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Look up Contra, contra, or contra- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contra may refer to: Contra, Virginia Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U
Contra
1979–1990 anti-Marxist Nicaraguan rebels
The Contras (from Spanish: contrarrevolucionarios, lit. 'counter-revolutionaries') were the anti-communist rebels who waged a guerrilla war against the
Contras
1985–1987 political scandal in the U.S.
The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, the Contragate, Iran Initiative
Iran–Contra_affair
Social folk dance with mixed European origins
Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins
Contra_dance
Video game series
Contra is a video game series produced by Konami composed primarily in the run and gun genre. The series debuted in February 1987 with the Japanese coin-operated
Contra_(series)
American hip hop group
Coast Contra is an American hip hop group formed in 2015 by Mario Lozano Mosquera, Eric Jamal Morrison, and twin brothers Taj Austin and Ras Austin (twin
Coast_Contra
Romanian footballer and manager (born 1975)
Cosmin Marius Contra (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈmin ˈmari.us ˈkontra]; born 15 December 1975) is a Romanian professional football manager and former
Cosmin_Contra
2010 studio album by Vampire Weekend
Contra is the second studio album by the American rock band Vampire Weekend, released on January 11, 2010, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the
Contra_(album)
1987 video game
Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Contra_(video_game)
1988 video game
Super Contra, known as Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back in Japan, is a 1988 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades.
Super_Contra
County in California, United States
Contra Costa County (/ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə/ ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay
Contra Costa County, California
Contra_Costa_County,_California
1992 video game
is part of the Contra series, being the third game in the series released for the NES following the original Contra and Super Contra. However, the game's
Contra_Force
Company located in Georgia, USA
Contra Vision Ltd sells a range of perforated window films to printers for them to produce see-through graphics. Contra Vision also offers other see-through
Contra_Vision
Topics referred to by the same term
Contra Costa refers to Contra Costa County, California and many things within or adjacent to its borders, including: Contra Costa Centre, California Contra
Contra_Costa
1992 video game
Contra III: The Alien Wars is a 1992 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is
Contra_III:_The_Alien_Wars
Topics referred to by the same term
Contra-alto, a musical term meaning low alto, may refer to: Contralto, a low female voice type Contra-alto clarinet, an instrument an octave lower than
Contra-alto
1961–1990 anti-Somoza revolution and Sandinista rule
dictatorship in 1978–1979, and fighting between the new government and the Contras from 1981 to 1990. The revolution revealed the country as one of the major
Nicaraguan_Revolution
2007 video game
Contra 4 is a run and gun video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS. It is the eleventh overall installment
Contra_4
Two-propeller design for improving low-airspeed maneuverability
Aircraft equipped with contra-rotating propellers (CRP), coaxial contra-rotating propellers, or high-speed propellers, apply the maximum power of usually
Contra-rotating_propellers
1994 video game
Contra: Hard Corps, released as Contra: The Hard Corps in Japan and Probotector in Europe and Australia, is a 1994 run and gun game developed and published
Contra:_Hard_Corps
Doctrine of contractual interpretation
Contra proferentem (Latin: "against [the] offeror"), also known as "interpretation against the draftsman", is a doctrine of contractual interpretation
Contra_proferentem
Dam in Ticino, Switzerland
The Contra Dam, commonly known as the Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland
Contra_Dam
2002 video game
Contra: Shattered Soldier is a video game that is part of the Contra series by Konami. It was developed by Team Kijirushi, a group of staff members within
Contra:_Shattered_Soldier
3rd-century Christian apologetics work by Origen of Alexandria
Against Celsus (Ancient Greek: Κατὰ Κέλσου, Kata Kelsou; Latin: Contra Celsum), preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church
Contra_Celsum
Professional wrestling stable
Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable currently performing in Major League Wrestling (MLW). It consists of leader Josef Samael, Ikuro
Contra_Unit
Restaurant in New York City, United States
Contra was a restaurant in New York City, New York, United States. Established in 2013, the fine dining establishment served American cuisine and at one
Contra_(restaurant)
Work by Thomas Aquinas
The Summa contra Gentiles is one of the best-known treatises by Thomas Aquinas, written as four books between 1259 and 1265. Whereas the Summa Theologiæ
Summa_contra_Gentiles
2019 video game
Contra: Rogue Corps is a run and gun twin-stick shooter in the Contra series developed by Toylogic and published by Konami. It was released on September
Contra:_Rogue_Corps
1998 video game
the second of two Contra games Konami of America co-produced with Appaloosa, following Contra: Legacy of War in 1996. C: The Contra Adventure was never
C_The_Contra_Adventure
Parts of a mechanism rotating in opposite directions on a common axis
Contra-rotating, also referred to as coaxial contra-rotating, is a technique whereby parts of a mechanism rotate in opposite directions about a common
Contra-rotating
American dance caller (1931–2026)
2026) was an American contra and barn dance caller and musician widely credited with having helped spur the revival of contra dance in the 20th century
Dudley_Laufman
2004 video game
Neo Contra (ネオコントラ, Neo Kontora) is the tenth video game in the Contra series published by Konami. It was developed by Team Neo Kijirushi, a group of staff
Neo_Contra
Writ in English law
In English law, contra format collations was a writ to recover donations in a situation where a man had given perpetual alms to a religious house, hospital
Contra_formam_collationis
Turkish rapper and songwriter
Çağdaş Terzi (born 23 October 1989), better known by his stage name Contra, is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his musical career with
Contra_(rapper)
Argentine sports-orientated telenovela
Contra las cuerdas is an Argentine sports-orientated telenovela. It was recorded during 2010. The show stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Soledad Fandiño and Osmar
Contra_las_cuerdas
2022 studio album by Behemoth
Opvs Contra Natvram (or Work Against Nature) is the twelfth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, released on 16 September 2022 through Nuclear
Opvs_Contra_Natvram
2020 film
Contra is a 2020 German comedy film based on the French film Le Brio. Law professor Richard Pohl (Christoph Maria Herbst) makes a racist remark when student
Contra_(film)
Latin phrase
Contra principia negantem non est disputandum (Latin, alternatively Contra principia negantem disputari non potest and Contra principia negantem disputari
Contra principia negantem non est disputandum
Contra_principia_negantem_non_est_disputandum
Romanian footballer (born 1999)
Mario Roberto Mihai Contra (born 15 September 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Oțelul Galați. On 18
Mario_Contra
Alleged CIA support for cocaine smuggling and other related crimes
involved in the Nicaraguan Contras' cocaine trafficking operations during the 1980s Nicaraguan civil war in efforts to finance the Contra group that was trying
CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking
CIA_involvement_in_Contra_cocaine_trafficking
Latin phrase coined by Thomas Hobbes
Bellum omnium contra omnes, a Latin phrase meaning "the war of all against all", is the description that Thomas Hobbes gives to human existence in the
Bellum_omnium_contra_omnes
1996 video game
Contra: Hard Corps, and was the first of two games in the Contra series that were externally developed by Appaloosa; the second game, C: The Contra Adventure
Contra:_Legacy_of_War
American YouTuber (born 1988)
commentator, and cultural critic. She is best known for her YouTube channel, ContraPoints, where she creates video essays exploring topics such as politics
ContraPoints
1988 film
Contra Conspiracy (also known as Contra Control[citation needed] and Contra Company) is a 1988 action film written and directed by Thomas Dewier which
Contra_Conspiracy
Mexican actress (born 1978)
viewers. In 2011, she got the main role in the action-drama "Viento En Contra", alongside actors Héctor Arredondo and Fernando Luján, in which she played
Bárbara_Mori
2009 video game
Contra ReBirth is a 2D run and gun video game developed by M2 and published by Konami for WiiWare. It is the twelfth original installment in the Contra
Contra_ReBirth
Sequence of moves in contra dance
main Contra dance article. Contra dance choreography specifies the dance formation, the figures, and the sequence of those figures in a contra dance
Contra_dance_choreography
1971 song by Silvio Rodríguez
"Fusil contra fusil" (Spanish for "Rifle Against Rifle") is a song written and recorded by Silvio Rodríguez in 1968 as a tribute to Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Fusil_contra_fusil
1982–84 US laws limiting support to Nicaraguan Contras
government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua. The Ronald Reagan administration supplied funding and military training to the Contras until revelations of
Boland_Amendment
July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026. PODER360 (27 July 2026). "Lula tem 47% contra 43% de Flávio no 2º turno, diz BTG/Nexus". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Opinion polling for the 2026 Brazilian presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_Brazilian_presidential_election
Person who prompts dance figures
who prompts dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in modern
Caller_(dancing)
Nicaraguan Contra leader (1932–1991)
Nicaraguan soldier and rebel who founded and commanded the Nicaraguan Contras. In this capacity, he became a central global figure in one of the most
Enrique_Bermúdez
Book by Augustine of Hippo
On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written
The_City_of_God
Low pitched instrument
The contra-alto clarinet, sometimes referred to as the E♭ contrabass clarinet, is a large clarinet pitched a perfect fifth below the B♭ bass clarinet.
Contra-alto_clarinet
The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior administration
Timeline of the Iran–Contra affair
Timeline_of_the_Iran–Contra_affair
Estonian writer (born 1974)
Contra (real name Margus Konnula; born 22 March 1974, in Urvaste, Võru County) is an Estonian poet and translator. After 1994, he worked as a postman.
Contra_(writer)
Temple in Egypt
25°17′02″N 32°34′59″E / 25.284°N 32.583°E / 25.284; 32.583 Contra Latopolis (sometime named Al Hilla or El-Hella) is an Egyptian temple. During the
Contra_Latopolis
2025 Mexican film
Mirreyes contra Godínez: Las Vegas (lit. 'Mirreyes vs. Godínez: Las Vegas') is a 2025 Mexican comedy film directed by Chava Cartas. It is the third installment
Mirreyes contra Godínez: Las Vegas
Mirreyes_contra_Godínez:_Las_Vegas
1990 studio album by Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo
Mujer contra mujer (pronounced [muˈxeɾ ˈkontɾa muˈxeɾ]; Spanish for "woman against woman") is the second and final studio album by the pop duo formed by
Mujer_contra_mujer_(album)
Influential Huguenot tract published in Basel in 1579
Vindiciae contra tyrannos (meaning: "Defences [of liberty] against tyrants") was an influential Huguenot tract published in Basel in 1579. Its author remains
Vindiciae_contra_tyrannos
Type of beef steak
strip loin; in French it is known as contre-filet. In Brazil, it is called contra-filé. When still attached to the bone, and with a piece of the tenderloin
Strip_steak
Community college in San Pablo, California, US
Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California, United States. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College
Contra_Costa_College
Municipality in Ticino, Switzerland
Tenero-Contra is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Tenero-Contra has an area, as of 1997[update], of 3
Tenero-Contra
Contra-rotating propellers have benefits when providing thrust in marine applications. Contra-rotating propellers are used on torpedoes due to the natural
Contra-rotating marine propellers
Contra-rotating_marine_propellers
Sides of an account in double-entry bookkeeping
GAAP utilizes the term contra for specific accounts only and does not recognize the second half of a transaction as a contra, thus the term is restricted
Debits_and_credits
2003 Spanish film
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (Spanish: La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra; Basque: Euskal pilota: larrua harriaren kontra) is a 2003 Spanish
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
The_Basque_Ball:_Skin_Against_Stone
1973 Mexican film
Capulina contra las momias ("Capulina Against the Mummies") is a 1973 Mexican horror comedy film produced, written, and directed by Alfredo Zacarías, and
Capulina_contra_las_momias
Material composed of antiparticles
In modern physics, antimatter is defined as matter composed of the antiparticles (or "partners") of the corresponding particles in "ordinary" matter, and
Antimatter
War between Mexico's government and various drug trafficking syndicates
The Mexican drug war (Spanish: Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México) is an ongoing asymmetric armed conflict between the Mexican government and various
Mexican_drug_war
Condition that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm
Contraindication
2019 Mexican film
Mirreyes contra Godínez (lit. 'Mirreyes vs. Godínez') is a 2019 Mexican comedy film directed by Chava Cartas. The film premiered on 25 January 2019, and
Mirreyes_contra_Godínez
Helicopter with two sets of rotor blades placed on top of each other
shafts with the same axis of rotation but turn in opposite directions (contra-rotating). This is done to offset the yawing movement that one rotor imparts
Coaxial-rotor_aircraft
Species of moth
Lithophane contra is 9897. "Lithophane contra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06. "Lithophane contra species details"
Lithophane_contra
Arrangement of contra dancers into sets
Contra dance form describes the arrangement of dancers into contra dance sets and minor sets. There are various forms, and each dance's choreography specifies
Contra_dance_form
Medium-security prison in California, US
County Detention Facility is a large coeducational adult medium security Contra Costa County jail in Richmond, California opened in 1991. WCDF is located
West County Detention Facility
West_County_Detention_Facility
Cuban-American CIA officer (born 1941)
Guevara as well as his close ties to George H. W. Bush during the Iran–Contra affair. Rodríguez came from a family of land owners in his native Cuba.
Félix_Rodríguez_(soldier)
American investigative journalist (1955–2004)
cocaine trade in Los Angeles and claimed that members of the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua had played a major role in creating the trade, using
Gary_Webb
Ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus
Thebes (Ancient Greek: Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας, Hepta epi Thēbas; Latin: Septem contra Thebas) is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus
Seven_Against_Thebes_(play)
Swedish anti-socialist organisation
have been Carl G. Holm, founder of the magazine Contra, and Tommy Hansson, currently editor of Contra. "Visual Arkiv på nätet". www.visualarkiv.se (in
Democratic_Alliance_(Sweden)
1st century CE polemical work by Flavius Josephus
περὶ ἀρχαιότητος Ἰουδαίων λόγος Peri Archaiotētos Ioudaiōn Logos; Latin Contra Apionem or In Apionem) is a work written by Flavius Josephus (c. 37 CE –
Against_Apion
1991 single by Ricky Martin
"Fuego Contra Fuego" (English: "Fire Against Fire") is the debut single by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin from his debut solo studio album Ricky Martin
Fuego_Contra_Fuego
American civil servant
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North who gained fame for her role in the Iran–Contra affair by helping North shred confidential documents. On August 27, 2025
Fawn_Hall
American DJ and producer (born 1988)
Skrillex posted a tweet teasing two further albums for release in 2023: Contra and Skrlx. In February 2024, Skrillex won his ninth Grammy Award for the
Skrillex
American professional wrestler
Creed. He was repackaged in the fall of 2020 as Contra Unit's fifth member "The Black Hand of Contra" Mads Krügger. He departed MLW in 2023, but returned
Mads_Krule_Krügger
District of Vicenza, Italy
residential clusters formed along these roads—later known as ''Contrà'' Santa Lucia and ''Contrà della Fontana Coperta''—even during Roman times, creating
Borgo_San_Pietro_(Vicenza)
Species of bird
The Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) is a species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent. It is usually found in small groups mainly on the plains
Indian_pied_myna
Regional park in California, United States
Contra Loma Regional Park is a 780-acre (320 ha) regional park in Contra Costa County, California. It is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system. It
Contra_Loma_Regional_Park
2003 studio album by Yandel
Quien Contra Mí (English: Who's Against Me?) is the debut album by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter Yandel released physically on September 15
Quién_Contra_Mí
Card game term
Kontra or Contra is a term used in certain card games of Central European origin that is called by players to raise the stakes. It is the equivalent of
Kontra_(cards)
Region of the Pacific Coast Ranges
Bay. They were previously called the "Contra Costa Range/Hills" (from the original Spanish Sierra de la Contra Costa), but with the establishment of Berkeley
Berkeley_Hills
Wine grape-growing region in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
Contra Costa is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It lies east of San Pablo Bay in Contra
Contra_Costa_AVA
Part of Budapest, Hungary
settlement was called Pession in antiquity, with the official Roman name being Contra-Aquincum (see Aquincum for the Roman town across the Danube in what became
Pest,_Hungary
1990 single by Spanish band Mecano
"Une femme avec une femme" (Spanish: "Mujer contra mujer") is a 1990 song by Spanish pop band Mecano. In late 1990, it was released as a single from the
Une_femme_avec_une_femme
American politician
Gioia is an American politician. He has served on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in Contra Costa County, California since 1998 and was re-elected
John_Gioia
Armed rebellion against the Cuban government from 1959 to 1965
against the rebellion was called the Struggle Against Bandits (Spanish: Lucha Contra Bandidos, or LCB) by the Cuban government. The rebels were a mix of former
Escambray_rebellion
2018 studio album by the Bobo Stenson Trio
Contra la indecisión is a studio album by the Bobo Stenson Trio recorded in May 2017 and released on ECM in January the following year. The trio features
Contra_la_Indecisión
Public school district in Contra Costa County, California, United States
Lafayette Elementary School District is a public school district based in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Burton Valley Elementary Happy
Lafayette_School_District
2020 studio album by Yandel
Quién Contra Mí 2 is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Yandel. It was released on July 31, 2020, by Y Entertainment and Sony
Quién_Contra_Mí_2
1968 film by Sergio Véjar
Cuatro contra el crimen (English: "Four Against Crime") is a 1968 Mexican action crime film directed by Sergio Véjar and starring Libertad Leblanc, Pedro
Cuatro_contra_el_crimen
1999 studio album by Goblini
Re Contra is the fourth studio album by the Serbian punk rock band Goblini, released by Metropolis Records in 1999. All music, lyrics and arrangements
Re_Contra
CONTRA
CONTRA
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Cilebi. It was probably originally named with the Old English elements cild (see Child) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Chilton. The second element was then replaced some time after the Danish invasions by the Old Norse form býr.Christopher Kilby (1705–71), merchant and government contractor of the colonial era, was born in Boston, MA, as was his father, John. According to family tradition, his grandfather John was born in 1632 in Hertfordshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English male personal name Syred, Old English SigerÇ£d, composed of the elements sige ‘victory’ + rÇ£d ‘counsel’.English : from the Middle English female personal name Sigerith, Old Norse SigrÃðr, a contraction of SigfrÃðr, composed of the elements sige ‘victory’ + frÃðr ‘lovely’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the Old Norse personal name þorkell, a contracted form of a name composed of the elements þórr, name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor) + ketill ‘cauldron’. The personal name Thurkill or Thirkill was in use throughout England in the Middle Ages; in northern England it had been introduced directly by Scandinavian settlers, whereas in the South it was the result of Norman influence. This surname and its variants are especially common in East Anglia. In Ireland the Old Norse name was adopted as a Gaelic personal name (Thorcall), which generated the surnames McCorkle and Corkill.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in Kent, which is recorded by Bede (c.730) under the names of both Dorubrevi and Hrofæcæstre. The former represents the original British name, composed of the elements duro- ‘fortress’ and brÄ«vÄ â€˜bridge’. The second represents a contracted form of this (possibly affected by folk etymological connection with Old English hrÅf ‘roof’) combined with an explanatory Old English cæster ‘Roman fort’ (from Latin castra ‘military camp’). There is a much smaller place in Northumbria also called Rochester, which seems to have been named in imitation of the more important one, but which is a more than occasional source of the surname. In other cases there may also have been confusion with Wroxeter in Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Rochecestre.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Inconsistent with contradictory
Boy/Male
Muslim
Having narrow, Contracted, Squinting eyes (1)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Old French guyour ‘guide’ (see Guy 2).Americanized spelling of German Geyer.Swiss German : from a contraction of the expression gut Jahr (‘good year’) which as a greeting in rural Switzerland meant ‘I wish you a good harvest this year’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the Breton personal name Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh ‘lord’, introduced by the Normans in the form Josse. Iodoc was the name of a Breton prince and saint, the brother of Iudicael (see Jewell), whose fame helped to spread the name through France and western Europe and, after the Norman Conquest, England as well. The name was occasionally borne also by women in the Middle Ages, but was predominantly a male name, by contrast with the present usage.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire called Winthorpe. The former is named with the Old English personal name or byname Wine, meaning ‘friend’, + Old Norse þorp ‘settlement’. In the latter the first element is a contracted form of the Old English personal name Wigmund, composed of the elements wÄ«g ‘war’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse equivalent, VÃgmundr.John Winthrop (1588–1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He kept a detailed journal, an invaluable source for historians. He was born into a family of Suffolk, England, gentry whose fortunes were founded by his grandfather Adam Winthrop (d. 1562) of Lavenham. In 1544 the latter acquired a 500-acre estate that had been part of the monastery of Bury St. Edmunds. John Winthrop emigrated from Groton, Suffolk, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630 because of Charles I’s anti-Puritan policies. By the time of his death he had had four wives and 16 children, the most notable of whom was his son John (1606–76), a scientist and governor of CT. His descendants were prominent in politics and science, including John Winthrop (1714–79), an astronomer, and Robert Winthrop (1809–94), a senator and speaker of the House of Representatives.
