elreylion's Personal Name List

Originally indicated the bearer was from a town of this name, derived from Old English sumor "summer" and feld "field".

From German Seele meaning "soul" and Freund meaning "friend".

Habitational name from Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire, so named from the Old Norse byname Skarði + Old Norse borg "fortress", "fortified town".

Means "rose bushes" in Spanish.

Originally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern France called Romilly or from Romiley in England.

Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh meaning "descendant of Rabhartach". The given name Rabhartach means "flood tide".

From a nickname meaning "old stomach" in Italian.

Means "from the mountain" in Italian.

Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", referring to a silk merchant or another occupation dealing with silk.

Occupational name meaning "sentry, sentinel" in Italian, also a locative name referring to a person who lived near a watchtower. Fiorello Laguardia (1882-1947) was the first mayor of New York of Italian origin.

Means "curly" in Greek, referring to a person with curly hair.

Nickname for an inveterate gambler, a crafty person, or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English hasard via Old French hasart "dice game, game of chance", later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises. The word derives from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr) meaning "the dice". It appears to have been picked up in the Holy Land and brought back to Europe by Provençal crusaders.

From a nickname meaning "war", given to a belligerent person or one engaged in warfare.

Means "son of Flip".

Means "son of Gerald" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror. A famous bearer was Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), an American jazz singer.

Anglicized (typically American) form of MacFhionnlaigh.

From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".

From a given name, ultimately the Germanic name Faroald.

From a place name meaning "fern stream", from Old English fearn "fern" and burna "stream".

Derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".

From the old Italian given name Conforto meaning "comfort".

From a derivative of Italian colomba "dove" indicating a house where doves were held.

Spanish cognate of Castle.

Northern Italian variant of Carnevale.

Probably indicated someone from the town of Les Bottereaux in Normandy, itself derived from Old French bot "toad".

From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.

Means "silver" in Greek.