Bishop

See also: bishop

English

Etymology

From bishop.

Proper noun

Bishop (countable and uncountable, plural Bishops)

1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation.
2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in Inyo County, California; named for nearby Bishop Creek, itself named for early settler Samuel Addison Bishop.
   2. A city in Texas; named for landowner F. Z. Bishop.
   3. A town in Georgia; named for local landowner W. H. Bishop.
   4. An unincorporated community in Illinois; named for landowner Henry Bishop.
   5. An unincorporated community in Maryland.
   6. An unincorporated community in Virginia and West Virginia.
   7. A ghost town in Washington; named for two early settlers.

Alternative forms

• Bishopp (surname)

Derived terms

• Bishopville

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 畢曉普 / 毕晓普 (Bìxiǎopǔ)

surname equivalents

• French: Lévesque (fr)
• Spanish: Obispo
• Telugu: బిషప్ (biṣap)

given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 畢曉普 / 毕晓普 (Bìxiǎopǔ)

Noun

Bishop (plural Bishops)

1. Alternative letter-case form of bishop, particularly as a title or term of address.
2. 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 — see bishop