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Right-wing and nationalist political party in Poland
Law and Justice (Polish: Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. The party is a member
Law_and_Justice
Brass sculpture and fountain in Brussels, Belgium
Manneken Pis (pronounced [ˌmɑnəkə(m) ˈpɪs] ; Dutch for 'Little Pissing Man') is a landmark 55.5 cm (21.9 in) bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels
Manneken_Pis
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PIS, PiS or Pis may refer to: Pis, Gers, a village in southwestern France Pakistan International School
PIS
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pi, π, or Π in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pi (π) is a mathematical constant equal to a circle's circumference divided by its diameter. Pi
Pi_(disambiguation)
Fountain in Brussels, Belgium
Jeanneke Pis (pronounced [ˌʑɑnəkə ˈpɪs]; Dutch for 'Little Pissing Joan') is a modern fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium. It was commissioned
Jeanneke_Pis
2025 single by Charlotte Cardin
"Tant pis pour elle" (/tɑːn pi pʊr ɛl/; lit. 'Too bad for her') is a French-language song by Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin. Released on
Tant_pis_pour_elle
Sculpture in Brussels, Belgium
(Brusselian dialect for "the mutt"), sometimes called Zinneke Pis by analogy with Manneken Pis, is a bronze sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, erected
Het_Zinneke
President of Poland since 2025
chosen as the presidential candidate of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, ran as a nonpartisan "citizens' candidate" and defeated the liberal
Karol_Nawrocki
the 2025 presidential election, PiS changed course to clash with the Confederation. The turn of relations began with PiS issuing and asking the Confederation
Next Polish parliamentary election
Next_Polish_parliamentary_election
Municipality in Chuuk State, Federal States of Micronesia
Pis-Losap is a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010 6°52′17″N 152°42′13″E
Pis-Losap
Person hired to undertake investigatory law services
in organized crime, terrorism and narco-trafficking investigations. Other PIs, also known as corporate investigators, specialize in corporate matters,
Private_investigator
Political party in Poland
Großmann, Viktoria (13 November 2025). "Polen: PiS-Ex-Justizminister Ziobro flieht nach Ungarn" [Poland: Former PiS Justice Minister Ziobro flees to Hungary]
Civic_Coalition_(party)
Justice Party (PiS) had held onto its majority in the Sejm with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki forming a second government. The PiS sought to win a
2023 Polish parliamentary election
2023_Polish_parliamentary_election
Political party in Poland (2001–2025)
marked the point at which PO and PiS, until now ideological and political allies, started to grow apart. The leadership of PiS decided that it had to distance
Civic_Platform
Technical school in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic (PIS; Malay: Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan) is a polytechnic in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia. The polytechnic specialises in engineering
Ibrahim_Sultan_Polytechnic
confirmed candidates Hypothetical polling Hypothetical polling with different PiS candidate Hypothetical polling with Radosław Sikorski as KO candidate 2025
Opinion polling for the 2025 Polish presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2025_Polish_presidential_election
Nawrocki, with 50.89% of the vote, who was backed by the Law and Justice (PiS) party. Nawrocki defeated the progressive-liberal Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał
2025 Polish presidential election
2025_Polish_presidential_election
French folk song
(Refrain) Et pis tape et pis tape, Et pis roule et pis roule, Et pis frappe et pis frappe, Et pis tape et pis roule, Et pis tape la ribidoune Et pis tapoche
J'ai_vu_le_loup
Macedonian-Albanian actor, singer and composer (born 1990)
composer, best known for roles in Turkish television series such as Yabani and Pis Yedili. Asllani was born on 3 July 1990 in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Bertan_Asllani
Commune in Occitania, France
Pis (Occitan: Pis) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. The river Auroue forms most of the commune's eastern border. Communes of
Pis,_Gers
Subgenre of crime and mystery fiction
