Dumai
From Indonesian Dumai.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe English source dictionary · partial corpus coverage
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From Indonesian Dumai.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Dumas, meaning "from the farmstead", especially one in the south of France.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSee DUMBO.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom dump, as a pun on Trump.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Scottish surname, from the placename Dun, Angus, itself probably from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress”). * As an English surname, variant of Dunn. * As a Dutch surname, from the adjective dun (“thin”). * As a Chine
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from German Düna.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Duncan.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortened form of Dundee taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Vietnamese Dung.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Dunkin' + -s.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Duncan + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Donn”), a byname from donn (“brown, brown-haired”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Duinn”), a byname from donn (“brown”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 多魯 /多鲁 (Duōlǔ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Vietnamese Dương, Khmer ដួង (duəng) or Khmer ឌួង (duəng).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from French Dupin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from French Dupuy.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic الدُّقْم (ad-duqm).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Durán. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUncertain. There is no known connection with the Côtes de Duras east of Bordeaux.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Latvian Durbe
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordCondom brand name: 1929, from durability, reliability, excellence.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of dark + urge, likely as a homonym of dirge.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsShortened form of Durham taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Slovak Ďurík.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAmericanized spelling of French Durieu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian and Spanish Duro. It could also derive from Albanian Duro.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsEarly 19th century, from the name of a stallion said to have been bought by the breeder, Isaac Frinck, on the same day as the pigs from which he developed the breed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsTransliteration of Russian Дуров (Durov).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German surname, from the adjective dürr (“dried up”). Compare Duerr. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Doraidh, from Old Irish doraid (“doorkeeper”) (compare doras). Compare Dore.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom the Southern Italian surname D'Ursu, a surname derived from Sicilian ursu (“bear”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the German surname, from Durst (“dryness, thirst”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Igbo Duru.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Dury.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Czech Dušek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Czech Dusík or Polish Dusik. Compare duša (“spirit, soul”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions* As an English surname, from the noun dust. * As a north German surname, from the noun Dust with the same meaning as above, from Middle Low German and Old Saxon dust, from Proto-Germanic *dustą.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsDerived from Dustin.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPIE word *tewtéh₂ From Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West
2 source sections · 28 relationship mentionsBorrowed from French Dutil.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Dutka and Ukrainian Дутка (Dutka).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsTwo main origins: * Perhaps an American variant of the German surname Dotterer. * An Americanized spelling of French Dutraux, Dutroux.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Assamese দত্ত (dotto) and Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Old French le
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German Duwe.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Duyn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian Dvor (Двор)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Dworp.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionAbbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Khmer ឌី (dii).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRespelling of Diana.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom a Slavic language, e.g. Polish Dybał, from dybać, from Proto-Slavic *dybati, of uncertain origin.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Polish Dybaś.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom a Middle English form of the given name Theobald.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Russian Дыбо (Dybo).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Dutch surname, from the noun dijk (“dike”). Compare Dyke.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, from dyer (“one who dyes”). Compare Dexter. * As an Irish surname, variant of Dwyer.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordLearned borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Jove and Zeus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions* As an English surname, from the noun dyke. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Dijk (also compare Dyck).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Ukrainian Ди́ків (Dýkiv).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from French Dyle.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Latin Dymae.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Latin Dȳmē, from Ancient Greek Δῡ́μη (Dū́mē).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mós Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós Proto-Balto-Slavic *dū́ˀmas Proto-Slavic *dymъ Polish dym Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavi
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsTrade name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPatronymic from Dain.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordA patronymic English surname, from Dennis + -son, compare Tyson, Tennyson.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Hindi [Term?], meaning halo, radiance and brightness.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Dziak.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dzongkha འཅོམས་མི་ ('coms mi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ukrainian Джус (Džus).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEllipsis of Dáil Éireann, borrowed from Irish Dáil.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Dáil + -s, the regular English plural.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Irish dálaí, plural of the Irish common noun dáil from which the English proper noun is derived. (The plural is not used in Irish for the proper noun.)
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Galician Dépor (short for Deportivo).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German Düna.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Düne.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Turkish Düzce, from Ottoman Turkish دوزجه (Düzce).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Dămuc.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Polish Dębno.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Czech Děčín
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Middle English and Old English upper case letter E and split of Æ, Ea, Eo, and Œ, from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters: * Old English letter E, from replacement by Latin letter
5 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsE(uro) + day, on the pattern of D-Day
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShort for "even and odd".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShort for East 1.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of the name of the program, with "4" standing for "for".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAfter the formula of mass–energy equivalence, an important principle discovered by the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879–1955). The formula entered the popular consciousness after it was included in
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsInitialism of exclusively breastfed or exclusive breastfeeding.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe word ROT13 encoded in ROT13.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for EBK; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom EBM + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for ECRL; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese ED(エンディング) (endingu), from English ending.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInitialism of Epstein didn't kill himself.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism, coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of eat-in kitchen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialisms. * (Elizabeth I): By analogy with EIIR (“Elizabeth II”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom German EKG. Initialism of German Elektrokardiogramm.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAcronym of explain like I'm five [years old].
