“Old Hundred Names” (nao bai xing) is an idiomatic Chinese expression that refers to ordinary people or common people. The phrase takes its meaning from the fact that there are just a few common surnames in China, and a large percentage of the population have those names. ...
"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. Surname used as a given name. Afton Place name .. Less common today. Afton was the version last appearing (2014) in the...
Well I can't imagine a professional business woman with the name MacKenzie, Harper, or Skye. Many people still appreciate names like Gladys, Myrna and Mabel (different from Mable). So don't assume because in your little world those names are thrown out the window that they are everywhere. ...
Surnamesdevelopedfrombynames,whichareadditionalonesusedtodifferentiatetwopeoplewiththesamegivenname.Thesebynamesfallintoparticularpatterns.Theseusuallystartedoutasspecific(特有的)toapersonandweretakendownfromfathertosonbetweenthetwelfthandsixteenthcentury.Thenobleusuallyusedtaken-downsurnamesearlyonandthepeasantsdidsolater...
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. ...
Old Norse NamesDear Viking Answer Lady:How did the People of the North choose names for their children? Could you perhaps list some first names and then, perhaps, an explaination of surnames?(signed) Viking Lady Without A NameOld Norse Name Construction A Guide to Pronounciation of Old Norse...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Did you know that approximately 30% of modern British (inc Scottish, Welsh and English) surnames are derived from place-names? Surnames which refer to a place-name often show geographic bias. So, you may find more Gledhills in the North of England, than in the South. Use the search form...