Previous Names of the Day

Mar 28th
Mata   Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".
Mar 27th
Tarantino   Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).
Mar 26th
Glöckner   German
Derived from Middle High German glocke "bell". It may have referred to a person who worked at or lived close to a bell tower.
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".