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Bantu language of west-central Africa
Kongo or Kikongo is a Bantu language (Bantu languages) spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of
Kongo_language
The Kongo languages are a clade of Bantu languages, coded Zone H.10 in Guthrie's classification, that are spoken by the Bakongo: Beembe (Pangwa, Doondo
Kongo_languages
Ethnic group in Central Africa
speakers of the closely related Kongo languages. This convention is based on the Bantu languages, to which the Kongo language belongs. The prefixes "mu-"
Kongo_people
1390–1914 state in Central Africa; Portuguese vassal from 1857
The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo Dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo; Portuguese: Reino do Congo; Latin: Regnum Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was
Kingdom_of_Kongo
Topics referred to by the same term
Kongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kongo may refer to: Kingdom of Kongo Kongo cosmogram Kongo language or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages Kongo
Kongo
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bantoid languages. The total number of Bantu languages is estimated at between 440 and 680 distinct languages, depending on the definition of "language" versus
Bantu_languages
Capital of Zaire Province, northwest Angola
Kongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈbɐ̃zɐ], [ĩˈbɐ̃zɐ], [mɨˈβɐ̃zɐ] or [miˈβɐ̃zɐ ˈkõɡu], known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; Kongo:
M'banza-Kongo
Topics referred to by the same term
Congo Mountain, in Costa Rica Niger–Congo languages Kongo languages Kongo language, a Bantu language Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group The Congos, a
Congo
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Kongo Central (Kongo: Kongo dia Kati), formerly Bas-Congo, is one of the 26 provinces of
Kongo_Central
Country in Central Africa
languages in the country. The Kongo are the largest ethnic group and form roughly half of the population. The most significant subgroups of the Kongo
Republic_of_the_Congo
Facet of English etymology
Kongo languages ngombo meaning "okra" hakuna matata – from Swahili, "no trouble" or "no worries" impala – from Zulu im-pala impi – from Zulu language
English words of African origin
English_words_of_African_origin
Creole language spoken in Central Africa
Lusansu lwa Kongo, Centre d'Études de la Culture Kongo, Mbanza-Kongo)". KongoActu (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2026. "110 new languages are coming to
Kituba_language
Large language family of Sub-Saharan Africa
family of African languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share a characteristic
Niger–Congo_languages
The Catholic Church arrived in the Kingdom of Kongo shortly after the first Portuguese explorers reached its shores in 1483. The Portuguese left several
Catholic_Church_in_Kongo
Country in Southern Africa
Kingdom of Kongo ascended to achieve hegemony among the other kingdoms from the 14th century. Portuguese explorers established relations with Kongo in 1483
Angola
followed by Kongo languages, Téké languages, and more than forty other languages, including languages spoken by Pygmies, which are not Bantu languages. Republic
Languages of the Republic of the Congo
Languages_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo
Country in Central Africa (1965–1997)
actually referring to the Kituba language – which is known as Kikongo ya leta by its speakers – not the Kongo language proper. The confusion arose from
Zaire
Capital city of the Republic of the Congo
name derives from the Latin bracchium, meaning 'armed wing'. In the Kongo language it has the names or variants of Ntamocode: kon promoted to code: kg
Brazzaville
5th ManiKongo of Kongo from 1470 to 1509
(born Nzinga-a-Nkuwu; c. 1440 – 1509) was the 5th ManiKongo of the Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo-dia-Ntotila) between 1470 and 1509. After Portuguese
João_I_of_Kongo
Japanese construction company
Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. (株式会社金剛組, Kabushiki Gaisha Kongō Gumi) is a Japanese construction company purportedly founded in AD 578, making it the world's oldest
Kongō_Gumi
Human attribution of special powers or value to an object
"realistic" before the arrival of the Europeans in the nineteenth century; Kongo figures are more naturalistic in the coastal areas than inland. As Christians
Fetishism
Linguistic classification
Coast Bantu languages. NW Angola, W Congo H10 (reduced) Kongo languages H20 Kimbundu languages (?Songo) H30–40 (with Yanzi) Yaka languages H10 and H40
Guthrie classification of Bantu languages
Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages
Ethnic slur for someone of African ancestry
from one of three African language sources. Webster's Third International Dictionary holds that it may have come from the Kongo word nzambu ('monkey').
Sambo_(racial_term)
Japanese class of four battlecruisers
The Kongō-class battlecruiser (金剛型巡洋戦艦, Kongō-gata jun'yōsenkan) was a class of four battlecruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) immediately
Kongō-class_battlecruiser
Surname list
Look up Mputu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mputu (literally "Europe" in Kikongo) is a surname of Congolese origin. Notable people with the surname
Mputu
Exclave and province of Angola
Cabinda (Kongo: Kabinda) is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by several political organisations in the territory. The
Cabinda_Province
Ethnic group
speak Bantu and Ubangian languages; the Mbuti (Efe etc.) of the Ituri Rainforest, who speak Bantu and Central Sudanic languages, and the Twa of the African
Pygmy_peoples
Dough-like food in African cuisine
Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou /ˈfuˌfu/ foo-foo listen) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine. It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans
Fufu
Country in Central Africa
of Kongo and its Bantu inhabitants, the Kongo people, when they encountered them in the 16th century. The word Kongo comes from the Kongo language, also
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
River in Central Africa
or 13% of the entire African landmass. The name Congo/Kongo originates from the Kingdom of Kongo once located on the southern bank of the river. The kingdom
Congo_River
Traditional religion of the Bakongo people
Kongo religion (Kikongo: Bukongo or Bakongo) encompasses the traditional spiritual beliefs of the Bakongo people. Due to the highly centralized position
Kongo_religion
Bantu language or dialect group
is ostensibly a Bantu language or a dialect group spoken in the Angolan province and exclave of Cabinda. Ibinda is Western Kongo (Guthrie: H16d) as it
Ibinda
Genus of Asian apes
term Pongo for the genus in 1799. Battel's "Pongo", in turn, is from the Kongo word mpongi or other cognates from the region: Lumbu pungu, Vili mpungu
Orangutan
Title of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo
Awenekongo or Mwenekongo) was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, a kingdom that existed from the 14th to the 19th centuries and consisted
Manikongo
Given name
Ilunga is a personal name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In June 2004, "ilunga" was reported as being a Tshiluba word meaning "a person who is
Ilunga
Topics referred to by the same term
Kongō (Japanese: 金剛) is the Japanese word for vajra. It may refer to: Mount Kongō, a mountain in Osaka Prefecture, Japan Kongō Range Mount Kongō (Sado)
Kongō
Creole language in the Dutch Caribbean
and creole languages developed, such as Cape Verdean Creole, Guinea-Bissau Creole, Angolar, and Forro (from São Tomé). The sister languages bear strong
Papiamento
Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Congo
Kibeembe) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Republic of Congo. It is closely related to Kikongo and forms part of the Kongo language cluster. It should
Bembe_language_(Kibembe)
Species of emperor moth
Ovambo: omagungu Oshikwanyama: oshuungu Democratic Republic of the Congo Kongo: mingolo The Latin name is sometimes given as Imbrasia belina, rather than
Gonimbrasia_belina
Porridge from African cuisine
Funge or fúngi (Angola) or mfundi (Congo - DRC and the Congo Republic) is a traditional African swallow made of cassava flour whisked into boiling water
Funge
Protective spirits in Bakongo religion
entity that inhabits it. In the sixteenth century, when the Kingdom of Kongo was converted to Christianity, ukisi (a substance having characteristics
Nkisi
Political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Development of the Kongo Language (French: Association Bakongo pour l'unification, la conservation et le développement de la langue Kongo, ABAKO) was a Congolese
ABAKO
dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member
List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages
List_of_countries_and_dependencies_and_their_capitals_in_native_languages
Species of perennial legume
they are known as pois d' angole, pwa di bwa in Antillean creole and pwa kongo in Haitian creole. In Suriname they are known as wandoe or gele pesi, the
Pigeon_pea
French-based creole language
particularly speakers of Kwa languages, such as Gbe from West Africa and the Central Tano languages, and Bantu languages from Central Africa. Singler
Haitian_Creole
Kongō-class Japanese warship
Kongō (Japanese: 金剛; named after Mount Kongō) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. She was the first battlecruiser
Japanese_battleship_Kongō
Topics referred to by the same term
former Kingdom of Kongo, in Africa, located south of the Congo River Congolese Americans Languages of the Republic of the Congo Languages of the Democratic
Congolese
This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo, known commonly as the Manikongos (KiKongo: Mwenekongo). Mwene (plural: Awene) in Kikongo meant a
List_of_rulers_of_Kongo
Branch of Candomblé religion
It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Kongo and Mbundu slaves who spoke Kikongo and Kimbundu languages. The supreme and creative god is Nzambi (also
Candomblé_Bantu
Undead being from Haitian folklore and horror fiction
dictionary also names the word nzambi 'god', and terms in the related Kongo language, as potential influences. How the creatures in contemporary zombie films
Zombie
River in Central Africa
The Sangha River (Kikongo: Nzâdi Sangha, Swahili: Mto Sanga, French: Rivière Sangha) is a tributary of the Congo River, located in Central Africa. The
Sangha_River
Surname list
Malonga is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chris Malonga (born 1987), French-born Congolese footballer Désirée Malonga (born 1981)
Malonga
French former mixed martial artist
Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor
Cheick_Kongo
Alcoholic beverage made from palm sap
should specify the language of its non-English content using {{lang}} or {{langx}}, {{transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{IPA}} for phonetic
Palm_wine
Language
Suundi is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of the Congo by the Sundi people. Suundi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni
Suundi_language
Unrecognized state in Angola, 1975–1976
Capital Cabinda Capital-in-exile Paris, France and Pointe-Noire Common languages Portuguese Ibinda Government Presidential republic President • 1975
Republic_of_Cabinda
Imerina, Rombo, Bunyoro, Buganda, and Rwanda in East Africa; Kanem-Bornu, Kongo, Anziku, Loango, Ndongo, Mwene Muji, Kotoko, Wadai, Mbunda, Luba, Lunda
History_of_Africa
Bantu language spoken in Central Africa
Vili (Civili, Tshivili) is one of the Zone H Bantu languages, grouped with the Kongo clade. The language has a few thousand native speakers along the coast
Vili_language
Haitian healer and diviner
Marie Kingué, also known by the slave name Marie Catherine, was a Haitian healer and diviner. She was of Kongolese provenance and was born between 1746
Marie_Kingué
distinguish: Individual language Macrolanguages The Type column distinguishes: Living languages Historical languages Constructed languages (with indications
List of ISO 639 language codes
List_of_ISO_639_language_codes
Kongo-based liturgical language of Cuba
Habla Congo or Habla Bantú is a Kongo-based liturgical language of the Palo religion with origins in Cuba, later spreading to other countries in the Caribbean
Habla_Congo
Guided-missile destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces
The Kongō class (こんごう型護衛艦, Kongō-gata Goeikan) of guided-missile destroyers in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are equipped with the Aegis Combat
Kongō-class_destroyer
Mythical animal in the Kongo language
In the Kongo language, Abada refers to a mythical animal similar to a unicorn. The Abada, however, has two crooked horns as opposed to a unicorn's single
Abada_(unicorn)
(Congo français) established in 1882. The river itself derived its name from Kongo, a Bantu kingdom which occupied its mouth around the time of its discovery
List of country-name etymologies
List_of_country-name_etymologies
Official state ideology initiated in the former Republic of Zaire
came up with the name as it believably designates, in different local languages including Kikongo, the "river which swallows all rivers". Four years later
Authenticité_(Zaire)
1960–1971 state in Central Africa
actually referring to the Kituba language – which is known as Kikongo ya leta by its speakers – not the Kongo language proper. The confusion arises from
First_Congolese_Republic
Core region of the African continent
inhabited by Native African or Bantu peoples and Bantu languages predominate. These include the Mongo, Kongo and Luba peoples. Central Africa also includes many
Central_Africa
City in Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo
sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population
Matadi
Rainbow serpent loa
the concept of the rainbow serpent named ndamba as held in belief by the Kongo people of West Central Africa, or so Wyatt MacGaffey and Robert Farris Thompson
Ayida_Wedo
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up GOMA, Goma, or goma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goma is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma or GOMA may also refer to: University
Goma_(disambiguation)
Name list
Kasongo is a Congolese name that may refer to Given name Jean-Kasongo Banza (born 1974), Congolese football player Kasongo Ilunga, Congolese politician
Kasongo_(name)
African cassava dish
of Cameroon in the DRC and RotC, it is called in Lingala: kwanga; or in Kongo: kikwaga miondo, by the Duala people in Cameroon (more specifically, a version
Chikwangue
Mountain in Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Mount Kongō (金剛山, Kongō-san) is a 1,125-metre-high (3,691 ft) mountain in the Kongō Range on the border of Nara Prefecture and the Kawachi region of Osaka
Mount_Kongō
Surname list
Makosso is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anatole Collinet Makosso (born 1965), Republic of the Congo politician Francois
Makosso
Name list
Massamba is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977), Congolese politician David Massamba (born
Massamba
Name list
Makaya is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Makaya McCraven (born 1983), American jazz drummer and bandleader Makaya Nsilulu
Makaya
Creole language family
American languages, English and African languages. Spoken in Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, by 341,300 people in 2019. It was made the official language, alongside
Spanish-based creole languages
Spanish-based_creole_languages
Surname list
Mabiala is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charlevy Mabiala (born 1996), Congolese footballer Larrys Mabiala (born 1987), French footballer
Mabiala
Devotion to serpent deities
that the dúwa, the rainbow, is a giant snake. Among the Kongo people Mbumba Luangu in their language signifies the rainbow serpent, the concept of rainbow
Snake_worship
Surname
Ngoy is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include: Ngoy Bomboko (born 1975), Congolese football player Charles Lokoli-Ngoy (born
Ngoy
Name list
Bakongo name that means "they protected" or "they supported" in the Kongo language. Those who bear the name can be found in northwest Angola, southwest
Ayana_(name)
Pre-colonial West-Central African state
east to west. Founded around the 14th century, it rivalled the Kingdom of Kongo for much of its early existence. During the 18th century, nkobi (boxes containing
Tio_Kingdom
has over 500 languages (according to SIL Ethnologue), one of the greatest concentrations of linguistic diversity in the world. The languages of Africa belong
Languages_of_Africa
Surname list
Mahoungou is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alice Mahoungou (born 1939), trade unionist and politician from the Republic
Mahoungou
Surname list
Itoua is a Congolese surname that may refer to: Béranger Itoua (born 1992), Congolese footballer Bernard Onanga Itoua (born 1988), French footballer of
Itoua
Surname list
Mavoungou is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Donatien Mavoungou (1947–2020), Gabonese doctor Jocelyne Mavoungou (born 1986)
Mavoungou
National anthem of Zaire
2022-04-18. "National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - La Zaïroise lyrics + Kongo translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18. "National Anthems
La_Zaïroise
National anthem of Angola
Angola. See Help:IPA/Portuguese and Angolan Portuguese § Phonology. See Kongo language § Phonology. "Angola Constitution". WIPO. Retrieved 24 September 2025
Angola_Avante
replaced by Bantu tribes. The main Bantu tribe living in the region were the Kongo, also known as Bakongo, who established mostly unstable kingdoms along the
History of the Republic of the Congo
History_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo
River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Lualaba River (French: Rivière Lualaba, Kongo: Nzâdi Luâlâmba, Swahili: Mto Lualamba) is a river within the Congo River watershed that flows entirely
Lualaba_River
Kongo spiritual healer
ritual specialist in traditional Kongo religion. These experts also exist across the African diaspora in countries where Kongo and Mbundu people were transported
Nganga
Surname list
Ndinga is a Congolese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexis Ndinga, Congolese politician Antoine Ndinga Oba (1941–2005), Congolese diplomat
Ndinga
мүмкүнчүлүктөрдү колдонушун камсыз кылганга милдеттүү"". Ombudsman (in Kongo). Retrieved 2023-01-24. "Appointment of The Hon. Mrs. Viengthong Siphandone
List of first women lawyers and judges in Asia
List_of_first_women_lawyers_and_judges_in_Asia
Surname list
Samba is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abderrahman Samba (born 1995), Qatari hurdler Anton Samba (born 1982), Indonesian footballer
Samba_(surname)
Topics referred to by the same term
Banza may refer to: M'banza-Kongo, formerly known as São Salvador, the capital of Zaire Province, Angola Banza (katydid), a katydid genus endemic to Hawaii
Banza
Topics referred to by the same term
partnership business entity Kompas Gramedia, a company in Indonesia Kongo language, ISO 639-1 language code kg All pages with titles beginning with KG All pages
KG
City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
a Kikongo-speaking region, despite not being inhabited by the Kongo people; the language became a lingua franca during the colonial era. Lingala supplanted
Kikwit
Surname list
Ngoma is a Congolese and Zambian surname. Notable people with the name include: Angélique Ngoma, Gabonese politician Arthur Z'ahidi Ngoma (1947–2016),
Ngoma_(surname)
French painter
Cyril Kongo, also known as Kongo, was born in 1969 as Cyril Phan in Toulouse, France. He is a French painter and graffiti artist. Born of a Vietnamese
Cyril_Kongo
Surname list
Pezo is a Congolese and Spanish surname. Notable people with the name include: Leodan Pezo (1993), Peruvian boxer Toni Pezo (1987), Croatian football midfielder
Pezo
KONGO LANGUAGES
KONGO LANGUAGES
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (HÃ )
Vietnamese (HÃ ) : unexplained.Korean : there are two Ha clans, each with a unique Chinese character. The founding ancestor of the larger Ha clan was named Ha Kong-jin and settled in the Chinju area around ad 1010. Most of the modern descendants of Ha Kong-jin live in the KyÅngsang and ChÅlla provinces. The founding ancestor of the smaller of the two clans was named Ha HÅm, and he settled in the Taegu area after emigrating from Song China some time in the early part of the twelfth century. Most of the modern descendants of Ha HÅm still live in the Taegu area.Chinese : variant of Xia.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : from the vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (of unknown meaning). In the Bible, this is the name of Jacob’s eldest son. It was not a popular name among Christians in medieval Europe, because of the associations it had with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Among Jews, however, the Hebrew name and its reflexes in various Jewish languages (such as Yiddish Yude) have been popular for generations, and have given rise to many Jewish surnames.French : name for a Jew, Old French jude (Latin Iudaeus, Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ‘member of the tribe of Judah’).English : from a pet form of Jordan.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
Surname or Lastname
English and French (Léonard)
English and French (Léonard) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements leo ‘lion’ (a late addition to the vocabulary of Germanic name elements, taken from Latin) + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, which was taken to England by the Normans. A saint of this name, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century, but about whom nothing is known except for a largely fictional life dating from half a millennium later, was popular throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages and was regarded as the patron of peasants and horses.Irish (Fermanagh) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhionáin or of Langan.Americanized form of Italian Leonardo or cognate forms in other European languages.The French Léonard family were at Château Richer, Quebec, by 1698, having come from Maine, France.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Great Congo; Belief; Custom; Religion; Day
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Kongu King
