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Protected area in Hampshire, England
Selborne Common is a 99.6-hectare (246-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Selborne in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation
Selborne_Common
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
provide easier access to the Hanger and Selborne Common on the summit of Selborne Hill. A complete history of Selborne, from its geology through its establishment
Selborne
Hill in Hampshire, England
county's Tumps. Selborne Hill lies above the village of Selborne on the edge of the Hampshire Downs, its crown playing host to Selborne Common, an area of
Selborne_Hill
Common and Waggoners Wells Mottisfont Abbey Sandham Memorial Chapel Selborne Common Stockbridge Down Stockbridge Marsh The Vyne West Green House Winchester
List of National Trust properties in England
List_of_National_Trust_properties_in_England
Small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia and north Africa
similar-looking common chiffchaff, willow warbler and wood warbler by their songs, as detailed in 1789 in The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, but the
Common_chiffchaff
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Nearby, on a triangle of grass between Newton Lane and the track to Selborne Common, is a small sarsen stone. The village has a Sports and Social Centre
Newton_Valence
List of protected wildlife and geological sites in Hampshire
Sites View: Selborne Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2020. Ratcliffe, p. 52-53 "Selborne Common". National
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire
List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Hampshire
English common law court (c. 1200–1873)
particularly Alexander Cockburn. After Hatherly was replaced by Lord Selborne in September 1872, a second bill was introduced after consultation with
Court of King's Bench (England)
Court_of_King's_Bench_(England)
a dishonest and fraudulent design on the part of the trustees. — Lord Selborne LC, Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244, 251–252. This passage was adopted
Barnes_v_Addy
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 133: Haslemere, Petersfield, Midhurst & Selborne. Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series. Kingsclere at www.british-history
List_of_hills_of_Hampshire
Gathering of invited guests
many cultures. In Western cultures, birthday parties include a number of common rituals. The guests may be asked to bring a gift for the honored person
Party
British colony from 1902 to 1910
of the Union of South Africa. On 7 January 1907 Selborne released a despatch, known as the Selborne Memorandum. It reviewed the situation in South Africa
Orange_River_Colony
The Selborne-Fisher scheme, or Selborne scheme, was an effort by John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Second Sea Lord, approved by William Palmer, 2nd Earl
Selborne-Fisher_scheme
Protected area in Hampshire, England
63-hectare (160-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Selborne in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and part
Noar_Hill
Nature reserve in Hampshire, England
the following fauna: Common kingfisher Common buzzard European goldfinch Eurasian treecreeper Common reed bunting Red kite Common chiffchaff European green
Ashford_Hill_NNR
Neighborhood in Georgia, United States
townhouses and sleek modern "boxes". The village comprises three hamlets. The Selborne hamlet is devoted to the visual and culinary arts and currently contains
Serenbe
List of common words used to describe animal noises and their audio recordings
ISBN 9781596918115. White, Gilbert (1837). The natural history and antiquities of Selborne. With The naturalist's calendar and miscellaneous observations. p. 449
List_of_animal_sounds
Species of bird
English-language context is in Gilbert White's popular book The Natural History of Selborne, originally published in 1789: The swallow, though called the chimney-swallow
Barn_swallow
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
Ripon Lord George Hamilton The Earl Spencer George Goschen The Earl of Selborne The Earl Cawdor The Lord Tweedmouth Reginald McKenna Winston Churchill
Winston_Churchill
Village in Hampshire, England
southwest of Bordon, just west of the A325 road. It is part of the parish of Selborne, which together with nearby Oakhanger, covers an area of 7,915 acres (3
Blackmoor,_Hampshire
1877 UK House of Lords case
detriment. Lord Cairns LC gave the lead judgment, with which Lords O'Hagan, Selborne, Blackburn and Gordon concurred. My Lords, it is upon those grounds that
Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co
Hughes_v_Metropolitan_Railway_Co
Candle made by dipping a rush in fat or grease
