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Former province of Japan
Echizen Province (越前国, Echizen no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [e.tɕiꜜ.(d)zeɴ, -(d)zen no kɯ.ɲi]) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the
Echizen_Province
Yōkai in Japanese folklore
are legends of Mima, Tokushima. The tanuki of Itoshiro [ja] village, Echizen Province (now mostly incorporated into Gujō, Gifu with the remainder in Ōno
Nurikabe
City in Chūbu, Japan
Echizen (越前市, Echizen-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2018[update], the city had an estimated population of 83,078 in
Echizen,_Fukui
"Etchū Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-7-9. "Kaga Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-7-9. "Echizen Province" at
List_of_han
This is a list of daimyōs from the Sengoku period of Japan. Nanbu Nobunao Nanbu Toshinao Tsugaru Tamenobu Date Harumune Date Terumune Date Masamune Date
List of daimyōs from the Sengoku period
List_of_daimyōs_from_the_Sengoku_period
Castle in Japan (1580–1871)
Ōno Castle is located in northeastern Echizen Province on the main highway connecting Echizen with Mino Province. The castle is sited on the ridgeline
Ōno_Castle_(Echizen_Province)
Former province of Japan
bordered on Echizen, Etchū, Hida, and Noto Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was Kashū (加州). Koshi Province (越国, Koshi
Kaga_Province
Previous first-level administrative divisions of Japan
(若州)) Echizen (Esshū) (越前国 (越州)) – broke off from Koshi Province (越国) during the end of the 7th century Kaga (Kashū) (加賀国 (加州)) – divided from Echizen Province
Provinces_of_Japan
Oda Nobunaga, he received a land in Echizen Province and became a member of the so-called Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir) along with Maeda Toshiie
Fuwa_Mitsuharu
Japanese trading and shipping company and private navy
The Kaientai (海援隊, Kaientai; "Maritime Support Force") was a trading and shipping company and private navy, considered to be the first corporation in modern
Kaientai
Followers of Jōdo-Shinshū Buddhism who rebelled against their rulers in feudal Japan
by 1471 Rennyo and his family fled to the village of Yoshizaki in Echizen Province. A new temple community was established at Yoshizaki-gobō in 1471.
Ikkō-ikki
Japanese daimyō (1533–1573)
Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was a regent of Ashikaga Shogunate
Asakura_Yoshikage
Japanese novelist and poet (c. 973 – c. 1014)
In 996 when her father was posted to a four-year governorship in Echizen Province (modern Fukui prefecture), Murasaki went with him, although it was
Murasaki_Shikibu
Topics referred to by the same term
Echizen may refer to: Echizen Province, an old province of Japan Echizen, Fukui, a city in Fukui Prefecture Echizen, Fukui (town), a town adjacent to
Echizen
1573 siege
and Asakura fled back to his home province of Echizen. Later in September 1573, Nobunaga marched to Echizen Province, he battled against Yoshikage at Tonezaka
Siege_of_Ichijōdani_Castle
16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga (1528–1582)
supported this claim. Moreover, when Ashikaga Yoshiaki was staying in Echizen Province, Mitsuhide served as a foot soldier (made up of those who were not
Akechi_Mitsuhide
Medieval Japanese clan
entrusted to a Shinto priest at a Shinto Shrine in Otanosho in the Echizen province. This Chikazane became the founder of the Oda clan. According to modern
Oda_clan
Japanese swordsman, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (c. 1584–1645)
kills a shark fish (Yamazame) in the mountains across the border of Echizen Province, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi "Miyamoto no Musashi Attacking the Giant Whale"
Miyamoto_Musashi
Prefecture capital and Core city in Chūbu, Japan
Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commander of Echizen Province. The same year, Asakura Toshikage (1428–1481) fortified the Ichijōdani
Fukui_(city)
Japanese daimyo
of the Asakura clan, and the shugo-daimyō (feudal military lord) of Echizen Province during Japan's Muromachi period. He fought in the Ōnin War from 1472
Asakura_Toshikage
Domain (han) of the Tokugawa Shogunate
period from 1601 to 1871. The Fukui Domain was based at Fukui Castle in Echizen Province, the core of the modern city of Fukui, located in the Chūbu region
Fukui_Domain
Japanese clan
The clan held influence and territory in the provinces of Echizen Province and Owari Province to which they were governors during the Sengoku period.[citation
Shiba_clan
Japanese daimyo (1530–1578)
Province, controlled Kōzuke Province, Etchū Province and some adjacent provinces, all Hokuriku seaboard, and routed Oda Nobunaga's forces in Echizen Province
Uesugi_Kenshin
Former province of Japan
of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Wakasa bordered on Echizen, Ōmi, Tanba, Tango, and Yamashiro Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō
Wakasa_Province
Japanese monk and scholar (682–767)
20, 767) was a shugendō monk in Nara period Japan. He was raised in Echizen Province, which was in the southern portion of present-day Fukui Prefecture
Taichō
14th daimyō of Fukui Domain (1811–1835)
daimyō of Fukui Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate in Echizen Province. Naritsugu was born in Fukui as the third son of Matsudaira Haruyoshi
Matsudaira_Naritsugu
Japanese samurai clan
Mino province in the Sengoku period. The clan appropriated the name of a defunct samurai clan named "Saitō" that had previously hailed from Echizen province
Saitō_clan
Historic castle ruins in Tsuruga, Hokuriku, Japan
Kanegasaki Castle (金ヶ崎城, Kanegasaki-jō) was a Kamakura to Nanboku-cho period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of
Kanagasaki_Castle
Japanese swordsmith
Sawayama went to Echizen Province, where they took refuge in Fukui City. Nagasone Okisato (長曽祢興里) was born in Nagasone-mura, Ōmi Province. The Nagasone family
Nagasone_Kotetsu
African samurai
be Yasuke. According to Fujita, on 14 May 1581, Yasuke departed for Echizen Province with Fróis and the other Christians. They returned to Kyoto on May
Yasuke
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and after the Battle of Sekigahara, the entire province of Echizen was assigned by Tokugawa Ieyasu to his second son, Yūki Hideyasu
Katsuyama_Castle
Japanese samurai and military commander (1522–1583)
Hideyoshi protected the left flank. In 1576, after gaining control of Echizen, he took command of Kitanosho Castle (Hokujō) and was ordered to conquer
Shibata_Katsuie
Member of the Akechi family during the Sengoku period
Hosokawa Gracia 細川ガラシャ Born Akechi Tama (明智たま, Akechi Tama) 1563 (1563) Echizen Province, Japan Died August 1600 (aged 36–37) Osaka, Japan Cause of death killed
Hosokawa_Gracia
Japanese clan
Kokura, of Chikuza (Buzen Province), of Ashi (Harima Province), of Karatsu (Hizen Province), and of Katsuyama (Echizen Province). In 1868, two branches
Takeda_clan
Buddhist temple in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Yoshishige, Dōgen left Kōshō-ji Temple in 1243 and relocated to Shibishō in Echizen Province, where Yoshishige's territory was located. Yoshishige initially invited
Eihei-ji
Burial mounds in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Ōzan Kofun Cluster (王山古墳群, Ōzan Kofun gun) is a group of kofun burial mounds located in what is now the Hinode area of the city of Sabae, Fukui in the
Ōzan_Kofun_Cluster
Japanese playwright (1653–1725)
theory suggests he was born in Echizen Province, but there are other plausible locations, including Hagi, Nagato Province. His father, Sugimori Nobuyoshi
Chikamatsu_Monzaemon
Mitsumine Castle (三峰城, Mitsumine-jō) was a castle in present-day Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed during the Nanboku-chō period of the
Mitsumine_Castle
Japanese daimyō (1768–1826)
daimyō of Fukui Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate in Echizen Province. Haruyoshi was born in Edo as the eldest son of Matsudaira Shigetomi
Matsudaira_Haruyoshi
1570 siege
took place during Oda Nobunaga's conflict with the Asakura clan in Echizen Province, which was allied with Azai Nagamasa. Asakura Yoshikage, the head of
Siege_of_Kanegasaki_(1570)
Group of kofun burial mounds in Japan
The Nakagō Kofun Cluster (中郷古墳群, Nakagō Kofun-gun) is a group of kofun burial mounds located in the Sakashita neighborhood of the city of Tsuruga, Fukui
Nakagō_Kofun_Cluster
Former province of Japan
Echizen Province, Hakui District, Noto District (also called Kashima District), Fugeshi District and Suzu District, were separated into Noto Province
Noto_Province
Japanese samurai lord and daimyo (1525-1586)
Buddhist monk and retired from battle in shame. He is thought to have died in Echizen around 1586. "朝日日本歴史人物事典「滝川一益」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 December 2021
Takigawa_Kazumasu
Japanese sniper
address the threat posed by Asakura Yoshikage. He headed north to Echizen Province (present-day Fukui Prefecture) from the capital. However, shortly thereafter
Sugitani_Zenjūbō
Herring roe
was offered as menu item during a visit by the Ashikaga shogunate to Echizen Province in 1568 (Eiroku 11), recorded in Asakura-tei onariki (朝倉亭御成記). Later
Kazunoko
Tsuruga-han) was a fudai feudal domain of Edo period Japan. It is located in Echizen Province, in the Hokuriku region of Honshū. The domain was centered at Tsuruga
Tsuruga_Domain
Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)
entrusted to a Shinto priest at a Shinto Shrine in Otanosho in the Echizen province. This Chikazane became the founder of the Oda clan. According to modern
Oda_Nobunaga
1600 battle in Japan
reassigned from a 100,000-koku domain in Musashi Province, Yuki region, to a 520,000-koku domain in Echizen Province, Fukui region. Yūki Hideyasu was reassigned
Battle_of_Sekigahara
Shinto shrine in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
whole temple was destroyed again in 1574 by Asakura Kageaki during the Echizen Ikkō-ikki uprising. Despite subsequent effort of reconstruction, the temple
Heisenji_Hakusan_Shrine
Burial mound in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
The Kabutoyama Kofun (兜山古墳) is kofun burial mound located in the Shimmeicho neighborhood of the city of Sabae, Fukui, in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
Kabutoyama_Kofun
holdings in Echizen province. Today, a memorial with a reconstructed gate can be seen on the site. During the Edo people, Echizen province was fragmented
Honpo_Jin'ya
Japanese retainer (1553–1590)
battlefield. In 1575, he aided in Nobunaga's assaults on the Ikkō-ikki of Echizen Province, and fought the Saika Ikki two years later, leading Nobunaga's army
Hori_Hidemasa
Echizen-Fuchū Castle (越前府中城, Echizen-Fuchū-jō) was a flatland-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture
Echizen-Fuchū_Castle
Town in Chūbu, Japan
Echizen (越前町, Echizen-chō) is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2026[update], the town had an estimated population of 19,394 in
Echizen,_Fukui_(town)
Emperor of Japan from 507 to 531
Keitai's mother, Furihime, was from a local ruling family in Koshi (Echizen Province), so his mother brought him to her home after his father's death. Abundant
Emperor_Keitai
1963 Japanese novella
in 1963. Kisuke Ujiie grows up in the small village of Takekami in Echizen Province as the only child of Kizaemon Ujiie, a widower who lost his wife when
Bamboo_Dolls_of_Echizen
Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Echizen Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on September 4. The
Kehi_Shrine
Oda Nobunaga placed his trusted general Shibata Katsuie in charge of Echizen Province. As the former location of the Asakura clan was in a narrow valley
Fukui_Castle
Four days after Heizei's move, he sent delegates to Ise Province, Ōmi Province, and Mino Province commanding them to tighten their borders. In addition
Kusuko_Incident
Title given to certain officials in feudal Japan
provinces Asakura clan – Echizen Province Aso clan – Higo Province Chiba clan – Shimotsuke Province Date clan – Mutsu Province Hatakeyama clan – Kawachi
Shugo
Japanese clan
independence by 1564. The Azai were long-time allies with the Asakura clan of Echizen Province who had assisted the clan in securing their independence. In 1570,
Azai_clan
Historic ruins in Fukui, Japan
Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commander of Echizen Province. The same year, Asakura Toshikage (1428–1481) fortified the Ichijōdani
Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins
Ichijōdani_Asakura_Family_Historic_Ruins
Japanese Samurai during the Edo period (????-1635)
was a retainer of Matsudaira Tadanao, the lord of Fukui Domain in Echizen Province. In his early life, Munetsugu was a vassal of the Takeda clan. He belonged
Nishio_Munetsugu
Feudal domain of the Edo period of Japan
in Awa Province for his nephew. He also separated out the 10,000 koku Tsuruga Domain in 1682 from the domain's territory in Echizen Province for his
Obama_Domain
Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan
Kinshōsen-ji at the time) was appointed as the provincial temple of Yamato Province and the head of all the provincial temples. With the alleged coup d'état
Tōdai-ji
Period of Japanese history from 1336–1573
as the Hatakeyama clan in Noto Province, the Takeda clan in Wakasa Province, and the Asakura clan in Echizen Province. Meanwhile, in the eastern part
Muromachi_period
Buddhist temple in Japan
crafted by a Buddhist sculptor known only as "Hōgen [Name Unknown]" from Echizen Province (present-day Fukui Prefecture). Although the Niō Gate itself was destroyed
Daihō-ji
Japanese daimyō (1844–1901)
Ōkōchi Masatada 大河内 正質 Personal details Born May 27, 1844 Sabae Domain, Echizen Province, Japan Died June 2, 1901(1901-06-02) (aged 57) Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture
Ōkōchi_Masatada
Military confederacy of ninja families
escort sent to Echizen Province was Wada Koremasa. As a reward for his support, Koremasa was granted Akutagawa Castle in Settsu Province. With this, the
Kōka_ikki
History and style of cartography in Japan
standards. The name "Jōtoku" is derived from the name of a temple in Echizen Province (modern Fukui Prefecture), after a map drawn by Kanō Eitoku. The first
Japanese_maps
Nobuzane, a younger brother of Shingen. In 1580, he took part to suppress the Echizen Ikkō-ikki, and was granted Ōno Castle by Nobunaga. In 1582, on Honnoji
Kanamori_Nagachika
Japanese daimyō
Shigemasa served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was given 10,000 koku at Echizen Province. He took part in the expedition to Kyūshū in 1586, the siege of Odawara
Toda_Katsushige
Buddhist temple in Obama, Fukui prefecture, Japan
Emperor Shōmu ordered that a monastery and nunnery be established in every province, for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan
Wakasa_Kokubun-ji
Burial site in Japan
160 meters, overlooking the Kuzuryū River and the eastern edge of the Echizen Plain. Across the Kuzuryū River, on a hill, is the Rokuroseyama Kofun Cluster
Matsuoka_Kofun_Cluster
Shinto shrine in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Chunagon Ki no Tomonaka, who was exiled to the provincial capital of Echizen Province due to false accusations, planted a sakaki tree on the present site
Ōshio_Hachimangu
Buddhist temple in Sakai, Fukui, Japan
Properties. The temple is located a ten minute walk from Mikuni Station on the Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line. Bianqing (金銅宝相華文磬), Heian period, gilt bronze
Takidan-ji
Japanese clan; famous as Christian daimyo in the Sengoku period
castle. However, in 1695, he was transferred again to Maruoka Domain in Echizen Province, which was permitted a castle. The Arima clan continued to rule Maruoka
Hizen-Arima_clan
Fortification in Fukui, Japan
cannons in several batteries along his coastline in 1848. Also within Echizen Province, Maruoka Domain was quick to emulate this example, completing this
Maruoka_Domain_Battery
Japanese historical estate
shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was based at Maruoka Castle in eastern Echizen Province in what is now the Maruoka neighbourhood of modern-day Sakai, Fukui
Maruoka_Domain
Japanese samurai clan
this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Echizen-Katsuyama Domain (22,000 koku) in Echizen Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a
Ogasawara_clan
City in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
populations is being considered for merging. › Sabae is part of ancient Echizen Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Sabae
Sabae,_Fukui
Castle in Japan
was charged with keeping the peace and suppressing the Ikkō-ikki in Echizen Province. Komaru Castle was located on a small hill at the southern edge of
Komaru_Castle
Japanese dance
and were based in Nyū district of Echizen Province, thus they have been called the "Echizen Kōwaka troupe (Echizen Kōwaka-ryu)". Kōwakamai reached its
Kōwakamai
Japanese castle in Fukui Prefecture
highway connecting Kaga Province with Echizen Province, at the juncture of the Mino Kaidō highway connecting inland Mino Province with the Sea of Japan
Maruoka_Castle
Uchinakao (also known as Mount Yanagase) at the border of Ōmi Province and Echizen Province. The area controlled the entrance into Hokuriku region from
Genbao_Castle
Izumi Province, Mimasaka Province, Echizen Province, Bitchū Province, Nara Province, Tosa Province, Izumo Province, Owari Province, Higo Province, Aki
List of prime ministers of Japan by home prefecture
List_of_prime_ministers_of_Japan_by_home_prefecture
Kamakura period castle in Honshu, Japan
for traffic on the Hokuriku Kaidō, the ancient highway connecting Echizen Province with Kyoto. The steep sides of Mount Somayama form a natural defensive
Somayama_Castle
Japanese samurai
Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods. He was the daimyō of Fukui Domain in Echizen. Hideyasu was born as Tokugawa Ogimaru (徳川於義丸) in 1574, the second son
Yūki_Hideyasu
Topics referred to by the same term
and producer Shiba Takatsune (1305–1367), the Constable (shugo) of Echizen Province during the 14th century Shiba Yoshimasa (1350–1410), Japanese general
Shiba
Daimyo and warrior during the Sengoku period
Uhyōe-Taihitsu Tatsuoki; 1548–September 6, 1573) was a daimyō in Mino Province during the Sengoku period and the third generation lord of the Saitō clan
Saitō_Tatsuoki
Feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate
shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was based at Katsuyama Castle in eastern Echizen Province in what is now the city of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture. It was ruled
Echizen-Katsuyama_Domain
Series of battles in Japan in 1600 CE
and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, he was given all of Echizen Province (670,000 koku) as his fief. In 1604, he was allowed to take the surname
Sekigahara_Campaign
Japanese samurai clan
installed in 1682 through 1868 at Tsuruga Domain (10,000 koku) in Echizen Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji
Sakai_clan
Group of kofun burial mounds in Japan
No.3. The site is about a 30-minute walk from Shiizakai Station on the Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Fukui)
Rokuroseyama_Kofun_Cluster
15th-century coup d'état in Japan
the Rokkaku campaign, Shiba Yoshihiro [ja] demanded the recovery of Echizen Province, which had been annexed by the Asakura clan in the Ōnin War. Yoshiki
Meiō_incident
Wife of Oda Nobunaga (1500s-1600s)
the initiative and attacked, resulting in Yorinori fleeing to the Echizen Province and Yorizumi's death. At the age of only 13, Nōhime became a widow
Nōhime
Office of Imperial Wives, governor of Ise Province, governor of Kōzuke Province and governor of Echizen Province. He held the court rank of Senior Fourth
Fujiwara_no_Takatori
Japanese daimyō
March 1804 – 28 November 1884) was the 7th daimyō of Sabae Domain in Echizen Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. His courtesy title
Manabe_Akikatsu
Theocratic feudal confederacy in Kaga Province, Japan 1488–1582
Kyoto to Yoshizaki in Echizen Province. Rennyo had attracted his largest following in Echizen and the bordering Kaga Province, a following which included
Kaga_ikki
Japanese samurai, and the final daimyō of Echizen-Matsuoka Domain and the 9th daimyō of Fukui Domain in Echizen Province of Japan He was a patron of the arts
Matsudaira_Munemasa
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-), a personal name representing a diminutive of faol ‘wolf’. Compare Whelan.English and Scottish : habitational name from Holland, a division of Lincolnshire, or any of the eight villages in various parts of England so called, from Old English hÅh ‘ridge’ + land ‘land’. The Scottish name may also be from places called Holland in Orkney, Houlland in Shetland, Hollandbush in Stirlingshire, and Holland-Hirst in the parish of Kirkintilloch.English, German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and Dutch : regional name from Holland, a province of the Netherlands.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name CHIEN means "fighter, warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in West Yorkshire, or the place in Kent. The former is of British origin, appearing in Bede in the form Loidis ‘People of the LÄt’, (LÄt being an earlier name of the river Aire, meaning ‘the violent one’). Loidis was originally a district name, but was subsequently restricted to the city. The Kentish place name may be from an Old English stream name hlÌ„de ‘loud, rushing stream’.Daniel Leeds (1652–1720) was born in England, probably in Nottinghamshire, and emigrated to America with his father, Thomas, some time in the third quarter of the 17th century. The family settled in Shrewsbury, NJ, in 1677. Daniel made almanacs and was surveyor general of the Province of West Jersey in 1682. He was married four times and had numerous children.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Lestón)
Spanish (Lestón) : habitational name from any of four places called Lestó in A Coruña province, Galacia.English : unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English lēg ‘beacon fire’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ida. There is a place called Ide near Exeter in Devon; the etymology is obscure, perhaps from a pre-English river name; it does not seem to be connected with the surname.North German : variant of Ihde.Japanese : ‘sluice’, ‘spillway’; a topographic name for someone who lived near a dam. Variously written, it originated in Echizen and Kaga (now Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures) and is found mostly in eastern Japan.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten)
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten) : habitational name from places so called, from Low German holt ‘holt’, ‘copse’, ‘small wood’. There is one in the Dutch province of Overijssel and another near Oberhausen in the Rhineland.Danish : variant of Holt.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, either from the definite singular form of holt ‘holt’, ‘small wood’ (see Holt), or from holt ‘hill’, ‘stony slope’.English : variant spelling of Holton.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Limón)
Spanish (Limón) : from Spanish limón ‘lemon’, hence possibly an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.English : variant of Lemon.French : habitational name from Limon in Nièvre, Limont-Fontaine in Nord, or Limont in the Belgian province of Liège.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or ‘hatch’ (especially one leading into a forest), northern Middle English heck (Old English hæcc), or a habitational name from Great Heck in North Yorkshire, which is named with this word. Compare Hatch.German : topographic name from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’. This name is common in southern Germany and the Rhineland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Hec(q), a topographic name from Old French hec ‘gate’, ‘barrier’, ‘fence’ (compare 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word.Shortened form of the Dutch surname van (den) Hecke, a habitational name from any of several places called ten Hekke in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur.English : possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.German : short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’.German : possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word.Dutch : habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kestel.German : from Middle High German kezzel ‘kettle’, ‘cauldron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels, or alternatively a topographic and habitational name, from the same word in the sense ‘(ring-shaped) hollow’.Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from any of the places so named in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Limburg or the Dutch province of North Brabant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mills.Dutch : habitational name from Milheeze in the province of North Brabant.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Amilius or Amelis (Latinized forms of a Germanic name with the initial element amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’) or of the Latin personal name Aemilius (see Milian).
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English
English : variant spelling of Myer.Spanish : habitational name from a village in Santander province, so named from mies ‘ripe grain’, ‘harvest time’ (Latin messis aestiva ‘summer harvest’).Dutch : nickname from mier ‘ant’; perhaps denoting an industrious person.Dutch and Belgian (van de Mier) : topographic name from a Brabantine form of moere ‘bog’, ‘marsh’ (modern moeras), or a habitational name from Moere in West Flanders.
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English
English : variant spelling of Malin.Irish : variant of Mellon.Spanish (Aragonese Mallén) : habitational name from Mallén in Zaragoza province.
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Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English : variant of Galyon.
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Irish (Connacht)
Irish (Connacht) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó LáimhÃn, a reduced form of Ó FlaithimhÃn ‘descendant of FlaithimhÃn’, a personal name from a diminutive of flaith ‘prince’, ‘ruler’. This name is sometimes translated Hand, from the similarity of the reduced form to lámh ‘hand’.English : from the medieval female personal name Lavin(a) (from Latin Lavinia, of unknown origin)Spanish (LavÃn) : habitational name from Lavin, a place so named in the Santander province.Respelling of French Lavigne.
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English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English chike ‘young fowl’ (a shortened form of chiken), applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred poultry for the table, or as a nickname from the same word used as a term of endearment.English : variant of Cheek.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Clear / Transparent Meditation Practice
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English
English : habitational name for someone from either of two places named Kenn, in Devon and Avon, both of which take their name from the streams on which they stand.English : from Anglo-French ken, chen ‘dog’ (Old French chien), possibly applied as a nickname or as a metonymic name for someone who kept hunting dogs.Perhaps also a respelling of German Kenn, either from a short form of the personal name Konrad or a habitational name from Kenn, near Trier.
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Horse rider, A star
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English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : habitational name from either of two villages in Cumbria, named in Old English with mÅ«s ‘mouse’ (perhaps a byname) + grÄf ‘grove’ (see Grove 1). The Norman surname de Mucegros, established in Herefordshire and elsewhere in the 12th and 13th centuries, is unrelated and has died out.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Renowned fame.
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Arabic
Liberal
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Tamil
Upamanyu | உபமநà¯à®¯à¯
Name of a devoted pupil
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English French Shakespearean
Favour or grace. Prayer. God has favoured me.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hethaisini | ஹேதைஸீநீ
Enjoy
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Tamil
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Swami Narayan
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British, English, Hebrew, Teutonic
Son of Adam; Son of the Red Earth; In the Bible God Created Adam-the First Man-out of the Red Earth and Breathed Life into Him; My Ornament; Awe-inspiring; Highborn
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
ECHIZEN PROVINCE
n.
Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
v. i.
To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
n.
A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867.
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Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada.
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The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.
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An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.
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Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
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A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority.
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One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.
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A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius Caesar.
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The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
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Domain; province; sphere.
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In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.
n.
A district or local division, as of a province.
n.
Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
prep.
The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
n.
Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence.
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A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train.
a.
A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.
n. pl.
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.