Christeson

Variant of similar surnames, such as Christerson, Christison, or Christensen.


Dajani

Borrowed from Arabic دجاني, a Jordanian surname of unexplained origin.


Shinfield

en-proper-noun

Shinfield (countable and uncountable, plural Shinfields)

From the Old English personal name sciene (“bright”) + feld (“field”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Studholme

en-proper noun

Studholme (countable and uncountable, plural Studholmes)

From Old English stōd (“stud”) + holm (“islet”).

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.


Guillou

Borrowed from French Guillou, itself from Breton.


Granholm

Borrowed from Swedish Granholm, an ornamental surname composed of the elements gran (“spruce”) + holm (“islet”).


Sawrey

Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).


Hawkshead

en-proper-noun

Hawkshead (countable and uncountable, plural Hawksheads)


Nameirakpam

From Manipuri ꯅꯥꯃꯩꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (naameiraakpam).


Ngairangbam

From Manipuri ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯥꯡꯕꯝ (ngaaʼiraangbam).


Nongmeikapam

From Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯩꯀꯥꯄꯝ (nongmeikaapam).


Ningthoukhongjam

From Manipuri ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯈꯣꯡꯖꯝ (neengthoukhongjam).


Nongmaithem

From Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯏꯊꯦꯝ (nongmaaʼithem).


Phuritsabam

From Manipuri ꯐꯨꯔꯤꯠꯁꯥꯕꯝ (phooreetsaabam).


Sorokhaibam

From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯣꯈꯥꯏꯕꯝ (sorokhaaʼibam).


Thingbaijam

From Manipuri ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥꯏꯖꯝ (theengbaaʼijam).

A Meitei surname from Manipuri belonging to Khuman clan


Muston

en-proper noun

Muston (countable and uncountable, plural Mustons)

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Thongkhongmayum

From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯡꯈꯣꯡꯃꯌꯨꯝ (thongkhongmayoom).


Wangkheimayum

From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯩꯃꯌꯨꯝ (waangkheimayoom).


Mashek

Americanized form of either Czech Mašek or Polish Maszek.


Courtnage

Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southeastern England.


Hinves

Probably a variant of Envis, with prosthetic H-.


Reasner

Americanized form of the German surname Riesner.


Envis

From Anglo-Norman enfes, a variant of enfant (“child”).


Rasanen

Borrowed from Finnish Rasanen or Räsänen.


Winquist

Borrowed from Swedish Winqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements vin (“vine; wine”) + kvist (“twig”).


Stenlake

Habitational surname from the village of Standlake, in Oxfordshire.


Popplestone

From Old English papolstān (“pebble”), perhaps a nickname used for a person hard to deal with.

A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Old English].


Huxham

Huxham (countable and uncountable, plural Huxhams)

From the Old English personal name Hoc + -s- + hām (“homestead”).


Shrapnel

From French Charbonnel, from charbon (“coal, charcoal”).


Papanikolaou

bor

Παπανικολάου


Papanicolaou

Borrowed from Greek Παπανικολάου (Papanikoláou).

bor+

Παπανικολάου


Letby

Habitational surname from the village of Leckby, in North Yorkshire, which was known as Letby in 1586.


Vakil

Borrowed from Hindi वकील (vakīl, “lawyer”), itself from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].


Senescall

From Middle English senescall, variant of seneschal (“steward in charge of a noble's estate”).


Urquijo

Borrowed from Spanish Urquijo, a Castilianized form of Basque Urkixo.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].


Anes

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Anes.


Ranby

en-proper-noun

Ranby (countable and uncountable, plural Ranbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).

(countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.


Pollington

Pollington (countable and uncountable, plural Pollingtons)

From an unclear first element, perhaps related to Scots poffle (“piece of land”), + -ing + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Turchin

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Турчин (Turčyn).


Sarel

From Old English Sarlo, Sarle and Serle, from Anglo-Scandinavian or Norman Sarli and Sarle, ultimately from Old Norse.
The given name sense is derived from Afrikaans Sarel.

Andrew Lovering Sarel, esq. of Enfield, appealed against the charge made upon him from one to two four-wheeler's carriages.

1829, Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, volume 18, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, page 18:


Bercaw

Possibly an Americanized form of the German habitational surname Berkau.


Waisanen

Borrowed from Finnish Wäisänen, old form of Väisänen.


Jarlett

From a derivative of Old French gerle (“tub, cask”), perhaps a nickname for a cooper.


Lacan

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan]


Surovikin

Sergey Vladimirovich Surovikin (born 1966), Russian army general


Sodder

Anglicization of Italian Soddu and Sardinian Soddu

A surname from Italian [in turn from Sardinian]


Conta

en:Conta (disambiguation)
en:Conta (surname)


Safina

* (female Russian surname): From Russian Сафина (Safina), from Сафин (Safin). Analyzable as Safin + -a.

A surname
A feminine surname from Russian


Cournut

Borrowed from French Cournut, itself from Occitan Cornut.

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Pavelko

Borrowed from Ukrainian Павелко (Pavelko).


Greenish

unk

uncertain


Lœffler

A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.


Sakiestewa

Ramona Sakiestewa, b. 1948


Yava

Albert Yava, b. 1888


Sekaquaptewa

Emory Sekaquaptewa, b. 1928


Titiev

Mischa Titiev, b. 1901


Deloria

Vine Deloria, b. 1933


Kerridge

en-proper noun

Kerridge (countable and uncountable, plural Kerridges)

From Old English cǣġ (“stone boulder; key”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).


Doong

“It is difficult to make an elephant dance. Chunghwa Telecom is the nation’s biggest telecom company with diverse businesses from landlines and mobiles to Internet TV. It will take a major effort to grow from the integration of those businesses,” Doong I-chun (董奕君), who tracks the telecom industry with Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute (MIC, 產業情報研究所), said in a telephone interview.
“With Cheng’s extensive experience in the media sector, he will be able to come up with innovative ideas for Chunghwa Telecom to offer digital content,” Doong said.

