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Chief executive of the US Postal Service
The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing
United States Postmaster General
United_States_Postmaster_General
Chief executive officer of the postal service of a country
A Postmaster General, in Anglosphere countries and in the Thurn-und-Taxis Post, is the chief executive officer of the postal service of that country, a
Postmaster_General
Head of a post office
by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized
Postmaster
American businessman, 75th United States Postmaster General
20, 1957) is an American businessman who served as the 75th U.S. postmaster general. He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United
Louis_DeJoy
Former cabinet position in the British government
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom was a Cabinet ministerial position in HM Government. From at least 1609, this government officer held a monopoly
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom
Australian government department, 1901–1975
The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included
Postmaster-General's Department
Postmaster-General's_Department
Former Canadian cabinet minister
The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department (Canada Post). In 1851, management of the
Postmaster_General_of_Canada
Postal system in the United Kingdom
communication were invented); it was overseen by a Government minister, the Postmaster General. Over time its remit was extended to Scotland and Ireland, and across
General_Post_Office
Chief executive of the Nigeria Postal Service
The Nigeria Postmaster General (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing
Nigeria_Postmaster_General
American business executive and 76th United States Postmaster General (born 1960)
business executive and lawyer who has served as the 76th United States postmaster general since 2025. David Paul Steiner was born on May 4, 1960, in Alameda
David_P._Steiner
Former government position in Scotland
The Postmaster General for Scotland, based in Edinburgh, was responsible for the postal service in the Kingdom of Scotland from approximately 1616 until
Postmaster General for Scotland
Postmaster_General_for_Scotland
British politician and alleged spy for the Czechoslovak SR (1925–1988)
he became Minister for Technology under Wilson. He later served as Postmaster General, where his greatest contribution to the postal system was the introduction
John_Stonehouse
Filipino politician, campaign strategist and political analyst
Taiwan, by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 30, 2016. Formerly the Postmaster General under Cory Aquino and then head of the Philippine Tourism Authority
Lito_Banayo
US Postmaster General and merchant (1838–1922)
advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". He served as United States Postmaster General in the Benjamin Harrison administration from 1889 to 1893. Wanamaker
John_Wanamaker
The Assistant Postmaster General is a defunct junior ministerial position in the United Kingdom Government. The title of Postmaster General was abolished
Assistant_Postmaster-General
The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the Province of Canada responsible for the operation of the
List of postmasters general for the Province of Canada
List_of_postmasters_general_for_the_Province_of_Canada
1965 United States Supreme Court case
Lamont v. Postmaster General, 381 U.S. 301 (1965), is a landmark First Amendment Supreme Court case, in which the ruling of the Supreme Court struck down
Lamont_v._Postmaster_General
USPS Board of Governors
appointed governors, 1 is the postmaster general, and 1 is the deputy postmaster general. The 9 governors elect the postmaster general, the chairman of the board
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
Board_of_Governors_of_the_United_States_Postal_Service
Former Conservative Minister of Transport
Conservative politician who served as Postmaster General (1957–1959) and Minister of Transport (1959–1964). As Postmaster General, he oversaw the introduction
Ernest_Marples
U.S. federal department (1872–1971)
postmaster general. The Postal Service Act, signed by U.S. president George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the department. Postmaster General
United States Post Office Department
United_States_Post_Office_Department
Acting United States Postmaster General since 2025
States Postmaster General from March 24, 2025, through July 14, 2025. He is a member of the Board of Governors, has served as Deputy Postmaster General since
Doug_Tulino
Former government posts in Ireland
The Postmasters General of Ireland, held by two people simultaneously, was a new appointment set up as part of the establishment of the Irish Post Office
Postmasters General of Ireland
Postmasters_General_of_Ireland
Topics referred to by the same term
up postmaster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmaster may also refer to: Postmaster (computing)
Postmaster_(disambiguation)
branch held the Lieutenant Postmaster General position in Trento and the Adige and the counts held the Lieutenant Postmaster General position in Bolzano. The
Taxis-Bordogna-Valnigra
Leader of the Society of Jesus
"master general", Franciscans' "minister general", Carthusians' "prior general", and with civil posts such as Postmaster General and Attorney General. The
Superior general of the Society of Jesus
Superior_general_of_the_Society_of_Jesus
of Postmasters General of Jamaica from 1671 to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 and to date. Prior to 1860, the Postmasters General for
Postmaster_General_of_Jamaica
Independent agency of the U.S. federal government
the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general; he also served a similar position for the American colonies. The
United_States_Postal_Service
2020s replacement for the US Postal Service's local delivery fleet
Shortly after the contract was awarded to Oshkosh in February 2021, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared before the United States House of Representatives
