CHIMANIMANI MOUNTAINS. The original name may have been chimwenjemwenje, mwenje being the word for a "light" or "torch". At certain times of the day these mountains look as if they are covered with fragments of light as the sun makes them sparkle. Alternate meaning: "a narrow defile"....
Out of the 70 mountains profiled, only 41 are actually considered mountains. The rest are technically either a massif or a volcano (or a dome in one instance). Amassif(French for ‘massive’) is produced when a hard, unbendable rock is pushed towards the surface. They can also be forme...
The local government in Sonora, Mexico, prevents children from being registered with names that might be construed as derogatory, pejorative, discriminatory, or devoid of meaning—or that would expose kids to ridicule. We can only imagine the mean rhymes the classmates of little “All Power” wou...
Fonio is the most widely distributed and its vernacular names fall into two significant subgroups, in the Mande/Atlantic area of West Africa and in Central Nigeria. Iburu names are only recorded for Nigeria, although there is another region of cultivation in the Atakora mountains in Benin. ...
Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. appian adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Appius. aquitanian adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony. arabian noun (n.) A native of Arabia; an Arab. ...
tomaleynoun(n.) The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled; -- called also tomalline. trolleynoun(n.) Alt. of Trolly valleynoun(n.) The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, includi...
Idalia is a girl’s name of Greek origin. Idalia has a beautiful that means ‘behold the sun’. 38. Kyra Kyra, a girl’s name of Greek origin, means ‘sun God’. 39. Kalinda Kalinda is a Hindi name meaning ‘sun’. This rhythmic name relates to the Kalinda Mountains, from which...
Most species naturally live in the mountains, usually under the cover of other plants. Because of this, they require moderate temperatures and light, which can easily be found and controlled inside of homes. However, some indoor gardeners shy away from growing them because their care can be ...
Meaning: From the mountains Alternative Spellings & Variations: Siera, Syera, Seara, Sierrah Famous Namesakes: Actress Sierra McCormick, singer Sierra Swan Peak Popularity: Sierra made the top 1,000 in 1978. It was most popular in 1999 at a rank of 49, but has dropped to the 400s in re...
–Monkeys and Mountains Unique travel blog names From here on out, you’ll find travel names that haven’t been used before: –The wise wanderer –Gallivanting the globe –The nifty nomad –Voyager Vistas –Passport Pilgrimages –Sailing silently ...