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English poet and novelist (1797–1869)
Emily Eden (3 March 1797 – 5 August 1869) was an English poet and novelist who gave witty accounts of life in the 19th century. She wrote a celebrated
Emily_Eden
International cricket stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
some, the stadium is named after the Eden Gardens park where it is located, itself named after the Eden sisters, Emily and Fanny, of Lord Auckland, the Governor-General
Eden_Gardens
English actress (b. 1997)
Eden Elenor Taylor-Draper (born 28 October 1997) is an English actress. She portrays Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role she took over
Eden_Taylor-Draper
Town in Uttarakhand, India
Among distinguished house guests at Mullingar in the early decades were Emily Eden (see below). Mullingar was expanded, changed hands several times and by
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1992 film by Sidney Lumet
starring Melanie Griffith. It tells the story of undercover police officer Emily Eden's experiences in a Hasidic community. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes
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UK Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician and military officer who served as Prime Minister of the
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American actress (born 1957)
Actress Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress A Stranger Among Us Emily Eden Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1993 Born Yesterday Billie Dawn
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Sikh warrior sect
ISBN 9788126908585. Linden, Bob van der. 2021. “Emily’s Eden: Contemporary Sikh Drawings by Emily de Klerk.” Sikh Formations 17 (4): 450–67. doi:10
Nihang
English politician and colonial administrator (1784–1849)
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, and Eleanor, daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet. His sister was the traveller and author Emily Eden, who accompanied
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
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Type of house
[citation needed] The Semi-Detached House (1859) is the first novel by Emily Eden. followed the next year by The Semi-Attached Couple. John Sutherland described
Semi-detached
Maratha Indian noble
where he was on friendly terms with the British Resident. According to Emily Eden, sister of the then Governor General of India, Lord Auckland: "On a revolution
Raja_Hindu_Rao
British diplomat and politician (1745–1814)
Dews Hall). Emily Eden (1797–1869), was a poet and novelist. Her letters were edited by Violet Dickinson and published in 1919. Robert Eden, 3rd Baron
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
William_Eden,_1st_Baron_Auckland
English actress and comedian
"Bedfordshire's Emily Atack skates off 'Dancing on Ice'". BBC. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2019. Eden, Richard
Emily_Atack
Higher secondary school in West Bengal, Kolkata, India
believed that the school was established by Emily Eden. However, research gives credit to her elder brother George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland the then Governor-General
Barrackpore Government High School
Barrackpore_Government_High_School
King of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837
and do good natured and amiable things in every possible instance." Emily Eden noted: "He is an immense improvement on the last unforgiving animal, who
William_IV
East India Company officer
went to sea, and his younger brother, Robert, also became a soldier. Emily Eden, sister of Governor-General George Auckland records in 1838 that Major
James Skinner (East India Company officer)
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Osborne (visited in 1838), Emily Eden (visited in 1838 alongside her brother), and August Schoefft (arrived in 1841). Eden had a large impact, as her
Sikh_art
American actress (born 1991)
Eden Rebecca Sher (born December 26, 1991) is an American actress. The accolades she has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside
Eden_Sher
a variety of corsets in more rounded, structured shapes. The diarist Emily Eden recorded that she had to obtain a silver "husk" before accompanying her
History_of_corsets
Surname list
Denis Eden (1878–1949), English painter Eleanor Eden (died 1851), society beauty Emily Eden (1797–1869), English poet and novelist Frederick Eden (disambiguation)
Eden_(surname)
Religion originating in Punjab, India
A sketch made in 1844 by Emily Eden of the "Akalees or Immortals". Digitised by the Panjab Digital Library.
