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Look up founder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Founder or Founders may refer to: Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina
Founder
2016 film by John Lee Hancock
The Founder is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc
The_Founder
Person who creates a new organization
An organizational founder is a person who has undertaken some or all of the formational work needed to create a new organization, whether it is a business
Organizational_founder
Effect in population genetics
In population genetics, the founder effect is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of
Founder_effect
Topics referred to by the same term
Foundering may refer to: Shipwrecking, the sinking of a ship Foundered strata, the collapse of rock strata Founder (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Foundering
Leadership concept coined by Paul Graham
Founder mode is a term used and popularized by Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham in a September 2024 essay in response to a talk delivered by Airbnb
Founder_mode
Original agricultural crops
The founder crops or primary domesticates are a group of flowering plants that were domesticated by early farming communities in Southwest Asia and went
Founder_crops
An iron founder (also iron-founder or ironfounder) in its more general sense is a worker in molten ferrous metal, generally working within an iron foundry
Iron_founder
Business officer
A founder CEO, often written as founder / CEO and also as founder & CEO is an individual who establishes a company as a founding CEO and holds its chief
Founder_CEO
San Francisco-based venture capital firm
Founders Fund is an American venture capital fund founded in 2005 based in San Francisco. The fund has roughly $17 billion in total assets under management
Founders_Fund
Cultural area in northwestern France
came in the region and founded dioceses. They are known as the "Seven founder saints": Paol Aorelian in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Tudwal in Tréguier, Brieg
Brittany
Taking financial risks in the hope of profit
7 million company founders who hired at least one employee between 2007 and 2014, found the average age of a successful start-up founder when he or she founded
Entrepreneurship
American seed stage venture capital firm
Founder Collective is an American seed stage venture capital company with offices in New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Focused on early stage
Founder_Collective
American business incubator and startup launch program
The Founder Institute is an American business incubator, entrepreneur training and startup launch program that was founded in Palo Alto, California in
The_Founder_Institute
Founder(s) maintaining disproportionate control
Founder's syndrome (also founderitis) is the difficulty faced by organizations, and in particular young companies such as start-ups, where one or more
Founder's_syndrome
American television evangelist (1960–2026)
1960 – May 7, 2026) was an American Christian broadcaster who was the co-founder, president, and executive producer of the Daystar Television Network. She
Joni_Lamb
Leaders in the formation of the United States
Fathers of the United States, referred to as the Founding Fathers or the Founders by Americans, were a group of late-eighteenth-century American revolutionary
Founding Fathers of the United States
Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
Bridge connecting Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut
The Founders Bridge is one of the three highway bridges over the Connecticut River between Hartford, Connecticut and East Hartford, Connecticut. The steel
Founders_Bridge
progress continues towards this best and most natural outcome." Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said that the concept of Wikipedia came when he was a graduate
History_of_Wikipedia
Chinese State Owned Enterprise
Founder Group (方正集团) is a major Chinese technology conglomerate that deals with information technology, pharmaceuticals, real estate, finance, and commodities
Founder_Group
Topics referred to by the same term
Founder's Day, Founders Day, or Founders' Day and variations may refer to: Founder's Day (Rome), better known as the Parilia, a festival in ancient Rome
Founder's_Day
Tendency of early colonists to dominate the gene pool
The Founder Takes All (FTA) hypothesis refers to the evolutionary advantages conferred to first-arriving lineages in an ecosystem. Density-dependent processes
Founder_takes_all
Annual ranking of the world's billionaires by Forbes magazine
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was first ranked at the top and became the first centibillionaire included in the ranking, surpassing Microsoft founder Bill Gates
The_World's_Billionaires
specific major denomination within a larger religion. Burial places of founders of world religions List of Buddha claimants List of messiah claimants List
List of founders of religious traditions
List_of_founders_of_religious_traditions
mythology, Aeneus (Ancient Greek: Αἰνεύς) or Aineus was the legendary founder of the ancient Thracian city of Aenus (also called Poltyobria or Poltymbria)
Aeneus_(founder_of_Aenus)
Chinese technology company
Founder Technology Group Corporation (SSE: 600601), a subsidiary of Founder Group from Peking University, is an information technology state-owned enterprise
Founder_Technology
Business entrepreneur
Frank Willis Butler (January 17, 1928 – November 15, 2020) was the founder of Catalina Yachts, one of the biggest boat designers and manufacturers in
Frank_Butler_(founder)
descended from, the founder or founders of that college. It also existed at Winchester College, the feeder school for New College. Most founders' kin privileges
Founders'_kin
Society and culture podcast
