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Metal tool used in horsemanship
A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or
Spur
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Spur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spur is a metal instrument fastened to the heel of a horse rider. Spur or Spurs may also refer to: Bone
Spur_(disambiguation)
National Basketball Association team in San Antonio
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
San_Antonio_Spurs
British luxury motor vehicle
The Bentley Flying Spur, known as the Bentley Continental Flying Spur before 2013, is a full-sized luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited since
Bentley_Flying_Spur_(2005)
Medical condition of the heel
A calcaneal spur (also known as a heel spur) is a bony outgrowth from the calcaneal tuberosity (heel bone). Calcaneal spurs are typically detected by
Calcaneal_spur
Geographical term for a lateral ridge or tongue of land
A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge. It can also be defined as another hill or mountain
Spur_(topography)
1953 film by Anthony Mann
The Naked Spur is a 1953 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, and Millard
The_Naked_Spur
Topics referred to by the same term
Flying Spur may refer to: Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur (1959–1962) Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur (1962–1965) Bentley Flying Spur (2005) (2005–present)
Flying_Spur
2nd-highest mountain on Earth
South-southeast spur or "Cesen route" or "Basque route" It runs the pillar between the Abruzzi Spur and the Polish Route. It connects with the Abruzzi Spur on the
K2
Award
The Order of the Spur is a Cavalry tradition within the United States Army. Soldiers serving with Cavalry units (referred to as "Troopers") are inducted
Order_of_the_Spur
Modified reptilian appendages
Pelvic spurs (also known as vestigial legs) are external protrusions found around the cloaca in certain superfamilies of snakes belonging to the greater
Pelvic_spur
City in Texas, United States
July 2014 proclaimed Spur the "nation's first tiny house-friendly town." Spur began after E. P. Swenson and associates purchased Spur Ranch in 1907 and subdivided
Spur,_Texas
Index of articles associated with the same name
of the term in botany refers to nectar spurs in flowers. nectar spur spur (stem) spur (leaf) Fascicle Sepal Petal Tepal Calyx Corolla This set index article
Spur_(botany)
Students from California high school in the US
The Spur Posse was a "suburban clique" of former and current Lakewood High School students from Lakewood, California. The members of the group, estimated
Spur_Posse
Short road forming a branch from a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway
Spur_route
Steakhouse franchise restaurant chain based in South Africa
Spur Corporation Limited is a South African restaurant company. It operates a number of franchise chains, among them Casa Bella, Panarotti's‚ RocoMamas
Spur_Corporation
Rotating circular machine part with teeth that mesh with another toothed part
external. Two spur gears mesh together correctly only if fitted to parallel shafts. No axial thrust is created by the tooth loads. Spur gears are excellent
Gear
Simplest type of gear
Spur gears or straight-cut gears are the simplest type of gear. They consist of a cylinder or disk with teeth projecting radially. Viewing the gear at
Spur_gear
Gealy Spur (84°38′S 165°13′E / 84.633°S 165.217°E / -84.633; 165.217) is a high rock spur on the west side of Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica. The spur descends
Gealy_Spur
Association football club in England
Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (/ˈtɒtənəm/ TOT-ən-əm) or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, North London, England
Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.
