Kira_Kriv's Personal Name List

A habitational surname that originates from a lost medieval site or village of Norse origins.

Derived from "Wichnare," meaning an estate steward or bailiff, and the Anglo-Saxon "ham," meaning the steward's house.

English British surname originating as a place name. There are several Westbury villages, parishes and even Manors across England that have given the name Westbury to people who take up residence in or come from those places.

An example of this is in Kent in the parish of Wateringbury, there was a Westbery manor, which burnt down in the early 1900's. A family of Westbery/Westbury derived there surname from living in the Manor in the 1300-1400's.

Further examples include the 1st Head Master of Eton, a William Westbury in the 1400's, who derived his name from the village of Westbury in Wiltshire.

Other Westburys have be known to derive surnames from Gloucester, Shropshire, and Somerset. Potential other counties include Bedfordshire. Well known locations for Westbury's are Wiltshire, Warwickshire, London, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire.

By the 1500's with the introduction of parish records by Henry the 8th, it was necessary to record surnames. This led to it being established as a permanent surname. Over the centuries of being recorded by relgious offcials numerous variants have resulted.

Means "German" in Swedish. It probably started out as a nickname for someone who had immigrated from Germany or for someone who had German ancestry. It could also be a 'soldier name' and refer to the military unit someone belonged to. Soldier names became common in Sweden in the 17th and 18th century when patronymic surnames were the norm. When joining the army, the soldiers needed a unique surname in order to distinguish them from each other. The names could be taken from a trait (like one's ancestry), or from military terms (like the military unit one belonged to).

From the place name St Clair

Clan Sinclair is a Scottish clan, which held lands in the highlands; thought to have come to Scotland from France after the Norman invasion.

From the Anglo-Saxons influence in England. Said to be derived from the ancient Sibbelee, a woman’s Christian name, and has been traced through Sibilla, Sybbly, and finally Sibley. Sibilla was the name of a Greek princess who uttered the ancient oracles, and is represented on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The present Christian name Sybil (meaning a prophetess) is also from the same source. Spelling variations include Siblee, Sibleigh, Siblie, Sibly, Sibbly, Sibely, Sibili, Sibble, Sybly and Sybley. Spelling variations were frequent in the Middle Ages, even between father and son.

Some information from House of Names.

Variation of Quill.

Quill or Quille is an anglicised version of the Irish surnames Ó Cuill, Coll, Coill, and O'Coill (Ó Coill), all of which mean wood, forest or shrub Hazel Tree. The Coill clan are believed to be a bardic family from Munster, particularly Kerry and Cork. The Irish surname has also been Anglicised as Woods.

Recorded in several forms including Pim, Pimm, Pimme, Pym, and Pymm, this is a surname which at various times has been prominent in the history of England. The name itself is of medieval English (Anglo-Saxon) origin. It derives from the medieval female given name, 'Pymme/Pymma' (from ‘Phemie’) which is a shortened/nickname or pet form of ‘εϋφημα’ (Euphemia/Eufemia), a Greek name, introduced into Europe by the returning Crusaders of the 11th century. The surname Pym referred to the son of Euphemia which belongs to the category of patronymic surnames. Composed of the elements 'EU', meaning 'well', and 'phone' meaning ‘to speak’, the name was adopted by Christians, who used it in the sense of 'praise God' or 'good repute’ (well-spoken-of or to speak well of). This Greek word is found at Philippians 4:8 (strong’s No: 2163 - Well spoken of, i.e reputable - of Good report)

From a nickname meaning "noble, high-born, illustrious", derived via Middle English and Old French from Latin nobilis. In some cases the nickname may have been given ironically to people of the opposite character.

Nickname for someone with a good voice from Middle English nightegale "nightingale" (Old English nihtegale, ultimately from niht "night" and galan "to sing").

Habitational name for someone who lived near a path across a heath, from Old English hæþ "heath" and weg "way".

From a diminutive of the medieval name Hann.

Derived from various place names in England named with Old English halig "holy" and well "spring, well".

Derived from a diminutive of the French given name Gosse.

English (chiefly Lancashire) topographic name from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ + croft ‘enclosure’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with these elements.

Altered form of English Ashcroft.