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Major river in the North Island of New Zealand
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance
Whanganui_River
City in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whanganui is the 19th most-populous urban area in New
Whanganui
Māori iwi in New Zealand
Whanganui Māori are the Māori iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes) of the Whanganui River area of New Zealand. They are also known as Ngāti Hau. One group
Whanganui_Māori
Region of New Zealand
region takes its name from the two major rivers flowing through it: the Manawatū River and the Whanganui River. In the Māori language, the name Manawatū
Manawatū-Whanganui
Airport in Whanganui, New Zealand
New Zealand. It is located to the south of Whanganui River, approximately 4 km from the centre of Whanganui. The airport has a single asphalt runway and
Whanganui_Airport
River in Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
Ōhau River is in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. It flows from the confluence of two short rivers, the North Ōhau River and the
Ōhau River (Manawatū-Whanganui)
Ōhau_River_(Manawatū-Whanganui)
Territorial authority district in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
land in Whanganui District is rough hill country surrounding the valley of the Whanganui River. A large proportion of this is within the Whanganui National
Whanganui_District
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Taringamotu River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises at the southern end of the Hauhungaroa Range
Taringamotu_River
River cruise in New Zealand
The Whanganui Journey is a river journey along the Whanganui River in the North Island of New Zealand, travelling by canoe or kayak. The route runs from
Whanganui_Journey
National park of New Zealand
742 km2 bordering the Whanganui River. It incorporates areas of Crown land, former state forest and a number of former reserves. The river itself is not part
Whanganui_National_Park
River in New Zealand
The Maropea River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from the Ruahine Range to join the Whakaurekou
Maropea_River
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Maramataha River is a river in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The river rises west of Lake Taupō and flows generally west to become
Maramataha_River
River in Manawatu-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
The Mangapapa River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The river rises near the remote settlement of Mangapapa
Mangapapa River (Manawatū-Whanganui)
Mangapapa_River_(Manawatū-Whanganui)
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Wainui River is a river of the Tararua District in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises on Mt McCartie and flows approximately
Wainui River (Manawatū-Whanganui)
Wainui_River_(Manawatū-Whanganui)
River in New Zealand
The Waikamaka River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a tributary of the Whakaurekou River, part of the
Waikamaka_River
French Catholic nun (1835– 1926)
orphans and the under-privileged in Jerusalem, New Zealand on the Whanganui River in 1885. Aubert first came to New Zealand in 1860 and formed the Congregation
Suzanne_Aubert
River in northwestern Colombia
Zealand’s Te Awa Tupua Act (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) and cited New Zealand’s recognition of the Whanganui River’s legal personhood as precedent
Atrato_River
River in New Zealand
The Mangatera River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from its origins in the Ruahine Range
Mangatera_River
Suburb of Whanganui
Whanganui East is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Whanganui East covers
Whanganui_East
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Whangamōmona River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southeast from its sources near Whangamōmona
Whangamōmona_River
River in New Zealand
The Mangaone River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. Rising on the slopes of Mount Baker, it flows north and northeast
Mangaone River (Manawatū-Whanganui)
Mangaone_River_(Manawatū-Whanganui)
River in New Zealand
The Whakaurekou River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from its origins in the Ruahine Range
Whakaurekou_River
Town in Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kūiti and 55 km west of Tūrangi. It is under the jurisdiction of Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region
Taumarunui
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Hautapu River is a river in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It originates east of the Ngamatea Swamp in the New Zealand Army's Waiouru
Hautapu River (Manawatū-Whanganui)
Hautapu_River_(Manawatū-Whanganui)
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Ongarue River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. A major tributary of the Whanganui River, it flows west then
Ongarue_River
1847 conflict between colonial settlers and the native Māori people in New Zealand
The Whanganui campaign was a brief round of hostilities in the North Island of New Zealand as indigenous Māori fought British settlers and military forces
Whanganui_campaign
2005 New Zealand-British film by Vincent Ward
shooting in both New Zealand and England. Primary filming was done on the Whanganui River. The film features the song "Danny Boy" sung in Māori and English.
River_Queen
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Tāngarākau River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south for 94 km (58 mi) from its source 8 km (5
Tāngarākau_River
Legal concept
the Whanganui River and all of its physical and metaphysical elements." The river would be represented by two guardians, one from the Whanganui iwi and
Environmental_personhood
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Taumona River is a small river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from its origins 12 kilometres (7 mi)
Taumona_River
New Zealand professional rower (1880–1960)
1891 to 1896 and again from 1905 to mid 1906. The race was run on the Whanganui River on 26 December 1906, with a purse of £200 a side. Stanbury was nearing
William_Webb_(rower)
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Wahianoa River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. One of the headwaters of the Whangaehu River, it flows southeast
Wahianoa_River
Māori Queen since 2024
down the Whanganui River and had stopped for the night at Parikino Marae when she heard that her granddaughter had been born. She asked Whanganui kuia Julie
Nga_wai_hono_i_te_po
Dam in Manawatū-Whanganui
hydroelectric power facility in Manawatū-Whanganui in New Zealand which draws water from behind a weir on the Whanganui River near Piriaka and diverts it through
Piriaka_Power_Station
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Owahanga River is a river in the Tararua District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. Its tortuous course winds generally
Owahanga_River
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Pourangaki River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from sources in the Ruahine Range, reaching
Pourangaki_River
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Mangaturuturu River is a river at the centre of New Zealand's North Island. One of the headwaters of the Manganui o te Ao River, it flows west from
Mangaturuturu_River
Cuvier Island. Hatrick opened the Whanganui River as a tourist route after others had failed, got his first river boat, the paddle-steamer Wairere in
Alexander_Hatrick
Suburb of Whanganui
the Whanganui River, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is an outlying suburb of Whanganui. The
Aramoho
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
of Ōhura, and flows into the Whanganui River. In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Ōhura River by the New Zealand Geographic
Ōhura_River
New Zealand settlement
Rongomaitawhiri. In 1852 Kaiwhaiki became the first settlement on the Whanganui River to host a Catholic mission. By the early 1860s, it was described as
Kaiwhaiki
kitset form in Poplar, London in 1899, and originally operated on the Whanganui River under the name Aotea. Later renamed, she remained in service until
List of extant paddle steamers
List_of_extant_paddle_steamers
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Red River is a minor river in the North Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Ākitio River in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. v t e
Red_River_(New_Zealand)
River in New Zealand
rugged hill country to meet with the Whanganui River 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Pipiriki, at the edge of the Whanganui National Park. The New Zealand Ministry
Manganuioteao_River
Settlement in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Patiarero, it was one of the largest settlements on the Whanganui River in the 1840s
Jerusalem,_New_Zealand
Ranana is a settlement 60 kilometres (37 mi) up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand. Originally known as Kauika, it grew after 1848 as local
Ranana
Volcano in North Island of New Zealand
Toka a Rahotu (the Rock of Rahotu) and forming the deep gorges of the Whanganui River, paused for a while, creating the depression that formed the Ngaere
Mount_Taranaki
State integrated school
Whanganui Collegiate School is a state-integrated, coeducational, day and boarding secondary school located in Whanganui, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region
Whanganui_Collegiate_School
River in New Zealand
The Moawhango West River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand. A tributary of the Moawhango River, it flows into the latter to the
Moawhango_West_River
Settlement upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand
Ūpokongaro is a settlement adjacent to the Whanganui River, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, in the Makirikiri Valley.
