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Where names come from

         Aramaic

Barnaby, Barney son of the prophet Bartholomew, Bart son of Tolmai Magdalena from a town in Israel Martha mistress of the house Tabitha doe Thomas, Tom, Tammy, Tamsin twin

         Arabic

Abdul servant Ahmed more commendable Aisha alive and well Ali sublime Amber yellow Amina truthful, faithful Faizal judge Farrah bearing a burden Fatima abstain Hafiz guardian Khalid eternal Khalil friend Leilanight Mohammed worthy of praise Mustafa chosen Nadim drinking companion Nur light Omar flourishing Sabah morning Safa purity Salim safe Sultana queen Talaat lucky Tariq banging on the door Yasir to be rich Zafar victory Zia light

         Assyrian

Lilith of the night

         Celtic

Aidan fire Alan, Alana, Lana rock Angus choice Archibald, Archie genuine brave Arthur, Arturo bear Barry spear Blair a plain Brendan prince Brian, Bryon noble Bridgit goddess Clancy red warrior Craig rocks Deirdre woman Dermot without envy Dervla daughter poet Desmond, Des of South Munster Donald, Don, Donnie, ruler of the world Donovan little brown dark one Dougal, Doyle dark stranger Douglas, Doug dark blue river Duncan dark warrior Dylan of the sea Enid soul Erin to Ireland Fergus vigourous man Fiona white, fair Gareth, Gary gentle Gordon hill Guinevere, Jennifer, Jenny fair Imogen maiden Keith wood Kenneth, Ken handsome Kermit free man Kevin comely child Lloyd gray Malcolm desciple of Coluim Neil champion Rory red king Rowan red one Rhiannon great queen Rhonda good spear Roy red Ryan little king Tara hill Trevor big village Tristan riot

         French

Algernon moustached Alison, Alice, Alicia, Ada noble person Blanche white Brice speckled Bruce from Brieuse Chantal song Curtis courtious Darcy from Arcy Darryl from Airelle Grant great Joy joyful Joyce lord Leroy the king Lyle island Mabel my fair maid Mavis song Neville new town Noel, Noelle Christmas Oliver, Olivia, Olive, Ollie olive tree Pascal, Pascale Easter Russell red Tracey path, road Warren game park

         German

Adolf noble wolf Albert noble brightness Arnold eagle power Auberon noble bear Audrey noble strength Bernard, Bernadette brave bear Bertram bright raven Bruno brown Charles, Chuck, Chaz, Carl, Carla, Carol, Caroline, Carrie, Charlotte, Lotte free man Conrad council Elwin, Elvis, Elvin noble friend Emile, Emily, Amilia, Amy work Emma universal Ernest, Ernie serious Ethel noble Ferdinand, Fernando prepared journey Fred, Frederick, Freda ruler of peace Garth garden Jerry spear rulerGerard brave spear Gertrude, Trudy spear Gilbert bright pledge Godfrey, Geoffrey, Jeff God's peace Guy wood Hayden heathen Henry home ruler Herbert bright army Herman army man Howard brave heart Hubert bright heart Hugh spirit Imelda entire battle Leonard, Len, Leonora brave lion Leopold bold people Lewis, Louis, Ludovic, Ludwig famed warrior Luther peoples' army Lynn cascade Manfred peaceful strength Matilda battle strength Nelson son of Neil Otis son of Ote Randolf, Randi, Ranulf shield wolf Raymond, Ray, Ramon wise Reginald, Reg, Ronald, Ron advice ruler Richard stern ruler Robert, Roberta, Robin, Bob, Rupert bright fame Roger famed spear Rudolf, Ralphfame wolf Stewart, Stuart, Stu estate keeper Derek, Del, Dirk, Thierry ruler of people Walter, Wally, Walt rule people Warren enclosure Wilfred, Wilf desire peace William, Will, Bill, Liam, Wilma, Minnie desire helmet Ulrich, Ulrika rich and powerful