Confessions of a Female Founder is a podcast produced by Archewell Audio Productions and hosted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The podcast debuted on April
Confessions of a Female Founder
Confessions_of_a_Female_Founder
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
Motors founders: Now there are five". CNET. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020. Tesla Motors and co-founder Martin
Elon_Musk
Indian architect (born 1969)
restaurateur, and music enthusiast. Based in Bangalore, India, he is the founder and chairman of Total Environment Building Systems, and Total Environment
Kamal_Sagar
English festival co-founder (1949–2007)
(30 October 1949 – 20 December 2007) was an English charity founder, festival co-founder and fundraiser. Rarely giving interviews, she was a focus of
Arabella Churchill (charity founder)
Arabella_Churchill_(charity_founder)
Award given by the LPGA
annually by a vote of LPGA Tour members. The award was renamed to the Founders Award in 2019. It was established by Mousie Powell, an honorary member
The_Founders_Award
British clergyman (1750-1803)
with Robert Raikes, proprietor of the Gloucester Journal, Stock became co-founder of the Sunday School movement. From 1787 until his death in 1803 he was
Thomas_Stock_(founder)
1989 biography by Tim Jeal
Baden-Powell is a 1989 biography of the 1st Baron Baden-Powell by Tim Jeal. Tim Jeal's work, researched over five years, was first published by Hutchinson
Baden-Powell_(book)
Type of myth
the way to make "founders" seem more desirable and heroic. Ruling monarchs or aristocracies may allege descent from mythical founders, gods or heroes in
Origin_myth
Divine hero in Greek mythology
Phálanthos) was the semi-legendary leader of the Spartan Partheniae and the founder of Taranto in Magna Graecia. The Epeunacti, a class of Helots who either
Phalanthus (founder of Tarentum)
Phalanthus_(founder_of_Tarentum)
Disease of the feet of hooved animals
with outwardly visible clinical signs are known by the colloquial term founder, and progression of the disease will lead to perforation of the coffin
Laminitis
English rock musician (born 1959)
James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician who is the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member
Robert_Smith_(musician)
American activist and programmer (born 1953)
(2010-12-14). "Google's ChromeOS means losing control of data, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
Richard_Stallman
First independent ruler of Moldavia in the 1360s
Bogdan I, commonly known as Bogdan the Founder (Romanian: Bogdan Întemeietorul), was the first independent ruler, or voivode, of Moldavia in the 1360s
Bogdan_the_Founder
American non-profit executive
Scott Harrison (born September 7, 1975) is the founder and current CEO of the non-profit charity: water. Harrison is the author of Thirst: A Story of
Scott Harrison (charity founder)
Scott_Harrison_(charity_founder)
Primary ancestor of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon
In the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon, Jared was the primary ancestor of the Jaredites. He is not to be confused with another Jared, a later Jaredite
Jared_(founder_of_Jaredites)
American magazine publisher (1926–2017)
2017) was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with sexualized
Hugh_Hefner
Father of abolitionist John Brown (1771–1856)
also a civil servant and a fervent, outspoken abolitionist. Brown was a founder of multiple institutions including the Western Reserve Anti-Slavery Society
Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1771)
Owen_Brown_(abolitionist,_born_1771)
American entrepreneur (born 1992)
Bankman-Fried is the founder of Future Fund, whose team included Scottish philosopher and author William MacAskill, one of the founders of the effective altruism
Sam_Bankman-Fried
Public university in Chennai, India
Kavithalaya Krishnan Indian film and television actor Dhiraj Rajaram, founder & chairman of Mu Sigma Inc Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, former Indian High
Anna_University
Award given by The Salvation Army
the death of the founder of the Salvation Army William Booth, his son, General Bramwell Booth, inaugurated the Order of the Founder to recognise Salvationists
Order_of_the_Founder
American model (born 1996)
American model, socialite, media personality, and businesswoman. She is the founder and chief creative officer (CCO) of the skincare brand Rhode, which was
Hailey_Bieber
American businessman (born 1981)
29, 1981) is an American businessman and industrial designer and the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Chesky is the 290th richest person in the world according
Brian_Chesky
Duke of Austria (1358–1365)
Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder (German: der Stifter), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke
Rudolf_IV,_Duke_of_Austria
American singer (born 1977)
songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album
Gerard_Way
Taiwanese and American businessman (born 1963)
Taiwanese and American business executive and electrical engineer who is the founder, president, and CEO of Nvidia, the world's most valuable company. As of
Jensen_Huang
Emirati monument to Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi
The Founder's Memorial (Arabic: صرح زايد المؤسس), a monument and visitor centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a memorial to Sheikh Zayed
The_Founder's_Memorial
Public charter school in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
The Founders Academy is a charter school in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. The academy's charter states that the focus is to provide a classical
The_Founders_Academy
Lacrosse championship trophy
The Founders' Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Lacrosse Canada
Founders_Cup
Indian politician (born 1944)
