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Formal dance for graduating students
typically vote for a prom king and prom queen. Other students may be honored with inclusion in a prom court. The selection method for a prom court is similar
Prom
Write once computer memory
memory (PROM) is a form of digital memory where the contents are set after the device is manufactured. Once set, the contents are then permanent. A PROM is
Programmable_ROM
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up prom, Prom, or PROM in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A prom is a dance party of high school students. Prom, Proms or The Prom may also refer
Prom_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Prom Night may refer to: Prom, a dance party of high school students Prom Night (film series), a Canadian horror film franchise of five films Prom Night
Prom_Night
2025 film by Matt Palmer
Fear Street: Prom Queen is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Matt Palmer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Donald McLeary, loosely based on the
Fear_Street:_Prom_Queen
2024 film by Kim O Nguyen
Prom Dates is a 2024 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Kim O. Nguyen, written by D.J. Mausner, and starring Julia Lester and Antonia Gentry
Prom_Dates
2020 film, based on the musical of the same name, directed by Ryan Murphy
The Prom is a 2020 American musical comedy film directed by Ryan Murphy from a screenplay by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, based on the 2018 Broadway musical
The_Prom_(film)
2023 television film by Anya Adams
Prom Pact is an American romantic comedy television film directed by Anya Adams. The film stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Margaret Cho, Blake
Prom_Pact
Annual classical music concerts in London
The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert
BBC_Proms
2011 film by Joe Nussbaum
Prom is a 2011 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Joe Nussbaum written by Katie Wech and produced by Ted Griffin and Justin Springer. It was
Prom_(film)
American Broadway musical
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book
The_Prom_(musical)
Topics referred to by the same term
Prom Queen is an honorary title at a high school prom. Prom Queen may also refer to: Prom Queen (Big Love), an episode of the American TV series Big Love
Prom_Queen_(disambiguation)
1980 Canadian slasher film by Paul Lynch
Prom Night is a 1980 mystery slasher film directed by Paul Lynch, written by William Gray, and starring Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film follows
Prom_Night_(1980_film)
2018 video game
Monster Prom is a dating simulation game developed by Beautiful Glitch, a studio based in Barcelona and founded by Julián Quijano, and published by Those
Monster_Prom
2008 slasher film by Nelson McCormick
Prom Night is a 2008 slasher film directed by Nelson McCormick. It is the fifth and final installment of the Prom Night film series and serves as a remake
Prom_Night_(2008_film)
1987 film by Bruce Pittman
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II is a 1987 Canadian supernatural slasher film directed by Bruce Pittman, written by Ron Oliver, and starring Michael Ironside
Hello_Mary_Lou:_Prom_Night_II
2021 studio album by Tory Lanez
Alone at Prom is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer Tory Lanez. It was released on December 10, 2021, through his independent label One Umbrella
Alone_at_Prom
Yugoslavian manufactured bounding anti-personnel mine
The PROM-1 is a Yugoslavian manufactured bounding anti-personnel mine. It consists of a cylindrical body with a pronged fuze inserted into the top of the
PROM-1
2017 film by Benny Fine
F the Prom (also known as F*&% the Prom) is a 2017 American teen comedy film directed and produced by Benny Fine and written by him, Rafi Fine, and Molly
F_the_Prom
American woman convicted of manslaughter
"The Prom Mom", is an American woman who, as a teenage high school student in 1997, delivered a baby in a restroom stall during her high school prom dance
Melissa_Drexler
Canadian horror film series
Prom Night is a Canadian slasher media franchise consisting of five feature films, the first four of which are centered around events at the fictional
Prom_Night_(film_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
Nerd Prom may refer to: San Diego Comic-Con, a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event The White House Correspondents' Dinner, an annual
Nerd_Prom
Charitable prom organizations are groups, primarily in the United States, that give away prom dresses to high school girls who may not be able to otherwise
Charitable_prom_organizations
14th episode of the 2nd season of Friends
"The One with the Prom Video" is the fourteenth episode of the second season, and the 38th episode overall, of the American television situation comedy
The_One_with_the_Prom_Video
American actress (born 2004)
work with Disney in the films Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020), Prom Pact (2023), Pizza Movie (2026), and the series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (2021–2023)
Peyton_Elizabeth_Lee
2011 soundtrack album by various artists
Prom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name. The album was released by Hollywood Records on April 26
Prom_(soundtrack)
2009 American film
Mississippi as they prepare for their senior prom, the first racially integrated prom in Charleston history. The prom was funded by Morgan Freeman, a Charleston
