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Parliamentary constituency in the North-West District Botswana, 2024 onwards
Okavango East is a constituency in the North-West represented in the National Assembly of Botswana. Further to the completion of the 2022 Delimitation
Okavango_East
Major river in southern Africa
The Okavango River (formerly spelt Okovango or Okovanggo) is a river in southwestern Africa. It is known by this name in Botswana, as Cubango in Angola
Okavango_River
Parliamentary constituency in the North-West District of Botswana, 1965–2024
replaced by two new constituencies, Okavango East and Okavango West, first contested at the 2024 general election. The Okavango constituency was located in the
Okavango (Botswana constituency)
Okavango_(Botswana_constituency)
President on 10 February 2023. Mogoditshane West Maun North Okavango West Okavango East Kgatleng Central Mmathethe-Molapowabojang Unless a snap election
2024 Botswana general election
2024_Botswana_general_election
President on 10 February 2023. Mogoditshane West Maun North Okavango West Okavango East Kgatleng Central Mmathethe-Molapowabojang Constituencies used
List of parliamentary constituencies of Botswana
List_of_parliamentary_constituencies_of_Botswana
African endorheic basin
21°E / -23; 21 The Kalahari Basin, also known as the Kalahari Depression, Okavango Basin or the Makgadikgadi Basin, is an endorheic basin and large lowland
Kalahari_Basin
Geographical area of northeastern Namibia
is divided administratively between the Kavango East and Zambezi regions. It is crossed by the Okavango River. The Cuando River forms part of its border
Caprivi_Strip
Lion subspecies
Ruaha−Rungwa, Serengeti−Mara, Tsavo−Mkomazi and Selous in East Africa, as well as Luangwa, Kgalagadi, Okavango−Hwange, Mid−Zambezi, Niassa and Greater Limpopo in
Panthera_leo_melanochaita
River in Botswana
River is a river located in Botswana, Africa, at the southern end of the Okavango Delta. It has no well defined beginning (spring) and no clear end (delta)
Thamalakane_River
Current meeting of the Botswana National Assembly
255 59.54 22.84 6 Okavango West Kenny Kapinga BCP 1,049 53.12 11.11 7 Okavango East Gabatsholwe Disho BCP 795 50.11 9.34 8 Tati East Thabologo Furniture
13th_Parliament_of_Botswana
Subspecies of carnivore
to East and Southern Africa. The Southern African cheetah lives mainly in the lowland areas and deserts of the Kalahari, the savannahs of Okavango Delta
Southeast_African_cheetah
Seasonal wetland in northern Botswana
northern Botswana, situated between the Okavango Delta to the west and Chobe National Park to the north-east. It forms part of the same ancient lake basin
Mababe_Depression
Former Region in Namibia
Kavango (before 1998: Okavango) was one of the thirteen regions of Namibia until it was split into the Kavango East and Kavango West Regions in 2013.
