Gnome (disambiguation)

Gnome may refer to:

• Gnome, a legendary creature in alchemy and in modern fantasy fiction
• Any domestic spirit or similar creature in English translation of non-English folklore
• Garden gnomes, figurines used as lawn ornaments
• Gnome (rhetoric), saying or maxim providing instruction in compact form

Variations on the mythological creature appear in many fantasy works and in derivative items such as games. Examples include:

• English name of the Noldor, one of the tribes of Elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, called Gnomes in Tolkien's early works
• Gnomes (Discworld), the smallest humanoid species in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
• Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons), a race in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
  • Gnome (Dragonlance), a spin-off of the Dungeons & Dragons gnome
• Gnomes (Warcraft)

Gnome or GNOME may also refer to:

Fictional characters

• Lord Gnome, the fictional proprietor of Private Eye magazine.
• Gnome (DC comics), a member of the DC Comics superhero team Elementals
• Gnome, a villain appearing in the Marvel Comics series Nightmask
• Big Ears, Make Way for Noddy

Fictional works

• "Gnomes" (South Park episode)
• Gnomes (book), a 1977 book, one in a series of books, written by Wil Huygen and illustrated by Rien Poortvliet
  • Gnomes (film), a 1980 film based on the book

Games

• G-Nome, a PC game

Brands and companies

• Gnome Engine Company, an aircraft engine manufacturer
• Gnome Press, a small-press publishing company known for publishing many science fiction classics (1948 - 1962).
• Rolls-Royce Gnome, an aircraft engine
• Sky Gnome, a device for accessing radio channels and digital television

In history and politics

• Project Gnome, a nuclear test in 1961
• Ramón Mercader, a foreign agent of the USSR codenamed GNOME, who assassinated Leon Trotsky

In music

• The Gnome, a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd
• The Laughing Gnome, a novelty song by David Bowie

In computing

• GNOME is a desktop environment software for computers running GNU/Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It contains a planner that is sometimes referred to as GNOME Project.
• Gandalf NOvice prograMming Environment, a former experimental programming environment from Carnegie Mellon
• GNO/ME, short for the GNO Multitasking Environment, for the Apple IIGS computer
• Gnome sort, a sorting algorthim

Other

• Gnomes of Zürich, disparaging term for Swiss bankers