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British video game magazine
Commodore User, (also referred to as CU) later renamed to CU Amiga, is a British magazine initially published by Paradox Group before being acquired by
Commodore_User
8-bit home computer introduced in 1982
The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics
Commodore_64
British video game developer
"Commodore User Magazine Issue 36". September 1986. "Commodore User Magazine Issue 48". September 1987. "Impossible to Display Scan". "Commodore User Magazine
Odin_Computer_Graphics
Home computer released in 1985
The Commodore 128, also known as the C128, is the last 8-bit home computer that was commercially released by Commodore Business Machines (CBM). Introduced
Commodore_128
Personal computer system
early in 1978, Commodore decided to cancel the 4 KB version (also because the user would be left with barely 3 KB of RAM). Commodore was the first company
Commodore_PET
1989 video game
Mark Cushen, Bobby Healy and Jonathan Broggy. Reception Tony Dillon of Commodore User wrote that the game "is fun for a while", but considered it an average
The_Running_Man_(video_game)
1981 home computer by Commodore
computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in September 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer
VIC-20
Defunct UK computer magazine
Commodore Disk User, also referred to as CDU, was a magazine for the Commodore range of computers, including the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and Plus/4
Commodore_Disk_User
The Commodore 64 home computer used various external peripherals. Due to the backwards compatibility of the Commodore 128, most peripherals would also
Commodore_64_peripherals
1988 video game
Worlds". Commodore User. pp. 16–17. Retrieved March 13, 2019. Mark Patterson (May 1989). "64 Screen Scene: Forgotten Worlds". Commodore User. p. 19. "Forgotten
Forgotten_Worlds
Home computer
The Commodore 16 is a home computer made by Commodore International with a 6502-compatible 7501 or 8501 CPU, released in 1984 and intended to be an entry-level
Commodore_16
1984 home computer
released by Commodore International in 1984. It is part of the Commodore 264 series, which also includes the Commodore 16 and Commodore 116 models. The
Plus/4
1986 video game
to master at first because of an abundance of enemies. Chris Cain of Commodore User also considered the game difficult and concluded that it was "pretty
Cobra_(video_game)
1989 video game
1989. Janice Murray (October 1989). "Carry on hacking". Atari ST User. "Commodore User Magazine Issue 67". April 1989. Retrieved February 28, 2013. "Out-of-Print
Strider_(1989_arcade_game)
Floppy disk drive for the Commodore 64
The Commodore 1541 (also known as the CBM 1541 and VIC-1541) is a floppy disk drive which was made by Commodore International for the Commodore 64 (C64)
Commodore_1541
1989 video game
Zero. No. 1. Dennis Publishing. p. 87. "Arcades: Capcom - Willow". Commodore User. No. 71. EMAP. August 1989. pp. 84–85. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games
Willow_(arcade_game)
1976 video game
and Commodore User praised the game's unique controls but raised concerns that they might decrease the lifespan of the cabinets. Commodore User also
Heavyweight_Champ
1987 video game
2016-05-14, retrieved 2012-01-24 "Wizzball", Commodore User (45): 33–34, June 1987 "Wizball", Commodore User (57): 55, June 1988 Game review, Amstrad Action
Wizball
1988 video game by Al Lowe
reviews upon its release, including the overall scores of 9/10 from Commodore User and 90% from Computer & Video Games. Even a 1994 re-release by Kixx
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
Leisure_Suit_Larry_Goes_Looking_for_Love_(in_Several_Wrong_Places)
1988 video game
involving climbing as being mechanically frustrating. The reviewer for Commodore User additionally found some of the puzzles to be baffling, without any in-game
King's_Quest_IV
1988 video game
frustrating" in a manner that mirrors a foggy nightmare, while Campbell and Commodore User noted the transformation from drab reality to vibrant, fantastical locations
Dream_Zone
1986 video game
Nintendo UK. "Commodore User Magazine Issue 39". December 1986. "Commodore User Magazine Issue 39". December 1986. "Cheapo Round-Up". Commodore User. No. 65
World_Games_(video_game)
1989 video game
acclaimed. Commodore User reviewed the arcade game, giving it an 86% score. Japanese: アール・タイプII, Hepburn: Āru Taipu Tsū "Arcades". Commodore User. No. 76
R-Type_II
1988 video game
2015. Commodore User July 1988, page 87. CU Amiga-64 July 1989, page 41. CU Amiga December 1991, page 156. "Dragon Ninja review from Commodore User (Jan
Bad_Dudes_Vs._DragonNinja
1985 arcade game by Atari Games
Zzap!64 (63). Newsfield: 20–22. February 1987. "Gauntlet Review". Commodore User (40). EMAP: 18–19. January 1987. "Gauntlet Review". Computer Gamer (23)
Gauntlet_(1985_video_game)
1987 video game
review from Commodore User (Aug 1987) - Amiga Magazine Rack". Amr.abime.net. Retrieved September 5, 2015. "Double Dragon review from Commodore User (Jan 1989)
Double_Dragon_(video_game)
Annual expo of Commodore computers
exhibition series was revived by the Toronto PET Users Group. As of 2016[update] World of Commodore continues under TPUG's aegis, albeit on a scale much
World_of_Commodore
1989 video game
the UK sales charts, behind Gazza's Superstar Soccer. Nick Kelly of Commodore User reviewed the arcade version and said: "Hard Drivin' is exactly what
Hard_Drivin'
Scene: Forgotten Worlds". Commodore User. p. 19. "CRASH 65 - Forgotten Worlds". Crash!. June 1989. "Forgotten Worlds". Sinclair User. Retrieved February 25
1989_in_video_games
1989 video game
reviews, depending on the version. The arcade and Commodore 64 versions were well received. Commodore User reviewed the arcade version and scored it 8 out
Turbo_OutRun
com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02. Commodore User Magazine Issue 19. April 1985. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic
List_of_Commodore_16_games
British comic book artist (born 1968)
covers for record releases; he also contributed artwork sporadically to Commodore User magazine. He designed decor for a nightclub called The Factory in Chatsworth
Jamie_Hewlett
1986 video game
Commodore User. No. 42. March 1987. p. 107. ISSN 0265-721X. Retrieved 27 February 2026. Pattenden, Mike (December 1988). "Out Run review". Commodore User
Out_Run
1985 video game
calling it an "incredibly violent game" that is "brilliant to play". Commodore User said the arcade version is "a kind of rightwards scrolling Commando
Rush'n_Attack
1985 video game
https://archive.org/stream/commodore-user-magazine-35/Commodore_User_Issue_35_1986_Aug#page/n71/mode/2up Tau Ceti "Play to Win", Commodore User issue 35, page 73
Tau_Ceti_(video_game)
1988 video game
the eleventh "Annual Hit Game" award in January 1998. Nick Kelly of Commodore User was impressed with the game's technological capabilities, notably the
Assault_(1988_video_game)
1984 video game
Blimey! The Budget Bit!". Zzap!64. No. 52. August 1989. p. 57. "1942". Commodore User. No. 38 (November 1986). October 26, 1986. pp. 40–1. "Game Machine's
1942_(video_game)
1987 video game
Sinclair User The Games Machine "R-Type". ysrnry.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015. "Arcades". Commodore User. No
R-Type
1985 video game
Combat Emulator) is a combat flight simulator video game published for the Commodore 64, VIC-20, and Plus/4 in 1985 by Cascade Games. Conversions were released
ACE_(video_game)
1987 video game
criticizing the pressure-pad controls. Upon release in August 1987, Commodore User magazine said it has some of the "most unusual features which make it
Street_Fighter_(video_game)
1984 video game
replay value. Commodore User gave the Commodore 64 version a positive review in February 1986. Rick Teverbaugh reviewed the Commodore and Apple versions
Kung-Fu_Master_(video_game)
1986 video game
ST User. 3 (7): 35. September 1988. "Gauntlet II Review". Amiga User International. 3 (2): 28. February 1989. "Gauntlet II Review". Commodore User (53):
Gauntlet_II
1989 video game
Amusement News Agency. p. 131. ISBN 978-4990251215. "Arcades: Golden Axe". Commodore User. No. 69 (June 1989). 26 May 1989. pp. 96–7. "Golden Axe (Registration
Golden_Axe_(video_game)
1986 video game
players would enjoy its depth and challenging puzzles. Keith Campbell of Commodore User praised its animation and dubbed it "a superb game"—which he found unusual
Labyrinth:_The_Computer_Game
Hack and slash video game
1992. p. 136. "Coin Ops". Sinclair User. No. 75 (June 1988). May 18, 1988. pp. 82–3. "Arcades: Shinobi". Commodore User. No. 54 (March 1988). February 26
Shinobi_(1987_video_game)
1986 video game
Retrieved June 4, 2024. Kelly, Nick (December 1987). "Rygar Review (Commodore)". Commodore User. No. 51. p. 17. Retrieved June 11, 2024. Boardman, Julian (April
Rygar
1988 video game
112–3. ISBN 978-4990251215. Kelly, Nick (December 19, 1988). "Arcades". Commodore User. No. 64 (January 1989). United Kingdom: EMAP. pp. 100–3. "Availability
Ghouls_'n_Ghosts
1989 video game
kit in January 1990. The arcade game received a positive review from Commodore User magazine, scoring it 8 out of 10. The ZX Spectrum version, titled Pang
Buster_Bros.
Video game developers
2006. ISSN 1742-3155. OCLC 489477015. Hunt 2010a, p. 24. Commodore User 1985, p. 20. Commodore User 1985, p. 21. Waugh 2006. Hunt 2010a, p. 25. Hunt 2010a
Stamper_brothers
Video game series and engine
outselling Ultima V and Bard's Tale III. It was given a score of 90% by Commodore User. The reviewer Tony Dillon was impressed with the features. The next
Gold_Box
1988 video game
hesitate before buying it [...] it will be their loss". Tony Dillon from Commodore User gave it a score of 9 out of 10; the only complaint was a slightly slow
Pool_of_Radiance
Home computer and electronics manufacturer
Commodore International Corporation (CI), also known as Commodore International Limited, was a home computer and electronics manufacturer with its head
Commodore_International
1988 video game
month. The arcade game was well received by critics. Nick Kelly of Commodore User called it "the next generation for Double Dragon fans" with praise for
Ninja_Gaiden_(arcade_game)
1986 beat 'em up game
the music received positive and negative responses. Francis Jago of Commodore User praised the game's loading sequence, and wrote that many of the film's
The Karate Kid Part II: The Computer Game
The_Karate_Kid_Part_II:_The_Computer_Game
1987 video game
action-adventure game developed and published by System 3 in 1987 for the Commodore 64. It was converted to the Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, BBC Micro and Acorn Electron
The_Last_Ninja
1987 video game
"Coin Ops". Sinclair User. No. 75 (June 1988). 18 May 1988. pp. 82–3. Kelly, Nick (May 1988). "Arcades: Final Lap". Commodore User. Archived from the original
Final_Lap
1987 video game
it would only appeal to Real Ghostbusters fans. Mark Patterson of CU Commodore User Amiga-64 considered the playable character to be "tiny, blocky, and
The Real Ghostbusters (1987 video game)
The_Real_Ghostbusters_(1987_video_game)
1988 adventure video game
reviewed the Commodore 64 version, describing it as "abysmal" and criticizing the controls for being too awkward. Commodore User gave the Commodore version
The_Race_Against_Time
1988 video game
Panther (C64)". Commodore Computing International. United Kingdom. pp. 5, 97. Patterson, Mark (May 1988). "Pink Panther". Commodore User. United Kingdom
Pink_Panther_(video_game)
1987 video game
but said Shinobi and Vigilante were more challenging. Nick Kelly of Commodore User rated it 8 out of 10, also noting similarities to Shinobi, but preferring
The_Ninja_Warriors
1988 video game
The arcade game received positive reviews from critics upon release. Commodore User said it "takes all the best elements" of Operation Wolf, including "the
Operation Thunderbolt (video game)
Operation_Thunderbolt_(video_game)
1988 video game
Vol 2 No 12 (Dec 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack Battle Chess review from Commodore User (Nov 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack Battle Chess review from ST Amiga Format
Battle_Chess
Linux distribution
Commodore OS (full name: Commodore OS Vision) is a community driven free-to-download Linux distribution for Commodore enthusiasts purchasing Commodore
Commodore_OS
Prototype microcomputer
Retrieved 10 March 2023. "Commodore 900 Computer : This is Z Page". www.zimmers.net. Retrieved 2022-12-14. "Hanover 1984". Commodore User. May 1984. pp. 4–5
Commodore_900
1985 video game
Bond 007: Goldfinger. Sinclair User gave the ZX Spectrum version four stars out of five. Commodore User called the Commodore 64 version, "Certainly one of
A_View_to_a_Kill_(video_game)
1986 video game
User also gave high praise to the Spectrum version, stating that the conversion "puts other top software houses to shame". Writing for Commodore User
Enduro_Racer
1987 video game
1990. p. 62. Retrieved February 3, 2024. "Escape from Singe's Castle". Commodore User. February 1987. p. 67. Retrieved February 3, 2024. "Action Games". ASM
Escape_from_Singe's_Castle
1987 video game
Hungerford massacre that had occurred a few months before its release. Commodore User said it beats Sega's After Burner as "the game of the year and much
Operation_Wolf
1988 video game
Upon its initial arcade release, Altered Beast received mixed reviews. Commodore User called it "a clever game, and well worth a few tens of anybody's money
Altered_Beast
1989 video game
"Arcades: Super Monaco Grand Prix". Commodore User. August 1989. pp. 88–89. "Coin-Ops: Super Monaco Grand Prix". Sinclair User. August 1989. p. 75. "Arcade Ace:
Super_Monaco_GP
1982 novel by Stephen King
2017). "The Running Man - Book to Movie Comparison". The Action Elite. "Commodore User Magazine Issue 67 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet
The_Running_Man_(novel)
Arcade system board
mid-1980s. According to Phil Harrison (in the September 1989 issue of Commodore User), who visited Namco's Tokyo office, Atari's Hard Drivin' ran on an earlier
Namco_System_21
magazines marketed primarily for computer and technology enthusiasts or users. The majority of these magazines cover general computer topics or several
List_of_computer_magazines
1987 video game
system requiring the user to enter graphical symbols out of a code book included with the game. This was not present in the Commodore 64 and Apple versions
Maniac_Mansion
First-person sci-fi vehicular combat game
and music but still considered it a strong 16-bit debut for Ocean. Commodore User rated the game 85%, praising its mix of strategy and shoot 'em up gameplay
Voyager_(1989_video_game)
1988 video game
between the planes, and the gameplay is very repetitive." Gary Whitta of Commodore User summarized: "[...] I would only advise you to consider buying Skychase
SkyChase
BASIC programming language dialect
Commodore BASIC, also known as PET BASIC or CBM-BASIC, is the dialect of the BASIC programming language used in Commodore International's 8-bit home computer
Commodore_BASIC
1986 action-adventure game
17. Newsfield Publications Ltd. p. 16. Scolding, Bill (Sep 1986). "Arac". Commodore User. EMAP. p. 39. "Arac". Commodore User. EMAP. Jun 1988. p. 83.
Arac_(video_game)
1987 video game
the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2021. "Arcades". Commodore User. No. 52 (January 1988). United Kingdom: EMAP. December 1987. Archived
Pac-Mania
1986 video game
ISSN 0954-8661. Lacey, Eugene (January 1986). "Screen Scene - Friday the 13th". Commodore User. No. 28. EMAP Business and Computer Publications. pp. 28, 29. ISSN 0265-721X
Friday the 13th: The Computer Game
Friday_the_13th:_The_Computer_Game
1986 video game
Video Game History Foundation. Lacey, Eugene (March 1987). "Arkanoid". Commodore User. No. 42. EMAP. p. 17. "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer includes
Arkanoid
Video game genre
A multi-user dungeon (MUD, /mʌd/), also known as a multi-user dimension or multi-user domain, is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, usually text-based
Multi-user_dungeon
1985 video game
ZX Spectrum version an 83 percent rating. Ken McMahon of Commodore User reviewed the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 version and rated it 6 out of 10, noting that
Paperboy_(video_game)
1988 video game
fast-paced action. Both Commodore User and Sinclair User commended the gameplay of Galaxy Force for its focus on speed, with Sinclair User saying that it was
Galaxy_Force
Japanese video game developer and publisher
Retrieved August 24, 2019. Kelly, Nick (May 1988). "Arcades – Final Lap". Commodore User. No. 56. EMAP Publishing. pp. 102–103. Retrieved April 28, 2021. "Game
Namco
1985 video game
Retrieved September 4, 2015. Headley, Eric (February 26, 1987). "Nemesis". Commodore User. No. 42 (March 1987). pp. 18–9. "Coin-Op Connection". Computer Gamer
Gradius_(video_game)
1984 video game
original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012. "Screen Scene". Commodore User. No. 30 (March 1986). February 26, 1986. pp. 10–4. Lewin, Gene (June
Yie_Ar_Kung-Fu
1986 video game
[C64]". Commodore User. No. 38. EMAP. pp. 26–27. Frogsac, Ian J. (April 1988). "Screen Scene - Strike Force Harrier [Amiga]". Commodore User. No. 55.
Strike_Force_Harrier
1984 video game
(February 1985). "Spectrum Software Scene". Sinclair User. No. 35. p. 32. "Screen Scene 64". Commodore User. Vol. 2, no. 2. November 1984. p. 51. Potty Pigeon
Potty_Pigeon
1989 video game
107. Patterson, Mark (December 1989). "Screen Scene: Keef the Thief". Commodore User. No. 75. p. 85. Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (May
Keef_the_Thief
1986 video game
ZX Spectrum version was generally well received. Mike Pattenden of Commodore User considered the gameplay repetitive and wrote that the game's major problem
Judge_Dredd_(1986_video_game)
1987 video game
called Wizard Warz "A very poor interpretation of an excellent concept." Commodore User noted it as a good game and recommended it to beginner RPG players.
Wizard_Warz
1986 video game
as "a glamorous but tedious clone of Frogger. Richard Bradbury from Commodore User criticized its sound effects and over called it "a rather weak and repetitive
Zub
1981 fantasy role-playing game
Ransley was one of the few critics to disagree, writing in Issue 15 of Commodore User that this book was "a treasure trove of information about creating scenarios
Fantasy_Wargaming
1987 video game
to people who like games that are original and full of new ideas". Commodore User called it "[...] one of the most sophisticated hunt 'n' kill maze games
Zig_Zag_(1987_video_game)
1987 video game
was praised for its graphics and character sprites. Bohden Buciak of Commodore User praised the smooth scrolling and wrote that mountains in the background
Yogi_Bear_(video_game)
1987 video game
64. United Kingdom. April 1987. p. 35. Hamilton, Ferdy (April 1987). "Short Circuit". Commodore User. United Kingdom. p. 38. Short Circuit at MobyGames
Short_Circuit_(video_game)
1988 video game
1989 in Japan, just below Sega's Tetris. The September 1989 issue of Commodore User said the game was "flooding" arcade centers across Europe. In North
Winning_Run
1989 video game
capturing the atmosphere of the film." Commodore Format praised the gameplay, while Mark Mainwood of Commodore User praised the game as a good film tie-in
Ghostbusters II (computer video game)
Ghostbusters_II_(computer_video_game)
1987 video game
of whom compared it to Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins. Mike Pattenden of Commodore User praised the presentation, visuals and challenge. Clare Edgeley of Computer
Wardner_(video_game)
COMMODORE USER
COMMODORE USER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Essary. Compare Ussery.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch, German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Dutch, German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a baker of bread, or brick and tiles, from backen ‘to bake’.English : occupational name for a maker or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from an agent derivative of Old English becca ‘mattock’.This name is recorded in Beverwijck in New Netherland in the mid 17th century, but it was also brought independently to North America by many other bearers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse byname Krókr meaning ‘crook’, ‘bend’, originally possibly bestowed on a cripple or hunchback or a devious schemer, but in early medieval England used as a personal name.English : from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’, ‘bend’, borrowed into Middle English as a vocabulary word and applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of hooks or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bend in a river or road. In some instances the surname may have arisen as a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Durham named Crook from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crom(p), Old English crumb ‘bent’, ‘crooked’, ‘stooping’. Compare Crump.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of hooks, from Middle English crome, cromb ‘hook’, ‘crook’ (from Old English crumb ‘bent’, reinforced by an Old French borrowing from a Germanic cognate).English : habitational name from Croom in East Yorkshire or Croome in Worcestershire. The first is named with Old English crÅhum, dative plural (used originally after a preposition) of crÅh ‘narrow valley’ (a cognate of Old Norse krá ‘corner’, ‘bend’, and related to the words mentioned in 1 and 2 above). The place in Worcestershire is named with an old British river name ultimately cognate with the other words mentioned here; compare Welsh crwm ‘crooked’, ‘winding’.Americanized spelling of German Krumm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French hachet ‘small axe’, ‘hatchet’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements, or perhaps a nickname of anecdotal origin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or user of files, from an agent derivative of Middle English file ‘file’.English : occupational name for a spinner, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French fil ‘thread’ (Latin filum).English : Americanized spelling of German Feiler, cognate of 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably a nickname for an habitual user of the expression ‘Go well’ (Old English gÄn ‘go’ + wel ‘well’), or possibly a nickname for a messenger.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.Galician : probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia.German : northwestern variant of Gau.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : occupational name for a maker of pins or pegs (or alternatively, in the case of the German name, a metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker), a derivative of Pinn, with the addition of the agent suffix -er.English : occupational name for a maker or user of combs, Anglo-Norman French peigner, an agent derivative of peigne ‘comb’.English : habitational name from Pinner, now part of northwest London, which derives its name from Old English pinn ‘pin’, ‘peg’ + Åra ‘slope’, ‘ridge’, describing a projecting hill spur.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from Pinne (Polish Pniewy) near PoznaÅ„.German : habitational name for someone from a place called Pinnan or Pinne.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of McCarron.German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kerne ‘kernel’, ‘seed’, ‘pip’; Middle Dutch kern(e), keerne; German Kern or Yiddish kern ‘grain’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a farmer, or a nickname for a small person. As a Jewish surname, it is mainly ornamental.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, from Old English cweorn ‘hand mill’, or a habitational name for someone from Kern in the Isle of Wight, named from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cran ‘crane’ (see Crane).English : from Middle English corn ‘grain’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grain merchant or grower, or possibly a miller.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, Old English cweorn.Altered spelling of German Korn or a shortened form of any of the composite names formed with this element.
Female
Egyptian
, the daughter of Merenpthah I.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Hamer, from Old English hamor ‘rock’, ‘crag’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a smith or for a maker or seller of hammers, Middle English hamer (Old English hamor), or a habitational name for someone living at an inn or shop distinguished by the sign of a hammer.Dutch : from hamer ‘hammer’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of hammers or a user of a hammer, for example a blacksmith.Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German : variant spelling of Hammer.Slovenian : variant spelling of German Hammer.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son of Richard’. Compare Pritchard.English (Midlands) : from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e), prich ‘point’, ‘prick’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments, or a nickname for a tall, thin man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spere ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of bellows. See Bellow.John Bellows emigrated from England to MA on the Hopewell in 1635. Benjamin Bellows was one of the founders of Walpole, VT, in the mid 18th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point, from Old English pīc ‘point’, ‘hill’, which was a relatively common place name element.English : metonymic occupational name for a pike fisherman or nickname for a predatory individual, from Middle English pike.English : metonymic occupational name for a user of a pointed tool for breaking up the earth, Middle English pike. Compare Pick.English : metonymic occupational name for a medieval foot soldier who used a pike, a weapon consisting of a sharp pointed metal end on a long pole, Middle English pic (Old French pique, of Germanic origin).English : nickname for a tall, thin person, from a transferred sense of one of the above.English : from a Germanic personal name (derived from the root ‘sharp’, ‘pointed’), found in Middle English and Old French as Pic.English : nickname from Old French pic ‘woodpecker’, Latin picus. Compare Pye and Speight.Irish : in the south, of English origin; in Ulster a variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Péice (see McPeake).Americanized spelling of German Peik, from Middle Low German pēk ‘sharp, pointed tool or weapon’. Compare 4 above or from a Germanic personal name (see 6 above).John Pike brought his family to Boston from England in 1635 and settled in Newbury, MA. His son Robert was a leading citizen and a vigorous defender of civil and religious liberty in colonial MA.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1.English : probably a nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Middle English beke ‘beak (of a bird)’ (Old French bec).English : metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from Old English becca. In some cases the name may represent a survival of an Old English byname derived from this word.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a baker, a cognate of Baker, from (older) South German beck, West Yiddish bek. Some Jewish bearers of the name claim that it is an acronym of Hebrew ben-kedoshim ‘son of martyrs’, i.e. a name taken by one whose parents had been martyred for being Jews.North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Low German Beke ‘stream’. Compare the High German form Bach 1.Scandinavian : habitational name for someone from a farmstead named Bekk, Bæk, or Bäck, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stream.
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German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German hamer, Yiddish hamer, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hammers, for example in a forge, or nickname for a forceful person.English and German : topographic name for someone who lived in an area of flat, low-lying alluvial land beside a stream, Old English hamm, Old High German ham (see Hamm) + the English and German agent suffix -er.Norwegian : variant of Hamar.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess Lakshmi
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The Perfect One
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Wise
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Trees; sylvan. See also Sylvester and Silvano.
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One who belongs in the skies
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Precious
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Pure
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Synonym for Durga; Aadi Shakthi
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Hope
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