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Fifteenth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation
Proverbs_15
First chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_1
Third chapter of Book of Proverbs in the Bible
Proverbs 3 is the third chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_3
Fifth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_5
Motif in art and culture
Genesis 3:22–24. Proverbs 3:13–18. Proverbs 15:4. For other direct references to the tree of life in the Jewish biblical canon, see also Proverbs 11:30, 13:12
Tree_of_life
Book of the Bible
The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, romanized: Mišlê; Greek: Παροιμίαι, romanized: Paroimiai; Latin: Liber Proverbiorum, lit. 'Proverbs [of Solomon]')
Book_of_Proverbs
special 15 min. 2 2 "Koalas in the Mist" "Gorillas in the Mist" Gruffy Bear Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson Proverbs 18:13 don't jump to conclusions 15 min.
List of Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show! episodes
List_of_Jungle_Jam_and_Friends:_The_Radio_Show!_episodes
Place of destruction and the archangel of the abyss in the Hebrew Bible
faithfulness in Abaddon? Proverbs 15:11: Sheol and Abaddon lie exposed to the LORD, How much more the minds of men! Proverbs 27:20: Sheol and Abaddon
Abaddon
Tree of Life in Hebrew
of Proverbs, where it is figuratively applied to "wisdom" Proverbs 3:18, "the fruit of a righteous man" Proverbs 11:30, "a desire fulfilled" Proverbs 13:12
Etz_Chaim
Seventeenth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible and of the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation
Proverbs_17
Traditional saying that reveals a thought truth
of Proverbs) and medieval Latin (aided by the work of Erasmus) have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs. Not all Biblical proverbs, however
Proverb
Underworld in the Hebrew Bible
were ’Ăḇaddōn (אֲבַדּוֹן, 'ruin'), found in Psalm 88:11, Job 28:22 and Proverbs 15:11 and Šaḥaṯ (שַחַת, 'corruption'), found in Isaiah 38:17 and Ezekiel
Sheol
First division of the Christian Bible
written much later. The "wisdom" books—Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song of Songs—have various dates: Proverbs possibly was completed by the Hellenistic
Old_Testament
Twenty-fifth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 25 is the 25th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_25
Tenth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_10
Twenty-ninth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 29 is the 29th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_29
Sixteenth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation
Proverbs_16
Fear or a specific sense of respect, awe, and submission to a deity
the seven gifts in the Roman Rite of the sacrament of Confirmation. In Proverbs 15:33, the fear of the Lord is described as the "discipline" or "instruction"
Fear_of_God
Penultimate chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 30 is the 30th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_30
Twenty-first chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 21 is the 21st chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_21
Twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets
Ezekiel 16:4 [×2], Habakkuk 3:13, Psalms 52:5, Proverbs 3:8, Proverbs 11:21, Proverbs 14:10, Proverbs 15:1, Job 39:9 (?), Song of Songs 5:2, Ezra 9:6,
Resh
Seventh chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_7
Twenty-sixth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 26 is the 26th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_26
Emotion
becoming "righteously indignant". In John W. Ritenbaugh's comments on Proverbs 15:18 in How to Survive Exile, he argues that it "is alright for us to be
Indignation
Figure of speech
text or the chapter heading ... but he has it in 1 Chronicles 16:3 and Proverbs 15:7." Miles Smith used the same phrase in "The Translators to the Reader"
Mess_of_pottage
Class of religious beliefs
the Wisdom literature preach the omnipresence of God (Jeremiah 23:24; Proverbs 15:3; 1 Kings 8:27), and God is bodily present in the incarnation of his
Animism
Twenty-eighth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 28 is the 28th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_28
which want such authority — John Ray, A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs, 1798 Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See
List_of_proverbial_phrases
Twenty-seventh chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 27 is the 27th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_27
Across Afghanistan, proverbs are a valued part of speaking, both publicly and in conversations. Afghans "use proverbs in their daily conversations far
Afghan_proverbs
Term used in Christian theology
those who take advice" (Proverbs 13:10); "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed" (Proverbs 15:22); "Plans are established
Discernment_of_spirits
Final chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Bible
Proverbs 31 is the 31st and final chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Verses 1 to 9 present
Proverbs_31
7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
Psalm 111:1. Proverbs 6:25. Proverbs 28:14. Judges 16:25. Proverbs 12:20. 1 Samuel 1:13. Jeremiah 22:17. Proverbs 3:3. Proverbs 6:18. Proverbs 10:8. Obadiah
Vayetze
both 'blow' (of wind) and 'exhale a pleasant odor, be fragrant.'" (see Proverbs 25:11) referenced as the plant or the product consisting of its stigmas
List_of_plants_in_the_Bible
Biblical king mentioned in Proverbs
לְמוּאֵל Ləmū’ēl, "to him, El") is the name of a biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4, but whose identity remains uncertain. Speculation exists and
Lemuel_(biblical_king)
Transformation of a standard proverb for humorous effect
twisted, or fractured proverbs that reveal humorous or satirical speech play with traditional proverbial wisdom". Anti-proverbs are ancient, Aristophanes
Anti-proverb
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
publicly as an Antichrist. In one inflammatory sermon, Montmollin quoted Proverbs 15:8: "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the
Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
Concept of coming back to life
Abaddon "ruin", found in Psalm 88:11, Job 28:22 and Proverbs 15:11; Bor "pit", found in Isaiah 14:15, 24:22, Ezekiel 26:20; and Shakhat "corruption", found
Resurrection
Secondary school in Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe
The school motto "... a man of understanding walks upright" comes from Proverbs 15:21. The school emblem is the impala, hence the designation Old Impalian
Mount_Pleasant_School,_Harare
Ukrainian rabbi
TWERSKY, ḥasidic dynasty in the Ukraine. "YIVO | Chernobil Hasidic Dynasty". Book of Proverbs 15:30 Title page History of Jewish Community in Chernobyl
Menachem_Nachum_Twersky
Tractate of the Talmud and the Mishnah
"mashal", which also means "to rule", and on "Heshbon" = "reckoning"). Proverbs 15:15: "All the days of the poor are troublesome"—this applies to the students
Bava_Batra
Biblical proverb
repeats his folly" is an aphorism which appears in the Book of Proverbs in the Bible — Proverbs 26:11 (Hebrew: כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵאֹ֑ו כְּ֝סִ֗יל שֹׁונֶ֥ה
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly
As_a_dog_returns_to_his_vomit,_so_a_fool_repeats_his_folly
Torah portion
the words of Proverbs 15:29, "The Lord is far from the wicked," refer to the prophets of other nations. But the continuation of Proverbs 15:29, "He hears
Vayikra_(parashah)
Jewish weekly Torah reading
the words of Proverbs 15:29, "The Lord is far from the wicked," refer to the prophets of other nations. But the continuation of Proverbs 15:29, "He hears
Balak_(parashah)
Collection and study of proverbs
παροιμία (paroimía) 'proverb, maxim, saw') is the collection and study of proverbs (paroemias). It is a subfield of philology, folklore studies, and linguistics
Paremiology
Religious requirement that Jews be happy
apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! — Proverbs, 15:23. In the Talmud, one of the primary sources for traditional Jewish
Happiness_in_Judaism
4th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
Psalm 111:1. Proverbs 6:25. Proverbs 28:14. Judges 16:25. Proverbs 12:20. 1 Samuel 1:13. Jeremiah 22:17. Proverbs 3:3. Proverbs 6:18. Proverbs 10:8. Obadiah
Vayeira
Emotional state
the Fathers: Chapter Four". www.chabad.org. Retrieved 2025-11-16. Proverbs 15:13 and 15, Rabbi Meir Leibush (Malbim) Mivhar Hapeninim 155,161 as found in
Contentment
Core group of ancient Hebrew scriptures
included elsewhere in the Tanakh, such as Exodus 15, 1 Samuel 2, and Jonah 2. Books such as Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are examples of wisdom literature
Hebrew_Bible
Internet slang regarding pornography
pornography may be referred to as "rule 34" or "pr0nz". The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs claims that Rule 34 "began appearing on Internet postings in 2008". As
Rule_34
Proverb suggesting that lack of free time encourages lack of spirit
writer and historian James Howell's Proverbs (1659). It has often been included in subsequent collections of proverbs and sayings. Some writers have added
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All_work_and_no_play_makes_Jack_a_dull_boy
Twelfth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_12
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
(debated). 90.13–19. The last Assault of the Gentiles on the Jews (where vv. 13–15 and 16–18 are doublets). 90.20–27. Judgment of the Fallen Angels, the Shepherds
Book_of_Enoch
Attitude towards the use of drugs in several religions
dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Proverbs 15:17 According to many Rastas, the illegality of cannabis in many nations
Religion_and_drugs
Ninth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_9
Ancient Egyptian literary work
modern scholars because of its similarity to the later biblical Book of Proverbs. Amenemope belongs to the literary genre of "instruction" (Egyptian sebayt)
