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Place-name or surname
"meeting place"
Stowe, the name of a beautiful mountain town in Vermont as well as the surname of the great author Harriet Beecher, is one of the oldest last names on record. The meeting place the name Stowe refers…
English, Celtic, Norse
"meeting place in the wood"
Originally spelt Ceoftefne, this English surname and place name is formed from a Celtic element meaning "wood" and a Norse word meaning "meeting place". It was originally a place name in…
Hebrew
"meeting with the Lord"
Noadiah has biblical namesakes both male and female. The male Noadiah is mentioned in the Book of Ezra, and the female Noadiah is a prophetess in the Book of Nehemiah. Noadiah combines popular Noah…
Noadiah has biblical namesakes both male and female. The female Noadiah is a prophetess in the Book of Nehemiah, while the male Noadiah is mentioned in the Book of Ezra. Noa is a sweet and logical…
Yoruba, Nigerian
"pleasant meeting"
Classic West African name designated for a daughter with an easy birth.