MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Zhabei
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 閘北 /闸北 (Zháběi, literally “area north of the sluices”), named after its position relative to two canal sluices constructed during the middle of the Qing dynasty.
Hongkou
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 虹口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Rainbow Mouth”), a variation of earlier 洪口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Flood Mouth”).
Xujiahui
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徐家匯／徐家汇 (Xújiāhuì, literally “Xu Family Confluence”) in reference to the prominence of the Xu family in the area during the Ming dynasty and the previous junction of several streams and canals in the area.
uintjie
From Afrikaans uintjie, from Dutch ajuintje (“little onion”).
ululatory
From ululation + -ory, from Latin ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”).
Volner
Borrowed from Czech Volner, an occupational surname for a wool worker, from German Wollner.
Aydelotte
Borrowed from French Aydelotte, a patronymic surname from the personal name Edelot.
Ruvolo
Borrowed from Italian Ruvolo, itself of Sicilian origin.
Chi-lung
From Mandarin 雞籠 (Jīlóng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chi¹-lung².
wuxing
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五行 (wǔxíng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳興 /吴兴.
Five Phases
Calque of Chinese 五行 (wǔxíng).
Polynices
Ancient Greek Πολυνείκης (Poluneíkēs)
Kosa
Various:
# From a Slavic language, e.g. Polish Kosa, Slovak Kosa, Ukrainian коса (kosa); from Proto-Slavic *kosa.
# From Hungarian Kósa.
Lundmark
Borrowed from Swedish Lundmark, from lund (“grove”) + mark (“ground, field”).
moirocaust
From Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra, “part”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”).
elephantarch
From Ancient Greek ἐλεφαντάρχης (elephantárkhēs).
Changtang
From Tibetan བྱང་ཐང (byang thang).
Kaapse Klopse
Directly borrowed from Afrikaans Kaapse Klopse.
Weihaiwei
From Mandarin 威海衛／威海卫 (Wēihǎiwèi).
Miao-li
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 苗栗 (Miáolì), Wade-Giles romanization: Miao²-li⁴.
Puxi
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 浦西 (Pǔxī, literally “West Bank”), derived from its position west of the Huangpu River.
Kacer
From Czech Kačer, from kačer (“drake”), or from Slovak Káčer, from káčer (“drake”).
Hazelrigg
Habitational surname from places so called in Cumbria, Lancashire and Northumberland, from Old Norse hasl (“hazel”) + hryggr (“ridge”).
Birbhum
Borrowed from Bengali বীরভূম (birbhum) c. 18th century.
lowable
Perhaps from low, 'low (“allow”) + -able and/or French louable.
Malka
Borrowed from Hebrew מַלְכָּה (malká, “queen”).
Marzo
Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Marzo. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Jixi
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雞西 /鸡西 (Jīxī).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 績溪 /绩溪 (Jìxī).
katsaridaphobia
From Modern Greek κατσαρίδα (katsarída, “cockroach”) + -phobia.
fabotherapic
From Spanish faboterápico (see fabotherapy). By surface analysis, fabotherapy + -ic.
orbicularis oris
Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris ōris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris ōris (“orbicular muscle of the mouth”).
Susquehannock
Of Algonquian origin, said to mean "people of the muddy river."
Leamy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laomdha.
Qamar
Borrowed from Arabic قَمَر (qamar, “moon”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
Urfirnis
From German Ur (aurochs) + German Firnis (varnish).
urushiye
From Japanese 漆絵 (urushi-e, literally “lacquer picture”), former romanization urushi-ye.
Kinlochleven
Kinloch is from Scottish Gaelic ceann + loch, the head of Loch Leven.
Shawi
* (Shawinigan): From French Shawi; Clipping of Shawinigan.
Comecrudan
From Comecrudo + -an, from Spanish come (“to eat”) + crudo (“raw”).
homo faber
Borrowed from Latin homō faber (“man the maker”, literally “ingenious man”).
Azhar
Borrowed from Arabic أَزْهَر (ʔazhar, “shining, radiant”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
Arzuaga
Borrowed from Spanish Arzuaga, itself from Basque. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.
Beristain
Borrowed from Spanish Beristain, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Blandino
Borrowed from Italian Blandino. This surname is also quite common in Nicaragua.
Babington
From the Old English personal name Babba + the connective particle -ing- + tūn (“enclosure”).
Ch'ao-shan
From Mandarin 潮汕 (Cháoshàn) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻao²-shan⁴.
Banciao
Early 21st c., from the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 板橋 (Bǎnqiáo) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Bǎnciáo.
Unanue
Borrowed from Spanish Unanue, a surname of Basque origin.
ministrix
Learned borrowing from Latin ministrīx. By surface analysis, minister + -trix.
Amescua
Borrowed from Spanish Amescua, a variant of Amezcua. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Revak
Borrowed from Slovak Revák and Ukrainian Ревак (Revak).
Nead
From Middle English nede (“need, poverty, distress”), presumably used as a nickname for a poor or needy person.
Kleinsmith
Part-translation of German Kleinschmidt. This surname is mostly found in South Africa.
An-hui
From Mandarin 安徽 (Ānhuī) Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-hui¹.
Tzekwei
From Mandarin 秭歸／秭归 (Zǐguī).
Gateley
From Old English gāt (“goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to goat + -ley (“lea”). Compare Shipley (literally “sheep lea”).
onii-chan
From Japanese お兄(にい)ちゃん (onii-chan).
Sining
Borrowed from Mandarin 西寧／西宁 (Xīníng).
Maredia
Borrowed from Marathi मरेिडया (mareiḍyā).
Yun-nan
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 雲南／云南 (Yúnnán). Wade-Giles romanization: Yün²-nan².
Hsi-shuang-pan-na
From Mandarin 西雙版納 /西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-shuang¹-pan³-na⁴.
Elkhatib
Borrowed from Arabic الخطيب. This surname is mostly found in Egypt.
Dutka
Borrowed from Polish Dutka and Ukrainian Дутка (Dutka).
Buday
Borrowed from Hungarian, Slovak Buday and Belarusian Будай (Budaj).
Cuddington
From the Old English personal name Cuda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Zenobius
From Latin Zēnobius, from Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios).
Tashkurgan
Borrowed from Uyghur تاشقۇرغان (tashqurghan).
McGrady
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhrádaigh (“son of Brádach”), a personal name probably derived from a word meaning "proud". Compare Irish bród (“pride”) and bródach (“favourite, pet; boyo”).
Himyar
From Arabic حِمْيَر (ḥimyar), from Old South Arabian 𐩢𐩣𐩺𐩧 (ḥmyr).
Shirvan
Borrowed from Classical Persian شِرْوَان (širwān).
Nanling
From Mandarin 南陵 (Nánlíng).
From Mandarin 南嶺 /南岭 (Nánlǐng).
Yongding
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永定 (Yǒngdìng).
Absyrtus
From Ancient Greek Ἄψυρτος (Ápsurtos).
vilwa
From Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva) or descendant terms in modern Indian languages.
Jacuinde
Borrowed from Spanish Jacuinde. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Lomba
Habitational surname from Portuguese and Galician Lomba, from Galician lomba (“mountain ridge”).
Wei-fang
Borrowed from Mandarin 濰坊 /潍坊 (Wéifāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Wei²-fang¹.
Baduhenna
Learned Germanic borrowing through Tacitus' Annals, the first element from Proto-Germanic *badwō (“battle, fight”).
Baggara
Borrowed from Chadian Arabic بقارى (baggāra), plural of بقاري (baggāri).
balushahi
Borrowed from Hindi बालूशाही (bālūśāhī).
silcrow
Either a blend of section + pilcrow or a blend of pilcrow and Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”), or a derived form thereof.
blatjang
Borrowed from Afrikaans blatjang, from Malay belacan.
bullimong
From Middle English bulimong from bule (“bull”) + imong (“mixture”).
Aaru
Learned borrowing from Egyptian jꜣrw (“reeds”) as rendered in the outdated 19th-century transcription scheme developed by Karl Richard Lepsius (ȧaru), part of the complete term sḫt-jꜣrw (literally “field of reeds”).
tafwiz
From Persian [Term?], from Arabic تَفْوِيض (tafwīḍ)
tahkhana
From Western Punjabi تہہ خانہ (th xānh, “basement; cellar”) / Hindi तहख़ाना (tahkhana).
Shanelle
From French Chanel, after Coco Chanel and under influence from -elle.
Samkov
From Slavic, from Samka + -ov, itself probably a short form of Samuel. Compare similar development in Ivankov, Petkov.
Dianbai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 電白／电白 (Diànbái).
Sausedo
Borrowed from Spanish Sausedo, variant of Saucedo.
Amezola
Borrowed from Spanish Amezola, from Basque Ametzola.
McNally
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (“poor man”).
rhesis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆσῐς (rhêsĭs).
Devendra
From Sanskrit देवेन्द्र (devendra, “chief of the gods”).
yotsugake
From Japanese 四つ弽 (yotsugake).
omato
From Japanese お的 (o-mato, literally “(honorific) target”).
dadenhudd
From Welsh dadanudd, noun form derived from the verb Welsh dadanhuddo or dadenhuddo.
summercastle
From Middle English somer castel, somercastel, somercastell, somyr castell.
Ales
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Ales, a regional variant of Alessi.
* Borrowed from Czech and Slovene Aleš.
* Borrowed from Spanish Ales.
Banville
French and Irish surname of Norman origin, from Banville in Calvados, from Old French Baanvillam; the second element is ville (“settlement”) but the first is uncertain, perhaps a personal name of Germanic origin (compare *bannan (“to proclaim”)). This surname is mostly found in Canada. Compare Banfield.
Weygandt
Borrowed from German Weygandt, a variant of Weigand.
Zemaitis
Borrowed from Lithuanian Žemaitis, from žemaitis (“Samogitian”).
Agundez
Borrowed from Spanish Agúndez. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Sollars
From Middle English soler (“upper floor of a house”), from Old English solor, probably an occupational surname for a servant whose duties were centered in the upper part of a house.
Dusares
From Latin Dūsārēs, from Ancient Greek Δουσάρης (Dousárēs), from a form akin to Arabic ذُو الشَّرَى (ḏū š-šarā), Safaitic 𐪙𐪆𐪇 (ḏs²r).
Soth
Borrowed from German Soth. Also from Khmer សុទ្ (sŏt).
Thind
Borrowed from Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ (thind), which is inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”), from स्तिम् (stim, “to become wet or moist; to become fixed or immovable”). Cognate with Palula síndu. See Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā) for more information.
Shinnick
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sionnaigh (“descendant of Sionnach”), a personal name based on sionnach (“fox”). Compare Tinney.
Nazaryan
Borrowed from Armenian Նազարյան (Nazaryan).
Kidston
From the Old English personal name *Cydd + tūn (“enclosure, estate”).
Markovitz
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Markovich, Markowicz, Markowitz. This surname is mostly found in Israel.
* As a Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, and Slovene surname, Americanized from Markovic.
Herdt
* As a south German surname, from the adjective hart (“hard”), also the noun Herd (“hearth”).
* Also as a German surname, shortened from the personal name Herto, itself from the root of hart.
* As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Herd, from hert (“stag”).
Eireann
Borrowed from Irish Éireann "Ireland's; of Ireland", genitive case of Éire, "Ireland".
joma
From Cantonese 組媽 /组妈 (zou² maa¹).
McLeish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).
Woolner
From the Old English personal name Wulfnoþ, a compound of wulf (“wolf”) + noþ (“daring, courage”). The finale -r represents the pronunciation of unaccented -nough, like in Woolnough.
alvinophilia
From Latin alvus (“belly”) + -ine + o + -philia
(See also alvine)
tensor veli palatini
Borrowed from New Latin tensor vēlī palātīnī (“tensor of the palatine veil”).
thyroarytenoideus
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā
Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)
Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin thyreoīdēs
Ancient Greek ἀ̆ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Ancient Greek -νος (-nos)
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)
Ancient Greek -ῐνᾰ (-ĭnă)der.
Ancient Greek -αινᾰ (-aină)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)
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Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin arytaenoīdēs
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos
Proto-Italic *-ejos
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
New Latin thyreoarytēnoīdeusbor.
English thyroarytenoideus
Borrowed from New Latin thyreoarytēnoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus thyreoarytēnoīdeus (“thyroarytenoid muscle”). Doublet of thyroarytenoid.
La Corona
After Spanish la corona (“the crown”), named for its five temples, called Coronitas, likened to a crown or tiara.
Careaga
Borrowed from Spanish Careaga, habitational surname from Basque Kareaga.
Castelnau
Originally from Occitan. Apparently named after the 10th Baron of Castelnau and St Croix, who lived in Barnes after fleeing from France.
Lobsang
Borrowed from Tibetan བློ་བཟང (blo bzang).
McRobert
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Roibeirt (“son of Roibert”), a Gaelicized form of Robert.
syuzhet
From Russian сюже́т (sjužét), from French sujet, from Latin subiectum.
Norrod
Variant of Norwood. Possibly an altered spelling of German Naurod or Nauroth.
gabbadost
Corruption of Sicilian/Italian capatosta, meaning "stubborn", "with a thick skull", used in Italian-American English.
Eggington
Recorded as Ekendon in the XII and XIII centuries, the placename derives from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + dūn (“hill”).
Guiyu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴嶼 /贵屿 (Guìyǔ).
Valasek
From Czech (Valášek) and Slovak (Valašek) surname, a derivative of Valach.
Grajales
Borrowed from Spanish Grajales. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.
Changlo
From the Mandarin for 長樂／长乐 (Chánglè).
Wu-lu-mu-ch'i
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 烏魯木齊 /乌鲁木齐 (Wūlǔmùqí) Wade-Giles romanization: Wu¹-lu³-mu⁴-chʻi².
Shortell
Re-Anglicized form of Irish Seartal, Soirtéil, which are from the English surname Shorthals.
McElrath
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled lad”), the same source of Gallery.
kahika
Borrowed from Māori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika (“Malay apple”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika.
Chilvers
From Chilver + 's (“son or family of Chilver”), from Old English Ċēolfriþ, from ċēol (“ship, boat”) + friþ (“peace”).
T'u-lu-fan
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 吐魯番 /吐鲁番 (Tǔlǔfān) Wade-Giles romanization: Tʻu³-lu³-fan¹.
Hulunbuir
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠯᠥᠨ
ᠪᠤᠢᠷ (kölön buir), from Hulun Lake and Buir Lake.
foramen cecum
Borrowed from New Latin forāmen caecum (“an invisible, hidden opening”).
karaburan
From a term in some Turkic language roughly meaning "black wind": see Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”), *bora(n) (“north wind”).
Granquist
Borrowed from Swedish Granqvist, from gran (“spruce”) + kvist (“twig”).
Gilkison
From the Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, from a pet form of Gilchrist.
Almondbury
Inherited from Middle English Almanbury, probably from Old Norse al-manna (“all men's”) + Old English burh (“fortress, town”).
karrenfeld
Borrowed from German Karrenfeld, from Karre + -n- + Feld.
katsuramono
Borrowed from Japanese 鬘物(かつらもの) (katsuramono).
kavadi
Borrowed from Tamil காவடி (kāvaṭi, “a burden”).
Orang Asli
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Orang Asli, from orang (“person[s], people[s]”) + asli (“native”), calque of English aborigine.
advocatrix
From Latin advocātrīx, from advocāre (“advocate”) + -trīx (“-ess”, forming feminine agent nouns), from ad- (“to, toward, on behalf of”) + vocāre (“speak”). By surface analysis, advocate + -trix.
Aeacus
From Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).
Conyer
Metathisized form of the occupational surname Coyner or, possibly, an occupational surname for a dealer in rabbits or rabbit skins, from an agent derivative of Middle English coni (“rabbit”). Compare the surname Coney.
megalograph
From French mégalographe. The original megalograph was invented by Georges Révoil and manufactured by the French scientific company, Secretan. Morphologically megalo- + -graph.
Demirjian
Borrowed from Armenian Դեմիրճյան (Demirčyan).
Grande Ile
From French Grande Île, Grande-Île (literally “grand island, big island”).
akroterion
From Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion), from ἄκρος (ákros) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). By surface analysis, acro- + Ancient Greek -τήριον (-tḗrion). Fully Hellenic form.
Tooze
Patronymic form, from the surname Tough, Tow and Towe, all from Old English toh (“tough”).
appropry
From Middle English appropren, approprien, from Anglo-Norman approprier, from Latin appropriō; compare appropriate.
Cabriales
Borrowed from Spanish Cabriales. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Carawan
Americanized spelling of Polish Karawan, from karawan (“hearse”).
Greenslade
Topographic surname, from Middle English grene (“green”) + slade (“valley, dale”).
Shaokuan
From Mandarin 韶關／韶关 (Sháoguān) Wade–Giles romanization: Shao²-kuan¹.
Tachienlu
Borrowed from Mandarin 打箭爐／打箭炉 (Dǎjiànlú).
rufo-
Borrowed from Latin rūfus (“red”), with the standard Latinate -i- euphonic interfix replaced with the Greek -o- interfix due to scientific usage.
Kilcullen
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Cuillin.
Papadakis
Borrowed from Greek Παπαδάκης (Papadákis).
McGillivray
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.
anaktoron
From Ancient Greek ἀνακτόρῐος (anaktórĭos, “belonging to a lord”), from ἀνάκτωρ (anáktōr, “lord”), from ἄναξ (ánax, “lord”).
Dovgal
Alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Довгаль (Dovhalʹ).
Dovgan
Alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Довгань (Dovhanʹ), from a nickname related to довго (dovho, “long, high”).
Fossey
Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English fōt (“foot”) + īeġ (“island”).
Antikamnia
From anti- + Ancient Greek κάμνω (kámnō, “be sick”) + -ia.
Antilochus
From Ancient Greek Ἀντίλοχος (Antílokhos).
zygomaticus major
Borrowed from New Latin zygomaticus major, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus major (“larger zygomatic muscle”).
zygomaticus minor
Borrowed from New Latin zygomaticus minor, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus minor (“smaller zygomatic muscle”).
Schmidlin
Borrowed from German Schmidlin. This surname is mostly found in Switzerland.
Bovell
English surname of Norman origin, from one of the towns called Bouville in France.
Usmani
Borrowed from Urdu عُثْمانی ('usmānī, surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Usman). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
polyphloisboian
From πολυφλοίσβοιο (poluphloísboio), genitive of Ancient Greek πολύφλοισβος (polúphloisbos), as attested in Iliad 1.34.
polyphonal
From Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) + -al.
polypragmosyne
From Ancient Greek πολυπραγμοσύνη (polupragmosúnē, “meddlesomeness”), from πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn, “meddlesome”) (from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”)) + -σύνη (-súnē, “-ness”). See poly-, pragmatic.
polypsychism
From poly- + Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + -ism.
even-toed ungulate
From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.
odd-toed ungulate
From odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.
Doel
English surname, from Old English dol (“stupid”), represented in modern dull. See also Dull, Dill.
Smalldon
Habitational surname, from Old English smæl (“small, narrow”) + dene (“valley”).
de la Mare
Formed from several placenames meaning "of the pool" from French de (“of”) + la (“the”) + mare (“pool”). Compare the variant Delamere.
Zhuk
From Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian жук (žuk, “beetle”).
Kiamusze
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].
quader
From Middle English quadre, from Latin quadrāre (“to make four-cornered, make square”). Attested in Middle English from the 15th century.
Worobey
From Russian воробей (vorobej, “sparrow”) or Belarusian верабей (vjerabjej). Doublet of Wrobel.
Bligh
* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Blighe (“descendant of Blighe”), probably Gaelicized from Old Norse Blígr, from blígja (“to gaze, stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyg-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”).
* As a Cornish surname, from bleydh (“wolf”). Compare Blethen.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Blythe.
Yep
From Cantonese 葉 /叶 (jip⁶).
Stubbington
From Old English stybb (“tree stump”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Reckner
Borrowed from German Reckner, probably a variant of Rechner.
McNelis
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Niallghuis (“son of Niallghus”), a personal name composed of Níall (“a personal name”) + gus (“choice or vigor”).
Brora
From Old Norse brú (genitive brúar) + á (“river with a bridge”).
Keling
From Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), a historical region of India.
syagush
Corruption of Iranian Persian سیاهگوش (siyâh-guš, literally “black-ear”)
superbious
From Medieval Latin *superbiosus (“haughty, proud, arrogant”) (attested only in its adverbial form superbiose (“haughtily, proudly, arrogantly”)), from superbia (“pride, arrogance”) + -osus, from superbus (“haughty, proud”).
Fazakerley
From Old English fæs (“border; fringe”) + æcer (“field”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Ackerley.
Aparo
From the Sicilian Aparu, a surname derived from aparu (“beekeeper”).
halmoni
From Korean 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother; old woman”).
Great Bridge
In the West Midlands, "Great" comes from Old English grēot.
Ch'ing-chiang-p'u
From Mandarin 清江浦 (Qīngjiāngpǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-chiang¹-pʻu³.
Eckmann
Borrowed from German Eckmann, topographic surname for someone who lived near a corner, from Eck (“corner”).
Cucchiara
Borrowed from Italian Cucchiara, from Sicilian cucchiara (“spoon”).
McElwee
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”).
Oceguera
Borrowed from Spanish Oceguera, variant of Oseguera. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Zips
Borrowed from German Zips, from Middle High German Cypis, Cypus, possibly from Old Hungarian Schypis (modern Szepes).
unioniform
From taxonomic name Unio (with insertion of -n- after its etymon, Classical Latin ūniō (stem ūniōn-)) + -iform.
Punyu
From Cantonese 番禺 (pun1 jyu4).
Ogborn
Habitational surname from either of two villages in Wiltshire called Ogbourne, from the Old English personal name Occa + burna (“stream”).
McSweeney
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Suibhne. Compare Sweeney.
Thrupp
From Old English þrop, metathesized variant of þorp (“farm, village”).
Huludao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 葫蘆島 /葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo).
Nan-jih
From Mandarin 南日 (Nánrì) cf. Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-jih⁴.
orthoceras
From ortho- + Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “a horn”).
chelidon
From Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”), perhaps in reference to the shape of a swallow's tail.
queer parade
By surface analysis, queer + parade, but in regards to South Korean usage, it is a calque of Korean 퀴어 퍼레이드 (kwieo peoreideu), which is from English queer + parade.
Appelhans
From German Appelhans or Alemannic German Appelhans.
Wahlquist
Borrowed from Swedish Wahlqvist, from vall (“pasture”) + kvist (“twig”).
Wensu
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 溫宿／温宿 (Wēnsù).
Brompton
From Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
tufan
From, or an adaptation of typhoon to more closely match, Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).
Sawdon
From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + denu (“valley”).
viola d'amore
Borrowed from Italian viola d'amore (“viol of love”).
Bacallao
Borrowed from Spanish Bacallao. This surname is mostly found in Cuba.
Blando
Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Blando. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
McCorkle
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Thorcaill.
msakhurtukhutsesi
From Georgian მსახურთუხუცესი (msaxurtuxucesi).