"Stokes" meaning in English

See Stokes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Stokes
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Stokes-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, north Queensland, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in Queensland, Australia
    Sense id: en-Stokes-en-name-9FSEbvzc
  3. A census-designated place in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in North Carolina, USA, Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Stokes-en-name-kAMVSrp4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 70 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 69 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 67 22
  4. Four townships in the United States, two each in Minnesota and Ohio. Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Kelvin-Stokes theorem, Stokes Bay, Stokes-Cartan theorem, Stokes County, Stokes flow, stokesia, stokesite, stokeslet, Stokes' theorem
    Sense id: en-Stokes-en-name-kB9f9-m3 Categories (other): Townships
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