Previous Names of the Day

Sutherland   Scottish
Regional name for a person who came from the former county by this name in Scotland. It is derived from Old Norse suðr "south" and land "land", because it was south of the Norse colony of Orkney.

Lombardi   Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".

Plamondon   French
Derived from French plat "flat" and mont "mountain", referring to someone who lived near a flat-topped mountain.

Böhm   German
Originally indicated a person from the region of Bohemia (Böhmen in German).

Bezuidenhout   Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.

Burnham   English
From the name of various towns in England, typically derived from Old English burna "stream, spring" and ham "home, settlement".

Toledano   Spanish
Derived from the name of the city of Toledo in Spain, which was from Latin Toletum, which may have been derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".