Sikhism
Belgian footballer (born 1991)
Eden Michael Walter Lucien Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder. Over
Eden_Hazard
American actress
Eden, which was canceled after 26 episodes. Woods posed nude for the June 1993 issue of Playboy as part of a promotion for the television series Eden
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number of Nihang women chose to wear turbans. An 1838 watercolour by Emily Eden depicts a Nihang woman with a turban the same size as her husband's. The
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Award for worst cinematic under-achievements in 1992
Griffith in Shining Through and A Stranger Among Us as Linda Voss and Emily Eden (respectively) Kim Basinger in Cool World and Final Analysis as Holli
13th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards
Sikh Maharaja, 1801–1839
A lithograph by Emily Eden showing one of the favourite horses of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his collection of jewels, including the Koh-i-Noor
Ranjit_Singh
Mangrove forest in the Bay of Bengal
the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. In Up The Country, Emily Eden discusses her travels through the Sunderbans. Numerous documentary movies
Sundarbans
Emir of Afghanistan (r. 1826–39 and 1843–63)
Fane Lithograph titled 'Dost Mahomed Khan and Part of His Family', by Emily Eden in 1841 (in Calcutta), published in 'Portraits of the Princes & People
Dost_Mohammad_Khan
Annual accolade
(13th) Melanie Griffith Shining Through Linda Voss A Stranger Among Us Emily Eden Kim Basinger Cool World Holli Would Final Analysis Heather Evans Lorraine
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Actress
Neighbourhood in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
and Colonel Gilbert Ironside, a friend of Warren Hastings. In 1840, Emily Eden called Ballygunge 'our Eltham or Lewisham'. It also emerged as a citadel
Ballygunge
British actress (born 1971)
Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is an English actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in
Emily_Mortimer
Hair length
A Hindu "fakir" or sadhu with long hair, lithograph by Emily Eden after Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1844
Long_hair
Indian Zamindar, businessman and reformer (1787–1836)
his sister Emily Eden in gratitude for their help in saving his third daughter from a fatal disease. The garden was then renamed to the Eden Gardens. Gaining
Rajchandra_Das
Indian artist (died c. 1850)
that Fanny [Emily's sister] got a sketch of G [George, Emily's brother] on cardboard, which is also an excellent likeness. — Emily Eden, Up the Country
Jiwan_Ram
Period of Indian history (1757–1858)
students. An engraving (1844) of a youth, who according to the engraver, Emily Eden, was "a favourite and successful young student at the Hindu College in
Company_rule_in_India
Unfinished novel by Jane Austen, written 1803-1805
Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, ch.3, "Updating Austen, Catherine Hubback and Emily Eden" Tamara S. Wagner, "These were the days . . .": Victorian Themes in Hubback's
The_Watsons
American actress (born 1981)
Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. She portrayed Bianca Montgomery in the daytime drama All My Children, and propelled
Eden_Riegel
English memoirist (1920–2021)
Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (née Spencer-Churchill; 28 June 1920 – 15 November 2021) was an English memoirist and the second wife of Anthony Eden, who
Clarissa_Eden
Fictional character from Emmerdale
by Eden Taylor-Draper. Belle made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 December 1998, originally played by twins Emily and
Belle_Dingle
hypochondrial." There exist letters written by Sarah's step aunt, the writer Emily Eden, which frequently describes her niece's strange behaviour. In 1826 she
Sarah Robinson, Countess of Ripon
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British Army engineer (1814–1893)
not well explored. He finds mention by initials in Up the Country by Emily Eden. In 1841 Cunningham was made executive engineer to the king of Oudh. In
Alexander_Cunningham
Bengali dynasty of Zamindars
his sister Emily Eden in gratitude for their help in saving his third daughter from a fatal disease. The garden was then renamed to the Eden Gardens. Jadu
Janbazar_Raj
Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1854 to 1869
The Hon. Eleanor Eden (1826-1873) was novelist under the pen name Lena and editor of her aunt's, Emily Eden letters. William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland
Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland
Robert_Eden,_3rd_Baron_Auckland
American poet (1830–1886)
Life of Emily Dickinson. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. ISBN 0-674-53080-2. Smith, Martha Nell. 1992. Rowing in Eden: Rereading Emily Dickinson
Emily_Dickinson
Earl (born 1971) Anthony Earnshaw (1924–2001) E. R. Eddison (1882–1945) Emily Eden (1797–1869) John George Edgar (1834–1864), boys' fiction May Edginton
List_of_English_novelists
Soft clothing originated from the Indian subcontinent
A Muslim girl in India wearing pajamas and kurti (lithograph from Emily Eden's Portraits of the Princes and People of India, 1844)
Pajamas
Arts, cuisine, dress, etc. of Punjab
Osborne (visited in 1838), Emily Eden (visited in 1838 alongside her brother), and August Schoefft (arrived in 1841). Eden had a large impact, as her
Punjabi_culture
Japanese manga magazine
mitara Baresō na Ken Bus Gamer Cylcia=Code Cynthia the Mission Dear Emily... Eden* Engaged to the Unidentified Eru Eru Sister Etrian Odyssey II: Snow
Monthly_Comic_Rex
Movement in Indian painting
William Hodges, Thomas Daniell and William Daniell, Joshua Reynolds, Emily Eden and George Chinnery coming to India in search of fame and fortune. The
Modern_Indian_painting
American actress (born 1984)
Emily Wickersham (born April 26, 1984) is an American actress best known for her role as NCIS Special Agent Eleanor Bishop on NCIS. Wickersham has Austrian
Emily_Wickersham
United States Army officer (1983–2006)
after her. In 2011, the American Legion Mulligan-Eden Post 1573 dedicated River Road as 2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez Memorial Way. In March 2026, Perez was
Emily_Perez
French actress
Heaton Shining Through Linda Voss Melanie Griffith (3) A Stranger Among Us Emily Eden Melanie Griffith (4) 1992-93 Melrose Place Rhonda Blair Vanessa A. Williams
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Maharani Sri Datar Kaur Mai Nakain Sahiba of Sarkar-i-Khalsa (1784-1838)
was also a patron of religious mystics and mendicants. Though Emily Eden or Fanny Eden never met the Maharani as she met the royal family of Lahore in
Datar_Kaur
American singer
Emily Marie Consuelo Estefan (born December 5, 1994) is an American singer. Her Cuban-American parents are singer Gloria Estefan and producer Emilio Estefan
Emily_Estefan
English painter
ball include the Governor General of India and the best-selling novelist Emily Eden. In 1820 the London Anglo-German publisher Rudolph Ackermann brought out
Emeric_Essex_Vidal
Zoffany, Kettle, Hodges, Thomas and William Daniell, Joshua Reynolds, Emily Eden and George Chinnery coming out to India in search of fame and fortune
Indian_painting
Uprising against British Company rule
Police in Delhi during the nominal rule of Bahadur Shah II, 1842, by Emily Eden
Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
2026 film by Meredith Alloway
Universal Pictures. Apple, Fig, and Cherry are glamorous saleswomen at the Free Eden clothing store in a shopping mall in Dallas, Texas, where they scam customers
Forbidden_Fruits
Soap opera character
relationship, until Levi has an affair with Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir). Panozzo said that for Eden it is "a real betrayal". It forces her to relive "painful
Eden_Fowler
Turban worn by Sikhs
requirement for men. Linden, Bob van der. 2021. “Emily’s Eden: Contemporary Sikh Drawings by Emily de Klerk.” Sikh Formations 17 (4): 450–67. doi:10
Dastar
British Conservative Party and Liberal Party politician
Caroline (née Eden) Vansittart. In 1839, he married Emily, daughter of Robert Leslie-Anstruther, and they had two children, Emily Eden (born 21 April
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Thomas Medwin, poet, biographer and translator (born 1788) 5 August – Emily Eden, poet and novelist (born 1797) 8 August – Roger Fenton, photographer (born
1869_in_the_United_Kingdom
British politician (1777-1850)
with his cousins George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, later Governor General of India; Emily Eden, the travel writer; and Fanny Eden. While there, William
Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin
Francis_Osborne,_1st_Baron_Godolphin
Country house in Nocton, Lincolnshire, England
hysteria and hypochondria. There exist letters written by Sarah's step aunt Emily Eden which frequently describes her niece's strange behaviour. In 1826 she
Nocton_Hall
Paramāras, c. 800-1305 A.D. (New Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, 1970). Emily Eden collection of Sasanian, Kushano-Sasanian, Kidarite and Indo-Sasanian type
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Eddison (1882–1945), novelist, poet and translator Emily Eden (1797–1869), novelist Frederick Morton Eden (1766–1809), social researcher Richard Edes (1555–1604)
List_of_English_writers_(D–J)
(1786–1859), French poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848), German poet Emily Eden (1797–1869), English novelist and poet Anna Ehrenström (1786–1857), Swedish
List_of_women_poets
f/p/ch) Dorothy Eden (1912–1982, N Zealand, f) Emily Eden (1797–1869, England, f) Frederick Eden (1766–1809, England, nf) Wiebke Eden (born 1968, Germany
List_of_writers_by_name:_E
British writer and biographer
from the year 1783 to 1852. Lady Lewis also edited a novel by the Hon. Emily Eden called The Semi-Detached House in 1859, and she wrote two plays, based
Maria_Theresa_Lewis
1847 novel by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two extensive
Wuthering_Heights
2023 studio album by Sleep Token
Take Me Back to Eden is the third studio album by the anonymous English rock band Sleep Token. It was recorded at Treehouse Studios and released by Spinefarm
Take_Me_Back_to_Eden
snorkel more 10 October 2004 Anne Scott-James The Semi-attached Couple by Emily Eden A nightdress made of pure white cotton more 17 October 2004 Sir Menzies
List of Desert Island Discs episodes (2001–2010)
List_of_Desert_Island_Discs_episodes_(2001–2010)
India wearing Pyjamas and kurta; drawn by Emily Eden, sister of the Governor-General of India, George Eden Women and children bathing and collecting water
Women_in_India
2007 American film
John Harris Ann Dowd as Ma Harris Ori Pfeffer as Uri Emily Wickersham as Kate Gardener of Eden premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2007
Gardener_of_Eden
English rock band
2021 by This Place Will Become Your Tomb. A third album, Take Me Back to Eden, was released in 2023. Their fourth album, Even in Arcadia, was released
Sleep_Token
English nobleman
the heir to William Mellish a wealthy naval contractor. The novelist Emily Eden described him in a letter at that time as "totally unlike all the Thynnes
Lord_Edward_Thynne
French painter
4th Marquess of Londonderry (painted 1833) George Eden (painted 1835) Emily Eden (George Eden's sister) with her spaniel, Chance (painted 1835) Unknown
Simon_Jacques_Rochard
escape to Canada. Eden Spencer (portrayed by Sydney Sweeney) is a pious and obedient girl who dreams of one day being a Commander's wife. Eden is eventually
List of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments characters
List_of_The_Handmaid's_Tale_and_The_Testaments_characters
American actress
Emily Kernan Rutherfurd (born 1974 or 1975) is an American actress. She played Christine "New Christine" Hunter in the CBS sitcom, The New Adventures
Emily_Rutherfurd
British politician (1925–2020)
of Lady Eden's Schools Ltd Eden was twice married: 1) Belinda Jane Pascoe (1954 – divorced 1974); four children The Honourable Emily Rose Eden (born 1959)
John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton
John_Eden,_Baron_Eden_of_Winton
British artist (1909-1987)
Crime by Oscar Wilde, Folio Society, 1954 The Semi-Attached Couple by Emily Eden, Folio Society, 1954 The Saga of Llywarch the Old by Glyn Jones, Golden
Dorothea_Braby
diplomat, politician and colonial administrator (died 1860) 3 March – Emily Eden, poet and novelist (died 1869) 4 March – Thomas Thorp, Anglican priest
1797_in_Great_Britain
Eaton (1902–1983, C) Richard Eberhart (1904–2005, US) Emily Eden (1797–1869, E) Helen Parry Eden (1885–1960, E) Stephen Edgar (born 1951, A) Lauris Edmond
List of English-language poets
List_of_English-language_poets
Tanco, Colombian-born Cuban poet, and novelist (died 1871) March 3 – Emily Eden, English poet and novelist (died 1869) March 13 – Charles de Rémusat,
1797_in_literature
American singer (born 1988)
Brooke Eden Helvie (born December 30, 1988), known professionally as Brooke Eden, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Eden auditioned
Brooke_Eden
English actress
Emily Katherine Booth (born 26 April 1976), also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter. Booth
Emily_Booth
and Men remain his most popular novels, Steinbeck himself regarded East of Eden as his magnum opus. All of these were New York Times Bestsellers along with
John_Steinbeck_bibliography
British countess (1787–1869)
Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston (née Lamb, later Clavering-Cowper; 1787–1869), styled The Honourable Emily Lamb from 1787 to 1805 and Countess Cowper
Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston
Emily_Temple,_Viscountess_Palmerston
General in the British Army
Frontispiece from The Sikhs; Ranjit Singh by Gordon after a 1838 sketch by Emily Eden
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ISBN 8184301065, ISBN 8184301073, ISBN 8184301081, ISBN 818430109X. Emily Eden. Up the Country Karageorgevitch, Prince Bojidar (1899). Enchanted India
Bibliography_of_India
Annual British Television Awards
Attenborough's Natural Curiosities – Kjetil Njoten, Joe Lee, Sarah Caddy, Adam Parry (Eden) Lighting for Multicamera Multicamera Work - Sport Dancing on Ice – Dave
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
Royal_Television_Society_Craft_&_Design_Awards
2025 song by Lady Gaga
biblical imagery, reimagining the Garden of Eden as a contemporary dancefloor. Writing for The i, Emily Bootle described the song as portraying a bacchanalian
Garden of Eden (Lady Gaga song)
Garden_of_Eden_(Lady_Gaga_song)
The Eden baronetcy of West Auckland was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 November 1672 for the barrister Robert Eden, subsequently Member of
Eden baronets of West Auckland (1672)
Eden_baronets_of_West_Auckland_(1672)
Canadian actress
Gary and His Demons and New Eden, the films Roller Town, She Stoops to Conquer, When the Storm Fades and Filth City, Emily in the US dub of Thomas & Friends:
Kayla_Lorette
American poet and philosopher (1950–2026)
Emily Rolfe Grosholz (October 17, 1950 – May 2, 2026) was an American poet and philosopher. She was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African
Emily_Grosholz
American actress, singer (b. 1988)