2016 December 16, Lisa Wang, “New Chunghwa Telecom chairman elected”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-12-16, Business, page 12:

Regarding national identification, 59.8 percent of respondents said they are Taiwanese, while only 2.9 percent identified as Chinese, Taiwan Thinktank deputy executive-general Doong Sy-chi (董思齊) told a news conference in Taipei, adding that 34 percent of respondents said they identify as Taiwanese and Chinese.[…]
When given only one choice, 84.9 percent identified as Taiwanese, and only 8.7 percent said they were Chinese, Doong said, adding that the findings were consistent with earlier surveys.

2020 December 11, Jason Pan, “Survey finds 85 percent define as Taiwanese”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-14, Taiwan News, page 3:

The hot spots include Baishawan (白沙灣) beach in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District (石門), Yuguang Island (魚光島) in Tainan, Sizihwan Bay (西子灣) in Kaohsiung and Pingtung County’s Kenting (墾丁), all of which should consider installing alarm systems, center director Doong Dong-jiing (董東璟) said.[…]
They are one of the major causes of swimming injuries and drowning, Doong said.

2022 August 3, “Study finds more than 30 rip current hot spots in Taiwan”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-02, Taiwan News, page 2:


Raybaud

Borrowed from French Raybaud, itself from Occitan.


Twiss

Ultimately from Old English ġetwisa (“twin”).


Landeta

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Hromadka

Borrowed from Czech Hromádka, nickname from hromádka, a diminutive of hromada (“heap, pile”).


Kapelushnik

From Polish kapelusznik (“hatmaker, hatter”), from kapelusz + -nik.


Ffrench

A surname; alternative letter-case form of ffrench


Ramalingam

Borrowed from Tamil ராமலிங்கம் (rāmaliṅkam).


Reinitz

Borrowed from German Reinitz, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.


Rassi

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْسِيّ (raʔsiyy, “main, principal, vertical”); this surname is predominantly found in Lebanon.


Juran

Borrowed from Czech Jurán or Slovak Juran, from an old hypocoristic form of the personal name Jura.


Gebrekidan

Hiwot Gebrekidan, b. 1995


MacKillop

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic MacFhilib.


Makhno

Transliteration of Ukrainian Махно (Maxno).

translit

w:Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine

A surname from Ukrainian; especially when referring to Nestor Makhno, the leader of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.


McCommons

Variant of McCommon, with excrescent -s.


Cockerton

Habitational surname from an area of Darlington, in County Durham, from the name of a local river + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Medal

Borrowed from Spanish Medal, itself a surname of Galician origin. This surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].


Jaxxon

A surname of modern usage, variant of Jackson.


Adamany

David Adamany, b. 1936


Bodnaryk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Боднарюк (Bodnarjuk).


Hamasian

Borrowed from Armenian Համասյան (Hamasyan).


Zailckas

Koren Zailckas, b. 1980


Kuleba

Borrowed from Ukrainian Кулеба (Kuleba).


Marderosian

Borrowed from Armenian Մարտիրոսյան (Martirosyan).

Mark Marderosian, b. 1955


Cow

en-proper-noun

Cow (countable and uncountable, plural Cows)


Zatsepin

A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Zatsepina


Swainson

⇒ Translingual: Swainsona

→ English: swainsona


Floresca

Borrowed from Spanish Floresca; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Brunker

Borrowed from German Brünker. It could also be a variant of Brunger.


Fieldhouse

From fieldhouse, a toponymic surname for someone who lived in an isolated house surrounded by fields.


Couse

Patronymic surname, from the medieval English personal name Kouse, Kause, corresponding to Old Norse Kausi, a nickname meaning "tomcat".


Caiola

A surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].


Cortorreal

Borrowed from Spanish Cortorreal; this surname is predominantly found in the Dominican Republic.


Tallaferro

Borrowed from Spanish Tallaferro, itself from Catalan Tallaferro.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan].


Khachikyan

Borrowed from Armenian Խաչիկյան (Xačʻikyan).


Shinoda

Mike Shinoda, b. 1977


Crookshanks

Variant of Cruickshank with excrescent -s.


Chimal

Borrowed from Spanish chimal (“shield”), itself from Nahuatl chimalli (“shield”). This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Nahuatl].


Hugill

Hugill (countable and uncountable, plural Hugills)


Cooperwood

A typical African-American surname, possibly an altered form of Cowperthwaite.


Dunworth

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown-haired”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”).


Coriz

Probably of Spanish origin, even though the original form of the surname is unkwnown.


Bruckman

Americanized form of German Bruckmann or Brückmann.


Fornwalt

Borrowed from German Fornwalt, a topographic surname for someone who lived in front of a wood.


Ciraulo

Borrowed from Italian Ciraulo, italianization of Sicilian Ciraulu, from ciraulu (“snake charmer”).


Dungworth

en-proper-noun

Dungworth (countable and uncountable, plural Dungworths)

From Old English dung (“dungeon, underground place”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

der

A habitational surname from Old English.


Longaretti

en-proper-noun

Longaretti (plural Longarettis or Longaretties)

Longarettis (plural)
Longaretties (plural)


Chobanian

Borrowed from Armenian Չոբանյան (Čʻobanyan).

bor+

Aram Chobanian, b. 1929


Mirrlees

en-proper noun

Mirrlees (countable and uncountable, plural Mirrleeses)


Devedzhyan

A surname from Armenian, variant of Devejyan.


Pusapati

Borrowed from Telugu పూసపాటి (pūsapāṭi).


Koleszar

Borrowed from Hungarian Koleszár, itself from Slavic Kolesar.

Matt Koleszar, b. 1981


Grismer

Americanized form of German Griesmer or Griesemer.


Landingham

Reduced form of Van Landingham, a surname of Dutch origin.


Orgill

From Middle English orgel (“pride”), probably a nickname for an arrogant person.

A surname from Middle English [in turn transferred from the nickname].


Creswick

Habitational surname from a lost settlement situated south-west of Ecclesfield, probably from Old English cærse (“cress”) + wīċ (“village”).


Kabba

A West African surname predominantly found in Sierra Leone.


Reinertson

Americanized form of Norwegian Reinerstsen.


Kroes

From the Dutch and north German surname, from both senses of kroes (“drinking vessel; curly-haired”). Compare Croes, Kroese, Kroos.


Muzyka

Borrowed from Ukrainian Музыка (Muzyka).


Grazebrook

Probably a variant of Grisbrook, perhaps under the influence of the surname Glazebrook.


McEvilly

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Mhílidh (“son of the knight”), from míleadh (“knight”).


Pretlove

From Middle English priken (“to stab, pierce”) + Old French love (“wolf”), perhaps a nickname for a hunter of wolves.


Mumby

en-proper noun

Mumby (countable and uncountable, plural Mumbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Mundi + býr (“village, settlement”).


Tallini

[Bob] Tallini suggested the job would go faster if I got a carpenter's bevel square to cut the boards.

1989, Alfred Lees, Popular Science Do-it-yourself Yearbook, 1990, Popular Science Books, →ISBN, page 119:


Sovine

Americanized form of French Sauvain or Sovain, a habitational surname.


Tijerino

Borrowed from Spanish Tijerino; this surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.


Sendejas

Borrowed from Spanish Sendejas; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.


Wavra

Americanized form of Czech or Slovak Vávra.


Sokolow

Borrowed from Russian Соколов (Sokolov) and Polish Sokołów.


Siek

* As a Polish surname, from a derivative of siekać (“to chop up, hack”).
* As a North/Low German surname, from Middle Low German sīk (“swampy valley”), from Old Saxon *sīk, from Proto-West Germanic *sīk (“watercourse”).


Branthwaite

en-proper-noun

Branthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Branthwaites)

From Old English brǣmel (“bramble”) + thwaite.


Stear

Variant spelling of Steer, Stair, or Stare.


Albouy

Borrowed from French Albouy, itself from Occitan.


Udovich

Americanized from Slovene Udovič and Serbo-Croatian Udović, nickname for the son of a widow, from udova (“widow”).


Vieux

Borrowed from French Vieux; this surname is predominantly found in Haiti.


Attridge

A topographic surname from the univerbation of at + the + ridge.


Wetwood

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English wǣt (“wet”) + wudu (“wood”).


Ramond

Borrowed from French Ramond, itself from Occitan.


Nadelson

Reggie Nadelson


Philis

Borrowed from French Philis or from Greek.


van Rensburg

From either Dutch van Rensburg or Afrikaans van Rensburg, both meaning “from Rensburg”.


Macary

Borrowed from French Macary, itself from Catalan Macari or Occitan Macari. From Latin Macarius.


Furnell

English surname, variant of Furneaux, Farnell, or Funnell.


Working

Probably an Americanized form of German Werking.


Walklate

From walk + late, probably a nickname of some sort.

A surname transferred from the nickname.


Bowditch

Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch.


Brackstone

From Middle English breken (“to break”) + ston (“stone”), an occupational surname for a stonemason.


Evehema

Dan Evehema, b. 1893


Katchongva

Dan Katchongva, b. 1860


Eastchurch

en-proper noun

Eastchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Eastchurches)


von Eschscholtz

en-prop

von Eschscholtz (plural von Eschscholtzes)


Economides

Anglicized form of Greek Οικονομίδης (Oikonomídis).


Odie

Separate origins as diminutives of British name Odell and Germanic name Odin; later used as nickname for additional given names.


Gullage

At this moment footsteps were heard on the porch and an instant after old man Gullage entered the dining-room.

1896 October 14, Dick Swiveller, “The Big Turkey of Nine-Mile Run”, in The Sportsman's Journal, volume 1, number 1, page 98, column 2:


Donowho

Ryan Donowho


Quotskuyva

Dextra Quotskuyva, b. 1928


Wytrychowski

The anglicized form of Polish Wytrykowski.


Suy

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Khmer ស៊ុយ (suy), a surname typically found in Cambodia, ultimately deriving from Chinese 隋 (suí).
* Borrowed from Catalan Suy, a surname of unknown origin. This surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.


Sifuentez

Borrowed from Spanish Sifuentez, altered form of Cifuentes.


Naba

Borrowed from Spanish Naba, altered form of Nava.


Soleimani

Borrowed from Persian سلیمانی (soleymâni).


Elworth

en-proper-noun

Elworth (countable and uncountable, plural Elworths)

Perhaps from the Old English personal name Ella + worþ (“enclosure”).


Camenzind

Borrowed from German Camenzind, itself from Alemannic German Camenzind.

A surname from German [in turn from Alemannic German].


Kroskrity

Paul Kroskrity, b. 1949


Merceron

/ˈmɜːsə.ɹən/

/ˈmɜːsə.ɹɒn/


Intrieri

Susheela Intrieri, (1907-1969)


Katic

Stana Katic, b. 1978


Vasilopoulos

Borrowed from Greek Βασιλόπουλος (Vasilópoulos).

bor+

Βασιλόπουλος


Vayntrub

Borrowed from Russian Вайнтруб (Vajntrub).

Milana Vayntrub, b. 1987


Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo, b. 1952


Krolik

Golda Krolik, b. 1892


Pantazis

Borrowed from Greek Πανταζής (Pantazís).


Dmitriev

Borrowed from Russian Дмитриев (Dmitrijev).

A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Dmitrieva.


Olliff

From the Old Norse personal name Óláfr or its variant Óleifr.

A surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Old Norse].


Redifer

Perhaps a much altered variant of Radford.


Riddiford

Probably a habitational surname from a lost place in Gloucestershire, from Old English rīdere (“rider, horseman”) + ford (“ford”).


Alveston

en-proper-noun

Alveston (countable and uncountable, plural Alvestons)

From the Old English personal name Ælfwīġ + stān (“stone”).


Grigoriou

Borrowed from Greek Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou).


Gurnee

* As a French surname, Americanized from Garnier.
* As an English surname, variant of Gurney.


Zissis

Steve Zissis, b. 1975


Charker

From an agent derivative of Middle English charken (“to load something”).

der

A surname originating as an occupation [in turn from Middle English].


Imbert

Borrowed from Catalan and French Imbert.


Impey

Topographic surname from Old English impe (“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”) + haga (“enclosure; hedge”).


Hatherall

Probably a patronymic surname, with prosthetic H-, from the Old English personal name Ǣþelweald, a compound of ǣþel (“noble”) + weald (“power, authority”).

A surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Old English].


Puyoo

Borrowed from French, itself from Occitan.

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Banyacya

Thomas Banyacya, b. 1909


Gschwind

Borrowed from German Gschwind, itself from Bavarian or Alemannic German.

Michael Gschwind


Gabarrot

Borrowed from French Gabarrot, itself from Occitan Gabarròt.


Gabarre

Borrowed from French Gabarre (itself from Occitan Gabarra) or Spanish Gabarre.


Lyson

As an English surname, variant of Lison.
As a Polish surname, from Polish Łysoń, from łysoń (“baldie”). In some cases, from Czech Lysoň, a less common cognate.


Darrigrand

Borrowed from French Darrigrand, itself from Occitan Darrigrand.


Orthez

Borrowed from French Orthez, itself from Occitan.


Kadyrov

Transliteration of Russian Кады́ров (Kadýrov).

transliteration

A surname, feminine equivalent Kadyrova.


Kadyrova

Transliteration of Russian Кады́рова (Kadýrova).

A feminine-form surname from Russian.; feminine of Kadyrov


Harrisson

Tom Harrisson, (1911–1976)

Barbara Harrisson, (1922–2015)

Kate Harrisson


Grahek

Borrowed from Slovene Grahek, probably a nickname from a diminutive form of grah (“pea”).


Oldaker

From Old English ald (“old”) + æcer (“acre, plot of arable land”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by an old plowed field.


Yezhov

A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Nikolai Yezhov, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architect of the Great Purge.


Beria

Borrowed from Russian Берия (Berija), ultimately from Mingrelian ბერია (beria).

A surname from Mingrelian; especially when referring to Lavrentiy Beria, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architect of the Great Purge.


Sturmer

The village was recorded as Sturmere in 1086 ( DB), a pool on the River Stour, which is on the eastern boundary of the parish.


Dastrup

Borrowed from Danish Dastrup, a habitational surname.


Delcarpio

Borrowed from Spanish del Carpio, a surname predominantly found in Peru.


Darienzo

Borrowed from Italian D'Arienzo, a habitational surname.


DeBruler

Americanized form of an unidentified surname, most probably French.


Dueitt

Perhaps an altered form of Dutch de Witt.


Diffey

Perhaps a nickname from Anglo-Norman defieu (“faithless, disloyal”).

der

A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Anglo-Norman].


Mackley

Habitational surname from a minor place near Sudbury, in Derbyshire, probably from the Old English personal name Macca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Charania

A Pakistani and Indian surname found in the Muslim community, of unexplained etymology.

unk

unexplained


Candee

Americanized form of French Condé or Candé, a habitational surname.


Brendlinger

Probably an Americanized form of German Brändlinger, a surname which is no longer found in Germany.


Giannopoulos

Borrowed from Greek Γιαννόπουλος (Giannópoulos).

bor+

Γιαννόπουλος


Essner

Borrowed from German Essner, a shortened form of Essener, a habitational surname for someone from Essen.


Huttner

Borrowed from either German Huttner or Hüttner.


Chesbrough

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, possibly from Old English cis (“gravel”) + burg (“fortress, castle”).


Clouston

en-proper noun

Clouston (countable and uncountable, plural Cloustons)

Habitational surname from a place in the Orkney islands, from Old Norse Klóstathr.


Old

en-prop

Old (countable and uncountable, plural Olds)

* In Northamptonshire, recorded as Walda in 1086 (DB), becoming Wolde in the 14th century, and later Old. From Old English or Old Saxon wald.


T'ien

From Mandarin 田 (Tián) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien².


Engoron

Arthur Engoron, b. 1948-1949


Malotki

Borrowed from German Malotki, itself from Polish Młotek.

Ekkehart Malotki, b. 1938

A surname from German [in turn from Polish].


Liakh

* Transliteration of Russian Лях (Ljax), from Russian лях (ljax, “Pole, Polack”).
* Transliteration of Ukrainian Лях (Ljax), from Ukrainian лях (ljax, “Pole, Polack”).


Mondrala

Respelling of Polish Mądrala, from mądrala (“know-it-all”).


Assange

Audio (US)


Stonecypher

Americanized spelling of German Steinseifer.


Steinseifer

Carrie Steinseifer, b. 1968


Jablon

Borrowed from Polish Jabłoń, a habitational surname from any of the villages in Poland named after jabłoń (“apple tree”).


Liddiard

Variant of Lydiard, a habitational surname.


Malloch

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich (“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”).


Llera

Borrowed from Spanish Llera, a habitational surname from various places in Spain, from llera (“pebbly or stony area”).


Lydiard

Habitational surname from the villages of Lydiard Millicent and Lydiard Tregoze, both in the borough of Swindon. The placename was recorded as Lidgerd or Lidegærd in the Cartularium Saxonicum; the second part of this word coul derive from Welsh garth (“cliff; enclosure”).


Zurbuchen

Borrowed from German Zurbuchen, itself from Alemannic German. Originating from Switzerland.

Thomas Zurbuchen, b. 1968


Chevapravatdumrong

Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, b. 1977


Neuzil

From Czech Neužil, from neužilý, from ne + užilý.


Gedmintas

Ruta Gedmintas


Kikoin

Borrowed from Belarusian Кікоін (Kikóin) or Russian Кикоин (Kikoin).


Ringling

A surname, notably that of a circus owning family.


Kirakossian

Borrowed from Armenian Կիրակոսյան (Kirakosyan).


Kabotie

Michael Kabotie, b. 1942


Simchowitz

Stefan Simchowitz, b. 1970


Quiceno

Borrowed from Spanish Quiceno; this surname is predominantly found in Colombia.


Mostek

Borrowed from Polish Mostek, a topographic surname from mostek (“little bridge”).


Olenik

Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Olejník, or an Americanized form of Polish Olejnik.


Stopher

From Middle English Stoffer, originally a pet form of the personal name Christopher.

A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic].


Westgarth

Probably a habitational surname from Old English west (“west”) + Old Norse garðr (“enclosed space, yard”).


Tichborne

en-proper noun

Tichborne (countable and uncountable, plural Tichbornes)

Recorded as Ticceburna c.909, from Old English ticcen + burna (“stream frequented by young goats”).

der

A habitational surname from Old English.


Venner

Occupational surname for a huntsman, from Old French veneor (“huntsman”).

A surname originating as an occupation [in turn from Old French].


Washbrook

en-proper-noun

Washbrook (countable and uncountable, plural Washbrooks)

From either Old English wæsce (“a place for washing”) or wæsc (“washing, flood”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).


Schnipke

Probably an altered form of German Schnittker.


Ryton

en-proper noun

Ryton (countable and uncountable, plural Rytons)

Generally from Old English ryge + tūn (“farm where rye is grown”), except in North Yorkshire: from the River Rye + Old English tūn.


Hovakimyan

Borrowed from Armenian Հովակիմյան (Hovakimyan).


Galoyan

Borrowed from Armenian Գալոյան (Galoyan).


Podeswa

Jeremy Podeswa, b. 1962


Alphandery

Borrowed from French Alphandéry, from Ladino, ultimately from Arabic.

A surname from French [in turn from Arabic].


Alfandari

A surname from Ladino [in turn from Arabic].


Khachiyan

Borrowed from Armenian Խաչիյան (Xačʻiyan).


Pilibosian

Borrowed from Armenian Փիլիպոսյան (Pʻiliposyan).


Aristy

Borrowed from Spanish Aristy, variant of Aristi, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in the Dominican Republic.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].


Abdelhamid

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد الْحَمِيد (ʕabd al-ḥamīd).

عَبْد الْحَمِيد


Bransfield

Variant of Branfield, with an intrusive -s-.


Aldworth

en-proper noun

Aldworth (countable and uncountable, plural Aldworths)

From the Old English personal name Ealda + worþ (“enclosure”).


Kozacek

Borrowed from Czech Kozáček and Slovak Kozáček.


Bulbulian

Borrowed from Armenian Պյուլպյուլյան (Pyulpyulyan).

bor+

Պյուլպյուլյան


Ekserjyan

Borrowed from Armenian Էքսերճյան (Ēkʻserčyan).


Gaztambide

Borrowed from Spanish Gaztambide, itself from Basque.


Echikunwoke

Megalyn Echikunwoke, b. 1983


Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor, b. 1974


Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor, b. 1977


Swackhamer

Possibly from German Schwaikheimer, from Schwaikheim, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Bowell

Habitational surname from Norman Bouelles, a commune in present-day Seine-Maritime, France.


Quart

Josie Alice Quart (1895–1980), Canadian senator


Behun

From Slovak Behúň, from behúň, or a related language.


Tarverdian

Borrowed from Armenian Թարվերդյան (Tʻarverdyan).


Bosmajian

A variant of Basmajian, from Armenian Բասմաջյան (Basmaǰyan).


Toh

en-proper noun

Toh (countable and uncountable, plural Tohs)

Borrowed from Hokkien 卓 (Toh), Hokkien 杜 (Tō͘), etc.


Bukharin

Borrowed from Russian Бухарин (Buxarin).

A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Russian/Soviet communist leader Nikolai Bukharin


Agudong

Siena Agudong, b. 2004


Stambolian

Borrowed from Armenian Ստամպոլյան (Stampolyan).


Thevenot

Borrowed from French Thévenot (or its variants: Thevenot and Thèvenot).


Seow

From Chinese 蕭／萧 (Cantonese: siu1, Hakka: Sêu, Hokkien: Sio, Siau, Teochew: siao1, siou1), etc.


Vaxelaire

Borrowed from French Vaxelaire, itself from Alemannic German.

A surname from French [in turn from Alemannic German].


Redstone

/ˈɹɛdˌstəʊn/


Zarabi

Borrowed from Persian ضرابی (Zarrâbi), "master of the mint", from Persian ضرابخانه (zarrâb-xâne, “mint”).


Leow

From Chinese 廖 (Cantonese: liu6, Hakka: Liau, Hokkien: Liāu, Teochew: liao7, liou7), etc.


Lipovich

/ˈlɪpəvɪt͡ʃ/

From Serbo-Croatian Lipović, in some forms via intermediate sources. Compare Lipkvich.


Ongpin

The street, former Calle Sacristia, was renamed after Roman Ongpin, whose surname is from Hokkien 王彬 (Ông Pin), the surname and part of the given name of the Hokkien Chinese name of Roman Ongpin's father, Simon Ongpinco, known in Hokkien as 王翼彬 (Ông Ia̍k-pin).


Shoigu

Borrowed from Russian Шойгу (Šojgu), ultimately from Tuvan Шойгу (Şoygu).


Gerasimov

Borrowed from Russian Гера́симов (Gerásimov).


Yankovic

→ Chinese: 揚科維奇／扬科维奇 (Yángkēwéiqí)

Frank John “Frankie” Yankovic (1915–1998, son of Andrej Jankovič), American accordion player and polka musician

Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic (born 1959, grandson of Matija Jankovič), American musician, comedian, and actor


Stajic

Transliteration of Serbo-Croatian Stajić.


Sassounian

Borrowed from Armenian Սասունյան (Sasunyan).


Kadric

Transliteration of Serbo-Croatian Kadrić.


Dillehay

Tom Dillehay


Adovasio

James Adovasio, b. 1944


Amiel

Borrowed from French Amiel, itself from Occitan.

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Figarol

Borrowed from French Figarol, itself from Occitan.


Herfindahl

Orris Herfindahl, b. 1918


Bulsara

Borrowed from Gujarati બલસારા (balsārā).


Seastead

(rare) An American surname of Danish origin.


Wigner

Attestation is claimed of the surname in 14th-century England (Yorkshire) (i.e., in the Middle English period); apparently from Anglo-Saxon (Old English). Compare Wagner, Wagoner.

A surname from Anglo-Saxon or other Germanic

(physics, attributive usage) Hungarian-born American physicist Eugene Wigner.


Motzkin

Theodore Motzkin, b. 1908


Paragamian

Arto Paragamian


Schwider

Various etymologies:
* German respelling of Polish Świder
* variant of German Schweder


Cuenod

Borrowed from French Cuénod, a Swiss surname.


Soubeyran

Borrowed from French Soubeyran, itself from Occitan.


Sheinbaum

Borrowed from Yiddish שיינבוים (sheynboym, literally “beautiful tree”).


Goicoechea

Borrowed from Spanish Goicoechea, itself from Basque Goikoetxea.


Dzus

Dzus fastener


Supervielle

Borrowed from French Supervielle (alternatively via Spanish Supervielle as it is common in Argentina and Uruguay), itself from Occitan Supervièla.


Pavano

Carl Pavano, b. 1976


Kozonis

Transliteration of Greek Κοζώνης (Kozónis).


Rendlesham

From Old English Rendlæsham, possibly from an uncertain element *rend + lǣs + ham.


Bukhalo

Borrowed from Ukrainian Бухало (Buxalo).


Peltekian

Borrowed from Armenian Փելթեքյան (Pʻeltʻekʻyan).


Gunasekara

Transliteration of Sinhalese ගුණසේකර (guṇasēkara).


Kakule

Elias Kakule Mbahingana


Aznavourian

Transliteration of Armenian Ազնավուրյան (Aznavuryan).


Mangasaryan

Borrowed from Armenian Մանգասարյան (Mangasaryan).


Humeniuk

Transliteration of Ukrainian Гуменюк (Humenjuk).

translit

Scott Humeniuk, b. 1969


Burstall

en-noun

Burstall (countable and uncountable, plural Burstalls)


Haigazian

Borrowed from Armenian Հայկազյան (Haykazyan).


Kalpakian

Borrowed from Armenian Գալբագյան (Galbagyan), Գալփագյան (Galpʻagyan).


Wozney

From Polish Woźny and Ukrainian Возний (Voznyj).


Soole

He is also indebted to Mr. G. H. Soole, of Bristol, and the Stationmaster and the staff at Whitland for assistance in the preparation of this article.

1952 July, J. F. Burrell, “The Cardigan Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 485:


Mitichyan

Borrowed from Armenian Միտիչյան (Mitičʻyan).


Achemyan

Borrowed from Armenian Աճեմյան (Ačemyan).


Kuenssberg

From German Künßberg, Künssberg, variants of Künsberg.

Ekkehard von Kuenssberg CBE (1913–2000), Heidelberg-born physician who made his career in Scotland, co-founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners; paternal grandfather of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg and Laura Juliet Kuenssberg

Joanna Kate Kuenssberg (born 1973), British oil executive and former diplomat, British High Commissioner to Mozambique 2014–2018; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and elder sister of Laura Juliet Kuenssberg

Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 1976), British journalist, political editor of BBC News 2015–2022; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and younger sister of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg


Symeon

Borrowed from Latin Symeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sumeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.


Sotheby

From Old English sūþ (“south”) and Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).
The surname presumably comes from a now defunct placename in England.


Aujeszky

A Hungarian ethnic surname from Hungarian.


Strangeway

A surname, alternative form of Strangeways.


Brincat

Borrowed from Maltese Brincat, itself from Italian Brincato.

A surname from Maltese [in turn from Italian].


Pirouzfar

bor

Persian پیروزفر


Niazmand

Persian نیازمند


Beiranvand

Persian بیرانوند


Khalilzadeh

Persian خلیلزاده


Jahanbakhsh

Persian جهانبخش


Belenko

Borrowed from Russian Беленко (Belenko).

(particularly) Viktor Belenko, Soviet pilot and defector who flew a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 to Japan.


Wrythe

An alternative spelling of the surname Writhe. Related to Wriothesley.


Nezhukumatathil

Borrowed from Malayalam നേഴുകുമറ്റത്തിൽ (nēḻukumaṟṟattil).

bor+

നേഴുകുമറ്റത്തിൽ

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, b. 1974


Perrineau

Harold Perrineau, b. 1963


Rokossowski

Borrowed from Polish Rokossowski. Doublet of Rokossovsky.


Rokossovsky

Borrowed from Russian Рокоссовский (Rokossovskij), from Rokossowski. Doublet of Rokossowski.

Рокоссовский


Sitarmaker

Due to the occupation, people used to call him Sitarmaker, which became very much familiar and lead to change in surname of Shikalkar to Sitarmaker.

