sweetkit's Personal Name List

Probably a habitational name denoting someone originally from any of the multiple locations called Carbajal in León, Asturias, or Zamora in Spain. Alternatively, it may be of pre-Roman origin from the word carbalio meaning "oak", denoting someone who either lived near an oak tree or who was like an oak tree in some way.

This was the name of a family of Marranos (crypto-Jews) in Mexico at the end of the 16th-century through the beginning of the 17th-century, several of whom were executed for Judaizing.

Means "son of Apostol".

Originally denoted a person from the town of Agramunt, Spain. It means "field hill" in Catalan.

Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.

Means "teacher" in Persian.

From Persian عطر ('atr) meaning "fragrance, perfume", ultimately from Arabic. It probably denoted a seller of perfume.

From the given name Azad.

Filipinized form of Bhagat Singh, a combination of Sanskrit भगत (bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion". A notable bearer was Ramon Bagatsing (1916-2006), the 19th Mayor of Manila who was of Indian descent.

Derived from a place name, which was derived from Old English burh "fortification".

Occupational name for a person who raised or hunted birds.

Means "grey wolf" from Turkish boz meaning "grey" and kurt meaning "wolf".

From a place name derived from Old English brad "broad" and beonet "bent grass".

From the name of Bunnag, an 18th-century general of Persian heritage.

Possibly from Old Spanish servanto meaning "servant" or ciervo meaning "stag". A famous bearer was the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616).

From Chinese 柴 (chái) meaning "firewood".

Derived from Russian черный (cherniy) meaning "black".

Means "quiet, shy, coy" from Middle English coi.

Means "lapwing (bird)" in Polish.

Variant of Derryberry.

Means "farmer, peasant" in Persian.

From Spanish ejército meaning "army". A notable bearer was Joseph Ejercito Estrada (1937-), the 13th president of the Philippines.

The surname Ellesmere was first found in Shropshire at Ellesmere, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union.

Means "evangelist" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Means "beautiful child" in Middle English.

Means "fig tree" in German.

From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".

From Middle English, ultimately from Latin fortuna meaning "fortune, luck, chance". This was possibly a nickname for a gambler.

Derived from Polish gaj meaning "grove, thicket".

Means "son of Gela".

From Armenian ղասաբ (ghasab) meaning "butcher", of Arabic origin.

Derived from the given name Giordano.

From the Polish word góra meaning "mountain".

Anglicized form of Swiss German Krähenbühl, meaning "crow hill".

Derived from either archaic Polish gwozd meaning "forest" or gwóźdź meaning "nail".

From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Combination of Old Norse hestr "horse" and skeið "racecourse". This is the name of several paces in England.

Hispanicized form of Quechua waman meaning "falcon, hawk".

From the given name Ignat.

Means "lynx" in Estonian.

From the name of the town of Ingersleben, Germany, which meant "Inge's village".

From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain".

Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Variant of Jewell.

Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".

Derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohen tzedek) meaning "priest of justice", indicating a descendant of Aaron.

From a nickname meaning "red" in Greek.

Means "blackbird" in Slovene.

Means "beardless" in Turkish.

Means "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.

Possibly from Polish kum "godfather, friend" or komięga "raft, barge".

Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.

Means "wave" in Finnish and Estonian.

Means "fox" in Polish, a nickname for a sly person.

Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".

From various places in Spain meaning "moon".

Means "happiness" in Danish.

Of uncertain origin, probably an altered form of Mowbray. Possibly it is derived from an English place name.

Derived from Polish miazga "pulp, crush".

Referred to someone who lived near a pool, derived from South Slavic mlaka meaning "pool, puddle".

From the given name Mauld, a medieval form of Matilda.

From Persian ناظر (nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".

Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").

From the given name Nur.

Means "white mouse" in Thai.

Means "wild olive" in Spanish, originally indicating one who lived near such a tree.

Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin Aureliana meaning "of Aurelius".

From Polish ostrów meaning "river island".

From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.

Derived from the Old English given name Uhtric.

Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".

Indo-Guyanese form of Prasad. This is the most common surname in Guyana.

Means "Friday" in Polish, derived from the word piąty meaning "fifth".

Means "humble" in Czech and Slovak.

From Albanian prift meaning "priest".

Probably a variant of Percival.

Means "jaw" in Spanish, a nickname for someone with a large jaw.

Originally denoted a person from the town of Quiroga in Galicia, Spain.

Hispanicized form of Quechua qispi meaning "free".

From Rauenilde or Ravenild, medieval English forms of the Old Norse given name Hrafnhildr.

From the given name Rexhep.

Means "thrush" in Hungarian.

Means "rose mountain" in German and Swedish. As a Swedish and Jewish name it is ornamental.

Means "son of Rubin" in Russian, though it could also be derived from Russian рубин (rubin) "ruby".

Means "fish" in Polish and Czech, an occupational name for a fisher.

Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.

Occupational name for a blacksmith, literally meaning "swing hammer" in German.

Denoted a person from a town by this name in Buckinghamshire, England. It is derived from that of a river combined with Old English broc "stream".

From the given name Shahbaz.

From a diminutive of Polish sowa meaning "owl".

Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".

Means "blond, fair haired" in Hungarian.

Means "oak" in Estonian. This is among the most common surnames in Estonia.

Possibly from a nickname meaning "addict, opium user" in Turkish.

Means "wood grouse" in Swedish.

From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

From the Navajo suffix -tsʼósí meaning "slender, slim", originally a short form of a longer name such as kiitsʼósí "slender boy", hashkétsʼósí "slender warrior", cháalatsʼósí "slim Charlie", dághaatsʼósí "the one with a slender mustache", dinétsʼósí "slender man", or hastiintsʼósí "slender man".

Derived from Spanish vara "stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.

Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Vera or La Vera from Spanish meaning "shore, bank".

From the village of Vivar, later renamed Vivar del Cid, nowadays part of Quintanilla Vivar located near Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099) known as 'El Cid Campeador' was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain. El Cid became Spain's celebrated national hero and the protagonist of the most significant medieval Spanish epic poem, 'El Cantar de Mio Cid'.

Means "red" in Hungarian, referring to a person with red hair or face.

Derived from the given name Vukašin.

From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit "white" and heafod "head".

Derived from Polish wiatr "wind", a nickname for a quick person.

From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ใหญ่ (yai) meaning "big, large, great".

Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".

Derived from the given name Wine.

Means "son of Xanthos".

Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".

Notable bearers of this surname include the Australian politician Les Yewdale (1928-1999) and the Canadian painter M. A. Yewdale (1908-2000).

From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Derived from Basque zaldi meaning "horse" combined with ibar meaning "valley". This is also the name of a town in Biscay, Spain.

Derived from zec, meaning ''rabbit''.

Occupational name for a silversmith from Yiddish zilber "silver" and schlag "strike".

Means "crane" in Polish, a nickname for a tall person.