Kavango_Region
Ephemeral river in the Kalahari Desert
of the Eiseb-Epukiro drainage system and drains eastwards towards the Okavango Delta. The river is one of several fossil or intermittent river courses
Eiseb_River
Natural watercourse in Botswana
watercourse in Botswana of 1700 km in length. It derives flow from the core Okavango Delta through the Thamalakane River in Maun. In the rainy season, the Boteti
Boteti_River
Former lake (paleolake) in Botswana
from east to west across the middle of the Kalahari Desert. During wetter times, these dunes channeled the great rivers of the area, the Okavango, Chobe
Lake_Makgadikgadi
Settlement in Kavango East, Namibia
banks of the Okavango River in the Kavango East Region of Namibia, 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Rundu and near the Popa Falls on the Okavango River. Bagani
Bagani,_Namibia
District in Botswana
administrative purposes Ngamiland is subdivided into Ngamiland East, Ngamiland West and Ngamiland Delta (Okavango). It is governed by a District Commissioner, appointed
North-West District (Botswana)
North-West_District_(Botswana)
of the delta. The inland Okavango Delta in northwest Botswana is hand-shaped, with the fingers spread (see map). The Okavango River, which originates in
Water_use_in_alluvial_fans
Canadian oil & gas exploration company
East houses". The Namibian. Retrieved 2022-07-23. Neme, Laurel; Barbee, Jeffrey (2021-06-23). "Members of Congress urge investigation into Okavango oil
ReconAfrica
Country in Southern Africa
24 years. Environmentalists report that the Okavango Delta is drying up due to increased livestock grazing. The Okavango Delta is one of the major semi-forested
Botswana
River in south-central Africa
sands like the Okavango (map, 5). But instead it has diverted east and has been captured by the Zambezi. The flow turns sharply east, still forming the
Cuando_River
Species of mammal
lechwes in the Okavango Delta, Botswana Female red lechwe, Okavango Delta Juvenile red lechwe, Okavango Delta Male red lechwes fighting, Okavango Delta Lechwe
Lechwe
Flooded grassland ecoregion in Africa
western Tanzania Wembere River-Lake Kitangiri floodplain in Tanzania The Okavango Delta in Botswana around Lake Chilwa in Malawi The Barotse Floodplain,
Zambezian_flooded_grasslands
Semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa
from other parts of the Kalahari, including the Makgadikgadi Pans and Okavango Basin, corroborate these findings, showing evidence of large paleolakes
Kalahari_Desert
Namibian national park
and Kavango East regions, extending along the Caprivi Strip. It is bounded by the Okavango River to the west and the Kwando River to the east. Angola lies
Bwabwata_National_Park
Tsodilo Okavango Delta The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural
List of World Heritage Sites in Botswana
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Botswana
Species of canine
amongst the females stops a pack from getting too big. Populations in the Okavango Delta have been observed 'rallying' before setting out to hunt. Not every
African_wild_dog
Species of antelope
Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Nearly one-third of all puku are found in protected
Puku
Closed drainage basin that has no outflow
Tunisia. The Okavango River, in the Kalahari Desert, is part of an endorheic basin region, the Okavango Basin, that also includes the Okavango Delta, Lake
Endorheic_basin
Kxʼa dialect continuum spoken in southern Africa
Ovambo River and the Angolan border, around the tributaries of the Okavango River east of Rundu to the Etosha Pan: Tsintsabis Okongo Ovambo Mpunguvlei ǀʼAkhwe
ǃKung_languages
Africa Mooi River (Tugela) - South Africa Mthatha River - South Africa Okavango - Botswana, Namibia, Angola (as "Cubango") Onilahy River - Madagascar Orange
List_of_rivers_of_Africa
Topics referred to by the same term
Geographical features Okavango River, a river in southwest Africa, which drains into the Okavango Delta Okavango Delta, a delta in Botswana Okavango Basin, an endorheic
Kavango
Airport in Botswana
by shuttle bus or taxi. Maun Airport serves as the main gateway to the Okavango Delta and the Moremi Game Reserve. Many tour operators offer chartered
