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bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Zambia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Africa are generally lacking, especially in comparison to much of the Americas, Europe and
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LGBTQ rights by region, including countries, commonwealths, disputed territories, and other regions. LGBTQ rights in La Francophonie LGBTQ rights in the
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Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the
LGBTQ rights by country or territory
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the United States have developed over time, with public opinion and jurisprudence changing
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This is a list of notable LGBTQ rights activists who have worked to advance LGBTQ rights through political change, legal action or publication. It is ordered
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LGBTQ means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
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declaration in favour of LGBT rights. ‡Signed alternative Statement against LGBT rights. Buggery Act LGBTQ rights by country or territory LGBTQ rights in La Francophonie
LGBTQ rights in the Commonwealth of Nations
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queer (LGBTQ) rights in Greenland are some of the most extensive in the Americas and the world, relatively similar to those in Denmark proper in Europe
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Zambian LGBTQI rights activist
Kapya John Kaoma is a Zambian, US-educated scholar, pastor, and human rights defender who is most noted for his Ecological, and LGBTQI+ scholarship, particularly
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and recognized in 38 UN member states. Since its founding in 1945, the United Nations political bodies had not discussed LGBTQ rights (regarding equality
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have been no adoptions in Saint Helena or Ascension Island for many years. LGBTQ portal LGBTQ rights in Africa LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom Politics
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Promoting a respectful environment for LGBTQ people
a gradual implementation of gay rights, greater acceptance of LGBTQ people in society, and the recognition of LGBTQ people as a distinct consumer group
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Ugandan LGBT rights activist (born 1973)
on September 11, 2014. He currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wambere was born in Mbala, Zambia on 2 November 1973. His family was Christian;
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LGBTQ rights online resource
publication resource on LGBTQ rights. Subsections of the website are a collaborative knowledge base. Equaldex publishes a ranking of LGBTQ rights by country and
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) personnel are able to serve in the armed forces of some countries around the world: the vast majority
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approves the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, which criminalizes the promotion, funding, and sponsorship of LGBTQ activities, and introduces
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Zambian human rights and public health activist
Paul Kasonkomona is a Zambian human rights and public health activist. He is known for his 2013 arrest and subsequent acquittal in a court case that centred
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Thailand's small Muslim minority. LGBTQ portal Thailand portal LGBTQ rights in Thailand Recognition of same-sex unions in Asia Thai:
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country with LGBTQ rights protections and legal same-sex marriage, is reported by Grupo Gay da Bahia (GGB) to have the world's highest LGBTQ murder rate
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Disparaging term used by opponents of gay rights activism
orientations. The term has been used to criticize advocacy for LGBTQ rights, rooted in the belief that LGBTQ activists seek to recruit heterosexuals into a "homosexual
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in the British Antarctic Territory since 13 October 2016. A new marriage ordinance bringing territorial legislation in line with the law in force in England
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events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2020. 1 - A law allowing a third gender option on driver licenses takes effect in New Hampshire
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American LGBTQ activist
and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch, the first-ever program on LGBTQ rights at a major "mainstream" human rights organization, and
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are outlawed in Zambia under a colonial-era law inherited when Zambia was a protectorate of the British Empire. This law, which Zambia retained upon
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Nepal rules in favour of marriage equality". Q News. "Nepal Supreme Court rules in favour of equal marriage in huge win for LGBTQ+ rights". PinkNews.
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2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020. "Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2025". American Civil Liberties Union. 29 December 2025
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Classification of same-sex sexual acts as a criminal offense
criminalized. Discrimination against LGBTQ people Human rights LGBTQ people in prison LGBTQ rights by country or territory LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers Sodomy
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member of the House of Representatives (1995–2002). Joseph Katema, 64, Zambian politician, MP (2006–2016). Dusty LaValley, 45, Canadian Hall of Fame bareback
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Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2022. "LGBTQ+ guide: Things you should know about buying an HDB flat". AsiaOne. 28 August
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Marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
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Ugandan LGBT rights activist
Kasha) (born c. 1980) is a Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist and the founder and executive director of the LGBT rights organisation Freedom & Roam Uganda
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International AIDS activism, direct action and advocacy group
their run they tackled healthcare access, political issues related to LGBTQ civil rights, and supported national ACT UP campaigns. Some of their more local
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rights to married couples in terms of inheritance, social security, next of kin, labor law and health care benefits; "We are asking for civil rights,
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2003 African Union women rights treaty
Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol, is an international human rights instrument established
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39% of the Nayarit public opposed same-sex marriage. LGBT rights in Mexico Same-sex marriage in Mexico "Se consumó en Tepic matrimonio gay que había quedado
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Married in Utah – Over Zoom". Boundless. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022. LGBTQ rights in mainland
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Other; Refused. LGBTQ portal Oceania portal LGBT rights in Oceania Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa Recognition
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Censorship Constitution Elections Foreign relations Government Human rights LGBTQ Law enforcement Military Political parties Regions and provinces Economy
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Workplace and human rights statuses
Hanna. "The Human Rights Implications of Business Activities: The Case of Copper Mining in the Zambian Copperbelt". Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism
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bevolkingsregisters". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). 13 February 2025. "LGBTQ gemeenschap blij met uitspraak rechter". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). 14 February 2025. Mazique-Ricardi
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the same rights as traditional couples." Oksana Solonska, the media communications manager of Kyiv Pride, said, "It is important that LGBTQ people have
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Equality in the Republic of Palau" (PDF). Office of the Vice President/Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Palau. "Laws protecting LGBTQ in Palau missing
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"Botswana recognizes LGBTQ rights, leading the way in southern Africa". The Conversation. Fortuin, Bradley (6 April 2023). "LGBTQ rights and inclusion amid
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About 1 in 8 of all players at the tournament were openly LGBTQ+, including a quarter of captains. The host nations also have LGBT rights, with many
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illegal LGBTQ rights in Africa Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas Recognition of same-sex unions in Asia Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe
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Declaration adopted in 2018 by the United Nations General Assembly
Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP; full title: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas) is
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
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rights for LGBT people. In addition, 52% of respondents supported same-sex marriage, while 36% were opposed. LGBTQ portal Israel portal LGBT rights in
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Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Freedom House (2023). Madagascar. Freedom House. https://freedomhouse
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occurred in 2009 when a same-sex couple was denied a license in Moscow. In the case of Fedotova and Others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
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win against a person of authority in the nation of Zambia. "Overview of the nature and extent of child sexual abuse in Europe" (PDF). coe.int. Retrieved
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the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). In January 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Fedotova and Others v. Russia
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providing same-sex couples with some of the rights and benefits of marriage are not recognized in Egypt. In December 2014, an appeals court reduced sentences
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25th meeting of heads of government, held in the UK
Commonwealth. The British government was accused by LGBTQ activists of backing away from plans to make LGBTQ rights in the Commonwealth of Nations an issue during
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and security. Providing equal rights and privileges for same-sex couples will in no way diminish or trample on the rights granted to married couples,"
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Association football tournament in Qatar
participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. There are no LGBTQ rights in Qatar, with homosexuality as well as campaigning for LGBTQ+ rights criminalised
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Racial stereotype used in politics
gained more rights for white women and people of color in American society, in addition to immigration, multiculturalism and LGBTQ rights. Angry white
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include LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes provisions". The Washington Blade. Heney, Paul (1 January 2024). "Seychelles: a destination embracing LGBTQ travelers"
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Laws criminalising certain sexual acts
of the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons in Zambia" (PDF). Global Rights and International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
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Removal of trade barriers between member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
a number of Commonwealth countries, including South Africa, Cameroon, Zambia, and the 12 commonwealth members of the Caribbean Community, already have
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amongst women and in urban centres. LGBTQ rights in Namibia Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa Same-sex union court cases In the national languages
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the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). In January 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Fedotova and Others v. Russia
Recognition of same-sex unions in North Macedonia
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equality in Fiji divides LGBTQ+ activists". The Guardian. Suva. Delaney, Angus (13 April 2023). "Why the fight for marriage equality in Fiji divides LGBTQ+ activists"
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in South Korea. This ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court of Korea on 19 July 2024. Bills to establish civil unions recognising some of the rights and
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AmericasBarometer, support had increased to 17%. LGBTQ rights in Paraguay Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas In the official languages of Paraguay: Spanish:
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Zambian politician
for the Media Institute of Southern Africa - Zambia for 2007–2008, and he worked for Radio Icengelo in 2007. He has had a number of brushes with the
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Status of same-sex union
Couples in these unions are offered the same rights as married couples, but are required to have lived together for at least two years in a "stable
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Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, and Kenya) were represented. Despite advocacy by RMN, the Traditional Plan, "which excludes LGBTQ persons from
Reconciling Ministries Network
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nl (in Dutch). 22 December 2023. Salerno, Rob (4 January 2025). "2024 LGBTQ Rights Global Progress – Latin America and Caribbean". Erasing 76 Crimes. Archived
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Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. "BTI 2024 Rwanda Country Report". BTI 2024. BTI. https://bti-project
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Linguistic rights in Africa are stated in constitutions which differ by country. These constitutions usually state the national language(s) and/or official
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Religion in Peru (2017 Census) age: 12+ years Catholicism (76.0%) Protestantism (14.1%) Other Christians (4.40%) No religion (5.09%) Others (0.41%) Christianity
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Corruption in Croatia describes the prevention and occurrence of corruption in Croatia. Since the 2020s, Croatia has made steady progress in anti-corruption
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Empresa Limpa), is a Brazilian law enacted in 2013 targeting corrupt practices among legal entities doing business in Brazil. It defines civil and administrative
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culture in the Constitution as a principle to guide interpretation." In 2014, the Court of Appeal also upheld succession rights for the female "wife" in Agnes
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the Church in Wales allow their clergy to bless—but not perform—same-sex marriages. LGBTQ rights in Akrotiri and Dhekelia Same-sex marriage in the United
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uniform civil code in Uttarakhand which included recommendations concerning same-sex live-in relationships and "the rights of the LGBTQ community". However
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ceremonies in the church. The Bishop of Greenland, Sofie Petersen, welcomed the legalization of same-sex marriage. LGBTQ portal LGBT rights in Greenland
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same-sex couples some of the rights, benefits and responsibilities of marriage. In 1989, Denmark became the first country in the world to enact registered
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group of gay men in Maputo would petition the Assembly of the Republic to legalise same-sex marriage. In October 2006, human rights activist Alice Mabota
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Corruption in Algeria is considered a serious problem. Algeria has long struggled with deeply entrenched corruption, affecting sectors such as politics
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all the existing figures in domestic legal systems, including the right to marry. (..) To ensure the protection of all the rights of families formed by same-sex
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The Japanese government has taken steps to address corruption in Japan through reforms and statutes, but it remains a serious concern for the country.
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same-sex marriage is a civil right. The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ rights organization in the United States, states that "many same-sex
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queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap". Himal Southasian. 21 November 2023. "Bhutan's trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community"
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Review on LGBT rights". Myanmar Times. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2018. "Myanmar LGBTQ Couple Tie Knot
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same-sex couples some of the rights, benefits and obligations of marriage. Same-sex couples face many legal challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They
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Sinaloa public opposed same-sex marriage. LGBTQ portal Mexico portal Same-sex marriage in Mexico LGBT rights in Mexico "Suprema Corte decidirá si prohibir
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Social movement to address issues in sex work
Project, a South African LGBTQ+ rights organization, until 1996 when SWEAT advocates recognized a need for a human rights approach in providing services and
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Laws in its four states do not permit marriages between people of the same sex. According to the Kaleidoscope Australia Human Rights Foundation in 2015
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for the belief in God and the belief in the traditional understanding of marriage." LGBTQ rights in the Cook Islands Same-sex marriage in New Zealand Recognition
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undecided or had refused to answer. LGBTQ rights in Venezuela Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas In some languages of Venezuela: Spanish:
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Nyasaland in 1953 as Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which dissolved at the end of 1963 and became Zambia in 1964. Under the name of "Saint Helena" in the Commonwealth
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unions. In September 2020, the government announced its intention to enact civil unions for same-sex couples, providing several of the rights, benefits
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Alejandro (December 21, 2018). "Government signs decrees improving LGBTQ rights in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. Archived from the original on June 4,
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Although in very close proximity, South Africa and Zimbabwe have contrasting political histories in their post-colonial states with regard to LGBT rights. While
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International Ecumenical Youth Federation
has met in Zambia, Indonesia and Sicily. The General Secretary is based in the Inter-Regional Office (IRO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The IRO is in the Ecumenical
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who support full LGBTQ+ inclusion release statement from Lambeth Conference". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2022-08-28. "Bishops in Southern Africa
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and guardianship rights and joint custody of children. On 5 September 2023, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ordered the government in Sham Tsz Kit v
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Surname or Lastname
Swedish (common in Finland)
Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (FarÃn) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
English American Anglo Saxon
Craftsman.
Surname or Lastname
English (formerly common in Kent)
English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Relation
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning ‘bright’, ‘fair’, ‘pretty’, from Old English beorht ‘bright’, ‘shining’.English : from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhthelm ‘bright helmet’. Compare Bert.Americanized form of German Brecht.Americanized spelling of German Breit.
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English
English : presumably a nickname for a strong man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Rich 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English
Craftsman; Carpenter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the genitive singular of Knight, hence a name for a son or a retainer of a knight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Son of Rigg
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Shiva; God
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English wryhta/wyrhta, WRIGHT means "craftsman."
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a.
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
adv.
Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
prep.
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
n.
A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
a.
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
a.
That which is right or correct.
adv.
In a right manner.
v. t.
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.
n.
The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
a.
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
imp. & p. p.
of Right
v. i.
To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well.
adv.
In the night time; at night.
a.
Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle.
adv.
In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
a.
Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
adv.
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
superl
Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light.
a.
Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.