Prom_Night_in_Mississippi
Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter (born 1987)
may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Prom Samnang (Khmer: ព្រំ សំណាង; born September 9, 1987) is a Cambodian Kun Khmer
Prom_Samnang
Practice of holding separate school proms for white and black students
segregated prom refers to the practice in high schools in the United States, particularly in the South, of holding racially segregated proms for white
Segregated_prom
Horror film franchise
Original Films in July 2021 to positive reviews. The fourth film, Fear Street: Prom Queen, was released in May 2025. In October 1997, Hollywood Pictures struck
Fear_Street_(film_series)
2005 studio album by The Prom Kings
The Prom Kings were an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California that formed in 2001. The band released their self-titled debut album on August
The_Prom_Kings
British actress (born 2003)
and the Netflix series White Lines (2020). Her films include Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025). Fowler began her acting career with a role in the film Retaliation
India_Fowler
2019 single by Mxmtoon
"Prom Dress" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mxmtoon, released on May 7, 2019 as the lead single from her debut studio album The Masquerade (2019)
Prom_Dress_(song)
Australian metalcore band
I Killed the Prom Queen are an Australian metalcore band from Adelaide, formed in 2001. They were prominent in the Australian live music scene and toured
I_Killed_the_Prom_Queen
South Korean girl group
to 24, 2023, Ive embarked on the first leg of their first solo tour, The Prom Queens, which visited Seoul, Yokohama, and Kobe in six sold-out dates. On
Ive_(group)
2015 studio album by Skylar Spence
Prom King is the debut album by Skylar Spence, a pseudonym of New York City-based electronic musician Ryan DeRobertis. The album was released on September
Prom_King_(album)
Off-broadway Musical
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Zombie Prom is an Off-Broadway musical with music by Dana P. Rowe and a book and lyrics
Zombie_Prom
Dutch footballer (born 1992)
Quincy Anton Promes (born 4 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward. He is currently imprisoned while
Quincy_Promes
American actor
Kingdom, and in Twelve. McDonell played the main role in 2011 teen film Prom as Jesse Richter. He has guest-starred in Suburgatory as Scott Strauss, Tessa's
Thomas_McDonell
Breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labour
Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), previously known as premature rupture of membranes, is breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labour. Women
Prelabor_rupture_of_membranes
2025 film by Amy Wang
leaving her feeling ashamed of her appearance. Having dreamed of becoming prom queen since she was a child, she sees an opportunity when the most popular
Slanted
Protest or alternative celebration to a school prom
Anti-prom, also known as MORP—a reversal of the word "PROM"—is a social event often organized by high school students as a casual alternative or a direct
Anti-prom
2008 Canadian film
Prom Wars is a 2008 Canadian teen comedy film directed by Phil Price and starring Raviv Ullman, Alia Shawkat, Rachelle Lefèvre, and Kevin Coughlin. The
Prom_Wars
American actor (born 1988)
including Sky High (2005), Princess Protection Program (2009), Red State (2011), Prom (2011), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), The Watch (2012), Date and
Nicholas_Braun
American internet personality (born 1985)
Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2013. "Prom Night - Single". Apple Inc. March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on
Jeffree_Star
1991 film by Clay Borris
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil is a 1991 Canadian slasher film directed by Clay Borris and starring Nicole de Boer and J. H. Wyman. The film follows
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
Prom_Night_IV:_Deliver_Us_from_Evil
Unsolved homicide from 2005 in West Virginia, USA
The Prom Night Murders is an unsolved homicide case that occurred on May 22, 2005, in Huntington, West Virginia, when four teenagers, 16-year-old Megan
Huntington, West Virginia prom night murders
Huntington,_West_Virginia_prom_night_murders
2001 film by Joel Gallen
student Areola, and Ox hooks up with Catherine. Jake is awarded prom king, and the votes for prom queen are tied. Everyone thinks that it is between Janey and
Not_Another_Teen_Movie
William Raymond Prom (November 17, 1948 – February 9, 1969) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in February
William_R._Prom
20th episode of the 2nd season of Glee
"Prom Queen" is the twentieth episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee, and the forty-second overall. It aired May 10
Prom_Queen_(Glee)
PROMAL (PROgrammer's Microapplication Language) is a structured programming language from Systems Management Associates for MS-DOS, Commodore 64, and Apple
PROMAL
Annual series of concerts in Europe
Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held annually in Belgium (since 1985), the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. Regularly there are also shows
Night_of_the_Proms
French oil company
Maurel & Prom is an oil company specialising in the production of hydrocarbons. It is listed on Euronext Paris and has its registered office in Paris.
