the_enthusiast's Personal Name List

Zatarain
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: sah-TAH-ṙien, tsah-TAH-ṙien, kah-TAH-ṙien
From the Biscayan and Gipuzkoan dialects of Basque; topographic surname meaning someone who lived or lives near a Shrub tree.
Swanson
Usage: English
Pronounced: SWAHN-sən
Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.
Fitzgerald
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare), Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Fitzgerald. This was the middle name of President John F. Kennedy.
Edison
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHD-i-sən
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". The surname was borne by American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).
Cassidy
Usage: Irish
From Irish Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of Caiside". Caiside is a given name meaning "curly haired".
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