirituality and preserve learning in the stricken region. He died in his monastic cell at Favianae while singing Psalm 150. Six years after his death, his
Severinus_of_Noricum
Romanian Orthodox skete
small church with no dome behind the Icoanei Church. Surrounded by monastic cells and walls, it served as a family chapel. Nuns from Pasărea and Samurcășești
Darvari_Skete
Former Christian monastery located in Northern Ireland
"Saul Sunday." One wall of the Augustinian abbey remains, and a stone monastic cell (also called the "mortuary house") in the old graveyard. There is also
Saul_Monastery
Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
even turning a room in the papal apartment into the semblance of a monastic cell. A contemporary, Bartholomew of Lucca, who was present in Naples in
Pope_Boniface_VIII
the north-eastern gable-end is a relatively well-preserved medieval monastic cell. It measures 3.5 metres (11 ft) by 4.5 metres (15 ft) and its height
Île_Milliau
Former Carthusian monastery in France
exceptional permission to enter the church, the cloister and even some of the monastic cells. Since Carthusian customs forbid women from entering a male monastery
Molsheim_Charterhouse
Municipal museum of Molsheim, France
by Carlo, and Rembrandt Bugatti. A gallery of the great cloister A monastic cell Religious objects A former 18th-century room A former 18th-century room
Musée de la Chartreuse, Molsheim
Musée_de_la_Chartreuse,_Molsheim
measurements of the Holy Sepulchre was established in the Cathedral. John's monastic cell was kept in the archiepiscopal palace and transformed into a church
John II (archbishop of Novgorod)
John_II_(archbishop_of_Novgorod)
City in Armavir, Armenia
and Marie Manoogian Treasury Museum (1982), Khrimian Museum, Yeremian Monastic cells, the old Seminary building, the Clock Tower, the Bookstore, etc. Gevorgian
Vagharshapat
Instructor of the novices of an institute of consecrated life
contain a separate chapter on the master of novices. In addition to general monastic maturity, the gift of winning souls is mentioned as a special qualification
Novice_master
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Kerry
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Kerry
list of the monastic houses in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly
List of monastic houses in County Fermanagh
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Fermanagh
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Armagh
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Armagh
Monastery in Serbia
Nemanja Stefan Radoslav of Serbia Map of the Studenica monastery complex Monastic cells. Detail of Church Decorations. Church of the Virgin Church of the King
Studenica_Monastery
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Westmeath
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Westmeath
1905 sociology book by Max Weber
calling; we are forced to do so. For when asceticism was carried out of monastic cells into everyday life, and began to dominate worldly morality, it did its
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism
Historic site in Lytham, Lancashire
given to the Benedictine monks of Durham Priory for the foundation of a monastic cell—Lytham Priory. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s
Lytham_Hall
new ones were opened. The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae
List of monastic houses in County Tipperary
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Tipperary
City in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
augmented and reconstructed in the Ukrainian Baroque style. The wall, monastic cells, and bell-tower all date from the 17th century. The nearby mother superior's
Chernihiv
Moated chapel in Bedfordshire, England
Ruxox Cell (sometimes spelled Rokesac) was a moated chapel, or monastic cell, established in the twelfth century in the parish of Flitwick in Bedfordshire
Ruxox_Cell
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Down
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Down
Thai Buddhist monk and founder of the Dhammakaya meditation school
when he was still at Wat Pho, he would teach Pāli language in his own monastic cell to other monks and novices. He had also restored an abandoned temple
Luang_Pu_Sodh_Candasaro
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1785 to 1789
Athos. In 1797, he returned to his home village. Where he resided in a monastic cell next to the Church of Saint Nicholas of Sitsova. Procopius died in 1812
Procopius_of_Constantinople
Penketh, Culcheth suffix cf. W. coed kil, cil, kill, killie SG, I, W monastic cell, church Kilmarnock, Kill, Kilkenny, Kilgetty, Cil-y-coed, Kilburn, Kilmacolm
List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles
List_of_generic_forms_in_place_names_in_the_British_Isles
5th- and 6th-century Welsh saint
commemorating Saint Cynllo at Llangynllo (said to stand on the site of his monastic cell) and Nantcwnlle, and also the church of St Cynllo in the community of
Cynllo
The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders
List of monastic houses in County Meath
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Meath
became a saint from Hackness, Yorkshire (Deira). She served at the monastic cell in the nunnery of Hackness, near Scarborough which was built by St Hilda
Begu_(nun)
Concept in sociology
calling; we are forced to do so. For when asceticism was carried out of monastic cells into everyday life, and began to dominate worldly morality, it did its
Iron_cage
MONASTIC CELL
MONASTIC CELL
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kilner.German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Kellner, in any of its senses: ‘cellarman’, ‘steward’, ‘overseer’, or ‘waiter’. In this spelling it is also found as a Czech name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from modern German Kellner or Yiddish kelner ‘waiter’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Noone.English, Scottish, and Dutch : from Middle English none, Middle Dutch noene ‘noon’, the time of brightest sunshine, hence perhaps nickname for a bright and cheerful person or for someone born at that time of day. The word is derived from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth (hour)’, i.e. about three o’clock. The change in meaning of the vocabulary word from mid-afternoon to midday, probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Kent)
English (mainly Kent) : nickname from Middle English pÄ“, pÄ â€˜peacock’ (see Peacock).English : from an early medieval personal name, apparently masculine, but of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from 1, or, as Reaney suggests, a survival of Old English Pæga.French : habitational name from places called Le Pay, in Indre, Rhône, and Vendée. This may also be a variant of pays ‘region’, ‘country’, used to denote a local person.Irish (County Kilkenny) : apparently from the Old English female personal name Pega, taken to Ireland (Kilkenny) by English settlers. Peakirk in Northamptonshire, England, is named for St. Pega (died c. 719), who reputedly founded a cell there.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to St. Benedict of Norcia (c.480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name, a variant of Sell 1.English and Scottish : occupational name for a saddler, from Anglo-Norman French seller (Old French sellier, Latin sellarius, a derivative of sella ‘seat’, ‘saddle’).English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in the cellars of a great house or monastery, from Anglo-Norman French celler ‘cellar’ (Old French cellier), or a reduction of the Middle English agent derivative cellerer.English and Scottish : occupational name for a tradesman or merchant, from an agent derivative of Middle English sell(en) ‘to sell’ (Old English sellan ‘to hand over, deliver’).German : probably a habitational name from a place named Sella near Hoyerswerda.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sell 1.German : from Middle High German, Middle Low German selle ‘friend’, ‘companion’.French : habitational name from any of the various places called Selle, Selles, or La Selle, named with Latin cella ‘cell’, ‘cot’, ‘hut’, ‘stall’.Dutch (Van Selle) : habitational name for someone from Zelle in Herenthout, Antwerp.A Selle (or De Selle) from the Burgundy region of France was documented in Montreal in 1729.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living on a wooded hill, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + hyll ‘hill’, or a habitational name from any of various minor places named with these elements.Richard Woodhull emigrated to America from Northampton, England, in about 1648, and settled in Mastic, Long Island, NY.
Male
Gaelic
Old Gaelic occupational name transferred to forename use, derived from the word cealloir, CEALLAIR means "superior of a church cell."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German : from Giselbert, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of St. Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : nickname for a bald man, from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’. Compare Chaffee.English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire called Cave, apparently from a river name derived from Old English cÄf ‘swift’.French : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in or in charge of the wine cellars of a great house, from Old French cave ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (Latin cavea, a derivative of cavus ‘hollow’).French, possibly also English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, from the same word as in 3 in an older sense.
Male
Greek
(Αθος) Contracted form of Greek Athanasios, ATHOS means "immortal." In mythology, this is the name of an ancient mountain god, one of the Gigantes. It is also the name of a mountain in Greece containing an ancient monastic site.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Butter 1.English : occupational name for a servant working in a wine cellar, Norman French boterie (see Buttery), with the Middle English genitive -s.German : variant of Butter 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hermit’s cell, from Middle English (h)ermite ‘hermit’ + stede ‘place’.William Armistead (born 1610, died before 1660) brought the name from Yorkshire, England, to VA in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.German
Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.German : habitational name for someone from Boye (near Celle-Hannover).English : variant of Bowyer.Danish : habitational name from a place so named. The surname is also found in Norway and Sweden, probably from the same source.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Servant of the Priory; Monastic Leader
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Newstead, in particular the one in Nottinghamshire, which is named from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + stede ‘monastic site’.
Male
Scottish
Modern form of Scottish Eallair, ELLAR means "superior of a church cell."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Male
Welsh
Variant spelling of Welsh Caradog, CARADOC means "dearly loved." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight of the Round Table. He was husband to Tegau Eurfon (their love was called one of the three surpassing bonds of Britain). He was Arthur's chief elder at Celliwig, and had a horse named Luagor ("host-splitter"). Sir Caradoc was also known as Briefbras ("short arm"), the French translation of Welsh freichfras, meaning "strong arm."
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Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Brave Girl; Fearless Girl
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Longing; Desirous
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jayasoorya | ஜயஸூரà¯à®¯à®¾
Victorious Sun
Girl/Female
Tamil
Daughter of the soul
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Bexley.
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Swahili
Beloved
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Udiya, UDIA means "fire of God."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chakradharini | சகà¯à®°à®¤à®¾à®°à¯€à®¨à¯€
The Goddess who is armed with a wheel
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Indian
God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Counselor; advisor.
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n.
One of the three monastic vows.
a.
Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
n.
The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.
n.
The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.
a.
Dynastic.
a.
Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.
n.
The monastic life, system, or condition.
a.
Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.
n.
A monk.
adv.
In a monastic manner.
n. m.
A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
n.
A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by monastic rules.
n.
The renunciation of religious or monastic vows.
n.
A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
a.
Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.
n.
A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
n. pl.
Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.
n.
A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.
a.
Alt. of Monastical