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Greek
(Î ÏόκÏις) Greek name, possibly PROKRIS means either "dew" or "to condemn." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Kephalos (Latin Cephalus).
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English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : nickname from Middle English chubbe ‘chub’, a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus. The fish is notable for its short, fat shape and sluggish habits. The word is well attested in Middle English as a description of an indolent, stupid, or physically awkward person, and this is probably the origin of modern English chubby, although the term has lost any pejorative overtones.
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Greek Latin
Husband who killed Procris.
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English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Caldwell.Perhaps also an Anglicized variant of Welsh Cadwallader.
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Hindu
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English
English : apparently a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
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Tamil
Energy
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Hindu
Ear, Veda
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
To Rejoice
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Muslim
Faithful
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Indian
Strength
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Muslim
Obstinate
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Hindu
Flower offering
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n.
The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, / Mexicanus).
n.
Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also gray mullets. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are Mugil capito of Europe, and M. cephalus which occurs both on the European and American coasts.
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A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.