MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Sargon
From Hebrew סַרְגוֹן (Sargón) (Isaiah 20:1), from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn.
Apsu
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀊𒍪
Enki
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒂗𒆠 (ᵈen-ki /⁠Enki⁠/, literally “lord of the earth”), though this translation is disputed. More at Enki.
Kur
From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “mountain; netherworld”).
Nabopolassar
From Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒌉𒍑𒋀 (Nabû-apla-uṣur, “O Nabu, protect the heir”).
Ninhursag
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 (Ninḫursaĝ).
Assur
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).
From Hebrew אָסוּר (asúr).
mimation
From Arabic مِيم (mīm) (the Arabic letter corresponding to M) + -ation, after nunation.
Dirac
From the French surname Dirac, probably from the French town by that name in Charente, from Medieval Latin Adiraco, Dyracum, from a Gallo-Roman name, Latin Atirius (a derivative of Atilius), or alternatively a Frankish/Germanic name *Adarus, in either case with the common Gallo-Roman nominal suffix -acum.
nake
From Middle English naken (“to nake”), from Old English nacian (“to bare, strip, make naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwōną (“to make naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷ- (“to make naked”). Cognate with Old Norse nǫkkva (“to bare, expose”). More at naked.
puft
From Middle English poften (“to puff, pant”), from Old English *puffettan, from Proto-West Germanic *puffattjan (“to puff repeatedly, pant”), equivalent to puff + -t.
wisse
From Middle English wissen (“to instruct, enlighten, advise, admonish; guide, direct, control, manage, rule”), from Old English wisian (“to direct, instruct, guide, direct, rule; show, point out; declare, make known”). Related to wise and more remotely to wit. See Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).
neoterize
Since the 1870s; from Ancient Greek νεωτερίζω (neōterízō, “to (forcibly) innovate; to revolutionize”) (from νεώτερος (neṓteros, “newer”)). By surface analysis, neoteric + -ize.
belove
From Middle English belove, from Old English belāf, first and third person singular past indicative of belīfan (“to remain”).
From Middle English beloven, biluven (“to love greatly, please”), equivalent to be- + love. Compare Dutch believen (“to please, gratify”), German belieben (“to like, wish, please”). More at love.
beman
From Middle English bemannen, bimannen, bemonnen, equivalent to be- + man. Cognate with Middle High German bemannen.
Variant spelling of Beeman or German Biemann.
undoer
From Middle English undoer, ondoare, equivalent to undo + -er.
actino-
From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).
tonitruant
From Latin tonitruāns, present participle of tonitruō (“to thunder”), from Latin tonitrus (“thunder”) + -ant.
drome
From French, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). Doublet of dromos.
dwaal
From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.
scall
Inherited from Middle English scalle, assumed to stem from Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”).
However, the later form scald, coincides with Old Norse *skolð, Old Swedish skoldh, skold, skol, Swedish skål, skoll, skolla, Danish skold, skolde, Norwegian skåld (“scurf, rash”).
margo
Learned borrowing from Latin margō. Doublet of marge and margin.
overhale
From Middle English overhalen, equivalent to over- + hale. Cognate with Dutch overhalen, Danish overhale, Swedish överhala.
haphephobia
From Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”) from ἅπτω (háptō, “I touch”) + -phobia.
Lower Canada
From French Bas-Canada, from its position on the Saint Lawrence River. See Canada.
spath
From New Latin, shortening of the genus name Spathiphyllum, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
sorgho
From French sorgho. Doublet of sorghum and sorgo.
oppilate
The adjective is inherited from Middle English oppilat(e), the verb directly borrowed from Latin oppīlātus, perfect passive participle of oppīlō, see see -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
sudder
From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “chief, commander”).
Kuban
Borrowed from Russian Куба́нь (Kubánʹ).
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kubáň or Polish Kuban.
currywurst
Borrowed from German Currywurst, from Curry + Wurst (“sausage”).
calcaneum
Borrowed from Latin calcāneum, from Latin calx, calcis (“heel”).
griphite
From Ancient Greek γρῖφος (grîphos, “puzzle”), + -ite. The compound has a puzzling composition.
oldly
From Middle English oldely, aldeliȝ, aldelike, equivalent to old + -ly.
creditrix
Learned borrowing from Latin crēditrīx. By surface analysis, credit + -trix.
stroopwafel
Borrowed from Dutch stroopwafel, from stroop (“syrup”) + wafel (“wafer; waffle”).
daric
From Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), from Old Persian *darikah. Doublet of gold and yellow.
Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a folk etymology.
Altai
From the Turkic word for "Golden Mountain". Compare Turkish altın (“gold”), dağ (“mountain”) and al (“red, colorful”) which altın is likely related to.
ferrugo
Borrowed from Latin ferrūgō (“iron rust”), from ferrum (“iron”).
sprack
From Middle English sprak, from Old Norse sparkr, sprekr (“lively”) and/or Old Norse sprækr (“lively”), from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz, *sprēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(a)g- (“to strew, sprinkle”). More at spark.
latifundio
Borrowed from Spanish latifundio. Doublet of latifundium.
Shenzhen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), from 深 (shēn, “deep”) + 圳 (zhèn, “irrigation ditch”).
reptation
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der.
Proto-Italic *rēpō
Latin rēpō
Latin rēptō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin rēptātiōlbor.
English reptation
Learned borrowing from Latin rēptātiō.
venatic
From Latin vēnāticus (“of or pertaining to hunting”), from vēnātus (“hunting, the chase”), from vēnor (“hunt, chase”).
condonation
Learned borrowing from Latin condōnātiō, condōnātiōnem. Equivalent to condone + -ation.
sowar
From Hindi/Urdu सवार (savār)/سوار (savār), from Classical Persian سوار (sawār, “horseman”).
blay
From Middle English *blaye, *bleye, from Old English blǣġe (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *blaigijā, from Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with West Frisian blei, Dutch blei, German Bleie, Bleihe (“blay”).
maft
Possibly from an alteration of Middle English maght, mauȝt (“might”). More at might. Compare Scots maucht (“to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat”, verb).
Brahmaputra
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).
reparate
From Latin reparātus (“repaired”), perfect participle of reparō (“to renew, repair”).
womanhead
From Middle English wommanhede. By surface analysis, woman + -head.
Pocahontas
After Pocahontas, whose name is a borrowing from Powhatan Pokachantesu (literally “she is playful”).
Batavia
Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.
Watts
Patronymic surname from the Middle English given name Wat, derived from Walter, equivalent to Watt + -s.
per accidens
Borrowed from Late Latin conversio per accidens, English from 1425.
Twickenham
"Twicca's land by the river bend," from Old English personal name *Twic(c)a, in the genitive singular *Twic(c)an + hamm (“river bend”).
hazardry
From Middle English hasardrie, from Middle French hasarderie; equivalent to hazard + -ry.
taedium vitae
Borrowed from Latin taedium (“boredom”) + vītae (“of life”).
leucistic
From leucism + -istic, ultimately from Latinized form of Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).
ermelin
Borrowed from German Hermelin (“ermine”), from Middle High German hermelin, from Old High German harmilī, harmilīn (“weasel”), diminutive of Old High German harmo (“ermine, stoat, weasel”), from Proto-West Germanic *harmō, from Proto-Germanic *harmô (“weasel”). Cognate with Italian ermellino (“ermine”), from the same Germanic source. More at ermine.
astart
From Middle English asterten, asteorten, from a- (from Old English ā-) + sterten, equivalent to a- + start.
Tottenham
From Old English personal name Totta, in the genitive case Tottan + hām (“homestead”).
Stamford Bridge
From Middle English Samfordbregge, from sond (“sand”) + ford (“ford”) + brigge (“bridge”), literally “Sand Ford Bridge”.
From Old English Stānfordbryċġ, from stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”) + bryċġ (“bridge”), literally “Stone Ford Bridge”.
how so
From ellipsis of "how is that so?", and also continuing Middle English how-so, hou-so, hu se (“however, in whatsoever way”). Compare West Frisian hoesa (“how so, why”), Dutch hoezo (“how so, why”), German Low German woso (“how so, why”), German wieso (“how so, why”), Swedish hurså (“how so”). By surface analysis, how + so.
lakou
From Haitian Creole lakou, from French la cour (“the courtyard”).
