LegendaryMyth's Personal Name List

Ziegenhorn
Usage: Upper German (Archaic)
Pronounced: Zee gen horn(Upper German) Zig in horn(American)
Personal remark: Upper German (Archaic). Goat horn, either 1. the horn of a goat, 2. Goat mountain, or 3. From goat mountain.
Goat horn, either 1. the horn of a goat, 2. Goat mountain, or 3. From goat mountain.
Wray
Usage: English
Personal remark: From Old Norse vrá meaning "corner, nook"
Originally denoted someone who came from any of the various places of this name in northern England, from Old Norse vrá meaning "corner, nook".
Wildblood
Usage: English
Personal remark: From a medieval nickname for a rakish or hot-headed person.
From a medieval nickname for a rakish or hot-headed person.
Van Kann
Usage: Dutch
Personal remark: Means "from Kanne", a town in the province of Limburg in Belgium. The meaning of the town's name is unknown.
Variant of Van Kan.
Vance
Usage: English
Pronounced: VANS
Personal remark: Old English, dweller by a fen
Indicated a dweller by a fen, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, marsh".
Sutton
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SUT-ən
Personal remark: English. From the traditionally English surname meaning "south town".
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From a surname, itself derived from the name of numerous English towns, of Old English origin meaning "south town".
Stoneking
Usage: Cornish, Medieval Cornish
Personal remark: The name originates in Cornwall,
The surname Stoneking was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. The name originates in Cornwall, deriving from the Old English word 'stan', meaning stone, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a prominent stone.
Sovin
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Совин(Russian)
Pronounced: SO-vyin
Derived from Russian сова (sova) meaning "owl". This may have been a nickname for a night person. This is a Russian noble surname.
Sheng
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Pronounced: SHUNG
Personal remark: From Chinese meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
From Chinese 盛 (shèng) meaning "flourishing, prosperous", also referring to the ancient state of Sheng which existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shandong province.
Sebeok
Usage: Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian
Other Scripts: Sebők
Pronounced: see-bee-AWK(Hungarian, Old Hungarian)
Personal remark: From Sebők, a diminutive of Sebestyén.
From Sebők, a diminutive of Sebestyén.
Sanada
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 真田(Japanese Kanji) さなだ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-NA-DA
Personal remark: From Japanese locational name meaning "field, rice paddy".
From Japanese (sana) meaning "real, genuine" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sallow
Usage: English (Rare)
Personal remark: Medieval for willow tree
Sallow comes from the medieval word for willow tree. It is a location surname.
Romagna
Usage: Italian
Personal remark: Latin Romania meaning "land of the Romans".
From the region of Romagna, on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is derived from Latin Romania meaning "land of the Romans".
Ribeiro
Usage: Portuguese
Personal remark: Means "little river, stream" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank".
Means "little river, stream" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank".
Quek
Usage: Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Pronounced: KWEH(Hokkien, Teochew)
Personal remark: Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo. From Chinese meaning "outer city
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo.
Poirier
Usage: French
Personal remark: French, pear tree
Means "pear tree" in French, originally a nickname for someone who lived close to such a tree.
Picot
Usage: French
Personal remark: Norman French
From Old French picot "pointed object pickaxe" a nickname for someone who used such an implement.
Ouyang
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 欧阳(Chinese) 歐陽(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: O-YAHNG
Personal remark: From Chinese 歐 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China, combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "southern face (of a mountain)".
From Chinese 歐 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China, combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "southern face (of a mountain)". The name supposedly originated with a prince of the Yue state that settled in the area surrounding the mountain. This is one of the most common compound Chinese surnames.
Oliveira
Usage: Portuguese
Personal remark: Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.
Okorie
Usage: Igbo
Personal remark: From the given name Okoriee. Means "born on Orie" in Igbo, Orie being one of the days of the Igbo week.
From the given name Okorie.
Motta
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: MAWT-ta
Personal remark: From various names of places around Italy. It is derived from a Gaulish word meaning "hill".
From various names of places around Italy. It is derived from a Gaulish word meaning "hill".
Morgenstern
Usage: German, Jewish
Personal remark: Morning star in German.
Ornamental name meaning "morning star" in German.
Moreno
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: mo-REH-no(Spanish)
Personal remark: From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish and Portuguese.
From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Miyamoto
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 宮本(Japanese Kanji) みやもと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-YA-MO-TO
Personal remark: From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
From Japanese (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).
Minett
Usage: English
Personal remark: From the medieval Minna. Means "love" in Old German, specifically medieval courtly love.
From the medieval given name Minna.
Mekonnen
Usage: Eastern African, Amharic
Other Scripts: መኮንን(Amharic)
Personal remark: Ethiopian surname (from given name), meaning 'aristocrat'.
Variant spelling of Makonnen.
Mejía
Usage: Spanish
Personal remark: Possibly from a nickname derived from Spanish Mesías meaning "Messiah".
Possibly from a nickname derived from Spanish Mesías meaning "Messiah", from Latin Messias, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach) meaning "anointed".
Medvedev
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Медведев(Russian)
Pronounced: myid-VYEH-dyif
Personal remark: From Russian медведь (medved') meaning "bear".
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".
Mead
Usage: English
Personal remark: Lived by a meadow, from Middle English
topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English m?d). metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey
Malloch
Usage: Scottish
Personal remark: Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIain Mhalaich "son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows", which was the family name of the MacGregors of Balhaldie.
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIain Mhalaich "son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows", which was the family name of the MacGregors of Balhaldie. The Ian from whom the name is derived died in the early 16th century.
Mahdavi
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: مهدوی(Persian)
Personal remark: From the given name Mahdi.
From the given name Mahdi.
Magnusson
Usage: Swedish
Pronounced: MANG-nuy-sawn
Personal remark: Means "son of MAGNUS".
Means "son of Magnus".
Maeda
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 前田(Japanese Kanji) まえだ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-EH-DA
From Japanese (mae) meaning "front, forward" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Lorén
Usage: Spanish
Personal remark: A variant of the Spanish personal name Llorente.
A variant of the Spanish personal name Llorente.
Lockwood
Usage: English
Personal remark: From an English place name meaning "enclosure forest".
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From an English place name meaning "enclosed wood".
Linwood
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN-wuwd
Personal remark: Originally derived from a place name meaning "stream forest" in Old English.
Originally from place names meaning "linden tree forest" in Old English.
Lawrence
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAWR-əns
Personal remark: Derived from the given name LAURENCE.
Derived from the given name Laurence 1. Famous bearers include revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) and author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930).
Lang
Usage: German, Danish, Norwegian
Personal remark: German, Danish and Norwegian cognate of LONG.
German, Danish and Norwegian cognate of Long.
Lamb
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAM
Personal remark: A nickname for a gentle or malleable person or an occupational name for someone who raised or cared for young sheep. Can take the form Lum.
From the name of the animal, perhaps a nickname for a shy person.
Kos
Usage: Slovene
Personal remark: Means "blackbird".
Means "blackbird" in Slovene.
Kirwan
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: KU-wən(British English) KUR-wən(American English)
Personal remark: From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Khoo
Usage: Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Pronounced: KOO(Hokkien)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Qiu.
Kelly 2
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: KEHL-ee(English)
Personal remark: From a Scottish place name derived from coille "grove".
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From a Scottish place name derived from coille meaning "grove".
Kaur
Usage: Indian (Sikh)
Other Scripts: ਕੌਰ(Gurmukhi)
Personal remark: Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit (kumari) meaning "girl".
Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumari) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.
Ikeda
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 池田(Japanese Kanji) いけだ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: EE-KEH-DA
Personal remark: From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
From Japanese (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hunter
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: HUN-tər(English)
Personal remark: Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta.
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Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta.
Hunnacott
Usage: English
Personal remark: From Old English hunig "honey" or the given name Huna combined with cot "cottage". This is the name of a small town in Devon, England.
From Old English hunig "honey" or the given name Huna combined with cot "cottage". This is the name of a small town in Devon, England.
Hsu 1
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Pronounced: SHUY
Personal remark: Alternate transcription of Chinese Xu, referring to the minor state of Xu, which existed to the 4th century BC in what is now Henan province.
Alternate transcription of Chinese (see Xu 1).
Holt
Usage: English, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Pronounced: HOLT(English)
Personal remark: From Old English, Old Dutch and Old Norse holt meaning "forest".
From Old English, Old Dutch and Old Norse holt meaning "forest".
Hawk
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAWK
Personal remark: Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner, derived from Old English heafoc "hawk".
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Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner, derived from Old English hafoc "hawk".
Harrington
Usage: English
Personal remark: From Old English word meaning "hare town"
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
From the name of towns in England, meaning either "Hæfer's town" or "stony town" in Old English.
Gwynne
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: gw-ih-n
Personal remark: Means "white" or "blessed"
Means "white" or "blessed"
Gott
Usage: German
Personal remark: Derived from the Old German given name Goda, derived from the element guot meaning "good" or got meaning "god".
Derived from the Old German given name Goda 1.
Fox
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAHKS
Personal remark: From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.
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From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.
Fern
Usage: English
Fay 1
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: FAY(English)
Personal remark: Derived from various places named Fay or Faye in northern France, derived from Old French fau "beech tree", from Latin fagus
Referred to a person who came from various places named Fay or Faye in northern France, derived from Old French fau "beech tree", from Latin fagus.
Farahani
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: فراهانی(Persian)
Pronounced: fa-raw-haw-NEE
Personal remark: Indicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran.
Indicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran, of unknown meaning.
Eklund
Usage: Swedish
Personal remark: From Swedish. Composed of the elements ek "oak" and lund "grove".
From Swedish ek (Old Norse eik) meaning "oak" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".
Duxbury
Usage: English
Personal remark: Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, recorded in the early 13th century as D(e)ukesbiri.
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, recorded in the early 13th century as D(e)ukesbiri, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Deowuc or Duc(c) (both of uncertain origin) + Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke).
Daddario
Usage: Italian
Personal remark: Variant of D'Addario. From the given name Addario.
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Variant of D'Addario.
Croft
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRAWFT
Personal remark: From Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".
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From Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".
Chastain
Usage: French
Personal remark: From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair.
From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair.
Ceretti
Usage: Italian (Tuscan), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Personal remark: This surname may denote the original bearer having lived around Turkey Oaks in Tuscany, Italy.
The surname Cerri is derived from the Italian word cerro, which means bitter or Turkey oak. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di", which signifies emigration from one place to another.

Sicilian cirritu "Turkey oak grove"

This surname may denote the original bearer having lived around Turkey Oaks in Tuscany, Italy. A relation of this locational surname is Cerrito.

Alternatively, the surname Cerri may have originated as a nickname derived from the Italian word cerro, meaning 'hair' or 'curl', for someone who had curly hair.

Bray
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAY
Personal remark: From a place name derived from Cornish bre "hill".
From a place name derived from Cornish bre "hill".
Blackwood
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: BLAK-wuwd(English)
Personal remark: From an English place name meaning "black wood".
From an English place name meaning "black wood".
Björnsson
Usage: Swedish, Icelandic
Personal remark: From an Old Norse byname derived from bjǫrn, meaning son of Bjorn- "bear".
Means "son of Björn".
Bellini
Usage: Italian
Personal remark: From Italian bello meaning "beautiful".
From Italian bello meaning "beautiful".
Backus
Usage: English
Personal remark: Means "bakery", an occupational name for a baker, from Old English bæchus literally "bake house".
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Means "bakery", an occupational name for a baker, from Old English bæchus literally "bake house".
Bačić
Usage: Croatian
Personal remark: Croatian.
Babington
Usage: English
Personal remark: Habitational name for someone from Babington in Somerset.
Habitational name for someone from Babington in Somerset or Great or Little Bavington in Northumberland, named with the Old English personal name Babba + the connective particle -ing- meaning "associated with", "named after" + tūn meaning "settlement".
Atwood
Usage: English
Pronounced: AT-wuwd
Personal remark: From Middle English meaning "dweller at the wood".
From Middle English meaning "dweller at the wood".
Arora
Usage: Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Other Scripts: अरोड़ा(Hindi) ਅਰੋੜਾ(Gurmukhi)
Pronounced: ə-RO-rah(Hindi)
Personal remark: From the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan.
From the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और (aur) meaning "more, also".
Anaya
Usage: Spanish
Personal remark: From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".
From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".
Almánzar
Usage: Spanish (Caribbean)
Pronounced: al-MAN-thar(European Spanish) al-MAN-sar(Latin American Spanish)
Personal remark: Derived from Arabic المنظر (al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout".
Derived from Arabic المنظر (al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout". This surname is primarily used in the Dominican Republic.
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