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Television channel operated by the BBC
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and
BBC_Two
British public service broadcaster
on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four as well as repeats of some older programmes in HD. In 2010, an HD simulcast of BBC One launched: BBC One
BBC
This is a timeline of the history of BBC Two. The Pilkington Report on the future of broadcasting observed that ITV lacked any culturally relevant programming
Timeline_of_BBC_Two
Sports division of British broadcaster
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and
BBC_Sport
National variation of BBC Two for BBC Cymru Wales
BBC Two Wales is a Welsh free-to-air television channel owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales as a variation of the BBC Two network. It is broadcast from
BBC_Two_Wales
provides television journalism to BBC network bulletins (on BBC One and BBC Two) and programmes as well as the BBC News Channel available around the world
List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters
List_of_current_BBC_newsreaders_and_reporters
Television channel operated by the BBC
and BBC Two. Their plan was for BBC Knowledge to be replaced with BBC Four (which took place in 2002) and for BBC Choice to be replaced with BBC Three.
BBC_Three
British television channel
BBC Two Scotland was a Scottish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by BBC Scotland as a variation of the BBC Two network. It was broadcast
BBC_Two_Scotland
Main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland
BBC Two Northern Ireland; and two radio stations – BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle. BBC Northern Ireland operates two television stations: BBC One
BBC_Northern_Ireland
British television channel
launch. BBC Four began as a late schedule for BBC Two, before it received its own channel, along with BBC Three. BBC Four was launched before BBC Three
BBC_Four
International radio division of the BBC
The BBC World Service is a British public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of
BBC_World_Service
British television network
of the second BBC channel, BBC Two, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The
BBC_One
English actress, comedian, writer (born 1975)
earned her nominations for two British Academy Television Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Morgan played Liz on the BBC Two sitcom Motherland (2016–2022)
Diane_Morgan
British historian and television presenter (born 1978)
university, co-presenting the BBC's 60th anniversary special on the Battles of El Alamein with his father Peter. The two then collaborated to present an
Dan_Snow
English historian
The Tudors". BBC. "The Real Versailles – BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2016. "Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey – BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 25
Lucy_Worsley
British television series
Two Weeks in August is a British drama series created by Catherine Shepherd that premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 23 May 2026. The series focuses
Two_Weeks_in_August
British actress, singer, writer and comedian (born 1969)
Minute (since 2021) on BBC Radio 4. Perkins was born on 22 September 1969 in Croydon, London, where she grew up with her two younger siblings, and her
Sue_Perkins
British actress, writer and director
"Woman's Hour - Dawn French, Assault in Scottish schools, BBC's Two Weeks in August - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2026. "Victoria Shepherd". Oneworld
Catherine_Shepherd
Television station operated by BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Two Northern Ireland is a Northern Irish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland as a variation of the BBC Two network
BBC_Two_Northern_Ireland
British 24-hour television news channel
The BBC News channel is a British free-to-air public broadcast television news channel owned and operated by the BBC. The channel is based at and broadcasts
BBC_News_(British_TV_channel)
Scottish division of the British Broadcasting Corporation
with BBC Scotland producing over 880 hours worth of programming for UK–wide broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, CBBC and CBeebies. BBC Scotland
BBC_Scotland
UK breakfast television news programme
and feature items. When BBC Breakfast is not broadcast on BBC One, it is transmitted via BBC Two. Breakfast Time was the first BBC breakfast programme, with
BBC_Breakfast
British clinician and TV presenter (born 1979)
presenter, author and columnist. He is best known as a celebrity dancer on the BBC One dance series Strictly Come Dancing, and co-creating and presenting the
Ranj_Singh
UK television series
country in a primetime evening slot on BBC Two. They require a crew of 100 and over 50 cameras, making them the BBC's largest British outside broadcast events
Springwatch
British educational television programming block