Oshkosh_NGDV
American politician
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and United States Postmaster General during the presidency of Franklin Pierce. Born
James Campbell (postmaster general)
James_Campbell_(postmaster_general)
Australian civil servant and astronomer (1826–1910)
Master General, 1866 – 1880, are held by State Records of South Australia, GRG 154/26 Walker, Martin (June 2013). "Charles Todd- Postmaster General of South
Charles_Todd_(engineer)
American politician and basketball commissioner (1917–1990)
Party's leading electoral strategists for more than two decades. He was Postmaster General in President Lyndon Johnson's cabinet and chair of the Democratic
Larry_O'Brien
Federal law enforcement agency
colonial postmaster general Benjamin Franklin first appointed a "surveyor" to regulate and audit the mail. When Franklin was appointed Postmaster General under
United States Postal Inspection Service
United_States_Postal_Inspection_Service
American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)
drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general. Born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Franklin became a successful
Benjamin_Franklin
New Zealand political office
The Postmaster-General in New Zealand was the government minister responsible for the New Zealand Post Office (NZPO) from 1858 to 1989, when the NZPO (formerly
Postmaster-General (New Zealand)
Postmaster-General_(New_Zealand)
Main post office for London between 1829 and 1910
facilities for the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom and other senior administrative officials. While externally attractive, Smirke's General Post Office
General_Post_Office,_London
Politician who heads a ministry
cabinet-level post may have another title, such as 'Attorney-General' or 'Postmaster-General'. The term 'minister' also is used in diplomacy, for a diplomat
Minister_(government)
Government department of Hong Kong
to operation belonged to the Royal Mail, until its transfer to the Postmaster General on 1 May 1860.[citation needed] On 8 December 1862, the office issued
Hongkong_Post
American lawyer and politician (1813–1883)
from Maryland. He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War. He was the son of Francis
Montgomery_Blair
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 15 October 1964. It resulted in the Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home
1964 United Kingdom general election
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election
Danish noble
Dorothea Krag (27 September 1675 – 10 October 1754) was a Danish Postmaster General and noble. Dorothea was married first to count Jens Juel in 1694, and
Dorothea_Krag
British postmaster general, 1605 - 1691
Bishop and Bisshopp, from Henfield in West Sussex, England was a Postmaster General of England and inventor of the first postmark used on mail. He was
Henry Bishop (postmaster general)
Henry_Bishop_(postmaster_general)
American politician (1914–96)
lawyer and business executive, most widely known as the United States Postmaster General under whose leadership the ZIP code was introduced. James Edward Day
J._Edward_Day
Cabinet shuffles in Province of Canada 1858
Macdonald had been attorney general for Canada West in his own previous cabinet. For one day, he was the Postmaster General in the new cabinet. The next
Double Shuffle (Canadian political episode)
Double_Shuffle_(Canadian_political_episode)
American politician (1747–1813)
represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and was the fourth Postmaster General of the United States (the first under the current Constitution), serving
Samuel_Osgood
Statutory Body of India
each circle headed by a Chief Postmaster General. Each circle is divided into regions, headed by a Postmaster General and comprising field units known
India_Post
German nobleman and Imperial Postmaster (1621–1676)
September 1676) was a German nobleman and Imperial Postmaster. He took over the post of Imperial Postmaster General from his mother when he came of age in 1646
Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis
Lamoral_II_Claudius_Franz,_Count_of_Thurn_and_Taxis
2019 Spanish animated Christmas film
Story 4, which also starred Cusack. In 19th-century Norway, the Royal Postmaster General has enrolled his lazy, spoiled, and self-centered son Jesper Johansen
Klaus_(film)
Post town in England
to the London post town is delivered. The General Post Office under the control of the Postmaster General directed Sir Rowland Hill to devise the area
London_postal_district
German noble family
Lieutenant Postmaster General in the Trento and Alto Adige regions through a later baronial line, and that of Lieutenant Postmaster General in Bolzano
House_of_Thurn_und_Taxis
British statesman (1718–1792)
various military and political offices during his life, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Secretary of State for the Northern
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich
American businessman and politician (1888–1976)
Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and postmaster general under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential
James_Farley
Australian government minister
The Postmaster-General of Victoria was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. The position was created in 1857, shortly after the
Postmaster-General of Victoria
Postmaster-General_of_Victoria
and both were absorbed into the Department of Defense in 1949. The Postmaster General (1829–1971) ceased to be a member of the cabinet when the Post Office
List of people who have held multiple United States Cabinet-level positions
List_of_people_who_have_held_multiple_United_States_Cabinet-level_positions
1934 US political scandal
Hoover, the Air Mail Act of 1930 allowed Walter Folger Brown, then the postmaster general, to award contracts at the "Spoils Conference", where major airlines
Air_Mail_scandal
American businessman and philanthropist (1926–2005)
Alpha Mu, a Jewish fraternity. On August 16, 1986, he was appointed Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, serving until March 1, 1988.
Preston_Robert_Tisch
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Davis, the church's pastor, and W. Marvin Watson, Johnson's last postmaster general and a longtime adviser. Later that day, Johnson was buried in his
Lyndon_B._Johnson
American politician
government official, and banker who served as the United States Postmaster General in 1881. James was born in Utica, New York, to William James and Jane
Thomas_Lemuel_James
Postal service company in the United Kingdom
established a "Master of the Posts", a position that was renamed "Postmaster General" in 1710. Upon his accession to the throne of England at the Union
Royal_Mail
72nd United States Postmaster General (born 1956)
former United States Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service (USPS), having become the 72nd postmaster general on June 1, 2001. Potter
John_E._Potter
Nigeria Postmaster General
1980)[citation needed] is a Nigerian engineer, public administrator and Postmaster General & chief executive officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
Tola_Odeyemi
Postal service of the Holy Roman Empire
negotiations." He confirmed Jannetto's son Giovanni Battista as Postmaster General (chief et maistre general de noz postes par tous noz royaumes, pays, et seigneuries)
Kaiserliche_Reichspost
American politician (1924–2017)
2017) was an advisor to U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson and was Postmaster General from April 26, 1968, to January 20, 1969. Watson was born in Oakhurst
W._Marvin_Watson
Successor to the Imperial Reichspost of the Holy Roman Empire
Leonhard I von Taxis was the empire's Postmaster General. Beginning in 1615, the office of Postmaster General of the Imperial Reichspost became hereditary
Thurn-und-Taxis_Post
American Postal Service worker (1932–2020)
1954. He was also the first African American Assistant Postmaster-General under Postmaster General Winton M. Blount and alongside James Farmer was one of
Ronald_B._Lee
American government official
Megan Jane Brennan (born c. 1962) served as the seventy-fourth postmaster general of the United States. Brennan became the first woman to hold the office
Megan_Brennan
Private university in DeLand, Florida, US
from Florida Jacob deGrom, professional baseball player Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of United States Postal Service Joseph Edwards Hendricks,
Stetson_University
Political movement in the American Civil War
highest-ranking Unionist in the national government for most of the war as postmaster general in Lincoln's cabinet; other prominent Unionists included Francis Preston
Unionist politician (American Civil War)
Unionist_politician_(American_Civil_War)
American politician (1828–1891)
served as United States Representative, United States Senator, and as Postmaster General of the United States appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Creswell
John_Creswell
Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897
the founder of the Stevenson political family. Appointed assistant postmaster general of the United States in 1885, during Cleveland's first administration
Adlai_Stevenson_I
Swimwear worn mainly by women and girls
swimsuit were produced as evidence of indecency in Esquire v. Walker, Postmaster General. During the 1920s and 1930s, people began to shift from "taking in
One-piece_swimsuit
British commercial radio broadcaster; predecessor to the BBC (1922–1926)
Telegraphy and Telephony" which were "subject to permission from the Postmaster General". These demonstrations were performed by the "Demonstration Department
British_Broadcasting_Company
Filipino politician and former Postmaster General
the first female governor of the province. She later served as the Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine Postal Corporation from
Josefina_dela_Cruz
American politician (1861–1944)
president, he appointed Bristow as Fourth Assistant United States Postmaster General. This was a high level administrative post at the United States Post
Joseph_L._Bristow
British politician and life peer (1912-2012)
pirates previously led by Tony Benn, his predecessor in the post of Postmaster-General (then the minister with responsibility for broadcasting), Short was
Edward_Short,_Baron_Glenamara
British army officer and colonial administrator (1676–1740)
office. Years later, between 1730 and 1739, Spotswood was the Deputy Postmaster General of British America and, with his young friend Benjamin Franklin, extended
Alexander_Spotswood
Stagecoach service in the US (1858–1861)
in San Francisco. On March 3, 1857, Congress authorized the U.S. postmaster general, at that time Aaron V. Brown, to contract for delivery of the U.S
Butterfield_Overland_Mail
National Basketball Association trophy
served as NBA commissioner from 1975 to 1984, and as United States Postmaster General under President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965 to 1968. A new trophy
Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
Larry_O'Brien_Championship_Trophy
Former US mail delivery service
located less than six miles away. After being duly sworn in by U.S. Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock as the first U.S. air mail pilot in history, Ovington
United_States_airmail_service
British Post Office's "number one cat"
there was a question in the House of Commons, asking the Assistant Postmaster-General, David Gammans, "when the allowance payable for the maintenance of
Tibs_the_Great
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
launching decisive campaigns in North Africa and Normandy and becoming a General of the Army. Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915. During World
