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Neighborhood in New York City
The neighborhood proper is located between the East River to the north; College Point and Whitestone Expressway to the west; Flushing and 25th Avenue to
Whitestone,_Queens
River in New Zealand
The Whitestone River (Māori: Ōtūmatua) is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Mararoa River. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by
Whitestone_River
Bridge in New York City
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge (colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge or simply the Whitestone) is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying
Bronx–Whitestone_Bridge
Highway in New York
Route 25A or NY 25A), the Whitestone Expressway from NY 25A north to the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, and the Hutchinson River Expressway from the bridge
Interstate_678
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up whitestone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Whitestone may refer to: Whitestone, Alaska, an unincorporated community Whitestone, Devon, a village
Whitestone
Municipality in Ontario, Canada
Shawanaga Lake, Whitestone Lake, Wilson Lake () and Lorimer Lake. The three major rivers are Magnetawan River, Shawanaga River, and Naiscoot River, all flowing
Whitestone,_Ontario
Former Long Island Rail Road branch
The Whitestone Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running north and east along the left bank of the Flushing River from the Port Washington
Whitestone_Branch
Battle of the American Civil War
The Battle of Whitestone Hill (known also as Whitestone Hill Massacre by the Dakota) was a battle of the Sioux Wars in 1863 in the Dakota Territory as
Battle_of_Whitestone_Hill
Species of bird
South Island. In breeding season the gull is found on major rivers, especially braided rivers, lakes, and farmland. It generally prefers estuaries and coastal
Black-billed_gull
Flood during Sino-Japanese War
University Press. p. 555. 朱蕾 (2015-10-27). "資料解密:黃河花園口決堤 阻敵南下". World Journal. Whitestone, NY. Archived from the original on 2018-08-18 – via United Daily News
1938_Yellow_River_flood
Navigable tidal strait in New York City
(1981) The East River passes children playing football in East River Park (2008) Powell's Cove, in Whitestone, Queens (2009) The East River flows past the
East_River
Creek in Queens, New York
of the Flushing River is that of the Whitestone Expressway. A drawbridge opened in 1939 along what was then known as the Whitestone Parkway. In December
Flushing_River
Tungadal River River Tora Treaslane River Bay River River Horneval Osdale River Hamara River Lorgill River Dibidal River Roskhill River Caroy River River Ose
List_of_rivers_of_Scotland
Whirinaki River (Hawke's Bay) Whirinaki River (Northland) Whistler River Whitbourn River Whitcombe River White River White Rock River Whitestone River Whitewater
List_of_rivers_of_New_Zealand
Former railway in New York City
Flushing and North Side, the Whitestone and Westchester Railroad, built the Whitestone Branch. It was intended to cross the East River to Westchester County
Flushing and North Side Railroad
Flushing_and_North_Side_Railroad
River in Ohio, United States of America
as Keenhongsheconsepung, Oleutangy, Whetstone Creek, Whetstone River, and Whitestone Creek. A tributary is called Whetstone Creek. In 2012 the Ohio EPA
Olentangy_River
North–south parkway in southern New York
The final segment of the parkway—a southward extension to the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge—was completed on October 11, 1941 and was initially designated
Hutchinson_River_Parkway
Bridge in New York City
1961, it is the newest bridge across the East River and was built to relieve traffic on the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west. The Throgs
Throgs_Neck_Bridge
Punitive military expedition
modern-day states of South Dakota and North Dakota and includes the Battle of Whitestone Hill, the Battle of Killdeer Mountain, and the Battle of the Badlands
Sully's Expedition (1863–1864)
Sully's_Expedition_(1863–1864)
Compact rural community in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
classroom. The community is on Whitestone Lake, which eventually flows to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron as part of the Magnetawan River system. Two narrows in the
Dunchurch,_Ontario
Lighthouse in Queens, New York
Whitestone Point Light is located in Whitestone, Queens. ARLHS World List of Lights Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury
Whitestone_Point_Light
Lake in Ontario, Canada
Wahwashkesh Lake is a lake in Whitestone, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada, and is the largest lake in Parry Sound District, with a surface area of
Wahwashkesh_Lake
Neighborhood in New York City
to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing; to the east by 138th Street and Malba/Whitestone; to the north by the East River; and to the west
College_Point
River in West Yorkshire, England
also allowed by permit at certain places along the river. Little Spring Dike Dean Clough Whitestone Clough Ponden Clough Beck Lumb Beck Lower Pitcher Clough
River_Worth
American glass sculptor and entrepreneur
Florida 2021: Chihuly: Whitestone Karuizawa, Karuizawa New Art Museum, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan 2021: Chihuly: Whitestone Tokyo, Whitestone Ginza New Gallery
Dale_Chihuly
River in Cumbria, England
direction. The river's source is a spring in the hills, meaning it flows all year round. Its upper course is called Whitestone Beck. The river's main tributaries
River_Eea
Local election in Warwickshire, England
confidence in the council leader was moved by Conservative leader Kris Wilson (Whitestone). The motion passed with the support of the Conservative, Green, and Liberal
2026 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
2026_Nuneaton_and_Bedworth_Borough_Council_election
Public park in the Bronx, New York
Parks and Recreation. The Hutchinson River Expressway (Interstate 678) crosses the park to the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, splitting it into east and west
Ferry_Point_Park
Neighborhood in New York City
mothers are less common in Flushing and Whitestone than in other places citywide. In Flushing and Whitestone, there were 63 preterm births per 1,000 live
Flushing,_Queens
River in Connecticut, United States
The Naugatuck River is a 40.2-mile-long (64.7 km) river in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its waters carve out the Naugatuck River Valley in the western
Naugatuck_River
Town in Southland, New Zealand
Before the 2023 census, Whitestone had a larger boundary, covering 91.17 km2 (35.20 sq mi). Using that boundary, Whitestone had a population of 618 at
Te_Anau
Logging industry work site
Bockman Lumber Camp, Whitestone Logging Camp, Camp Douglas) are legacies of old logging camps. Camps were often placed next to river tributaries so that
Logging_camp
Founding Father (1713–1802)
1775, Lewis acquired and relocated his family to an estate located in Whitestone, in present-day Queens. The home was later destroyed after the Battle
Francis_Lewis
Neighborhoods in New York City
Chinatowns - six (or nine, including the emerging Chinatowns in Corona and Whitestone, Queens, and East Harlem, Manhattan) in New York City proper, and one
Chinatowns_in_Queens
Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Kimikong River and then via the Pickerel and French rivers into Lake Huron. A second Snowshoe Lake in Whitestone, Snowshoe Lake (Magnetawan River, Ontario)
Snowshoe Lake (Kimikong River, Ontario)
Snowshoe_Lake_(Kimikong_River,_Ontario)
Station Whitestone Village Yukon Crossing Dalton Post or Shäwshe is a former trading post and First Nations community on the Tatshenshini River. It was
List_of_communities_in_Yukon
Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Magnetawan River, and then either through the Magnetawan, or Harris and Naiscoot Rivers into Lake Huron. A second Snowshoe Lake in Whitestone, Snowshoe
Snowshoe Lake (Magnetawan River, Ontario)
Snowshoe_Lake_(Magnetawan_River,_Ontario)
Oyster Bay, and Hempstead, and the Northeast Queens neighborhoods of Whitestone, Beechhurst, Little Neck, and Douglaston. The incumbent is Democrat Tom
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York
Town in Otago, New Zealand
used for the construction of local "Oamaru stone", sometimes called "whitestone", buildings. Oamaru enjoys a protected location in the shelter of Cape
Oamaru
Hiking trail in Connecticut, US
The Whitestone Cliffs Trail is a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail in the Waterbury area in Thomaston and Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Whitestone_Cliffs_Trail
Neighborhood in New York City
of Whitestone, bordered by the East River to the north, the Cross Island Parkway to the south, and the approaches to the Throgs Neck and Whitestone bridges
Beechhurst,_Queens
Public open space in London, England
are in two distinct areas: the Highgate Ponds and the Hampstead Ponds. Whitestone Pond is a roughly triangular pond, centrally located on the heath's south
Hampstead_Heath
Long Island Rail Road branch
Winfield Junction by June 23, 1910, thence to Whitestone Junction – and onto the Whitestone Branch to Whitestone Landing Station – by October 22, 1912, and
Port_Washington_Branch
Lakota historian and activist (1956–2021)
Minnesota, and of Nape Hote Win (Mary Big Moccasin), a survivor of the Whitestone Massacre. She was an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
LaDonna_Brave_Bull_Allard
Brooklyn. Conyne Eylandt is now Coney Island, Brooklyn. Cookie Hill is now Whitestone, Queens. Crow Hill is now Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Cuckoldstown is now
List of renamed places in the United States
List_of_renamed_places_in_the_United_States
Dam in Hughes/Stanley counties, South Dakota
Standing Rock Sioux tribal historian, on the 153rd anniversary of the Whitestone massacre". Democracy Now! (video). Interviewed by Amy Goodman. Event occurs
Oahe_Dam
American urban planner (1888–1981)
such as the Triborough Bridge, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, and the Queens-Midtown
Robert_Moses
Swiss-American civil engineer (1879–1965)
