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Niger–Congo language of the Igbo people, mainly spoken in Nigeria
Igbo (English: /ˈiːboʊ/ EE-boh, US also /ˈɪɡboʊ/ IG-boh; Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò [ásʊ̀sʊ̀ ìɡ͡bò] ) is the principal native language of the Igbo people
Igbo_language
Ethnic group in Southern Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Igbo language is part of the Niger-Congo language family. Its regional
Igbo_people
Cultural traditions of the Igbo people
Igbo culture (Igbo: Ọmenala Ndị Igbo Listen) also called Odinala Ndị Igbo are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people of southeastern
Igbo_culture
Foundational enslaved black American
Igbo Americans, (Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ Ígbò n'Emerịkà) are residents of the United States who identify as having Igbo ancestry from modern day Bight of Biafra,
Igbo_Americans
Latin alphabet used for the Igbo language
modern Igbo alphabet (Igbo: Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo), otherwise known as the Igbo alphabet (Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo), is the alphabet of the Igbo language, it is
Igbo_alphabet
Topics referred to by the same term
Africa, primarily living in southeastern Nigeria Igbo language, a Niger–Congo language spoken by the Igbo people, with over 30 million speakers worldwide
Igbo
Cultural region in Nigeria
Igbo land (Standard Igbo: Àlà Ị̀gbò) is a cultural and common linguistic region in southeastern Nigeria which is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people
Igboland
Igbo marriage traditions
The Igbo traditional marriage, known as Igba Nkwu Listen (meaning "wine carrying") in the Igbo language, is a significant cultural ceremony among the
Traditional marriage in Igbo culture
Traditional_marriage_in_Igbo_culture
Code to identify human languages
An IETF BCP 47 language tag is a standardized code that is used to identify human languages on the Internet. The tag structure has been standardized by
IETF_language_tag
Historical and sociological study of prejudice against the Igbo people
Anti-Igbo sentiment (also known as Igbophobia) is a term used by scholars, journalists, and commentators to describe historical and contemporary negative
Anti-Igbo_sentiment
This is a list of Igbo music artists, including singers, composers, instrumentalists, and producers of Igbo descent. These individuals have significantly
List_of_Igbo_music_artists
Jamaicans of Igbo heritage
Jamaican culture, Igbo cultural influence remains in language, dance, music, folklore, cuisine, religion and mannerisms. In Jamaica the Igbo were often referred
Igbo_people_in_Jamaica
Political ideology related to the Igbo people
Igbo nationalism is a range of ethnic nationalist ideologies relating to the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. While the term is defined as seeking
Igbo_nationalism
native languages are Hausa (over 63 million when including second-language, or L2, speakers), Yoruba (over 47 million, including L2 speakers), Igbo (over
Languages_of_Nigeria
Religious practices and beliefs of Igbo people
South Nigeria. These terms, as used here in the Igbo language, are synonymous with the traditional Igbo "religious system" which was not considered separate
Odinani
Traditional calendar of the Igbo
The Igbo calendar (Igbo: Ọ̀gụ́àfọ̀ Ị̀gbò[citation needed]) is the traditional calendar system of the Igbo people from present-day Nigeria. The calendar
Igbo_calendar
English-based creole of Barbados
borrowed from West African languages. The largest portion contributed to Bajan is from the Igbo language. wunna You all from the Igbo word unu, which means
Bajan_language
Place in Anambra, Nigeria
