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River in Maine, United States
The Presumpscot River (/prɪˈzʌmpskət/) is a 25.8-mile-long (41.5 km) river located in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is the main outlet of
Presumpscot_River
River in Maine, United States
The Pleasant River is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km) tributary of the Presumpscot River in the U.S. state of Maine. The Pleasant River originates in the town
Pleasant River (Presumpscot River tributary)
Pleasant_River_(Presumpscot_River_tributary)
Second-largest lake in Maine
Pond by the Songo River and eventually to Long Lake in Naples. The lake is drained primarily by the Presumpscot River. The lake and rivers were an early transportation
Sebago_Lake
Reservoir in Cumberland County, Maine
overflows via Mill Brook 4 miles (6.4 km) through Westbrook to the Presumpscot River at Riverton. The shoreline of the lake is heavily developed with residences
Highland Lake (Presumpscot River)
Highland_Lake_(Presumpscot_River)
River in the United States of America
Piscataqua River is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km) tributary of the Presumpscot River in the U.S. state of Maine. Via the Presumpscot River, it is part
Piscataqua River (Presumpscot River tributary)
Piscataqua_River_(Presumpscot_River_tributary)
City in Maine, United States
area. Originally known as Saccarappa after Saccarappa Falls on the Presumpscot River, it was a part of Falmouth, Maine until February 14, 1814, when it
Westbrook,_Maine
River in the United States
The Little River is an 18.8-mile-long (30.3 km) tributary of the Presumpscot River in the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in the northern part of the town
Little River (Presumpscot River tributary)
Little_River_(Presumpscot_River_tributary)
Town in Maine, United States
along the Presumpscot River between Sebago Lake and Portland. Population increased along the Presumpscot River as goods manufactured by river water power
Windham,_Maine
Town in Maine, United States
band "Aucocisco" but simply the "Presumpscot River Wabanaki". Their main summer town was located on the lower Presumpscot, where they grew corn as well as
Falmouth,_Maine
Meadows River Little River Harraseeket River Royal River Cousins River Presumpscot River Tenny River Songo River Bear River Chute River Crooked River Muddy
List_of_rivers_of_Maine
Inlet of the Gulf of Maine, United States
986 square miles, with more than 1,300 streams in the basin. The Presumpscot River is the largest single source of non-saline water emptying directly
Casco_Bay
Building in Falmouth, Maine, United States
home of the Wabanakis, a few yards from the eastern banks of the Presumpscot River. The home still stands today, now owned by Maine Audubon. It is known
Gilsland_Farm
Former county in Massachusetts, United States
Province of Maine, extending from the Piscataqua River to just east of the mouth of the Presumpscot River in Casco Bay. The county eventually grew to encompass
York_County,_Massachusetts
17th century English colonies in North America
Massachusetts, which extended from the Piscataqua River to just east of the mouth of the Presumpscot River in Casco Bay. Eventually, its territory grew to
Province_of_Maine
Golf course in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, United States. It is located on the banks of the Presumpscot River. Built in 1932, it was expanded to an 18-hole course in 1937 through
Riverside Municipal Golf Course
Riverside_Municipal_Golf_Course
Circular floating island in Argentina
shaped and rotating floating ice disk phenomenon observed in the Presumpscot River near Westbrook, Maine. El Ojo was discovered in 2016 by Argentinian
El_Ojo
Former territory of Massachusetts, now the State of Maine
Massachusetts, which extended from the Piscataqua River to just east of the mouth of the Presumpscot River in Casco Bay. Eventually, its territory grew to
District_of_Maine
Town in Maine, United States
Standish is drained by Sebago Lake and the Presumpscot River, which is the town's eastern border, and by the Saco River, which is the town's (and Cumberland
Standish,_Maine
United States historic place
followed the Presumpscot River from Sebago Lake through the towns of Standish, Windham, Gorham, and Westbrook. The Canal diverged from the river at Westbrook
Cumberland_and_Oxford_Canal
Topics referred to by the same term
Piscataqua River, a fast-moving estuarine river dividing coastal New Hampshire and Maine in the United States Piscataqua River (Presumpscot River), a tributary
Piscataqua
Powder Company was a gunpowder manufacturer with mills located on the Presumpscot River in Gorham and Windham, Maine. The company was one of the four largest
Oriental_Powder_Company
United States historic place
The S. D. Warren Paper Mill is a paper mill on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. It is now owned by SAPPI Limited, a South African paper concern
S._D._Warren_Paper_Mill
Town in Maine, United States
(1.74 km2) is water. Gorham is drained by the Little River, Presumpscot River and Stroudwater River. The town is served by U.S. Route 202, and state routes
Gorham,_Maine
State highway in eastern Maine, US
highway bridges the Presumpscot River (via the Martin's Point Bridge) in Falmouth, the Royal River in Yarmouth, and the Cousins River in Freeport before
U.S._Route_1_in_Maine
United States historic place
Babb's Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the Presumpscot River on Hurricane Road, between the towns of Gorham and Windham in Cumberland County, Maine
Babb's_Bridge
River in the United States
Piscataqua River is a 10.2-mile-long (16.4 km) river in Maine. It is a tributary of the Piscataqua River, which flows to the Presumpscot River and ultimately
East_Branch_Piscataqua_River
American industrialist and politician (1846–1936)
Quaker society and first meeting house, which was in Falmouth near the Presumpscot River. He graduated from Westbrook Seminary. After graduation, he went to
Edward_B._Winslow
activity. It is home to WGME, Portland's local CBS affiliate. The Presumpscot River Preserve, a 48-acre (19 ha) nature preserve, is located in North Deering
Neighborhoods in Portland, Maine
Neighborhoods_in_Portland,_Maine
River in the United States
Branch Little River is a 9.8-mile-long (15.8 km) tributary of the Little River in southern Maine. It is part of the Presumpscot River watershed, which
North Branch Little River (Maine)
North_Branch_Little_River_(Maine)
Moses Goodyeare, a patent for a tract of land between Spurwink River and Presumpscot River, and for Richmond's Island at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on which
Robert_Trelawney
Bridge in Falmouth, Maine, U.S.
The Presumpscot Falls Bridge, in Falmouth, Maine, United States, spans the Presumpscot River. It carries the traffic of Allen Avenue Extension. An open
Presumpscot_Falls_Bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
Maine Pleasant River (Presumpscot River), a tributary of the Presumpscot River in Cumberland County, Maine East Branch Pleasant River (disambiguation) West
Pleasant_River
River in the United States
Sebago Lake, the outlet of which is the Presumpscot River, flowing to Casco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. The Crooked River rises at the outlet of Songo Pond in
Crooked River (Songo River tributary)
Crooked_River_(Songo_River_tributary)
Historic district in Maine, United States
19th-century mill hamlet in Windham, Maine. On the east bank of the Presumpscot River north of Windham Center Road are a cluster of three houses from the
Great_Falls_Historic_District
State highway in southwestern Maine, US
northern section leads to the famous ski resort, Sunday River. The route crosses the Presumpscot River and a well-preserved section of the Cumberland and Oxford
Maine_State_Route_35
Topics referred to by the same term
(Washington), on the Spokane River Little Falls Dam (Maine), on the Presumpscot River Little Falls Dam (Minnesota), in Little Falls, Minnesota This disambiguation
Little Falls Dam (disambiguation)
Little_Falls_Dam_(disambiguation)
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1991
to a record flow rate along the Presumpscot River, although that record was also surpassed by the 1996 system. River flooding washed out five bridges
Hurricane_Bob
Promontory in Maine, United States
Maine, United States. It is located on the southern side of the Presumpscot River, at its confluence with Casco Bay, in the East Deering neighborhood
Martin's_Point
County in Maine, United States
part of Saco Bay. Sebago Lake flows into Casco Bay via the Presumpscot River, and Nonesuch River flows into Saco Bay. North and west of Sebago Lake, the
Cumberland_County,_Maine
Russian-born American artist (1889–1979)
of Boston Artists. The sculpture still stands on the shore of the Presumpscot River near the Warren Paper Mill. In 1938, her relief sculpture of James
Bashka_Paeff
River – Michigan Presumpscot River – Maine Price River – Utah Priest River – Idaho Providence River – Rhode Island Provo River – Utah Pudding River –
List of rivers of the United States: P
List_of_rivers_of_the_United_States:_P
Avenue Extension Presumpscot River Falmouth Cumberland 43°43′01″N 70°15′53″W / 43.71694°N 70.26472°W / 43.71694; -70.26472 (Presumpscot Falls Bridge)
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maine
List_of_bridges_documented_by_the_Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_Maine
The Presumpscot formation is a late Pleistocene glacial deposit of predominantly submarine clays, located along the Maine and New Hampshire coast and
Presumpscot_Formation
Tidal river in Freeport, Maine, U.S.
