PeskyRachel's Personal Name List

Volkov

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Волков(Russian)

Pronounced: VOL-kəf

Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

Trent

Usage: English

Pronounced: TRENT

Personal remark: I really like how it sounds.

Rating: 46% based on 5 votes

Denoted one who lived near the River Trent in England.

Svensson

Usage: Swedish

Rating: 40% based on 5 votes

Means "son of Sven".

McLain

Usage: Scottish

Pronounced: mə-KLAYN(English)

Rating: 30% based on 3 votes

Variant of McLean.

Mancini

Usage: Italian

Pronounced: man-CHEE-nee

Rating: 38% based on 5 votes

Diminutive of Manco.

Leroux

Usage: French

Pronounced: LU-ROO

Rating: 44% based on 5 votes

Means "the red", from Old French ros "red". This was a nickname for a person with red hair.

Hyde

Usage: English

Pronounced: HIED

Personal remark: Sounds like a detective's surname.

Rating: 23% based on 3 votes

From Middle English hide, a unit of land, approximately the size necessary to support a household.

Heffernan

Usage: Irish

Personal remark: Lovely meaning.

Rating: 42% based on 5 votes

From Irish Ó hIfearnáin meaning "descendant of Ifearnán". The byname Ifearnán means "little demon".

Haugen

Usage: Norwegian

Rating: 23% based on 3 votes

Means "hill" in Norwegian, referring to a person who lived on a hilltop.

Dahlman

Usage: Swedish

Rating: 36% based on 5 votes

From Swedish dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "dale, valley" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Burke

Usage: English, Irish

Pronounced: BURK(American English) BUK(British English)

Rating: 48% based on 5 votes

Derived from Middle English burgh meaning "fortress, fortification, castle". It was brought to Ireland in the 12th century by the Norman invader William de Burgh.

Bannister

Usage: English

Pronounced: BAN-is-tər(American English) BAN-is-tə(British English)

Rating: 46% based on 5 votes

From Norman French banastre meaning "basket". This was originally a name for a maker of baskets.