Instruction_of_Amenemope
Midrash Proverbs (Hebrew: מדרש משלי, Midrash Mishlei) is the aggadic midrash to the Book of Proverbs. It is first mentioned under the title "Midrash Mishlei"
Midrash_Proverbs
Sixth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 6 is the sixth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_6
Free repository of quotes hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation
produce a vast reference of quotations from prominent people, books, films, proverbs, etc. and writings about them. The website aims to be as accurate as possible
Wikiquote
Books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations
Esdras, First and Second (Ezra–Nehemiah) in one; the book of Psalms; the Proverbs of Solomon; Ecclesiastes; the Song of Songs; Isaiah; Jeremiah, with Lamentations
Deuterocanonical_books
Twenty-third chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 23 is the 23rd chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_23
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
languages such as Hebrew and Aramaic. Other books, such as Daniel and Proverbs, have a stronger Greek influence. The LXX may also clarify pronunciation
Septuagint
16th-century Bible translator
"a mess of pottage" (Proverbs 15:17), or the proverb "Pryde goth before a fall/ and a fall foloweth a proude mynde" (Proverbs 16:18). It was also Joye's
George_Joye
Chadic language spoken in West Africa
published Hausa Proverbs, a collection of over 400 proverbs in Hausa (Roman script) with English translations. Here are some of those proverbs: "Fawa biu tana
Hausa_language
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
illuminated calligraphy (hat) of tughra, religious texts, verses from poems or proverbs, and purely decorative drawings. The art of carpet weaving was particularly
Ottoman_Empire
Country in Northwestern Europe and the Caribbean
Retrieved 15 August 2014. Babbel.com; GmbH, Lesson Nine. "Why Do We Call People From The Netherlands 'Dutch'?". Babbel Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2025
Netherlands
Medieval acrostic composed of 44 proverbs
Islamic world between 700 and 1000. It is a compilation of two lists of proverbs, 22 in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and 22 in Medieval Hebrew, both arranged
Alphabet_of_Sirach
Season of television series
Samantha (July 24, 2019). "Everything we know about Supernatural season 15 so far". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019
Supernatural_season_15
10th portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
and live; for I fear God," echo Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge," and Proverbs 15:33, "The fear of the Lord is the
Miketz
Proverb training (Proverb exercises) (ことわざ大特訓の巻) Hattori teaches Kenichi proverbs by giving him live examples, but Kio and Kemumaki trouble Kenichi and create
List of Ninja Hattori-kun episodes
List_of_Ninja_Hattori-kun_episodes
Book of the Bible
the texts are ordered as Psalms, Job, and Proverbs, but in Ashkenazic texts, the order is Psalms, Proverbs, and then Job. In the Catholic Jerusalem Bible
Book_of_Job
The Durham Proverbs is a collection of 46 medieval proverbs from various sources. They were written down as a collection, in the eleventh century, on some
The_Durham_Proverbs
Biblical monster
monster" or vampire.[citation needed] Alukah is first referred to in Proverbs 30:15 in the Hebrew Bible. The most detailed description of the alukah appears
Alukah
Amora sage of Babylon
Babylonian Talmud, Menahoth 21b Babylonian Talmud, Yebamot 64b Book of Proverbs, 15:27 Babylonian Talmud, Kiddushin 59a Babylonian Talmud, Berakhot 20a
Rav_Giddel
From the Iron Age to the Roman period
but more often, they were held in low esteem (for example, (Proverbs 15:17, Daniel 1:11–15). Vegetables were perhaps a more important food at the extremes
Ancient_Israelite_cuisine
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
of lives is six. An early mention of the myth is in John Heywood's The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546): Husband, (quoth she), ye studie, be merrie now
Cat
Country in the Caribbean
original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025. "Creole Words and Proverbs". French Cultural Legacy in Trinidad. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August
Trinidad_and_Tobago
Romanticised culture
Apache/Cherokee) heritage, attended the Winter Pow-wow 2014 in Berlin on 15 February. He described the participants as wearing as many "breastplates,
Native Americans in German popular culture
Native_Americans_in_German_popular_culture
Eleventh chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation
Proverbs_11
English footballer
Roy John Proverbs (8 July 1932 – 15 February 2017) was an English professional footballer. His clubs included Coventry City, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Roy_Proverbs
Dushenko 2004. Frederick II 1851, p. 276, Note 277-a. Lucian, § 15. Lucian 1913, § 15. Lucian of Samosata 1905, §§ 1-2. Alexander 2009. Alexander, Justin
Iuppiter_iratus_ergo_nefas
Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
is also traditionally regarded as the author of the biblical books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. He is also the subject of many later
Solomon
3rd-century Jewish scholar from Babylon
Hagigah 2 77c Sanhedrin 92a Proverbs 21:3 Sukkah 49b Deuteronomy 9:19 Proverbs 21:14 Bava Batra 9b Hosea 10:12 Ta'anit 25a Proverbs 15:27 Megillah 28a; Hullin
Eleazar_ben_Pedat
Eighth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 8 is the eighth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_8
Continent
arrive at a "complete knowledge", and as such oral traditions, music, proverbs, and the like were used in the preservation and transmission of knowledge
Africa
Well-known saying
William Shakespeare, "All that glisters is not gold" and, firstly, from the proverbs written by John Florio on his Second Fruits (1591). The expression, in
All_that_glitters_is_not_gold
American proverb
hub, whereas a silent hub may be overlooked and neglected. The Chinese proverbs "会哭的孩子有奶吃" ("The crying baby gets the milk") The German version "Das Rad
The squeaky wheel gets the grease
The_squeaky_wheel_gets_the_grease
Country in West Africa
environment. There are many symbols with distinct meanings, often linked with proverbs. In the words of Anthony Appiah, they were one of the means in a pre-literate
Ghana
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
men or progenitors A proposal to emend the text of Deuteronomy 32:7 and Proverbs 23:22" (PDF). Studi epigrafici e linguistici sul Vicino Oriente antico
El_(deity)
Book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament
lovers and the advices and conduct of Woman Wisdom and the Loose Woman of Proverbs, among others. The Song was accepted into the Jewish canon of scripture
Song_of_Songs
American science fiction media franchise
some of the themes, characters, events and terminology of Dune. Multiple proverbs recorded by Blanch's The Sabres as originating from the Caucasus Mountains
Dune_(franchise)
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 15 July 1915. He trained with the 13th (Reserve) Battalion on Cannock Chase,
J._R._R._Tolkien
2001–2003 films by Peter Jackson
Retrieved 30 April 2010. Davidson, Paul (15 May 2001). "LOTR Footage Wows Journalists". IGN. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)
Twenty-second chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 22 is the 22nd chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_22
American author (born 1969)
Forgiving What You Can't Forget. She is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries. TerKeurst is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, which started as a small newsletter
Lysa_TerKeurst
Second chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_2
Proverb
Jan 2008, Lot 3 Hinz, pp. 380–394 Santos, 20 Santos, 16–18, figs 8–10 and 15–17; Bull, 219 Clifton, J.; Helmus, L. & Wheelock Jr. A. (2015) Pleasure and
Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus
Sine_Cerere_et_Baccho_friget_Venus
Nineteenth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation
Proverbs_19
Traditional English divination nursery rhyme about magpies
extend this was published, with variations, in Michael Aislabie Denham's Proverbs and Popular Sayings (London, 1846). The printed version censors the words
One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme)
One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme)
Fourth chapter of the biblical book of Proverbs
Proverbs 4 is the fourth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of
Proverbs_4
PROVERBS 15
PROVERBS 15
Surname or Lastname
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish litwin, an ethnic name for someone from Lithuania (Polish Litwa, Lithuanian Lietuva, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps a derivative of the river name Leità ). In the 14th century Lithuania was an independent grand duchy which extended from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. It was united with Poland in 1569, and was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795. The region referred to as Lite in Ashkenazic culture encompassed not only Lithuania but also Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, parts of northern Ukraine, and parts of northeastern Poland.English : from an Old English personal name, Lēohtwine, composed of the elements lēoht ‘light’, ‘bright’ + wine ‘friend’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Logi or Lági + þorp ‘outlying farmstead’In 1634 the name was brought to North America by the Rev. John Lathrop (b. 1584 in Etton, Yorkshire, England), a Puritan preacher fleeing religious persecution. He arrived at Plymouth Colony and lived in Scituate, MA until 1639, then moved to Barnstable MA, where his Bible can still be seen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be an occupational nickname for a miller, from the Middle English abstract noun grist ‘grinding’, Old English grist, a derivative of grindan (see Grinder). The word was not used in the concrete sense of grain to be ground until the 15th century.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Finnish, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Swedish, Tamil
Princess; High-born; Speech; Prosperous; Treetop; Proverb; Leader
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.English : in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).English : The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a well-established family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his step-sister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure).German : from the genitive plural of Kind ‘child’, possibly denoting someone who had a lot of children, as in Hans der Kinder ‘Hans of the children’ (Eisleben 15th century), or short for some compound such as Kindervater ‘male midwife’ or Kinderfreund ‘one who likes children’.German : variant of Günther (see Guenther).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish
English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish : from the Old English personal name Hearding, originally a patronymic from Hard 1. The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.North German and Dutch : patronymic from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the U.S., was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father’s side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Surname or Lastname
French (western)
French (western) : from a pet form of Martin 1.English : habitational name from Martineau in France. The name was also taken to England by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century (see below).Harriet Martineau (1802–76), the English writer, was the daughter of a Norwich manufacturer. She was descended from a family of French Huguenots who owned land around Poitou and Touraine in the 15th century. They included a number of surgeons in the 17th century. In the 19th century a branch of the family was firmly established in Birmingham, England; others went to North America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Megg, a reduced form of the personal name Margaret (see Margeson).Vincent Meggs (c.1583–1658) came to Weymouth, MA, from East Devon, England, in or before 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name EirÃkr, composed of the elements eir ‘mercy’, ‘peace’ + rÃk ‘power’. The addition in English of an inorganic H- to names beginning with a vowel is a relatively common phenomenon. It is possible that this name may have swallowed up a less common Germanic personal name with the first element heri, hari ‘army’.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + rÄ«c ‘power’, or from an assimilated form of Henrick, a Dutch form of Henry.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled’, ‘dark red’, or ‘salmon’. There was a saint of this name. The surname is born by families in Munster and Ulster, where it has usually been changed to Harkin.The English poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was from a prosperous family of goldsmiths, who had a long association with the city of Leicester. There is a family tradition that they were of Scandinavian origin, descended from Eric the Forester, who settled in the city in the 11th century. The initial aspirate came into the name in the late 16th cedntury; the name of the poet's great-grandfather is recorded in the corporation books of the city of Leicester in 1511 as Thomas Ericke.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : variant of Hook (in the occupational or topographic and habitational senses), with the addition of the agent suffix -er.Congregational clergyman Thomas Hooker (1586?–1647) sailed from England with John Cotton and Samuel Stone and arrived in Boston in 1633. He led the 1635 migration of most of his congregation to Hartford in the Connecticut Valley. Thomas is the earliest known entrant, but the name Hooker is common and was also introduced independently by others during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Surname or Lastname
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.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name or status name from the German word Knapp(e), a variant of Knabe ‘young unmarried man’. In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings ‘servant’, ‘apprentice’, or ‘miner’.German : in Franconia, a nickname for a dexterous or skillful person.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hillock, Middle English knappe, Old English cnæpp, or habitational name from any of the several minor places named with the word, in particular Knapp in Hampshire and Knepp in Sussex.German and western Slavic : variant of Knabe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holland 1.Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c.1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Haywards Heath in Sussex, which was named in Old English as ‘enclosure with a hedge’, from hege ‘hedge’ + worð ‘enclosure’. The modern form, with its affix, arose much later on (Mills gives an example from 1544).
