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River in Maryland, United States
The Monocacy River (/məˈnɒkəsi/) is a free-flowing left tributary to the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The
Monocacy_River
Former Village in Maryland, United States
old Indian trail known as the Monocacy Trail that ran parallel to the Monocacy River. The trail was known as the Great Wagon Road by colonial travelers;
Monocacy,_Maryland
Historic battlefield in Maryland, USA
American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southeast of the city of Frederick, Maryland. The battle, labeled "The
Monocacy_National_Battlefield
Battle of the American Civil War
The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley
Battle_of_Monocacy
River in the Mid-Atlantic United States
Creek, Shenandoah River, Catoctin Creek (Virginia), Catoctin Creek (Maryland), Tuscarora Creek, Monocacy River, Little Monocacy River, Broad Run, Goose
Potomac_River
Tenmile Creek Great Seneca Creek Horsepen Branch Broad Run Little Monocacy River Monocacy River Bennett Creek Ballenger Creek Bush Creek Linganore Creek Carroll
List_of_rivers_of_Maryland
Topics referred to by the same term
Monocacy (Shawnee: Monnockkeseymay) may refer to the Monocacy River in Maryland, USA. Monocacy may also refer to: Little Monocacy River, a tributary of
Monocacy
City in Maryland, United States
Iroquois Confederation followed the Monocacy River from the Susquehanna River watershed in Pennsylvania to the Potomac River watershed and the lands of the
Frederick,_Maryland
U.S. passenger rail system in Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Philadelphia in December 1838, save for the ferry across the Susquehanna River, which was not bridged until the 1860s. Although the B&O was chartered with
MARC_Train
Tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, US
Little Monocacy River is a 10.1-mile-long (16.3 km) tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River
Little_Monocacy_River
MARC commuter rail line in Maryland, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
platforms (except the Frederick Branch, which has a high-level platform at Monocacy station). The Brunswick Line has service only on weekdays, with nine trains
Brunswick_Line
River in Maryland and the District of Columbia, United States
The Anacostia River /ænəˈkɒstiə/ is a river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It flows from Prince George's County in Maryland into Washington
Anacostia_River
River in Maryland, United States
tributary of the Monocacy River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. Via the Monocacy River, it is part of the Potomac River watershed, flowing
Toms Creek (Monocacy River tributary)
Toms_Creek_(Monocacy_River_tributary)
Cooks Creek Hollow Run Lehigh River Saucon Creek East Branch Saucon Creek Laurel Run Monocacy Creek East Branch Monocacy Creek Little Lehigh Creek Jordan
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
List_of_rivers_of_Pennsylvania
River in Pennsylvania, United States
Rock Creek is an 18.9-mile-long (30.4 km) tributary of the Monocacy River in south-central Pennsylvania and serves as the border between Cumberland and
Rock Creek (Monocacy River tributary)
Rock_Creek_(Monocacy_River_tributary)
Tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
Tuscarora Creek is a 7.7-mile-long (12.4 km) tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland, in the United States. The creek rises at the
Tuscarora Creek (Monocacy River tributary)
Tuscarora_Creek_(Monocacy_River_tributary)
Bridge (or Six Bridge as originally proposed) was planned for the upper Monocacy River in northern Frederick County, Maryland. The 73-foot (22 m) high dam
Potomac River basin reservoir projects
Potomac_River_basin_reservoir_projects
Bridge in Frederick County, Maryland
The Monocacy River Railroad Bridge and Viaduct is a 326-foot (99 m) open deck steel girder bridge with two main spans crossing the river and two viaduct
Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Monocacy River Bridge
Frederick_and_Pennsylvania_Line_Railroad_Monocacy_River_Bridge
Canal in Maryland, United States of America
The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before
Monocacy_Aqueduct
Section of Interstate Highway in Maryland
Ridgeville to the Monocacy River was completed with an asphalt surface. The final section of Baltimore National Pike, from east of the Monocacy River to the east