and is the first elected MLA of the party (elected in 1998). He was the founder president of INTTUC, the labour wing of All India Trinamool Congress. He
Sovandeb_Chattopadhyay
Reverence for the founders of the United States
Founderism (being a Founderist) is an intellectual outlook that has a strong "reverence for the founders" of the United States. The term is viewed as a
Founderism
Reformed Baptist group within the Southern Baptist Convention
Founders Ministries, previously known as the Southern Baptist Founders Conference, is a Reformed Baptist group within the Southern Baptist Convention in
Founders_Ministries
English actress (1873–1946)
Emily Stella Conti (1873 – 8 February 1946) was an English actress and the founder of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Italia Emily Stella
Italia_Conti
American billionaire businessman (born 1969)
is an American billionaire businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Tempus AI, and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), InnerWorkings
Eric_Lefkofsky
Swedish businessman (1926–2018)
holding company. Following his decision to step down the then-87-year-old founder explained, "I see this as a good time for me to leave the board of Inter
Ingvar_Kamprad
American rock musician and songwriter (born 1962)
American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He has
Jon_Bon_Jovi
Indian film producer (1949–2026)
Tamil and Telugu along with a few films in Malayalam and Hindi. He was the founder of the production company Super Good Films. R. B. Choudary hailed from
R._B._Choudary
American fast food company founders
niche at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester. In the 2016 film The Founder, a biopic about Kroc and his business relationship with both Maurice and
Richard_and_Maurice_McDonald
Organization designing open copyright licenses
themselves and their intellectual property rights legally. According to its founder Lawrence Lessig, Creative Commons' goal is to counter the dominant and
Creative_Commons
Practice of casting and tuning bells
railways allowed easy transportation of bells, leading to the dominance of founders such as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and John Taylor & Co of Loughborough
Bellfounding
American emo band
The Co Founder is an American emo punk band based out of Oakland, California. Originally formed in 2015, the band's lineup consists of Hayden Eller (vocals
The_Co_Founder
Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
co-founder William R. Hewlett (SM) HuffPost, 2005, co-founder Jonah Peretti (SM) Intel, 1968, co-founder Robert Noyce (PhD) Khan Academy, 2008, founder Salman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
Italian far-right activist (1936–2019)
Italian neo-fascist terrorist. He was the founder of Avanguardia Nazionale, a member of Ordine Nuovo, and founder of Lega nazionalpopolare. He went on to
Stefano_Delle_Chiaie
American businessperson
businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Edens is co-owner of the Milwaukee
Wes_Edens
American entrepreneur (born 1992)
defense technology executive. He is a co-founder of defense technology company Anduril Industries. He was the founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus
Palmer_Luckey
List of people credited with creating the state
following is a list of national founders of sovereign states who were credited with establishing a state. National founders are typically those who played
List_of_national_founders
Type-founder and chocolate maker
an English type-founder and chocolate maker, founding the family chocolate company that would later become J. S. Fry & Sons, and founder of the Bristol
Joseph_Fry_(type-founder)
British-American lawyer and social reformer
Press, 2019, p. 13. John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 12 October 1812, NARA: Founders Online Branch, Michael P. (2004). Reading the Roots: American Nature Writing
Thomas_Morton_(colonist)
Spanish businessman
Murcia) is a Spanish businessman in the commercial aviation sector. He is founder of the European low-cost airlines Vueling Airlines and Volotea. Since 2011
Carlos_Muñoz_(businessman)
Indian political party
Assembly Vijayakant at Madurai on 14 September 2005. The party was led by its founder until 14 December 2023 from its date of founding. From 14 December 2023
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Desiya_Murpokku_Dravida_Kazhagam
American drummer (born 1962)
Λι Μπας, October 3, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder and drummer of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He also founded rap metal
Tommy_Lee
American businessman (born 1985)
and venture capitalist. He is the founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Thrive Capital, co-founder and vice-chairman of Oscar Health
Joshua_Kushner
Kopelman: founder, Half.com Kartik Kumra: fashion designer, founder of Kartik Research Geraldine Laybourne: founder, Oxygen Media Douglas Lenat: founder, artificial
List of University of Pennsylvania people
List_of_University_of_Pennsylvania_people
American filmmaker (born 1973)
American filmmaker, animator, and former rapper. The son of the Nike co-founder Phil Knight, he has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the
Travis_Knight
First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Biden is the founder of the Biden Breast Health Initiative non-profit organization, co-founder of the Book Buddies program, co-founder of the Biden Foundation
Jill_Biden
Canadian entrepreneur and investor (born 1986)
(March 23, 2020). "How the coronavirus stock-market rout dealt Chewy's founder a $150 million blow to his Apple holdings, for now". MarketWatch. Archived
Ryan_Cohen
Private university in California, US
from prominent figures such as the co-founder of Netscape (Jim Clark), founder of SAP SE (Hasso Plattner), co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (Marc Andreessen
Stanford_University
American businessman (born 1973)
Page was an avid reader during his youth, writing in his 2013 Google founders letter: "I remember spending a huge amount of time pouring [sic] over books
Larry_Page
Brazilian internet entrepreneur (born 1982)
philanthropist, known for co-founding Facebook, based in Singapore. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of the venture capital firm B Capital with Raj Ganguly. Saverin
Eduardo_Saverin
American news magazine and website
New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition, Time Europe, is published in London and
Time_(magazine)
The Philip II Statue, officially The Founder of Heraclea Statue (name change to avoid conflict with Greece over history), is a large statue of the king
Philip_II_Statue
American musician (born 1964)
uncredited Michael Jackson on chorus vocals. Gordy is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Other relatives include half-siblings Redfoo, Rhonda Ross
Rockwell_(musician)
Sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
The Founders Memorial, also known as Founding of Boston, is a 1930 sculpture by John Francis Paramino in Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts. The memorial
The_Founders_Memorial
Demographics of region
(92,059). Quebec is home to "one of the world's most valuable founder populations". Founder populations are very valuable to medical genetic research as
Demographics_of_Quebec
Former association football club in England
football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. They were one of the founder members of the Football League. Accrington Football Club was formed following
Accrington_F.C.
American televangelist (1957–2021)
minister, Christian broadcaster, and anti-vaccine advocate. He was the co-founder, president, and CEO of the Daystar Television Network, which in 2010 claimed
Marcus_Lamb
American businessman (1916-2002)
Donuts' founder is born". Haaretz. Retrieved June 10, 2013. Myrna Oliver (September 23, 2002). "Obituaries: William Rosenberg, 86; Dunkin' Donuts Founder Pioneered
William_Rosenberg
American educator and philanthropist
(October 13, 1799 – December 28, 1884) was an American educator, and the founder of Baldwin Institute (later Baldwin University) in Berea, Ohio, which would
John_Baldwin_(educator)
American internet entrepreneur (born 1967)
entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network
Reid_Hoffman
American businessman (born 1952)
(born November 2, 1952) is an American billionaire businessman. He is a co-founder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, an American multinational investment management
Larry_Fink
American automotive businessman (1861–1947)
of the United States automobile industry, he was the founder of General Motors and a co-founder of Chevrolet. He created a system in which a company held
William_C._Durant
American record producer (born 1963)
March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia
Rick_Rubin
British businesswoman (born 1982)
Kardashian family and is the CEO and co-founder of the denim company Good American, a founding partner of Skims, and co-founder of Safely. Grede was born and raised
Emma_Grede
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hopkin. The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.Irish (County Longford and western Ireland) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac OibicÃn, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.Stephen Hopkins (c.1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German : from Giselbert, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of St. Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Eastes, still pronounced today as two syllables, as it was in medieval times.This name was brought to New England by Matthew (1645–1723) and Richard (born 1647) Estes, sons of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England. Probably unconnected is the founder of the VA and TN family of this name, Benjamin Estes (born 1736 in VA; died 1811 in TN).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Kene, a short form of the Old English personal name Cēn or Cyne, based on Old English cēne ‘wise’, ‘brave’, ‘proud’.Americanized spelling of German Kühn (see Kuehn).Robert Keayne (d. 1655) was one of the founders of Boston MA, and is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground there.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English flēot ‘stream’, ‘estuary’ + wudu ‘wood’. The place of this name in Lancashire got its name in the 19th century from its founder, Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, and is not the source of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from Cēol, an Old English personal name, or alternatively from an unattested Old Scandinavian word, kæl ‘wedge-shaped piece of land’, + ēg ‘island’, ‘area of dry land in a marsh’.Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English (but most common in Wales)
English (but most common in Wales) : from Lowis, Lodovicus, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements hlod ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. This was the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty, recorded in Latin chronicles as Ludovicus and Chlodovechus (the latter form becoming Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis, the former developing into German Ludwig). The name was popular throughout France in the Middle Ages and was introduced to England by the Normans. In Wales it became inextricably confused with 2.Welsh : from an Anglicized form of the personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn).Irish and Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Lewis was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Ailmar, Old English Æ{dh}elmǣr, composed of the elements æ{dh}el ‘noble’ + mǣr ‘famous’, which was reinforced after the Conquest by the