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Bishop
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bishop
English
<dab>
+ (surname)
+ (artillery)
Etymology
From en bishop.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɪʃəp/
Proper noun
~ s
en surnames from common nouns en countable en English occupations.
en countable en male surnames.
en locale c/US.
en city co/Inyo County s/California ; named for nearby Bishop Creek (Inyo County) Bishop Creek, itself named for early settler Samuel Addison Bishop.
en town co/Oconee County s/Georgia ; named for local landowner W. H. Bishop.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Forest City co/Mason County s/Illinois ; named for landowner Henry Bishop.
en ucomm co/Worcester County s/Maryland.
en city co/Nueces County s/Texas ; named for landowner F. Z. Bishop.
en ucomm co/Tazewell County s/Virginia and co/McDowell County s/West Virginia, located on the state line.
en ghost town co/Whitman County s/Washington ; named for two early settlers.
Alternative forms
en Bishopp surname
Derived terms
en Bishopsgate
en Bishopville
Translations
surname and its quivalents
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 畢曉普 Bìxiǎopǔ
French: fr Lévesque
Spanish: es Obispo
Telugu: te బిషప్
given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 畢曉普 Bìxiǎopǔ
Noun
en Titles en bishop, particularly as a title or term of address.
A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during World War II, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.
Translations
title, form of address bishop