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The Gloster III was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s intended to compete for the Schneider Trophy air race. A single-engined, single-seat biplane
Gloster_III
English aircraft manufacturer (1917–1963)
The Gloster Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1917 to 1963. Founded as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited during the
Gloster_Aircraft_Company
Annual air racing event for seaplanes (1913–1931)
R3C ahead of the British Gloster III and the Italian Macchi M.33. R. J. Mitchell's Supermarine S.4 and the other Gloster III were damaged before the race
Schneider_Trophy
British interceptor aircraft
The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the Gloster Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal
Gloster_Javelin
1920s British sport floatplane
19 hp/lb (0.31 kW/kg) Schneider Trophy Related development Gloster I Gloster III Gloster IV Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Curtiss
Gloster_II
Britain's first jet fighter, 1943–1980s
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. It
Gloster_Meteor
British piston aircraft engine family
(prototype) Fairey III Fairey Fawn Felixstowe F.5 – (N4839) Fokker C.IV-W Fokker C.V Fokker D.C.I Fokker D.XIII Gloster Gorcock Gloster Guan Handley Page
Napier_Lion
1920s British fighter aircraft
The Gloster Sparrowhawk was a single-seat fighter aircraft designed and produced during the early 1920s by the British aircraft manufacturer Gloster. It
Gloster_Sparrowhawk
progressed from the Gloster II, through the successful Gloster III (placed 2nd in 1925), and Gloster IV biplanes. While Henry Folland, Gloster's chief designer
Gloster_VI
British biplane fighter aircraft
The Gloster Gladiator is a biplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by the British aviation firm Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd.. It was the last
Gloster_Gladiator
Fighter aircraft in the UK
The Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aeroplane manufacturer Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s. It was
Gloster_Gauntlet
Schneider Trophy teams, remaining in use until 1930. The Gloster Sparrowhawk (or Mars II, III and IV) was a naval fighter for Japan, powered by the Bentley
Nieuport_Nighthawk
Aerospace manufacturer in Northern Ireland
designs. Shorts designed the floats used for the Supermarine S.4 and Gloster III seaplanes entered by the United Kingdom for the 1925 Schneider Trophy
Short_Brothers
1923 British military aircraft
The Gloster Grebe was developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company from the Gloster Grouse (an experimental aircraft later developed as a trainer), and was
Gloster_Grebe
biplane floatplane Gloster I 1925 & 1927 biplane floatplane Gloster III 1925 biplane floatplane Gloster IV 1926-1927 biplane floatplane Gloster VI Golden Arrow
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
British biplane fighter
The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Gloster. The Gamecock was a development of the earlier
Gloster_Gamecock
race, Gloster designed the Gloster IV; it was a development of the Gloster III which had finished second in the 1925 race. Henry Folland, Gloster's chief
Gloster_IV
be powered by a Napier Lion engine which had been used in the racing Gloster III and was a water-cooled motor with three banks of four cylinders in an
Gloster_Gorcock
British jet-engined aircraft, first flown in 1941
The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle, Gloster Pioneer, or Gloster G.40) was the first British turbojet-engined aircraft, first
Gloster_E.28/39
British First World War aviator
Pages and Glosters. At the 1925 Schneider Trophy Broad was the sole British entrant following a number of pre-race accidents. Flying a Gloster III seaplane
Hubert_Broad
Monoplane built by Short Brothers (1926–1933)
metal floats for seaplanes. The floats for both the Supermarine S.4 and Gloster III Schneider Cup seaplanes were built by Shorts. They had built their own
Short_Mussel
Homebuilt 1993 Gloster Goring UK Floatplane Bomber 1927 Prototype 1 Gloster II UK Floatplane Racer 1924 Gloster III UK Floatplane Racer 1925 Gloster IV UK Floatplane
List of flying boats and floatplanes
List_of_flying_boats_and_floatplanes
British floatplane (1925)
competition at Bay Shore Park, Baltimore, the S.4, together with two Gloster III biplanes, was shipped to the U.S. aboard the SS Minnewaska, free of charge
Supermarine_S.4
Planned British bomber interceptor aircraft
series of design studies for an improved supersonic-capable version of the Gloster Javelin aircraft. Depending on the source, it is also known as F.153D,
Gloster_thin-wing_Javelin
Experimental British jet aircraft
A heavily modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter, the "prone position/prone pilot" Meteor, was used by the Royal Air Force in 1954 and 1955 to evaluate the
Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot"
Gloster_Meteor_F8_"Prone_Pilot"
1939 British prototype fighter aircraft
The Gloster F.9/37, also known as the Gloster G.39, was a British twin-engined design from the Gloster Aircraft Company for a cannon-armed heavy fighter
Gloster_F.9/37
the first by manned helicopters. 1925 Jimmy Doolittle beats a British Gloster III in the Schneider Trophy race held at Baltimore Bay Shore amusement park
Aviation_in_Maryland
British prototype jet fighter design
Gloster E.1/44 was a British single-engined jet fighter design of the Second World War, developed and produced by the British aviation firm Gloster Aircraft
Gloster_E.1/44
Major confrontation during the Chinese Spring Offensive of the Korean War
Imjin), also known as the Battle of Solma-ri (Korean: 설마리 전투) or Battle of Gloster Hill (글로스터 고지 전투) in South Korea, or as Battle of Xuemali (Chinese: 雪马里战斗;
Battle_of_the_Imjin_River
1930s British fighter aircraft
The Gloster F.5/34 was a British fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-seat, single-engine monoplane of all-metal cantilever construction; the undercarriage
Gloster_F.5/34
KD5G (Gloster Aircraft Company) Gloster II Gloster III Gloster IV Gloster VI Gloster AS.31 Survey Gloster E.1/44, also known as Gloster Ace Gloster E.28/39
List_of_aircraft_(G–Gn)
King of England in 1483
thus: "Clarence, and Gloster, [sic] love my lovely queen, And kiss your princely nephew, brothers both." Gloster, the future Richard III, is at the close
Edward_V
Georgian house in County Offaly, Ireland
Gloster House is a Georgian-Palladian country house operating as a wedding venue near Brosna, County Offaly, Ireland. The design of the house has sometimes
Gloster_House
fighter Fairey Firefly (FAA) fleet fighter Gloster Gladiator (RAF, FAA) Gloster Sea Gladiator (FAA) Gloster Meteor (RAF) jet fighter Grumman Martlet/Wildcat
List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_World_War_II
Races Gloster Bamel UK 1921 Flight airspeed record[citation needed] Gloster II UK 1924 Schneider Trophy Gloster III UK 1925 Schneider Trophy Gloster IV UK
List_of_racing_aircraft
Panamanian-American baseball player (born 1969)
Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2019. Gloster, Rob (October 9, 2000). "Not over the hill yet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mariano_Rivera
in formation. 1946 On 15 January 1946 two Royal Air Force (RAF) Gloster Meteor IIIs of 124 Squadron collided at Bentwaters, Suffolk. On 18 January 1946
List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_mid-air_collisions_and_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
Airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft
test pilot Erich Warsitz. The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the "Gloster Whittle", "Gloster Pioneer", or "Gloster G.40") made the first British
Turbojet
Former British Army regiment
The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its
Gloucestershire_Regiment
Aircraft engine
Fokker G.1 General Aircraft Hamilcar X Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gladiator Gloster Gauntlet Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster Goring Hawker Audax Hawker F.20/27
Bristol_Mercury
Aristocratic title
was first conferred on Thomas of Woodstock, the thirteenth child of Edward III. The title became extinct at his death, as it did upon the death of the duke
Duke_of_Gloucester
List of aircraft produced by a number of countries to test new concepts and technology
swept wing glider Gloster E.28/39 – Jet engine research Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot" – Prone position flight control research Gloster Trent Meteor – Turboprop
List_of_experimental_aircraft
July 29 - Blériot 155 FBA 21 August 24 – Supermarine S.4 August 29 – Gloster III September 11 – Curtiss R3C-1 Consolidated NY-1 November 9 - Fairey Firefly
1925_in_aviation
1929–1964 aircraft manufacturer
the Gloster works to form Gloster-Saro utilising both companies' expertise in aluminium forming to produce fire appliances and tankers in the Gloster factory
Saunders-Roe
The Gloster A.S.31 Survey was a 1920s British photo-survey biplane developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company from the de Havilland DH.67 design project
Gloster_Survey
1921 carrier-based fighter aircraft
was a modification of the earlier Nieuport Nighthawk fighter produced by Gloster after the Nieuport & General company, which designed the Nighthawk, closed
Gloster_Nightjar
British biochemist
Tracey Maureen Gloster is a chemist at the University of St Andrews. Her research interests are in structural biology, chemical biology, glycobiology
Tracey_Gloster
Prototype British naval fighter biplane
The Gloster SS.35 Gnatsnapper was a British naval biplane fighter design of the late 1920s. Two prototypes were built but the type did not enter production
Gloster_Gnatsnapper
Single-engined three-seat biplane
The Gloster TSR.38 was a single-engined three-seat biplane designed as a naval torpedo/spotter/reconnaissance aircraft in the early 1930s. It did not
Gloster_TSR.38
First operational jet-powered fighter aircraft
heavily armed than any Allied fighter, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor. The Allies countered by attacking the aircraft on the ground and
Messerschmitt_Me_262
Triangle shaped aircraft wing configuration
can be traced back to the late 1940s. When used with a T-tail, as in the Gloster Javelin, like other wings a delta wing can give rise to a "deep stall"
Delta_wing
British nine-cylinder radial engine family
Fokker F.IX Gloster Gambet Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster Goldfinch Gloster Goral Gloster Goring Gloster Grebe Gloster Mars Gloster Survey Gourdou-Leseurre
Bristol_Jupiter
British turbojet engine
engine to power operational aircraft, the Gloster Meteor. In 1940 the Air Ministry placed a contract with the Gloster Aircraft Company for prototypes of a
Power_Jets_W.2
British biplane of the 1920s
The Gloster Grouse was a British biplane of the 1920s developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company. Often referred to as the prototype to the Gloster Grebe
Gloster_Grouse
British prototype fighter
Specification F.7/30, which sought to introduce a new fighter to succeed the Gloster Gauntlet. The Type 224 was powered by a Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine, which
Supermarine_Type_224
Single-engined two-seat biplane
The Gloster Goring was a single-engined two-seat biplane designed to meet 1926 Air Ministry specifications for a day/torpedo bomber. It was not put into
Gloster_Goring
British biplane torpedo bomber
fuselage or 1,500 lb total of bombs under fuselage and wings. Blackburn Shark Gloster TSR.38 Eugene Esmonde Related development Fairey Albacore Aircraft of comparable
Fairey_Swordfish
German fighter biplane
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Blériot-SPAD S.51 Gloster Gamecock Hawker Woodcock Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia
Arado_SD_III
Heavy machine gun
and more reliable Browning Model 1919 using metal-linked cartridges. The Gloster Gladiator was the last RAF fighter to be armed with the Vickers, later
Vickers_machine_gun
Aircraft in the Royal Air Force
could also be deployed in a close-support role as a dive-bomber. Fairey, Gloster and Hawker each offered designs to fill this role. As the aircraft only
Hawker_Henley
Former fighter aircraft
subcontracted out to Blackburn, Bristol, Gloster, and Vickers. During May 1924, the RAF's first Siskin IIIs were delivered to No. 41 Squadron at RAF Northolt
Armstrong_Whitworth_Siskin
Lord Protector of England from 1422 to 1437
Ancestors of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester 8. Edward III of England 4. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster 9. Philippa of Hainault 2. Henry IV of England
Humphrey,_Duke_of_Gloucester
British carrier-based fighter aircraft
the Royal Air Force, was forced into having to order Blackburn Rocs and Gloster Sea Gladiators, both of which proved to be woefully inadequate in the circumstances
Supermarine_Seafire
Military aviation museum in Israel
markings Gloster Meteor – No. 06 Gloster Meteor – Gate guard Gloster Meteor – NF-13 Variant Gloster Meteor – NF-13 Variant Gloster Meteor – No. 15 Gloster Meteor
Israeli_Air_Force_Museum
British ejection and crashworthy seats manufacturer
successfully live-tested by Lynch on 24 July 1946, who ejected from a Gloster Meteor travelling at 320 mph (510 km/h) IAS at 8,000 feet (2,400 m) over
Martin-Baker
Air control squadron of the Royal Air Force
it operated several aircraft types during the Cold War, including the Gloster Meteor F.4 and the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2. In 1992, it began flying
No._19_Squadron_RAF
1940s British turbojet aircraft engine
Flygmotor RM1A Goblin III production in Sweden Curtiss XF15C-1 de Havilland DH 108 Swallow de Havilland Vampire Fiat G.80 Gloster Meteor Lockheed XP-80
De_Havilland_Goblin
Small plane aboard an airborne carrier
requirement was abandoned. In 1925 first the DH.53 light aeroplane and then Gloster Grebes had been launched from the airship R.33. In 1930, the US Navy airship
Parasite_aircraft
Highest speed obtained from an air vehicle
The first new official record in the post-war period was achieved by a Gloster Meteor F Mk.4 in November 1945, at 975 km/h (606 mph). The first aircraft
List of flight airspeed records
List_of_flight_airspeed_records
1950s family of British fighter aircraft
RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. The all-weather/night fighter role was filled by the Gloster Javelin. Successively improved
Hawker_Hunter
1940s French turbojet aircraft engine
airliners, a SNCASO S.O.30P Bretagne (F-WAYD), SNCASE S.E.2060 Armagnac and a Gloster Meteor F.4 (RA491). The ATAR 101 was steadily developed with improvements
SNECMA_Atar_101
Former aviation museum in the Netherlands
Fokker S.14 "Machtrainer" Fokker F27-300M Troopship General Dynamics F-16A Gloster Meteor Mk.4 Grumman S-2A Tracker de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth de Havilland
Militaire_Luchtvaart_Museum
The Gloster Goldfinch was a single-engined single-seat high-altitude biplane fighter of all-metal construction from the later 1920s. It did not reach
Gloster_Goldfinch
Aircraft class powered by jet propulsion engines
rather than combustion of the turbine gases. The British experimental Gloster E.28/39 took its first flight on May 15, 1941, powered by Sir Frank Whittle's
Jet_aircraft
Fighter aircraft; first single-engine jet in RAF service
second jet fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine. Development
De_Havilland_Vampire
1930s British piston aircraft engine
in the Gloster TSR.38 (S1705), and the first Gloster Gnatsnapper prototype (N227). Blackburn F3 Bristol Type 123 Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster TSR.38 Hawker
Rolls-Royce_Goshawk
Former RAF station in Oxfordshire, England
1942. In 1943 the station served as flight test centre for its Gloster E.28/39 and Gloster Meteor jet aircraft. Bomber Command and No. 16 Operational Training
RAF_Barford_St_John
production because its performance fell far below the RAF's requirements. The Gloster Gladiator won the F.7/30 competition. The Westland F.7/30 was designed
Westland_F.7/30
British military defense specification
front line defence was converting from Gloster Meteor (a design that first flew during the Second World War) to Gloster Javelin all-weather fighters with the
Operational_Requirement_F.155
Chinese aerospace engineer (1914–1965)
Britain's Gloster Aircraft Company to jointly manufacture fighter jets, and sent Huang to England in September 1946. He studied the Gloster Meteor fighter
Huang_Zhiqian
South African Air Force unit
Fury I Gloster Gauntlet Gloster Gladiator II Hawker Hurricane Tomahawk IIB June 1941 – May 1942 Kittyhawk I April 1942 – June 1943 Kittyhawk III June 1943
2_Squadron_SAAF
trials. Following evaluation of F.7/30 designs an order was placed for the Gloster Gladiator. Data from The British Fighter since 1912 General characteristics
Blackburn_F.3
Royal Air Force squadron, 1956–1958
V de Havilland Mosquito III, VI, XVI and PR.34 Avro Anson T.20 Bristol Buckmaster I de Havilland Vampire F.3 & FB.5 Gloster Meteor T.7 & F.8 Vickers
Ferry_Squadron_RAF
Series of SUV models
modified chassis and the fire-fighting body was supplied and mounted by Gloster-Saro. These were four-door versions using an internally mounted water-pump
Range_Rover
Aviation museum in Tangmere, West Sussex
Havilland Vampire T.11 XH313 English Electric Lightning F.53 ZF578 Gloster Meteor F.4 EE549 Gloster Meteor F.8 WA829/WA984 Hawker Hunter F.3 WB188 Hawker Hunter
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Tangmere_Military_Aviation_Museum
Aviation museum in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Aircraft Monospar ST-12 Gloster Javelin FAW.8 Gloster Meteor F.8 Gloster Meteor FR.9 (Mod) Gloster Meteor NF.12 Gloster Meteor NF.14 Gloster Meteor T.7 GAF Jindivik
Newark_Air_Museum
The Gloster Guan was a single-engined single-seat experimental biplane fighter built in the United Kingdom to test the performance of fighters using supercharged
Gloster_Guan
Royal Air Force pilot (1898-1977)
June 1930 (seniority from 1 July). Day joined No. 23 Squadron RAF flying Gloster Gamecocks, with which he led the RAF Synchronised Aerobatics Display Team
Harry_Day
Belgian prince
to Belgium as Captain-Commandant to assume command of 9 Squadron flying Gloster Meteor 8s. Prince Antoine resigned his commission on 1 September 1955 to
Antoine,_Prince_of_Ligne
Robinson, Private Chef, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert) Tom Gloster, Executive Chef, Lula Trattoria, Mineola, NY (winner) 246 8 "Big Hitters"
List of Chopped episodes (seasons 1–20)
List_of_Chopped_episodes_(seasons_1–20)
Military museum in RAAF Williams Point Cook
Havilland Vampire T.35 Douglas C-47 Dakota General Dynamics F-111C Gloster Meteor F.8 Gloster Meteor T.7 Lockheed SP-2H Neptune Lockheed Ventura North American
RAAF_Museum
1912–1996 Dutch aircraft manufacturer
number of military planes were built there under license, among them the Gloster Meteor twin-jet fighter and Lockheed's F-104 Starfighter. A second production
Fokker
Topics referred to by the same term
California-based company, closed in 1998 Gauntlet track, a type of railroad track Gloster Gauntlet, a British biplane SA-15 "Gauntlet", a Soviet surface-to-air missile
Gauntlet
British Royal Air Force engineer and air officer (1907–1996)
tentative contract with the Gloster Aircraft Company for a simple aircraft specifically to flight-test the W.1, the single-engine Gloster E.28/39. Whittle had
Frank_Whittle
2017 novel by Ken Follett
deputy of Kingsbridge and member of King privy council after Ned. Donal Gloster - Former Philbert Cobley's employee who tries to seduce Ruth Cobley, Philbert
A_Column_of_Fire
1940s British turbojet aircraft engine
proposed jet powered variant[citation needed] Fokker S.14 Machtrainer Gloster Meteor Nord 1601 Tupolev '73' Tupolev '78' An unusual application of the
Rolls-Royce_Derwent
British mechanical engineer (1906–1995)
of the team at Gloster in the early 1940s that developed the first British jet aircraft that flew in May 1941, and later the Gloster Meteor. He was born
John_Cuss
Aircraft empennage configuration
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and the Embraer C-390 Millenium. It was used in the 1950s by combat aircraft such as the Gloster Javelin, McDonnell F-101
T-tail
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
base, equipped initially with de Havilland Mosquito and then Gloster Meteor and Gloster Javelin aircraft before becoming a Flying Training Command airfield
RAF_Leeming
US Navy biplane
Berliner-Joyce XF3J Curtiss BF2C Goshawk Curtiss F11C Goshawk Fiat CR.42 Falco Gloster Gladiator Nakajima A4N Polikarpov I-153 Related lists List of fighter aircraft
Grumman_F3F
GLOSTER III
GLOSTER III
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham, Cleveland)
English (County Durham, Cleveland) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shining, Lighting, Illuminating, Glitter, Flash, Luster, Bright
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, which could have derived from any of the following: 1) Middle English foster, FOSTER means "foster-parent," 2) forster, meaning "forester," 3) forster, meaning "shearer," or 4) fuyster, meaning "saddle-tree maker."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shining, Lighting, Illuminating, Glitter, Flash, Luster, Bright
Boy/Male
Indian
Shining, Lighting, Illuminating, Glitter, Flash, Luster, Bright
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glēvum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw ‘bright’), to which was added the Old English element ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
Boy/Male
Indian
Shining, Lighting, Illuminating, Glitter, Flash, Luster, Bright
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALESTER means "defender of mankind."
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALASTER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Worcester.
Male
Gaelic
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALISTER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : reduced form of Forster.English : nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fÅstre, a derivative of fÅstrian ‘to nourish or rear’).Jewish : probably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster.This name was brought to North America by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Thomas Foster (1640–79) is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. John Foster, born 1648 in Dorchester, MA, was the earliest wood engraver in America.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a plasterer, from Middle English, Middle Low German plaster (from Latin emplastrum ‘(wound) plaster’ (originally a paste), from Greek emplastron, a derivative of emplassein ‘to shape or form’; the term was carried over into building terminology to mean ‘bonding agent’).English : habitational name from any of various places called Plaistow (in East London, Derbyshire, Sussex, and elsewhere), from Old English plegestÅw ‘place where people gather for sport or play’. This can also be a variant of Plaisted (through interchangeable use of the Old English elements stÅw and stede, both meaning ‘place’, in earlier times).German and Ashkenazic Jewish (Pflaster) : from Middle High German pflaster (German Pflaster, from Latin plastrum) ‘street pavement’, ‘pavement’, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Glover.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lister.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the city name Leicester which was recorded in the 10th century as Ligora caester "Ligora's fort." Ligora is related to Liguria, a very old place name of obscure origin, dating back to pre-Roman times. There has been some speculation concerning a possible connection between Ligora/Liguria and Celtic Lug, LESTER means "oath."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Leicester, named in Old English from the tribal name Ligore (itself adapted from a British river name) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.English and Scottish : variant of Lister.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Gaelic Alaster, ALYSTER means "defender of mankind."
Boy/Male
Indian
Shining, Lighting, Illuminating, Glitter, Flash, Luster, Bright
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shining, Lighting, Illuminating, Glitter, Flash, Luster, Bright
GLOSTER III
GLOSTER III
Boy/Male
Muslim
Faithful
Girl/Female
Indian
Attainment, Achievement, A bird
Male
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Gregorius, GREGORIO means "watchful; vigilant."
Boy/Male
Hindu
A name of Lord Shiva, One who has matted hair
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Elf Battle; Victory
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Spanish (MerlÃn)
English, French, and Spanish (MerlÃn) : from the Old French personal name Merlin, Latin Merlinus was derived from the Welsh personal name Myrddin. Merlinus was a Latinized form of Myrddin devised by Geoffrey of Monmouth and popularized in the Arthurian romances.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merle, a pet form of Miryam (see Mirkin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shear.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim
Holy Prophet
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Glorify; Best
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Traditional
Face
GLOSTER III
GLOSTER III
GLOSTER III
GLOSTER III
GLOSTER III
n.
Same as Clyster.
n.
A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister.
v. i.
To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.
v. t.
To support with a bolster or pillow.
v. t.
To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure.
v. t.
To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house.
n.
A number of similar things collected together or lying contiguous; a group; as, a cluster of islands.
v. t.
Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster.
v. i.
To grow in clusters or assemble in groups; to gather or unite in a cluster or clusters.
n.
A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
v. t.
To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.
v. t.
To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.
n.
A polisher; one who gives a luster.
v. t.
To raise a blister or blisters upon.
n.
A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.
v. i.
To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on.
n.
One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot.
v. t.
To collect into a cluster or clusters; to gather into a bunch or close body.
n.
Glitter; luster.
n.
See Glosser.