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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up ornament in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Ornament (art), any purely
Ornament
Type of musical flourish
In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or
Ornament_(music)
Essay and lecture by Adolf Loos
"Ornament and Crime" is an essay and lecture by modernist architect Adolf Loos that criticizes ornament in useful objects. Contrary to popular belief that
Ornament_and_Crime
Car company or car model symbol placed on the front center of hood
A hood ornament (or bonnet ornament or bonnet mascot in Commonwealth English), also called a motor mascot or car mascot, is a specially crafted model that
Hood_ornament
Decorative object placed on a lawn
A garden ornament or lawn ornament is a non-plant item used for garden, landscape, and park enhancement and decoration. Early examples of the use of garden
Garden_ornament
Decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object
In architecture and decorative art, ornament is decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental
Ornament_(art)
Characteristic of an animal
A biological ornament is a characteristic of an animal that appears to serve a decorative function rather than a utilitarian function. Many are secondary
Biological_ornament
2017 album by Self delayed for 14 years
Ornament & Crime is the fifth studio album by the American pop rock band Self (stylized as sElf). Originally planned for release in June 2003, it was delayed
Ornament_&_Crime
Mouldable thermoplastic used for decorative work
Composition ornament ("compo") is a mouldable thermoplastic compound, consisting of powdered chalk mixed with collagen (hide glue), resin (pine rosin)
Composition_ornament
Ornamental motif
to make foliage ornament and decoration in the architectural tradition emanating from Greece and Rome. In architecture, an ornament may be carved into
Acanthus_(ornament)
Hair accessory worn by women in Punjab
A Punjabi paranda, also known as a parandi, is a women's hair ornament made of multicolored silk thread and decorated with floral (bunches) designs and
Paranda_(hair_ornament)
Pine cone-shaped motif in ornament
The boteh (Persian: بوته), is an almond or pine cone-shaped motif in ornament with a sharp-curved upper end. This Persian pattern is one of the national
Buta_(ornament)
same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. Understanding these ornaments is important
List_of_ornaments
Decorative forms and patterns in Islamic art and architecture
Islamic ornament is the use of decorative forms and patterns in Islamic art and Islamic architecture. Its elements can be broadly divided into the arabesque
Islamic_ornament
Ornament found in Native American art
A concho or concha is a typically oval silver ornament found in Native American art and later in Western wear. Conchos are most closely associated with
Concho_(ornament)
Typographic symbol class
dingbat (sometimes more formally known as a printer's ornament or printer's character) is an ornament, specifically, a grapheme used in typesetting, often
Dingbat
Decoration typically placed on a Christmas tree
Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations
Christmas_ornament
2013 film directed by Mark Jean
The Christmas Ornament is a 2013 American/Canadian holiday romance television film directed by Mark Jean and starring Kellie Martin, Cameron Mathison,
The_Christmas_Ornament
Key text in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation or Ornament of Precious Liberation (Tibetan: དམ་ཆོས་ཡིད་བཞིན་གྱི་ནོར་བུ་ཐར་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེའི་རྒྱན, Wylie: dam chos yid bzhin
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation
The_Jewel_Ornament_of_Liberation
Ornamental patterns characteristic of the culture of Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus' ornament is a general designation for ornamental patterns characteristic of the culture of Kievan Rus', and partially rooted in its pre-Christian
Kievan_Rus'_ornament
Bonnet ornament on Rolls-Royce cars
