Previous Names of the Day

Hurst   English
Originally a name for a person who lived near a thicket of trees, from Old English hyrst "thicket".

Skalický   Czech, Slovak
Indicated the original bearer came from a place named Skalice, Skalica or Skalička in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, derived from the Slavic root skala meaning "rock".

Sutherland   Scottish
Regional name for a person who came from the former county by this name in Scotland. It is derived from Old Norse suðr "south" and land "land", because it was south of the Norse colony of Orkney.

Lombardi   Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".

Plamondon   French
Derived from French plat "flat" and mont "mountain", referring to someone who lived near a flat-topped mountain.

Böhm   German
Originally indicated a person from the region of Bohemia (Böhmen in German).

Bezuidenhout   Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.