Detective fiction is a subtype of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates
Detective_fiction
Political party in Poland
po PiS i PSL (73 tys.). [6,000 members is not a small number by Polish standards. Let us recall that the Civic Platform has 25,000 members, and PiS has
Polish_People's_Party
Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania: For "Shumë pis":"The Top List – 13 December 2015" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 13 December
Era_Istrefi_discography
Polish politician and journalist (born 1979)
ran for the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Sejmik from the Law and Justice (PiS) list. He then organised the structures of the Poland Is Most Important Association
Dominik_Tarczyński
was won by the largest opposition party, the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS), with 38% of the vote against the governing Civic Platform (PO), which achieved
2015 Polish parliamentary election
2015_Polish_parliamentary_election
opposition parties: the right-wing, national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) and the centre-right, liberal-conservative Civic Platform (PO). The incumbent
2005 Polish parliamentary election
2005_Polish_parliamentary_election
Type of personal mobile computing device
individually crafted, powered by single-board computers (SBCs), such as Raspberry Pis, and include a display and keyboard. The term "cyberdeck" is a shortened
Cyberdeck
Finnish rock band
Mönkiäislaulu PIS 006, 1978 Erkki ja Leena / Sammakkalaulu PIS 008, 1978 Suuret setelit / Lauri Lutavuori PIS 022, 1979 Huummetta / Kouluun PIS 033, 1979
Popeda
Polish right-wing conservative political alliance
2017). "Frakcje w PiS. Jarosław Kaczyński, Andrzej Duda, Mateusz Morawiecki... jakie są grupy interesu w PiS?". Portal I.pl. "W PiS wrze! Za kulisami
United_Right_(Poland)
Transport system
Onboard passenger information system (PIS) is an integrated system for supplying passengers of public transport with information on their current journey
Onboard passenger information system
Onboard_passenger_information_system
English-based creole of Solomon Islands
speakers (1999) Language family English Creole Pacific Melanesian Pidgin Pijin Language codes ISO 639-3 pis Glottolog piji1239 Linguasphere 52-ABB-cd
Pijin
Liberal electoral alliance in Poland
around Civic Platform, in opposition to the then-ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. The Civic Coalition was originally created by the Civic Platform
Civic Coalition (political alliance)
Civic_Coalition_(political_alliance)
Polish politician and academic
presidential election. On 7 March 2026 Czarnek was named as the Law and Justice (PiS) party's candidate for the office of Prime Minister for the Next Polish parliamentary
Przemysław_Czarnek
two centre-right parties, PiS (Law and Justice) and PO (Civic Platform). During the increasingly bitter campaign, however, PiS launched a strong attack
History of Poland (1989–present)
History_of_Poland_(1989–present)
Airport in Biard
Poitiers–Biard Airport (French: Aéroport de Poitiers – Biard, IATA: PIS, ICAO: LFBI) is an airport located at Biard, 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) west of Poitiers
Poitiers–Biard_Airport
Island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
the last release. The Penikese Island School (PIS) was founded in 1973 as a non-profit 501(c)(3). PIS was a private rehabilitation school for teenage
Penikese_Island
Coalition between Civic Platform and Law & Justice in Poland
and Justice (PiS) in 2002 Polish local elections and predicted coalition above all in the 2005 Polish parliamentary election. The PO-PiS Committee issued
POPiS
Historical coins in Indonesia
The cash coins of Indonesia (Indonesian: Kepeng; Balinese: Pis Bolong; Javanese: Picis, Pitjis, or Gobog) was a historical currency in Indonesia based
Cash_coins_in_Indonesia
Coalition Civic Coalition Poland 2050 Centre Polish People's Party New Left PiS+KWiN Law and Justice Confederation Liberty and Independence Miscellaneous
Opinion polling for the next Polish parliamentary election
Opinion_polling_for_the_next_Polish_parliamentary_election
1995 Belgian film
Manneken Pis is a 1995 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Frank Van Passel and written by Christophe Dirickx. It premiered in May 1995 at the Cannes
Manneken_Pis_(film)
Prime Minister of Poland from 2006 to 2007
