Grit
After the Clear Grits, 19th-century reformers so named because they wanted members who were "all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through".
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After the Clear Grits, 19th-century reformers so named because they wanted members who were "all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German Gritz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Griggs
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Scottish surname, nickname from Old Norse grautr (“porridge”). Compare Grout. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Grote. * As a German, Dutch and Danish surname, variant of Groth, Groot, Grott, and Grad.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionPerhaps from Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”) + býr (“farmstead”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective groen (“green”). * As a North/Low German surname Grön, variant of Grün, Gruen. Compare Gron.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Polish Grom.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Groot.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Jewish and German surname, from groß (“great, large”). The Jewish surname was influenced by Hebrew גדול (“big, large”), hence the Hebraicization Gadol. * As an English surname, from the noun and adjective gross, a
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionEnglish surname, from the noun grout.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, from the noun grove. * As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”). * As a north German surname,
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Groși.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordJewish and German surname, from the adjective grün (“green”). Compare Grün. Doublet of green.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Gruia.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Gruiu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Grupp.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordNamed by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin grūs (“a crane (bird)”), originally from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the first letter of Google + talk, after Gmail.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Mandarin 古 (Gǔ).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 固安 (Gù'ān).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUncertain, has been connected to Creek wvhvlv (/wahála/, “south”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish, from Chamorro Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources".
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom any of four Chinese surnames: 關/关 (guān), 官 (guān), 管 (guǎn), or 灌 (guàn).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe surname sense is an occupational surname for a watchman, from guard. The organization sense is likewise a type of proprialization from guard.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsClipping of Guatemalan.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom French Guay. This surname is mostly found in Quebec and in the French-Canadian/Québécois diaspora.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Cebuano Guba.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Gucci. The fashion house is named after its founder, Guccio Gucci.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from German Guck or Gück.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Bengali গুহ (guho).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Guhl.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 媯 /妫 (Guī). Doublet of Kuei.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴德 /贵德 (Guìdé).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Guidi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English, Scottish, and French surname, borrowed from French guile. * Also as an English surname, variant of Gill. * Possibly also Americanized from the German surname Geil.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom French Guion.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPossibly from an alteration of French guirlande (“garland”), which suggests that the name may have originated as an occupational surname for someone who makes and sells garlands.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴溪 /贵溪 (Guìxī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴嶼 /贵屿 (Guìyǔ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hindi गूजर (gūjar), from Sanskrit गुर्जर (gurjara). Compare English Gujarati.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Gujarati ગુજ્જૂ (gujjū).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古藺 /古蔺.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom gull, from sea gull. In reference to the seagulls found in Torquay, a coastal town.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordItalianization of the Sicilian surname Guḍḍu.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordGull + -s
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓樓 /鼓楼 (Gǔlóu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English and German surname, variant of Gumm. * As a north/Low German surname, from Old Saxon gumo (“man”). * As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 甘 (gān) (Gan).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Uyghur گۇما (guma).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Korean 구미(龜尾) (Gumi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, from Old English guma (“man”). * As a German surname, shortened from various ancient Germanic names such as Gundemar, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *mērijaz (“great; famous”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom an early Hepburn romanization of Japanese 群(ぐん)馬(ま) (Gunma).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Old Norse personal name Gunni + býr (“settlement”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 群(ぐん)馬(ま) (Gunma).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Old Norse Gunnr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Mandarin 郭 (Guō). Doublet of Kuo and Kwok. More at Guo.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Mandarin 國語/国语 (guóyǔ, literally “nation-language” or “country-language”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTransliteration of Sanskrit गुप्त (gupta).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* From Polish Gural, a spelling variant of Góral, from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”). * Alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Гураль (Huralʹ), which is likely also from Proto-Slavic *goraľь. * From Turkish
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom Georgian გურია (guria).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Ukrainian surname, borrowed from Ukrainian Гурка (Hurka); also [script needed] (Huriy), a borrowing from Hebrew גור (“(lion) cub”), sometimes also found in Carpathian Rusyn. * As a Polish surname, variant of Polis
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRespelling of Polish Górny, from górny.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus.
4 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 固始 (Gùshǐ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOf Old Norse origin, from Gustav.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 姑蘇 /姑苏 (Gūsū).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a German, Alemannic German, and Jewish surname, variant of Guth. Also compare Gutmann. * As an English surname, from the noun gut. See Gott.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom the German and Jewish surname, from the adjective gut (“good”). Compare Good, Gut.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-We
3 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsBorrowed from French Guyon.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Guyot.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Mandarin 穀雨/谷雨 (Gǔyǔ), literally "grain rain".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Polish Guz, Russian Гузь (Guzʹ), Ukrainian Гузь (Huzʹ), and Belarusian [Term?].
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Polish Guza.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Guzek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Guzy.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUncertain; there are various speculative theories. See HMNB Devonport § Nickname on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Guzzi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Italian Guzzo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInitialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordA female given name from Welsh. * Borrowed from Welsh Gwen. * Clipping of Gwendolen. Doublet of Wendy. * Clipping of Guinevere. Doublet of Jen.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions* As a possibly habitational surname of Norman origin, from a minor place Gohier in the department of Maine-et-Loire, of Germanic origin, from the male name Godehar, Godahari, Gunherius, presumably composed of *god + *ha
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Welsh gwyn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA spelling variant of Gwyn.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Alemannic German Gygax.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus,
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsAbbreviated form of gigayear (giga- + year). Derived from Gir, which in turn is from Gir National Park.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hungarian Győr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordG, the initial letter of each of the component words of the noun phrase + ³, representing the alliterative tripling of the g initials.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Tibetan སྒེར་རྩེ་ (sger rtse).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Gómez.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Polish Góra.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Faroese Gøta.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Güija.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsAbbreviation of history and physical.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordContraction of Hyderabad. The apostrophe character ' separating the first letter of the unabbreviated spelling from the Persian placename suffix -abad with the elision of the initial vowel letter. Compare A’bad.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsThe initial H comes from the first letter of human, and the plus sign + indicates "beyond" or "better".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom H + DNA. From containing Hoogsteen-type nucleobase bonding, in addition to Watson-Crick normal style bonding of base pairs.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom H (“Hindutva”) + pop, by analogy with J-pop.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsInitialism from the names Harry and Hermione.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe strain classified as containing hemagglutinin type 1, and neuraminidase type 1.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordForm of the initialism HHGG.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom HaloAcetic Acids.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the fictional HAL 9000.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”). The all-capitalized form reflects the term's origin as the Arabic abbreviation of حَرَكَة الْمُقَاوَمَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Is
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAbbreviation of homozygous by descent or homozygosity by descent
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPseudo-acronym, presumed from Halifax plc + Bank of Scotland following a company merger
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of the three cardinal features of the syndrome: haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordIt has similar structure to human epidermal growth factor receptor, or HER. Initialism of Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBy initialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for HHCH; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of Health Information Privacy and Portability Act or Health Information Privacy Protection Act.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for HIV; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hebrew הקב״ה (HKB"H).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom HK + -er.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInitialism of Health Level 7, ultimately, a blend of health and the ISO networking model level 7.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBy initialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom HOF (“hall of fame”) + -er.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of Texas hold 'em, Omaha eight or better, razz, seven-card stud, and seven card stud eight or better.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSense "home page" is a borrowing from Japanese HP (HP, “home page”), from English home page.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom HP (“Hewlett-Packard”) + UX (“Unix”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for HPGP; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBy initialism or acronymy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitials of Hanyu Pinyin for Mandarin 漢語水平考試/汉语水平考试 (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortened from homeschooler.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsInitialism; see HTTP.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTransliteration of Ukrainian ГУР (HUR).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the GDS code that shows on the booking against the affected segment.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTransliteration of Hebrew הי״ד (literally “H.Y.D.”) the Hebrew language acronym for השם יקום דמו (hašem yiqqkōm damō, literally “may Hashem avenge his blood”) or השם יקום דמה (hašem yiqqōm dáma, literally “may Hashem ave
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì), Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dzongkha ཧཱ་ (hā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German and Dutch.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Hecke (“hedge”). * Also as a Dutch surname, shortened from Van den Haag, a name derived from the Hague. * As a south German and Alemannic German surname (and Swedish adoptio
1 source section · 1 relationship mention* As a Dutch and German surname, from haan and Hahn respectively, both meaning "rooster." * Also as a Dutch and German surname, from several places named Haan, such as Haan in Westphalia. See Hagen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Dutch, German, and Jewish surname, from Middle Dutch and Middle High German hase, from Old High German hase (“hare”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German and Dutch Haase.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBack-formation from Habs.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Jewish and German surname, from the noun Haber (“oat”), more commonly spelled as Haver. * Also as a Jewish surname, from the German name (Habern) for Habry in the Czech Republic. This name is from Czech habr (“hor
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Habig.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Habs.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Amharic ሀብተ (häbtä).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Haček.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German and Dutch surname, from the old Germanic name Hacco, shortened from names derived from *hakkju (“enclosure, hedge”). * Also as a German and Dutch surname, occupational surname for a butcher or woodcutter, s
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Bavarian German Hackl.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 羽田 (Hada).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Arabic حضار. In Star-Names and Their Meanings, Richard Hinckley Allen writes, "Ḥḍar and Wazn, Ground and Weight, seem to have been applied without much definiteness to α and β of this constellation, and to stars in
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom a variant of Addy as diminutive of Adam.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German and Jewish surname, from the noun Hader (“fight, battle”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the noun Hader (“rags, tattered clothes”). * Also as a German surname, variant of Heider.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hadza haza (“a person”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Korean 해주(海州) (Haeju).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Dutch surname, shortened from de Haan.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch and German Haese.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ, “guardian, keeper”). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the Irish surname, from Ó hÁgáin, "descendant of Ógán, diminutive of óg (“young”). Also from Ó hAodhagáin, "descendant of Aodhagán, from aodh (“fire”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Hebrew הָגָר (Hagar, “stranger”). Compare Arabic هَاجَر (hājar), Tiberian Hebrew הָגָר (Hāḡār).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German Hagen.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAmericanized spelling of German Hage or Swiss German Hägi.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAs an Irish surname, spelling variant of Hagan, Hagen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, variant of Haigh. * As an Irish surname, variant of Haig.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German hāme (“(standard) of measure”). * As a Korean surname, variant of Ham.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Korean 한(韓) (han). Cognate with English Han (from Mandarin).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsFrom Mandarin 海安 (Hǎi'ān) Wade-Giles romanization: Hai³-an¹.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSouth German surname, spelling variant of Heid.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Southern Haida X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare Northern Haida xaad /ħaːd̥/.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock".
1 source section · 4 relationship mentions* Scottish and Irish surname of Norman origin, ultimately from Old Norse hagi (“enclosure”). Doublet of Haw. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened and Anglicized from Mac Thaoig, Mac Thaidhg, see McCaig.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsEnglish surname, derived from the place in Yorkshire. It derives from Old English haga (“enclosure”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hawaiian Haʻikū.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Amharic ኃይሉ (ḫaylu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from ó héir (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”), similar to Hare, O'Hare, Haire. * As an English surname, from the noun hair. * As a S
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsVariant spelling of Heath.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 海西 (Hǎixī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Arabic هَاجَر (hājar).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hungarian Hajdú.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Czech Hájek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIslamic/Arabic surname, from حج (“pilgrimage to Mecca”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Dutch surname, variant of Haack. * As a Czech surname Hák, from the noun hák (“hook”). * As a Cambodian surname, from Khmer ហាក់ (hak), itself of Chinese origin and from 和 (“peace”), compare He. * As an Islamic na
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions* As a North Germanic surname, from Old Norse haki (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *hakô. * As a north German surname, spelling variant of Haack. * As a Dutch and north German surname, from haag (“hedge”). * As a Jewish/Yi
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFor Wolfgang Haken, who studied these manifolds.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Burmese ဟားခါး (ha:hka:).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Armenian Հակոբ (Hakob). Doublet of Jacob.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsA diminutive lambdacism of Harry (compare Sally from Sarah and Moll from Mary).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab). Doublet of Aleppo.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsFrom Halbi हलबी.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”). * Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain. * As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale. * As a Jewish surn
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