Meaning and Origin
What does the name Lord mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Jamaica says the name Lord means "Leader".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Lord means "King of the universe".
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Lord means "Ruler" and is of African American origin.
Etymology: Cf. Gr. � bent so as to be convex in front
- One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor."But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion." [Shak.]"Man over men He made not lord." [Milton.]
- A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank.(Eng)
- A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc. (Eng)
- A husband."My lordbeing old also." [Gen. xviii. 12.]"Thou worthy lord Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee." [Shak.]
- [Feudal Law] One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor.
- The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
- [Christianity] The Savior; Jesus Christ.
Note: ☞ When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
Etymology: OE. lord laverd loverd, AS. hlāford, for hlāfweard, i. e., bread keeper; hlāf bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf, and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird Lady
- To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.(R)
- To rule or preside over as a lord.(R)
- Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- A titled peer of the realm
- A person who has general authority over others
- Make a lord of someone
See lord.
In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I am what I am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term drighten, Drighten.
- The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
- (Judaism, Islam) The God of Abraham and the Jewish scriptures.
- (Christianity) God the Father; the Godhead.
- (Christianity) Jesus Christ, God the Son.
- (religion) Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper.
- A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used as a shortened form for a Lord of the Manor and Lord Proprietor.
- A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).
- Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
- An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
- The elected president of a festival.
- (Wicca) A high priest.
Lord was also found in the following language(s): German