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Greek minuscule manuscript
Minuscule 159 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 113 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment, dated to 1121 (?).
Minuscule_159
Handwritten script of medieval and early modern Greek
Greek minuscule was a Greek writing style which was developed as a book hand in Byzantine manuscripts during the 9th and 10th centuries. It replaced the
Greek_minuscule
Ninth letter of the Latin alphabet
I (minuscule: i) is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western
I
manuscripts Minuscule 65 Minuscule 104 Minuscule 114 Minuscule 321 Minuscule 322 Minuscule 385 Minuscule 447 Minuscule 448 Minuscule 480 Minuscule 505 Bible
List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1–1000)
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (701–800)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(701–800)
New Testament minuscules 2001 to the remaining registered minuscules. For other related lists, see: Lists of New Testament minuscules List of New Testament
List of New Testament minuscules (2001–)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2001–)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 2062 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Oα42 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 29 paper leaves (34.4 by 25
Minuscule_2062
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (2401–2500)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2401–2500)
New Testament manuscript
454611°E / 41.904750; 12.454611 Minuscule 151 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), A17 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on
Minuscule_151
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (1101–1200)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1101–1200)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 919 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α113 (von Soden), is an 11th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_919
New Testament manuscript
Gospel lessons for the other weeks lectionary. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 267 parchment leaves (27.6 by 21.5 cm), in two columns per
Lectionary_159
Greek New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 912 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 366 (von Soden), is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_912
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 625 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 159 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically
Minuscule_625
Greek New Testament manuscripts
(1–1000) List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000) List of New Testament minuscules (2001–3000) List of New Testament Minuscules ordered by location and hosting
Lists of New Testament minuscules
Lists_of_New_Testament_minuscules
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 921 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 553 (von Soden), is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_921
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 441 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), O18 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically
Minuscule_441
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 886 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a 15th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper, with a commentary. The manuscript
Minuscule_886
New Testament minuscules 1001 to 2000. For other related lists, see: Lists of New Testament minuscules List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000) List
List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1001–2000)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 743 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α1401 Aν414Nι40 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on paper. Palaeographically
Minuscule_743
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (101–200)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(101–200)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 153 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 402 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on cotton paper. Palaeographically
Minuscule_153
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 152 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 303 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
Minuscule_152
King of the English from 939 to 946
studied and copied, and they influenced the early use of Carolingian minuscule script in England, although Continental sources are also important. Edmund's
Edmund_I
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 425 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 457 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It
Minuscule_425
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 920 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 55 (von Soden), is a 10th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_920
Latin letter S with cedilla
S-cedilla (majuscule: Ş, minuscule: ş) is a letter used in some of the Turkic languages. It occurs in the Azerbaijani, Gagauz, Turkish, and Turkmen alphabets
Ş
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 156 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 206 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it
Minuscule_156
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (401–500)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(401–500)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 766 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε479 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically
Minuscule_766
Latin letter U with umlaut/diaeresis
Ü (minuscule: ü) is a Latin script character composed of the character U and the two dots diacritical mark. The meaning carried by the two dots varies
Ü
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 914 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 383 (von Soden), is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_914
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (301–400)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(301–400)
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (1801–1900)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1801–1900)
New Testament text type
0253, 0255, 0257, 0265, 0269 (mixed), 0272, 0273 (?). Minuscules More than 80% of minuscules represent the Byzantine text. 2, 3, 6 (Gospels and Acts)
Byzantine_text-type
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (1601–1700)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1601–1700)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 155 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 403 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it
Minuscule_155
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (2001–2100)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2001–2100)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 938 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1451 von Soden), is a 14th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_938
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 150 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, written on parchment. It is designated by the siglum 150 in the Gregory-Aland
Minuscule_150
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 917 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α264 (von Soden), is a 12th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_917
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 916 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Οπρ20 (von Soden), is a 12th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The
Minuscule_916
Latin letter G with breve
Ğ (g with breve; minuscule: ğ) is a Latin letter found in the Turkish and Azerbaijani alphabets as well as the Latin alphabets of Zazaki, Laz, Crimean
Ğ
List of episodes
(Ray William Johnson) with a surly demeanor, as well as Midget Apple, a minuscule Red delicious apple who prefers to be called "Little Apple." Midget Apple
List of Annoying Orange episodes
List_of_Annoying_Orange_episodes
Ethno-cultural region in Asia
also gradually declined, and by the mid-19th century, its influence was minuscule. Qing authority over Tibet had become more symbolic than real by the late
Tibet
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (2201–2300)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2201–2300)
Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament
Minuscule 149 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 503 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically
Minuscule_149
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 154 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε402 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on cotton paper. Palaeographically
Minuscule_154
Country in the South Pacific Ocean
visitors from Tahiti. Often, they are decorated with hatbands made of minuscule pupu shells that are painted and stitched on by hand. Although pupu are
Cook_Islands
Jakku) allows her to plug her extremely long earlobes into objects to hear minuscule sounds and vibrations from her surroundings or channel the sound of her
List of My Hero Academia characters
List_of_My_Hero_Academia_characters
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 283 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 373 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it
Minuscule_283
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (1901–2000)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1901–2000)
Masculine given name
and vocative of Jesu, accusative of Jesum, and nominative of Jesus. Minuscule (lower case) letters were developed around 800 and some time later the
Jesus_(name)
Illuminated 9th-century Gospel book
manuscript is written primarily in insular majuscule with some occurrences of minuscule letters (usually e or s). The text is usually written in one long line
Book_of_Kells
Alphabet that uses letters from the Cyrillic script
Euro-Ukrainian alphabet The hryvnia sign (₴) derives from the cursive minuscule letter He (г) Romanization of Ukrainian Scientific transliteration of
Ukrainian_alphabet
American alternative nutritionist and activist (1947–2013)
Stewart to help demonstrations and protests, although initial turnout was minuscule. Later in 2001, Vonderplanitz's report on raw milk cowritten with William
Aajonus_Vonderplanitz
Oldest known Slavic alphabet
the Hludov Gospel (17th/18th). The early development of the Glagolitic minuscule script alongside the increasingly square majuscule is poorly documented
Glagolitic_script
Early Bibliical editorial material
manuscripts: Codex Mutinensis, Codex Basilensis A. N. IV. 2, Codex Argenteus, Minuscule 3, 5, 6, 35, 38, and many other medieval manuscripts of the New Testament
Euthalian_Apparatus
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (201–300)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(201–300)
Group of genetic connective tissues disorders
Boutonniere deformity of the fingers. Tendon and ligament laxity offer minuscule protection from tearing in muscles and tendons, but these problems persist
Ehlers–Danlos_syndrome
Interpolated phrase in verses 5:7–8 of 1 John
might be to this Latin text rather than a quotation of 1 John 5:7. In Minuscule 460, (a trilingual manuscript) In folio 115v, the Arabic Column reads
Johannine_Comma
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (2601–2700)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2601–2700)
1965 studio album by the Beatles
the band's name formed part of the album title, which was rendered in minuscule type compared with standard LP artwork of the time. The Beatles had first
Rubber_Soul
Oldest document in Slovene
was used in the centuries after Charlemagne and is named Carolingian minuscule. During the time of the writing of the two manuscripts (sermons on sin
Freising_manuscripts
One-person electric vehicle (1985)
juggernaut's tyres, the exhaust fumes blasted into my face. Even with the minuscule front and rear lights on, I could not feel confident that a lorry driver
Sinclair_C5
Letter of the Latin alphabet
J with stroke (majuscule Ɉ, minuscule ɉ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from J with the addition of a bar through the letter. It is used in
J_with_stroke
Carolingian emperor from 800 to 814
estimated 90,000 manuscripts during the 9th century. The Carolingian minuscule script was developed and popularised in medieval copying, influencing
Charlemagne
Salt lake in the Levant
organisms, such as fish and aquatic plants, from living in it, though minuscule quantities of bacteria and microbial fungi are present. In times of flood
Dead_Sea
Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536)
1179–1499 (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7864-5201-9 – via Google Books. Extract of page 159. Allen, Grace (24 October 2019). "Mirrors
Erasmus
2001 studio album by Björk
of crushing ice and shuffling cards, among others. In her documentary Minuscule, Björk explained that this process consisted of "taking something very
Vespertine_(album)
Book of the New Testament
Erroll F. (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. ESV
First Epistle to the Corinthians
First_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians
Canadian online dating service
They had previously released an analysis purporting to show that only a minuscule proportion (12,000 out of 5.5 million) of registered female accounts were
Ashley_Madison
Swimsuits based on or influenced by the bikini
sold 3000 swimsuits at $24 apiece, which meant a tidy profit for such a minuscule amount of fabric. Monokini usage is uncommon in the US, where Americans
Bikini_variants
Subatomic particle; lightest meson
light-front holography. Empirically, since the light quarks actually have minuscule nonzero masses, the pions also have nonzero rest masses. However, those
Pion
List of small portions of the New Testament written in small, cursive Greek script
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (2501–2600)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2501–2600)
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
549 state institutions. While a significant improvement, it was only a minuscule number, compared to the size of the Russian population. Catherine's apparent
Catherine_the_Great
1964 studio album by the Beatles
carried no band logo or artist credit, and the album title was rendered in minuscule type compared with standard LP artwork of the time. Beatles for Sale was
Beatles_for_Sale
A New Testament minuscule is a copy of a portion of the New Testament written in a small, cursive Greek script (developed from Uncial). The numbers (#)
List of New Testament minuscules (1001–1100)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1001–1100)
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 309 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 351 (Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has
Minuscule_309
Braille pattern
Braille Q IPA Braille /q/ Russian Braille Ч Arabic Braille ق Persian Braille ق Irish Braille Q Thai Braille เือ eua Luxembourgish Braille q (minuscule)
Braille_pattern_dots-12345
1986 single by Peter Gabriel
talked to John Cusack about that. We're sort of trapped together in a minuscule moment of contemporary culture." In October 2012, as Gabriel played the
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)
In_Your_Eyes_(Peter_Gabriel_song)
Restored fort in Benin
which had become by then entirely surrounded by French territory. The minuscule enclave thus became an international oddity. The 1958 edition of the Guinness
Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá
Fort_of_São_João_Baptista_de_Ajudá
Eukaryotes other than animals, plants or fungi
The remaining heterotrophic protists are often called "protozoa". Some minuscule animals (the myxozoans) and the "lower" fungi (namely the aphelids, rozellids
Protist
Chemical element with atomic number 14 (Si)
Southern Ocean is referred to as having a "biogeochemical divide" since only minuscule amounts of silicon are transported out of this region. There is some evidence
Silicon
Book of the New Testament
Erroll F. (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Hixson
Gospel_of_Mark
departed further from the standard pop LP by reducing the album title to minuscule type and otherwise making no mention of the band's name. According to
Cultural impact of the Beatles
Cultural_impact_of_the_Beatles
Last book of the New Testament
of Revelation. This number includes 7 papyri, 12 majuscules, and 291 minuscules. But, in fact, not all of them are available for research. Some of them
Book_of_Revelation
Himachal Pradesh (7%) is also quite significant. Elsewhere, Muslim STs are minuscule in numbers. The Muslim ST population is only 1,70,428 whereas the total
Islam_in_India
American and Greek soprano (1923–1977)
enchanting grace and meaning. There were innumerable exquisite felicities—minuscule portamentos from one note to its nearest neighbor, or over widespread
Maria_Callas
Antisemitic and anti-communist conspiracy theory
China, North Korea, and Cambodia, where the Jewish presence was and is minuscule." Several scholars have observed that Jewish involvement in Communist
Jewish_Bolshevism
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
Fletcher Henderson, or parting with lucrative royalty contracts for a minuscule cash advance covering a total assignment of rights, are legion, and it
Fats_Waller
Roman governor of Judea and condemner of Jesus
Piovanelli 2003, p. 430. Piovanelli 2003, pp. 433–434. Grüll 2010, pp. 159–160. Grüll 2010, pp. 166–167. Grüll 2010, p. 167. Burke 2018, p. 266. Grüll
Pontius_Pilate
occurred on 37 different dates from 1910 to 1976, the transferred land was minuscule (ranging from 1-acre (4,000 m2) to 646 acres (261 ha)) and uninhabited
Territorial evolution of the United States
Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States
Romanian fighter prototype
original 18.20 m2 (195.9 sq ft) of the C.V. 11. An anti-crash pylon with a minuscule Venturi-tube installed at its top appeared behind the cockpit to protect
IAR-12
Testament Bible readings. Lectionaries may be written in majuscule or minuscule Greek letters, on parchment, papyrus, vellum, or paper. New Testament
List of New Testament lectionaries
List_of_New_Testament_lectionaries
Letter of the Latin alphabet
gallicum, or D with short stroke overlay in Unicode, (majuscule: Ꟈ (), minuscule: ꟈ ()) is a letter that was used by the Gauls in their language. It is
Tau_gallicum
Apostle of Jesus (6 – 100 AD)
Theology. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002), xxi–xxii; ibidem, 159–160. Carolyn S. Jerousek, "Christ and St. John the Evangelist as a Model
John_the_Apostle
Apostle of Jesus
(1961). The Drama of the Lost Disciples. Covenant Publishing Company. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-85205-008-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Simon_the_Zealot
American football player (born 1974)
relative anonymity. His former agent Leigh Steinberg said he is "one of the minuscule few that I could see living a completely fulfilled life away from sport
Jake_Plummer
1996 film by Joe Pytka
in spots but without any edge. It'll make kids giggle, but it makes a minuscule effort to appeal to adults." According to author Kevin Sandler, critics
Space_Jam
MINUSCULE 159
MINUSCULE 159
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Bellingham, in Greater London (formerly in Kent) and Northumberland. The former is named with Old English BeringahÄm ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of the followers of Be(o)ra’, a byname meaning ‘bear’; the latter seems to have been originally named as the ‘homestead of the dwellers at the bell’, from Old English belle used in a transferred sense of a bell-shaped hill.Richard Bellingham (c.1592–1672) came from Boston, Lincolnshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1634. He was a controversial political figure in the new colony, an opponent of John Winthrop. He was elected governor of MA in 1641 and again in 1654 and 1665–72.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, or a patronymic denoting the child of a parson, from the possessive case of Middle English persone, parsoun (see Parson).English : many early examples are found with prepositions (e.g. Ralph del Persones 1323); these are habitational names, with the omission of house, hence in effect occupational names for servants employed at the parson’s house.Irish : usually of English origin (see above), but sometimes a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Phearsain, which is of Highland Scottish origin (see McPherson).Members of an Irish family called Parsons wre twice created earl of Rosse, first in 1718 and again in 1806. They settled in Ireland c.1590, when two brothers, William and Laurence Parsons, were granted large estates. Birr Castle, Parsonstown, became the family seat. Samuel Holden Parsons, born Lyme, CT, in 1737 was a Connecticut legislator and revolutionary war officer. Theophilius Parsons (1750–1813) was born in Byfield, MA, and was chief justice of the MA supreme court (1806–13); his son, also Theophilius, was a professor at Harvard Law School (1848–1869).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman French personal name Mahieu, a variant of Mathieu (see Matthew).Anglicized form of French Mailloux.Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, about 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha’s Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill, or a habitational name from Underhill in Devon, named from Old English under ‘under’ + hyll, or from Underhill in Kent, named from Old English under + helde ‘slope’.John Underhill (c.1597–1672) was born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. His father was a mercenary in the Netherlands, and he himself became a cadet in the Prince of Orange’s guards. In 1630 he emigrated to Boston, MA, where he was appointed captain of militia. In 1664–65 he played a significant role in helping to bring the Dutch colony of New Netherland under English control.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Whitfield, for example in Derbyshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, and Northumberland, named with Old English hwīt ‘white’ + feld ‘open country’, because of their chalky or soil.Henry Whitfield (1597–c.1657), preacher and scholar, came from Mortlake, Surrey, England (now part of Greater London) to New Haven, CT, in 1639 and was one of the first settlers in Guilford, CT. He had ten children, some of whom he left in CT when he returned to England in 1650, where he died.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Country)
English (West Country) : habitational name from a place named with the Old English elements slÄh ‘sloe’ + cumb ‘valley’, in particular Slocum on the Isle of Wight and in Devon.Anthony Slocombe or Slocum (1590–1674/75) came from Taunton, Somerset, England, to Taunton, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the many places, large and small, called Bradford; in particular the city in West Yorkshire, which originally rose to prosperity as a wool town. There are others in Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Greater Manchester, Norfolk, Somerset, and elsewhere. They are all named with Old English brÄd ‘broad’ + ford ‘ford’.This name was brought independently to North American by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. William Bradford (1590–1657), born in Austerfield in South Yorkshire, England, the son of a yeoman farmer, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who emigrated to America on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact and in 1621 he was elected governor of Plymouth colony, being re-elected thirty times.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name EirÃkr, composed of the elements eir ‘mercy’, ‘peace’ + rÃk ‘power’. The addition in English of an inorganic H- to names beginning with a vowel is a relatively common phenomenon. It is possible that this name may have swallowed up a less common Germanic personal name with the first element heri, hari ‘army’.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + rÄ«c ‘power’, or from an assimilated form of Henrick, a Dutch form of Henry.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled’, ‘dark red’, or ‘salmon’. There was a saint of this name. The surname is born by families in Munster and Ulster, where it has usually been changed to Harkin.The English poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was from a prosperous family of goldsmiths, who had a long association with the city of Leicester. There is a family tradition that they were of Scandinavian origin, descended from Eric the Forester, who settled in the city in the 11th century. The initial aspirate came into the name in the late 16th cedntury; the name of the poet's great-grandfather is recorded in the corporation books of the city of Leicester in 1511 as Thomas Ericke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Winslow, a place in Buckinghamshire named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name or byname Wine (meaning ‘friend’) + Old English hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘mound’, ‘barrow’.Edward Winslow (1595–1655), one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. He was a governor of the colony and also served as agent of the Massachusetts Bay Company in France. In 1621 he married Susanna, the widow of William White, the first marriage in New England. Their son Josiah (c.1629–80) was governor of Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680, the first native-born governor in North America. He had numerous prominent descendents.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cheshire)
English (Cheshire) : habitational name from any of various minor places named with Old English ēcels ‘additional part of an estate’, from ēcan ‘to increase’. Compare Etchells.The earliest record of this surname is in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England, in 1566, when John, son of Thomas Eachus, was baptized. Peter Eachus married Margaret Pownall in Church Minshull on 21 April 1594.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a nickname from Middle English gode ‘good’ (Old English gÅd) + year, yere ‘year’, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression, perhaps in the sense ‘(as I hope to have a) good year’ or as a New Year salutation. Alternatively, it may have been from an Americanized form of French Gauthier.English translation of German Gutjahr, originally a nickname for someone born on New year’s Day.The inventor of vulcanized rubber, Charles Goodyear (1800–60) was of the fourth generation descended from Stephen Goodyear (1598–1658), who succeeded Gov. Theophilus Eaton as leader of the company of London merchants that founded the New Haven colony in CT in 1638.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holland 1.Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c.1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.English : in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).English : The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a well-established family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his step-sister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
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English (Shropshire) : from the Welsh personal name Einws, a diminutive of Einion (of uncertain origin, popularly associated with einion ‘anvil’).English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Hain 2.English : habitational name from Haynes in Bedfordshire. This name first appears in Domesday Book as Hagenes, which Mills derives from the plural of Old English hægen, hagen ‘enclosure’.Irish : variant of Hines.John Haynes (?1594–1653) had emigrated from Essex, England, where his father was lord of the manor of Copford Hall near Colchester, to MA, where he was governor in 1635. He moved to CT, and was the colony's first governor (1639–53/54).
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English
English : topographic name from Middle English wold ‘forest’ or ‘cleared upland’ (see Wald, Wold).Thomas Weld (1596–1661), born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, was an influential Puritan divine who emigrated from Terling, Essex, to Roxbury, MA, in 1632.
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English : occupational name for a maker of wheels, from Middle English whele ‘wheel’ (Old English hwēol) + wyrhta ‘wright’. See also Wheeler.John Wheelwright (c. 1592–1679), clergyman, came to Boston, MA, from Lincolnshire, England in 1636. He was banished from Massachusettes for his support of his sister-in-law, Anne Hutchinson, in the antinomian controversy; he set up a community at Exeter, NH.
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English (chiefly Norfolk)
English (chiefly Norfolk) : habitational name from any of several places called Dunham, of which one is in Norfolk. Most are named from Old English dÅ«n ‘hill’ + hÄm ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in Domesday Book as Duneham and this too may be a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna.John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.
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English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.
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English : from Old French basset, a diminutive of basse ‘low’, ‘short’, either a nickname for a short person or a status name for someone of humble origins.William Bassett (c. 1598–1667) came to Plymouth, MA, from Kent, England, in the 1620s; in about 1650 he moved to Duxbury and subesequently to Bridgewater. He had many prominent descendants, among them one of the earliest families on Martha’s Vineyard.
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English : unexplained; perhaps from either of two medicinal and edible plants commonly known by this name (Arctium lappa and A. minus). However, the word is not recorded in OED before 1597, rather too late for surname formation.
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Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Aoibheann, AOIBHÃN means "beautiful, fair form."
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Native American
Bear making dust.
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Hindu
Happy
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 Variant spelling of Yiddish Selig, ZELIG means "blessed; holy."Â
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Gaelic Irish
noble.
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Tamil
Fame
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Indian, Modern, Telugu
Pure; Humble
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English
English : habitational name of Norman origin from Caien, France (earlier recorded as Cahou, 1195), a lost place near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France.English : habitational name from Kew in Greater London (earlier Cayho, 1327), which is probably named with Old English cÇ£g ‘key’ (used here in the sense ‘projecting land’) + hÅh ‘hill spur’.
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Friend of the deer.
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n.
A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
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Applied to books or editions (esp. of the Greek New Testament and the classics) printed and published by the Elzevir family at Amsterdam, Leyden, etc., from about 1592 to 1680; also, applied to a round open type introduced by them.
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Any very small, minute object.
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A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
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Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.
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A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.
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Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator.
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A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.