MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Berrien
Borrowed from French Berrien, a surname for someone from the region of Berry.
Blea
* As an English surname, variant of Blighe. Compare Blee.
* As a Galician surname, variant of Brea.
Brimhall
Variant of Bramhall, itself Old English brōm (“broom”) + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).
Catano
* As a southern Italian surname, variant of the personal name Caetano, see also Gaetano.
* Also as an Italian surname, from Old Italian cattano (“captain”) (see modern capitana), making it a variant of Cattaneo.
* As a Sicilian surname, variant of Cattano, from the noun cotone (“cotton”).
Sometimes found in Spanish as Cataño.
Beland
From French Beland or Béland, from Polish Bielański.
Nigh
* As an English surname, variant of Nye.
* As a German surname, probably Americanized from Neu, Ney.
Atterberry
Toponymic surname from a crasis of Middle English at (“at”) + ther (“the”) + bery (“manor house”).
Zawacki
Borrowed from Polish Zawacki, a variant of Zawadzki.
Calo
* As an Italian surname, from the personal name Calò, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”)
* As a Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and Catalan surname, from several place names in the Iberian peninsula.
Groen
* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective groen (“green”).
* As a North/Low German surname Grön, variant of Grün, Gruen.
Compare Gron.
Swigart
Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Schweighardt or Zweigert.
Wint
* As an English and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Wendt. Possibly also related to Dutch wint (“wind”).
Maner
From the German surname Mäner, from Middle High German mener (“cattle driver”).
Petrovic
Common Slavic surname, from Serbo-Croatian Petrović, Slovak and Slovene Petrovič, Czech Petrovič, all forms of Peter.
Ke
From the Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē). More at Ke.
Shands
Two possible origins:
* Variant of Scottish Shand, with the English patronymic suffix -s.
* Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Schantz.
Dargan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deargáin (“descendant of Deargán”), a byname from dearg (“red”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Chaturvedi
Borrowed from Hindi चतुर्वेदी (caturvedī, “knowing the four Vedas”).
Garabedian
From Armenian Կարապետյան (Karapetyan).
Dwivedi
Borrowed from Hindi द्विवेदी (dvivedī), which is from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “familiar with the two Vedas”); ultimately from द्वि (dvi, “two”) + वेद (veda, “knowledge; Veda”).
Zuluaga
Borrowed from Spanish Zuluaga, itself from Basque Zuloaga.
Bhupathi
Borrowed from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati, “lord of the earth”); ultimately from भू (bhū) + पति (pati).
Gatton
Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”).
Bahl
* As an Indian (Punjabi) surname: Khatri and Sikh name from Sanskrit बहल (bahala, “strong, intense”).
* As a north/Low German surname, from an old Germanic personal name Baldo, shortened from various names containing the element *balþ (“bold”).
* As a Slavic surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian and Polish Bal, itself shortened from Bałcar (an adaptation of Baltazar) or Baltyn) (an adaption of Valentine).
Sherburne
From Old English scīr (“bright”) in the definite form, scīra + burna (“stream”).
epignosis
From Ancient Greek ἐπίγνωσις (epígnōsis).
Kolezhuthu
Borrowed from Malayalam കോലെഴുത്ത് (kōleḻuttŭ).
Vatteluttu
Borrowed from Tamil வட்டெழுத்து (vaṭṭeḻuttu) and Malayalam വട്ടെഴുത്തു (vaṭṭeḻuttu).
Owatonna
Borrowed from Dakota owóthaŋna, a clipping of Dakota wakpá owóthaŋna, meaning the Straight River.
Bellevue
Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (“nice, fair”) + vue (“view”).
McCandless
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.
Callejas
Borrowed from Spanish Callejas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Raabe
The surname is of Old Prussian origin, itself borrowed from German Rabe (“raven”). More at Raabe.
Croxton
From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Bowley
From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).
Ammann
South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Amtmann (“bailiff, official”).
Hoglund
Borrowed from Swedish Höglund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements hög (“high”) and lund (“grove”).
Drozd
Borrowed from Polish Drozd, Czech Drozd, Slovak Drozd and related languages.
Loder
Two main origins:
* Either an occupational surname for a carter, from an agent derivative of Middle English lode (“to load”), or a topographic surname from Middle English lode (“path, road, watercourse”).
* Borrowed from German Loder, an occupational surname for a weaver of woolen cloth, from Loden (“coarse woolen fabric”).
Harton
From either Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) or hær (“rock”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Zylstra
Americanized form of West Frisian Zijlstra.
Vora
Borrowed from Gujarati વહોરા (vahorā) or Gujarati વોરા (vorā).
Kluck
* As a German surname, variant of Gluck.
* As a Polish and Czech surname, variant of Kluk.
Kolesar
From Slovak Kolesár, from Slovak kolesár (“wheelwright”); or Serbo-Croatian Kolesar, from Serbo-Croatian kolesar (“wheelwright”).
Lamay
* As a French surname, variant of Lemay (partly due to American pronunciation).
* Also as a French surname, from the placename Lamath in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The placename is attested in several forms, as early as Old French la Marz (1178), first element from la, but the second element is uncertain; perhaps a Germanic borrowing (compare Frankish *marisk (“bog, marshy area”)).
Lynam
Two main origins:
* An English habitational surname from anyo of several minor places in England, from Old English līn (“flax”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
* A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin.
Roh
Borrowed from Korean 노(盧) (No) and 노(魯) (No), from Chinese 盧 /卢 (lú) and Chinese 魯 /鲁 (lǔ), respectively.
Bondy
Sephardic Jewish name, from Ladino Bondia, from Latin bonus diēs (literally “good day”), calque of Hebrew יוֹם טוֹב (yom tov).
quintant
Borrowed from Latin quintantem, accusative singular of quīntāns (“fifth part of something, fifth”).
Calderwood
From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (“wood”).
Allaire
From French Allaire, ultimately of Breton origin. Compare Dallaire.
Cuffee
Anglicized form of Akan Kofi, a personal name denoting a boy born on Friday.
Vanderbilt
From Dutch van der Bilt, from van+der+De Bilt or Bilt. Literally, “from De Bilt, Netherlands”.
Choo
Borrowed from Chinese 朱 (Mandarin: Zhū, Cantonese: zyu¹, Hakka: Chû, Min Nan: Chu), Korean 추(秋) (Chu), etc.
Weibel
From the German surname, from the noun Weibel (“court usher, bailiff”).
Watlington
From an unattested Old English personal name + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Saipan
From Chamorro Saipan. A folk etymology connects it with the Carolinian for “empty place”.
becreep
Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip, or alternatively from Dutch bekruipen, both from Middle Dutch becrûpen, equivalent to be- + creep.
Maheshwar
From Sanskrit महेश्वर (maheśvara); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वर (īśvara, “god”).
Clingan
From Celtic (Scottish Gaelic and northern Irish) surname reduced from mac clingan, Anglicized from mac gilla Fhinnéin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finnian”), also Anglicized as mac Alingen.
Datta
Borrowed from Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).
Yingde
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 英德 (Yīngdé).
Hassel
* As a German surname, from has (“marsh”) + archaic loh (“forest clearing”).
* As a Swedish surname, from hassel (“hazel”).
* As a Belgian surname, from Hasselt in Flanders.
Mansur
Transliteration of Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr). Doublet of Mansour.
Meurer
From German Meurer, a byform of Maurer (“bricklayer”).
Moo
Borrowed from Chinese, including Cantonese 巫 (mou⁴) and others.
Langworthy
Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate, enclosure”).
Reddington
Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in England, from an Old English personal name *Rēada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Alzate
From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.
Amar
Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara, “undying, immortal, imperishable”).
Dawood
From Arabic دَاوُود (dāwūd). Doublet of David.
Mahajan
Borrowed from Marathi महाजन (mahājan). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
Kirton
From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.
Holyfield
From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.
Thakur
Borrowed from Hindi ठाकुर (ṭhākur), a historical feudal title of the Indian subcontinent.
Borrowed from Hindi ठाकुर (ṭhākur),
Saling
Borrowed from Dzongkha ས་གླིང་ (sa gling).
Hallums
Probably a habitational surname from a place in Surrey, from Middle English hulle (“hill”) + hamme (“enclosure”). Alternatively, a variant of Hallum.
