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Coordinating body of the Black Consciousness Movement
The Black People's Convention (BPC) was a national coordinating body for the Black Consciousness movement of South Africa. Envisaged as a broad-based counterpart
Black_People's_Convention
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World is a document drafted at the inaugural convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_the_Negro_Peoples_of_the_World
South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)
popularizing the slogan "black is beautiful". In 1972, he was involved in founding the Black People's Convention (BPC) to promote Black Consciousness ideas
Steve_Biko
between Black people and Mormonism has included enslavement, exclusion and inclusion, and official and unofficial discrimination. Black people have been
Black_people_and_Mormonism
Series of conference events in the U.S.
The Colored Conventions Movement, or Black Conventions Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the
Colored_Conventions_Movement
South African trade union federation
the Black People's Convention, and was part of the Black Consciousness Movement. It argued for an independent trade union movement of and led by black workers
Black_Allied_Workers'_Union
institutions. The convention also covers "tribal peoples" who are distinguished from Indigenous peoples and described as "tribal peoples in independent countries
Indigenous_peoples
American cult movement (1954–1978)
merging. › The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, originally Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church and commonly shortened to Peoples Temple, was an
Peoples_Temple
Political party in Ghana, formed in 1949
template Use Ghanaian English is being considered for deletion.› The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a socialist political party in Ghana based on the
Convention_People's_Party
South African activist
Gaborone, where he continued to organise for SASO, SASM and the Black Peoples’ Convention, and even forged contacts with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
Abram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
Abram_Ramothibi_Onkgopotse_Tiro
South African activist
activist who would later be elected the first vice president of the Black People's Convention in 1972. His writing reflected the struggle of recovering African
Mthuli_ka_Shezi
South African anti-apartheid movement, 1960s
of black peoples lives in order to portray the broad spectrum of problems black people faced. Black Viewpoint was a literature addition to the Black Community
Black_Consciousness_Movement
The Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention (RPCC) was a conference organized by the Black Panther Party (BPP) that was held in Philadelphia
Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention
Revolutionary_People's_Constitutional_Convention
1936 treaty governing the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits
control the strategically vital link between the Black and Mediterranean seas. The Montreux Convention regulates maritime traffic through the Bosporus
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of_the_Straits
Racial and multi-ethnic group
› Black French people, also known as French Black people or Afro-French (Afro-Français) are French people who have ancestry from any of the Black racial
Black_French_people
group is being considered for merging. › The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the peoples who are native to the Americas or the Western Hemisphere
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
1787 meeting of U.S. state delegates
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. While the convention was initially intended to revise the
Constitutional Convention (United States)
Constitutional_Convention_(United_States)
Black people have been portrayed in comics since the medium's beginning, with their portrayals often the subject of controversy. Mainstream comic publishing
Portrayal of black people in comics
Portrayal_of_black_people_in_comics
Black university students organization (1969–1977)
May 2016. "Black Peoples Convention – National Leadership". South African History Online. Retrieved 2022-12-05. Badat, Saleem (2002). Black Student Politics:
South African Students' Organisation
South_African_Students'_Organisation
South African politician, theologian and minister (1948–2025)
1970s and was also active in the Black Consciousness movement, especially as president of the Black People's Convention from 1973 to 1975. He was arrested
Tshenuwani_Farisani
Oglala Lakota activist (1939–2012)
media coverage. Means was active in international issues of indigenous peoples, including working with groups in Central and South America and with the
Russell_Means
Political party in South Africa
prominent black consciousness organisations namely, Black People's Convention (BPC), the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and the Black Community
Azanian_People's_Organisation
Flag using the Pan-African colours
Afro-American flag, Black Liberation flag, UNIA flag, and various other names) is an ethnic flag representing Pan-Africanism, all peoples of Indigenous African
Pan-African_flag
Discrimination against Black people and culture
