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Administrative division within a country or state
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial
Province
Largest city in Turkey
area of 5,461 square kilometers (2,109 mi2) is coterminous with Istanbul Province. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant
Istanbul
Province of Canada
Alberta is a province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its
Alberta
Province of Canada
(French: Québec) is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to
Quebec
Canadian daily newspaper in British Columbia
The Province is a daily newspaper published in tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside
The_Province
Province of South Korea
Gyeonggi Province (Korean: 경기도, Korean pronunciation: [kjʌŋ.ɡi.do]) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and
Gyeonggi_Province
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ituri Province (French: Province de l'Ituri; Swahili: Mkoa wa Ituri) is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the
Ituri_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
Western Province or West Province may refer to: Western Province, Cameroon Western Province, Rwanda Western Province (Kenya) Western Province (Papua New
Western_Province
Province of Thailand
Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province, encompassing an area
Phuket_province
Province in Calabarzon, Philippines
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its
Rizal_(province)
Province of Turkey
Hatay Province (Turkish: Hatay ili, pronounced [ˈhataj]) is the southernmost province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 5,524 km2 (2
Hatay_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
China province) is a division of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan Province may also refer to: Taiwan (People's Republic of China province), de jure
Taiwan_Province
Place in France
Cenomani lived in the region during the Iron Age and Roman period. The province of Maine was named after them, in the 6th century AD as in Cinomanico (in
Maine_(province)
Topics referred to by the same term
Afghanistan Eastern Province, Cameroon Eastern Province, Cundinamarca, Colombia Eastern Province, Rwanda Eastern Province (Kenya) Eastern Province (Saudi Arabia)
Eastern_Province
Former provinces in northern Ethiopia
Amhara Province (Amharic: አማራ) also known as the "Amhara country" and originally as Bete Amhara (Amharic: ቤተ ዐምሐራ,, "House of Amhara") was the name of
Amhara_Province
Province of Iran
Khuzestan province ([xuːzest̪ʰɒːn] ; Persian: استان خوزستان) is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. An extension of the Mesopotamian Plain, it is located
Khuzestan_province
In May 2026, an epidemic of Ebola was reported in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the
2026_Ebola_epidemic
Province in northwestern Turkey
Çanakkale Province (Turkish: Çanakkale ili) is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city
Çanakkale_Province
Former province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia
The Rhine Province (German: Rheinprovinz), also known as Rhenish Prussia (Rheinpreußen) or synonymous with the Rhineland (Rheinland), was the westernmost
Rhine_Province
Ancient Roman administrative regions
by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. Each province was ruled by a Roman appointed as governor.[better source needed] For centuries
Roman_province
Place
Northwest and West, Manuripi Province in the South, and Federico Román Province in the East. The population of Abuná Province has increased by 40% over the
Abuná_Province
Province of Iran
Fars Province, historically known as Pars, Farsistan, and Persis, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Fars province has
Fars_province
Province of South Africa, 1910 to 1994
The Province of Natal (Afrikaans: Natalprovinsie), commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994. Its capital was
Natal_(province)
Province of Iran
city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, and north
Gilan_province
Province in Western New Guinea, Indonesia
Papua, formerly known as West Irian and Irian Jaya, is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island
Papua_(province)
Province in Cagayan Valley (Region II), Philippines
the Province of Isabela (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Isabela; Ibanag: Provinsia na Isabela; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Isabela), is the second largest province in
Isabela_(province)
Exclave and province of Angola
Cabinda (Kongo: Kabinda) is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by several political organisations in the territory. The
Cabinda_Province
Province of Spain
Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]) is a province in northeastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces
Province_of_Barcelona
Province of southern Argentina
[taˈlaɪθ ˈχɨbɨt]) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south
Chubut_Province
Top-level subdivisions of Canada
provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united
Provinces and territories of Canada
Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada
Province in Calabarzon, Philippines
Laguna [lɐˈɣuː.na], officially the Province of Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region
Laguna_(province)
Province of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Province is a province in central Saudi Arabia, covering much of the historic Najd region in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Its administrative
Riyadh_Province
British possession in North America (1841–1867)
The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation
Province_of_Canada
Province of the Netherlands