BBC Schools, also known as BBC for Schools and Colleges or BBC Education, was the educational programming strand set up by the BBC in 1957, broadcasting
BBC_Schools
Package of television signifiers created by Lambie-Nairn
The BBC Two 1991–2001 idents were broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom from 16 February 1991 until 19 November 2001, and again from 9 July 2014 until
BBC_Two_1991–2001_idents
Mixed-use complex in West London
also known as BBC Studioworks' Television Centre, is a building complex in White City, West London, which was the headquarters of BBC Television from
Television_Centre,_London
English TV presenter and writer (born 1970)
creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless. He has presented the BBC Two quiz shows Two Tribes and Richard Osman's House
Richard_Osman
English broadcaster (born 1973)
channels Channel 5, BBC and ITV. Fogle is the son of English actress Julia Foster and Canadian veterinarian Bruce Fogle. He was educated at two independent schools:
Ben_Fogle
Irish television presenter
December 1983) is an Irish television presenter and broadcaster for RTÉ and the BBC. She initially broadcast on Irish television, presenting a number of programmes
Angela_Scanlon
BBC's department in charge of broadcasting weather forecasts
BBC Weather is the department of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) responsible for both the preparation and the broadcasting of weather forecasts
BBC_Weather
Set of idents used on BBC Two (2001–2007)
The BBC Two Personality idents were a set of idents used on BBC Two from 19 November 2001 until 18 February 2007. The idents were produced by the Lambie-Nairn
BBC_Two_"Personality"_idents
British actress (born 1986)
Academy Scotland Awards and was broadcast on BBC Two in August 2015. In 2012, O'Flynn played the role of Beryl in BBC Four's BAFTA Award-winning television adaptation
Kate_O'Flynn
English comedian (born 1959)
Haunted House, a light-hearted radio discussion show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in two parts on either side of Halloween on 29 October 2009 and 5 November
Jim_Moir
& BBC Two 1976 – 1996; BBC Three 2009 – 2015 (Rebroadcast between 2009 – 2015 on BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer) Formula 1: BBC One, BBC Two & BBC Three
List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC
List_of_television_programmes_broadcast_by_the_BBC
British television presenter (1957–2024)
Corporation (BBC), retrieved 2 February 2025 "BBC Four - The Wonderful World of Blood - with Michael Mosley". BBC. Retrieved 2 February 2025. "BBC Two – Horizon
Michael_Mosley
English-language pay television channel
BBC News is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. – a subsidiary of BBC Studios – and operated by the
BBC News (international TV channel)
BBC_News_(international_TV_channel)
Station identification used on BBC2
The BBC Two "Two" ident was the station identification used on BBC2 between 30 March 1986 and 16 February 1991. It was the last non-corporate look for
BBC_Two_"Two"_ident
English choirmaster (born 1975)
The Choir. BBC. BBC Two. TwentyTwenty TV (2009). "Unsung Town". The Choir. BBC. BBC Two. "How a Choir Works". How a Choir Works. 2009. BBC. BBC Four. "Shanties
Gareth_Malone
American pay television network
airs on the channel. The idea for BBC America was first mooted in December 1994, as part of a two-channel plan by BBC Worldwide to enter the US cable market
BBC_America
British television service
BBC Television is the television service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the
BBC_Television
Scottish comedian (born 1974)
frequent guest panellist on BBC Two's QI and on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz. In September 2017, she became the presenter of the BBC One daytime quiz show The
Susan_Calman
English comedian, presenter, actor (born 1959)
October 2020. "BBC Two – Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "Bob Mortimer on Desert Island Discs". BBC. "Episodes". Off
Bob_Mortimer
British TV and radio personality
she replaced Claudia Winkleman as host of the BBC Two spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two until her departure in 2021. Ball also hosted
Zoe_Ball
British content production company
Surgeon's Cut (Netflix) The Planets (BBC Two) 8 Days: To the Moon and Back (BBC Two) Horizon (BBC Two) The Sky at Night (BBC Four) Rendezvous with the Future
BBC_Studios_Productions
High-definition television channel
channels BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC and CBeebies, although earlier and later in its existence programmes from BBC One and BBC Two were given
BBC_HD
British television series
March 2020. Due to the success of the airings on BBC Two, the BBC announced moving the third series to BBC One. Further series have been commissioned. A
Race_Across_the_World
British mockumentary television sitcom (2001–2003)
mockumentary television sitcom first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen
The Office (British TV series)
The_Office_(British_TV_series)
English entertainer (born 1966)
