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Person who uses skill and deception to win at poker or other card games
A card sharp (also card shark, sometimes hyphenated or spelled as a single word) is a person who uses skill or deception to win at card games (such as
Card_sharp
Card used for playing various card games
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that
Playing_card
Set of paintings by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
created between 1894 and 1910. Most of the paintings depict dogs playing the card game poker, and a smaller number show dogs performing other human actions
Dogs_Playing_Poker
A person who practices card manipulation may be called a card sharp, card shark, or card mechanic. Dealing Bottom dealing Second dealing Shuffling Faro
List of card manipulation techniques
List_of_card_manipulation_techniques
c. 1638 painting by Georges de La Tour
The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds is an oil-on-canvas painting produced c. 1636–1638 by the French artist Georges de La Tour. It is now in the Louvre
The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds
The_Card_Sharp_with_the_Ace_of_Diamonds
Season of television series
school teacher, Sarah Bunting, and Tom begin a friendship. Sampson, a card sharp and previous guest at Downton, steals a letter written by the Prince of
Downton_Abbey_series_4
Painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly
The Card Sharp on the Boulevard is an oil on panel genre painting by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly, from 1806. It is held in the collection of
The Card Sharp on the Boulevard
The_Card_Sharp_on_the_Boulevard
1998 film by Guy Ritchie
heist involving a confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three-card brag, prompting him to pay off his
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock,_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels
Playing card
face card in decks of French-suited playing cards, depicting a king of the hearts (♥) suit and associated with the King of Franks Charlemagne. The card is
King_of_hearts
Ancient Greek marble statue of Aphrodite
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Venus_de_Milo
British actor, writer, producer and director
1969) is an English actor and filmmaker. His roles include Eddie the card sharp in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Scabior in Harry Potter
Nick_Moran
Painting by Théodore Géricault
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The_Raft_of_the_Medusa
Ancient Greek sculpture
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Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sharp or sharp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sharp or SHARP may refer to: SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme)
Sharp
Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
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Mona_Lisa
Romani-American con artist (c. 1837 – 1877)
was an English-born Romanichal confidence artist, riverboat gambler and card sharp in Canada and the United States. He has been described by historians,
Canada_Bill_Jones
Two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci
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Virgin_of_the_Rocks
1987 home computer
MC68882, with 6 MB RAM Sound card: Sharp CZ-6BM1: MIDI card System Sacom SX-68M: MIDI card System Sacom SX-68M-2: MIDI card Marcury-Unit: 16-bit stereo
X68000
Babylonian legal text
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Code_of_Hammurabi
Playing card
The queen of spades (Q♠) is a face card in decks of French-suited playing cards and Tarot, depicting a queen of the spades (♠) suit and associated with
Queen_of_spades
Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
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Saint John the Baptist (Leonardo)
Saint_John_the_Baptist_(Leonardo)
1830 painting by Eugène Delacroix
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Liberty_Leading_the_People
English magician, actor and card sharp
Simon Lovell (born 1957) is an English comedy magician, actor, and card sharp, who specialises in magic using playing cards. Lovell was a regular performer
Simon_Lovell
Book by S. W. Erdnase
manual of card sharps, the book is considered to be one of the most influential works on magic or conjuring with cards. The Expert at the Card Table covers
The_Expert_at_the_Card_Table
2017 film by Aaron Sorkin
James as Brad Marion, a hedge fund manager Bill Camp as Harlan Eustice, a card sharp who gets in over his head Graham Greene as Judge Dustin Foxman Justin
Molly's_Game
Chinese martial art
Chow's apprentice beats an overweight card sharp in a "fixed" high-stakes poker game. When taunted, the card sharp jumps onto the playing table and defeats
