Encyclopedia - Suffix Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Suffix Name - Social
Social name suffixes are almost exclusively applied to men. The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, which may be written wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suffix Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Suffix Name - Professional
This includes such titles as Esq., used for an attorney (usually a practicing attorney) in the USA who has passed a state bar examination...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suffix Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Suffix Name - Practical Use Of Abbreviated Forms
Abbreviated suffixes are often used in lieu of the full style and title of people, particularly if their titles are lengthy. For example,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theophoric Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Theophoric Names - The Derivation Of Theophoric Names With Yeho Or Yo Prefixes And/or Yah Or Yahu Suffixes
James Strong's Concordance states that Theophoric names with "Yeho" or "Yo" prefixes are derived from the compounding of "YHWH = Yehovah"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theophoric Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Theophoric Names - View # 1a: Yah And Yahu Suffixes Are Derived From Yahh
Theophoric names - Table of Theophoric names with Yah and Yahu suffixes. [ Note! Hebrew reads from right to left. ] ... See also:Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theophoric Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Theophoric Names - Theophoric Names With Yeho Or Yo Prefixes Or Yah Or Yahu Suffixes
"The name of the Israelite deity YHWH (usually shortened to Yah or Yahu) appears in many theophoric names of the First Temple Period, e.g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theophoric Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Theophoric Names - View # 2: Yeho Or Yo Prefixes And/or Yah Or Yahu Suffixes Are Derived From Yhwh = Yahweh
In the Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition (New York: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1910-11, vol. 15, pp. 312, in the Article “JEH...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affix: Encyclopedia - Affix
An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a base morpheme such as a root or to a stem, to form a word. Affixes may be derivational, like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -yl: Encyclopedia - -yl
The suffix -yl is used in organic chemistry to form names of radicals. It was extracted from the word methyl. Other related archivesmeth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yahwistic: Encyclopedia - Yahwistic
Yahwistic is a theophoric term meaning of or pertaining to Yahweh, the name of the Jewish conception of monotheistic God, and can be appl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aminoglycoside: Encyclopedia - Aminoglycoside
Aminoglycosides are a group of antibiotics that are effective against certain types of bacteria. They include amikacin, gentamicin, kanam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin: Encyclopedia - Robin
The given name Robin was originally a diminutive of Robert, derived from Rob and the diminutive Old French suffix -in. It is nowadays use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wala: Encyclopedia - Wala
The term Wala can refer to: Wala (goddess), a sun goddess in Australian Aboriginal mythology Waalo, an empire of Senegal and Mauritania ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Borough: Encyclopedia - Borough
A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theophoric Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Theophoric Names - View # 1: Yeho Or Yo Prefixes Are Derived From Yhwh = Yehovah
Theophoric names - Table of Theophoric names with Yeho and Yo prefixes. [ Note! Hebrew reads from right to left. ] [ Note that the Theo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xanthos: Encyclopedia - Xanthos
In Greek mythology, Xanthos ("yellow") was an alternate spelling for Xanthus. It is also a town in Lycia, Turkey, present day Kumluova. X...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -ihah: Encyclopedia - -ihah
The suffix -ihah or -hah is used in several names in the Book of Mormon and in other works written or purportedly translated by Joseph Sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vellala: Encyclopedia - Vellala
A high caste in Tamil Nadu. The people belonging to the caste suffix their names with 'Pillai'. Eg: The name Thangiah becomes Thangiah Pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vc: Encyclopedia - Vc
VC may stand for: Sign of a Victoria Cross recipient, when suffixing a full title or name. vehicular cycling Venture capital Vice-county...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ville: Encyclopedia - Ville
Ville is the French word for city or town. The derivative suffix "-ville" is commonly used in English in names of cities, towns and vill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ing: Encyclopedia - Ing
Ing can refer to one of the following: In Old English tradition and as supposed eponymous ancestor of the Ingaevones (as well as the run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia - -logy
The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -onym: Encyclopedia - -onym
Words in English with the suffix -onym (from the Greek onoma which means "name") refer to words with a particular property. Most of them ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eli: Encyclopedia - Eli
Eli may refer to: Eli (אלי) (IPA: /ʔeːˈliː/) is a variant on the name of God (see El (god)) as spoken in Hebrew and Aramaic. (The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mizraim: Encyclopedia - Mizraim
Mizraim (Hebrew מצרים Mitzráyim or Miṣrāyim/Miṣráyim; cf. Arabic مصر Miṣr) is the Hebrew name for the land of Egypt, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phobia: Encyclopedia - Phobia
A phobia, (from Greek φόβος "fear"), is an abnormal, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main sympto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demonym: Encyclopedia Ii - Demonym - Irregular Forms
In some cases, both the location's name and the demonym are produced by suffixation, for example England and English and English(wo)man(d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Post-nominal Letters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Post-nominal Letters - The United Kingdom
Notes: [1] The letters "PC" are used only by peers. For other Privy Counsellors, "Rt. Hon." before the name suffices. The distinction is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Post-nominal Letters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Post-nominal Letters - Australia
Notes: [1] Awarding of the Imperial Victoria Cross to Australian citizens ended when the Australian Victoria Cross was created part of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Post-nominal Letters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Post-nominal Letters - Canada
[1] Currently there are no living Canadians permitted to utilize the postnominal letters "V.C.". Since its creation in 1993 the Canadian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Post-nominal Letters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Post-nominal Letters - New Zealand
[1] Originally the New Zealand Order of Merit, which was created to replace the Imperial Order of the British Empire was an order of chiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Post-nominal Letters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Post-nominal Letters - Hong Kong
[1] Those individuals who received British Honours prior to the handover may continue to wear the order and/or use the related post-nomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Nouns: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Nouns - Gender
All Spanish nouns have one of two grammatical genders: masculine or feminine (mostly conventional, that is, arbitrarily assigned). Most a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Group Suffixes
Taxa above the genus level are often given names derived from the Latin (or Latinized) stem of the type genus, plus a standard suffix. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Nouns: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Nouns - Number
There are two grammatical numbers: singular and plural. The singular form is the one found in dictionaries (base form). The plural is ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demonym: Encyclopedia Ii - Demonym - Cultural Problems
Some peoples, especially cultures that were overwhelmed by European colonists, have no commonly accepted demonym, or have a demonym that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Examples
The usual classifications of five species follow: the fruit fly so familiar in genetics laboratories (Drosophila melanogaster), humans (H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Registered Jack: Encyclopedia Ii - Registered Jack - Physical Compatibility
There is also confusion over the physical compatibility. As designed, they are physically compatible in that a four-pin plug will fit a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - Borough - Pronunciation
In many parts of England, "borough" is pronounced as IPA: /bʌɹə/ ( listen) as an independent word, and as /bɹə/ when forming a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Early Systems
The earliest known system of classifying forms of life comes from the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who classified all living organisms kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Modern Developments
Whereas Linnaeus classified for ease of identification, it is now generally accepted that classification should reflect the Darwinian pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - !kung Language: Encyclopedia Ii - !kung Language - Grammar
Linguistically, !Kung is generally termed isolating; what this means is that words' meanings are changed by the addition of other, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carboxylic Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - Carboxylic Acid - Nomenclature And Examples
The carboxylate anion R-COO– is usually named with the suffix -ate, so acetic acid, for example, becomes acetate ion. In IUPAC nomencla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Ship Naming Conventions: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Ship Naming Conventions - Maru
The word maru (丸, meaning "circle") is often attached to Japanese ship names. There are several theories associated with this practice....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aldehyde: Encyclopedia Ii - Aldehyde - Nomenclature
Aldehydes are named by IUPAC nomenclature by changing the suffix -e of the parent alkane to -al. Aliphatic aldehydes are named as derivat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prefectures Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Prefectures Of Japan - Types Of Prefectures
To, dō, fu, and ken differ in name only for historical reasons. Since 1947, there is no administrative difference between the four types...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subdivisions Of Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Subdivisions Of Ukraine - Oblasts
Most of Ukraine's oblasts (provinces) are named after their capital cities, officially called "centers" (Ukrainian singular: обласн...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diminutive: Encyclopedia Ii - Diminutive - Australian English
Australian English is known for its use of diminutives with the "-za" suffix applied to the shortened version of a person's name, especia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names In Russian Empire Soviet Union And Cis Countries: Encyclopedia Ii - Names In Russian Empire Soviet Union And Cis Countries - Patronymic
The patronymic of a person is based on the first name of his or her father and is written in all documents. It always succeeds the first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - Given Names
A proper name, or given name, is the name to which a person most often answers. Usually this name is also used in legal documents and off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burgh: Encyclopedia Ii - Burgh - Burgh As An Element In Placenames
Burgh is commonly used as a suffix in place names, in Scotland and where Scots emigrated to: Edinburgh Fraserburgh Helensburgh Jedburgh ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iupac Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - Iupac Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry - Alkanes
Straight-chain alkanes take the suffix "-ane" and are prefixed depending on the number of carbon atoms in the chain, as given by the foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Name - Russia
A full Russian name consists of personal (given) name, patronymic, and family name (surname). Probably the majority of Russian family nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Name - Russia
A full Russian name consists of personal (given) name, patronymic, and family name (surname). Probably the majority of Russian family nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blissey: Encyclopedia Ii - Blissey - Name Origin
Blissey's name derives from the word bliss. The suffix -ey is probably just taken from the name Chansey to show relation. The Japanese na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urdu Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Urdu Poetry - Pen Names Takhallus
In the Urdu poetic tradition, most poets use a pen name called the takhallus. This can be either a part of a poet's given name or somethi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iupac Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry: Encyclopedia Ii - Iupac Nomenclature Of Organic Chemistry - Order Of Precedence Of Groups
When compounds contain more than one functional group, the order of precedence determines which groups are named with prefix or suffix fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counties Of Croatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Counties Of Croatia - Naming
The suffixes -čka, -ska in the local names indicate genitive, and so the full local name of each of them is $name županija, so e.g. Kar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auðumbla: Encyclopedia Ii - Auðumbla - Auðumbla's Name
Auðumbla's name appears in different variations in the manuscripts of the Prose Edda. Its meaning is unclear. The auð- prefix can be re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ketone: Encyclopedia Ii - Ketone - Nomenclature
Ketone - IUPAC. In general, ketones are named using IUPAC nomenclature by changing the suffix -e of the parent alkane to -one. For comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Style Manner Of Address: Encyclopedia Ii - Style Manner Of Address - Examples Of Styles
Style manner of address - In law courts. The Honorable (abbreviation Hon., oral address Your Honor) — Judges of Commonwealth countri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Style Manner Of Address: Encyclopedia Ii - Style Manner Of Address - Styles And Titles Of Deposed Monarchs
General tradition indicates that where a monarch has been deposed but has not abdicated, they retain the use of their style and title for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Style Manner Of Address: Encyclopedia Ii - Style Manner Of Address - Other Parallel Symbols
Styles were often among the range of symbols that surrounded figures of high office. Everything from the manner of address to the behavio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Style Manner Of Address: Encyclopedia Ii - Style Manner Of Address - Examples Of Styles
Style manner of address - In law courts. The Honorable (abbreviation Hon., oral address Your Honor) — Judges of Commonwealth countri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Style Manner Of Address: Encyclopedia Ii - Style Manner Of Address - Styles And Titles Of Deposed Monarchs
General tradition indicates that where a monarch has been deposed but has not abdicated, they retain the use of their style and title for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Style Manner Of Address: Encyclopedia Ii - Style Manner Of Address - Other Parallel Symbols
Styles were often among the range of symbols that surrounded figures of high office. Everything from the manner of address to the behavio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Níðhöggr: Encyclopedia Ii - Níðhöggr - Níðhöggr's Name
^ While the suffix of the name, -höggr, clearly means "striker" the prefix is not as clear. In particular the length of the first v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrolyte Disturbance: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrolyte Disturbance - Nomenclature
There is a standard nomenclature for electrolyte disorders: The name starts with a prefix denoting whether the electrolyte is abnormally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Covenant Elite: Encyclopedia Ii - Covenant Elite - Elite Culture
The Elites have a strong warrior culture, similar to that of the ancient Japanese; they fight for the glory of combat and to uphold the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1999 Pacific Typhoon Season: Encyclopedia Ii - 1999 Pacific Typhoon Season - 1999 Storm Names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center until the end of the 1999 season. This was the las...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silanol: Encyclopedia Ii - Silanol - General
Silanols are compounds containing silicon atoms to which hydroxy substituents bond directly. They are considered to be heavier analogues ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Final Fantasy Magic: Encyclopedia Ii - Final Fantasy Magic - Spell Levels
In most Final Fantasy games, certain types of magic are divided into various different power levels. As the player progresses through the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Entities Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Entities Of China - Nomenclature
The majority of autonomous entities are named by combining the geographical name, the name of the specified nationality, and the entity n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napster: Encyclopedia Ii - Napster - Cultural References
In the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, a flashback depicts Shawn Fanning (playing himself) stealing the program from a computer expert pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gundelfingen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gundelfingen - History
The place Gundelfingen was founded in the 4th century, so at least the suffix "-ingen" suggests. The name means that some Alamannic chief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Linguistic Issues Concerning The Euro: Encyclopedia Ii - Linguistic Issues Concerning The Euro - Hungarian
In Hungarian the currency (expected to be introduced in 2010) is named euró and cent, the former with a long ó, as decided by the Resea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lastovo: Encyclopedia Ii - Lastovo - History
The first traces of human presence on the island were found in the Rača cave on the south-east edge of the island. The first mention of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napster: Encyclopedia Ii - Napster - References In Anglo-american Popular Culture
In the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, a flashback depicts Shawn Fanning (playing himself) stealing the program from a computer expert pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Entities Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Entities Of China - Nomenclature
The majority of autonomous entities are named by combining the geographical name, the name of the specified nationality, and the entity n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polygon: Encyclopedia Ii - Polygon - Names And Types
Polygons are named according to the number of sides, combining a Greek-derived numerical prefix with the suffix -gon, e.g. pentagon, dode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatshepsut: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatshepsut - Names
As with most pharaohs, Hatshepsut had a number of names. Her birth name, or nomen, was Hatshepsut, to which she suffixed the epithet Khen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sesshomaru: Encyclopedia Ii - Sesshomaru - Name
The kanji of 'Sesshō' means 'to kill or destroy.' 'Maru' is usually a suffix that is often added at the end of a Japanese name for young...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phobia: Encyclopedia Ii - Phobia - Non-clinical Uses Of The Term
A number of neologisms have appeared with the suffix -phobia, in which "phobia" is understood as a negative attitude towards certain cate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andamanese Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Andamanese Languages - Grammar
The Andamanese languages are quite agglutinative, with an extensive prefix and suffix system. Possibly their most distinctive characteris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polis: Encyclopedia Ii - Polis - Derived Words
Derivatives of polis are common in many modern European languages. This is indicative of the influence of the polis-centred Hellenic worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mendip Hills: Encyclopedia Ii - Mendip Hills - History
The area contains many neolithic, iron age and bronze age remains, including barrows and forts. The caves of Cheddar Gorge in particular ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phobia: Encyclopedia Ii - Phobia - Non-clinical Uses Of The Term
A number of neologisms have appeared with the suffix -phobia, in which "phobia" is understood as a negative attitude towards certain cate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iraqi Kurdistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Iraqi Kurdistan - Name
The word of Kurdistan is a combination of the word "Kurd" derived from "Kardo" plus the suffix "istan", totally meaning "Land of the Kurd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khan - Derived Title
Khanzada (the Persian suffix -zada means son or more generally male descendant; for analogous titles see Prince of the Blood and links th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seine: Encyclopedia Ii - Seine - Origin Of The Name
The name "Seine" comes from the Latin Sequana, which itself comes from Gaulish (Celtic) Sicauna. The name Sicauna is made up of Celtic sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khan - Derived Titles
Khanzada (the Persian suffix -zada means son or more generally male descendant; for analogous titles see Prince of the Blood and links th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chickasaw: Encyclopedia Ii - Chickasaw - Culture
Pashofa, cracked white hominy boiled with pork, is a main dish which is still eaten. Hogs are not native to the Americas, but escaped and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Origin Of The Name
The original Armenian name for the country was Hayq, later Hayastan, translated as the land of Haik, and consisting of the name Haik and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khan - Modern Family Name
Often used a family name, Khan can have one of several connotations, all related to some extent to the same root as described above. The ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tzedeq, Tsedeq: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tzedeq, Tsedeq
Tzedeq tsedeq (Hebrew) Straightness, righteousness; suffix in Melchizedek (king of righteousness). Also used as a Qabbalistic name for...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swamiji: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Swamiji
Swamiji: term used when directly addressing a swami, the suffix “ji”added to a name indicates respect in direct address. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ananda: A Spiritual Dictionary On Ananda
Ananda: A sanskrit word meaning "supreme bliss", "unending joy". Indian swamis often use this a a suffix for thei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Althotas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Althotas
Althotas First teacher of Cagliostro, "a great Hermetic Eastern Sage" or adept said to have given Cagliostro his symbolic na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dabistan, Dadistan: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dabistan, Dadistan
Dabistan, Dadistan (Persian) (from dab from dip script + stan suffix of place)   A name of ancient Persia; also a book, Dabistan-...   » Read the article