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of electronic + intelligence.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Greek ΕΛΟΤ (ELOT), from Ο Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Τυποποίησης (O Ellinikós Organismós Typopoíisis, “the Hellenic Organisation for Standardisation”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. Genericization of the product name and its abbreviation, of such a system developed by General Atomics for the U.S. Navy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsA tradename: initialism of eutectic mixture of local anesthetics.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordOriginally an initialism for "Europay, Mastercard, Visa", the three companies that created the standard.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe initials of either the Latin Ēthica Nicomachēa or the Ancient Greek Ἠθικὰ (Ēthikà) Νικομάχεια (Nikomákheia).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsInitialism of embarrassed, naked (or sometimes nude) female.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Early New High German.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVarious initialisms.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Greek ΕΟΝ (EON), short for Εθνική Οργάνωση Νεολαίας.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe fandom slang sense is an initialism of "English-only peasant".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of "epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym, from the initial letters of the various drugs.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of electronic publication.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviations.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of electronic random number indicator equipment.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Spanish ESBK.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of effective time 50%.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialisms.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of embarrassed, underweared (or sometimes undressed or underclothed) female.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of EU + USSR.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom EU (“European Union”) + -ian.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordChosen for relation to exit.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of execute order.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRecorded from 2007 on Urban Dictionary, and popularized in 2024 on TikTok.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPhonetic rendering from the letter names.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom a Middle English short form of the male personal name Adam and from a Middle English short form of the female personal name Edith.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsPatronymic form of Eade.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant spelling of Eady.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Middle English and Scots given name Edy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Egan.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Edgar.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other la
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsVariant of Egan.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordProbably from the genitive form of Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Germanic *mundō Proto-Germanic *Audamunduz Proto-West Germanic *Audamundu Old English Ēadmundder. Middle Irish Éadmonnder. Irish Éamannbor. English Eamon Borrowed from Irish Éam
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Manx Ean, an equivalent of John.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Malayalam variant of the personal name Stephen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom earl (“nobleman”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Earl.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Scottish Gaelic Èireann, genitive singular of Èirinn (“Ireland”), closely related to the river name Erne.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe definitive origin is unclear. Some are proposed, including Old English eorp (“swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”); or a connection to the placenames Ypres (Belgium) or Erpe (Netherlands).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”). More at earth.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsPerhaps a variant of Airey.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Easton or Eastham.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPatronymic surname, from Eade + -son.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBy proprialization from east.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Old English ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton". See also Eton, which is a doublet.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Fr
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionsEnglish surname, from Middle English atte evese (“at the border, edge”), from Old English efes. Compare Reeves. Also sometimes a variant of Eve.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from north German Ebben, from a short form of Ebbert.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordDiminutives with -ie.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Welsh.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortened from Ebenezer; equivalent to Hebrew אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hebrew עֵבֶר (ʿéver).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordChiefly Upper and Middle German variant of German Eberhard.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAmericanized form of Swiss German Äbi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOriginally a phonetic respelling of German Ebeje, with j mispronounced as if a German word, from Marshallese Ebeje, the older orthographic spelling of Epjā. Later on, re-pronounced as if an English word, leading to moder
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Japanese 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎 (Ebisu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordLearned borrowing from Sumerian 𒌈𒆷 (ebla).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Eblen.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Eblen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala (literally “white water”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsFrom ebony. First used by African Americans in the 1970s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Gujarati ઇબુ (ibu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEbor is the abbreviation of the Latin Eboracum, the early name of York in Britain. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg, see that entry and York for more.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Spanish Ebro, from Latin Hibērus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Ancient Greek Ἠχώ (Ēkhṓ, “sound”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the German Eck.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Eckey.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOriginally European Computer Manufacturers Association. Name changed to Ecma International in 1994 to reflect the organization’s global reach and activities.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom the Old English personal name Ecca + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordLiterally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordLikely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Edda + -ic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordDiminutives + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Ede.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German Eder.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsEnglish topographic surname, derived from the noun edge. Compare Eck.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortened form of Edinburgh taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsInherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsA 20th-century coinage, apparently a blend of Ed + Lyn, or a variant of Edeline.
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