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English software engineer, journalist, satirist, activist, poet, broadcaster and composer
Roland Paul Drower, FRAS (12 October 1953 – 12 May 2008), known as Roly, was an English software engineer, journalist, satirist, activist, poet, broadcaster
Roly_Drower
British cultural anthropologist
Sir Edwin Drower was adviser to the Justice Minister from 1921 to 1947. Among her grandchildren was the campaigning journalist Roly Drower. Her works
E._S._Drower
Davies (1899–1987), rugby player 24 caps for Scotland, died in Peel. Roly Drower (1953–2008), activist, broadcaster, musician and poet Florrie Forde (1876–1940)
List of people from the Isle of Man
List_of_people_from_the_Isle_of_Man
Public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England
(born 1975) Simon Digby (1932–2010), English oriental scholar Roland "Roly" Drower (1953–2008), English software engineer, journalist, activist, poet and
Stowe_School
Gnostic religion
1925 McGrath 2019; Drower 1960b, p. xiv; Rudolph 1977, p. 4; Macuch & Drower 1963;[page needed] Thomas 2016 Lightfoot 1875 Drower 1960b, p. xiv. The Panarion
Mandaeism
from the original on 19 March 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2015. Drower, Roly (ed. Denys Drower): Bramblespit and other poems and stories, Manx Heritage Foundation
List of people associated with University College London
List_of_people_associated_with_University_College_London
Middle Eastern ethnoreligious group
Mandäer. Leipzig, 1925. Drower 1960b, p. xiv; Rudolph 1977, p. 4; Thomas 2016; Macuch & Drower 1963;[page needed] Lightfoot 1875 Drower 1960b, p. xiv. The
Mandaeans
British-American astronomer (born 1958)
Together with his friend, the future poet and environmental activist Roly Drower, Jewitt graduated with a first class honours B.Sc. in astronomy in 1979
David_C._Jewitt
Uthra (angelic being) in Mandaeism
serving to ensure the wellbeing of the child before and after birth; E. S. Drower describes her as a genius of childbirth. Hibil married Zahreil during his
Ptahil
British Egyptologist (1863–1963)
21; Drower 2004, p. 121. Drower 2004, pp. 124–125. Drower 2004, p. 125. Janssen 1992, p. 22; Sheppard 2013, p. 99. Janssen 1992, p. 30; Drower 2004,
Margaret_Murray
Welsh politician (born 1942)
Faber and Faber. p. 23. Drower, George (1984). Neil Kinnock: The Path to Leadership. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 89. Drower, George (1984). Neil Kinnock:
Neil_Kinnock
British actress (born 1964)
Bradshaw (born 13 January 1964, Blackpool) is an English actress known for her role in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool
Cathryn_Bradshaw
19th-century Mandaean priest
for his role as E. S. Drower's main field consultant who helped her procure dozens of Mandaic texts, now kept in the Bodleian Library's Drower Collection
Negm_bar_Zahroon
Uthra (angelic being) in Mandaeism
he returns from his descent to the World of Darkness. According to E. S. Drower, in documents giving ritual instruction, Yushamin serves as the spiritual
Yushamin
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
emphasized the origins of Gnosticism within Judaism rather than in Persia. E. S. Drower argues, "heterodox Judaism in Galilee and Samaria appears to have taken
Gnosticism
Opera by Judith Weir
Role Voice type Premiere cast, Cheltenham Music Festival, 8 July 1987 (Conductor: Andrew Parrott) Little Moon / Actor soprano Meryl Drower Mrs Chin / Old
A_Night_at_the_Chinese_Opera
Inscription by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Merneptah
mitigate the reading of ysry·r/ l as Jezreel (see also Kitchen 2004)." Drower 1995, p. 221. Redmount 2001, pp. 71–72, 97. Sparks 1998, pp. 96–. Hasel
Merneptah_Stele
Mystical concept of a heavenly man or world
(help) Drower, E.S. (2002). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran: Their Cults, Customs, Magic Legends, and Folklore. Gorgias Press. ISBN 1931956499. Drower, E.S
Adam_Kadmon
Figure in Mandaean cosmology
being raised to the Place of Light as referring to Ruha, noting that E. S. Drower had interpreted it in reference to Zahreil, but arguing that Zahreil never
Ruha
Biblical figure, son of Noah
"Sacred Text and Esoteric Praxis in Sabian Mandaean Religion" (PDF). p. 45. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon
Shem
Zoroastrian service and liturgical collection
Zoroastrianism . Oxford University Press – via Wikisource. Drower, Elizabeth Stephens (1944), "The Role of Fire in Parsi Ritual", Journal of the Royal Anthropological
Yasna
Prophet (6 BC – AD 30)
article Mandaeans Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Drower. P3 Willis Barnstone
John_the_Baptist
Proto-Christian breakaway Jewish movement
Ginzberg, Louis. "Elcesaites". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 4 May 2022. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon
Jewish_Christianity
Territories under United Kingdom sovereignty
Empire (London & New York, 1985). George Drower, Britain's Dependent Territories (Dartmouth, 1992). George Drower, Overseas Territories Handbook (London:
British_Overseas_Territories
Biblical figure
"Gnosticism - Apocryphon of John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-01-28. Drower, E.S. (2002) [1st Pub. 1932]. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Gorgias Press
Abel
Systematic comparison of the world's religions
Retrieved 9 November 2021. Drower, Ethel Stefana. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1937 Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The
Comparative_religion
1936 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
uncover new information: Franklin Clarke, Sir Carmichael's brother; Mary Drower, Ascher's niece; Donald Fraser, Betty's fiancé; Megan Barnard, Betty's elder
The_A.B.C._Murders
Religious term
Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2022. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa.
Chosen_people
Portraits attached to mummies in Roman Egypt
Translated by Bull, George. Hutchinson. pp. 54–65. ISBN 978-0-09-174189-1. Drower 1985, pp. 133–135. Petrie (1911), p. 1. Thompson, David L. (1982). Mummy
Fayum_mummy_portraits
Common Greek noun for knowledge
3 January 2022. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Drower, Ethel Stephana
Gnosis
Religious practice
New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J.
Fixed_prayer_times
Biblical figure
pp. 130–31. "Torah of Yeshuah: Book of Meqabyan I – III". July 11, 2015. Drower, E.S. (1932). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Gorgias Press.com. ISBN 978-1931956499
Cain
Overview of and topical guide to Mandaeism
Rivers Book of the Zodiac Haran Gawaita Incantation bowls Lead rolls MS Drower 43 Drower Collection Rbai Rafid Collection Mandaean cosmology Tibil (Earth) Yardna
Outline_of_Mandaeism
British Egyptologist (1853–1942)
44–55. Drower, Margaret S. Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology, (2nd publication) University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. ISBN 0-299-14624-3 Drower, Margaret
Flinders_Petrie
Female entity in Near Eastern mythology
Creation in the Mandaean Holy Book the Ginza Rba. University College London. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and The Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa.
Lilith
New Zealand-Australian television presenter
stage for his role as Vince Fontaine in the mega-production "Grease: the Arena Spectacular". Along with Joy Smithers and Alison Drower, Wilkins was the
Richard Wilkins (TV presenter)
Richard_Wilkins_(TV_presenter)
Ethno-religious group of Kurdistan
ISBN 978-0-486-20321-8. OCLC 670375427. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Drower, E.S. (1941). Peacock Angel; Being Some Account of Votaries of a Secret
Yazidis
Christian doctrine in high church confessions
Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill. Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans
Intercession_of_saints
Medieval Arab scholar (c. 830–901)
Gnostic baptist sect whose members were likewise called 'Sabians' (see Drower 1960, pp. 111–112; Nasoraia 2012, p. 39). Gingerich 1986; Rashed & Morelon
Thābit_ibn_Qurra
Circumcision for religious purposes
worshippers of Mosul and El Jilwah, their sacred book". London : H. Cox. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon
Religion_and_circumcision
Set of monotheistic religions
Evangelical Quarterly. 81 (3): 230–253. doi:10.1163/27725472-08103003. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford: Clarendon
Abrahamic_religions
Group of large game birds
S2CID 246596953. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023. Drower, Ethel S. (1953). The Haran Gawaita and The Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa: The Mandaic
Peafowl
Opera by Gioachino Rossini
Opera House and Orchestra Locations and Dates 1984 William McCue, Meryl Drower, Harry Nicoll, Alan Watt Christopher Franklin, Scottish Opera Orchestra
La_cambiale_di_matrimonio
Christian rite of initiation into the Church
First Five Centuries, Eerdmans, 2009, pp. 68–71, ISBN 978-0-8028-2748-7 Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford at the Clarendon
Baptism
Religious ties to a specific geography
Fortress Press. ISBN 9781451416640.(pp94-111). Minneapolis: Fortress Press Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa.
