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Valley in southwestern Montana
/ 46.247; -114.160 The Bitterroot Valley is located in southwestern Montana, along the Bitterroot River between the Bitterroot Range and Sapphire Mountains
Bitterroot_Valley
Group of Native Americans of the Flathead Nation in Montana, United States
Montana–Wyoming border. From there they later moved west into the Bitterroot Valley. By request, a Catholic mission was built there in 1841. In 1891 they
Bitterroot_Salish
Sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the northwestern United States
expedition then crossed the pass to the Salmon River valley, and the next month entered the Bitterroot Valley from the south via either Lost Trail Pass or Chief
Bitterroot_Range
River in Montana, United States
The Bitterroot River is a northward flowing 84-mile (135 km) river running through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks
Bitterroot_River
Plant species in the springbeauty family
Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) is a small perennial herb in the family Montiaceae. Its specific epithet rediviva ("revived, reborn") refers to its ability
Bitterroot
Public television station in Montana, US
Bitterroot Valley Public Television (BVTV) was a low-power public television station serving southwestern Montana's Bitterroot Valley. Operating through
Bitterroot Valley Public Television
Bitterroot_Valley_Public_Television
Head chief of the Bitterroot Salish
maintain his people's economic independence in their homeland, the Bitterroot Valley. When Charlo's people were finally forced to remove to the Flathead
Charlo (Native American leader)
Charlo_(Native_American_leader)
American media franchise
development. It would serve as a sequel to 1923 and be filmed in the Bitterroot Valley. In February 2026, the series was confirmed to still be in active
Yellowstone_(franchise)
Prehistoric proglacial lake in Western Montana
Two large lobes formed to the south and north. To the south the Bitterroot Valley filled as far as Sula, Montana, 286 miles (460 km). To the north the
Glacial_Lake_Missoula
American soldier, explorer, and road builder
party left on September 19, leaving the Bitterroot Valley by cutting westward where Lolo Creek meets the Bitterroot River (near present-day Lolo, Montana)
John_Mullan_(road_builder)
Native American tribe in Montana
tribe includes Kutenai, Bitterroot Salish, and Upper Pend d'Oreille people, the later two are Interior Salish peoples. The Bitterroot Salish were referred
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Confederated_Salish_and_Kootenai_Tribes
Mountain range in Idaho and Montana, United States
Northern and Central Bitterroot Range, collectively the Bitterroot Mountains (Salish: čkʷlkʷqin), is the largest portion of the Bitterroot Range, part of the
Bitterroot_Mountains
American actor and musician (born 1984)
son, Rigel Randolph Grimes in 2024. He moved with his family to the Bitterroot Valley of southwestern Montana in 2020. In January 2024, Grimes released
Luke_Grimes
Town in Montana, United States
Missionaries at the request of the Bitterroot Salish tribe. The Bitterroot Valley is the ancestral homeland of the Bitterroot Salish people. Between 1812 and
Stevensville,_Montana
1855 treaty between the United States and Bitterroot Salish
of Hellgate was a treaty agreement between the United States and the Bitterroot Salish, Upper Pend d'Oreille, and Lower Kutenai tribes. The treaty was
Hellgate_Treaty
U.S. state
believe the Bitterroot Valley was opened to settlement, but the tribal nations disputed those provisions. The Salish remained in the Bitterroot Valley until
Montana
United States historic place
purchasing Fort Hall. Taylor and three other missionaries travelled to the Bitterroot Valley to meet with Hudson's Bay agent Neil McArthur. McArthur agreed to
Fort_Lemhi
Bacterial infection spread by ticks
especially in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. The disease was originally noted to be concentrated on the west side of the Bitterroot River. Though it
Rocky_Mountain_spotted_fever
County in Montana, United States
mountain valley bordered by the Sapphire Mountains on the East and the Bitterroot Mountains on the West. It is often referred to as the Bitterroot Valley, which
Ravalli_County,_Montana
City in Montana, United States
Hamilton made international headlines when forest fires throughout the Bitterroot Valley filled the area with smoke and prompted the evacuation of many residents
Hamilton,_Montana
Mountain pass in the Bitterroot Mountains
main Salmon River. In Montana, US 93 drops northward into the Bitterroot River Valley and gradually descends toward Hamilton, Lolo, and Missoula. In
Lost_Trail_Pass
Armed conflict in the Utah Territory in 1857–1858
Young originally intended this evacuation to go northwards toward the Bitterroot Valley in present-day Montana. He believed conditions there were sufficient
Utah_War
1877 battle of the Nez Perce War
he pledged to the white settlers in the Bitterroot Valley that the Nez Perce would pass through their valley without violence and they did so, even trading
Battle_of_the_Big_Hole
Genus of bacteria
Ricketts (1871–1910), who studied Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, and eventually died of typhus after studying that disease
Rickettsia
Biomedical research lab in Hamilton, Montana
that began around 1900, in the Bitterroot Valley. A deadly disease of unknown origin plagued early settlers of the valley. It was known locally as "black
Rocky_Mountain_Laboratories
American businessman (1841–1900)
irrigation canals throughout the valley. Shortly thereafter he became involved in the timber industry in the Bitterroot Valley, purchasing acres of timberland
Marcus_Daly
City in Montana, United States
It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five
Missoula,_Montana
Indigenous peoples of Western Canada and the United States
confluence, and the Bitterroot Valley, western MT Bitterroot Salish (séliš), also called the Flathead or the Salish, Bitterroot Valley and across the Continental
Interior_Salish_peoples
President of the United States in 1881
"'Charlot loves his people': The Defeat of Bitterroot Salish Aspirations for an Independent Bitterroot Valley Community". Montana The Magazine of Western
James_A._Garfield
River in Montana, United States
length. The Little Bitterroot valley, is an arm of the Lake Missoula glacial plain south of Flathead Lake. The Little Bitterroot consists of three distinct
Little_Bitterroot_River
Town in Montana, United States
Darby is located at the southern end of the Bitterroot Valley. The valley is formed between the Bitterroot Range on the west and the smaller Sapphire Mountains
Darby,_Montana
American lumberman (1848–1934)
lumberman. He developed the Missoula Mercantile Co. He built the Bitterroot Valley Railroad and the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad. He was president
Andrew_B._Hammond
Canyon in Montana, United States
due east and descends for a total of about 12 miles (19 km) to the Bitterroot Valley. A trailhead is located at the mouth of the canyon, just west of the
Blodgett_Canyon
River in Canada and the United States
the Bitterroot Range, a major physiographic feature of the watershed which sweeps from northwest to southeast along the entire Clark Fork valley (and
Pend_Oreille_River
Mountain in the United States
Bitterroot Mountains, part of the larger Bitterroot Range in western Montana. It rises over 6,000 feet (1,830 m) above the nearby Bitterroot Valley.
Trapper_Peak_(Montana)
2005 book by Jared Diamond
regularly spent his own family holidays there, and Montana and the Bitterroot Valley became one of the key examples in the book. Jared Diamond, Collapse:
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Collapse:_How_Societies_Choose_to_Fail_or_Succeed
American architect (1867–1959)
Orchard Summer Colony, town site development for new town in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana; 1913 – Chicago Land Development competition, suburban Chicago
Frank_Lloyd_Wright
Mountain pass in Idaho and Montana, United States
Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana. The pass is in the Bitterroot Mountains and is traversed by Montana Highway 43; it is named after Chief
Chief_Joseph_Pass
Public university in Hamilton, Montana, US
University of Montana Bitterroot College (UM Bitterroot College) is a campus of the University of Montana located in Hamilton, Montana, United States
Bitterroot_College
American pathologist (1871–1910)
Northwestern University on blastomycosis. He later worked in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana and at the University of Chicago on Rocky Mountain spotted
Howard_Taylor_Ricketts
primarily French-speaking, came to live among the Salish in the Bitterroot Valley with the intent of converting the natives. They built a church. In
Swan_Valley_Massacre_of_1908
Public school in Montana, United States
Hamilton High School is located in the Bitterroot Valley in Hamilton, Montana, United States. As of the 2019–20 school year there were 474 students in
Hamilton High School (Montana)
Hamilton_High_School_(Montana)
American guitarist
(2022, Still, Here) "For All We Know" (2023, with Tara Jane O'Neil) "Bitterroot Valley Suite I: Water" (2024, Swallowtail) "Peregrine" (2024, Swallowtail)
Marisa_Anderson
Sedimentary rock, mostly of indurated clay particles
It is exposed primarily in western Montana, including the Bitterroot Valley and Bitterroot Mountains, the Missoula area, Flathead Lake, and Glacier National
Argillite
Mountain pass in Montana, U.S.
pass is the highest point of the historic Lolo Trail, between the Bitterroot Valley in Montana and the Weippe Prairie in Idaho. The trail, known as naptnišaqs
Lolo_Pass_(Idaho–Montana)
2024 studio album by Jim White and Marisa Anderson
Thrill Jockey. With the announcement, they released the lead single, "Bitterroot Valley Suite I: Water", the first movement of a three-part suite. KLOF Magazine's
Swallowtail_(album)
United States historic place
flight from north central Idaho Territory over Lolo Pass into the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana. The name describes the effectiveness of the fort
Fort_Fizzle_(Montana)
Organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1864 to 1889
successfully implemented the boundary change that won the Flathead and Bitterroot valleys for Montana Territory. The Organic Act of the Territory of Montana
Montana_Territory
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Arlee. In October 1873, he moved a small group of his people from the Bitterroot Valley, which was designated a "conditional reservation" in the 1855 Hellgate
Arlee,_Montana
1989 film by Jim Kouf
Hoyt Axton, who plays the Sherriff, loved the Bitterroot Valley so much he purchased a ranch in the valley shortly after filming was completed. He lived
Disorganized_Crime
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
September 1805 at Ross' Hole and later he would refuse to cede the Bitterroot Valley to the United States' Washington Territory. After Chief Victor's death
Victor,_Montana
Historic church in Montana, United States
"'Charlot loves his people': The Defeat of Bitterroot Salish Aspirations for an Independent Bitterroot Valley Community". Montana The Magazine of Western
St._Mary's_Mission_(Montana)
United States historic place
barricade in Lolo Canyon (later called "Fort Fizzle") and escaped up the Bitterroot Valley. The soldiers from Fort Missoula, along with other elements of the
Fort_Missoula
Retrieved July 24, 2011. "Butterfield's horses ride into MAC opening". East Valley Tribune. September 14, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2011. Wilkinson, Todd (July
List_of_people_from_Montana
request a "blackrobe" to return with them to their homeland in the Bitterroot Valley. The four Salish men were directed to the home and office of William
History_of_Montana
Mountain pass in Montana, United States
the pass connects the towns of Hamilton in the Bitterroot Valley and Philipsburg in Flint Creek Valley and remains the only direct route between these
Skalkaho_Pass
Indian reservation in United States, Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Reservation, located in western Montana on the Flathead River, is home to the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes – also known as the Confederated
Flathead_Indian_Reservation
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of Canada and the United States
Clark Fork/Bitterroot River systems among others. The ecoregion also contains outlying disconnected areas of similar habitat such as valleys of the Bow
Montana valley and foothill grasslands
Montana_valley_and_foothill_grasslands
Protected natural area in Idaho and Montana, United States
The Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the states of Idaho and Montana, in the northwestern United States. At 1.3 million acres
Selway–Bitterroot_Wilderness
American CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer
hastily created refugee camps. Daniels accompanied Vang Pao to the Bitterroot Valley near Missoula, Montana (Daniel's home town) where he was resettled
Jerry_Daniels
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Journalist & Author". Retrieved March 29, 2025. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lolo, Montana. Travelers' Rest Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lolo,_Montana
September 24, 1841 – Jesuit priest Pierre Jean DeSmet, arrives in the Bitterroot Valley and establishes St. Mary's Mission, the first Euro-American settlement
Timeline of pre-statehood Montana history
Timeline_of_pre-statehood_Montana_history
Mountain pass in Montana, United States
over it. On July 1, 1806, at Traveler's Rest on Lolo Creek in the Bitterroot Valley, Lewis and Clark split into two separate parties. Lewis was to go
Lewis_and_Clark_Pass
Natural disasters in the USA
needed moisture. However, officials remained the most concerned for Bitterroot Valley from forest fuels and inaccessible terrain, Gallatin, Madison, and
2025_Montana_wildfires
Military unit
12 July. The regiment continued to pursue the Indians through the Bitterroot Valley to the Bears Paw Mountains, where Chief Joseph finally surrendered
21st Infantry Regiment (United States)
21st_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
the historic encounter between the Bitterroot Salish and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the Bitterroot Valley, just before they crossed the Continental
Ravalli_County_Museum
Reservoir in Montana, United States
the Bitterroot National Forest. Concerns that the lack of an Early Warning System on the dam could lead to catastrophic loss of life in the Bitterroot Valley
Como_Dam
American explorer
entire party from the Lemhi River valley at Salmon, Idaho, over the Bitterroot Mountains to the Bitterroot Valley, and then along the approximate route
Old_Toby
Highway in the western United States
descending through the Bitterroot National Forest. The highway continues along the Lewis and Clark Trail into the Bitterroot Valley towards Missoula, passing
U.S._Route_93
are several rich river valleys. The Big Hole Valley, Bitterroot Valley, Gallatin Valley, Flathead Valley, and Paradise Valley have extensive agricultural
Geography_of_Montana
Ghost town in the state of Montana
fertile Missoula Valley. The Hell Gate Valley is framed by the Rattlesnake Mountains to the north and northeast and the Bitterroot Mountains to the southeast
Hell_Gate,_Montana
Period in American history from 1863 to 1889
cabin outside of Hell Gate and George Shears in another cabin in the Bitterroot Valley. Zachary was brought to Hell Gate and hanged. Shears was hanged outside
Montana_Vigilantes
Mountain range in Montana, United States
Ravalli County (to the west) and Granite County. To the west is the Bitterroot Valley, and to the east is Rock Creek. The southern end of the range meets
Sapphire_Mountains
County in Washington, United States
not organize a government. In late 1859, a group of settlers in the Bitterroot Valley petitioned to create their own county, which was not granted at that
Spokane_County,_Washington
American politician
"'Charlot loves his people': The Defeat of Bitterroot Salish Aspirations for an Independent Bitterroot Valley Community". Montana The Magazine of Western
Henry_B._Carrington
Jesuit priest (1801–1873)
Nicholas Point, and three friars. They founded St. Mary's Mission in the Bitterroot Valley among the Salish, and worked with them for several years. The following
Pierre-Jean_De_Smet
Swiss-born American engineer (1924–1997)
November 27, 2012. Internet, OSD, inc./ Bitterroot. "Montana News-The Bitterroot Star - The Bitterroot Valley's Weekly Newspaper". archives.bitterrootstar
Jean_Hoerni
American politician and historian (1922–2012)
owned a bookstore in his summer home of Stevensville in Montana's Bitterroot Valley, until deciding to sell it because of lack of sufficient market. In
George_McGovern
Highway in Montana
descending through the Bitterroot National Forest. The highway continues along the Lewis and Clark Trail into the Bitterroot Valley toward Missoula, passing
U.S._Route_93_in_Montana
PBS member network in Montana
their differences. A third source of public programming—the low-power Bitterroot Valley Public Television (BVTV)—was also interested in adding Missoula to
Montana_PBS
Thermal springs in Montana
Euro-American fur trappers and settlers arrived in the Little Bitterroot River Valley where Hot Springs, Montana is located, the Kootenai, Flathead,
Camas_Hot_Springs
Vaccine that protects against yellow fever
April 2022. Hettrick GR (Winter 2012). "Vaccine Production in the Bitterroot Valley during World War II: How Rocky Mountain Laboratory Protected American
Yellow_fever_vaccine
School in Idaho
telecommunications. The first of the Jesuit missionaries arrived in the Bitterroot Valley on a wagon train in September 1841 under Father Peter John De Smet
Mary Immaculate School for Native Americans
Mary_Immaculate_School_for_Native_Americans
United States historic place
its NRHP nomination "as an intriguing architectural landmark in the Bitterroot Valley". Lula Brooks bought the home in 1916 and turned it into a hotel.