Igbo-Ukwu Listen (English: Great Igbo) is a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra in the south-central part of the country. The town comprises three quarters
Igbo-Ukwu
Traditional art of the Igbo people
Igbo art (Igbo: Ǹkà Igbo) is any piece of visual art originating from the Igbo people. The Igbo produce a wide variety of art including traditional figures
Igbo_art
Historic site at Dunbar Creek, Georgia, US
Igbo Landing (also called Ibo Landing, Ebo Landing, or Ebos Landing) is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. It
Igbo_Landing
Oral and written works in Igbo language
Igbo literature encompasses both oral and written works of fiction and nonfiction created by the Igbo people in the Igbo language. This literary tradition
Igbo_literature
Hypothetical major branch of the Volta-Congo languages
are the most spoken languages of southern Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and southeast Ghana: Yoruba, Igbo, Bini, and Gbe. These languages have variously been
Volta–Niger_languages
Clothing associated with the Igbo people
Igbo regalia and headdresses comprise the ceremonial headgear, hairstyles, adornments, accessories, clothing and insignia traditionally associated with
Igbo_regalia_and_headdresses
Regional subgenre of highlife
Igbo highlife is a contemporary musical genre that combines highlife and Igbo traditional music. The genre is primarily guitar-based music, with a rare
Igbo_highlife
English-based creole languages
translations; and the Onitsha or Eastern variety that draws some influences from Igbo. According to Obiechina (1984), Nigerian Pidgin English can be subdivided
Nigerian_Pidgin
Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria
of Enugu-Ezike. Igbo Eze North is made up of two towns. They are Enugu Ezike and Etteh. Igbo is the major and commonly used language. It has an area of
Igbo_Eze_North
Branch of the YEAI Languages
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igboid languages form a "language cluster"
Igboid_languages
Igboid language spoken by the Ika people of Nigeria
"Complete Bible now in Ika language". Ika Weekly Newspaper. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2023. Dr, Mefor (28 June 2022). "Igbo ancestry: Governor Ifeanyi
Ika_language_(Nigeria)
Yoruba term for marijuana
Igbo (also spelled Igbó) is a Nigerian Pidgin slang term for cannabis or marijuana derived from the Yoruba word "igbó", loosely translated to mean "forest"
Igbo_(slang)
Large language family of Sub-Saharan Africa
population. The most widely spoken Niger–Congo languages by number of native speakers include Yoruba, Fula, Igbo, Lingala, Mooré, Ewe, Fon, Zulu, Shona, Xhosa
Niger–Congo_languages
Island nation in the Atlantic Ocean
and that it derives from the Igbo term bém from bé mụ́ meaning "my home, kindred, kind"; the Igbo phoneme [e] in the Igbo orthography is very close to
Barbados
Species of plant
Republic of Congo mbálá ya makoko, mankani in Hausa language, koko and lambo in Yoruba, and ede in Igbo language. Cocoyam is often boiled, fried, or roasted and
Taro
Organization
for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC) was founded in 1949 by Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu for the promotion of the Igbo language and culture, and
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Society_for_Promoting_Igbo_Language_and_Culture
English-based creole spoken in Jamaica
taken from the Igbo language. Red eboe describes a fair-skinned black person because of the reported account of fair skin among the Igbo in the mid-1700s
Jamaican_Patois
Southwestern Edoid language of Nigeria
Ukwuani is a Southwestern Igbo language spoken by the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria. It is spoken in Delta and Bayelsa States.[failed verification]