pronunciation: [ˈytrɛxt] ), officially the Province of Utrecht (Dutch: Provincie Utrecht), is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre
Utrecht_(province)
Province of Canada
the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography
British_Columbia
Province of Belgium
is the easternmost province of Wallonia, the primarily French-speaking region of Belgium. Liège Province is the only Belgian province that has borders with
Liège_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
Central Province, Madhya Pradesh, or Markazi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Central Province may refer to: Central Province (Kenya) Central Province, Maldives
Central_Province
Province of Spain
The Province of Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti/, also UK: /-teɪ/, US: /ˌælɪˈkɑːnti, ˌɑːl-/; Spanish: Provincia de Alicante, pronounced [aliˈkante], Valencian: Província
Province_of_Alicante
Historical province in the Kingdom of France
Champagne (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃paɲ] ) was a province in the northeast of the Kingdom of France, now best known as the Champagne wine region for the
Champagne_(province)
1910–1994 province of South Africa
the text of the 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Transvaal". The Province of Transvaal (Afrikaans: Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to
Transvaal_(province)
Province in Turkey
Osmaniye Province (Turkish: Osmaniye ili) is a province in south-central Turkey. It was named Cebel-i Bereket (lit. 'Fertile Mountain') in the early republic
Osmaniye_Province
Church of England ecclesiastical province
The Province of York, or less formally the Northern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 14
Province_of_York
Province of Turkey
Kocaeli Province (Turkish: Kocaeli ili, pronounced [koˈdʒaeli]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have
Kocaeli_Province
Autonomous region of China
the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. The largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision
Xinjiang
Province of Pakistan
Punjab is a province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the most populous Pakistani province and the second most populous subnational
Punjab,_Pakistan
Province of Spain
The Province of Málaga (Spanish: Provincia de Málaga [ˈmalaɣa]) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and
Province_of_Málaga
Province of the Roman Empire (6–135 AD)
Judaea was a Roman province from 6 to 135 AD, which at its height encompassed the regions of Judea, Idumea, Peraea, Samaria, and Galilee, as well as parts
Judaea_(Roman_province)
Type of territorial division within Christian churches
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity
Ecclesiastical_province
Province of Iran
Bushehr Province (Persian: استان بوشهر) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline on the Persian Gulf
Bushehr_province
Former province in DR Congo
Sese Seko when Congo was known as Zaire), its official name was Shaba Province. Katanga's area encompassed 497,000 square kilometres (192,000 sq mi).
Katanga_Province
Province of Belgium
The Antwerp Province (/ˈæntwɜːrp/; Dutch: Provincie Antwerpen [proːˈvɪnsi ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)]; French: Province d'Anvers; German: Provinz Antwerpen), between
Antwerp_Province
Province in Algeria
Aflou Province (Arabic: ولاية ﺁﻓﻠﻮ, romanized: Wilāyat Āflū, Tamazight: ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴰⴼⵍⵓ, Agezdu n Aflu) is a province (wilaya) in central Algeria, with
Aflou_Province
Mid-level region in the Fenneman model of physiographic regionalization
A physiographic province is a geographic region with a characteristic geomorphology, and often specific subsurface rock type or structural elements. The
Physiographic_province
Province of South Korea
Jeju Province (Jeju and Korean: 제주도), officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Jeju: 제주특벨ᄌᆞ치도; Korean: 제주특별자치도), is the southernmost province of
Jeju_Province
Province of Argentina
Jujuy [xuˈxuj] is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring
Jujuy_Province
Province of Canada
populous province in Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and the second-smallest province by area
Nova_Scotia
Province of Iran
Hormozgan province (Persian: استان هرمزگان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Abbas. The province is in the south
Hormozgan_province
Former province of Japan
Yamato Province (大和国, Yamato no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [jaꜜ.ma.to (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day
Yamato_Province
Province of Thailand
Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, [tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː] ) is a province of Thailand (changwat) located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named
Chonburi_province
Topics referred to by the same term
Punjab Province may refer to: Punjab Province (British India), a former province of British India from 1849 to 1947 Punjab, Pakistan, a province in Pakistan
Punjab_Province
Province of Canada
Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada. It is bordered to the west by Alberta, to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the east by Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Province of Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. It comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental
Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Khénifra (Arabic: خنيفرة, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵔⴰ) is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004[update]
Khénifra_Province
Province of Argentina
Mendoza (Spanish pronunciation: [menˈdosa]), officially the Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in
