The Chinese diaspora around the world has created some trouble with romanized forms of surnames. Since many people migrated before the Pinyin system was developed, their surnames were simply spelled by local English-speakers wherever they moved. So, the Mainland Chinese name Chen became Tan in Mala...
"Noble; son of Adam." Adlie is also a somewhat common kid's name. Short form of Adelaide, Adeline, or .. Addison "Son of Adam." Common as surnames, and Addison(TOP 1%), Adyson, etc. are similar to common last names Alson(TOP 49%), Arison(56%), which also end with-son. Su...
c. 1200 (late 12c. in place names and surnames), "an unmarried woman (usually young); the Virgin Mary;" shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (as in maiden-man, c. 1200, which was used of both sexes, reflecting also...
Surnamesdevelopedfrombynames,whichareadditionalonesusedtodifferentiatetwopeoplewiththesamegivenname.Thesebynamesfallintoparticularpatterns.Theseusuallystartedoutasspecific(特有的)toapersonandweretakendownfromfathertosonbetweenthetwelfthandsixteenthcentury.Thenobleusuallyusedtaken-downsurnamesearlyonandthepeasantsdidsolater...
At the same time a few Old English names, like Edward and Alfred remained because they were names of holy people or kings; others were kept because they were used with slight changes by Germanic names from the Normans like Robert.Surnames developed from bynames, which are additional ones ...
English from Latin Meaning: "pebbly place" Description: Calloway is one of those irresistibly jaunty, animated three-syllable surnames, like Sullivan and Finnegan — but this one has the added attraction of jazzy ties to the immortal "Dean of American Jive," Cab Calloway. ...
I love the cadence of my grandmother's given names (her maiden and married surnames were too prosaic): Opal May Geraldine... byAnonymousreply 66July 20, 2011 1:18 AM My gran had a friend named "Clytee." (pronounced "kligh-T") ...
At the same time a few Old English names, like Edward and Alfred remained because they were names of holy people or kings; others were kept because they were used with slight changes by Germanic names from the Normans like Robert.Surnames developed from bynames, which are additional ones ...
Todd is an old Englishname that means "fox." Popular in the1960s and '70s, the name may have been influenced by a number of famous Todds, among them Todd Rundgren, one of the most well-known multidisciplinary musicians of the era. ...
At the same time a few Old English names, like Edward and Alfred remained because they were names of holy people or kings; others were kept because they were used with slight changes by Germanic names from the Normans like Robert. Surnames developed from bynames, which are additional ones ...