ppoogls's Personal Name List

Rake
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAYK
Rating: 45% based on 6 votes
Originally a name for a dweller on a narrow pass or hillside, from Old English hrace meaning "throat, gorge".
Lyon 1
Usage: English, French
Rating: 65% based on 6 votes
Originally denoted a person from the city of Lyon in central France, originally Latin Lugdunum, of Gaulish origin meaning "hill fort of Lugus". It could also denote a person from the small town of Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy.
Fiscella
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: feesh-SHEHL-la
Rating: 50% based on 7 votes
Derived from Italian fiscella, which was a basket used to conserve cheese. The name was probably used to denote a person who made cheese.
Croft
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRAWFT
Rating: 47% based on 7 votes
From Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".
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