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Heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris
A mound is a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. Most commonly, mounds are earthen formations such as hills and mountains, particularly
Mound
Mound of earth and stones raised over graves
(pl.: tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia
Tumulus
Archaeological site in southwestern Illinois, US
The Cahokia Mounds (also simply known as Cahokia) /kəˈhoʊkiə/ (11 MS 2) is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE) directly
Cahokia
City in Mississippi, United States
Mound Bayou is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2020 census, down from 2,102 in 2000. It was founded
Mound_Bayou,_Mississippi
Topics referred to by the same term
also refer to: Mound, Louisiana, United States Mound, Minnesota, United States Mound, Texas, United States Mound, West Virginia Mound Creek, a stream
Mound_(disambiguation)
Prehistoric effigy mound in Ohio, United States
The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,348-feet-long (411m), four-feet-high prehistoric effigy mound located in Peebles, Ohio. It was built on what is known as
Serpent_Mound
Pre-Columbian cultures of North America
Many pre-Columbian cultures in North America were collectively termed "Mound Builders", but the term has no formal meaning. It does not refer to specific
Mound_Builders
Largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas
Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates
Monks_Mound
Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Mound is an artificial slope and road in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New and Old Towns. It was formed by dumping around
The_Mound
Archaeological site in Suffolk, England
three smaller mounds (2, 3 and 4). These only revealed fragmented artefacts, as the mounds had been robbed of valuable items. In Mound 2 he found iron
Sutton_Hoo
Ridgetop Mississippian mound in Madison County, Illinois
Mound 72 is a small ridgetop mound located roughly 850 meters (2,790 ft) to the south of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Early
Mound_72
Incorporated town in Texas, United States
Flower Mound is an incorporated town located in Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Located northwest of Dallas and northeast of Fort
Flower_Mound,_Texas
Tony's Mound (Also Big Mound Circle) (8HN3) is a prehistoric to historic period archaeological site located on Dixie Dyke Road, south of Clewiston in
Tony's_Mound
Engineered drain field for treating wastewater
A mound system is an engineered drain field for treating wastewater in places with limited access to multi-stage wastewater treatment systems. Mound systems
Mound_system
American basketball player and analyst (born 1963)
and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Chuckster", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association
Charles_Barkley
Mounded gardening technique
without umlaut: Huegelkultur), literally mound bed or mound culture, is a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and
Hügelkultur
Native American burial mound
An effigy mound is a raised pile of earth built in the shape of a stylized animal, symbol, religious figure, human, or other figure. The Effigy Moundbuilder
Effigy_mound
City in Minnesota, United States
Mound is a city in western Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,398 at the 2020 census. Mound was the birthplace of the Tonka
Mound,_Minnesota
Neolithic monument in County Meath, Ireland
Dowth, as well as other henges, burial mounds and standing stones. Newgrange consists of a large circular mound with an inner stone passageway and cruciform
Newgrange
Topics referred to by the same term
Mound City may refer to: Mound City, Arkansas Mound City, Illinois Mound City National Cemetery Mound City, Kansas Mound City, Missouri Mound City, South
Mound_City
Rounded mass of fatty tissue found over the pubic symphysis
In human anatomy, and in mammals in general, the mons pubis or pubic mound (also known simply as the mons /mɒnz/), and known specifically in females as
Mons_pubis
Supernatural race in Irish and Scottish mythology
mounds in which they are said to dwell, which are seen as portals to an Otherworld. Such abodes are referred to in English as 'shee', 'fairy mounds'
Aos_Sí
United States historic place
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the
Criel_Mound
Topics referred to by the same term
Blue Mound, Texas Blue Mound State Park in Wisconsin Blue Mounds Fort in Wisconsin Blue Mounds (town), Wisconsin Blue Mounds, Wisconsin Blue Mounds State
Blue_Mound
Group of hills in Texas, US
Medicine Mounds are a group of four hills, located in Hardeman County, Texas, United States. The four hills are Big Mound (1,713 feet (522 m)), Cedar Mound (1