Maun_Airport
Town in the Western Cape, South Africa
city centre. Located in the east of the town are the established industrial areas of Brackenfell Industria and Okavango Park, while in the west is the
Brackenfell
Topics referred to by the same term
extending from the Okavango Region of Namibia to the Zambezi River Gaza Strip, narrow strip of land along the Mediterranean, in the Middle East Las Vegas Strip
Strip
Municipality in Cuando, Angola
Cuito, which is a principal tributary of the Okavango River, and helps to maintain the ecology of the Okavango Delta. Cuito Cuanavale covers an area of around
Cuito_Cuanavale
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
lake during this dry interval was nourished by increased wetness over the Okavango River catchment in the Angolan Highlands due to the AHP; peatlands formed
African_humid_period
Ecoregion in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
area running north from the Okavango Delta and the Makgadikgadi Pan towards the border of the Chobe National Park and then east to the border with Zimbabwe
Kalahari acacia–baikiaea woodlands
Kalahari_acacia–baikiaea_woodlands
Village in Kavango East, Namibia
on the south-western banks of the Okavango River in the Kavango East Region of Namibia, 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Rundu. Divundu is the homestead
Divundu
Village in Botswana
a village in North-West District, Botswana. It is located close to the Okavango Delta, and is served by Nokaneng Airport. The population of Nokaneng was
Nokaneng
Species of bird
northern Cameroon, south-western Ethiopia, and Malawi. Vagrant strays to the Okavango Basin, Botswana, and the upper Congo River have also been sighted. The
Shoebill
British prince (born 1984)
Wildlife Reserve. Harry had previously helped with relocating rhinos in the Okavango Delta and later became patron of the Rhino Conservation Botswana. Accusations
Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex
American naturalist
Television International (ATI), including leading two expeditions to Botswana's Okavango Delta for the ATI series Untamed!. In 2006, Anderson starred along with
Casey_Anderson_(naturalist)
Giant dyke swarm in northeast Botswana
The Okavango Dyke Swarm is a giant dyke swarm of the Karoo Large Igneous Province in northeast Botswana, southern Africa. It consists of a group of Proterozoic
Okavango_Dyke_Swarm
Former constituency in the former Kavango Region of Northern Namibia
799 in 2011, down from 30,903 in 2001. The constituency contained the Okavango River settlements of Tondoro, Rupara, and Sambusu as well as the inland
Kahenge_Constituency
Ghanzi Hukuntsi Tsabong Mochudi Letlhakeng Mogoditshane Molepolole N/A Okavango Maun Ramotswa Tlokweng Goodhope Kanye Mabutsane Moshupa Districts of Botswana
Sub-districts_of_Botswana
Constituency in the North-West District, Botswana
km2 Current constituency Created 2022 Party BCP Created from Maun West Maun East Okavango MP Dumelang Saleshando Margin of victory 5,707 (43.7 pp)
Maun_North
Diametrically opposite points on Earth's surface
antipodal to parts of Botswana. The Big Island of Hawaii is antipodal to the Okavango Delta in Botswana, with the island's largest city, Hilo, antipodal to Nxai
Antipodes
Species of fish
to the family Danionidae. It is found in the Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi river systems and east coastal rivers from the Limpopo to the Umfolozi in northern
River_sardine
Extinct species of hominin from 3.5 mya
grassland environment with sparse tree cover, possibly similar to the modern Okavango Delta, and similarly predominantly ate C4 savanna foods—such as grasses
Australopithecus bahrelghazali
Australopithecus_bahrelghazali
Swamp in South Sudan
comparable to the drying of Lake Chad or the draining of the Aral Sea. Okavango Delta Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes "Sudd". Ramsar Sites Information
Sudd
Large feline of the genus Acinonyx
avoid larger predators in areas where they are sympatric, such as in the Okavango Delta. However, daily variations in the temporal activity has been observed
Cheetah
Specialisation of history
