wolvin's Personal Name List

From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Ἀμβρόσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal". Saint Ambrose was a 4th-century theologian and bishop of Milan, who is considered a Doctor of the Church. Due to the saint, the name came into general use in Christian Europe, though it was never particularly common in England.

Occupational name for one who practiced archery, from Latin arcus "bow" (via Old French).

Variant of Atwood.

From Middle English bekke (from Old Norse), Low German beke or Old Norse bekkr all meaning "stream".

Means "beautiful rose" in French.

From an English place name meaning "black wood".

Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring". A famous bearer was the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).

From a Gaelic nickname cam beul meaning "wry or crooked mouth". The surname was later represented in Latin documents as de bello campo meaning "of the fair field".

From a French surname that was derived from corbeau "raven", originally denoting a person who had dark hair. The name was probably popularized in America by actor Corbin Bernsen (1954-) [1].

Variant of Debenham.

From an English surname that was derived from place names meaning "east town" in Old English.

From Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee".

From Chinese 方 (fāng) referring to Fang Shu, a minister and adviser to King Xuan of the Western Zhou dynasty. Alternately it may have come from a place called Fang Shan (方山), which existed in what is now Henan province.

From the name of the bird, from Old English finc. It was used by Harper Lee for the surname of lawyer Atticus Finch and his children in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).

Cognate of Fischer.

Variant of Forester.

From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.

Variant of Fox.

From the Old English word gara meaning "triangular plot of land".

Occupational name for a steward, derived from Middle English greyve, related to the German title Graf.

Derived from the given name Gruffudd.

Means "deer, hart" in German. This was a nickname for a person who resembled a deer in some way, or who raised or hunted deer.

From Old English cyning "king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. A famous bearer was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

Nickname meaning "small" in Hungarian.

Means "fair, beautiful" in French.

Without reign of law.
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Law ""derived from Old Norse word Lög meaning to lie/lay""
less ""derived from proto-germanic root Lausaz meaning lacking""

From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain. As a surname it was borne by the American author Jack London (1876-1916).

From a nickname for a lothario, derived from Middle English lufeles, Old English lufuleas meaning "loveless".

Variant of Lovelace.

Derived from Middle English mareschal "marshal", from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.

Korean form of Wen, from Sino-Korean 文 (mun).

From a nickname derived from Middle English mothe meaning "moth". Known bearers include New Zealand photojournalist Margaret Moth (1951-2010), British artist Charlotte Moth (1978-), and British Roman Catholic bishop Richard Moth (1958-).

Americanization of Nachtigall.

Name for a person who lived to the north.

Means "night" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the night, the daughter of Khaos and the wife of Erebos.

Means "elm tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin ulmus. The name originally indicated a person who lived near such a tree.

From the given name Piers.

From the name of various English places meaning "priest's cottage" in Old English.

Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.

Originally denoted a person who lived near a river, from Portuguese rios "river", ultimately from Latin rivus.

Variant of Rojo.

Means "rose" from Middle English, Old French and Middle High German rose, all from Latin rosa. All denote a person of a rosy complexion or a person who lived in an area abundant with roses. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental, from Yiddish רויז (roiz).

Variant of Sharp.

Means "tailor", derived from Middle English snithen "to cut", an occupational name for a person who stitched coats and clothing.

Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.

Variant of Taylor.

From Cornish tek meaning "fair, beautiful".

From an Italian nickname meaning "wasp".

Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".

Occupational name for a weaver, derived from Old English wefan "to weave".

Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Originally denoted one who lived in or worked in a forest, derived from Old English wudu "wood".

The German surname Zähne is derived from the Middle High German word "zan," which means "tooth." It is believed that the surname takes its origin from a nickname, most likely bestowed on the original bearer due to either a prominent tooth or a missing tooth.