description of rushlight making in The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, Letter XXVI (1789). Rushlights were still used in rural England to the
Rushlight
Salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae
p. 161. White, Gilbert (1789). The natural history and antiquities of Selborne : in the county of Southampton: with engravings, and an appendix. Oxford
Newt
River in Hampshire, England
Well Head, at the foot of Noar Hill, to the south of Selborne. The initial section towards Selborne is known as the Well Head Stream, the route was diverted
Oakhanger_Stream
Family of songbirds
observer as Rev. Gilbert White, in his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789, based on decades of observations). This idea may have been supported
Swallow
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
miles (2.7 km) eastward on the B3004 road. It is part of the parish of Selborne, which covers an area of 7,915 acres (3,203 ha). The nearest railway station
Oakhanger,_Hampshire
Aquatic insects of the order Ephemeroptera
called the hemerobius." In his 1789 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, the English parson-naturalist Gilbert White described in the entry for
Mayfly
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
fireplaces, sometimes with birds still on them. In his The Natural History of Selborne, Gilbert White notes that western jackdaws used to nest in crevices beneath
Western_jackdaw
Nonfiction or fiction prose or poetry about the natural environment, literary genre
ornithologist. He is best known for writing Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789). William Bartram (1739–1823) was another significant American pioneer
Nature_writing
Court of equity in England and Wales (c. 1350–1875)
who was now Lord Selborne and the new lord chancellor – as the Supreme Court of Judicature bill. While still cautious, Selborne's bill was far more structured
Court_of_Chancery
British World War II espionage and sabotage organisation
of Trade and was replaced as Minister of Economic Warfare by Lord Selborne. Selborne, in turn, retired Nelson, who had suffered ill health as a result
Special_Operations_Executive
(1986). Gilbert White. A biography of the author of The Natural History of Selborne. Century Hutchinson. p. 11. Boulger, George Simonds. DNB, 1885-1900, Volume
List_of_parson-naturalists
South African cricketer (born 1976)
"brown shit" in a team song. Born in East London, Boucher was educated at Selborne College where he was coached by Richard Pybus. From the time he replaced
Mark_Boucher
Long-legged predatory wading bird
1896. Two grey herons feature in a stained-glass window of the church in Selborne, Hampshire. The English surnames Earnshaw, Hernshaw, Herne, and Heron all
Grey_heron
County of England
important overwintering site for wildfowl. In a valley on the downs is Selborne; the countryside surrounding the village was the location of Gilbert White's
Hampshire
Rye Sandford Sandleheath Sarisbury Sarisbury Green Segensworth West Selborne Selborne Hill Shalden Shawford Shedfield Sheet Sherborne St John Sherfield
List_of_places_in_Hampshire
Greensand Group marks the return to fully marine conditions in this area. The Selborne Group comprises claystones of the Gault Formation and sandstones of the
Geology_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
English livery company
benefactor Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne (1812–1895), Lord Chancellor William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne KG GCMG PC (1859–1942), politician and
The_Mercers'_Company
Status necessary to take part in City of London governance institutions and procedures
Stephen Hawking (2017) Brady Brim-DeForest (2020) John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne Dame Kate Bingham (2021) Julia Hoggett (1 November 2023), CEO of the London
Freedom_of_the_City_of_London
Officer cadet
by the Selborne-Fisher scheme, and engineering and executive officer candidates began to enter the Navy in the same way, which was termed 'Common Entry'
Midshipman
Town in East London, England
along Hoe Street and Selborne Road also failed to meet the UK National Air Quality Objective, with one diffusion tube on Selborne Road recording an annual
Walthamstow
Lord Mayor of London. Knighted in 1908 and created Baronet Burnett, of Selborne House, in the Borough of Croydon in 1913, he was a surveyor and local politician
Sir David Burnett, 1st Baronet
Sir_David_Burnett,_1st_Baronet
Monastery possible monastery, possibly from Winchester Cathedral Priory Selborne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1233–34 by Peter des Roches,
List of monastic houses in England
List_of_monastic_houses_in_England
Maritime land warfare force of the United Kingdom
through the common entry or "Selborne scheme", to reduce the professional differences between RN and RM officers through a system of common entry that
Royal_Marines