Bolaane, Maitseo. "Chiefs, Hunters & Adventurers: The Foundation of the Okavango/Moremi National Park, Botswana". Journal of Historical Geography. 31.2
Environmental_history
Subdistrict in North-West District, Botswana
Vula Nnakgolo Ntshapelo Nxabe Nxame Nxanxana Nxenekau Nxharaga Odiakwa Okavango River Lodge Palamaokuwe Pegasegwana Pelobotlhoko Pelotelele Pelotshetlha
Ngamiland_East
Chinese automotive conglomerate
has generic name (help) "Geely, Mercedes-Benz establish joint venture in east China - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024
Geely
Type of rural landscape in South Africa
Life. p. 246-247. Struik Publishers, Cape Town. McCarthy, T.S. (2013) The Okavango delta and its place in the geomorphological evolution of southern Africa
Veld
Entry for Namibia in ISO 3166-2
letters. The Kavango East and Kavango West regions were created in August 2013 by a split of Kavango Region (which was named Okavango before 1998). At the
ISO_3166-2:NA
Silt deposition landform at the mouth of a river
splits into channels that evaporate as it progresses into the desert. The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one example. See endorheic basin. The generic term
River_delta
Species of reptile
the Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in the Panhandle Region of the Okavango Delta, Botswana (Doctoral dissertation). Stellenbosch University. Archived
Saltwater_crocodile
Matante Motsamai Mpho Party BPP BIP Leader's seat Francistown/Tati East Okavango Last election 14.18%, 3 seats 4.61%, 0 seats Seats won 3 1 Seat change
1969 Botswana general election
1969_Botswana_general_election
David Schütter, Samuel Schneider [de] Science fiction a.k.a. Ende Neu Okavango – Fremder Vater [it] Torsten C. Fischer [de] Christina Hecke [de], Roeland
List of German films of the 2010s
List_of_German_films_of_the_2010s
China 2025–present worldwide (except China and Malaysia) Geely Haoyue / Okavango mid-size crossover China 2020–present worldwide Geely Icon subcompact crossover
List of sport utility vehicles
List_of_sport_utility_vehicles
Region on which rivers have deposited sediment
deposits. Barotse Floodplain in Angola and Zambia Kafue Flats in Zambia Okavango Delta in Botswana Chianan Plain in Taiwan Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bangladesh
Alluvial_plain
Stream branching off from main stream channel
History of the Nile Delta. The Okavango River ends in many distributaries in a large inland delta called the Okavango Delta. It is an example of distributaries
Distributary
Wildlife documentary television series parts
African sharptooth catfish, African pike, great egret, Nile crocodile In the Okavango River delta in Botswana, a ferry tips over. All the passengers die, and
List of River Monsters episodes
List_of_River_Monsters_episodes
Compact SUV
Binyue, Coolray Boyue, Cityray Boyue L, Starray, Atlas Boyue REV Haoyue, Okavango Icon Xingyue S, Tugella Xingyue L, Monjaro Yuanjing X3, GX3 Pro Geely Galaxy
Geely_Boyue
invasion of Ondonga), (Oukwanka/Onkwanka, Okafima, Oukumbi/Onkumbi, Eshinga, Okavango), Southern Ndebele Kingdoms: (Southern Ndebele people) Ndebele (16th century
List of kingdoms and empires in African history
List_of_kingdoms_and_empires_in_African_history
Supreme deity in Bantu religion
refer to the Supreme God as Nyamuhanga. The Hambukushu or "Rainmakers of Okavango" believe in Nyambi, who created the world and placed their people in the
Nyambe
Bantu ethnic group
one group of Basotho, the Kololo, to migrate north. They moved past the Okavango Swamp and across the Zambezi into Barotseland, (which is now part of Zambia
Sotho_people
North-West District of Botswana, 10 kilometers due east of Gumare village. It is located close to the Okavango Delta, it has a primary school, a clinic and
Tubu,_Botswana
ǃKung language of Southern Africa
Ovambo River and the Angolan border, around the tributaries of the Okavango River east of Rundu to the Etosha Pan) Tsintsabis ǀʼAkhwe Okongo Ovambo Mpunguvlei
Ekoka_ǃKung
Species of mammal
Bonyongo, M. C., & Harris, S. (2007). Grazers species-packing in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 45(4), 527-534. Oindo, B.