Interstate_70_in_Maryland
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Monocacy was one of two shallow draft gunboats designed for service on the upper Yangtze River over 900 miles (1,400 km) inland. It was pre-constructed
USS_Monocacy_(PG-20)
River in Pennsylvania, United States
participants of Camp Eisenhower discovered fecal pollution in Plum Run.[1] List of rivers of Pennsylvania Map of York & Adams Counties (Map). Cartography by D. Small
Plum Run (Rock Creek tributary)
Plum_Run_(Rock_Creek_tributary)
Proposed, unfunded, unbuilt reservoir near Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Big Pipe Creek feeds into the Double Pipe Creek, which runs into the Monocacy River and on into the Chesapeake Bay. According to a 2010 plan published by
Union_Mills_Reservoir
Railroad line in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, United States
1904. Monocacy River. Originally a 700-foot-long (210 m) Bollman truss, replaced with a seven-span girder bridge in 1904. Little Monocacy River. Originally
Metropolitan_Subdivision
River in Maryland in Pennsylvania
Marsh Creek is a 26.6-mile-long (42.8 km) tributary of the Monocacy River in south-central Pennsylvania and north-central Maryland in the United States
Marsh Creek (Monocacy River tributary)
Marsh_Creek_(Monocacy_River_tributary)
River in Maryland, United States
Carroll Creek is an 8.3-mile-long (13.4 km) tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located on the
Carroll_Creek_(Maryland)
Battle of the American Civil War
River fords near Poolesville, Maryland with several thousand men. On the 11 miles (18 km) of the Potomac River from the mouth of the Monocacy River to
Raid_on_Chambersburg
State highway in Montgomery and Frederick Counties, Maryland, United States
fought on July 9, 1864. Past the battlefield, the road crosses the Monocacy River and CSX's Old Main Line Subdivision railroad line. In a short distance
Maryland_Route_355
River in Pennsylvania, United States
River in Pennsylvania, United States
Guinn_Run
Maryland in 1972 after Hurricane Agnes washed out the bridge over the Monocacy River. The line remained dormant until 1980 when the Maryland Midland Railway
Walkersville Southern Railroad
Walkersville_Southern_Railroad
Historic house in Maryland, United States
States, which extended from the Potomac River on the south, Catoctin Mountain to the west, the Monocacy River to the east, and Ballenger Creek to the
Carrollton_Manor
Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Maryland. Rock Creek, a tributary of the Monocacy River and part of the Potomac River watershed, flows along its eastern edge. According to
Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania
Stream in the U.S. state of Maryland
Pipe Creek, sometimes called Pipe Creek, is a major tributary of the Monocacy River in Carroll County and Frederick County in Maryland, located several
Double_Pipe_Creek
Military base and biological laboratory in US
treatment plants comprise about 16 acres (6.5 ha) on the banks of the Monocacy River. Fort Detrick traces its roots to a small municipal airport established
Fort_Detrick
River in Pennsylvania, United States
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willoughby Run List of rivers of Pennsylvania 39°47′05″N 77°16′37″W / 39.78472°N 77.27694°W / 39.78472;
Willoughby_Run
Trails in eastern North America used by Native Americans
Contents: Maryland; Monocacy River Valley; Catoctin Mountain and Potomac River Valley; West Virginia; Virginia Shenandoah Valley; New River and southern valleys;
Great_Indian_Warpath
Monocacy Creek (pronounced muh-naw-cuh-see) is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The creek's name is a corruption of
Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River tributary)
Monocacy_Creek_(Lehigh_River_tributary)
new bridge was built over the Tiber on Chambersburg Street.[1] List of rivers of Pennsylvania "Stevens Run (1188630)". Geographic Names Information System
Stevens Run (Rock Creek tributary)
Stevens_Run_(Rock_Creek_tributary)
Stream in the U.S. state of Maryland
Ballenger Creek is a 10.7-mile-long (17.2 km) tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The headwaters of the creek are located on
Ballenger_Creek
Topics referred to by the same term
Monocacy Creek may refer to: Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River tributary), a tributary of the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania Monocacy Creek (Schuylkill River)
Monocacy_Creek
Washington-based cricket franchise
described as a cricket park in a well-preserved green environment along the Monocacy River, in Frederick, Maryland, situated in the D.C. metro area. Called "Frederick
Washington_Freedom_(cricket)
River in Pennsylvania, United States
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Plum Run (White Run tributary)
Plum_Run_(White_Run_tributary)
1824–25 tour by Revolutionary War general de Lafayette
Maryland State House December 29 – Arrives at the Jug Bridge crossing the Monocacy River on the National Road east of Frederick, Maryland. Stayed in Frederick
Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
Visit_of_the_Marquis_de_Lafayette_to_the_United_States
Military unit
contact with the Confederate rear-guard of cavalry under Hampton at the Monocacy River 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Frederick and drove them back into the town
23rd_Ohio_Infantry_Regiment
United States historic place
terminus of the C&O Canal) by 1842, and Wheeling, West Virginia, on the Ohio River in 1852. B&O passenger service from Baltimore to its Ellicott City station
Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
Baltimore_and_Ohio_Ellicott_City_Station_Museum
Indigenous people of Canada and U.S.
Maryland along the Monocacy River, on the way to join the Oneida nation in western New York. Other Tuscarora bands sojourned in the Juniata River valley of Pennsylvania
Tuscarora_people
County in Maryland, United States
side of the mouth of Rock Creek on Potomac river [sic], and running with the said river to the mouth of Monocacy, then with a straight line to Par's spring
Montgomery_County,_Maryland
State highway in Maryland, US
through the communities of Graceham, Rocky Ridge, and Detour in the Monocacy River valley. MD 77 was constructed from Thurmont east to Detour in the 1920s
Maryland_Route_77
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
land and Monocacy River were enticing to European immigrants and settlers moving west into the newly opened Monocacy Hundred territory. The river is a major
Buckeystown,_Maryland
Reservoir in Berkeley County, West Virginia
River Antietam Creek Shenandoah River Little Catoctin Creek Catoctin Creek (Virginia) Catoctin Creek (Maryland) Tuscarora Creek (Maryland) Monocacy River
Sleepy_Creek_Lake
(26 ha) of parkland. 1966 Monocacy National Battlefield Frederick County Civil War battlefield straddling the Monocacy River southwest of Frederick. 1976
List of National Park System areas in Maryland
List_of_National_Park_System_areas_in_Maryland
Town in Maryland
Creek watersheds are part of the Lower Monocacy River watershed, with eventual drainage to the Potomac River. The east side of Mount Airy drains via
Mount_Airy,_Maryland
Battle of the American Civil War
destroy the aqueduct carrying the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal across the Monocacy River where it empties into the Potomac, but his engineers had difficulty
Battle_of_Harpers_Ferry
Mohongo-class gunboat
The first USS Monocacy was a sidewheel gunboat in the United States Navy. She was named for the Battle of Monocacy. Monocacy was launched by A. & W. Denmead
USS_Monocacy_(1864)
1918 maritime incident
The USS Monocacy incident was an attack on the American gunboat Monocacy in January 1918 by Chinese soldiers along the Yangtze River. It was one of many
USS_Monocacy_incident
River in Pennsylvania, United States
Confederate soldiers took cover behind the trees that lined the stream. List of rivers of Pennsylvania Harry Wilcox Pfanz (1 July 2001). Gettysburg--the first
Blocher's_Run
River in Pennsylvania, United States
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White Run (Rock Creek tributary)
White_Run_(Rock_Creek_tributary)
River in Pennsylvania, United States
Battlefield areas of the Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day, to Rock Creek (Monocacy River) at 39°48′51″N 77°12′54″W / 39.814124°N 77.215079°W / 39.814124;
Spangler_Spring_Run
County in Maryland, United States
Carroll County is bordered on the west by Frederick County, across the Monocacy River and Sam's Creek. Other major streams in the county include Big Pipe
Carroll_County,_Maryland
River in eastern Pennsylvania, United States
The Schuylkill River (/ˈskuːlkɪl/ SKOOL-kil, locally /ˈskuːkəl/ SKOO-kəl) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for 135 miles (217 km) from Pottsville
Schuylkill_River
River in Maryland, United States
Linganore Creek is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) tributary of the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland. The stream is formed from the confluence of
Linganore_Creek
west of the mill of the same name. Monocacy River - Located 20 feet (6.1 m) above the east bank of the Monocacy river east of Hansonville. The entrance
List_of_caves_of_Maryland
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
archival service (link) culture/timeline.htm[dead link] Timeline of the Monocacy River area Maryland Writer's Project, Works Project Administration. Maryland:
Urbana,_Maryland
Bridge in Frederick County, Maryland
Southern RR. The original plan for the railroad called for it to cross the Monocacy River below Tuscarora Creek and therefore, no bridge was located by Gitt in
Tuscarora Creek railroad bridge
Tuscarora_Creek_railroad_bridge
Creek Little Monocacy River Matapeake, Maryland Mattawoman Creek Monocacy River Nanjemoy Creek Nanjemoy, Maryland Nanticoke River Nanticoke River Wildlife
List of Maryland placenames of Native American origin
List_of_Maryland_placenames_of_Native_American_origin
Railway connecting Baltimore MD and Sunbury PA, US
headwaters of the Monocacy River in the vicinity of Westminster”: Westminster, in Carroll County, is on the very eastern edge of the Monocacy’s drainage area
Northern_Central_Railway
State highway in Maryland, US
the eastern end of Michaels Mill Road immediately before crossing the Monocacy River. As MD 80 approaches I-270 (Eisenhower Memorial Highway), the highway
Maryland_Route_80
State highway in Maryland, US
which was planned by 1915. The sections from Taneytown to the Monocacy River and from the river 3 miles (4.8 km) west toward Emmitsburg were completed as
Maryland_Route_32
State highway in Maryland, US
Monocacy River at Furnace Ford shortly before entering Montgomery County. After intersecting Mouth of Monocacy Road, which heads west to the Monocacy
Maryland_Route_28
State highway in Maryland, US
before crossing the Monocacy River on a pair of dissimilar bridges, the westbound one a through truss bridge. East of the river, the state highway meets
Maryland_Route_26
Trail used by settlers in colonial America to go south
August 3, 2014. Tracey, Grace L.; Dern, John P. (1987). Pioneers of Old Monocacy. Genealogical Publishing Co. ISBN 9780806311838. Retrieved September 16
Great_Wagon_Road
North Point Battlefield North Point Palmer Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Pocomoke River Point Lookout Purse Rocks Rocky Gap Rosaryville Sandy Point Savage
List_of_Maryland_state_parks
American Viticultural Area in Maryland
The viticultural area is served by the Monocacy River drainage system. Linganore Creek is the only Monocacy River tributary in the viticultural area and
Linganore_AVA
Part of the U.S. Highway System in Maryland
city limits, the highway crosses Tuscarora Creek and parallels the Monocacy River. It then has superstreet intersections with Willow and Biggs Ford roads
U.S._Route_15_in_Maryland
Five canals in Maryland and Virginia, USA
Conococheague Creek, the Monocacy River, Patterson Creek, South Branch, Cacpon Creek, Opequon Creek, and the Shenandoah River. Matildaville, at its height
Patowmack_Canal
Railroad line in Frederick County, Maryland, US
Main Line Subdivision of CSX Transportation on the west side of the Monocacy River – and its terminus at East Street in downtown Frederick, Maryland. The
Frederick Branch (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Frederick_Branch_(Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad)
Community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
occupation. Beallsville was a crossroads on the road from Rockville to the Monocacy River and Nolands ferry, making it a strategic spot for the Union. As part
Beallsville,_Maryland
Dendritic ridge in the United States
four miles to near the Mason–Dixon line at their confluence to form Monocacy River. The portion of Seminary Ridge on the western side of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Seminary_Ridge
Canal in Washington, D.C., and Maryland
the Monocacy river, that could be found if one followed a ghost of a robber, allegedly seen from time to time on moonless nights crossing the Monocacy Aqueduct
Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal
Masonry constructions which carried the canal over wide rivers and streams
a culvert. The Monocacy Aqueduct (#2) in Frederick County, Maryland is the longest aqueduct on the canal, crossing the Monocacy River. It was completed
Aqueducts_on_the_C&O_Canal
Topics referred to by the same term
Piney Creek (Monocacy River), Maryland; see List of rivers of Maryland Piney Creek Cove (Elk River), Maryland Piney Creek (St. Francis River), a stream
Piney_Creek
Proposed railroad in Maryland and Pennsylvania
on the east slope at Stevens' 1822 Maria Furnace along Toms Creek (Monocacy River), with three east slope tunnels through spurs of Jacks Mountain. In
Tapeworm_Railroad
miles (106 km) Nanticoke River – 64 miles (103 km) Monocacy River – 58 miles (93 km) The Patuxent River is the longest river that is entirely within Maryland
List of longest rivers of the United States by state
List_of_longest_rivers_of_the_United_States_by_state
Tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
and flows south to its mouth at the Potomac. Tuscarora Creek (Monocacy River) List of rivers of Maryland U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset
Tuscarora Creek (Potomac River tributary)
Tuscarora_Creek_(Potomac_River_tributary)
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1975
Harrisburg. Infrastructure further south also suffered; in Maryland, the Monocacy River—a tributary of the Potomac—swelled to 14 feet (4.3 m) above flood stage
Hurricane_Eloise
Monatiquot River - Massachusetts Monday Creek - Ohio Monocacy River - Maryland Monongahela River - West Virginia, Pennsylvania Montello River - Wisconsin
List of rivers of the United States: M
List_of_rivers_of_the_United_States:_M
Ferry crossing the Potomac River
Patuxent river, to the mouth of Monocacy, on Potowmack river, through Montgomery county; and one other road from Conrad Myer's ferry on Potowmack river aforesaid
White's_Ferry
Historic district in Maryland, United States
natural resources the location provided. Two mills were located along the Monocacy River, which runs behind the southside of town, the tannery and an ice creamery
Buckeystown_Historic_District
Section of U.S. Highway in Maryland, United States
passes through fields before it leaves Frederick upon crossing the Monocacy River. The freeway runs near suburban residential development and woodland
U.S._Route_40_in_Maryland
most right-of-way drawings for the main stem from Baltimore to the Monocacy River. Barney, Joshua (1800–1867) Lieut., United States Army Corps of Topographical
List of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad civil engineers 1827 to 1857
List_of_Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad_civil_engineers_1827_to_1857
Census-designated place in Maryland
The late 18th century road from Jefferson to Greenfield Mills on the Monocacy River, originally called the Bridal Road, followed the route of the present-day
Adamstown,_Maryland
River in Maryland, United States
the Monocacy River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.[citation needed] Via the Monocacy River, it forms part of the Potomac River watershed
Alloway Creek (Monocacy River tributary)
Alloway_Creek_(Monocacy_River_tributary)
MARC rail station in Frederick County, Maryland, US
Harpers Ferry and over the B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing into Maryland stopped at Monocacy, which was the next station with staff and a telegraph
Monocacy_station
Gunboat adapted for river operations
patrolled until 1934, when she became the station boat at Chongqing, and Monocacy until 1939. The Yangtze Patrol was formally established in 1922 as a component
River_gunboat
U.S. railroad
constructed the line distance to The Monocacy river was milepost 3.75 miles, while Gitt's line called for crossing The Monocacy river at milepost 4.0; 1.5 miles
Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Company
Frederick_and_Pennsylvania_Line_Railroad_Company
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
National Pike), to the east by Ijamsville Road, and to the west by the Monocacy River. Via MD 144, the city of Frederick is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the west
Bartonsville,_Maryland
United States historic place
County and Taneytown, Carroll County in Maryland. The bridge crosses the Monocacy River on Bullfrog Road between the two counties. The bridge is a steel Parker
Bullfrog_Road_Bridge
Census-designated place in Maryland
of Linganore Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Monocacy River and part of the Potomac River watershed. The neighborhoods of the community surround
Linganore,_Maryland
Topics referred to by the same term
(Monocacy River tributary), Maryland Tuscarora Creek (Potomac River tributary), Maryland Tuscarora Creek (New York), a tributary of the Chemung River Tuscarora
Tuscarora_Creek
Topics referred to by the same term
Oregon) Rock Creek (Monocacy River tributary), Pennsylvania Rock Creek (Tunkhannock Creek tributary), Pennsylvania Rock Creek (Palouse River tributary), Washington
Rock_Creek
MONOCACY RIVER
MONOCACY RIVER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name HlÅ«de (from hlÅ«d ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) referring to the Teme river + hlÄw ‘hill’. See also Laidlaw.Dutch : from the personal name Ludolph.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Surname or Lastname
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland)
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland) : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Northamptonshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, and elsewhere. The one in Northamptonshire is Old English Ludingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Luda’ (a personal name of uncertain origin); that in Cornwood, Devon, is Old English Ludantūn ‘Luda’s settlement’; that in Lincolnshire is ‘pool settlement’, from Old English luh ‘pool’, and Lutton in North Yorkshire is ‘settlement on the river Hlūde’ (see Loud) or ‘Luda’s settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and southern Cumbria, named in Old English as Lunesdæl, from the river name Lune + dæl ‘valley’. This ancient British river name is the same as in the first element in Lancaster, through which city the river runs.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the Middle English personal name Loveke, Old English Lufeca, a derivative of Lufa (see Love 1), or LÄ“ofeca, a derivative of LÄ“ofa (see Leaf 2).English : perhaps a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Northumberland called Lowick, or Lowich in Northamptonshire. The first is from Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + vÃk ‘creek’; the second is from the river name Low (possibly from Old English luh ‘pool’) + Old English wÄ«c ‘dairy farm’, ‘dwelling’; and the third from an unattested Old English personal name, Luffa, or Luhha + wÄ«c.Probably a respelling of Lovik.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, or possibly liub ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + man ‘man’.Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
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MONOCACY RIVER
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Shining
Male
German
Frankish German form of Old Norse Ránulfr, RANNULF means "plundering wolf."
Boy/Male
British, English
Strong Warrior
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English : variant of Coster.The American military officer George Custer (1839–76) was a descendant of a German officer from Hesse by the name of Küster.
Female
Dutch
, wisdom.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Roscoe.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Little basilica flower
Girl/Female
Muslim
Firm, Steady
Female
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Cairistìona, CIORSTAG means "believer" or "follower of Christ."
Boy/Male
Hindu
A sacred leaf
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MONOCACY RIVER
MONOCACY RIVER
MONOCACY RIVER
MONOCACY RIVER
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
n.
State of being paired with a single mate.
n.
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.
n.
A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy.
n.
Alt. of Monomachy
n.
A duel; single combat.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
n.
A monocarpic plant.
a.
Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.
n.
Government by a single person; undivided rule.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
a.
Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
n.
A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
a.
Of, or relating to, a mobocracy.
n.
Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.
n.
One who practices or upholds monogamy.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.