of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek (1997–2016) and as the only permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI since its premiere
Alan_Davies
British television sitcom
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is a British television sitcom that ran from 26 February 2001 to 24 May 2011. First broadcast on BBC Two, it
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Two_Pints_of_Lager_and_a_Packet_of_Crisps
British sitcom television series
Two Doors Down is a Scottish television sitcom, produced by BBC Studios. It was created by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, and stars Arabella Weir, Alex
Two_Doors_Down_(TV_series)
British documentary filmmaker (born 1955)
investigations and light-hearted content. He was a film director on Out of Court, a BBC Two legal series, from 1980 until 1982. Curtis is inspired by the sociologist
Adam_Curtis
British national radio station
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 12 million
BBC_Radio_2
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, working as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. While
David_Attenborough
Television cooking programme
26 July 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2014. Two Fat Ladies at IMDb Two Fat Ladies at Cooking Channel Portal: BBC Two Fat Ladies at Wikipedia's sister projects:
Two_Fat_Ladies
Welsh actress, producer, and writer (born 1966)
BBC Radio Wales in 2008–9, Ruth Jones' Sunday Brunch. In 2010, the company had comedy and light entertainment production credits with BBC Two and BBC
Ruth_Jones
British children's television network
children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content targeted for children aged six years and under
CBeebies
French-born Irish television presenter (born 1976)
co-presented the BBC Two series Cats v Dogs: Which is Best? with Chris Packham. Starting on 30 March 2017, Bonnin presented a new BBC One series called
Liz_Bonnin
2019 Scottish TV series
first drama commission of BBC Scotland. Episodes premiered on that channel before being broadcast across the UK on BBC Two. Written and created by Neil
Guilt_(British_TV_series)
Television series
law and disorder and Nazis. In March 2006, Theroux signed a deal with the BBC to produce ten films over the course of three years. In February 2009, a
Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials
Louis_Theroux's_BBC_Two_specials
English actor, ceramicist and comedian (born 1970)
aired on BBC Two on 30 August 2016. In December 2016 it was announced that Home From Home had been commissioned for a full series to air on BBC One in 2018
Johnny_Vegas
1979–2018 commercial subsidiary of the BBC
BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995
BBC_Worldwide
Irish actor (born 1983)
(2008–2009) and the BBC Two series Desperate Romantics (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main leads in the popular BBC Three series
Aidan_Turner
English journalist and television personality (born 1962)
the BBC Three programme Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, a comedy take on celebrity panel shows. In July 2011, she presented the six-part BBC Two series
Jane_Moore
British actress (born 1950)
best known for her roles as Charlotte in the BBC crime drama series Bergerac, Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Mrs Glenna
Annette_Badland
British actress and comedian (born 1968)
in 2010 to host the cookery competition The Great British Bake Off, on BBC Two from 16 August 2010. Later, in an apparently syndicated newspaper interview
Mel_Giedroyc
Division responsible for media content
channels in 2002, the services have been marketed under two brands. CBBC (short for Children's BBC or initialed for Children's British Broadcasting Corporation)
BBC_Children's_and_Education
British comedian, writer and actress (born 1982)
celebrity – BBC Two, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2017. "How We Forgot to Save the Planet". Retrieved 21 November 2021. "Stuck – BBC Two". Retrieved
Morgana_Robinson
Teletext information service operated by the BBC
BBC One and BBC Two; and subtitles. The BBC has tried to reuse the old Ceefax page numbers where possible on the Freeview and digital satellite BBC Red
Ceefax
Controversies surrounding the BBC
This article chronologically outlines controversies involving the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). It includes allegations of political bias, editorial
BBC_controversies
The history of BBC television idents begins in the early 1950s when the BBC first displayed a logo between programmes to identify its service. As new technology
History of BBC television idents
History_of_BBC_television_idents
British parliamentary television channel
2013 when BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News, CBBC, and CBeebies began high definition simulcasts. On 5 September 2016 BBC Two began broadcasting BBC Parliament
BBC_Parliament
German-Irish-British television crime drama series (2013–2016)
BBC Two in the UK. The series premiered in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on RTÉ One on 12 May 2013, and in the United Kingdom on BBC Two
The_Fall_(TV_series)
Logo used by the British Broadcasting Corporation
The logo of the BBC, known as the BBC blocks, has been a brand identity for the corporation and its work since the 1950s in a variety of designs. Until
Logo_of_the_BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation department
the world. The BBC commissions programmes from the Unit for broadcast on five terrestrial television channels (BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, CBBC and CBeebies)
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
BBC_Studios_Natural_History_Unit
British international television channel
In October 2013, the BBC announced that in 2014 they would roll out three new brands – BBC Earth, BBC First, and BBC Brit, with BBC First to be dedicated
BBC_First
English actor (born 1974)
Way We Live Now (2001), both for the BBC. Also in 2001, he earned acclaim for his starring role in the BBC Two drama serial Perfect Strangers, which
Matthew_Macfadyen
2011–2012 British drama series that aired on BBC
alongside Jane Featherstone and Derek Wax). The series premiered on BBC Two and BBC Two HD on 19 July 2011 each Tuesday at 9 pm. Each episode lasts 60 minutes
The_Hour_(2011_TV_series)
English television presenter, producer, narrator and actor
hosted television programmes for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. He co-presented the Saturday morning BBC One children's show Live & Kicking alongside
Jamie_Theakston
British comedian and actor (born 1974)
the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Think the Unthinkable, as Dr. James Vine in the BBC One sitcom Jam & Jerusalem, and as William Shakespeare in the BBC Two historical
David_Mitchell_(comedian)
British sports broadcasting pay television channel brand
tournament plus live coverage of the two singles finals. In December 2025, it was announced that TNT had outbid the BBC to be the main broadcaster of the
TNT_Sports_(United_Kingdom)
Annual classical music concerts in London
The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert
BBC_Proms
English comedian, writer, actress (born 1978)
of It. She is also a regular guest on BBC Radio 4's The Unbelievable Truth. In 2019, Sanders appeared on BBC Two's Live at the Apollo (series 15, episode
Lou_Sanders
English actor and comedian (born 1978)
2022. "BBC Two - The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan". Bbc.co.uk. "BBC orders more Romesh Ranganathan series in double recommission". Bbc.co.uk
Romesh_Ranganathan
English comedian and actress (born 1978)
in BBC Two's Whites, which aired in autumn 2010. She has also made TV appearances in Holby City, as Mary Shelley in The Trouble With Love (BBC Two), as
Isy_Suttie
Irish comedian, actress (born 1984)
Inn Mates". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2026. "BBC Two - Freedom". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2026. "BBC One - Come Fly with Me, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 4
Aisling_Bea
English naturalist
Shots on Channel 4. He also wrote and presented the BBC One series The X Creatures and BBC Two's Hands on Nature and Nature's Calendar. Other television
Chris_Packham
Interactive television service
BBC Red Button is a brand used for digital interactive television services provided by the BBC, and broadcast in the United Kingdom. The services replaced
BBC_Red_Button
British digital television channel owned by UKTV
a British free-to-air television channel owned by UKTV, a subsidiary of BBC Studios. It is known for broadcasting modern comedy and factual programming
U&Dave
Welsh actor and comedian (born 1965)
announcements for BBC 1. In 2000 he made his mark in television comedy, with two series which he co-wrote and performed for the BBC: Human Remains, co-written
Rob_Brydon
The BBC broadcasts all of the BBC One and BBC Two regional variations on digital satellite television from the SES Astra satellites at 28.2° east; providing
BBC UK regional TV on satellite
BBC_UK_regional_TV_on_satellite
Welsh actress
Jones in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat and as Sarah Pearson in the BBC Two comedy Hebburn. Born in Bristol to Welsh parents, Nixon and her six brothers
Kimberley_Nixon
Package of television identifiers created by BBC Creative and Superunion
The BBC Two "Curve" idents have been broadcast since 27 September 2018 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The identity was developed by BBC Creative and
BBC_Two_"Curve"_idents
BBC portal Timeline of BBC One Timeline of BBC Two Timeline of non-flagship BBC television channels Timeline of the BBC News Channel Timeline of BBC Parliament
Timeline_of_the_BBC
British television and radio presenter
BBC including, for BBC Two, the 2003 series So What Do You Do All Day? – a look at the lives of the rich and famous – and Asian Millionaires. For BBC
Adrian_Chiles
Scottish actor (born 1971)
Retrieved 1 May 2010. "Hamlet". BBC Two. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2021. "Royal Mail marks Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th year". BBC News. 12 April 2011. Retrieved
David_Tennant
British comedy character
Series. In 1999, Partridge appeared on the BBC telethon Comic Relief, performing a medley of Kate Bush songs. BBC Two broadcast a second series of I'm Alan
Alan_Partridge
Scottish Gaelic language TV channel
BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air public broadcast television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The channel was launched
BBC_Alba
Set of idents used by BBC Two (2007–2014)
The Window on the World idents were a set of idents used by BBC Two from 18 February 2007 until 13 November 2014. They were created by AMV BBDO and produced
BBC Two "Window on the World" idents
BBC_Two_"Window_on_the_World"_idents
Defunct BBC TV station
on BBC One and Two, with some low-profile original programming of its own. However, faced with low ratings for both Choice and its sister channel BBC Knowledge
BBC_Choice
BBC TWO
BBC TWO
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Help. 5th century BC Jewish priest and scholar Ezra wrote three biblical books and began...
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Indian, Telugu
Caste of Bc; Diamond; Great Parson
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Hebrew
Strong; carried; brave. Amos was an 8th century B.C. Old Testament prophet.
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Greek
Welcome. Famous bearer: Aspasia was a 5th century BC mistress of the Athenian statesman...
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English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
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Bank.
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Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Strong; carried; brave. Amos was an 8th century B.C. Old Testament prophet.
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Most Bbb Name; Coolest Name Ever; Pet Form of Mary; The Perfect One; Bitterness; Sorrow; Star of the Sea; Beloved
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English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
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Small.
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Hindu, Indian
Caste of Bc; Royalty; Great Person; Rural; Dominate Caste in South India
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Beccles, from Old English bec(e), bæce ‘stream’ + lǣs ‘meadow’.
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General from the 3rd century B.C. who crossed the Alps with 30,000 men and 38 elephants during...
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Latin form of Greek Kleopatra, CLEOPATRA means "glory of the father." Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African.Â
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Ruler; Caste of Bc
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Male Deer
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Polish name ZIEMOWIT means "lord of the family."Â
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Suhashini | ஸà¯à®¹à®¾à®·à¯€à®¨à¯€
Ever smiling
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The Father
Male
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Finnish form of Greek Samouel, SAMULI means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
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Tamil
He who wins the struggle, Victorious
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Indian, Sikh
God is Gerious and Victory
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
God; Lord Shiva
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Muslim
Spring, Breeze
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Wise
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
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a.
Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. See Dactylology.
n.
A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor/bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
a.
Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical.
n.
A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
a.
Of the value of twopence.
a.
Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous.
a.
Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.
a.
Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when the mouth is more or less open; bilabiate.
a.
Divided from the border to the base into two distinct parts; bipartite.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
a.
Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.
a.
Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two sets of warp thread and two of weft.
n.
A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
n.
A vat or cistern. See 1st Back.
a.
Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
n.
An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard.
a.
Having two lips.
a.
Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful.
n.
A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.