Torres Strait Islanders) and Melanesians. Indigenous peoples of Australia, comprising Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, have lived in Australia
Anti-Black_racism
1987 British-American drama film
founders of the Black People's Convention working on social upliftment projects around Durban. The BPC brought together almost 70 different black consciousness
Cry_Freedom
U.S. political event held in Boston, Massachusetts
The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts, and nominated
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004_Democratic_National_Convention
Christian denomination
Infobox religion is being considered for merging. › The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian
Southern_Baptist_Convention
the population of Indigenous peoples range from 250 million to 600 million. There are some 5,000 distinct Indigenous peoples spread across every inhabited
List_of_Indigenous_peoples
future conventions. Noteworthy black abolitionists in attendance included Henry Highland Garnet, who was hosting the convention in his church, and Frederick
1847 National Convention of Colored People and Their Friends
1847_National_Convention_of_Colored_People_and_Their_Friends
1949–1994 social movement in South Africa
the Azanian People's Organisation, the black Community Programme (which directed welfare schemes for blacks), the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the
Internal resistance to apartheid
Internal_resistance_to_apartheid
Additionally, the convention promoted increased interactions between black and white women. Lastly, the close of the convention was marked with an increase
Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
Anti-Slavery_Convention_of_American_Women
Selection of the Democratic nominee for the 1968 U.S. presidential election in Chicago
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968_Democratic_National_Convention
Christian denomination in the United states
denomination—split from the Triennial Convention, who refused to ordain missionaries that had slaves. After abolition, large black Baptist churches formed due to
Baptists_in_the_United_States
Church Part of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Part of the Consolidated Missionary Baptist State Convention Part of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
List of historically black colleges and universities
List_of_historically_black_colleges_and_universities
Political party in South Africa
The African People's Convention (APC) is a South African political party formed by Themba Godi, former deputy leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress of
African_People's_Convention
Peruvian people of indigenous ancestry
as Indigenous peoples and formed about 25.75% of the total population of Peru. At the time of the Spanish arrival, the Indigenous peoples of the rain forest
Indigenous_peoples_of_Peru
Highest decision-making body and quadrennial event of the Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA has held 32 official national conventions, including conventions held while the party was known as the Workers Party of America
National conventions of the Communist Party USA
National_conventions_of_the_Communist_Party_USA
Purported ancient tribal confederation of the Late Bronze Age
relation to all of these peoples, the term "Sea Peoples" is commonly used in modern publications to refer to the nine peoples. The Medinet Habu inscriptions
Sea_Peoples
Indigenous Australian children forcibly acculturated into White Australian society
children from their mothers related to an assumption that the Aboriginal peoples were dying off. Given their catastrophic population decline after white
Stolen_Generations
Sign that warns people for a risk or danger
thick red border. In the People's Republic of China (excluding Macau and Hong Kong) and North Korea, they appear with a black border and a yellow background
Traffic_warning_sign
Land managed by Native American nations under the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indigenous peoples, as any society, have long histories of adapting to change, colonialism caused changes at such a rapid pace that many Indigenous peoples became
Indian_reservation
Convention held to oppose the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Abolitionist. There was a colored conventions movement, but these were free blacks that were meeting. The Convention in Cazenovia—Peterboro was a "tiny
Fugitive_Slave_Convention
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention and the Founding Fathers of Ghana
The Big Six were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), one of the leading political parties in the British colony of the Gold Coast (modern-day
Big_Six_(Ghana)
American cult leader and mass murderer (1931–1978)
attendance at Peoples Temple swelled to 1,000 thanks to the publicity Branham provided to Jones and Peoples Temple. Following the convention, Jones renamed
Jim_Jones
American political event
The 1952 Progressive National Convention was held in July 4–6 1952 at the Ashland Boulevard Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois. The party ratified the 1952
1952 Progressive National Convention
1952_Progressive_National_Convention
Plurality of persons considered as a whole
case of Indigenous peoples (peoples, as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in indigenous people),[clarification needed]
People
