BELCHER EnglishFrom a Middle English version of Old French
bel chiere meaning
"beautiful face". It later came to refer to a person who had a cheerful and pleasant temperament.
BENENATI ItalianMeans
"son of Benenato", a given name derived from Latin
bene "good, well" and
natus "good".
BONFILS FrenchDerived from Old French
bon fils meaning
"good son".
BONNER EnglishFrom Middle English
boneire "kind, courteous", derived from Norman French
bon aire "good bloodline".
BUNKER EnglishDerived from Old French
bon cuer meaning
"good heart".
CARIDEO ItalianOriginally denoted someone from San Pietro di Caridà, a town in Calabria. The town's name may be derived from Greek
χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".
CODY IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Cuidighthigh meaning
"descendant of CUIDIGHTHEACH". A famous bearer was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).
CONNOLLY IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Conghalaigh, which means
"descendant of Conghalach".
Conghalach is a nickname meaning "valiant".
CURTIS EnglishNickname for a courteous person, derived from Old French
curteis meaning
"refined, courtly".
DEMPSEY IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Díomasaigh meaning
"descendant of Díomasach", a given name meaning "proud".
DEVIN (2) EnglishNickname for a person who acted divinely, from Old French
devin "divine", ultimately from Latin.
DONNELLY IrishFrom Irish
Ó Donnghaile meaning
"descendant of Donnghal". The given name
Donnghal means "brown valour", from
donn "brown" and
gal "valour". This surname is associated with the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
FROMM GermanFrom a nickname derived from Middle High German
vrom meaning
"noble, honourable".
GOOD EnglishFrom a nickname meaning
"good", referring to a kindly person.
HERTZ GermanDerived from Middle High German
herze meaning
"heart", a nickname for a big-hearted person.
HOPE EnglishDerived from Middle English
hop meaning
"small valley".
KEEFE IrishAnglicized form of the Irish
Ó Caoimh meaning
"descendant of CAOMH".
KEEN EnglishFrom Old English
cene meaning
"bold, brave".
MCRAE ScottishFrom the Gaelic
Mag Raith meaning
"son of Rath", a given name meaning "prosperity" or "grace".
MERRILL (2) EnglishFrom the name of various places in England, derived from Old English
myrige "pleasant" and
hyll "hill".
Ó MAOLMHUAIDH IrishMeans
"descendant of Maolmhuadh",
Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic
maol meaning "chief" and
muadh meaning "proud, noble".
PROULX FrenchDerived from Old French
preu meaning
"valiant, brave".
SENFT (2) GermanNickname for a helpful, kind person, from Old High German
semfti meaning
"soft, accommodating".
SONNEN GermanMeans
"sun" from Middle High German
sunne. It probably denoted someone of cheerful temperament or a person who lived in a sunny area.
STABILE ItalianFrom the medieval Italian given name
Stabile meaning
"stable, firm".
STARK English, GermanFrom a nickname meaning
"strong, rigid", from Old English
stearc or Old High German
stark.
SÜß GermanFrom Old High German
suozi meaning
"sweet".
SWEET EnglishFrom a nickname meaning
"sweet, pleasant", from Old English
swete.
WALLER (1) EnglishDerived from Old French
gallier meaning
"person with a pleasant temper".