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Look up gentle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gentle may refer to: Gentleness Johnny Gentle, stage name of John Askew (born 1936), British pop singer
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Do not go gentle into that good night
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GENTLE
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a self-effacing person or a gentle and compassionate one, from Middle English meke ‘humble’, ‘submissive’, ‘merciful’ (Old Norse mjúkr).
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English
English : status name from Middle English frankelin ‘franklin’, a technical term of the feudal system, from Anglo-Norman French franc ‘free’ (see Frank 2) + the Germanic suffix -ling. The status of the franklin varied somewhat according to time and place in medieval England; in general, he was a free man and a holder of fairly extensive areas of land, a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.The surname is also borne by Jews, in which case it represents an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.In modern times, this has been used to Americanize François, the French form of Francis.The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated in about 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.
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English
English : from Middle English dove, Old English dÅ«fe ‘dove’ (or perhaps occasionally from the Old Norse cognate dúfa), applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves. The Old English word was used as a personal name for either sex in the early Middle English period, and the surname at least in part derives from this use.Scottish : translation of Mac Calmáin (see Coleman 1).Scottish : variant of Duff.North German : nickname for a deaf or dull man, Middle Low German dÅf.David James Dove was born about 1696 in Portsmouth, England, where his father was a tailor. He arrived with his wife in Philadelphia in 1750 and in 1751 opened an academy for young ladies. He was the first person in PA who attempted to supply higher education for women.
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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’.
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English
English : patronymic from the personal name Miles (of Norman origin but uncertain derivation; possibly related to Michael or Latin miles ‘soldier’, or even the Slavic name element mil ‘grace’, ‘favor’), or a metronymic from the female personal name Milla.English : metronymic from the old female personal name Milde, Milda, from Old English milde ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
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English (mainly West Country)
English (mainly West Country) : nickname for a pleasant and affable man, from Middle English hende ‘courteous’, ‘kind’, ‘gentle’. Hendy was also sometimes used as a personal name in the Middle Ages and some examples of the surname may derive from this rather than from the nickname. The surname is also found in Ireland.
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English
English : nickname, sometimes ironic, from Middle English, Old French gentil ‘well born’, ‘noble’, ‘courteous’ (Latin gentilis, from gens ‘family’, ‘tribe’, itself from the root gen- ‘to be born’).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fresh butter, Gentle, Soft, Always new
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Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from a place the location of which is disputed. Black gives two Scottish options, the first with no explanation, the second being Halley in Deerness, Orkney. Modern Scottish bearers may well get it from the Irish names (see 3 and 4 below).English : in part possibly a habitational name from Hawley in Hampshire, named from Old English heall ‘hall’, ‘large house’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (Counties Waterford and Tipperary) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAilche ‘descendant of Ailche’, possibly from the byname Ailchú meaning ‘gentle hound’. In some cases Halley has been used to replace Mulhall.Irish (County Clare) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÃille ‘descendant of Ãille’, apparently from áille ‘beauty’, but possibly a variant of Ó hÃinle (see Hanley).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sound of flowing water, Gentle sound of water
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English
English : nickname, sometimes perhaps ironic, from Middle English, Old French genterie ‘nobility of birth or character’. Compare Gentle.
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Italian
Italian : from the personal name Gentile, a continuation of Late Latin Gentilis meaning ‘of the same stock (Latin gens)’ and then ‘non-Christian’, ‘pagan’; as a medieval name it was an omen name with the sense ‘noble’, ‘courteous’, also ‘delicate’, ‘charming’, ‘graceful’ (Italian gentile). In some cases the surname may have arisen from a nickname, sometimes possibly ironical, from the same word.English : variant of Gentle.
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English
English : status name for a man of good birth (see Gentle).Translation of any of the various equivalents of 1 in other languages, for example Italian Gentiluomo or French Gentilhomme.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a mild and gentle man, from Middle English do ‘doe’ (Old English dÄ).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name (Old French d’Eu) for someone from Eu in Seine-Maritime, France. The place name is either a dramatic reduction of Latin Augusta ‘(city of) Augustus’, or else derives from the Germanic element auwa ‘water meadow’, ‘island’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fresh butter, Gentle, Soft, Always new
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English and French
English and French : nickname, possibly sometimes applied ironically, from Middle English gente, Old French gent(il) ‘well born’, ‘noble’, ‘courteous’. Compare Gentle.German and English : habitational name for someone from Ghent in Flanders, French name Gand.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fresh butter, Gentle, Soft, Always new
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sound of flowing water, Gentle sound of water
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English (central and northern)
English (central and northern) : nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.English and Scottish : variant of Hine ‘servant’, with excrescent -d.
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English
English : variant of Gentle.
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Muslim
Servant of the all-preserver
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Day Decline; The Evening
Girl/Female
Spanish
Crowned with laurels.
Female
Spanish
Spanish religious name VISITACIÓN means "visitation."
Boy/Male
Biblical
Breadth; or extent; of the Lord.
Biblical
ewe, God's ewe
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
Noble Stone; East Town; Ash Tree Settlement
Boy/Male
Hindu
Loved, Respected
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi
Leadership
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Bean Field
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n.
One well born; a gentleman.
n.
The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
a.
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.
n.
One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
a.
Alt. of Gentlemanly
superl.
A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
pl.
of Gentlewoman
n. pl.
Alt. of Gentlefolks
n.
Gentilesse; gentleness.
n.
The qualities or condition of a gentleman.
superl.
Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.
superl.
Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
a.
Having a kind or gentle disposition.
n. pl.
Persons of gentle or good family and breeding.
n.
The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.
superl.
Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .
pl.
of Gentleman
n.
The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.
a.
Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.
n.
The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.