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Capital and largest city in Massachusetts, United States
Boston (/bɒstən/) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England
Boston
Private university in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists
Boston_University
American police procedural television series
Boston Blue is an American police procedural drama television series that premiered October 17, 2025 on CBS. Executive produced by and starring Donnie
Boston_Blue
National Basketball Association team in Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Celtics (/ˈsɛltɪks/ SEL-tiks) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball
Boston_Celtics
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Boston or boston in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boston is a city, the state capital of Massachusetts, United States. Boston may also refer
Boston_(disambiguation)
National Hockey League team in Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic
Boston_Bruins
Metropolitan Statistical Area in the US
Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston, the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the
Greater_Boston
Catholic university in Massachusetts, US
Boston College (BC) is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of
Boston_College
2013 domestic terrorist attack in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the
Boston_Marathon_bombing
Former American baseball team
The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball team that played in Boston for the National League from 1871 to 1952. The team relocated to Milwaukee after
Boston_Braves
Uruguayan football club
Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their football
Boston_River
American daily newspaper
The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe is the oldest
The_Boston_Globe
Major League Baseball franchise
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of
Boston_Red_Sox
American rock band
Boston is an American rock band formed in 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, by chief songwriter and composer Tom Scholz. The band's core members included
Boston_(band)
American television series
Boston Legal is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with
Boston_Legal
1770 shooting deaths of five colonists by British soldiers
Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 during the American Revolution in Boston
Boston_Massacre
1976 studio album by Boston
Boston is the debut studio album by American rock band Boston, released on August 25, 1976, by Epic Records. It was produced by band guitarist Tom Scholz
Boston_(album)
Dog breed
The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog originating in the United States of America. It was accepted in 1893 by the American Kennel Club as a non-sporting
Boston_Terrier
1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States
also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster, was a disaster that occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A
Great_Molasses_Flood
Upper class Bostonians
The Boston Brahmins or New England Brahmin are members of Boston's historic upper class. From the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, they
Boston_Brahmin
Topics referred to by the same term
County, Indiana New Boston, Iowa New Boston, Michigan New Boston, Missouri New Boston, New Hampshire, a New England town New Boston (CDP), New Hampshire
New_Boston
PWHL ice hockey team in Boston
The Boston Fleet are a professional ice hockey team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They
Boston_Fleet
American football player (born 2003)
Denzel Boston (born December 6, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL)
Denzel_Boston
US newspaper
The Boston Herald is an American conservative daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in
Boston_Herald
1773 American protest against British taxation
The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest on December 16, 1773 during the American Revolution. Initiated by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, the capital
Boston_Tea_Party
Murderer of 13 women in the Boston area
The Boston Strangler is the murderer of 13 women in Greater Boston during the early 1960s. The crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo (1931–1973) based
Boston_Strangler
American basketball player (born 2001)
Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball
Aliyah_Boston
US engineering and robotics design company
Boston Dynamics, Inc. is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston_Dynamics
Region in the Northeastern United States
is to the southwest. Boston is New England's largest city and the capital of Massachusetts. Greater Boston, comprising the Boston–Worcester–Providence
New_England
American television series
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High
Boston_Public
Town and port in Lincolnshire, England
Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Lincoln, east
Boston,_Lincolnshire
Randonnée bicycle event
Boston-Montreal-Boston (BMB) was as a 1200 km randonnée organized in 1988 by a group of cyclists living in the Greater Boston area. The ride started as
Boston–Montreal–Boston
World's oldest regularly run marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally
Boston_Marathon
American boat manufacturer
Boston Whaler is an American boat manufacturer. It is a subsidiary of the Brunswick Boat Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation. Boston Whalers
Boston_Whaler
Cataloging of published recordings by Boston
Boston is an American rock band from namesake Boston, Massachusetts, that had its most notable successes during the 1970s and '80s. Boston has released
Boston_discography
Indoor arena in Boston, Massachusetts, US from 1928 to 1997
The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison
Boston_Garden
American Confucian group
The Boston Confucians are a group of New Confucians from Boston, of whom the best known are Tu Wei-Ming of Harvard, John Berthrong and Robert Neville
Boston_Confucians
Fight song for Boston College
Hurley, a member of the Boston College Class of 1885. For Boston, for Boston, We sing our proud refrain! For Boston, for Boston, 'Tis Wisdom's earthly
For_Boston
American investment bank
acquisition by Credit Suisse, see Credit Suisse First Boston (known as CSFB and CS First Boston) The First Boston Corporation was a New York–based bulge bracket
First_Boston
Topics referred to by the same term
Boston Store may refer to: Boston Stores (California), also known as The Boston Store, with stores near Los Angeles, California, and in Arizona Boston
Boston_Store
Phrase used to describe a work prohibited in Boston
"Banned in Boston" is a phrase that was employed from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, to describe a literary work, song, motion picture
Banned_in_Boston
Private golf club in Norton, Massachusetts, USA
TPC Boston is a private golf club in the Greater Boston area, located in Norton, Massachusetts, approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Boston. Originally
TPC_Boston
Neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts
South Boston (colloquially known as Southie) is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located south and east of the
South_Boston
1914 collection of poems by Robert Frost
North of Boston is a poetry collection by Robert Frost, first published in 1914 by David Nutt, in London. Most of the poems resemble short dramas or dialogues
North_of_Boston
American actress
Rachel Boston is an American actress. She has had leading roles in a number of independent films, and was a regular cast member in several television series
Rachel_Boston
Boston's diverse neighborhoods serve as a political and cultural organizing mechanism. The City of Boston's Office of Neighborhood Services has designated
Neighborhoods_in_Boston
Chain of American fast casual restaurants
Boston Market Corporation, known as Boston Chicken until 1995, is an American fast casual restaurant chain headquartered in Newtown Township, Pennsylvania
Boston_Market
Boston is also known as the New York Boston or Boston Point. Variations of the Boston include: The Long Boston also known as the Philadelphia Boston,
Boston_(dance)
Topics referred to by the same term
Boston, Virginia may refer to: Boston, Accomack County, Virginia, a census-designated place Boston, Culpeper County, Virginia, an unincorporated community
Boston,_Virginia
American television producer, writer and attorney (born 1956)
Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Goliath, Big Little Lies, and Big Sky. Kelley is one
David_E._Kelley
2023 South Korean film by Kang Je-gyu
Road to Boston (Korean: 1947 보스톤; lit. '1947 Boston') is a 2023 South Korean biographical sports film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu starring Ha
Road_to_Boston
U.S. state
from the Indigenous Massachusett people, also established settlements in Boston and Salem. In 1692, the town of Salem and surrounding areas experienced
Massachusetts
Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
Charlestown is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and the oldest settlement in modern-day Boston. Also called Mishawum by the Massachusett
Charlestown,_Boston
Public transport agency in the US
responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The MBTA transit network includes the MBTA subway with three
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority
Estuary and harbor of Massachusetts Bay
Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, located adjacent to Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major
Boston_Harbor
Public park in Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. Boston Common covers 50 acres (20 ha)
Boston_Common
Canadian restaurant chain
Boston Pizza International Inc., doing business as Boston Pizza (BP; also known as Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar outside of Canada)
Boston_Pizza
Chief executive of Boston, Massachusetts
mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral
Mayor_of_Boston
Boston Legal is an American legal drama-comedy (dramedy) created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television
List_of_Boston_Legal_episodes
Cohabitation of two women, independent of financial support from a man
A Boston marriage was, historically, the cohabitation of two women who were independent of financial support from a man. The term is said to have been
Boston_marriage
Capital of Massachusetts, United States
Cuisine of Boston Events in Boston Annual events in Boston Media in Boston Museums in Boston People from Boston Symbols of Boston Flag of Boston Cinema of
Outline_of_Boston
Topics referred to by the same term
Boston Airport may refer to: Boston Logan International Airport Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport Manchester–Boston Regional Airport Worcester
Boston_Airport
Women's soccer club in Greater Boston
Boston Legacy FC is an American professional soccer team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Joining
Boston_Legacy_FC
Season of television series
The Real World: Boston is the sixth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together
The_Real_World:_Boston
Below is information on the utility infrastructure in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Eversource Energy is the exclusive electricity distributor to
Infrastructure_in_Boston
NBC TV station for Boston, Massachusetts
NBC10 Boston (call sign WBTS-CD, channel 15 and cable channel 10) is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, owned and operated
NBC10_Boston
Ice hockey team in Canton, Massachusetts
The Boston Dogs are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League at the National Collegiate Development Conference
Boston_Dogs
Asset management firm based in Boston
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is an American investment management firm headquartered in Boston. The firm focuses on value investing
Boston_Partners
1775–76 siege of the American Revolutionary War
The siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot militia led
Siege_of_Boston
American poker player
Alan "Boston" Dvorkis is a professional sports bettor and poker player. He was a red pro at Full Tilt Poker. Boston is a specialist at Seven-card stud
Alan_Boston
Professional wrestling hold
The Boston crab, also known as the cangrejo (Spanish for "crab") or gyaku ebi-gatame (Japanese: 逆エビ固め; English: Reverse shrimp hold), is a professional
Boston_crab
American city magazine
Boston (also called "Boston magazine" or referred to by the nickname "BoMag") is a regional monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area
Boston_(magazine)
Former financial services company
The Boston Associates is the term historians use for an inter-linked group of investors in 19th-century New England. They included Nathan Appleton, Patrick
The_Boston_Associates
Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
neighborhood comprising more than 6 square miles (16 km2) in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town
Dorchester,_Boston
Local accent of English spoken in Boston
transcription delimiters. A Boston accent is a local accent of Eastern New England English, native specifically to the city of Boston and its suburbs. Northeastern
Boston_accent
Church of England clergyman and steam enthusiast
Edwin Richard Boston (20 August 1924 – 1 April 1986), known as Teddy Boston, was a Church of England clergyman and author. He built a narrow gauge railway
Edwin_Boston
Gentlemen's club in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
The Boston Club is an exclusive private gentlemen's club in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, founded in 1841 as a place for its white members to congregate
The_Boston_Club
Area of Boston, Massachusetts
Downtown Boston is the central business district of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston was founded in 1630. The largest of the city's commercial
Downtown_Boston
2026 single by Stella Lefty
"Boston" is a single by American singer-songwriter Stella Lefty, released on February 15, 2026. Upon its release, it became one of her breakout hits and
Boston_(Stella_Lefty_song)
Soldier and brother of George Armstrong Custer
Boston Custer (October 31, 1848 – June 25, 1876) was the youngest brother of U.S. Army Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer and two-time Medal of Honor
Boston_Custer
Movie theatre in Massachusetts
The RKO Boston Theatre is a movie theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, located at 616 Washington Street, near Essex Street in the Boston Theater District
RKO_Boston_Theatre
U.S.-based medical device company
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) is an American biotechnology and biomedical engineering firm and multinational manufacturer of medical devices used
Boston_Scientific
Official flag of the U.S. capital of Boston
The flag of Boston consists of a sky blue field and the seal of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the center. The flag is sometimes
Flag_of_Boston
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Boston is an unincorporated community in southern Barton County, Missouri, United States. It is situated approximately halfway between Lamar and Jasper
Boston,_Missouri
Species of grapevine
mixed forests. Although unrelated to true ivy, it is commonly known as Boston ivy, grape ivy, Japanese ivy, and also as Japanese creeper, and by the name
Parthenocissus_tricuspidata
Species of fern
Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern or Boston fern, is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae. It is native to the Americas. This evergreen
Nephrolepis_exaltata
Boston Jersey (1736 or 1737 – after 1753) was a Royal Navy sailor and servant enslaved by British officer and politician, Paul Henry Ourry. Jersey, who
Boston_Jersey
Slang terms for the city in Massachusetts, United States
Boston has many nicknames, inspired by various historical contexts. They include: The City on a Hill Came from governor John Winthrop's goal, of the original
Nicknames_of_Boston
Building in Boston Spa, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Boston Hall is a Grade II listed neo-classical house in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England. The main part of the house was completed in 1807, although
Boston_Hall,_Boston_Spa
American soccer club in Greater Boston
Revolution are an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the
New_England_Revolution
Neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts
(officially the South Boston Waterfront) is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes
Seaport,_Boston
American baseball player (born 1939)
professional baseball player who played his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his career primarily
Carl_Yastrzemski
Former isthmus in Boston, Massachusetts
42.343944; -71.065972 The Boston Neck or Roxbury Neck was a narrow strip of land connecting the then-peninsular city of Boston to the mainland city of Roxbury
Boston_Neck
"The Road to Boston" is a Revolutionary War marching song and was made the official Ceremonial March of Massachusetts in 1985. It is unknown who composed
The_Road_to_Boston
Regional news and information website
Boston.com is a regional website that offers news and information about the Boston, Massachusetts area. It is owned and operated by Boston Globe Media
Boston.com
English-born American soldier and milliner who killed John Wilkes Booth (1832–1888)
Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett (January 29, 1832 – disappeared c. May 26, 1888) was an English-born American soldier and milliner who, on April 26, 1865, killed
Boston_Corbett
City hall of Boston, Massachusetts
Boston City Hall is the seat of city government of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Surrounded by City Hall Plaza in the Government Center section
Boston_City_Hall
Collegiate athletic teams representing Boston University
The Boston University Terriers are the ten men's and fourteen women's varsity athletic teams representing Boston University in NCAA Division I competition
Boston_University_Terriers
Women's Rugby union club in Massachusetts
The Boston Banshees are an American semi-professional women's rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The team was founded in 2025 and is scheduled
Boston_Banshees
is a list of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston. Some are located within Boston proper while some are located in neighboring cities and
List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_metropolitan_Boston
BOSTON
BOSTON
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Elliott.Andrew Eliot, a shoemaker of East Coker, Somerset, England, who emigrated to Boston MA in 1670, was the founder of a distinguished American family which included the poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), who was born in St. Louis, MO.
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English
English : from Kene, a short form of the Old English personal name Cēn or Cyne, based on Old English cēne ‘wise’, ‘brave’, ‘proud’.Americanized spelling of German Kühn (see Kuehn).Robert Keayne (d. 1655) was one of the founders of Boston MA, and is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground there.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : occupational name for a maker of helmets, from the adopted Old French term he(a)umier, from he(a)ume ‘helmet’, of Germanic origin. Compare Helm 2.English : variant of Holmer.Americanized form of the Greek family name Homiros or one of its patronymic derivatives (Homirou, Homiridis, etc.). This was not only the name of the ancient Greek epic poet (classical Greek Homēros), but was also borne by a martyr venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church.Slovenian : topographic name for someone who lived on a hill, from hom (dialect form of holm ‘hill’, ‘height’) + the German suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.The American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) was of old New England stock dating back to Captain John Homer, an Englishman who crossed the Atlantic in his own ship and settled in Boston about 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English frankelin ‘franklin’, a technical term of the feudal system, from Anglo-Norman French franc ‘free’ (see Frank 2) + the Germanic suffix -ling. The status of the franklin varied somewhat according to time and place in medieval England; in general, he was a free man and a holder of fairly extensive areas of land, a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.The surname is also borne by Jews, in which case it represents an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.In modern times, this has been used to Americanize François, the French form of Francis.The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated in about 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so named. Those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire are named from an Old English wilig ‘willow’ + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’; one in Devon probably has Old English wīðig ‘willow’ as the first element, while one in Surrey has Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’.English : variant spelling of Willy 2.English : Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
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English
English : patronymic from the personal name Emery.The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father’s side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, in about 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wilber.Samuel Wilbur (also known as Wilbore and Wildbore) (c.1585–1656) is recorded in Boston, MA, before 1633 and purchased Boston Common in 1634. He and other religious exiles from MA purchased and settled Aquidneck Island (now RI) in 1637.
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English
English : nickname for someone with a pock-marked face (see Greeley).Richard Gridley arrived in Boston about 1630. His fourth-generation descendant Richard (1710/11–96) was born in Boston and became a military engineer and iron smelter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Will.George Willis is recorded in Boston, MA, in the 1630s. Nathianel Willis, born in Boston in 1780, and his son Nathaniel Parker Willis, born in Portland, ME, in 1806, were both prominent journalists.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : variant of Hook (in the occupational or topographic and habitational senses), with the addition of the agent suffix -er.Congregational clergyman Thomas Hooker (1586?–1647) sailed from England with John Cotton and Samuel Stone and arrived in Boston in 1633. He led the 1635 migration of most of his congregation to Hartford in the Connecticut Valley. Thomas is the earliest known entrant, but the name Hooker is common and was also introduced independently by others during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the end of the cottages’, from Middle English, Old English ende ‘end’ + cot ‘cottage’. One locality so named is Endicott in Cadbury, Devon; another is now called Youngcott, in Milton Abbot.John Endecott (1588–1665) was a prominent figure in the early history of MA, being one of the founding fathers of Salem, MA, in 1638. He served as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629–30), and worked harmoniously with his successor, John Winthrop, despite differences on points of religious doctrine. He served as governor again in 1644–45, 1649–50, 1651–54, and 1655–64, and as deputy governor in many of the intervening years. He is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Cilebi. It was probably originally named with the Old English elements cild (see Child) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Chilton. The second element was then replaced some time after the Danish invasions by the Old Norse form býr.Christopher Kilby (1705–71), merchant and government contractor of the colonial era, was born in Boston, MA, as was his father, John. According to family tradition, his grandfather John was born in 1632 in Hertfordshire, England.
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English
English : habitational name from any of several places so called, named with the genitive plural huntena of Old English hunta ‘hunter’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ or dūn ‘hill’ (the forms in -ton and -don having become inextricably confused). A number of bearers of this name may well derive it from Huntingdon, now in Cambridgeshire (formerly the county seat of the old county of Huntingdonshire), which is named from the genitive case of Old English hunta ‘huntsman’, perhaps used as a personal name, + dūn ‘hill’.A prominent American family of this name were founded by Simon Huntington, who himself never saw the New World, for he died in 1633 on the voyage to Boston, where his widow settled with her children. Their descendants include Jabez Huntington (1719–86), a wealthy West Indies trader, and Samuel Huntington (1731–96), who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Collis Potter Huntington (1821–1900) was an American railway magnate. Beginning with little education or money, he made a huge fortune, some of which he left to his nephew, Henry Huntington (1850–1927), who used the money to establish the Huntington library and art gallery in CA.
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English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon, Dorset, Essex, Kent, and Warwickshire, so named from Old English lang, long ‘long’ + dūn ‘hill’.Samuel Langdon, Harvard College president in 1774–80, was born in Boston, MA, in 1723 but lived out his years in Hampton Falls, NH. Three of his children left descendants. His grandfather Philip (b. 1646) had came from Braunton in Devon, England, and was married in Andover, Essex Co., MA, in 1684, according to family historians.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from an unidentified place, probably in Lincolnshire. The surname has died out in the British Isles but thrives in the U.S.This name is recorded in Ipswich, MA, in 1678, and the marriage of Mary Elithorp is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1727.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained. It is probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. -beare, from Old English bearu ‘grove’, is a common place-name element in Devon.American bearers of this name are descended from Edmund Dolbeare, a pewterer who came from Ashburton, Devon, to Boston and Salem, MA, in the late 17th century.
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English
English : local name for someone who lived in a small cottage or temporary dwelling, Middle English logge (Old French loge, of Germanic origin). The term was used in particular of a cabin erected by masons working on the site of a particular construction project, such as a church or cathedral, and so it was probably in many cases equivalent to an occupational name for a mason. Reaney suggests that one early form, atte Logge, might sometimes have denoted the warden of a masons’ lodge.Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), the influential U.S. senator from MA, was born in Boston, the only son of John Ellerton Lodge, a prosperous merchant and owner of swift clipper ships engaged in commerce with China, one of several Lodges who emigrated from England in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements wil ‘will’, ‘desire’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.Probably an Americanized form of the German cognate Willhardt (see Willert).Simon Willard (1605–76) came from Horsmonden, Kent, England, to Boston, MA, in 1634. In that year he became one of the founders of Cambridge, MA, and the following year (1635) was a founder of Concord, MA. Twenty years later, in 1659, he was a founder of Lancaster, MA. Simon Willard was involved in numerous confrontations with the native American Indians, in particular in King Philip’s War of 1675–76. He had seventeen children and was the ancestor of many prominent Americans.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition, from Middle English, Old French joie, joye. In some cases it may derive from a personal name (normally borne by women) of this origin, which was in sporadic use during the Middle Ages.Thomas Joy (c. 1610–78), an architect and builder born probably in Hingham, Norfolk, England, appears in land records in Boston, MA, in 1636. He had a considerable influence on Boston architecture.
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Accomplishment, Fame
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Blesses.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Guru's Meditation
Boy/Male
Indian
One who surpasses, Excels
Boy/Male
Australian, Portuguese
One who is Victorious
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Strong
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Very Patient; Enduring
Biblical
my iniquity
Female
Scottish
Scottish feminine form of French unisex Esmé, EDMÉ means "esteemed, loved."
Boy/Male
Muslim
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BOSTON
prep.
Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; -- the aritithesis and correlative of to; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony.
prep.
In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
n.
A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker.
n.
A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war.
prep.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.