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African, Arabic, German, Swahili
Leader; Officer; Prince; Commander; Colonel
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English American
Military rank.
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English
English : from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey.Americanized form of Irish Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, patronymics from the Irish equivalent of Godfrey (see 1 above), borrowed from the Vikings.Americanized form of the French surname Godefroi, of the same origin as 1.An Irish family of the name Godfrey originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion.
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Latin American
Greater. Also a military rank above Captain and below Colonel.
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Colonel of the Army
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English (Northamptonshire)
English (Northamptonshire) : Anglo-Norman French patronymic (see Fitzgerald) from the personal name Hugh.William Fitzhugh (1651–1701), from Bedford, England, emigrated to VA about 1670 and established himself on the Potomac River in what was then Stafford Co., VA, as a planter and exporter. He also practiced law, was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and served in 1687 as lieutenant colonel of the county militia.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : probably from a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman French personal name or nickname Avenant ‘suitable’ or ‘handsome’.Family historians record an Isham Avent in the Carolinas in the 1760s. His father was Colonel Thomas Avent from England.
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Anglo Saxon
Poet.
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Hindu, Indian
The Earth
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Tamil
Neelotpal | நீலோதà¯à®ªà®²Â
Blue lotus
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Hindu, Indian
Great Soul
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English (Devon and Cornwall)
English (Devon and Cornwall) : habitational name from any of various places in eastern Cornwall now known as Lidcott, Lydcott, Ludcott, and Lidcutt. All are named from Old Cornish luit ‘gray’ + cuit ‘wood’.
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Indian
Favor, Grace
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Arabic, Muslim
Friend of God; Title Given to Prophet Ibrahim
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Muslim
Sweetheart, Beloved
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Australian, Greek
Bee; Similar to Melissa
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Arabic, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Parsi, Zoroastrian
Name of the Father of Ardeshir; Founder of the Sassanid Dynasty; Faithful; Young Father
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A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten.
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The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.
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Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
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Colonelcy.
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A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
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An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
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The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.
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A colonel.
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An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
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A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel Negus.
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A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.
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An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.