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, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. This point is distinct from Earth's North Magnetic Pole. The South Pole is the other point where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, in Antarctica. Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun and once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to the stars (see below).