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Better Comics may refer to: Better Comics, an imprint of the American comic-book publisher Standard Comics Better Comics, a comic book published by the
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Former comic book publisher
for the comics) and paperback books (under the Popular Library name). Standard in turn was the parent company of two comic-book lines: Better Publications
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Defunct Canadian comics publisher
failed. Better Comics (34 issues, March 1941 - August/September 1946) Bing Bang Comics (31 issues, November–December 1941 - May–June 1946) Lucky Comics (34
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American comic book publisher
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing
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American comic book publisher
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism
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Comics character
Publishing. A superhero, the character debuted in the first issue of Better Comics in March 1941, a colour title, unlike most of the other Canadian comic
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2019 American horror film
writing: "3 from Hell is proof that sometimes in horror, dead really is better." Comics Beat reviewer Edward Douglas deemed the film "easily, the worst movie
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Publishing and elsewhere Patricia Highsmith – worked for Nedor/Standard/Better Comics and others Virginia Hubbell – Charles Biro's ghost writer, Lev Gleason
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Heather Hudson, wife of James Hudson, better known as Vindicator Guardians, a Marvel Comics series Guardian angel (comics), the superhero alias of Hop Harrigan
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Comic originating in Canada
Canadian comics refers to comics and cartooning by citizens of Canada or permanent residents of Canada regardless of residence. Canada has two official
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American comic book artist and graphic designer
work was on the indie comic book Shades of Blue published first by AMP Comics and then by Digital Webbing. His work has also been seen in books such as
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Japanese comics or graphic novels
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Serenity is a line of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics from 2005 to 2017. It is a canonical continuation of Joss Whedon's Firefly television
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Eros, in comics, may refer to: Eros, a Marvel Comics character and Eternal better known as Starfox (character) Eros (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
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Comics character
fictional character who has appeared in Batman comic books since Detective Comics #66 (August 1942). Associated with her fiancé (later husband) Harvey Dent
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Fourth season of animated television series Invincible
created for television by comic book writer Robert Kirkman who also wrote the comics. The season was produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with Point
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Publication of comics art
book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential panels that represent individual scenes. Panels
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(1944) Nedor Comics (1939–1956) — also known as Standard Comics, Better Comics, and Thrilling Comics Nesbit (1955–1955) Novack Publishing Company (1945–1945)
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#3 – Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #15 - Timely Comics Master Comics (1940 series) #10 - Fawcett Comics More Fun Comics (1936 series)
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DC Comics superhero team
group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #28 (March 1960). Writer
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memoir couldn't do a better job." Persepolis has won numerous awards, including one for its text at the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for
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DC Comics superhero
published by DC Comics. Batman was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book Detective Comics on March
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Bolt, in comics, may refer to: Bolt (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain Bolt, the alias of Chris Bradley (comics) Bolt, another name used by Starbolt
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Comics publishing activity
Comics packaging is a publishing activity in which a publishing company outsources the myriad tasks involved in putting together a comic book — writing
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Comic book series by DC Comics
received a cease and desist letter from Better Publications, Inc., who had been publishing a comic book entitled Best Comics since November 1939. Virtually every
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with the Marvel Comics character Punisher. Francis David "Frank" Castle Jr. is the son of The Punisher (Frank Castle) in Marvel Comics. The character,
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Vol.1[better source needed] Mark Gruenwald (w), Dave Hoover (p), Danny Bulandi (i). Captain America, vol. 1, no. 428 (June 1994). Marvel Comics. Mark
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British comics writer
Garth Ennis (born 16 January 1970) is a Northern Irish comics writer. He is best known for his acclaimed run on the Vertigo series Hellblazer, his own
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Logan) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in J2 #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing
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American writer, artist, and film director (born 1957)
started Sin City that I found American and English comics to be too wordy, too constipated, and Japanese comics to be too empty. So I was attempting to do a
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American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Kane, and first appeared in Detective Comics #66 (August 1942). He has become
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Type of comic book
In comics, a one-shot is a work composed of a single standalone issue or chapter, contrasting a limited series or ongoing series, which are composed of
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Short serialized comics
color comics sections. With the advent of the internet, online comic strips began to appear as webcomics. Most strips are written and drawn by a comics artist
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Standard Comics was an American comic book company owned by publisher Ned Pines. Standard in turn was the parent company of two comic-book lines: Better Publications
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Ongoing series published by Marvel Comics, 2015–2019
and Devil Dinosaur is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as its main
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2026 American superhero series by Oren Uziel
series developed by Oren Uziel for MGM+ and Prime Video. Based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Spider-Man Noir, the series follows an aging private
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a list based on comics. It includes films that are adaptations of comics, and those films whose characters originated in those comics. As some languages
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Fictional character in Marvel Comics
Cat is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and Dave Cockrum, the character first appeared
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Speculative fiction novel series by Matt Dinniman
by Vault Comics. Plans for the book, which will be part of the series canon, were announced in August 2025; the following month, Vault Comics revealed
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Individual frame of a comic
newspaper comics, single panels and strips. Single panels are usually not broken up (though this is not always the case), and thus lack continuity. Comics such
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American writer (born 1963)
Alitha E. Martinez, Mark Morales, Emilio Lopez, and Rob Clark Jr., DC Comics, 2020) Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
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DC Comics character
Lobo is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen, and first appeared in Omega
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American comic book, 2008–2010
Beauregard Salt, whose journal and descendants survive to Crossed +100. In comics by Simon Spurrier, this is attributed to some quality in the infected or
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Comic book series, 2010
drawn by Steve McNiven and published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics. Two Image Comics-published sequels followed: Nemesis: Reloaded, and
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franchise comics: Serenity, published by Dark Horse Comics from 2005 to 2017 including: Serenity: Those Left Behind, a 2005 miniseries Serenity: Better Days
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Comic book series
and illustrated by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, and published by Image Comics. Set in the Image Universe, Invincible follows the coming of age of superhero
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Lady, introduced in Quality Comics Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941); the Black Cat, introduced in Harvey Comics' Pocket Comics #1 (also Aug. 1941); and the
Superhero
American comic book artist (1917–1994)
National Comics Publications, later to become DC Comics. After serving in the European Theater in World War II, Kirby produced work for DC Comics, Harvey
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Japanese manga artist and illustrator
She has created variant covers and other illustrations for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and stories in the Star Wars franchise. She did the character designs
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American comedian and actor (born 1969)
(Bongo Comics, 2007) Serenity: Float Out (Dark Horse Comics, 2010) Better Days and Other Stories (co-author with Will Conrad, Dark Horse Comics, 2011)
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American comic book writer (born 1975)
and Hawkeye for Marvel Comics; Casanova and Sex Criminals for Image Comics; and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and Batman for DC Comics. Matt Fraction was born
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Symbiote", is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a sentient alien symbiote with an amorphous, liquid-like
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Marvel Comics superhero team
a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. The
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Quicksilver is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The
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In comics, LGBTQ themes are a relatively new concept, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) themes and characters were historically
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Marvel Comics superhero
Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared
Hulk
DC Comics superhero
Action Comics, published in the United States on April 18, 1938. Superman has been regularly published in American comic books published by DC Comics since
Superman
American comic book creator (born 1967)
Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which
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DC Comics superhero
Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman, the Teen Titans, and the Justice League
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British writer (born 1953)
18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comics including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing
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Comic book series
in 2012 and partnered with colorist Santi Arcas to finish the art. Image Comics has been publishing the book since the first issue was released on June
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Comic book series (1941–1949, 1954)
America Comics is a comic book series featuring the superhero character Captain America. The series was originally published by Timely Comics from 1941
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group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters joined forces and secretly work behind the scenes. The Illuminati
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Comic book superhero
appearing in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in
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Marvel Comics fictional character
Pryde is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character first appeared in
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American comic book
Action Comics is an American comic book/magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally
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Supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics
is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist John Romita Sr., the character
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American publisher
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company
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Caulder) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually as the leader of the superhero team Doom Patrol. Created by Arnold
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Image Comics superhero
Simmons, better known as Spawn, is a fictional antihero appearing in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics, as well
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American independent comic book publisher
publishing bad girl comics, such as Pandora, Hellina, Lookers, The Ravening, and Brian Pulido's Lady Death. Later the company became better known for publishing
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Fictional character from Image Comics
(Nolan Grayson) is a character in American comic books published by Image Comics. He was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker (with Ryan
Omni-Man
Dramatic webcomic by David Willis
The series itself is a reboot reusing characters from Willis' previous comics (Roomies!, It's Walky!, Joyce and Walky!, and Shortpacked!). While Willis'
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Comic book series by Andrew MacLean
created by writer and artist Andrew MacLean, currently published by Image Comics. The story follows the exploits of the Viking warrior Norgal (or "Head Lopper"
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Comic book superheroine
Jones, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael
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1986 Hong Kong film by John Woo
A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; Jyutping: Jing1 Hung4 Bun2 Sik1; lit. 'true colours of a hero') is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed and produced
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Fictional character
Windsor is a Canadian comic book character, debuting in Maple Leaf Comics' Better Comics Vol. 3 #3 April/May 1944. The character was created, written, and
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Victory Comics subsidiary, writing comics based on Vought's superheroes to "give people Supes like they wanted supes to be". His work on superhero comics gave
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Knight is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first
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Marvel Comics character
Shapandar, better known as the Omega Sentinel, is a former superhero turned supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character
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English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter (born 1968)
and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004)
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Girl (Salem Nader) is a character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck, she is the sidekick and apprentice
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American manga comic by Adam Warren
of the United States. Similar in respects to fictional cities such as DC Comics' Metropolis or Gotham City, the City is nearly constantly beset by a plethora
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Science-fiction/fantasy comic book series
illustrated by Fiona Staples, published monthly by the American company Image Comics. The series is based on ideas Vaughan conceived both as a child and as a
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Era of American comic books (1956–1970)
DC comics writer Will Jacobs, Superman was available in "great quantity, but little quality". Batman and Robin were doing better, but Batman's comics were
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character of the same name Bloody Mary (Marvel Comics), an alias of the Marvel Comics character better known as Typhoid Mary Bloody Mary (disambiguation)
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American sci-fi comic book series
dynamic epic to comics proved a better solution than simply adapting the play. By 1980, creator-owned comics published by independent comics publishers were
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Narrative and dialogue of a comic book
film screenplay. In comics, a script may be preceded by a plot outline, and is almost always followed by page sketches drawn by a comics artist and inked
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Timely Comics Gene Autry Comics (1941 series) #12 - Dell Comics, Final Issue Joker Comics (1942 series) #14 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939
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Comic book antihero
Peacemaker is an antihero originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. The Peacemaker, Christopher Smith, first appeared in Fightin'
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Japanese manga series by Masamune Shirow
Volume 1". Kodansha Comics. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012. "Kodansha Comics". Kodansha Comics. July 30, 2013.
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Comics anthology series from DC Comics
1st Issue Special is a comics anthology series from DC Comics, done in a similar style to their Showcase series. It was published from April 1975 to April
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Marvel Comics fictional character
is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Denny O'Neil and artist Alan Weiss, the character first
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American comic book series created by Sam Kieth
published monthly until 1998 by Image Comics for 35 issues, before being collected in trade paperback by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The first appearance
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DC Comics superhero
published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in Sensation Comics #1 in January
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World War II-era Canada comic books
Spotlight #103: Better Comics #1, Maple Leaf Comics, March 1941". comicbookdaily.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18. John Bell, ed. (1986). Canuck Comics. Special contributions
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Girl/Female
Biblical
Division, or in the trial.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stone- or bricklayer, from Middle English setter ‘one who lays stones or bricks in building’ (agent derivative of setten ‘to set’).English : occupational name from Old French saietier ‘silk weaver’ (an agent derivative of sayete, a kind of silk).English : from an agent derivative of Middle English setten ‘to place (decoration, on a garment or metal surface)’, probably an occupational name for an embroiderer.German : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
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Translation of French Lemieux.English
Translation of French Lemieux.English : nickname from Old English bētere ‘fighter’, ‘beater’. Reaney suggests it may also be a short form of the various occupational names ending with -better, for example Leadbetter.German (Bavarian) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of rosaries, from Bavarian better ‘rosary’ (from beten ‘to pray’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology).English and German : metonymic occupational name for a dairyman or seller of butter, from Old English butere ‘butter’, Middle High German buter.German : possibly a short form of any of the various compound names formed with Butter ‘butter’ (see 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Beamer.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Behmer.
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Petros, PETTER means "rock, stone."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Staffordshire and Sussex, named Betley, from an Old English female personal name Bette + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Bethuel, BETUEL means "God destroys" or "man of God."
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BETTIE means "God is my oath."
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BETTE means "God is my oath."
Male
Turkish
Turkish name BERKER means "solid man."
Boy/Male
Greek Swedish
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a net-maker, from an agent derivative of Middle English net ‘net’.English : variant of Nettard, an occupational name for a cattle herd, from Middle English neat ‘cattle’ + hi(e)rde ‘herdsman’.German : variant of Nader.German : habitational name for someone from any of various places called Nette, for example in Lower Saxony and Westphalia.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who looked after animals, Middle English bester, from beste ‘beast’ (see Best).German : habitational name for someone from a place called Beste.Slovenian (Gorenjska; also Bešter) : probably a derivative of Vester 3, a reduced form of the personal name Silvester. Replacement of initial V- with B- is quite common in Slovenian surnames.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Swedish
Stone; Rock
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Betty, BETTYE means "God is my oath."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Betts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupation name for a net-maker, from Old French retier.German : from a Germanic personal name composed with rÄd, rÄt ‘counsel’ + hari, heri ‘army’.
Girl/Female
Greek American Hebrew French
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
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German, Spanish
Lion-bold; Lion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ramabhadran | ராமாஂபாதà¯à®°à®£
Rama who gives the well being
Female
Greek
(ΕφÏοσÏνη) Modern spelling of Greek Euphrosynê, EFROSYNI means "joy, mirth."
Girl/Female
Indian
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Biblical
Princes, being angry.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Finnish, Hebrew, Latin, Swedish
Sea Maiden; Rejoice; From the Sea
Girl/Female
Hindu
Eternal
Girl/Female
Muslim
Smart, Clever
Boy/Male
Tamil
Creator, Solicitous, Charming, Brilliant
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Skilled in Literature
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v. t.
To affect with tetter.
compar.
In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits.
n.
Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
n.
A letter; an epistle.
compar.
More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.
v. t.
Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
v. t.
To make bitter.
a.
Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better.
n.
One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter forth.
n.
Alt. of Abettor
v. t.
Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
a.
Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
n.
Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
n.
One who bets; a better.
v. i.
To become better; to improve.
imp. & p. p.
of Better
compar.
In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another.
v. t.
To cover or spread with butter.
a.
More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
n.
Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.