SunnyShade's Personal Name List

From Chinese 赵 (zhào), which refers to an ancient city-state in what is now Shanxi province. According to legend, King Mu rewarded his chariot driver Zaofu with the city, at which time Zaofu adopted this surname. The later historic state of Zhao, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, was named after this city.

This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Song dynasty.

From Chinese 吴 (wú) referring to the ancient state of Wu, which was located in present-day Jiangsu province.

Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

From Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore", from Latin riparius.

Simplified variant of Nguyễn.

Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.

From the name of the animal, perhaps a nickname for a shy person.

Variant of Haley.

Means "son of Gib".

Cognate of Fischer.

English form of Fiedler.

Latin form of Greek Ἠλύσιον (Elysion), which is of unknown origin, perhaps pre-Greek. According to Greek — and later Roman — mythology, Elysium (or the Elysian Fields) was an idyllic afterlife where only the souls of distinguished mortals were admitted.

From the noble title, which was originally from Latin dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.

Means "from Orsay", referring to the town of Orsay near Paris, its name deriving from the Latin personal name Orcius.

Means "son of David".

Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.

Derived from the given name Clement.

From Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh meaning "descendant of Flannchadh". The given name Flannchadh means "red warrior".

Originally indicated a person from the county of Cheshire in England. Cheshire is named for its city Chester.

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.

From the given name Bonitus.

Derived from Old French bon meaning "good".

From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.

From a Scottish place name, itself derived from alla "wild" and mhagh "field".

From a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.

From the given name Abele.