Urhobo_language
Country in West Africa
500 distinct languages, all identifying with a wide variety of cultures. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo together constituting
Nigeria
Traditional Igbo divination system
of the Igbo people of southern Nigeria. It is a central practice within Odinani, the indigenous religious and philosophical tradition of the Igbo, and serves
Afa_(Igbo_divination)
Nigerian-Finnish politician, businessman and Biafran political activist
representative of the association Igbo Union Finland said: "He should stop inciting hatred and provoking. Ekpa does not represent the Igbo people of Finland". The
Simon_Ekpa
Yoruba term for Europeans and people with fair skin/foreigners to Nigeria
Igbo linguist and etymologist, Michael J.C. Echeruo. In his 2001 publication Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language
Oyinbo
Ethnic group
Igbo Jews are members of the Igbo people of Nigeria who practice Judaism. It is a tenet of their beliefs that they have ties to one of the lost tribes
Igbo_Jews
Igbo names are traditionally and historically constructed. In this convention there are no family names, instead one is known through their immediate male
Igbo_name
1967–1970 partially recognised state in Africa
Biafra (/biˈæfrə/ bee-AF-rə; Igbo: Bịafra), officially the Republic of Biafra (Igbo: Ripọblik du Bịafra), was a partially recognised state in West Africa
Biafra
Nigerian music genre
Igbo rap artists. Igbo language Igbo culture Alim, Samy (2009). "Translocal Style Communities: Hip Hop Youth As Cultural Theorists Of Style, Language
Igbo_rap
Nigerian gospel singer (born 1976)
Nigerian gospel singer-songwriter. She is best known for her use of the Igbo language. She released her first album “Ịdịghị ajọ njọ” in 1999, and subsequently
Chinyere_Udoma
Nigerian footballer (born 1999)
national team. Chukwueze was born in Amaokwe Ugba Ibeku, Abia State. He is of Igbo descent and was brought up in a Christian family with a younger brother and
Samuel_Chukwueze
Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria
Igbo Eze South (or Igboeze South) is a Local Government Area of Enugu State in south-eastern Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ibagwa-Aka (or
Igbo_Eze_South
Football team in Nigeria
Stadium, Teslim Balogun Stadium Hausa: Ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafar Najeriya, Igbo: Otu egwuregwu bọọlụ Naịjirịa na, Yoruba: Ẹgbẹ́ agbábọ́ọ̀lù-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ ọmọorílẹ̀-èdè
Nigeria national football team
Nigeria_national_football_team
Species of perennial legume
that is usually served for breakfast. In the Enugu state of Nigeria, an Igbo dish called Ẹchịcha or Achịcha is made with palm oil, cocoyam, and seasoning
Pigeon_pea
2003 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
is language, and was clearly shown in Papa among other major characters; he does not like to speak only Igbo language, and often mixes both Igbo and
Purple_Hibiscus
Major river in West Africa
"named after the Yoruba goddess Ọya, who is believed to embody the river" Igbo: Orimiri or Orimili "great water" Ijaw: Toru Beni "the river water" The earliest
Niger_River
Species of legume
prɛkɛsɛ aka soup perfume) in the Akan language of Ghana. It is also called uhio (uhiokrihio) in the Igbo language of Nigeria. The tree has many uses. Its
Tetrapleura_tetraptera
Species of edible plant
containing numerous seeds. The word okra derives from a West African language, probably Igbo: ọ́kwụ̀rụ̀, appearing first in English in 1679 in the Colony of
Okra
Association football club in Nigeria
Professional Football League. Their name means People's Elephant in Igbo language and is also the nickname used for the city of Aba. Founded in 1976,
Enyimba_F.C.
Women's national football team representing Nigeria
under-20 football team Hausa: Kungiyar kwallon kafa ta mata ta Najeriya, Igbo: Ndị otu egwuregwu bọọlụ ụmụ nwanyị nke mba Naịjirịa CAF does not award an
Nigeria women's national football team
Nigeria_women's_national_football_team
1958 novel by Chinua Achebe
story of Okonkwo, a traditional and influential leader of the fictional Igbo clan of Umuofia, who opposes colonialism and early Christianity. Written
Things_Fall_Apart
National anthem of Nigeria
English original Yoruba translation Igbo translation Hausa translation I Nigeria, we hail thee, Our own dear native land, Though tribes and tongues may
Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee
Type of seed commonly found in West African cuisine
Igbo–English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English–Igbo Index. Yale University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-300-07307-2
Egusi
Masculine given name
particularly in England, but gradually declined in usage as the English language evolved. Jesus is usually not used as a given name in the English-speaking
Jesus_(name)
Dough-like African staple food
grains. This food category is known as okele in the Yoruba language, or Ụtara in Igbo language. Fufu of West Africa, ugali and nsima of Eastern Africa,
Swallow_(food)
Medieval symbol system
secret society that is found across old Cross River region among the Ekoi, Igbo, Efik, Bahumono, and other nearby peoples. Before the colonial era of Nigerian
Nsibidi
Nigerian scholar and writer
publications, his Igbo Language and Culture (1975) and Elements of Modern Igbo Grammar (1978). Later books include Auxiliaries in Igbo Syntax (1985) and
E._Nolue_Emenanjo
Obi // is a very common given name and surname of Igbo origin. Igbo being a tonal language, Obi can, depending on its pronunciation, either mean “heart”
Obi_(name)
Surname list
Maduekeaudio is a Nigerian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Allison Madueke (born 1944), Nigerian naval officer Arinze Madueke, Nigerian
Madueke
Nigerian film industry
Edochie. Although the Igbo language film Living in Bondage was the first massive nationwide hit of the videotape era, most Igbo film makers prefer to
Nollywood
Nigerian actress (born 1963)
began her acting career in Yoruba-language films, before making her home-video debut in Living in Bondage, an Igbo-language film. Nwosu, a native of Arochukwu
Ngozi_Nwosu
Multi-sport event in Accra, Ghana
The 13th African Games, also known as Accra 2023, were hosted by Ghana from 8–23 March 2024. Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games were
2023_African_Games
Igboid language spoken in Nigeria
and Mgbo. Speakers of the Izi language are spread over a large area. Belonging to a larger group of people called the Igbo, the Izi distinguish themselves
Izi_language
City in Rivers State, Nigeria
news, radio and television programmes are available mostly in the English language. In print media, the largest-circulated daily newspaper published in Port
Port_Harcourt
Igbo-language part of the BBC World Service
BBC Igbo is the Igbo language service of BBC World Service meant primarily for the Igbo-speaking communities in the south-east, South-south of Nigeria
BBC_Igbo
Nigerian-American director
an organization that he founded in Dallas to celebrate Igbo culture and to preserve Igbo language in the diaspora. He and members of the organization use
Chijindu_Kelechi_Eke
LGA in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
code is 490. The major language is a more localised form of the Igbo language known as the 'Ehugbo Language'. It has a rich Igbo traditional heritage and
Afikpo_North
Martinican writer, poet and politician (1913–2008)
explosive. He believed that he was of Igbo descent, and thought of his first name Aimé as a retention of an Igbo name; though the name is of French origin
Aimé_Césaire
State of Nigeria
was the historic town of Igbo-Ukwu within the state. Residents of Anambra State are primarily Igbo, with the Igbo language serving as a lingua franca
Anambra_State
Species of fruit and plant
macrocarpon otherwise known as the African eggplant (Yoruba: Igba) (Igbo language/ Igbo): añara), Surinamese eggplant (Sranang Tongo: Antroewa / Antruwa)
Solanum_macrocarpon
Nigerian R&B and hip hop duo
P-Square (born 18 November 1981) were a Nigerian music duo composed of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, who co-write and co-produce most of
P-Square
State of Nigeria
Ebonyi (Igbo: Alaọha Ebonyi) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State
Ebonyi_State
Nigerian writer (born 1977)
Adichie was taught in both Igbo and English. Although Igbo was not a popular subject, she continued taking courses in the language throughout high school
Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
Edoid language spoken in Nigeria
/ˈedo/), also known as Bini, is the language spoken by the Edo people in Edo State, Nigeria. It was the primary language of the Benin Empire and its predecessor