centered on the Presumpscot River west of the Harraseeket, while another group called the Pejebscot were located along the Androscoggin River east of the
Harraseeket_River
Highway in Maine
State Route 100 (SR 100) with no access. The spur then crosses the Presumpscot River and passes under Falmouth Road. Running through wooded areas, the
Falmouth_Spur
Street in Portland, Maine
Route 302 designation from Bridgton Road at its crossing of the Presumpscot River on the border between Westbrook and the Riverton area of Portland
Forest_Avenue
Prominent street in Yarmouth, Maine
"Portland road", for it was an early route into Portland prior to the Presumpscot River being bridged at Martin's Point in Falmouth Foreside.) Today's Portland
Portland Street (Yarmouth, Maine)
Portland_Street_(Yarmouth,_Maine)
Index of articles associated with the same name
Little River (Penobscot Bay) Little River (Pleasant River tributary) Little River (Presumpscot River tributary) Little River (Salmon Falls River tributary)
Little_River_(Maine)
American businessman (1817–1888)
opened his first paper mill, the S. D. Warren Paper Mill, on the Presumpscot River in today's Westbrook, Maine. Recognizing the importance of wood pulp
S._D._Warren
Town in Maine, United States
water power sites. The first sawmill was on the Little River, a tributary of the Presumpscot River. A gristmill called Bog Mill was built at the outlet
Buxton,_Maine
River in the United States
Lake. The Tenny River is part of the Presumpscot River watershed, flowing to Casco Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. List of rivers of Maine U.S. Geological
Tenny_River
American painter (1831–1903)
become the society’s permanent home. 1859 - Marine Hospital 1860 - Presumpscot River Looking Toward Blackstrap 1875 - The Lock 1875 - Down from the Hills
Charles_F._Kimball
impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams. A dam owned by the Town of Penobscot on Winslow Stream, a tributary of the tidal Bagaduce River, was used to maintain
List_of_dam_removals_in_Maine
the attack. Massachusetts built another fort to the north of the Presumpscot River in present-day Falmouth called Fort New Casco in 1698. Fort New Casco
History_of_Portland,_Maine
(tributary) East Branch Piscataqua River Pocasset Lake Pocwock River Pockwockamus Deadwater Podunk Pond Presumpscot River Pushaw Lake Quahog Bay Quantabacook
List of Maine placenames of Native American origin
List_of_Maine_placenames_of_Native_American_origin
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Metropolitan Statistical Area. Little Falls is located along the Presumpscot River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total
Little_Falls,_Maine
List of threatened rivers in the United States
America's Most Endangered Rivers is a list of threatened rivers in the United States compiled by the nonprofit group American Rivers. First published in 1984
America's Most Endangered Rivers
America's_Most_Endangered_Rivers
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Presumpscot River was an early transportation corridor to interior Maine; and provided
South_Windham,_Maine
Promontory in Maine, United States
Maine, United States. It is located on the northern side of the Presumpscot River, at its confluence with Casco Bay, and it shares its name with Mackworth
Mackworth_Point
Transport company
a 200-foot (61 m) span over the Presumpscot River There was a 100-foot (30 m) span over the Little Androscoggin River in Auburn and a span of similar
Portland–Lewiston_Interurban
Bridge in Portland, Maine, U.S.
Martin's Point Bridge spans the Presumpscot River in Maine, United States, near the river’s mouth with Casco Bay. It connects Falmouth Foreside, at Mackworth
Martin's_Point_Bridge
United States historic place
eastern Portland that marks the southern side of the mouth of the Presumpscot River at Casco Bay. The larger and lower modern Martin's Point Health Care
United States Marine Hospital (Portland, Maine)
United_States_Marine_Hospital_(Portland,_Maine)
images September 7, 1972 (#09000088) March 21, 2023 Over the Presumpscot River, west of River Rd. and east of Cane Rd. 43°45′58″N 70°26′53″W / 43.7661°N
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Cumberland_County,_Maine
Railroad in northern New England
locomotive servicing facilities (station closed 1939) Milepost 4.4: Presumpscot River bridge Milepost 5.5: Falmouth station razed about 1932 Milepost 8
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
St._Lawrence_and_Atlantic_Railroad
Segregated African American regiment
communities around the state. In Falmouth, where they guarded the Presumpscot River Bridge, the soldiers joined a local baseball team and led them to
366th Infantry Regiment (United States)
366th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
New England militia officer (1675-1743/44)
accessed August 21, 2010 "August 10, 1739" in: "A River Dammed - The History of the Presumpscot River from 1725 to 1800". Friends of Sebago Lake. Archived
Thomas_Westbrook
Rotating slab of ice on slow-moving water
on the Snake River on 22 January 2014. On 14 January 2019, an ice disc approximately 298 feet (91 metres) wide on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook,
Ice_circle
River in the United States
Songo River, and Sebago Lake, the Bear River is part of the Presumpscot River watershed, flowing to Casco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. List of rivers of Maine
Bear_River_(Long_Lake)
the hands of the Indians in 1751. He had been on horseback near the Presumpscot River falls when he was ambushed and shot. He was found scalped, with his
History_of_Yarmouth,_Maine
Highway in Maine
Portland, Maine, and then generally follows the Atlantic coast and Kennebec River until it merges back into I-95 in West Gardiner 52 miles (84 km) to the
Interstate_295_(Maine)
Highway in the United States
Hollis before crossing the Saco River at Salmon Falls. The highway passes through Gorham and crosses the Presumpscot River into South Windham. There is a
U.S._Route_202
Railway line in the United States of America
Maine Central lower road main line in 1870, and purchased in 1874. Presumpscot River bridge Milepost 7.9: West Falmouth station opened in 1850. Milepost
Maine Central Railroad main line
Maine_Central_Railroad_main_line
Environmental Protection Water: hydroelectric dams discharging into Presumpscot River Supreme Court of the United States 2006 Save the Plastic Bag Coalition
List of environmental lawsuits
List_of_environmental_lawsuits
Terminal railroad in Maine, U.S.
