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English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
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English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
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English
English : variant spelling of Pointer.
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Biblical American Egyptian Hebrew
Taken out, drawn forth'.
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Muslim/Islamic
To surpass in skill
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German
Noble; Kind
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Hebrew
(×וּרִיָּה) Hebrew name UWRIYAH means "flame of Jehovah" or "God is my light." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the husband of Bathsheba, and a prophet slain by Jehoiakim.Â
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Swedish American Russian Greek
Wise.
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British, Christian, English, French
Peace; Diminutive of Wilfred
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Muslim
Baby girl
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Bulgarian
Bulgarian : Germanized spelling of Bulgarian BoroffJewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of BoroffEnglish : variant spelling of Borrow.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from a Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name, Askin or Asketin, a pet form of Asketill, Askell, which is of Old Norse origin and related to Haskin and Haskell.
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Christian, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Praise Glory Fame; Origin
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Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion.
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An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
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That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist.
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An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
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An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial.
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Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
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The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
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One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.
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The hand of a timepiece.
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The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.
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The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands.
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An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer.
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One who, or that which, points.
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The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
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An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
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A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching.