Seismology (pronunciation: /saÉªzËmÉlÉdÊi/; from Ancient Greek ÏÎµÎ¹ÏÎ¼ÏÏ (seismÃ³s) meaning earthquake and -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î± (-logÃ­a) meaning study of) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies.
Last name: Bolduc. This interesting and rare name is of Medieval French origin and is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of ribbon and thread, deriving from the French word 'bolduc' meaning, thin ribbon or thread.
[ 3 syll. ro-de-ric(k) , rod-eri-ck ] The baby boy name Roderick is pronounced as R AA D-eh-RihK â . Roderick is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Germanic origins. The name's meaning is famously powerful. A two-element name, it is derived from the elements ' hruod ' meaning fame; 'ric' rich, powerful, ruler. The name was introduced to England by Vikings in the Danelagh and later by Normans at the conquest. By the end of the medieval period, the name had fallen into disuse.