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Specialized agency of the United Nations
States Postmaster General Montgomery Blair called for an International Postal Congress in 1863. Meeting in Paris, the delegates laid down some general principles
Universal_Postal_Union
of formal diplomatic relations, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Postmaster General James Farley was the first high-ranking government official to normalize
List of ambassadors of the United States to the Holy See
List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Holy_See
Events that caused delays in delivery of mail
Service (USPS). The crisis stems primarily from changes implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shortly after taking office in June 2020. The delays have
2020 United States Postal Service crisis
2020_United_States_Postal_Service_crisis
Unrecognized state in North America (1861–1865)
Court – not established. District Courts – judges John H. Reagan Postmaster General Jefferson Davis, 5 cent The first stamp, 1861 Andrew Jackson 2 cent
Confederate_States_of_America
American actor (1934–2020)
Walker, Texas Ranger ("War Zone"), and an intimidating United States Postmaster General in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld ("The Junk Mail"), who forces Kramer
Wilford_Brimley
Former government position in Australia
The Postmaster-General of New South Wales was a position in the government of the colony of New South Wales. This portfolio managed the postal department
Postmaster-General of New South Wales
Postmaster-General_of_New_South_Wales
Transfer of presidential power from Herbert Hoover to Franklin D. Roosevelt
selected to be Roosevelt's Attorney General. Roosevelt had already talked to James Farley about him being his Postmaster General even before election day. Henry
Presidential transition of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential_transition_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
Mail delivery by rockets or missiles
government officials, the Postmasters General of all members of the Universal Postal Union, and so on, from United States Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield
Rocket_mail
Former Irish government cabinet minister
exercised by the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. Legislation in 1831 had amalgamated the earlier offices of Postmaster General of Great Britain
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
Minister_for_Posts_and_Telegraphs
American politician
Marshall (August 14, 1822 – February 5, 1910) was a United States Postmaster General under President Ulysses S. Grant as well as a government administrator
James_William_Marshall
American politician (1899–1972)
political figure who served as the 57th Postmaster General of the United States from 1953 to 1961. As Postmaster General, he was an ardent opponent of obscenity
Arthur_Summerfield
Sorting office in London, England
glass-covered loading bays for the mail vans. Following its completion the Postmaster General observed that: "The Sorting Office at Mount Pleasant, which was completed
Mount_Pleasant_Mail_Centre
Law regarding the order of succession to United States president
state, secretary of the treasury, secretary of war, attorney general, postmaster general, secretary of the navy, and secretary of the interior. Three
Presidential_Succession_Act
Franklin was appointed the first Postmaster General, the U.S. Post Office was born. So important was the Postmaster General that in 1829 this position was
Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States
Prime Minister of Australia from 1932 to 1939
appointed to cabinet by the new prime minister James Scullin, becoming Postmaster-General of Australia and Minister for Works and Railways. In 1930, he was
Joseph_Lyons
after Caroline Hunter resigns". Politico. Retrieved June 26, 2020. "Postmaster general who was target of Trump's ire announces retirement". The Washington
List of dismissals and resignations in the first Trump administration
List_of_dismissals_and_resignations_in_the_first_Trump_administration
Politician in United States
miles round trip to the nearest post office. On February 6, 2013, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe announced that the Postal Service would implement
Jeanette_Dwyer
Australian cabinet position
1901 until December 1975 it was the Postmaster-General, who administered the portfolio through the Postmaster-General's Department. The following individuals
Minister for Communications (Australia)
Minister_for_Communications_(Australia)
English politician (1616–1668)
England and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell and held the position of Postmaster General between 1655 and 1660. He was from Great Milton in Oxfordshire and
John_Thurloe
American banker (1892–1960)
"Charles Hook Jr., Ad Official, Dies – Kudner Firm Head Had Been Deputy Postmaster General". The New York Times. 20 December 1961. Retrieved 8 March 2017. "Obituary
Junius_Spencer_Morgan_III
POSTMASTER GENERAL
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Surname or Lastname
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French : nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall’, ‘large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.English and Scottish : from a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).Probably a respelling of German Grandt or Grand.The U.S. president General Ulysses S. Grant (1822–85), born in OH, was the descendant of a Puritan called Matthew Grant, who landed in Massachusetts with his wife, Priscilla, in 1630. This family of Grants continued in New England until Captain Noah Grant, having served throughout the Revolution, emigrated to PA in 1790 and later to OH.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different surname forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. The American surname Matthew has also absorbed European cognates from other languages, including Greek Mathias and Mattheos.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (mainly County Louth)
Irish (mainly County Louth) : generally of English origin (see 1); but sometimes also used as a variant of Harman or Hardiman, i.e. an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArgadáin (see Hargadon).English : variant spelling of Harman 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant spelling of Hamm.French : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France (Ardennes, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Moselle) named with the Germanic word ham ‘meadow in the bend of a river’, ‘water meadow’, ‘flood plain’.Dutch : variant of Hamme.Korean : there is only one Chinese character for the Ham surname. Some sources report that there are sixty different Ham clans, but only the KangnÅng Ham clan can be documented. Although some records have been lost and a few generations are unaccounted for, it is known that the founding ancestor of the Ham clan is Ham Kyu, a KoryÅ general who fought against the Mongol invaders in the thirteenth century. His ancestor, Ham HyÅk, was a Tang Chinese general who stayed in Korea after Tang China helped Shilla unify the peninsula during the seventh century. Another of Ham HyÅk’s ancestors, Ham Shin, accompanied Kim Chu-wÅn, the founding ancestor of the KangnÅng Kim family, to the KangnÅng area, and hence the Ham clan became the KangnÅng Ham clan. The first prominent ancestor from KangnÅng whose genealogy can be verified is Ham Kyu, the KoryÅ general. Accordingly, he is regarded as the KangnÅng Ham clan’s founding ancestor.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from a personal name, Hamo(n), which is generally from a continental Germanic name Haimo, a short form of various compound names beginning with haim ‘home’, although it could also be from the Old Norse personal name Hámundr, composed of the elements hár ‘high’ + mund ‘protection’. As an Irish name it is generally an importation from England, but has also been used to represent Hamill 3 and, more rarely, McCammon.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Middle English, German, or Yiddish elements gold + ring. As an English or German surname it is most probably a nickname for someone who wore a gold ring. As a Jewish surname it is generally an ornamental name.Scottish : habitational name from Goldring in the bailiary of Kylestewart.The name is found in England as early as 1230, when Thomas Goldring is recorded as holding property in Essex and Hertfordshire. The name was quite common in London, Sussex, and Hampshire from early times, and descendants of these bearers are now also well established in Canada. The first known bearer in Scotland is Thomas of Goldringe, who held land in Prestwick in 1511.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian and Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish : from Old Norse hella ‘flat stone’, ‘flagstone’, ‘flat mountain’ or hellir ‘cave’. As a Nowegian name this is generally a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named. As a Swedish name, it is generally ornamental.English : variant spelling of Hell 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German helle ‘hell’ (modern German Hölle), used (often in field names) in a topographic sense to denote a hollow or a wild, precipitous place.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire and South Wales)
English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : most probably from the Norman personal name Luce (a vernacular form of Latin Lucia or Lucius). This is generally a female name, although male bearers are found in France. It was borne by a young Sicilian maiden and an aged Roman widow, both of whom were martyred under Diocletian and are venerated as saints.English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : Alternatively, the surname may be a variant of Lewis.English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : American bearers of this surname are descended from Henry Luce (1640–c.1688), who came to Scituate, MA, from south Wales in or before 1666, and moved to Martha’s Vineyard, MA, in about 1670. He had many prominent descendants.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + strete ‘road’.Translation of Dutch Langestraet, cognate with 1.The confederate general James Longstreet (1821–1904), was born in SC, came from an old Dutch family in New Netherland with the name Langestraet; he was the nephew of Augustus B. Longstreet, a Methodist clergyman born in Augusta, GA, in 1790.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English vernacular form, Maudeleyn, of the New Testament Greek personal name Magdalēnē. This is a byname, meaning ‘woman from Magdala’ (a village on the Sea of Galilee, deriving its name from Hebrew migdal ‘tower’), denoting the woman cured of evil spirits by Jesus (Luke 8:2), who later became a faithful follower. In Christian folk belief she was generally identified with the repentant sinner who washed Christ’s feet with her tears in Luke 7; hence the name came to be used as a byname for a prostitute, also a tearful woman. The popularity of the personal name increased with the supposed discovery of her relics in the 13th century.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German : status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King’s Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king’s right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.
