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First Confederate ironclad warship
CSS Manassas, formerly the steam icebreaker Enoch Train, was built in 1855 by James O. Curtis as a twin-screw towboat at Medford, Massachusetts. A New
CSS_Manassas
Battle of the American Civil War
deployed three fire rafts, which were ignited and followed the ironclad ram CSS Manassas into the action. The attack occurred after moonset in the early hours
Battle_of_the_Head_of_Passes
Civil War Confederate ironclad
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. She was
CSS_Virginia
Confederate Navy ship
CSS General Beauregard was a cottonclad ram operated by the Confederate States Army as part of the River Defense Fleet during the American Civil War.
CSS_General_Beauregard
scuttled: April 12, 1865 CSS Louisiana, twin screw and double center-wheel steamer, ironclad, destroyed: April 28, 1862 CSS Manassas, screw steamer, ironclad
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
Ram used by the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War
CSS Colonel Lovell was a cottonclad ram operated by the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1843 as the towboat Hercules
CSS_Colonel_Lovell
Gunboat of the United States Navy
CSS Planter was a steamer taken over by Robert Smalls, a Southern slave and ship's pilot who steered the ship past Confederate defenses and surrendered
USS_Planter_(1860)
Topics referred to by the same term
name "Manassas" Manassas, Georgia, United States, a small town Manassas (band), a 1970s rock band Manassas (album), the debut album by Manassas CSS Manassas
Manassas_(disambiguation)
American naval officer (1823–1895)
Navy during the American Civil War. He was the commander of the CSS Manassas and the CSS Albemarle. Alexander Fraser Warley was born on July 29, 1823, in
Alexander_F._Warley
Steam-propelled warship protected by armor plates
work on construction and converting wooden ships. On 12 October 1861, CSS Manassas became the first ironclad to enter combat, when she fought Union warships
Ironclad_warship
Confederate Navy ironclad warship
CSS Mississippi was a projected ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, intended to be used on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of New Orleans
CSS_Mississippi
CSS Louisiana was a casemate ironclad of the Confederate States Navy built to aid in defending the lower Mississippi River from invasion by the Union
CSS_Louisiana
American Civil War sidewheel paddle streamer
CSS General Sumter was a sidewheel steamer which was operated by both the Confederate States Army and the Union Navy during the American Civil War. A
CSS_General_Sumter
Naval battle of the American Civil War
Warley, "The ram 'Manassas' at the passage of the New Orleans forts," Battles and leaders, v. 2, pp. 89–91. A. F. Warley, "The ram 'Manassas' at the passage
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
Battle_of_Forts_Jackson_and_St._Philip
Confederate States Navy ship
provided her engines. Known in the shipyard as Oreto and initially called CSS Manassas by the Confederates, the ship was the first of several foreign-built
CSS_Florida_(cruiser)
CSS Stonewall Jackson was a cottonclad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Stonewall Jackson was selected in January
CSS_Stonewall_Jackson
Confederate gunboat of American Civil War
CSS Jackson was a gunboat of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849 as Yankee, the fast side-wheel river
CSS_Jackson
CSS Ellis (later USS Ellis) was a gunboat in the Confederate States Navy and the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was lost during
CSS_Ellis
CSS Fanny was a small propeller-driven steam tug used by the Confederate States Navy to defend the sounds of northeastern North Carolina in the American
CSS_Fanny
1862 naval battle in the American Civil War, the first between ironclads
early in the war had converted a tugboat into an armored vessel. As CSS Manassas, she was actually the first armored vessel to go into combat in the war
Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
First of the six original frigates of the U.S. Navy
by the Virginia Navy. She was commissioned into the Confederate navy as CSS United States, but was later scuttled by Confederate forces. The U.S. Navy
USS_United_States_(1797)
Steamboat
CSS Jamestown, originally a side-wheel, passenger steamer, was built at New York City in 1853, and seized at Richmond, Virginia in 1861 for the Virginia
CSS_Jamestown
Gunboat of the Confederate States Navy
CSS Forrest was a wooden-hulled Confederate gunboat that saw action in the North Carolina sounds in 1861 to 1862. Despite being considered "worn out"
CSS_Forrest
Steamboat
CSS Sea Bird was a sidewheel steamer in the Confederate States Navy. Sea Bird was built at Keyport, New Jersey in 1854, was purchased by North Carolina
CSS_Sea_Bird
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
SS_Great_Eastern
Confederate submarine from the American Civil War
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
Pioneer_(submarine)
1862 American Confederate warship
CSS General Earl Van Dorn was a cottonclad warship that was used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. She was purchased
CSS_General_Earl_Van_Dorn
Racing yacht; 1st winner of the America's Cup
signal flares to alert the rest of the fleet. The runner proved to be the CSS Georgiana, which was described as the most powerful Confederate cruiser then
America_(yacht)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Cincinnati_(1861)
Confederate states sidewheel steamer
CSS Maurepas was a sidewheel steamer that briefly served as a gunboat in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Built in 1858 in Indiana
CSS_Maurepas
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
famed for being the first to come to the aid of RMS Titanic survivors. CSS Manassas, the first ironclad of the civil war, formerly the icebreaker Enoch Train
Clive_Cussler
American Civil War ironclad warship
War-era ironclads in existence in addition to the Cairo: USS Monitor, CSS Neuse, and CSS Muscogee. USS Cairo in her final resting place at Vicksburg National
USS_Cairo
1862 Arkansas-class ironclad
CSS Arkansas was the lead ship of her class of two casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed in
CSS_Arkansas
American military ship
received word of the construction of the Confederate casemate ironclad, CSS Virginia, Congress appropriated $1.5 million on 3 August to build one or
USS_Galena_(1862)
Sidewheel steamer
CSS Oregon was a wooden sidewheel steamer that served as a gunboat in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Built in 1846 for the
CSS_Oregon
Color of the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles At the First Battle of Manassas, near Manassas, Virginia, the similarity between the "Stars and Bars" and the
Flags of the Confederate States of America
Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
American nonprofit organization
Locomotive of Kiowa Creek CSS Louisiana George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, explorers lost on Mount Everest in 1924 CSS Manassas Mary Celeste USS Milwaukee
National Underwater and Marine Agency
National_Underwater_and_Marine_Agency
Confederate warship
CSS General Polk was a sidewheel steamer used as a warship by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. launched in 1852 at New Albany
CSS_General_Polk
Confederate gunboat
CSS McRae was a Confederate gunboat that saw service during the American Civil War. Displacing around 680 tons, she was armed with one 9-inch (229 mm)
CSS_McRae
Steamer in the Confederate States Navy
CSS Pamlico was a sidewheel steamer that served in the Confederate States Navy during the early stages of the American Civil War. Originally a passenger
CSS_Pamlico
Cushing-class schooner revenue cutter
at Fort Jackson on October 11. Hollins's fleet, led by the ironclad CSS Manassas, advanced downriver on the morning of October 12. Pickens was at the
CSS_Pickens
Gunboat of the United States Navy
inflicted many casualties. On the second day of the battle, USS Monitor engaged CSS Virginia, allowing tugs to free Minnesota on the morning of 10 March. Minnesota
USS_Minnesota_(1855)
US Navy sailing frigate, 1842–1862
frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia. Cumberland began in the pages of a Congressional Act. Congress
USS_Cumberland_(1842)
Floating battery of the Confederate States Navy
CSS New Orleans was a floating battery used by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Converted from a floating drydock in 1861, she
CSS_New_Orleans
Hospital steamship of the American Civil War
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Red_Rover
Ship of the Confederate Navy in the American Civil War
CSS Curlew was an iron-hull North Carolina Sounds paddlewheel steamboat that was taken into the Confederate Navy in 1861. It was run aground at Fort Forrest
CSS_Curlew
US Navy admiral (1837–1917)
This included CSS Manassas, a small ironclad. Manassas tried to ram Mississippi, but Dewey safely maneuvered Mississippi to evade. Manassas then attacked
George_Dewey
Mouth of the main stem of the Mississippi River
Ships involved in the ensuing conflict at the location include the CSS Manassas, the USS Vincennes, and the USS Richmond. Port Eads is located at the
Head_of_Passes
108–109. Kennedy, p. 10. Kennedy, pp. 27–28. "Naval Historical Center, CSS Manassas (1861-1862) page". History. Naval Historical Center. Archived from the
Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1861
Troop_engagements_of_the_American_Civil_War,_1861
Orleans shipfitters produced some innovative warships, including the CSS Manassas (an early ironclad), as well as two submarines (the Bayou St. John submarine
New Orleans in the American Civil War
New_Orleans_in_the_American_Civil_War
American Civil War she was taken into service by the Confederate Navy as CSS General Sterling Price. On 6 June 1862, she was sunk at the First Battle
Laurent_Millaudon_(steamboat)
US revenue cutter ship (1837–1861)
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
Washington_(1837_ship)
US Navy vessel sunk in 1862
warship until the American Civil War, when she was sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. Congress was
USS_Congress_(1841)
American politician (1812–1873)
Luraghi, Confederate Navy, pp. 68, 89–90. The first Confederate ironclad, CSS Manassas, was converted by private parties who intended to use her as a privateer
Stephen_Mallory
Steamboat
CSS George Page, a 410-ton sidewheel steamship, was originally built as a transport at Washington, D.C. in 1853. She was attached to the Quartermaster's
CSS_George_Page
Originally intended to be a ship of the line for the U.S. Navy
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Vermont_(1848)
1862 battle of the American Civil War
Pillow and Island No. 10. All of these were unarmored; the armored ram CSS Manassas would have been there also, but she was found to be unable to operate
Battle_of_Island_Number_Ten
Confederate two-masted schooner
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved August 26, 2025. "CSS Black Warrior". Nautilus Productions. Retrieved March 22, 2016. "Weekly listing"
CSS_Black_Warrior
89°27′41″W / 29.36333°N 89.46139°W / 29.36333; -89.46139 (CSS Louisiana) CSS Manassas Confederate States Navy 24 April 1862 An ironclad warship that
List of shipwrecks of the United States
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_United_States
CSS General Lovell was a cotton-clad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Originally built in 1845 as a steam tug in Cincinnati
CSS_General_Lovell
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. June 25, 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2016. "CSS Plymouth". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department,
USS_Plymouth_(1844)
Sidewheel steamer
CSS Carondelet was a sidewheel steamer that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Construction for the vessel started in
CSS_Carondelet
Cottonclad ram of the Confederate States Navy
CSS General M. Jeff Thompson was a warship which served in the River Defense Fleet of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
CSS_General_M._Jeff_Thompson
1861 ship of the Royal Navy
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
HMS_Defence_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Fulton_(1837)
Confederate States Navy steam gunboat
CSS Appomattox was a small screw-steam gunboat used early in the American Civil War by the Confederate States Navy to patrol the sounds of northeastern
CSS_Appomattox
American passenger and package freighter ship
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
SS_Merchant
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Hampton Roads, On 29 December 1861, Whitehall and eight other steamers engaged CSS Sea Bird in the roads shortly after the Confederate steamer had captured
USS_Whitehall
First ironclad of the US Navy, 1861–1862
command of Lieutenant John L. Worden, where she fought the casemate ironclad CSS Virginia (built on the hull of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack)
USS_Monitor
Union navy gunboat steamer in the American Civil War
While there she joined three other ships in engaging Confederate steamer CSS Patrick Henry and drove her back up stream. A month later Flag Officer Louis
USS_Isaac_N._Seymour
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
We were fouled by one of our gunboats, but received no damage. The ram Manassas attempted to sink us by running into us, but did us little injury. A fire
USS_Brooklyn_(1858)
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
placed in service with the Confederate States Navy as the floating battery CSS Germantown before again being scuttled in 1862. Germantown was launched at
USS_Germantown_(1846)
Civil War gunboat
aftermath of the Confederate surrender, Mound City captured the Rebel steamer CSS Red Rover, which had been used for accommodating the crew of the floating
USS_Mound_City
Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy
Confederate States Navy force that included the first ironclad warship, CSS Manassas. Being a sail-powered ship, she did not join the battle but rather made
USS_Preble_(1839)
Ship authorized to attack by the Confederate States of America
destroyed by privateers. A near exception was provided by the armored ram CSS Manassas, which started as a privateer at New Orleans by riverboat Captain John
Confederate_privateer
US ship in its Civil War
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Brockenborough
Steamboat
rebuilt as the privateer ironclad ram Manassas. This vessel in turn was commandeered by Commodore Hollins as CSS Manassas. The Union Blockade arrived at the
CSS_Ivy
Gunboat during the American Civil War that sank off the Bahamas
Washington, D.C. that the British-built screw steamer Oreto — later known as the CSS Florida — had arrived at the island of New Providence and, although constructed
USS_Adirondack_(1862)
Steamboat
CSS Governor Moore was a schooner-rigged steamer in the Confederate States Navy. Governor Moore had been Southern S. S. Company's Charles Morgan, named
Governor_Moore_(gunboat)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
sloop-of-war in the United States Navy. During the Civil War, she destroyed the CSS Governor Moore and served in blockade operations. She was attached to the
USS_Oneida_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
delivered by the gunboat CSS R. J. Breckinridge, while the naval historians Neil Chatelain and W. Craig Gaines state that it was from CSS Stonewall Jackson.
USS_Varuna_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
of the American Civil War. Mexico was pressed into Confederate service as CSS General Bragg at New Orleans, Louisiana 15 January 1862. She was converted
USS_General_Bragg
CSS Grampus was a stern-wheel river steamer built in 1856 at McKeesport, Pennsylvania, for civilian employment. Taken by the Confederate Army in early
CSS_Grampus
1861. During the Civil War he took part in the engagements with the ram CSS Manassas and in the capture of the defenses of Pensacola in 1861; in the passage
John_White_Moore
Confederate states sidewheel steamer
for an advance up the Mississippi. The centerpiece of his plan was the CSS Manassas, an ironclad ram. Early on the morning of October 12, the Battle of the
CSS_Tuscarora
US Navy gunboat
the Confederate States Navy, and subsequently was taken into that Navy as CSS Water Witch. Water Witch was launched by the Washington Navy Yard in 1851
USS_Water_Witch_(1851)
Topics referred to by the same term
was an American shipowner and merchant. Enoch Train may also refer to: CSS Manassas, originally named Enoch Train, an 1855 twin-screw towboat SS Enoch Train
Enoch_Train_(disambiguation)
American naval officer (1799–1878)
commanded the defenses afloat the Mississippi River, with his flagship the CSS Manassas on the coast of Louisiana. Appointed flag officer in December 1861, he
George_N._Hollins
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Timor
Civil War. He participated in the engagement with the Confederate ram CSS Manassas during the Battle of the Head of Passes on October 12, 1861, the artillery
Edward_A._Terry
19th-century American steamship
turpentine for Nassau, Bahamas. On January 31, Confederate ironclads CSS Palmetto State and CSS Chicora made a dash out of Charleston Harbor into the midst of
USS_Memphis_(1862)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
vessels past the Confederate position. On July 15, the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas made a run through Farragut's fleet to Vicksburg. Sidney C. Jones
USS_Sidney_C._Jones
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
HMS_St_Vincent_(1815)
American clipper ship
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
Northern_Light_(clipper)
of the Sea, Confederate Merchant Raiders During the American Civil War: CSS Sumter. 1861-1862. Captain Raphael Semmes" Gaines, p. 13. "Marine Intelligence"
List of shipwrecks in October 1861
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1861
the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama on August 5, 1864, helping to damage the CSS Tennessee and destroy artillery batteries of the Confederate States Army
Thomas_Cripps
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Bainbridge_(1842)
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
USS_Potomac_(1861)
Court House, by General Robert E. Lee and concluded with the surrender of CSS Shenandoah on November 6, 1865, bringing the hostilities of the American
Conclusion of the American Civil War
Conclusion_of_the_American_Civil_War
J. Carlton 24 Apr: CSS General Lovell, CSS Governor Moore, CSS Manassas, CSS Stonewall Jackson, Sweepstakes, USS Varuna 25 Apr: CSS Mississippi, CSRC Pickens
PS_Iona_(1855)
CSS MANASSAS
CSS MANASSAS
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Loukas, LUKÃCS means "from Lucania."
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Seidi.
Female
English
Short form of English Cissy, CISS means "blind."
Boy/Male
Greek
Order.
Female
English
Short form of English Cissy, CIS means "blind."
Boy/Male
English Biblical
Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel,...
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Irish, Netherlands, Welsh
Curly-haired; Lover; Loving Person; Legendary Son of Seidi
Boy/Male
English Latin Irish Welsh
Wealthy man.
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English
Diminutive of Christie or Any Name Beginning with Christ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Cass, a short form of Cassandra. This was the name (of uncertain, possibly non-Greek, origin) of an ill-fated Trojan prophetess of classical legend, condemned to foretell the future but never be believed; her story was well known and widely popular in medieval England.
Girl/Female
English
Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher.....
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Latin Lucas, LÙCAS means "from Lucania."Â
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Biblical
same as Kish
Girl/Female
English
Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. A diminutive of Casirnir, Cassandra,...
Girl/Female
English
Diminutive of any name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher.....
Boy/Male
English
Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel,...
Boy/Male
Australian, Farsi, Irish, Latin
Vain; He who Guards the Treasure; Curly-headed
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CSS MANASSAS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English angel ‘angel’ (from Latin angelus), probably applied as a nickname for someone of angelic temperament or appearance or for someone who played the part of an angel in a pageant. As a North American surname it may also be an Americanized form of a cognate European surname, as for example Italian Angelo, Rumanian Anghel, Czech Anděl, or Hungarian Angyal.German : ethnic name for a member of a Germanic people on the Jutland peninsula; members of this tribe invaded eastern and northern Britain in the 5th–6th centuries and gave their name to England. See Engel.Slovenian (eastern Slovenia) : from the Latin personal name Angelus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Native American
King.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Lofty.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Wolf's house.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Traditional
Honey Moon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Studdy, a habitational name from Studdah in Yorkshire, Stodday in Lancashire (both named with Old English stÅd ‘stud’ + haga ‘hedged enclosure’), or Stody in Norfolk (from the same first element + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’), or a topographic name from Middle English stode ‘stud’ + hey ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Worrall in South Yorkshire, named with Old English wīr ‘bog myrtle’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. The Wirral peninsula in Cheshire has the same origin and may well be the source of the surname in some cases.
Biblical
the people's gift
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n.
One that brays like an ass.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cess
v. t.
To rate; to tax; to assess.
n.
A thing (only in phrase below).
v. i.
To cease; to neglect.
n.
The state of being health/ess.
n.
A wild ass, especially the koulan.
imp. & p. p.
of Cess
n.
The male ass; a donkey.
n.
A rate or tax.
v. t.
To render useless or void; to annul; to reject; to send away.
n.
A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.
n.
The wild ass of Persia.
n.
A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles.
n.
A tax; an assessment. See Cess.
pl.
of Inadvertence
n.
Bound; measure.
n.
To prophesy; to presage.