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ApanecatlNahuatl Possibly related to Nahuatl apantli, "canal, channel, water ditch".
AydenEnglish, Scottish From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".
DeschanelFrench Derived from French eschamel meaning "stepladder" or des chanels meaning "from the channels, from the little jugs". An occupational nickname for a trader, it supposedly originated in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France... [more]
GraveGerman Either from the northern form of Graf, but more commonly a topographic name from Middle Low German grave "ditch", "moat", "channel", or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany named with this word.
KitsasEstonian Kitsas is an Estonian surname meaning "strait".
NorellSwedish Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -ell.
NorénSwedish Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.
NorinSwedish Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".
NormanSwedish Combination of Swedish norr "north", or in some cases nor "narrow strait of water", and man "man".
PassetFrench (Huguenot) Derived from French pas "(geography) strait, pass" in combination with a diminutive suffix.
RichEnglish Derived from the name of a (former) village in Lincolnshire, England named with the Old English element ric "stream, drainage channel".