BABESNE: Basque name meaning protection. BERGDIS: Old Norse name composed of the elements bjarga to rescue and dÃ­s goddess, woman, hence rescue-goddess. BRANISLAVA (Serbian: ÐÑÐ°Ð½Ð¸ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð°): Feminine form of Serbian Branislav, meaning glorious protector.
pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. 1  barge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. 2  microphone boom, boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set.
The North Pole sits in the Arctic Ocean and is the northernmost point of the Earth's axis. (It is not the same as the North Magnetic Pole, which is the point at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically downwards.) The pole is about 725 kilometres (450 miles) north of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark.