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UK Parliament constituency (1885–)
Gower (Welsh: Gŵyr) is a constituency created in 1885 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by one Member of Parliament (MP). Tonia
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Peninsula in Wales
Senedd constituency has only elected Labour members. The Gower constituency in Westminster had previously also elected only Labour Members of Parliament (MPs)
Gower_Peninsula
UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)
Morgannwg) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kanishka Narayan, a Labour MP. The constituency retained
Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)
Vale_of_Glamorgan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Senedd constituency (from 2026)
Gŵyr Abertawe (Welsh for 'Gower [and] Swansea'; listen) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the
Gŵyr_Abertawe
UK Parliament constituency (since 1997)
Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by David Robertson of the Labour Party
Lichfield_(constituency)
Electoral divisions of the parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
MPs in the 59th United Kingdom House of Commons
650 members of Parliament were elected to the country's House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency. The UK Parliament consists of the
List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
UK Parliament constituency (2010–2024)
Aberconwy was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission for the 2010
Aberconwy (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberconwy_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1918–2024)
Castell-nedd) was a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1918 to 2024. The constituency was abolished as part
Neath (UK Parliament constituency)
Neath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British politician
Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland, KG, FRS (19 December 1828 – 22 September 1892), styled Viscount Trentham until 1833, Earl Gower in 1833 and
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland
George_Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,_3rd_Duke_of_Sutherland
UK Parliament constituency (1918–)
is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1918 to 1970 the official spelling of the constituency name was
Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)
Llanelli_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1918–)
Gorllewin Abertawe) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past
Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)
Swansea_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)
(Welsh: De Caerdydd a Phenarth) is a constituency created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Stephen Doughty, a
Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff_South_and_Penarth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British politician (1845–1916)
Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (2 August 1845 – 9 March 1916), was a British sculptor, best known for his statue of Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon
Lord_Ronald_Gower
Welsh politician (born 1971)
is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower since 2017. Antonia Antoniazzi was born on 5 October 1971 in Llanelli
Tonia_Antoniazzi
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative who formerly served
East_Surrey_(constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The current Member of Parliament is Jim Allister
North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
North_Antrim_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
Bangor Aberconwy is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, that was first contested at the 2024 general election, following the
Bangor_Aberconwy
Village and community in Swansea, Wales
with services every Sunday. Pennard lies in the Gower UK Parliament constituency and Senedd constituency. The Pennard ward elects a councillor to the City
Pennard
using 40 constituencies as in the previous UK Parliament, but would later replace them with 16 Senedd constituencies comprising pairings of the 32 UK Parliament
List of UK Parliament constituencies in Wales
List_of_UK_Parliament_constituencies_in_Wales
UK Parliament constituency (1918–2024)
Ogmore (Welsh: Ogwr) was a constituency created in 1918, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency was abolished as part of
Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)
Ogmore_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British politician (born 1952)
as Member of Parliament for Gower at the 2015 general election, having vanquished the 109-year Labour stronghold of Gower Constituency for the Conservatives
Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower
Byron_Davies,_Baron_Davies_of_Gower
Senedd constituency (from 2026)
St Thomas and Port Tennant. A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe and Neath
Brycheiniog_Tawe_Nedd
British barrister and politician
aristocrat from the Leveson-Gower family. Leveson-Gower was the third son and youngest child of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville and his wife
Frederick Leveson-Gower (Bodmin MP)
Frederick_Leveson-Gower_(Bodmin_MP)
UK politician (born 1987)
unsuccessfully for the Gower constituency at the 2019 general election, before being elected to Swansea Council in 2022. She defected to Reform UK in April 2025
Francesca_O'Brien
Son of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland
Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland (20 July 1851– 27 June 1913), styled Lord Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower until 1858, Earl Gower between 1858
Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
Cromartie_Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,_4th_Duke_of_Sutherland
UK Parliamentary constituency, 1801–1950
Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from
Derby_(constituency)
British politician and diplomat (1773–1846)
Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville GCB, PC (/ˈluːsənˈɡɔːr/ LOOS-ən-GOR; 12 October 1773 – 8 January 1846), styled Lord Granville Leveson-Gower from 1786
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Earl_Granville
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
(Welsh: Castell Nedd a Dwyrain Abertawe) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election
Neath_and_Swansea_East
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885-2010
Andrea Jenkyns. The constituency elected only Labour MPs since 1905, the longest run (with Gower and Makerfield) of any UK constituency. From 1885 to 1906
Normanton_(constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme until 1703; thereafter elevated to the peerage of England as Baron Gower. MP for Tewkesbury until 1721; thereafter elevated to the peerage of Great
List of chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster
List_of_chancellors_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster
Topics referred to by the same term
Gower Gower (UK Parliament constituency) Gower (Senedd constituency), of the Senedd Gower (electoral ward), an electoral ward of Swansea, Wales Gower
Gower_(disambiguation)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Sutherland was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)
Sutherland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
of Parliament in Wales, elected for the Forty Eighth Parliament of the United Kingdom in the 1979 general election. Gareth Wardell won the 1982 Gower by-election
List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1979–1983)
List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1979–1983)
British politician
[better source needed] Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source] Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Leveson-Gower
Frederick Leveson-Gower (Sutherland MP)
Frederick_Leveson-Gower_(Sutherland_MP)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a constituency in northern Staffordshire created in 1354 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Adam
Newcastle-under-Lyme (constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme_(constituency)
British statesman and diplomat
Christ Church, Oxford. Leveson-Gower went to Paris for a short time under his father, and in 1836 was elected to Parliament as Whig MP for Morpeth. For a
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Granville_Leveson-Gower,_2nd_Earl_Granville
UK parliamentary constituency in England, 1545-1918
was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707–1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Welsh politician
"Senedd21: John Davies | Plaid Cymru | Gower". Swansea Bay News. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2026-05-08. https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/71850/john-davies 7th Senedd
John Davies (Plaid Cymru politician)
John_Davies_(Plaid_Cymru_politician)
Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought
List of UK Parliament constituencies in West Glamorgan
List_of_UK_Parliament_constituencies_in_West_Glamorgan
Welsh Parliament electoral districts
Assembly's constituencies were initially linked to the boundaries used for UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, set by the UK Parliament's Boundary Commission
Senedd_constituencies
Welsh politician (born 1956)
latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower". Thisissouthwales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April
Nia_Griffith
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945–1964
was a parliamentary constituency in Essex which returned one member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Woodford_(constituency)
British politician
Sir Herbert Raymond Gower, FInstD (15 August 1916 – 22 February 1989) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for over 37 years, representing
Raymond_Gower
Boundary review in Wales for 2026
(Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru). The constituencies are required by the law to be contiguous pairings of the 32 UK Parliament constituencies used
2026 review of Senedd constituencies
2026_review_of_Senedd_constituencies
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1983
Morpeth was a constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553
Morpeth_(constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1918–2024)
East (Welsh: Dwyrain Abertawe) was a borough constituency in Wales in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by
Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)
Swansea_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British politician (1694–1752)
Seal from 1742 to 1743 and again from 1744 to 1754. Leveson-Gower also served in the Parliament of Great Britain, where he sat in the House of Lords as a
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
John_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Earl_Gower
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. p. 1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning
Mitchell_(constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Reigate (/ˈraɪɡeɪt/) is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Rebecca Paul, of the Conservative
Reigate_(constituency)
Review of UK electoral boundaries
January 2024. "UK Parliament election results: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 – by constituency". UK Parliament election results
2023 review of Westminster constituencies
2023_review_of_Westminster_constituencies
Politician and Royal Navy Admiral (1824–1895)
Egerton (15 September 1824 – 15 December 1895), known as Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British naval commander and politician from the Egerton
Francis Egerton (Royal Navy officer)
Francis_Egerton_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885
Appleby_(constituency)
British civil servant and Liberal politician
Oxford. Leveson-Gower was private secretary to Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone from 1880 to 1885. He then entered Parliament for Staffordshire
George_Leveson-Gower
UK parliamentary by-election
Raymond Gower died, which resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United
1989_Pontypridd_by-election
UK Parliament constituency (1885–1918)
borough constituency. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by
Swansea (UK Parliament constituency)
Swansea_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1624 to 1832
Kingdom Parliament constituencies Chesham and Amersham (UK Parliament constituency) constituency created in 1974 "Amersham". History of Parliament Online
Amersham_(constituency)
British politician (born 1975)
2018. "Eastleigh parliamentary constituency – Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2018. "Mims Davies". Parliament UK. Retrieved 13 September 2018
Mims_Davies
UK Parliament constituency (1801–1885)
it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda. This constituency comprised the whole
Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Glamorganshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British Labour politician (born 1944)
the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Gower in 1982 following a by-election in the constituency. In June 1983, Wardell was appointed chairman
Gareth_Wardell
aps_of_former_parliamentary_constituencies_of_England_1917 "Representation of the People Act 1918". legislation.gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 15 April
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1918–1945) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1918–1945)_by_region
British politician (born 1942)
and others, he created a powerful Welsh voice within the UK SDP. Jones stood in the Gower by-election of 1982 when Labour's 19,000 majority was reduced
Gwynoro_Jones
UK Parliament constituency (1950–1983)
parliamentary constituency in Glamorgan (later South Glamorgan), Wales which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of
Barry (UK Parliament constituency)
Barry_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of
Staffordshire_(constituency)
members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the fifty-ninth Parliament of the United
List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2024–present)
List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2024–present)
British politician (1931–1986)
of parliament for the marginal Derbyshire constituency of High Peak at the 1970 general election, and held the seat until he retired from Parliament at
Spencer_Le_Marchant
2023. "2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland Final Recommendations laid before Parliament" (PDF). 28 June 2023.
