CHEVALIER FrenchFrom a nickname derived from French
chevalier meaning
"knight", itself from
cheval meaning "horse", ultimately from Latin
caballus.
DUKE EnglishFrom the noble title, which was originally from Latin
dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.
EARL EnglishFrom the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English
eorl meaning
"nobleman, warrior". It was either a nickname for one who acted like an earl, or an occupational name for a person employed by an earl.
FÜRST GermanFrom a nickname meaning
"(sovereign) prince" in German. The word
fürst itself is derived from Old High German
furisto "first".
HEEREN DutchFrom Dutch
heer "lord, master", a nickname for a person who acted like a lord or who worked for a lord.
HERZOG GermanFrom a German title meaning
"duke", a nickname for a person who either acted like a duke or worked in a duke's household.
HRABĚ CzechMeans
"count" in Czech, perhaps used to denote someone who worked for a count or acted like a count.
JONKER DutchFrom the Dutch title
jonkheer meaning
"young lord". It was originally a medieval noble designation (not an actual title) for a young nobleman.
KAISER GermanFrom Middle High German
keiser meaning
"emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name
CAESAR.
KAUR Indian (Sikh)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.
KING EnglishFrom Old English
cyning "king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king.
KRÓL PolishMeans
"king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.
KUMAR Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, TamilMeans
"boy, prince" in Sanskrit.
QUEEN EnglishFrom a given name that was derived from Old English
cwen meaning
"queen, woman". In some occurrences it may have been a nickname.
REY (1) English, Spanish, French, CatalanMeans
"king" in Old French, Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin
rex (genitive
regis), perhaps originally denoting someone who acted like a king.