Emmy Raver-Lampman (born Emily Christine Raver Lampman; September 5, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began her career working in musical
Emmy_Raver-Lampman
American actress (born 1997)
in the second season of the dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale as Eden Spencer, a pious and obedient girl from the totalitarian and theocratic Republic
Sydney_Sweeney
2026 studio album by Erra
announce new album with booming single "further eden"". Revolver. Retrieved March 8, 2026. Garner, Emily (January 30, 2026). "Erra have announced their
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2025 TV series or program
Chicken in the Trolley Town neighborhood who is a suspected arsonist Hannah Emily Anderson as Ashley Gudsen, a librarian and Dave's third wife Greg Kinnear
Smoke_(TV_series)
2024 British mystery thriller TV series
Wickham as Jesse Walker (season 1) Georgia Lock as Isla Jordan (season 1) Eden Hambelton Davies as Jamie Reynolds (season 2) Lu Corfield as Joanna Reynolds
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV series)
A_Good_Girl's_Guide_to_Murder_(TV_series)
EMILY EDEN
EMILY EDEN
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German and Swiss German Emele, a variant of Emel.English
Respelling of German and Swiss German Emele, a variant of Emel.English : variant of Emley.
Male
English
German and Scandinavian name derived from Latin Æmilius, EMIL means "rival." In use by the English.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, Latin
Rival; Laborious; Eager
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Emily, EMELY means "rival."
Boy/Male
French
Eager.
Girl/Female
Teutonic American French German Latin
Hard working.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Ambitious
Boy/Male
French
Eager.
Girl/Female
Irish
Light.
Girl/Female
Indian
Eager
Boy/Male
American, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Teutonic
Eager to Please; Industrious
Boy/Male
Swedish American French English German Latin
Lively.
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Polish, Romanian, Swedish
Industrious; Eager to Please; Rival; Emulating; Excellent
Female
English
English name derived from Latin Emilia, EMILY means "rival."
Boy/Male
British, English, Netherlands, Swedish
Sweet; Playful; Hard Working; Variant of Emily
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Smily
Boy/Male
Latin Teutonic American French
Excellent.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Latin, Muslim, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Teutonic
Industrious; To Strive; Excel; Rival; Eager; Laborious; Emulating; God is My Oath; God is in Me
Girl/Female
Indian
Happy; A Lovely Face
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, French, German
Rivaling; Imitating
EMILY EDEN
EMILY EDEN
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Scholarly; Wise; Enlightened
Boy/Male
Muslim
A prophets name
Girl/Female
French
Dear one;darling'.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
Boy/Male
Sikh
Elixir of lords light
Girl/Female
German, Teutonic
Sun Battle Maiden
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Buxton in Derbyshire, which in Middle English was called Buchestanes, Bucstones (i.e. ‘bowing stones’, from Middle English b(o)ugen, Old English būgan ‘to bow’ + stanes ‘stones’). It is probably named for logan stones in the vicinity. (Logan stones are boulders so poised that they rock at a touch.)English : less commonly, a habitational name from Buxton in Norfolk, which is named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Bucc (see Buck 1) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sacred journey
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Maker of Trimmings; Haberdasher
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lord of the earth
EMILY EDEN
EMILY EDEN
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EMILY EDEN
EMILY EDEN
n.
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow. S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, debris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, // 255-261.
n. pl.
A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos.
a.
Same as Edentate, a.
a.
A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.
a.
Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.
a.
Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic.
n.
The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.
n. pl.
A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.
n.
One of the Edentata.
n.
Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico.
a.
See Edentate, a.
n.
One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.
n.
A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.
a.
Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.
n. pl.
A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name.
n.
A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back.
n.
One of the Edentata.
a.
Belonging to the Edentata.
n. pl.
An order of irregular sea urchins, usually having a more or less heart-shaped shell with four or five petal-like ambulacra above. The mouth is edentulous and situated anteriorly, on the under side.
a.
See Edentate, a.