MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Delamere
* The placename senses are from French de (“of”) la (“the”) mer (“sea”).
* As an English and French surname, prefixed variant of Mear, itself related to the noun mere (both senses, meaning "pond" and "boundary"), a variant of Mayer, and a variant of Lemer.
Compare Delamare, de la Mare.
Smiles
Two main origins:
* Scottish patronymic surname from Small.
* English topographic surname for someone who lived near a rabbit warren, from the plural of Old English smygel (“burrow”).
Tummala
Borrowed from Telugu తుమ్మల (tummala).
Ingleby
From Old Norse Englar (“Englishman”) + býr (“village, settlement”).
swarmandal
Borrowed from Hindi स्वरमण्डल (svarmaṇḍal).
Esmee
Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé
Waghorn
From Middle English waggen (“to wag”) + horn (“horn”), a nickname for a hornblower.
Jiuzhaigou
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 九寨溝／九寨沟 (Jiǔzhàigōu).
Saadeh
Borrowed from Arabic سعادة (saʕāda, “happiness, bliss”). This surname is mostly found in Saudi Arabia.
Tickner
Topographic surname for someone who lived at a crossroads or a fork in the road, from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”). Compare twitchel.
McGuirk
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc, patronymic from the personal name Corc, perhaps from curc (“tuft of hair, hen's comb”).
Lop Nur
From Uyghur لوپنۇر (lopnur), from Written Oirat ᠯᠣ᠊ᠫ
ᠨᡇᡇᠷ (Lob nuur), from ᠯᠣ᠊ᠫ (Lob) + ᠨᡇᡇᠷ (nuur, “lake”), where the former is itself of unknown origin from older times, possibly Old Uyghur. Compare Mandarin 羅布淖爾 /罗布淖尔 (Luóbùnào'ěr), 羅布泊 /罗布泊 (Luóbù pō, “Lop Lake”).
Yu Shan
From Mandarin 玉山 (Yùshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Yü⁴ Shan¹.
Strata Florida
From Latin strata florida (“vale of flowers”), a Latinisation of Welsh Ystrad Fflur.
Ystrad Fflur
From Welsh ystrad fflur (“vale of flowers”).
Yangzi Jiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng).
Huangpu
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 黃浦 /黄浦 (Huángpǔ, literally “Yellow Bank”), a clipping of 黃歇浦 /黄歇浦 (Huáng Xiē pǔ, literally “Huang Xie Bank”), named in honor of Lord Chunshen, a statesman of the Kingdom of Chu during the Warring States Era closely associated with Songjiang and Shanghai.
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 黃埔 /黄埔 (Huángpǔ).
Yangjingbang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 洋涇浜 /洋泾浜 (Yángjīngbāng).
Hsi
From Mandarin 習 /习 (Xí), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi².
From Mandarin 西 (Xī), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹.
Quihuis
Probably of Nahuatl origin. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Manivong
Borrowed from Lao ມະນີວົງ (ma nī wong).
Ch'ung-ming
From Mandarin 崇明 (Chóngmíng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻung²-ming².
Cebreros
Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Cebreros. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Fugging
Borrowed from Austrian German Fugging, of the same origin as Fucking, the name of the village in Upper Austria until 2021.
Wen-chou
From Mandarin 溫州 /温州 (Wēnzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Wên¹-chou¹.
From Mandarin 溫州／温州 (Wēnzhōu) Wade-Giles romanization: Wên¹-Chou¹.
Leizhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu).
perdurableness
From Middle English perdurabilnesse; equivalent to perdurable + -ness.
Melqart
From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".
Gogan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cogadháin (“son of Cogadhán”). Also borrowed from Hungarian Gogán.
Borrowed from Nepali गोगन (gogan).
Falgoust
Variant of French Falgoux, a habitational surname from the town of Le Falgoux, in Cantal.
carotico-
From Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐκός (kărōtĭkós, “stupefying, soporific”), related to carotid.
Lenton
The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Thynne
* From Middle English Thynne, from thinne (“lean, slender”).
* From Irish Ó Teimheáin, from Ó (“descendant”) + Teimheán, a name from Old Irish teimh (“dark”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
* From Middle English Thynne, from þe (“the”) + in (“guesthouse, inn, hostel, house”), originating from John Boteville (1449 – p. 1485), who was called “John of the Inn” after his mansion in Stretton, Salop, to which the freehold lands of the family, with various detached copyholds, were attached.
chorda tympani
Borrowed from New Latin chorda tympanī (“cord of the tympanum”).
Curti
Borrowed from Italian Curti, from Neapolitan curto (“short”).
Onate
Borrowed from Spanish Oñate, Basque habitational surname from the town of Oñati.
Aurangzeb
From Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).
Ahhiyawa
Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒄴𒄭𒅀𒉿𒀀 (Aḫḫiyawa).
Aspley
From Old English æspe (“aspen”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to asp + -ley (“lea”).
Eccleshall
From Old English *eccles (“church”) + heall (“hall, dwelling house”).
orthotonos
From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + τόνος (tónos, “tension”). See further at opisthotonos.
whenso
From Middle English hwenne-so, hwen se, hwense, hwon so, quhen so, wane-so, wen so, weonne so, whanne so, whannse, whan so, whænne-swa, when so, when-so, whon so; equivalent to when + so.
Bakula
From Slovene Bakula, Serbo-Croatian Bakula, Slovak Bakuľa, or Polish Bakuła.
metaboly
From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”).
metagrobolize
From Middle French matagraboliser. See metagrobolism.
Hachem
Borrowed from Arabic هَاشِم (hāšim). This surname is mostly found in Algeria.
Huebsch
Borrowed from German Hübsch, from German hübsch (court, courtly).
T'ai-yuan
From Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai⁴-yüan².
McKibben
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhibín (“son of Fibín”), a pet form of Philip. Also an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giobúin; compare McGibbon.
Findon
From either Old English finn (“coarse grass”) or fīn (“heap, pile, especially of wood”) + dūn (“hill”).
paragnatha
Apparently from para- + -gnath + -a, after either German Paragnathen pl or French paragnathes pl. Compare later paragnath and paragnathus.
McKennon
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnáin (“son of Fionnán”), a personal name representing a diminutive of fionn (“white”).
Lynott
Anglicized form of Irish Liónoid, a Gaelicization of a Norman family.
Liske
Borrowed from German Liske, itself from Czech liška, Slovak líška, Polish liszka, Upper Sorbian lěsk, or Upper Sorbian lěska.
Morren
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Morrin.
* As a Dutch surname, borrowed Morren, a nickname for a grumbling person, from morren (“to grumble”), or from personal names derived from the noun moer (“moor, marsh”).
Ramasamy
Borrowed from Tamil ராமசாமி (rāmacāmi). Compound of இராமர் (irāmar) + சாமி (cāmi).
Panicker
Borrowed from Malayalam പണിക്കർ (paṇikkaṟ).
McClung
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Luinge (“son of Lunge”), a personal name probably meaning "seafarer".
Chi-hsi
From Mandarin 雞西 /鸡西 (Jīxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi¹-hsi¹.
From Mandarin 績溪 /绩溪 (Jìxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi⁴-hsi¹.
Killingworth
From the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla + -ing (“belonging to”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
jan ken po
Borrowed from Hawaiian Creole jan ken po, from Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon), from Japanese じゃんけん (janken). Doublet of janken.
Sang culture
Borrowed from Chinese 喪文化 /丧文化 (sàngwénhuà).
sang wenhua
Borrowed from Mandarin 喪文化 /丧文化 (sàngwénhuà).
Provan
Scottish habitational surname, so called from Middle English provend (“land providing revenue for a holder of religious office”). Compare prebend.
Catskill
Borrowed from Dutch, from kat (“cat”) + -s- (linking morpheme) + kil (“creek, kill”).
Shanyang
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 山陽／山阳 (Shānyáng).
Bickerton
From Old English bēocere (“beekeeper”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
McBean
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Bheathain (“son of Beathan”).
Serpas
Borrowed from Spanish Serpas. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.
pentekostys
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús), from πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, “fiftieth”).
Sung-chiang
From Mandarin 松江 (Sōngjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Sung¹-chiang¹.
Jih-t'u
From Mandarin 日土 (Rìtǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Jih⁴-tʻu³.
Lysak
From Ukrainian Лисак (Lysak) or Polish Łysak.
Lysy
From Czech Lysý, Polish łysy, Belarusian лысы (lysy), or Ukrainian лисий (lysyj); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lysъ (“bald”).
Guadron
Borrowed from Spanish Guadron. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.
McBreen
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Braoin (“son of Braon”), a nickname from braon (“drop”).
O'Donoghue
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Donnchadh (“Duncan”)”).
p'in-yin
From Mandarin 拼音 (pīnyīn) Wade–Giles romanization: pʻin¹-yin¹.
piyyut
Borrowed from Hebrew פִּיּוּט (piyút). Doublet of poet.
Fire Island
Perhaps from a misinterpretation of Dutch vijf (“five”) or vier (“four”), referring to the number of islands.
tripundra
From Sanskrit त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra, “three marks”).
Carrig
Anglicized form of Irish Carraig, a topographic surname from carraig (“rock”).
Delorbe
Borrowed from Spanish Del Orbe. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic.
Chichihaerh
From Mandarin 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 (Qíqíhā'ěr) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi²-chʻi²-ha¹-êrh³.
Nanhui
From Mandarin 南匯 /南汇 (Nánhuì).
decadescent
From Latin dēcadēscēns, from dēcadēscō (“to be decaying”), from dēcidō, dēcadō (“to decay, to fall away”). By surface analysis, decay + -escent.
P'u-tung
From Mandarin 浦東 /浦东 (Pǔdōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻu³-tung¹.
P'an-chih-hua
From Mandarin 攀枝花 (Pānzhīhuā) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻan¹-chih¹-hua¹.
Wuqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 烏坵 (Wūqiū).
Nan-sha
From Mandarin 南沙 (Nánshā) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-sha¹.
Keaveney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a nickname from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”).
McNary
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Náraigh (“son of Nárach”), a byname from nárach (“modest”). Compare Scottish Gaelic nàrach (“ashamed”).
Man-chou-li
From Mandarin 滿洲里 (Mǎnzhōulǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Man³-chou¹-li³.
Euhemerus
From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).
chin chow
From Hokkien 清草 (chhin-chháu).
Singan
From the Postal Romanization of a certain dialect of Mandarin 西安 (Xī'ān), where 安 begins with /ŋ-/.
Spratling
Nickname for an old or infirm man, from Middle English sprakeling (“one with creaking legs”).
Bomer
Borrowed from Dutch Bomer or a variant of German Böhmer.
Arakelyan
Borrowed from Armenian Առաքելյան (Aṙakʻelyan).
McCaig
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Thaoig and Irish Mac Thaidhg (“son of Tadhg”).
Poseidonia
From Latin Poseidonia, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía); or directly from Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía). From Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to Poseidon + -ia.
Cantre'r Gwaelod
From Welsh Cantre'r Gwaelod.
Baglio
Borrowed from Italian Baglio, Italianization of Sicilian Bagghiu, from Sicilian bagghiu (“courtyard, bailey”), from Medieval Latin ballium.
K'un-shan
From Mandarin 崑山 /昆山 (Kūnshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-shan¹.
Bohlander
Borrowed from German Bohländer or a variant of Bolander.
McMonagle
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Maonghail (“son of Maonghal”), a personal name composed of the elements maoin (“riches, wealth”) + gal (“valor”).
punctus interrogativus
From Medieval Latin pūnctus interrogātīvus (“question mark”).
