Previous Names of the Day
May 26th
Black English
Means either
"black" (from Old English
blæc) or
"pale" (from Old English
blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.
May 25th
Schwarzenegger German
From a place name, derived from Old High German
swarz meaning "black" and
ekka meaning "edge, corner". A famous bearer of this name is actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-).
May 24th
Courtenay 1 English
From the name of towns in France that were originally derivatives of the Gallo-Roman personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus "short".
May 23rd
Kirchner German
Derived from Middle High German
kirchenaere meaning
"sexton".
May 22nd
Griffin 2 English
Nickname from the mythological beast with body of a lion with head and wings of an eagle. It is ultimately from Greek
γρύψ (gryps).
May 21st
Nagel German, Dutch
Means
"nail" in German and Dutch, an occupational name for a carpenter or nailsmith.