Increase
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Increase is a rare given name most famously borne by Increase Mather, a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political figure.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ rare given name ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine blessing
ⓘ
spiritual growth ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Puritan naming tradition ⓘ |
| etymology | English word "increase" meaning "to grow" or "to become greater" ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | masculine name ⓘ |
| grammaticalCategory | proper noun ⓘ |
| hasGivenNameBearer |
Increase A. Lapham
ⓘ
Increase Carpenter ⓘ Increase Mather ⓘ Increase Moseley ⓘ Sumner ⓘ
surface form:
Increase Sumner
|
| hasShortForm | no commonly used diminutive ⓘ |
| historicalUsageContext |
English-speaking Protestants
ⓘ
colonial America ⓘ |
| lexicalClassInModernEnglish | also a common noun and verb ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | English ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
abstract quality name
ⓘ
virtue name ⓘ |
| nameStatus | archaic ⓘ |
| nameType | first name ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Increase Mather ⓘ |
| popularity | very uncommon ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Puritanism ⓘ |
| semanticField |
growth
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ |
| usagePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| usageRegion | New England ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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