Geological formation in England
Greensand may have been reworked from the underlying Gault. Argiles du Gault "Selborne Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey
Gault
Overview of the geography of West Sussex
the Purbeck Group through the Wealden and Lower Greensand groups to the Selborne Group. The lowermost/earliest of these are present at depth but do not
Geology_of_West_Sussex
Procedural device to allow British MPs to resign
Aldershot Con Called up to the House of Lords in his father's barony of Selborne by writ of acceleration 3 April 1941 Frederick Roberts West Bromwich Lab
List of stewards of the Chiltern Hundreds
List_of_stewards_of_the_Chiltern_Hundreds
South African statesman and military officer (1870–1950)
High Commissioner by the more conciliatory William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne. Smuts saw an opportunity and pounced, urging Botha to persuade the Liberals
Jan_Smuts
Species of bird
348. White, Gilbert (1836). Blyth, Edward (ed.). The Natural History of Selborne, with its Antiquites; Naturalist's Calendar, &c. London: Orr and Smith
Red_avadavat
1830 uprisings by English agricultural workers
the Selborne and Headley Workhouse Riots of 1830... And Their Aftermath. Published by Author. ISBN 1-873855-33-8. John Owen Smith, "Headley & Selborne workhouse
Swing_Riots
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
move Coloureds that were staying somewhere else in Pretoria, such as Lady Selborne, Eastwood, Claremont, Booysens and the so-called Kaapse Lokasie, into Eersterust
Eersterust
Central (1) Lymington East (1) Lymington West (1) Lyndhurst (1) Medstead & Selborne (1) Odiham (1) Petersfield (1) Portsmouth No. 1 (2) Portsmouth No. 2 (North
List of electoral wards in Hampshire
List_of_electoral_wards_in_Hampshire
Genus of birds
of an edition of Gilbert White's The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne that Blythe edited. The name is derived by tautomony with the binomial
Amandava
Superfamily of insects
described an invading "army" of black aphids that arrived in his village of Selborne, Hampshire, England, in August 1774 in "great clouds", covering every plant
Aphid
Species of rodent
mouse had been formally described, Gilbert White reported their nests in Selborne, Hampshire: They never enter into houses; are carried into ricks and barns
Eurasian_harvest_mouse
British civilian organisation
since 1899 and in February 1916 they sent a deputation to meet Lord Selborne. Selborne's Ministry of Agriculture agreed to fund a Women’s National Land Service
Women's_Land_Army
British prime minister (1885-86; 1886-92; 1895-1902)
(11 April 1858 – 27 April 1950); she married William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne on 27 October 1883. They had four children. Lady Gwendolen Cecil (28 July
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury
Town in Surrey, England
subdivided. Rev. Gilbert White described Sunbury, in The Natural History of Selborne, letter xii, 4 November 1767, as "one of those pleasant villages lying
Sunbury-on-Thames
Abbey White's Selborne Why? William Hazlitt Women and Fiction Modern Fiction (1919) The Common Reader (1925) The London Scene (1931) The Common Reader: Second
Virginia_Woolf_bibliography
House of Lords (the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cairns, Lord Hatherley, Lord Selborne, Lord Blackburn, and Lord Gordon) held that a contract had arisen by conduct
Brogden_v_Metropolitan_Rly_Co
British writer and broadcaster
Humphries. ISBN 978-1848221024. Class (ed.), 1968 The Natural History of Selborne (ed.), Penguin, 1977 In Search of Food (with David Mabey) Cold Comforts
Richard_Mabey
Canadian constitutional law case – 1883
Ontario courts. As was the practice of the Judicial Committee at that time, Selborne gave the decision for the entire committee, with no reasons from any of
Attorney General of Ontario v Mercer
Attorney_General_of_Ontario_v_Mercer
Seasonal movement of birds
Gilbert White, in his posthumously published 1789 The Natural History of Selborne, quoted a man's story about swallows being found in a chalk cliff collapse
Bird_migration
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923
rejecting it would technically make the Army an illegal institution. Lord Selborne had written to Law in 1912 to point out that vetoing or significantly amending
Bonar_Law
Public school in London, England
appeal in 1876 at the highest possible level (the Privy Council) where Lord Selborne ruled in his favour. In 1882, the Charity Commissioners finally issued
Dulwich_College
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
July 1881, presented by the Lord Chancellor, Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron Selborne. The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 7 July 1881,
Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881
Statute_Law_Revision_and_Civil_Procedure_Act_1881
British statesman and colonial administrator (1854–1925)
and he chose Milner at the suggestion of William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne. The selection was cordially approved by the Liberal Party and warmly recognised
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred_Milner,_1st_Viscount_Milner
London to Portsmouth road in England
Hindhead Tunnel". Mott MacDonald. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Selborne Civil Parish Council - campaign to replace or alter roundabout Archived
A3_road
City in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Beaconhurst Nahoon Stirling Woodleigh Bunkers Hill Bonnie Doon Vincent Baysville Selborne Cambridge Morningside Saxilby Braelyn Parkridge Parkside Peffersville Buffalo
East_London,_South_Africa
Drayton in Barton Stacey, 3 at Swarraton, 6 at Northington, 3 at Norton near Selborne, 1.5 at Slackstead and Tachbury in Copythorne, and 15 at Abbotts Ann, Hants;
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1960, p. 111 National Archive, Secret Despatch from Selborne to Crewe, 24 October 1908, PRO CO 879/106/8 Martin Plaut, Promise and Despair
Elections_in_South_Africa
British politician (1801–1886)
laws unsatisfactory but the motion passed Parliament. The Lord Chancellor Selborne supported a Lunacy Law Amendment Bill and Shaftesbury wanted to resign
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
Scientific study of birds
works such as Gilbert White's 1789 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne which were written in a tranquil era. In the 17th century, Francis Willughby
Ornithology
Royal Park in London, England
installed near Pembroke Lodge stables in 1851. The plaque was replaced by the Selborne Society in 1895. In 2014 Poet's Corner was moved to the other side of the
Richmond_Park
Town in Tasmania, Australia
(HGPs) in cattle, so the plant guarantees its products are free of HGP. Selborne Biological Services runs a biotechnology manufacturing facility in Longford
Longford,_Tasmania
Scottish poet (1700–1748)
John Heneage Jesse was installed in 1851. The plaque was replaced by the Selborne Society in 1895 and by a re-gilded board in 2014. King Henry's Mound, which
James Thomson (poet, born 1700)
James_Thomson_(poet,_born_1700)
Physiological state of dormant inactivity in order to pass the winter season
documented anecdotal evidence in his 1789 book The Natural History of Selborne that indicated the belief was still current in his time. It is now understood
Hibernation
Royal Navy officer (1841–1920)
cadet and his chance of future early promotion. Fisher had described his Selborne-Fisher scheme as "unstoppable by prejudice, Parliament, Satan or even,
John_Fisher,_1st_Baron_Fisher
Culinary traditions of Ireland
(1960, December). Further excavations at a Mesolithic site at Oakhanger, Selborne, Hants. In Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (Vol. 26, pp. 246-262)
Irish_cuisine
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905
feeling and moral disinterestedness, aloof from all the greed and crying of common human nature. But a strange paradox as Prime Minister of a great empire
Arthur_Balfour
British commando (1911–1995)
Pegasus Bridge though the rendezvous time stipulated in the plan was noon. (A common misconception holds that they arrived almost exactly on time, late by only
Simon_Fraser,_15th_Lord_Lovat
Type of trial by ordeal in Anglo-Saxon law
unless he may clear himself on the housel." Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne (1892). Ancient Facts and Fictions concerning Churches and Tithes. London:
Corsned
British colony and protectorate (1914–1960)
were established in 1898 by the Niger Committee, chaired by the Earl of Selborne, in 1898. The British finalized the border between Nigeria and French West
Colonial_Nigeria
South African light armoured car
outlying intersection. Taking up positions on the high ground overlooking Selborne Avenue, they stayed in place until two more BTRs attacked, firing indiscriminately
Eland_armoured_car
Supreme Court judge of New South Wales, Australia (1927–2014)
admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1955 and practised from Selborne Chambers focussing on common and criminal law. He represented many clients in the Newcastle
Peter_McInerney
1878 Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron Selborne (2nd time) 28 April 1880 9 June 1885 Liberal Gladstone II Earl of Selborne in 1882 Hardinge Giffard, 1st Baron
List of lord chancellors and lord keepers
List_of_lord_chancellors_and_lord_keepers
English contract law court case
taken from the judgment of Lord Selborne LC in Earl of Aylesbury v Morris LR 8 Ch.App 484 at 490-491. Lord Selborne was not there seeking to generalise;
Alec Lobb (Garages) Ltd. v Total Oil (GB) Ltd.
Alec_Lobb_(Garages)_Ltd._v_Total_Oil_(GB)_Ltd.
WWII operation to restrict supply lines
London: BBC News. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2016. The Earl of Selborne, Minister of Economic Warfare (9 May 1944). "Economic Warfare". Parliamentary
Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)
Blockade_of_Germany_(1939–1945)
Terror hostage-taking in 2014 in Sydney, Australia
bouquets were laid at Martin Place. From the NSW Police Force Outside Selborne Chambers Floral tributes at the Lindt café in Westfield Miranda Lindt's
Lindt_Cafe_siege
English architect (1862–1946)
Medical Research, Johannesburg, 1912 Potchefstroom College of Agriculture, Selborne Hall, Potchefstroom, 1913 Bishop's Lea, George, 1913 Union Buildings, Pretoria
Herbert_Baker
Duke of Bedford Liberal Liberal Unionist Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne Liberal Liberal Unionist Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley Liberal Liberal
List of British politicians who have changed party affiliation
List_of_British_politicians_who_have_changed_party_affiliation
Variety and variability of life forms
of biodiversity. In 1768, Rev. Gilbert White succinctly observed of his Selborne, Hampshire "all nature is so full, that that district produces the most
Biodiversity
Study of periodic events in biological life cycles
seasonal events of more than 400 plant and animal species, Gilbert White in Selborne, Hampshire and William Markwick in Battle, Sussex over a 25-year period
Phenology
Artificial pond for watering livestock
periods of summer drought the artificial ponds on the downs above his native Selborne, Hampshire, retained their water, despite supplying flocks of sheep, while
Dew_pond
1536–1541 disbanding of religious residences by Henry VIII
Cambridge (1496), and William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester acquiring Selborne Priory in Hampshire in 1484 for Magdalen College, Oxford. Dissolutions
Dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution_of_the_monasteries
English writer (1827–1889)
gymnastics and sport; and an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne. He also edited The Boys Own Magazine. Wood died at Coventry on 3 March
John_George_Wood
British colony from 1877 to 1881 and 1902 to 1910
political, racial and economic problems encountered by these colonies and find common ground between the Boers and the English. On 12 October 1908, the thirty
Transvaal_Colony
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
roundabout connected to the A31 and the A32, and the other to the A339/B3006 Selborne Road. The nearest railway station is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northeast of the
Chawton
United Kingdom legislation legalizing same-sex marriage
of Louth, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Popat, L. Risby, L. Rotherwick, L. Selborne, E. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Shephard of Northwold, B. tedman-Scott
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Marriage_(Same_Sex_Couples)_Act_2013
University Press, 28 Mar 1985 Calendar of charters and documents relating to Selborne and its priory, preserved in the muniment room of Magdalen college, Oxford
Mayor_of_Winchester
SELBORNE COMMON
SELBORNE COMMON
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Sǣbeorn, composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + beorn ‘warrior’, which survived into Middle English.
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Australian American
Derived from the Australian city of Melbourne.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Seaborn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Seaborn.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Spring Brook
Boy/Male
English
From the clear brook.
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British, English
From the Sandy Stream
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
From the Mill Stream
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in Devon.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Clear Brook; From the Bright Stream
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Spring Brook
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands)
English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places. Melbourne in former East Yorkshire is recorded in Domesday Book as Middelburne, from Old English middel ‘middle’ + burna ‘stream’; the first element was later replaced by the cognate Old Norse meðal. Melbourne in Derbyshire has as its first element Old English mylen ‘mill’, and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire probably Old English melde ‘milds’, a type of plant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Welborn.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Spring-fed Stream
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English
English : variant spelling of Welborn.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Mill Stream
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Shelburne.
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English
English : habitational name from Welborne in Norfolk, Welbourn in Lincolnshire, or Welburn in North Yorkshire, all named with Old English wella ‘spring’ + burna ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
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From the Mill Stream
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Welborn.
SELBORNE COMMON
SELBORNE COMMON
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Tamil
Vedbhushan | வேதபà¯à®·à®¨
One adorned with knowledge of the Vedas
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Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who ploughs
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German
Leader of the people.
Girl/Female
Christian, Indian
Brilliant
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sachindev | ஸசிநதேவ
Lord Indra Dev
Girl/Female
Hindu
Married woman
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Arabic
Pious; Pure; Very Ingenious
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Danish, French, German, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Swedish
Edge of the Sword; Inspires Fright; Edge; Point
Girl/Female
Latin Irish
From the Latin Caelia, which is a feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning heavenly,...
SELBORNE COMMON
SELBORNE COMMON
SELBORNE COMMON
SELBORNE COMMON
SELBORNE COMMON
n.
One who has a joint right in common ground.
a.
Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar.
n.
State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.
a.
Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
n. pl.
A club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons.
n. pl.
The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.
adv.
Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.
n. pl.
Provisions; food; fare, -- as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities.
n.
One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility.
adv.
In common; familiarly.
n. pl.
A common; public pasture ground.
v. t.
To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
n.
A member of the House of Commons.
n. pl.
The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities.
n.
A common; a piece of land in which two or more persons have a common right.
n.
The quality of being commonplace; commonness.
n.
Commonwealth.
v. i.
To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
n.
A student at Cambridge University, England, who commons, or dines, at the Fellow's table.