Northern_Praying_Mantis
Unfinished painting by Leonardo da Vinci
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The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne (Leonardo)
The_Virgin_and_Child_with_Saint_Anne_(Leonardo)
bombing that killed her husband. She served as fem fatale and had skills in sharp shooting and voice mimicry. Jim recruited her initially to catch Tom Copperfield's
List of Mission: Impossible (TV series) characters
List_of_Mission:_Impossible_(TV_series)_characters
American actor (1907–1991)
playing a Cavalry scout, alongside Robert Taylor. The same year he played a card sharp and gun dealer in Anthony Mann's Winchester '73. He also had a turn as
John_McIntire
1932 film
three years after the stock market crash of 1929, the plot focuses on a card sharp and gambling cheat and the street-wise librarian with whom he develops
No_Man_of_Her_Own_(1932_film)
1965 film directed by Sergio Leone
from a "profession to be ashamed of", one with a "(ranking) lower than a card sharp on the Western scale of worthwhile citizens", to one of heroic respectability
For_a_Few_Dollars_More
1784 painting by Jacques-Louis David
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Oath_of_the_Horatii
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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Grande_Odalisque
Art museum in Paris, France
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Louvre
Procedure used to randomize a deck of playing cards
Britland, David; Gazzo (2004) [2004]. Phantoms of the Card Table: Confessions of a Card Sharp (1st ed.). New York: Four Walls Eight Windows. p. 109.
Shuffling
French painter (1593–1652)
Notable work The Fortune Teller Joseph the Carpenter Magdalene at a Mirror The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds Movement Baroque Patrons Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Georges_de_La_Tour
American actor (1907–1994)
seventh season ("Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana"). He played "Don Carlos", a card sharp on the episode, "The Honorable Don Charlie Story" of NBC's Wagon Train
Cesar_Romero
Legal methods used to gain an advantage while gambling
knowledgeable player can gain an advantage at a number of games. Card games have been won by card sharps for centuries. Some slot machines and lotteries with progressive
Advantage_gambling
American television sitcom (1965–1971)
(RAF) Corporal Peter Newkirk, the group's con man, magician, pickpocket, card sharp, forger, bookie, tailor, lock picker, and safe cracker. He is a skilled
Hogan's_Heroes
American television series (2004–2006)
by many of Deadwood's citizens and the service is conducted by former card sharp Andy Cramed, who has returned to Deadwood an ordained minister. George
Deadwood_(TV_series)
1807 painting by Jacques-Louis David
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The_Coronation_of_Napoleon
(c. 1837–1877), English-born confidence artist, riverboat gambler and card sharp in Canada and the United States Priscilla Kelly (born 1997) – professional
List_of_Romanichals
Branch of magical illusion that deals with sleight of hand involving playing cards
of hand easier in the process. List of card manipulation techniques Card flourish Card marking Card sharp Card throwing Sleight of hand Trick deck Citations
Card_manipulation
1973 caper film directed by George Roy Hill
not the important thing: what makes it are the quirky soundtrack, the card-sharp dialogue and two superduperstars at their superduperstarriest." A deluxe
The_Sting
Ancient marble sculpture
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Sleeping_Hermaphroditus
Greek sculpture of the 3rd century BC
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Dying_Gaul
1998 Indian film
living. Vaishali has no relatives except one brother, an unscrupulous card-sharp named Gajendra who lives off his sister's earnings. Vaishali seduces the
Bandhan_(1998_film)
Painting by Paolo Veronese
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The Wedding at Cana (Veronese)
The_Wedding_at_Cana_(Veronese)
1976 film by Melvin Frank
female hustler who becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card sharp through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him. The
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
The_Duchess_and_the_Dirtwater_Fox
Game using playing cards as the primary device
It is not until 1408 that the first card game is described in a document about the exploits of two card sharps; although it is evidently very simple
Card_game
Modification to playing cards
such as by bending or adding visible marks to a card. This allows different methods for card sharps to cheat or for magicians to perform magic tricks
Card_marking
Personal organizer released in 1988