The Spirit of Ecstasy is the hood ornament of the Rolls-Royce cars. It is in the form of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind and
Spirit_of_Ecstasy
Form of body modification
gingival tissue affects 19% to 68% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments. In some cases, the alveolar tooth-bearing bone is also involved, jeopardizing
Body_piercing
Yogic tradition within Shaivism
Natha, also called Nath (Sanskrit: नाथसम्प्रदाय, romanized: Nāthasaṃpradāya), are a Shaiva sub-tradition within Hinduism in India and Nepal which emerged
Natha_Sampradaya
Traditional Chinese ring-like necklace of Buddhist origins
was transliterated into jiyouluo (积由罗) in China) is a ring-shaped neck ornament or fashion jewellery of Buddhist origins in ancient China with its earliest
Yingluo_(ornament)
German record label
Ornament Records is a German record label set up in 1972 by Siegfried A. "Ziggy" Christmann. It initially specialised in issuing live recordings of blues
Ornament_Records
Piercing of the skin or cartilage of the nose for wearing jewelry
left or right nostril. For some cultures, this practice is simply for ornament, while for others it is for religious practices. Initially in America,
Nose_piercing
Kazakh ornaments are patterns, consisting of rhythmically ordered elements characteristic of Kazakh folk art. It is characterized by its diversity of
Kazakh_ornaments
Ancient Taiwanese artefact
The Frog-shaped jade ornament is an ancient artifact unearthed in the archaeological site at Yenliao, Hualien, Taiwan in 1994. It can be dated back to
Frog-shaped_jade_ornament
2014 single by Grandaddy and Band of Horses
"Hang an Ornament" is a song by American indie rock bands Grandaddy and Band of Horses, released as a single on December 17, 2014. The single is the first
Hang_an_Ornament
Chinese architectural feature
Wenshou, also called zoomorphic ornaments, are figurines or statues of various animals, both mythological and real. The animals featured in wenshou have
Wenshou
Hanging ornament consisting of bundled threads or cords
finishing feature in fabric and clothing decoration. It is a universal ornament that is seen in varying versions in many cultures around the globe. In
Tassel
Skeleton-shaped lawn decoration
colloquially known as Skelly, is a 12-foot-tall skeleton-shaped lawn ornament created by Home Depot for Halloween. The home improvement corporation Home
Skelly_(Halloween_decoration)
Sexual selection mechanism
assuming genetic correlation between the preference and the ornament, that initially the ornament signalled greater potential fitness (the likelihood of leaving
Fisherian_runaway
Jewellery worn around the neck
religious, celebratory, and funerary purposes. These collars were often ornamented with semi-precious, glass, pottery, and hollow beads. Beads made from
Necklace
Crimean Tatar ornament
Örnek is a national Crimean Tatar ornament and one of the oldest cultural achievements of the Crimean Tatars. In 2021, Örnek and its knowledge was inscribed
Örnek_(ornament)
Musical ornament
(Schleifer in German, Coulé in French, Superjectio in Latin) is a musical ornament often found in baroque musical works, but used during many different periods
Slide_(musical_ornament)
Indian jewelry
devoted herself to him. When she met Vishnu, he gave her a jewel-studded ornament named Chudamani. Mahalakshmi was instead married to Vishnu and Ratnakar
Chudamani
Rigid ring-shaped bracelet worn on the arm or wrist
Shankha or conch bangles is a bangle-shaped ornament made from the shell of marine conchs. Shankha is worn by Bengali Hindu married women. Traditionally
Shankha_(ornament)
national flag of Belarus is an unequal red-green bicolour with a red-on-white ornament pattern placed at the hoist (staff) end. The current design was introduced
Flag_of_Belarus
Decoration at prow of ship
smaller, nonfigural carving, most often a curl of foliage. Acrostolium Hood ornament Winged victory British Museum, Viking Ship's Figurehead, found in East
Figurehead_(object)
1990 studio album by Bert Jansch
The Ornament Tree is the 18th album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released virtually simultaneously with another album, Sketches. All songs Traditional
The_Ornament_Tree
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
LIGATURE ET ORNAMENT U+1F671 🙱 HEAVY SCRIPT LIGATURE ET ORNAMENT U+1F672 🙲 LIGATURE OPEN ET ORNAMENT U+1F673 🙳 HEAVY LIGATURE OPEN ET ORNAMENT U+1F674
Ampersand
Figure skating competition held in Saransk, Mordovia, Russia
The 2015 Mordovian Ornament was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2015–16 season. A part of the 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series, the
2015_CS_Mordovian_Ornament
American Christmas tree ornament-producing company
Christmas tree ornaments in the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1937, Max Eckardt established Shiny Brite ornaments, working with the
Shiny_Brite
Sutra of Mahāyāna Buddhism
taṃs, meaning "to decorate") all mean garland, wreath, or any circular ornament, such as an earring; suffix -ka often functions either as a diminutive
Buddhāvataṃsaka_Sūtra
Art associated with Celtic peoples
undue emphasis on Celtic ornament at the expense of good design. "Special pleading on behalf of the national traditional ornament is no longer justifiable
Celtic_art
Small, disk shaped, typically shiny ornament
(/ˈsiːkwɪn/ SEE-kwin) is a small, typically shiny, generally disk-shaped ornament. Sequins are also referred to as paillettes, spangles, or diamanté (also
Sequin
Football club
Ornament (Chinese: 首飾) is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division League. Formed in 1948 by HK Gold & Silver
Ornament_(football_club)
Piece of masonry jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight
and other figures. In the later periods the carved foliage and other ornaments used on corbels resemble those used in the capitals of columns. Throughout
Corbel
Ornamental braided cord worn on uniforms
An aiguillette (French: [ɛɡɥijɛt] , from aiguille, "needle"), also spelled aguillette, aiglet or aglet, is a cord with metal tips or lace tags, or the
Aiguillette
8th-century Tibetan Buddhist text
The Madhyamakālaṃkāra (lit. 'Ornament of the Middle Way') is an 8th-century Buddhist text, believed to have been originally composed in Sanskrit by Śāntarakṣita
Madhyamakālaṃkāra
Spiral scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order
A volute is a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated
Volute
British luxury electric vehicle
of Rolls-Royce's signature bonnet ornament, the Spirit of Ecstasy. Rolls Royce says the flowing robes of the ornament were reshaped to be more realistic
Rolls-Royce_Spectre
Ceremonial crown formerly worn by Japanese emperors
a crown board and pendant jeweled ornaments, with distinctive Japanese elements, most notably a sun-shaped ornament on the top of the crown. The benkan
Benkan
American artist (1935–2023)
Bloomer (May 31, 1935 – October 22, 2023) was an American sculptor and ornamenter who taught architectural design in the Yale School of Architecture from
Kent_Bloomer
Printer's ornamental flourish
typographical symbol, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or
Fleuron_(typography)
Long pin used to secure the hair
hair clip. The hairpin may be decorative and encrusted with jewels and ornaments, or it may be utilitarian, and designed to be almost invisible while holding
Hairpin
Lawn ornament
Pink plastic flamingos are a common lawn ornament in the United States. They were designed in 1957 by American artist Don Featherstone. Featherstone designed
Plastic_flamingo
Twelve Chinese auspicious ornaments marking power and authority
The Twelve Ornaments (Chinese: 十二章; pinyin: Shí'èr zhāng) are a group of ancient Chinese symbols and designs that are considered highly auspicious. They
Twelve_Ornaments
Traditional Korean accessory for hanbok
follow the design of main ornament. The big size of the main ornament parts will combine with small knots. The small main ornament comes along with large
Norigae
Small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice
dentil (from Lat. dens, a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman
Dentil
American businessman
eponymous Christmas ornaments business. He is called the "Czar of the Christmas Present" by The New York Times and the "Ornament King'' by the Chicago
Christopher_Radko
Ornament worn around the ankle
anklet, also called ankle chain, ankle bracelet or ankle string, is an ornament worn around the ankle. Barefoot anklets and toe rings historically have
Anklet
British architect (1809–1874)
pioneer modern colour theory, and his theories on flat patterning and ornament still resonate with contemporary designers today. He rose to prominence
Owen_Jones_(architect)
Ancient Chinese artifact
The Golden Sun Bird, or the Sun and Immortal Birds Gold Ornament (simplified Chinese: 太阳神鸟金饰; traditional Chinese: 太陽神鳥金飾; pinyin: Tàiyáng Shénniǎo Jīnshì)
Golden_Sun_Bird
2003 single by Self
via DreamWorks Records as the lead single of their fifth studio album, Ornament & Crime. The song is built around a fast rhythmic section, lyrically centering
Grow_Up_(Self_song)
Lawn ornament figurines
Garden gnomes (German: Gartenzwerge, lit. 'garden dwarfs') are lawn ornament figurines of small humanoid creatures based on the mythological creature and
Garden_gnome
Jewelry worn on or through the nose
These nose piercing ornaments are attached through a piercing in the nostril or septum. Earliest known reference to nose ornament comes from the Middle
Nose-jewel
Emphasis on a note
forzato (abbreviated sfz, sf, or fz) ("forcing" or "forced"). List of ornaments Sforzando "Tonic accent", Vocabulary.com. Accessed: 24 April 2020. Hawkshaw
Accent_(music)
European archaeological culture, 2800–1800 BC
lineages. The two main international bell beaker styles are: the All Over Ornamented (AOO), patterned all over with impressions, of which a subset is the All
Bell_Beaker_culture
Typographic ornament
v t e A cul-de-lampe is a typographic ornament, sometimes called a pendant, specifically a tailpiece in the shape of a triangle marking the end of a section
Cul-de-lampe_(typography)
American breed of domestic duck
in the United States. In the twenty-first century it is kept mainly for ornament. The plumage is black with iridescent beetle-green lights. The origins
Cayuga_duck
Gold Aztec lip plug from c. 1300–1521 AD
The serpent labret with articulated tongue is a gold-alloy body ornament from the Aztec culture of the mid-second millennium AD. Designed to be inserted
Serpent labret with articulated tongue
Serpent_labret_with_articulated_tongue
Divine serpent in Hindu mythology
in Hinduism. He is described as having a gem called Nagamani (serpent's ornament) on his head. Shesha, another king of the nagas and the bed on which Vishnu
Vasuki
American breed of fighting chicken
for cockfighting. It has many color varieties, and may also be kept for ornament. The American Game was bred for cockfighting. The full-size ("large fowl")
American_Game
2017 song by Self
25, 2017. It appears as the eleventh track on their fifth studio album Ornament & Crime (2017), distributed through El Camino Media. The song lyrically
Out_with_a_Bang_(Self_song)
Papal award
The Golden Rose (Latin: Rosa aurea, Italian: Rosa d'oro) is a gold ornament, which popes of the Catholic Church have traditionally blessed annually. It
Golden_Rose
Magazine about jewelry and personal adornment
Ornament is a periodical magazine that documents the history, art and craft of ancient, ethnic and contemporary jewelry and personal adornment. It presents
Ornament_(magazine)
Architect from the Mughal Empire (1580–1649)
Representation: Mughal Architectural Ornament in the Eighteenth Century". In Gülru Necipoglu; Alina Payne (eds.). Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local. Princeton
Ustad_Ahmad_Lahori
Ear ornament of Kashmiri Pandits married women
Dejhoor (or Deji-Hor) is a dangling ear ornament worn by Kashmiri Pandits women, from the eve of their wedding onwards. The jewelry is placed in the cartilage
Dejhoor
Topics referred to by the same term
qualities Ornament (architecture), a decorative detail used to embellish parts of a building or interior furnishing Ornament (art) Ornament (music), musical
Ornamental
Historian of art and architecture
Invention, Ornament and Literary Culture. Cambridge University Press. 14 April 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-17823-5. OCLC 646396965. From Ornament to Object.
Alina_Payne
Musical ornament; single alternation with the note above or below
In music, a mordent is an ornament indicating that the note is to be played with a single rapid alternation with the note above or below. Like trills,
Mordent
Large ornament with a pin fastening
frequently decorated with enamel or with gemstones and may be solely for ornament or serve a practical function as a clothes fastener. The earliest known
Brooch
Danish craft ornament
Danish, Norwegian, and north German crafts, commonly used as Christmas ornaments. The exact age and origin of the tradition of making paper hearts is unknown
Pleated_Christmas_hearts
Handwritten copy of the Torah
(curtain), as it should be according to Exodus 26:31–34. The gold and silver ornaments belonging to the scroll are collectively known as kele kodesh (sacred
Torah_scroll
Irish traditional folk song
old oak forests, specifically the Great Oak of Portmore or the Portmore Ornament Tree, which fell in a windstorm in 1760 and was subsequently used for shipbuilding
Bonny_Portmore
9th-century Cumbrian hoard
copper alloy coins of the Kingdom of Northumbria and a silver trefoil ornament, which were discovered amongst tree roots in 1808 within the parish of
Kirkoswald_hoard
American pop rock band
(2001), and "Out with a Bang" for Evolution (2001). The band's fifth album, Ornament & Crime (2017), was planned for release in 2003 but was delayed until 2004
Self_(band)
This leopard head hip ornament was made by the Edo people of the Court of Benin, Nigeria sometime between the 16th to 19th centuries. It is made of brass
Hip_Ornament:_Leopard_Head
Turban ornament
The sarpech (Urdu: سرپیچ/Hindi: सरपेच, from Persian), is a turban ornament that was worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes. Sar means "head"
Sarpech
French glass making company
Lalique produced glass art, including perfume bottles, vases, and hood ornaments during the early twentieth century. Following the death of René, Lalique
Lalique
Decorative ornament for elephants in India
Nettipattam is an ornament used in Kerala to adorn the forehead of temple Elephants during Temple festivals and other auspicious events. Nettipattam is
Nettipattom
Musical ornament
[appoddʒaˈtuːra]; German: Vorschlag or Vorhalt; French: port de voix) is a musical ornament that consists of an added non-chord note in a melody that is resolved to
Appoggiatura
Hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles
hold the hood buttoned down if the latch fails. A hood may contain a hood ornament, hood scoop, and/or wiper jets. A portion of the hood may be raised in
Hood_(car)
20th-century movement and style
should follow function); an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament. According to Le Corbusier, the roots of the movement were to be found
Modern_architecture
1981 box set by Gary Numan
Living Ornaments '79 and Living Ornaments '80 which were also released separately in April 1981. Although Living Ornaments '79 and Living Ornaments '80 only
Living_Ornaments_'79_and_'80
Round band worn as ornamental jewellery
"ring" by itself denotes jewellery worn on the finger; when worn as an ornament elsewhere, the body part is specified within the term, e.g., earrings,
Ring_(jewellery)
National ornament
France (French: Cocarde tricolore, lit. 'Tricolor cockade') is the national ornament of France, obtained by circularly pleating a blue, white and red ribbon
Cockade_of_France
Decorative motif based on the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree
It is found in most artistic media, but especially as an architectural ornament, whether carved or painted, and painted on ceramics. It is very often a
Palmette
ORNAMENT
ORNAMENT
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a fierce or strong man, or for a man contrasted with a boy, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch man. In some cases it may have arisen as an occupational name for a servant, from the medieval use of the term to describe a person of inferior social status. The Jewish surname can be ornamental.English and German : from a Germanic personal name, found in Old English as Manna. This originated either as a byname or else as a short form of a compound name containing this element, such as Hermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Yiddish male personal name Man (cognate with 1).Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Jat) and Sikh name of unknown meaning.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kendall.Americanized spelling of German Kindel.Swedish : ornamental name formed with the place-name element kind- ‘family’, ‘tribe’ + the adjectival suffix -ell, taken from the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Low.German (Löwe) : see Loewe.Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe) : ornamental name from German Löwe ‘lion’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Germanized form of Levy.
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : metonymic occupational name for a salmon fisher or a seller of salmon, Middle High German lahs ‘salmon’.English (northeastern counties) and Danish : from an Old Norse nickname, Lax, meaning ‘salmon’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Lachs ‘salmon’, Yiddish laks, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames taken from words denoting fish, birds, and animals.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + either the German suffix -er denoting an inhabitant, or the surname suffix -ér, derived from the Latin adjectival ending -er(i)us.English (mainly southeastern) : variant of Lind 2.German : habitational name from any of numerous places called Linden or Lindern, named with German Linden ‘lime trees’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone who came from London or a nickname for someone who had made a trip to London or had some other connection with the city. In some cases, however, the Jewish name was purely ornamental. The place name, recorded by the Roman historian Tacitus in the Latinized form Londinium, is obscure in origin and meaning, but may be derived from pre-Celtic (Old European) roots with a meaning something like ‘place at the navigable or unfordable river’.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Swedish Ap(p)elberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements apel ‘apple tree’ + berg ‘mountain’.English
Americanized spelling of Swedish Ap(p)elberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements apel ‘apple tree’ + berg ‘mountain’.English : the surname Applebury is recorded in England in the 19th century, perhaps a habitational name from a lost place.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -ell. The first element is unexplained, possibly from a place-name.English, Scottish, and northern Irish : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Scottish Kerneil, a habitational name from Carneil in Carnock, Fife.
Surname or Lastname
Partial translation of Swedish Sjöberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements sjö ‘sea’ + berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.English
Partial translation of Swedish Sjöberg, an ornamental name composed of the elements sjö ‘sea’ + berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.English : from a Middle English form of an Old English feminine personal name, Sǣburh, composed of the elements sǣ ‘sea’ + burh ‘fortified place’.Possibly also English : habitational name from Seaborough in Dorset (from Old English seofon ‘seven’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’) or possibly from Seaborough Hall in Essex.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of McCarron.German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kerne ‘kernel’, ‘seed’, ‘pip’; Middle Dutch kern(e), keerne; German Kern or Yiddish kern ‘grain’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a farmer, or a nickname for a small person. As a Jewish surname, it is mainly ornamental.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, from Old English cweorn ‘hand mill’, or a habitational name for someone from Kern in the Isle of Wight, named from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements lind ‘lime tree’ + -ell, a common suffix of Swedish surnames, from the Latin adjectival suffix -elius.English : habitational name from Lindal, Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire) or Lindale, also in Cumbria; both are named from Old Norse lind ‘lime tree’ + dalr ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Lyfing, Old English Lēofing, based on lēof ‘dear’.Swedish : apparently an ornamental name formed from the place-name element lov-, meaning unknown, + the suffix -ing (see Arning).
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : from a pet form of the personal name Hugh.French : from a pet form of Hue (see Hugh).French : from a reduced form of Hudelin, a double diminutive of the personal name Hude (see Houde).Possibly Swedish : from an unidentified first element + the common ornamental suffix -(l)in.A Hulin from the Brie region of France is recorded in Quebec City in 1659.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lewin 1.This name is also found in the Netherlands, and in Sweden as Löwen, Löwén, Lövén, in both cases presumably derived from the German surname Löwe (see Loewe), although the Swedish forms could equally be ornamental names from löv ‘leaf’.
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : reduced form of Scottish McLean.English : perhaps a variant spelling of Lane.Finnish : ornamental name from laine ‘wave’. This is one of the most common names among those that were derived from words denoting natural features when hereditary surnames were adopted in Finland in the beginning of the 20th century. This name is found chiefly in southern Finland.French : metonymic occupational name for a worker or dealer in wool, from Old French la(i)ne ‘wool’ (Latin lana).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant (plural) of Linde.English : variant spelling of Lindon.Belgian and Dutch (van Linden) : habitational name from places called Linden in Brabant and North Brabant.Dutch (van der Linden) : habitational name from any of numerous places called Ter Linde.Irish : reduced form of McLinden.Swedish (Lindén) : ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + the common suffix -én, from the Latin adjectival ending -enius.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Männer (see Maner).English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Manners.Finnish : ornamental name from manner ‘continent’. This name occurs throughout Finland, but chiefly in the southwestern part.
ORNAMENT
ORNAMENT
Boy/Male
American, Australian
God is Gracious
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Intelligent and Wise
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Awesome
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish, Scottish
Son of Leander; Son of the Servant of John
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sikh
Gold
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Hindu
Who is like God
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Slave of the Protector / Guardian (Allah)
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Greek Zenais, possibly ZENAIDA means "of Zeus."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English corage, Old French corage, curage in the sense ‘stout (of body)’.English : habitational name from Cowridge End in Luton, Bedfordshire, reflecting a former pronunciation of the place name.English : possibly a variant of Kendrick 3, via a hypothetical variant, Kenwright.
ORNAMENT
ORNAMENT
ORNAMENT
ORNAMENT
ORNAMENT
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Ornament
n.
The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
a.
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
n.
The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.
n.
The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.
n.
A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
n.
A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.
n.
Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.
imp. & p. p.
of Ornament
v. t.
To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.
n.
A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn.
n.
One who ornaments; a decorator.
n.
A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish white color, used for ornamental purposes.
adv.
By way of ornament.
n.
A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
a.
Having leaves like those of the vine; ornamented with vine leaves.
n.
A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
a.
Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; /iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art.
n.
That which ornaments; ornament.
n.
Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food.