Boy/Male
Indian
Hero
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the female personal name Elizabeth. Compare Hibbs 2.English : nickname for someone with very fair hair or skin, from Middle English, Old English lilie ‘lily’ (Latin lilium). The Italian equivalent Giglio was used as a personal name in the Middle Ages. In English and other languages there has also been some confusion with forms of Giles.English : habitational name from places called Lilley, in Hertfordshire and Berkshire. The Hertfordshire place was named in Old English as ‘flax-glade’, from līn ‘flax’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Berkshire name is from Old English Lillinglēah ‘wood associated with Lilla’, an Old English personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Chinese Kong Fu Zi. Kong is the surname, CONFUCIUS means "hole" or "opening." Fu is the generation name, meaning "husband, master, man," and Zi is the given name, meaning "son."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different surname forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. The American surname Matthew has also absorbed European cognates from other languages, including Greek Mathias and Mattheos.It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. is used as a family name among families from southern India.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English
Americanized spelling of German Ludwig, Czech LudvÃk, Polish Ludwik, or cognates in other European languages.English : habitational name from Ludwick Hall in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, probably named from the Old English personal name Luda + Old English wÄ«c ‘outlying (dairy) farm’.
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English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Matthew. In North America, this form has assimilated numerous vernacular derivatives in other languages of Latin Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus.Irish (Ulster and County Louth) : used as an Americanized form of McMahon.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward.
Girl/Female
African, British, English, Greek, Hebrew
To Grant; Kongo
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the male personal name Manasseh, Hebrew Menashe ‘one who causes to forget’ (see Manasse), borne in the Middle Ages by Christians as well as by Jews. Hebrew Menashe and its reflexes in other Jewish languages have always been popular among Jews.English : occupational name for someone who made handles for agricultural and domestic implements, from an agent derivative of Anglo-Norman French mance ‘handle’ (Old French manche, Late Latin manicus, a derivative of manus ‘hand’).
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KONGO LANGUAGES
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, British, French
Princess
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Smiley Face
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Indian
Gold crown
Girl/Female
Tamil
Yagavi | யாகவீ/யஹாவீÂ
Bright
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Greek
Archangel.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Celtic, German, Latin
The Dark One; Female Version of Charles; Carl; A Man; Descendant of the Dark One
Girl/Female
Irish American Anglo Saxon English
Champion.
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n.
The mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands.
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A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
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A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages.
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The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.
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Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc.
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The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
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A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns by Origen; hence, any version in four languages or four columns.
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Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of languages of simple structure and low grade (called also Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and Scythian), spoken in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and Central Asia; of pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these languages.
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Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages.
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Alt. of Congo
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The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.
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Of or pertaining to the Urals and the Altai; as the Ural-Altaic, or Turanian, languages.
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Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
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A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.
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Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples who speak these languages.
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Same as Tsetse. U () the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in wood, answering to the French ou in tour. Etymologically U is most closely related to o, y (vowel), w, and v; as in two, duet, dyad, twice; top, tuft; sop, sup; auspice, aviary. See V, also O and Y.
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A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English.
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Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.