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Topics referred to by the same term
ORP may refer to: Operational Ration Pack, UK military Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) Orpington railway station, Bromley, England O'Reilly Raceway
ORP
ORP Pelikan ORP Tukan ORP Rybitwa Project 254 pl:ORP Żubr pl:ORP Tur ORP Łoś pl:ORP Bizon ORP Dzik pl:ORP Bóbr pl:ORP Rosomak ORP Delfin ORP Foka ORP
List of ships of the Polish Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Polish_Navy
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Mazur may refer to one of two ships of the Polish Navy: ORP Mazur (1922), the ex-German torpedo boat, V-105, launched in 1914, transferred to Poland
ORP_Mazur
List of ships with the same or similar names
the Polish Navy have been named ORP Ryś: ORP Ryś (1929), a Wilk-class submarine launched in 1929 and scrapped in 1956 ORP Ryś (1959), a minesweeper launched
ORP_Ryś
Grom-class destroyer
ORP Błyskawica (Polish for Lightning) is a Grom-class destroyer which served in the Polish Navy during World War II. She is the only Polish Navy ship
ORP_Błyskawica
Military unit
Swinoujscie ORP 631 Gardno, ORP 632 Bukowo, ORP 633 Dąbie, ORP 634 Jamno, ORP 635 Mielno, ORP 636 Wicko, ORP 637 Resko, ORP 638 Sarbsko, ORP 639 Necko, ORP 640
Polish_Navy
List of ships with the same or similar names
Polish Navy have been named ORP Żbik: ORP Żbik (1930), a Wilk-class submarine launched in 1930 and scrapped in 1956 ORP Żbik (1959), a minesweeper launched
ORP_Żbik
List of ships with the same or similar names
Three ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Warszawa, after the capital city of Warsaw: ORP Warszawa (1920), was a monitor of the Riverine Flotilla
ORP_Warszawa
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Kujawiak has been the name of three ships of the Polish Navy: ORP Kujawiak (1921), a torpedo boat ORP Kujawiak (1955), a submarine, former soviet
ORP_Kujawiak
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ships of the Polish Navy have borne the name ORP Krakowiak: ORP Krakowiak (1921), was a torpedo boat ORP Krakowiak (L115), was a Hunt-class destroyer
ORP_Krakowiak
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Czajka is the name of the following ships of the Polish Navy: ORP Czajka (1918) [pl], a FM-class minesweeper ORP Czajka (1935), a Jaskółka-class minesweeper
ORP_Czajka
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have been named ORP Grom (Polish: thunder): ORP Grom (1936) was a Grom-class destroyer launched in 1936 and sunk near Narvik in 1940. ORP Grom (1957) was
ORP_Grom
List of ships with the same or similar names
Two ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Piorun (Polish: lightning): ORP Piorun (G65), an N-class destroyer (formerly HMS Nerissa) transferred
ORP_Piorun
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Three ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Orkan (Polish: windstorm): Orkan was the planned name for the second improved Grom-class destroyer
ORP_Orkan
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ORP Kaszub may refer to one of several ships of the Polish Navy: ORP Kaszub (1921), the ex-German torpedo boat, V-108, launched in 1914, transferred to
ORP_Kaszub
Polish Navy submarine
ORP Orzeł (291) is a Polish Navy 'Project 877E' (Kilo-class) submarine. She is the third Polish submarine to bear the name Orzeł (Eagle). The boat was
ORP_Orzeł_(1986)
List of ships with the same or similar names
have been named ORP Orzeł (meaning eagle in Polish): ORP Orzeł (1938) was an Orzeł-class submarine commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940 ORP Orzeł (1962)
ORP_Orzeł
List of ships with the same or similar names
warships of the Polish Navy have borne the name ORP Gryf, named after the Polish word for griffon: ORP Gryf (1936), a large minelayer launched in 1936
ORP_Gryf
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Navy have been named ORP Sęp (lit. vulture): ORP Sęp (1938) was an Orzeł-class submarine launched in 1938 and scrapped in 1972 ORP Sęp (2002), previously
ORP_Sęp
List of ships with the same or similar names
Two ships of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Bielik: ORP Bielik (295), a Whiskey-class submarine ORP Bielik (2003), a Kobben-class submarine acquired
ORP_Bielik
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Mors is the name of the following ships of the Polish Navy: ORP Mors (1948), ex-HMS BYMS-2282, a BYMS-class minesweeper ORP Mors (1959), a T43-class
ORP_Mors
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Wicher (meaning "gale") was a name of two destroyers and one frigate of the Polish Navy: ORP Wicher (1928) commissioned in 1930 and sunk during the
ORP_Wicher
Polish torpedo boat
ORP Kujawiak was a Polish A 56 type [pl] torpedo boat, served from 1921 to 1939; formerly the German A 68 from World War I, one of the first ships of
ORP_Kujawiak_(1921)
Polish Navy offshore patrol vessel
ORP Ślązak (241) is an offshore patrol vessel of the Polish Navy, formerly known as Gawron-class corvette. The ship is named Ślązak (Polish: Silesian)
ORP_Ślązak_(2015)
List of ships with the same or similar names
were several ships of the Polish Navy bearing the name of ORP Ślązak (Polish: Silesian): ORP Ślązak (1921), an A56-class torpedo boat serving with the
ORP_Ślązak
Polish Cold War-era submarine
ORP Ślązak was a Polish Cold War-era submarine, originally the Soviet M-270, one of six M-XV-series [pl] (Project 96) vessels of the M type acquired by
ORP_Ślązak_(1954)
Survey ship of the Polish Navy
ORP Heweliusz is a survey ship of the Polish Navy of the Projekt 874 class, known as modified Finik class in NATO code. She was launched on 11 September
ORP_Heweliusz
Lublin-class minelayer landing ship
by a woman. ORP Lublin on 22 January 2010. ORP Lublin on 22 January 2010. ORP Lublin on 22 January 2010. ORP Lublin on 22 January 2010. ORP Lublin on 22
ORP_Lublin
1979 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski is one of two Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates of the Polish Navy. Formerly serving in the United States
ORP_Gen._K._Pułaski
Lublin-class minelayer landing ship
ORP Toruń (825) is a Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship of Polish Navy, named after the city of Toruń. The flag was raised on 24 May 1991. The ship is
ORP_Toruń
Polish Cold War submarine
ORP Mazur was a Polish Cold War-era submarine, originally the Soviet M-236, one of six M-XV-series [pl] (Project 96) vessels of the M type acquired by
ORP_Mazur_(1954)
Polish submarine
ORP Krakowiak was a Polish submarine of the Cold War era, originally the Soviet M-279, one of six Soviet M-class submarines leased to Poland. With a displacement
ORP_Krakowiak_(1954)
Submarine of the Polish Navy
ORP Dzik was a Foxtrot-class submarine, in service with the Polish Navy from 1988 to 2003. It was built in 1966 in the Soviet Union. It was scrapped in
ORP_Dzik_(293)
1988 ship class of the Polish Navy
the only heavy mine-laying vessel built.[citation needed] ORP Kraków ORP Poznań ORP Gniezno ORP Gniezno Equivalent landing ships of the same era Silba class
Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship
Lublin-class_minelayer-landing_ship
Polish Navy school and hospital ship
ORP Gryf was a school and hospital ship of the Polish Navy, a second vessel to bear that name. She was built in German-occupied Denmark as a cargo ship
ORP_Gryf_(1957)
Lublin-class minelayer landing ship
ORP Gniezno (822) is a Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship of Polish Navy, named after the city of Gniezno. The ship was commissioned on 23 February 1990
ORP_Gniezno
Destroyers ORP Błyskawica ORP Grom ORP Burza ORP Wicher ORP Garland ORP Orkan ORP Huragan ORP Piorun Escort destroyers ORP Krakowiak ORP Kujawiak ORP Ślązak
List of World War II military equipment of Poland
List_of_World_War_II_military_equipment_of_Poland
ORP Mazur was a torpedo boat, then gunnery training ship of the Polish Navy. She was the former German torpedo boat V-105. She took part in the Polish
ORP_Mazur_(1922)
Polish minesweeper
ORP Mewa is a Polish base minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of a series of 12 vessels of Orlik-class, converted between 1998 and 1999 to a minehunter
ORP_Mewa_(1966)
Lublin-class minelayer landing ship
1926-39. ORP Kraków’s bell ORP Kraków during BALTOPS in August 2005. ORP Gniezno and ORP Kraków during BALTOPS 2017. ORP Kraków during BALTOPS 2017. ORP Kraków
ORP_Kraków
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
wars and with the Polish Navy during the latter part of World War II as ORP Conrad. Danae was laid down on 1 December 1916 in the Armstrong Whitworth
HMS_Danae_(D44)
Polish submarine
M-104, ORP Kujawiak joined the Submarine Division alongside ORP Kurp, ORP Sęp, ORP Ryś, ORP Żbik, ORP Kaszub, ORP Krakowiak, ORP Ślązak and ORP Mazur.
ORP_Kujawiak_(1955)
Class of Polish mine hunting vessels
A lead ship ORP Kormoran (601) was commissioned on 28 November 2017. In summer 2018 building of a second ship of this project - named ORP Albatros (602)
Kormoran_2-class_minehunter
ORP Wilk was the lead ship of her class of mine-laying submarines of the Polish Navy. The ship saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1951. Her name
ORP_Wilk_(1929)
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Huragan may refer to: The planned ORP Huragan and ORP Orkan, or Improved Grom-class destroyers French destroyer Ouragan This article includes a list
ORP_Huragan
Polish minesweeper
ORP Delfin was a Polish minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of nine vessels built under a Soviet license as part of the Project 254M series. Launched
ORP_Delfin
List of ships with the same or similar names
ORP Mewa was the name of at least three ships of the Polish Navy and may refer to: ORP Mewa (1935), a Jaskółka-class minesweeper launched in 1935 and sunk
ORP_Mewa
Polish Navy fleet tanker
ORP Bałtyk is a fleet tanker of the Polish Navy. The ship was designed and built in the Stocznia Gdynia shipyard, Poland. She was launched in 1988 and
ORP_Bałtyk
1962 submarine of the Polish Navy
ORP Orzeł a Polish Navy submarine of Project 613 (Whiskey class) . She was built in the Soviet Union as S-265 and was commissioned by the Polish Navy
ORP_Orzeł_(1962)
World War II Polish destroyer class
previously on the minelayer ORP Gryf. There were two ships built: ORP Grom - Sunk on 4 May 1940 in Ofotfjord near Narvik ORP Blyskawica - Currently preserved
Grom-class_destroyer
Polish minesweeper
ORP Gardno (631) is a Polish coastal minesweeper with a displacement of 191 tons, built during the Cold War as the first serial unit of the Gardno-class
ORP_Gardno
Polish minesweeper
ORP Czajka is a Polish base minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of a series of 12 vessels of Orlik-class, converted between 1998 and 1999 to a minehunter
ORP_Czajka_(1966)
Polish and Soviet river military vessel
ORP Admirał Sierpinek was a Polish command vessel, armed paddle steamer, former Russian cargo steamer Tatiana. The name commemorated Mateusz Sierpinek [pl]
ORP_Admirał_Sierpinek
Polish World War II submarine
ORP Orzeł was an Orzeł class submarine of the Polish Navy that served during World War II. Orzeł was laid down 14 August 1936 at the Dutch shipyard De
ORP_Orzeł_(1938)
ORP Albatros (602) is a ship of Polish Navy's Kormoran II class MCMVs. She was laid down on 18 September 2018, and launched on 19 October 2019 at Remontowa
ORP_Albatros
Polish minesweeper
ORP Flaming was a Polish base minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of 12 ships of Orlik-class, rebuilt between 2000 and 2001 into a minehunter (Projekt
ORP_Flaming
Modified Kashin-class destroyer of the Polish Navy
ORP Warszawa (formerly the Soviet Smely) was a large guided missile destroyer of the Polish Navy, one of the last ships of the modified Kashin class.