South African politician (1948–2021)
The Mail & Guardian. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2023. "Black Peoples Convention – National Leadership". South African History Online. 11 August
Aubrey_Mokoena
Annual American right-wing convention
AmericaFest, also known as AMFEST, is an annual convention of Turning Point USA. AmericaFest started in 2021, and featured Donald Trump in 2024. It has
AmericaFest
1898 treaty between China and the United Kingdom
The Convention between the United Kingdom and China, Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory, commonly known as the Convention for the Extension
Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
Convention_for_the_Extension_of_Hong_Kong_Territory
Race or ethnic-based discrimination
Caucasoid peoples who probably originated in either Arabia or Asia on the basis of their cultural, physical and linguistic similarities with the peoples of those
Racism
Elimination of indigenous inhabitants
The genocide of indigenous peoples, colonial genocide, or settler genocide is the elimination of indigenous peoples as a part of the process of colonialism
Genocide of indigenous peoples
Genocide_of_indigenous_peoples
International Labour Organization Convention
Mines Convention, 1995 is an International Labor Organization Convention adopted at the 82nd International Labor Conference (ILC). The convention (C176)
Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995
Safety_and_Health_in_Mines_Convention,_1995
The 2024 Democratic National Convention was a United States presidential nominating convention in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party
2024 Democratic National Convention
2024_Democratic_National_Convention
U.S. political event held virtually online
The 2020 Green National Convention (GNC) or presidential nominating convention was an event in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States
2020 Green National Convention
2020_Green_National_Convention
Jamaican activist and orator (1887–1940)
red, black, and green. — Lyrics from the UNIA anthem Ideologically, Garvey was a black nationalist. Generally referring to dark-skinned peoples of African
Marcus_Garvey
2020 Due to special scheduling coinciding with Adult Swim's virtual convention, Black Clover was moved back 20 minutes from its usual 1:30 a.m. EDT/PDT
List_of_Black_Clover_episodes
Acts of genocide committed against Indigenous peoples in Canada
divide, labeling Indigenous peoples only as victims and non-Indigenous as criminals. Attempts to assimilate Indigenous peoples were rooted in imperial colonialism
Canadian genocide of Indigenous peoples
Canadian_genocide_of_Indigenous_peoples
Coalition of U.S. racial justice groups
problems that black communities face. The Cleveland State University convention is considered the first major gathering of the Movement for Black Lives, with
Movement_for_Black_Lives
American Christian denomination
it as the National Baptist Convention or National Baptist Convention, USA. The root of cooperative efforts amongst black Baptists began in the Antebellum
National Baptist Convention, USA
National_Baptist_Convention,_USA
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
Peoples, who remained president as of 2018. The IBF ran the "1st Annual Convention of IBF Muaythai" in Bangkok on 20–21 December 2017. Daryl Peoples,
International Boxing Federation
International_Boxing_Federation
Formation, films and legacy of Newsreel
Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He talks about his treatment as a "political prisoner" and why he is involved in the Black Liberation and anti-Vietnam
The_Newsreel
American actor, comedian, singer, and musician (born 1969)
2010, a convention hosted by the game designers, Blizzard Entertainment. In 2012, Jack Black joined up with other celebrities to record "Book People Unite"
Jack_Black
Irish Redhead Convention takes place in County Cork". BBC News. Retrieved 24 March 2023. Tate, Claudia (1998). Psychoanalysis and Black Novels: Desire
Stereotypes_of_Irish_people
activist within the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). She was elected as the first president of the Black People's Convention (BPC), a BCM-affiliated
Winnie_Kgware
Mexican insurgent and spokesperson of EZLN
people, among the peoples of Latin America, and especially, out of natural sympathy, we are interested when these movements are led by Indian peoples
Subcomandante_Marcos
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
or linguistic ties to Native peoples. There are also increasing intermarriages and offspring between non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics of any race, especially
African_Americans
Indigenous people of Northern Europe
Indigenous Peoples (2007). Sweden recognised the existence of the "Sámi nation" in 1989, but the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, C169 has
Sámi_people
Christian congregations in the U.S. that minister predominantly to African Americans
2007-05-29. "The Black Church", Brotherly Love, Part 3: 1791–1831 Anderson, Meg (2009-03-29). "Progressive National Baptist Convention (1961- )". BlackPast. Retrieved
Black_church
Political party in the United States
was selected to serve as the temporary chairman and James Black as president of the convention. The party was the first to accept women as members and gave
Prohibition_Party
Racist law attempt of Oregon
delegates to the state Constitutional Convention submitted proposals to legalize slavery and to ban black people from the state, including a ban on signing
Oregon_black_exclusion_laws
Schools once meant for African Americans
in their early years. At the 1847 National Convention of Colored People and Their Friends, the famed Black orators Frederick Douglass, Henry Highland
Historically black colleges and universities
Historically_black_colleges_and_universities
Ethnic group in China, Vietnam and Thailand
"The Dishi septet Traditional music and dance Documentation." Peoples.org. "Yi Peoples of China". Yi.com.vn "YI Archived 3 August 2015 at the Wayback
Yi_people
Rights of indigenous people to customary land
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 ("ILO 169"), the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Convention on the Elimination
Indigenous_land_rights
1948 United Nations resolution that legally defined genocide
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes
Genocide_Convention
Socialist political party in the United States
National Convention. The party (as part of the People's Party) nominated its tickets in the next two elections at the 1972 People's National Convention and
Peace_and_Freedom_Party
US political convention in 1948
The 1948 Democratic National Convention was held at Philadelphia Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 12 to July 15, 1948, and resulted
1948 Democratic National Convention
1948_Democratic_National_Convention
ethnolinguistically Tai peoples, mainly the Central, Southern, Northeastern, and Northern Thais; 22 groups of Austroasiatic peoples, with substantial populations
Ethnic_groups_in_Thailand
1975–1976 political trial in South Africa
activists from the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and Black People's Convention (BPC). The trial ran from 31 January 1975 to 21 December 1976
SASO/BPC_trial
Bermudian-born abolitionist (1783–1865)
pamphlets of the period. In 1840, he attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in June. One hundred and thirty of the more notable delegates were included
Charles_Stuart_(abolitionist)
Racial group
British protectorate. The British Empire, having signed the 1926 Slavery Convention as a member of the League of Nations, was obliged to investigate, report
Afro-Jordanians
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
Researcher, October 2007, pp. 244–245 "Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention) / Republic of Türkiye Ministry
Black_Sea
Nominating meetings of the US Republican Party
The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the Republican Party in
Republican National Convention
Republican_National_Convention
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
workstudy/political circle in Zone 10 area to launch later in January 1973, the Black People's Convention (BPC), King William's Town, Branch with Zwelitsha as the HQ. BCM
Zwelitsha
1971 UN treaty to regulate recreational drugs
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants
Convention on Psychotropic Substances
Convention_on_Psychotropic_Substances
Speech by Barack Obama
The keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) was given by the Illinois State Senator, United States senatorial candidate, and future
2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address
2004_Democratic_National_Convention_keynote_address
Ideology that seeks to develop a Black national identity
Black nationalism is a nationalist movement which seeks representation for Black people as a distinct national identity, especially in racialized, colonial
Black_nationalism
Political convention of the Republican Party
and another black reporter were chased out of the convention by attendees yelling racial slurs. Presidential balloting / 3rd day of convention (July 15,
1964 Republican National Convention
1964_Republican_National_Convention
Social democratic political organization in the United States
SDUSA was governed by biannual conventions that included participation from interested observers. These conventions featured discussions and debates
Social_Democrats,_USA
Confederate attack on constitutional convention
Constitutional Convention. According to the official report, 38 were killed and 146 wounded, of whom 34 dead and 119 wounded were Black freedmen. Unofficial
New_Orleans_Massacre_of_1866
American Christian pastor (born 1981)
Detroit-based 180 Church. He spoke on day four of the 2024 Republican National Convention, and gave one of the three benedictions at the Second inauguration of
Lorenzo_Sewell
U.S. political event held in Denver, Colorado
The 2008 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party where it adopted its national platform
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008_Democratic_National_Convention
Southern African indigenous hunter-gatherers
Representatives of San peoples stated their preference in 2003 to be referred to as their respective nations. The San or Bushmen are the peoples of southern Africa
San_peoples
Comic convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) is the Philadelphia region's first black comic book convention, bringing together hundreds of comic
ECBACC
This is a list of black National Hockey League players. Players with at least one game of NHL experience: Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R
