the_enthusiast's Personal Name List

Cassidy

Usage: Irish

From Irish Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of Caiside". Caiside is a given name meaning "curly haired".

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).

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.

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.

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.