Bishop

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 unincorporatedcommunity in Illinois; named for landowner Henry Bishop.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Maryland.
   6. An unincorporatedcommunity 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

given name

title, form of address — see bishop

surname equivalents

French: Lévesque (fr)

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.