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Norwegian law
The Finnmark Act (Norwegian: Finnmarksloven) of 2005 transferred about 96% (about 46,000 km2) of the area in the Finnmark county in Norway to the inhabitants
Finnmark_Act
Country in Northern Europe
influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with the European Union and with the United
Norway
Ethnic flag
Finnmark Act has a logo that according to the entity's website "gets it colours from the Sámi and the Norwegian flag, as a symbol that the Finnmark Estate
Sámi_flag
Sámi cultural region of Fennoscandia
part of Sápmi, as it is involved in the autonomy established by the Finnmark Act. The parliament is in the village of Kárášjohka and its current president
Sápmi
Sámi temporary dwelling
democratically elected body for the Sami in Norway in 1989, and the Finnmark Act of 2005. The strong symbolism of the lavvu has also been shown in its
Lavvu
Protests in Finnmark, Norway
against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Alta River in Finnmark, Northern Norway. Inhabitants of the village of Máze rallied and formed
Alta_controversy
Forced assimilation of minorities in Norway
schools were established. The 1902 Land Sales Act (Jordsalgsloven) required any potential buyer of land in Finnmark use the Norwegian language on a daily basis
Norwegianization
Norwegian Lule Sámi politician
Sámi Parliament in consultations with the Norwegian authorities on the Finnmark Act. Nystø was also president when the Sámi Parliament and the Bondevik government
Sven-Roald_Nystø
Elected political body for the Sámi people in Norway
Sámi Act of 1987. In addition, the Sámi Rights Committee resulted in the 1988 amendment of the Norwegian Constitution, and the adoption of the Finnmark Act
Sámi_Parliament_of_Norway
Proposed organisation in Norway
similar organization, the Finnmark Estate, is already established in the county of Finnmark. The background for the Finnmark Act is the Sámi people's fight
Hålogalandsallmenningen
government published the Finnmark Act of 2005, which provided partial protection of the Sami land in Finnmark Country. The act elucidated that ownership
Human_rights_in_Norway
Finnmark Act has a logo that according to the entity's website "gets it colours from the Sámi and the Norwegian flag, as a symbol that the Finnmark Estate
Sámi_institutional_symbols
Place in Northern Norway, Norway
Holmengrå is the name a small fishing village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on a small area of flat land along the
Holmengrå,_Finnmark
Sámi lawyer & politician (born 1976)
played a central role in the adoption of the Finnmark Act, which gave about 95% of the land of Finnmark county to its inhabitants. She also participated
Láilá_Susanne_Vars
Former county in Norway
Troms og Finnmark County Municipality (Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune (Norwegian), Romssa ja Finnmarkku fylkkagielda (Northern Sami), or Tromssan ja
Troms og Finnmark County Municipality
Troms_og_Finnmark_County_Municipality
Act Relating to Biobanks 2003 Animal Welfare Act 1974 Cultural Heritage Act 1978 Environmental Information Act 2003 Finnmark Act (2005) Forestry Act 2005
List of environmental laws by country
List_of_environmental_laws_by_country
Military unit
violations of the Border Act and Border Regulations. The border ranger act partly on behalf of the chief of police in the Finnmark Police District. They
Ranger_Battalion_GSV
Land warfare branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces
into the Finnmark Brigade. Brigade South will be established as a reservist-based light infantry brigade to secure allied reception areas and act as a mobile
Norwegian_Army
Most widely spoken of all Sámi languages
based on the western Finnmark dialects, with some elements from the eastern Finnmark dialects. Features of the western Finnmark dialects are: Merging
Northern_Sámi
Village in Sør-Varanger, Norway
commercial activities in the area. The oldest church in Neiden (and in Finnmark) is St. Georg's Russian Orthodox chapel (built 1565), mentioned above.
Neiden,_Norway
Topics referred to by the same term
letter ه Hän language Haloacetic acid Hasvik Airport in Finnmark, Norway Healthy Americans Act, a United States Senate bill Heavy anti-aircraft High Achievement
HAA
Indigenous people of Northern Europe
was elected. In 2005, the Finnmark Act was passed in the Norwegian parliament giving the Sámi parliament and the Finnmark Provincial council a joint
Sámi_people
Raven Flies 1984 897 Iceland Set in the Viking Age Pathfinder 1987 900 Finnmark Based on a Sami legend In the Shadow of the Raven 1988 900 Iceland Set
List of historical films set in Near Eastern and Western civilization
List_of_historical_films_set_in_Near_Eastern_and_Western_civilization
Sea route north of North America
Admiralty in Great Britain on an expedition to explore the Passage. A 1745 act, when extended in 1775, promised a £20,000 prize for whoever discovered the
Northwest_Passage
Balto-Finnic ethnic group
established themselves along the fjords of Finnmark and northern Troms, as well as in the interior of Finnmark, favoring areas best suited for agriculture
Kvens
Musical artist
Kristin Johnsen on 4 July 1994 in Varangerbotn in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. She is an ethnic Sami and the daughter of Sami children's
Agnete_Saba
(Sit) Studentsamskipnaden i Innlandet (SINN) Studentsamskipnaden i Indre Finnmark (SSO) Studentsamskipnaden i Molde (SiMolde) Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo
Student_welfare_organisation
2007 Norwegian comedy film
Wirkola. It parodies the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. It is set in Finnmark, Norway and portrays the protagonist Jompa Tormann's hunt for Tampa and
Kill_Buljo
Defunct single-issue political party in Norway
the desire to relocate Hammerfest Hospital, the sole hospital in western Finnmark, from the town of Hammerfest to the nearby town of Alta. The party was
Hospital_to_Alta
Sámi film director
1955) is a Sámi film director from Norway. Gaup was born in Kautokeino, Finnmark County in Northern Norway. He first intended to become an athlete but from
Nils_Gaup
Part of World War II
Sweden to Finnmark, and by April the Norwegian forces numbered over 3,000 men. On 26 April the Norwegian command sent out a message that Finnmark was free
German_occupation_of_Norway
Earth's most severe extinction event
the marine mass extinction. Chemostratigraphic analysis from sections in Finnmark and Trøndelag shows the terrestrial floral turnover occurred before the
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
Prime source of iron for Nazi Germany
Heavy water sabotage Claymore Kirkenes and Petsamo Gauntlet Fritham Gearbox Gearbox II Leader Zitronella Attacks on Tirpitz Petsamo–Kirkenes Finnmark
Swedish iron-ore industry during World War II
Swedish_iron-ore_industry_during_World_War_II
Norwegian military airbase
airbase located at Banak, just north of Lakselv in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark, Norway. Operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), it serves a
Station_Group_Banak
macrofossils preserved in turbiditic deposits of the Indreelva Member (Finnmark, Norway)". Palaeontology. 69 (5) e70082. Bibcode:2026Palgy..6970082V. doi:10
2026_in_paleontology
Trond (2015-12-02). "Hevder handelsborgerne innvandret til Finnmark på 1500-tallet". Finnmark-Forlag (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-22. "Hokksund blir
List of towns and cities in Norway
List_of_towns_and_cities_in_Norway
Russian jamming system
In November 2018 difficulties with communications were reported in the Finnmark region of Norway and the Zhitel system was suspected. In spring 2019 Zhitel
R-330Zh_Zhitel
Domestic terrorist attacks
Dogan, 17, Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag county Henrik Pedersen, 27, Porsanger, Finnmark county Andreas Edvardsen, 18, Sarpsborg, Østfold county Rolf Christopher
2011_Norway_attacks
Largest settlement and administrative centre of Svalbard, Norway
publicly available in mainland Norway. NRK P1 (most likely the Troms and Finnmark opt-out), P4 (Norway), and Radio Norge have been available. As of July
Longyearbyen
Hungarian-Norwegian actor and director
Mo Hanssen, Anders (4 January 2007). "Pornostjerne vil lage sameporno i Finnmark". www.nordlys.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 March
Sasha_Gabor
Practice of herding reindeer in a limited area
which are based in the province of Finnmark. Reindeer herding is regulated by the New Norwegian Reindeer Herding Act of 2007[citation needed]. Only specified
Reindeer_herding
above, four only each contested a single constituency: Patient Focus in Finnmark, the Communist Party in Vest-Agder, and both the Loneliness Party and Save
2025 Norwegian parliamentary election
2025_Norwegian_parliamentary_election
Heavy water sabotage Claymore Kirkenes and Petsamo Gauntlet Fritham Gearbox Gearbox II Leader Zitronella Attacks on Tirpitz Petsamo–Kirkenes Finnmark
Transit of German troops through Finland and Sweden
Transit_of_German_troops_through_Finland_and_Sweden
additional German forces were held there to repel any attempts. In 1944, Finnmark was liberated by the Soviet Union, and (together with the northern parts
World_War_II_by_country
Bishops farm (rud more specifically means clearing the wood for farming) Finnmark – Land of the Sami people. Hedmark – Hed comes from the name of an old
List of etymologies of administrative divisions
List_of_etymologies_of_administrative_divisions
English musician
Norway and The Netherlands first he moved to Oslo then moved to Karasjok in Finnmark, and currently resides in Tampere, Finland. He is the guitarist, singer
Mat_McNerney
Anti-ship or land attack cruise missile
"Skyter liv i bygda – Europas våpenindustri tester missilsystem i hjertet av Finnmark". nordlys.no (in Norwegian). 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-07-07. "EuroPULS
Naval_Strike_Missile
Ethnic group in Russia
settlements on the Kola peninsula. Around 1870, scores of families from Finnmark in northern Norway departed for the Murman Coast, attracted by the prospects
Kola_Norwegians
Standard time (UTC+01:00)
Norway, lying north of Finland, roughly coinciding with the county of Finnmark. The easternmost town in Norway, Vardø, lies at 30°51′ E, which is so far
Central_European_Time
Finnic language
intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norwegian counties of Troms and Finnmark by a minority of Finnish descent. However, these are recognized as independent
Finnish_language
Search for witchcraft or subversive activity
been built to commemorate the victims of the Finnmark witchcraft trials. In England, the Witchcraft Act 1541 regulated the penalties for witchcraft. In
Witch_hunt
an angakkuq, or to funnel caribou to assist in hunting, which would also act as navigational indicators. In summer the Inuit hunted sea animals from single-passenger
Inuit_navigation
Mythical sea cryptid
Harstad, in Nordland (len) during his life. The town is now part of Troms Finnmark, Norway. Egede (1741), pp. 48–49 (footnote); Egede (1745), pp. 86–87 (footnote)
Kraken
East Slavic language
communication between Russians and Norwegian traders in the Pomor trade in Finnmark and the Kola Peninsula Surzhyk, a range of mixed (macaronic) sociolects
Russian_language
International border
the Finnmark coast in 1599 to increase the weight of the claims. As part of the Treaty of Knäred in 1613, Sweden abandoned all claims in Finnmark. The
Norway–Russia_border
Northern Saami explorer and adventurer
1888–89. Samuel Johannesen Balto was born in Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. He had worked as a lumberjack, as well as in reindeer herding
Samuel_Balto
Airport, Flesland; Stavanger Airport; and Trondheim Airport, Værnes. These act as focus cities for said airlines. The four next airports are of almost equal
List_of_airports_in_Norway
Ethnic group
Aboriginal Peoples of Canada". Constitution Act, 1982. Department of Justice (Canada). 30 June 2021. In this Act, aboriginal peoples of Canada includes the
Inuit
Species of owl
and western and northern Scandinavia. In Norway, they normally breed in Finnmark and seldom down as far south as Hardangervidda and in Sweden perhaps down
Snowy_owl
Former English county
the population of the county would be 797,935 people in 2022. Troms og Finnmark, former Norwegian county Vestfold og Telemark, former Norwegian county
Hereford_and_Worcester
Territory of Canada
the Northwest Territories in 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government
Nunavut
Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
March 2010. "Svalbard Tours: Complete Guide to Arctic Adventures". Explore Finnmark. Retrieved 27 May 2025. Vincent, James (4 April 2017). "Keep your data
Svalbard
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914–2002)
with the Free Norwegian Forces from 1944, in the far north province of Finnmark. In 1949, Heyerdahl married Yvonne Dedekam-Simonsen (1924–2006). They had
Thor_Heyerdahl
Norwegian rural real estate listing
Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 was never completed, lacking information from the county of Finnmark, which is the reason it is referred to as a draft. Matrikkel (Thor Falkanger
Matrikkelutkastet_av_1950
government-in-exile, and would be restored to power after the Liberation of Finnmark and Operation Doomsday. Haakon VII King Charlotte Luxembourg Grand Duchess
List of state leaders deposed by foreign powers in the 20th and 21st century
List_of_state_leaders_deposed_by_foreign_powers_in_the_20th_and_21st_century
Norwegian footballer (born 1981)
scored 17 goals for Norway. Pedersen was born in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark. He had his breakthrough in the Norwegian top division club Tromsø, scoring
Morten_Gamst_Pedersen
Netherlands Plundered the water between Iceland and Norway, and the coast of Finnmark and Nordland. Hunted down and captured by Admiral Jørgen Daa and explorer
List_of_pirates
Norwegian general (1883–1942)
1940, when he kept substantial forces at the Soviet border in eastern Finnmark despite a desperate need of reinforcements at the front line at Narvik
Carl_Gustav_Fleischer
pp. 168–9. Liv Helene Willumsen, "Witches of the North: Scotland and Finnmark", (BRILL, 2013), ISBN 978-90-04-25292-9, p. 150. B. P. Levack, "The decline
Witch trials in early modern Scotland
Witch_trials_in_early_modern_Scotland
History pertaining to the Indigenous Sámi people of Fennoscandia
assistance of the Norwegian Army in Exile and liberated Finnmark. On 26 April 1945, Finnmark was liberated. News in Sámi on national radio in Norway started
History_of_the_Sámi
Oil development project in Alaska, U.S.
having consulted with 13 tribal entities and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act corporations, the BLM published a draft master development plan. In August
Willow_project
Finnic language or Finnish dialect spoken in northeast Norway
Norwegian: kvensk) is a Finnic language variety spoken in the Troms and Finnmark counties of Norway by the Kven people. Its status as a distinct language
Kven_language
Military unit
that the region of Finnmark could not be held, and that Norway had to be prepared for invasion from the east, both into Finnmark and through Finland
Brigade_Nord
Species of fox
new organism" under New Zealand's Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, preventing it from being imported into the country. Arctic rabies virus
Arctic_fox
Northernmost point on Earth
led by Soviet and Russian polar explorer Artur Chilingarov. In a symbolic act of visitation, the Russian flag was placed on the ocean floor exactly at
North_Pole
2003 American film by Quentin Tarantino
$150 million. Kill Buljo is a 2007 Norwegian parody of Kill Bill set in Finnmark, Norway, and portrays Jompa Tormann's hunt for Tampa and Papa Buljo. The
Kill_Bill:_Volume_1
Capital and most populous city of Norway
targeted towards the LGBTQ movement. Police declared the incident as an "act of Islamist terrorism". Two people were killed, and a further 21 injured
Oslo
International song competition
May 2000. p. 29. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via Delpher. "Radio & TV". Finnmark Dagblad. Hammerfest, Norway. 13 May 2000. pp. 30–31. Archived from the
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2000
1985 Norwegian film
crew and cast lived on board a ship which traveled through Svalbard and Finnmark during production. The theme music, Svalbardtema, was composed by Geir
Orion's_Belt_(film)
Subregion of northern Europe
Valley and surrounding areas, and in the Norwegian counties of Troms and Finnmark, respectively. Meänkieli has held an official status as a minority language
Scandinavia
Prime Minister of Norway since 2021
government would put forward a case to the Storting to separate Troms and Finnmark once again, and doing the same for Viken, if the county council should
Jonas_Gahr_Støre
Worldwide glaciation episodes during the Proterozoic eon
March 1996). "Glacial or non-glacial origin for the Bigganjargga tillite, Finnmark, Northern Norway". Geological Magazine. 133 (2): 137–45. Bibcode:1996GeoM
Snowball_Earth
International song competition
"Television". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. 4 May 1991. p. 14. "Radio/TV". Finnmark Dagblad (in Norwegian). Hammerfest, Norway. 4 May 1991. pp. 32–33. Archived
Eurovision_Song_Contest_1991
resulting in at least 350 executions. The most well documented areas are Finnmark, Rogaland and Hordaland from the 1590s onward. An investigation could be
Witch_trials_in_Norway
Major branch of Protestantism
their living faith, ought to do good works, which are rewarded by God. The act of mortal sin forfeits salvation, unless individuals turn back to God through
Lutheranism
Television series
Andreas Viestad Norway Andreas travels to Norway's northernmost county Finnmark, where he goes fishing for halibut with some local fishermen. He cooks
New_Scandinavian_Cooking
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
1939–1940]". Северные войны России [Russia's Northern Wars] (in Russian). ACT. ISBN 5-17-009849-9. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved
Winter_War
Species of baleen whale
the Norwegian scientist G. A. Guldberg first identified the sejhval of Finnmark with B. borealis. Sei whales are rorquals (family Balaenopteridae), baleen
Sei_whale
Highest judicial body in Norway
for civil and criminal cases, it can also rule whether the Cabinet has acted in accordance with Norwegian law and whether the Parliament has passed legislation
Supreme_Court_of_Norway
International border
17th centuries. Under King Karl IX, Sweden aggressively pursued claims in Finnmark to gain access to the Arctic Ocean. These ambitions were a primary cause
Finland–Norway_border
Peninsula in the northwest of Russia
Pomors explored all of the northern coast of the peninsula and reached Finnmark (an area in the north of Norway), necessitating the Norwegians to support
Kola_Peninsula
Radio navigation system
distribution of timing signals. The National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017, proposed resurrecting Loran as a backup for the United States in
Loran-C
Minority-language place names in Norway
Northern Norway, especially in the counties of Troms (Kven: Tromssa) and Finnmark (Finmarkku). The Kvens are recognized as a national minority in Norway
Kven_place_names
Nordic mythological creature
current time. The sector "B" of this map where the drawing occurs spanned Finnmark (under Norway) and West Lappland (under Sweden). While Olaus does not explicitly
Nisse_(folklore)
municipalities of northern Finland. In Norway six municipalities of Troms and Finnmark county, Sami is used officially along Norwegian. In addition, kvensk, romani
List of multilingual countries and regions
List_of_multilingual_countries_and_regions
Commercial hunting of whales in Basque
where he seized 400 barrels of blubber and 100 quintals of baleen. In Finnmark (Northern Norway) the Basques received the same undue treatment they had
History_of_Basque_whaling
Resistance to German occupation in WWII
000 men had been secretly trained in Sweden. During the Liberation of Finnmark from 1944 to 1945, 1,442 police troops from Sweden would be flown in to
Norwegian_resistance_movement
Photograph depicting the end of World War II in Finland
Aftermath of World War II Hitler and Mannerheim recording Liberation of Finnmark List of photographs considered the most important National Veterans' Day
Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn
Raising_the_Flag_on_the_Three-Country_Cairn
Geographical and cultural region
the North consists of the provinces and counties of Lapland in Finland; Finnmark, Nordland and Troms in Norway; and Lapland and Norrbotten in Sweden. This
Nordic_countries
Species of deer
caribou were listed as Special Concern under the NWT Species at Risk (NWT) Act (2013). Both the Selkirk Mountains caribou (Southern Mountain population
Reindeer
travel, tourism, insurance
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English
English : ethnic name from Old French germain ‘German’ (Latin Germanus). This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands. The Latin word Germanus is of obscure and disputed origin; the most plausible of the etymologies that have been proposed is that the people were originally known as the ‘spear-men’, with Germanic gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ as the first element.English (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Germain (see Germain).Americanized spelling of Spanish Germán or Hungarian Germán, cognates of 2.German : from the saint’s name German(us). See also Germann.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : Russianized variant of Hermann.Greek : reduced form of Germanos, a Greek personal name, bestowed in honor of saints of the Eastern Church distinct from St. Germain: in particular, St. Germanos in the 8th century, liturgical poet and patriarch of Constantinople. The Greek surname can also denote someone associated with Germany or someone with blond hair.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French malheure ‘unhappy’, ‘unlucky’. The etymology from maloret ‘ill-omened’ (Latin male ‘badly’ + auguratus) is less likely for the surname that has actually survived, although it does lie behind other medieval Norman surnames of this form, now defunct.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : from the rare Old English masculine personal name Mocca, which may be related to a Germanic stem mokk- ‘to accumulate’, ‘to be heaped up’, and hence may originally have been a nickname for a heavy, thickset person. Alternatively, it could be from Middle English mokke ‘trick’, ‘joke’, ‘jest’, ‘act of jeering’, a derivative of mokke(n) ‘to mock’, from Old French moquer.German : variant of Maag.German : nickname for a short, thickset man, Middle High German mocke.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch mocke ‘dirty or wanton woman’, ‘slut’, or from West Flemish mokke ‘fat child’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, King of the art of dancing, King among actors
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of the French topographic name Garrigue (see Garrigues).Scottish
Americanized spelling of the French topographic name Garrigue (see Garrigues).Scottish : variant of Garioch, a habitational name from the district in Aberdeenshire so named.English : habitational name from Garwick in Lincolnshire, named from an Old English personal name Gǣra + Old English wīc ‘(dairy) farm’.The name is closely associated with the Huguenots. The English actor-manager David Garrick (1717–79) was the grandson of David de la Garrique, who fled Bordeaux in 1685, changing his family name to Garric on arrival in England. Other Garricks (Garicks) were in SC in the 1820s.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Keikr (from Old West Scandinavian keikr ‘bent backwards’).German : nickname from Middle High German kec ‘lively’, ‘active’ (cognate of English quick), which later changed its meaning to ‘bold’, ‘forward’, ‘fresh’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (of Norman origin)
Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, named from the Germanic personal name Hagano + Old French ville ‘settlement’.English (Yorkshire) : nickname for a scarred or maimed person, from Middle English, Old English hamel ‘mutilated’, ‘crooked’.Irish (Ulster) : according to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÃdhmaill ‘descendant of Ãdhmall’, which he derives from ádhmall ‘active’.
Male
English
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnbarr, FINNBAR means "fair-headed."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from Ida, which is found as both a male and female personal name in English but only as a female name in German. This is of continental Germanic origin and was popular among the Normans, who brought it to England. Its etymology is disputed: it is thought by some to be of the same origin as hild- ‘battle’, ‘strife’; by others to be of the same origin as Old High German idis ‘(wise) woman’, or from Old Norse idh ‘work’, ‘activity’.Japanese : ‘rice paddy by the well’; habitational name from Ida-mura in Musashi (now TÅkyÅ and Saitama prefectures). Variously written and found mostly in eastern Japan and the RyÅ«kyÅ« Islands.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
In ancient Greek mythology Actaeon was a hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Francis (Old French form Franceis, Latin Franciscus, Italian Francisco). This was originally an ethnic name meaning ‘Frank’ and hence ‘Frenchman’. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. As an American family name this has absorbed cognates from several other European languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).Jewish (American) : an Americanization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Boy/Male
Tamil
King among actors
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an amiable person, also perhaps sometimes given in an ironical sense, from Middle English luvelich, loveli (Old English luflic). During the main period of surname formation the word was used in an active sense, ‘loving’, ‘kind’, ‘affectionate’, as well as the passive ‘lovable’, ‘worthy of love’. The meaning ‘attractive’, ‘beautiful’ is not clearly attested before the 14th century, and remained rare throughout the Middle Ages.New England Americanized form of French Lavallée (see Lavallee) or a similar name.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Boy/Male
Celtic
Blond.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Irish
Blond; Fair-haired
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