18 June 1949) is a Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, and has served as its
Jarosław_Kaczyński
Polish public service broadcaster
populist Law and Justice (PiS) party won the Polish parliamentary election, TVP progressively aligned with the speaking points of the PiS government. In the
Telewizja_Polska
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
Confessions, finished in 1767 and published in 1782: "Enfin Je me rappelai le pis-aller d'une grande Princesse à qui l'on disait que les paysans n'avaient
Marie_Antoinette
Word in the Turkish language
on the preceding letter. piş-ir-di-ler = they cooked it piş-ir-t-ti-ler = they caused it to be cooked (they had it cooked) piş-ir-t-tir-di-ler = they caused
Longest_word_in_Turkish
Variety of grape
Pampous, Papadou, Passerille, Pedaire, Picardan noir, Piquepoul D'Uzes, Pis De Chevre, Plant D Arles Boudales, Plant D'Arles, Plant De Broqui, Plant
Cinsaut
2004 single by Roch Voisine
"Tant pis" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. Written by Claudio Guidetti, Léa Ivanne, it was the lead single from his album Je te serai
Tant_pis
Figures in art of a boy urinating
the statues' penises. One of the most famous examples of this is Manneken Pis in Brussels. Pueri mingentes are a classical motif occasionally found in
Puer_mingens
Jalisco, Mexico Het Zinneke, Brussels, Belgium Jeanneke Pis, Brussels, Belgium Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium There are replicas in Canada, Taiwan,
List of depictions of urine in art
List_of_depictions_of_urine_in_art
to support the existence of the PIS is lengthy. Once a primate has been trained on a task long enough to display the PIS, the results are usually attributed
Number_sense_in_animals
Bright massive star system
Pismis 24-1, also known as HD 319718, is the brightest star of the open cluster Pismis 24 within the nebula NGC 6357 about 6,500 light-years away. It was
Pismis_24-1
Antiretroviral drug
Nelfinavir belongs to the class of drugs known as protease inhibitors (PIs) and, like other PIs, it is almost always used in combination with other antiretroviral
Nelfinavir
Historical, political, and cultural definitions of areas of Poland
Polish parliamentary election, PiS (blue), KO (orange) 2018 Polish local elections to regional assemblies (voivodeships) PiS (blue), KO (orange) Law and
Poland_A_and_B
1984 American film by Jeff Kanew
Delta Pis. At the charity fundraiser, the nerds outsell the Alpha Betas by selling pies containing nude photos of Betty and other Pi Delta Pis. Lewis
Revenge_of_the_Nerds
Political party in Poland
against poverty and inequality, women's and minority rights, and preventing PiS from returning to power" would be the main objectives of New Wave. On 5 January
New Wave (Polish political party)
New_Wave_(Polish_political_party)
Turkish film actor (born 1987)
television series such as Küçük Hanımefendi (2011), Dinle Sevgili (2011), and Pis Yedili (2011), followed by roles in Benim İçin Üzülme (2012), Bugünün Saraylısı
Barış_Arduç
Military unit
was formally established as part of the Puntland Intelligence Security (PIS), which combined the PSF and the Puntland Intelligence Agency (PIA), with
Puntland_Security_Force
Genome research project
GENCODE is a scientific project in genome research and part of the ENCODE (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements) scale-up project. The GENCODE consortium was initially
GENCODE
running with the support of the incumbent government of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, faced off against Civic Platform vice-chairman and Mayor of Warsaw
2020 Polish presidential election
2020_Polish_presidential_election
Political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Reformists Group Parties Member parties IMRO–BNM HS ODS WB FdI NA LLRA–KŠS ADR PiS AD, Alianța AUR, AUR SaS SD Global Partners PR BPF Party Likud Republican
European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates
European_Conservatives,_Patriots_&_Affiliates
United States historic place
critical in changing the course of PIS's history, the idea of assimilation through employment quickly went out the window at PIS as it became a way for white
Phoenix_Indian_School
Marshal of Silesian Voivodeship from 2018 to 2024
Poland (T!DPL) since 2022, he was previously a member of Law and Justice (PiS) from 2017 to 2022 and Tychy Our Little Homeland, a localist party in Tychy
Jakub_Chełstowski
as marking the emergence of both Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice (PiS) as players in Polish politics, while also witnessing the outright collapse
2001 Polish parliamentary election
2001_Polish_parliamentary_election
Political party in Poland
populist Law and Justice, the People's National Movement attempted to enter the PiS-SRP-LPR coalition as its fourth member. Once that proposal proved unable
People's National Movement (Poland)
People's_National_Movement_(Poland)
group, Civic Platform (PO), soundly defeated the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and its allies. Throughout the campaign, polls showed conflicting
2007 Polish parliamentary election
2007_Polish_parliamentary_election
Youth wing of the Polish conservative party
FM PiS, is the youth wing of the Polish conservative party Law and Justice. It was founded in 2002. Its current chairman is Michał Moskal. FM PiS is a
Law_and_Justice_Youth_Forum
Polish politician (born 1989)
at State Forests. "Dariusz Matecki wchodzi do Sejmu. To zła wiadomość dla PiS w Szczecinie". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 17 October 2023. "Dariusz Matecki"
Dariusz_Matecki
Political conflict in Poland
parliament (Sejm) majority to the Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS), which won an unprecedented absolute majority of seats. After the new (eighth)
Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis (2015 – ongoing)
Polish_Constitutional_Tribunal_crisis_(2015_–_ongoing)
President of Poland from 2015 to 2025
for the sole rule of the PiS party after the 2015 parliamentary election in October, a political first in Poland. After PiS took power, it helped consolidate
Andrzej_Duda
Polish areas declaring against LGBTQ rights
education curricula. Law and Justice (PiS) politicians objected to the program saying it would sexualize children. PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński responded
LGBT-free_zone
Policy of Polish political party
The program of the Polish Law and Justice (PiS) party has chapters on "identity" (tożsamość) and "history policy" (polityka historyczna, which has sometimes
History policy of the Law and Justice party
History_policy_of_the_Law_and_Justice_party
Turkish actor (born 1982)
experience, Kadir Dogulu took part in youth TV series names Dirty Seven (Pis Yedili). After then, he became the main character in From Fatih to Harbiye
Kadir_Doğulu
Decorative coins used for rituals
carry around a Pis Bolong with rerajahan to gain it, for example if someone wins a footrace they will be rumoured to carry a Pis Jaran (a Pis Bolong with
Indonesian_numismatic_charm
Mobile genetic element in the genome of S. aureus
SaPIs (Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands) are a family of ~15 kb mobile genetic elements resident in the genomes of the vast majority of S
SaPI
Polish weekly news magazine
and political magazine published in Warsaw, Poland. It often promotes the PiS party narrative. Do Rzeczy was established in January 2013 by Paweł Lisicki [pl]
Do_Rzeczy
Polish activist
reform of the Polish education system in 2016–2018 under the Law and Justice (PiS) government of Poland shifted from a 6+3+3–year (primary plus junior-high
Dorota_Łoboda
Voivodeship of Poland
January 2007 Tomasz Koziński PiS Mayor of Praga-Południe (2002–2006) 18 January 2007 1 February 2007 Wojciech Dąbrowski PiS Mayor of Żoliborz (2004–2006)
Masovian_Voivodeship
Anti-government protests triggered by tightening of abortion law
appointed by the ruling Law and Justice (Polish: Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) dominated United Right, which tightened the law on abortion in Poland. The
2020–2021 women's strike protests in Poland
2020–2021_women's_strike_protests_in_Poland
Political party in Poland
The alliance was directed against right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) that first formed a coalition with both parties, but then gradually marginalized
League_and_Self-Defense
Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023)
control of both the presidency and parliament to the rival Law and Justice (PiS) party in the 2015 Polish presidential election and 2015 Polish parliamentary
Donald_Tusk
1977 Canadian film
Bernie and the Gang (French: Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang...) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Marcel Carrière and released in 1977. The film
Bernie_and_the_Gang