Upokongaro
Locality on Whanganui River
on the east bank of the Whanganui River, due west of the town of Raetihi and 79 kilometres (49 mi) upriver from Whanganui; it was originally on the
Pipiriki
Research expeditions studying Māori culture
Aotearoa (North Island, New Zealand) and visited Gisborne, Rotorua, the Whanganui River region and Tairāwhiti / East Coast. It was the first project of its
1919–1923 Dominion Museum ethnological expeditions
1919–1923_Dominion_Museum_ethnological_expeditions
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Foxton. The river, along with the more northern Whanganui River, gives its name to the Manawatū-Whanganui region. The name of the river was given by
Manawatū_River
River in New Zealand
The northern Tiraumea River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The river rises in the rough hill country of the
Tiraumea River (Manawatū-Whanganui)
Tiraumea_River_(Manawatū-Whanganui)
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
plateau, and it flows into the Tasman Sea eight kilometres southeast of Whanganui. Due to the high acidity of the water coming from the crater lake, water
Whangaehu_River
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Pongaroa River is a river of the southern Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from the Puketoi Range west
Pongaroa_River
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Pungapunga River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows predominantly southwest from the southeastern
Pungapunga_River
Ātene is a former village located 35 km (22 miles) up the Whanganui River from Whanganui. Originally called Warepakoko, then Kakata, it was renamed by
Ātene
Any entity that is recognised as having privileges and obligations in law
personality. The Whanganui River was granted legal personality in March 2017 under New Zealand law because the Whanganui Māori tribe regard the river as their
Legal_person
River in New Zealand
Mangatewainui River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. An upper tributary of the Manawatū River, it flows generally
Mangatewainui_River
Suburb of Whanganui
settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city. It includes
Putiki
River in New Zealand
The Pohangina River is a river of the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. A tributary of the Manawatū River, it flows generally southward from its
Pohangina_River
Farming community in New Zealand
its name from the bush-clad puke (hill) on the western side of the Whanganui River, right above the local marae, whose name translates as "the face on
Matahiwi
Settlement upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand
Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. The Māori settlement of Operiki was one of the larger on the Whanganui River, with a population of about 200. In 1848 the village was abandoned
Koriniti
River in New Zealand
several smaller streams to become the Manganui o te Ao River, part of the Whanganui River system. The river is part of a water conservation order catchment to
Makatote_River
Status of being a person
as legal persons. The judges cited Whanganui river in New Zealand as precedent for the action. The Whanganui River of New Zealand is revered by the local
Personhood
River in New Zealand
paralleling the larger Whangaehu River, and reaches the Tasman Sea 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Whanganui. The river flows near Papanui Junction and
Turakina_River
River in New Zealand
The Retaruke River is a river in the North Island of New Zealand. It joins with the Whanganui River at Whakahoro just above Wade's Landing and downstream
Retaruke_River
New Zealand director and photographer (1922–2006)
critically-acclaimed films that would start his career: The Legend of the Whanganui River (1952), Kōtuku (1954), Pumicelands (1954) and Hot Earth (1955). On
John_Feeney_(filmmaker)
Settlement upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand
settlement 24 kilometres (15 mi) upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand; the original pā site was across the Whanganui River. Parikino was originally a fortified
Parikino
New Zealand hydroelectricity scheme
water from tributaries of the Rangitīkei, Whangaehu, Whanganui, and Tongariro rivers. These rivers drain a 2,600-square-kilometre (1,000 sq mi) area including
Tongariro_Power_Scheme
2012, a treaty agreement signed with the Maori iwi recognized the Whanganui River and tributaries as a legal entity, an "indivisible and living whole"
Rights_of_nature_law
Topics referred to by the same term
Whanganui District, a district, Manawatu-Wanganui Region Whanganui Island, Waikato Region Whanganui National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui Region Whanganui
Whanganui_(disambiguation)
Paddle steamer in New Zealand
The Paddle Steamer Waimarie is a historic riverboat based on the Whanganui River in New Zealand. She is the only coal–fired paddle steamer still operating
PS_Waimarie
River in New Zealand
name of the river was officially gazetted as Ākitio River by the New Zealand Geographic Board. Cyclone Gabrielle caused the mouth of the river to move. "Notice
Ākitio_River
Island in the Whanganui River, New Zealand
approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) long, 80 kilometres (50 mi) up the Whanganui River, New Zealand between the towns of Rānana and Hiruharama. Surrounded
Moutoa_Island
River in New Zealand
The Mangawharariki River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from the Ruahine Range to meet the
Mangawharariki_River
River in New Zealand's North Island
The Mākākahi River runs through the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. From its headwaters south of Eketāhuna it flows northwest
Mākākahi_River
Māori iwi in New Zealand
Ngāti Hau are the Māori iwi (tribes) of the Whanganui River area in New Zealand. There are two stories of where the name Ngāti Hau comes from. One is
Ngāti_Hau
1895 – 16 August 1958) was a New Zealand riverboat skipper on the Whanganui River. Of Māori descent, he identified with Ngāti Kura, a hapū of the Ngāti
Andrew Anderson (riverboat skipper)
Andrew_Anderson_(riverboat_skipper)
School
Whanganui High School is a large state co-educational New Zealand secondary school located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Founded in 1958, the school has
Whanganui_High_School
Territorial authority of New Zealand
The Whanganui District Council, formerly spelled Wanganui District Council, is the territorial authority for Whanganui District, New Zealand, comprising
Whanganui_District_Council
New Zealand Māori leader and woodcarver (1851–1932)
Rānana, Whanganui River. She, along with her two children, had been abandoned by Major Benjamin Trafford of the 65th Regiment who had been in Whanganui between
Hōri_Pukehika
Suburb of Whanganui
Gonville is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Whanganui District Council. St Anthony's Chapel is
Gonville,_New_Zealand
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
the western slopes of the mountain. The river passes near Ōwhango, before finally merging with the Whanganui River just east of Kakahi, about 40 km (25 mi)
Whakapapa_River
Place in New Zealand
Taumarunui on the junction of the Retaruke and Whanganui Rivers, about 104 mi (167 km) upstream from Whanganui. By gravel roads it is 41 km (25 mi) west of
Whakahoro
Māori iwi in New Zealand
common ancestry and from the same geographical area) of the middle Whanganui River area. It is made up of the Tamahaki, Tamakana and Uenuku ki Manganui-a-te-Ao
Te_Korowai_o_Wainuiārua
River in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
The Mangamaire River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. One of the headwaters of the Rangitikei River system, it flows generally
Mangamaire_River
River in New Zealand
the Manawatū River south of Woodville. There are two dams on the river which tunnel water, via a third reservoir on the Tokomaru River, to the Mangahao
Mangahao_River
River in India
polluting or damaging the rivers is equivalent to harming a person. The court cited the example of the New Zealand Whanganui River, which was also declared
Yamuna
Term for hinterlands in several countries
Cape, notably including the Urewera Ranges, and the catchment of the Whanganui River. Significant stands remain in Northland and the ranges running south
The_bush
Suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand
Castlecliff is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The name was given by the
Castlecliff
River in New Zealand
The Tokomaru River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It rises to the southeast of Shannon and initially flows
Tokomaru_River
Boat used as a home
1904. It took over 4 weeks to lower her down 35 mi (56 km) of the Whanganui River, for use by December 1904. She was 98 ft (30 m) x 22 ft (6.7 m), with
Houseboat
Māori name for some sea snails
is the area of Taranaki coast bounded by the Awakino River in the north and the Whanganui River in the south, in which the minimum legal size is 85 mm
Pāua
Māori iwi in New Zealand
Contemporary settlement is mainly around Waiouru, Ohakune, and the Upper Whanganui River in the central North Island. The iwi's rohe (tribal area) of interest
Ngāti_Rangi
Rural settlement in New Zealand
Piriaka is a small rural settlement beside the Whanganui River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Taumarunui on State Highway 4 (SH4), in New
Piriaka
Maōri community in New Zealand
small Māori community in New Zealand, on the middle reaches of the Whanganui River 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) downstream from the mouth of the Mangatiti
Tieke_Kāinga
River in New Zealand
The Oroua River is a river of the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place
Oroua_River
Place in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Manunui (Māori: Mananui) is a small Whanganui River settlement, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King
Manunui
WHANGANUI RIVER
WHANGANUI RIVER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name HlÅ«de (from hlÅ«d ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) referring to the Teme river + hlÄw ‘hill’. See also Laidlaw.Dutch : from the personal name Ludolph.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland)
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland) : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Northamptonshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, and elsewhere. The one in Northamptonshire is Old English Ludingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Luda’ (a personal name of uncertain origin); that in Cornwood, Devon, is Old English Ludantūn ‘Luda’s settlement’; that in Lincolnshire is ‘pool settlement’, from Old English luh ‘pool’, and Lutton in North Yorkshire is ‘settlement on the river Hlūde’ (see Loud) or ‘Luda’s settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and southern Cumbria, named in Old English as Lunesdæl, from the river name Lune + dæl ‘valley’. This ancient British river name is the same as in the first element in Lancaster, through which city the river runs.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the Middle English personal name Loveke, Old English Lufeca, a derivative of Lufa (see Love 1), or LÄ“ofeca, a derivative of LÄ“ofa (see Leaf 2).English : perhaps a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Northumberland called Lowick, or Lowich in Northamptonshire. The first is from Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + vÃk ‘creek’; the second is from the river name Low (possibly from Old English luh ‘pool’) + Old English wÄ«c ‘dairy farm’, ‘dwelling’; and the third from an unattested Old English personal name, Luffa, or Luhha + wÄ«c.Probably a respelling of Lovik.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
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English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, or possibly liub ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + man ‘man’.Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
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English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
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