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Parenting a child in place of the original parents
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal
Adoption
Christian theological doctrine
Adoptionism, closely associated with dynamic monarchianism, is an early Christian nontrinitarian theological doctrine, subsequently revived in various
Adoptionism
Adoption in France is codified in the French Civil Code in two distinct forms: simple adoption and plenary adoption. Simple adoption (French: adoption
Adoption_in_France
Christian doctrine
Adoption, in Christian theology, is the reception of a believer into the family of God. In the Reformed ordo salutis ("order of salvation"), adoption
Adoption_(theology)
Adoptions in Italy numbered 4,130 in 2010. This figure relates to overseas adoptions, domestic adoption from within Italy being relatively difficult.
Adoption_in_Italy
Sealed, confidential family court process
Closed adoption (also called "confidential" adoption and sometimes "secret" adoption) is a process by which an infant is adopted by another family, and
Closed_adoption
Sociological model
The technology adoption lifecycle is a sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic
Technology adoption life cycle
Technology_adoption_life_cycle
Legal provision for transference of legal parentage of an adult
Adult adoption is a form of adoption between two or more adults in order to transfer inheritance rights and/or filiation. Adult adoption may be done for
Adult_adoption
In computing, adoption means the transfer (conversion) between an old system and a target system in an organization (or more broadly, by anyone). If a
Software_adoption
Plenary adoption (French: adoption plénière Japanese: 特別養子縁組 Korean: 친양자 입양) is an adoption which terminates the relationship between birth parent and
Plenary_adoption
Statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development, India
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous and statutory body of Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India. It
Central Adoption Resource Authority
Central_Adoption_Resource_Authority
Greyhound adoption or Greyhound rescue programs focus on finding homes for greyhounds who are no longer needed for racing. Greyhounds have had a reputation
Greyhound_adoption
Theory on how and why new ideas spread
innovation must be widely adopted in order to self-sustain. Within the rate of adoption, there is a point at which an innovation reaches critical mass. In 1989
Diffusion_of_innovations
Adoption of children between countries
International adoption (also referred to as intercountry adoption or transnational adoption) is a type of adoption in which an individual or couple residing
International_adoption
Adoption of the euro by more countries
adoption: Madrid scenario (with a transition period between euro adoption day and the physical circulation of euro) Big-bang scenario (euro adoption day
Enlargement_of_the_eurozone
Type of research study used in behavioral genetics
Adoption studies typically compare pairs of persons, e.g., adopted child and adoptive mother or adopted child and biological mother, to assess genetic
Adoption_study
Forced adoption in Australia was the practice of taking babies from unmarried mothers, against their will, and placing them for adoption. In 2012 the
Forced_adoption_in_Australia
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up adoption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adoption usually refers to the legal act of permanently placing a child with a relative or non-biological
Adoption_(disambiguation)
Adoption of children by same-sex couples
Same-sex adoption is the adoption of children or adults by same-sex couples. It may take the form of a joint adoption by the couple, or of the adoption by one
Same-sex_adoption
For most of these states, the date of flag adoption is clear, but for others the exact date of flag adoption is unknown or disputed because of design changes
List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption
List_of_sovereign_states_by_date_of_current_flag_adoption
Legal and social practice in Japan
Japanese adult adoption is the practice in Japan of legally and socially accepting a nonconsanguineal adult into an offspring role of a family. The centuries-old
Japanese_adult_adoption
Rite of Freemasonry
The Rite of Adoption was a Masonic rite which appeared in France in the 18th century. Lodges of adoption were usually attached to regular craft lodges
Rite_of_Adoption
Māori traditional system in New Zealand
Whāngai adoption, often referred to simply as whāngai (literally, "to nourish"), is a traditional method of open adoption among the Māori people of New
Whāngai_adoption
When a new system is adopted instantly
adopt this new system: the big bang adoption, phased adoption and parallel adoption. In case of parallel adoption the old and the new system are running
Big_bang_adoption
Type of enterprise software
A digital adoption platform (DAP), also known as digital adoption solution, is an automated software tool layered on top of an enterprise application
Digital_adoption_platform
of adoption and several examples of adoption take place in the Hebrew Bible and texts from the Second Temple Judaism. The Hebrew word for adoption ‘אימוץ’
Adoption_in_Judaism
1975 Hungarian drama film
Adoption (Hungarian: Örökbefogadás) is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival
Adoption_(film)
adoptions as local adoptions (placement within the country), and intercountry adoptions (adoption of children born overseas). Known child adoptions (adoption
Adoption_in_Australia
Adoption of pets that have been abandoned by previous owners
Pet adoption is one way to provide a home for animals in need, which is different from purchasing a pet from a breeder or pet store. Common sources for
Pet_adoption
Topics referred to by the same term
Adoption Act may refer to the short titles of several Acts of Parliament relating to adoption: Adoption Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5) Adoption Act 1960
Adoption_Act
Screening for prospective adoptive parents
adoptive parents prior to allowing an adoption to take place. In some places, and in all international adoptions, a home study is required by law. Even
Adoption_home_study
Adoption of the Euro in Germany Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Germany Type
Adoption of the euro in Germany
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Germany
Adoption of the Euro in Ireland Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Republic of
Adoption of the euro in Ireland
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Ireland
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
Revolution is the most important event in human history, comparable only to the adoption of agriculture with respect to material advancement. This transition included
Industrial_Revolution
The Gladney Center for Adoption in Fort Worth, Texas, US, provides adoption and advocacy services. Following its 1880s origins, when it focused on locating
Gladney_Center_for_Adoption
genetic parent. Most adoptions in the US are adoptions by a step-parent. The second most common type is a foster care adoption. In those cases, the child
Adoption_in_the_United_States
international adoption, peaking at 5,577 children adopted in 2007. Since reforms in 2007–08, aimed at combating extensive corruption in the adoption process
Adoption_in_Guatemala
Adoption in Georgia deals with the adoption process in the country of Georgia, whereby a person assumes or acquires the permanent, legal status of parenthood
Adoption_in_Georgia
Index of articles associated with the same name
Forced adoption refers to the practice of removing children from their biological families and placing them for adoption against the wishes of the parents
Forced_adoption
Illegal adoption of children
Adoption fraud, also known as illegal adoption, can be defined as when a person or institution tries to adopt a child illegally or to give up a child for
Adoption_fraud
The language of adoption is changing and evolving, and since the 1970s has been a controversial issue tied closely to adoption reform efforts. The controversy
Language_of_adoption
1991 Jackie Kay poetry collection
The Adoption Papers is the debut poetry collection by the Scottish poet Jackie Kay. It was published in 1991 by Bloodaxe Books. It won the Forward Prize
The_Adoption_Papers
Child adoption by the European LGBTQ community
Adoption by LGBTQ people in Europe differs in legal recognition from country to country. Full joint adoption or step-child adoption or both is legal in
Same-sex_adoption_in_Europe
Type of adoption used by a stepparent
The second-parent adoption or co-parent adoption is a process by which a partner, who is not biologically related to the child, can adopt their partner's
Second-parent_adoption
private businesses. Generally, such adoption registries exist only in countries which practiced closed adoption, i.e. adoption in which the full identities of
Adoption_reunion_registry
Adoption in South Korea, specifically the low rates of domestic adoption in their history, has been a point of discussion for the country, causing new
Adoption_in_South_Korea
The international adoption of Romanian children began in December 1989, with the ousting of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, in reaction to the orphan crisis
International adoption of Romanian children
International_adoption_of_Romanian_children
Topics referred to by the same term
Westminster Adoption Act: Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942, an Act of the Parliament of Australia Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947, a
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act
Statute_of_Westminster_Adoption_Act
Usage of Linux as operating system of choice
Linux adoption is the adoption of Linux-based computer operating systems (OSes) by households, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and governments. Android
Linux_adoption
Placement of a child with adoptive parents of an ethnicity different than theirs
Interracial adoption (historically referred to as transracial adoption) refers to the act of placing a child of one racial or ethnic group with adoptive
Interracial_adoption
Topics referred to by the same term
Law of adoption may refer to Adoption Adoption law Law of adoption (Mormonism) Christian law of adoption in India LGBT adoption (section Summary of laws
Law_of_adoption
The Uniform Adoption Act (1994) is a model law (uniform act) proposed by the U.S. Uniform Law Commission. It attempts to "be a comprehensive and uniform
Uniform_Adoption_Act
2015 American TV series or program
A Deadly Adoption is a 2015 American thriller drama television film directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg (in her feature directorial debut) and written by
A_Deadly_Adoption
Adoption disclosure refers to the official release of information relating to the legal adoption of a child. Throughout much of the 20th century, many
Adoption_disclosure
Medical condition
Post-adoption depression is shown though symptoms of depression in the adoptive mother or father, generally seen from one month after adoption, and is
Post-adoption depression syndrome
Post-adoption_depression_syndrome
Consumer adoption of technological innovations is the process consumers use to determine whether or not to adopt an innovation. This process is influenced
Consumer adoption of technological innovations
Consumer_adoption_of_technological_innovations
Adoption of the Euro in the Netherlands Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Netherlands
Adoption of the euro in the Netherlands
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_the_Netherlands
Heraldic adoption (Polish: adopcja herbowa) was in the Kingdom of Poland a legal form of ennoblement and adoption into an existing heraldic clan along
Heraldic_adoption
Adoption in the Swiss family law
adoption is the legal establishment of a parent-child relationship between the adopter and the child without regard to biological parentage. Adoption
Adoption_in_Switzerland
Forced adoption is the practice of removing children permanently from their parents and the subsequent adoption of those children, following intervention
Forced adoption in the United Kingdom
Forced_adoption_in_the_United_Kingdom
International adoption controversy
The cash-for-babies adoption controversy (also known as the "internet twins" case) was a high-profile international adoption controversy involving the
Cash-for-babies adoption controversy
Cash-for-babies_adoption_controversy
Overview of adoption in the U.S. state of California
More adoptions occur in California each year than any other state (followed closely by New York). There is domestic adoption (adopting a non-relative
Adoption_in_California
International adoption fraud case in Cambodia
The Cambodian adoption scandal was an international adoption fraud and child trafficking case that took place in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The perpetrators
Cambodian_adoption_scandal
Adoption of the Euro in Portugal Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Portugal Type
Adoption of the euro in Portugal
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Portugal
Academic journal
Adoption & Fostering is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on adoption and foster care. It was established in 1977 and is published
Adoption_&_Fostering
September 2024, China strengthened adoption law, limiting adoption by foreigners to relatives. For the 32 years that adoption was largely open to foreigners
American_adoption_from_China
Adoption of the Euro in Spain Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Spain Type Economic
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Spain
International convention
Respect of Intercountry Adoption (or Hague Adoption Convention) is an international convention dealing with international adoption, child laundering, and
Hague_Adoption_Convention
Adoption of the Euro in Finland Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Finland Type
Adoption of the euro in Finland
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Finland
Agency for adoption of children in and from China
The China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) was established on June 24, 1996 by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs. The CCAA is responsible for the welfare
China Center of Adoption Affairs
China_Center_of_Adoption_Affairs
Adoption Covenant is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization formed in 2003 in Lubbock, Texas, by Merinda K. Condra. It became a licensed child placing agency
Adoption_Covenant
Adoption of the Euro in Greece Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Greece Type
Adoption of the euro in Greece
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Greece
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) (until 2001, British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering) was a registered charity, originating
British Association for Adoption and Fostering
British_Association_for_Adoption_and_Fostering
Adoption of the Euro in Luxembourg Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Luxembourg
Adoption of the euro in Luxembourg
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Luxembourg
Adoption of the Euro in Italy Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Italy Type Economic
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Italy
Adoption of the Euro in Austria Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Austria Type
Adoption of the euro in Austria
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Austria
Adoption of the Euro in France Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location France Type
Adoption of the euro in France
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_France
Adoption of the Euro in Belgium Euro banknotes and coins Date 1 January 1999 (Introduction) 28 February 2002 (Complete Transition) Location Belgium Type
Adoption of the euro in Belgium
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Belgium
Ritual practiced in Mormonism
The law of adoption was a ritual practiced in temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1846 and 1894 in which men
Law_of_adoption_(Mormonism)
Overview of and topical guide to adoption
adoption International adoption – International adoption (also referred to as intercountry adoption or transnational adoption) is a type of adoption in
Outline_of_adoption
Canadian government initiative
Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) (French: Programme Canadien Adoption Numérique, PCAN) was a Canadian government initiative aimed at helping small
Canada Digital Adoption Program
Canada_Digital_Adoption_Program
Effects of adoption on the birth mother* include stigma and other psychological effects a woman experiences when she places her child for adoption. The decision
Effects of adoption on the birth mother
Effects_of_adoption_on_the_birth_mother
2nd episode of the 2nd season of CBS Playhouse
"Saturday Adoption" is the second television play episode of the second season of the American television series CBS Playhouse. The episode tells the story
Saturday_Adoption
government and central bank officials adopted a draft national plan for euro adoption on 30 June 2021, after stating that same day Bulgaria's intention to adopt
Adoption of the euro in Bulgaria
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Bulgaria
Aspect of Islamic law
Islamic views on adoption are generally distinct from practices and customs of adoption in other non-Muslim parts of the world like Western or East Asian
Islamic adoptional jurisprudence
Islamic_adoptional_jurisprudence
Implementation strategy
Phased adoption or phased implementation is a strategy of implementing an innovation (i.e., information systems, new technologies, processes, etc.) in
Phased_adoption
An adoption detective is an individual who researches biological and genetic connections between individuals. They conduct searches of public and private
Adoption_detective
American nonprofit organization
Christian Adoptions is an American nonprofit, Hague-accredited, pro-life licensed adoption agency that counsels pregnant women and arranges adoptions. Founded
Nightlight Christian Adoptions
Nightlight_Christian_Adoptions
2022 studio album by Kitt Wakeley featuring Starr Parodi
An Adoption Story is a Grammy-winning classical compendium album by Kitt Wakeley (featuring Starr Parodi). The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Classical
An_Adoption_Story
Overview of the deployment of IPv6
around 45–50% depending on the day of the week (greater on weekends). Adoption is uneven across countries and Internet service providers. Countries including
IPv6_deployment
U.S. tax credit designed to aid people who adopt a child
An adoption tax credit is a tax credit offered to adoptive parents to encourage adoption in the United States. Section 36C of the United States Internal
Adoption_tax_credit
There are several notable cultural variations in adoption. Adoption is an arrangement by which an orphaned child or one whose biological parents are unable
Cultural variations in adoption
Cultural_variations_in_adoption
Adoption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is illegal. The UAE operates under Sharia (Islamic) law, which prohibits traditional adoption. Instead, the
Adoption in the United Arab Emirates
Adoption_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
American adoptee with dwarfism (born 2003)
living with the Mans family for almost a decade prior to this, the legal adoption was finalized around the time of the docuseries "The Curious Case of Natalia
Natalia_Grace
Legal adoption used by same-sex couples to establish family ties
Same-sex adult adoption involves adult adoption—the adoption of one adult by another—of a partner in order to benefit in some way, such as to create family
Same-sex_adult_adoption
Minnesota research project
The Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study examined the IQ test scores of 130 black or interracial children adopted by advantaged white families. It has
Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study
Minnesota_Transracial_Adoption_Study
Day on which adoptions are finalized in the U.S.
On National Adoption Day courts and communities in the United States come together to finalize thousands of adoption of children from foster care. More
National_Adoption_Day
Adoption in the Philippines is a process of granting social, emotional and legal family and kinship membership to an individual from the Philippines, usually
Adoption_in_the_Philippines
also allow joint adoption by same-sex couples. Of the countries that have civil unions only, none but Croatia allows joint adoption, and only Czechia
LGBTQ_rights_in_Europe
Adoption agency
PACT is an Irish adoption organisation founded in 1952, formerly called the Protestant Adoption Society. Its main office, Arabella House in Rathfarnham
Protestant_Adoption_Society
ADOPTION
ADOPTION
Biblical
Ibniah, the building of the Lord; the understanding of the Lord; son by adoption;God builds;Jehovah does build;
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian (Dániel), Romanian, and Jewish
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian (Dániel), Romanian, and Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Daniel ‘God is my judge’, borne by a major prophet in the Bible. The major factor influencing the popularity of the personal name (and hence the frequency of the surname) was undoubtedly the dramatic story in the Book of Daniel, recounting the prophet’s steadfast adherence to his religious faith in spite of pressure and persecution from the Mesopotamian kings in whose court he served: Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar (at whose feast Daniel interpreted the mysterious message of doom that appeared on the wall, being thrown to the lions for his pains). The name was also borne by a 2nd-century Christian martyr and by a 9th-century hermit, the legend of whose life was popular among Christians during the Middle Ages; these had a minor additional influence on the adoption of the Christian name. Among Orthodox Christians in Eastern Europe the name was also popular as being that of a 4th-century Persian martyr, who was venerated in the Orthodox Church.Irish : reduced form of McDaniel, which is actually a variant of McDonnell, from the Gaelic form of Irish Donal (equivalent to Scottish Donald), erroneously associated with the Biblical personal name Daniel. See also O’Donnell.Peter Daniel was one of the pioneer settlers in the 17th century in Stafford County, VA, where he was a justice of the peace. His grandson, Peter Vivian Daniel, was a U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1841 to his death in Richmond, VA, in 1860.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of Andrew.English (Norman) : from the Germanic personal name Drogo, which is of uncertain origin; it is possibly akin to Old Saxon (gi)drog ‘ghost’, ‘phantom’, or with a stem meaning ‘to bear’, ‘to carry’ (Old High German tragan). Whatever its origin, the name was borne by one of the sons of Charlemagne, and was subsequently popular throughout France in the forms Dreus, Drues (oblique case Dreu, Dr(i)u), whence it was introduced to England by the Normans. Drogo de Monte Acuto (as his name appears in its Latinized form) was a companion of William the Conqueror and founder of the Montagu family, among whom the personal name Drogo was revived in the 19th century.English (of Norman origin) : nickname from Middle English dreue, dru, Old French dru, ‘favorite’, ‘lover’ (originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning ‘strong’, ‘vigorous’, ‘lively’, but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element trūt, drūt ‘dear’, ‘beloved’).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France called Dreux, from the Gaulish tribal name Durocasses.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name, with the preposition de, from any of the numerous places in France named from Old French rieux ‘streams’.Irish : when not an adoption of the English surname, a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Druaidh or Ó Druaidh or Ó Draoi ‘son’ and ‘descendant of the druid’, from draoi ‘druid’, genitive druadh or draoi.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French darnel ‘darnel’, an annual grass, Lolium temulentum, hence perhaps a topographic name. However, according to Reaney, the plant was believed to produce intoxication, so its adoption as a surname may have been for quite different reasons. In the British Isles the name is found chiefly in the central and east Midlands.English : variant spelling of Darnall.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The building of the Lord; the understanding of the Lord; son by adoption.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Hungarian (Urbán), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Hungarian (Urbán), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from a medieval personal name (Latin Urbanus meaning ‘city dweller’, a derivative of urbs ‘town’, ‘city’). The name was borne by a 4th-century saint, the patron saint of vines, and by seven early popes. The Jewish surname represents an adoption of the Polish personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hurst.Jewish : American adoption of the English name in place of some like-sounding Ashkenazic name such as Hirsch.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Welsh, and German
English, Scottish, Welsh, and German : from the Old French personal name Olivier, which was taken to England by the Normans from France. It was popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages as having been borne by one of Charlemagne’s paladins, the faithful friend of Roland, about whose exploits there were many popular romances. The name ostensibly means ‘olive tree’ (see Oliveira), but this is almost certainly the result of folk etymology working on an unidentified Germanic personal name, perhaps a cognate of Alvaro. The surname is also borne by Jews, apparently as an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.Catalan and southern French (Occitan) : generally a topographic name from oliver ‘olive tree’, but in some instances possibly related to the homonymous personal name (see 1 above).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a tailor, from Old French tailleur (Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland, and its numbers have been swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of the numerous equivalent European names, most of which are also very common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example Schneider, Szabo, and Portnoy.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Italian (Venetian), Polish, Czech and Slovak (Fabián), and Hungarian (Fábián)
English, French, German, Italian (Venetian), Polish, Czech and Slovak (Fabián), and Hungarian (Fábián) : from a personal name, Latin Fabianus, a derivative of the Roman family name Fabius. The personal name achieved considerable popularity in Europe in the Middle Ages, having been borne by a 3rd-century pope and saint.Americanized or Italianized spelling of Slovenian Fabjan or Fabijan (see 1).Jewish : adoption of the non-Jewish surname under the influence of the Yiddish personal name Fayvish.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the New Testament Greek personal name Timotheos, from Greek timē ‘honor’ + theos ‘God’. This was the name of a companion of St. Paul who, according to tradition, was stoned to death for denouncing the worship of Diana in Ephesus. This was not in general use in England as a given name until Tudor times, so, insofar as it is an English surname at all, it is a late formation (e.g. in Wales, where surnames came into use only relatively recently). In America it also represents an adoption of the English given name in place of a cognate in Greek (Timotheou, Timotheopoulos) or any of various other European languages.Irish : adoption of the English personal name as an equivalent of Tumulty.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English norð ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. In some cases, it is a variant of Norrington.Irish : altered form of Naughton, assimilated to the English name.Jewish (American) : adoption of the English name in place of some like-sounding Ashkenazic name.Nicholas Norton (1610–90) came from Broadway, Somerset, England, to Weymouth, MA, in 1635–37. In about 1657 he moved to Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. He had ten children and many prominent descendants.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The building of the Lord; the understanding of the Lord; son by adoption.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Ãsgautr, composed of the elements ás ‘god’ + the tribal name Gaut (see Josli). This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late Old English forms ÅŒsgot or ÅŒsgod, and was later reinforced by the Norman Ansgot.Jewish : adoption of 1 in place of some like-sounding Ashkenazic surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a very widely used personal name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule’. In addition, it has probably absorbed various European cognates and their derivatives (for the forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).English : habitational name from either of the two places called Arnold (see Arnall).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : adoption of the German personal name, at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron.Arnold is a widespread and important family name in North America. In particular, it is borne by a prominent RI family, descended from a certain Thomas Arnold, who emigrated to New England before 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Francis (Old French form Franceis, Latin Franciscus, Italian Francisco). This was originally an ethnic name meaning ‘Frank’ and hence ‘Frenchman’. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. As an American family name this has absorbed cognates from several other European languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).Jewish (American) : an Americanization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner) and North German Poertner.English : occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.Dutch : status name for a freeman (burgher) of a seaport, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : adoption of the English or Dutch name in place of some Ashkenazic name of similar sound or meaning.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : variant of Crawford.English : variant of Crowfoot, a nickname for someone with splayed feet or some other deformity of the foot, from Old English crÄwe ‘crow’ + fÅt ‘foot’. In Middle English crou-fot also denoted the buttercup, and it may be from this sense that the name arose, although the reason for its adoption is unclear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Barden.French : from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Bardo, from Old High German barta ‘battle axe’.Russian : from barda ‘distillery refuse’; the reasons for the adoption of this name are not clear.
ADOPTION
ADOPTION
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Fairnice; Fair; Amsana; Dear'
Boy/Male
Tamil
Giver of beauty, Lord Kuber
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, English, French, German, Swedish
Wise Counselor; Elf; Magical Being Strength
Girl/Female
Biblical
There they are, their riches.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Religion, Law religious
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Name of a Holy River in India
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of the noble warrior.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Full Moon; First Falling Rays of Sharad Full Moon on Earth
ADOPTION
ADOPTION
ADOPTION
ADOPTION
ADOPTION
n.
That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted.
n.
An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington.
n.
Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.
n.
The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
n.
Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
n.
That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations.
v. i.
In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.
n.
One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption.
n.
One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption of, Volapuk.
n.
A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; as, the mover of a resolution in a legislative body.
v. t.
To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; as, to lobby a bill.
n.
One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.
n.
The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
n.
The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it.
v.
To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office.
n.
Adoption of a person of full age.
n.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions.
n.
One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States.
n.
The tenets or doctrines of Faustus Socinus, an Italian theologian of the sixteenth century, who denied the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the personality of the Devil, the native and total depravity of man, the vicarious atonement, and the eternity of future punishment. His theory was, that Christ was a man divinely commissioned, who had no existence before he was conceived by the Virgin Mary; that human sin was the imitation of Adam's sin, and that human salvation was the imitation and adoption of Christ's virtue; that the Bible was to be interpreted by human reason; and that its language was metaphorical, and not to be taken literally.
n.
The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another.