African_buffalo
African ethno-linguistic grouping
the Ovambo River Southeastern ǃKung (Juǀʼhoan), spoken in Botswana east of the Okavango Delta, and northeast Namibia from near Windhoek to Rundu, Gobabis
Khoisan
Species of mammal
translocation. From April to June 2020, over 400 bush elephants died in Botswana's Okavango Delta region after drinking from desiccating waterholes that were infested
African_bush_elephant
2012 British TV series or programme
the kelp forest located in California's Monterey Bay, the Okavango Delta where the Okavango River empties into a wetland surrounded by the Kalahari Desert
Nature's_Microworlds
Pocket of carbon dioxide–rich air that can be lethal
and terminates at the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The rifting process is responsible for the tectonic and volcanic activity in East Africa, leading to the
Mazuku
Species of Old World monkey
(light ash-grey). C. a. ngamiensis, from north-eastern Botswana and the Okavango; has pale feet and a yellowish back and the tail is darker (especially
Vervet_monkey
Forested wetland
significant for its large number of fish and tree species. The Sudd and the Okavango Delta are Africa's best known marshland areas. The Bangweulu Floodplains
Swamp
Elevated terrain that separates neighbouring drainage basins
Havel and Finow in the Eberswalde Urstromtal. In marsh deltas such as the Okavango, the largest drainage area on earth, or in large lakes areas, such as the
Drainage_divide
The rest of the water of the Taukhe, known in its middle course as the Okavango, is lost in a system of swamps and saltpans that was formerly centred in
Geography_of_Africa
Species of fish
digenean parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Pisces: Clariidae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana, with description of Thaparotrema botswanensis sp. n. (Plathelminthes:
Clarias_gariepinus
(2009). "The feeding ecology of Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri in the Okavango Delta, Botswana". Ostrich. 80 (3): 153–164. Bibcode:2009Ostri..80..153B
List_of_herbivorous_animals
Major topographical feature in Africa
Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp. 290–300. McCarthy, T. S. (2013). "The Okavango delta and its place in the geomorphological evolution of Southern Africa"
Great Escarpment, Southern Africa
Great_Escarpment,_Southern_Africa
Species of large semi-aquatic mammal
geomorphological impact of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius L.) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana". African Journal of Ecology. 36 (1): 44–56. Bibcode:1998AfJEc
Hippopotamus
visitors. 76 19 "April Fool's Day" Carol Millican Joan Considine Johnson Okavango Delta, Botswana April 1, 2001 (2001-04-01) 063 3.20 2.27 (HH) It's April
List of The Wild Thornberrys episodes
List_of_The_Wild_Thornberrys_episodes
Species of flowering plant in the sedge family
reached America. He was unsuccessful with this boat. Fishermen in the Okavango Delta use small sections of the stem as floats for their nets. Beentje
Cyperus_papyrus
Reptile of Africa
Nile in Sudan and Lake Nasser in Egypt to the Cunene River in Angola, the Okavango Delta of Botswana, and the Olifants River in South Africa. It is the most
Nile_crocodile
Colombia Ecuador Peru Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Cultural 1459 Botswana Okavango Delta Natural 1432 China The Grand Canal Cultural 1443 China Kazakhstan
List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_by_year_of_inscription
Military unit
the main bulk of the battalion was based at Buffalo on the banks of the Okavango River, the HQ was in Rundu, 200 km (120 mi) to the west[citation needed]
32_Battalion_(South_Africa)
Subspecies of the subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae
hand, populations declined from 1996 to 2013, tsessebe populations in the Okavango Delta declined by 73%, with a 87% decline in the Moremi Game Reserve in
Common_tsessebe
Vehicle engine manufacturer
Binyue, Coolray Boyue, Cityray Boyue L, Starray, Atlas Boyue REV Haoyue, Okavango Icon Xingyue S, Tugella Xingyue L, Monjaro Yuanjing X3, GX3 Pro Geely Galaxy
Horse_Powertrain
Langeberg Ridge, Morgenster Hoogte, Morgenster, Brackenfell Industrial Okavango Rd M146 East / West M3 (Rondebosch, interchange) – M63 (Rondebosch) Rondebosch
List of metropolitan routes in South Africa
List_of_metropolitan_routes_in_South_Africa
Segment of the Top Gear television programme
weight to prevent their cars sinking through the thin surface, and over the Okavango Delta. This was to prove "to the people of Surrey that they don't need
Top_Gear_challenges
Town in Namibia
food, including mahangu, ground nuts, stewed meats, and fish from the Okavango River. There are five tertiary Institutions in Rundu, namely the University
Rundu
Drainage divide on a continent
watersheds of the Congo, Zambezi, Limpopo, and Orange Rivers, with the Okavango terminating in the Kalahari Desert. Antarctica is not generally considered
Continental_divide
Genus of plants
rainfall, but it does occur in the eastern Caprivi Strip, the northern Okavango basin, the floodplains of the Linyanti, Zambezi and Limpopo rivers, as
Faidherbia
reported to be less than 10%. One of the world's unique ecosystems, the Okavango Delta, is located in Botswana. The country offers game viewing and birding
Economy_of_Botswana
Southern African indigenous hunter-gatherers
include speakers of three distinct language families living between the Okavango River in Botswana and Etosha National Park in northwestern Namibia, extending
San_peoples
Place in Chobe District, Botswana
to the park as well as those including it in an itinerary taking in the Okavango Delta, the Caprivi Strip and Victoria Falls. The town is served by Kasane
Kasane
OKAVANGO EAST
OKAVANGO EAST
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female name Itke, a pet form of the biblical name Judith + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.English : from the Middle English personal name Idkin, a pet form of the personal name Ida.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenkin.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : variant of Hewlett.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Lester.English (East Anglia) : occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English lÇ£ste from lÄst ‘footprint’).
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Levin.English : variant of Leven 3.Breton (Lévéné) : from an old female personal name derived from Old Breton louuinid ‘joy’, ‘gaiety’. The name gained popularity as it belonged to the mother of a Breton saint, Gwenael.Altered spelling of French Lavigne, Lavin, Lavine, Levin, or various other like-sounding surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English (now mainly East Midlands) and Scottish
English (now mainly East Midlands) and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived on land belonging to the Church, from northern Middle English kirk ‘church’ + land ‘land’. There are several villages named with these elements, for example in Cumbria, and in some cases the surname will have arisen from these. Exceptionally, Kirkland in Lancashire has as its second element Old Norse lundr ‘grove’.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern and eastern)
English (northern and eastern) : variant spelling of Milner.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a sailor, from Middle Dutch hoey ‘cargo ship’.Northern Irish : variant of Howey 2 and Haughey.Scottish : habitational name from some unidentified minor place named Hoy, or from the Orkney island of Hoy, which was named in Old Norse as Háey, from há ‘high’ + ey ‘island’.Danish (Høy) : nickname for a tall person, from høj ‘high’.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Jobe.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Marrin.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained. There is a Larter Farm in Norfolk, but whether the place name gave rise to the surname or vice versa is not clear.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Libson, a metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Libe, from Yiddish ‘love’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the Yiddish personal name Lipe (a short form of Lipman).English : patronymic from Lipp 2.English : habitational name from Lipson in Devon, which is possibly named from Old English hlÄ«ep ‘leap’, ‘steep place’ + stÄn ‘stone’.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglian)
English (East Anglian) : from a Middle English personal name, Keterych. Reaney suggests this is a blend of the Old Norse name Ketill (see Kettle) with the common Old English name element rīc, as in Burridge.
Surname or Lastname
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish litwin, an ethnic name for someone from Lithuania (Polish Litwa, Lithuanian Lietuva, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps a derivative of the river name Leità ). In the 14th century Lithuania was an independent grand duchy which extended from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. It was united with Poland in 1569, and was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795. The region referred to as Lite in Ashkenazic culture encompassed not only Lithuania but also Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, parts of northern Ukraine, and parts of northeastern Poland.English : from an Old English personal name, Lēohtwine, composed of the elements lēoht ‘light’, ‘bright’ + wine ‘friend’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Laski.English : habitational name from either of two places in Cornwall named Lesquite; one, in Lanivet, is named from Cornish lost ‘tail’ + cos ‘wood’; the other, in Pelynt, is from Cornish is ‘below’ + cos.
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English (mainly East Midlands) and Scottish : variant of Hewitt 1.
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English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places. Melbourne in former East Yorkshire is recorded in Domesday Book as Middelburne, from Old English middel ‘middle’ + burna ‘stream’; the first element was later replaced by the cognate Old Norse meðal. Melbourne in Derbyshire has as its first element Old English mylen ‘mill’, and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire probably Old English melde ‘milds’, a type of plant.
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