MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Zhenbao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 珍寶／珍宝 (Zhēnbǎo).
Taganrog
Borrowed from Russian Таганро́г (Taganróg).
Chen Pao
From Mandarin 珍寶／珍宝 (Zhēn Bǎo) Wade–Giles romanization: Chên¹ Pao³.
Zaara
From Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, “deserts”). Doublet of Sahara.
Ops
Learned borrowing from Latin Ops, from Latin ops (“resources, wealth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- base
Khoshaba
Borrowed from Arabic خوشابا. This surname is predominantly found in Iraq.
Lightbourne
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, possibly from Old English lēoht (“bright, clear, light”) + burna (“stream”).
Mand
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mand, from a short form of the personal name Amand.
* Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੰਡ (maṇḍ), a Sikh surname.
McColgan
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Colgan (“son of Colga”), a personal name based on colg (“sword”).
Eaton Socon
From Eaton + Old English sōcn (“soke; asylum, refuge”).
Staploe
From Old English stapol (“pillar, column; post”) + hōh (“spur of land”).
Wyboston
Recorded as Wiboldestone in the Domesday Book, from the Old English personal name Wīgbeald, which is composed of the elements wīġ (“war, battle”) and beald (“brave, bold”), + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Honeydon
Presumably from Old English huniġ (“honey”) + denu (“valley”).
Duloe
Perhaps from an unattested Old English word *dyfel (“peg”) + hōh (“spur of land”). Another possibilty is that the hamlet is named with an Old English personal name *Dēofol, a byname from dēofol (“devil”), + hōh (“spur of land”).
Anglicized form of Cornish Dewlogh, from dew (“two”) + logh (“inlet; lake”).
Tsoyun
From Mandarin 左雲 /左云 (Zuǒyún) Wade–Giles romanization: Tso³-yün².
Chenpao
From Mandarin 珍寶／珍宝 (Zhēnbǎo) Wade–Giles romanization: Chên¹-pao³.
utai
Borrowed from Japanese 謡 (うたい, utai), eventually related to うたう (utau, “to sing”) and うた (uta, “song”).
Calica
Borrowed from Tagalog Calica, a metonymic occupational surname from Spanish caliza (“limestone”).
Baicheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 白城 (Báichéng).
Da'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大安 (Dà'ān).
Poer
Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Poer, probably a hypercorrection of van Poeyer.
Pelot
Borrowed from French Pelot or an Americanized form of German Pelloth.
Leopolis
From Latin Leopolis, from Ancient Greek. Ultimately from
From λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), literally “Lion City”.
* (Brazil): From Portuguese Leópolis
McKeehan
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caocháin (“son of Caochán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of caoch (“blind, purblind”).
icosi-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”).
Latinxua
From the Latinxua romanization Latinxua of Mandarin 拉丁化 (lādīnghuà, literally “Latinization”), the first part of 拉丁化新文字 (lādīnghuà xīn wénzì, literally “Latinized New Script”).
Khachaturyan
Derived from Armenian Խաչատրյան (Xačʻatryan), possibly via Russian Хачатурян (Xačaturjan).
Khachatrian
Derived from Armenian Խաչատրյան (Xačʻatryan).
Troianovski
Borrowed from Russian Трояновский (Trojanovskij).
baihua
From Mandarin 白話／白话 (báihuà).
Ravensden
From the Old English personal name Hræfn, a byname from hræfn (“raven”), + -s- + denu (“valley”).
Chawston
Recorded as Chauelestorne in the Domesday Book, the hamlet is named with the Old English personal name *Cealf, a byname from ċealf (“calf”), + -s- + þorn (“thorn, thornbush”).
Colesden
From the Old English personal name Col + -s- + denu (“valley”).
Saravanan
Borrowed from Tamil சரவணன் (caravaṇaṉ).
Vallely
Probably a much Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”), which is also the source of the surname Gilmore.
Barsoum
Borrowed from Arabic برصوم. This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
Ackert
Two possible origins:
* English surname from the Norman personal name Achard, from Proto-Germanic *Agjōharduz, which is composed of the elements *agjō (“edge”) and *harduz (“hard; brave”).
* Borrowed from German Ackert, a surname which shares the same etymology as the English one; it could also be an Americanized spelling of German Eckert.
Langdown
Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”). Compare Langdon which shares the same etymology.
Inverbervie
From Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“river mouth, confluence”) + Bervie, a river name (see Bervie Water). The 12th century form of the name was Haberberui, showing that inbhir replaced Pictish *aber (“river mouth, confluence”).
Benaulim
From Portuguese Benaulim, from Konkani बाणावली (bāṇāvlī).
Sedgley
From the Old English personal name *Seċġ, a byname from seċġ (“man, hero”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
ladily
From Middle English ladily, ladyly; equivalent to lady + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From Middle English ladily, ladyly; equivalent to lady + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Antoniou
Borrowed from Greek Αντωνίου (Antoníou).
Beardmore
From Middle English Berdemore (1296) and earlier Berdesmor (1290). Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.
Gorst
Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”).
Snake Island
Calque of Ukrainian о́стрів Змії́ний (óstriv Zmijínyj, “Snake Island”) or Russian о́стров Змеи́ный (óstrov Zmeínyj, “Snake Island”), from Romanian Insula Șerpilor (“Serpent Island”), from Byzantine Greek Φιδονήσι (Phidonḗsi, “Snake Isle”), from Byzantine Greek φιδο (phido, “snake”) (Greek φίδι (fídi)) + νήσι (nísi, “island”).
Biljana
From Macedonian Билјана (Biljana), from билје (bilje).
Biljan
From Macedonian Билјан (Biljan), from билје (bilje).
Ubavka
From Macedonian Убавка (Ubavka), from убав (ubav).
Ognen
From Macedonian Огнен (Ognen), from огнен (ognen).
Liljana
From Macedonian Лилјана (Liljana), from лилјан (liljan).
Hosaka
A romanization of Japanese 保坂 (Hosaka), possibly from the kanji 保 (protection) and 坂 (slope, hill). Related to English Osaka.
Melitopol
Borrowed from Ukrainian Меліто́поль (Melitópolʹ) and Russian Мелито́поль (Melitópolʹ), derived from Ancient Greek Μελιτόπολις (Melitópolis), compare modern Greek Μελιτόπολη (Melitópoli), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + πολις (polis, “city”).
Sule
Various origins:
* Nigerian surname predominantly found in Northern Nigeria and among Hausa such as Maitama Sule, Sule Lamido, and Abdullahi Sule, and among Yoruba such as Olayinka Sule, Rofiat Sule, and Sule Ladipo, as well as other Nigerian states including Kogi State.
* Borrowed from Hungarian Süle, a pet form of the personal name Szilveszter.
* Borrowed from Marathi सुळे (suḷe), a surname predominantly found in Maharashtra.
Penunuri
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Peñuñuri, probably from a local language.
Desvarieux
Borrowed from French Desvarieux. This surname is predominantly found in Haiti.
Freudenheim
Borrowed from German Freudenheim, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Gundry
English surname of Norman origin, from a personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *gunþiz (“battle”) and *rīks (“king, ruler”).
Great Charter
Calque of Medieval Latin Magna Carta, from magna (“great”) + carta (“charter”).
Zhangjiajie
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張家界 /张家界 (Zhāngjiājiè).
Lekh
Transliteration of Ukrainian Лех (Lex), from Polish Lech.
Selvin
Probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).
Honorato
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Honorato. This surname is predominantly found in Brazil.
Georgopoulos
Borrowed from Greek Γεωργόπουλος (Georgópoulos).
Gertner
From a variant of German Gärtner, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Garzia
Borrowed from Italian Garzia, an Italianized spelling of Spanish García.
McGeehan
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gaoithín (“son of Gaoithín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gaoth (“wise, intelligent, clever”).
Gornja Siga
From Serbo-Croatian Gornja Siga. Literally, “upper tufa”.
Webbe
From Middle English web (“web”), a metonymic occupational surname for a weaver.
Bayraktar
From the brand name Bayraktar UAV, from Turkish bayraktar (“flag-bearer”), from Ottoman Turkish بیراقدار (bayrakdar).
Chunghsiang
From Mandarin 鍾祥／钟祥 (Zhōngxiáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chung¹-hsiang².
Yarilo
Derived from Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian Ярило (Jarylo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *jaro (“spring”) or Proto-Slavic *jarъ (“strong, fierce”). It is related to Old East Slavic ярилой (jariloj), a straw effigy used by the ancient Slavs during the festival of Kupala to expel evil spirits.
Svetovid
Derived from Russian Световит (Svetovit), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy”) and Proto-Slavic *vitъ (“lord”).
Schroderization
From German Schröder + English -isation (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something); see further at Schröderization.
National Romanization
A loose calque from Chinese 國語羅馬字／国语罗马字 (Guóyǔ Luómǎzì, literally “romanization of the national language”).
Duro
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Duro. It could also derive from Albanian Duro.
Dysinger
Americanized spelling of German Deisinger, a habitational surname for someone from Deising in Riedenburg. Or, possibly from Low German dei + Middle High German singer (compare Sänger).
Roxton
Recorded as Rochesdone in the Domesday Book, the English village is named with the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).
Thistleton
From Old English þistel (“thistle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Iliopoulos
Borrowed from Greek Ηλιόπουλος (Iliópoulos).
Slipyj
Transliteration of Ukrainian Сліпий (Slipyj), from Ukrainian сліпий (slipyj, “blind”).
Hsinchiang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 新疆 (Hsin¹-chiang¹).
Pichinglis
From Pichinglis Pichinglis, from English pidgin English.
Corsino
Borrowed from Italian Corsino. This surname is also well established in Brazil and in the Philippines.
Hoyos
Borrowed from Spanish Hoyos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.
Lundie
Perhaps from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning "little marsh" or "black marsh".
Begbie
Habitational surname from a minor place in East Lothian, Scotland, from the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Bagby, which shares the same etymology.
Calthorpe
From the Old Norse personal name Kali + Old English þorp (“village”).
Fairbrass
Perhaps a nickname for a soldier or a tough man, from Old French fer (“iron; fierce, ferocious”) + brace (“arm”).
Konotop
From Russian and Ukrainian Коното́п (Konotóp).
Poiana Blenchii
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Poiana Blenchii.
Lefferts
Borrowed from Dutch Lefferts, a patronymic from Leffert.
fan-ch'ieh
From Mandarin 反切 Wade–Giles romanization fan³-chʻieh⁴.
mosette
Borrowed from French mosette, from Italian mozzetta; further etymology uncertain, possibly either:
* from Italian mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mewt- (“cut short”)); or
* from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (further etymology unknown)
+ Italian -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)).
Doublet of mozetta.
Casar
Borrowed from either Slovene Časar, German Cäsar or Spanish Casar.
Dommett
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Domart-en-Ponthieu, in northern France, named after Saint Médard of Noyon.
phryctoria
From Ancient Greek φρυκτωρία (phruktōría).
p'u-t'ung-hua
From Mandarin 普通話 /普通话 (pǔtōnghuà) Wade–Giles romanization: pʻu³-tʻung¹-hua⁴.
Hostomel
Borrowed from Ukrainian Госто́мель (Hostómelʹ).
Irpin
Borrowed from Ukrainian Ірпі́нь (Irpínʹ).
Oseguera
Borrowed from Spanish Oseguera. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
Kuan-hua
From Mandarin 官話 /官话 (Guānhuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuan¹-hua⁴.
Jayapura
Borrowed from Indonesian Jayapura, from Sanskrit जयपुर (jayapura). Doublet of Jaipur.
Branagh
Anglicized form of Irish Breathnach (“Welsh; Welshman”), an ethnonymic surname.
Larzabal
Borrowed from Spanish Larzábal, from Basque lar (“underbrush, bramble thicket”) + zabal (“wide, ample”).
Enerhodar
Borrowed from Ukrainian Енергода́р (Enerhodár) Literally, “energy's gift”. From Ukrainian енергія (enerhija, “energy”) and дар (dar, “gift”). From being a settlement built to support workers building and operating the co-located Zaporizhzhia thermal power station, later also the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; for the city of Zaporizhzhia, and thence Southeast Ukraine and Crimea.
Luchu
Borrowed from Mandarin 碌曲 (Lùqū) Wade–Giles romanization: Lu⁴-chʻü¹.
Borrowed from Mandarin 路竹 (Lùzhú) Wade–Giles romanization: Lu⁴-chu².
Borrowed from Mandarin 蘆竹 (Lúzhú) Wade–Giles romanization: Lu²-chu².
Liuqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú). Doublet of Ryukyu.
Bayan Obo
From Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ
ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (bayan obug-a, literally “rich ovoo (cairn)”).
Ejin
From Mongolian ᠡᠵᠡᠨ (eǰen-).
Sogo Nur
From Written Oirat, with the latter half from ᠨᡇᡇᠷ (nuur, “lake”).
Scarisbrick
From the Old Norse personal name Skari + -es (“possessive suffix”) + brekka (“slope”).
Larkana
Borrowed from Urdu لاڑکانہ (lāṛkāna).
Sterquilinus
From Latin stercus (“dung, filth, excrement”).
Camuliana
From Greek Καμουλιαναί (Kamoulianaí), Greek Καμούλιανα (Kamoúliana).
mutlub
From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic مَطْلُوب (maṭlūb).
Boggess
Nickname from Middle English boggish (“boastful, haughty”).
Berntson
A variant of Danish and Norwegian Berntsen or a variant of Swedish Berntsson.
Bernards
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Bernards, patronymic from the name Bernard. This name is also found in Latvia, of the same sense.
Arrona
Borrowed from Spanish Arrona, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
Zebley
Americanized form of South German Zöble, variant of Zobel.
Jolo
Borrowed from Spanish Joló, spelled historically as Xoló with the initial most likely pronounced with the Early Modern Spanish /ʃ/ sound, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).
Bayannur
From Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (bayannaɣur), from ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ (bayan) + ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur). Compare Mandarin 巴彥淖爾 /巴彦淖尔 (Bāyànnào'ěr). See also Ordos /nʊːr/, Mongolian нуур (nuur, “lake”).
Alxa
From Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ (alaša-).
suaveolent
From Latin suāveolēns, suāveolentem.
dulciloquent
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) + loquēns, present participle of loquor (“to speak”), after Classical Latin dulciloquus.
dulcisonant
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) + sonāns, present participle of sonō (“to sound”), after Latin dulcisonus.
Volnovakha
Borrowed from Ukrainian Волнова́ха (Volnováxa).
Maplebeck
From Old English *mapul (“maple”) + Old Norse bekkr (“brook, stream”).
Gilberthorpe
Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, perhaps from the Norman personal name Gislebert, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *gisil (“hostage, pledge”) and *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), + thorpe.
P'u-k'ou
From Mandarin 浦口 (Pǔkǒu) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻu³-kʻou³.
Pukou
From Mandarin 浦口 (Pǔkǒu).
dulcitone
Coined by Thomas Machell, the instrument’s inventor, in 1888, from Latin dulcis (“sweet”) + tonus (“tone”).
Baimaclia
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Baimaclia.
Selway
From the Middle English personal name Salewi, probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).
jiangjun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 將軍 /将军 (jiāngjūn). Doublet of shogun.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 將軍 (Jiāngjūn).
phanero-
From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible, manifest”).
lumberdar
From Hindi [Term?], partially from English number (since each such person had a registration number).
Craco
Borrowed from Italian Craco, from Latin Cracum, from Renaissance Latin Graclum, from Medieval Latin Graculum.
McGeoch
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eochadha. Compare McGough, which derives from Irish.
Plaskett
Topographic surname from Old French plasquet, a diminutive of plascq (“damp meadow”).
Laba
From Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 /腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.
From Polish Łaba.
McReynolds
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Raghnaill (“son of Reynold”), with the redundant patronymic suffix -s.
Obispo
Borrowed from Spanish Obispo. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines and Mexico.
Dashnak
Borrowed from Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak). The forms with T- are from the Western Armenian pronunciation.
Foulsham
From Old English fugol (“bird”) + -s- + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
deafforest
From Latin deafforestō. By surface analysis, de- + afforest.
qinqin
Borrowed from Chinese 秦琴 (qínqín).
Saca
First attested in the 17th century as a back-formation from Sacae, from Latin Sacae, an adapted form of Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Now mostly displaced by later Saka, ultimately from the same source via Sanskrit. Doublet of Saka, Shaka, and Scyth.
Tselemt
From Amharic ጠለምት (ṭälämt) (modern spelling), Amharic ጸለምት (ṣälämt) (old spelling).
Seversky Donets
Borrowed from Russian Се́верский Доне́ц (Séverskij Donéc). Compare Ukrainian Сі́верський Доне́ць (Síversʹkyj Donécʹ).
dehnstufe
From German Dehnstufe, from dehnen (“to stretch”) + Stufe (“step”).
Isse
Borrowed from Somali Ciise, from Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”); compare Issa.
Gewirtz
Borrowed from Yiddish געװירץ (gevirts, “spices”), a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. Compare German Gewürz (“spice”).
Ragdale
From Old English hraca (“throat; gorge, ravine”) + dæl (“valley, dale”).
escheatery
A calque from Middle English or Anglo-Norman escheterie; equivalent to escheat + -ery.
nongmin
Borrowed from Mandarin 農民／农民 (nóngmín).
Kupiansk
From Russian Ку́пянск (Kúpjansk) and Ukrainian Ку́п’янськ (Kúpʺjansʹk).
Kucher
Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Kucher, an occupational surname for a pastry cook.
* Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Кучер (Kučer).
Pushilin
Borrowed from Russian Пуши́лин (Pušílin).
Norwell
From Old English norþ (“north”) + welle (“well, spring”).
Yichun
From Mandarin 伊春 (Yīchūn).
From Mandarin 宜春 (Yíchūn).
Suryapur
From Nepali सूर्यपुर (sūryapura).
Wanxian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 萬縣 /万县 (Wànxiàn).
Wuwei
From Mandarin 武威 (Wǔwēi).
From Mandarin 無為 /无为 (Wúwéi).
helvolic acid
Coined by Chain et al. in 1944, in reference to the mold Aspergillus fumigatus, mut. helvola Yuill. The epithet helvola is a feminine diminutive of Latin helvus (“honey-yellow”). By surface analysis, Latin helvus + -ole + -ic.
kenesa
Borrowed from Karaim כְּנִיסָא (kǝnîsāʾ), from Aramaic כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā, “gathering”), likely via Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa, “church, synagogue”).
endoce
From Middle English endosse, from Old French endosser. More at endorse.
Astwick
From Old English ēast (“east”) + wīċ (“village”).
Zhangye
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張掖 /张掖 (Zhāngyè).
Jiayuguan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 嘉峪關 /嘉峪关 (Jiāyùguān).
Agenor
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγήνωρ (Agḗnōr).
Holdman
Various origins:
* Occupational surname for a servant, from Middle English hold (“loyal, faithful”) + man (“man”).
* Variant of the English surname Oldman.
* Variant of German Holdmann.
Anaxarete
From Ancient Greek Ἀναξαρέτη (Anaxarétē).
Vanchykivtsi
From Ukrainian Ванчиківці (Vančykivci).
Argeathae
From Ancient Greek Αργέαθαι (Argéathai).
Mirjapur
From Nepali मिर्जापुर (mirjāpura).
duskarma
Borrowed from Sanskrit दुष्कर्मन् (duṣkarman, “wickedness”), from दुष्- (duṣ-, “bad”) + कर्मन् (karman, “action”).
subak
Borrowed from Korean 수박(手搏) (subak).
Borrowed from Balinese or Indonesian subak.
gwonbeop
Borrowed from Korean 권법(拳法) (gwonbeop).
quanfa
Borrowed from Mandarin 拳法 (quánfǎ) via Hanyu Pinyin. Doublet of kenpo.
nyu hafu
Borrowed from Japanese ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu).
Pedra Branca skink
From Pedra Branca + skink, from Portuguese pedra (“stone, rock”) + Portuguese branca (“white”).
Sibal
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਬਲ (sibbal), a surname of unclear origin.
* Borrowed from Tagalog Sibal; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region.
* Borrowed from Czech Šibal or Šíbal.
Vanegas
Borrowed from Spanish Vanegas. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.
Anxin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 安新 (Ānxīn).
Hsu-ch'ang
From Mandarin 許昌 /许昌 (Xǔchāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü³-chʻang¹.
Papworth
Habitational surname from the villages of Papworth Everard and Papworth St Agnes, from the Old English personal name *Papa + worþ (“enclosure”).
Dazhai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大寨 (Dàzhài).
Novodvorsky
Derived from Russian Новодворский (Novodvorskij).
Wyke
From Old English wīċ (“village”); compare Wick, which shares the same etymology.
Boursiquot
Borrowed from French Boursiquot. This surname is predominantly found in Haiti.
Bartolon
Borrowed from Spanish Bartolón. This surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.
Alon
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Hebrew אַלּוֹן (alon, “oak tree”).
* Borrowed from Tagalog Alon; this surname is predominantly found in Bangsamoro region.
Wymark
From Wiuhomarch, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton uuiu (“worthy of”) + ho- (“successful”) + march (“horse”). Cognate to modern Breton Guyonvarc'h.
Chaytor
Occupational surname from Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of Old French acatour.
Lisieux
From French Lisieux, from Latin Lexoviī, from Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos (“slanted, crippled”) via Gaulish.
darcheenee
Borrowed from Hindustani दारचीनी (dārcīnī) / دَارْچِینِی (dārcīnī).
pistanthrophobia
From Ancient Greek πίστις (pístis, “trust”) + anthro- + -phobia.
Bucha
From Ukrainian Бу́ча (Búča).
From German Bucha.
From Urdu بُچّہ.
Sako
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Japanese 佐香 (Sakō) or 酒向 (Sakō).
* Borrowed from a West African language; this surname is predominantly found in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali.
McGeorge
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Deòraidh (“son of the pilgrim”), from deòradh (“wanderer, pilgrim”).
Farcet
Inherited from Middle English Farresheved, from Old English *Fearreshēafod, from fearres (“bull's”) + hēafod (“head”); for the formation, compare Gateshead, Shepshed, and Swineshead.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Borrowed from French Cavalaire-sur-Mer.
Groarke
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mag Ruairc (“son of Ruarc”), a variant of the personal name Ruadhrac, itself from Old Norse Hróðrekr.
Dibb
Topographic surname for someone living in a hollow, from Middle English dybbe (“hole, hollow”).
unassoiled
From Middle English unasoyled, unasoylid; equivalent to un- + assoiled.
Monestime
Borrowed from French Monestime. This surname is predominantly found in Haiti.
Khun
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯟ (khun).
Borrowed from Burmese ခွန် (hkwan).
Kliethermes
Probably an Americanized spelling of North German Klütermes.
Misson
Probably from a derivative of Old English mos (“moss; marsh, swamp”).
Borrowed from French Misson.
Ha Ling Peak
From Chinese. Named for a male Chinese rail worker, the first person known to have climbed the mountain peak, on a bet and a dare. The name Ha Ling Peak was suggested by the newspaper Medicine Hat News on 22 October 1896, in a story about the climb; its previous nickname was The Beehive. The peak was eventually formally officially named "Chinaman's Peak" in 1980, but was changed in 1997 to Ha Ling Peak due to people finding "Chinaman" offensive.
proscynema
From Ancient Greek προσκύνημα (proskúnēma, “adoration”), a word used in the standard Greek formula for such inscriptions.
Rathnayake
From Sinhalese රත්නායක (ratnāyaka).
Exon Domesday
Learned borrowing from Latin Exon. + clipping of Domesday Book.
Boldon Book
From Middle English Boldon Buke, from Boldon + buke.
Boldon Buke
From Middle English Boldon Buke, from Boldon + buke.
Hegang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶴崗 /鹤岗 (Hègǎng).
Freelove
From the Old English personal name *Friþulāf, which is composed by the elements friþ (“peace; refuge”) and lāf (“survivor”).
DeGuia
Borrowed from Spanish de Guía. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.