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Mamluk-Ottoman caravanserai and fort in Aqaba, Jordan
The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman
Aqaba_Fortress
City in Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
Aqābaʾ (English: /ˈækəbə/ AK-ə-bə, US also /ˈɑːk-/ AHK-; Arabic: الْعَقَبَة, romanized: al-ʿAqaba, pronounced [ælˈʕæqɑba, ælˈʕæɡæba]) is the only coastal
Aqaba
Ruined Crusader castle near Petra, Jordan
architecture "الوعيرة والعقبة قلاع في الاردن - سياحة كوم" [Al-Wu'airah and Aqaba castles in Jordan - tourism.com]. alraush.blogspot.com (in Arabic). 2015
Wu'ayra_Castle
12th-century Crusader castle in Shoubak, Jordan
Baldwin I of Jerusalem during his expedition to the area when he captured Aqaba on the Red Sea in 1116. Originally called 'Krak de Montreal' or 'Mons Regalis'
Montreal_(castle)
Historic site in Jordan
Castles in Jordan Major castles Ajloun Castle Amathus, Transjordan Aqaba Fortress Cave de Sueth Hammam as-Sarah Kerak Castle Montreal (castle) Wu'ayra
Qusayr_'Amra
Fortified residence in al-Karak, Jordan
Castles in Jordan Major castles Ajloun Castle Amathus, Transjordan Aqaba Fortress Cave de Sueth Hammam as-Sarah Kerak Castle Montreal (castle) Wu'ayra
Kerak_Castle
Archaeological site in Jordan
archaeological site in Jordan at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of Aqaba. Its older identification with the 10th-century port
Tell_el-Kheleifeh
buildings and complexes in Jordan from across all historical periods: forts, fortresses, castles, fortified palace complexes, caravanserais, pilgrims' inns, etc
List_of_castles_in_Jordan
Fortified building in Jordan
and Egypt. According to Saladin's historian Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, the fortress was primarily built in order to help the authorities in Damascus control
Ajloun_Castle
Castle in Azraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan
Qasr al-Azraq (Arabic: قصر الأزرق, "Blue Fortress") is a large fortress located in present-day eastern Jordan. It is one of the desert castles, located
Qasr_al-Azraq
Early Islamic castle with decorated facade
Castles in Jordan Major castles Ajloun Castle Amathus, Transjordan Aqaba Fortress Cave de Sueth Hammam as-Sarah Kerak Castle Montreal (castle) Wu'ayra
Mshatta
Castle in Amman Governorate, Jordan
slits in the walls to be arrow slits, as would have appeared in a military fortress. Hill identified some of the rooms in the first floor as “chapels with
Qasr_Kharana
Complex, Machaerus, Dhiban, Karak Castle, Qasr Tuba, Shobak Castle, Aqaba Fortress, Aqaba Archaeological Museum Istanbul Atatürk Airport, in Turkey Boating
Google_Street_View_coverage
Karak Castle, Lowest point on earth Museum, Lot Cave South Region Tafilah, Fenyan eco-lodge, Montreal Crusader castle, Athruh, Aqaba Fortress, Petra
Google_Street_View_in_Asia
Island in the Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt
farming or military activities. The Mamluk governor of the city of Aqaba lived in the fortress until some time in the 14th century, around 1320, when the seat
Pharaoh's_Island
Medieval fortress in Jordan
edge of the Terre de Suète region (al-Sawad, "the black" in Arabic). The fortress was established by 1109 among the ruins of a Byzantine monastic laura.
Ayn_al-Habis
Place in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan
Via Nova Traiana, a route that connected Damascus to Aila (modern-day Aqaba) by way of Petra and Philadelphia (modern-day Amman). In the 6th century
Qasr_al-Hallabat
Castle in Jordan, Ma'an Governorate
Jordan, about 36 kilometers north of the city of Ma'an along the Amman–Aqaba desert highway. Uneizah rises to an elevation of about 1,000 meters above
Unayzah,_Jordan
Castle in Amman Governorate, Jordan
Castles in Jordan Major castles Ajloun Castle Amathus, Transjordan Aqaba Fortress Cave de Sueth Hammam as-Sarah Kerak Castle Montreal (castle) Wu'ayra
Dab'ah_Castle
Desert castle in the South of Jordan
Damascus(AH 1142-1145 / AD 1730-1733). It is mentioned in the name of the fortress of Jogivan, which is the name known to the Bedouins to date, and the castle:
Qal'at_Mudawwara
Ruined Roman fortress in Jordan
route connecting Bostra, ancient Amman, and Petra to the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Construction of the fort began between 293 and 305 AD, during the Tetrarchy
Qasr_Bshir
Castle in Jordan
Tafilah Castle (Arabic: قلعة الطفيلة) is a historical fortress located in the city of Tafilah in southern Jordan. It is situated on a hill overlooking
Tafilah_Castle
Castle on Pharaoh's Island, Egypt
Castle is located on Pharaoh's Island in northwestern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt. The castle is composed from two parts (Northern and Southern). It
Castle of Saladin, Pharaoh's Island
Castle_of_Saladin,_Pharaoh's_Island
1170 battle of the Crusades
Crusader fortress in Ayla (modern-day Aqaba). Saladin successfully captured Ayla from the Crusaders. Ayla was located at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, which
Siege_of_Ayla
Castle in Jordan, Balqa Governorate
the nephew of the commander Saladin. It was constructed as a defensive fortress to protect the region and control the main passage routes in the Balqa
As-Salt_Castle
Governor of Kufa (died 680)
conquest of the Levant, when he was sent by Iyad ibn Ghanm to subdue the fortresses of the tribe of Rabi'a and Tanukhid in Jazira, in an attempt to relieve
Al-Walid_ibn_Uqba
Desert frontier of the Roman Empire
start in the province of Arabia Petraea. It ran northeast from the Gulf of Aqaba for about 1,500 kilometers (930 mi) at its greatest extent, reaching northern
Limes_Arabicus
Heritage Sites such as Petra and Umm ar-Rasas, ancient cities such as Amman, Aqaba, Madaba and Jerash, the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, Mount Nebo, and locations
Tourism_in_Jordan
Himyarite archaeological site in Yemen
ribbed amphorae manufactured in Aqaba/Ayla evidently in order to transport wine, shows the area just north of Aqaba to have been a fruitful agricultural
Zafar,_Yemen
Fortress in Sinai, Egypt
The Fortress of an-Nekhel is a Ksar (castle) located in the Nekhel Municipality of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. It holds a strategic location at the exact
An-Nekhel_Fortress
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). 1516 AD Naqab Al-Aqaba Fort(by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). 1516 AD An-Nakhl Fortress (by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). 1799 AD
List of Egyptian castles, forts, fortifications and city walls
List_of_Egyptian_castles,_forts,_fortifications_and_city_walls
Salt lake in the Levant
side from near Jordan's northern tip down past the Dead Sea to the port of Aqaba. Dwelling in caves near the Dead Sea is recorded in the Hebrew Bible as
Dead_Sea
Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137 – 1193)
Crusader castle of Eilat, built on an island off the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. It did not pose a threat to the passage of the Muslim navy but could harass
Saladin
church building in the world, while the archaeological remains of both the Aqaba Church and the Megiddo church have been considered to be the world's oldest
List of oldest church buildings
List_of_oldest_church_buildings
Peninsula in Egypt
its southwest and southeast shores on the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba of the Red Sea. It is linked to the African continent by the Isthmus of
Sinai_Peninsula
Country in West Asia
Egyptian blockade of the Straits of Tiran at the entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba. The blockade closed Israel's sea lane to East Africa and the Far East,
Israel
City in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
(2019). "Ch. 6, Late Islamic Khans of Jordan: Ottoman Khans/Qila' ". The Aqaba Khans and the Origin of Khans in Jordan: An Archaeological Approach (PDF)
Mafraq