Dysart
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).
Loria
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Loria, a variant of Lauria, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Spanish Loría, a surname predominantly found in Costa Rica.
* Borrowed from Hebrew לוריא, a Jewish habitational surname from the town of Loria, in Italy.
Failla
Borrowed from Italian Failla, borrowed itself from the Sicilian surname Faviḍḍa/Faiḍḍa, derived from faviḍḍa (“spark”).
Ripp
* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from the personal name Rippert, composed of the old Germanic elements *rīkī (“powerful”) + *berht (“bright, famous”).
* As an English surname, from Middle English rippe (“bank of a river”), from Old English ripp, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *ribi (“rib, ridge, reef”).
Haddon
# For the place in Cambridgeshire: 'Hædda's Hill', from Middle English Haddedune, from Old English personal name Headda + dūn (“hill”).
# For all other places in England (including derivative compounds): 'Heath Hill', from Old English hæþ (“heath”) + dūn (“hill”).
Feehan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiacháin (“descendant of Fiachán”), a personal name from fiach (“raven”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Mangual
Borrowed from Spanish Mangual. This surname is mostly found in Puerto Rico.
Ahlstrom
Borrowed from Swedish Åhlström, from al (“alder”) + ström (“stream”).
Rochford
From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form:
# 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively).
# 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.
Farooq
Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”), from the root ف ر ق (f r q). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
Panchal
From Sanskrit पञ्चाल (pañcāla), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) with a *-l- extension, referring to the five smaller polities which united to form the ancient kingdom. See Pañcāla for more.
Dolph
* As a Scandinavian/North Germanic, German, and Dutch surname, shortened from Adolf.
* As an English surname, shortened from Delve with rounded vowel.
* Also as an English surname, from Middle English delf (“quarry, pit”), related to the above.
Falvey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fáilbhe (“descendant of Fáilbhe”), a personal name derived from fáilbhe (“pleasant, merry, lively”).
Gullion
From the Irish surname, from Magullion or Mac Gullian; also Mac Gilleáin, derived from gile (“brightness”) or geal (“bright”), and giolla (“lad”).
Kiesling
Borrowed from German Kiesling, from Middle High German kiselinc, a derivative of Old High German kisil (“pebble”) (compare Modern German Kiesel).
Trepanier
From French Trépanier, from trépanier (“driller”).
Urzua
Borrowed from Spanish Urzúa, itself of Basque origin.
Dunsmore
From either:
# Old English personal name Dunna + mōr (“moor”).
# Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + mōr (“moor”).
Facey
Various origins:
* A variant of Veazey.
* Americanized spelling of German Fehse or Vehse.
* Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fäsi.
Pietsch
From the German surname, from a Slavic-influenced pet form of Peter. Compare Petsch.
Guilfoyle
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Phóil (“son of St. Paul's follower”), from mac + giolla + Pól.
Villacorta
Borrowed from Spanish Villacorta. This surname is predominantly found in Peru.
Chalker
From an agent derivative of Old English geċealcian (“to whiten”), an occupational surname for a whitewasher, or a topographic surname for someone who lived on chalky ground.
Weinmann
From the German and Jewish surname, from Wein (“wine”) + Mann (“man”).
Raftery
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”).
Kennington
# For the place in Kent: 'Royal manor', from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + -ing + tūn (“manor”).
# For the places in Oxfordshire & London: 'The estate of Cena', from Old English personal name Cēna + -ing + tūn (“estate”).
Mulhall
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathail (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathal”).
Saltsman
Jewish and German occupational surname, Americanized and translated from German Salz + Mann. Compare Salsman, Saltman.
Murtagh
From the Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceard (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.
Varona
From Spanish Varona.
From Belarusian Варо́на (Varóna), from варо́на (varóna, “crow”), from Proto-Slavic *vorna.
Popov
From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).
Noga
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs
Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ
Proto-Slavic *nogà
Old Polish noga
Polish noga
Polish Nogader.
English Noga
From Polish Noga, from noga.
Guinan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴南 /贵南.
Thornley
From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).
Bevill
English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the villages of Beuvillers or Bouville, both in Normandy.
Kukla
Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname (sometimes also found in Germany), from kukla (“cowl hood”) (presumably related to Latin cucullus, and thus English cowl). In Polish this also refers to a kind of puppet and a bread roll.
Bennion
Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion (“son of Einion”), a Welsh personal name.
Nyquist
Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).
Yekkish
Borrowed from Yiddish יעקיש (yekish), equivalent to Yekke + -ish.
Dali
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大荔 (Dàlì).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大理 (Dàlǐ).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大瀝 /大沥 (Dàlì).
Basse
Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Basse, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Danish Basse, a nickname meaning "wild boar".
* Borrowed from French Basse, from basse (“low; short”).
Heape
Perhaps from Middle English hepe (“rosehip”), heppe, hipe, from Old English hēope, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ.
Mumme
* As a German surname, from Mumme, a variant of Mumm, from the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”).
* As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, from the verb mummen (“to mumble”).
Erythrae
From Latin Erythrae, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).
Schenectady
From Mohawk skahnéhtati (“beyond the pines”).
Van Buren
Dutch and Jewish surname, from van + several places in the Netherlands (such as Buren in Gelderland) containing the Middle Dutch word buur (“house, shed”), which is also related to buur (“neighbor”).
Three Kingdoms
Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).
Murley
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murthuile (“descendant of Murthuile”), a personal name derived from murthuile (“sea tide”).
Forbush
Two main origins:
* A variant of the Scottish surname Forbes.
* An Americanized spelling of German Vorbusch.
Rimer
* As an English surname, from a medieval form of rhymer (“one who rhymes”).
* As a Jewish and German surname, spelling variant of Riemer.
Ybanez
Anglicization of Spanish Ybáñez, variant of Ibáñez. A surname common in the Philippines and Argentina. Doublet of Ibanez.
Sablan
Borrowed from Chamorro Sablan.
Derived from Ibaloi sabdang (“a kind of tree”), which is abundant in the area.
Elsey
From the Old English personal name Ælfsiġe, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and siġe (“victory”).
Studley
From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).
Piggott
From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic.
Geoghegan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mag Eochagáin (“son of Eochagán”), a diminutive of Eochaidh. Compare Caughey.
Borquez
Borrowed from Spanish Bórquez. This surname is mostly found in Chile.
Garst
From the German and Dutch surname, variant of Karst, from the noun Karst (“hoe, mattock”). Also a short form of the personal name Christian.
Stumbo
From Italian Stumbo, Italianization of the Sicilian surname Stummu, derived from stummu (“mackerel”).
Komar
From Czech Komár, Slovak Komár, Polish Komar, or Slovene Komar; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *komarъ (“mosquito”).
Gagner
From the French Canadian surname, variant of Gagné. Compare also Gagne, Gagnier.
Girton
From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Huot
* (French surname): Borrowed from French Huot.
* (Khmer surname): Borrowed from Khmer ហួត (huət).
Giambrone
Italianization of Sicilian giammruni, itself from Sicilian giammra.
Mwangi
Borrowed from Kikuyu Mwangi. This is the third most common surname in Kenya.
Purdue
From Middle English Purdew, Purdeu, from French pour (“for”) + Dieu (“God”), an oath name.
Edlund
Borrowed from Swedish Edlund, from ed (“isthmus”) + lund (“grove”).
Gallina
Borrowed from Italian Gallina, or borrowed from the italianization of Sicilian Gaḍḍina~Jaḍḍina.
Kebede
Borrowed from Amharic ከበደ (käbädä).
Bilal
From Arabic بِلَال (bilāl), specially Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.
Croll
* As a German surname, variant of Kroll.
* As a Scottish (by way of Norman) surname, from the same source as Croall.
* As an English surname, variant of Curl.
* As a Polish surname, Americanized from Król. Compare Krol. Similar Slavic counterparts are found in Kralj, Král, Kráľ; see Kral.
Riche
As an English surname, from Rich. As a French surname, from Old French riche.
Cheong
From various Chinese surnames, such as Cantonese 張／张 (zoeng¹) or 蔣／蒋 (zoeng²), Hokkien 鍾／钟 (Chiong).
Haston
Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from Old English hēafod (“head”) + stān (“stone”), or possibly a variant of Hairston.
makdous
Borrowed from Arabic مَكْدُوس (makdūs).
Garfinkel
From Yiddish גאָרפֿינקל (gorfinkl, “carbuncle”).
Hambleton
From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Villeneuve
Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).
Klar
* As a German and Jewish surname, from klar (“pure, clear”). Also from Klara, German variant of Clara.
* Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Latin Hilarius (English Hillary).
Slavik
From Czech Slavík and Slovak Slavík, both meaning "nightingale". Doublet of Salavey and Slowik.
From Russian Славик (Slavik) and Ukrainian Славік (Slavik).
Hornyak
From Ukrainian Горняк (Hornjak) or Hungarian Hornyák, ultimately from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech Horňák, from horňák, or Slovak Horňák.
Holdridge
Possibly a habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English heald (“bent, inclined, sloping”) + hryċġ (“ridge, spur”).
Samsel
Unknown. Possibly from diminutive form German Samson. Polish is also possible because -el is often used in surname.
Tonn
From the German surname, from the noun Tonne (“cask, barrel”).
Yzaguirre
Borrowed from Spanish Yzaguirre, itself of Basque origin.
Hagberg
Borrowed from Swedish Hagberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements hage (“enclosure, pen”) and berg (“mountain”).
Javed
From Urdu جاوید (jāved), from Classical Persian جاوید (jāwēd). Doublet of Javid from Iranian Persian.
Kump
* As a German surname for a bowl maker, from Middle Low German kump (“wooden bowl”), from Old Saxon *kumba, from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz. Variants of this derivation are found in Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia.
* Also as a German surname, Americanized from Kumpf.
Printz
* German surname, Americanized from Brentz, Brenz. See Brand.
* Also as a German surname, variant of Prinz.
Eguia
Anglicization of Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia
Victoriano
From Portuguese and Spanish Victoriano, a given name from Latin Victōriānus.
Treacy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh (“descendant of Treasach”), a personal name ultimately derived from treise (“strength, power”).
Ferrufino
Borrowed from Spanish Ferrufino. This surname is mostly found in Bolivia.
Riffel
From the German surname, from short forms of derivatives of the ancient Germanic name containing *hrōþi (“fame”) such as Rudolph. Also an occupational surname from the verb riffeln (“to groove, comb, remove seeds from flax”).
Tarleton
From the Old Norse personal name Þóraldr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Vielma
Borrowed from Spanish Vielma, variant of Viedma.
Salama
Borrowed from Arabic سلامة (salāma, “good health”). This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
Buenaventura
From Spanish Buenaventura, a reference to Saint Bonaventure (Santa Buenaventura). Doublet of Bonaventure.
Kort
* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective kort (“short”).
* As a German surname, pet form of Konrad.
* As a Jewish surname, via Polish from Yiddish קאָרט (kort, “cord”), ultimately from the root of English cord.
* Also as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאַרטל (kartl, “card”), itself borrowed from German Karte.
Haji
Islamic/Arabic surname, from حج (“pilgrimage to Mecca”).
Rommel
From the Dutch surname, from rommelen (“to rumble”). Also a spelling variant of Rummel.
Telfer
Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).
Highley
Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Gaviria
Borrowed from Spanish Gaviria, from Basque Gabiria.
Blumenfeld
Borrowed from German Blumenfeld, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.
Boesch
From the German surname, shortened from the personal name Sebastian. Also a surname related to Busch (“wood, thicket”).
Dykema
Borrowed from West Frisian Dykema, a derivative of Dyk. Compare Dyke, Dyck, Dike.
Donnellan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.
Bhardwaj
Borrowed from Hindi भारद्वाज (bhāradvāj).
Chahal
Borrowed from Punjabi ਚਾਹਲ (cāhal).
Tunney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tonnaigh (“descendant of Tonnach”), a personal name derived from tonn (“wave, billow”).
Koehl
South German and Alemannic German surname, variant of Kohl.
Meinhardt
From the German surname, from Old High German magin (“strength, might”) + hart (“brave, hardy, strong”). The first element is from Proto-West Germanic *magan.
Veenstra
Borrowed from Dutch Veenstra and West Frisian Feenstra.
Shuttleworth
From Old English sċyttel (“bar, bolt”) + worþ (“enclosure”).