Love EnglishFrom the Old English given name
Lufu meaning "love".
MacBeth ScottishDerived from the Gaelic given name
Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.
Macháň CzechDerived from the given name
Mach, a Czech diminutive of
Matěj and other given names beginning with
Ma.
Mendel 2 GermanDerived from a diminutive of the given name
Meino. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.
Merkel GermanFrom a diminutive of the given name
Markus. A notable bearer is the German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).
Monet FrenchDerived from either of the given names
Hamon or
Edmond. A famous bearer was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).
Nisi ItalianMeans
"son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name
Nisus.
Noel French, EnglishEither from the given name
Noël, or else derived directly from Old French
noel "Christmas" and given to a person who had a particular connection with the holiday.
Poletti ItalianFrom a diminutive of the given name
Paolo. This name is typical of northern and central Italy.
Rayne English, FrenchDerived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element
ragin meaning "advice, counsel".
Royce EnglishOriginally derived from the medieval given name
Royse, a variant of
Rose.
Ruzzier ItalianFrom a dialectal variant of
Ruggiero. It is typical of northeastern Italy, the area around Trieste.
Siegel 2 GermanDerived from the diminutive of Germanic given names beginning with the element
sigu meaning "victory".
Sienkiewicz PolishPatronymic from the given name
Sienko, an old diminutive of
Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
Sitz 1 GermanDerived from a given name beginning with the Germanic element
sigu meaning "victory".