ORP_Warszawa_(1988)
Polish minelayer
54°40′N 18°34′E / 54.667°N 18.567°E / 54.667; 18.567 ORP Gryf (English: "Griffin") was a large Polish Navy minelayer, sunk during the 1939 German invasion
ORP_Gryf_(1936)
ORP Mewa (603) is a ship of Polish Navy's Kormoran II class MCMVs. She was laid down on 10 October 2019, and launched on 17 December 2020 at Remontowa
ORP_Mewa_(603)
1939 World War II battle
gun fire, ORP Gryf and ORP Mewa. A near miss disabled Mewa, killing or wounding her 22 crewmen, so that she had to be taken in tow by ORP Rybitwa. The
Battle_of_Danzig_Bay
Polish mine hunting vessel
ORP Kormoran (601) is the lead ship of Polish Navy's Kormoran II class MCMVs. She was laid down on 23 September 2014, launched on 4 September 2015 at
ORP_Kormoran
1929 Wicher-class destroyer
ORP Burza was a Wicher-class destroyer of the Polish Navy which saw action in World War II. ORP Burza (squall or storm) was ordered on 2 April 1926 from
ORP_Burza
List of ships with the same or similar names
of the Polish Navy: ORP Dzik (P52), a British U-class submarine transferred to the Polish Navy and serving between 1942 and 1946 ORP Dzik (293), a Foxtrot-class
ORP_Dzik
Polish Admiral (1958-2010)
1986 he took his first command, of ORP Czapla (Projekt 206F class minesweeper), in 1989 of another minesweeper ORP Mewa and a group of minesweepers. In
Andrzej_Karweta
related to ORP Poznań. ORP Poznań in Swinoujscie in 2004. ORP Poznań in 2005. ORP Poznań in Swinoujscie in 2007. ORP Poznań during BALTOPS 2014. ORP Poznań
ORP_Poznań
Polish ship active during World War II
ORP Rybitwa was a Jaskółka-class minesweeper of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. Rybitwa participated in the defence of Poland during the
ORP_Rybitwa
Polish minesweeper
ORP Mors was a Polish minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of nine vessels built under a Soviet license as part of the Project 254M series. Launched
ORP_Mors_(1959)
Protein family
The oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP)-related proteins (ORPs) are a family of lipid transfer proteins (LTPs). Concretely, they constitute a family of sterol
Oxysterol-binding_protein
1936 Grom-class destroyer
ORP Grom was the lead ship of her class of destroyers serving in the Polish Navy during World War II. She was named after the Polish word for Thunder
ORP_Grom_(1936)
2022 film
Below The Surface. ORP Orzeł is a 2022 war film written and directed by Jacek Bławut that tells the fictionalized story of ORP Orzeł last mission. Tomasz
Below_the_Surface._ORP_Orzeł
Polish Navy corvette
as a patrol ship by 2016. On 2 July 2015, ORP Ślązak was christened and launched, and on 28 November 2019, ORP Ślązak was officially commissioned into the
Gawron-class_corvette
1928 Wicher-class destroyer
ORP Wicher, the lead ship of the Wicher class, was a Polish Navy destroyer. She saw combat in the Invasion of Poland, which began World War II in Europe
ORP_Wicher_(1928)
Polish diver depot ship
ORP Nurek was a Polish diver depot ship from the interwar period and the beginning of World War II. Built at the Polish Navy Shipyard in Gdynia, it was
ORP_Nurek
ORP Ryś was a Wilk-class submarine which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1955. Her name means Lynx in Polish. Ryś was laid down in 1927 in
ORP_Ryś_(1929)
Torpedo boat
ORP Podhalanin - was a torpedo boat (former A-80) of the Kaiserliche Marine, and one of the first ships of the Polish Navy that was recreated after Poland
ORP_Podhalanin
Polish Navy ship
ORP Kontradmirał Xawery Czernicki is a mine countermeasure forces command vessel of the Polish Navy. The ship's design was based on a hull of the 130
ORP Kontradmirał Xawery Czernicki
ORP_Kontradmirał_Xawery_Czernicki
Municipality in Walloon Brabant province, Wallonia, Belgium
Orp-Jauche (French: [ɔʁp ʒoʃ]; Walloon: Oû-Djåce; Dutch: Adorp-Geten [ˈaːdɔr(ə)p ˈxeːtə(n)] ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province
Orp-Jauche
Former S-Class submarine of the US Navy
ORP Jastrząb ("Hawk") was a former S-class submarine, originally of the United States Navy, in Polish service between 1941 and 1942, when she was lost
ORP_Jastrząb
ORP Żbik was a Wilk-class submarine which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1932 to 1955. Her name means "wildcat" in Polish. Żbik was laid down in
ORP_Żbik_(1930)
Polish minesweeper
ORP Łoś was a Polish minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of three vessels built under a Soviet license as part of the Project 254K series. Launched
ORP_Łoś
Polish anti-aircraft gun
minehunters - ORP Kormoran (601), ORP Albatros (602) and ORP Mewa (603). On November 12, 2022, the AM-35K turret was mounted on the ORP Mewa minehunter
OSU-35K
ORP Sokół, formerly HNoMS Stord, is one of four Kobben-class submarines of the Polish Navy. The vessel was built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden
ORP_Sokół_(2002)
ORP Dzik (Boar) was a U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 December 1941 as P-52 for the Royal Navy
ORP_Dzik_(P52)
1940 Hunt-class destroyer
ORP Kujawiak was a British Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort, originally ordered as HMS Oakley. Kujawiak was built by Vickers-Armstrongs at the company's
ORP_Kujawiak_(L72)
ORP Arctowski is a survey ship of the Polish Navy. Launched in 1982 in Poland, she is the lead ship of the Projekt 874 class, known as modified Finik-class
ORP_Arctowski
WWII Polish Navy vessels
second ship of the class, ORP Burza ("storm"), was not finished until 1932, almost four years after the initial deadline. ORP Wicher was sunk in the opening
Wicher-class_destroyer
1984. Source: ORP Gardno ORP Bukowo ORP Dąbie ORP Jamno ORP Mielno ORP Wicko ORP Resko ORP Sarbsko ORP Necko ORP Nakło ORP Drużno ORP Hańcza "globalsecurity
Gardno-class_minesweeper
Aspect of military history
("ptaszki"– "Birds"): ORP Jaskółka – Swallow, sunk 1939 ORP Mewa (1935) – Seagull ORP Rybitwa – Tern ORP Czajka – Lapwing ORP Żuraw – Crane ORP Czapla – Heron
Military history of Poland during World War II
Military_history_of_Poland_during_World_War_II
List of ships with the same or similar names
Polish Navy have been named ORP Sokół (Polish: "Falcon"): Sokół, a tugboat launched in 1920 and disposed of in 1957. ORP Sokół (1940), a British U-class
ORP_Sokół
2020 American war film by Aaron Schneider
fictionalized Polish Grom-class destroyer ORP Viktor was based on scans taken of the real Grom-class destroyer ORP Błyskawica, a museum ship in Gdynia, Poland
Greyhound_(film)
Polish destroyer
ORP Krakowiak was a British Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort, used by the Polish Navy during World War II. Initially built for the Royal Navy, it bore
ORP_Krakowiak_(L115)
Polish minesweeper
ORP Bóbr was a Polish minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of nine vessels built under a Soviet license as part of the Project 254M series. Launched
ORP_Bóbr
Polish passenger ship sunk off the Yorkshire coast
MS Piłsudski (later renamed ORP Piłsudski) was a medium-size ocean liner of the Polish Merchant Marine, named for Marshal Józef Piłsudski, a national
MS_Piłsudski
Polish Navy destroyer
ORP Piorun was an N-class destroyer operated by the Polish Navy in World War II. The word piorun is Polish for "Thunderbolt". Ordered by the Royal Navy
ORP_Piorun_(G65)
Measure of the tendency of a substance to gain or lose electrons
Redox potential (also known as oxidation / reduction potential, ORP, pe, E r e d {\displaystyle E_{red}} , or E h {\displaystyle E_{h}} ) is a measure
Reduction_potential
1940 WWII battle in Belgium
the Mehaigne creek. The 3d DLM formed a front from the area of Crehen to Orp and then northward along the Petite Gette stream to the area of Tirlemont
Battle_of_Hannut
List of ships with the same or similar names
Polish Navy have been named ORP Wilk: ORP Wilk (1929), a Wilk-class submarine launched in 1929 and scrapped in 1954 ORP Wilk (292), a Foxtrot-class submarine
ORP_Wilk
Historic military unit of the Polish Navy
included the submarines ORP Ryś, ORP Wilk, and ORP Żbik, the torpedo boat ORP Kujawiak, and the hulk Lwów. Starting in November 1938, ORP Sławomir Czerwiński [pl]
Submarine_Squadron_(Poland)
Corvette of the Polish Navy
ORP Kaszub is a corvette of the Polish Navy, in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class. She was the first ocean-going warship built
ORP_Kaszub_(1987)
Polish minesweeper
ORP Ryś was a Polish minesweeper from the Cold War era, one of nine vessels built under a Soviet license as part of the Project 254M series. Launched
ORP_Ryś_(1959)
ORP
ORP
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Offering
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Girl/Female
Biblical
An orphan.
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Orpah, ORPA means "forelock, mane" or "gazelle, hind."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost place, probably in Cambridgeshire, where the surname is recorded in the 17th century. The second element of the place name is a metathesized form of Old English þorp ‘settlement’; the first element is of uncertain origin. The surname is now extinct in the British Isles.William Baltrop, Baldrop, or Boltrop came to VA from England in about 1664.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places in England named with Old Norse þorp ‘hamlet’, ‘village’ or the Old English cognate þrop.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from some lost place named Childerhouse, from Old English cildra, genitive plural of cild ‘child’ + hūs ‘house’. This may have referred to some form of orphanage perhaps run by a religious order, or perhaps the first element is to be understood in its later sense as a term of status (see Child).
