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Look up rather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rather may refer to: Ratherius, bishop of Verona Abdul Rahim Rather (born 1957), an Indian politician
Rather
American broadcast journalist (born 1931)
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in
Dan_Rather
2014 single by Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne
"Rather Be" is a song by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals by English singer Jess Glynne. It was released on 17 January 2014
Rather_Be
2006 studio album by Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 13, 2006, by Geffen Records. It was the band's first album
Rather_Ripped
2025 single by Playboi Carti and the Weeknd
"Rather Lie" is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti and Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was sent to US rhythmic radio as the lead single from the former's
Rather_Lie
American chef
Rebecca Rather, known in the culinary world as "The Pastry Queen," is an American pastry chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author from Beaumont, Texas best
Rebecca_Rather
Conversational party game
"Would you rather" is a conversation or party game that poses a dilemma in the form of a question beginning with "would you rather". The dilemma can be
Would_you_rather
2023 American film
Rather is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Frank Marshall about the journalist and news anchor Dan Rather. It premiered at the Tribeca Film
Rather_(film)
2002 single by Luther Vandross
"I'd Rather" is a song by American singer Luther Vandross. It written and produced by Shep Crawford and recorded by Vandross for his eponymous album (2001)
I'd_Rather
2024 single by Bryant Barnes (solo or with D4vd)
"I'd Rather Pretend" is a song by Bryant Barnes originally released as the fourth track from his debut extended play, Vanity (2024) and then the twelfth
I'd_Rather_Pretend
American computer scientist
Elizabeth "Bess" D. Rather (born 1940) is the co-founder of FORTH, Inc. and is a leading expert in the Forth programming language. She became involved
Elizabeth_Rather
2012 film by David Guy Levy
Would You Rather is a 2012 American psychological horror thriller film directed by David Guy Levy and starring Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs. It is based
Would_You_Rather_(film)
Artificial intelligence appearing in the MCU
J.A.R.V.I.S. (/ˈdʒɑːrvɪs/ Just a Rather Very Intelligent System) is a character voiced by Paul Bettany in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise
J.A.R.V.I.S.
2008 single by Joshua Radin
"I'd Rather Be with You" is the debut single by Joshua Radin, taken from his second studio album Simple Times. It was released in the US on September 30
I'd_Rather_Be_with_You
Topics referred to by the same term
"Rather Be" is a 2014 single by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne. Rather Be may also refer to: "Rather Be" (Giveon song), 2025 "Rather Be" (The Kid
Rather_Be_(disambiguation)
American weekly news television show
Dan Rather Reports is a weekly news television show hosted by former CBS news anchor Dan Rather and airing on AXS TV from 2006 until 2013. The show premiered
Dan_Rather_Reports
Rather Be the Devil is the 21st instalment in the Inspector Rebus series of crime novels, published in November 2016. Rather Be the Devil topped the bestseller
Rather_Be_the_Devil
1988 American horror film directed and produced by Wally Koz
District Attorney Ralph Kennedy, whose girlfriend, a reporter named Susan Rather, is also investigating the double homicide committed by the so-called "Lakefront
555_(1988_film)
Song performed by Rita Coolidge
"I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" is a song co-written by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first released by Bayer Sager on her 1977 debut
I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love
I'd_Rather_Leave_While_I'm_in_Love
2025 film by Kim Sang-hoon
I Would Rather Kill You (Korean: 차라리 죽여) is a 2025 South Korean erotic comedy drama film directed by Kim Sang-hoon, starring Kim Ju-eun, Kim Do-yeon, and
I_Would_Rather_Kill_You
Indian politician
Abdul Rahim Rather (born 1944) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is currently serving as the speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
Abdul Rahim Rather (born 1944)
Abdul_Rahim_Rather_(born_1944)
1992 novel by Angela Lambert
A Rather English Marriage is a novel by Angela Lambert, first published in 1992, and later adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC. The book's
A_Rather_English_Marriage
1967 single by the Turtles
"She'd Rather Be with Me" is a song written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon and released by the Turtles in 1967. The song was the follow-up to "Happy Together"
She'd_Rather_Be_with_Me
1967 blues song by Ellington Jordan
"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan with co-writing credits to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta
I'd_Rather_Go_Blind
American animal rights organization
banners. Celebrities and supermodels have posed naked for the group's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign—some men, but mostly women—triggering criticism