Edo_language
American actress
Jamaica. Watson's middle name "Kelechi" means "Thank God" in Nigeria's Igbo language. Watson obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University
Susan_Kelechi_Watson
Nigerian politician (born 1982)
ruuru ndị Enugwu North na South ga-eru ha aka n'ọchịchị m"". BBC News Ìgbò (in Igbo). 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-03-03. Journalist, Jungle (2023-02-27)
Chimaobi_Sam_Atu
Variety of English spoken in Nigeria
soup mixed with egusi.’ Akpu and ogbono are clearly derived from the Igbo language, tuwo Hausa. Banga is mostly synonymous with Delta State (although similar
Nigerian_English
Dough-like food in African cuisine
rod until it turns into dough. Akpu, properly punctuated as akpụ in Igbo, is the Igbo word for cassava. Requiring several days to make, akpu is often eaten
Fufu
dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member
List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages
List_of_countries_and_dependencies_and_their_capitals_in_native_languages
Igbo group living in Southeastern Nigeria
The Ngwa people Listen (natively: Nde Ṅgwà IPA: [ŋɡʷa]) are an Igbo group living in the southern part of Igboland. The Ngwa people are found predominantly
Ngwa_people
1933 Igbo novel by Pita Nwana
the Igbo language, and the book was very successful among the Igbo people. The book tells the life story of the politician Igwegbe Odum, an Aro Igbo who
Omenuko
Braille alphabets used in Nigeria
Unified English Braille has been adopted. Three other languages have been written in braille: Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. All three alphabets are based on English
Nigerian_braille
Nigerian musical artist (born 1950)
Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa Listen (born 19 June 1950), popularly known as Charly Boy is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, television presenter, actor, and producer
Charly_Boy
1999 Nigerian film
Igodo:The Land of the Living Dead Directed by Andy Amenechi Produced by Don Pedro Obaseki Release date 1999 (1999) Country Nigeria Language English
Igodo: The Land of the Living Dead
Igodo:_The_Land_of_the_Living_Dead
2023 Nigerian film
Gangs of Lagos is a 2023 Nigerian thriller crime film directed by Jadesola Osiberu and Co-written by Kay Jegede and Osiberu. The First African Prime Video
Gangs_of_Lagos
Oba of Benin (1440–1473)
as capturing 201 towns and villages in Ekiti, Ikare, Kukuruku, Eka, and Igbo country west of the Niger River. Captured rulers were brought to Benin, and
Ewuare
male Igbo name from the igbo tribe of South Eastern Nigeria. It translates to mean "people are greater/better". Maduka is also shot for common Igbo expressions
Maduka
Nigerian social media personality
Day: Ihe m mere oge m chọpụtara na m bu HIV - James Brown". BBC News Ìgbò (in Igbo). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2025. Owolawi, Taiwo (13 January
James Brown (internet personality)
James_Brown_(internet_personality)
Human settlement smaller than a town
rainforest region is dominated by Igbo speaking people, the villages are called ime obodo (inside town) in Igbo language. A typical large village might have
Village
Name list
Ikechukwu audio is a given name and surname of Igbo origin in Nigeria which means "God's power". In Igbo, “Ike” means power and “chukwu” means God. There
Ikechukwu_(name)
Surname list
Acholonu Gender Unisex Language Igbo Origin Word/name Nigeria Meaning The courage of my father Region of origin South Eastern region
Acholonu
Name list
Tochukwu // is a male Igbo given name. Like most Igbo names, it is theophoric: tò meaning “praise” and chukwu meaning “God”. Similar names include Somtochukwu
Tochukwu_(name)
National spirit of Ghana
push-me-push-you, and/or crim-kena, sonsé ("do you do it?" in Yoruba language). In the Igbo language it is known as Akpuru achia. Other Nigerian epithets include:
Akpeteshie
President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966 (1904–1996)
hometown Onitsha, where he learnt the Igbo language. Living in Lagos State exposed him to learning the Yoruba language, and by the time he was in college
Nnamdi_Azikiwe
2001 Nigerian film
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen Starring Sam Dede Chiwetalu Agu Pete Eneh Amaechi Muonagor Susan Obi Release date 2001 (2001) Country Nigeria Language English
Issakaba
British rapper and singer (born 1988)
of Igbo parents from Nigeria, Patrick Okogwu Sr. and Rosemary Opiah. His middle name, Chukwuemeka, means "God has done more" in the Igbo language. Until
Tinie_Tempah
IGBO LANGUAGE
IGBO LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a Latinist, a clerk who wrote documents in Latin, from Anglo-Norman French latinier, latim(m)ier. Latin was more or less the universal language of official documents in the Middle Ages, displaced only gradually by the vernacular—in England, by Anglo-Norman French at first, and eventually by English.