         Greek

Agatha good Agnes chaste Alexander, Alex, Alec, Alexandra, Sandra, Sasha, Alistair, Ali defender of men Anastasia, Stacey resurrection Andrew, Andrea, Andy, Anders, Andre, Drew brave Anthea flowery Anthony, Tony, Antonia flower Angel, Angela messenger Barbara, Barbie foreign Basil king Bernice bringing victory Cassandra, Cass infaming men with love Chloe green shoot Christopher, Chris, Christine, Tina, Kirsty bearing the anointed one Cleopatra, Cleo glory of the father Cynthia, Cindy of Cinthus Cyril ruler Daphne laurel Damaris calf Damian to tame Delia of Delos Denis, Denise, Dion the god of wine Doris Dorian woman Dorothy, Dorothea, Theodore, Theo, Theodora, Dolly, Doreen gift of God Eugene, Gene, Eugenia, Gena well bred George, Georgina farmer Giles young goat Gregory, Greg watchful Hector restrain Helen, Ellen, Elenor, Eileen, Elaine, Eloise, Lenore, Liane, Nora, Noreen sun Homer pledge Irene, Rene peace Iris rainbow Jason healer Julius, Julian, Juliet, Julia, Gillian, Jill bearded Katherine, Cathy, Kara, Karen pure name Leander lion man Leon, Lionel lion Linus flax Lois desirable Margaret, Maggie, Madge, Marge, Margo, Meg, Peg, Peggy, Marjorie, Megan, Greta, Rita pearl Melanie dark, black Melissa honey bee Melody song Monica, Mona alone Myra, Muriel wonderful Nicholas, Nicole, Nick, Colin victor Pamela, Pam all honey Pandora all gifted Penelope, Penny duck Peter, Pete, rock Philip, Phil, Philippa, Pippa horse lover Phoebe bright Phoenix dark red Phyllis foliage Priscilla ancient Sebastian, Seb revered Seline, Selina Moon Sophia, Sophie, Sonia wisdom Stephen, Stephane, Steve, Sven crown Sybil, Sibil prophetess Theresa, Teri, Tess summer Thelma wish Tiffany manifestation of God Timothy, Tim honour Xanthe yellow Xenia hospitable Zoe, Zola life

         Hebrew

Aaron high mountain Abel breath Abigail father's joy Abraham, Abram, Abe father of many Adam man Amos to bear Asa healer Benjamin, Ben son of the right hand Beulah married Carmel, Carmen garden Daniel, Dan, Danny, Dana, Daniela God is my judge David, Dave, Davy friend Deborah, Debbie bee Edna pleasure Elizabeth, Eliza, Elsa, Liz, Lisa, Isobel, Beth, Betty, Betsy, Bess, Bessie, Buffy, Libby oath Enoch experienced Ethan firmness Eve, Eva, Evita life Gabriel, Gabrielle strong man, of God Hannah, Anna, Anne, Anya, Anita, Nancy, Nina grace Ira to watch Isaac, Ike laughter Jacob, Jack, Jake, James, Seamus to hold the heel Jemima dove Jeremiah, Jeremy high of the Lord Jessica, Jessie Lord's gift Jethro excellence Joel the Lord is God John, Jane, Joan, Joni, Joanne, Janet, Janice, Jean, Sean, Shane, Shana, Sheena, Ian, Ivan, Evan the Lord has favoured Jonathen, Nathan God has given Joseph, Joe, Josephine, Jose, Pepe the Lord added Joshua, Josh, Jesus savour Judith, Judy, Judas, Jude praised Leah languid Maria, Marie, Mary, Miriam, Mario, Maureen, Molly, Polly wished-for child Matthew gift of the Lord Michael, Mick, Mike, Michelle, Miles, Mitch who is like God Moses deliver Naomi my joy Rachel, Raquel ewe Raphael healing of God Rebecca, Bekkie snare, trap Ruth friend Samson Sun Samuel, Sam, Samantha asked of God Saphire precious stone Sarah, Sara, Sadie, Sally princess Sharon a plain Simon, Simone listening Solomon, Salome peace Susanah, Susan, Susanne, Sue lily Tamara date palm Tobias, Toby the Lord is good Uriah God is light

Italian

Bambi young girl Bianca white Donna lady Gemma gem Madonna the Virgin Mary Mia mine Napoleon Naples lion