introduction of Old French Ailmer, from a Continental cognate.North German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agi(l) ‘edge or tip (of a sword)’ + man ‘man’.South German : topographic name for someone who lived by an elm tree, Middle High German elm(e).Swiss German : habitational name from a village so named in Glarus canton.Edward Elmer was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the cathedral city on an island in the fens north of Cambridge. It is so named from Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + gē ‘district’.Probably also an Americanized form of German Eley.Nathaniel Ely was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English gode ‘good’ + man ‘man’, in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king.English : from the Middle English personal name Godeman, Old English GÅdmann, composed of the elements gÅd ‘good’ or god ‘god’ + mann ‘man’.English : from the Old English personal name Gūðmund, composed of the elements gūð ‘battle’ + mund ‘protection’ , or the Old Norse cognate Guðmundr.Americanized form of Jewish Gutman or German Gutmann.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Richard Goodman was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mander.Belcher Manter is recorded in Plymouth, MA, in 1657. John Manter (1658–1744), possibly a son of Belcher, was the founder of a family associated with Martha’s Vineyard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Merewine (Old English Maerwin, from mær ‘fame’ + win ‘friend’).English : from the Old English personal name Merefinn, derived from Old Norse Mora-Finnr.English : from the Old English personal name Mǣrwynn, composed of the elements mǣr ‘famous’, ‘renowned’ + wynn ‘joy’.English : from the Welsh personal name Merfyn, Mervyn, composed of the Old Welsh elements mer, which probably means ‘marrow’, + myn ‘eminent’.English : Mathew Marvin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : from a personal name or nickname meaning ‘stag’, Middle English hert, Middle Low German hërte, harte.German : variant spelling of Hardt 1 and 2.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name or a nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAirt ‘descendant of Art’, a byname meaning ‘bear’, ‘hero’. The English name became established in Ireland in the 17th century.French : from an Old French word meaning ‘rope’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker or a hangman.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch hart, hert ‘hard’, ‘strong’, ‘ruthless’, ‘unruly’.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Stephen Hart was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
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English
English : from the Middle English personal name Godewyn, Old English GÅdwine, composed of the elements gÅd ‘good’ + wine ‘friend’.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
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English
English : variant of Lovell, derived from Anglo-Norman French lou ‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -el.Lowell is the surname of one of America’s most distinguished New England families, which have been prominent for over 200 years. Its founder, John Lowell (1743–1802), was a legislator and judge. The city of Lowell, MA was named in honor of his son Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), a textile manufacturer.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Elliott.Andrew Eliot, a shoemaker of East Coker, Somerset, England, who emigrated to Boston MA in 1670, was the founder of a distinguished American family which included the poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), who was born in St. Louis, MO.
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FOUNDER
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
The Earth
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Biblical
A bridle or bit.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Shiva
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Indian, Tamil
Happy
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish Klemens, KLEMENTYNA means "gentle and merciful."Â
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Strong Guardian
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Greek
The guardian of Capricornians.
Male
English
Short form of English Steven, STEVE means "crown."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Yognya | யோகà¯à®¨à¯à®¯à®¾
Truth
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
n.
Inflammation of the laminae or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder.
a.
Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733-1794), the founder of modern embryology.
n.
One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century; -- so called from Valentinus, the founder.
a.
Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road.
n.
An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.
a.
An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.
n.
The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism. See Methodist, n., 2.
n.
One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.
imp. & p. p.
of Founder
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Founder
v. t.
To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.
pl.
of Foundery
n.
One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants.
n.
That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
v. i.
To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked.
n.
A member of one of the four sects of the Sunnites, or Orthodox Mohammedans; -- so called from its founder, Mohammed al-Shafei.
n.
One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
n.
One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland.
n.
An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.
v. t.
The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.