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.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rolf, composed of the Germanic elements hrÅd ‘renown’ + wulf ‘wolf’. This name was especially popular among Nordic peoples in the contracted form Hrólfr, and seems to have reached England by two separate channels; partly through its use among pre-Conquest Scandinavian settlers, partly through its popularity among the Normans, who, however, generally used the form Rou(l) (see Rollo).North German : from a personal name, a contracted form of Rudolf, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a panther, Middle High German panter (see Panther 1).North German : occupational name for a mortager or pawn broker, from a contracted form of Pfandherr.English (mainly Northamptonshire) and Scottish : occupational name for a servant in charge of the supply of bread and other provisions in a monastery or large household, Middle English pan(e)ter (Old French panetier).
Boy/Male
Indian
Having narrow, Contracted, Squinting eyes
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : via Old French from the Germanic personal name Milo, of unknown etymology. The name was introduced to England by the Normans in the form Miles (oblique case Milon). In English documents of the Middle Ages the name sometimes appears in the Latinized form Milo (genitive Milonis), although the normal Middle English form was Mile, so the final -s must usually represent the possessive ending, i.e. ‘son or servant of Mile’.English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Mihel, an Old French contracted form of Michael.English : occupational name for a servant or retainer, from Latin miles ‘soldier’, sometimes used as a technical term in this sense in medieval documents.Irish (County Mayo) : when not the same as 1 or 3, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire, Myles being used as the English equivalent of the Gaelic personal name Maol Muire (see Mullery).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : unexplained.Dutch : variant of Miels, a variant of Miele 3.John Miles or Myles (c.1621–83), born probably in Herefordshire, England, was a pioneer American Baptist minister who emigrated to New England in 1662 and had a pastorate in Swansea, MA. Many of his descendants spell their name Myles.
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German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name from Middle High German lant, German Land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see Land 1), used originally to denote either someone who was a native of the area in which he lived, in contrast to a newcomer (see Neumann), or someone who lived in the countryside as opposed to a town.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from either of two places called Landau (see Landau), Lande in Yiddish.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name formed with land ‘land’ + hardu ‘strong’.English : variant of Lavender.Americanized form (translation) of French Terrien, found in New England.
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English
English : habitational name from Inkersall in Derbyshire, recorded in the 13th century as Hinkershil(l) and Hinkreshill. The final element is Old English hyll ‘hill’. The first may be the Old Norse personal name Ingvarr or an Old English byname Hynkere meaning ‘limper’. Ekwall suggests that it may represent a contracted version of Old English hīgna æcer ‘monks’ field’.The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
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English
English : regional name from the county of Norfolk in East Anglia, so called from an Old English tribal name composed of the elements norð ‘north’ + folc ‘people’ (in contrast to the sūðfolc of Suffolk).
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English (chiefly northern)
English (chiefly northern) : topographic name for someone who lived by an area of high ground or by a prominent crag, from northern Middle English fell ‘high ground’, ‘rock’, ‘crag’ (Old Norse fjall, fell).English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Middle English fell, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean ‘skin’, ‘hide’, or ‘pelt’. Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts ‘tanned hide’ (see Pilcher).
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Hindu, Indian
The Thing which is Sweetest to Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Leader; Ruler
Female
German
Variant form of Old High German Brunhild, BRUNNHILDE means "armored warrior woman."
Female
Greek
(Ἁλκυόνη) Greek name ALKYONE means "kingfisher." In mythology, this is the name of a star-nymph loved by Poseidôn. She is the daughter of Atlas and Plêionê.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Name of an Ancient King
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Morally Strict; Simple
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Muslim
Name of Hanafi jurist of Iraq
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Wheel which is Use in Scatting Shoe
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Carrie, KARI means "man." Compare with another form of Kari.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Narration of prophet Muhammad
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pl.
of Contrary
n.
The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities.
n.
See Contraries.
v. t.
To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.
imp. & p. p.
of Contrast
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Contravene
n.
The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.
n.
One who contravenes.
v. t.
To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
n.
the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
v. t.
To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
a.
To contradict or oppose; to thwart.
n.
The act of contradicting one's self or itself; repugnancy in conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other; as, to be and not to be at the same time is a self-contradiction.
a.
Contradicting one's self or itself.
n.
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
imp. & p. p.
of Contravene
a.
Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Contrast
n.
A species of Dorstenia (D. Contrayerva), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
n.
Counter tenor; contralto.