List_of_black_NHL_players
involving members of the South African Students' Organisation and the Black People's Convention, and imprisoned on Robben Island. He became deputy news editor
Strini_Moodley
1968 international treaty
The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty that establishes
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Signs_and_Signals
The Georgia State Freedmen's Convention meetings, where both whites and blacks would come together to solve local problems and discuss politics, took
1866 Georgia State Freedmen's Conventions
1866_Georgia_State_Freedmen's_Conventions
The Black Sea slave trade trafficked people across the Black Sea from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to slavery in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
Black_Sea_slave_trade
American civil rights organization
schools and libraries, citing discriminatory depictions of Blacks, Jews, Indigenous peoples, Muslims, and Asians. In 2023, the group sued to block a book
NAACP
Ghanaian musician (born 2002)
On 20 February 2023, Black Sherif won the Best Hip Hop award at the Soundcity MVP Awards, which were held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. He played
Black_Sherif
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BLACK PEOPLES-CONVENTION
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’.English : topographic name from northern Middle English slack ‘shallow valley’ (Old Norse slakki), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.Scottish (Dumfriesshire) : habitational name, maybe from Slake or Slack in Roberton, Roxburghshire (now part of Borders region).It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak, a nickname from slak ‘bindweed’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
A Stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Boy/Male
British, English
White
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Gaelic, Irish
Ciar's People; Dark-haired; Black; Dark One
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Irish, Japanese
Ciar's People; Fair; Blessed Poetry; Black
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Surname or Lastname
English (of Welsh origin)
English (of Welsh origin) : variant of Powell, with redundant English patronymic -s.English : patronymic from Poul, a variant of the personal name Paul.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lake.North German : variant of Laack.Hungarian : from a short form of the personal name László (see Laszlo).
Boy/Male
English
Triumphant people; people's victory.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A Fisher king.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Ulster)
Irish (Ulster) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duibhne ‘descendant of Dubhne’, a personal name meaning ‘ill-going’, ‘disagreeable’. Compare Deeney. Peoples is a pseudo-translation based on the phonetic resemblance of the Gaelic name to Gaelic daoine ‘people’.English : patronymic from a pet form (in -el) of the Old French personal name Pepis, oblique case Pepin (see Pepin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Clac, which is from Old English Clacc or the Old Norse cognate Klakkr. As a personal name this is from a word meaning ‘lump’ and may have been used as a nickname for a large or thickset man. Reaney suggests that it could also be from clacker ‘chatterer’.
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Male
Arthurian
, father of sir Eliazar, and cousin of Joseph of Arimathy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from Middle English flack, flak ‘turf’, ‘sod’ (as found in the place name Flatmoor, in Cambridgeshire), and hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a turf cutter.North German : topographic name probably derived from a lost word denoting stagnant water.
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Beautiful
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Sussex)
English (mainly Sussex) : variant of Hedge, with the addition of agent suffix -er.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Son of Ravana
Boy/Male
Hindu
God of the earth
Girl/Female
Indian
Star, Moon light
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Wrapped in; Enveloped; One of the Names of Muhammad
Boy/Male
Celtic Welsh
Boy/Male
Arabic
Envoy; Missionary
Boy/Male
Hindu
Related to elf
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy; Joyful; Creative
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imp. & p. p.
of People
a.
Having black eyes.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
a.
Stocked with, or as with, people; inhabited.
n.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
n. pl.
Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4.
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
n.
Persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women; folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; -- sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in adversity.
a.
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
v. t.
To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
n.
One's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were English.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
a.
Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
n.
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
a.
Black as pitch or tar.