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English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)
Sir Walter Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli, ˈrɑːli, ˈræli/; c. 1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable
Walter_Raleigh
Topics referred to by the same term
Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1554 – 1618) was an English writer, poet, soldier, courtier and explorer. Walter Raleigh or Sir Walter Raleigh may also refer to:
Walter Raleigh (disambiguation)
Walter_Raleigh_(disambiguation)
British academic
Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli, ˈrɑː-/; 5 September 1861 – 13 May 1922) was an English scholar, poet, and author. Walter Alexander Raleigh was
Walter_Raleigh_(professor)
Capital city of North Carolina, U.S.
county seat of Wake County and is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who founded the lost Roanoke Colony. Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and
Raleigh,_North_Carolina
English lady-in-waiting
the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I. Her secret marriage to Sir Walter Raleigh precipitated a long period of royal disfavour for both her and her husband
Elizabeth_Raleigh
Failed colony in North America (1584–1590)
Colony (/ˈroʊ.ə.noʊk/, ROH-ə-nohk) was the site of two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The
Roanoke_Colony
British Army officer
General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, 1st Baronet, GCB (18 March 1785, Bodmin – 12 May 1853, Stevens' Hotel, Bond Street, London) was an English army officer
Sir Walter Gilbert, 1st Baronet
Sir_Walter_Gilbert,_1st_Baronet
Legendary city in South America
Orellana, Philipp von Hutten, Pedro de Ursúa, Antonio de Berrio, and Walter Raleigh shifted the supposed location of the golden city from the Colombian
El_Dorado
1607 historical work by Walter Raleigh
the VVorld / In Five Bookes) is an incomplete work of history by Sir Walter Raleigh, begun in about 1607 whilst the author was imprisoned in the Tower of
The History of the World (Raleigh)
The_History_of_the_World_(Raleigh)
English governor of the Roanoke Colony (1587 to 1590)
room of the British Museum. In 1587, White became governor of Sir Walter Raleigh's failed attempt at a permanent settlement on Roanoke Island, known to
John White (colonist and artist)
John_White_(colonist_and_artist)
Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1554 – 29 October 1618) was an English gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer, well known for popularising
Walter Raleigh in popular culture
Walter_Raleigh_in_popular_culture
Walter Raleigh Trevelyan FRSL (6 July 1923 – 23 October 2014) was a British author, editor, and publisher and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Raleigh_Trevelyan
main opponent of Walter Raleigh in his last days. Stucley's reputation is equivocal; popular opinion at the time idealised Raleigh, and to the public
Lewis_Stukley
English politician and naval commander
article concerns Sir Walter Raleigh's brother. For his namesake and nephew, Sir Walter's son, see Carew Raleigh (1605–1666) Sir Carew Raleigh or Ralegh (ca.
Carew_Raleigh
English politician
This article concerns Sir Walter Raleigh's son. For his namesake and uncle, Sir Walter's brother, see Carew Raleigh Carew Raleigh or Ralegh (1605–1666) was
Carew_Raleigh_(1605–1666)
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
prowess of English maritime adventurers, such as Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh, and for the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Some historians depict Elizabeth
Elizabeth_I
Topics referred to by the same term
Raleigh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina, named after Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh may
Raleigh_(disambiguation)
Mythical lake in northern South America
Lake Cassipa, are often depicted on early maps of South America. Sir Walter Raleigh began the exploration of the Guianas in earnest in 1594 and described
Lake_Parime
English military and exploratory expedition
Raleigh's El Dorado expedition, also known as Raleigh's first voyage to Guiana, was an English military and exploratory expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh's El Dorado expedition
Raleigh's_El_Dorado_expedition
Historic hotel in North Carolina, US
The Sir Walter Hotel is the oldest surviving hotel building in Raleigh, North Carolina. Constructed between 1923 and 1924 on Fayetteville Street and named
Sir_Walter_Hotel
County in West Virginia, United States
and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Raleigh County and the surrounding
Raleigh_County,_West_Virginia
American judge (1913–1984)
Walter Raleigh Ely Jr. (June 24, 1913 – October 9, 1984) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Walter_Raleigh_Ely_Jr.
