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River in the eastern United States
The Oconaluftee River drains the south-central Oconaluftee valley of the Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina before emptying into the Tuckasegee
Oconaluftee_River
River in North Carolina, USA
The Oconaluftee is the valley of the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Formerly the site of a Cherokee village and an Appalachian
Oconaluftee (Great Smoky Mountains)
Oconaluftee_(Great_Smoky_Mountains)
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
within the Qualla Boundary land trust. Cherokee is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. Routes 19 and 441. As of the
Cherokee,_North_Carolina
Replica Native American settlement
The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a replica of an 18th-century eastern Cherokee community founded in 1952 and located along the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee
Oconaluftee_Indian_Village
American mountain range along North Carolina/Tennessee state line
sources of several rivers are located in the Smokies, including the Little Pigeon River, the Oconaluftee River, and Little River. Streams in the Smokies
Great_Smoky_Mountains
River in North Carolina, United States
It flows in a northwesterly direction into Swain County, where the Oconaluftee flows into it before the Tuckaseegee heads northwest. The county seat
Tuckasegee_River
County in North Carolina, United States
Bryson City. Four rivers flow through the mountainous terrain of Swain County: the Nantahala River, Oconaluftee River, Tuckaseegee River, and the Little
Swain_County,_North_Carolina
Long-distance hiking trail in the United States
Noland and Big creeks in the Smokies, along with Fontana Dam and the Oconaluftee River. The Benton MacKaye Trail Association (BMTA) was organized in 1979
Benton_MacKaye_Trail
Native American tribe in Oklahoma, United States
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Cherokee_Nation
River Cheoah River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee River Nantahala River Cullasaja River French Broad River Nolichucky River Cane River North Toe River South
List of rivers of North Carolina
List_of_rivers_of_North_Carolina
Land held in trust for the Cherokee of North Carolina
served as chief in their history. Thomas purchased lands around the Oconaluftee River for the tribe, the total area adding up to around 50,000 acres; the
Qualla_Boundary
National park in Tennessee and North Carolina, US
smaller rivers have their source in the park, including the three prongs of the Little Pigeon River, the Oconaluftee River, and the Little River. Other
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
All types of U.S. capital cities
the help of Confederate Colonel William Holland Thomas, along the Oconaluftee River deep in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Some Cherokees fleeing
List of capitals in the United States
List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States
Federally recognized Indian Tribe in North Carolina
descended primarily from about 800 Cherokees living along the remote Oconaluftee River who were not forcibly subjected to the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Eastern_Band_of_Cherokee_Indians
Regiment of the Confederate States Army
guerrilla tactics. Watie's men launched raids from south of the Canadian River throughout northern-held Indian Territory and into Kansas and Missouri,
1st_Cherokee_Mounted_Rifles
Mountain, highest point in Tennessee, United States
to be located somewhere between Kuwohi and the headwaters of the Oconaluftee River to the east. In 1789, an act passed by the North Carolina legislature
Kuwohi
Archaeological site in North Carolina, United States
Region. Slightly north of the town of Cherokee, it sits at the edge of Oconaluftee River along the Raven Fork tributary on the Qualla Boundary. Its current
Ravensford_Site
Topics referred to by the same term
Oconaluftee may refer to: Oconaluftee River — a river in North Carolina that drains the south-central Great Smoky Mountains before emptying into the Tuckasegee
Oconaluftee_(disambiguation)
City in Tennessee, United States
Collins, and descending into North Carolina along the banks of the Oconaluftee River. US-441 largely follows this same route today, although it crests
Gatlinburg,_Tennessee
Mountain in United States of America
approximately 3,400 feet (1,000 m) above its southern base along the Oconaluftee River headwaters. Newfound Gap, at just over 5,000 feet (1,500 m), divides
Mount_Kephart
Museum in Cherokee, North Carolina
including the Unto These Hills outdoor theater series in 1950; and the Oconaluftee Indian Village in 1952. After a major renovation in 2023, the museum
Museum_of_the_Cherokee_People
Ancient Cherokee town and United States national historic site
people in western North Carolina, located on the eastern side of the Oconaluftee River. Today it is within the boundaries of the present-day city of Cherokee
Nununyi
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
between 1900–1910, on the banks of Raven Fork, a tributary of the Oconaluftee River. The lumber mill owned and operated everything, from housing to the
Ravensford,_North_Carolina
Early Cherokee settlements established in North America
Tennessee, mainly along its tributary the Tuckaseegee River and its tributary, the Oconaluftee River. Towns and settlements included Conontoroy, Joree, Kittowa
Historic_Cherokee_settlements
Waterfall
watershed of the Blue Ridge Mountains, before it empties into the Oconaluftee River, in close proximity to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the east entrance
Mingo_Falls
Indigenous people of the United States
two groups of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee living along the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains were the most conservative and isolated
Cherokee
Title of the chief executives of the Cherokee Nations
Indians is made up of descendants of Cherokee primarily from along the Oconaluftee River in Western North Carolina, in today's Cherokee County. The band formed
List of Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee
List_of_Principal_Chiefs_of_the_Cherokee
Traditional justice among Native Americans
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Blood_Law
Cherokee chief (c. 1760–c. 1819)
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Tahlonteeskee (Cherokee chief)
Tahlonteeskee_(Cherokee_chief)
Historic place in North Carolina, United States
town of their people. It is along the Tuckaseegee River, before its confluence with the Oconaluftee River. For peoples of several Woodland and Mississippian
Kituwa
Extant Timber stringer 1959 1996 Smokemont Campground entrance road Oconaluftee River Gatlinburg Sevier 35°33′11″N 83°18′34″W / 35.55306°N 83.30944°W
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Tennessee
List_of_bridges_documented_by_the_Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_Tennessee
Cherokee political advisor from Oklahoma (born 1968)
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Kimberly_Teehee
State-recognized tribe in Alabama, United States
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama
Cherokee_Tribe_of_Northeast_Alabama
along the upper Tuckaseegee River and Oconaluftee River. The Valley Towns were along the Nantahala River and Valley Rivers. The Overhill Towns were located
Cherokee_history
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
William Hicks (Cherokee chief)
William_Hicks_(Cherokee_chief)
1838–1839 forced migration of the Cherokee people
Carolina, about 400 Cherokee led by Yonaguska lived on land along the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains owned by a white man named William Holland
Cherokee_removal
County in North Carolina, United States
River Connelly Creek Dark Ridge Creek Greens Creek Horsepasture River Lake Glenville Oconaluftee River Slickens Creek Toxaway River Tuckasegee River Wayhutta
Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson_County,_North_Carolina
Rock formation in the Appalachian Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains Oconaluftee (Great Smoky Mountains) Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ocoee River Oconaluftee River Blue Ridge Mountains Appalachian
Ocoee_Supergroup
Nolichucky River Nottely River North Pacolet River Nottoway River Oconaluftee River Pamlico River Pamlico Sound Pocoson Branch Pocoson Branch (Trent River tributary)
List of North Carolina placenames of Native American origin
List_of_North_Carolina_placenames_of_Native_American_origin
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Cherokee_ethnobotany
Native American lawyer
Cullasaja River Tuckasegee River Oconaluftee valley Oconaluftee River Abrams Creek Sycamore Shoals The Great Trading Path The Great War Path Hiwassee River Heritage
Shawna_Baker
Mountain in the eastern United States
face, which is more gradual, is drained by the headwaters of the Oconaluftee River, specifically Kephart Prong and Bradley Fork. Other than the occasional
Charlies_Bunion
Highway in North Carolina
concurrency with US 19, then continues north along the west bank of the Oconaluftee River. After entering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, US 441 connects
U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina
U.S._Route_441_in_North_Carolina
American politician
of his childhood among Cherokee people in Haywood County and the Oconaluftee River valley where he learned their language at an early age. In 1832 he
George W. Hayes (North Carolina)
George_W._Hayes_(North_Carolina)
Highway in Tennessee, United States
Collins, and descending into North Carolina along the banks of the Oconaluftee River. In the 1830s, the road was expanded to a width of five feet (1.5 m)
Great_Smoky_Mountains_Parkway
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1932–1952)
Boundary is named in honor of PFC George. The bridge, which crosses the Oconaluftee River in the Yellowhill Community and connects US 441N and Acquoni Road
Charles_George
1981 Oconaluftee Residence Road Oconaluftee River Cherokee Swain 35°30′58″N 83°18′23″W / 35.51611°N 83.30639°W / 35.51611; -83.30639 (Oconaluftee Bridge)
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in North Carolina
List_of_bridges_documented_by_the_Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_North_Carolina
First Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (c. 1756–1839)
heads of more than fifty families living along the Oconaluftee, Tuckasegee, and Little Tennessee rivers between the Balsam and Cowee mountains withdrew from
Yonaguska
Species of fish
due to impoundment of rivers by dams, and it has been extirpated from sites such as the Nottely River and the lower Oconaluftee, which may qualify for
Sicklefin_redhorse
Cherokee leader
government created Fort Gibson among the Osage, and Fort Towson at the Red River settlement of Tahchee's base camp. Later that same summer, Takatoka proposed
Takatoka
Historic fort in Tennessee, US
a kind of embassy. The Cherokee had ceded lands north of the Hiwassee River in 1819, at which time an earlier federal agency was moved to the future
Fort_Cass
Upload image January 22, 1980 (#80002901) Between Acquoni Rd. and the Oconaluftee River, north of Cherokee 35°29′40″N 83°18′39″W / 35.494444°N 83.310833°W
National Register of Historic Places listings in Swain County, North Carolina
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Swain_County,_North_Carolina
U.S. Highway in Tennessee
Collins, and descending into North Carolina along the banks of the Oconaluftee River. In the 1830s, the road was expanded to a width of five feet (1.5 m)
U.S._Route_441_in_Tennessee
Mountain in the southeastern United States
Carolina. Raven Fork, which drains Dashoga Ridge, is part of the Oconaluftee River watershed. The rocks comprising Dashoga Ridge consist mainly of Precambrian
Marks_Knob
Species of amphibian
of North Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, west of the French Broad River in western North Carolina, and smaller areas of eastern Tennessee, including
Southern Appalachian salamander
Southern_Appalachian_salamander
American television series
Mountains National Park at the Mountain Farm Museum adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, near Qualla Reservation's entrance; and at Janss Conejo
Davy_Crockett_(miniseries)
the removal of other southeastern tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River is included. In a series of treaties, these tribes ceded land to the United
Timeline_of_Cherokee_history
Hiking trail in Tennessee, United States
farmers, Ephraim Mingus, Robert Collins, and George W. Hayes from the Oconaluftee Indian Village in the Great Smoky Mountains applied at the Sevier County
Alum_Cave_Trail
Forced relocation and ethnic cleansing of the southeastern Native American tribes
400 Cherokees, sometimes referred to as the Oconaluftee Cherokee due to their settlement near to the river of the same name, lived on land in the Great
Trail_of_Tears
1835 treaty between the U.S and a Cherokee faction
were almost entirely removed east of the Mississippi (except for the Oconaluftee Cherokee in North Carolina, the Nantahala Cherokee who joined them, and
Treaty_of_New_Echota
City in Tennessee, United States
crossing the crest of the Smokies to the south and descending into the Oconaluftee area of North Carolina. The various Cherokee trails crossing Sevier County
Sevierville,_Tennessee
and Heritage Center, Old Fort Oconaluftee Indian Village, Cherokee Old Salem, Winston-Salem Piper-Cox House at Eno River State Park, Durham Roanoke Island
List of open-air and living history museums in the United States
List_of_open-air_and_living_history_museums_in_the_United_States
Scenic parkway in the United States
Skyline Drive in Virginia at Rockfish Gap to U.S. Route 441 (US 441) at Oconaluftee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina
Blue_Ridge_Parkway
Tube for firing light projectiles or darts
fletched with bull thistle Demonstration of Eastern Cherokee blowgun in Oconaluftee Indian Village, Cherokee, North Carolina An Achuar man with a blowgun
Blowgun
Valley in North Carolina, United States
Messer's own applehouse is on display at the Mountain Farm Museum in Oconaluftee. By 1920, Cataloochee had two post office locations—one in Little Cataloochee
Cataloochee (Great Smoky Mountains)
Cataloochee_(Great_Smoky_Mountains)
establishing the national park Spence Cabin 1910–1930 Little River Trail Also known as "River Lodge"; middle section built with unhewn logs, board-and-batten
List of historical structures maintained by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
List_of_historical_structures_maintained_by_the_Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
Valley in Sevier County, Tennessee
Smokies, with major logging operations taking place above Elkmont and the Oconaluftee watershed. Greenbrier residents David Proffitt and Pinkney Whaley erected
Greenbrier (Great Smoky Mountains)
Greenbrier_(Great_Smoky_Mountains)
near Gatlinburg (Sugarlands) and just out of Cherokee, North Carolina (Oconaluftee), as are most of the most popular hiking trails in the park. Newfound
Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hiking_in_the_Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
Indigenous wars in the Old Southwest
militia to scour the Oconaluftee and Tuckasegee river valleys, as well as the headwaters of the Little Tennessee and Hiwassee rivers. South Carolina sent
Cherokee–American_wars
Index of articles associated with the same name
Fowler Museum at UCLA, California Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Oconaluftee Indian Village Old World Wisconsin Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
List_of_ethnographic_museums
Valley in the north-central Great Smoky Mountains
Confederate colonel and later Cherokee chief—made improvements to the Oconaluftee Turnpike to allow Confederate marauders easier access to Sevier County
The_Sugarlands
Mountain in North Carolina and Tennessee, USA
French Broad River. Mount Collins is named after Robert Collins, an Oconaluftee resident who guided Arnold Guyot across the crest of the Smokies in the
Mount_Collins
(Burlington, North Carolina) built NRHP-listed Burlington, North Carolina Oconaluftee Baptist Church built NRHP-listed Cherokee, North Carolina First Baptist
List_of_Baptist_churches
Vollis Simpson's Whirligigs". Roadside America. Retrieved December 4, 2014. "River Park North". Greenville, North Carolina. Retrieved December 4, 2014. "Weizenblatt
List of museums in North Carolina
List_of_museums_in_North_Carolina
Hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
originally situated near the cabin, was moved to the Mountain Farm Museum at Oconaluftee, in North Carolina. The four-way intersection of the Maddron Bald Trail
Maddron_Bald_Trail
Native Americans dedicated to preventing alcohol abuse
Georgia, employed alcohol in illegal negotiations and convinced many Oconaluftee Cherokee to sell their lands. Yonaguska, with the help of his adopted
Native American temperance activists
Native_American_temperance_activists
Springs, North Carolina Nantahala, North Carolina Needmore, North Carolina Oconaluftee, North Carolina Proctor, North Carolina Ravensford, North Carolina Roundhill
List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina
List_of_unincorporated_communities_in_North_Carolina
overlooks dot along the way, with unique attractions nearby including the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Mingus Mill, and Clingmans Dome Observation Tower at
List of North Carolina Scenic Byways
List_of_North_Carolina_Scenic_Byways
1,500 and 1,800 B.C. The ancient settlement of Kituwa on the Tuckasegee River, formerly next to and now part of Qualla Boundary (the reservation of the
History of the Cherokee language
History_of_the_Cherokee_language
1776 American military campaign against the Cherokee
Middle Towns. Other towns destroyed in the campaign included Nikwasi, Oconaluftee, and Watauga. Rutherford was scheduled to link up with Colonel Andrew
Rutherford's_Campaign
Native American potter from North Carolina
familiar with her work. At the age of 36, Swimmer began working at the Oconaluftee Indian Village, where Mabel Bigmeat taught her Cherokee pottery-building
Amanda_Swimmer
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
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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 : 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
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
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
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.
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 : 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 (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 : 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 : 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
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
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.
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 : 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.
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
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 : 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 (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’.
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
Girl/Female
Biblical
An end, ending, growing hope.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Fast Runner
Boy/Male
Scottish
From Comines.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Having No Worry
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained. Compare Hanner.
Male
Japanese
(精一) Japanese name SEIICHI means "refined first (son)."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
One with Lotus Like Eyes
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Kind
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Paradise of Pearls
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
OCONALUFTEE RIVER
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
v. t.
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
v. t.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
a.
Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
n.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
n.
The act of swimming across, as a river.
n. .
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
n.
A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
n.
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
adv.
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
n.
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.