Medicine_Mounds
Cultural period in parts of the US (1000 CE – 1500 CE)
period, who primarily used EAC crops, and whose mound-building activities were more limited to burial mounds. The Mississippian period is itself subdivided
Mississippian period (archaeology)
Mississippian_period_(archaeology)
Land formation
Charles Mound is a gentle, 1,235-foot (376 m) high hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is 2 miles (3
Charles_Mound
Archaeological site in Ohio, United States
Miamisburg Mound is a conical Native American Mound in Miamisburg, Ohio. At 65 feet (20 m) tall and 800 feet (240 m) in circumference, it is the largest
Miamisburg_Mound
Religious site in Jerusalem
mainstream archaeology believes; however, this proposal, known as "the mound on the Mount" theory, was rejected by other scholars of the subject. All
Temple_Mount
Group of termite species
Mound-building termites are a group of termite species that live in mounds which are made of a combination of soil, termite saliva and dung. These termites
Mound-building_termites
Geological feature in Washington, United States
Mima mounds /ˈmaɪmə/ are low, flattened, circular to oval, domelike, natural mounds that are composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment that
Mima_mounds
Grave mound in Leka, Norway
Herlaug Mound (Norwegian: Herlaugshaugen) is a grave mound and ship burial situated on the island of Leka at Skei in Leka Municipality, Norway. The mound dates
Herlaug_Mound
United States historic place
Sugarloaf Mound is the sole remaining Mississippian culture platform mound in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, a city commonly referred to in its earlier years
Sugarloaf_Mound
Archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan
Mohenjo-daro (/moʊˌhɛndʒoʊ ˈdɑːroʊ/; Sindhi: موهن جو دڙو, lit. 'Mound of the Dead Men'; Urdu: موئن جو دڑو [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]) is an archaeological
Mohenjo-daro
Tumulus in Kraków, Poland, finished in 1823
Kościuszko's Mound (Polish: Kopiec Kościuszki) is an artificial mound in Kraków, Poland. It was erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national
Kościuszko's_Mound
Burial mound in Norway
Rakni's Mound (Norwegian: Raknehaugen) is a large mound at Ullensaker in Akershus county, Norway. It is the largest free-standing prehistoric monument
Rakni's_Mound
War memorial for the Battle of Waterloo in Braine-l'Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium
The Lion's Mound (French: Butte du Lion, lit. "Lion's Hillock/Knoll"; Dutch: Leeuw van Waterloo, lit. "Lion of Waterloo") is a large conical artificial
Lion's_Mound
Topics referred to by the same term
Mound Cemetery, Cemetery Mound, or Mound Cemetery Site may refer to: McLaughlin Mound, also called Cemetery Mound, Mount Vernon, Ohio Mound Cemetery (Marietta
Mound_Cemetery
Topics referred to by the same term
Mound Township may refer to: Mound Township, Effingham County, Illinois Mound Township, McDonough County, Illinois Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana
Mound_Township
Topics referred to by the same term
Grand Mound can refer to a place in the United States: Grand Mound, Iowa, a small city Grand Mound, Washington, a census-designated place Grand Mound (Minnesota)
Grand_Mound
Prehistoric tumulus in Kraków, Poland
Krakus' Mound (in Polish. Kopiec Krakusa), also called Krak's Mound, is a tumulus located in the Podgórze district of Kraków, Poland, and is thought the
Krakus'_Mound
United States historic place
Mound Bottom is a prehistoric Native American complex in Cheatham County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The complex, which consists
Mound_Bottom
Tumulus in Uppsala, Sweden
The Håga mound (Hågahögen) or King Björn's Mound (Kung Björns hög) is a large Nordic Bronze Age tumulus in the western outskirts of Uppsala, Sweden. It
Håga_mound
Neolithic mound in Wiltshire, England
The Marlborough Mound, also known as Merlin's Mound or Merlin's Mount, is a Neolithic monument in the town of Marlborough in the English county of Wiltshire
Marlborough_Mound
Mound at Cahokia Mounds in Illinois
Mound 34 is a small platform mound located roughly 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the east of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Excavations
Mound_34
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
The Chickasawba Mound, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 3M55, is an archaeological site in Blytheville, Arkansas. It encompasses the remains of
Chickasawba_Mound
Archaeological site
The Chauga Mound (38OC1) is an archaeological site once located on the northern bank of the Tugaloo River, about 1,200 feet (370 m) north of the mouth
Chauga_Mound
River in Minnesota, U.S.
