EnglishMarseille's Personal Name List
Abbasi
Usage: Persian, Urdu
Other Scripts: عبّاسی(Persian, Urdu)
Pronounced: ab-baw-SEE(Persian)
Personal remark: Urdu
From the given name
Abbas.
Abhishek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Other Scripts: अभिषेक(Hindi, Marathi) અભિષેક(Gujarati) ਅਭਿਸ਼ੇਕ(Gurmukhi) অভিষেক(Bengali) ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್(Kannada) అభిషేక్(Telugu) അഭിഷേക്(Malayalam) அபிஷேக்(Tamil)
Pronounced: ə-bi-SHEHK(Hindi) ə-bee-SHEHK(Marathi) O-bee-shehk(Bengali)
Personal remark: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Adams
Usage: English, Jewish
Pronounced: AD-əmz(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the given name
Adam.
Alleyne
Usage: English, Bajan, Trinidadian Creole
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Anand
Usage: Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Other Scripts: आनंद, आनन्द(Hindi) ਆਨੰਦ(Gurmukhi) आनंद(Marathi)
Personal remark: Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "happiness, bliss" in Sanskrit.
Anthony
Usage: English
Pronounced: AN-thə-nee(American English) AN-tə-nee(British English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Archer
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-chər(American English) AH-chə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational name for one who practiced archery, from Latin arcus "bow" (via Old French).
Armstrong
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHRM-strawng(American English) AHM-strawng(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Means "strong arm" from Middle English. Tradition holds that the family is descended from Siward, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), a jazz musician, and Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), an astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon.
Arthur
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: AHR-thər(American English) AH-thə(British English) AR-TUYR(French)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Austin
Usage: English
Pronounced: AWS-tin
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the given name
Austin.
Babb
Usage: English (Canadian)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Bachchan
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: बच्चन(Hindi)
Pronounced: BUT-chən
Personal remark: Hindi
From Hindi
बच्चा (bachchā) meaning
"child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).
Bailey
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAY-lee
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", which comes via Old French from Latin baiulus "porter".
Bandyopadhyay
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায(Bengali)
Pronounced: BAWN-do-pad-die
Personal remark: Bengali
From the name of the village of Bandoghat combined with upadhaya "instructor, priest".
Banerjee
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায, ব্যানার্জী(Bengali)
Personal remark: Bengali
Barber
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: BAHR-bər(American English) BAH-bə(British English)
Personal remark: England, US
Indicated a barber, one who cut hair for a living, ultimately from Latin barba "beard".
Barker
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAHR-kər(American English) BAH-kə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From Middle English bark meaning "to tan". This was an occupational name for a leather tanner.
Barrow
Usage: English
Pronounced: BER-ro
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English bearo, bearu "grove" or from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, which is named with an unattested Celtic word, barr, here meaning "promontory", and Old Norse ey "island". Also a topographic name for someone who lived by an ancient burial mound, from Middle English berwe, barwe.
Belgrave
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEL-grayv
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Aristocratic surname from French, meaning "beautiful grove"; comes from a place name in Leicestershire. A famous namesake is British polar explorer Belgrave Ninnis, who perished in Antarctica on a 1912 expedition.
Belle
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados, Seychelles
Benjamin
Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Indian (Christian)
Other Scripts: בנימין(Hebrew, Yiddish) ബെന്യാമിൻ(Malayalam)
Pronounced: BEHN-jə-min(English) BEHN-ZHA-MEHN(French) BEHN-ya-meen(German)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, Grenada, Tanzania
Best 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEST
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from Middle English beste meaning "beast", an occupational name for a keeper of animals or a nickname for someone who acted like a beast. A famous bearer of this surname was soccer legend George Best (1946-2005).
Bhattacharya
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: ভট্টাচার্য(Bengali) भट्टाचार्य(Hindi)
Pronounced: BAWT-tat-shar-jo
Personal remark: Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words
भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and
आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".
Bishop
Usage: English
Pronounced: BISH-əp
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Means simply
"bishop", ultimately from Greek
ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) meaning "overseer". It probably originally referred to a person who served a bishop.
Blackman
Usage: English
Pronounced: BLAK-mən
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From a nickname, a variant of
Black.
Blenman
Usage: English (American)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Bourne
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAWRN(American English) BAWN(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring".
Bovell
Usage: English (American)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Bowen
Usage: Welsh
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From Welsh
ap Owain meaning
"son of Owain".
Bradshaw
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAD-shaw
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From any of the places by this name in England, derived from Old English brad "broad" and sceaga "thicket".
Branch
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Brathwaite
Usage: English, Bajan, Trinidadian Creole
Pronounced: BRATH-wit(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Brewster
Usage: English
Pronounced: BROOS-tər(American English) BROOS-tə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Variant of
Brewer, originally a feminine form of the occupational term.
Browne
Usage: English
Pronounced: BROWN
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US
Bryan
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIE-ən
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From the given name
Brian.
Burke
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: BURK(American English) BUK(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
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.
Cadogan
Usage: Welsh
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From the Welsh male personal name Cadwgan, literally probably "battle-scowler". Cadogan Estate is an area of Chelsea and Belgravia, including Cadogan Square, Sloane Street and Sloane Square, owned by the earls of Cadogan, descended from Charles Sloane Cadogan (1728-1807), 1st Earl Cadogan.
Callender
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational name for a person who finished freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. From Old Franch calandrier, calandreur.
Campbell
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: KAM-bəl(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From a Gaelic nickname cam beul meaning "wry or crooked mouth". The surname was later represented in Latin documents as de bello campo meaning "of the fair field".
Carrington
Usage: English, Scottish
Personal remark: US, Barbados
English: habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Carrington, probably named with an unattested Old English personal name
Cara +
-ing- denoting association +
tun ‘settlement’.
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Midlothian named Carrington, probably from Old English
Ceriheringa-tun ‘settlement of
Cerihere’s people’.
Carter
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAHR-tər(American English) KAH-tə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).
Chandler
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHAND-lər(American English) CHAND-lə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational name meaning "candle seller" or "candle maker" in Middle English, ultimately derived from Latin candela via Old French.
Charles
Usage: French
Pronounced: SHARL
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, German
Chase
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHAYS
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational name for a hunter, from Middle English chase "hunt".
Chaudhari
Usage: Marathi, Gujarati
Other Scripts: चौधरी(Marathi) ચૌધરી(Gujarati)
Pronounced: CHOD-ree(Marathi)
Personal remark: Gujarati, Marathi
Chaudhary
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
Other Scripts: चौधरी(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ચૌધરી(Gujarati)
Pronounced: CHAWD-ree(Hindi) CHOD-ree(Marathi)
Personal remark: Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
From a title meaning
"holder of four", from Sanskrit
चतुर् (catur) meaning "four" and
धुरीय (dhurīya) meaning "bearing a burden".
Chaudhri
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: चौधरी(Hindi)
Pronounced: CHAWD-ree
Personal remark: Hindi
Chaudhuri
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: চৌধুরী(Bengali)
Pronounced: CHO-doo-ree
Personal remark: Bengali
Choudhary
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: चौधरी(Hindi, Marathi)
Pronounced: CHAWD-ree(Hindi) CHOD-ree(Marathi)
Personal remark: Hindi, Marathi
Choudhury
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: চৌধুরী(Bengali)
Pronounced: CHO-doo-ree
Personal remark: Bengali
Chowdhury
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: চৌধুরী(Bengali)
Pronounced: CHO-doo-ree
Personal remark: Bengali
Clarke
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLAHRK
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Variant of
Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film
Mo' Better Blues. It was further popularized by Clarke Griffin, a character in the television series
The 100 (2014-2020).
Corbin
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: KAWR-bin(English) KAWR-BEHN(French)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from French corbeau meaning "raven," originally denoting a person who had dark hair.
Cox
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAHKS(American English) KAWKS(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Cumberbatch
Usage: English
Pronounced: kum-ber-batch
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Name for someone from Comberbach in North Cheshire. May come from etymological elements meaning "stream in a valley."
Cummins
Usage: English, Scottish, Irish
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Daniel
Usage: English, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Pronounced: DAN-yəl(English) DA-NYEHL(French) DA-nyehl(German) DA-nee-ehl(German, Slovak) du-nee-EHL(European Portuguese) du-nee-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) DA-nyehl(Polish) DA-ni-yehl(Czech) da-nee-EHL(Romanian)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the given name
Daniel.
Das
Usage: Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: দাস(Bengali, Assamese) ଦାସ(Odia) दास(Hindi, Marathi)
Pronounced: DAS(Hindi)
Personal remark: Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Means "servant, devotee" in Sanskrit.
Davis
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: DAY-vis(English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US, Anguilla
Means
"son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).
D'Cruz
Usage: Indian (Christian)
Personal remark: Indian (Christian)
Variant of
Cruz more common among Christians from India.
D'Cruze
Usage: Indian (Christian)
Personal remark: Indian (Christian)
Variant of
Cruz more common among Christians from India.
Downes
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Edwards
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHD-wərdz(American English) EHD-wədz(British English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda
Ellis
Usage: English, Welsh
Pronounced: EHL-is(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Evelyn
Usage: English
Pronounced: EEV-lin, EHV-ə-lin
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the given name
Aveline.
Forde
Usage: English, Irish
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Variant of
Ford. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.
Foster 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAWS-tər(American English) FAWS-tə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Francis
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: FRAN-sis(English) FRAHN-SEES(French)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda
English form of the Late Latin name
Franciscus meaning
"Frenchman", ultimately from the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who were named for a type of spear that they used (Proto-Germanic *
frankô). This name was borne by the 13th-century
Saint Francis of Assisi, who was originally named Giovanni but was given the nickname Francesco by his father, an admirer of the French. Francis went on to renounce his father's wealth and devote his life to the poor, founding the Franciscan order of friars. Later in his life he apparently received the stigmata.
Due to the renown of the saint, this name became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century. Famous bearers include Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), a missionary to East Asia, the philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the explorer and admiral Francis Drake (1540-1595), and Pope Francis (1936-).
In the English-speaking world this name is occasionally used for girls, as a variant of the homophone Frances.
Franklyn
Usage: English
Pronounced: FRANGK-lin
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Gadhavi
Usage: Gujarati
Other Scripts: ગઢવી(Gujarati)
Personal remark: Gujarati
Meaning unknown, related to the Charan caste of Gujarat.
George
Usage: English
Other Scripts: ജോർജ്ജ്(Malayalam)
Pronounced: JAWRJ(American English) JAWJ(British English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US,
Derived from the given name
George.
Gibbs
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: gibs, GIBS
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Gibson
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: GIB-sən(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Gill
Usage: English
Pronounced: GIL
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Originally indicated someone who lived near a ravine, from Middle English gil (of Old Norse origin).
Gittens
Usage: Welsh
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Goddard
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAHD-ərd(American English) GAWD-əd(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the Germanic given name
Godehard.
Gooding
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from a pet form of names containing the Old English element
god "god" or
god "good", such as
Godwin or
Goding.
Graham
Usage: Scottish, English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the English place name
Grantham, which probably meant "gravelly homestead" in Old English. The surname was first taken to Scotland in the 12th century by William de Graham
[1].
Grant
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: GRANT(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from Norman French meaning "grand, tall, large, great". A famous bearer was the American general and president Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885).
Greaves
Usage: Popular Culture
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Borne by Lucien Greaves, a social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple.
Green
Usage: English
Pronounced: GREEN
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.
Griffith
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: GRIF-ith(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the Welsh given name
Gruffudd.
Gupta
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Other Scripts: गुप्ता(Hindi, Marathi) গুপ্তা(Bengali) ગુપ્તા(Gujarati) ਗੁਪਤਾ(Gurmukhi) గుప్తా(Telugu)
Pronounced: GUWP-ta(Hindi)
Personal remark: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.
Hall
Usage: English, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Pronounced: HAWL(English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Means simply "hall", given to one who either lived in or worked in a hall (the house of a medieval noble).
Harper
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAHR-pər(American English) HAH-pə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.
Harris
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAR-is, HEHR-is
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From an English surname that was derived from the given name
Harry.
Hartigan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American)
Personal remark: US
Transferred use of the surname
Hartigan.
Haynes
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAYNZ
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Patronymic derived from the Norman name
Hagano.
Headley
Usage: English
Pronounced: HEHD-lee
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From place names meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.
Henry
Usage: English
Pronounced: HEHN-ree
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US
Derived from the given name
Henry.
Herbert
Usage: English, German, French
Pronounced: HUR-bərt(American English) HU-bət(British English) HEHR-behrt(German) EHR-BEHR(French)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the male given name
Herbert.
Hinds
Usage: English (American), Caribbean
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Holder
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Hope
Usage: English
Pronounced: HOP
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from Middle English hop meaning "small valley".
Howard 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: HOW-ərd(American English) HOW-əd(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Howell
From the Welsh given name
Hywel.
Isaac
Usage: Jewish, English, Welsh, French
Pronounced: IE-zək(English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, Nigeria, Saint Martin
Derived from the given name
Isaac.
Jackman
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAK-mən
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Jain
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Other Scripts: जैन(Hindi, Marathi) જૈન(Gujarati)
Pronounced: JIEN(Marathi, Gujarati)
Personal remark: Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
Referred to a person who followed the principles of Jainism, a religion practiced in India. Jains are the followers of Lord Mahavira (599-527 BC).
James
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAYMZ
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, Nigeria, Saint Lucia
Derived from the given name
James.
Jarvis
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAHR-vis(American English) JAH-vis(British English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US
Derived from the given name
Gervais.
Jemmott
Usage: English (American)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Johnson
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced: JAHN-sən(American English) JAWN-sən(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From an English surname meaning "son of
John". As a given name, it is most common in English-speaking Africa.
Jones
Usage: English, Welsh
Pronounced: JONZ(American English, British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the given name
Jon, a medieval variant of
John.
Jordan 1
Usage: English, French, German
Pronounced: JAWR-dən(American English) JAW-dən(British English) ZHAWR-DAHN(French)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the given name
Jordan.
Joseph
Usage: English, French
Other Scripts: ജോസഫ്(Malayalam)
Pronounced: JO-sif(American English) JO-zif(British English) ZHO-ZEHF(French)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda
Derived from the given name
Joseph.
Joshi
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
Other Scripts: जोशी(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) જોષી(Gujarati)
Pronounced: JO-shee(Hindi, Gujarati)
Personal remark: Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit
ज्योतिश (jyotiśa) meaning
"astronomer".
Kaur
Usage: Indian (Sikh)
Other Scripts: ਕੌਰ(Gurmukhi)
Personal remark: Sikh
Means
"princess", ultimately from Sanskrit
कुमारी (kumārī) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname
Kaur and all males
Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.
Khan
Usage: Urdu, Pashto, Bengali
Other Scripts: خان(Urdu, Pashto) খান(Bengali)
Pronounced: KAN(Bengali)
Personal remark: Bengal, Urdui
From a title meaning "king, ruler", probably of Mongolian origin but used in many languages.
King
Usage: English
Pronounced: KING
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From Old English cyning "king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. A famous bearer was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).
Knight
Usage: English
Pronounced: NIET
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.
Korrapati
Usage: Telugu
Other Scripts: కొర్రపాటి(Telugu)
Personal remark: Telugu
From an area called
Korra or
Korrapalem combined with Telugu
పతి (pati) meaning "belongs to".
Kulkarni
Usage: Marathi
Other Scripts: कुलकर्णी(Marathi)
Personal remark: Marathi
Means "village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.
Kumar
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Other Scripts: कुमार(Hindi, Marathi) కుమార్(Telugu) ಕುಮಾರ್(Kannada) ਕੁਮਾਰ(Gurmukhi) কুমার(Bengali) কুমাৰ(Assamese) કુમાર(Gujarati) କୁମାର(Odia) കുമാർ(Malayalam) குமார்(Tamil)
Pronounced: kuw-MAR(Hindi) KOO-mar(Bengali, Assamese) KOO-mahr(Gujarati) koo-MAR(Tamil)
Personal remark: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.
Layne
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAYN
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Lewis 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOO-is
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US, Grenada
Derived from the given name
Lewis. The author C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a bearer of this surname.
Lovell
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Lynch
Usage: Irish
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From Irish Ó Loingsigh meaning "descendant of Loingseach", a given name meaning "mariner".
Mapp
Usage: English
Personal remark: US, Barbados
From a variant of the medieval female personal name
Mabbe, a shortened form of
Amabel. A fictional bearer is Elizabeth Mapp, busybodyish spinster in the 'Mapp and Lucia' novels of E.F. Benson.
Marshall
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-shəl(American English) MAH-shəl(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from Middle English
mareschal "marshal", from Latin
mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German
marah "horse" and
scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.
Martin
Usage: English, French, German, Swedish
Pronounced: MAHR-tin(American English) MAH-tin(British English) MAR-TEHN(French) MAR-teen(German) MAT-in(Swedish)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, German
Derived from the given name
Martin. This is the most common surname in France.
Mason
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-sən
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational name for a stoneworker or layer of bricks, from Old French masson, of Frankish origin (akin to Old English macian "to make").
Maynard
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-nərd(American English) MAY-nəd(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Derived from the Old German given name
Meginhard.
Mcclean
Usage: Scottish, Irish
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Scottish and Irish variant of
McLean.
Mhasalkar
Usage: Marathi (Rare)
Other Scripts: म्हैसाळकर(Marathi)
Personal remark: Marathi
Derived from the name of the town of Mhasla in Maharashtra, India.
Miller
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIL-ər(American English) MIL-ə(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".
Mishra
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: मिश्र(Hindi, Marathi)
Pronounced: MISH-rə(Hindi) MI-shər(Hindi)
Personal remark: Hindi, Marathi
Means "mixed, mingled, honourable" in Sanskrit.
Misra
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: मिश्र(Hindi)
Personal remark: Hindi
Moore 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: MUWR(American English) MUW(British English)
Personal remark: US, Barbados
Originally indicated a person who lived on a moor, from Middle English mor meaning "open land, bog".
Morris
Usage: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Pronounced: MAWR-is(American English, British English)
Derived from the given name
Maurice.
Murray 1
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: MUR-ee(English)
Derived from the region in Scotland called Moray (Gaelic Moireabh), possibly of Pictish origin, meaning "seashore, coast". A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.
Nagarkar
Usage: Marathi
Other Scripts: नगरकर(Marathi)
Personal remark: Marathi
Derived from the name of the town of Nagar in Maharashtra, India.
Narang
Usage: Hindi
Other Scripts: नारंग(Hindi)
Personal remark: Hindi
From the name of a Pakistani town that was in undivided India.
Nibhanupudi
Usage: Telugu
Other Scripts: నిభానుపూడి(Telugu)
Personal remark: Telugu
From the name of a village in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Niles
Usage: English
Pronounced: NIELZ
Padmore
Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".
Patel
Usage: Gujarati
Other Scripts: પટેલ(Gujarati)
Personal remark: Gujarati
Means "landowner" in Gujarati.
Patil
Usage: Marathi
Other Scripts: पाटील(Marathi)
Personal remark: Marathi
Means "village chief" in Marathi.
Payne
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: Pay- n
Transferred use of the surname
Payne.
Peters
Usage: English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: PEET-ərz(American English) PEE-təz(British English) PEH-tərs(Dutch)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Phillip
Usage: English
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US, Grenada
Derived from the given name
Philip
Phillips
Usage: English
Pronounced: FIL-ips
Pilgrim
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: PIL-grim(English)
Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.
Rao 1
Usage: Telugu, Kannada
Other Scripts: రావు(Telugu) ರಾವ್(Kannada)
Personal remark: Kannada, Telugu
From Sanskrit
राज (rāja) meaning
"king".
Reid
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: REED(English)
Richards
Usage: English
Pronounced: RICH-ərdz(American English) RICH-ədz(British English)
Derived from the given name
Richard.
Roach
Usage: English
Pronounced: ROCH
From Middle English and Old French roche meaning "rock", from Late Latin rocca, a word that may be of Celtic origin. It indicated a person who lived near a prominent rock, or who came from a town by this name (such as Les Roches in Normandy).
Roberts
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHB-ərts(American English) RAWB-əts(British English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda
Robinson
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHB-in-sən(American English) RAWB-in-sən(British English)
Rock
Topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English
rokke "rock" (see
Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.
Sachiko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 幸子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さちこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-CHEE-KO
Personal remark: Japanese
From Japanese
幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness, good luck" and
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samuel
Usage: English, Welsh, French, Jewish
Pronounced: SAM-yoo-əl(English) SAM-yəl(English) SA-MWEHL(French)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, German
Derived from the given name
Samuel.
Scott
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: SKAHT(American English) SKAWT(British English)
Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.
Sealy
Derived from Old English sælig "blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy" and was used as a term to describe someone with a cheerful, happy disposition.
Sharma
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Other Scripts: शर्मा(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) শর্মা(Bengali) শৰ্মা(Assamese) શર્મા(Gujarati) శర్మ(Telugu) ಶರ್ಮಾ(Kannada) ശർമ്മ(Malayalam) சர்மா(Tamil) ਸ਼ਰਮਾ(Gurmukhi)
Pronounced: SHUR-ma(Hindi)
Personal remark: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Means "joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.
Sherazi
Usage: Urdu
Other Scripts: شیرازی(Urdu)
Personal remark: Urdu
Simon
Usage: English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Other Scripts: שִׁמְעוֹן(Hebrew)
Pronounced: SIE-mən(English) SEE-MAWN(French) ZEE-mawn(German) SEE-mawn(Dutch) SHEE-mon(Hungarian)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, German
Derived from the given name
Simon 1.
Singh
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Other Scripts: सिंह(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ਸਿੰਘ(Gurmukhi)
Pronounced: SINGG(Hindi)
Personal remark: Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
From Sanskrit
सिंह (siṃha) meaning
"lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh male followers the surname
Singh and all females
Kaur. It is among the most common surnames in India.
Small
Usage: English
Pronounced: SMAWL
From a nickname for a small person, from Middle English smal.
Smith
Usage: English
Pronounced: SMITH
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US, Tuvalu
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).
Spencer
Usage: English
Pronounced: SPEHN-sər(American English) SPEHN-sə(British English)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, US
Occupational name for a person who dispensed provisions to those who worked at a manor, derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry".
Springer
Usage: German, English, Dutch, Jewish
Nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from springen "to jump, to leap". A famous bearer was Ludwig der Springer (AKA Louis the Springer), a medieval Franconian count who, according to legend, escaped from a second or third-story prison cell by jumping into a river after being arrested for trying to seize County Saxony in Germany.
Stuart
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: STOO-ərt(American English) STYOO-ərt(American English) STOO-ət(British English) STYOO-ət(British English)
Sultana
Usage: Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Other Scripts: সুলতানা(Bengali) سلطانہ(Urdu)
Pronounced: SOOL-ta-na(Bengali)
Personal remark: Bengali, Urdu
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of
Sultan.
Tamboli
Usage: Marathi
Other Scripts: तांबोळी(Marathi)
Personal remark: Marathi
From the Sanskrit word
ताम्बूल (tāmbūla) meaning
"betel leaves". These leaves are used in rituals and worship, and the name was originally given to a person who grew or sold them.
Taylor
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAY-lər(American English) TAY-lə(British English)
Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".
Thomas
Usage: English, Welsh, French, German
Other Scripts: തോമസ്(Malayalam)
Pronounced: TAHM-əs(American English) TAWM-əs(British English) TAW-MA(French) TO-mas(German)
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda
Derived from the given name
Thomas.
Thompson
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAHMP-sən(American English) TAWMP-sən(British English)
Tonge
Usage: Indian
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda, India
Toppin
Usage: English (American)
Vemulakonda
Usage: Telugu
Other Scripts: వేములకొండ(Telugu)
Personal remark: Telugu
Indicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Walker
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWK-ər(American English) WAWK-ə(British English)
Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".
Ward 1
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWRD(American English) WAWD(British English)
Derived from Old English weard meaning "guard, guardian".
Watson
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: WAHT-sən(American English) WAWT-sən(British English)
Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name
Wat or
Watt, a
diminutive of the name
Walter.
Weekes
Usage: English
Pronounced: WEEKS
Welch
Usage: English
Pronounced: WELCH
White
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIET
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English
hwit "white".
Wilkinson
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL-kin-sən
Williams
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL-yəmz
Personal remark: Antigua/Barbuda
Wilson
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL-sən
Means
"son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
Wood
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: WUWD(English)
Originally denoted one who lived in or worked in a forest, derived from Old English
wudu "wood".
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