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, German, etc.
English, Welsh, German, etc. : ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yÅÌ£hÄnÄn ‘Jehovah has favored (me with a son)’ or ‘may Jehovah favor (this child)’. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Siôn, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish Séan; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese João; Greek IÅannÄ“s (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (see Jones); and Han(n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Siôn rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
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.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from a Germanic personal name composed of
the elements haim, heim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power’,
‘ruler’, introduced to England by the Normans in the form
Henri. During the Middle Ages this name became enormously
popular in England and was borne by eight kings. Continental forms of
the personal name were equally popular throughout Europe (German
Heinrich, French Henri, Italian Enrico and
Arrigo, Czech Jindřich, etc.). As an American family
name, the English form Henry has absorbed patronymics and many
other derivatives of this ancient name in continental European
languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.) In the period in
which the majority of English surnames were formed, a common English
vernacular form of the name was Harry, hence the surnames
Harris (southern) and Harrison (northern). Official
documents of the period normally used the Latinized form
Henricus. In medieval times, English Henry absorbed an
originally distinct Old English personal name that had hagan
‘hawthorn’. Compare Hain 2 as its first element, and there has
also been confusion with Amery.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hInnéirghe ‘descendant of
Innéirghe’, a byname based on éirghe
‘arising’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac ÉinrÃ
or Mac Einri, patronymics from the personal names
ÉinrÃ, Einri, Irish forms of Henry. It is
also found as a variant of McEnery.Jewish (American) : Americanized form of various like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish names.A bearer of the name from the Touraine region of France is
documented in Quebec city in 1667. Another (also called
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.
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’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
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
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.
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English
English : patronymic from Jacob. As an American surname this name has absorbed cognates from other languages, for example Danish, Norwegian, and Dutch Jacobsen and Swedish Jacobsson.
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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).
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English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
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English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
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English and French (Léonard)
English and French (Léonard) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements leo ‘lion’ (a late addition to the vocabulary of Germanic name elements, taken from Latin) + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, which was taken to England by the Normans. A saint of this name, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century, but about whom nothing is known except for a largely fictional life dating from half a millennium later, was popular throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages and was regarded as the patron of peasants and horses.Irish (Fermanagh) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhionáin or of Langan.Americanized form of Italian Leonardo or cognate forms in other European languages.The French Léonard family were at Château Richer, Quebec, by 1698, having come from Maine, France.
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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’).
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English, French, and German
English, French, and German : from the vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (of unknown meaning). In the Bible, this is the name of Jacob’s eldest son. It was not a popular name among Christians in medieval Europe, because of the associations it had with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Among Jews, however, the Hebrew name and its reflexes in various Jewish languages (such as Yiddish Yude) have been popular for generations, and have given rise to many Jewish surnames.French : name for a Jew, Old French jude (Latin Iudaeus, Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ‘member of the tribe of Judah’).English : from a pet form of Jordan.
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.
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.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (of Norman origin)
Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with Old Norse hagi ‘enclosure’, a word with cognates in most Germanic languages. Compare Hay.English : variant spelling of Haigh.Irish (County Cavan) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thaidhg (see McCaig).
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward.
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n.
Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language.
n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
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The vernacular, or common language.
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A translation; that which is rendered from another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament.
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Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
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The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
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Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.
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Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.
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The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
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Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
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Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
imp. & p. p.
of Language
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Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.
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Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.
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A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book.
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Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.
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A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
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Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk.