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River flowing in Delaware, United States
The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 21.7 miles (34.9 km) long and drains
Murderkill_River
State park in Delaware, United States
surrounds a 75-acre (30 ha) pond known as Killens Pond located along the Murderkill River. Amenities include boating, fishing, hiking, playgrounds, picnic areas
Killens_Pond_State_Park
Town in Delaware, United States
Boneny Bishop by William Penn in 1681. The location at a bend along the Murderkill River was originally known as Indian Point and later became known as Johnny
Frederica,_Delaware
Stream in Delaware, USA
Ash Gut is a 2.07 mi (3.33 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Ash Gut rises on the Pratt Branch
Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)
Ash_Gut_(Murderkill_River_tributary)
Stream in Delaware, USA
Spring Branch is a 2.63 mi (4.23 km) long 1st order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware. Spring Branch rises on the Fan Branch divide
Spring Branch (Murderkill River tributary)
Spring_Branch_(Murderkill_River_tributary)
Stream in Delaware, USA
Spring Creek is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware. Spring Creek forms at the confluence of Hudson
Spring Creek (Murderkill River tributary)
Spring_Creek_(Murderkill_River_tributary)
Former administrative subdivision in Delaware, United States
Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was named after the Murderkill River, and created in 1682
Murderkill_Hundred
Town in Delaware, United States
Bowers and the land along the Delaware Bay between the St. Jones River and Murderkill River became known as Bowers Beach starting on August 16, 1734. The
Bowers,_Delaware
Administrative subdivisions in Delaware
Dover Hundred in 1859. Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 and was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855. List
List_of_hundreds_of_Delaware
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Topics referred to by the same term
primary stream Spring Branch (Murderkill River tributary), a stream in Kent County, Delaware Spring Branch (Little Blue River tributary), a stream in Missouri
Spring_Branch
Stream in Delaware, USA
Browns Branch is a 10.27 mi (16.53 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware. According to the Geographic Names Information
Browns Branch (Murderkill River tributary)
Browns_Branch_(Murderkill_River_tributary)
Murderkill River Naamans Creek Nanticoke River Pepper Creek Pocomoke River Red Clay Creek St. Jones River Sassafras River Shellpot Creek Simons River
List_of_rivers_of_Delaware
Town in Delaware, United States
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (May 1, 2026). "Murderkill River? Slaughter Beach? Exploring the Etymology of Delaware's Places". Outdoor
Fenwick_Island,_Delaware
Area in Delaware, United States
Bridge. It contains a minor bridge with that name that crosses the Murderkill River, a road by the same name and the immediate area has a pending residential
Carpenters_Bridge,_Delaware
Topics referred to by the same term
tributary of the Cache La Poudre River Spring Creek (Murderkill River tributary), in Kent County Spring Creek (Flint River tributary) Spring Creek (Macon
Spring_Creek
disconnected pieces of this wildlife area preserve land around the Murderkill River, the Mispillion River, and the Delaware Bay. Prime Hook State Wildlife Area Sussex
List of Delaware state wildlife areas
List_of_Delaware_state_wildlife_areas
Stream in Delaware, USA
topographic wetness index of 616.68 and is about 6.7% forested. List of Delaware rivers "GNIS Detail - Ward Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved
Ward Branch (Browns Branch tributary)
Ward_Branch_(Browns_Branch_tributary)
Toponyms composed of synonyms
England (River River River – from Brythonic usa meaning water, river or stream and bourne also meaning stream in Anglo-Saxon). Murderkill River, Delaware
List of tautological place names
List_of_tautological_place_names
Estuary in the U.S. states of Delaware and New Jersey
include the Appoquinimink River, Leipsic River, Smyrna River, St. Jones River, Mispillion River, Broadkill River and Murderkill Rivers on the Delaware side
Delaware_Bay
River in Delaware, United States
approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the mouth of the Murderkill River. The lower course of the river southeast of Dover is surrounded by brackish marshes
St._Jones_River
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
South Bowers is located on the Delaware Bay on the south side of the Murderkill River opposite Bowers. It was a part of the James D. Sipple home farm containing
South_Bowers,_Delaware
Murderkill River is the longest river that is entirely within Delaware. See also List of rivers of Delaware. Chattahoochee River/Apalachicola River –
List of longest rivers of the United States by state
List_of_longest_rivers_of_the_United_States_by_state
Stream in Delaware, USA
topographic wetness index of 575.19 and is about 9.7% forested. List of Delaware rivers "GNIS Detail - Double Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved
Double Run (Spring Creek tributary)
Double_Run_(Spring_Creek_tributary)
Archaeological site in Delaware, United States
United States. The site is located in South Bowers, just south of the Murderkill River near where it empties into Delaware Bay. The site was a major prehistoric
Island_Field_Site
Stream in Delaware, USA
topographic wetness index of 597.91 and is about 6.0% forested. List of Delaware rivers "GNIS Detail - Hudson Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey.
Hudson Branch (Spring Creek tributary)
Hudson_Branch_(Spring_Creek_tributary)
Stream in Delaware, USA
topographic wetness index of 569.67 and is about 7.0% forested. List of Delaware rivers "GNIS Detail - Pratt Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved
Pratt Branch (Spring Creek tributary)
Pratt_Branch_(Spring_Creek_tributary)
River in Maryland, United States
Marshyhope Creek is a 37.0-mile-long (59.5 km) tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and runs through
Marshyhope_Creek
Highway in Delaware
bends to the north and bypasses Frederica to the east, crossing the Murderkill River in marshland. The route has an interchange with the eastern terminus
Delaware_Route_1
Cypress Branch Tidbury Creek Isaac Branch Puncheon Run Fork Branch Murderkill River Spring Creek Double Run Hudson Branch Pratt Branch Ash Gut Browns Branch
List of Delaware River tributaries
List_of_Delaware_River_tributaries
1992 East Coast nor'easter
Delaware Bay. In Bowers, the tide reached 8.76 ft (2.67 m) along the Murderkill River; the reading was only 2 in (51 mm) less than the record set during
January_1992_nor'easter
Highway in Delaware
Road intersection, and traverses more farmland before crossing the Murderkill River in a wooded area to the west of Killens Pond State Park. Access to
U.S._Route_13_in_Delaware
State highway in Kent County, Delaware, United States
leaving Frederica upon crossing Spring Creek, a tributary of the Murderkill River. DE 12 continues to its eastern terminus at an interchange with DE 1
Delaware_Route_12
Highway in the United States
before crossing Old Baptist Church Branch. The U.S. Highway crossed the Murderkill River while passing to the east of the town of Frederica. At the north end
U.S._Route_113
Stream in Delaware, USA
Browns Branch in Kent County, Delaware. Indian Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide at Melvins Crossroads, Delaware. Indian Branch then flows east
Indian Branch (Browns Branch tributary)
Indian_Branch_(Browns_Branch_tributary)
State highway in Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware, United States
has a junction with Carpenter Bridge Road before it heads across the Murderkill River to the east of Coursey Pond. The route intersects DE 12 and heads across
Delaware_Route_15
Stream in Delaware, USA
name in the United States. Old Baptist Church Branch rises on the Murderkill River divide about 0.25 miles west of Spring Hill, Delaware. Old Baptist
Old_Baptist_Church_Branch
Upload image February 1, 1972 (#72000283) South of the mouth of the Murderkill River, near Delaware Bay 39°02′34″N 75°23′17″W / 39.042778°N 75.388056°W
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Delaware
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Kent_County,_Delaware
Stream in Delaware, USA
known historically as: Baucumbrig Creek Brockonbridge Gut rises on the Murderkill River divide at Thompsonville, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut then flows northeast
Brockonbridge_Gut
Administrative subdivision in Delaware, United States
It originally embraced all lands south of Murderkill Creek and north of Mispillion Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1830 was divided into
Mispillion_Hundred
shipwrecks: 3 December 1910 Ship State Description Marie Thomas United States The freighter burned and sank in the Murderkill River at Milton, Delaware.
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1910
Administrative subdivision in Delaware, United States
Hundred, the boundaries of which were Murderkill Creek on north and Mispillion Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1830 Mispillion
Milford_Hundred
County in Delaware, United States
Murderkill, Milford and Mispillion. In 1867, the Delaware legislature split Murderkill Hundred into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred
Kent_County,_Delaware
Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
the same meadow, separated by a brook, a branch of Murderkill Neck, that was nicknamed "The River Styx" in reference to Styx from Greek mythology. Newspaper
Little_Hell,_Delaware
Archived 2008-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church Adelle Rivers (2005). "Andrews Chapel". Washington County Historical and Genealogical
List of Methodist churches in the United States
List_of_Methodist_churches_in_the_United_States
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English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and southern Cumbria, named in Old English as Lunesdæl, from the river name Lune + dæl ‘valley’. This ancient British river name is the same as in the first element in Lancaster, through which city the river runs.
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English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
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English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
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King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
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English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the Middle English personal name Loveke, Old English Lufeca, a derivative of Lufa (see Love 1), or LÄ“ofeca, a derivative of LÄ“ofa (see Leaf 2).English : perhaps a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Northumberland called Lowick, or Lowich in Northamptonshire. The first is from Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + vÃk ‘creek’; the second is from the river name Low (possibly from Old English luh ‘pool’) + Old English wÄ«c ‘dairy farm’, ‘dwelling’; and the third from an unattested Old English personal name, Luffa, or Luhha + wÄ«c.Probably a respelling of Lovik.
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Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
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English (now found mainly in northern Ireland)
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland) : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Northamptonshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, and elsewhere. The one in Northamptonshire is Old English Ludingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Luda’ (a personal name of uncertain origin); that in Cornwood, Devon, is Old English Ludantūn ‘Luda’s settlement’; that in Lincolnshire is ‘pool settlement’, from Old English luh ‘pool’, and Lutton in North Yorkshire is ‘settlement on the river Hlūde’ (see Loud) or ‘Luda’s settlement’.
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English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name HlÅ«de (from hlÅ«d ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) referring to the Teme river + hlÄw ‘hill’. See also Laidlaw.Dutch : from the personal name Ludolph.
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English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
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English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
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English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
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Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
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American, Australian, Japanese
River
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Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
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English : habitational name from Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
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English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
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English
English : habitational name from places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, or possibly liub ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + man ‘man’.Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
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English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘boundary ((ge)mǣre) stream (pyll)’.
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English : variant spelling of Corey.
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From the Meadow Near the Lake
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu, Traditional
Saviour of All; Lord of Umbrella
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Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Brave
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English
Flatland.
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Tamil
Where clouds rest, A sacred tree
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White Wave; Variant of Jenny which is a Diminutive of Jane and Jennifer
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Lady
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Wealthy, Lord of wealth
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v. t.
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
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Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
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Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
adv.
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
n.
A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
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The act of swimming across, as a river.
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The side or bank of a river.
n.
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.
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Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
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The quality or state of being a river.
n.
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
v. t.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
n. .
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
n.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.