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Region between Euphrates and Tigris
Lower Mesopotamia is a historical region of Mesopotamia. It is located in the alluvial plain of Iraq from the Hamrin Mountains to the Faw Peninsula near
Lower_Mesopotamia
Archaeological culture
to the culture originating in Lower Mesopotamia during this period. Named after the city of Uruk in southern Mesopotamia, this period saw a set of major
Uruk_period
Historical region of West Asia
term Mesopotamia. A further distinction is usually made between Northern or Upper Mesopotamia and Southern or Lower Mesopotamia. Upper Mesopotamia, also
Mesopotamia
Archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
Central and Lower Mesopotamia has long been given priority over neighboring regions. Archaeological sites in Central and Lower Mesopotamia—notably Girsu
Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)
Early_Dynastic_Period_(Mesopotamia)
Birthplace of Abraham, possibly in Iraq
Kasdim in Southern Mesopotamia. Woolley's identification was challenged with the discovery of the city of Harran in northern Mesopotamia, near the present-day
Ur_of_the_Chaldees
term Mesopotamia. A further distinction is usually made between Upper or Northern Mesopotamia and Lower or Southern Mesopotamia. Upper Mesopotamia is the
History_of_Mesopotamia
Royal dynasty in Mesopotamia
(middle chronology). For a short period they were the preeminent power in Mesopotamia and their realm is sometimes referred to by historians as the Neo-Sumerian
Third_Dynasty_of_Ur
Northern part of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
northern section of Mesopotamia,[citation needed] while the Lower Mesopotamia, also known as Sawād, is the southern part of Mesopotamia. The name means "island"
Upper_Mesopotamia
River system in the Middle East
marshes in the lowlands. The plain between the two rivers is known as Mesopotamia. As part of the larger Fertile Crescent, it saw the earliest emergence
Tigris–Euphrates_river_system
the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq, Lower Mesopotamia, and the alluvial plain
Geography_of_Iraq
Western Asian architectural style
The architecture of Mesopotamia is ancient architecture of the region of the Tigris–Euphrates river system (also known as Mesopotamia), encompassing several
Architecture_of_Mesopotamia
Persia. The battle took place near the ancient city of Babylon in Lower Mesopotamia and resulted in a Rashidun victory under the command of Al-Muthanna
Battle_of_Babylon_(634)
Map of Mesopotamia.
List of cities of the ancient Near East
List_of_cities_of_the_ancient_Near_East
Religious practices of Babylonia
(2005). Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 221.[ISBN missing] McIntosh, Jane R. "Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives"
Babylonian_religion
Type of massive terraced structure of ancient Mesopotamia
(זָקַר) 'protrude') is a type of massive structure built in ancient Mesopotamia and Iran. It has the form of a terraced compound of successively receding
Ziggurat
term Mesopotamia. A further distinction is usually made between Upper or Northern Mesopotamia and Lower or Southern Mesopotamia. Upper Mesopotamia, also
Geography_of_Mesopotamia
which largely overlapped with cultural distinctions.Southern or Lower Mesopotamia, the land of Sumer and Akkad, which later became Babylonia received
Agriculture_in_Mesopotamia
Historical epoch 2000–1800 BC
Isin-Larsa period saw successively the emergence of two great powers in Lower Mesopotamia: the kingdom of Isin, which sought to succeed the kingdom of Ur after
Isin-Larsa_period
Ancient Semitic-speaking people from the Levant
from western Mesopotamia. Initially appearing in Sumerian records c. 2500 BC, they expanded and ruled most of the Levant and Mesopotamia, and parts of
Amorites
Rashidun Caliphate's conquest of the Sasanian Empire
Asoristan, which was the Sasanians' political and economic centre in Mesopotamia. Later, the regional Rashidun army commander Khalid ibn al-Walid was
Muslim_conquest_of_Persia
Archaeological site in Iraq
also Abu Shahrein or Tell Abu Shahrayn, an archaeological site in Lower Mesopotamia. It is located in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, near the modern city
Eridu
Biblical figure
great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of Shinar (Lower Mesopotamia). The Bible states that he was "a mighty hunter before the Lᴏʀᴅ .
Nimrod
Art of Mesopotamia The art of Mesopotamia has survived in the record from early hunter-gatherer societies (8th millennium BC) on to the Bronze Age cultures
Art_of_Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early
Sumer
Region in the Eastern Mediterranean
discussed at Syrian Desert, also known as the Badia region). In other words, Mesopotamia and the North Arabian Desert. To the south: Wadi al-Arish in Sinai To
Levant
Mythical structure in the Hebrew Bible
united human race speaking a single language migrates to Shinar (Lower Mesopotamia), where they agree to build a great city with a tower that would reach
Tower_of_Babel
Jewish community of Iran
long after this, the army of a Jewish prince invaded this region of Lower Mesopotamia. The Jewish Antiochus VII Sidetes, emperor of the Seleucid Empire
Iranian_Jews
Archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
Period (also Jemdat Nasr period) is an archaeological culture in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). It is generally dated from 3100 to 2900 BC. It is
Jemdet_Nasr_period
Gutian Dynasty of Sumer
a horde that swept in and brought down Akkadian and Sumerian rule in Mesopotamia, the Gutians are now known to have been in the area for at least a century
Gutian_rule_in_Mesopotamia
Ancient settlement mound
Near East they are concentrated in less arid regions, including Upper Mesopotamia, the Southern Levant, Anatolia and Iran, which had more continuous settlement
Tell_(archaeology)
Collection of laws promulgated by Lipit-Ishtar
promulgated by Lipit-Ishtar (r. 1934 – 1924 BCE (MC)), a ruler in Lower Mesopotamia. As cuneiform law, it is a legal code written in cuneiform script
Code_of_Lipit-Ishtar
Ancient text listing Sumerian Kingships
the claims to power of various city-states and kingdoms in southern Mesopotamia during the late third and early second millennium BC. It does so by repetitively
Sumerian_King_List
Continuum of mutually intelligible varieties of Arabic
spoken by Muslims (both sedentary and non-sedentary) in central and Lower Mesopotamia and by nomads in the rest of Iraq. Qeltu Arabic is an urban dialect
Mesopotamian_Arabic
Desert in West Asia
the Euphrates, fostering commercial and military connections between Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean. After it was raided by the Sasanian emperor Shapur
Syrian_desert
ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia between circa 6000 BC and 500 AD. The religious development of Mesopotamia and Mesopotamian
Ancient_Mesopotamian_religion
Primordial goddess of ancient Babylon religion
as a tail. In the Enūma Eliš, written in the 2nd millennium BCE in Lower Mesopotamia in the Babylonian variety of the Akkadian language, Tiamat gives birth
Tiamat
Temporary dwelling used by Israelites in the biblical Book of Exodus
the ancient MENA such as Canaan (now the Levant), Babylonia (now in Lower Mesopotamia, and ancient Egypt. These portable shrines would house respective
Tabernacle
Indus–Mesopotamia relations Indus–Mesopotamia relations are thought to have developed during the second half of the 3rd millennium BCE, until they came
Indo-Mesopotamia_relations
Ancient Mesopotamian king
sixth king from the First Sealand dynasty. He reigned over a part of Lower Mesopotamia around 1595 BCE, contemporarily with the end of the reign of Samsu-Ditana
Gulkišar
History of lands by the Tigris and Euphrates
The prehistory of Mesopotamia is the period between the Paleolithic and the emergence of writing in the area of the Fertile Crescent around the Tigris
Prehistory_of_Mesopotamia
ancient region of Mesopotamia, often referred to as the cradle of civilization. The history of Mesopotamia extends back to the Lower Paleolithic period
History_of_Iraq
Mountain range in southern Turkey
the northern boundary of the Southeastern Anatolia Region and North Mesopotamia. They include the Nurhak Mountains, Malatya Mountains, Maden Mountains
Taurus_Mountains
Ancient state in West Asia
located in Upper Mesopotamia, led to the unification of the Median tribes. By 612 BCE, the Medes, in alliance with Babylonia in Lower Mesopotamia, became strong
Median_kingdom
Wetlands in Iraq, Iran and Kuwait
suggests, the Mesopotamian Marshes are located in the larger region of Mesopotamia. Originally covering an area of 20,000 km2 (7,700 mi2) and divided into
Mesopotamian_Marshes
settled Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and Upper and Lower Mesopotamia. Today, "Arab" refers to a variety of large numbers of people whose
History_of_the_Arabs
People of ancient west Asia
internal strife also played a part. The Guti subsequently overran southern Mesopotamia and formed the short-lived Gutian dynasty of Sumer, overseeing a period
Gutians
Extinct language of the ancient Elamites of Iran
Republished in Woodard, Roger D., ed. (2008). The Ancient Languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Aksum. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 60–95.
Elamite_language
2nd millennium BCE empire in Babylonia
control over Southern Mesopotamia and establishing Babylon as the center of his Empire. Babylon would then come to dominate Mesopotamia for over a thousand
Old_Babylonian_Empire
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
Festus allege that he attempted to establish a Roman province in lower Mesopotamia. Trajan's successor Hadrian (r. 117–138 AD) reaffirmed the Roman-Parthian
Parthian_Empire
Mathematics used in ancient Mesopotamia
mathematics) is the mathematics developed or practiced by the people of Mesopotamia, as attested by sources surviving mainly from the Old Babylonian period
Babylonian_mathematics
First known Mesopotamian religion
literate civilization found in recorded history and based in ancient Mesopotamia, and what is modern day Iraq. The Sumerians widely regarded their divinities
Sumerian_religion
Conflict between the Roman and Parthian Empires
Empires over Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia. It concluded in 166 after the Romans made successful campaigns into Lower Mesopotamia and Media and sacked Ctesiphon
Roman–Parthian_War_of_161–166
Old Iranian language
result of evolution of the script used in the nearby civilisation of Mesopotamia. Despite the fact that Old Persian was written in cuneiform script, the
Old_Persian
18th–17th century BCE writings
v t e Ancient Mesopotamia Geography Modern Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Marshes Persian Gulf Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates
Sumerian_literature
Topics referred to by the same term
modern Iraq. Mesopotamia may also refer to: Geographically, the Tigris–Euphrates river system Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Mesopotamia (Roman province)
Mesopotamia_(disambiguation)
Extinct Iranian language
v t e Ancient Mesopotamia Geography Modern Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Marshes Persian Gulf Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates
Parthian_language
Extinct Semitic language of Mesopotamia
romanized: Akkadû(m)) is an extinct East Semitic language that is attested in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa, Babylonia) from the mid-third millennium
Akkadian_language
Extinct ancient Semitic language
v t e Ancient Mesopotamia Geography Modern Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Marshes Persian Gulf Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates
Amorite_language
Middle Eastern international relations
Egypt–Mesopotamia relations were the relations between the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, in the Middle East. They seem to have developed
Egypt–Mesopotamia_relations
Arabic dialect of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
classification roughly corresponds to respectively Upper Mesopotamia and Lower Mesopotamia. The isogloss is between the Tigris and Euphrates, around
North_Mesopotamian_Arabic
Ethnoreligious group in Iraq
majority of the population. Their historical stronghold has been Lower Mesopotamia, historically known as Babylonia. Iraqi Shias vary between religious
Shia_Islam_in_Iraq
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
state and cultural area based on the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Akkadian-populated
Babylonia
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
had consisted of territory that covered Anatolia, Persia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and what are now modern Kuwait, Afghanistan, and parts of Turkmenistan
Seleucid_Empire
Arabic dialect
classification roughly corresponds to respectively Upper Mesopotamia and Lower Mesopotamia. The isogloss is between the Tigris and Euphrates, around
Gilit_Mesopotamian_Arabic
Province of the Roman Empire
Mesopotamia was the name of a Roman province, initially a short-lived creation of the Roman emperor Trajan in 116–117 and then re-established by Emperor
Mesopotamia_(Roman_province)
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (lit. 'the land between the rivers'). Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates
Euphrates
Ancient city in southern Mesopotamia
Christianity. Kashkar became an important centre of Christianity in lower Mesopotamia and had its own diocese which lay under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchal
Kashkar
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
TY-griss; see below) is the eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains
Tigris
Arab tribe in Upper Mesopotamia in the 5th–10th centuries
well as their struggles with the Lakhmid kings of al-Hira in Iraq (Lower Mesopotamia). The tribe embraced Miaphysite Christianity and remained largely
Taghlib
633–638 AD invasion of the Sasanid Empire by the Rashidun Caliphate
The Arab conquest of Mesopotamia, or the Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia, was carried out by the Rashidun Caliphate from 633 to 638 AD. The Arab Muslim
Arab_conquest_of_Mesopotamia
Ancient Jewish Christian sect in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia
Elkesaites or Elchasaites were an ancient Jewish Christian sect in Lower Mesopotamia, then the province of Asoristan in the Sasanian Empire that was active
Elcesaites
king ruling all Mesopotamia. His rise to power began with the defeat of the Sumerian king Lugal-zage-si, who had ruled Lower Mesopotamia from Uruk, and
List_of_kings_of_Akkad
2nd-cent. Aramaic Nevi'im translation
translation of the Nevi'im section of the Hebrew Bible employed in Lower Mesopotamia ("Babylonia"). It is not to be confused with "Targum Pseudo-Jonathan"
Targum_Jonathan
Myth in which a great flood destroys civilization
rivers and possible effects on the evolution of civilizations in lower Mesopotamia". Geoarchaeology. 20 (4): 401–423. Bibcode:2005Gearc..20..401M. doi:10
Flood_myth
Extinct unclassified language of the Near East
language, providing only a list of ruler names from the Gutian rule in Mesopotamia in the Sumerian King List and a single mention of ruler Sharlag in a
Gutian_language
Alphabet used for writing the Mandaic language
to determine. It was developed by members of the Mandaean faith of Lower Mesopotamia to write the Mandaic language for liturgical purposes. Classical Mandaic
Mandaic_alphabet
Bronze Age city-state mentioned in the Amarna Letters
was apparently a kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia, at the upper Tigris and later it referred to a region of Mesopotamia. Most scholars suggest that Subartu
Subartu
Royal title in Ancient Mesopotamia
Akkad (r. 2334–2279 BC) and expressed a claim to rule the entirety of lower Mesopotamia (composed of the regions of Sumer in the south and Akkad in the north)
King_of_Sumer_and_Akkad
People of the ancient Near East
Leo Oppenheim, Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, 1964. Walter Sommerfield, The Kassites of Ancient Mesopotamia: Origins, Politics, and
Kassites
Type of conflict
mountains across the Lower Sea, loaded it on ships, and moored [the ships] at the quay of Agade." McIntosh, Jane (2005). Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives
Warfare_in_Sumer
Mesopotamian writings, 23rd–6th century BC
East Semitic Akkadian language (Assyrian and Babylonian dialects) in Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia) during the period spanning the Middle
Akkadian_literature
Arab Muslim general (died 642)
pacified, Khalid marched northward toward Sasanian territory in Iraq (lower Mesopotamia). He reorganized his army, possibly because the bulk of the Muhajirun
Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
Culinary traditions of Iraq
harks back to ancient Mesopotamia, growing wheat and crops requiring winter chill such as apples and stone fruits. Lower Mesopotamia grows rice and barley
Iraqi_cuisine
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
known civilization (Sumer) developed along the Persian Gulf and southern Mesopotamia. The oldest evidence in the world for seagoing vessels has been found
Persian_Gulf
Extinct Bronze Age Indo-European language
centered on Hattusa, as well as parts of the northern Levant and Upper Mesopotamia. The language, now long extinct, is attested in cuneiform, in records
Hittite_language
Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
Samarra culture is a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of northern Mesopotamia, roughly dated to between 5500 and 4800 BCE. It partially overlaps with
Samarra_culture
Mesopotamian lunar god
was likely meant to be a way to assimilate him into the pantheon of lower Mesopotamia, and might be based on perceived similarity to Ningublaga. The tradition
Sin_(mythology)
There are numerous attestations that Alexander founded a city in Lower Mesopotamia: many city-names such as Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon, Alexandria near
List of cities founded by Alexander the Great
List_of_cities_founded_by_Alexander_the_Great
Region of the Middle East
domesticated plants as crops. Early human civilizations such as Sumer in Mesopotamia flourished as a result. Technological advances in the region include
Fertile_Crescent
Small Semitic nation of ancient Mesopotamia
(/kælˈdiːə/) refers to a region probably located in the marshy land of southern Mesopotamia. It is mentioned, with varying meaning, in Neo-Assyrian cuneiform, the
Chaldea
Archaeological culture
Iraq, although Halaf-influenced material is found throughout Greater Mesopotamia. While the period is named after the site of Tell Halaf in north Syria
Halaf_culture
Sumerian myth
and recited in Sumerian and Akkadian in the most prominent cities of Mesopotamia, representing a significant aspect of Sumerian–Akkadian culture. Inanna
Descent of Inanna into the Underworld
Descent_of_Inanna_into_the_Underworld
Archaeological culture
East", in: Humanities 19 (2012) 1-20, hier: S. 2. Epipaleolithic Prehistory of Iran History of Mesopotamia Trialetian culture Natufian culture Khiamian
Zarzian_culture
history, playing important roles in both religious and secular contexts. Mesopotamia is of particular interest to scholars because evidence from the region—which
Music_of_Mesopotamia
Study of cultures that used cuneiform writing
cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers Pre Dynastic Mesopotamia, Sumer, the early Sumero-Akkadian city-states, the Akkadian Empire, Ebla
Assyriology
Geographical region for global institutional and marketing planning
Peninsula coastal fog desert Al-Sharat Tigris–Euphrates Mesopotamia Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Sawad Nineveh Plains Akkad (region) Babylonia Suhum
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Europe,_the_Middle_East_and_Africa
7th-century Muslim Arab general and commander in the conquest of Persia
been settled in the frontier zones between northeastern Arabia and lower Mesopotamia. Prior to the rise of Islam, the Shayban and related Bakr tribes maintained
Al-Muthanna_ibn_Haritha
to legitimize their rule and assert their control over Babylon and lower Mesopotamia. Epithets like "chosen by the god Marduk and the goddess Sarpanit"
List_of_Assyrian_kings
Ancient Mesopotamian empire (626–539 BC)
Chaldean Empire, was the last polity ruled by monarchs native to ancient Mesopotamia. Beginning with the coronation of Nabopolassar as the King of Babylon
Neo-Babylonian_Empire
Semitic language
that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai, southeastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and
Aramaic
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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 (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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a nailer, from an agent derivative of Old French clou ‘nail’. Compare Cloutier.Americanized spelling of German Klauer (or the variant Clauer) or of Glauer, a nickname from Middle High German glau, glou ‘intelligent’, ‘circumspect’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English lovere ‘lover’, ‘sweetheart’.
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
English : patronymic from Low 3 and 4.English : topographic name rom the plural of Middle English lowe ‘mound’, ‘hill’ (see Low 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lower.
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
English : from Middle English blÅwere ‘one who blows’. The name was applied chiefly to someone who operated a bellows, either as a blacksmith’s assistant or to provide wind for a church organ. In other cases it was applied to someone who blew a horn, i.e. a huntsman or a player of the musical instrument.Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ab Llywarch ‘son of Llywarch’. Compare Flower.
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 : variant of Lewin 1.This name is also found in the Netherlands, and in Sweden as Löwen, Löwén, Lövén, in both cases presumably derived from the German surname Löwe (see Loewe), although the Swedish forms could equally be ornamental names from löv ‘leaf’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either an occupational name for a carter, from an agent derivative of Middle English lode ‘to load’, or a topographic name from a derivative of Middle English lode ‘path’, ‘road’, ‘watercourse’.German : occupational name for a weaver of woolen cloth (loden), Middle High German lodære.North German : nickname for a good-for-nothing, from Middle Low German lod(d)er.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Luker.Belgian (van Loker) : habitational name from Loker in West Flanders.
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’.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, "flower," from Proto-Indo-European *bhlo-, FLOWER means "to blossom, flourish."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It may be of the same origin as 2.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Lohner.
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 : nickname from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flower’, ‘blossom’ (Old French flur, from Latin flos, genitive floris). This was a conventional term of endearment in medieval romantic poetry, and as early as the 13th century it is also regularly found as a female personal name.English : metonymic occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, or perhaps a nickname for a pasty-faced person, from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flour’. This is in origin the same word as in 1, with the transferred sense ‘flower, pick of the meal’. Although the two words are now felt to be accidental homophones, they were not distinguished in spelling before the 18th century.English : occupational name for an arrowsmith, from an agent derivative of Middle English flŠ‘arrow’ (Old English flÄ).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.Translation of French Lafleur.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, French, Latin, Portuguese
Blooming; Flower; Form of Florence
Girl/Female
French English
Flower.
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Indulal | இஂதà¯à®²à®¾à®²Â
Moons luster
Girl/Female
Maori
Light of the world.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Attraction
Boy/Male
Scottish Welsh
Royal chieftain. Surname.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Sky
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ilsley.
Female
French
French form of Latin Irene, IRÈNE means "peace."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Moon
Boy/Male
Spanish
Man.
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n.
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.
a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
n.
A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
n.
A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
a.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
a.
Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.
n.
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
n.
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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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 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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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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To reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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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 fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth.
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To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
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One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn mower.
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Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
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Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as, the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a weight at the other end.