Mound Creek is a stream in Brown and Cottonwood counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Mound Creek was named for nearby mounds of quartzite. List of
Mound_Creek
Archaeological park
The Pinson Mounds comprise a prehistoric Native American complex located in Madison County, Tennessee, in the region that is known as the Eastern Woodlands
Pinson_Mounds
Earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or activity
platform mound is any earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or elevate an activity. It typically refers to a flat-topped mound whose sides
Platform_mound
Field on which baseball is played
pitcher's mound, atop which is a white rubber slab known as the pitcher's plate, colloquially the "rubber". The specifications for the pitcher's mound are described
Baseball_field
Topics referred to by the same term
Scales Mound is a village and a township in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the United States: Scales Mound, Illinois Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess
Scales_Mound
Novella by H. P. Lovecraft
The Mound is a horror/science fiction novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written by him as a ghostwriter from December 1929 to January 1930 after
The_Mound_(novella)
City in Illinois, United States
Mound City is a city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Ohio River just north of its confluence
Mound_City,_Illinois
Archaeological site in Indiana
Angel Mounds State Historic Site (12 VG 1), an expression of the Mississippian culture, is an archaeological site managed by the Indiana State Museum and
Angel_Mounds
United States historic place
during the Late Woodland period, the mound is the only surviving anthropomorphic effigy mound in North America. The mound depicts a humanoid figure with horns
Man_Mound
Prehistoric site in Louisiana, US
Carroll Parish, Louisiana. The Poverty Point site contains earthen ridges and mounds, built by indigenous people between 1700 and 1100 BCE during the Late Archaic
Poverty_Point
Topics referred to by the same term
Mound House can refer to: Mound House, Nevada, an unincorporated town in Lyon County, Nevada Mound House (Greene County, Illinois), an archeological site
Mound_House
Burial mound in Sandefjord, Norway
The Gokstad Mound (Norwegian: Gokstadhaugen) is a large burial mound at Gokstad Farm in Sandefjord (formerly Sandar municipality) in Vestfold County, Norway
Gokstad_Mound
Mound in Rogers County, Oklahoma, US
Claremore Mound is a natural feature in present-day Rogers County, Oklahoma. The mound is located north of Sageeyah near the south bank of the Verdigris
Claremore_Mound
Aquifer in Perth, Western Australia
The Gnangara Mound is an area north of Perth, Western Australia where a large mound of sandy soil reaches an elevation of about 60 metres (200 ft). It
Gnangara_Mound
Old dump for domestic waste
dumps of material can be discerned and analysed. A shell midden or shell mound is an archaeological feature consisting mainly of mollusc shells. The Danish
Midden
Topics referred to by the same term
Mound may refer to: The Battle of Big Mound, a United States Army victory in July 1863 over Native American tribes in the Dakota Territory Big Mound City
Big_Mound
State park in Indiana, United States
Mounds State Park is a state park near Anderson, Indiana featuring Native American heritage, and ten ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture
Mounds_State_Park
Archaeological site in Georgia, US
The Kolomoki Mounds is one of the largest and earliest Woodland period earthwork mound complexes in the Southeastern United States and is the largest
Kolomoki_Mounds
Archaeological site in Florida, United States
Green Mound is one of the largest Pre-Columbian shell mounds, or shell middens, in the United States. Located in Ponce Inlet, Florida, the peak of the
Green_Mound
Mound in Berkshire, England
The Montem Mound is an ancient mound of earth. It lies on Montem Lane, around half a mile west of central Slough, Berkshire, overlooking the Chalvey Brook
Montem_Mound
Archaeological site in Taxila, Pakistan
930m 1014yds Sirsukh Sirkap Bhir Mound Hathial The Bhir Mound (Urdu: بھڑ ماونڈ) is an archaeological site in Taxila in the Punjab province of Pakistan
Bhir_Mound
Archaeological site in Pakistan
The Lakhmir Mound (Sindhi: لکمير دڙو) is an archaeological site located at Naig Valley in Sindh, Pakistan. The mound is locally famous as Lakhmir-Ji-Mari
Lakhmir_Mound
Native American burial mound in Columbus, Ohio
Shrum Mound is a Native American burial mound in Campbell Memorial Park in Columbus, Ohio. The mound was created around 2,000 years ago by the Pre-Columbian
Shrum_Mound
Archaeological site in Ohio, United States
Norwood Mound, also known as “Indian Mound” by locals, is a prehistoric Native American earthwork mound located in Norwood, Ohio, United States, an enclave
Norwood_Mound
Archaeological site in Iran
The Rahmatabad Mound or the Rahmatabad Tepe (Persian: تپه رحمت آباد, 5th millennium BC) is one of the most historically significant settlements on the
Rahmatabad_Mound
Neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Orange Mound is a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first US neighborhood to be built by African Americans. [citation needed]
Orange_Mound,_Memphis
Archaeological site in Arkansas, US
Bluffton Mound Site is a Caddoan Mississippian culture archaeological site in Yell County, Arkansas on the Fourche La Fave River. Spiro Mounds List of
Bluffton_Mound_site
Topics referred to by the same term
Mound Valley may refer to: Mound Valley, Idaho, unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho Mound Valley (Idaho), valley in Franklin County, Idaho
Mound_Valley
Topics referred to by the same term
Great Mound may refer to: Great Mound (Anderson, Indiana), at Mounds State Park, listed on the NRHP in Indiana Great Mound (Marietta, Ohio), at Mound Cemetery
Great_Mound
Archaeological site in Kentucky, US
Wickliffe Mounds (15 BA 4) is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe
Wickliffe_Mounds
United States historic place
Pyramid Mound, designated 12k14, is a locally important archaeological site at the city of Vincennes, Indiana. Located on the city's edge, this substantial
Pyramid_Mound
Baseball term
In baseball, charging the mound is an assault by a batter against the pitcher, usually the result of being hit by a pitch or nearly being hit by a pitch
Charging_the_mound
Ancient Samoan structure
The Pulemelei mound (also known as Tia Seu Ancient Mound) and is the largest and most ancient structure in the Samoan Islands. It is situated in Letolo
Pulemelei_Mound
United States historic place
Fort Walton Mound (8OK6) is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. The large platform mound was built
Fort_Walton_Mound
Religious site in Beijing
The Circular Mound Altar (Chinese: 圜丘坛; pinyin: Huánqiū Tán) is an outdoor empty circular platform on three levels of marble stones, located in Beijing
Circular_Mound_Altar
Native American historical site in Illinois, U.S.
Dickson Mounds is a Native American settlement site and burial mound complex near Lewistown, Illinois. It is located in Fulton County on a low bluff overlooking
Dickson_Mounds
Archaeological type site
The Adena Mound is a Native American mound site on the grounds of the Adena Mansion, for which it is named, near Chillicothe, Ohio. The mound is the type
Adena_mound
North Carolina archaeological site
Biltmore Mound is a historical and archaeological site on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The Biltmore Mound is a platform mound which
Biltmore_Mound
Tumulus in Krakow, Poland, finished in 1937
50.05600; 19.84167 Piłsudski's Mound (Polish: kopiec Piłsudskiego; also known as the Independence Mound or Freedom Mound,) located in Kraków, Poland, was
Piłsudski's_Mound
United States historic place
The Emerald Mound Site (22 AD 504), also known as the Selsertown Site, is a Plaquemine culture Mississippian period archaeological site located on the
Emerald_Mound_site
Marine invertebrates of the subphylum Anthozoa
800 feet; 1,800 fathoms). Some have been found as far north as the Darwin Mounds, northwest of Cape Wrath, Scotland, and others off the coast of Washington
Coral
Park in Tallahassee, Florida
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park (8LE1) is one of the most important archaeological sites in Florida, the capital of chiefdom and ceremonial
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Lake_Jackson_Mounds_Archaeological_State_Park
Topics referred to by the same term
Story Mound may refer to: Story Mound (Cincinnati, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Cincinnati, Ohio Story Mound State Memorial, listed on the NRHP in Ross
Story_Mound
Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States
Blair Mound is a historic archaeological site located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. Blair Mound is an earthen mound structure in the
Blair_Mound
Claims of giant human skeleton discoveries
megafauna. Many were reported to have been found in Native American burial mounds. Examples from 7 ft (2.1 m) to 20 ft (6.1 m) tall were reported in many
Giant_human_skeletons
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States
Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by pre-Columbian Mound Builder cultures, mostly in the first millennium
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy_Mounds_National_Monument
Viking burial mound in Nordfjordeid
Myklebust burial mound also known locally as Rundehogjen or Lisje Skjoratippen (Norwegian: Nynorsk) or simply Mound 1 is a burial mound from the Viking
Myklebust_Burial_Mound
Topics referred to by the same term
Pilot Mound can refer to: Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada Pilot Mound, Iowa, United States Pilot Mound Township, Minnesota, United States This disambiguation
Pilot_Mound
Effigy mound in Granville, Ohio, United States
The Alligator Effigy Mound is an effigy mound in Granville, Ohio, United States. The mound is believed to have been built between AD 800 and 1200 by people
Alligator_Effigy_Mound
Archaeological site in Florida, US
Turtle Mound is a prehistoric archaeological site located 9 miles (14 km) south of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States, on State Road A1A, between
Turtle_Mound
Archaeological site in Virginia, United States
Ely Mound is a historic burial mound located near Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia. It is considered the best-preserved Mississippian culture site in Virginia
Ely_Mound
Ancient Village in New Mexico, USA
Pottery Mound (LA 416) was a late prehistoric village on the bank of the Rio Puerco, west of Los Lunas, New Mexico. It was an adobe pueblo most likely
Pottery_Mound
Nuclear laboratory in Miamisburg, Ohio
Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg, Ohio was an Atomic Energy Commission (later Department of Energy) facility for nuclear weapon research during the Cold
Mound_Laboratories
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, common in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from Buglawton or Church Lawton in Cheshire, or Lawton in Herefordshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement on or near a hill’, or ‘settlement by a burial mound’, from hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : variant spelling of Laughton.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the personal name Hywel ‘eminent’, popular since the Middle Ages in particular in honor of the great 10th-century law-giving Welsh king.English : habitational name from Howell in Lincolnshire, so named from an Old English hugol ‘mound’, ‘hillock’ or hūne ‘hoarhound’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hoy 1.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Høye, from the dative singular of Old Norse haugr ‘hill’, ‘mound’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Malborough (Devon) or Marlborough (Wiltshire). The Wiltshire place name is from an unattested Old English personal name Mǣrla or Old English meargealla ‘gentian’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘mound’.Irish : possibly a variant of the County Clare surname Malborough, Marlborough, which MacLysaght considers to be probably an Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Maoilbhearaigh (see Mulberry 2).Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Malburg.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow, Middle English how (Old Norse haugr), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Howe in Norfolk and North Yorkshire.English : variant of Hugh.Jewish (American) : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.Americanized form of Norwegian Hove.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Greenhow, in North and West Yorkshire, or from Gerna in the parish of Downham, Lancashire, all of which are named with Old English grÄ“ne ‘green’ + hÅh ‘mound’ (or the cognate Old Norse haugr).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Harlow. One in West Yorkshire is probably named from Old English hær ‘rock’, ‘heap of stones’ + hlÄw ‘mound’, ‘hill’; those in Essex and Northumberland have Old English here ‘army’ as the first element, perhaps in the sense ‘host’, ‘assembly’.English : There is also a record of this name as a variant of Cornish Penhollow.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly south Lancashire)
English (chiefly south Lancashire) : variant spelling of Haworth.English (chiefly south Lancashire) : habitational name from Howarth in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, apparently so called from Old English hÅh ‘mound’ + worð ‘enclosure’. However, if the 13th-century form Halwerdeword refers to this place, the first element may instead be Middle English halleward ‘keeper of a hall’ or represent a personal name such as Old English Æðelweard or Old Norse Hallvarðr.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Sussex and Kent)
English (chiefly Sussex and Kent) : from a pet form of Hugh.English (chiefly Sussex and Kent) : habitational name from Huggate in East Yorkshire, possibly named in Old Norse with hugr ‘mound’ (an unattested variant of haugr) + gata ‘road’.
