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River in New Zealand
The Wilberforce River is a river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is located in western Canterbury and is naturally a tributary of the Rakaia River
Wilberforce_River
Bishop of Oxford, England (1805–1873)
Samuel Wilberforce FRS (7 September 1805 – 19 July 1873) was an English bishop in the Church of England, and the third son of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce
Samuel_Wilberforce
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England Wilberforce Oak, a tree stump near Holwood House, Keston, England Wilberforce, Ohio, United States Wilberforce, Sierra Leone Wilberforce River, in
Wilberforce
Mountain in Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Shaler Range, which runs approximately north–south to the east of the Wilberforce River. A col to the east of the peak separates two glaciers, the Kahutea
Mount_Murchison_(Canterbury)
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
north-west Sydney and lies on the western bank of the Hawkesbury River. Wilberforce is one of the original settlements established as a township by Lachlan
Wilberforce,_New_South_Wales
Mountain pass in Canterbury
metres (4,629 ft) above sea level, connecting the upper reaches of the Wilberforce River with the West Coast. According to Māori tradition, Nōti Raureka was
Browning_Pass_/_Nōti_Raureka
Lake in the South Island of New Zealand
Nōti Raureka, a mountain pass connecting the upper reaches of the Wilberforce River with the West Coast. The pass was one of the first routes used by
Lake_Browning_/_Whakarewa
Historic house museum in Kingston upon Hull, England
Wilberforce House is a British historic house museum, part of the Museums Quarter of Kingston upon Hull. It is the birthplace of social reformer William
Wilberforce_House
River in New Zealand
The Harper River is a tributary of the Wilberforce River which itself flows into the Rakaia River in New Zealand's Canterbury region. It is located in
Harper_River
Waterfall on the Hood River in Nunavut, Canada
Qurlua, formerly Wilberforce Falls, is an almost 60 metres (200 ft) tall waterfall located in the Wilberforce Gorge of the Hood River in Nunavut, Canada
Kattimannap_Qurlua
River in Canterbury, New Zealand
Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers, south
Avoca_River_(Canterbury)
Township Municipality in Ontario, Canada
Irondale River. Logging and farming were the original attractions of the Gooderham area and Gooderham still has an active lumber mill. Wilberforce was established
Highlands_East,_Ontario
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Mountain in New Zealand
which is a tributary of the Wilberforce River, whereas all other slopes drain into tributaries of the Waimakariri River. Topographic relief is significant
Mount Harper (Black Range, New Zealand)
Mount_Harper_(Black_Range,_New_Zealand)
Township municipality in Ontario, Canada
the North Algona and Wilberforce townships were amalgamated. Wilberforce Township was named in 1851, to honour William Wilberforce. The township contains
North_Algona_Wilberforce
Colony in Ontario, Canada
Wilberforce Colony was a colony established in the year 1829 by free African American citizens, north of present-day London, Ontario, Canada. It was an
Wilberforce_Colony
1811–1870 British colony in modern Canada
Scottish kin. Selkirk was influenced by humanitarians including William Wilberforce and, following the forced displacement of Scottish farmers that took
Red_River_Colony
Mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand
slope drains into the White River, whereas the west slope drains into Cronin Stream which is a tributary of the Wilberforce River. Topographic relief is significant
Mount_Davie
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Wilberforce Park is a heritage-listed public parkland at 47 George Road, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was first established
Wilberforce_Park
Dam in Canterbury, New Zealand
the Harper River in 1922, the Acheron River in 1930, and later the Wilberforce River in 1977. The station was built and initially owned by the New Zealand
Coleridge_Power_Station
Lake in the South Island of New Zealand
altitude between the lake and river (the lake is 150 metres or 490 feet higher). Both the Harper and Wilberforce rivers have had some of their flow diverted
Lake_Coleridge
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Wilberforce Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at Clergy Road, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was laid out by surveyor
Wilberforce_Cemetery
Walking route in England
The Wilberforce Way is a 60-mile (97 km) walking route between Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire and York. The walk has been devised so that it can
Wilberforce_Way
City in the East Riding, England
the English Civil Wars. Its 18th-century Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, took a prominent part in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain
Kingston_upon_Hull
English biologist (1825–1895)
stories regarding Huxley's famous 1860 Oxford evolution debate with Samuel Wilberforce were a key moment in the wider acceptance of evolution and in his own
Thomas_Henry_Huxley
Capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria
another exhibition traces the efforts of abolitionists such as William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp, who saw the slave trade as morally
Calabar
River in Nunavut, Canada
sights. There are numerous rapids, waterfalls and glaciers along the river. Wilberforce Gorge is a steep, high gorge that runs for 3 km (1.9 mi) at almost
Hood_River_(Nunavut)
music icon Matti Caspi dies at 76". JNS. Retrieved February 8, 2026. Wilberforce, Mark (February 8, 2026). "Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo
List of 2026 deaths in popular music
List_of_2026_deaths_in_popular_music
British actress (born 1948)
others. In 2012, she toured in The Ladykillers, playing the role of Mrs. Wilberforce. In 2014, she played Pam Chandler, a suspected murderer, in the last
Michele_Dotrice
Commercial bank in Sierra Leone
Freetown Clock Tower Branch - 7 Kissy Road, Freetown Wilberforce Street Branch – 39 Wilberforce Street, Freetown Bo Branch - 10 Bojon Street, Bo Kenema
Rokel_Commercial_Bank
Football tournament season
Fall River. Brooklyn v True Blue Jersey A.C. v Hibernian Rangers v Corinthians Scottish American v Camden West Hudson v Ledgerwood Wilberforce v Bronx
1909–10_American_Cup
NZ South Island old rail line
Branch should be extended from Whitecliffs to the West Coast via the Wilberforce River and Browning's Pass. Another proposal called for a line departing
Whitecliffs_Branch
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Cottage is a heritage-listed former cottage and now museum at Rose Street, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1810
Rose_Cottage,_Wilberforce
Street in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Museums Quarter. Among these is Wilberforce House, the birthplace of the politician and abolitionist William Wilberforce which commemorates his long fight
High_Street,_Hull
River in New South Wales, Australia
Governor Macquarie proclaimed the ‘Macquarie Towns’ of Windsor, Richmond, Wilberforce, Castlereagh, and Pitt Town in an attempt to ensure that development
Nepean_River
American soprano (born 1927)
Education and Industrial Arts in Wilberforce, Ohio which at the beginning of her education was a department inside Wilberforce University. By the time she
Leontyne_Price
1785 ship of the Royal Navy
to carry out his mapping of the African coast. In April 1809, William Wilberforce took a personal interest in the stagnation of Columbine’s mission, as
HMS_Solebay_(1785)
Road in New South Wales, Australia
(104 mi)-long rural road that links the Hunter Region in New South Wales to Wilberforce, just north of Windsor on the far northwestern suburban edge of Sydney
Putty_Road
Lake in Ontario, Canada
Lake Doré is a freshwater lake in the township of North Algona-Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the
Lake_Doré
Furneaux, Lord Birkenhead won the Heinemann Award in 1975 for William Wilberforce (ISBN 9781573833431), his biography of the antislavery campaigner. He
Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead
Frederick_Smith,_3rd_Earl_of_Birkenhead
Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Bonnechere River approximately 25 km (15 miles) southwest of Pembroke, Ontario. It is bounded by the Township of North Algona-Wilberforce, the Township
Golden_Lake
African American collegiate fraternity
(ΓΦ) was an African American fraternity founded on March 1, 1905 at Wilberforce University. It went defunct sometime before 1950. Gamma Phi is notable
Gamma_Phi
Anglican cleric, hymn-writer, and abolitionist (1725–1807)
highlights Newton's influence on William Wilberforce. Albert Finney portrays Newton, Ioan Gruffudd is Wilberforce, and the film was directed by Michael Apted
John_Newton
River in Ontario, Canada
Golden Lake until the river reaches Admaston/Bromley downstream, the river forms the boundary between North Algona Wilberforce (left bank, on the north)
Bonnechere_River
Suburb of City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
about 5 kilometres from the larger centre of Wilberforce. It sits on the banks of the Hawkesbury River and like typical early 19th century villages in
Ebenezer,_New_South_Wales
Music and performance arts festival held annually in Kingston upon Hull, England
MP and son of Hull, William Wilberforce. The festival was established in 2007 to mark the 200th anniversary of Wilberforce's law, the Slave Trade Act 1807
Freedom_Festival,_Hull
American composer (1895–1978)
Born in Mississippi and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Still attended Wilberforce University and Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student of George Whitefield
William_Grant_Still
River in Ontario, Canada
The Snake River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. The river begins at Lake Doré in North Algona-Wilberforce township. It flows east under
Snake_River_(Renfrew_County)
Transport museum in Kingston upon Hull, England
and East Riding Museum (archaeology), the Arctic Corsair trawler and Wilberforce House Museum. The site is managed by Hull Museums, a department of Hull
Streetlife Museum of Transport
Streetlife_Museum_of_Transport
Sports stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
MKM_Stadium
Municipal building in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
Hull_City_Hall
Market town in Berkshire, England
Samuel Wilberforce, became the first ecclesiastical parish in the Borough of Maidenhead. Ten years later, in 1867, his brother William Wilberforce junior
Maidenhead
UW–Baraboo. The athletics are mainly branded as Wisconsin–River Falls, but they are also known as UW–River Falls. The athletics are mainly branded as Wisconsin–Stevens
List of college team nicknames in the United States
List_of_college_team_nicknames_in_the_United_States
English-Australian historian (1863–1934)
Arthur Wilberforce Jose (4 September 1863 – 22 January 1934) was an English-Australian historian and editor of the Australian Encyclopaedia. Jose was
Arthur_Jose
English amateur orchestra
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
Hull_Philharmonic_Orchestra
Berlin) 7 January 2021 Leonid Bujor 65 Politician Moldova (Chișinău) Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa 75 Politician Uganda (Kampala) Genival Lacerda 89 Singer
List of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic
List_of_deaths_due_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic
Belizean politician
Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson (25 July 1923 – 3 October 2001) was a Belizean newspaper editor, activist and politician. He served in the House of
Philip_Goldson
Estate in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
Greatfield Estate, Kingston upon Hull
Greatfield_Estate,_Kingston_upon_Hull
Worship Register: 80154; Name: Brighstone Methodist Church; Address: Wilberforce Road, Brighstone, Newport; Denomination: Methodist Church). Retrieved
List of places of worship on the Isle of Wight
List_of_places_of_worship_on_the_Isle_of_Wight
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
river. Crossing the Hawkesbury by the Sackville Ferry (and so leaving Sydney) is Ebenezer (5 km), then some of the "Five Macquarie Towns" Wilberforce
Sackville_North
Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Phillips, Pike, Polk
List of Alpha Phi Omega chapters
List_of_Alpha_Phi_Omega_chapters
European travelling funfair
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
Hull_Fair
Omemee 2X0: Reaboro 2Y0: Tory Hill 2Z0: Trent River 3A0: Douro-Dummer, Warsaw 3B0: Westwood 3C0: Wilberforce 3E0: Woodview 3G0: Young's Point K0M Kawartha
List of postal codes of Canada: K
List_of_postal_codes_of_Canada:_K
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
Sutton_Ings
American poet (1933–1968)
"Poor Peon" won the Savannah, Georgia, State Poetry Prize. He attended Wilberforce University, Chicago Teachers College and Indiana University. He taught
Conrad_Kent_Rivers
of Central Oklahoma Public Edmond OK Central State University Public Wilberforce OH Central Washington University Public Ellensburg WA Charles R. Drew
List of research universities in the United States
List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States
Public aquarium in Hull, England
is a public aquarium situated at Sammy's Point, at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, England. It opened in
The_Deep_(aquarium)
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
William Wilberforce regularly stayed at Wilford House, the seat of his uncle, Abel Smith (1717–1788) often for months at a time. Wilberforce stayed for
Wilford
Medium-sized glacial lake in Ontario
- Gull Lake, Gull River, Minden and Moore Falls". MLPOA. Retrieved 2025-01-22. Casper, Eric (2022-08-18). "Way Back in Wilberforce Part 2". Hike Haliburton
Farquhar_Lake
Village in Kent, England
young Thomas Clarkson pledged his life to the cause, and where William Wilberforce agreed to bring the matter before the House of Commons for the first
Teston
River in Nunavut, Canada
the Wilberforce Hills region. Before emptying into Bathurst Inlet on the Arctic Ocean, the Mara River empties into the Burnside River. The river has an
Burnside_River
US Army Medal of Honor recipient (1915–1944)
Wyoming, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University. He transferred to Wilberforce University, participating in ROTC under Captain Aaron R. Fisher, a highly
John_R._Fox
Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire 22 February 2007 Wilberforce This programme was a documentary rather than a discussion. The programme
List of In Our Time programmes
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towns of Castlereagh, Pitt Town, Richmond, Wilberforce and Windsor, all located on and around the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia. All five
Macquarie_Towns
British Liberal politician
holding the seat until 1837, when William Wilberforce defeated him. He regained it in 1838 when Wilberforce was unseated on petition. He had an interest
William_Hutt_(politician)
County in Ontario, Canada
South Algona Stafford Westmeath Wilberforce Wylie 30km 19miles Pembroke 20 Madawaska River 19 Bonnechere River 18 Ottawa River 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13
Renfrew_County
List of tornadoes in the highest tornado intensity scales
and entire farms were leveled. Apr 3 1974 United States Ohio Xenia, Wilberforce 32 SPC-NWS, NCDC, Grazulis, Fujita 1974 Xenia tornado – This was the
List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes
List_of_F5,_EF5,_and_IF5_tornadoes
Pumping station in Hull, England
Victoria Dock Village West Carr Wilmington History Timeline William Wilberforce First English Civil War Sieges of Hull 1642 1643 William de la Pole John
Springhead_Pumping_Station
Village in Kent, England
Reynold Pympe, 15th century MP Robert and Henry Wilberforce, two of the sons of William Wilberforce, both of whom were vicars of East Farleigh (1832-1840
East_Farleigh
first African-American woman to serve as a professor. Xenia, Ohio's Wilberforce University hired her to teach Latin and English in 1866. Lucy Hobbs Taylor
Timeline_of_women's_education
British actress
about William Wilberforce, a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. Garai played Barbara Spooner, the wife of Wilberforce. The film received
Romola_Garai
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery, which dates back to 1828. Sackville is bound by Ebenezer and Wilberforce to the south, East Kurrajong to the east and Lower Portland to the north
Sackville,_New_South_Wales
Village in Greater London, England
partial dead remains of the 'Wilberforce oak' are left, but a new oak tree has been planted in its place. A stone bench, 'Wilberforce seat', commemorating the
Keston
Slave trade between Africa and the West
and American Indians. This was a century before abolitionists William Wilberforce and Thomas Buxton emerged.[better source needed] Slavery's supporters
Atlantic_slave_trade
Suburb of City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bounded in the south by the Hawkesbury River. In the 2021 Census, there were 2,049 people in Freemans Reach. 84.2% of
Freemans_Reach
New Zealand surveyor
parts of what is now Canterbury, from near the Waipara River in the north to the Ashburton River / Hakatere in the south, from the coast to the foothills
Joseph_Thomas_(surveyor)
Suburb of The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia
district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. The Hawkesbury River forms part of its western boundary. South Maroota has a number of heritage-listed
South_Maroota
Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)
contextualises this view: The debate over the future of slavery divided Britons. Wilberforce personified one type of British patriotism—arguing for an end to slave-trading
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson
British statesman (1759–1806)
become what Lord Minto called "the Atlas of our reeling globe". William Wilberforce said, "For personal purity, disinterestedness and love of this country
William_Pitt_the_Younger
Maritime museum in Kingston upon Hull, England
depicting a bowhead whale. Arctic Corsair, former trawler, now a museum on the River Hull in Hull Spurn Lightship, former lightship, now a museum in Humber Dock
Hull_Maritime_Museum
19th-century English literary family
prelates and even certain acquaintances of Patrick Brontë including William Wilberforce, young women whose fathers had also been educated at St John's College
Brontë_family
1975 (age 51) Cuyahoga County Council Cuyahoga Community College (AS) Wilberforce University (BS) November 4, 2021 (special) Warrensville Heights Ohio 12
List of current United States representatives
List_of_current_United_States_representatives
United Kingdom legal case
exercising reasonable care. Lord Wilberforce had to consider a decision of the House of Lords in East Suffolk River Catchment Board v. Kent in which it
Anns_v_Merton_LBC
English actor (1908–2005)
another good support role in The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) playing William Wilberforce opposite Robert Donat. He was invalided out of the army in 1942. Mills's
John_Mills
United States Army officer (1864–1922)
from 1890 to 1894 at Fort Duchesne, Utah. In 1894, he was assigned to Wilberforce University in Ohio, an historically black college (HBCU), to lead the
Charles Young (United States Army officer)
Charles_Young_(United_States_Army_officer)
Joan Hughes, Margaret Cunnison, Mona Friedlander, Rosemary Rees, Marion Wilberforce, Margaret Fairweather, Gabrielle Patterson, and Winifred Crossley Fair
Timeline_of_women_in_aviation
Inactive Tau Tau Inactive Upsilon Tau 1985 Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio Active Phi Tau Inactive Chi Tau 1985 University of Maryland, College
List of Sigma Tau Delta chapters
List_of_Sigma_Tau_Delta_chapters
Pedestrian bridge in Hull, England
allowing it to swing open horizontally, letting vessels pass beneath on the River Hull. It was the first bridge in the world to allow pedestrians to remain
Scale_Lane_Footbridge
Soccer tournament
National League took part as well including West Hudson (Harrison), Wilberforce (Paterson), True Blue (Paterson), Rangers (Paterson), Jersey AC (Jersey
1911–12_American_Cup
British actor (1920–1978)
Hammerhead (1968) – Andreas / Sir Richard Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) – Dr. Spink Salt and Pepper (1968) – Inspector Crabbe Oh! What a
Michael_Bates_(actor)
WILBERFORCE RIVER
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English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the Middle English personal name Loveke, Old English Lufeca, a derivative of Lufa (see Love 1), or LÄ“ofeca, a derivative of LÄ“ofa (see Leaf 2).English : perhaps a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Northumberland called Lowick, or Lowich in Northamptonshire. The first is from Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + vÃk ‘creek’; the second is from the river name Low (possibly from Old English luh ‘pool’) + Old English wÄ«c ‘dairy farm’, ‘dwelling’; and the third from an unattested Old English personal name, Luffa, or Luhha + wÄ«c.Probably a respelling of Lovik.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and southern Cumbria, named in Old English as Lunesdæl, from the river name Lune + dæl ‘valley’. This ancient British river name is the same as in the first element in Lancaster, through which city the river runs.
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Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, or possibly liub ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + man ‘man’.Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name HlÅ«de (from hlÅ«d ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) referring to the Teme river + hlÄw ‘hill’. See also Laidlaw.Dutch : from the personal name Ludolph.
Surname or Lastname
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland)
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland) : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Northamptonshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, and elsewhere. The one in Northamptonshire is Old English Ludingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Luda’ (a personal name of uncertain origin); that in Cornwood, Devon, is Old English Ludantūn ‘Luda’s settlement’; that in Lincolnshire is ‘pool settlement’, from Old English luh ‘pool’, and Lutton in North Yorkshire is ‘settlement on the river Hlūde’ (see Loud) or ‘Luda’s settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
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Girl/Female
Indian
Lord Brahma's Daughter Laxmi
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian
Lord of the Universe
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Down Pour
Girl/Female
Tamil
Padmavathi | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®µà®¤à¯€
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
British, English
English Surname
Boy/Male
Arabic
Worshippers; Adorers
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Small.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Good Smiling
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Depriver
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Latin
Pearl; Daisy Flower; Form of Margaret; Child of Light; Similar to Margaret
WILBERFORCE RIVER
WILBERFORCE RIVER
WILBERFORCE RIVER
WILBERFORCE RIVER
WILBERFORCE RIVER
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
n. .
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
n.
The act of swimming across, as a river.
a.
Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane.
n.
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
v. t.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
adv.
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
n.
A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
v. t.
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river.
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
n.
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
n.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.