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Carr is a common surname in northern England, a variant of Kerr, meaning "brushwood wet ground" in Middle English. [1] The Old Norse kjarr means a "brushwood, thicket or copse" and may also come from the ancient Norse Kjarr translation meaning Kaiser from Caesar [2] Kerr is also a Scottish variant, often from the Norse and (particularly on the west coast and Arran) from the Gaelic ciar ...
A kachina (/ k ə ˈ tʃ iː n ə /; also katchina, katcina, or katsina; Hopi: katsina [kaˈtsʲina], plural katsinim [kaˈtsʲinim]) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo people, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States.
The English word '"wraith" is derived from vǫrðr, while "ward" and "warden" are cognates. At times, the warden could reveal itself as a small light or as the shape (hamr) of the person. The perception of another person's warden could cause a physical sensation such as an itching hand or nose, as a foreboding or an apparition.
For convenience, all surnames should be included in this category. This includes all surnames that can also be found in the subcategories. Look up Category:Surnames in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles ...
Pneuma (πνεῦμα) is an ancient Greek word for "breath", and in a religious context for "spirit". [1][2] It has various technical meanings for medical writers and philosophers of classical antiquity, particularly in regard to physiology, and is also used in Greek translations of ruach רוח in the Hebrew Bible, and in the Greek New Testament.
t. e. Soul dualism, also called dualistic pluralism or multiple souls, is a range of beliefs that a person has two or more kinds of souls. In many cases, one of the souls is associated with body functions ("body soul") and the other one can leave the body ("free soul" or "wandering soul"). [1][2][3][4][5][6] Sometimes the plethora of soul types ...
Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,350 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The surname Mí (糜) is a word for mush used in some dialects to refer to congee and similar forms of cooked rice. Notable people with this surname: Mi Zhu (糜竺; died c. 221) – Official under warlord Liu Bei in the Late Han Dynasty. Mi Fang (糜芳) General under Liu Bei then military general of Eastern Wu. Lady Mi (麋夫人), wife of ...