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Look up power in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Power may refer to: Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" Engine power, the power put out by
Power
Topics referred to by the same term
The Power may refer to: The Power (1968 film), an American science fiction thriller film based on the novel by Frank M. Robinson The Power (1984 film)
The_Power
Philosophical concept
The will to power (German: der Wille zur Macht) is the core concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche
Will_to_power
Australian and American racing driver (born 1981)
William Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is an Australian and American racing driver who competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 26 Dallara-Honda
Will_Power
Electrical power generation from wind
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly
Wind_power
American media franchise
Power Rangers is an American media franchise built around a superhero television series. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, produced
Power_Rangers
Amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time
Power is the amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time. In the International System of Units, the unit of power is the watt (symbol W),
Power_(physics)
Music genre
Power pop is a subgenre of rock music and a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Byrds, and the
Power_pop
2019 single by SZA, The Weeknd, and Travis Scott
"Power Is Power" is a song by American singer SZA, Canadian singer the Weeknd, and American rapper Travis Scott. It was released as the lead single from
Power_Is_Power
Facility generating electric power
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of
Power_station
American crime drama franchise
The Power Universe (or Power franchise) is an American media franchise of television crime drama series created by Courtney A. Kemp in collaboration with
Power_Universe
1988 studio album by Will to Power
Will to Power is the debut studio album by the American dance-pop band Will to Power. It was released in March 1988 by Epic Records. The album peaked at
Will to Power (Will to Power album)
Will_to_Power_(Will_to_Power_album)
Term used in political science
political science and political history, the term power vacuum, also known as a power void, or power struggle, is an analogy between a physical vacuum
Power_vacuum
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
Basketball position
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards
Power_forward
Amount of goods and services that can be purchased with a unit of currency
Purchasing power refers to the amount of products and services available for purchase with a certain currency unit. For example, if one spends a single
Purchasing_power
Conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity
Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or
Solar_power
American animated sports television series
Rocket Power is an American animated television series created and produced by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. It aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999
Rocket_Power
Concept in social philosophy
In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault (French: le savoir-pouvoir). According to Foucault's
Power-knowledge
Group of top-level American college football conferences
The power conferences or the Power Four are the most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football
Power_conferences
1974 biography of Robert Moses by Robert Caro
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a 1974 biography of Robert Moses by Robert Caro. The book focuses on the creation and use of
The_Power_Broker
Power generated by geothermal energy
Geothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy. Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations
Geothermal_power
Rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit
Electric power is the rate of transfer of electrical energy within a circuit. Its SI unit is the watt, the general unit of power, defined as one joule
Electric_power
2013 single by will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber
"#thatPower" (stylized as #thatPOWER) is a song by American musician will.i.am featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber, taken from his fourth studio album
ThatPower
American actor (1914–1958)
Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often
Tyrone_Power
Functional relationship between two quantities
quantity varies as a power of another. Many of the laws of physics are power laws, for example Newton's law of gravitation. Power laws are also often observed
Power_law
Irish betting company
Paddy Power is an Irish gambling company founded in 1988. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo
Paddy_Power
Feature of some electrical appliances
printers, that turns off the power or switches the system to a low-power state when inactive. In computing this is known as PC power management and is built
Power_management
Electronic device that converts or regulates electric energy and supplies it to a load
A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current
Power_supply
Nation that has great political, social, and economic influence on a global scale
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically
Great_power
Geopolitical concept
economic power of a country as a factor influencing its power in international relations. Economists use several concepts featuring the word power: Market
Economic_power
Topics referred to by the same term
The Power of Love or Power of Love may refer to: The Power of Love (film), an early 3D film demonstrated in 1922 "The Power of Love", an episode of The
The_Power_of_Love
American R&B and funk band
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. The band has
Tower_of_Power
1991 single by Luther Vandross
"Power of Love/Love Power" is a song by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on April 9, 1991 by Epic Records as the lead single from his
Power_of_Love/Love_Power
Subgenre of heavy metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal. It developed along two main branches:
Power_metal
Computer instruction set architecture
and the now-defunct Power.org industry group. Power ISA is an evolution of the PowerPC ISA, created by the mergers of the core PowerPC ISA and the optional
Power_ISA
2002 film directed by Krishna Vamsi
Shakti: The Power is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The films Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay
Shakti:_The_Power
American academic, author, and diplomat (born 1970)
Samantha Jane Power (born September 21, 1970) is an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official who served as the United States ambassador
Samantha_Power
Ratio of active power to apparent power
engineering, the power factor of an AC power system is defined as the ratio of the real power absorbed by the load to the apparent power flowing in the
Power_factor
Bucket-equipped machine used for digging and loading earth
A power shovel, also known as a motor shovel, stripping shovel, front shovel, mining shovel or rope shovel, is a bucket-equipped machine usually powered
Power_shovel
DC Comics superheroine
Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L, Karen Starr, and Paige Stetler, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books by DC Comics, making her first
Power_Girl
Canadian actress
Sarah Power (born c. June 29, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Lucy Henry on the CBC Television series Wild Roses, and for her
Sarah_Power
Australian children's book series
Zac Power is an Australian children's book series by a team of writers under the pseudonym H. I. Larry. The series follows the adventures of Zac Power, a
Zac_Power
Ability to co-opt rather than coerce
Soft power in politics, particularly in international politics, is the ability to influence or persuade others through the use of persuasive means, as
Soft_power
User of advanced features in electronics
Power user is a buzzword for advanced user. An advanced user has progressed beyond beginner level through spending time or acquiring skills, but is not
Power_user
Property of a binary operation
In mathematics, specifically in abstract algebra, power associativity is the property of a binary operation that integer powers (xn) are well-defined;
Power_associativity
Group of Christian Evangelists
The Power Team is a group of Christian evangelists, based in Dallas, Texas. They incorporate their preaching with displays of strength and martial arts
Power_Team
Technology to convert the energy from tides into useful forms of power
Tidal power or tidal energy is harnessed by converting energy from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity using various methods. Although
Tidal_power
Relative ability of two parties in disagreement to influence each other
Bargaining power is the relative ability of parties in a negotiation (such as bargaining, contract writing, or making an agreement) to exert influence
Bargaining_power
Ability to influence the behaviour of others
In political science, power is the ability to direct the actions and conduct of others. Political power is usually exercised through government offices
Power_(political_science)
Symbol showing if electrical power is on
rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. A power symbol is a symbol indicating that a control activates or deactivates a
Power_symbol
Turning equipment off and then on again
Power cycling is the act of turning a piece of equipment, usually a computer, off and then on again. Reasons for power cycling include having an electronic
Power_cycling
Term used in Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs
"Higher Power" (HP) is a term used in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other twelve-step programs. The same groups use the phrases "a power greater than ourselves"
Higher_Power
American slap fighting promotion company
Power Slap is an American slap fighting promotion company co-owned by Zuffa, LLC founder Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White, the chief executive officer
Power_Slap
Short sleep
A power nap or cat nap is a short sleep that terminates before deep sleep (slow-wave sleep; SWS). A power nap is intended to quickly revitalize the sleeper
Power_nap
Family of functions to transform data
In statistics, a power transform is a family of functions applied to create a monotonic transformation of data using power functions. It is a data transformation
Power_transform
Book by Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a book by Eckhart Tolle. It is a discussion about how people interact with themselves and others
The_Power_of_Now
Set of nine cards in Magic: The Gathering
In Magic: The Gathering, Power Nine is a set of nine cards that were printed in the game's early core sets, consisting of Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall
Power_Nine
Surname list
Power is a surname. Alison Power, American biologist Arthur Power (1889–1960), British admiral Arthur Mackenzie Power (1921–1984), British admiral Camilla
Power_(name)
DC power through microphone cables
Phantom power, in the context of professional audio equipment, is direct current (DC) electric power equally applied to both signal wires in balanced microphone
Phantom_power
English rock band
Sea Power, previously known as British Sea Power and initially as British Air Powers, are an English alternative rock band. The group's original lineup
Sea_Power
Practise of standing in a powerful way
Power posing is the practice of standing in a posture mentally associated with being powerful, in the hope of feeling more confident and behaving more
Power_posing
List of great powers from the early modern period to the post-Cold War era
A great power is a nation, state or empire that, through its economic, political and military strength, is able to exert power and influence not only over
List_of_modern_great_powers
American video game magazine and podcast (1988–2012)
Nintendo Power was a video game news and strategy magazine from Nintendo of America, first published in July/August 1988 as Nintendo's official print
Nintendo_Power
Term in statistical hypothesis testing
In frequentist statistics, power is the probability of detecting an effect (i.e. rejecting the null hypothesis) given that some prespecified effect actually
Power_(statistics)
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
Fusion power is a potential method of electric power generation from heat released by nuclear fusion reactions. In fusion, two light atomic nuclei combine
Fusion_power
Electricity to a loudspeaker for sound
Audio power is the electrical power transferred from an audio amplifier to a loudspeaker, measured in watts. The electrical power delivered to the loudspeaker
Audio_power
Rock band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass, and drums
A power trio is a rock band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit, leaving out a dedicated vocalist or an additional rhythm
Power_trio
English physicist and experimenter (1626–1668)
Henry Power FRS (1626–1668) was an English physician and experimenter, one of the first elected fellows of the Royal Society. Power matriculated as a
Henry_Power
White supremacist political slogan and ideology
White power is a white supremacist political slogan and ideology. The slogan and its variations are a frequently used white supremacist chant. The slogan
White_power
Aphorism often attributed to Sir Francis Bacon
"knowledge is power", commonly attributed to Sir Francis Bacon. The expression "ipsa scientia potestas est" ('knowledge itself is power') occurs in Bacon's
Knowledge_is_power
Person who influences people
In political science, a power broker is a person who influences people to vote towards a particular client (i.e. elected official or referendum) in exchange
Power_broker
Ability of a firearm or other weapon to cause immediate incapacitation
Stopping power is the supposed ability of a weapon — typically a ranged weapon such as a firearm — to incapacitate or immobilize a target (human or animal)
Stopping_power
Type of state
middle power is a state that exerts significant influence in international relations at a level exceeding a small power but less than a great power. These
Middle_power
International relations theory that a state's goal is to further its interests
Power politics is a term which denotes an approach to political matters which aims to enhance the power of government actors. The term has much usage
Power_politics
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up power play in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Power play is a sporting term used in various games. Power play or powerplay may also refer to:
Power_Play
Terminology in physics
A power quantity is a power or a quantity directly proportional to power, e.g., energy density, acoustic intensity, and luminous intensity. Energy quantities
Power, root-power, and field quantities
Power,_root-power,_and_field_quantities
Hologram bracelet brand
Power Balance is the original brand of hologram bracelets claimed by its manufacturers and vendors to use "holographic technology" to "resonate with and
Power_Balance
Tool that uses an additional power source
A power tool is a tool that is actuated by an additional power source and mechanism other than the solely manual labor used with hand tools. The most common
Power_tool
Political theory
Dual power, sometimes referred to as counterpower, refers to a strategy in which alternative institutions coexist with and seek to ultimately replace
Dual_power
1973 studio album by Iggy and the Stooges
Raw Power is the third studio album by American rock band the Stooges (credited as Iggy and the Stooges), released on February 7, 1973, by Columbia Records
Raw_Power
British actress
Elizabeth Power is an English actress. Power began her career in repertory theatre and went on to appear in several West End musicals. However, she is
Elizabeth_Power
Legal form of delegation
A power of attorney (POA) or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs (which may be financial
Power_of_attorney
Upcoming television season
American fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, primarily material
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power_season_3
Power to act without limitations
In law, a plenary power or plenary authority, derived from the Latin term plenus, 'full', is a complete and exclusive power over a particular subject
Plenary_power
Type of guitar chord
A power chord Play, also called a fifth chord, is a colloquial name for a chord played on guitar, especially on electric guitar, which consists of the
Power_chord
Thai duty-free shop
The King Power International Group (Thai: กลุ่มบริษัท คิง เพาเวอร์ อินเตอร์เนชันแนล) is a Thai travel retail group, based in Bangkok. The chairman and
King_Power
Technology of power electronics
Power electronics is the application of electronics to the control and conversion of electric power. The first high-power electronic devices were made
Power_electronics
Device that helps steer vehicles by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel
Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering. Hydraulic
Power_steering
Controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System
The Power Glove is a controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Power Glove gained public attention due to its early motion control
Power_Glove
1940 novel by Graham Greene
The Power and the Glory is a 1940 novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord's
The_Power_and_the_Glory
American fantasy television series
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an American fantasy television series developed by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power
2022 Doctor Who episode
"The Power of the Doctor" is the third and final story of three special episodes that follow the thirteenth series of the British science fiction television
The_Power_of_the_Doctor
Mechanised loom powered by a line shaft
A power loom is a mechanized loom that automates the weaving of cloth through leveraging mechanical power. It interlaces warp and weft threads via mechanisms
Power_loom
EP and studio album by 50 Cent
Power of the Dollar is the debut EP by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released September 12, 2000, by Columbia Records and Trackmasters Entertainment
Power_of_the_Dollar
Mathematical set of all subsets of a set
In mathematics, the power set (or powerset) of a set S is the set of all subsets of S, including the empty set and S itself. In axiomatic set theory (as
Power_set
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up balance of power in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balance of power may refer to: Balance of power (international relations), parity or stability
Balance_of_power
State wielding power within a geographical region
A regional power is a sovereign state that exercises significant power in international relations within its geographical region. States that wield unrivaled
Regional_power
Topics referred to by the same term
Power ring or ring(s) of power may refer to: Power ring (DC Comics), an object featured in comic books Power Ring (character), several comic book characters
Power_ring
Ethnic supremacist ideology in Rwanda and Burundi
Hutu Power, or Hutu Supremacy, is an ethnic supremacist ideology that asserts the ethnic superiority of Hutu, often in the context of being superior to
Hutu_Power
travel, tourism, insurance
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a late Old English personal name Lēofweald, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + weald ‘power’, ‘rule’.French : variant spelling of Level.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly South Wales and southwestern England)
English (mainly South Wales and southwestern England) : from the medieval personal name Harry, which was the usual vernacular form of Henry, with assimilation of the consonantal cluster and regular Middle English change of -er- to -ar-.French : from the Germanic personal name Hariric, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Cyn(w)rig, Cynfrig, of unexplained origin.Scottish : reduced form of McKendrick. See also McHenry.English : from the Middle English personal name Cenric, Kendrich, Old English Cynerīc, composed of the elements cyne ‘royal’ + rīc ‘power’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Lefridge, from the Middle English personal name Lefric, Old English Lēofrīc, a compound of lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + rīc ‘power’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with a blithe or happy disposition, from Middle English merry ‘lively’, ‘cheerful’ (Old English myr(i)ge ‘pleasant’, ‘agreeable’).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh, Ó Meardha ‘descendant of Mearadhach’, ‘descendant of Meardha’, personal names derived from an adjective meaning ‘lively’, ‘wild’, ‘wanton’.French : from a vernacular form of the personal name Médéric, derived from a Germanic personal name conposed of mecht ‘strength’, ‘might’ + rīc ‘power’; ‘ruler’.French : habitational name from Merry in Yonne or Merri in Orne, derived from the Latin personal name Matrius + the suffix -acum.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. The first gets its name from Old English HaferingtÅ«n ‘settlement (Old English tÅ«n) associated with someone called Hæfer’, a byname meaning ‘he-goat’. The second probably meant ‘settlement (Old English tÅ«n) of someone called Hæring’. Alternatively, the first element may have been Old English hæring ‘stony place’ or hÄring ‘gray wood’. The last, recorded in Domesday Book as Arintone and in 1184 as Hederingeton, is most probably named with an unattested Old English personal name, Heathuhere.Irish (County Kerry and the West) : adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArrachtáin ‘descendant of Arrachtán’, a personal name from a diminutive of arrachtach ‘mighty’, ‘powerful’.Irish (County Kerry) : adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hIongardail, later Ó hUrdáil, ‘descendant of Iongardal’.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOireachtaigh ‘descendant of Oireachtach’, a byname meaning ‘member of the assembly’ or ‘frequenting assemblies’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name EirÃkr, composed of the elements eir ‘mercy’, ‘peace’ + rÃk ‘power’. The addition in English of an inorganic H- to names beginning with a vowel is a relatively common phenomenon. It is possible that this name may have swallowed up a less common Germanic personal name with the first element heri, hari ‘army’.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + rÄ«c ‘power’, or from an assimilated form of Henrick, a Dutch form of Henry.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled’, ‘dark red’, or ‘salmon’. There was a saint of this name. The surname is born by families in Munster and Ulster, where it has usually been changed to Harkin.The English poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was from a prosperous family of goldsmiths, who had a long association with the city of Leicester. There is a family tradition that they were of Scandinavian origin, descended from Eric the Forester, who settled in the city in the 11th century. The initial aspirate came into the name in the late 16th cedntury; the name of the poet's great-grandfather is recorded in the corporation books of the city of Leicester in 1511 as Thomas Ericke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Lefric, Old English Lēofrīc, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + rīc ‘power’.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
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 : from the Middle English personal name Goderiche (from Old English GÅdrÄ«c, composed of the elements gÅd ‘good’ + rÄ«c ‘power’).English : from the Middle English personal name Cuterich (from Old English CūðrÄ«c, composed of the elements cūð ‘famous’ + rÄ«c ‘power’).
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in wash house, Middle English lavendrie.English (Cornwall) : from the Old French personal name Landri, from a Germanic name composed of the elements land ‘land’ + rīc ‘power’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
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 and French
English and French : from a Germanic personal name composed of
the elements haim, heim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power’,
‘ruler’, introduced to England by the Normans in the form
Henri. During the Middle Ages this name became enormously
popular in England and was borne by eight kings. Continental forms of
the personal name were equally popular throughout Europe (German
Heinrich, French Henri, Italian Enrico and
Arrigo, Czech Jindřich, etc.). As an American family
name, the English form Henry has absorbed patronymics and many
other derivatives of this ancient name in continental European
languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.) In the period in
which the majority of English surnames were formed, a common English
vernacular form of the name was Harry, hence the surnames
Harris (southern) and Harrison (northern). Official
documents of the period normally used the Latinized form
Henricus. In medieval times, English Henry absorbed an
originally distinct Old English personal name that had hagan
‘hawthorn’. Compare Hain 2 as its first element, and there has
also been confusion with Amery.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hInnéirghe ‘descendant of
Innéirghe’, a byname based on éirghe
‘arising’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac ÉinrÃ
or Mac Einri, patronymics from the personal names
ÉinrÃ, Einri, Irish forms of Henry. It is
also found as a variant of McEnery.Jewish (American) : Americanized form of various like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish names.A bearer of the name from the Touraine region of France is
documented in Quebec city in 1667. Another (also called
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Mallory.French : from a Frenchified form of a Germanic personal name composed of the elements madal ‘council’ + rīc ‘power’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Power.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name from any of the five villages of this name in Devon or from Loscombe in Powerstock, Dorset, all probably named from Old English hlÅse ‘pigsty’ + cumb ‘valley’ (see Coombe).
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English : variant of Goodrich.English : from the Middle English personal name Cuterich, Old English Cūðrīc, composed of the elements cūð ‘famous’, ‘well known’ + rīc ‘power’.
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