organizer functions with an IC Card expansion system, allowing users to install software and memory cards. Over time, Sharp refined the series with larger
Sharp_Wizard
English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917)
book Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at Games of Chance and Skill is considered a classic overview of card sharp practices
John_Nevil_Maskelyne
Australian RAF officer
himself on the black economy donated his grog for the event. He was a card sharp. Few could beat Parker at cards, especially when he shuffled the pack
Vincent_Parker
16th-century French painting in the Louvre
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Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses sœurs
Gabrielle_d'Estrées_et_une_de_ses_sœurs
Moabite stele commemorating Mesha's victory over Israel (c. 840 BCE)
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Mesha_Stele
Painting by Johannes Vermeer c. 1668
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The_Astronomer
Glass-and-metal pyramid in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace
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Louvre_Pyramid
1827 painting by Eugène Delacroix
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The_Death_of_Sardanapalus
Japanese multimedia franchise
High Card (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Homura Kawamoto, Hikaru Muno, and TMS Entertainment. It consists of a manga
High_Card
1993 Indian film
living. Chintamani has no relatives except one brother, an unscrupulous card-sharp named Bhoopathi who lives off his sister's earnings. Chintamani saves
Bava_Bavamaridi
American actor (1925–2017)
prisoner by a German villager played by Alec Guinness. Connors played the card sharp in the remake of Stagecoach (1966). Connors was strongly considered to
Mike_Connors
Satirical pen and paper personal organizer
But Bad At Actual Productivity". Slow Burn Productions. 15 July 2006. "Card Sharp". The Guardian. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January
Hipster_PDA
Historical and mythical limestone account / depiction
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Stele_of_the_Vultures
Wagering something of value on a random event
Japan back at least as far as the 14th century. Poker, the most popular U.S. card game associated with gambling, derives from the Persian game As-Nas, dating
Gambling
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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The_Turkish_Bath
British street magician, author, and lecturer (born 1960)
& Gazzo. (25 March 2004) Phantoms at the Card Table: Confessions of a Card Sharp Philadelphia: Running Press. (Paperback) 256p. ISBN 1-56858-299-4 "Magician
Gazzo_(magician)
Semi-nomadic people in Western Europe
author in 1810 argues that Jauner is a deprecating term, equivalent to card sharp, and that the proper designation for the people should be "jenische Gasche"
Yenish_people
vulnerabilities with Dolly. Eddie Sawyer (Ricky Jay) appears in the first season. A card sharp at Cy Tolliver's Bella Union saloon, Sawyer has worked with Tolliver for
List_of_Deadwood_characters
Gambling game played with cards
takes half the stake. Robert-Houdin explained a mechanism by which a card sharp could cheat at lansquenet, by palming and then placing atop the deck a
Lansquenet
Painting by Antoine Watteau
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The_Embarkation_for_Cythera
1799 painting by Jacques-Louis David
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The Intervention of the Sabine Women
The_Intervention_of_the_Sabine_Women
American actress (1907–1990)
pg. 141 Bradshaw, Peter (February 14, 2019). "The Lady Eve review – card sharp Barbara Stanwyck steals the show". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved
Barbara_Stanwyck
English magician
pp. 479–486, and supplement Vol XIV Gordon, Bryony (27 August 2004). "Card Sharp". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved
Drummond_Money-Coutts
1971 Indian film
very young age, and grows up with Master (Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis
Gambler_(film)
American mathematician
O. Thorp Inefficient Markets by Edward O. Thorp Lenzner, Robert. "The Card Sharp Who Cottoned Onto Madoff's Fraud In 1991". Forbes.com. Retrieved April
Edward_O._Thorp
American filmmaker and actor (1920–1982)
Schaefer (played by Nancy Olson). In Dark City, Webb played a vicious card sharp and Harry Morgan a punch-drunk ex-fighter, in contrast to the pair's straight-arrow
Jack_Webb
1808 painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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The_Valpinçon_Bather
Sleight of hand technique
the intermixed cards, and separating them under the cover of the top card. Card sharp Johnson, Karl (2005-08-10). The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search