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Apollo.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Lothrop. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name from Layerthorpe in York, which is named from Old Norse leirr ‘clay’ or leira ‘clayey place’ + þorp ‘outlying farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Logi or Lági + þorp ‘outlying farmstead’In 1634 the name was brought to North America by the Rev. John Lathrop (b. 1584 in Etton, Yorkshire, England), a Puritan preacher fleeing religious persecution. He arrived at Plymouth Colony and lived in Scituate, MA until 1639, then moved to Barnstable MA, where his Bible can still be seen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire called Winthorpe. The former is named with the Old English personal name or byname Wine, meaning ‘friend’, + Old Norse þorp ‘settlement’. In the latter the first element is a contracted form of the Old English personal name Wigmund, composed of the elements wÄ«g ‘war’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse equivalent, VÃgmundr.John Winthrop (1588–1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He kept a detailed journal, an invaluable source for historians. He was born into a family of Suffolk, England, gentry whose fortunes were founded by his grandfather Adam Winthrop (d. 1562) of Lavenham. In 1544 the latter acquired a 500-acre estate that had been part of the monastery of Bury St. Edmunds. John Winthrop emigrated from Groton, Suffolk, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630 because of Charles I’s anti-Puritan policies. By the time of his death he had had four wives and 16 children, the most notable of whom was his son John (1606–76), a scientist and governor of CT. His descendants were prominent in politics and science, including John Winthrop (1714–79), an astronomer, and Robert Winthrop (1809–94), a senator and speaker of the House of Representatives.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : patronymic from Philip.The brothers George and William Phelps emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, to Dorchester, MA, about 1630. Five years later they moved to Windsor, CT. George’s sixth-generation descendant, Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), rose from being a penniless orphan to the status of a major industrialist and a prominent CT philanthropist.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of habergeons, Middle English, Old French haubergeon. The habergeon was a sleeveless jacket of mail or scale armor, which was also worn for penance.Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, James Habersham emigrated to the infant colony of Georgia in 1738 with his friend George Whitefield. Together they established what is believed to be America’s first orphanage. Habersham was married in Bethesda, GA, in 1740 and had three surviving sons, all of whom were educated at Princeton and became ardent patriots.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Throop in Hampshire, Throope in Wiltshire, Thrup in Oxfordshire, or places called Thrupp in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, and Northamptonshire, probably named from Old English þrop ‘hamlet’, ‘village’, or the Old Norse cognate þorp. Compare Thorpe.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Wife of Orpheus.
Female
Hebrew
(עָרְפָּה) Hebrew name ORPAH means "forelock, mane" or "gazelle, hind." In the bible, this is the name of a Moabite woman.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Northorpe in the former East Riding of Yorkshire, named with Old Norse norðr or Old English norþ ‘north’ + þorp or þrop ‘dependent outlying farmstead’, ‘hamlet’.
Girl/Female
Latin
Lover of Dionysus.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from any of several places in West Yorkshire called Gawthrop or Gawthorpe, all of which are named from Old Norse gaukr ‘cuckoo’ + þorp ‘enclosure’ (see Thorpe).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place with a name such as Gil(l)sthorp(e), the first element being on Old English or Old Norse personal name, the second being Old Norse þorp ‘hamlet’, ‘settlement’, or possibly an Anglicized form of a Danish habitational name from Gelstrup or Gølstrup in Jutland. The surname id found in SC, GA, and TX.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The neck or skull.
ORP
ORP
Surname or Lastname
Irish and Scottish
Irish and Scottish : reduced form of McGee, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy).English : this is a common name in northern England, of uncertain origin. The existence of a patronymic form Geeson points to a personal name, but this has not been satisfactorily identified. It may in fact be the Irish or Scottish name in an English context.French (Gée) : habitational name from any of several places called Gé or Gée, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Victorious; Winner
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Modern
A Beautiful Angle
Boy/Male
French, German, Latin
Good Luck; Lucky
Girl/Female
Biblical
Molten.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Stream Near the Sea
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna's Son
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
A Flower; Water Lily
Girl/Female
Tamil
Queen
ORP
ORP
ORP
ORP
ORP
n.
A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Orphan
n.
The orpine.
n.
A hospital for orphans.
n.
Orphanhood.
v. t.
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.
n.
The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.
a.
Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.
n.
A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See Rhusma.
n.
The act of supporting orphans.
n.
An orphan.
n.
A little orphan.
n.
Orphanhood.
n.
The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.
n.
An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.
n.
The care and support of orphans.
n.
See Orpheline.
n.
Native sulphide of arsenic, including sandarach, or realgar, and orpiment.
a.
Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains.
imp. & p. p.
of Orphan