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(2024–present)_by_region
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
Twickenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Munira Wilson of the Liberal Democrats
Twickenham_(constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1330–1974
Tavistock was a parliamentary constituency in Devon, England between 1330 and 1974. Until the 1885 election it was a parliamentary borough, consisting
Tavistock_(constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1983
Central was a borough constituency in what was then the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, in London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House
Hackney Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Hackney_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British politician (born 1966)
myparliament.info. MyParliament. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017. "Cardiff Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News
Jo_Stevens
British politician (1881-1968)
sometimes known as Dai Grenfell, was a Welsh Member of Parliament. He represented the Gower constituency for the Labour Party from 1922 to 1959. Grenfell was
David_Grenfell
British politician, writer, and traveller (1800–1857)
Ellesmere (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Francis_Egerton,_1st_Earl_of_Ellesmere
forty MPs (members of parliament) who were elected to constituencies of the fifty-fourth parliament of the United Kingdom (UK) within the nation of Wales
List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2005–2010)
List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2005–2010)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United
Manchester Exchange (constituency)
Manchester_Exchange_(constituency)
Craig, F. W. S. (1989), British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987, Dartmouth: Gower, ISBN 0900178302 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, eds. (2000), British
1835 United Kingdom general election
1835_United_Kingdom_general_election
Welsh politician (born 1963)
Affairs. Irranca-Davies resigned his seat in parliament in March 2016 to stand to represent the constituency in the Senedd, winning the seat in the elections
Huw_Irranca-Davies
Parliamentary constituency in the UK
a constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the
Ludlow_(constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
GLOST-ər) is a constituency centred on the cathedral city and county town of the same name, represented in the House of Commons of the UK by Alex McIntyre
Gloucester_(constituency)
British Liberal politician
William Gresham Leveson-Gower JP DL FSA (25 February 1838 – 30 May 1895) was a British Liberal Party politician. Leveson-Gower was born on 25 February
Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower
Granville_William_Gresham_Leveson-Gower
UK Parliamentary by-election
was won by the Labour candidate David Grenfell. Gower constituency 1888 Gower by-election 1982 Gower by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
1922_Gower_by-election
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
the FCO and DFID : Government Response to Committee's Second Report". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 February 2022. "The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of
Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)
Foreign_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1918
Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain
Droitwich_(constituency)
This is a list of all constituencies that were in existence at the 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 and 1970 general elections, showing the winning party
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1950–1974) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1950–1974)_by_region
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. p. 1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning
St_Mawes_(constituency)
MPs in the 58th United Kingdom House of Commons
election, 650 members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency. Parliament consists of the House
List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
general election, 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency. A record number of women (208)
List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election
Village and community in Swansea, Wales
village has a community council and is part of the Gower parliamentary constituency, and the Gower electoral ward. At the 2011 census, the population
Rhossili
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
voting system. The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord
North_West_Staffordshire
Senedd constituency (1999–2026)
preserved county of West Glamorgan. The other six constituencies of the region were Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore and Swansea East. In elections
Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Swansea_West_(Senedd_constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1974–2024)
a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the
Coventry_North_East
Senedd electoral region (1999–2026)
Wales Central. The seven constituencies had the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster):
South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)
South_Wales_West_(Senedd_electoral_region)
British solicitor and politician (1880–1953)
Sir Robert Vaughan Gower KCVO OBE FRGS (10 November 1880 – 6 March 1953) was a British solicitor and Conservative Party politician from Kent. He sat in
Robert_Gower
List of constituencies
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Human settlement in Wales
and comprises the western part of the Gower Peninsula. It lies within the UK Parliamentary constituency of Gower. The electoral ward consists of some or
Gower_(electoral_ward)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
resigned, causing a by-election. Caused by Bright's resignation. Leveson-Gower was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election. General
Stoke-upon-Trent (constituency)
Stoke-upon-Trent_(constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
parliamentary constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain from 1295 until 1800, then in the Parliament of
Truro_(constituency)
UK parliamentary by-election
British House of Commons constituency of Vale of Glamorgan on 4 May 1989 following the death of Conservative MP Sir Raymond Gower. Eleven candidates stood
1989 Vale of Glamorgan by-election
1989_Vale_of_Glamorgan_by-election
members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election, held on 5 May. The list is arranged by constituency. New MPs elected
List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2005_United_Kingdom_general_election
Welsh politician
general election, Williams was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Gower in West Glamorgan. He stood as an Independent Liberal
John_Williams_(Gower_MP)
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (Latin turris).English : occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).English : Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : most probably, as Reaney proposes, a variant of Gofair, a nickname from Middle English go(n) ‘to go’ (Old English gÄn) + fair ‘lovely’, ‘quiet(ly)’ (see Fair).
Girl/Female
Biblical
To finish, complete.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a baker, doghere, from an agent derivative of Middle English dogh ‘dough’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dauer.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : regional name for someone from the district north of Paris known in Old French as Gohiere.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France called Gouy (from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gaudius + the locative suffix -acum), with the addition of the Anglo-Norman French suffix -er.English : from a Norman personal name, Go(h)ier, cognate with the Old English name mentioned at Gooder.Welsh : from the peninsula in southern Wales, of which the Welsh name is Gŵyr.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English Godmer, a blend of two names, Old English Godmær and Old Northern French Godmar, both composed of the Germanic elements gÅd ‘good’ or god ‘god’ + mÄ“ri, mÄri ‘famous’.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Pure.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin)
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin) : habitational name for someone from Pois, a place in Picardy (said to have been named with Old French pois ‘fish’ because of its well-stocked river), from Old French Pohier ‘native of Pois’.English : nickname for a poor man, or ironically for a miser, from Middle English, Old French povre, poure ‘poor’ (Latin pauper). Woulfe gives this also as the meaning of the Norman Irish name, which in early records is found as le Poer, believing it to be a nickname for someone who has taken a vow of poverty.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk)
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk) : occupational name for someone who mowed pasture lands to provide hay, from an agent derivative of Middle English mow(en) ‘mow’ (Old English mÄwen).Welsh : nickname from mawr ‘big’ (see Moore 6).German (Möwer) : nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mÅven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish or Irish
Scottish or Irish : reduced and altered spelling of McGowan.English (East Anglia) : variant of Gowing.
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, from a contracted form of Anglo-Saxon Godmær, GOMER means "good fame." Compare with another form of Gomer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably a nickname, or an occupational name for someone in the service of parliament, the British deliberative assembly. The name is recorded in northeast England in the 17th and 18th centuries, but appears to have died out there in the early 19th century. It is not found in the 1881 British census.
Female
Hebrew
(גּׄמֶר) Hebrew unisex name GOMER means "to finish, to complete." In the bible, this is the name of both the son of Japhet and the wife of the Prophet Hosea.
Biblical
to finish; complete
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name denoting a servant who carried the ewer to guests at table so that they could wash their hands, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English ewerer (related to ewere ‘jug’), with the French definite article l’.Cornish : variant of Flower 4.
Boy/Male
Welsh Shakespearean
Pure.
Male
Hebrew
(גּׄמֶר) Hebrew unisex name GOMER means "to finish, to complete." In the bible, this is the name of both the son of Japhet and the wife of the Prophet Hosea. Compare with another form of Gomer.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Strong Power; Hardy Power
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English, Hebrew
Famous Battle; Good-fight; To Complete
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
Boy/Male
Muslim
Loving
Boy/Male
Muslim
Freshness
Girl/Female
Australian, Czechoslovakian, French, German, Polish, Romanian
Gift from God; Yew
Girl/Female
English
Manly.
Boy/Male
German Teutonic
Noble friend.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Web, Cobweb, Spider web
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Repeating; Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Kind
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Swedish
Bold Adviser; Wise; Courageous Advice; Cord Maker; Wise Counsel; Honest Adviser; Surname
Girl/Female
Hindu
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
GOWER UK-PARLIAMENT-CONSTITUENCY
a.
To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
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In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts.
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To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
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Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
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A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.
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Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power.
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To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
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Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm.
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To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
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A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
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One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower.
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A horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer; a safe goer.
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A parleying; a discussion; a conference.
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Of or pertaining to Parliament.
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To reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws.
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The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and a cube is third power, of a number.
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The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws.
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One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn mower.
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To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.