Tobler
From the Alemannic German family name, used by families living near a gorge or ravine, from Middle High German Tobel (“gorge, ravine”) + -er (“suffix denoting an inhabitant”).
kattar
From Hindi कट्टर (kaṭṭar, “strict, rigid”).
Manichee
Originally a plurale tantum; from the Middle English Manichēs, Manichēes, Manachēes, Manychēis, from the post-Classical Latin Manichaeī, the nominative plural form of Manichaeus, from the Byzantine Greek Μανιχαῖος (Manikhaîos, “Manichaean”).
Lau
From Cantonese 劉／刘 (lau4), Hokkien 劉／刘 (Lâu) or Teochew 劉／刘 (lao5). Doublet of Luu.
Conleth
Anglicised from Irish Conlao, Conlaodh, from Old Irish Conláed. Saint Conláed was an Irish hermit and the first Bishop of Kildare.
Conley
Anglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach. Doublet of Connolly
Colbert
From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).
kingklip
From Afrikaans kingklip (“king rock fish”), from Dutch koningklipvisch.
unsharp
From Middle English *unscharp, from Old English unsċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *unskarp, from Proto-Germanic *unskarpaz, equivalent to un- + sharp. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunskäärp (“unsharp”), West Frisian ûnskerp (“unsharp”), Dutch onscherp (“unsharp”), German Low German unscharp (“unsharp”), German unscharf (“unsharp”), Danish uskarp (“unsharp”), Swedish oskarp (“unsharp”), Norwegian uskarp (“unsharp”).
Isiac
From Latin īsiacus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσιακός (Isiakós).
womenkind
From Middle English wommenkynde. By surface analysis, women + -kind.
lightfoot
From Middle English light-fot, light-foot, from light (adjective) + fot, foot (noun). See more at light, foot.
overgo
From Middle English overgon, from Old English ofergān (“to pass over, beyond, across, traverse, cross, transgress, overstep, overrun, overcome, overspread, conquer, come upon, overtake, seize, attack, pass off, pass away, end, overreach”), equivalent to over- + go. Cognate with Dutch overgaan, German übergehen, Swedish övergå.
conferruminate
First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin conferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of conferrūminō (“to cement”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + ferrūminō, from ferrūmen (“cement”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
workword
From work + word, perhaps as a calque of Dutch werkwoord (“verb”). Compare also West Frisian wurkwurd (“verb”).
blin
From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bilinnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”); equivalent to be- + lin. Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (Swedish dialectal linna, “to pause, rest”). See also lin.
From Russian блин (blin, “pancake, flat object”).
From Blin ብሊና (bəlina), bélina.
pannicle
From Middle French pannicle, and its source, Late Latin panniculus (“membrane”), from Latin panniculus (“small rag”), from pannus (“cloth”).
allegeance
From Middle English allegeaunce, alleggeaunce, from Old French alegeance.
feminity
Inherited from Middle English femynyte, from Middle French feminite; compare femininity.
sickerness
From Middle English sikirnes, sikernesse, Old English sicornes (“certainty; secureness”), equivalent to sicker (“secure”) + -ness.
Izmir
From Turkish İzmir, from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir). Doublet of Smyrna.
librocubicularist
Etymology tree
Latin liber
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English libro-
Proto-Italic *kubāō
Latin cubō
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Indo-European *-tlom
Proto-Italic *-klom
Latin -culum
Latin cubiculum
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin -āris
Latin cubiculārislbor.
English cubicular
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English librocubicularist
Coined by the American writer Christopher Morley (1890–1957) in The Haunted Bookshop (1919; see the quotation), probably from libro- (prefix meaning ‘book’) + cubicular (“(obsolete) belonging to a bedchamber”) + -ist (suffix denoting one who engages in a particular type of activity). Cubicular is a learned borrowing from Latin cubiculāris (“relating to a bedroom”), from cubiculum (“small bedroom, bedchamber”) + -āris (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives”); and cubiculum is derived from cubāre (the present active infinitive of cubō (“to lie down, recline; to sleep”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-) + -i- (interfix used between stems and suffixes) + -culum (an inflected form of -culus, a variant of -ulus (diminutive suffix)).
foreslow
Alteration of earlier forslow (spelling presumably influenced by fore-), from Middle English forslowen. More at forslow.
stalworth
From Middle English stalworth, stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (suffix meaning “able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)). Displaced by stalwart, which forms a doublet. Compare staddle and worth.
Nickname for a well-built or brave person, from Middle English stalworth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”).
Nunatukavut
Borrowed from Inuktitut [Term?], literally meaning 'our ancient land'.
diple
From Ancient Greek διπλῆ (diplê), from διπλοῦς (diploûs).
marouflage
Borrowed from French marouflage, from maroufler (from maroufle (“a strong glue”)) + -age.
nosethirl
From Middle English nosethirl. By surface analysis, nose + thirl. Compare nostril.
halfendeal
From Old English healfan dǣl, accusative form of healfa dǣl (“half part”).
tonsor
From Latin tōnsor (“barber, hairdresser”), from the supine root of tondēre (“to shave, to shear”) + -or (“-or: forming agent nouns”).
Kevorkian
A variant of Gevorgyan, from Armenian Գևորգյան (Geworgyan).
dissimulator
From Latin dissimulātor, from dissimulāre (“to conceal, to pretend, to neglect”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from dissimilis (“unlike”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to dissimulate + -or.
bouget
The heraldic sense derives from an older spelling and meaning of budget, "small bag" (compare Middle English bouget, bowgett (“a leather bag or wallet”)), from Middle French bougette (“little pouch”).
unassured
From Middle English unassured, unassuryd, equivalent to un- + assured.
Sturm und Drang
Borrowed from German Sturm und Drang with the same figurative meaning, from Sturm (“storm”) + und (“and”) + Drang (“pressure, stress; urge, impulse, longing”). The phrase is the title of the play Sturm und Drang (1776) by German dramatist Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752–1831).
The fact that the phrase is often italicized suggests it has not been fully assimilated into English.
outcoming
From Middle English outcoming, outcominge, from outcomen (“to come out”).
Busan
Borrowed from Korean 부산(釜山) (Busan).
contrariant
Inherited from Middle English contrariaunt, from Old French contrariant, from Late Latin contrāriāns, present participle of contrāriō.
yold
From Middle English yold (“yielded”), from Old English ġeald (“yielded”), 1st and 3rd person preterite of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).
From Middle English yolde, yolden (“yielded”), from Old English ġegolden (“yielded”), past participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).
lustihead
From Middle English lustyhede, lustiheed; equivalent to lusty + -head. Compare lustihood.
magical girl
Calque of Japanese 魔法少女 (まほうしょうじょ, mahō shōjo).
confliction
Borrowed from Latin conflictiō (“collision; conflict”), from Latin cōnflictus, from cōnfligō (“clash; collide”, verb).
tapisser
Inherited from Middle English tapiser, tapicer, from Old French tapissier, from tapis (“tapestry”) + -ier (“-er”).
projicient
From Latin prōiciō, from prō- (“from, in the place of; for”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
Cholmondeley
From Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston.
underlook
From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.
underbear
From Middle English underberen (“to support”), from Old English underberan (“to support, endure”), equivalent to under- + bear.
Patil
Borrowed from Marathi पाटील (pāṭīl, “village head”) or through Kannada ಪಾಟೀಲ (pāṭīla, “village head”), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩 (paṭaila), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patel.
Borrowed from Armenian Փաթիլ (Pʻatʻil), from փաթիլ (pʻatʻil, “snowflake”).
diallage
From New Latin diallagē, from Ancient Greek διαλλαγή (diallagḗ, “interchange”).
gonfalon
From Middle English gonfalon, from Old French gonfalon, from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.
septennial
From septennium + -al, from Latin septennis (“7-year”), q.v.
Schindler
Borrowed from German Schindler. Doublet of Shingler.
sexennial
From New Latin sexennialis (16th century), equivalent to sexennium + -al.
quindecennial
From Latin quindecennialis, from quindecennium (“15-year period”) + -alis (“-al: forming adjs”). Equivalent to quindec- + -ennial.
Norville
English and Scottish surname of Norman origin meaning "northern town," shortened from Normanville, equivalent to Norman + -ville.
Vanya
Romanization of Russian and Ukrainian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan, “John”)
fierljeppen
Borrowed from Dutch fierljeppen, from West Frisian fierljeppe.
lamellicorn
From French lamellicorne, from Latin lamella (“a thin plate”) + cornu (“a horn”).
ipsedixitism
From Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”, used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle) + -ism. Coined in the late 18th century by Jeremy Bentham.
Bogatynia
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Bogatynia.
Paiute
From Spanish payuchi, payuta, compare Spanish yuta (“Ute”).
Cockburn
Scottish habitational surname, from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + burne (“stream, brook, river”).
alferes
From Portuguese alferes, Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “the knight”), influenced in meaning by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).
tripus
Unadapted borrowing from Latin tripūs, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); doublet of tripod and teapoy. In the sense associated with Cambridge University, the Tripus is named after the three-legged stool on which he sat during the degree-awarding ceremony.
hongbao
Borrowed from Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紅包 /红包 (hóngbāo), 红包 (hóngbāo, “red envelope, red packet, hongbao”): 紅 /红, 红 (hóng, “red”) + 包 (bāo, “bag, sack; parcel, package”). Doublet of angpao and ang pow.
Brezhnev
Borrowed from Russian Бре́жнев (Bréžnev).
terpineol
From terpentin or terpin + -ol, reduction from terebinth, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek.
pagri
Borrowed from Hindustani पगड़ी (pagṛī) / پگڑی.
yewen
From Middle English *ewen, from Old English īwen (“made of yew, yewen”). By surface analysis, yew + -en.
menticide
From Latin mēns (“mind”) or mentālis (“mental”) + -cide (“killing”), from Latin -cīdium, by analogy to homicide, genocide, etc. Coined during the 1950s.
diosgenin
From translingual Dios(corea) + genin, after German Diosgenin.
Adem
Borrowed from Amharic አደም (ʾädäm).
farbrengen
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאַרברענגען (farbrengen, “joyous gathering”); compare German verbringen (“to spend time together”).
virgula
From Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), from virga (“branch; rod”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). As a dowsing rod, via virgula divina or divinatoria. Doublet of virgule.
mennish
* Modern uses are probably men + -ish.
* Older ones may be from Middle English mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person, human”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- or *men-. By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mannish, mense, and mensch.
poikilo-
From Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “spotted, embroidered”).
ancylite
From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”). Analyzable as ancyl- + -ite.
Nana
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána).
Apparently ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀 (na-na-a) (where the first symbol, 𒀭, is a determinative meaning goddess and has no reading).
Not certain whether directly derived from Armenian Նանե (Nane), or by association with the ancient Iranian goddess of the same name.
Morley
From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).
Hodder
(surname): From Middle English occupational name for a maker of hoods, from Old English hod (“hood”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz.
:(river): From Brythonic, said to mean "pleasant water," with the second element from Proto-Brythonic *duβr. The first element is uncertain, but compare Welsh hawdd (“easy, prosperous, pleasant”).
ock
From Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”) Doublet of akh.
bhagat
Borrowed from Punjabi ਭਗਤ (bhagat), from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta). Doublet of bhakt.
dize
From Middle English *disen, from Old English *disan, *disian, from *dise (“bunch of flax on a distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *disanō (“distaff”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Middle Dutch disen (“to dress or prepare a distaff with flax for spinning”), Middle Low German dise, disene (“bunch of flax, distaff”).
Lovelace
From Middle English lufeless (“loveless”), possibly a nickname for a philanderer. In the libertine sense, refers to Robert Lovelace, a character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady.
Lennox
From Middle English Levenax, from Scottish Gaelic Leamhnach (“inhabitant of Lennox”) + -s. The Gaelic word derives from Leamhain (“Leven”) + -ach.
Sutton
From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Southtown.
Holyrood
From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”).
The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.
young man
Inherited from Middle English yong man, from Old English ġeong mann; by surface analysis, young + man. Compare yeoman.
erectus
Ellipsis of taxonomic name Homo erectus; from Latin erectus (“upright”).
sick man of Europe
Calque of Russian больно́й челове́к Европы (bolʹnój čelovék Jevropy), a phrase coined by Czar Nicholas I of the Empire of Russia, referring to the poor state of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.
lifeway
From Middle English *lif-wei (attested as lifes wege, lives wegas), from Old English līfweġ. By surface analysis, life + way.