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English
English : variant of Slate.
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English
English : occupational name for a roofer, from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’ (Latin cooperire). Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler), slates (see Slater), or thatch (see Thatcher), depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.English (of Norman origin) : occupational name for a maker of barrels and tubs, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French cuve ‘vat’, ‘tub’ (Late Latin cupa, of Germanic origin; compare Cooper).Americanized spelling of German Kober.
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English : occupational name for someone who constructed or repaired roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English roof (Old English hrÅf). In the Middle Ages roofs might be thatched with reeds or straw, or covered with tiles, slates, or wooden shingles.German and English : nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rÅver ‘pirate’, ‘robber’, Middle English rover. The English verb rove ‘to wander’ is probably a back-formation from this, and is not attested before the 16th century, so it is unlikely to lie behind any examples of the surname.German : variant of Röver (see Roever).
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Italian
Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, FIORE means "flower."
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English
English : from a Norman personal name, a short form of various Germanic names formed with folk ‘people’. See also Volk.
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English : unexplained.Possibly an Americanized form of German Eiche ‘oak’ (see Eich).
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African, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Tamil
Fire; The Wanderer; Intelligent; Thoughtful; One who Uses Reason; Place Name; Pain or Lipless; Sweet Smell; One who Surrounds Whole World
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Hindu
Sentiment of Love and affection
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Arabic, Muslim
Princess; Cute; Brilliant; Brilliance
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Tamil
Krishna, Cowherd
Male
English
Anglicized form of Welsh Trahaearn, TRAHERNE means "very iron-like."
Male
Celtic
, black.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Greek
Form of Oceanus
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n.
Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.
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The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance resembling slate; the work of a slater.
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A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
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A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
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A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates.
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Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.
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One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
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That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
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Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.