Maurel_&_Prom
Surname list
Look up promes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Promes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jerold Promes (born 1984), Dutch footballer
Promes
American actress
for her leading role as Emma Nolan in the 2020 Netflix musical film The Prom. Jo Ellen Pellman was born in Ohio and grew up in Cincinnati. She was raised
Jo_Ellen_Pellman
2022 studio album by Sudan Archives
Natural Brown Prom Queen is the second album from Cincinnati-born singer-songwriter and violinist Brittney Parks under her stage name Sudan Archives. The
Natural_Brown_Prom_Queen
American rock band
of Donna McDaniel who had left in 1994 shortly after the "Night of the Proms" performances (which Douglas-McRae had missed since she was out touring
Toto_(band)
19th episode of the 3rd season of Glee
"Prom-asaurus" is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the sixty-third overall. Written by Ryan
Prom-asaurus
2018 single by Beach Bunny
"Prom Queen" is a song recorded by American rock band Beach Bunny. The song was released on August 10, 2018. The song went viral on TikTok in November
Prom_Queen_(Beach_Bunny_song)
Panamanian association football league
Segunda División de Panamá also known as Liga Prom, is a professional league for association football clubs in Panama. It is the country's second-tier
Liga_Prom
American actress (born 1995)
Channel Original Movie Starstruck, Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film Prom, Davina Claire in the 2013 CW television drama series The Originals and Kayla
Danielle_Campbell
Charitable organization
The Perfect Prom Project (PPP) a charitable prom organizations serving Illinois and surrounding states. The purpose of the Perfect Prom Project is to
Perfect_Prom_Project
Family Prom, Tiddly Prom, Organ Prom and Jazz Prom. "Welsh Proms loses government funding". 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-10-04. Official Welsh Proms website
Welsh_Proms
US musical group
Junior Prom is the artist name of Mark Solomich. Based in Brooklyn, the band has been operating since 2012 and released their debut EP in February 2014
Junior_Prom_(band)
Classified stealth cruise missile program conducted by the USAF in the late 70s/early 80s
The Lockheed Senior Prom was a classified black project conducted by the United States Air Force in conjunction with the Lockheed Corporation's Skunk Works
Lockheed_Senior_Prom
There has been more than one Horrible Histories Prom in the BBC's annual Proms concert series. The Horrible Histories entertainment franchise is aimed
Horrible_Histories_Proms
1990 film by Ron Oliver
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss is a 1990 Canadian black comedy slasher film and the third in the Prom Night film series, continuing the storyline involving
Prom_Night_III:_The_Last_Kiss
American comedian, actress, writer, and producer (born 1975)
Hot to Handler" 2019 Will & Grace Donna Zimmer Episode: "Family, Trip" 2024 Not Dead Yet Sharon Darynson Episode: "Not in the Game Yet" Prom Dates Barb
Chelsea_Handler
2025 film score by the Newton Brothers
Fear Street: Prom Queen (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) is the film score to the 2025 film Fear Street: Prom Queen directed by Matt Palmer, based on
Fear Street: Prom Queen (soundtrack)
Fear_Street:_Prom_Queen_(soundtrack)
template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › The Awesome 80s Prom was an interactive off-Broadway show at Webster Hall in the style of Tony
The_Awesome_80s_Prom
The 2010 Itawamba County School District prom controversy took place in Itawamba County, Mississippi, and began when lesbian student Constance McMillen
2010 Itawamba County School District prom controversy
2010_Itawamba_County_School_District_prom_controversy
2017 American film
Prom King, 2010 is a 2017 LGBT coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Christopher Schaap, in his directorial debut. It stars Schaap with Adam
Prom_King,_2010
American actress
assumed the identity of prom expert "Patty the Prom Pro", offering advice and services to high school students on the website Prom-Night.com Haslam was born
LuAnn_Haslam
1986 mid-air collision over California
Washington. The cockpit crew of Flight 498 consisted of Captain Arturo Valdes Prom (46) and First Officer Jose Hector Valencia (26). The captain had 4,632 hours
Aeroméxico_Flight_498
Garment consisting of a bodice and skirt made in one or more pieces
mandatory for women. They are also very popular for special occasions such as proms or weddings. For such occasions they, together with blouse and skirt, remain
Dress
1999 film by Gil Junger
decides to go to the prom with Patrick. This lets Bianca go as well, and she attends the prom with Cameron instead of Joey. At the prom, Bianca learns from
10_Things_I_Hate_About_You
1999 film by Robert Iscove
from his friend to transform Laney Boggs (Cook), a nerdy outcast, into the prom queen in six weeks. It is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play
She's_All_That
2003 Thai film
Macabre Case of Prom Pi Ram (Thai: คืนบาป พรหมพิราม or Keunbab Prompiram) is a 2003 Thai murder investigation crime film directed and written by Manop
Macabre_Case_of_Prom_Pi_Ram
2021 studio album by Olivia Rodrigo
Artist as well. A YouTube concert film and a Disney+ documentary, titled Sour Prom and Driving Home 2 U respectively, supplement the album. Rodrigo embarked
Sour_(album)
Full-length woman's garment
A gown, from the Latin word, gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee-to-full-length worn by people of both sexes in Europe from the Early Middle
Gown
2020 video game
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp is 2020 visual novel developed and published by Beautiful Glitch. Players attempt to romance monsters, as in the previous
Monster_Prom_2:_Monster_Camp
American actress (born 1997)
Ginny & Georgia (2021–present). In 2024, she acted in the streaming films Prom Dates and Time Cut. Antonia Gentry was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother
Antonia_Gentry
2006 American film
The World's Best Prom is a 2006 documentary film about a high school prom in Racine, Wisconsin. Prom was released as a short film and was expanded to
The_World's_Best_Prom
1974 horror novel by Stephen King
telekinetic powers. After a cruel prank pulled by one of her bullies on prom night, Carrie decides to take revenge. King wrote Carrie with the intention
Carrie_(novel)
The Prom was a piano-driven indie band. Chris Walla (of Death Cab for Cutie) has done mixing for The Prom (the 3-song EP Saloon Song) and they released
The_Prom_(band)
British film and musical orchestra
works of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The orchestra performed annually in The Proms summer festival between 2009 and 2019. The John Wilson Orchestra has been
John_Wilson_Orchestra
Australian guitarist (born 1983)
Australian musician. He is the lead guitarist for metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, and was the rhythm guitarist for British band Bring Me the Horizon
Jona_Weinhofen
2021 film by Mark Waters
the prom day, Padgett's mother encourages her to still go, suggesting she go as herself and not as a social influencer. Cameron refuses to go to prom. Padgett
He's_All_That
American film director and producer (born 1963)
wrote four short films including The Prom starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Andras Jones and J. T. Walsh. The Prom won the Grand Prize at the Houston International
Steven_Shainberg
Film by Brian De Palma
and revoke their prom tickets if they refuse. Carrie's longtime bully, Chris Hargensen, eventually refuses and gets banned from the prom. Plotting vengeance
Carrie_(1976_film)
American actress (born 1991)
and 2024. DeBose has also appeared in the Netflix musical comedy film The Prom (2020) and the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023).
Ariana_DeBose
American rock band
in 2017. The group achieved widespread popularity after their 2018 song "Prom Queen" went viral on TikTok in late 2019. Their 2020 song "Cloud 9" also
Beach_Bunny_(band)
American actress and singer (born 1993)
American actress and singer best known on stage as Alyssa Greene in The Prom and Jasmine in Aladdin. McCalla was born in Queens and grew up in Suffern
Isabelle_McCalla
2008 American TV series or program
America's Prom Queen is a reality TV series created by consumer marketer Krishnan Menon and produced by PB&J Television that debuted on ABC Family on March
America's_Prom_Queen
Malaysian TV series or program
The Ultimate Prom Nite is a Malaysian reality television series produced and broadcast by 8TV in collaboration with cosmetics brand Nivea. As the "inter-college
The_Ultimate_Prom_Nite
1946 film by Arthur Dreifuss
Junior Prom is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and produced by Sam Katzman and Maurice Duke. It was released by Monogram
Junior_Prom
Main character from Stephen King's Carrie
Margaret to the floor, and proceeds to go the prom with Tommy. At the prom, Tommy and Carrie are voted Prom King and Queen – unaware that Chris had engineered
Carrie_White
American actor (born 1983)
participating first in the film Monster Heroes. In 2011 he starred in the film Prom. He then appeared in several guest roles in episodic television and television
DeVaughn_Nixon
Musical artist
to popularity following his songs that blew up on TikTok "Heart Racing", "Prom Night," and "I Feel Fantastic". Following his success, he would later sign
Riovaz
Small bouquet worn on clothing
her by her date. Today, corsages are most commonly seen at homecomings, proms, and similar formal events. In some countries, similar ornaments are worn
Corsage
PROM
PROM
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hamm, denoting a patch of flat, low-lying alluvial land beside a stream (often a promontory or water meadow in a river bend), or a habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word, for example in Gloucestershire, Greater London, Kent, Somerset, and Wiltshire.German : topographic name for someone who lived on land in a river bend, Old High German ham (see 1 above).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Hamm, a city in Westphalia.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire and South Wales)
English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : most probably from the Norman personal name Luce (a vernacular form of Latin Lucia or Lucius). This is generally a female name, although male bearers are found in France. It was borne by a young Sicilian maiden and an aged Roman widow, both of whom were martyred under Diocletian and are venerated as saints.English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : Alternatively, the surname may be a variant of Lewis.English (Gloucestershire and South Wales) : American bearers of this surname are descended from Henry Luce (1640–c.1688), who came to Scituate, MA, from south Wales in or before 1666, and moved to Martha’s Vineyard, MA, in about 1670. He had many prominent descendants.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : patronymic from the medieval personal name Higgin, a pet form of Hick.The Higginson family of New England, which includes several prominent 17th and 18th century ministers and merchants, first appeared in America in 1629 with the Rev. Francis Higginson of Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England. He was a Puritan divine who emigrated to Salem, MA in that year.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : variant of the habitational name Lewing, from a place near Stade in Lower Saxony.North German : patronymic from a personal name (Lehwing or Lewien), formed with Middle Low German lev ‘dear’ + win ‘friend’.English : perhaps a habitational name from Levens in Cumbria, probably so named from the Old English personal name LÄ“ofa (+ genitive n) + næss ‘promontory’, ‘headland’.Possibly a hypercorrected spelling of Irish Levens, a County Louth name, which Woulfe interprets as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac DhuinnshlébhÃn, a variant of Dunleavy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lovell, derived from Anglo-Norman French lou ‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -el.Lowell is the surname of one of America’s most distinguished New England families, which have been prominent for over 200 years. Its founder, John Lowell (1743–1802), was a legislator and judge. The city of Lowell, MA was named in honor of his son Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), a textile manufacturer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.English : in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).English : The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a well-established family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his step-sister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northeastern)
English (mainly northeastern) : habitational name from any of various minor places (including perhaps some now lost) named from Old English hÄr ‘gray’, hara ‘hare’, or hær ‘rock’, ‘tumulus’ + land ‘tract of land’, ‘estate’, ‘cultivated land’, notably Harland in Kirkbymoorside. North Yorkshire, which is named from hær + land. This surname has been present in northern Ireland since the 17th century.French (Normandy) : nickname for someone given to stirring up trouble, from the present participle of medieval French hareler ‘to create a disturbance’.George and Michael Harland were Quakers who emigrated from Durham, England, to Ireland. George went on to DE in 1687 and became governor in 1695, while Michael went to Philadelphia. George Harland’s descendants, who dropped the final -d from their name, included a number of prominent American politicians, in particular James Harlan (1820–99), who became a senator and secretary of the interior.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hÅn ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives.Dutch and North German (Höne) : from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hÅ«n. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Marchand.John Marchant (c.1600–c.1668) was in Newport, RI, before 1638. In that year he moved to Braintree, MA, then to Watertown, MA (1642), and finally to Yarmouth, MA (1648). His descendants included many sea captains and other prominent people.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + gÄr, gÄ“er ‘spear’. The surname is now also established in Ulster.Hungarian : from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros), or a derivative of German Meyer 1.Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer.Catalan and southern French (Occitan) : from major ‘major’ (Latin maior ‘greater’), denoting a prominent or important person or the first-born son of a family.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places so called, named with the genitive plural huntena of Old English hunta ‘hunter’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ or dūn ‘hill’ (the forms in -ton and -don having become inextricably confused). A number of bearers of this name may well derive it from Huntingdon, now in Cambridgeshire (formerly the county seat of the old county of Huntingdonshire), which is named from the genitive case of Old English hunta ‘huntsman’, perhaps used as a personal name, + dūn ‘hill’.A prominent American family of this name were founded by Simon Huntington, who himself never saw the New World, for he died in 1633 on the voyage to Boston, where his widow settled with her children. Their descendants include Jabez Huntington (1719–86), a wealthy West Indies trader, and Samuel Huntington (1731–96), who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Collis Potter Huntington (1821–1900) was an American railway magnate. Beginning with little education or money, he made a huge fortune, some of which he left to his nephew, Henry Huntington (1850–1927), who used the money to establish the Huntington library and art gallery in CA.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire named Isham, from the river name Ise (of Celtic origin) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘promontory’ or ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.
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English
English : from a Middle English personal name, which originated as a short form of any of various Old English personal names beginning with Cyne- ‘royal’.German : nickname for someone with a prominent chin, from Middle High German kinne ‘chin’, or from an Old High German personal name formed with the element kuoni ‘bold’ or chunni ‘race’, ‘people’. Compare Konrad.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Kinn, from Old Norse kinn ‘chin’ with reference to the land formation.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood’ or ‘glade’.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, as for example Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.Irish : reduced Americanized form of Ó Laoidhigh ‘descendant of Laoidheach’, a personal name derived from laoidh ‘poem’, ‘song’ (originally a byname for a poet).Americanized spelling of Norwegian Li or Lie.Chinese : variant of Li 1.Chinese : variant of Li 2.Chinese : variant of Li 3.Korean : variant of Yi.Lee is a prominent VA family name brought over in 1641 by Richard Lee (d. 1664), a VA planter and legislator. His great-grandsons included the brothers Arthur, Francis L., Richard Henry, and William Lee, all prominent American Revolution legislators and diplomats.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so named from the Old English personal name Lēofa (genitive form) + næss ‘promontory’.North German : patronymic from Leven 2.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
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Greek
(Î ÏομηθεÏÏ‚) Greek name derived from the word promethes, PROMÊTHEUS means "foresight." In mythology, this is the name of the Titan who was punished by Zeus for stealing fire to give to mankind.
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English : variant spelling of Holyoak.Edward Holyoke emigrated from England and settled in Lynn, MA, in 1638. His descendants include Rev. Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769, and other prominent educators.
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African, American, Hindu, Indian
Father of Water; The Best
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Tamil
Brilliant, Beautiful, Passionate, Woman
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Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Satisfaction
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Arabic, Muslim
Bounty of My Lord
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Hindu, Indian
Ringing Sound
Biblical
desiring God
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British, English
Wagon-builder
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Hindi
Light.
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English
English : habitational name from Emborough in Somerset, named from Old English emn ‘flat topped’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘mound’, or possibly from Hembury in Devon.
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Daughter of God Sun; Healthy
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n.
One who promulgates or publishes.
n.
Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.
n.
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
imp. & p. p.
of Promulgate
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Promulgate
n.
The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel.
imp. & p. p.
of Promulge
imp. & p. p.
of Prompt
a.
The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Promulge
n.
The book used by a prompter of a theater.
a.
Suggestion; incitement; prompting.
n.
One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.
superl.
Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.
n.
One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown.
v. t.
To promulgate; to publish or teach.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Prompt
superl.
Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance.
v. t.
To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.
adv.
In a prompt manner.