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North Guang language of Ghana
The Gonja language, properly called Ngbanya or Ngbanyito, is a North Guang language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the
Gonja_language
Ghanaian ethnic group
The Gonja (also Ghanjawiyyu, endonym Ngbanya) people are a subgroup of the Guan ethnic group that live in Ghana. The Gonja established a kingdom in northern
Gonja_people
Ga, Nzema, Gonja, and Kasem. In April 2019, the Ghanaian government declared its intention to make French one of Ghana's official languages due to the
Languages_of_Ghana
Topics referred to by the same term
Gonja may refer to: The Gonja kingdom The Gonja people who live there Gonja language Ranjan Ramanayake Central Gonja District East Gonja Municipal District
Gonja
Chadic language spoken in West Africa
the zongo districts of major trade-towns up and down the previous Asante, Gonja and Dagomba kingdoms stretching from the sahel to coastal regions, in particular
Hausa_language
or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal
List of official languages by country and territory
List_of_official_languages_by_country_and_territory
Language of Ghana
the Gonja language, but according to Blench (1999) does not appear to be directly related to it. Blench suggests three possibilities: it is a Gonja dialect
Dompo_language
Language family
Guang: dialects Anii, Chumburung–Tchumbuli, Dwang, Foodo, Kyode, Ginyanga, Gonja, Kplang, Krache, Nawuri, Nchumbulu, Nkonya–Nkami, Ntrapo, Vagala Ethnologue
Guang_languages
Former country in present-day Ghana
Gonja was a kingdom in present-day northern Ghana founded in 1675 by Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa. With the fall of the Songhai Empire (c. 1600), the Mande Ngbanya
Gonja_(kingdom)
(a government-sponsored language along with Ewe-Gbe, Dagaare, Dagbani, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is English) Amharic: Ethiopia
List_of_official_languages
Region of Ghana
divided into 7 districts; Bole, Central Gonja, North Gonja, East Gonja, Sawla/Tuna/Kalba, West Gonja, North East Gonja and 7 Constituencies; Bole/Bamboi, Damongo
Savannah_Region
Topics referred to by the same term
former rugby footballer a ruler of the Northern state of Gonja, Ghana from 1983 to 1987 Timu language Temu (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists
Timu
Extinct language of Ghana
Nnyamase-Gonja"; he appears to regard it as having been a dialect of Gonja. However, this is based only on the numerals, which are clearly related to Gonja. The
Mprɛ_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Choroba may refer to: Choroba or Choruba, a dialect of the Gonja language Choroba (surname) All pages with titles containing Choroba This disambiguation
Choroba
Guang language spoken in Ghana
Gua is a Guang language spoken in many parts of Ghana including the Gonja, in the northern Savannah Region, the Nchumurus in the Northern, Oti and Bono
Gua_language
Ethnic group in Northern Ghana
Krachi people Nkonya tribe, the Akpana/Logba people who speak Ikpana, the Gonja, Anum, Larteh, Akposo, Etsii in the Central Region, Nawuri, Nyagbo and Ntsumburu
Guan_people
Gur language cluster spoken in West Africa
known as Lambishi Sisaala, is spoken in Tumu in the upper west Region and Gonja in the Northern Region. Paasaal, which is also known as Pasaale/Southern
Sisaala_language
Topics referred to by the same term
firm based in St. Louis County, Missouri gjn, the ISO 639-3 code for Gonja language, Ghana This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
GJN
Proposed language family in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo
The Kwa languages, often specified as New Kwa, are a proposed but as-yet-undemonstrated family of languages spoken in the south-eastern part of Ivory
Kwa_languages
Gur language spoken in Ghana
the language, and it is not used by native speakers to refer to the language. The Tamprusi are located in the Savannah Region, in the North Gonja District
Tamprusi_language
Regional capital of Savannah Region, Ghana
Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, the paramount chief of the Gonja Kingdom. The languages spoken in Damongo include Gonja, Vagla, Hanga, Brifor (Lobi), Dagaare, Waale
Damongo
the Fante language, and the Akwapem language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akuapem_people), Frafra, Dangme, Ga, Dagbani, Mampruli, Gonja, and Ewe also
Culture_of_Ghana
Senufo language of Ghana and Ivory Coast
