Vani Joy's Personal Name List

From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

From Old English geat meaning "gate", a name for a gatekeeper or someone who lived near a gate.

Means "son of William".

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".

From Middle High German wagener meaning "wagon maker, cartwright". This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

Derived from Brythonic ar "by" and cardden "thicket". This is the name of several places, the most famous being north of Loch Ness.

Means "carpenter" in Czech, ultimately from the Old Slavic word tesla meaning "adze".

Occupational name for a person who tanned animal hides, from Old English tannian "to tan", itself from Late Latin and possibly ultimately of Celtic origin.

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.

From various English place names meaning "south town".

Variant of Sterling.

From one of the many places named Stanton or Staunton in England, derived from Old English stan meaning "stone" and tun meaning "enclosure, town".

From Irish Ó Sluaghadháin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán".

Derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair".

Variant of Shepherd.

Anglicized form of Ó Scolaidhe.

Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.

From the name of various towns in France, derived from French sauve "safe" and terre "land".

Occupational name for a mounted warrior, from Old English ridere meaning "rider".

From the name of places in southern Scotland and northern England, derived from Old English hriðer meaning "cattle, ox" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".

From Gaelic rusgaire meaning "tanner".

Means "son of Roman". This was the surname of the last dynasty of Russian tsars.

Means "son of Robin".

Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Derived from the given name Rhys.

From Middle High German raben meaning "raven", a nickname for a person with black hair.

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.

From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Variant of Power 1 or Power 2.

Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

From Old English pirige meaning "pear tree", a derivative of peru meaning "pear", itself from Latin pirum. A famous bearer was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.

Variant of Page.

From the Welsh given name Owain.

From a place name derived from Old English ac "oak" and denu "valley".

Americanization of Nachtigall.

Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).

Variant of Mullen.

Derived from the given name Meinhard.

Variant of Meyer 1.

Variant of McIntyre.

Means "son of Dougal" in Gaelic.

Variant of McConnell.

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacColuim meaning "son of Columba".

Derived from the given name Lewis. The author C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a bearer of this surname.

From French écuyer meaning "squire, shield-bearer".

Originally designated one who lived by a lane, a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used of any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.

From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.

From Old English cene meaning "bold, brave".

Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey.

Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta.

Means "son of Hudde".

Variant of Holme. A famous fictional bearer was Sherlock Holmes, a detective in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887.

Derived from Middle High German herze meaning "heart", a nickname for a big-hearted person.

Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.

From a diminutive of Hawk.

Means "son of Harry".

From Old French and Middle English hardi meaning "bold, daring, hardy", from the Germanic root *harduz.

From Old English heord "herd" and wic "village, town".

Anglicized form of Gruffudd.

Derived from Norman French meaning "grand, tall, large, great". A famous bearer was the American general and president Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885).

From the name of a place in Berwickshire, Scotland, derived from Brythonic words meaning "spacious fort".

Variant of Gardener.

Derived from Old French fort "stronghold", indicating a person who lived near or worked at such a place.

Anglicized form of Fionnlagh. This spelling is more common in Scotland, though in England and Wales the variant Finley has been more popular since 2007.

Means "son of Evan".

Means "son of Eric".

Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Donndubháin meaning "descendant of Donndubán".

From Irish Ó Donnchadha meaning "descendant of Donnchadh".

Indicated a person from Evreux in France, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices, which was probably derived from a Celtic word meaning "yew".

Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Variant of Connolly.

Means "priest" from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen). It originally denoted one of the priestly tribe of Levi.

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.

Variant of Brodie.

From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".

Means "son of Bate".

From the Middle English personal name Bartelot, a pet form of Bartholomew.

Variant of Banner.

Derived from the given name Alexander.

Derived from the given name Edgar.

Means "son of Abraham".

Contracted form of Adalhard.