kozykozlowski's Personal Name List

Whitaker
Usage: English
From a place name composed of Old English hwit "white" and æcer "field".
Verona
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: veh-RO-na
From the name of the city of Verona, one of the most important historical cities of northern Italy. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain.
Sewick
Usage: English
Pronounced: SEH-wik
Derived from Sedgwick.
Self
Usage: English
East Anglian surname, from the medieval English masculine name Saulf which was derived from the Old English elements "sea" and wulf "wolf".
Selby
Usage: English
Pronounced: SEHL-bee
From the name of a village that meant "willow farm" in Old English.
Rosenthal
Usage: German, Jewish
name for any of numerous places named rosenthal or rosendahl. means " rose valley"
Reyes
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: REH-yehs
Spanish variant of Rey 1.
Mcallister
Usage: Scottish, Irish
Variant of McAlister.
Lombardi
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: lom-BAR-dee
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".
Lloyd
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: LOID(Welsh)
Originally a nickname from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey".
Lindberg
Usage: Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and berg meaning "mountain".
Kozłowski
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: kawz-WAWF-skee
Originally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish kozioł meaning "male goat".
Huckabee
Usage: English
Pronounced: HU-kə-bee
This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".

Another possibility is that Huckaby originated as a habitational name, derived from Uckerby, in North Yorkshire, England; this place name is derived from two Old Norse elements: the first is thought to be an unattested Old Norse personal name, either Úkyrri or Útkári; the second element is býr, meaning "farmstead".

Foster 3
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAWS-tər
Occupational name for a maker of saddle trees, derived from Old French fustier.
Farrow
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAR-ow
Northern English: hyper-corrected form of Farrar, occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. The original -ar or -er ending of this name came to be regarded as an error, and was changed to -ow.
Eastley
Usage: English
A Saxon village called East Leah has been recorded to have existed since 932 AD. (Leah is an ancient Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'a clearing in a forest'). There is additional evidence of this settlement in a survey from the time which details land in North Stoneham being granted by King Æthelstan to his military aid, Alfred in 932 AD. The prefix 'Est' or 'East' is thought to refer to its location relative to the established settlement of Baddesley. The Domesday Book of 1086 gives a more detailed account of the settlement, which is referred to as 'Estleie'.
Dietrich
Usage: German
Pronounced: DEET-rikh
Derived from the given name Dietrich.
Delaney 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: di-LAYN-ee
Derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".
Decker
Usage: German
Pronounced: DEHK-ər
Cognate of Dekker.
Childress
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHIL-jres, CHIL-dris
Variant of Childers.
Castellanos
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: kas-teh-YA-nos
Habitational name from any of various places called Castellanos, derived from Spanish castellano meaning "Castilian".
Beckett
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEHK-it
Originally a diminutive of Beck 1 or Beck 3.
Affini
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: af-FEE-nee
From Latin affinis meaning "neighbouring, kindred".
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