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals
Indian Air Force officer
Air Vice Marshal Hilal Ahmed Rather VM, VSM is a retired Indian Air Force air vice marshal from Kashmir in India. Since 2016, he served as the Indian air
Hilal_Ahmed_Rather
American singer-songwriter from California
With You", which became her final U.S. R&B Top 10 hit in early 1995. "I'd Rather Be Alone", her last chart single to date, peaked at No. 50 on the same chart
Karyn_White
1994 studio album by Madonna
"I'd Rather Be Your Lover", Madonna "lusts after the unattainable through processes of negotiation", and lists the relationships she would rather not have:
Bedtime Stories (Madonna album)
Bedtime_Stories_(Madonna_album)
American football player (1950–2018)
David Elmer "Bo" Rather (October 7, 1950 – April 2, 2018) was an American professional football player. He played college football for the University of
Bo_Rather
2026 single by the Kid Laroi featuring Lithe
"Rather Be" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi featuring fellow Australian rapper and singer Lithe, released on 9 January 2026 as
Rather Be (The Kid Laroi song)
Rather_Be_(The_Kid_Laroi_song)
Feroz Rather is a novelist and academic who was born in Bumthan, South Kashmir but now lives in Boston. Feroz Rather studied Psychology at Aligarh Muslim
Feroz_Rather
1999 studio album by Bijou Phillips
I'd Rather Eat Glass is the only studio album by American actress, model and singer Bijou Phillips, released on May 11, 1999, by Almo Sounds. It also remains
I'd_Rather_Eat_Glass
Cigarette advertising slogan
"Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!" is a slogan that appeared in magazine, newspaper, and television advertisements for Tareyton cigarettes
Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!
Us_Tareyton_smokers_would_rather_fight_than_switch!
1962 studio album by Lou Rawls
Stormy Monday, also known as I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water, is the debut album of R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1962 on Capitol Records. Recorded in
Stormy Monday (Lou Rawls album)
Stormy_Monday_(Lou_Rawls_album)
Gambling card game
game is a comparing card game where players compete against the dealer, rather than each other. Blackjack's immediate precursor was the English version
Blackjack
Metaphysical question
"Why is there anything at all?" or "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is a question about the reason for basic existence which has been raised
Why_is_there_anything_at_all?
Painting by Roy Lichtenstein (1963)
conventions of comic book art, a thought bubble reads: "I Don't Care! I'd Rather Sink — Than Call Brad For Help!" This narrative element highlights the clichéd
Drowning_Girl
American online news show
Dan Rather is a weekly 30-minute rundown of current events with commentary hosted by ex-CBS News lead anchor Dan Rather. It is filmed in Rather's personal
The_Young_Turks
American television news program
Previous weeknight anchors have included Douglas Edwards, Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Connie Chung, Bob Schieffer, Russ Mitchell, Katie Couric, Harry Smith,
CBS_Evening_News
2019 single by Robin Schulz, Nick Martin and Sam Martin
"Rather Be Alone" is a song by German DJ Robin Schulz, Greek DJ Nick Martin and American singer Sam Martin. It was released on 13 September 2019 through
Rather_Be_Alone
Book by Bobby Henderson
open letter. The Gospel includes a creation myth, set of eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts", a guide to evangelizing, and discusses history and lifestyle
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
The_Gospel_of_the_Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
American television series
The Big Interview with Dan Rather is an American television series on AXS TV, hosted by Dan Rather, in which he interviews major celebrities. In 2021
The Big Interview with Dan Rather
The_Big_Interview_with_Dan_Rather
"I'd Rather Be Blue" (or "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)") is a song from the 1928 Warner Bros. musical film My Man, in
I'd_Rather_Be_Blue
1970 studio album by Buddy Montgomery
This Rather Than That is an album by American jazz vibraphonist and pianist Buddy Montgomery recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label. The Allmusic review
This_Rather_Than_That
American musician
American musician from Pierce City, Missouri, best known for his 2024, "I'd Rather Overdose". Avrey Freeman was born on April 17, 1997, And was raised in rural
Honestav
Book by Lawrence Krauss
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing is a non-fiction book by the physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, initially published on January
A_Universe_from_Nothing
Phrase with a non-literal meaning
that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiomatic
Idiom
2017 studio album by Rick Ross
Rather You Than Me is the ninth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on March 17, 2017, through Maybach Music Group and Epic Records
Rather_You_Than_Me
American politician, banker, and soldier
Captain John Taylor Rather was an American politician, Banker, and soldier, who served in several conflicts during the nineteenth century. He also was
John_T._Rather
Sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent
state of all things - including objects, facts, and events - as they exist, rather than how they might be imagined to be. Different cultures and academic disciplines
Reality
Musical by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
I'd Rather Be Right is a 1937 musical with a book by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and music by Richard Rodgers. The story is
I'd_Rather_Be_Right
Danish drummer (born 1963)
youth and moved to Los Angeles at age 16 to train professionally. However, rather than playing tennis, Ulrich began playing drums. After publishing an advertisement
Lars_Ulrich
2008 single by The Verve
"Rather Be" is a song by the English alternative rock band The Verve. It is the third track on their fourth studio album, Forth. The song was released
Rather_Be_(The_Verve_song)
10th-century bishop and writer
Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop. His difficult personality and political activities led
Ratherius
British dance-pop duo
Reynolds (born in 1972). They are best known for their hit single "I'd Rather Jack", produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which achieved success across
The_Reynolds_Girls
1964 film by Jack Smight
I'd Rather Be Rich is a 1964 American romantic comedy film with musical aspects directed by Jack Smight, produced by Ross Hunter and starring Sandra Dee
I'd_Rather_Be_Rich
it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves. The present tense has two moods, indicative
Uses_of_English_verb_forms
World War II British comedy song
Hitler has only got one ball, Göring has two but very small, Himmler is rather sim'lar, But poor old Goebbels has no balls at all. The opening line is
Hitler_Has_Only_Got_One_Ball
1924 short story collection by P. G. Wodehouse
States on 30 July 1925 by George H. Doran, New York, under the title He Rather Enjoyed It. The stories had previously appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine
Ukridge (short story collection)
Ukridge_(short_story_collection)
1976 studio album by Cher
I'd Rather Believe in You is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in September 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. This album
I'd_Rather_Believe_in_You
Method used for display options on video text terminals
embedded into text. The terminal interprets these sequences as commands, rather than text to display verbatim. ANSI codes can change the color of text and
ANSI_escape_code
2025 single by Giveon
"Rather Be" (stylized in all uppercase) is a song by American singer and songwriter Giveon. Released on May 16, 2025 as the second single to Beloved, an
Rather_Be_(Giveon_song)
Figure in the New Testament
Johannine epistles, the term does not refer to a single individual but rather to a category of people opposing Christ, often called deceivers or false
Antichrist
Bearer of truth values
is ambiguous since it can also refer to declarative sentences themselves rather than their meanings. The term proposition also overlaps with the term judgment
Proposition
misconceptions is phrased as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than explicitly stated. These entries are concise summaries, and readers
List_of_common_misconceptions
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
investigations. The remaining evidence for Thucydides's life comes from later and rather less reliable ancient sources; Marcellinus wrote Thucydides's biography
Thucydides
Index of animals with the same common name
related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus. The collective name
Crow
1954 novel by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
They'd Rather Be Right (also known as The Forever Machine) is a science fiction novel by American writers Mark Clifton and Frank Riley. Two professors
They'd_Rather_Be_Right
American actress (born 1980)
she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut with I'd Rather Eat Glass (1999), and since her first major film appearance in Black and
Bijou_Phillips
1988 film by Jim Blashfield, Jerry Kramer and Will Vinton
Moonwalker is a 1988 American anthology musical film starring Michael Jackson. Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film explores the influence
Moonwalker
Bias confirming existing attitudes
bias because they are pragmatically assessing the costs of being wrong rather than investigating in a neutral, scientific way. Flawed decisions due to
Confirmation_bias
Internet error message
file) is specified as an absolute path (e.g. http://example.com/error.html) rather than a relative path (/error.html). This can also be done on purpose to
HTTP_404
Multilingual neural machine translation service
European Parliament documents and transcripts to gather linguistic data. Rather than translating languages directly, it first translated text to English
Google_Translate
2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
decade-long Trojan War—condensed into little more than a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year.
Troy_(film)
Theory of discrimination
interlock, and to support putting theory into practice for social justice rather than simply cataloguing individual identities. Intersectionality has heavily
Intersectionality
American librarian
Lucia Porcher Johnson Rather (1934 - 2023) was a librarian whose work included serving as the Director of Cataloging at the Library of Congress. She received
Lucia_J._Rather
High-capacity electrochemical capacitor
capacitors, supercapacitors do not use a conventional solid dielectric, but rather, they use electrostatic double-layer capacitance and electrochemical pseudocapacitance
Supercapacitor
Australian musician (born 1985)
"Foolproof" (with Gorgon City and Nat Dunn) 2021 — 7 — — — 33 Olympia "Rather Be with You" (featuring Crooked Colours) — — — — — — Non-album single "Waiting
Hayden_James
British socialist organisation founded in 1884
democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow. It is related to radicalism, a left-wing
Fabian_Society
Method of creating moving pictures
relatively easily composite 3D animated visual effects (VFX) into their film, rather than using practical effects. Computer animation can be very detailed 3D
Animation
Quantity of a three-dimensional space
e., the amount of fluid (gas or liquid) that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. By metonymy, the
Volume
Practice and strategies of increasing online visibility
the quantity and quality of traffic from unpaid (organic) search results rather than paid advertising. SEO applies to multiple search formats, including
Search_engine_optimization
Group of macroeconomic theories
malinvestment, inflation, unsustainable public debt, and prolonged business cycles rather than genuine stabilization. Macroeconomics is the study of the factors applying
Keynesian_economics
Topics referred to by the same term
I'd Rather Be in Love prefers to "I'd Rather Be in Love", a Peter, Paul & Mary song on the 1986 album: No Easy Walk to Freedom "I'd Rather Be in Love"
I'd_Rather_Be_in_Love
who have been involved in a variety of professions related to the film rather than South Indian films, see List of Hindi film families. Adivi Sesh, Actor
List of South Indian film families
List_of_South_Indian_film_families
Spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil
(WCS) among others. Oil prices are determined by global supply and demand, rather than any country's domestic production level, although the Organization
Price_of_oil
it in the ring To make up moves and storytelling in a match on the fly, rather than rehearse them in advance. It is essentially the wrestling equivalent
Glossary of professional wrestling terms
Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms
1992 studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
I'm at Your House" – 2:31 "The Doctor" – 4:00 "Hitting You" – 3:03 "I'd Rather Be Lonely" – 2:50 "Between" – 1:27 "Talking New Bob Dylan" – 3:34 "So Many
History (Loudon Wainwright III album)
History_(Loudon_Wainwright_III_album)
Persistent representation of language
is known as a writing system. In some rare cases, writing may be tactile rather than visual. The cognitive and social activity of writing involves neuropsychological
Writing
Doubt about God's existence
God's existence, or that the absence of decisive evidence leaves disbelief, rather than the suspension of judgment, as the default attitude. Agnosticism is
Agnosticism
Adult social networking website
distinguishes itself from competitors by emphasizing itself as a social network rather than a dating site. FetLife was launched on January 3, 2008, by John Kopanas
FetLife
People without work and actively seeking work
Unemployment is the state of not being in paid employment or self-employment but rather currently available for work. Unemployment is measured by the unemployment
Unemployment
Marvel Comics fictional character
from behind that cover. He has no superpowers. Most of his bulk is muscle rather than fat, and he has trained in unarmed combat disciplines, including sumo
Kingpin_(character)
2011 song by Beyoncé
"Rather Die Young" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). Composed by Beyoncé, Jeff Bhasker, Luke Steele
Rather_Die_Young
Style of rock music
sharing its avant-garde ethos and emphasis on through-composed structure rather than traditional song forms. The genre has additionally been described as
Math_rock
2011 American TV series or program
Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton is a panel game hosted by Graham Norton on BBC America. The show features a panel of American comedians and celebrities
Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton
Would_You_Rather...?_with_Graham_Norton
1998 video game
lack of innovation in the FPS genre and aimed to create an immersive world rather than a "shooting gallery." The game runs on the engine GoldSrc, a heavily
Half-Life_(video_game)
Denomination of Judaism
acceptance, inviting as many as possible to partake in its communities rather than adhering to strict theoretical clarity, becoming extremely diverse
Reform_Judaism
1980 studio album by Ted Gärdestad