2015 February 25, “About K S Sitarmaker”, in K. S. Sitarmaker (blog), archived from the original on 2024-05-11:

The trade is identified so strongly with them, that many use the surname Sitarmaker or Satarmaker.[…]¶ The wooden body of Balasaheb’s instruments comes from the one-room workshop of Abdul Hamid Sitarmaker.

2018 July 15, Priyanka Kakodkar, “Miraj’s legacy sitar-makers go online to survive”, in The Times of India, archived from the original on 2020-07-20:

Another well-wisher is Ibrahim Sitarmaker from Miraj, a town in the adjacent Sangli district that is famous for its instrument makers.

2020 April 1, Sumana Ramanan, “A rural classical-music festival unites aficionados from all walks of life”, in The Caravan, archived from the original on 2020-07-20:

An occupational surname of Indian usage.


Svahn

John Svahn, b. 1943


Nyerere

Borrowed from Zanaki nyerere (“caterpillar”).

A surname from Zanaki; especially when referring to Tanzanian politician Julius Nyerere.


Bulgakov

Transliteration of Russian Булгаков (Bulgakov).

translit

A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Bulgakova


Lacie

A surname from Old French, variant of Lacey


Adetshina

Chidimma Adetshina, b. 2001


Queloz

Didier Queloz, b. 1966


Tahbaz

Morad Tahbaz


Korchagin

Transliteration of Russian Корчагин (Korčagin).


Stigal

Transliteration of Russian Стигал (Stigal). Likely from Chechen.

A surname from Russian [in turn from Chechen].


Shamamyan

Borrowed from Armenian Շամամյան (Šamamyan).


Bardilo

Ultimately from bardhë + yll; calqued from the German Bardilo.

A surname of Balto-Slavic and German origin.

"of a bearded axe" or just axe or beard standing alone.


Karezin

Transliteration of Russian Карезин (Karezin).


Kashchenko

Transliteration of Ukrainian Кащенко (Kaščenko).


Lorne

en-proper-noun

Lorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)


Golubev

Borrowed from Russian Голу́бев (Golúbev), from го́лубь (gólubʹ, “dove, pidgeon”) + -ев (-ev)

suffix

A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Golubeva.


Dirlewanger

A surname from German; especially when referring to Waffen-SS war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger


Authbert

From Old English Æþelbeorht. Compound of Old English æþele (“noble”) + beorht (“bright”). Doublet of Albert.


Vaclavik

From Czech Václavík, Slovak Václavík and Václavik, derivatives of Václav.


Helly

en-proper noun

Helly (countable and uncountable, plural Hellys)

A surname from German, held by Eduard Helly.


Iong

A surname from Portuguese [in turn from Cantonese]


Breitbart

Borrowed from German Breitbart (“broad beard”).

bor+

It was the work of the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart that helped to expose the sextual shenanigans of Representative Andrew Weiner, […]

2014, Timothy Stanley, Citizen Hollywood: How the Collaboration between LA and DC Revolutionized American Politics, Thomas Dunne, →ISBN, page 251:


Marye

Rev. James Marye, Jr., having been ordained, commenced his ministry in St. Thomas’ Parish, Orange county, in 1761. Here he remained for six years, when, upon the death of his father, Rev. James Marye, Sen’r, (a Huguenot who had fled to Virginia from religious persecution,) who was the minister of St. George’s Parish, Spotsylvania county, for thirty-one years, he was chosen to supply his place, and continued thus to serve until 1780.

1884, R[obert] A[lonzo] Brock, The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Virginia, 1751-1758, […] (Collections of the Virginia Historical Society; new series, volume IV), volume II, Richmond, Va.: […] [Virginia Historical] Society, note 48, pages 161–162:

THE MARYES RETURN / Burlingame is more than delighted over the news that Mr. and Mrs. George T[homas] Marye are soon to be back again, and this time for good and all, for Mr. Marye, who has been the American ambassador at Petrograd for the past couple of years, has recently resigned his post.

1916 March 11, Grace Tibbits, “Ins and Outs of the Social World”, in Ira Berthelot Wood, editor, The Wasp: The Pacific Coast Weekly, San Francisco, Calif.: The Wood Publishing Company, page 6, column 3:

John Marye, whose own Brampton stood on that hill above Fredericksburg against which in December [Ambrose] Burnside had thrown his men in bloody, vain assaults, had married Jane Hamilton; […]

1947, Ben Ames Williams, House Divided, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 811:

John Lawrence Marye, Jr., enlisted in the Confederate States Army serving from 4/23/1861-7/26/1864; was promoted to Sgt., in Capt. Pollock's Co., Virginia Light Artillery, and had the unique experience of being in line of battle during the Battle of Fredericksburg, in his own front yard.

1985, Edith Whitcraft Eberhart, Adaline Marye Robertson, compilers, The Maryes of Virginia, 1730-1985, Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, Inc., →LCCN, page 134:


Kaspersky

Borrowed from Russian Касперский (Kasperskij).

(specifically) Eugene Kaspersky, Russian billionaire and cybersecurity expert


Chladni

Report on Mr. Chladni's Theory of Sound. […] Happily Mr. Chladni has done for the vibrations of elastictic[…]

1809, William Nicholson, A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, page 312:


Judicael

→ English: Jekyll

English form of Judicaël, itself the French form of the Old Breton name Iudicael, derived from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”).


Warmbier

Borrowed from German Warmbier (“warm beer”).

The worst known case of abuse before Mr. Warmbier was that of Robert Park, a Christian missionary who said he was severely beaten by North Korean soldiers after he was caught in 2009 while walking across the border from China waving a Bible.

2017 June 14, Choe Sang-HunAustin Ramzy and Motoko Rich, “Otto Warmbier Got an Extra Dose of Brutality From North Korea. The Mystery Is Why.”, in The New York Times:


Hadnagy

Christopher Hadnagy


Diachenko

Borrowed from Ukrainian Дяченко (Djačenko).


Thornycroft

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement, from Old English þorniġ (“thorny, full of thorns”) + croft (“croft, enclosed field”).

der

A habitational surname from Old English.


Oskwarek

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Oskwarek.


Finneghan

A surname from Irish, and doublet of Finnegan.


Mahaffee

A surname from Irish, an alternative form of Mahaffey.


Claisen

A surname from German, notably held by Rainer Ludwig Claisen.


DeLashmutt

Van B. DeLashmutt, b. 1842


Chaumette

Unadapted borrowing from French Chaumette.


Shoemate

Variant of Shumate, from French Chaumette/de la Chaumette.

Charles Shoemate, b. 1939


Faning

Eaton Faning, b. 1850


Delpuech

Unadapted borrowing from French Delpuech, itself from Occitan.

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Massola

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Massola.


Souriau

Unadapted borrowing from French Souriau.


Gunjak

Unadapted borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Gunjak.


Spaho

Unadapted borrowing from Albanian Spaho.


McGahan

From Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), from Irish Eachaidh, from Old Irish ech (“horse”).


Malenkov

Borrowed from Russian Маленков (Malenkov).

bor+

A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Georgy Malenkov, Soviet politician and rival of Nikita Khrushchev.


Dzerzhinsky

Borrowed from Russian Дзержинский (Dzeržinskij), from Polish Dzierżyński.

A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Felix Dzerzhinsky, chairman of the Cheka.


Karadžić

A surname from Serbo-Croatian; especially when referring to Radovan Karadžić, post-Yugoslavian politician and war criminal.


Weyl

A surname from German, notably held by Hermann Weyl.


Charcot

A surname from French, notably held by Jean-Martin Charcot.


Kipiani

Transliteration of Georgian ყიფიანი (q̇ipiani).


Rabbermann

From German Rabbermann, of uncertain origin.


Mutahar

From Arabic مُطَهَّر (muṭahhar, “purified”).


Pitsiladis

Borrowed from Greek Πιτσιλάδης (Pitsiládis).


Goudeket

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Goudeket.


Trevon

From several sources, such as Britain, Germany, Norse, and Welsh. Combination of Tre("three") and von ("hope"/"expectation"/"little"/"from").


Stossel

John Stossel even seems to be trying to indoctrinate school children in the ways of radical Loonytarianism.

2000 July 28, Robert Calvert, “John Stossel's rantings”, in alt.politics.libertarian (Usenet):

He then openhanded him again, and Stossel went down and was nearly crying for his mum.

2002, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Robert Picarello, In The Pit With Piper, →ISBN, page 146:


Gettier

A surname, notably held by Edmund Gettier.


Trinneer

Connor Trinneer, b. 1969


Bouygues

Borrowed from French Bouygues, itself from Occitan.


Kaefer

As a young woman, Florence Kaefer was a teacher at Norway House Residential School.

2017, Jula Hughes, “8: The New Victoms: Perpetrators before the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission”, in Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne, editors, Power Through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation, →ISBN, page 191:


Matsel

Transliteration of Belarusian Мацэль (Macelʹ).


Poh

en-proper noun

Poh (countable and uncountable, plural Pohs)

From a dialect word for standard German Pfau (“peacock”), or Hokkien 傅 (Pò͘).


Eydelshteyn

Transliteration of Russian Эйдельштейн (Ejdelʹštejn), itself from Yiddish.

translit

A surname from Russian [in turn from Yiddish]


Nouvian

Unadapted borrowing from French Nouvian.


Nouvion

Unadapted borrowing from French Nouvion.


Spanberger

Representative Abigail Spanberger, a prominent Virginia Democrat who was repeatedly able to win in a conservative-leaning district, announced on Monday that she would run for governor in 2025, leaving open a competitive seat that could be crucial to her party’s efforts to win back control of the House next year.

2023 November 13, Luke Broadwater, “Spanberger Announces Run for Governor in Virginia, Leaving House Seat in Play”, in The New York Times:


Khelif

Khelif filed a legal complaint with the French authorities over the online abuse and harassment she was subjected to during the Olympic Games.

2024 November 4, Jamie Gardner, “Mandatory genetic testing in sport ‘not justified, ethical or viable’, say academics”, in The Independent:


Mayorkas

Asked by CNN what measures DHS was taking after the Pentagon leaks, Mayorkas said the department issued a reminder to employees and that he had directed a review.

2023 May 16, Priscilla Alvarez, “DHS directs review of personnel with access to classified material in wake of Pentagon leak”, in CNN:


Goedel

A surname from German. Alternative form of Gödel.


Zeldin

From Middle High German sælde (“blessed, fortunate, happiness”).

der

She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]

2021 September 24, Tom Gogola, “Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss”, in The Nation, retrieved 2022-06-01:

A surname from Yiddish, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.


Welles

Named after Well, Lincolnshire, from Old English wielle (“fountain, spring”). Cognate with English well.


Hegseth

As Trump formulated his first Cabinet following his 2016 win, he reportedly considered Hegseth to run the Department of Veterans Affairs. He again considered Hegseth when Secretary David Shulkin faced criticism before his ouster in 2018.

2024 November 13, Meg Kinnard, “What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary”, in The Associated Press:


Qwon

A surname from Chinese, a variant of Kwon.


Swanford

From either:
# Old English swan (“swan”), genitive plural, swana + ford.
# Old English swān (“herdsman”), genitive plural, swāna + ford.


Rapinoe

While Rapinoe has acknowledged her white privilege, said Allison, the sociology professor, she received outsize attention for her racial activism without experiencing the harsh consequences that Black athletes historically receive for protests.

2023 August 6, Jeré Longman, “For Megan Rapinoe, an Ending Not Even She Could Have Imagined”, in The New York Times: