Antarctic English

We are likely to consider Antarctic English as an occupational variety of general English rather than a new regional variety, mainly because men go to work in the Antarctic for a period, intending to return. They are not settlers.

1972, George William Turner, The English Language in Australia and New Zealand, Longman, →ISBN, page 67:

One of the characteristics of Antarctic English usage as it emerges from the dictionary is eclecticism: many global strands come together to create a unique South-Polar vocabulary.

2002, Tom McArthur, “Antarctica, the Falklands and the South Antarctic Islands”, in The Oxford Guide to World English, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406:

A New Zealand linguistics doctorate graduate from the University of Canterbury has completed a world-first study into colloquial Antarctic English, spoken at the US, British and New Zealand Antarctic research stations.

2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian:

An accent and variety of the English language spoken by researchers living on the continent of Antarctica, being a mixture of their native languages and neologisms for concepts relating to the continent and daily life, such as the types and characteristics of ice, equipment and routine.


Dibyendu

Transliteration of Bengali দিব্যেন্দু (dibbendu), from Sanskrit দিৱ্যেন্দু (divyendu). Doublet of Divyendu.

transliteration

A male given name from Sanskrit or Bengali, meaning “divine moon”.


Divyendu

From Sanskrit दिव्येन्दु (divyendu, “divine moon”). Doublet of Dibyendu.


Pirakya

Transliteration of Tamil பிரக்யா (pirakyā), from Sanskrit ப்ரஜ்ஞா (prajñā). Doublet of Pragya.

A female given name from Sanskrit or Tamil, meaning “Wisdom”.


Progya

Transliteration of Bengali প্রজ্ঞা (projna), from Sanskrit প্রজ্ঞা (prajñā). Doublet of Pragya.

A female given name from Sanskrit or Bengali, meaning “Wisdom”.


Pragya

Transliteration of Hindi प्रज्ञा (prajñā), from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā). Doublet of Progya and Pirakya.

A female given name from Sanskrit or Hindi, meaning “Wisdom”.


Prajna

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).

A female given name from Sanskrit, meaning “Wisdom”, of Indian usage.


Gaige

Finally, he saw Gaige Grosskreutz lunge at him and point a pistol at his head, so Rittenhouse shot him, he testified. Grosskreutz was wounded.

2021 November 10, Kyle Rittenhouse testifies he knew Joseph Rosenbaum was unarmed but acted in self-defense during fatal shooting, CNN:


Proto-Sahaptian

Proto-Sahaptianic (alternative)
Proto-Sahaptin (alternative)
Proto-Shahaptian (alternative)

(linguistics) The hypothetical, reconstructed ancestor of Sahaptian languages.


Deobra

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Twatter

Blend of twat (“a contemptible person”) + Twitter.

blend

(Internet slang, humorous, derogatory, vulgar) Twitter.


Bernadine

It was just a brief kiss, one that even Bernadine would have thought entirely appropriate between an uncle and niece had she happened to see it. But its briefness wasn’t the whole story. In that scant second that his lips claimed hers, Stacey felt herself suffused with warmth as a most unniecely heat flooded her body.

1990, Candace Schuler, Wildcat, Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 194:


From Cristiano Ronaldo's initials (CR) and his playing number (7).

(soccer) Cristiano Ronaldo (a Portuguese footballer)


From Ronaldo's initial (R) and his playing number (9).

(soccer) Ronaldo (a Brazilian footballer)


nurse merger

/ˈnɚs ˌmɚd͡ʒɚ/

/ˈnɜːs ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/

/ˈnɵːs ˌmɵːd͡ʒɘ/

/ˈnʌɾs ˌmɛɾd͡ʒəɾ/

/ˈnʌɹs ˌmɛɹd͡ʒɚ/

/ˈnʌɹs ˌmʌɹd͡ʒɚ/

/ˈnʌɹs ˌmɛɹd͡ʒɚ/

Another point on which Smart insists is the distinction between serf and surf […] A distinction can of course be made, and without much difficulty, by those who think of it, and is made by those who have formed a habit of doing so; but the distinction is so rarely made as to amount almost to pedantry […]

[1869, Alexander John Ellis, “III. On the Pronunciation of English in the Sixteenth Century, and its Gradual Change during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries”, in On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to Shakespeare and Chaucer […] , volume I, London: Published for the Philological Society by Asher & Co., page 202:

Levelling of ME /irC/ and /urC/, which Orton assumes for the whole of the North (S. Durham §§411-13), has not taken place in Dent and S.We, where ME /urC/ remains (4:46).

[1967, Bertil Hedevind, The Dialect of Dentdale in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Uppsala: Appelbergs Boktryckeri AB, § 4.8, page 98:

(phonology) A phonemic merger occuring in most present accents of English where historic /ɛr/, /ɪr/, /ʊr~ʌr/ are pronounced identically.

1982, J. C. Wells, “3.1 Residualisms”, in Accents of English, volume 1: An Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 200:
In most Scottish accents the nurse merger has not occured, or has only partially occurred.


Alyona

Алёна Алёна#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алёна (Aljóna).

With her generous form Alyona Pisklova is an unlikely poster girl for Russia, a country which prides itself on its rather skeletal Slavic body.

2004 April 14th, Nick Paton Walsh, “Ample Alyona shakes up Russian pageant”, in The Guardian:

Альо́на Альона#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Альо́на (Alʹóna).


Suchir

The body of Suchir Balaji, 26, was discovered on 26 November after police said they received a call asking officers to check on his wellbeing.

2024 December 14, Alys Davies, “OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment”, in BBC:


Lilac

"Lilac Kingsmith," I said. "What a neat name."

1989, Barbara Corcoran, The Potato Kid, page 23:

As he worked he said conversationally: ‘You’re Lilac Larkin, ain’t you? I reckernise you from your photograph.’

1993, Katie Flynn, The Girl from Penny Lane, page 291:

Lilac Devere looked at her elderly maiden aunt and sighed.


Kuku

A dialect of the Karo language group, spoken by these people.


Tzvika

One of Forum Tikva’s founders is Tzvika Mor, whose son Eitan was working as a security guard at the Tribe of Nova music festival on Oct. 7.

2024 February 8, Johnatan Reiss, “Some Hostages’ Families Say Israel Should Keep Fighting Hamas”, in The New York Times:

A Japanese buckle from the late 19th century inspired the company’s co-founder Tzvika Janover’s latest obsession.

2024 May 16, Jill Newman, “When Form(s) Follows Function”, in The New York Times:


Alas-Kluet Batak

The film is also being remade in Alas-Kluet Batak.

Batak languages spoken mainly by the Alas Batak and Kluet Batak ethnic groups in Indonesia and parts of the world.


Mandailing Batak

The film is also being remade in Mandailing Batak.

A Batak language spoken mainly by the Mandailing Batak ethnic group in Indonesia and parts of the world.


deonymisation

loss of the onymic function and/or character of a proper name


Shaneequa

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.


Shawneece

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


S'gaw Karen

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar and Thailand by the S'gaw people.


Svilen

Сви́лен Свилен#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian male given name Сви́лен (Svílen)


Muhammadstan

(slang, derogatory, offensive) A community or region that is predominantly inhabited by Muslims.


Don Hen

(Philippines, chiefly Baguio, colloquial) Clipping of Don Henrico's (a restaurant in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines).


Pot Cor

(Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of Potato Corner (a franchised french fries food stall).


Lozza

Clipping of a name which begins with /ˈlɔːɹ/ or /ˈlɒɹ/ + -zza.

Although don't get too excited for Lozza and the next Mr (W)right to fall in lust before our eyes, as she reckons it's unlikely love will blossom this time round.

2016 September 15, “Lauren Goodger reveals real reason she quit TOWIE – as she preps for return”, in Daily Star:

He recently set up a Patreon account for fans who wanted to “support the great un-cancelling of Lozza Fox” by donating money to him each month on the site or via PayPal.

2020 June 29, Danny Thompson, “Laurence Fox labels BBC 'corrupt organisation that sows division' amid calls for it to be defunded”, in Yahoo Entertainment:

A diminutive of male or female given names such as Laura or Lawrence.


Jhun

Clipping of English junior with the insertion of ⟨h⟩.


Jhunjhun

Clipping and reduplication of English junior with the insertion of ⟨h⟩.

(Philippines) Alternative form of Junjun


Eudeve

An Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Opata people.


Sapna

An secondary couple in HSSH⁴² mirrors another archetypal relationship: Radha and Krishna […] In HSSH⁴⁴ Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) and Sapna (Karishma Kapoor) reminisce over home movies, gazing romantically as they see younger versions of themselves singing, dancing and fighting during a Janmashtami celebration⁴⁵ in which they dressed up as Krishna and Radha.

2014, Rekha Sharma, Carol A. Savery, “Bollywood Marriages: Portrayals of Matrimony in Hindi Popular Cinema”, in Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, Bob Batchelor, editors, Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture, Rowman & Littlefield, pages 151-152:


Bramptonian

Mr. Needham has had about twenty years' experience in this field, in Ottawa, Smith's Falls, and elsewhere, and is himself a Bramptonian.

1919 November 7, “Important Happenings Among the Stores All Over”, in Dry Goods Review, volume 31, number 11, page 42:

When the Bramptonians descended, Toronto's house scene, centered on gay clubs and illegal soulful warehouse parties dubbed "booze cans," was covered top to toe in deep New York house.

1999, Mireille Silcott, Rave America: New School Dancescapes, Toronto: ECW Press, →ISBN, page 79:

Bramptonians elect five city councillors and five regional councillors (who sit on Peel Regional Council) to represent them at the municipal level.

2009, Kristin R. Good, Municipalities and Multiculturalism: The Politics of Immigration in Toronto and Vancouver, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 321:

This is not to suggest, of course, that Bramptonians somehow, between their day jobs and lengthy commutes, have solved the multicultural riddle and are now basking in the flux of non-essential and radically democratic identities.

2015, Paul Barrett, Blackening Canada: Diaspora, Race, Multiculturalism, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 198:

And, as any real Bramptonian knows: / Bramalea is a foreign country / its barbarous border—the 410 highway.

2022, Jesse Thistle, “Brampton”, in Scars and Stars: Poems, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 48:

A native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.


Bramptonite

Besides these individual gardens the total amount of material distributed to Bramptonites, through the medium of the District Representative, was as follows: […]

1918, W. H. Hearst, “Report of the Minister of Agriculture, Province of Ontario, for the year ending October 31, 1917”, in Sessional Papers: Fourth Session of the Fourtheenth Legislature of the Province of Ontario, volume 50, number 29, Toronto: A. T. Wilgress, page 92:

This represents a donation of approximately $3.00 from every Bramptonite.

1944 February 24, “War Charity Campaign Opens Monday; Fund Reaches $3,375 Mark”, in The Conservator, volume 70, number 13, page 1:

Paul Harris struck for a touchdown in the first half, the final two points, coming in the second on a safety touch, which came about as a result of a heady play by Bramptonite, Ted Asquith who made the tackle (that'll be two bucks Ted).

1972 September 26, Guiness Stout, “Intramurals Get Underway: Flag Football - Coed Softball”, in Erindalian, volume 5, number 2, page 8:

The goal scorers were a pair of Bramptonites, Bailey Molella and Jordan Crocker.

2018 February 7, “Bombers Get Shelled As Admirals Fight for Playoff Spot”, in Peel Weekly News, page 15:

(uncommon) A native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario.


Garden of England

Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their slatted floor below. This is the Garden of England, and the village is surrounded by orchards and pastures, as well as hopfields - […].

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 227, photo caption:

A nickname given to the county of Kent in south-east England.


Bay Arean

A native or resident of the Bay Area region of California.


Moklen

An Austronesian language spoken in Thailand


Kuy

An Austronesian language spoken in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia


Tenis

An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea


African Romance

(historical) An extinct Romance language spoken in the various provinces of Roman Africa by the African Romans under the later Roman Empire and its various post-Roman successor states in the region.


Alorese

An Austronesian language spoken on Alor and the neighboring islands of the Alor archipelago in eastern Indonesia.


Taabwa

A Bantu language spoken in Congo and Zambia


Coahuilteco

An extinct Pakawan language once spoken in southern Texas (United States) and northeastern Coahuila (Mexico).


Conicari

A Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue.


DeRo

Nickname of Dwayne De Rosario (born 1978), Canadian soccer player.


Mbukushu

A Bantu language spoken in Namibia, Botswana, Angola and Zambia.


Akei

An Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.


Yoy

A Kra-Dai language spoken in Thailand and Laos.


Tory Democracy

one-nation conservatism
one-nation conservatism#English

(UK politics) Synonym of one-nation conservatism


Wapishana

Wapichan (alternative)
Wapisiana (alternative)
Wapitxana (alternative)
Vapidiana (alternative)
Wapixana (alternative)


Forezian

A Franco-Provençal variety spoken in Forez.


Afitti

A Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Sudan.


Anong

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China and Myanmar.


Inor

An Afroasiatic language spoken in Ethiopia.


Lolopo

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China.


Bwa

Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo

A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Bati

An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia


SWOH

tlb

(Philippine politics, Internet slang, slightly derogatory, colloquial)

Abbreviation of Sara without the H, referring to "Sara" being a variant of Sarah but without the letter H. The "H" allegedly refers to honesty.

Sara Duterte, 15ᵗʰ vice president of the Philippines


Ilyich

Ильич Ильич#English


Ilyinichna

Ильинична Ильинична#English


Peanut Man

In reference to the family's peanut-growing business.

(US politics) Nickname for Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter Jr.; born 1924), American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.


Tomdaya

(slang) The celebrity couple consisting of actor Tom Holland and actress and singer Zendaya Coleman.


Wokepedia

Wokepedia -- sorry, I mean Wikipedia -- showing more than ever they're a group of far-left political fanatics. They don't bother to hide their activism anymore. Such insecure self-serving nerds that they can't even report reality -- only their paranoid delusions.

Elon Musk has called on his followers to stop donating to Wikipedia which he derogatorily referred to as Wokepedia due to its significant budget allocation for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported New York Post.

2024 December 27, @VileGrim, “Wikipedia at Elon Musk's crosshairs, slams its $50 million DEI budget, calls it 'Wokepedia'”, in The Economic Times:

(slang, derogatory, neologism) Wikipedia.


Sweyn

From Old Norse Sveinn, a name, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”). Doublet of English swain.


Jina

An Afroasiatic language spoken in Cameroon.


Cylon

Learned borrowing from Latin Cylōn or its etymon Ancient Greek Κῠ́λων (Kŭ́lōn).

Now the cittie of Athens had a long time bene vexed and troubled through Cylons heynous offence, euer ſence the yere that Megacles (gouernour of the cittie of Athens) dyd with fayer words handle ſo the confederates of the rebellion of Cylon, which had taken ſanctuarie within the liberties of the temple of Minerua: […]

1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “The Life of Solon”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, […], London: […] Richard Field, →OCLC, page 92:

Now the Cylonian villany had a long while diſtur’d the Commonwealth, even from that time when Megacles the Archon perſwaded the conſpiratours with Cylon that took ſanctuary in Minerva’s Temple, to ſtand to a fair trial; […]

1683, Plutarch, “The Life of Solon”, in Thomas Creech, transl., Plutarchs Lives. Translated from the Greek […], volume I, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 289:

Cylon, the son-in-law of Theagenes, the tyrant of Megara, is said to have failed in an attempt to establish a tyranny of his own at Athens, probably in the 630s.

1987, Ian Morris, “Introduction: the argument”, in Burial and Ancient Society: The Rise of the Greek City-State (New Studies in Archaeology), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 25:

The coup failed to garner the local support Cylon had hoped for, and he abandoned the Acropolis once he and his supporters had been promised fair treatment.

2009, Robin Waterfield, “The Rise and Fall of Alcibiades”, in Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths, London: Faber and Faber, →ISBN, “The War Years” section, page 87:

Cylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE.

It is related of Pythagoras that, after having lived in Crotona nearly twenty years, and soon after the victory gained in 510 b. c. by the Crotoniates, on the river Traeis, over the Sybarites, who were living under the monarchical rule of Telys, he was banished by an opposition party under Cylon, and that he removed to Metapontum and soon afterward died there.

1872, Friedrich Ueberweg, translated by Geo[rge] S[ylvester] Morris, “Pythagoras of Samos and the Pythagoreans”, in History of Philosophy, from Thales to the Present Time. […] (Theological and Philosophical Library: […]), volume I (History of the Ancient and Mediæval Philosophy), New York, N.Y.: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., […], part I (The Philosophy of Antiquity), “First Period of Greek Philosophy” section, “Second Division: Pythagoreanism” subsection, page 45:

“Cylonians” were the followers of the mighty Cylon of Croton who, in 490 B.C., chased Pythagoras out of Croton to Metapontum where he later died.

1997, Clifford A[lan] Pickover, “Notes”, in The Loom of God: Mathematical Tapestries at the Edge of Time, New York, N.Y.: Plenum Trade, →ISBN, page 271:

We also read in Porphyry that for a long time Pythagoras himself and the friends living with him were so greatly admired in Italy that the cities even handed over political responsibility to his pupils. But eventually envy and plotting arose, and in the sources, the beginning of this is associated with a name: Cylon, around whom a catching story grew up.

2005, Christoph Riedweg, translated by Steven Rendall, Christoph Riedweg, and Andreas Schatzmann, “Biographical Information”, in Pythagoras: His Life, Teaching, and Influence, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, →ISBN, section 1 (Fiction and Truth: Ancient Stories about Pythagoras), page 19:

Starting from Aristotle and Aristoxenus, the tradition is unanimous that the conflict between Pythagoras and Cylon was personal and political; […]

2016, Leonid Zhmud, “The Papyrological Tradition on Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans”, in Christian Vassallo, editor, Presocratics and Papyrological Tradition: A Philosophical Reappraisal of the Sources; Proceedings of the International Workshop Held at the University of Trier (22–24 September 2016), Berlin: De Gruyter, published 2019, →ISBN, part II (Pythagoreanism and Beyond), page 118:

Cylon of Croton, a leading citizen of Croton who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509 BCE.


Police Motu

So called for its use by the police force.


Simmie

Usually a diminutive derived from Simeon, Simpson and Simon.


Seshagiri

Borrowed from Sanskrit शेषगिरि (śeṣagiri).


fighting little judge

From his previous work as a high-school boxer and work within the judicial system.

George Wallace, 45th governor of Alabama.


Armatha

(rare) A female given name of primarily 19th and early 20th century usage.


Dmytro

From Byzantine Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios), from Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr, “Demeter”). Doublet of Demetrius and Dimitris.

Дмитро Дмитро#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Дмитро (Dmytro)


Olha

О́льга Ольга#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name О́льга (Ólʹha)


Iryna

From Belarusian and Ukrainian Іри́на (Irýna), akin to English Irene.

A female given name from Ukrainian or Belarusian.

Іри́на Ірина#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Іри́на (Irýna).

A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Ірына (Iryna).


Yaryna

From Ukrainian Яри́на (Jarýna), akin to English Irene.

Яри́на Ярина#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Яри́на (Jarýna).


Kateryna

/ˌkætəˈɹɪnə/

Катери́на Катерина#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Катери́на (Katerýna).


Daryna

Borrowed from Ukrainian Дари́на (Darýna).

bor+

Дари́на Дарина#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Дари́на (Darýna), equivalent to Darina.


Merissa

After a pause she added, “I am Merissa Pritchard.” She began carefully to roll up his sleeve. / He repeated her name, rolling the r’s in typically French fashion, drawing out the syllables and placing special emphasis on the last one. His pronunciation made her name sound musical and exotic, almost seductive. “It is a very lovely name, Merissa.”

1995 November, Gail Eastwood, chapter 7, in The Captain’s Dilemma (Signet Regency romances), New York, N.Y.: Signet, →ISBN, page 72:

If it’s a girl I’ve always loved the sweet name Merissa […]

2014, Richard Pekar, “July 1ˢᵗ 1987”, in The Last Train to Budapest, Morrisville, N.C.: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 27:

“I empty the slop buckets,” the woman said flatly. / “What is your name?” / “Merdie!” shouted a voice from the back. Karn looked to find the offender, as did Sir Loraine, but they did not spot him and no one else reported who it was. / “Your name,” Karn asked quietly and politely. / “Merissa,” the woman answered.

2015, R. J. Robin, chapter 12, in Pillars of Time, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN, pages 194–195:

A female given name, variant of Marissa.


Fighting Bob

Robert M. La Follette, US senator from Wisconsin.


Andriy

From Ukrainian Андрі́й (Andríj, “Andrew”). Doublet of Andrew.

Андрі́й Андрій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Андрі́й (Andríj), equivalent to Andrew.


Aliona

Алёна Алёна#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алёна (Aljóna).

Альо́на Альона#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Альо́на (Alʹóna)


Galyna

Borrowed from Ukrainian Гали́на (Halýna), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Гали́на Галина#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Гали́на (Halýna).


Serhiy

Transliteration of Ukrainian Сергі́й (Serhíj), from Latin Sergius.

translit

Сергі́й Сергій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сергі́й (Serhíj).


Lamut

(historical) Former name of Even, a people and language of Siberia.


Innogen

Derived from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”).

der+

(rare) A female given name from the Celtic languages.


Tetyana

Popular saints' name in the Eastern Orthodox Church, feminine of Latin Tatianus, derivative of Tatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin. Modern English usage is derived from Ukrainian Тетя́на (Tetjána).

Тетя́на Тетяна#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Тетя́на (Tetjána).


Sikandar

A male given name from Persian, equivalent to English Alexander


Oleh

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Оле́г (Oléh), equivalent to Oleg.


Yaroslava

Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Яросла́ва (Jarosláva).

bor

Яросла́ва Ярослава#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Russian, or Ukrainian female given name Яросла́ва (Jarosláva)


Svyatoslav

Святослав Святослав

A romanization of the Russian, Ukrainian male given name from the Slavic languages Святослав. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, Świętosław, Svetislav.

ru:Святослав


Svitlana

Transliteration of Ukrainian Світла́на (Svitlána), from свет (svet, “light”). Made up by Alexander Vostokov in 1802, later borrowed into English and other languages.

translit

Orthodox Christianity
Orthodox Christianity

A female given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.


Daasanach

Daasanach (plural)
Dasenech (alternative)
Daasanech (alternative)
Dathanaik (alternative)
Dathanaic (alternative)
Dathanik (alternative)
Dhaasanac (alternative)

The Omotic language spoken by that group.


Dniprianyn

Calque of Ukrainian дніпря́нин (dniprjányn)


Dniprianka

Calque of Ukrainian дніпря́нка (dniprjánka)


Michigosling

Blend of Michigander + gosling, because the young offspring of a gander (“male goose”) is a gosling.

The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a Michigosling, but the people of the State have got used to this

1947, H. L. Mencken, “Names for Americans”, in American Speech, volume 22, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 241–256:

From Dale E. Pasco of Owosso: "My parents were both one room school teachers and they taught it this way: I'm a Michigander, my wife is a Michigoose, our kids are Michigoslins, so what is the use."

1982, Michigan Natural Resources Magazine, volumes 51-52, page 77:

Gander is male goose. If you use “Michigander,” you should also include “Michigoose” (female) and “Michigosling” (child) in your title.

2014 May 3, Jane Wallin Holt, “Would prefer you called section ‘Michiganian’”, in Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan, Opinion, page A4:

(uncommon, humorous) A child from Michigan, contrasted with a Michigander (“man from Michigan”).


Felisha

With this, the red necklace finally took complete control of Felisha’s mind and body. “I’m free. I’m out of that stupid necklace and I have a new body to control, […] And I hate the name Felisha,” she yelled, “I’m going to call myself Fire Goddess.”

2012, Michael Stone, “Wednesday, January 11th”, in The Tale of Two Necklaces, Chino Valley, Ariz.: One World Press, →ISBN, chapter 2, page 46:

Like everyone else, Papa called Mama Todd, “Sis,” because she hated “Cleva Felisha,” her name.

2014 April 18, Billie H. Wilson, “Before Me, 1931”, in Bug Swamp’s Gold, Bloomigton, Ind.: WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 9:

“I’m Dominick…… what’s your name?” “Felisha.” “That’s a pretty name.[…]”

2017 June 22, Tamara Barnett, “My Life Is Your Life”, in Religion, Romance and Real Life, Ishpeming, Mich.: BookVenture Publishing LLC, →ISBN:

A female given name, variant of Felicia.


Bakhtiari

A dialect of the Luri language spoken by these people.


Chicomuceltec

Chikomuselteko (alternative)
Chicomucelteco (alternative)

An extinct Mayan language formerly spoken in parts of Mexico and Guatemala.


Rajneesh

Borrowed from Hindi रजनीश (rajnīś), from Sanskrit रजनीश (rajanīśa, “moon”, literally “lord of the night”).

der

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.


Dothrakian

Daenerys Targaryen’s nickname evolves from the Dothrakian word for woman, which is “yasi.”

2015 November 12, Tiffany Chen, “'Game of Thrones' David J. Peterson discusses the Invention of Language”, in The Wellesley News:

Both are great fans of fictional constructed languages like Dothrakian from “Game of Thrones” or Klingon from “Star Trek.”

2019 May 6, Edwin J. Viera, “Cornell grad students create language for Captain Marvel”, in Ithaca News:

He hoped they knew one of the three languages he'd learned. Russian, his mother tongue, English immersion to ensure him fully fluent, and Dothrakian because he liked the guttural sound of it.

2021, Eve Langlais, Taming a Bear, unnumbered page:

(rare, fiction, nonstandard) Synonym of Dothraki (language).


Milifan

(colloquial, UK politics) A member of the Milifandom.


kapishche

From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).

(religion, paganism) A shrine or small temple used in Slavic neopaganism.


Ryanne

A female given name, a less common spelling of Ryan.


Marilaque Highway

Blend of Marikina + Rizal + Laguna + Quezon, an acronym for the areas it traverses.

blend

Marikina–Infanta Highway
w:Marikina–Infanta Highway

(Philippines) Marikina–Infanta Highway (a road in the Philippines)


Saffie

A diminutive of the female given name Saffron.

A diminutive of the female given name Sapphire.


Ruund

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.


psychoonomastics

The branch of onomastics studying names from a psycholinguistic point of view


microtoponym

(onomastics) The nomenclature of small local places such as mountains, fields, or sections of forests.


Nadiya

Transliteration of Ukrainian Наді́я (Nadíja), from наді́я (nadíja, “hope”).

transliteration

Наді́я Надія#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Наді́я (Nadíja).


Lyubov

Transliteration of Russian Любовь (Ljubovʹ), from любовь (ljubovʹ, “love”).

Любовь Любовь#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Любовь (Ljubovʹ).


Liubov

Transliteration of Ukrainian Любов (Ljubov), from любов (ljubov, “love”).

Любов Любов#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Любов (Ljubov).


Valya

Валентин Валентин

A male given name, a short form of Валентин.

Валентина Валентина

Валерія Валерія

Валерия Валерия

A female given name, a short form of Валентина, Валерія and Валерия.


Larysa

The director Larysa Kondracki knows how to open an episode of television.

2017 March 1, Sean T. Collins, “‘Legion’ Season 1, Episode 4: Mind Games”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2017-03-07:

Лари́са Лариса#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Лари́са (Larýsa)


Liusya

Лю́ся Люся#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Лю́ся (Ljúsja)


Manya

Маня Маня#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name diminutive Маня (Manja)


Olya

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Оля (Olja)


Stasya

Ста́ся Стася#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name diminutive Ста́ся (Stásja)


Taisiya

Таи́сия Таисия#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Таи́сия (Taísija)

Таїсія Таїсія#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Таїсія (Tajisija)


Vasya

Ва́ся Вася#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Ва́ся (Vásja)


Volodya

Влади́мир Владимир#Russian

Володя Володя

A transliteration of the Russian male given name diminutive Влади́мир (Vladímir), Володя

Володи́мир Володимир#Ukrainian

Володя Володя

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name diminutive Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), Володя


Zhora

Жо́ра Жора#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Жо́ра (Žóra)


Kolya

Ко́ля Коля#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Ко́ля (Kólja)


Kostya

Ко́стя Костя#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Ко́стя (Kóstja)


Lionya

Лёня Лёня#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name diminutive Лёня (Ljónja)

Льоня Льоня#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name diminutive Льоня (Lʹonja)


Slava

Сла́ва Слава#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Сла́ва (Sláva)


Tolya

То́ля Толя#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive То́ля (Tólja)


Shurik

Шу́рик Шурик#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Шу́рик (Šúrik)


Yura

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Ю́ра (Júra)


Zhanna

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Жа́нна (Žánna), Doublet of Johanna and Joanna.

Жа́нна Жанна#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Жа́нна (Žánna)


Zhana

A transliteration of the Belarusian or Macedonian female given name Жана (Žana)


Vinayak

Transliteration of Hindi विनायक (vināyak), Marathi विनायक (vināyak), etc., from Sanskrit विनायक (vināyaka). Doublet of Vinayaka.

translit

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.


Deiran

Someone from Deira (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom)


Caerwyn

Borrowed from Welsh, from caer (“fort”) + gwyn (“white”).


Anzhela

Анжела Анжела#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Анжела (Anžela)

Анжэла Анжэла#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Анжэла (Anžela)


Arsyeniy

Арсе́ній Арсеній#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Арсе́ній (Arsjénij)

Арсе́ний Арсений#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Арсе́ний (Arsénij)


Gleb

A transliteration of the Belarusian or Russian male given name Глеб (Hljeb)


Gerasim

Гера́сім Герасім#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Гера́сім (Hjerásim)

Гера́сим Герасим#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Гера́сим (Gerásim)


Matvey

Матве́й Матвей#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian or Russian male given name Матве́й (Matvjéj)


Sviatlana

Святла́на Святлана#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Святла́на (Svjatlána)


Zosya

A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian female given name diminutive Зо́ся (Zósja)


Ulyana

Улля́на Улляна#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Улля́на (Ulljána)

Улья́на Ульяна#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Улья́на (Ulʹjána)


Khristina

Христи́на Христина#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Христи́на (Hristína)


Khrystyna

Христи́на Христина#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Христи́на (Xrystýna)


Snezhana

Снежана Снежана#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian female given name Снежана (Snežana)


Klavdia

Кла́вдия Клавдия#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Кла́вдия (Klávdija)

Кла́вдія Клавдія#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Кла́вдія (Klávdija)


Klym

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Кли́м (Klým)


Roxolana

Роксола́на Роксолана#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Роксола́на (Roksolána)


Khoma

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Хома́ (Xomá), equivalent to Foma


Yanina

Яні́на Яніна#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Яні́на (Janína)


Olimpiada

Олимпиа́да Олимпиада#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Олимпиа́да (Olimpiáda)

Олімпіа́да Олімпіада#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Олімпіа́да (Olimpiáda)


Ivanko

Ива́нко Иванко#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian male given name diminutive Ива́нко (Ivánko)

Іва́нко Іванко#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name diminutive Іва́нко (Ivánko)


Borya

Бо́ря Боря#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Бо́ря (Bórja)


Fedya

Фёдор Фёдор#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name diminutive Фёдор (Fjódor)

Фе́дір Федір#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name diminutive Фе́дір (Fédir)


Tykhon

Ти́хон Тихон#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Ти́хон (Týxon)


Tikhon

Ти́хон Тихон#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ти́хон (Tíxon)


Leontiy

Лео́нтий Леонтий#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лео́нтий (Leóntij)

Лео́нтій Леонтій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Лео́нтій (Leóntij)


Stas

Стас Стас#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name diminutive Стас (Stas)


Arseniy

Арсе́ній Арсеній#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Арсе́ній (Arsénij)


President Musk

From allegations that Elon Musk has too much control and influence over the second presidency of Donald Trump.

power behind the throne
power behind the throne

(derogatory) Elon Musk (born 1971), regarded as the "power behind the throne" to the 47th president of the United States.


International Sign

A pidgin sign language used as an international auxiliary language.


Apartheid Clyde

From a rhyming pun combining the masculine name Clyde with a reference to Musk's birth in apartheid-era South Africa.

We are apparently stuck here together, Apartheid Clyde and I.

2022 January 25, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, “Becoming Martian”, in The Baffler, number 61:

One account posted an AI image of Musk in a Nazi uniform, writing: “Apartheid Clyde in all his glory spreading misinformation - so here we are! Thank Grok! Can you believe Elon wears that outfit??”

2024 September 4, Rhian Lubin, “X users play Elon Musk at his own game after he posts AI image of Harris as communist dictator”, in The Independent:

In recent months, Apartheid Clyde (as he is nicknamed) has been doing his best to get Donald Trump elected by any means possible.

2024 September 7, Arwa Mahdawi, “Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of 'low T'”, in The Guardian:

(derogatory) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.


Slick Willie

Nickname for Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States.


Mother Monster

It wasn't just the fans that got a name. As the Little Monsters' affection for Gaga grew, many began to see her as a mother figure and started referring to her as "Mother Monster."

2013 May 2, Jackie Huba, Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics, Penguin, →ISBN, page 96:

These features of Little Monsters' investments in Lady Gaga are characterized in the name many use to address the creator and center of their community, "Mother Monster."

2017 October 2, Mark Duffett, Fan Identities and Practices in Context: Dedicated to Music, Routledge, →ISBN, page 73:

A nickname of the American singer and actress Lady Gaga.


Oleksander

Transliteration of Ukrainian Олекса́ндер (Oleksánder).

Oleksander said he had told Zelensky that Kira was “tired but happy” and thanked him for the safe return of his granddaughter. “Nobody believed [it would be possible]. But thank God we managed,” he told CNN.

2022 April 28, Sandi Sidhu, Roman Tymotsko and Oleksandra Titorova, “After epic journey, orphaned Ukrainian girl is reunited with grandfather”, in CNN:

A male given name from Ukrainian, equivalent to English Alexander.


Long Wat

An Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia.


Khroskyabs

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in China.


Lombo

A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Lamang

An Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.


Riang

An Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar and China.


Singpho

A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.


Apali

A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.


Pauwasi

A language family spoken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.


Molof

An unclassified language spoken in Indonesia.


Litzlitz

An Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.


Usaghade

A Lower Cross River language spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.


Leónese

en-adj

Leónese (comparative more Leónese, superlative most Leónese)

more Leónese (comparative)
most Leónese (superlative)

Without going into the political complications in Central America, suffice it to say that Cole had concluded that the liberal government which had granted his contract in Honduras would probably fall if the liberal Leónese revolution of the Democrats failed in Nicaragua.

1972, David I[zatt] Folkman, Jr., “Filibuster Complications”, in The Nicaragua Route, Salt Lake City, Ut.: University of Utah Press, published 1976 (2nd printing), →ISBN, page 70:

What makes this museum opposite Ruinas San Sebastián unmissable is the striking contrast of its main subjects: a quirky collection of life-size papier-mâché figures from Leónese history and legend, handmade by founder Señora Toruña (also represented in glorious papier-mâché), and murals graphically depicting methods the National Guard used to torture prisoners.

2006 October, Paige R Penland, Gary Chandler, Liza Prado, “La XXI & Museo de Leyendas y Mitos”, in Nicaragua & El Salvador, Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet, →ISBN, “Nicaragua” section, “León & North-Western Nicaragua” subsection, “León” subsubsection, page 167, column 2:

A hero, for his ideals, a pariah for his failures, the important thing was that he occupied the attentions and affections of the Leónese community whom he came to emblemize on the world stage played out in Central American affairs of state.

2023, Kathleen T[herese] O’Connor-Bater, “Historical Context of Darío’s Nicaragua”, in The Intellectual and Cultural Worlds of Rubén Darío (Routledge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature), New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, →ISBN, page 9:

Of, from or relating to León, Nicaragua.


Leónese

In 1853 a Nicaraguan president, a Leónese, died a natural death in office (itself an unheard-of occurrence), and in the election that followed, the winner was Fruto Chamorro, the most belligerent of that Granada clan.

1989, Richard West, Hurricane in Nicaragua: A Journey in Search of Revolution, London: Michael Joseph, →ISBN, pages 56–57:

I remain staggered by the warmth and generosity shown me by so many Nicaraguans, particularly the Leónese, who were always willing to take the time to explain the subtle intricacies of daily life in Nicaragua to a less-than-subtle North American.

1993, Eric Selbin, “Acknowledgments”, in Modern Latin American Revolutions, Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, →ISBN, page viii:

Regional forces were already involved in the conflict, with Guatemalan Conservatives assisting the Granadans and Salvadorian Liberals assisting the Leónese.

2005, Luciano Baracco, “The Age of Anarchy”, in Nicaragua: The Imagining of a Nation: From Nineteenth-Century Liberals to Twentieth-Century Sandinistas, New York, N.Y.: Algora Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 2 (From Independence to Client State), page 33:

A native or inhabitant of León, Nicaragua.


Teor

An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.


Lacresha

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Shat

(Yorkshire, colloquial) Skelmanthorpe (a large village in Denby Dale parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England).


Hijra Farsi

The Farsi that hijras speak has nothing in common with the Farsi spoken by speakers of the Persian language and dialects. Hijra Farsi has more in common with the various codeswitching of communities of sexual minorities across the world.

2022 November 28, Vaibhav Saria, Hijras, Lovers, Brothers: Surviving Sex and Poverty in Rural India, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

A secret language spoken by South Asian hijra and kothi communities.