is most probably borrowed from one of the surrounding Kwa languages (cf. Dangme làfá, Gonja kì-làfá, Ewe alafá). Rapp's implication of affinity between
Nafanan_language
Ethnic group in West Africa
belongs to the Kwa language family, which, apart from Gonja, is not closely related to the languages of northern Ghana. Oral traditions and archaeological
Akan_people
Ethnic group in West Africa
reaction of the Dyula in the Bono-Banda-Gonja region to these developments was to establish a kingdom of their own in Gonja – the territory northern traders
Dyula_people
Agency of the government of Ghana that focuses on Ghanaian languages and publication
materials in them. It focuses on 11 languages: Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi, Ewe, Mfantse, Ga, Dangme, Nzema, Dagbani, Dagaare, Gonja and Kasem. The bureau provides
Bureau_of_Ghana_Languages
Country in West Africa
which is less intelligible with the above) Dangme Ewe Ga Gonja Kasem Mole–Dagbani languages (Dagaare and Dagbanli) Of these, Asante Twi is the most widely
Ghana
Ethnic group in West Africa
descendants continue to hold to this very day. In the popular 18th century Gonja Salaga Slave Market, the Yoruba residents of the town would not allow their
Yoruba_people
Gur language spoken in Ghana
speak this language are known as Vaglas, one of the indigenous tribes around that part of the Northern Region, which were brought under the Gonja local administration
Vagla_language
List of languages
languages as interpreted by Harald Hammarström, and following the Guthrie classification. Bantu languages Guthrie classification of Bantu languages Classification
List_of_Bantu_languages
Former Akan empire centred on present-day Ghana
north-west. From Nkoranza, Asante forces later moved into Banda, eastern Gonja and Krakyè and defeated Dagomba. By 1726, Asante was ready to deal with
Asante_Empire
List of African ethnic groups
group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa
Ethnic group in Ghana
army and headed east, likely invited to fight on behalf of the king of Gonja. Anufo oral traditions insist that the mercenary band was supposed to return
Anufo_people
Large lamellophone used in the music of Ghana
Kassena people, "animgbo" by the Dagomba people, and the "gyilgo" by the Gonja people. The prempensua musical instrument is being used during social gatherings
Prempensua
Cutting designs into the skin as a form of body modification
in sub-Saharan Africa that traditionally practice scarification are the Gonja, Dagomba, Frafra, Mamprusi, Nanumba, Bali, Tɔfin, Bobo, Montol, Kofyar,
Scarification
Radio station in Tamale, Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation. Programme content is mostly English, Dagbanli and Gonja "Radio". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012. "Ghana Broadcasting
Radio_Savannah
Traditional kingdom in Ghana
current Yani (Yendi) in the east because of the invasion of the Gonja people. Gonja attacks in Western Dagbon (Tomo), especially at Daboya dealt a lot
Kingdom_of_Dagbon
Ethnic group in Ghana
Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Ghana's Northern Region: The Case of the Nawuri-Gonja Conflicts". Journal of African Conflict and Peace Studies. 3 (1). University
Chumburu
Thai futsal player
debut at the 2016 AFF Futsal Championship. Muhammad was born to a Ghanaian Gonja father, who was also a footballer who played for the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
Muhammad_Osamanmusa
Historical Islamic West African trading empire
became increasingly important. At the same time, recurring conflict with the Gonja and Dagomba states promoted the rise of military leaders known as Fagama
Kong_Empire
Nigerian trader (1877–1955)
Following his father's practice, Abdullahi frequently travelled the Nupe and Gonja trade routes. He soon became a wealthy merchant through trading textiles
Alhassan_Dantata
Nigerian scholar and lecturer (c. 1940–2022)
daughters of Mma Gyamata, who was the daughter of scholar and first chief of Gonja community in Kumasi, Mallam Sani. His early Islamic education came at Wataniyya
Ahmad_Bamba
River in West Africa
Akosombo Dam in southeastern Ghana to the town of Yapei in the Central Gonja District, Northern Region of Ghana, some 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the
Volta_River
City in Northern Region, Ghana
is traditionally inhabited by Dagombas, and other current residents are Gonja, Mamprusi Nanumba, Konkomba and Akan. As of 2025, the Mayor is Hon. Abu
Tamale,_Ghana
Town in Savannah Region, Ghana
Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a town in West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian
Larabanga
People of Ghana
Asante Twi, Ewe, Fante, Ga, Dangme, Dagbani, Nzema, Ahanta language (Ahantas) Dagaare, Gonja and Kasena. During the colonial era, a number of Europeans
Ghanaians
Ghana: English (official), Akan, Dagaare/Wale, Dagbane, Dangme, Ewe, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema and 70 others. Guinea: French (official), Maninka, Fula and
List of multilingual countries and regions
List_of_multilingual_countries_and_regions
Ethnic group in West Africa
south of modern Ghana, as well as the Kingdoms of Dagbon, Mamprugu and Gonja in the north. One thesis based on oral evidence is that the Dagaaba formed
Dagaaba_people
Tamil Indian composer and playback singer (born 1943)
Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022. "GonjaSufi's 'Sheep' sample of Asha Bhosle and Suresh Wadkar's 'Yeh Hawa Yeh Fiza'"
Ilaiyaraaja
Town in Bono East Region, Ghana
Chumburung language, but the Yeji dialect is quite different from the one spoken in Chumburung itself. Apart from the Chumburu, Konkombas, Gonjas and others
Yeji,_Ghana
British colony in Africa from 1821 to 1957
(1821–1877) Accra (1877–1957) Common languages English (official) French, Ga, Akan, Ewe language, Dangme, Dagbani, Dagaare, Gonja, Kasena, Nzema widely spoken
Gold_Coast_(British_colony)
Itsekiri people in Nigeria) Gonja Kingdom (1495 CE–1713/present) (NSM in Ghana) (Yagbongwura) (Yagbum) (1892 Sack of Salaga) (Gonja people) Empire of Great
List of kingdoms and empires in African history
List_of_kingdoms_and_empires_in_African_history
ethnic languages (Dagaare and Dagbanli). The rest are Ewe, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, and Kasem, Hausa. Christian: 71.3% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 31.6%, Protestant
Demographics_of_Ghana
Ethnic group from Tanzania and Kenya
Digo people, nearly all Muslims, speak the Digo language, called Chidigo by speakers, a Bantu language. The Mijikenda, whose name means "the nine kaya"
Digo_people
List of ISO 639-3 language codes starting with G
This is a list of ISO 639-3 language codes starting with G. Index | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u |
ISO_639:g
Ethnic group from Tanga Region of Tanzania
1999, the Dhaiso population was estimated to number 5,000, and the Dhaiso language is not being transmitted by adults to children. The Dhaiso are historically
Dhaiso_people
Ghanaian footballer (born 2002)
younger brothers, has also played football in Denmark. Sulemana's father is Gonja and his mother is Dagomba. He is a Muslim. As of match played 22 May 2026
Kamaldeen_Sulemana
Traditional area in Ghana
Northern Region of Ghana. It is the homeland of the Chumburu, but Bassari, Gonjas, Kokombas and Nawuri(s) are also indigenous in the area. Land, however,
Chumburung
Ethnic group in Ghana
people whose lands were also unified. This include the Mamprusi, Nanumba, Gonja, Mossi, Gurunsi (in particular the Frafra and Kusasi peoples), the Wala
Dagomba_people
Ritual and ceremonial mask of Sub-Saharan Africa
Sudanese Civil War, alongside other Ghanaian ethnic groups (Mamprusi, Nanumba, Gonja, etc.) This tribal scarification has been observed to mirror the traditional
Traditional_African_masks
Ethnic group from Tanga Region of Tanzania
traditions and language. In 2012, the Segeju population was estimated to number fewer than 25,000, with fewer than 7,000 speaking the Segeju language. The Segeju
Segeju_people
Former state in present-day Ghana
districts of Akyem to the northwest, the inland polities of Dagbon and Gonja to the north, and the eastern coastal states of Ardra and Whydah. Merchandise
Akwamu_Empire
Idea proposed by Mircea Eliade
ISBN 978-1-920942-47-2, retrieved 2007-07-10, neither do the Lo Dagaa [group in Gonja editor note] appear to have any concepts at all equivalent to the vaguer
Eternal_return_(Eliade)
the growing empire. He turned north adding Techiman, Banda, Gyaaman, and Gonja, states on the Black Volta. Between 1744 and 1745, Asantehene Opoku attacked
History_of_West_Africa
Public university in Winneba, Ghana
of English Education Department of French Education Department of Gur - Gonja Education Department of Ewe Education The Winneba Campus is the main campus
University of Education, Winneba
University_of_Education,_Winneba
Rainmaking rituals in Southeast Europe
Bangau",54 and a similar symbol carried during the ritual is called Al Gonja.55 In Uzbekistan, Turks and Tajiks perform the ritual, calling the doll
Dodola_and_Perperuna
following the 1892 Sack of Salaga by joint incursion by Dagomba, Namumba and Gonja tribes depleted Muslim populations in the north while boosting that of the
Islam_in_Ghana
Ethnic group
are motivated to obtain Abitur to enter university. Learning the German language is required for professions such as nursing and healthcare. Anyone starting
Ghanaians_in_Germany
Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu II Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs Hereditary Gonja King Yagbongurwa Tuntumba Sulemana Jakpa Bore Essa I 2010 Northern Regional
List of current non-sovereign African monarchs
List_of_current_non-sovereign_African_monarchs
City in Bono East Region, Ghana
Service. The majority of ethnic groups in the city included the Akan, Bono, Gonja, Dagomba, Sisala, and Mamprusi people. The mayor of the city's metropolitan
Techiman
Mosque in Savannah Region, Ghana
located in the Islamic town of Larabanga, close to Damongo in the West Gonja District of the Savannah Region of Ghana. The town is situated about 15
Larabanga_Mosque
Former states in present-day Tanzania (c. 1600–1963)
Mbokomu clan, which asserts that their founding ancestor originated from Gonja in Usambara and migrated north to the Pokomo area before reaching Kilimanjaro
Chagga_states
Japanese footballer
2–1 loss for Japan. Bangnagande was born in Adachi, Tokyo to a Ghanaian Gonja father and a Japanese mother. As of 14 March 2023. Notes Appearances in
Kashif_Bangnagande
District Capital in North East Region, Ghana
boundaries with East Mamprusi Municipal and Gushegu Municipal to the east; North Gonja District, Savelugu Municipal and Kumbungu District to the south; Builsa
Walewale
Ward of Mkinga District, Tanga Region
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Mayomboni
Pre-colonial Akan polity in modern day Ghana
some accounts recall external pressures from rival states such as the Gonja kingdom. The decline of Bonoman was gradual and driven by internal and external
Bono_State
Ethnic group in Ghana
in northern Ghana".[quote needs citation] Oral tradition states that the Gonjas, under Ndewura Jakpa, defeated the Dagombas under Ya Na Dariziogo and compelled
Konkomba_people
Ghanaian politician
Republic of Ghana representing the Daboya Mankarigu Constituency in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region of Ghana. He is the deputy minister for
Mahama_Asei_Seini
near Methakhel, killing 10. April 17 – Ghana – A bus overturned in Central Gonja District, killing 10. April 22 – Pakistan – A truck carrying passengers
List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
List_of_traffic_collisions_(2000–present)
Ward in Muheza District, Tanga Region
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Mbaramo
Town & District Capital in Northern Region, Ghana
area was abandoned due to an invasion by King Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa of Gonja, which resulted in the death of the Dagboŋ King Dariziogo. Yendi was conquered
Yendi
Ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania
wrong beliefs. Gonja where there is a waterfall known as NDURUMO of about 400 m along the Hingilili river, Ibwe leteta, sacred forests, Gonja Lutheran hospital
Pare_people
Ward in Muheza District, Tanga Region
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Magila
Ethnic group in West Africa
associated with trade. Whereas the Hausa language is a lingua franca among the Zongo Settlements and Gonja, Dyula is spoken as a lingua franca in northern
Wangara_people
Ethnic group from Tanga Region of Tanzania
of eastern Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Bondei speak Kibondei, a Bantu language and are culturally related to the Shambaa and zigua ethnic group. The Bondei
Bondei_people
Capital of Tanga Region, Tanzania
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Tanga,_Tanzania
as the Kilwa Chronicle (16th c.), Timbuktu Chronicles (17th c.), Kitab Gonja (18th c.), Funj Chronicle (early 19th c.), and Kano Chronicle (c. 1880s)
African_historiography
Medieval and early modern history of the African region
the growing empire. He turned north adding Techiman, Banda, Gyaaman, and Gonja, states on the Black Volta. Between 1744 and 1745, Asantehene Opoku attacked
Medieval and early modern Africa
Medieval_and_early_modern_Africa
Ward of Mkinga District, Tanga Region
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Mnyenzani
Historical city in Ghana (~13th-19th c.)
ISBN 9780822359845. Retrieved 24 April 2025. Massing, Andrew (2012). "Imams of Gonja: The Kamaghate and the Transmission of Islam to the Volta Basin". Cahiers
Begho
District of Tanga Region, Tanzania
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Kilindi_District
Ethnic group from Tanga Region of Tanzania
indicate that the Nango originated from the Gonja lineage of the Mbugu people. The split occurred during the Gonja's migration from Pare to Shambaai. As they
Mbugu_people
Chicago Cubs). Yagbonwura Tumtunba Boresa II, Ghanaian monarch, ruler of Gonja (since 2010). Harry Whittington, 95, American attorney and political figure
Deaths_in_February_2023
Netherlands: E.J. Brill. pp. 252–253. Massing, Andrew (2012). "Imams of Gonja The Kamaghate and the Transmission of Islam to the Volta Basin". Cahiers
History_of_Ivory_Coast
traders came from Kanem, Bornu, and the Hausa city-states and moved into Gonja, Dagomba, and other parts of the Volta region. Muslims married local women
Islam_in_Burkina_Faso
Cave system in Tanga Region, Tanzania
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Amboni_Caves
Festival in Ghana by the Dagombas
do with Arabs. Dagbani is a Gur language and all tribes who celebrate the festivals are Gur: Mamprusi, Nanumba, Gonja, Waala and Chakosi/Anufo. One may
Bugum_Chugu
Ward in Muheza District, Tanga Region
Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest
Magoroto
2nd Asantehene of the Ashanti Empire
coast until the 19th century. In 1732, the Ashanti Empire invaded Western Gonja and Gyaman as well as Banda in 1740. Two years later, the Ashanti incorporated
Opoku_Ware_I
Road network in the Asante Empire
emanated from Kumasi and it was exhausted at Gonja. The 3rd route linked Kumasi with the central Gonja provinces of Guipe and Daboya. The 3rd route linked
Roads_of_the_Asante_Empire
GONJA LANGUAGE
GONJA LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, German, Zoroastrian
A Nun
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Russian Sonya, SONJA means "wisdom."
Female
Turkish
Turkish form of Persian Ghoncheh, GONCA means "flower bud."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Matthew. In North America, this form has assimilated numerous vernacular derivatives in other languages of Latin Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus.Irish (Ulster and County Louth) : used as an Americanized form of McMahon.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Swedish
Priceless; Inestimable; Similar to Antonia
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different surname forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. The American surname Matthew has also absorbed European cognates from other languages, including Greek Mathias and Mattheos.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beauty
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.English : occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Anglo-Norman French mance ‘handle’ (Old French manche, Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’).
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Netherlands, Scandinavian, Slavic, Swedish, Swiss
Wisdom; Wise; Skill
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the female personal name Elizabeth. Compare Hibbs 2.English : nickname for someone with very fair hair or skin, from Middle English, Old English lilie ‘lily’ (Latin lilium). The Italian equivalent Giglio was used as a personal name in the Middle Ages. In English and other languages there has also been some confusion with forms of Giles.English : habitational name from places called Lilley, in Hertfordshire and Berkshire. The Hertfordshire place was named in Old English as ‘flax-glade’, from līn ‘flax’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Berkshire name is from Old English Lillinglēah ‘wood associated with Lilla’, an Old English personal name.
Girl/Female
Slavic American Russian Greek
Wise.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Girl/Female
Indian
Beauty
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Chant of God; Song; Song of Joy
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Well Woven; Bloom; Echo
Girl/Female
Indian
Inset Sweet Sound
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