Search references for NUPE RIVER. Phrases containing NUPE RIVER
See searches and references containing NUPE RIVER!NUPE RIVER
River in Peru
The Nupe is a small river in the Huánuco Region in Peru. It rises in the Cordillera Huayhuash and joins the Lauricocha River forming what is then called
Nupe_River
that the Nupe River, which he said was a longer and more voluminous river than the Lauricocha River, is the main head stream. The Nupe River has its origin
Source_of_the_Amazon_River
Nigerian language
Nupe (also known as Anufe, Nyinfe, Nupenci in Hausa, and Tapa in Yoruba) is a Volta–Niger language of the Nupoid branch primarily spoken by the Nupe people
Nupe_language
River in Peru
Lauricocha and Nupe Rivers. The Lauricocha and Nupe unite near the village of Rondos to form from their confluence downstream the river that is called
Marañón_River
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Nupe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nupe or NUPE may refer to: Nupe people, of Nigeria Nupe language, their language Nupe River, in the Huánuco
Nupe
Ethnic group in Nigeria
The Nupe (traditionally called the Nufawa by the Hausas and Tapa by the neighbouring Yoruba) are an ethnic group native to North Central Nigeria. They
Nupe_people
River in Peru
The river continues flowing north near the villages of Cauri (Kawri), Jesús and Jivia. Near the town of Rondos (Runtus) the Lawriqucha joins the Nupe River
Lawriqucha_River
Province in Huánuco, Peru
the headwaters of the Lauricocha and Nupe Rivers have been identified as among the sources of the Amazon River. The high, cool climate of the province
Lauricocha_province
Cajamarca River Condebamba River Chusgon River San Miguel River Puccha River Nupe River Lauricocha River Ucayali River Tapiche River, 448 km Pacaya River Guanache
List_of_rivers_of_Peru
African king and first Nupe people uniter
person to unite the Nupe people, and is considered the first Etsu Nupe, ruler of the Nupe Kingdom, between the Niger and Kaduna rivers in what is now central
Tsoede
Traditional state in Niger State, Nigeria
Nupe people. The old Nupe Kingdom was established in the middle of the 15th century in a basin between the Niger and Kaduna rivers in what is now central
Bida_Emirate
Major river in West Africa
"great river" Tuareg: Eġərəw n-Igərǝwăn ⴴⵔⵓ ⵏ ⴴⵔⵓⵏ "river of rivers" Songhay: Isa "the river" Zarma: Isa Beeri "great river" Hausa: Kwara كوَرَ Nupe: Èdù
Niger_River
subgroups of the Nupe people of North Central Nigeria. The Gbedegi were originally a Yoruba subgroup, who lived on both sides of the Niger River's upper and
Gbedegi
State of Nigeria
Gungawa, Nupe, and other ethnic groups. Historically, parts of modern-day Niger State were centres of powerful pre-colonial states, including the Nupe Kingdom
Niger_State
River in Nigeria
that lived in the river and surrounding area. Kaduna in the native dialect, Hausa, was the word for "crocodiles", while in the Nupe language territory
Kaduna_River
Former empire in present day Nigeria and Benin Republic
the Nupe led by Tsoede. Sometime around 1535, the Nupe occupied Oyo and forced its ruling dynasty to take refuge in the kingdom of Borgu. The Nupe sacked
Oyo_Empire
Nigerian film actor
both Kannywood and Nollywood. In April 2018 he was turbaned by the Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubaka, as Zakin Arewa. He has featured in numerous Nollywood blockbusters
Sani_Musa_Danja
Capital city of Kogi State, Nigeria
Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Bassa Nge, Yoruba (primarily the Oworo, who are a subgroup of the Yoruba) and Nupe are indigenous
Lokoja
Ethnic group in Nigeria
speak two languages: The Nupe-Tako dialect of the Nupe language of the Volta-Niger languages and the Bassa Nge or Bassa Nupe (all of the Niger-Congo and
Bassa_Nge_people
Town and LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria
Office as the leader of Etsu Community. Pategi is a Nupe town along the banks of the Niger River. The township is located within Pategi Local Government
Pategi
District in Huánuco, Peru
and Nupe Rivers, 250 metres (820 ft) in elevation below Rondos, to form the Marañon River. The headwaters of both the Lauricocha and Nupe rivers have
Rondos_District
LGA in Niger state
of Nigeria. It is the capital of Nupe kingdom that stretches from the tip of Gurara local government down to river Niger on Jebba North Axis. Bida is
Bida
Hypothetical major branch of the Volta-Congo languages
et al. (2013): Gbe and Yoruboid are subsumed within Kwa. Edoid and Cross River group together. Akpes and Ukaan group together. Oko is grouped within Idomoid
Volta–Niger_languages
State of Nigeria
inhabited for years by various ethnic groups, including the Ebira, Gbagyi, Nupe (mainly the Bassa Nge, Kakanda, and Kupa subgroups), and Oko in the state's
Kogi_State
Short-lived 17th-century Alaafin of Oyo
global market. During a war against the Nupe, Olúodò lead the army and drowned in the Niger river during a Nupe counterattack. He was denied a royal funeral
Oluodo
Branch of volta-Niger African language
follows. Nupoid Ebira–Gade Ebira Gade Nupe–Gbagyi Gwari (Gbagyi, Gbari) Nupe Asu Core Nupe Nupe cluster Nupe (Nupe–Nupe-Tako) Dibo Gupa cluster Gupa-Abawa
Nupoid_languages
(7.6 million), Tiv (5 million), and approximately 2 to 3 million each of Nupe, Gbagyi, Edo, Igala, Urhobo, Idoma Ukwuani and Efik. Nigeria's linguistic
Languages_of_Nigeria
Former autonomous division within Nigeria
called Gwariland) Kwararafa (a Jukun state) Nupe mainly where is presently called Niger State (of the Nupe people) Between 500 and 700, Hausa people, who
Northern_Region,_Nigeria
Town in Niger State, Nigeria
holds that British colonialists came upon a Nupe man playing a Dunguru (a musical instrument used by the Nupe and Gwari) in the area of what is now Zungeru
Zungeru
Kainji language of Nigeria
Bassa Nge, also known as Bassa Nupe. Basa speakers also often speak the Igala language, the Ebira language or the Nupe language. Basa-Kwomu (Basa-Komo)
Basa-Benue_language
Islamic state in West Africa (1804–1903)
Fodio's brother, Abdullahi dan Fodio, advanced towards the Nupe Kingdom c. 1806. The Nupe Kingdom, under the rule of Etsu Majiya II, was a prosperous
Sokoto_Caliphate
Ethnic group in West Africa
from the Niger river in the north to the Atlantic coast in the south, the whole of Dahomey, southern Borgu, the Mahi states, southern Nupe and the Aja people
Yoruba_people
called Yawuri) Gwari (also called Gwariland) Kwararafa (a Jukun state) Nupe (of the Nupe people)[citation needed] The Sudanic States emerged from the wake
Pre-colonial history of Northern Nigeria
Pre-colonial_history_of_Northern_Nigeria
Place in Edo State, Nigeria
a major shift due to the Nupe invasion of 1860, which led to a period of foreign rule lasting 37 years (1860–1897). The Nupe, led by Emir Masaba, imposed
Auchi
West African ethno-linguistic group
under Queen Amina of Zazzau, conquered all the towns as far as Kwararafa and Nupe. According to 'Katsina documents', there was a war between Kwarau, the Sarkin
Jukun_people_(West_Africa)
Pategi Emirate boating event
the middle bank of Osun river and river Nile in Egypt, were where the meeting places for worship were found. The rivers in Nupe community were founded
Pategi_Regatta_Festival
Emirate in Niger State, Nigeria
the Gurara River, a tributary to the Niger River, formerly originally inhabited where Gbari People, and presently came under the power of Nupe people, covering
Lapai_Emirate
Spoken language
entire list was according to an authentic source; MA Zakari Brainbox on Kupa-Nupe Nigeria. Kupa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid
Kupa_language
River in Kogi State, Nigeria
Brown, P.; Armstrong, R. (2019). Peoples of the Niger-Benue Confluence (the Nupe. the Igbira. the Igala. the Idioma-Speaking Peoples): Western Africa Part
Inachalo_River
Stevens, Phillips (1973). The Nupe Elo Masquerade. p. 43. Retrieved 27 December 2025. A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Nupe Language. 1864. p. 2. Retrieved
Timeline_of_Yoruba_history
State of Nigeria
people that live throughout the state. There are also sizable minorities of Nupe people in the northeast, Bariba (Baatonu) and Busa (Bokobaru) peoples in
Kwara_State
Last known U.S. slave ship, used in 1860
actually Takpa or Tapa people, the northern Yoruba name for the neighboring Nupe people from the interior of present-day Nigeria. He described meeting an
Clotilda_(slave_ship)
LGA in Katsina State, Nigeria
and farming. However, there are other tribes such as Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Nupe, Bendel among others. Funtua is a cosmopolitan town and is located in the
Funtua
City in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
important Colonial works are the St Mary's Church and the marketplace at Nupe Junction. The most famous thinkers who lived in the area are Kumaratunga
Matara,_Sri_Lanka
Subgroup of the Yoruba people
Yagba-Yoruba region, and on the north by the non-Yoruba Nupe region south of the Niger River. Other minor neighbours of the Ìgbómìnà are the Ibolo sub-group
Igbomina
Topics referred to by the same term
Okonjo-Iweala (born 1954), Nigerian politician NOI Techpark, Bolzano, Italy Nupe–Oko–Idoma languages, a subgroup of Volta–Niger languages Noi (album), by
NOI
19th-century Nigerian slave trader and aristocrat
mid-19th century. She was the daughter of Mallam Dendo, the founder of the Nupe-Fulani dynasty that had ruled Nupeland since the early 19th century. Habiba
Gogo_Habiba
Proposed successor state to the current France Fifth Republic
leading figure within NUPES, and support for a Sixth Republic was included on the alliance's platform. This policy was carried onto NUPES' successor, the New
Proposed French Sixth Republic
Proposed_French_Sixth_Republic
LGA and town in Niger State, Nigeria
and a population of 132,907 at the 2006 census. Agaie is inhabited by the Nupe People. The postal code of the area is 911. Agaie is an ancient town founded
Agaie
Federal territory of Nigeria
territory is located just north of the confluence of the Niger River and Benue River. It is bordered by the states of Niger to the west and north for
Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)
List of African ethnic groups
groups in Ethiopia List of ethnic groups in Nigeria List of ethnic groups in Rivers State Ethnic groups in Rwanda List of ethnic groups in Tanzania Ethnic groups
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa
Vital water source for Nigerians
along the course of the Benue River and Niger River, are Tertiary and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Benue and Nupe Basins. The Benue Basin consists
Groundwater_in_Nigeria
Cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa
contemporary northern Nigeria, the Fula Sokoto Caliphate annexed the buffer Nupe Kingdom and began to press southwards towards the Oyo Empire. Shortly after
Yorubaland
Former empire in Western Africa
northern parts of Ife around the Niger River and in Oyo having multiple other ethnic groups living with the Yorubas; the Nupe, Ìbàrìbá, and various Songhai peoples
Ife_Empire
Collection of states started by the Hausa people
Kwararafa (state of the Abakwariga (non-Muslim Hausa) or Jukun people) Nupe (state of the Nupe people) Yoruba (Yoruba people) Hausa oral traditions hold that
Hausa_Kingdoms
Ruler of Zazzau
Nupe, including Bauchi and Yauri. Sokoto caliph Muhammad Bello claimed she reached what presumably was the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers,
Amina_of_Zazzau
Town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
inhabitants of Loko town, are the Bassa, Agatu, Igbira, Afo. Others are Nupe, Hausa and Kanuri. The main activities engaged by the inhabitants of Loko
Loko,_Nasarawa
Ethnic group in Nigeria
to the region immediately south of the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers in central Nigeria. The area inhabited primarily by the Igala is referred
Igala_people
Type of seed commonly found in West African cuisine
Igbo; via Yoruba) Edo : Ogi, Ikpogi Ibibio, Efik : Íkpán, Ikon Fon : Gúsí Nupe : Epín, Epíngi, Paragi Urhobo : Ikpogri Tiv : Icegher Kikongo, Lingala :
Egusi
5° 36' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Kutigi. it is a Nupe, speaking area. Adamu Baba-Kutigi (born 1956) - physicist "Kutigi: Nigeria"
Kutigi
Festivals in Nigeria
Carniriv Felabration Gidi Culture Festival Kamti Festival Star Mega Jam Nupe Day Festival Rhythm Unplugged Lagos International Jazz Festival (LIJF) Livespot
List_of_festivals_in_Nigeria
Retrieved April 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. "The Delta Alpha Nupes". The Delta Alpha Nupes. Retrieved May 1, 2026. "Undergraduate Chapters". Western Province
List of Kappa Alpha Psi chapters
List_of_Kappa_Alpha_Psi_chapters
First Alaafin of the Oyo Empire
expeditions). His mother, in some oral versions, is said to come from Yagba or Nupe heritage. The legend further compounds the controversy by stating that Oranmiyan
Ọranyan
Medieval and early modern history of the African region
16th century. The Oyo state had been conquered in 1550 by the kingdom of Nupe, which was in possession of cavalry, an important tactical advantage. The
Medieval and early modern Africa
Medieval_and_early_modern_Africa
between the 9th and 10th centuries. Regular conflicts with the neighbouring Nupe resulted in cycles of abandonment and reoccupation of the Òbà mother city
Oba-Igbomina
Capital city of Benue State, Nigeria
developing colonial town situated along the River Benue, within Tiv territory. In 1914, Audu Dan Afoda, a Nupe and Hausa-speaking Muslim who had worked as
Makurdi
Subgroup of the Yoruba people
states, with each state having her own leader. However, with the advent of Nupe hegemony, the central kingship system began in the 19th century, the first
Oworo_people
Devotion to serpent deities
drinks water, spilling rain in the process. The belief also exists among the Nupe people of Nigeria that the dúwa, the rainbow, is a giant snake. Among the
Snake_worship
Emirate in Kwara State, Nigeria
are entire Nupe speaking people and it host a boating festival known as Pategi Regatta Festival performed mostly at the terrain of Niger River in the Patigi
Pategi_Emirate
Cultural practice in Africa
circumcision in a group ceremony, and a test of courage at the banks of a river. This more traditional approach is common amongst the Meru and the Kisii
Circumcision_in_Africa
French politician and writer (born 1958)
Philippe Lottiaux 12,784 24.74 −0.02 REC Eric Zemmour 11,983 23.19 N/A LFI (NUPÉS) Sabine Cristofani-Viglione 6,649 12.87 +0.88 LR (UDC) Marie-Christine Hamel
Éric_Zemmour
Niger–Congo dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria
a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Nupe–Oko–Idoma" (noi) group of Niger–Congo languages. The language is spoken in
Oko_language
First Caliph of the Sokoto Caliphate
and was placed in charge of the Western Emirates of Nupe. Thus, all Hausa states, parts of Nupe and Fulani outposts in Bauchi and Adamawa were all ruled
Usman_dan_Fodio
Village in Huánuco, Peru
location on the banks of the river Lauricocha (which gives rise to the Marañón River near the town of Rondos, to join the river Nupe), it is the starting point
Jesús,_Peru
(complete list) – Ezimilo, Eze Nri (1795–1886) Òbalíke, Eze Nri (1889–1911) Nupe Kingdom (complete list) – Usuman Zaki dan Malam Dendo, Etsu (1856–1859) Masaba
List of state leaders in the 19th century (1851–1900)
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_19th_century_(1851–1900)
Freed slaves who migrated to Nigeria
Leonean and Gambian Krio population included the Efik, Igbos, Hausa and Nupe. The returnees mostly resided in the Lagos Colony, with substantial populations
Saro_people
State of Nigeria
upheaval, resulting from events such as Kanta's breakaway from Songhai and Nupe-Kororofa control. Moreover, the Katsinawa, who in fact see themselves as
Kebbi_State
Nigerian aristocrat (c. 1810–1887)
April 2014. Weise, Constanze (1 September 2020). "Women and trade in the Nupe–Borgu region during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries". Canadian Journal
Efunroye_Tinubu
State in Nigeria
Nigerian ethnic groups with Edo, Efik, Fulani, Hausa, Igbo, Ijaw, Ibibio, and Nupe peoples among other Nigerian groups. There are also groups from outside of
Lagos_State
Ethnic group in central Nigeria
the migration from the Jukuns of the Kwararafa state, north of the Benue River and in present-day Taraba State. One of the relics of their trace from Kwararafa
Ebira_people
Spoken in: Vietnam , China and Laos Nuosu (Yi) – ꆈꌠ꒿ Spoken in: China Nupe – Nupe Spoken in: Nigeria Nuu-chah-nulth – nuučaan̓uɫ Spoken in: British Columbia
List_of_language_names
Adamawa State Nkim Cross River State Nkum Cross River State Nokere (Nakere) Plateau State Nunku Kaduna State, Plateau State Nupe Kogi State, Kwara State
List of ethnic groups in Nigeria
List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Nigeria
Igbo(Anioma) kingdom in pre-colonial Nigeria
leading to a joint expedition between the Atta aligned with Emir Dasaba of Nupe in a joint cavalry attack on the Brass. Aboh was also especially proficient
Kingdom_of_Aboh
Landlocked country in West Africa
on to found the so-called 'Banza (illegitimate) Bakwai': Zamfara, Kebbi, Nupe, Gwari, Yauri, Ilorin and Kwararafa. A smaller state not fitting into this
Niger
or tribal confederation) (Jukun people) Nupe/Kede (1531–1835 CE) (NSM in Nigeria) split into East and West Nupe in civil war (1796–1805 CE) Kebbi (1516–1808/1902
List of kingdoms and empires in African history
List_of_kingdoms_and_empires_in_African_history
city-states as well as the Kingdom of Ife, Igala Kingdom, the Hausa states, and Nupe. Numerous small states to the west and south of Lake Chad were absorbed or
History of Nigeria before 1500
History_of_Nigeria_before_1500
Social stratification conferring status
impurity by birth have been prevalent in Africa. In other cases, such as the Nupe of Nigeria, the Beni Amer of East Africa, and the Tira of Sudan, the exclusionary
Caste
Ruler of Kebbi
territories stretching from the Niger River to the Sahara Desert. To the north, he conquered Asben and Aïr; to the south, Nupe and Borgu; to the east, Zamfara
Kanta_Kotal
Hausa kingdom
total. From Dutsi, the Zamfarawa moved a few miles north, near the Gagare River, close to present-day Isa in Sokoto. While some claim this relocation happened
Kingdom_of_Zamfara
Region in Africa
confederacy. Beginning in the late 15th century, the rising power of the Nupe people posed a serious threat to Borgu. When they crushed the neighboring
Borgu
Ethnic group in Nigeria
not be confused with the Bassa Nge, who have their origins traced to the Nupe people. The Bassa speaking people of Nigeria have a vivid history of great
Bassa_people_(Nigeria)
Country in West Africa
population, while the Edo, Ijaw, Fulɓe, Kanuri, Urhobo-Isoko, Ibibio, Ebira, Nupe, Gbagyi, Jukun, Igala, Idoma, Ogoni and Tiv account for between 35 and 40%;
Nigeria
Principal population commission of Nigeria responsible for data collection
civil servant on the rank of director. In 1988, Alhaji Shehu Musa, Makaman Nupe was appointed by General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, as chairman of the commission
National Population Commission
National_Population_Commission
Winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom
Faced with the growing threat from the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE), both of which
Winter_of_Discontent
British politician (1945–2018)
was a trade union organiser with the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) between 1976 and 1979. In 1978, Martin was selected by the Labour Party
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
Michael_Martin,_Baron_Martin_of_Springburn
Highlands in Nigeria
areas of the Western Kabba Province. The term "Kukuruku" originates from Nupe influences and reflects a history marked by conflict and stigmatization for
Kukuruku_Hills
strength from its cavalry forces, which established hegemony over the adjacent Nupe and the Borgu kingdoms and thereby developed trade routes farther to the
History_of_Nigeria
Yoruba subgroup
the migrants from Ile - Ife alone. The turn of events that followed the Nupe military incursion of the 19th century left the Okun people as minorities
Okun_people
control ???? to ???? Oluodo, Alaafin Drowned in the Niger River during a battle against the Nupe who were still threatening Oyo and undermining Oyo interest
List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo
List_of_rulers_of_the_Yoruba_state_of_Oyo
Capital of Somme, France
Amiens IV East, Amiens VIII North): François Ruffin (Picardie Debout, NUPES) Somme's 2nd constituency (including Amiens I West, Amiens III North-East
Amiens
NUPE RIVER
NUPE RIVER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Noyce.
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 : 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’.
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
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.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Female
Spanish
Short form of Spanish Guadalupe ("river of the wolf"), LUPE means "wolf."
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).
Female
Spanish
Diminutive form of Spanish Lupe ("wolf"), LUPITA means "little wolf."
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 (Devon)
English (Devon) : probably a variant of Nutt.
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
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 (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
English
English : variant spelling of Job.English : nickname from Old French job, joppe ‘sorry wretch’, ‘fool’ (perhaps a transferred application of the name of the Biblical character).English : from Middle English jubbe, jobbe ‘vessel containing four gallons’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper. It could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or nickname for a wearer) of the long woolen garment known in Middle English and Old French as a jube or jupe. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
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’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
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’.
Girl/Female
Spanish American
Wolf.
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’.
NUPE RIVER
NUPE RIVER
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Irish
The name could come from “â€passionate, vehementâ€â€ or from nelâ€â€a cloud.â€â€ Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) was a fourth-century king of Tara who gained the throne because of a test – he and his brothers had to enter the forest and find their own food and shelter. As time wore on they grew thirsty and approached a well guarded by a hideously ugly woman. Before she would allow them to have a drink she asked for a kiss. Only Niall agreed and when he had kissed her she was transformed into the most beautiful woman on earth and in turn she granted him sovereignty of Erin.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
My Mind
Girl/Female
Hindu
To trust in, Believe firmly
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : from the medieval female personal name Bibb, a pet form of Isabel (see Isbell).
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Gaelic, German, Irish
Fair Shoulders
Female
English
 English color name SCARLET means "scarlet red." Variant spelling of English Scarlett, meaning "dyer" or "seller of fabrics."
Boy/Male
Welsh
Holy river. Place-name and surname.
Girl/Female
Latin
Gray; gray-haired.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Polly, POLLIE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
NUPE RIVER
NUPE RIVER
NUPE RIVER
NUPE RIVER
NUPE RIVER
n.
A super.
a.
Partially nude; half naked.
n.
The back part of the neck.
n.
A bullfinch.
a.
Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See Nudum pactum.
v. i.
A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull.
v. t.
A laughingstock; a dupe.
n.
One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
n.
A pupa.
n.
Same as Jupon.
n.
To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
imp. & p. p.
of Dupe
a.
Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.
n.
A simpleton; a gull; a dupe.
n.
The act of making nude.
n.
The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.
n.
A simpleton; a dupe.
n.
One easily cheated; a dupe.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dupe
n.
A dupe.