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Adelsköld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish adel "nobility, aristocracy" and sköld "shield".

Barman Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, shield, protection".

Chimalhua Nahuatl
Means "has a shield, possessor of shields" in Nahuatl.

Escudero Spanish
An occupational name for a squire a young man of good birth attendant on a knight or shield bearer escudero (medieval Latin scutarius a derivative of Latin scutum "shield")... [more]

Fortescue French
Means 'strong shield' from French elements fort meaning "strong" and escu meaning "shield#

Hammarskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and sköld "shield". A notable bearer was diplomat and Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961).

Hauschild German
Possibly from German haus "house" or hauen "to chop, to hack" combined with schild "shield".

Heijkenskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of an either German or Dutch first element (possibly Heike) and Swedish sköld "shield".

Howdyshell American, German
Americanized (i.e., Anglicized) form of the Swiss German Haudenschild, which originated as a nickname for a ferocious soldier, literally meaning "hack the shield" from Middle High German houwen "to chop or hack" (imperative houw) combined with den (accusative form of the definite article) and schilt "shield".

Kalkan Turkish
Means "shield" in Turkish.

Kilp Estonian
Kilp is an Estonian surname meaning both "shield" and "shell".

Mahlangu Southern African, Ndebele, Zulu
Derived from Ndebele hlangula meaning "assist, help, remove (from danger)" or Zulu isihlangu meaning "shield".

Mohrenschildt German
From the surname Mohren and scilt "shield"

Nordenskiöld Swedish, Finland Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and sköld "shield". Norden is also the Swedish name for the Nordic countries, but it is not the element used in this surname. Nordenskiöld is a Swedish and Fennoswedish noble family, the first known members are brothers Anders Johan Nordenskiöld (1696-1763) and Carl Fredric Nordenskiöld the elder (1702-1779)... [more]

Randolph English, German
Classicized spelling of Randolf, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand "rim (of a shield), shield" and wolf "wolf". This was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Rannúlfr, and was reinforced after the Norman Conquest by the Norman form Randolf.

Scherl German
Derived from the Middle Low German word “scherl” or “scherle,” which means “small shield.” It may have been from a person known for carrying a small shield, a person who lived near a small shield-shaped sign or symbol, or a person who lived in a place named after the small shield.

Schild German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt "shield".

Schild Jewish
From German Schild "shield", "(house) sign", applied either as an ornamental name or as a habitational name for someone who lived in a house distinguished by a sign.

Schildhauer German
First appeared during the Middle Ages in Central Europe/Germany. The name means "Shield-Maker" and suggests correlation to Blacksmiths or or other forms of metalwork in the time period.

Schildknecht German
From the occupation of a page or squire for a knight derived from schilht "shield" and kneht "servant".

Scuderi Sicilian
Patronymic form of Scudero, a status name equivalent to English Squire, from scudero "shield-bearer", Latin scutarius, an agent derivative of scutum "shield"... [more]

Scutti Italian
From Sicilian scutu, "shield".

Shield English
Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).

Sköld Swedish
Means "shield" in Swedish.

Tarcza Polish, Hungarian
Means "shield" in Polish.

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