Mendoza_Province
Province of Afghanistan
Laghman and Kunar provinces, on the north by Badakhshan province, on the west by Panjshir province, and on the east by Pakistan. The origin of the local
Nuristan_Province
Province of Afghanistan
western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds of villages, and approximately
Ghor_Province
Former province of Japan
Kii Province (紀伊国, Kii no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [kʲiꜜ.i (no kɯ.ɲi), kʲiꜜː-]), or Kishū (紀州; [kʲi̥.ɕɯꜜː, kʲi̥ꜜ.ɕɯː]), was a province of Japan in
Kii_Province
Province of Armenia
pronounced [sjuˈnikʰ] ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous
Syunik_Province
The Province of Pánuco was a province of the Spanish colony of New Spain. It was probably discovered by Amerigo Vespucci in 1498, and later by Juan de
Pánuco_(province)
Province of Belgium
Hainaut, historically also known as Heynault in English, is the westernmost province of Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. To its south lies the
Hainaut_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
Córdoba Province may refer to: Córdoba Province, Argentina Córdoba Province, Colombia Province of Córdoba (Spain) This disambiguation page lists articles
Córdoba_Province
Former province in Cuba
different provinces: Las Tunas Province, Granma Province, Holguín Province, Santiago de Cuba Province, and Guantánamo Province. This administrative change
Oriente_Province
British colony in North America (1634–1776)
The Province of Maryland was an English and later British colony in North America from 1634 until 1776, when the province was one of the Thirteen Colonies
Province_of_Maryland
Province of Nepal
Madhesh Province (Nepali: मधेश प्रदेश, romanized: Madhēś pradēś) is a province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of 9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi) covering
Madhesh_Province
Province in Cordillera, Philippines
Abra, officially the Province of Abra (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Abra; Inlaod Itneg: Probinsiya ta Abra; Maeng Itneg: Probinsiya di Abra; Moyadan Itneg: Probinsiya
Abra_(province)
Historical province of the Republic of China
or Pe-tche-li, was a historical province of the Republic of China. It mostly covered the area of the Ming province of Beizhili and took its name (lit
Zhili_(province)
Province of Turkey
Bursa Province (Turkish: Bursa ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It
Bursa_Province
Province of Pakistan
Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of
Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
British province in North America and the Caribbean (1663–1712)
The Province of Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of England (1663–1707) and later the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America
Province_of_Carolina
Topics referred to by the same term
up Northern Province or Uttar Pradesh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Northern Province or North Province may refer to: North Province (Cameroon),
Northern_Province
Province of Ecuador
pronunciation: [ˈnapo]) is a province of Ecuador. Its capital is Tena. The province is named after the Napo River. The province is not well developed and
Napo_Province
Province of Turkey
Antalya Province (Turkish: Antalya ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. It is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west
Antalya_Province
Province in South China
Guangdong is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea with Guangzhou as the capital. With a population of 128.590 million
Guangdong
Province of Canada
Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census
Ontario
Province in Thailand
Buriram province (Thai: จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์, RTGS: Changwat Buri Ram, pronounced [tɕāŋ.wàt bū.rīː.rām]) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat)
Buriram_province
Administrative region of Saudi Arabia
Mecca Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة مَكَّة, romanized: Minṭaqat Makka, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈmin.tˤa.qat ˈmak.ka]), officially Makkah Province, is one
Mecca_Province
Province of Italy, located in the Lombardy region
The province of Como (Italian: provincia di Como; Comasco: pruincia de Comm) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It borders the Swiss cantons
Province_of_Como
Province in Southwest China
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China, spanning approximately 394,000 km2 (152,000 sq mi) and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020)
Yunnan
Province of Ecuador
Esmeraldas (Spanish pronunciation: [esmeˈɾaldas]) is a northwestern coastal province of Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is one
Esmeraldas_Province
Province in central Nepal
foremost populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the west
Bagmati_Province
Province of Afghanistan
province has an estimated population of 544,839 people. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces (Nangarhar Province, Nuristan Province, Kunar Province
Kunar_Province
Province in Algeria
Barika Province (Arabic: ولاية بريكة, romanized: Wilāyat Barīka) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria; its provincial capital is Barika. It was created
Barika_Province
Province in Algeria
Messaad Province (Arabic: ولاية مسعد, romanized: Wilāyat Massʿad) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, with Messaad as its provincial capital. It was created
Messaad_Province
Province of Nepal
Karnali Province (Nepali: कर्णाली प्रदेश, romanized: Karṇālī pradēśa) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution, which
Karnali_Province
Province of Turkey
The Kayseri Province (Turkish: Kayseri ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey. Its area is 16,970 km2, and its population
Kayseri_Province
Province in Galicia, Spain
The province of Pontevedra (Spanish: Provincia de Pontevedra, Galician: Provincia de Pontevedra) is a province of Spain, located in the southwestern part
Province_of_Pontevedra
Province of Turkey
Erzurum Province (Turkish: Erzurum ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its area is 25,006 km2,
Erzurum_Province
Biogeographical region in Western Australia
The Eremaean province is a botanical region in Western Australia, characterised by a desert climate. It is sometimes referred to as the dry and arid inland
Eremaean_province
a province in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Its population in 2004 was 283,368. The major cities and towns are: Agdz Zagora The province is
Zagora_Province
Province of Angola
Cuando is a province of Angola. It was created on 5 September 2024 from the eastern part of Cuando Cubango Province. Its capital is Mavinga. Cuando borders
Cuando_Province
PROVINCE
PROVINCE
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : occupational name for a person responsible for looking after oxen and castrated horses, from Middle English geld ‘sterile’, ‘barren (animal)’ (Old Norse geldr) + herde ‘herdsman’, Old English hierde (see Heard).Dutch : habitational name from the Dutch province of Gelderland or from Geldern in northwestern Germany (see Geller 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur.English : possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.German : short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’.German : possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word.Dutch : habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Limón)
Spanish (Limón) : from Spanish limón ‘lemon’, hence possibly an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.English : variant of Lemon.French : habitational name from Limon in Nièvre, Limont-Fontaine in Nord, or Limont in the Belgian province of Liège.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-), a personal name representing a diminutive of faol ‘wolf’. Compare Whelan.English and Scottish : habitational name from Holland, a division of Lincolnshire, or any of the eight villages in various parts of England so called, from Old English hÅh ‘ridge’ + land ‘land’. The Scottish name may also be from places called Holland in Orkney, Houlland in Shetland, Hollandbush in Stirlingshire, and Holland-Hirst in the parish of Kirkintilloch.English, German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and Dutch : regional name from Holland, a province of the Netherlands.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.Galician : probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia.German : northwestern variant of Gau.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’ (compare Harker 2).Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from St-Lambrechts-Herk or Herk-de-Stad in the Belgian province of Limburg, which take their names from the Herk river.Probably an altered spelling of German Harke.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten)
Dutch and German (also North German von Holten) : habitational name from places so called, from Low German holt ‘holt’, ‘copse’, ‘small wood’. There is one in the Dutch province of Overijssel and another near Oberhausen in the Rhineland.Danish : variant of Holt.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, either from the definite singular form of holt ‘holt’, ‘small wood’ (see Holt), or from holt ‘hill’, ‘stony slope’.English : variant spelling of Holton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mills.Dutch : habitational name from Milheeze in the province of North Brabant.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Amilius or Amelis (Latinized forms of a Germanic name with the initial element amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’) or of the Latin personal name Aemilius (see Milian).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Myer.Spanish : habitational name from a village in Santander province, so named from mies ‘ripe grain’, ‘harvest time’ (Latin messis aestiva ‘summer harvest’).Dutch : nickname from mier ‘ant’; perhaps denoting an industrious person.Dutch and Belgian (van de Mier) : topographic name from a Brabantine form of moere ‘bog’, ‘marsh’ (modern moeras), or a habitational name from Moere in West Flanders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from a medieval personal name Tustin, derived via Old French Toustin from Old Norse Þorsteinn ‘Thor’s stone’. Compare Thurston.Altered form of French D’Estaing, a topographic name, with the preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone who lived by a pond, Old French esta(i)ng, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word, for example Estaing in Aveyron and Hautes Pyrénées.French : habitational name, with preposition de, for someone from Stain in the Belgian province of Namur.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in West Yorkshire, or the place in Kent. The former is of British origin, appearing in Bede in the form Loidis ‘People of the LÄt’, (LÄt being an earlier name of the river Aire, meaning ‘the violent one’). Loidis was originally a district name, but was subsequently restricted to the city. The Kentish place name may be from an Old English stream name hlÌ„de ‘loud, rushing stream’.Daniel Leeds (1652–1720) was born in England, probably in Nottinghamshire, and emigrated to America with his father, Thomas, some time in the third quarter of the 17th century. The family settled in Shrewsbury, NJ, in 1677. Daniel made almanacs and was surveyor general of the Province of West Jersey in 1682. He was married four times and had numerous children.
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (HÃ )
Vietnamese (HÃ ) : unexplained.Korean : there are two Ha clans, each with a unique Chinese character. The founding ancestor of the larger Ha clan was named Ha Kong-jin and settled in the Chinju area around ad 1010. Most of the modern descendants of Ha Kong-jin live in the KyÅngsang and ChÅlla provinces. The founding ancestor of the smaller of the two clans was named Ha HÅm, and he settled in the Taegu area after emigrating from Song China some time in the early part of the twelfth century. Most of the modern descendants of Ha HÅm still live in the Taegu area.Chinese : variant of Xia.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English
Reduced form of the Dutch surname van Galen, a habitational name, probably from Gaal in the province of North Brabant, or perhaps from the German town of Gahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia.English : variant of Galyon.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or ‘hatch’ (especially one leading into a forest), northern Middle English heck (Old English hæcc), or a habitational name from Great Heck in North Yorkshire, which is named with this word. Compare Hatch.German : topographic name from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’. This name is common in southern Germany and the Rhineland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Hec(q), a topographic name from Old French hec ‘gate’, ‘barrier’, ‘fence’ (compare 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word.Shortened form of the Dutch surname van (den) Hecke, a habitational name from any of several places called ten Hekke in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders.
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English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
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English : variant spelling of Malin.Irish : variant of Mellon.Spanish (Aragonese Mallén) : habitational name from Mallén in Zaragoza province.
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English : variant of Kestel.German : from Middle High German kezzel ‘kettle’, ‘cauldron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels, or alternatively a topographic and habitational name, from the same word in the sense ‘(ring-shaped) hollow’.Dutch and Belgian : habitational name from any of the places so named in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Limburg or the Dutch province of North Brabant.
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Irish (Connacht)
Irish (Connacht) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó LáimhÃn, a reduced form of Ó FlaithimhÃn ‘descendant of FlaithimhÃn’, a personal name from a diminutive of flaith ‘prince’, ‘ruler’. This name is sometimes translated Hand, from the similarity of the reduced form to lámh ‘hand’.English : from the medieval female personal name Lavin(a) (from Latin Lavinia, of unknown origin)Spanish (LavÃn) : habitational name from Lavin, a place so named in the Santander province.Respelling of French Lavigne.
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Spanish (Lestón)
Spanish (Lestón) : habitational name from any of four places called Lestó in A Coruña province, Galacia.English : unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English lēg ‘beacon fire’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
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Girl/Female
German, Greek
From the High Tower; Place Name
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Immortal; Unique
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English : patronymic from Smither.
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Tamil
Nimrit | நீமà¯à®°à®¿à®¤Â
Already decided by God)
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French
Lives near the oatfield.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Attainment, Achievement, A bird
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Padma is Lord Venkateshwara's Wife Padma's Raja is Therefore Lord Venkateswara Hence Padma Raj is Another Name for Him; Alternate Names Include Srinivas; Balaji; Venkatesh and Govinda
Boy/Male
Muslim
Name of abu Jafar, A jurist
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Precious
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Name of an Old Sage; Lord of Heart
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n.
Domain; province; sphere.
n.
In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.
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A district or local division, as of a province.
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A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority.
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A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train.
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The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
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An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.
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The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.
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The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India.
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One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.
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Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada.
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To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
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A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.
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Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
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Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
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Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
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A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867.
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A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius Caesar.
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A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.
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Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence.