Previous Names of the Day

Close   English
From Middle English clos meaning "enclosure", a topographic name for someone who lived near a courtyard or farmyard.

Abney   English
From the name of a town in Derbyshire, derived from Old English meaning "Abba's island".

Borgnino   Italian
From a nickname derived from the Piedmontese dialect word borgno meaning "one-eyed". This was the real surname of American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).

Liang   Chinese
From Chinese 梁 (liáng) referring to the ancient state of Liang, which existed from the 8th to 7th centuries BC in what is now Shaanxi province.

Vela   Spanish
Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".

Womack   English
Of uncertain origin. One theory suggests that it indicated a dweller by a hollow oak tree, derived from Old English womb "hollow" and ac "oak".

Carlisle   English
From the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of Lugus". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city.