Backus
Inherited from Middle English bakhous (“bakery”), from Old English bæchūs.
punctus elevatus
From Medieval Latin pūnctus ēlevātus (literally “raised mark”).
punctus circumflexus
From Medieval Latin pūnctus circumflexus (literally “bent-around mark”).
punctus flexus
From Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus (literally “bent mark”).
I-ning
From Mandarin 伊寧 /伊宁 (Yīníng), Wade–Giles romanization: I¹-ning².
Spetchley
From Old English spēc (“speech”), denoting a place where assemblies were held, + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to speech + -ley (“lea”).
Staythorpe
From the Old Norse personal name Stari + þorp (“village, settlement”).
Innisfallen
From Irish Inis Faithlinn (“Faithlinn's Island”), from inis + Faithlinn.
Chuguchak
Likely from Russian Чугучак (Čugučak).
Piloto
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Piloto. This surname is mostly found in Mozambique.
Neupane
Borrowed from Nepali नेउपाने (neupāne).
Kanode
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Knoth or Kanold.
Songhua
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 松花 (sōnghuā) in 松花江 (Sōnghuā Jiāng).
Sungari
Borrowed from Manchu ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ (sunggari) in ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ
ᡠᠯᠠ (sunggari ula), probably through Russian Сунгари (Sungari).
Hengyang
Borrowed from Mandarin 衡陽 /衡阳 (Héngyáng).
tetracosa-
From tetra- + -cosa- from the prefix form of Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”).
Scothern
From Old English Scottas (“Scots”) + þorn (“thorny bush”).
Freilich
Ashkenazi surname, from Yiddish פֿריילעך (freylekh, “happy, cheerful”). Compare German freilich (“certainly, of course”).
Klostermann
Borrowed from German Klostermann, an occupational surname for a servant in a monastery, from Kloster (“monastery; cloister”) + Mann (“man”).
Guadian
Borrowed from Spanish Guadián. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
McQuilkin
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein and Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a personal name derived from a Gaeliced form of Wilkin. Compare Culkin.
Montreux
From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.
Borjigin
From Mongolian ᠪᠣᠷᠵᠢᠭᠢᠨ (borǰigin). According to Rashid al-Din Hamadani, in his Jāmi‘ al-Tawārīkh, and later Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, in his Genealogy of the Turks, this name meant 'having eyes of the color اشهل (ašhal) ~ شهلا (šahlā)', i.e. 'dark blue eyes', which Genghis Khan and his brothers reputedly all had.
However, according to Igor de Rachewiltz, "The etymology of the name Borjigin is uncertain. The unreliable interpretation given by Rašīd (borjigin = 'man with dark blue eyes') accounts, through a further misunderstanding, also for the imaginary grey (pmo., mo. boro), or cat's eyes of Činggis Qan, regularly ascribed to the conqueror by modern authors."
Kingchow
Borrowed from Mandarin 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu).
Kingshan
Borrowed from Mandarin 京山 (Jīngshān).
Ticknall
From Old English tiċċen (“young goat, kid”) + healh (“nook, corner, angle”).
Harry-soph
According to a 17th century chronicler, from Latin sophister Henricianus after King Henry VIII, but remodeled to fit a fanciful Ancient Greek *ἐρίσοφος (*erísophos, “very wise indeed”), from ἐρι- (eri-) + σοφός (sophós).
Yatung
Borrowed from Mandarin 亞東／亚东 (Yàdōng).
finnuf
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).
Dudney
From Middle English Deudenay, an anglicization of the French characteristical surname Dieudonné (“God-given”).
Durnin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duirnín (“descendant of Duirnín”). Compare Dornan.
Delarocha
Borrowed from Spanish De La Rocha. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Han-chung
Borrowed from Mandarin 漢中 /汉中 (Hànzhōng) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Han⁴-chung¹.
Hu-lu-tao
From Mandarin 葫蘆島 /葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo) Wade–Giles romanization: Hu²-lu²-tao³.
thermoi
From Ancient Greek θέρμοι (thérmoi).
Equivalent to Ancient Greek θερμοί (thermoí), plural of θερμός (thermós, “warm”).
Zurong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 足榮 /足荣 (Zúróng).
Chieh-yang
Borrowed from Mandarin 揭陽／揭阳 (Jiēyáng) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Chieh¹-yang².
Hulutao
Borrowed from Mandarin 葫蘆島／葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo).
Eade
From a Middle English short form of the male personal name Adam and from a Middle English short form of the female personal name Edith.
Ghaly
Borrowed from Arabic غَالِي (ḡālī). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.
McSherry
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Searraigh (“son of Searrach”), a personal name based on searrach (“colt, foal”).
Ocegueda
Borrowed from Spanish Ocegueda, variant of Osegueda. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
maculous
From Middle English maculose, maculous, from Classical Latin maculōsus. By surface analysis, macul(a) + -ous.
Allport
Habitational surname from a place called Alport in Derbyshire, from Old English eald (“old”) + port.
mueang
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.
muang
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.
Mouseion
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).
melittologist
From Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta) + -o- + -logist.
Sharland
Topographic surname for someone who lived at the shorn or separated land, from Old English sċieran (“to cut, shear”) + land.
Dolinsky
Borrowed from Slovak or Czech Dolinský, or a variant form of Polish Doliński.
Helvellyn
From Cumbric *hal (“marsh, moor”) + Cumbric *melın (“yellow”).
Dabancheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 達坂城 /达坂城 (Dábǎnchéng).
Gasparillo Island
From Spanish Gasparillo, equivalent to Gaspar suffixed with the diminutive suffix -illo. Named after the nearby larger island of Gaspar Grande.
Nigam
Borrowed from Hindi निगम (nigam). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.
Cassiar
Corruption of Kaska. From Kaska. From the Kaska Dena, an Athabaskan-speaking First Nations group of the Dene, who live in the region of Northern British Columbia and Southern Yukon Territory.
Wangaratta
Most likely from the Pangerang peoples, which natively inhabited the area; possibly from Yorta Yorta.
Mevagissey
Borrowed from Cornish Meva hag Ysi.
Pucioasa
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Pucioasa.
chronomentrophobia
From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) and, in the rarer form without the n (chronometrophobia), μέτρον (métron, “measure”) (compare English chronometer (“device for measuring time”)), whereas in this form claimed in phobia lists to be from Latin -mentum (“means of, instrument, medium”), which, however, does not explain the r, thus likely originated as a misspelling; + -phobia.
Sajjan
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਜਣ (sajaṇ).
Jindal
Borrowed from Punjabi ਜਿੰਦਲ (jindal). This surname is mostly found in Punjab.
Bhutto
Borrowed from Sindhi ڀُٽو (bhuṭṭō) / भुट्टो.
Wrabetz
From Czech vrabec, Slovak vrabec, or Slovene vrabec, all meaning sparrow.
Vrabec
From Czech vrabec, Slovak vrabec, or Slovene vrabec, all meaning sparrow.
sticho-
From Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”).
Ostrov
Jewish surname, from the village of Ostrov in Belarus, from Russian остров (ostrov, “island”). Also a variant of Ostrow.
Pallo
Borrowed from Hungarian Palló, but also from Spanish Pallo. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.
Schildt
Borrowed from German Schildt, a variant of Schild.
Nan-hai
Borrowed from Mandarin 南海 (Nánhǎi) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Nan²-hai³.
McAbee
Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an Beatha (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”), originally a term denoting a monk, but later used as a personal name.
Yangshuo
Borrowed from Mandarin 陽朔／阳朔 (Yángshuò).
Buturugeni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Buturugeni.
Glyn Ceiriog
From Welsh glyn + Ceiriog (valley of the River Ceiriog).
Golembiowski
From Polish Gołębiowski / Gołembiowski.
Ku-ling
From Mandarin 牯嶺 /牯岭 (Gǔlǐng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-ling³.
Goroll
Alternative spelling of Gorol, from Silesian gorol; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
Alexandru Odobescu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Alexandru Odobescu.
Avram Iancu
From Romanian Avram Iancu, named after Avram Iancu.
Axente Sever
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Axente Sever.
Constantin Daicoviciu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Constantin Daicoviciu.
Dimitrie Cantemir
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Dimitrie Cantemir.
Ion Neculce
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ion Neculce.
General Berthelot
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian General Berthelot.
Iancu Jianu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Iancu Jianu.
Victor Vlad Delamarina
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Victor Vlad Delamarina.
Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog
Llansantffraid is from Welsh llan + sant + Ffraid, the church of Saint Ffraid, the Welsh name for St Bridget.
Gorall
From Polish góral, from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
Horal
From Ukrainian Гораль (Horalʹ) or Czech Horal, from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
Hural
Probably from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
Horol
Probably from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
blart
Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a variant of Old English *blǣran (compare Middle English bleren, blaren, bloren (“to cry, bellow, wail”) > English blare, blore). Compare also Middle English blurden, English blurt.
paludiculture
From Latin palus (“swamp”) + cultūra (“cultivation, agriculture”).
McGillicuddy
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Chuda (“son of the servant of (Saint) Chuda”), a personal name of unexplained origin.
Balta Doamnei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Balta Doamnei.
Coarnele Caprei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Coarnele Caprei.
Gura Vadului
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Gura Vadului.
Gura Vitioarei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Gura Vitioarei.
Malu cu Flori
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Malu cu Flori.
Podu Iloaiei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Podu Iloaiei.
Roata de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Roata de Jos.
Slobozia Bradului
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Slobozia Bradului.
Mihai Viteazu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Mihai Viteazu.
Muntenii de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Muntenii de Jos.
Fat Shan
From Cantonese 佛山 (fat⁶ saan¹).
Cridland
Perhaps an habitational surname, from the Old English personal name Creoda + land. Compare also the surname Creed.
Stempinski
From Polish Stempiński, a spelling variant of Stępiński.
Gura Foii
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Gura Foii.
Odorheiu Secuiesc
From Romanian Odorheiu Secuiesc.
Nawratil
Variant of Navratil, from Czech Navrátil.
Valea Poienii
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Valea Poienii.
Izvoarele Sucevei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Izvoarele Sucevei.
Erh-lien
From Mandarin 二連 /二连 (Èrlián), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-lien².
Putina
From Russian Пу́тина (Pútina). From Пу́тин (Pútin)+-а (-a).
Tipper
Probably an occupational surname for a maker of arrowheads, from an agent derivative of Middle English tippe (“head, tip”).
Belciugatele
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Belciugatele.
neuropilema
From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”).
Alauddin
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn).
Krot
From Belarusian крот (krot, “mole”) or Russian крот (krot, “mole”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krъtъ.
Krit
From Thai (various spellings).
From Ukrainian кріт (krit, “mole”), from Proto-Slavic *krъtъ.
Bobyr
From Ukrainian бобир (bobyr) or Russian бобырь (bobyrʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bobyrь.
Bubyr
From Ukrainian бубир (bubyr) or Russian бубырь (bubyrʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bobyrь.
Tan-tung
From Mandarin 丹東 /丹东 (Dāndōng), Wade–Giles romanization: Tan¹-tung¹.
Rompza
Alternative spelling of Polish Rompca, from Kashubian rãbca (“woodcutter”) or rąbać + -ca.
Eychenne
Borrowed from French Eychenne, itself from Occitan Eishena.
Rathore
Borrowed from Hindi राठौड़ (rāṭhauṛ).
Kleve
From German Kleve, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.
Borrowed from German and Norwegian Kleve.
McEwen
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eòghan”).
Petac
From Slovene Petač. Compare Peták), a form of Peter.
Blon
Borrowed from Belarusian Блонь (Blonʹ).
Borrowed from French Blon.
qubba
From Arabic قُبَّة (qubba). Doublet of alcove.