Tetch's Personal Name List

Holmes
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: HOMZ(English) HOLMZ(English)
Variant of Holme. A famous fictional bearer was Sherlock Holmes, a detective in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887.
Hornby
Usage: English
A habitational name from locations called Hornby in northern England, though predominantly associated with Lancashire. Derived from the Norse horni meaning "horn" and býr meaning "farm" or "settlement".
Pace
Usage: Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Pace meaning "peace".
Smith
Usage: English
Pronounced: SMITH
Means "metalworker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).
Trott
Usage: English
Pronounced: TROTT
"Trott" is an early recorded surname of the 17th century in America. It is five hundred years older when linked to Medieval Britain.
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