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Deposit of material ejected from a volcanic eruption
A pyroclastic fall deposit is a uniform deposit of material which has been ejected from a volcanic eruption or plume such as an ash fall or tuff. Pyroclastic
Pyroclastic_fall
Fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that moves away from a volcano
A pyroclastic flow, more broadly known as a pyroclastic density current, is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as
Pyroclastic_flow
Clastic rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials
topography-draping pyroclastic fall layers, and by pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) (including pyroclastic flows and pyroclastic surges), from which
Pyroclastic_rock
Topics referred to by the same term
ejecta from a volcanic vent Pyroclastic fall, a uniform deposit of material ejected from a volcanic eruption Pyroclastic flow, a fast-moving current of
Pyroclastic
Mass of turbulent ash and gas that occurs in some volcanic eruptions
A pyroclastic surge is a fluidised mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments that is ejected during some volcanic eruptions. It is similar to a pyroclastic
Pyroclastic_surge
World's most recent supereruption, of Taupō Volcano, New Zealand
generated approximately 430 km3 (100 cu mi) of pyroclastic fall deposits, 320 km3 (77 cu mi) of pyroclastic density current (PDC) deposits (mostly ignimbrite)
Oruanui_eruption
Shield volcano formed mostly of pyroclastic and highly explosive eruptions
paucity of associated Plinian fall deposits indicates that pyroclastic shields are characterized by low Plinian columns. Pyroclastic shields are commonly known
Pyroclastic_shield
Cluster of volcanic pipes in Canada
of kimberlite from tephra cones and/or extra-crater fall and surge deposits. The pyroclastic fall deposits are poorly sorted and massive, while the surge
Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field
Buffalo_Head_Hills_kimberlite_field
Small lens-shaped inclusions in volcaniclastic rocks
rocks. They can occur in welded pyroclastic fall deposits and in ignimbrites, which are the deposits of pumiceous pyroclastic density currents. The name fiamme
Fiamme
Type of volcanic eruption in which lava is violently expelled
eruption Plinian eruption Consequences: Eruption column Pyroclastic flow Pyroclastic fall Pyroclastic surge An explosive eruption is usually triggered by
Explosive_eruption
Volcanic crater in Canada
devastating nearby areas with heavy pyroclastic fall which deposited tephra on Meager's steep flanks. A pyroclastic fall deposit up to 80 m (260 ft) thick
Bridge_River_Vent
Volcanic island in Tonga
from the caldera-wall fissure zones, pyroclastics and lavas from intracaldera cones, and recent pyroclastic fall deposits on the outer cone. Eruptive
Tofua
Supervolcano in New Zealand
generated approximately 430 km3 (100 cu mi) of pyroclastic fall deposits, 320 km3 (77 cu mi) of pyroclastic density current (PDC) deposits (mostly ignimbrite)
Taupō_Volcano
Active stratovolcano on Sumbawa, Indonesia
Abrams, Lewis J.; Sigurdsson, Haraldur (2007). "Characterization of pyroclastic fall and flow deposits from the 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano, Indonesia
Mount_Tambora
Volcano on eastern Umnak Island in the central-eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska
forming Cone B and a maar. Apart from the flood, base surges and pyroclastic fall took place outside of the caldera. Cone A began to grow after the 1817
Mount_Okmok
Type of layering in sediment or sedimentary rock
kinetic sieving. It is also observed in aeolian processes, such as in pyroclastic fall deposits. These deposition processes are examples of granular convection
Graded_bedding
Volcanic eruption in Italy
and ash reaching the stratosphere, although the event also included pyroclastic flows associated with Peléan eruptions. The event destroyed several Roman
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_in_79_AD
Stratovolcano in Peru
Huaynaputina eruption; pyroclastic flows would sweep all the flanks of Misti and past Arequipa, blocking the Rio Chili. Thick ash fall would occur over the
Misti
Mountain in Chile
in 2014, which shows areas threatened by lahars, lava flows, pyroclastic fall, pyroclastic flows, tephra fallout and volcanic bombs. According to the map
Hudson_Volcano
Earth's highest volcano
core 13 by 12 kilometres (8.1 mi × 7.5 mi) area of the volcano but pyroclastic fall material covers much of the summit area. The massif rises about 2 kilometres
Ojos_del_Salado
Major volcanic eruption in Skamania County, Washington
The main eruption was preceded by a series of volcanic explosions, pyroclastic flows, and phreatic blasts beginning in March 1980. It has often been
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens
Natural dam produced directly or indirectly by volcanism
include gravity flow of molten lava at the surface, gravity flow or fall of pyroclastics through the air, and the redistribution and transportation of those
Volcanic_dam
Large volcanic eruption in the Sunda Strait
affected by pyroclastic flows from the volcano. Verbeek and others believe that the final major Krakatau eruption was a lateral blast, or pyroclastic surge
1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
Type of conical volcano composed of layers of lava and tephra
caused by pyroclastic flows and lahars, deadly hazards that often accompany explosive eruptions of subduction-zone stratovolcanoes. Pyroclastic flows are
Stratovolcano
Volcanic field in Alaska, United States
of Iphigenia Bay and may have been the source of Late Pleistocene pyroclastic fall distributed throughout the Alaskan Panhandle. The Addington volcanic
Addington_volcanic_field
Volcanic disaster in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
(1990-1995). The volcanic activity began in November 1990, and a large-scale pyroclastic flow occurred on June 3, 1991, causing extensive damage, 43 people were
1991_Mount_Unzen_eruption
Landform of ejecta from a volcanic vent piled up in a conical shape
large cone-shaped volcanoes made up of lava flows, explosively erupted pyroclastic rocks, and igneous intrusives that are typically centered around a cylindrical
Volcanic_cone
Mountain and archaeological site in Ixtapaluca and Texcoco, Mexico
major Plinian eruption about 31,500 years ago produced pyroclastic flows and a major pyroclastic fall deposit composed of pumice. Cerro Tláloc features an
Cerro_Tláloc
Volcanic eruption on Martinique
incandescent lava particles, suspended by searing turbulent gases called a pyroclastic surge, moved at hurricane speed down the southwest flank of the volcano
1902_eruption_of_Mount_Pelée
Stratovolcano on the island of Honshu in Japan
March 12 - steam eruption. Pyroclastic fall. Eruption location unknown. 1889 December 4th - steam eruption. Pyroclastic fall. Eruption at the old crater
Mount_Nikkō-Shirane
Active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy
began to fall, blanketing the area. Rescues and escapes occurred during this time. At some time in the night or early the next day, pyroclastic surges in
Mount_Vesuvius
Steep hill of pyroclastic fragments around a volcanic vent
landform of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic ash, clinkers, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent. The pyroclastic fragments are
Cinder_cone
Volcanic field in Darfur, Sudan
emanate from about 700 vents, mainly scoria cones. Lava domes, pyroclastic fall and pyroclastic flow deposits are also common. Among the vents is the Malha
Meidob_volcanic_field
Canadian segment of the North American Cascade Volcanic Arc
pillow breccia deposits are exposed throughout the Chilcotin Group. Pyroclastic fall deposits, composed of lapilli, were erupted from volcanoes in the Pemberton
Canadian_Cascade_Arc
Volcanic eruption in the Philippines
atmosphere. Volcanic ash and pumice blanketed the countryside. Huge pyroclastic flows roared down the flanks of Pinatubo, filling once-deep valleys with
1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
1991_eruption_of_Mount_Pinatubo
Catastrophic volcanic eruption of Lake Ilopango in El Salvador
the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens), produced major pyroclastic fall and large pyroclastic flows that covered 10,000 km2 (3,900 mi2) with over 50 cm
Tierra_Blanca_Joven_eruption
Volcano in Peru
from the edifice, the other two show areas threatened by mudflows and pyroclastic fall. Chachani is monitored with seismometers and tiltmeters. Apart from
Chachani
Group of volcanoes in British Columbia, Canada
areas were devastated by heavy pyroclastic fall when parts of the Plinian column collapsed. Later, a series of pyroclastic flows were erupted and travelled
Mount_Meager_massif
Pyroclastic volcanic eruption due to a viscous siliceous magma
is the presence of a glowing avalanche of hot volcanic ash, called a pyroclastic flow. Formation of lava domes is another characteristic. Short flows
Peléan_eruption
Group of volcanoes in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
recently active from 1990 to 1995, and a large eruption in 1991 generated a pyroclastic flow that killed 43 people, including three volcanologists. Its highest
Mount_Unzen
Disaster in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on 3 July 2021
along the Atami debris flow path is composed predominantly of lava and pyroclastic fall deposits from the Hakone Volcano, which may have theoretically made
2021_Atami_landslide
Plateau in British Columbia, Canada
centres. The Big Raven Formation also includes the Sheep Track Member, a pyroclastic fall deposit of comenditic trachyte pumice. It obscurs much of the surficial
Big_Raven_Plateau
Volcano on Montserrat in the Caribbean
growth, punctuated by brief episodes of dome collapse which result in pyroclastic flows, ash venting, and explosive eruption. The volcano is monitored
Soufrière_Hills
Volcano in Guatemala
volcano, lava flows reaching 1–2 km from the summit, and occasional pyroclastic density currents. The largest eruption of Fuego in its current period
Volcán_de_Fuego
Uninhabited island in the Kuril Island chain
Antsiferov in modern times. Much of the island is covered by pumice from pyroclastic-fall deposits. The southern end of Antsiferov is the site of one of five
Antsiferov_Island
Roman town destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under a massive pyroclastic flow in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Like the nearby city
Herculaneum
Volcanic event
since 2013 are showing the volcano emits pyroclastic flows with frequent collapses of its lava domes. Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano, Philippines, 1984
Volcanic_eruption
Rock consolidated from volcanic ash
ash is described as tuffaceous (for example, tuffaceous sandstone). A pyroclastic rock containing 25–75% volcanic bombs or volcanic blocks is called tuff
Tuff
Volcano in Washington, U.S.
the Cougar Stage, started 20,000 years ago and lasted for 2,000 years. Pyroclastic flows of hot pumice and ash along with dome growth occurred during this
Mount_St._Helens
Small pyroclast debris thrown in the air by a volcanic eruption
can fall into lapilli size category. Lapilli tuffs are a very common form of volcanic rock typical of rhyolite, andesite and dacite pyroclastic eruptions
Lapilli
Active volcano in California, United States
eruptions. Thus it poses a threat to the nearby area through lava flows, pyroclastic flows, lahars (volcanically induced mudslides, landslides, and debris
Lassen_Peak
Set of volcanoes considered especially dangerous
hazard (people living near the Decade Volcanoes may experience tephra fall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, lahars, volcanic edifice instability and lava dome
Decade_Volcanoes
Large flooded coastal volcanic caldera in Japan
believed to have been formed about 30,000 years ago with a succession of pyroclastic surges. It is currently the place of residence to over 900,000 people
Aira_Caldera
Volcanic mudslide
is a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water. The material flows down from a volcano
Lahar
Lava field in British Columbia, Canada
obscured by pyroclastic fall of the Sheep Track Member, the only named geological member of the Big Raven Formation. The pyroclastic fall consists of
Snowshoe_Lava_Field
Stratovolcano in the Antarctic
phreatomagmatic eruptions occur on the southern rim of the summit caldera. Pyroclastic fall deposits crop out in the northern rim of the caldera and there are
Mount_Melbourne
Remote volcanic zone in Canada
another route away from the eruptive zone. Every airport buried under pyroclastic fall would be out of service, including those in Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops
Mount_Cayley_volcanic_field
Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia
and volcanic ash. Large eruption columns formed, causing a number of pyroclastic flows down the heavily populated slopes of the volcano. The 2010 eruption
2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi
2010_eruptions_of_Mount_Merapi
Fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption
to the ground, they remain as tephra unless hot enough to fuse into pyroclastic rock or tuff. When a volcano explodes, it releases a variety of tephra
Tephra
Major volcanic eruption in Korea
The eruption had two phases that each included a Plinian fallout and a pyroclastic flow and erupted magmas that were different in composition. An average
946_eruption_of_Mount_Paektu
Three groups of volcanic pipes in Canada
volcanic crater of explosive origin, surrounded by a low rim of ejecta. Pyroclastic fall and surge are the two volcanic mechanisms of deposition. There are
Northern Alberta kimberlite province
Northern_Alberta_kimberlite_province
Rock formed from lava erupted from a volcano
rocks and sediment that form from magma erupted into the air are called "pyroclastics," and these are also technically sedimentary rocks. Volcanic rocks are
Volcanic_rock
Shield volcano in Oregon, United States
Paulina Lake and East Lake. The volcano and its vicinity include many pyroclastic cones, lava flows and lava domes; Newberry has more than 400 vents, the
Newberry_Volcano
Natural material created during volcanic eruptions
phreatomagmatic eruptions, and may also be formed during transport in pyroclastic density currents. Explosive eruptions occur when magma decompresses as
Volcanic_ash
Rupture in a planet's crust where material escapes
rhyolitic lava, tephra, pumice and thick pyroclastic flows that cover vast areas and may produce widespread ash-fall deposits. Examples are Mt. Mazama and
Volcano
New Zealand volcanologist
ISBN 978-0-12-643140-7. Houghton, Bruce F.; C. J. N. Wilson; D. M. Pyle (2000). "Pyroclastic Fall Deposits". In Haraldur Sigurdsson; Bruce Houghton; Hazel Rymer; John
Bruce_Houghton
Stratovolcano in British Columbia, Canada
fill with meltwater. Explosive eruptions could produce significant pyroclastic fall to disrupt local mining operations, as well as airborne ash which would
Hoodoo_Mountain
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
fall up to hundreds of kilometers away from the volcano. The largest eruption of Lascar in recent history took place in 1993, producing pyroclastic flows
Ring_of_Fire
Group of islands in the South Atlantic
of trachyte domes and flows, with some pyroclastic deposits. Middle Island is entirely composed of pyroclastic deposits (intruded by dykes), whereas Stoltenhoff
Tristan_da_Cunha
Volcano in Batangas, Philippines
with pyroclastic flows and thick ash deposits across southern Luzon. Prehistoric eruptions left significant deposits of pumice and pyroclastic material
Taal_Volcano
Volcano in Katmai National Park, Alaska, US
more than 4.1 cubic miles (17 km3) of air fall tuff and approximately 2.6 cubic miles (11 km3) of pyroclastic ash-flow tuff. During the 20th century, only
Novarupta
Active volcanoes in Southern California
are the largest. The Red Hills are a paired volcano, connected through pyroclastic deposits. The Red Hills are also known collectively as Red Island; Red
Salton_Buttes
Volcanic cone in British Columbia, Canada
volcanoes in the Snowshoe Lava Field. This is tephra, deposited via pyroclastic fall by a small but violent VEI-3 eruption from the southwestern flank of
Tennena_Cone
Rock surface weathering phenomenon
phonolite and trachyte; pyroclastic rocks, as pyroclastic flow deposit, fine air-fall deposits and vent-filling pyroclastic deposits; sedimentary rocks
Case_hardening_of_rocks
Active stratovolcano in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
from the mountaintop, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. A pyroclastic flow from a large explosion killed 27 people on 22 November 1994, mostly
Mount_Merapi
Catastrophic volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815
carrying everything it encountered into the air, including large trees. Pyroclastic flows cascaded down the mountain to the sea on all sides of the peninsula
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora
Ultra-Plinian eruption in Kyushu, Japan, at around 6,500 BP
eruption, the plume collapsed and an intra-plinian flow, the Funakura pyroclastic flow (K–Fn), occurred. The total volume of K-KyP and K-Fn is estimated
Akahoya_eruption
Volcanic eruption in Italy
followed by the most violent phase of the eruption, characterized by pyroclastic flow activity. The Volcanic Explosivity Index was VEI-5, and it was a
1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
1631_eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius
1783 eruption of Mount Asama in Japan
contained pumice falls and pyroclastic flows. The complex features of this eruption are explained by rapid deposits of coarse pyroclastic ash near the vent and
Tenmei_eruption
Igneous, volcanic rock, of felsic (silica-rich) composition
over effusive eruptions, so this type of magma is more often erupted as pyroclastic rock than as lava flows. Rhyolitic ash-flow tuffs are among the most
Rhyolite
Large volcano on the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
688-metre-high asymmetrical pyroclastic shield, are formed by thick pyroclastic flow deposits. There is no sign of a pyroclastic shield along the rim of the
Rabaul_caldera
Volcanic caldera in the United states
cycles. Each cycle involved a large ignimbrite eruption, pyroclastic flow, continental-scale ash-fall, and caldera collapse, preceded and followed by smaller
Yellowstone_Caldera
Cloud of hot ash and volcanic gases emitted during an explosive volcanic eruption
volcano to form pyroclastic flows or surges (although the latter is less dense). On some occasions, if the material is not dense enough to fall, it may create
Eruption_column
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
coins, and silverware. At some time in the night or early the next day, pyroclastic flows began near the volcano, consisting of high speed, dense, and scorching
Pompeii
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
including parts of Java and Bali. Large eruptions can also produce pyroclastic flows, lahars, volcanic tsunamis, and, in rare cases, affect climate
Indonesia
Miocene caldera in southwest Idaho
in the Bruneau-Jarbidge event. Animals were suffocated and burned in pyroclastic flows within a hundred miles of the event, and died of slow suffocation
Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic field
Bruneau-Jarbidge_volcanic_field
Volcanic eruptions in the Philippines
rose 5,000 metres (16,000 feet) above the vent and a probable short pyroclastic flow of approximately 2-3 km down the south and southeastern slopes of
2024–2026_Kanlaon_eruptions
Stratovolcano in Luzon, Philippines
of lava augite-hypersthene-andesite, generally fed from the crater. Pyroclastic flows, characterized as a St. Vincent nuee' ardente, leave behind block
Mayon
British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean
size of the existing volcanic dome and the resulting possibility of pyroclastic activity. Visitors are generally not permitted to enter the exclusion
Montserrat
Type of volcanic rock
consisting of a typically welded tuff. Ignimbrites form from the deposits of pyroclastic flows, which are a hot suspension of particles and gases flowing rapidly
Ignimbrite
Stratovolcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
were sent a warning by the local weather observatory against pyroclastic flows and falling rocks. On 14 February 2024, an eruption occurred at the southern
Sakurajima
Large caldera in Colorado, US
Peak Dacite formed by low-column pyroclastic fountaining and lateral transport as dense, poorly-inflated pyroclastic flows. Volcanoes portal Colorado
La_Garita_Caldera
1790 volcanic eruption
phase. The third and final phase was phreatic and produced interbedded pyroclastic fallout and surge deposits. 1790 Footprints "Kilauea". Global Volcanism
Keanakakoi_eruption
Active volcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique
Étang Sec caldera and produced pyroclastic flows emptying into the Blanche River valley. Although there were pyroclastic flows, the activity was not as
Mount_Pelée
Volcanic eruption in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea
atmosphere. The eruption collapsed a lava dome and produced a lethal pyroclastic flow that killed 2,942 people. In the years after the eruption, new lava
1951 eruption of Mount Lamington
1951_eruption_of_Mount_Lamington
Rock fragments found within host rock
rock found within finer-grained water-deposited sedimentary rocks or pyroclastic beds. They range in size from small pebbles to boulders. The critical
Dropstone
Type of volcanic eruption
eruptions begin with production of clouds of volcanic ash, sometimes with pyroclastic surges. The amount of magma ejected can be so large that it depletes
Plinian_eruption
Major volcanic event
lava domes, volcanic breccias and extensive pyroclastic deposits including flow, air-fall and pyroclastic surge deposits. Volcanic activity along the
Semilir_eruption
Supervolcano eruption in Central America
known at around 11 mya and 8 mya. The eruption resulted in voluminous pyroclastic density currents, leaving deposits 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) thick in Chiapas
Los_Chocoyos_eruption
Volcanic tuff in the western United States
is a welded tuff which formed 764,800 ± 600 years ago as a rhyolitic pyroclastic flow during the approximately six-day eruption that formed the Long Valley
Bishop_Tuff
PYROCLASTIC FALL
PYROCLASTIC FALL
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire)
English (Hampshire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fall.Variant spelling of German Faul.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow, pasture, or patch of (fallow) arable land, Middle English leye.Americanized spelling of German Lehmann.German : variant of Lay 3.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Horsefall in West Yorkshire, so named from Old English hors ‘horse’ (perhaps a byname) + fall ‘clearing’, ‘place where the trees have been felled’ (from fellan ‘to fell’, causative of feallan ‘to fall’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Elyat, Elyt. This represents at least two Old English personal names which have fallen together: the male name A{dh}elgēat (composed of the elements a{dh}el ‘noble’ + Gēat, a tribal name; see Jocelyn), and the female personal name A{dh}elḡ{dh} (composed of the elements a{dh}el ‘noble’ + ḡ{dh} ‘battle’). The Middle English name seems also to have absorbed various other personal names of Old English or Continental Germanic origin, as for example Old English Ælfweald (see Ellwood).English : from a pet form of Ellis.Scottish : Anglicized form of the originally distinct Gaelic surname Elloch, Eloth, a topographic name from Gaelic eileach ‘dam’, ‘mound’, ‘bank’. Compare Eliot.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant spelling of Fallis.Spanish : probably nickname from the plural of Falla.Jewish (Sephardic) : borrowing of the Spanish surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : probably an anecdotal nickname meaning ‘fall in the well’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish or Irish
Scottish or Irish : reduced form of McFall.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a waterfall, declivity, or forest clearing, Middle English fall (from Old English (ge)fall ‘a felling of trees’, Old Norse fall ‘forest clearing’).German : topographic name from Middle High German val ‘fall (of trees)’; in some cases ‘waterfall’ or ‘landslide’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, or in Tyrol from Ladine val ‘valley’.African : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe (Old English f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.The name is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : habitational name from any of several places named Dury, in Aisne, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme.French and Swiss German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, du ry ‘from the stream’. Because ry has fallen out of use, the name has been translated as Rice, the French word for ‘rice’, riz, being a homophone.English : either a habitational name from Dury in Lydford, Devon, or of French origin (see 1), the surname having been taken to England by the Huguenots.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Falaise in Calvados, France, the birthplace of William the Conqueror. The place is so named from Old French falaise ‘cliff’ (a word of Germanic origin).Scottish and northern Irish : reduced form of McFalls.
Girl/Female
Tamil
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The day of the full Moon in the Hindu month of Phaalgun which falls between february and march, Born in Falgun
Falguni | ப஼ாலà¯à®•à¯à®¨à¯€, ப஼ாலà¯à®•à¯à®¨à¯€
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon, Dorset, Essex, Kent, and Warwickshire, so named from Old English lang, long ‘long’ + dūn ‘hill’.Samuel Langdon, Harvard College president in 1774–80, was born in Boston, MA, in 1723 but lived out his years in Hampton Falls, NH. Three of his children left descendants. His grandfather Philip (b. 1646) had came from Braunton in Devon, England, and was married in Andover, Essex Co., MA, in 1684, according to family historians.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as Geffrey and in Old French as Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of Godfrey, but early forms such as Galfridus and Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic gala ‘to sing’ or gawi ‘region’, ‘territory’. It is possible that several originally distinct names have fallen together in the same form.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Raindrops that fall intermittently
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheerful or boisterous person, from Middle English ga(i)le ‘jovial’, ‘rowdy’, from Old English gÄl ‘light’, ‘pleasant’, ‘merry’, which was reinforced in Middle English by Old French gail. Compare Gail 2.English : from a Germanic personal name introduced into England from France by the Normans in the form Gal(on). Two originally distinct names have fallen together in this form: one was a short form of compound names with the first element gail ‘cheerful’, ‘joyous’. Compare Gaillard, the other was a byname from the element walh ‘stranger’, ‘foreigner’.English : metonymic occupational name for a jailer, topographic name for someone who lived near the local jail, or nickname for a jailbird, from Old Northern French gaiole ‘jail’ (Late Latin caveola, a diminutive of classical Latin cavea ‘cage’).Portuguese : from galé ‘galleon’, ‘war ship’, presumably a metonymic occupational name for a shipwright or a mariner.Slovenian : from a pet form of the personal name Gal (Latin Gallus), formed with the suffix -e, usually denoting a young person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Fawley, in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hampshire. The first is probably so named from Old English as fealu ‘fallow’ (probably used in the sense ‘fallow deer’) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, while the last two are from either Old English fealu ‘fallow-colored’ or fealg ‘plowed land’ + lēah.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Gaelic, German, Irish
Leader; Superiority; Of a Ruling Family Superiority; Descendant of Fallamhan; In Charge; Descended from a Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a field that was untilled or used for pasture, from Middle English leye ‘meadow’, ‘pasture’, ‘fallow’ + feld ‘open country’, ‘field’, or a habitational name from Leyfield in Nottinghamshire, which has the same meaning.
Surname or Lastname
Irish or Scottish
Irish or Scottish : reduced form of McFaul.English : variant of Fall 2.South German : from a byname for a weakling, from Middle High German vūl, voul ‘frail’, ‘decayed’, ‘foul’, ‘weak’. Later the term took on the meaning ‘lazy’ and in some cases the surname may have arisen from this sense.
PYROCLASTIC FALL
PYROCLASTIC FALL
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Meir, MEYER means "giving light."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Royal Ruler; Son of Harry
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Frisby.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic from the Middle English female personal name Quenilda, Old English Cwēnhild ‘woman-war’.In some instances, it may be an altered spelling of the French family name Quinel, which is from an aphetic pet form of the personal name Jacques, French form of Jack.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Ear, Veda
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Prince Namurot.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Amrit or nectar or pure water, Part of God
Boy/Male
Welsh
Dwells near the sea.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Fame
Boy/Male
Native American
The caller.
PYROCLASTIC FALL
PYROCLASTIC FALL
PYROCLASTIC FALL
PYROCLASTIC FALL
PYROCLASTIC FALL
n.
The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser.
a.
Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.
imp. & p. p.
of Fallow
pl.
of Fallacy
n.
Left untilled or unsowed after plowing; uncultivated; as, fallow ground.
n.
A part which acts by falling, as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks.
a. & n.
from Fall, v. i.
n.
To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land.
n.
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
n.
One who, or that which, falls.
a.
Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.
a.
Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus.
n.
That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow.
n.
Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule.
a.
Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.
adv.
In a fallible manner.
v. t.
To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.
a.
Forming a mold.
n.
The plowing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a season; as, summer fallow, properly conducted, has ever been found a sure method of destroying weeds.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fallow