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Aila, the Roman and Arabic name for Aqaba, a town in Jordan, and also the Arabic name for a fortress on the nearby Pharaoh's Island Aila, village
Aila
Grandson and heir of Augustus (20 BC – 4 AD)
treatise. According to Pliny, the young prince made it as far as the Gulf of Aqaba. It is certain that this expedition happened before his time in Armenia
Gaius_Caesar
1956 Israeli military operation in Egypt
class sloop HMS Crane as it was patrolling the approaches to the Gulf of Aqaba after it had been mistaken for an Egyptian Navy warship. The ship was attacked
Operation_Kadesh
Medical condition
reported. In 2022, on June 27, a tank holding chlorine gas in the port of Aqaba, Jordan, fell and ruptured. 14 people were killed and more than 260 were
Chlorine_gas_poisoning
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
the primary objective of re-opening the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as the recent tightening of the eight-year-long Egyptian blockade further
Suez_Crisis
Overview of fortified medieval residences in the Eastern Mediterranean
Kerak Castle Montreal Tafilah Vaux Moise (Wu'ayra in Arabic) near Petra Aqaba – doubtful, no traces found; castle on Ile de Graye might have been meant
List_of_Crusader_castles
Diplomatic conflict between the British and Ottoman empires
The Taba Crisis (also known as the Aqaba Crisis) was a diplomatic conflict arising from territorial disputes between the British and Ottoman empires in
Taba_Crisis
Archaeological site in the Sinai Peninsula
constituted an important station on an ancient trade route connecting the Gulf of Aqaba (an inlet of the Red Sea) and the Mediterranean. It was located only 50
Kuntillet_Ajrud
Critical military pathway
Sea and Mediterranean Sea (Egypt) Straits of Tiran connecting the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea (Egypt and Saudi Arabia) Khyber Pass between Afghanistan
Choke_point
Ancient rock-cut historical city in Jordan
of a fortress, but controlled the main commercial routes which passed through it to Gaza in the west, to Bosra and Damascus in the north, to Aqaba and
Petra
1967 war between Israel and Arab states
ships of Israeli flag exercising free and innocent passage in the Gulf of Aqaba and through the Straits of Tiran will be regarded by Israel as an attack
Six-Day_War
Major earthquakes in the Turkey–Syria border region
Abdalzaher, M.S.; Gaber, H. (2021). "Up-to-date PSHA along the Gulf of Aqaba-Dead Sea transform fault". Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 148
2023_Turkey–Syria_earthquakes
Second-largest city in Russia
(not included on official government list) Astana, Kazakhstan (since 2008) Aqaba, Jordan (since 2004) Bethlehem, Palestine Busan, South Korea (since 2008)
Saint_Petersburg
Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
bringing with them seven newcomers, three of whom were from the Banu Aws. At Aqaba, near Mecca, they pledged their loyalty to him. Muhammad then entrusted
Muhammad
Roman legion
unit defected to the other side. The legion moved to Aila, close to modern Aqaba, probably during Diocletian's reforms around 300, and is recorded as still
Legio_X_Fretensis
Companion of Muhammad (died c.637)
Sa'd was among the 75 converts from Medina who took the Second Pledge at Aqaba in July 622. Muhammad selected him as one of the twelve leaders who would
Saʽd_ibn_ʽUbadah
towns of Jordan. The world's oldest known purpose-built church exists in Aqaba. There are many Christian schools in Jordan that educate students from both
Christianity_in_Jordan
Crusader and military leader (1125–1187)
in Transjordan. They were carried across the Negev desert to the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern end of the Red Sea in January or February 1183. He captured
Raynald_of_Châtillon
Ancient kingdom in the southern Levant
Egyptian sources. Indeed, a letter from an Egyptian scribe at a border fortress in the Wadi Tumilat during the reign of Merneptah reports movement of nomadic
Edom
Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006
command, on 29 July Israeli frogmen stormed and destroyed Green Island, a fortress at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez whose radar and antiaircraft installations
Ariel_Sharon
In cooperation between British artillery and Arab infantry, the city of Aqaba on the Red Sea was conquered. The Arab army then continued north while Britain
History_of_Israel
Ethnoreligious group of the Levant
areas where they live are Amman, Azraq, Zarqa, Russiefa, Umm Al-Quttein, Aqaba and Mafraq. Druze settlement in Jordan began in 1918, when 22 Druze families
Druze
Crusade against Ifriqiya in 1270
what will have been decided. — 1267 letter from Pope Clement IV to Abaqa Aqaba received responses from Rome and from James I of Aragon, though it is unclear
Eighth_Crusade
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
to found at least two towns of 100 people each, and garrison two more fortresses anywhere along the coast. On April 7, 1528, they spotted land north of
Gulf_of_Mexico
Second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war
the Arab forces. In February 1948, around 800 tribesmen had gathered near Aqaba to invade the Negev, but crossed to Egypt after Saudi rival King Abdallah
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
Centre. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024. "Aqaba Marine Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original
List of World Heritage Sites in Jordan
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Jordan
Second-holiest city in Islam and Capital of Medina Province, Saudi Arabia
ongoing feud, concerned residents of Yathrib met secretly with Muhammad in 'Aqaba, a place outside Mecca, inviting him and his small group of believers to
Medina
Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117
At this time, a Roman road (Via Traiana Nova) was built from Aila (now Aqaba) in Limes Arabicus to Bosrah. As Nabataea was the last client kingdom in
Trajan
1956 international conspiracy against Egypt
given an international status while the Straits of Tiran in the Gulf of Aqaba should come under Israeli control to ensure freedom of navigation. A prior
Protocol_of_Sèvres
Strait between Denmark and Sweden
Swedish history. Denmark maintained military control with the coastal fortress of Kronborg at Elsinore on the west side and Kärnan at Helsingborg on the
Øresund
Petra Qusayr 'Amra Um ar-Rasas Wadi Rum Umm Al-Jimāl Al Qastal (Settlement) Aqaba Marine Reserve Azraq The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir 'Ain 'Abata Shaubak
List of World Heritage Sites in Arab States
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Arab_States
Part of World War I
Lawrence and bedouin tribesmen won the Battle of Aqaba in July 1917. The capture of the port of Aqaba allowed the Allies to supply Feisal's forces and
Battle_of_Megiddo_(1918)
1975 film written and directed by John Milius
film Lawrence of Arabia, also using many of the same sets, including the Aqaba set which had been constructed for Lean's film, here serving as the setting
The_Wind_and_the_Lion
Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Tertia became Jund Filastin and stretched from Aqaba in the south to the lower Galilee in the north and from Arish in the west
History_of_Palestine
Southern inlet of the Barents Sea in northwest Russia
were established in the city at that time. The port was reinforced with a fortress which sustained a siege by the Polish-Lithuanian army in 1613. Increasing
White_Sea
Historical region of China
means "within the passes", referring to the four major mountain pass fortresses historically defending the region. The region was the traditional heartland
Guanzhong
Arab Muslim military commander (594–656)
Muslim army in the Levant and captured the coastal city of Ayla (modern-day Aqaba). After Jerusalem had been subdued, Zubayr accompanied caliph Umar to visit
Zubayr_ibn_al-Awwam
Calendar year
Oultrejordain, orders the building of five ships which are carried to the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern end of the Red Sea. Part of his fleet makes a raid along
1182
Oceanic division
Horn of Africa. The northern end of the Red Sea terminates in the Gulf of Aqaba and Gulf of Suez. The Indian Ocean is artificially connected to the Mediterranean
Indian_Ocean
Frontier and border defences of the Roman Empire
(Trebizond) with Aelana (a settlement in the area of present-day Eilat and Aqaba), against the semi-nomadic populations of the Nabataeans, Arabs and Palmyrenes
Limes_(Roman_Empire)
Autonomous region of China
Juu temple fortress (美岱召; měidài zhào) built by Altan Khan in 1575 near Baotou Newly built arch in front of the Maidari Juu temple fortress (1575) Dazhao
Inner_Mongolia
City in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
traveler Ibn Batutah noted Ma'an was "the last place in Syria" before reaching Aqaba as-Sawan in the Hejaz. Because of its geographic isolation from the rest
Ma'an
(Arabic: قلعة القطرانة; alternatively: "Qatraneh" or "Qatrana Castle," "Fortress Qatrana," or "Khan Qatraneh") is an Ottoman structure which largely served
Qasr_al-Qatraneh
Al-Malik al-Nasir
favored son and Ahmad's much younger brother, Anuk, at the Red Sea town of Aqaba, south of al-Karak. From there, they were to accompany their father to Mecca
Al-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt
Al-Nasir_Ahmad,_Sultan_of_Egypt
Inland sea in eastern Europe
(1686–1700), there were two campaigns in 1695–96 to capture the then Turkish fortress of Azov defended by a garrison of 7,000. The campaigns were headed by Peter
Sea_of_Azov
Ancient trade road that connected Mediterranean ports to India via Africa and Arabia
Nabateans built Petra, which stood halfway between the opening to the Gulf of Aqaba and the Dead Sea at a point where the Incense Route from Arabia to Damascus
Incense_trade_route
700s–100s BC northern Arab tribal confederation
Syria and Babylonia and halfway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Aqaba, as well as its relative water richness and its orchards made it the most
Qedarites
Sea in northern Europe
the Crimean War, a joint British and French fleet attacked the Russian fortresses in the Baltic; the case is also known as the Åland War. They bombarded
Baltic_Sea
Port city in southern Iraq
with:[citation needed] Houston, Texas, United States Nishapur, Iran Baku, Azerbaijan Aqaba, Jordan In Voltaire's Zadig "Bassora" is the site of an international market
Basra
Highland region in modern southern Jordan and northwestern Saudi Arabia
to the north. During that time, Bilad al-Sharat, with the exception of Aqaba, was largely part of the Ottoman district of Mutassarifyya al-Karak. Mashriq
Al-Sharat
Bilateral international relationship
Ch'ieh-lan), Leukos Limên, ancient site controlling the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba near modern Aynūnah (Chinese: 賢督; pinyin: Xiandu; Wade–Giles: Hsien-tu)
Sino-Roman_relations
Eastern Arab rebels led by Lawrence of Arabia seize the Jordanian port of Aqaba. (details) July 11 Western The Open Letter to Albert I is published by Flemish
Timeline_of_World_War_I
Amphibious warfare unit of Israeli Navy
wadi behind the base. During the Six Day War, the Flotilla in the Gulf of Aqaba accompanied the Paratroopers Brigade on its way south, provided cover and
Shayetet_11
of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Istabulat Stalemate in Southern Palestine Aqaba Hejazi rebels Ramadi British Empire Wadi Musa Hejazi Rebels al-Samn Tze'elim
List of battles involving the Ottoman Empire
List_of_battles_involving_the_Ottoman_Empire
Thousand Horsemen (1940) Lawrence of Arabia (1962), depiction of the Battle of Aqaba and campaigns in Arabia Gallipoli (1981), depiction of young Australian
List of war films and TV specials set between 1914 and 1945
List_of_war_films_and_TV_specials_set_between_1914_and_1945
road between Jaffa and Jerusalem. c. 1116 Castles are built near Petra and Aqaba to control the caravan routes between Egypt and Syria. Baldwin grants liberties
Timeline of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Timeline_of_the_Kingdom_of_Jerusalem
Province of the Roman Empire (135–357 CE)
moved the Legio X Fretensis from Aelia Capitolina to Aila (today's Eilat/Aqaba) to secure the country against Arab incursions. The part of the Roman imperial
Syria_Palaestina
Al-Malik al-Mansur
al-Karak to accompany his father and half-brothers Anuk and Ahmad at al-Aqaba and from there to Mecca to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. However, an-Nasir
Al-Mansur_Abu_Bakr
Arm of the Baltic Sea
Starting in 1700, Russia constructed nineteen artificial islands with fortresses in the gulf. They aimed to defend Russia from maritime attacks, especially
Gulf_of_Finland
closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, and blockaded the Gulf of Aqaba, in contravention of the Constantinople Convention of 1888. As tensions
Tanks of the Israel Defense Forces
Tanks_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces
Damascus governor, Janbirdi al-Ghazali, cleared the route between Damascus and Aqaba (Ayla) of nomadic raiders and ensured the caravan's safe passage by 1520
History_of_the_Hajj
Palestinian city in the northern West Bank
lies the old city, composed of six major quarters: Yasmina, Gharb, Qaryun, Aqaba, Qaysariyya, and Habala. Habala is the largest quarter and its population
Nablus
class sloop HMS Crane as it was patrolling the approaches to the Gulf of Aqaba. According to the IDF, Crane had been identified as an Egyptian warship
List of friendly fire incidents
List_of_friendly_fire_incidents
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English female personal name Wīgburgh, a compound of wīg ‘war’ + burgh ‘fortress’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Disborough, a habitational name from places in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire called Desborough. The first is named from Old English dwostle ‘pennyroyal’ + beorg ‘hill’; the second from the Old English personal name Dēor + burh ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’.
