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City in West Bengal, India
Contai, also known as Kanthi (Kām̐thi, Bengali pronunciation: [kãt̪ʰi]), is a coastal and subdivisional city and a municipality in East Midnapore district
Contai
Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal
(earlier known as Contai Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal
Kanthi_Lok_Sabha_constituency
District in West Bengal, India
and Pataspur–II. Contai subdivision consists of Contai municipality and eight community development blocks: Contai–I, Contai–II, Contai–III, Khejuri–I,
Purba_Medinipur_district
Vidhan Sabha constituency
composed of the following: Contai municipality, Contai I community development block, and Durmuth and Kusumpur gram panchayats of Contai III community development
Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency
Kanthi_Dakshin_Assembly_constituency
Subdivision in West Bengal, India
Contai Subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following
Contai_subdivision
Educational institution in India
Contai High School is the oldest school (established in 1857) in the sub-divisional town of Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. It is one the
Contai_High_School
Community development block in West Bengal, India
Contai I (also known as Kanthi I block) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur
Contai_I
Government education examination organization
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is an Indian examining authority (School Educational Board), which is responsible for conducting
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West_Bengal_Council_of_Higher_Secondary_Education
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Brajachauli, Debendra, Kanaidighi, Kumirda, Lauda and Marishda gram panchayats of Contai III and Bathuari gram panchayat of Egra II community development block.
Kanthi Uttar Assembly constituency
Kanthi_Uttar_Assembly_constituency
School in Contai, West Bengal, India
Contai Kshetra Mohan Vidyabhaban, is a higher secondary school located in the sub-divisional town of Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The
Contai Kshetra Mohan Bidhyabhaban
Contai_Kshetra_Mohan_Bidhyabhaban
Indian politician (born 1976)
elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He is also councillor of Contai Municipality. Adhikari's father Sisir and brothers Suvendu (currently Chief
Dibyendu_Adhikari
Indian politician (born 1941)
Dakshin from 2001 to 2006 and Egra from 2006 to 2009. He was the chairman of Contai Municipality for more than 25 years. Along with his son Suvendu, who was
Sisir_Adhikari
Higher secondary school in Contai, West Bengal, India
Contai Chandramani Brahmo Girls' School is a girls' Higher secondary school in the Contai town of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The school follows
Contai Chandramani Brahmo Girls' School
Contai_Chandramani_Brahmo_Girls'_School
Community development block in West Bengal, India
Contai III (also known as Kanthi III block) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur
Contai_III
School in Contai, West Bengal, India
Contai Model Institution, established in 1883, is one of the oldest schools located in the sub-divisional town of Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Contai_Model_Institution
Seaside resort town in West Bengal, India
Bhupatinagar R Marishda R Ramnagar R Digha CT Khadalgobra CT Basantia M Contai Digha is located at 21°38′18″N 87°30′35″E / 21.6384°N 87.5096°E /
Digha
Village & Beach in West Bengal, India
Bhupatinagar R Marishda R Ramnagar R Digha CT Khadalgobra CT Basantia M Contai It is almost 200 km from Kolkata Airport on the old Delhi route. Red
Mandarmani
Vidhan Sabha constituency
part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Contai (Lok Sabha constituency). ^By election .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool
Egra_Assembly_constituency
Bengali landlord and Politician (1873–1941)
from the Contai High School. After graduation, he was initiated into Brahmoism by his teacher, and the Acharya of the Brahmo Samaj of Contai, Tarak Gopal
Bipin_Bihari_Sasmal
Village in West Bengal, India
Janka is a village, in Khejuri II CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Khejuri police station
Janka,_Contai
Village in West Bengal, India
spelled Khajuri) is a village and gram panchayat, in Khejuri II CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India
Khejuri
Community development block in West Bengal, India
a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Deshapran (community development block)
Deshapran_(community_development_block)
Seaside tourist spot in West Bengal, India
via NH16 and NH116B from the state capital Kolkata. It is located under Contai Sub division area. Tajpur has also around 1400 acres of land dedicated to
Tajpur,_West_Bengal
Community development block in West Bengal, India
a Community Development Block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Khejuri_II
Indian politician and nationalist barrister (1881–1934)
Zamindar of Midnapore district and the Chairman of the Contai Municipal Board. He was admitted to Contai High School in 1893 and passed the entrance examination
Birendranath_Sasmal
Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2026
to Naxalites". India Today. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019. "In Contai, it's family first for Trinamool's Sisir Adhikary". Indian Express. 5 November
Suvendu_Adhikari
Town in West Bengal, India
Belda (Bengali pronunciation: [belda]), is a town in the Narayangarh CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal
Belda
Indian politician
Prasanta Pradhan (born 14 December 1939) is an Indian politician for the Contai (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal. Official biographical sketch in
Prasanta_Pradhan
Census town in West Bengal, India
Basantia is a census town and gram panchayat in Deshapran CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India
Basantia
Indian politician
in the Salt, No-Tax and Quit India Movements. He represented Contai North and later Contai South in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, becoming Minister
Sudhir_Chandra_Das
State in eastern India
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
West_Bengal
Village in West Bengal, India
Depal is a village and a gram panchayat in Ramnagar II Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. 8km
Depal
Town in West Bengal, India
South Eastern Railway Zone and in proximity to Haldia, Tamluk, Digha and Contai, Egra. Summers are hot, but the winters are mild with the mercury hardly
Mecheda
Village in West Bengal, India
Daisai is a small town in Contai III CD Block in Contai subdivision in the district of East Medinipur, in the state of West Bengal, India. The previous
Daisai
Bengali doctor, journalist and social worker (1857–1938)
teacher and Social Worker. He was the founder of the famous Nihar Press in Contai. Madhusudan Jana was born on 26 September 1857 at Birulia village in Nandigram
Madhusudan_Jana
1243 Battle between Eastern Ganga dynasty and Delhi Sultanate
Khan, the governor of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi, at Katasin (present-day Contai, in West Bengal, India). Narasingha Deva I delivered a crushing defeat to
Battle_of_Katasin
Community development block in West Bengal, India
eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones
Nandigram_II
Small Town in West Bengal, India
Durmut (also spelled Durmuth) is a small town in Contai 3 CD Block in Contai subdivision of East Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India
Durmut
Bengali Hindu predominantly agrarian caste
Madhusudan Jana and Bipin Bihari Sasmal, established a Brahmo Samaj at Contai with connections to the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj of Calcutta. At the end of
Mahishya
School in Contai, West Bengal, India
Contai Town Rakhal Chandra Vidyapith, is a higher secondary school located in the sub-divisional town of Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
Contai Town Rakhal Chandra Vidyapith
Contai_Town_Rakhal_Chandra_Vidyapith
Census town in West Bengal, India
Egra subdivision Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya Contai subdivision Basantia Contai Khadalgobra Locations other than cities and towns Tamluk subdivision
Nandigram
Former district in West Bengal, India
initially supported the partition when it was possible that his hometown, Contai, might be the seat of the new district, but opposed it, when Hijli was announced
Midnapore_district
Topics referred to by the same term
Slavic, ultimately Hebrew origin. Janka may also refer to: Janka, Contai, settlement in Contai subdivision, West Bengal, India Janka (Tampere), a suburb in
Janka_(disambiguation)
Subdivision in West Bengal, India
rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had
Egra_subdivision
Village in West Bengal, India
Bhupatinagar is a village, in Bhagabanpur II CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles
Bhupatinagar
Eastern Ganga emperor from 1238 to 1264
a tactical retreat at this point towards the frontier fort of Katasin (Contai in the Southern part of today's West Bengal) that was surrounded by jungles
Narasingha_Deva_I
Community development block in West Bengal, India
eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones
Nandigram_I
Indian politician
was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Contai constituency, West Bengal as a member of the Praja Socialist Party. He was
Pramathanath_Banerjee
Village in West Bengal, India
Marishda is a village, in Contai III CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles W e s t
Marishda
Community development block in West Bengal, India
community development block that forms an administrative division in the Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Bhagabanpur_II
Indian politician
Personal details Born (1944-05-16) 16 May 1944 (age 82) Contai, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Contai, West Bengal, India) Party Samajwadi Party (2010–present)
Kiranmoy_Nanda
Village in West Bengal, India
Dariapur is a village in the Deshapran CD block in the Contai subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles
Dariapur,_Purba_Medinipur
City in West Bengal, India
and 5), Purulia (142 km over SH-5), Haldia (150 km over AH46 and NH41), Contai (144 km over SH-5), Digha (165 km over NH-60), Kolkata/Howrah (169 km over
Jhargram
Independent parallel national government (1942-1944)
independent parallel government established in the areas of Tamluk and Contai subdivisions, now in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India, during the Quit
Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar
Community development block in West Bengal, India
eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones
Panskura (community development block)
Panskura_(community_development_block)
National highway in India
district in Odisha. The highway is 91 km (57 mi) long. The road passes through Contai and Digha. List of national highways in India National Highways Development
National_Highway_116B_(India)
Community development block in West Bengal, India
eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones
Egra_I
Railway station in West Bengal, India
Railways. The railway station is situated beside Kanthi Bypass Road at Contai in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The distance
Kanthi_railway_station
1866 novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
and never saw anyone but her foster-father. The story is set in Dariapur, Contai in modern-day Purba Medinipur district, Paschimbanga (West Bengal) where
Kapalkundala
Indian state election
polling, TMC supporters protested outside booth 172 of Majna of the South Contai seat, alleging electronic voting machine malfunction. They alleged that
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
2021_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election
Indian politician
West Bengal. He is the son of late Birendra Barik. He studied Class 12 at Contai PK College and passed the examinations conducted by West Bengal Council
Uttam_Barik
Katwa sub-division. Active demand Proposed from Purba Medinipur Contai Contai Contai (Kanthi) & Egra sub-division and coastal blocks. Active demand Proposed
Districts_of_West_Bengal
Bengali actress
Indian Bengali model and actress. Das grew up in a middle class family of Contai and moved to Kolkata to study fashion. Once in Kolkata, she became active
Tuhina_Das
Legislative Assembly in 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Contai North, as a member of the CPIM. He served as a minister of state (I/C) of
Chakradhar_Meikap
Township in West Bengal, India
Ramnagar is a Township Area in Ramnagar I CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district, in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles W
Ramnagar,_Purba_Medinipur
Village in West Bengal, India
Kamarda is a village, in Khejuri I CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles W e s t B
Kamarda
College, Contai Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya, Bhagabanpur II, Contai Deshapran Mahavidyalaya, Contai Ramnagar College, Ramnagar II, Contai Khejuri
Higher education in West Bengal
Higher_education_in_West_Bengal
City in West Bengal, India
Egra subdivision Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya Contai subdivision Basantia Contai Khadalgobra Locations other than cities and towns Tamluk subdivision
Haldia
Community development block in West Bengal, India
Birnagar Bishnupur Bolpur Budge Budge Buniadpur Chakdaha Champdani Chandrakona Contai Cooch Behar Dainhat Dalkhola Darjeeling Dhuliyan Dhupguri Diamond Harbour
Banarhat (community development block)
Banarhat_(community_development_block)
Indo-Aryan language
Ranjan Sarkar categorises the language as: Madhya Rarhi dialect Kanthi (Contai) dialect Kolkata dialect Shantipuriya (Nadia) dialect Shershahabadia (Maldahiya/
Bengali_language
Indian independence activist and former Member of Parliament
independence movement. He passed his entrance examination from the esteemed Contai High School and then proceeded to the famed Krishnath College of Berhampore
Nikunja_Behari_Maiti
Nirmalendu Bhattacharya CPI(M) Lakshman Chandra Seth INC Manik Bhowmik 31 Contai AITC Nitish Sengupta CPI(M) Sudhir Giri INC Ajit Khanra 32 Midnapore BJP
1999 Indian general election in West Bengal
1999_Indian_general_election_in_West_Bengal
Village in West Bengal, India
Egra subdivision Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya Contai subdivision Basantia Contai Khadalgobra Locations other than cities and towns Tamluk subdivision
Uttar_Mechogram
Indian public university in West Bengal
Vidyasagar University is a public state research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the Calcutta
Vidyasagar_University
Community Development Block in West Bengal, India
a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Ramnagar_II
Smart City and satellite city of Kolkata, India
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
New_Town,_Kolkata
City in West Bengal, India
years to complete, set in two phases. The first phase linked Tamluk and Contai in November 2003, and the tourist destination Digha was connected to Howrah
Kharagpur
Village in West Bengal, India
Bahalia is a village located in Contai III Block in the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. "Bahalia Village". Registrar General
Bahalia
Flower valley
Egra subdivision Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya Contai subdivision Basantia Contai Khadalgobra Locations other than cities and towns Tamluk subdivision
Valley of Flowers (West Bengal)
Valley_of_Flowers_(West_Bengal)
Village in West Bengal, India
Junput is a village in Deshapran CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles W e s t B e
Junput
Community development block in West Bengal, India
eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones
Sahid Matangini (community development block)
Sahid_Matangini_(community_development_block)
Indian politician (1933–2008)
was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian Parliament from Contai constituency, West Bengal in 1980, 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998.He was elected
Sudhir_Kumar_Giri
Village in West Bengal, India
is a village and a gram panchayat in the Bhagabanpur II CD block in the Contai subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal
Jukhia
Rural in West Bengal, India
Bhupatinagar R Marishda R Ramnagar R Digha CT Khadalgobra CT Basantia M Contai Shankarpur is located in the Purba Medinipur District of the state of
Shankarpur
Place in West Bengal, India
Kharipukuria is a village in Contai III CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. 8km 5miles W e
Kharipukuria
City in West Bengal, India
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
Hugli-Chuchura
Sadar South subdivision Kalna subdivision Katwa subdivision Purba Medinipur Contai subdivision Egra subdivision Haldia subdivision Tamluk subdivision Purulia
List of subdivisions of West Bengal
List_of_subdivisions_of_West_Bengal
Convent, Chandannagar Suniti Academy, Cooch Behar Contai Contai Chandramani Brahmo Girls' School Contai Hindu Girls' School Kolkata (Calcutta) Ashok Hall
List of girls' schools in India
List_of_girls'_schools_in_India
City in West Bengal, India
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
Berhampore
Community development block in West Bengal, India
eastern boundary. Five coastal CD Blocks, namely, Khejuri II, Contai II (Deshapran), Contai I, Ramnagar I and II, are occasionally affected by cyclones
Mahishadal (community development block)
Mahishadal_(community_development_block)
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
List of cities in West Bengal by population
List_of_cities_in_West_Bengal_by_population
City and Municipality in West Bengal, India
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
Rampurhat
Railway Station in West Bengal
division of South Eastern Railway zone. Earlier this station was known as Contai Road. It is situated beside Shahid Khudiram Sarani at Belda in Paschim Medinipur
Belda_railway_station
Hindu temple in West Bengal, India
মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, পুরনো অনেক প্রকল্প অসম্পূর্ণই". Anandabazar (in Bengali). Contai. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023. "কাজ দেখে উচ্ছ্বসিত মুখ্যমন্ত্রী
Jagannath_Temple,_Digha
Subdivision in West Bengal, India
rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had
Haldia_subdivision
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
List of municipal corporations in India
List_of_municipal_corporations_in_India
Community development block in West Bengal, India
a community development block that forms an administrative division in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Khejuri_I
City in West Bengal
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
Murshidabad
Village in West Bengal, India
Egra subdivision Amarshi Kasba Benudia Egra Hincha Gerya Contai subdivision Basantia Contai Khadalgobra Locations other than cities and towns Tamluk subdivision
Bhabanipur,_Purba_Medinipur
City in West Bengal, India
Chapra Chandrakona I Chandrakona II Chhatna Chinsurah Mogra Chopra Contai I Contai II Contai III Cooch Behar I Cooch Behar II D Darjeeling Pulbazar Dantan
Diamond_Harbour,_India
CONTAI
CONTAI
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gitamrita Mahodadhi | கீதாமà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à®¾ மஹோததி
An ocean containing nectar of Gita
Gitamrita Mahodadhi | கீதாமà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à®¾ மஹோததி
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Job.English : nickname from Old French job, joppe ‘sorry wretch’, ‘fool’ (perhaps a transferred application of the name of the Biblical character).English : from Middle English jubbe, jobbe ‘vessel containing four gallons’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper. It could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or nickname for a wearer) of the long woolen garment known in Middle English and Old French as a jube or jupe. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Malin, a diminutive of Mall.French and Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Madalin, a short form of compound names with the initial element madal ‘council’.Serbian : patronymic from maly, Serbian mali ‘small’; compare Maly.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Male (a back-formation from Malka as if it contained the Slavic diminutive suffix -ke) + the Slavic metronymic suffix -in.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Malin, a place in Ukraine.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norman) and French
English (Norman) and French : from the Old French personal name Ive (modern French Yves), which is of Germanic origin, being a short form of various compound names containing the element iv-, īwa ‘yew’. The final -s is the mark of the Old French nominative case.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the villages of East and West Ilsley on the Berkshire Downs, named from Old English Hild (a short form of various personal names containing the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mammÄ â€˜breast’, and meaning ‘breast-shaped hill’) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Container of glory
Girl/Female
Indian
Container of glory
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Heard or a Norman cognate Hard(on), also of Germanic origin. This was a byname meaning ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, but it also seems to have been used as a short form of the various compound names containing this as a first element. Occasionally this may also be a variant of Hardy.English, German, Dutch, and Swedish (Hård) : nickname for a stern or severe man, from Middle English, Middle Low German hard, Middle Dutch hart, hert, Swedish hård ‘hard’, ‘inflexible’. The Swedish name was probably originally a soldier’s name.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of particularly hard ground or one that was difficult to farm. Compare Hardacre.Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch harde, herde ‘herder’.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a fierce or strong man, or for a man contrasted with a boy, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch man. In some cases it may have arisen as an occupational name for a servant, from the medieval use of the term to describe a person of inferior social status. The Jewish surname can be ornamental.English and German : from a Germanic personal name, found in Old English as Manna. This originated either as a byname or else as a short form of a compound name containing this element, such as Hermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Yiddish male personal name Man (cognate with 1).Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Jat) and Sikh name of unknown meaning.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire near Halifax, so called from Old English Illingworð ‘enclosure associated with Illa’, Illa being a short form of various personal names containing the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on land which had been cleared of forest, but not brought into cultivation, from Old English feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’, as opposed on the one hand to æcer ‘cultivated soil’, ‘enclosed land’ (see Acker) and on the other to weald ‘wooded land’, ‘forest’ (see Wald).Possibly also Scottish or Irish : reduced form of McField (see McPhail).Jewish (American) : Americanized and shortened form of any of the many Jewish surnames containing Feld.
Boy/Male
Hindu
An ocean containing nectar of Gita
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : habitational name, perhaps from Dransfield Hill in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, which contains the Old English genitive of drÄn ‘drone’ + feld ‘open country’. DrÄn may be a byname in this instance.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : extremely common and widely distributed topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, Middle English hill (Old English hyll).English : from the medieval personal name Hill, a short form of Hilary (see Hillary) or of a Germanic (male or female) compound name with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.German : from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing Germanic hild as the first element.Jewish (American) : Anglicized form of various Jewish names of similar sound or meaning.English translation of Finnish Mäki (‘hill’), or of any of various other names formed with this element, such as Mäkinen, Heinämaki, Kivimäki.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Great and Little Linford in Buckinghamshire or Lynford in Norfolk. The former may have Old English hlyn ‘maple’ as its first element; the latter is more likely to contain līn ‘flax’. The second element in each case is Old English ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places so called. One in Berkshire is named with the Old English female personal name Lēofwaru (composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + waru ‘care’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; one in Lincolnshire has as its first element Old English lǣfer ‘rush’, ‘reed’ (see Lever 2). North and South Leverton in Nottinghamshire may contain a river name identical to that in Lear 2.
Boy/Male
Hindu
(A powerful rishi famous for his quick temper. The Puranas and Mahabharata contain many stories about Durvasa.)
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northern)
English (mainly northern) : habitational name from any of various places so called. Several, in particular those in Hampshire, Kent, and Devon, are named from Old English heorot ‘hart’, ‘stag’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. One in Northumberland has as the second element Old English hlÄw ‘hill’, and one in Cumbria contains Old English clÄ â€˜claw’, in the sense of a tongue of land between two streams, + probably heard ‘hard’. The surname is widely distributed, but most common in Yorkshire, where it arose from a place near Haworth, West Yorkshire, also named with Old English heorot + lÄ“ah. As a Scottish name, it comes from the Cumbrian Hartley (see forebears note).Irish : shortened Anglicized form of or surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó hArtghaile ‘descendant of Artghal’, a personal name composed of the elements Art ‘bear’, ‘hero’ + gal ‘valor’.
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Muslim
Compeller, Comforter, Compelled
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Born of the Earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English thin ‘thin’, ‘slender’ (Old English þynne).
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Artistic
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Pole Star
Girl/Female
Indian
Merciful, Companionate
Boy/Male
Latin
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Female
Romanian
(Bulgarian Виолета): Bulgarian and Romanian form of Latin Viola, VIOLETA means "violet color" or "violet flower."
Boy/Male
Indian
Just
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
One who Cuts off; A Companion; Al-mudliji
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n.
A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.
imp. & p. p.
of Contain
a.
Bearing or containing vittae.
v. t.
To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
a.
Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty genera and two hundred and fifty species.
a.
Containing life; living.
n.
One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Contain
n.
One who, or that which, contains.
n.
That which is contained; the extent; the substance.
a.
Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself.
a.
Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive.
n.
A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.
a.
Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
n.
Hence, a collection of printed sheets bound together, whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or more than one work; a book; a tome; especially, that part of an extended work which is bound up together in one cover; as, a work in four volumes.
a.
Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.
n.
A container.
a.
Capable of being contained or comprised.