Religious significance of Jerusalem
Religious_significance_of_Jerusalem
Configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat
and Bowlines: The Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations, by George Drower. The History Press. 1 May 2011. ISBN 075246065X Chapelle, Howard Irving
Bermuda_rig
Figure in Abrahamic religions
.." "Interview_MLO". Slayer Magazine. Angelfire. Retrieved 2011-11-30. Drower, E.S. (1941). The Peacock Angel. Being Some Account of Votaries of a Secret
Satan
Mythical personification of evil
Willis; Meyer, Marvin (2003). The Gnostic Bible. Boston & London: Shambhala. Drower, E.S. (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford: Oxford University
Devil
British egyptologist (1871–1957)
Nachrufe). Margaret S. Drower: Flinders Petrie: a life in archaeology. Victor Gollancz, London 1984, S. 231–248. Margaret S. Drower: Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie
Hilda_Petrie
Cultural, social and religious views
about Their Religion. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-06060-8. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford at the Clarendon
Views_on_circumcision
Ritual offering sacrifice in Hinduism
Religions of India, iUniverse, ISBN 978-0595247127, page 86 Nigal, p. 81. Drower, 1944:78 Boyce, 1975:147–191 "Give and take spirit". The Hindu. 2019-05-31
Yajna
BBC Radio show broadcast from 1951 to 1960
well as occasionally performing small roles in the scripts. From Series 3 onwards, the principal character roles were: Neddie Seagoon (Secombe) Eccles
The_Goon_Show
Iraqi Catholic priest and Discalced Carmelite friar
prohibited. The Mandaic manuscripts collected by al-Karmali were cited by E. S. Drower and Rudolf Macuch in their dictionary of the Mandaic language, A Mandaic
Anastase-Marie_al-Karmali
Removal of the human foreskin
ISBN 978-0-7876-6612-5. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Drower ES (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press
Circumcision
Uthra (angelic being) in Mandaeism
American Oriental Society: 152–165. doi:10.2307/593099. JSTOR 593099. Drower, E. S. (1950). Diwan Abatur ... Or: Progress Through the Purgatories. Biblioteca
Abatur
Common spiritual patriarch of the Abrahamic religions
Vandenhoek & Ruprecht. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937)
Abraham
Most important liturgy of Zoroastrianism
Vol I: La liturgie (Yasna et Vispéred). Paris: E. Leroux. Drower, E. S. (1944). "The Role of Fire in Parsi Ritual". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological
Yasna_(liturgy)
Ancient kingdom between Armenia and Syria, ruled by Iranians
p. 278; Garsoian 2005; Gaggero 2016, p. 79; Russell 1986, pp. 438–444; Drower et al. 2021; Olbrycht 2021, p. 38; Ball 2002, pp. 31, 436; Canepa 2015,
Kingdom_of_Sophene
Geographic feature along the coasts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands
Washington, D.C.: National Council for Science and the Environment. George Drower (2011). Heligoland: The True Story of German Bight. The History Press. Map
German_Bight
Region in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
The Earth and Its Peoples, pp. 70–71, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Drower M. (1970): Nubia A Drowning Land, London: Longmans. Emberling, Geoff (2011):
Nubia
Ritual assistant in Mandaeism
(born 1935), scribe, teacher, and author in Ahvaz Acolyte Altar server Drower, E. S. 1960. The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon
Shganda
First Minister of Wales from 2000 to 2009
the 1964 election". WalesOnline. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2023. Drower, G. M. F. (3 October 1994). Kinnock: A Biography. South Woodham Ferrers:
Rhodri_Morgan
Zoroastrian place of worship
Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 3, Costa Mesa: Mazda Pub, pp. 9–10 Drower, Elizabeth Stephens (1944), "The Role of Fire in Parsi Ritual", Journal of the Royal Anthropological
Fire_temple
People from the city of Nazareth
Duchesne-Guillemin. "The conviction of the leading Mandaean scholars — E. S. Drower, Kurt Rudolph, Rudolph Macuch — that Mandaeanism had a pre-Christian origin
Nazarene_(title)
Major Mesopotamian civilization
p. 19. Hauser 2017, p. 230. Hauser 2017, p. 238. Parpola 2004, p. 20. Drower, Gray & Sherwin-White 2012. Harper et al. 1995, p. 18. Schippmann 2012,
Assyria
September 2025. "Vale Ali Drower". Australian Rally Championship. Bayley, Andrew (29 September 2025). "Obituary: Alison Drower". TelevisionAU. Retrieved
2025_in_Australian_television
Norwegian fairy tale
folktales from the Assyrian people. In an Iraqi folktale, collected by E. S. Drower, The Boy and the Deyus, a dying king has two wishes for his sons and daughters:
The Princess on the Glass Hill
The_Princess_on_the_Glass_Hill
Use of equines in combat
1017/S0003598X00084192. S2CID 161568465. Drower 1973, pp. 493–495. Hitti 1957, pp. 77–78. Drower 1973, pp. 452, 458. Kupper 1973, p. 52. Drower 1973, p. 493. Adkins, Handbook
Horses_in_warfare
Largest city in the Northern District of Israel
Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company. E. S. Drower, The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran, Oxford University Press, 1937 reprint Gorgias
Nazareth
Irish fraternal organization
location (link) "Defending the Faith". jacobin.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025. Drower, George (1996). John Hume: Man of Peace. Vista. ISBN 978-0-575-60084-3.
Knights_of_Saint_Columbanus
Sail designed for sailing off the wind
Chicago, Ill: Fitzroy Dearborn;Taylor & Francis. p. 282. ISBN 1-57958-278-8. Drower, George M. F.; Ainslee, Ben [foreword] (1 May 2011). Boats, Boffins and
Spinnaker
Uthra in Mandaeism
NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034678. OCLC 1000148487. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J.
Shihlun
17th-century sailing vessel
and Bowlines: The Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations, by George Drower. The History Press. 1 May 2011. ISBN 075246065X Jarvis, M. (2022). Isle
Bermuda_sloop
Money or goods given to poor people
Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630. Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon
Alms
Zoroastrian concept of holy fire
Encyclopaedia Iranica. New York: Mazda Pub. pp. 471–472. Drower, Elizabeth Stephens (1944). "The Role of Fire in Parsi Ritual". Journal of the Royal Anthropological
Atar
Ordained religious leader in Mandaeism
ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) Drower, E. S. 1960. The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon
Mandaean_priest
Semitic kingdom in Syria
2006, p. 260. Payne 2012, p. 3. Bryce 1999, p. 126. Astour 1969, p. 382. Drower 1973, p. 433. Collon 1995, p. 109. Astour 1989, p. 92. Podany 2010, p. 136
Yamhad
Person authorized to lead the sacred rituals of a religion
Priest?". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2011-04-04. Drower, E. S. 1960. The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon
Priest
Legends from Iraq] (in Russian). Moskva: Наука. Buckley, Jorunn (2007). Drower's Folk-Tales of Iraq. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Gorgias Press. doi:10.31826/9781463211011
Culture_of_Iraq
Bathing or washing as a religious ritual
(The smell of burning death)". Rabbinic Rambling. Retrieved 6 May 2009. Drower, Ethel Stefana. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon
Ritual_purification
King of Sophene and Commagene from 228 to 212 BC
Marciak 2017, p. 80; Schmitt 2000 Michels 2021, p. 485; Facella 2021; Drower et al. 2021; Olbrycht 2021, p. 38; Strootman 2020, pp. 205, 210; Marciak
Xerxes_of_Sophene
New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J.
Religious_use_of_incense
French Egyptologist (1846–1916)
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. London: Routledge. pp. 473–474. ISBN 0-415-18589-0. Drower, Margaret S. (1982). "Gaston Maspero and the Birth of the Egypt Exploration
Gaston_Maspero
British slang term
Frayling, Mad, Bad And Dangerous?: The Scientist and the Cinema (2005) George Drower, Boats, Boffins and Bowlines: The Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations
Boffin
Egyptian archaeologist
his family at Armant by Vahram Manavyan was donated by Margaret Stefana Drower to the Egypt Exploration Society in 2004. Artifacts he discovered or helped
Ali_Suefi
pp. 18–20. Hauser 2017, p. 238. Radner 2015, p. 20. Parpola 2004, p. 20. Drower, Gray & Sherwin-White 2012. Hauser 2017, p. 239. Harper et al. 1995, p. 18
History_of_the_Assyrians
Ancient kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia (132 BC–214 AD)
(1980). Cults and Beliefs at Edessa. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-06050-2. Drower, Margaret Stephana; Gray, Eric William; Sherwin-White, Susan Mary (2012)
Osroene
Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-1664-0.(pp94-111). Minneapolis: Fortress Press Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa.
Timeline_of_Jerusalem
Irish nationalist politician (1937–2020)
1996. ISBN 978-1570981104 George Drower, John Hume: Peacemaker, Gollancz, 1995 ISBN 978-0575062177 George Drower, John Hume: Man of Peace, Vista, London
John_Hume
Invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity
Texts and Modern People. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515385-9. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J.
Prayer
Historical region
2007, p. 290. Bryce 2005, p. 140. Bryce 2005, p. 141. Jared Miller 2008 Drower 1973, p. 430. Thompson, Stephen E. (1994). "The Anointing of Officials in
Nuhašše
English Egyptologist and philologist (1883–1950)
The Times. 2 March 1950. Griffith Institute Archive: Gunn MSS Margaret S. Drower (2004). Getzel M. Cohen; Martha Joukowsky (eds.). Breaking Ground: Pioneering
Battiscombe_Gunn
Television station in Southern New South Wales & ACT, Australia
now works at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Amy La Porte Ali Drower (State Focus and news updates) Greg Robson (sport from 1988 until 1993,
CTC_(TV_station)
British archaeologist (1905–1985)
Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2016. Drower, Margaret S. (January 1986). "Olga Tufnell, 1905–1985: an Appreciation and
Olga_Tufnell
Lithuanian fairy tale
daughter confirms his conclusions. In an Iraqi tale collected by E. S. Drower with the title The Blind Sultan, a sultan has two wives, an Arab woman,
The_Magician's_Horse
the Historical Novel Society, and Novelists, Inc. British novelist E. S. Drower's 1911 novel The Mountain of God revolves around the lives of the Baháʼís
Baháʼí_Faith_in_fiction
ROLY DROWER
ROLY DROWER
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sindoor, The red powder used in Tika during a holy ceremony, Famous land
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Orli, ORLY means "light is mine."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Holy name
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Roxie, ROXY means "dawn."
Male
Irish
 Pet form of Irish Gaelic Roibéard, ROY means "bright fame." Compare with other forms of Roy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rolf, composed of the Germanic elements hrÅd ‘renown’ + wulf ‘wolf’. This name was especially popular among Nordic peoples in the contracted form Hrólfr, and seems to have reached England by two separate channels; partly through its use among pre-Conquest Scandinavian settlers, partly through its popularity among the Normans, who, however, generally used the form Rou(l) (see Rollo).North German : from a personal name, a contracted form of Rudolf, cognate with 1.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of German Karl, KÃROLY means "man."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Princess
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Rollo, ROLO means "famous land."
Male
English
Pet form of English Rolland, ROLLY means "famous land."
Male
English
 Contracted form of Old High German Hrodwulf, ROLF means "famous wolf." This name came into Middle English use via the Normans. Compare with other forms of Rolf.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sindoor, The red powder used in Tika during a holy ceremony, Famous land
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Rosie, ROSY means "rose."
Female
German
Pet form of German Rosemarie, ROMY means "rose" and "obstinate, rebellious."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Rolly, ROLY means "famous land."
Boy/Male
German
Famed land; renowned in the land. Roland was a legendary hero who served Charlemagne.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cheerful
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hrólfr, ROLF means "famous wolf." Compare with other forms of Rolf.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from a pet form of Robert.English and Scottish : habitational name from Roby in Lancashire (now Merseyside), named with Old Norse rá ‘pole’, ‘boundary mark’ + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.German : from a short form of the personal names Rudolf or Roland.German : habitational name for someone from either of two places named Rolle, in Westphalia and Pomerania.English : variant of Rollo or Rolf.
ROLY DROWER
ROLY DROWER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Merrow in Surrey, possibly so named from Old English mearg ‘marrow’ used figuratively to mean ‘fertile ground’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Prepared, arrayed.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, spring favor.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ready to offer boons
Girl/Female
Tamil
East
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love of the Charming King
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Knowledgeable
Boy/Male
Hindu
Gold, Golden ornament for the neck or golden vessel
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Benevolent; Name of a King
ROLY DROWER
ROLY DROWER
ROLY DROWER
ROLY DROWER
ROLY DROWER
v.
That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
v.
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
superl.
Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
n.
To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
v. i.
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.
n.
A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow flowers; -- called also golden garlic.
v.
Part; office; duty; role.
a.
Roily.
a.
Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout.
n.
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
n. & a.
Rolly-poly.
a.
Turbid; as, roily water.
n.
Same as Poly, n.
v.
A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.
n.
See Rolly-pooly.
n.
To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
n.
A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll.
a.
capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.
v.
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.
n.
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.