The last four of Ammann's six New York City bridges — Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge were all built for Moses'
Othmar_Ammann
Neighborhood in New York City
neighborhood now supports the Hutchinson River Parkway (formerly Ferris Lane) overhead ramp to the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Ferry Point Park. In the decades
Throggs_Neck
Topics referred to by the same term
in Lake Superior Maple Island (Rideau River), island in the Rideau River Maple Island, a community in Whitestone, Ontario Maple Island, Washington County
Maple_Island
results for mayor of Sundridge. George Comrie was re-elected mayor of Whitestone by acclamation. "Municipal Elections". Township of The Archipelago. Retrieved
2022 Parry Sound District municipal elections
2022_Parry_Sound_District_municipal_elections
Russian principality (1125–1389)
century, Rus' gradually fell under the influence of Roman architecture. Whitestone cathedrals, decorated with sculpture, appeared in the principality of
Vladimir-Suzdal
1848. This bridge carried the water of the Croton Aqueduct over the Harlem River to the city as part of the Croton Aqueduct system. Ten bridges and one tunnel
List of bridges and tunnels in New York City
List_of_bridges_and_tunnels_in_New_York_City
Park in Stamford, Connecticut, US
Mill River Park is a 23-acre urban park located in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. The park, which separates Downtown from the West Side, features a restored
Mill_River_Park
Bridge between Queens and Rikers Island, New York
Visitor Center. The bridge crosses the Rikers Island Channel of the East River and Bowery Bay. It is located near LaGuardia Airport and crosses over the
Rikers_Island_Bridge
One of the four census regions of the United States
Harlem River, connecting Manhattan and the GW Bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway. Opened in 1963. Whitestone Bridge (I-678) - Crosses the East River, connecting
Northeastern_United_States
Neighborhood in New York City
neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Whitestone to the northwest, the Long Island Sound and Little Neck Bay to the northeast
Bayside,_Queens
Road junction
Hutchinson River Expressway, to allow truck access to the Whitestone Bridge. This short section is also sometimes considered part of the Whitestone Expressway
Bruckner_Interchange
This was because the North tended to name battles after landmarks (often rivers or bodies of water), whereas the South named battles after nearby towns
List of American Civil War battles
List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
Neighborhood in New York City
White Plains Road) Q44 SBS: to Bronx Zoo or Jamaica, Whitestone, Flushing (via Bronx–Whitestone Bridge) BxM8: Express bus, to Pelham Bay or Midtown Manhattan
Castle_Hill,_Bronx
Beauty pageant competition
America titles: Abbie Stockard in 2025, Deidre Downs in 2005, Heather Whitestone (the first deaf woman to win the Miss America crown) in 1995, and Yolande
Miss_Alabama
Fictional secret intelligence agency
present, as well as a three-story Whitestone building at the other end. The first and second floors of the Whitestone are occupied by The Masque Club,
U.N.C.L.E.
Bridge complex in New York City
toll bridges located entirely within New York City. Though the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge between the Bronx and Queens opened in April 1939, the Triborough
Robert_F._Kennedy_Bridge
Highway on Long Island, New York
Field, where it briefly becomes a freeway whilst running parallel to the Whitestone Expressway. NY 25A then proceeds east as a surface road again to Flushing
New_York_State_Route_25A
Coca-Cola Company subsidiary
Glacéau, is a privately owned subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company based in Whitestone, Queens, New York, that manufactures and distributes various lines of
Energy_Brands
Highway in New York City
River. It connects to several major freeways including the Bronx River Parkway, the Cross Bronx Expressway, Interstate 678, and the Hutchinson River Parkway
Bruckner_Expressway
6 April Sue Berry, physiotherapist and businesswoman, co-founder of Whitestone Cheese (1987) (born 1944). Avis Fletcher, Olympic hurdler and sprinter
2025_in_New_Zealand
River in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
and flows for approximately 15 km to its confluence with the Feugh near Whitestone. The Water of Aven forms the historic boundary between Aberdeenshire and
Water_of_Aven
Neighborhood in New York City
large portion of what is today Bayside, in addition to College Point, Whitestone, and Fort Totten. Bayside began its course of development from an agricultural
Bay_Terrace,_Queens
American military officer (1820 or 1821–1879)
out of Fort Pierre on August 13. On September 3, 1863, at the Battle of Whitestone Hill, Sully's troops demolished a village of approximately 500 tipis of
Alfred_Sully
Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky
1865. Four years later, in 1869, a larger Galt House designed by Henry Whitestone was established nearby, on the corner of First and Main streets. Known
Galt_House
Watersrand Computer And Business College White River Technical College Whitestone College - Bloemfontein Whitestone College - Klerksdorp Zurel Bros Sa Zurel
List of colleges in South Africa
List_of_colleges_in_South_Africa
Market town in Warwickshire, England
School, Weddington Wembrook Primary School, Attleborough Whitestone Infant School, Whitestone Etone College, Horeston Grange George Eliot Academy, Hill
Nuneaton
Commuter rail system on Long Island, New York
of the present Corona Yard west of the Flushing River. It also had a connecting spur to the Whitestone Branch. As of the November 2025 timetable change
Long_Island_Rail_Road
Neighborhood in New York City
Flushing–Main Street station (7 and <7> trains) (via sections 2–3–5, Bronx–Whitestone Bridge; serves Co-op City rush hours only) BxM7: express to Dreiser Loop
Co-op_City,_Bronx
Town in Virginia, United States
1649–50, Epaphroditus acquired 4,600 acres of land along the Rappahannock River, including the present site of White Stone, where he lived until his death
White_Stone,_Virginia
Campaign of the web series Critical Role
ancestral home, the city of Whitestone, which was once ruled by his family. The party have to fight for control over Whitestone against Lord and Lady Briarwood
Critical_Role_campaign_one
Baseball stadium in Queens, New York
several major thoroughfares, including the Grand Central Parkway, the Whitestone and Van Wyck Expressways, the Long Island Expressway, Roosevelt Avenue
Citi_Field
Highway in New York City
Long Island via the Throgs Neck and Whitestone Bridges, Upstate New York via I-87 northbound and the Bronx River Parkway, Manhattan via I-87 southbound
Cross_Bronx_Expressway
State park in East Haven, United States
Farm River State Park is a privately operated, publicly owned recreation area on the western shore of the Farm River estuary in the town of East Haven
Farm_River_State_Park
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Parry Sound District of Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections
2018 Parry Sound District municipal elections
2018_Parry_Sound_District_municipal_elections
1854–1891 conflicts in the United States
26, 1863; the Battle of Stony Lake on July 28, 1863; and the Battle of Whitestone Hill on September 3, 1863. The Sioux retreated further but faced the United
Sioux_Wars
Waters – Lynford – Morton Vale – Mount Berryman – Mount Sylvia – Mount Whitestone – Postmans Ridge – Preston – Ringwood – Rockmount – Rockside – Seventeen
List_of_Brisbane_suburbs
City in Michigan, United States
constructed a 65-mile-long (105 km) water supply pipeline drawing water from Whitestone Point in Lake Huron to meet the anticipated needs of the communities.
Saginaw,_Michigan
Boulevard in Queens, New York
Island Parkway. It then extends north of the parkway to Whitestone Landing at the East River coastline. Clintonville Street was part of the original Francis
Francis_Lewis_Boulevard
City and province in Zimbabwe
square miles) in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
Ammann, Othmar Hermann (March 1946). "Additional Stiffening of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge". Civil Engineering. Vol. 16, no. 3. American Society of Civil
List of bridges in the United States
List_of_bridges_in_the_United_States
Bus routes in New York City
Union Street and Parsons Boulevard to 14th Avenue in Whitestone. It then enters the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, sharing the bridge with the Q50. Throughout
Q20_and_Q44_buses
Range of hills in North Yorkshire, England
northern end of the range. Roulston Scar reaches 919 feet (280 m) and Whitestone cliff is 1,063 feet (324 m). The Corallian Limestone also outcrops along
Hambleton_Hills
Connecticut State Forest
Salmon River State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the towns of Hebron, Marlborough, Colchester, East Haddam, and East Hampton. It includes
Salmon_River_State_Forest
Local election in England
Poplar Poplar Slough Slough St Nicolas St Mary's Weddington St Nicolas Wem Brook Stockingford East Whitestone Stockingford West Weddington Whitestone
2024 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
2024_Nuneaton_and_Bedworth_Borough_Council_election
Highway in New York
Port Chester. The George Washington Bridge carries I-95 across the Hudson River from New Jersey into New York City. There, I-95 runs across Upper Manhattan
Interstate_95_in_New_York
S&P SmallCap 600" (PDF). June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023. "Knife River Set to Join S&P MidCap 400; Bank of Hawaii to Join S&P SmallCap 600" (PDF)
List_of_S&P_600_companies
Engine 294/Foam 294/Ladder 143 (Richmond Hill) Engine 295/Ladder 144 (Whitestone) Engine 297/Ladder 130 (College Point) Engine 298/Ladder 127/Battalion
List of New York fire departments
List_of_New_York_fire_departments
northern New Jersey. Bear Mountain Bridge (part of US 6 and US 202) Bronx–Whitestone Bridge (part of I-678) – connects the boroughs of Bronx and Queens. Brooklyn
New_York_metropolitan_area
United States human resources department PANYNJ Dominick J. Berardi 25 WTC Whitestone New York United States Cantor Fitzgerald James Patrick Berger 44 WTC Lower
List of victims of the September 11 attacks (A–G)
List_of_victims_of_the_September_11_attacks_(A–G)
Frontier conflicts in North America, 1609–1890s
26, 1863, the Battle of Stony Lake on July 28, 1863, and the Battle of Whitestone Hill on September 3, 1863. The Sioux retreated further, but again faced
American_Indian_Wars
Citizen science project
thought to have covered more than 220,000 acres (890 km2) of the Hudson River estuary and filtered water, provided habitat for other marine species, and
Billion_Oyster_Project
Most populous city in the United States
suspension bridges" of the early 20th century. The Throgs Neck Bridge and Whitestone Bridge connect Queens and the Bronx, while the Triborough Bridge connects
New_York_City
Street in the Bronx, New York
for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Mosholu Parkway in Norwood to the Hutchinson River Parkway in Baychester. Van Cortlandt Park and the Mosholu Golf Course are
Gun_Hill_Road_(road)
WHITESTONE RIVER
WHITESTONE RIVER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whittenton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hÅn ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives.Dutch and North German (Höne) : from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hÅ«n. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, or possibly liub ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + man ‘man’.Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to hone (sharpen) swords, daggers, and knives (see Hone 1).North German (Höner) : variant of Hohner.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Whetstone, in Leicestershire and Greater London (formerly in Middlesex), or from Wheston in Derbyshire. All are named with Old English hwetstÄn ‘whetstone’ and are sited in areas that provided stone suitable for whetstones, stones used to sharpen knives and blades.Americanized form of German Wettstein.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
Surname or Lastname
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland)
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland) : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Northamptonshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, and elsewhere. The one in Northamptonshire is Old English Ludingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Luda’ (a personal name of uncertain origin); that in Cornwood, Devon, is Old English Ludantūn ‘Luda’s settlement’; that in Lincolnshire is ‘pool settlement’, from Old English luh ‘pool’, and Lutton in North Yorkshire is ‘settlement on the river Hlūde’ (see Loud) or ‘Luda’s settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of numerous places named Weston, from Old English west ‘west’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : variant of Whetstone.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from either of two places in Devon or one West Sussex so named. Hurston in Chagford, Devon is named with the Old English personal name Heort or heort ‘hart’ + tūn ‘settlement’; Hurston in Whitestone, Devon has the same first element + þorn ‘thorn tree’; and Hurston in Storrington, West Sussex is named from Old English hyrst ‘wooded hill’ + tūn.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places called Whitestone, Whitestone Farm, or Whitstone, in Sussex, county Durham, Perth, and elsewhere.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
WHITESTONE RIVER
WHITESTONE RIVER
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Biblical
The God of measure; or of the garment.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Daughter of wisdom
Boy/Male
Spanish American Shakespearean Greek Latin
Tenacious.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, German
Awesome
Girl/Female
Russian
Loving.
Boy/Male
Irish
Manly; masculine.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lucky, Blissful, Witness
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Hebrew
Place Name; Magdala was a Town on the Sea of Galilee
Female
Hindi/Indian
(काली) Hindi myth name of the wife of Shiva, KALI means "the black one" and "devourer of time." Compare with another form of Kali.
WHITESTONE RIVER
WHITESTONE RIVER
WHITESTONE RIVER
WHITESTONE RIVER
WHITESTONE RIVER
n.
A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
n.
Same as Whinstone.
n.
A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
n.
A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub.
n.
A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive ornament.
n.
A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
n.
A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
n.
A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.
n.
A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of dark-colored unstratified rocks which resist the point of the pick. -- for example, to masses of chert. Whin-dikes, and whin-sills, are names sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt.
n.
A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; -- sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
n.
A whetstone; a rubstone.
n.
A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.