I'd Rather Write A Symphony is the sixth studio album and the second international release from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad. It was released
I'd_Rather_Write_a_Symphony
Position within some political parties
discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature
Whip_(politics)
RATHER
RATHER
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : from Middle English hous ‘house’ (Old English hūs). In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses, and in most cases this name probably indicates someone who had some connection with the largest and most important building in a settlement, either a religious house or simply the local manor house. In some cases it may be a status name for a householder, someone who owned his own dwelling as opposed to being a tenant, but more often it is an occupational name for a servant who worked in such a house, in particular a steward who managed one.English : respelling of Howes.Translation of German Haus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a stream, from Middle English by weste lake (see Lake). Westlake in Devon derives its name from the surname, rather than the other way around.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jenkin. Compare Jenkins. The form Jenkinson is rather more common in Lancashire and southern Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lygon, name of an aristocratic English family said to be of Norman origin. The name is of unknown etymology. According to Morlet it is a variant of L’Higon, a patronymic from Higon, a southern French variant of Hugo. This seems rather doubtful.Polish (also Ligoń) : nickname from a derivative of Old Polish ligać ‘to lie’ or ‘to kick up a fuss’.The first known Ligon immigrant to North America, Col. Thomas Lygon or Ligon, came to VA from England in 1640.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name for someone who inherited land from an ancestor, rather than by feudal gift from an overlord, from Middle English, Old French (h)eritage ‘inherited property’ (Late Latin heritagium, from heres ‘heir’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English hal(l)owes ‘nooks’, ‘hollows’, from Old English halh (see Hale 1). In some cases the name may be genitive, rather than plural, in form, with the sense ‘relative or servant of the dweller in the nook’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English diche, dike, Old English dīc ‘dike’, ‘earthwork’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditcher or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike. The medieval dike was larger and more prominent than the modern ditch, and was usually constructed for purposes of defense rather than drainage.Americanized spelling of Dutch Dijk (see Dyck).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : term of status for someone who was born a free man (from Old English frēo ‘free’ + boren ‘born’), rather than a serf emancipated in late life. Compare Freedman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Middle English, Old French ju(ie)rie ‘Jewish quarter’, often denoting a non-Jew living in the Jewish quarter of a town, rather than a Jew. Most medieval English cities had their Jewish quarters, at least until King Edward I’s attempted expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290. This did not succeed in expelling the Jews, but it did give a license to persecution and so broke up many of the old Jewish quarters.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Wharton. Examples in Cheshire and Herefordshire are from an Old English river name Wæfer (derived from wæfre ‘wandering’, ‘winding’) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’; another in Lincolnshire has as its first element Old English wearde ‘beacon’ or waroð ‘shore’, ‘bank’; one in the former county of Westmorland (now part of Cumbria) is from Old English hwearf ‘wharf’, ‘embankment’ + tūn.Richard Wharton (d. 1689) emigrated from England to MA in about 1667, in search of fortune (which he did not achieve) rather than religious freedom.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : unexplained.English : probably a variant spelling of (H)arliss, a nickname from Middle English earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Derbyshire named Kenslow, though the surname is now found in Kent rather than Derbyshire.Possibly also an Americanized form of German Kinzler.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly West Country)
English (mainly West Country) : nickname for a pleasant and affable man, from Middle English hende ‘courteous’, ‘kind’, ‘gentle’. Hendy was also sometimes used as a personal name in the Middle Ages and some examples of the surname may derive from this rather than from the nickname. The surname is also found in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French gardinier ‘gardener’. In medieval times this normally denoted a cultivator of edible produce in an orchard or kitchen garden, rather than one who tended ornamental lawns and flower beds.Americanized form of French Desjardins or German Gärtner (see Gartner).
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : nickname for a truthful person, or perhaps rather for someone who was in the habit of insisting repeatedly on the truth of the stories he told, from Middle English verite ‘truth(fulness)’ (Old French verité). The surname may sometimes have been acquired by someone who had acted the part of the personified quality of Truth in a mystery play or pageant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English, Old French hagard ‘wild’, ‘untamed’. This word was adopted into Middle English as a technical term in falconry to denote a hawk that had been captured and trained when already fully grown, rather than being reared in captivity; the surname may have developed as a metonymic occupational name for a falconer.Americanized form of Danish Ågård (see Agard).
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, German, etc.
English, Welsh, German, etc. : ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yÅÌ£hÄnÄn ‘Jehovah has favored (me with a son)’ or ‘may Jehovah favor (this child)’. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Siôn, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish Séan; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese João; Greek IÅannÄ“s (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (see Jones); and Han(n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Siôn rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the Old French personal name Germain. This was popular in France, where it had been borne by a 5th-century saint, bishop of Auxerre. It derives from Latin Germanus ‘brother’, ‘cousin’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘of the same stock’, from Latin germen ‘bud’, ‘shoot’). In the Romance languages, especially Italian, the popularity of the equivalent personal name has been enhanced by association with the meaning ‘brother (in God)’, and in Spanish the cognate surname is derived from the vocabulary word meaning ‘brother’ rather than from a personal name. The feminine form, Germaine, which occurs as a place name in Aisne, Marne, and Haute-Marne, is associated with a late 16th-century saint from Provençal, the daughter of a poor farmer, who was canonized in 1867.English : variant of German.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a pit or man-made hollow, from Old French fouille ‘pit’. The pit in question could have been a lime pit, a clay pit, or an excavation designed to receive refuse. There are several minor places in England named with this word, as for example Foyle Farm in Oxted, Surrey, and in some instances the surname may be a habitational name derived from one of these rather than directly from the physical feature.
Surname or Lastname
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian : topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the very many places named with this word. In England the surname is widely distributed, but rather more common in Lancashire than elsewhere.Shortened form of Dutch van Holt, a habitational name from places named Holt (see 1).
RATHER
RATHER
Girl/Female
Indian
One of Vedas
Boy/Male
English Teutonic
Son of Patrick.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Telugu
Fortunate; First in Fight of Islam
Boy/Male
Hindu
(Brother of Lord Ganesh)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Lindley.
Male
Irish
Irish form of French Henri, HANRAOI means "home-ruler."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Black horse, Strong
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Farlow.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Moonbeam
Girl/Female
Tamil
Long practice, Study, Fulfilment
RATHER
RATHER
RATHER
RATHER
RATHER
n.
A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic.
a.
Somewhat weak; rather weak.
a.
In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.
n.
The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
n.
A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two) translators.
n.
A form of fungus which grows as indvidual rounded cells, rather than in a mycelium, and reproduces by budding; esp. members of the orders Endomycetales and Moniliales. Some fungi may grow both as a yeast or as a mycelium, depending on the conditions of growth.
a.
Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.
n.
A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for the racing track.
a.
Seeming, rather than real; apparent.
n.
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
a.
Somewhat wild; rather wild.
a.
Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
a.
Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.
n.
A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
n.
An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock.
conj.
A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want.
a.
Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
n.
The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years.
n.
An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.
n.
The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state.