senators of the Senate were elected. The ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) won re-election to a second term retaining its majority in the Sejm. However
2019 Polish parliamentary election
2019_Polish_parliamentary_election
Filipino weaver (d. 2005)
Darhata Sawabi was a Filipino weaver from Parang, Sulu known for pis syabit, a traditional Tausūg cloth tapestry worn as a head covering by the people
Darhata_Sawabi
German manufacturer of railway information systems
ANNAX is a German manufacturer of passenger information systems (PIS) for the railway industry. It was founded on 1 January 1996 as a divestment by Robert
Annax
Kosovar singer (born 1994)
discography includes works in Albanian and English, among others "Shumë Pis", "Redrum", "Nuk E Di" and "Live It Up". Istrefi has received a number of
Era_Istrefi
Malaysian princess (born 1986)
– Datin Paduka (11 April 2009) First Class of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS I) First Class of the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI I) (23 March 2017)
Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
Tunku_Tun_Aminah_Maimunah_Iskandariah
Bicameral legislature of Poland
Tribunal (impeachment). The largest party in the Sejm is Law and Justice (PiS) with 194 out of 460 seats in Sejm. Civic Coalition is leading in the Senate
Parliament_of_Poland
Brussels-based organization
September 2017, Law and Justice (PiS) MEP Karol Karski said that this was not an offer for his party. Karski states that PiS would never support European
The Movement (right-wing populist group)
The_Movement_(right-wing_populist_group)
ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party had taken an anti-migrant stance, and in the run-up to the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, PiS focused on countering
LGBTQ_rights_in_Poland
Political alliance in Poland
social conservative positions were already being provided by the right-wing PiS party). At the same time, the more liberally-oriented city-dwelling population
The_Left_(Poland)
Town in south eastern Poland
record 1217 Town rights 20 February 1342 Government • Mayor Marek Juszczyk (PiS) Area • Total 7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi) Elevation 200 m (660 ft) Population
Skalbmierz
Turkish actress
and Aşkın Mucizeleri. She got her first leading role in the youth series Pis Yedili. The series became a hit and ran for over 100 episodes. Then she joined
Eda_Ece
Dynamic programming language
used in a satellite in space on a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4; 64-bit Pis work best with Julia, and Julia is supported in Raspbian). Work on Julia
Julia_(programming_language)
list of fictional private investigators — also known as private eyes or PIs — who have appeared in various works of literature, film, television, and
List of fictional private investigators
List_of_fictional_private_investigators
Polish economist and politician (born 1986)
the 2019 European Parliament election, while mocking the "Five points of PiS", Mentzen gave a controversial political marketing lecture in which he proclaimed
Sławomir_Mentzen
Multi-criteria decision analysis method
should have the shortest geometric distance from the positive ideal solution (PIS) and the longest geometric distance from the negative ideal solution (NIS)
TOPSIS
Sculpture by Edvard Eriksen
cities. Others include: the statue of Pania of the Reef in Napier; Manneken Pis in Brussels; the Statue of Liberty in New York; Christ the Redeemer in Rio
The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)
Political party in Poland
parties, Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice (PiS), rejecting a coalition with right-wing PiS and the Confederation of the Polish Crown or left-wing
New_Poland
Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Biernat (PiS), Józef Brynkus (K'15) Ewa Filipiak (PiS), Dorota Niedziela (PO), Marek Polak (PiS), Marek Sowa (PO), Jarosław Szlachetka (PiS), Beata Szydło
Oświęcim
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–2026)
Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński with Orbán on 22 September 2017
Viktor_Orbán
Place in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
County Mielec Gmina Radomyśl Wielki Government • Mayor Agnieszka Machnik (PiS) Area • Total 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) Population (2019) • Total 3,231 • Density
Radomyśl_Wielki
PIS
PIS
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian István, PISTI means "crowned."