Anatomical term for an outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn
A spur is an outgrowth of bone covered in a sheath of horn found in various anatomical locations in some animals. Unlike claws or nails, which grow from
Spur_(zoology)
State highway spurs in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Spur 1 is a designation that has been used for
List of state highway spurs in Texas (1–99)
List_of_state_highway_spurs_in_Texas_(1–99)
A spur or track in radiation chemistry is a region of high concentration of chemical products after ionizing radiation passes through. The spur model
Spur_(chemistry)
Road in Victoria, Australia
The Black Spur is a road between the towns of Healesville and Narbethong in Victoria, Australia. It is also known as Black Spur Drive and is part of the
Black_Spur
Cinder Spur (62°9′S 58°11′W / 62.150°S 58.183°W / -62.150; -58.183) is a small spur extending into Legru Bay, 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) west of Low
Cinder_Spur
Connective tissue disorder of the heel
tight calf muscle and Achilles tendon, and a sedentary lifestyle. Heel spurs may play a role; they are commonly present in people who have the condition
Plantar_fasciitis
Minor railway line
through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not
Branch_line
Marsh Spur (65°53′S 62°38′W / 65.883°S 62.633°W / -65.883; -62.633) is a spur in the eastern Voden Heights about 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south of
Marsh_Spur
Motor vehicle
from 1980 to 1997. It was the first model in the SZ series. The Silver Spur is a long-wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit, produced from 1980 to 2000
Rolls-Royce_Silver_Spirit
Staurneset Spur (71°50′S 6°33′E / 71.833°S 6.550°E / -71.833; 6.550) is a rock spur extending northwest from Jokulkyrkja Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann
Staurneset_Spur
Minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy; contains the Solar System
or Orion Bridge, and it was previously identified as the Local Spur or the Orion Spur. It should not be confused with the outer terminus of the Norma
Orion_Arm
Highway in Maine
The Falmouth Spur is a short freeway connecting Interstate 95 (I-95) with I-295 and US Route 1 (US 1) north of Portland, Maine, in the United States. It
Falmouth_Spur
Group of German painters
a journal of the same name Spur. Spur was subject to prosecution and was convicted "in the name of moral order". The Spur group joined and collaborated
Gruppe_SPUR
Walking trail in California, United States
-122.39528 The Spur Trail is a paved walking trail in San Mateo County, California, south of San Francisco. It is located in Millbrae on Spur Property parkland
Spur_Trail
Fluvial erosion feature
An interlocking spur, also known as an overlapping spur, is one of any number of projecting ridges that extend alternately from the opposite sides of
Interlocking_spur
Formation of new bone on a bone
growth projecting from the surface of a bone, informally known as a bone spur. Exostoses can cause chronic pain ranging from mild to severe, depending
Exostosis
Ridge that descends towards a valley floor or coastline that is cut short
A truncated spur is a spur, which is a ridge that descends towards a valley floor or coastline from a higher elevation, that ends in an inverted-V face
Truncated_spur
Mountain pass in Mount Everest
The Geneva Spur, named after its French counterpart Eperon des Genevois and also being called Saddle Rib, is a geological feature on Mount Everest — a
Geneva_Spur
Species of bird
The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. The
Spur-winged_lapwing
Species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family
Valeriana rubra (synonym Centranthus ruber), the red valerian, spur valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox's brush, devil's beard or Jupiter's beard, is a popular
Valeriana_rubra
Venom produced by the platypus
produce venom. The venom is made in venom glands that are connected to hollow spurs on their hind legs; it is primarily made during the mating season. While
Platypus_venom
Hollow extension of a part of a flower
A nectar spur is a hollow extension of a part of a flower. The spur may arise from various parts of the flower: the sepals, petals, or hypanthium, and
Nectar_spur
Gould Spur is a spur, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, that extends from Navigator Peak to the south side of Splettstoesser Glacier, in the Heritage Range
Gould_Spur
Highway spurs in Texas
State highway spurs in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Spur 200 is located in Roma. It runs from US 83
List of state highway spurs in Texas (200–299)
List_of_state_highway_spurs_in_Texas_(200–299)
Literary prizes given annually by the Western Writers of America
Spur Awards are literary prizes given annually by the Western Writers of America (WWA). The purpose of the Spur Awards is to honor writers for distinguished
Spur_Award
State highway spurs in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Spur 100 is located in Kerr County. It runs from
List of state highway spurs in Texas (100–199)
List_of_state_highway_spurs_in_Texas_(100–199)
Species of bird
The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks. However
Spur-winged_goose
Ridge in Antarctica
Foros Spur (Bulgarian: рид Форос, ‘Rid Foros’ \'rid 'fo-ros\) is the 7.5 km long and 5.7 km wide rocky ridge forming the southeast extremity of Gromshin
Foros_Spur
The Waterloo Spur Line is a short line railway in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It runs northward from the former Grand Trunk Railway (GTR)
Waterloo_Spur_Line
English coin
The Spur Ryal was an extremely rare English gold coin issued in the reign of King James I. The coin is a development of the earlier Rose Noble, or Ryal
Spur_ryal
Annular structure composed of collagen in the human eye
The scleral spur in the visual system is a protrusion of the sclera (the white of the eye) into the anterior chamber. The spur is an annular structure
Scleral_spur
School district in Texas
Spur Independent School District is a public school district based in Spur, Texas, United States. In addition to Spur, the district also serves McAdoo
Spur Independent School District
Spur_Independent_School_District
American pop and country singer (born 1952)
Kealey formed a band that would eventually be called Juice Newton & Silver Spur, which was signed to RCA Records. The group released two albums for RCA,
Juice_Newton
Prague Spur (70°1′S 70°20′W / 70.017°S 70.333°W / -70.017; -70.333) is a rock spur rising to about 500 m between Puccini Spur and the Finlandia Foothills
Prague_Spur
Highway Spur 400 KML is not from Wikidata Spur 400 is located in Laredo. It runs from Arkansas Avenue along Clark Boulevard to Loop 20. Spur 400 was designated
List of state highway spurs in Texas (400–499)
List_of_state_highway_spurs_in_Texas_(400–499)
Ristelen Spur (71°59′S 5°37′E / 71.983°S 5.617°E / -71.983; 5.617) is a rock spur about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of the summit of Breplogen
Ristelen_Spur
Spur Point (66°36′S 63°48′W / 66.600°S 63.800°W / -66.600; -63.800) is a point at the east end of Bigla Ridge, a black, rocky spur which extends southeast
Spur_Point
Community in Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Spur Tree is a community and electoral division located in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica, situated atop Spur Tree Hill near the border with Saint Elizabeth
Spur_Tree
Johnson Spur (78°37′S 84°0′W / 78.617°S 84.000°W / -78.617; -84.000) is a rocky spur located 5.67 miles (9.1 km) south-southeast of Taylor Spur, 8.26
Johnson_Spur
American professional basketball team of the NBA G League
The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in the Greater Austin area, and are affiliated with the San Antonio
Austin_Spurs
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Spur (1913–1930) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. In 1916, for his new trainer, John H. McCormack, he won eight major races and finished second
Spur_(horse)
Høgskavlnebbet Spur (72°38′S 3°39′W / 72.633°S 3.650°W / -72.633; -3.650) is a spur extending north from Høgskavlen Mountain in the Borg Massif of
Høgskavlnebbet_Spur
Arts and crafts bungalows in New Zealand
The Spur is a collection of interconnected Arts and Crafts bungalows in Clifton, Christchurch. The bungalows and layout of the site were both designed
The_Spur
American craftsman (1937–2024)
(April 19, 1937 – September 10, 2024) was a spur and bit maker known for creating and producing many unique spurs and bits for the ranching community. Klapper
Billy_Klapper
Public policy organization in San Francisco, California, US
Association, commonly abbreviated as SPUR, is a think tank focused on urban policy in San Francisco Bay Area. SPUR's history dates back to 1910, when a
SPUR (San Francisco organization)
SPUR_(San_Francisco_organization)
Architectural ornament
In architecture, a spur (French griffe, German Eckblatt) is the ornament carved on the angles of the base of early columns. A spur consists of a projecting
Spur_(architecture)
Nebraska Connecting Link, Nebraska Spur, and Nebraska Recreation Road highways are a secondary part of the Nebraska highway system. They connect small
List of Nebraska Connecting Link, Spur, and Recreation Highways
List_of_Nebraska_Connecting_Link,_Spur,_and_Recreation_Highways
Village in Illinois, United States
Freeman Spur is a village in Williamson and Franklin Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. Freeman Spur is rooted
Freeman_Spur,_Illinois
Novel by Howard Spring
Fame Is the Spur is a novel by Howard Spring published in 1940. It covers the rise of the socialist labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century
Fame_Is_the_Spur_(novel)
Artillery battery in Gibraltar
Spur Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located in the Upper Battery area of the southern end of the
Spur_Battery
Locality in Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand
Blue Spur is a locality in Otago, New Zealand. Blue Spur is the area of the historic Otago gold rush town and gold mining fields north of the town of
Blue_Spur,_Otago
Type of plant stem
Spurs, or brachyblasts, are short, slow growing stems with greatly shortened internodes that can bear leaves, flowers and fruit. Spurs are perennial growths
Spur_(stem)
Papal order of knighthood
The Order of the Golden Spur (Italian: Ordine dello Speron d'oro, French: Ordre de l'Éperon d'or), officially known also as the Order of the Golden Militia
Order_of_the_Golden_Spur
Green Spur (64°43′S 63°20′W / 64.717°S 63.333°W / -64.717; -63.333) is a green colored spur extending from Copper Peak, on the southeast side of Anvers
Green_Spur
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States
Boott Spur is a minor peak located in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The mountain is named after Francis Boott (1792–1863), and is part of
Boott_Spur
Ridge on King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Ullmann Spur (62°4′S 58°22′W / 62.067°S 58.367°W / -62.067; -58.367) is a mountainous ridge, 275 m, situated centrally at the head of Martel Inlet,
Ullmann_Spur
highway spurs in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Spur 300 is located in Nacogdoches. Spur 300 was designated
List of state highway spurs in Texas (300–399)
List_of_state_highway_spurs_in_Texas_(300–399)
Kansas state highway system includes and has included many state highway spurs that connect through highways with places that are not along a through highway
List of state highway spurs in Kansas
List_of_state_highway_spurs_in_Kansas
Coral reef feature
Spur and groove formations are a geomorphic feature of many coral reefs. They are ridges of reef formed by coral ("spurs") separated by channels ("grooves")
Spur_and_groove_formation
Highway in Texas
Spur 330 is a freeway spur that connects Interstate 10 to SH 146 in Baytown, Texas, United States. This Spur runs parallel to Decker drive. Spur 330 begins
Texas_State_Highway_Spur_330
Pearson Spur (69°43′S 70°25′W / 69.717°S 70.417°W / -69.717; -70.417) is a spur extending southeast from Elgar Uplands toward the head of Sibelius Glacier
Pearson_Spur
Permian fossil locality in Oklahoma
Richards Spur is a Permian fossil locality located at the Dolese Brothers Limestone Quarry north of Lawton, Oklahoma. The locality preserves clay and mudstone
Richards_Spur
Geographical feature in Antarctica
Spøta Spur (72°3′S 4°3′E / 72.050°S 4.050°E / -72.050; 4.050) is a spur extending from the north-central part of Mount Hochlin, in the Muhlig-Hofmann
Spøta_Spur
Transmitter site near Cork, Ireland
The Spur Hill transmission site is located on a 137-metre hill southwest of Cork city in Ireland, just northwest of Cork airport. The transmitter was initially
Spur_Hill_transmission_site
Topics referred to by the same term
Blue Spur may refer to the following in New Zealand: Blue Spur, Otago, a locality near Lawrence Blue Spur, West Coast a locality near Hokitika This disambiguation
Blue_Spur
Calcarine fissure wall
The calcar avis, (calcarine spur) previously known as the hippocampus minor, is an involution of the wall of the lateral ventricle's posterior horn produced
Calcar_avis
Geological feature in Antarctica
Gilbert Spur (Bulgarian: рид Гилбърт, ‘Rid Gilbert’ \'rid 'gil-b&rt\) is the mostly ice-covered ridge extending 3.9 km in north–south direction, 2.3 km
Gilbert_Spur
Castle on a spur
A spur castle is a type of medieval fortification that is sited on a spur of a hill or mountain for defensive purposes. Ideally, it would be protected
Spur_castle
Species of tortoise
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge
African_spurred_tortoise
Species of fungus
Raspberry spur blight is caused by the fungus Didymella applanata. This plant pathogen is more problematic on red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) than on black
Raspberry_spur_blight
Topics referred to by the same term
Fame is the Spur is a quotation from John Milton's 1637 poem Lycidas, and may refer to: Fame Is the Spur (novel), a 1940 novel Fame Is the Spur (film), a
Fame_Is_the_Spur
Båsbolken Spur (71°54′S 5°17′E / 71.900°S 5.283°E / -71.900; 5.283) is a rocky spur near the head of Tvibåsen Valley which divides the upper valley
Båsbolken_Spur
Mountain in Graham Land, Antarctica
Strelcha Spur (Bulgarian: рид Стрелча, ‘Rid Strelcha’ \'rid 'strel-cha\) is the rocky, partly ice-covered spur extending 5.3 km in south-southeast to
Strelcha_Spur
Former unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Zook Spur is a former unincorporated community. It bordered Dallas County and Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. It was at the corner of what is now
Zook_Spur,_Iowa
The San Antonio Spurs started playing in the NBA in 1976. They started drafting NBA players for first time in the 1977 NBA draft. In total, they have
San Antonio Spurs draft history
San_Antonio_Spurs_draft_history
Mahler Spur (69°48′S 70°52′W / 69.800°S 70.867°W / -69.800; -70.867) is a rock spur, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, extending west into the Mozart
Mahler_Spur
Species of plant
Consolida ajacis (doubtful knight's spur or rocket larkspur) is an annual flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia. It is widespread
Consolida_ajacis
Filipino-American basketball player (born 2006)
2006) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball
Dylan_Harper
State highway in Snohomish County, Washington, US
past SR 527 and SR 9 to end at SR 522 in Maltby. The road also has two spur routes, one connecting to SR 104 in Edmonds and another connecting to I-5
Washington_State_Route_524
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Costa Spur (73°08′00″S 169°10′00″E / 73.13333°S 169.16667°E / -73.13333; 169.16667) is a prominent spur 4 mi southwest of Quetin Head, Daniell Peninsula
Costa_Spur
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and Northumberland. The former is named from Old English hÅh ‘spur of a hill’ or hÅc ‘hook’ + wÄ«c ‘outlying farm’; the latter probably originally had as its first element Old English hÄ“ah ‘high’, but was later influenced by hÅh.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a topographic name from Middle English long ‘long’ + weye ‘way’, ‘road’, or a habitational name from some minor place so named; Longway Bank in Derbyshire, however, is named from Old English lang ‘long’ + hÅh ‘hill spur’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly south Lancashire)
English (mainly south Lancashire) : habitational name from some place named as a smallholding (see Croft) on the spur of a hill (see Huff), e.g. Howcroft in Rimington, West Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia and the south)
English (East Anglia and the south) : topographic name for someone who lived on a spur of a hill, from the Old English dative case hÅe (originally used after a preposition) of hÅh ‘spur of a hill’. The surname may also derive from any of the minor places named with this word, such as Hoo in Kent and Hooe in Devon and Sussex.Chinese : see Hu.
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly Yorkshire)
English (now chiefly Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of spurs, from Middle English spore, spure ‘spur’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English hose, huse ‘brambles’, ‘thorns’.English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, named from Old English hÅs, plural of hÅh ‘spur of land’ (literally ‘heel’), or a topographic name with the same meaning.English and German : metonymic occupational name from Middle English, Middle Low and High German hose ‘hose’, ‘leggings’, denoting a knitter or seller of hose, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore noticeble legwear.German (Upper Saxony) : apparently from a Czech personal name, Hos, a reduced form of Johannes (see John).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a spur of a hill, Old English hÅh (literally, ‘heel’).German : from the Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ as the first element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called. The majority, with examples in at least fourteen counties, get the name from Old English hÅh ‘ridge’, ‘spur’ (literally ‘heel’) + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Haughton in Nottinghamshire also has this origin, and may have contributed to the surname. A smaller group of Houghtons, with examples in Lancashire and South Yorkshire, have as their first element Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In the case of isolated examples in Devon and East Yorkshire, the first elements appear to be unattested Old English personal names or bynames, of which the forms approximate to Huhha and Hofa respectively, but the meanings are unknown.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Cheshire and Derbyshire, so named from Old English hÅh ‘spur of a hill’ (literally ‘heel’). This widespread surname is especially common in Lancashire.Irish (County Limerick) : variant of Haugh 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly central and northwestern England)
English (mainly central and northwestern England) : habitational name from Hooton in Cheshire, or from Hooton Levitt, Hooton Pagnell, or Hooton Roberts in South Yorkshire, all named with Old English hÅh ‘spur of land’ + tÅ«n ‘farmstead’.See Hooten.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hornbrook in Kelly, Devon, so named from Old English horn ‘hill spur’ + brÅc ‘book’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : from Middle English hoke, Old English hÅc ‘hook’, in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘hook’ of land, i.e. the bend of a river or the spur of a hill; or as a nickname (in part a survival of an Old English byname) for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose. A similar ambiguity of interpretation presents itself in the case of Crook. In some cases the surname may be habitational from any of various places named Hook(e), from this word, as for example in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.Swedish (Hö(ö)k) : nickname or a metonymic occupational name from hök ‘hawk’, a soldier’s name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a cook, Anglo-Norman French k(i)eu (from Latin coquus).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caieu, a lost place near Boulogne in Northern France.English : habitational name from a place in Middlesex, now part of Greater London, probably named with Old English cÇ£g ‘key’, ‘projection’ + hÅh ‘spur of land’.Irish : Ulster variant of McHugh.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Horn 1 with the agent suffix -er; an occupational name for someone who made or sold small articles made of horn, a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘horn’ of land.habitational name from Horner in Diptford, Devon, which is named from Old English horn ‘horn of land’ + ora ‘hill spur’, ‘ridge’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Horn 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hougham, Kent, probably so named from an unattested Old English personal name, Huhha, or possibly hÅh ‘spur of a hill’ (literally ‘heel’) + hÄm ‘homestead’.
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : habitational name from any of various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hÅh ‘hill spur’ + land ‘(cultivated) land’.English : variant of Holland 1.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in southwestern Norway, named in Old Norse as Heyland, from hey ‘hay’ + land ‘(piece of) land’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : habitational name from a farm in North Devon on a spur of Exmoor, named with the Old English personal name HÅc or Old English hÅc ‘hook or spur of land’ + stapol ‘post’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a maker and seller of spurs, bits, and other small metal attachments to harness and tackle. Compare Lorimer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of spurs, from an agent derivative of Middle English spore, spure ‘spur’.
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Female
English
Variant spelling of English Janelle, JANEL means "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant spelling of Wrench, a nickname from Middle English wrench ‘trick’, ‘artifice’.Probably an altered spelling of German Rensch or Rentsch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hinds.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Hinde ‘hind’, ‘female deer’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Wealthy
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cheranya | சேராநà¯à®¯Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly an altered form of Irish Doyle. Compare Dyal.Name found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad : altered spelling of Dayal. This spelling is found in Indian names occasionally when -dial is the final element of a compound personal name.
Boy/Male
Tamil
One with big brain (Ganesh)
Girl/Female
German, Greek
Light
Girl/Female
Hindu
Greatness
SPUR
SPUR
SPUR
SPUR
SPUR
v. t.
To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner.
v. t.
To gall or wound with a spur.
n.
A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen shillings.
n.
One who spurs.
n.
Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur.
a.
Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs.
a.
Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye.
imp. & p. p.
of Spurn
n.
A place galled or excoriated by much using of the spur.
n.
See Spurry.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Spurt
n.
One who spurns.
a.
Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue.
a.
Having no spurs.
a.
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
imp. & p. p.
of Spurt
n.
One whose occupation is to make spurs.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Spurn
v. i.
To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit.
v. t.
To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.