Female
African
one person; an individual.
Girl/Female
Indian
Firm, Fortress, A buddhist Goddess
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Result; Consequence
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Westbury, for example in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, from Old English west ‘west’ + byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place named with Middle English hard ‘difficult’, ‘inaccessible’, ‘impregnable’, or perhaps ‘cheerless’ + castel ‘castle’, ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’ (see Castle), perhaps Hardcastle Garth in North Yorkshire or Hardcastle Crags in West Yorkshire, although either or both of these could be from the surname. It has been suggested that the surname may come from a Roman fort forming part of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Yarborough and Yarburgh in Lincolnshire, named with Old English eorðburg ‘earthworks’, ‘fortifications’, (a compound of eorðe ‘earth’, ‘soil’ + burh ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Durga, Guardian of fortresses
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the female personal name Kynborough, recorded in Suffolk, England, as late as the 16th and 17th centuries. Although there is no Middle English evidence for it, this probably represents a survival of Old English female personal name Cyneburh, composed of the elements cyne- ‘royal’ + burh ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’. This was the name of a daughter of the 7th-century King Penda of Mercia, who, in spite of her father’s staunch opposition to Christianity, was converted and founded an abbey, serving as its head. She was venerated as a saint, and gave her name to the village of Kimberley in Norfolk. The surname is now almost extinct in England, but continues to flourish in the U.S.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Staffordshire and Worcestershire named Hanbury, from Old English (æt ðǣm) hēan byrig ‘(at the) high fortress’. In some cases it may also be from Handborough in Oxfordshire, which is named from the Old English byname Hagena or Hana + beorg ‘hill’.Irish (mainly County Galway and County Clare) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinmhire ‘descendant of Ainmhire’, a personal name meaning ‘very wild’, ‘warlike’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Firm, Fortress, A buddhist Goddess
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Tilbury, a port on the Thames in Essex, which is named from the Old English byname Tila (from til ‘capable’) + Old English burh ‘fortress’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and the West Midlands, all so called from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Warburton, from the Old English female personal name Wǣrburh (composed of the elements wǣr ‘pledge’ + burh ‘fortress’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Catalan
English, French, and Catalan : nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort, ‘strong’, ‘brave’ (Latin fortis). In some cases it may be from the Latin personal name derived from this word; this was borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France.English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a fortress or stronghold, or an occupational name for someone employed in one. Compare Fortier 1.Czech (Fořt) : variant of Forst.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire, so named from the Old Norse byname Skarði + Old Norse borg ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman female personal name Hildiarde, Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + gard ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’. The surname has been in Ireland since the 17th century.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Flower; Fruit
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Good picture, Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Reflection
Girl/Female
Muslim
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Teutonic
From the Hare's Land; Meadow of the Hares
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Knows All Things
Male
French
Variant spelling of French Ansel, ANSELL means "divine helmet."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Oriya, Telugu
Light
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a.
Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument.
pl.
of Fortress
a.
Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.
n.
A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy.
n.
A fortress.
superl.
Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
n.
A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
n.
A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.
n.
A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses.
v. i.
Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
n.
A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
n.
A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.
v. t.
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
n.
That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
n.
One of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in the fifteenth century; -- so called from Tabor, a hill or fortress where they encamped during a part of their struggles.
n.
That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.
a.
Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress.
n.
An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.
n.
A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.
n.
One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.