         Latin

Adrian from Hadria Amanda, Mandy loveable Augustus, Gus, Austin dignified, venerable Aurora dawn Beatrice, Bea happy Benedict blessed Caesar hairy Candice, Candy white Cecil, Cecilia, Sheila blind Clara, Claire, Clarissa bright, clear Claudius, Claude, Claudia lame Cordelia, Cordy heart Dexter right handed Diana divine Dominic of the Lord Felix, Felicity luck Flora flower Florence prosperous Francis, Frank, Frances, French Gloria glory Hillary cheerful Horace, Horatio good eyesight Justin, Justine just Lawrence, Laurie, Larry, Lara, Laura, Loren crowned with laurel Letitia gladness Leo lion Lilian, Lilia, Lucy, Lucille, Lucian light Magnus great Marina, Marni of the sea Mark, Marcus, Marcia, Martin, Martina of Mars Mercedes mercy Miranda lovely Natalie, Natasha Christmas Patrick, Pat, Paddy, Patricia, Patsy, Patti, Trish nobleman Paul, Paula, Pauline humble Perry traveller Petula to ask Rex king Romeo of Rome Rufus red Rubyprecious stone Sabina, Sabine from Sabine Serina tranquil Stella star Silvia, Sylvan wood Silvester, Sly of the forest Terrence, Terry tender Una one Ursula, Orson little bear Valerie, Valentine healthy, strong Verity true Veronica true image Victor, Victoria victorious Vincent, Vinnie conqueror Viola, Violet violet Virgil stick Virginia, Ginger, Ginny chaste Vivian alive

         Norse

Astrid beautiful god Brenda sword Dagmarmaid Dustin Thor's stone Eric, Erica ever ruler Helga happy Ivor, Igor bow warrior Kirk church Torquil Thor's helmet

         NORSE

Alfred, Alf peace Alvin friendly elf Ashley ash clearing Bertha bright, famous Beverly beaver stream Buck male deer Byron place of the cow sheds Clark scholar Clifford ford by a cliff Clinton, Clint settlement on the summit Clive cliff settlement Daisy day's eye Darleen, Darla darling Earl nobleman Edgar blessed spear Edith, Ida blessed war Edmund, Eamonn blessed protector Edward, Ted blessed guard Edwin, Edwina blessed friend Fay fairy Graham gray house Harold, Harry, Harriet leader of the army Hayley hay clearing Hazel name of a tree Heather name of a plant Holly name of a tree Humphrey peaceful house Lesley, Leslie meadow land Norman, Norma north man Oscar spear of God Riley rye clearing Shirley bright clearing Sidney wide island Stanley stone clearing Wayne wagon maker Wesley, Wes west meadow Willow name of a tree Winston joy stone

         Persion

Ava water Darius, Dario, Daria to hold well Esther star Jahangir holder of the world Jasmine a fragrant plant Jasper treasurer Kira Sun Lila lilac Roxanne, Roxanna dawn Shah king Sher lion

         Phoenician

Hannibal grace of Baal

         Sanskrit

Aruna dawn Asha hope Beryl a precious stone Chandra moon Deva goddess Dipak little lamp Gita song Indira beauty Jaya a plant name Krishna dark Kumar boy, son Lakshmi sign Leela play Maheshruler Mani jewel Meena fish Nataraj king of dance Opal name of precious stone Padma lotus Prakash light Priya beloved Radha success Raghu swift Raja king Rama pleasing Rani queen Ranjit painted Ravi sun Sanjay triumphant Shakti power Shiva benign Sita furrow Uma flax Vijay victory

         Slavic

Boris battle Danika morning star Nadia, Nadine hope Vera faith

         SPANISH

Alma soul Bonita, Bonnie pretty Dolores, Lola, Lolita pain, sorrow Linda, Lynn pretty Rio river Sol Sun

         English and British surnames (family names) have four main sources: the person's occupation, the place of origin, a nickname and relations. Examples of these can be seen in the tables below.

         Name Meaning Archer bow and arrow user Bishop bishop's man Butcher meat worker Carpenter wheel repairer Fletcher arrow maker Fuller cloth cleaner Miller grain grinder Shepherd herder of sheep Smith metal worker