Canal provided transportation for mills using water power of the Presumpscot River. Grand Trunk Railway from Montreal entered Portland from the north
Portland_Terminal_Company
Numbered Highway in the US states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
town of Raymond, and crosses the Pleasant River at milepost 13.4 in Windham. US 302 bridges the Presumpscot River from Westbrook into Portland at Riverton
U.S._Route_302
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
by the city of Portland, and to the west by the tidal arm of the Presumpscot River and by Interstate 295. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States
Falmouth_(CDP),_Maine
Topics referred to by the same term
Highland Lake (Illinois) Highland Lake (Bridgton, Maine) Highland Lake (Presumpscot River), in Windham, Maine Highland Lake (Columbia Heights, Minnesota) Highland
Highland_Lake
Historic house in Maine, United States
in a long strip that is roughly bisected by River Road, and whose western edge is the Presumpscot River. Most of this land is now wooded, the principal
Maplewood Farm (South Windham, Maine)
Maplewood_Farm_(South_Windham,_Maine)
Prominent street in Yarmouth, Maine
route into Portland prior to the Presumpscot River being bridged at Martin's Point in Falmouth Foreside and the Presumpscot Falls Bridge in Falmouth, hence
Elm_Street_(Yarmouth,_Maine)
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Falls side) and Windham (the South Windham side), and straddles the Presumpscot River. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,792 people, 491 households
Little Falls-South Windham, Maine
Little_Falls-South_Windham,_Maine
prior to the 1828 construction of Martin's Point Bridge across the Presumpscot River in Falmouth Foreside, hence one of its former names was "Portland
Historical buildings and structures of Yarmouth, Maine
Historical_buildings_and_structures_of_Yarmouth,_Maine
2006 United States Supreme Court case
Company operates several hydroelectric dams along the course of the Presumpscot River in southern Maine, which generate electricity for its paper mill.
S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection
S._D._Warren_Co._v._Maine_Board_of_Environmental_Protection
State highway in Maine, US
and SR 4 split from SR 25, then cross SR 237 before crossing the Presumpscot River into Windham. In Windham, the highway passes through the town center
Maine_State_Route_4
Tourist attraction in Freeport, Maine, United States
(2011). "Associated terrestrial and marine fossils in the late-glacial Presumpscot Formation, southern Maine, USA, and the marine reservoir effect on radiocarbon
Desert_of_Maine
National park in Maine, United States
rate, with magnitudes usually less than 4.8 on the Richter scale. The Presumpscot Formation has yielded a diverse collection of mostly marine fossils.
Acadia_National_Park
Species of fish
Susquehanna rivers. On rare occasions, they have been seen in the Narraguagus, Presumpscot, Westfield, Housatonic, Schuylkill, Rappahannock, and James rivers. A
Shortnose_sturgeon
Railway in Maine and New York
issue. The natural connector was the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River, but the river had rapids in some areas and froze in the winter. Alternative transportation
Portland and Ogdensburg Railway
Portland_and_Ogdensburg_Railway
Casco Bay Peaks Island Land Preserve Portland Trails Presumpscot Regional Land Trust Royal River Conservation Trust Scarborough Land Trust South Portland
Maine_Land_Trust_Network
Canal used for hydraulic power generation, not transport of watercraft
Interpretive Signs about the Oriental Powder Mills Installed" (PDF). Presumpscot Regional Land Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27.
Power_canal
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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’.
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Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
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.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
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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 : 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.
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’.
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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 (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
English : habitational name from places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
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English (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 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.
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
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...
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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 Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
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English
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 : 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 a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
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Female
Hebrew
(×ֲהוּבָה) Hebrew name AHUVA means "beloved."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nagabhushan | நாகபà¯à®·à®£
One who wears snakes as ornaments, Lord Shiva
Female
English
Pet form of French Paule, PAULETTE means "small."
Male
Celtic
, the great Briton.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Daughter
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, English, Irish
Island of Ships; Cenel's Island; Ship Victory; Brave
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English
English : variant of Ottey.
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Arabic, Muslim, Nigerian
Piece of Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Faith
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v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
n.
The act of swimming across, as a river.
n. .
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
n.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
v. t.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
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.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
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.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
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.
n.
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
v. t.
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river.
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.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
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.