Zarrow_shuffle
Card game magazine
The Playing-Card is a quarterly publication, publishing scholarly articles covering all aspects of playing cards and of the games played with them, produced
The_Playing-Card
American bank holding company
Financial Corp.: Card sharp". Institutional Investor. January 14, 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2026. "COMPANY NEWS; SIGNET BANKING TO SPIN OFF CREDIT CARD BUSINESS"
Capital_One
Overview of poker cheating
stacks the card(s) while doing a riffle shuffle. This form of stacking is the most difficult to master and the most respected under the card sharps and magicians
Cheating_in_poker
1976 Indian film
"Dus Numbri". He meets with and falls in love with a petty thief and card-sharp, Rosemary Fernandes. When Radha accidentally meets with Rosemary, she
Dus_Numbri
1974 American Western television series
Glitters" Unknown Unknown February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) 005 A beautiful card sharp pretends to be a damsel in distress to take advantage of gullible Pike
Dirty_Sally
Painting by Eugène Delacroix
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The_Barque_of_Dante
Skylight in the Carrousel du Louvre
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Louvre_Inverted_Pyramid
1979 video game
Bradley Gamevision series: Connect Four, Yahtzee, Hangman, Zero Zap, Card Sharp, and Stratego. These six cartridges were the launch titles for the TI-99/4
Zero_Zap
2022 American film by Walter Hill
Territory, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund learns that Joe Cribbens, a card sharp and armed robber who served five years in prison after being brought to
Dead_for_a_Dollar
British television series (2010–2015)
with a guest. In the Christmas special set mainly in London, Sampson, a card sharp, steals a letter written by the future Edward VIII, then Prince of Wales
Downton_Abbey
Early Neolithic statues found in Jordan
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Ayn_Ghazal_statues
Card game
chance or hazard. The game is played with a 52-card pack of French playing cards. The Ace is the highest card; the Two the lowest. At the beginning of a game
Polish_bank
1840 oil painting by Eugène Delacroix
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Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople
Entry_of_the_Crusaders_in_Constantinople
1650 painting by Georges de La Tour
"indifference to salvation" - a similar link is made in the artist's The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds, contemporary with Tristan L'Hermite's The Disgraced
The Denial of Saint Peter (La Tour)
The_Denial_of_Saint_Peter_(La_Tour)
Statue of Diana
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Diana_of_Versailles
Egyptian sculpture dating from the Old Kingdom period
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The_Seated_Scribe
1968 film by William Wyler
tragi-comedienne Fanny Brice of the ungainly mien and manner, charmed by the suave card-sharp Nicky Arnstein, is perhaps of familiar pattern, but it is to the credit
Funny_Girl_(film)
American magician (1903–1985)
he learned from a local card sharp how to perform such swindles as The Three Card Monte, and how to cheat in gambling card games by manipulating the
John_Scarne
Play by Suzan-Lori Parks, premiered 2001
Idolizing his brother's former glory, Booth aspires to become a three-card monte card sharp, frequently practicing the routine in his apartment, although his
Topdog/Underdog
2023 American sitcom revival
in the courthouse basement, and scores big until Gurgs and Olivia (a card sharp in her own right) help the sailors win back their money. Separately, Jasmine
Night_Court_(2023_TV_series)
Akkadian stele
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CARD SHARP
CARD SHARP
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French corde ‘string’, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cord or string, or a nickname for an habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons.French : variant of Couard, a derogatory nickname from Old French couard ‘coward’, ‘poltroon’, a compound of coe ‘tail’ + the pejorative suffix -ard.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Arabic, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Irish, Jamaican, Teutonic
Bard; Surname; Guardian; Watchman
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish : reduced form of McCart.English : from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ (from Old English cræt, Old Norse kartr), hence a metonymic occupational name for a carter or cartwright.French : from Old Occitan cart, a variant of quart, a term which in the Middle Ages denoted a tax levied on wine; hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a tax collector.
Male
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Hávarðr, HÅVARD means "high guard."
Surname or Lastname
German, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
German, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Karp.English : from Middle English, Old French carpe ‘carp’, in some cases a nickname for a greedy person or for someone thought to resemble the fish in some other way; also a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or a seller of the fish.English : possibly a nickname for a garrulous or complaining person, from Middle English carp(e) ‘carping speech’.
Male
English
Older spelling of German Karl, CARL means "man."Â
Female
English
Modern English name derived either from Italian cara, a term of endearment CARA means "beloved," or from the Irish Gaelic word cara, meaning "friend."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Cary, CARI means "dark one."
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English weard, WARD means "guard, watchman."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chard or South Chard in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Cerdren, possibly from Old English ceart ‘rough heathland’ + ærn ‘building’, ‘dwelling’. In some instances the surname may have arisen simply as a topographic name from ceart.French : from the personal name Chard, a short form of Richard;French : habitational name for someone from Chard in the department of Creuse.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German, Swedish
Manly; Feminine Variant of Charles; Carl; Little One Dark Haired
Male
French
French form of German Abelard, ABÉLARD means "noble strength."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Heard or a Norman cognate Hard(on), also of Germanic origin. This was a byname meaning ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, but it also seems to have been used as a short form of the various compound names containing this as a first element. Occasionally this may also be a variant of Hardy.English, German, Dutch, and Swedish (Hård) : nickname for a stern or severe man, from Middle English, Middle Low German hard, Middle Dutch hart, hert, Swedish hård ‘hard’, ‘inflexible’. The Swedish name was probably originally a soldier’s name.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of particularly hard ground or one that was difficult to farm. Compare Hardacre.Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch harde, herde ‘herder’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for someone who carded wool (i.e. disentangled it), preparatory to spinning, from Middle English, Old French card(e) ‘carder’, an implement used for this purpose.Reduced form of Irish McCard.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : metonymic occupational name for a gardener, from the objective case (gard) of Old French gardin ‘garden’.English : variant spelling of Guard.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead so named, from Old Norse garðr ‘farm’.Swedish (Gård) : topographic or ornamental name from gård ‘farm’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Male
French
French form of Old High German Gerhard, GÉRARD means "spear strong."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Celtic, German, Latin
The Dark One; Female Version of Charles; Carl; A Man; Descendant of the Dark One
Boy/Male
English American German
Man. Famous Bearer: astronomer Carl Sagan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a seller of dairy products, from Middle English crud(de), curd(de) ‘curd (cheese)’ (of uncertain, possibly Celtic, origin).
CARD SHARP
CARD SHARP
Boy/Male
Muslim
Having faith in Allah.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Ash Colored
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God has taken.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish
Spanish : from the Marian epithet (MarÃa del) Carmen ‘Our Lady of Carmel’, a reference to Mount Carmel (meaning ‘garden’ or ‘orchard’) in the Holy Land, which was populated from early Christian times by hermits.Spanish : habitational name from any of various places in Spain named El Carmen, for example in the province of Cuenca.English : variant spelling of Carman.
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
Glorious
Boy/Male
Christian, Hindu, Indian
A Name of Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, French
From the Long Meadow; Long Wood; Clearing; Englishman
Boy/Male
Irish
Guards; guardian.
Boy/Male
Polish
God's glory.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Beer.
CARD SHARP
CARD SHARP
CARD SHARP
CARD SHARP
CARD SHARP
superl.
Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.
n.
A noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry.
pl.
of Carp
v. t.
To clean or clear, as if by using a card.
n.
An indicator card. See under Indicator.
n.
A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.
superl.
Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.
superl.
Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
n.
A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
adv.
With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.
v. t.
To harden; to make hard.
n.
To smear with lard or fat.
imp. & p. p.
of Care
v. t.
To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse.
n.
A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.
v. i.
To play at cards; to game.
v. t.
To carry or convey in a cart.
v. t.
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.
n.
Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care.