Leader of the Roanoke tribe
royal court. Hosted at Durham House by the explorer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh, he and Manteo assisted the scientist Thomas Harriot with the job of
Wanchese (Native American leader)
Wanchese_(Native_American_leader)
Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
reconstructed Raleigh Tavern building serves as a museum, showing visitors how the tavern would have appeared. It was named after Sir Walter Raleigh, an important
Raleigh_Tavern
TSS Sir Walter Raleigh was a passenger tender vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1908. TSS Sir Walter Raleigh was built by Cammell Laird as
TSS_Sir_Walter_Raleigh
Town in Mississippi, United States
population was 1,094 at the 2020 census. Named for English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, Raleigh has been home to such Mississippians as Governor Robert Lowry,
Raleigh,_Mississippi
The obverse features the Seal of Raleigh. The reverse has a modified version of the coat of arms of Sir Walter Raleigh. The initial design of the flag
Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina
Flag_of_Raleigh,_North_Carolina
Statue in Greenwich, London
A statue of Sir Walter Raleigh, by William McMillan stands in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. Originally standing in Whitehall
Statue_of_Sir_Walter_Raleigh
English galleon and naval flagship
Ark Royal was an English galleon, originally ordered for Sir Walter Raleigh and later purchased by the crown for service in the Tudor navy. She was used
English_ship_Ark_Royal_(1587)
British author and lecturer
Politics, Patronage and Literature, and a PhD on the political writings of Walter Raleigh. Her particular interests as a biographer are "the relationship between
Anna_Beer
1719 play
Sir Walter Raleigh is a 1719 tragedy by the British writer George Sewell. It is based on the downfall of Walter Raleigh a successful courtier and sailor
Sir_Walter_Raleigh_(play)
Supposed group of poets and scientists of Elizabethan England
School of Night is a modern name for a group of men centred on Sir Walter Raleigh that was once referred to in 1592 as the "School of Atheism". The group
The_School_of_Night
English playwright and poet (1564–1593)
prove divinity, and that ... he hath read the Atheist lecture to Sir Walter Raleigh and others". Some critics believe that Marlowe sought to disseminate
Christopher_Marlowe
English epic poem by Edmund Spenser
of The Faerie Queene to Elizabeth I in 1589, probably sponsored by Walter Raleigh. The poem was a clear effort to gain court favour, and as a reward Elizabeth
The_Faerie_Queene
1870 painting by John Everet Millais
Gallery. In the painting, Millais depicts famed Elizabethan-era explorer Walter Raleigh and his brother on the Devonshire coast listening to a Genoese sailor
The_Boyhood_of_Raleigh
2007 film by Shekhar Kapur
English explorer Walter Raleigh is presented at court, having returned from the New World. Queen Elizabeth is attracted to Raleigh, enthralled by his
Elizabeth:_The_Golden_Age
Reconstructed essay by Henry David Thoreau
"Sir Walter Raleigh" is an essay by Henry David Thoreau that has been reconstructed from notes he wrote for an 1843 lecture and drafts of an article he
Sir_Walter_Raleigh_(essay)
sponsored by Castile. English settlement began almost a century later. Sir Walter Raleigh established the short-lived Roanoke Colony in 1585. The 1607 settlement
British colonization of the Americas
British_colonization_of_the_Americas
Name list
English footballer Wally Raleigh (1895–1960), Australian rules footballer Walter Raleigh (disambiguation), multiple people Raleigh, North Carolina, a page
Raleigh_(name)
Country house in County Westmeath, Ireland
Chapman some 200m to 300m from the house, marks the position where Sir Walter Raleigh planted some of the first potatoes that he imported to Ireland. Antoine
Killua_Castle
Spanish colonial governor
the command of Walter Raleigh, known by the Spaniards as Guaterral. Spain and England were not at war, but relations were tense. Raleigh was also searching
Antonio_de_Berrio
British colony in North America (1606–1776)
1583 and the Roanoke Colony (in modern eastern North Carolina) by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 1580s. The founder of the Jamestown colony was the Virginia
Colony_of_Virginia
Ancient Greek rumors
reported by Sir Walter Raleigh in his Discovery of Guiana, to have been living on the banks of the Caura River. Of the story, Raleigh was "resolved it
Headless_men
American politician
Walter Raleigh Kibbe (September 8, 1781 – April 22, 1864) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He was born in Somers, Connecticut, during the
Walter_Raleigh_Kibbe
British TV historical drama series
as Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar Joseph Mawle as Sir Walter Raleigh Jacob McCarthy as Christopher "Kit" Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey Tom
Mary_&_George
Irish actor (1919–2009)
Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day
Richard_Todd
Farmhouse in East Budleigh, England
East Budleigh, Devon. It was the birthplace and childhood home of Sir Walter Raleigh. The house was built circa 1484 and was constructed using cob walls
Hayes_Barton
Poem by William Carlos Williams
Christopher Marlowe, in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", and Walter Raleigh, with "The Nymph's Reply". Horton Foote's Roots in a Parched Ground
Raleigh_Was_Right
Breed of domestic rabbit
rare breed of domestic rabbit believed to be brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1592. The breed has been bred for meat, show, and its pelt ever since
Silver_rabbit
Walter Raleigh Browne (1842 – 4 September 1884) was an English civil engineer and Christian writer. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge in 1861. After
Walter_R._Browne
Roanoke Colony was an enterprise financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 16th century to establish a permanent English settlement in the
List_of_colonists_at_Roanoke
English divine
as a prisoner in his own deanery. Raleigh was the second son of Sir Walter Raleigh's elder brother, Sir Carew Raleigh, of Downton, Wiltshire. His mother
Walter_Raleigh_(priest)
Tallest single drop waterfall in the world, Venezuela
Kerepakupai Vená. During his expedition to find the fabled city of El Dorado, Walter Raleigh described what was possibly a tepui (table top mountain), and he is
Angel_Falls
English comedian, actor, presenter and writer (born 1988)
Francois Lemaire (voice) 3 episodes 2016 Drunk History Sir Walter Raleigh Episode: "Sir Walter Raleigh / Robin Hood & Maid Marian" Walliams & Friend Various
Jack_Whitehall
Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States
and Arthur Barlowe, sent by Sir Walter Raleigh. Another colony, more populous than the 16th century settlement by Raleigh, was developed at the island during
Roanoke_Island
British youth expedition organisation
Raleigh International is a youth expedition organisation based in the UK. Raleigh runs overseas Expeditions for young people to work together on community
Raleigh_International
Poem by Walter Raleigh
English literature, "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" (1600), by Walter Raleigh, is a poem that responds to and parodies the poem "The Passionate Shepherd
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd
The_Nymph's_Reply_to_the_Shepherd
Book by Sir Walter Raleigh (1596)
The Discovery of Guiana is a book by Sir Walter Raleigh, who wrote this account one year after his 1595 journey to Guiana, the Venezuelan region of Guayana
The_Discovery_of_Guiana
Port and resort town in County Cork, Ireland
habitation at nearby Newport. Older buildings in the town include Sir Walter Raleigh's home "Myrtle Grove" and the St Mary's Collegiate Church, thought to
Youghal
List of ships with the same or similar names
have borne the name HMS Raleigh, after Sir Walter Raleigh: HMS Raleigh was a 32-gun fifth rate, previously the American USS Raleigh (1776). She was captured
HMS_Raleigh
British actor (born 1964)
alongside Paul Giamatti in the film Shoot 'Em Up and appeared as Sir Walter Raleigh opposite Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth I of England in the film Elizabeth:
Clive_Owen
Castle in London, England
fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within its walls. This use has
Tower_of_London
Grade I listed building
in England, by Sir Walter Long and his friend Sir Walter Raleigh (although this has also been said of other houses related to Raleigh). It is possible that
South_Wraxall_Manor
American Revolutionary warship
launched on May 21, 1776. With a full-length figure of Sir Walter Raleigh as figurehead, Raleigh put to sea under Captain Thomas Thompson, who also supervised
USS_Raleigh_(1776)
English actor (born 1960)
warriors, empire-builders, and aristocracy." His family tree includes Sir Walter Raleigh; William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan; James Stewart; John Murray
Hugh_Grant
Anthropomorphic cartoon dog
"Wyatt Earp" "King Arthur" "Franz Schubert" "Lucrezia Borgia" "Sir Walter Raleigh" "Robert Fulton" "Annie Oakley" "Jesse James" "The Wright Brothers"
Mr._Peabody
Group of privateers
Elizabeth I on 5 August 1583. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. Grenville was lord of the manors
Elizabethan_Sea_Dogs
English explorer, politician and soldier (c.1539–1583)
John Gilbert and Adrian Gilbert, and his half-brothers Carew Raleigh and Sir Walter Raleigh, were also prominent during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I
Humphrey_Gilbert
1592 poem by Sir Walter Raleigh
Lie" is a political and social criticism poem probably written by Sir Walter Raleigh circa 1592. Speaking in the imperative mood throughout, he commands
The_Lie_(poem)
16th century house in Dorset, England
Dorset, England, within the parish of Castleton. Originally built by Sir Walter Raleigh as Sherborne Lodge, and extended in the 1620s, it stands in a 1,200-acre
Sherborne_Castle
1981 film by Mel Brooks
the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, which was intended to be published in several volumes but only the first was completed because Raleigh was arrested and
History_of_the_World,_Part_I
British colony from 1814 to 1966
known Europeans to encounter Guiana were Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer, and his crew. Raleigh published a book entitled The Discovery of Guiana
British_Guiana
Portuguese explorer
Fernandes entered the service of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and later Sir Walter Raleigh, piloting the failed 1587 expedition to Roanoke, known to history as
Simon_Fernandes
A group of individuals in Elizabethan England who supported colonial expansion
of the English Empire. The group included Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Richard Grenville, and Sir
West_Country_Men
Siege and massacre during the Second Desmond Rebellion, 1580
(Earl of Ormond) and Arthur Grey (Baron Grey de Wilton) (including Walter Raleigh and the poet Edmund Spenser as chronicler) blocked them, and Richard
Siege_of_Smerwick
English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator
Americas, accompanying the 1585 expedition to Roanoke island funded by Sir Walter Raleigh and led by Sir Ralph Lane. He learned the Carolina Algonquian language
Thomas_Harriot
American judge (1927–2017)
by President Jimmy Carter on February 27, 1980, to a seat vacated by Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1980
William_Albert_Norris
British 1988 children's novel
her to visit the Bloody Tower, in London. Bess sees Sir Walter Raleigh in London and Walter asks Bess if he can come and live on her estate. Living with
My_Friend_Walter
Engĺish peer (c. 1563 – 1642)
peer. He is mainly remembered today as the judge who sentenced Sir Walter Raleigh to death. Henry was the 3rd son of Edward Montagu of Boughton and Elizabeth
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
Henry_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Manchester
Domestication, spread, and popular usage of the potato in history
OCLC 11916882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) "Sir Walter Raleigh – American colonies".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service
History_of_the_potato
based at Wilton House, Wiltshire, which was run by the half-brother of Walter Raleigh. Sidney turned Wilton into a "paradise for poets", and the circle included
Wilton_Circle
Large broad collar of cut-work lace
Queen Elizabeth I and other portraits of her contemporaries such as Sir Walter Raleigh. Piccadilly, a street in central London, is believed to be named after
Piccadill
Country in the Caribbean
Berrío on this land in 1592. Shortly thereafter the English pirate Walter Raleigh arrived in Trinidad on 22 March 1595 in search of the long-rumoured
Trinidad_and_Tobago
English seaman and companion of Sir Walter Raleigh
an English seaman and companion of Sir Walter Raleigh in his expeditions to Guiana in 1595 and 1617–18. Raleigh's 1595 voyage to Trinidad and Guiana consisted
Lawrence_Kemys
Regarded as pseudoarchaeology by geologists and archaeologists
summit something black is visible, which people say is the Ark." Sir Walter Raleigh objected to the view that the Ark landed in Armenia, arguing that the
Searches_for_Noah's_Ark
Grenville captured the Roanoke Island Native American Raleigh (named for Grenville's cousin Sir Walter Raleigh) following a skirmish in 1586 and brought him to
Raleigh_(Native_American)
Medieval building in Winchester, Hampshire
handed over to Winchester's city authorities. On 17 November 1603 Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for treason for his supposed part in the Main Plot in
Winchester_Castle
British actor
Marchmain, and the second series of Blackadder (1986), playing Sir Walter Raleigh in the episode "Potato". His films have included Club Paradise (1986)
Simon_Jones_(actor)
English courtier (died 1565)
the mother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert from her first marriage and Sir Walter Raleigh by her second marriage. Katherine was the daughter of Sir Philip Champernowne
Kat_Ashley
Battle of 1592 during the Anglo-Spanish War
was part of an expedition by an English fleet initially led by Sir Walter Raleigh, and then by Martin Frobisher and John Burgh. The expedition involved
Battle_of_Flores_(1592)
Irish noblewoman
widely discussed by English writers of the Tudor period, including Sir Walter Raleigh, and longevity myths grew up that claimed she was a supercentenarian
Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond
Katherine_FitzGerald,_Countess_of_Desmond
Annual festival in Warren County, Ohio
Nilly-on-the-Wash," during the reign of Elizabeth I. Historical figures like Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins and John Dee are depicted in the
Ohio_Renaissance_Festival
1990), politician Sarah Pallett, member of the New Zealand Parliament Walter Raleigh (1553–1618), governor from 1600 to 1603 William Villiers, 10th Earl
List_of_people_from_Jersey
Son of Shem
the country (compare Genesis 10:8–12 AV and Genesis 10:8–12 ESV). Sir Walter Raleigh devoted several pages in his History of the World (c. 1616) to reciting
Ashur_(Bible)
Alleged conspiracy of English courtiers, 1603
the money, and go back to England via Jersey, where Sir Walter Raleigh was governor. Raleigh and Cobham were then to divide up the money and decide how
Main_Plot
First Amerindian to be baptized into Anglicanism and visit England
record through his encounter with English explorers in 1584, when Sir Walter Raleigh dispatched the first of a number of expeditions to Roanoke Island to
Manteo (Native American leader)
Manteo_(Native_American_leader)
Obsolete denomination of British currency
featuring Walter Raleigh on the reverse was approved in 1964, but this was never issued. It was initially intended that the Walter Raleigh note would
Bank of England 10 shilling note
Bank_of_England_10_shilling_note
National Historic Site of the United States
which was promoted and backed by entrepreneurs led by Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1554–1618), failed sometime between 1587 and 1590 when supply ships
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Fort_Raleigh_National_Historic_Site
English lawyer and judge (1552–1634)
several notable cases, including those against Robert Devereux, Sir Walter Raleigh, and the Gunpowder Plot conspirators. As a reward for his services he
Edward_Coke
Market town and civil parish in Dorset, England
and the 16th-century mansion known as Sherborne Castle built by Sir Walter Raleigh. Much of the old town, including much of the abbey and many medieval
Sherborne
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WALTER RALEIGH
WALTER RALEIGH
Boy/Male
English
Son of Walter.
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, CARTER means "carter," someone who uses a cart.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Powerful Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Walter, representing the normal medieval pronunciation of the name.English and German (Rhineland) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water, Middle English, Low German water.Irish : adopted as an English translation of Gaelic Ó Fuartháin (see Foran), being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of German Walther, VALTER means "ruler of the army."
Girl/Female
British, English
Occupational Name; Cloth-walker
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Shakespearean German
Strong fighter.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow or pastureland, from Middle High German halte ‘pasture’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German haltære ‘keeper’, ‘shepherd’, German Halter.English : occupational name for a maker of halters for horses and cattle, Middle English haltrere (from Old English hælftre ‘halter’).Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a halter-maker, from Middle Dutch halfter, haelter, halter ‘halter’.
Male
English
 English form of German Walther, WALTER means "ruler of the army."
Male
German
Variant spelling of Old High German Walthere, WALTHER means "ruler of the army."Â In use by the Romani.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Boy/Male
English
Son of Walter.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Old High German Walther, GWALLTER means "ruler of the army."
Male
French
Variant form of Old French Gautier, WALTIER means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish
English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish : occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker.The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, in about 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen Co., VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
People of Power; Powerful Warrior; Commander of the Army; Army Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Walmer in Kent, so named from Old English wala (plural of walh ‘Briton’) + mere ‘pool’, or from Walmore Common in Gloucestershire.
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Old High German Walther, GUALTER means "ruler of the army."
Male
English
 English name derived from the Scandinavian habitational surname Walkyr, from kiarr, WALKER means "from the wall by the marsh." English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Middle English walkere from Old English wealcere ("to walk, tread"), hence "cloth fuller."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from Walter.
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n.
A colter. See Colter.
v. t.
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
n.
A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
v. t.
To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.
v. i.
To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.
v. i.
To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.
v. i.
To roll or wallow; to welter.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.
n.
A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
v. i.
To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure.
v. t.
To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
v. t.
To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
n.
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
n.
To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter.
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