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian István, PISTA means "crowned."
Boy/Male
Hungarian
Victorious.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Changing, extension of the mouth.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Cymbeline' A servant to Posthumus.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Pure gold, gold of Phasis or Pison.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' An irregular humorist. In Henry V, Pistol is a soldier in the King's army....
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : variant of Pugh.English : nickname from Old French pi, pis, piu ‘pious’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Hill, eminence, fortress.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English pese ‘pea’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of peas, or a nickname for a small and insignificant person. The word was originally a collective singular (Old English peose, pise, from Latin pisa) from which the modern English vocabulary word pea is derived by folk etymology, the singular having been taken as a plural.Robert and John Pease came from Great Baddow, Essex, England, to Salem, MA, in 1634. In 1644 Robert died, leaving a son (also called Robert) who was apprenticed as a weaver in Salem. By 1646 John Pease was living on Martha’s Vineyard.
Boy/Male
Greek
He who guards Pisceans.
Boy/Male
Hungarian
Victorious.
Girl/Female
Indian
Shrew.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon), Dutch, and German
English (Devon), Dutch, and German : occupational name for a baker, from Anglo-Norman French pestour, pistour, Middle Dutch pester, pister ‘baker’ (Old French pestor, pesteur, German Pistor, from Latin pistor).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Peter.Swedish (Petré) : shortened form of Petrejus or Petraeus, Latinized patronymics from the personal name Per, Pär (see Peter).Slovenian : derivative of the personal name Peter.French (Pêtre) : metonymic occupational name for an apothecary or grocer, from Old French pistel, pestel ‘pestle’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Pitch, pitchy.
Surname or Lastname
German (of Slavic origin)
German (of Slavic origin) : habitational name for someone from a place called Peise near Königsberg in former East Prussia (present name: Kaliningrad, an exclave of Russia).German (of Slavic origin) : occupational name from a derivative of Polish pisarz ‘scribe’, ‘clerk’ or a cognate in some other Slavic language.German : variant of Beiser.English : variant spelling of Peyser.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places so named. One in southern Yorkshire is recorded as Pillei in Domesday Book and as Pillay in the late 12th century. It is probably from Old English pīl ‘pile’, ‘post’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, i.e. a wood where timber for piles could be obtained. The other, in Hampshire, appears in Domesday Book as Piste(s)lei, but has later spellings resembling those for Pilley in Yorkshire, and may have the same etymology.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' The Duke. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Vincentio, a Merchant of Pisa.
PIS
PIS
Girl/Female
Tamil
Religious, Sacrificer
Girl/Female
Indian
Enchanting (Celebrity Name: Karishma Kapoor)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
India
Male
English
From the American English pet name for a "high-spirited young man," from the vocabulary word buck, BUCK means "male deer or goat."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Earth
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the finder, Slave of the finder, Perceiver
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : metonymic occupational name for a hood maker, from Old Norman French caprun, Old French chaperon ‘hood or cap (worn by the nobility)’.French : from a Picard and southern form of chaperon (see 1, above).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Quick
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Rare; Unusual
Boy/Male
Tamil
Enthusiasm
PIS
PIS
PIS
PIS
PIS
n.
See Piste.
n.
The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
n.
A pistol shot.
imp. & p. p.
of Pistol
n.
The metamorphosis of other organs into pistils.
n.
A small pistol.
n.
One who uses a pistol.
a.
Pistillate.
n.
The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species (P. Terebinthus) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
n.
The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; -- called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily.
n.
Alt. of Pistil
pl.
of Pistillidium
a.
Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil.
v. t.
To shoot with a pistol.
n.
Same as Pistacite.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pistol
n.
Pissasphalt.
n.
The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.
a.
Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite.
a.
Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens.