Previous Names of the Day
Mar 25th
Dunbar Scottish
From the name of a town in East Lothian, Scotland, derived from Gaelic
dùn meaning "fort" and
barr meaning "summit", so called from its situation on a rock that projects into the sea.
Mar 24th
Korošec Slovene
Originally indicated a person from Koroška (Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state, now divided between Slovenia and Austria.
Mar 23rd
Grillo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning
"cricket", perhaps given originally to a cheerful person (the cricket is associated with cheerfulness).
Mar 22nd
Huber German
Occupational name for a farmer, derived from Old High German
huoba "plot of land, farm".
Mar 21st
Pajari Finnish
Means
"boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title
боярин (boyarin).
Mar 20th
Schenk German, Dutch
From Middle High German, Middle Dutch
schenke meaning
"wine server" (from Old High German
scenken "to pour out").
Mar 19th
Muñoz Spanish
Patronymic derived from the medieval Spanish given name
Muño, from Latin
Munnius, possibly of Germanic origin.