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English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, generally from a field name denoting a triangular area, Old English gÄra (see Gore) at the corner of an open field after rectangular furlongs had been laid out.Jewish : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.U.S. President James Abram Garfield (1831–81) was preceded by at least six Garfields born in America, his immigrant ancestor having come to Massachusetts Bay with John Winthrop in 1630.
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From the name of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, a place considered sacred by the Native Americans. It was named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (1877-1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster. Meaning unknown.
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English
English : habitational name from the city in West Yorkshire, or the place in Kent. The former is of British origin, appearing in Bede in the form Loidis ‘People of the LÄt’, (LÄt being an earlier name of the river Aire, meaning ‘the violent one’). Loidis was originally a district name, but was subsequently restricted to the city. The Kentish place name may be from an Old English stream name hlÌ„de ‘loud, rushing stream’.Daniel Leeds (1652–1720) was born in England, probably in Nottinghamshire, and emigrated to America with his father, Thomas, some time in the third quarter of the 17th century. The family settled in Shrewsbury, NJ, in 1677. Daniel made almanacs and was surveyor general of the Province of West Jersey in 1682. He was married four times and had numerous children.
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English (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : habitational name from an unidentified place. In Tudor records, the surname is generally spelled Logsden or Loggesden. It may be a variant of Loxton, name of a place in Somerset, or possibly an irregularly altered form of Roxton, name of a place in Bedfordshire (see Ruxton).A William Logsden is recorded in Somerset Co., MD, tax rolls in the late 17th century.
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English
English : patronymic from Hopkin. The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.Irish (County Longford and western Ireland) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac OibicÃn, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.Stephen Hopkins (c.1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
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English (mainly southeast), French, German (Harmann) and Dutch
English (mainly southeast), French, German (Harmann) and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’ (see Hermann). In England this name was introduced by the Normans.Irish : generally of English origin (see 1); but sometimes also used as a variant of Hardiman, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArgadáin (see Hargadon).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname for someone with a copious or noticeable head of hair (see Haar).
POSTMASTER GENERAL
POSTMASTER GENERAL
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French
French form of Teutonic Ermingild, ERMENEGILDE means "all-giving."Â
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Italian Spanish American Hebrew Latin
Garden.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Glory of the gods
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a marsh (see Marsh).
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Tamil
Chaayavati | சாயாவதீ
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Playing with Flowers
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Spanish
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
From the Beginning
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Surprise
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Loved by Every One
POSTMASTER GENERAL
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n.
A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into postmaster.
n.
One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster.
n.
An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art.
n.
Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier.
n.
One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses.
n.
The works of a poetaster.
n.
The chief officer of the post-office department of a government. In the United States the postmaster-general is a member of the cabinet.
v. t.
To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.
prep.
In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.
adv.
With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste; to send posthaste.
n.
One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.
n.
The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States.
n.
The office of postmaster.
n.
A person who presides at a public dinner or banquet, and announces the toasts.
n.
A poetaster.
pl.
of Postmaster-general
n.
A writer of verses; especially, a writer of commonplace poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer; -- used humorously or in contempt.