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.
May 20th
Abadjiev   Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиев (see Abadzhiev).