Brooks_Hotel
American politician
Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. Curdy was born in Bitterroot Valley in 1947 and currently resides in Missoula, Montana. He also attended
Willis_Curdy
Ghost town in Montana, United States
St. Louis, to establish a mission for the Flathead Indians in the Bitterroot Valley. The nearest town is Drummond, approximately 8 miles (13 km) to the
Bearmouth,_Montana
Geothermal site in Montana
Springs Camp Aqua Bath House Location Hot Springs, Montana, Little Bitterroot Valley, Lake County, Montana Coordinates 47°38′27″N 114°34′21″W / 47.6408°N
Wild_Horse_Hot_Springs
Investigative journalism podcast
area and discusses how settlers forced Charlo's ancestors out of the Bitterroot Valley and into the Flathead Indian Reservation. The series is exclusively
Stolen_(podcast)
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
instrumental in securing a branch of the Northern Pacific Railway in the Bitterroot Valley. The railway was immensely important in developing the lumber industry
Florence,_Montana
American painter (1852–1919)
treaty at Council Grove, and the journey of the Salish out of the Bitterroot Valley. Following Paxson's death, Russell offered a tribute to the artist:
Edgar_Samuel_Paxson
command of Colonel John Gibbon attack Nez Perce people encamped in the Bitterroot Valley in the Battle of the Big Hole. February 16 The Territory of Montana
Timeline_of_Montana_history
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
West Forks of the Bitterroot River. U.S. Route 93 passes just to the east of the CDP, leading north through the Bitterroot Valley 24 miles (39 km) to
Conner,_Montana
Annual horse trail ride
exiting near Lolo Pass. After entering Montana, the trail goes through Bitterroot Valley. The trail once again enters Idaho in Bannock Pass, and enters the
Chief_Joseph_Trail_Ride
Weather event in the United States and Canada
creating a "downslope" acceleration that battered communities from the Bitterroot Valley to the Hi-Line. Wind gusts in mountainous areas and through mountain
December 17–20, 2025 North American storm complex
December_17–20,_2025_North_American_storm_complex
Development in Darby, Montana
and when the Northern Pacific Railway connected a spur south to the Bitterroot Valley, transportation of people and products became increasingly easy. The
Como_Orchards_Summer_Colony
State park in Montana, USA
civilization". On 24 September 1841, Father Pierre-Jean De Smet entered the Bitterroot Valley of what is now western Montana accompanied by Fathers Nicholas Point
Fort_Owen_State_Park
Robotic rover that was active on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2018
Marathon valley, and made its way towards Spirit mound. By early October 2016, the rover had reached Spirit mound by passing through Bitterroot valley, where
Timeline_of_Opportunity
American fur-trading company (1810–13)
60 men were directed to locations from the Willamette Valley of Oregon to the Bitterroot Valley of Montana and the vicinity of modern Kamloops in British
Pacific_Fur_Company
Historic house in Montana, United States
an example of the Queen Anne style architecture found in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic
Albert_May_House
Topics referred to by the same term
County, New York Lake Como (Montana), a lake in Ravalli County's Bitterroot Valley Lake Como (Colorado), a lake in Alamosa County, Colorado United States
Lake_Como_(disambiguation)
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English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name from any of the five villages of this name in Devon or from Loscombe in Powerstock, Dorset, all probably named from Old English hlÅse ‘pigsty’ + cumb ‘valley’ (see Coombe).
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English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called. One in Wiltshire was named in Old English ‘valley at a boundary’, from mearc ‘boundary’ + denu ‘valley’; one in Sussex was named as ‘boundary hill’ (Old English (ge)mǣre ‘boundary’ + dūn ‘hill’); one in Kent was named ‘mares’ pasture’ (Old English m(i)ere ‘mares’ + denn ‘pasture’); while the one in Herefordshire was named with British magno- ‘plain’ + Old English worðign ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Langdale, Cumbria, named in Old Norse as ‘long valley’, from lang ‘long’ + dalr ‘valley’.Possibly an Americanized form of Norwegian Langdal, Langdalen, Langdahl, habitational names from any of numerous farmsteads named Langdal(en), having the same etymology as 1.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English valeye.
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English
English : habitational name from Kettlewell in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Cheteleuuelle, from Old English cetel ‘deep valley’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
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English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, so named from Old English mearc ‘boundary’ (see Mark 2) + denu ‘valley’ (see Dean 1), i.e. a valley forming a natural boundary.
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English
English : habitational name possibly from any of three places in Devon called Lincombe, named in Old English with līn ‘flax’ or lind ‘lime tree’ + cumb ‘valley’.
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English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and southern Cumbria, named in Old English as Lunesdæl, from the river name Lune + dæl ‘valley’. This ancient British river name is the same as in the first element in Lancaster, through which city the river runs.
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English : habitational name from either of two places called Liscombe, in Devon and Somerset. The first is named from Old English lycce ‘enclosure’ + cumb ‘valley’, while Liscombe in Somerset is named with Old English hlÅse ‘pigsty’ + cumb.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements lind ‘lime tree’ + -ell, a common suffix of Swedish surnames, from the Latin adjectival suffix -elius.English : habitational name from Lindal, Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire) or Lindale, also in Cumbria; both are named from Old Norse lind ‘lime tree’ + dalr ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, first recorded in 1220 in its present form. There is a chapel of St. Martin here, and the valley (see Dale) may be named from this. Alternatively, there may have been a landowner here called Martin, and the church dedication may be due to popular association of his name with that of the saint.
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English
English : habitational name from the valley of Lauderdale, named from Lauder + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ (Old Danish dal, Old English dæl).
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English
English : possibly a habitational name from Lydden in Kent, named from Old English hlēo ‘shelter’ + denu ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Larcombe in Devon, so named from Old English læfer ‘rush’, ‘reed’ or lÄwerce ‘lark’ + Old English cumb ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kendal in Cumbria, recorded in 1095 as Kircabikendala ‘village with a church in the valley of the Kent river’.From an Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Cynddelw, which was borne by a famous 12th-century Welsh poet. It probably derives from a Celtic word meaning ‘exalted’, ‘high’ + delw ‘image’, ‘effigy’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from Lamplugh in Cumbria, an ancient Celtic name meaning ‘bare valley’, from nant ‘valley’ + bluch ‘bare’.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : occupational name from Middle English jagger ‘carter’, ‘peddler’, an agent derivative of Middle English jag ‘pack’, ‘load’ (of unknown origin). All or most present-day bearers of this surname are probably members of a single family, which originally came from Staniland in the parish of Halifax. During the 16th century it spread through the Calder valley, and from there to other parts of England.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maoil Fhábhail ‘descendant of Maolfhábhail’, a personal name meaning ‘fond of movement or travel’.English : from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val ‘valley’. This is also a Huguenot name (with the same etymology), taken to England by Etienne-Abel Laval, a minister of the French church in Castle Street, London, around 1730.French : habitational name from Lavelle in Puy-de-Dôme or various other, smaller places so named.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example Longden, the Middle English form that underlies Longdendale in Cheshire and Derbyshire. This is a compound of Old English lang, long ‘long’ + denu ‘valley’. A place called Longden in Shropshire, however, has the same origin as Langdon, so there has clearly been some confusion between the two forms.
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Biblical
tents of judgment
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Muslim
Limitless, Protecter
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American, Australian, British, English, Greek
Merciful; Female Version of Myles
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Devotee of God; Daughter of God; Dedicated; Tribute; To Dedicate Something
Male
Hindi/Indian
(नंद) Hindi myth name of Krishna's foster father, NANDA means "joy."
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Noble eminent
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Rama
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Glowing, Illuminated, Enlightened, Blazing
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African, Arabic
Oath
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English
English : habitational names from any of a number of places called Hargrave or Hargreave, of which there are examples in Cheshire, Northamptonshire, and Suffolk; all are named with Old English hÄr ‘gray’ or hara ‘hare’ + grÄf ‘grove’ or græfe ‘thicket’.
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n.
The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
pl.
of Valley
n.
The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle.
n.
A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley.
n. pl.
A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles.
n.
A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom.
n.
A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers; -- sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner.
n.
A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Spaet'lum.
n.
The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
n.
A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
n. pl.
A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols.
n.
One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon.
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A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of Beak.
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A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
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Of or pertaining to Temple, a valley in Thessaly, celebrated by Greek poets on account of its beautiful scenery; resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming.
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A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; -- often used in composition with the name of the river; as, Strath Spey, Strathdon, Strathmore.
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A West Indian tree (Picraena excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
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The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof.
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A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.