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One of the four cardinal directions
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets
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Look up west or West in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. West is a cardinal direction or compass point. West or The West may also refer to: The Western
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American rapper and producer (born 1977)
Ye (/jeɪ/ YAY; born Kanye Omari West /ˈkɑːnjeɪ oʊˈmɑːri/ KAHN-yay oh-MAH-ree, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He
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English serial killer (born 1953)
Pauline West (née Letts; born 29 November 1953) is an English serial killer, serial rapist and child molestor who collaborated with her husband, Fred West, in
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English actor (born 1969)
Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty
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American actor (1928–2017)
William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC
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American media personality (born 1980)
quicker proceedings in the divorce from West, saying that West was trying to delay it and saying that "Mr. West, by his actions, has made it clear that
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Westernmost region of the African continent
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin
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Island and city in Florida, United States
Key West (Spanish: Cayo Hueso [kaʝo ˈweso]) is a coral cay island in the Straits of Florida, at the southernmost end of the U.S. state of Florida and its
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Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East
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Association football club in England
West Ham United Football Club is a professional football club based in Stratford, East London, England. The club will compete in the EFL Championship in
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American actress (born 1999)
Madelaine West Duchovny (known professionally as 'West Duchovny' ) (born April 24, 1999) is an American actress. She is best known for the film A Mouthful
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American filmmaker (born 1980)
Timon C. West (born October 5, 1980) is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his work in horror films. He directed the horror films The Roost
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Island region in North Atlantic and Caribbean
The West Indies are an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island
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American political drama television series (1999–2006)
The West Wing is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to
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English serial killer (1941–1995)
Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995) was an English serial killer, serial rapist and child molester, who committed at least
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American actress (1893–1980)
Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned
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British actor, theatre director, and narrator (born 1966)
Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is an English actor, theatre director, and narrator. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as
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U.S. state
West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland
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Group of languages
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of Indo-European languages (the others being the North
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American educator and mother of Kanye West (1949–2007)
Donda Clairann West (née Williams; July 12, 1949 – November 10, 2007) was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English
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Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
The West Bank is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up Palestine. A landlocked territory located
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Look up West Coast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. West Coast or west coast may refer to: Western Australia West Coast of South Australia West Coast
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American Basketball player (born 1983)
Delonte Maurice West (deh-LAHN-tay; born July 26, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association
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Historical region of Western United States, c. 1607–1912
have embedded themselves into United States culture so much so that the Old West, and the Western genre of media specifically, has become one of the defining
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Airline of Canada
WestJet is a Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Founded in 1994, WestJet is currently the second-largest airline in Canada, and is the
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State in eastern India
West Bengal is a state in the eastern part of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal. In 2011, its population was around 91 million in an area of
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West Is West may refer to: West Is West (1920 film), an American silent film West Is West (2010 film), a British comedy-drama film This disambiguation
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Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
Patna West was an Assembly constituency in Bihar which existed till 2008. It came under Patna Lok Sabha constituency. From 2008 the seat was succeeded
Patna West Assembly constituency
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Belfast West can refer to: The western part of Belfast Belfast West (Assembly constituency), created 1973 Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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2006 studio album by Dave Alvin
West of the West is an album by American artist Dave Alvin, released in 2006. The album pays tribute to California songwriters. It reached number 35 on
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American voice actor (born 1952)
William Richard Werstine (born 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor and musician. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in
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County of England
West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south
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Look up east west in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. East West (or East and West) may refer to: East, West, an anthology of short stories written by Salman
East_West
American philosopher, activist, and theologian (born 1953)
Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, Black activist, democratic socialist, and public intellectual. West was an independent
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Subregion of the European continent
West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the Western half of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Latin West
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Look up go west in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Go West may refer to: "Go West, young man", a quote often attributed to American author Horace Greeley
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English actor (1934–2024)
Timothy Lancaster West (20 October 1934 – 12 November 2024) was an English actor with a long and varied career across theatre, film, and television. He
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Future American high-speed rail route
Brightline West is a privately run high-speed rail line under construction in California and Nevada. When complete, it will link the Las Vegas Valley and
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West Midlands may refer to: West Midlands (region), a region of the United Kingdom West Midlands (county), the metropolitan county in the West Midlands
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DC Comics superhero
Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash, the
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UK Parliament constituency (1974–2024)
West Bromwich West was a constituency in the West Midlands in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented from 1974 until 2019 by members
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Into the West may refer to: Into the West (film), a 1992 film "Into the West" (song), a 2003 song from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
Into_the_West
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Michael West may refer to: Michael West (British Army officer) (1905–1978), British general Michael West (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer Michael
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American basketball player and executive (1938–2024)
Jerry Alan West (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of
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American musician (1945–2020)
Leslie Abel West (born Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist
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2014 film by Seth MacFarlane
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley
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West Side or Westside may refer to: West Side, a neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario West Side, a neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia West Side
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American actor, singer and songwriter
Shannon Bruce Snaith (born June 10, 1978), better known as Shane West, is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his portrayal of Eli
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John West may refer to: John West (horticulturist) (1856–1926), Australian journalist and horticulturist John West (mathematician) (1756–1817), Scottish
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American Christian singer (born 1977)
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977) is an American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter. He has released five studio albums and is known for
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Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain
The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until around
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American mathematician (1930–2026)
Gladys Brown West (née Gladys Mae Brown; October 27, 1930 – January 17, 2026) was an American mathematician. She was known for her contributions to mathematical
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Ruined 19th century pier in Brighton, England
The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. Designed by Eugenius Birch and opening in 1866, the West End Pier, as it was originally known, was
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American actor (1936–2017)
Robert Gene "Red" West (March 8, 1936 – July 18, 2017) was an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. He was known for being a close confidant and
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One of the four census regions of the US
United States (also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, the Western territories, and the West) is one of the four census regions defined
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1968 film by Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C'era una volta il West) is a 1968 epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone from a screenplay he co-wrote
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Political enclave (1948–1990)
West Berlin (German: Berlin (West) or West-Berlin, German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstbɛʁˌliːn] ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of
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Look up West Briton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. West Briton may refer to: West Brit, a pejorative term for an Irish person alleged to be excessively
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American playwright (born 1965)
Cheryl L. West (born October 23, 1965, Chicago) is an American playwright. West holds a degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She worked
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Structure part of the White House complex
The West Wing of the White House is the location of the office space of the president of the United States. The West Wing contains the Oval Office, the
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William West may refer to: William West (artist) (1801–1861), English artist (of Bristol) William West (director) of Flying Wild William H. West (entertainer)
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Predecessor of France from 843 to 987
In medieval historiography, West Francia (Medieval Latin: Francia occidentalis) or the Kingdom of the West Franks (Latin: regnum Francorum occidentalium)
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Canadian actress
Chandra K. West (born December 31, 1970) is a Canadian actress. West was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the youngest of eight children. The family moved to
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Joseph or Joe West may refer to: Joe West (umpire) (born 1952), Major League Baseball umpire, actor, and country singer Joe West (gridiron football) (born
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American singer and rapper (born 2013)
North West (born June 15, 2013) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. She is the eldest child of rapper Kanye West and media personality
North_West_(musician)
British actress (born 1993)
Lydia Dorothy West (born 24 June 1993) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC One series Years and Years and the Channel 4 series
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David West may refer to: David Belford West (1896–1973), American football player David West (baseball) (1964–2022), American baseball player David West (basketball)
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Dog breed
The West Highland White Terrier (commonly shortened to Westie) is a Scottish dog breed with a distinctive white harsh coat and somewhat soft white undercoat
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James or Jim West may refer to: James Marion West Sr. (1871–1941), Texas businessman and political figure James Marion West Jr. (1903–1957), Texas businessman
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Paul West may refer to: Paul West (playwright) (1871–1918), American playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, newspaper editor, journalist, author, and talent
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Native or inhabitant of the West Indies
A West Indian is a native or inhabitant of the West Indies (the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago). According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
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Famous existential psychology case study
Ellen West (1888–1921) was a patient of Dr. Ludwig Binswanger who had anorexia nervosa. She became a famous example of Daseinsanalysis who died by suicide
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U.S. Army federal service academy in West Point, New York
States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York, that educates cadets for service
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Randy West may refer to: Randy West (actor) (1947–2024), American pornographic actor and director Randy West (photographer) (born 1960), American photographer
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West Side Story is a 1957 American musical. West Side Story or Westside Story may also refer to: West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast), a 1957 recording
West Side Story (disambiguation)
West_Side_Story_(disambiguation)
Division in the American Football Conference
Chargers Broncos The American Football Conference – Western Division or AFC West is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in
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Far West, Old West, or Wild West Far West (Taixi), a term used in East Asia that refers to Europe Far West, Missouri Far West, Austin, Texas Far West (New
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West Harlem may refer to: Western Harlem in Manhattan, New York An area of Harlem in Manhattan, New York Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, a neighborhood in
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Look up West Papua in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. West Papua may refer to: Western New Guinea, the western half of the island of New Guinea administered
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American voice actor and graphic designer
Robert Matthew West (born June 25, 1956) is an American voice actor, and graphic designer. He is best known as the original voice of Barney the Dinosaur
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Currency of several West African countries
The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states
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16th-century novel by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West (traditional Chinese: 西遊記; simplified Chinese: 西游记; pinyin: Xīyóujì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming
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Lake in Hangzhou, China
West Lake, also known as Xihu and by other names, is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former walled city, the
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Look up West End in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. West End most commonly refers to: West End of London, an area of central London, England West End theatre
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Western part of London, England
West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary
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2007 studio album by Kanye West
Graduation is the third studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella
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Directional divisions marked on a compass
is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal)
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American writer
Lindy West (born March 9, 1982) is an American writer, comedian, and activist. She is the author of several essay collections including Shrill: Notes from
Lindy_West
Region in Texas, United States
West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the
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communities, known as West Bay. West Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) West Bay, Nova Scotia (disambiguation), multiple places West Bay, Ontario, an Ojibwe
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British writer
Patrick West (born 1974, London) is a British freelance writer and political commentator. He is the son of British journalist Richard West and Irish journalist
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Nigerian footballer
Taribo West (born 26 March 1974) is a Nigerian pastor and former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for his various
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Absolom M. West (1818–1894), American politician, and Confederate militia general Adam West (disambiguation), several people Addison West (born 2000)
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County of England
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east
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British author and journalist (1892–1983)
Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. An author who wrote in many genres, West reviewed
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American phrase
"Go West, young man" is a phrase, the origin of which is often credited to the American author and newspaper editor Horace Greeley, concerning the United
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American-born British painter (1738–1820)
Benjamin West PRA (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as
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Shopping mall in London, England
W12 (West 12 Shepherd's Bush, formerly the Concorde Centre) is a shopping centre in Shepherd's Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The
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Indian political body
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata
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English (chiefly in the West Midlands)
English (chiefly in the West Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived by an extensive (Middle English long) marsh or fen (Middle English more).
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English (West Midlands) : habitational name from some minor place, such as Lockleywood in Hinstock, Shropshire, which is named from Old English loc(a) ‘enclosure’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’.
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English (chiefly West Midlands) : from Middle English kete, kyte ‘kite’ (the bird of prey; Old English c̄ta), a nickname for a fierce or rapacious person.
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English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
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English (West Midlands) : variant of Hick.
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English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : metonymic nickname for someone with some malformation or peculiarity of the leg, or just with particularly long legs, from Middle English legg (Old Norse leggr).
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English (chiefly West Country) : patronymic from Laver.German : unexplained.French : nickname for someone living at a house with a spiral staircase, Old French lavis.
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English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : occupational name from Middle English jagger ‘carter’, ‘peddler’, an agent derivative of Middle English jag ‘pack’, ‘load’ (of unknown origin). All or most present-day bearers of this surname are probably members of a single family, which originally came from Staniland in the parish of Halifax. During the 16th century it spread through the Calder valley, and from there to other parts of England.
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English (chiefly West Midlands) : occupational name for someone in charge of a mill, from Old English mylen ‘mill’ + weard ‘guardian’. In southern England and the West Midlands this was a standard medieval term for a miller. Compare Miller.
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English (chiefly West Midlands) : (of Norman origin): habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni. The name was reduced to Celmans and then became Le Mans as a result of the mistaken identification of the first syllable with the Old French demonstrative adjective.English (chiefly West Midlands) : status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family.English (chiefly West Midlands) : some early examples, such as Thomas filius Manselli (Northumbria 1256), point to derivation from a personal name, perhaps the Germanic derivative of Mann 2 Latinized as Manzellinus.
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English (West Midlands) : unexplained.
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English (mainly West Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places, for example Langstone in Devon and Hampshire, named with Old English lang ‘long’, ‘tall’ + stÄn ‘stone’, i.e. a menhir.
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English (West Yorkshire) : variant of Jagger.
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English (chiefly West Midlands) : topographic name from Old English l̄tel ‘small’ + ford ‘ford’, or a habitational name from a minor place so named.
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English (West Yorkshire) : variant of Latham.
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English (West Midlands) : possibly a variant of Mayhew.
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English (chiefly West Midlands) : habitational name from Lawley in Shropshire, named in Old English as ‘Lafa’s wood’, from a personal name LÄfa (from lÄf ‘remnant’, ‘survivor’) + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘glade’.
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French (western)
French (western) : from a pet form of Martin 1.English : habitational name from Martineau in France. The name was also taken to England by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century (see below).Harriet Martineau (1802–76), the English writer, was the daughter of a Norwich manufacturer. She was descended from a family of French Huguenots who owned land around Poitou and Touraine in the 15th century. They included a number of surgeons in the 17th century. In the 19th century a branch of the family was firmly established in Birmingham, England; others went to North America.
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English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Old English lacu, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example in Wiltshire and Devon. Modern English lake (Middle English lake) is only distantly related, if at all; it comes via Old French from Latin lacus. This meaning, which ousted the native sense, came too late to be found as a place name element, but may lie behind some examples of the surname.Part translation of French Beaulac.
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English (chiefly West Midlands) : patronymic from Keat, a variant of Kite.
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adv.
Toward the west; westward.
n.
The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north.
n.
A native or inhabitant of the west.
v. i.
To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.
adv.
Alt. of Westwards
a.
Passing to the west.
adv.
Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.
n.
A westerner.
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The western region or countries; the west.
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Lying farthest to the west; westernmost.
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Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean.
v. i.
To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
adv.
In a westward direction.
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Situated the farthest towards the west; most western.
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Lying toward the west.
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Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
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Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
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