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River in Wisconsin and Illinois, USA
The Pecatonica River is a tributary of the Rock River, 194 miles (312 km) long, in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the United States. The
Pecatonica_River
River in Wisconsin, United States
Sugar River is a tributary of the Pecatonica River, approximately 91 miles (146 km) long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Illinois. The river rises
Sugar River (Pecatonica River tributary)
Sugar_River_(Pecatonica_River_tributary)
Village in the United States
census. The village was named after the Pecatonica River, which forms its northern border. The word Pecatonica is an anglicization of two Algonquian language
Pecatonica,_Illinois
Species of mayfly
Acanthametropus pecatonica, the Pecatonica River mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Acanthametropodidae. It is endemic to the Pecatonica River of Wisconsin
Acanthametropus_pecatonica
Tributary of the Mississippi River in the US
the Yahara River, and flows southward through tiny Fulton, Janesville and Beloit into northern Illinois, where it receives the Pecatonica River 5 miles (8 km)
Rock River (Mississippi River tributary)
Rock_River_(Mississippi_River_tributary)
Topics referred to by the same term
Pecatonica may refer to: Pecatonica, Illinois Pecatonica River of Illinois and Wisconsin Pecatonica High School (disambiguation) This disambiguation page
Pecatonica
City in Illinois, United States
seat. The population was 23,973 at the 2020 census. Located along the Pecatonica River, Freeport is known for hosting the second Lincoln–Douglas debate of
Freeport,_Illinois
United States historic place
as "Horseshoe Bend", which was formed by a change in course of the Pecatonica River. The battle was a major turning point in the Black Hawk War, despite
Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832)
Battle_of_Horseshoe_Bend_(1832)
River in Illinois, United States
coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Yellow Creek is a tributary of the Pecatonica River in Stephenson County, in the US state of Illinois. The 50-mile (80 km)
Yellow_Creek_(Illinois)
American serial killer (1942–1994)
1978, 25-year-old Charles Antonio Hattula was found drowned in the Pecatonica River near Freeport, Illinois. He had been missing since May 13. Hattula
John_Wayne_Gacy
Mukwonago River Des Plaines River Root River Rock River Kishwaukee River (IL) Piscasaw Creek Pecatonica River Sugar River Little Sugar River West Branch
List_of_rivers_of_Wisconsin
River in Wisconsin, United States
The East Branch Pecatonica River is a tributary of the Pecatonica River, approximately 62.5 miles (100.6 km) long, in southwest Wisconsin in the United
East_Branch_Pecatonica_River
1832 conflict between the United States and Native Americans
the Pecatonica River. In a brief battle, the Americans killed and scalped all of the Natives. The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (or Battle of Pecatonica) was
Black_Hawk_War
River in Wisconsin, United States
Mineral Point, and its mouth is at the East Branch Pecatonica River northwest of Argyle. The river is dammed at Yellowstone Lake, a popular fishing area
Yellowstone_River_(Wisconsin)
Multinational Native American militia
pursuit, a group of approximately 11 Native warriors crisscrossed the Pecatonica River until, finding flight hopeless, they prepared to make a stand at the
British_Band
President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
ranks of the military, establishing military forts along the Mississippi River and entering the Black Hawk War as a colonel in 1832. His success in the
Zachary_Taylor
caddisfly (Triaenodes tridonata) Extinct species Pecatonica river mayfly (Acanthametropus pecatonica) Robust burrowing mayfly (Pentagenia robusta) Extinct
List of recently extinct insects
List_of_recently_extinct_insects
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
retreated to Tennessee. In December, Bragg was defeated at the Battle of Stones River. In response to the defeat and the lack of coordination, Davis reorganized
Jefferson_Davis
Algonquian Native American people
River, the St. Joseph River, the Kankakee River, Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers, the Illinois River and Lake Peoria, and the Des Plaines and Fox Rivers
Potawatomi
Town in Wisconsin, United States
05%, are water. The western border of the town follows the Pecatonica River, and the river's East Branch flows southward through the east side of the town
Wiota,_Wisconsin
State park in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
surrounded the end of the last Ice Age, the Apple River, which once flowed eastward into the Pecatonica River, reversed its original course and began to flow
Apple_River_Canyon_State_Park
Native American tribe based in the United States and Mexico
time of European contact, to a large territory along the southern Wabash River in the area of modern Terre Haute, Indiana, where they were located at the
Kickapoo
Kishwaukee River Pecatonica River Sugar River Yellow Creek Plum River Apple River Galena River Sinsinawa River Little Menominee River Menominee River Lake Michigan
List_of_rivers_of_Illinois
Major river in Wisconsin, United States
Wisconsin River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, at approximately 430 miles (692 km) long. As a tributary of the Mississippi River, it is
Wisconsin_River
City in Wisconsin, United States
the "Pearl of the Pecatonica" because the Pecatonica River flows through the town, and people used to harvest the clams out of the river to make pearl button
Darlington,_Wisconsin
Son of Alexander Hamilton, American politician and miner (1797–1850)
(ISBN 0805077588). "June 16: Henry Dodge Describes The Battle of the Pecatonica Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine," Historic Diaries: The Black
William_S._Hamilton
Menominee Native American leader
"claw") was probably born in about 1795 at Point Basse on the Wisconsin River, near present-day Nekoosa, Wisconsin. His family belonged to the Bear Clan
Chief_Oshkosh
River in Illinois and Wisconsin, United States
the Apple River had its original course reversed. It once flowed to the Pecatonica River. It now flows southwest to the Mississippi River. The result
Apple_River_(Illinois)
Public secondary school in Pecatonica, Illinois, United States
Pecatonica High School, affectionately known as "Pec", is located in the town of Pecatonica, Illinois. The campus is located 15 miles west of Rockford
Pecatonica High School (Illinois)
Pecatonica_High_School_(Illinois)
State Park in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
range. The man-made lake is sustained by the Yellowstone River, a tributary of the Pecatonica River which enters on the northwest side, and the man-made dike
Yellowstone_Lake_State_Park
1832 attack on US militia and civilians
their tools and broke for the Pecatonica River, reaching the river and making a hasty crossing. Having crossed the river, four of the men were shot as
Spafford_Farm_massacre
Village in Wisconsin, United States
that inspire, inform and enrich life in the Lower Wisconsin and Sugar-Pecatonica River Basins The Spring Green Home News Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of
Spring_Green,_Wisconsin
Sauk leader and warrior (1760s–1838)
Meskwaki and Kickapoo tribes. They crossed the river near the mouth of the Iowa River and followed the Rock River northeast. Along the way, they passed the
Black_Hawk_(Sauk_leader)
The Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve is a 1,048-acre (4.24 km2) park located on the Pecatonica River in western Winnebago County in the U.S. state
Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve
Pecatonica_Wetlands_Forest_Preserve
1832, Black Hawk War, Illinois
in Illinois Archived 2004-09-16 at the Wayback Machine," The Sugar-Pecatonica Rivers Basin: An Inventory of the Region's Resources, Illinois Department
Battle_of_Kellogg's_Grove
Dixon, Illinois, United States. It was located on the bank of the Rock River near present-day Illinois Route 26. John Dixon operated a rope ferry service
Dixon's_Ferry
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Towaunonne
Branch Pecatonica River - Wisconsin East Branch Pemigewasset River - New Hampshire East Branch Saco River - New Hampshire East Brookfield River - Massachusetts
List of rivers of the United States: E
List_of_rivers_of_the_United_States:_E
American businessman (1797–1861)
west side of the river. The second was given to Marguerite by Keokuk, the Sauk chief. It was also located on the west side of the river and had been the
Antoine_Le_Claire
Okauchee Lake Oneida Lake Papkee Lake Papoose Creek Pecatonica River Pesabic Lake Peshtigo River Pewaukee Lake Pokegama Lake Puckaway Lake Sauk Prairie
List of Wisconsin placenames of Native American origin
List_of_Wisconsin_placenames_of_Native_American_origin
City in Illinois, United States
time. Galena developed as the largest steamboat hub on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. Galena was the home of Ulysses S. Grant and eight other
Galena,_Illinois
Battle in the 1832 Black Hawk War
Hawk's trail following the Battle of Pecatonica. Colonel Henry Dodge and James D. Henry pursued the band up the Rock River, engaging in minor skirmishes along
Battle_of_Wisconsin_Heights
American pioneer (1793–1855)
trading post on the banks of the Pecatonica River. A generous man, Baker began operating a free ferry across the river and even invited travelers into
Tutty_Baker
Native American people from the Great Lakes, U.S.
in Wisconsin, reaching beyond Lake Winnebago to the Wisconsin River and to the Rock River in Illinois. The oral history also indicates that in the mid-16th
Ho-Chunk
Incident in the Black Hawk War
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
St._Vrain_massacre
Louisiana Pecatonica River – Wisconsin, Illinois Peckman River – New Jersey Peconic River – New York Pecos River – New Mexico, Texas Pedernales River – Texas
List of rivers of the United States: P
List_of_rivers_of_the_United_States:_P
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Fort_Jackson_(Wisconsin)
River in Wisconsin, United States
Upper West Branch Pecatonica River. U.S. Route 61 crosses immediately downstream of the confluence of the Platte and Little Platte Rivers. The University
Platte_River_(Wisconsin)
2019 disaster in the Midwestern United States
Rock and Pecatonica Rivers, and minor to moderate flooding occurred on the Fox, Des Plaines, Kankakee and Illinois Rivers. The Pecatonica River, which has
2019_Midwestern_U.S._floods
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Buffalo Grove, Ogle County, Illinois
Buffalo_Grove,_Ogle_County,_Illinois
isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum) Extinct species Pecatonica river mayfly (Acanthametropus pecatonica) Poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera) Midway noctuid
List of recently extinct arthropods
List_of_recently_extinct_arthropods
Federally-recognized indigenous people of the United States
Creation, according to their tradition. They arose where the Menominee River enters Green Bay of Lake Michigan, where the city of Marinette, Wisconsin
Menominee
United States Army officer
O'Fallon, he negotiated treaties with Indigenous nations of the upper Missouri River in 1825. Over his career in the army, he served in the West, the Gulf Coast
Henry_Atkinson_(soldier)
affected, Black Hawk led a number of incursions across the Mississippi River beginning in 1830. Each time, he was persuaded to return west without bloodshed
Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War
Abraham_Lincoln_in_the_Black_Hawk_War
isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum) Extinct species Pecatonica river mayfly (Acanthametropus pecatonica) Poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera) Midway noctuid
List of recently extinct invertebrates
List_of_recently_extinct_invertebrates
American pioneer
overlooking the confluence of the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers, which he would name Pecatonic. Mack believed that the Rock River was navigable upstream for an additional
Stephen_Mack_Jr.
Native American leader (c. 1794–c. 1841)
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Wabokieshiek
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Checokalako
United States historic place
Black Hawk War which had ignited after Black Hawk crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois with his "British Band" of Sauk and Meskwaki. During the engagement
Stillman's_Run_Battle_Site
Indigenous people of North America
needed] The Meskwaki gained control of the Fox River system in eastern and central Wisconsin. This river became vital for the colonial New France fur trade
Meskwaki
Village in Wisconsin, United States
the area from his farm near Dodgeville. He purchased the mill on the Pecatonica river from the Mormons, who mostly left the area. Along with Cyrus Newkirk
Blanchardville,_Wisconsin
County in Wisconsin, United States
miles (14 km2) (0.7%) is water. It is drained by tributaries of the Pecatonica River, which has its headwaters in the county. The highest point in the county
Iowa_County,_Wisconsin
American politician and militia commander
Whiteside. The company then moved north toward the mouth of the Rock River. At the river, the company was mustered into federal service under General Henry
John_Dement
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
the Wisconsin River, Helena has existed in three different locations. The first village of Helena was staked out by Henry Dodge as a river port convenient
Helena,_Wisconsin
Meskwaki leader (1787-1842)
he led his tribe to Muscatine Slough on the west bank of the Mississippi River and later settled in Iowa. The frontier town of Wapello later developed
Wapello_(chief)
American politician
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
John_Allen_Wakefield
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Pamisseu
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Felix_St._Vrain
original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023. "Dead End at Toms River: A Bizarre Murder Mystery". Maury Z. Levy: Greatest Hits, Volume One. February
List of solved missing person cases (1970s)
List_of_solved_missing_person_cases_(1970s)
Wisconsin pioneer and U.S. Indian Agent
as a slave state, the 36-year-old Gratiot moved his family to the Fever River lead mines region (present-day Galena, Illinois) due to his opposition to
Henry_Gratiot
Impromptu fort during the Black Hawk War
a makeshift fort. It was located in Plainfield, Illinois on the DuPage River and a monument was erected by the Will County Centennial Committee in 1936
Fort_Beggs
River
Fox River in Lee, LaSalle, and DeKalb counties in Illinois. Indian Creek rises north of Paw Paw, Illinois, near Shabbona Grove and joins the Fox River near
Indian Creek (Fox River tributary)
Indian_Creek_(Fox_River_tributary)
Battle part of the Black Hawk War
Retrieved August 6, 2007. "June 16: Peter Parkinson Recalls the Battle of the Pecatonica Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine," Historic Diaries: The Black
Battle_of_Waddams_Grove
American politician
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Augustus_C._Dodge
American politician (1816–1881)
another fort inland to the south, near the point where the Fox River nearly met the Wisconsin River. The new fort would shortly become known as Fort Winnebago
Satterlee_Clark
November 2021. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Acanthametropus pecatonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T82A13082860. doi:10.2305/IUCN
List of North American species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_North_American_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
Waddams_Grove,_Illinois
1miles Morrison Fulton West Carroll Warren Stockton Scales Mound River Ridge Polo Pecatonica Pearl City Orangeville Milledgeville Lena-Winslow Forreston Eastland
Northwest Upstate Illini Conference
Northwest_Upstate_Illini_Conference
Mdewakanton Dakota leader (c.1773–1836)
and Ho-Chunks (Winnebagos). On June 16, 1832, they arrived at the Pecatonica River battleground, one hour after the volunteer militia led by Colonel Henry
Wapasha_II
Part of the Black Hawk War
vacated their lands in Illinois in 1828 and moved west of the Mississippi River. However, Sauk Chief Black Hawk and others disputed the treaty, claiming
Attacks_at_Fort_Blue_Mounds
along the West side of the Mississippi River from the north boundary of Missouri North to the Upper Iowa River in the northeast corner of Iowa. It was
Black_Hawk_Purchase
1832 battle of the Black Hawk War
September 21, 2007. "June 16: Henry Dodge Describes The Battle of the Pecatonica Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine," Historic Diaries:
Battle_of_Apple_River_Fort
Topics referred to by the same term
Sugar River (New York), a river in New York Sugar River (Wisconsin), a tributary of the Pecatonica River in Wisconsin and Illinois Sugar River State Trail
Sugar_River
American politician and military officer
recruited to support the garrison at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, known as Fort Jefferson. Henry Dodge was born in Vincennes
Henry_Dodge
American officer (1792–1832)
Hamilton's Diggings Pecatonica River Roxbury Sinsinawa Mound Soldiers Grove Victory Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Wisconsin River Engagements Minor engagements
John_Giles_Adams
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Jordan Creek and the Pecatonica River, the early settlers believed there would some day be a city. Steamboats came up the river to that point in 1845
Jordan,_Wisconsin
1832 massacre of Sauk and Meskwaki people by the United States Army
21 September 2007. "16 June: Henry Dodge Describes The Battle of the Pecatonica Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine", Historic Diaries: The Black
Battle_of_Bad_Axe
Potawatomi chief
Maumee River in Ohio, in Ontario or in a Native American village in Illinois. Shabbona's own biography places his birth on the Kankakee River; "Shaubena
Shabbona
River – 209 miles (336 km) Fox River (Green Bay tributary) – 200 miles (322 km) Fox River (Illinois River tributary) – 199 miles (320 km) Pecatonica River
List of longest rivers of the United States by state
List_of_longest_rivers_of_the_United_States_by_state
Species of fish
the lower Rock River including the lower Pecatonica River, lower Sugar River and the main channel. Gravel chubs inhabit select small rivers and medium to
Gravel_chub
American politician and militia officer
Originally published: 1903, Section 181-182, Chapter XXV, Battle of Pecatonica. Retrieved August 14, 2007. Moses, John. Illinois, Historical and Statistical
James_W._Stephenson
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
from which the area gets its name. Sinsinawa River runs along the hill south towards the Mississippi River in Illinois. The Sinsinawa Mound raid of June
Sinsinawa,_Wisconsin
Potawatomi Native American leader (c. 1760 – c. 1848)
one of William Henry Harrison's supply boats as it ascended the Wabash River in Indiana. Waubonsie jumped on the boat, killed the lone American on board
Waubonsie
Attack by Native Americans
The Plum River raid was a bloodless skirmish that occurred at present-day Savanna, Illinois, on May 21, 1832, as part of the Black Hawk War. Most of the
Plum_River_raid
between 1830–31 Black Hawk led a number of incursions across the Mississippi River, but was persuaded to return west each time without bloodshed. In April
Buffalo_Grove_ambush
Potowatomi word meaning the "river of the sycamore." Lake Michigan Mississippi River Pecatonica River – The word Pecatonica is an anglicization of two Algonquian
List of Illinois placenames of Native American origin
List_of_Illinois_placenames_of_Native_American_origin
High school conference in Illinois
13km 8.1miles South Beloit Pecatonica North Boone Kirkland-Hiawatha Durand Ashton The Four Rivers Conference was a high school conference in north
Four Rivers Conference (Illinois)
Four_Rivers_Conference_(Illinois)
before continuing on to Fort Hamilton where he made camp along the Pecatonica River on June 28. Shortly after the Spafford Farm massacre, Dodge and Colonel
Alexander_Posey_(general)
English-American pioneer and civic planner (1783–1845)
Company with Farnham and oversaw its interests from Iowa to the Turkey River. During the Black Hawk War, he was made an assistant quartermaster with
George_Davenport
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Soldiers Grove is a village situated along the Kickapoo River in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 552 at the 2020 census
Soldiers_Grove,_Wisconsin
PECATONICA RIVER
PECATONICA RIVER
Surname or Lastname
English
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’.
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
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’.
Surname or Lastname
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).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
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.
Surname or Lastname
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
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’.
Surname or Lastname
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’.
Surname or Lastname
English
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’.
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
Surname or Lastname
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.
Surname or Lastname
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).
Surname or Lastname
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’.
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
English
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’.
Surname or Lastname
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
PECATONICA RIVER
PECATONICA RIVER
Girl/Female
Muslim
Jasmine, Flower
Boy/Male
Arabic
Degrees; Dignities
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
A Discovered Object
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Eileen, ILENE means "beauty, radiance."Â
Male
Hebrew
(יְהֹוָה) Hebrew pronunciation of God's ineffable name, YEHOVAH means "the existing one." It was created by blending the letters of the tetragrammaton, YHWH, with the vowels from Adonai.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Holy Basil plant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Traditional
Another Name for Lord Shiva; God of Yoga
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Truly Brave; Best Among All; The True Warrior
Girl/Female
Indian
Good
Boy/Male
Arabic, Islamic, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
Morning Light
PECATONICA RIVER
PECATONICA RIVER
PECATONICA RIVER
PECATONICA RIVER
PECATONICA 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.
The act of swimming across, as a river.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
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.
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.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
v. t.
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
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.
v. t.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
a.
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.
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.
n.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
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.