Surname or Lastname
Polish
Polish : from the personal name Lew ‘lion’, adopted as a translation of Leon (see Lyon 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Lev.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or burial-mound, Old English hlǣw, or a habitational name from Lew in Oxfordshire, named with this word.Chinese : variant of Liu 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwest England)
English (mainly southwest England) : topographic name for someone who lived by a depression or low-lying spot, from Old English holh ‘hole’, ‘hollow’, ‘depression’.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, so named from the dative singular or indefinite plural form of Old Norse hóll ‘round hill’, ‘mound’.Shortened form of Dutch van (den) Hole, a habitational name from the common place name Hol, meaning ‘hollow’, ‘depression’, ‘valley’, or a topographic name from the same term.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Staffordshire)
English (mainly Staffordshire) : habitational name from Howle in Shropshire, named from Old English hugol ‘hillock’, ‘mound’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Emborough in Somerset, named from Old English emn ‘flat topped’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘mound’, or possibly from Hembury in Devon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Low 3 and 4.English : topographic name rom the plural of Middle English lowe ‘mound’, ‘hill’ (see Low 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kirkley in Northumberland, found in early records as Crekellawe. The element Crekel is from Celtic crÅ«g ‘hill’ + Old English hyll ‘hill’, to which the tautologous addition (Old English hlÄ â€˜hill’, ‘mound’) was later made. There is also a Kirkley in Suffolk, named from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’, which may also have contributed to the surname.
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 : from a Middle English personal name, Elyat, Elyt. This represents at least two Old English personal names which have fallen together: the male name A{dh}elgēat (composed of the elements a{dh}el ‘noble’ + Gēat, a tribal name; see Jocelyn), and the female personal name A{dh}elḡ{dh} (composed of the elements a{dh}el ‘noble’ + ḡ{dh} ‘battle’). The Middle English name seems also to have absorbed various other personal names of Old English or Continental Germanic origin, as for example Old English Ælfweald (see Ellwood).English : from a pet form of Ellis.Scottish : Anglicized form of the originally distinct Gaelic surname Elloch, Eloth, a topographic name from Gaelic eileach ‘dam’, ‘mound’, ‘bank’. Compare Eliot.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places called Hawley. One in Kent is named with Old English hÄlig ‘holy’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, and would therefore have once been the site of a sacred grove. One in Hampshire has as its first element Old English h(e)all ‘hall’, ‘manor’, or healh ‘nook’, ‘corner of land’. However, the surname is common in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, and may principally derive from a lost place near Sheffield named Hawley, from Old Norse haugr ‘mound’ + Old English lÄ“ah ‘clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Warrington, which is of uncertain etymology. There was formerly an ancient burial mound there and Ekwall has speculated that the name is a shortened form of a British name composed of the elements crÅ«c ‘mound’ + a personal name cognate with Welsh Einion (see Eynon).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac CoinÃn ‘son of CoinÃn’, a byname based on a diminutive of cano ‘wolf’, also Anglicized as Cunneen. The similarity to coinÃn ‘rabbit’, a later borrowing, has also caused it to be ‘translated’ as rabbit.
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MOUND
Boy/Male
American, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
A Fertile Plain; Princess
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Latin
Light
Boy/Male
English
West town. Surname.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Thin.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Permanent
Surname or Lastname
Northern English and Swedish
Northern English and Swedish : from the medieval personal name Arne, a short form of Arnold or, in Scandinavia, any of the many other Norse names of which arn ‘eagle’ is the first element, for example Arnbjörn, Arnfinn, and Arnsten.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway, so named from a fjord name meaning ‘the streaming’, ‘the fjord with the waves’.English : habitational name from Arne, a place in Dorset, which is most probably named with Old English ærn ‘building’, ‘house’.
Girl/Female
English American Irish
From the round hill; seething pool; or ravine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Havens.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : habitational name from any of various places so called, for example in Cheshire, Gloucestershire, and West Yorkshire. The first is from a lost place in Lower Bebington, named from Old English hol ‘hollow’ + weg ‘way’; the second is from Old English hol + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’; and the last, Howley Hall in Moreley, is from Old English hÅfe ‘ground ivy’ + lÄ“ah.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUallaigh ‘descendant of Uallach’, a personal name or byname from uallach ‘proud’.
Girl/Female
Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Victory of the People
MOUND
MOUND
MOUND
MOUND
MOUND
v. i.
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mound
n.
A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic.
n.
A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge.
v. t.
To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction.
v. t.
To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury.
n.
A dam or mound to stop water.
n.
A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.
v. t.
To fortify or inclose with a mound.
a.
Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose.
n.
A hill; a mound; a grave.
n.
A hill or mound.
n.
A hill or mound.
n.
A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.
imp. & p. p.
of Mound
n.
Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See lst Mound.
n.
A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.
n.
A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set with plants.
n.
A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.