Surname or Lastname
English (Shropshire)
English (Shropshire) : from the Welsh personal name Einws, a diminutive of Einion (of uncertain origin, popularly associated with einion ‘anvil’).English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Hain 2.English : habitational name from Haynes in Bedfordshire. This name first appears in Domesday Book as Hagenes, which Mills derives from the plural of Old English hægen, hagen ‘enclosure’.Irish : variant of Hines.John Haynes (?1594–1653) had emigrated from Essex, England, where his father was lord of the manor of Copford Hall near Colchester, to MA, where he was governor in 1635. He moved to CT, and was the colony's first governor (1639–53/54).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from Clayhidon in Devon (recorded as Hidon, Hydon up to the end of the 15th century), which was originally named from Old English hīeg ‘hay’ + dūn ‘hill’, or from any of the places named Iden (see Iden), of which there are two examples in Kent and one in East Sussex. In medieval records these all occur with the spelling Hiden or Hyden.German : unexplained.Altered spelling of German Heiden.Dutch (van der Hyden) : topographic name for a moorland dweller (see Heide 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hensall in North Yorkshire, originally named with the unattested Old English personal name Heþīn or Old Scandinavian Heþinn + Old English halh ‘nook’.English : Huguenot surname, of unexplained origin, which was taken to England by a Protestant refugee who fled France after the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1572) and settled in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English : from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name HÄward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.English : variant of Ewart 2.Irish : see Fogarty.Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÃomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.The house of Howard, the leading family of the English Roman Catholic nobility, was founded by Sir William Howard or Haward of Norfolk (d. 1308). The family acquired the dukedom of Norfolk by marriage. The first duke of Norfolk of the Howard line was created earl marshal of England by Richard III in 1483, and this office has been held by his succeeding male heirs to the present day. They also hold the earldoms of Suffolk, Berkshire, Carlisle, and Effingham. Henry VIII’s fifth queen, Catherine Howard (?1520–42), was a niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. American Howards include the father and son John Eager Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard of Baltimore, MD, both MD politicians.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman French personal name Mahieu, a variant of Mathieu (see Matthew).Anglicized form of French Mailloux.Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, about 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha’s Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
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Girl/Female
American, British, English, Latin
Compassion
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Invincible; Winner
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Giver of Great Riches
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brush
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : variant of Beringer.German : habitational name for someone from a place called Belling (see Belling).
Girl/Female
Russian
From Lydia.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Mythological
Compassionate; Lord Shiva
Male
German
Variant spelling of Old High German Adalwulf, ADELULF means "noble wolf."
Male
Arthurian
, a knight.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Lamp; Allaudins Lamps
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n.
A drama exemplifying a proverb.
n.
A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy.
a.
Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.
n.
A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword.
n.
One who, or that which, proves.
n.
A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw.
n.
A collector or writer of proverbs.
v. t.
A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
n.
A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
n.
An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
v. t. & i.
To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.
n.
A comparison; parable; proverb.
v. i.
To write or utter proverbs.
n.
A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
v. t.
To provide with a proverb.
n.
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
v. t.
To name in, or as, a proverb.
a.
Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.
n.
A proverb.
n.
One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.