MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Ishak
Borrowed from Arabic إسحاق (ʔisḥāq, “Isaac”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.
Khadka
Borrowed from Nepali खड्का (khaḍkā).
Bero
From the German and French surname, possibly of Germanic origin and related to the noun bear.
Aguiniga
Borrowed from Spanish Aguíñiga, variant of Aguinaga.
Nagarajan
Borrowed from Tamil நாகராசன் (nākarācaṉ).
Cogley
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coighligh. Compare Quigley.
Der
* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”).
* As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.
Shackleton
Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from an unattested Old English word *sċacol (“tongue of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Alcon
* (surname): From Spanish Alcón
* (given name): From Latin Alcon, from Ancient Greek Ἄλκων (Álkōn)
Iriarte
Borrowed from Spanish Iriarte, from Basque iri (“village, settlement”) + arte (“between”).
Spagnolo
Borrowed from Italian Spagnolo, from spagnolo (“Spaniard”).
Kovacic
From Serbo-Croatian Kovačić or Slovene Kovačič, from kovač (“blacksmith”) + -ić or -ič (“forming diminutives and surnames”). Doublet of Kovacich.
Unsworth
From the Old English personal name *Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.
Witherington
Apparently from Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Warda
Various etymologies, including:
* Borrowed from Arabic وَرْدَة (warda, “rose”).
* Polish Warda, from dialectal warda (“left-handed person”).
Sterk
* As a German, Dutch and Jewish surname, from the adjective stark (“brave, strong”).
* As a Slovene surname Šterk, from the verb štrkati (“to scatter, shoot, splash”), probably from the same source as Czech strkat, or perhaps borrowed from Serbo-Croatian štrk (“gadfly”).
Pierpont
From the Norman habitational surname, from any of various places in Northern France, from pierre (“stone”) + pont (“bridge”).
Engh
From Norwegian Engh, a habitational name from Norwegian eng (“meadow”) for a person from a farm near meadow, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl-shape; valley”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”).
Wedmore
Uncertain, but possibly from Old English wāþ (“hunting”) + mōr (“marsh”).
Agnihotri
Borrowed from Sanskrit अग्निहोत्री (agnihotrī, “fire-sacrificer”).
Kocur
Borrowed from Polish kocur (“tomcat”) or Slovak kocúr (“tomcat”).
plesio-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der.
Ancient Greek πλησίος (plēsíos)
Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon)der.
English plesio-
From Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, “near”).
Atum
Borrowed from Coptic ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ (atoum, “Atum”), from Egyptian tm (“Atum”).
onahole
Borrowed from Japanese オナホール (onahōru), a portmanteau of オナニー (onanī, “masturbation”, from German Onanie) and ホール (hōru, “hole”, from English hole).
ochava
From Spanish ochava (“⅛ Spanish ounce”), from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Doublet of octave, octavo, and oitava.
Washoe County
Washoe+county. Named after the Washoe people. From Washo Wá꞉šiw ʔítlu (“people from here”)
papolatry
From Latin pāpa (“Pope”) + -latry. The -o- vowel is modelled after other words with this suffix.
Lushington
* English surname, recorded in Middle English as Lustinton, from Old English *Lusta (a personal name) + -ing + -tun.
* Also possibly after Lashenden in Kent, from Old English læc (“muddy stream”) (see leach) or læccan (“to trap”) + -ing + denn (“woodland pasture”).
Ritu
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 日土 (Rìtǔ).
Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu).
Gorol
From Silesian gorol; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”), from *gorà (“mountain”) + *-aľь.
oxytonesis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξυτόνησις (oxutónēsis).
ruel-bone
Learned borrowing from Middle English rewell bon, ruel bon (“walrus ivory”), from Old French roal, rohal (“walrus ivory”), ultimately from Old Norse hrosshvalr (“walrus”).
handvo
Borrowed from Gujarati હાંડવો (hā̃ḍvo).
Rafi
Borrowed from Arabic رَافِع (rāfiʕ, “hoister, exalter, raiser”) or رَفِيع (rafīʕ, “elevated, high, noble”). This surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.
Toya
Two main origins:
* Amerindian surname typical of the Jemez Pueblo people of New Mexico, possibly from Spanish Toya.
* Borrowed from Japanese 桐耶 (Tōya, “door valley”).
Kempa
From Polish Kempa / Kępa, from Polish kępa.
From German Kempe.
Holroyd
English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + royd (“clearing”).
Mosso
From Catalan mosso (“police officer”), ellipsis of mosso d'esquadra, from Old Spanish mozo (“boy, lad”). Doublet of mozo.
Regas
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Catalan Regàs, a habitational surname from any of various places named with rec (“irrigation channel”).
* Borrowed from Greek Ρέγας (Régas), a variant of Ρήγα (Ríga).
Looby
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lúbaigh (“descendant of Lúbach”), a byname originally applied to a cunning person, from lúbach (“looped, coiled; crafty, tricky”).
Ameen
Borrowed from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn, “loyal, reliable, trustworthy”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
From Arabic أمين (ʔamīn, “loyal, reliable, trustworthy”).
Battey
From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.
Slivka
From Slovak Slivka, Ukrainian Сливка (Slyvka), Belarusian Сліўка (Sliwka), Polish Śliwka or another Slavic language, ultimately from *sliva (“plum”).
Sekula
Borrowed from Polish Sekuła and, less commonly, Sekula.
Ayub
From Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb). Mostly a patronymic or patronymic surname.
Hogsett
Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.
Saitta
Borrowed from Italian Saitta, Italianization of Sicilian Sajitta, from sajitta (“arrow”), from sagitta.
Applegarth
From Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”) + garðr (“enclosure”).
Aldaba
Borrowed from Spanish Aldaba, a Basque habitational surname from a place in Navarra.
Gehr
From the German surname, from personal names derived from Ger (“spear”).
Monier
* As a French surname, dialectal variant of Meunier (“miller”). Compare Monie, Monnier.
* Also as a French surname, variant of Monnier (“minter”).
* As an English surname, from the noun moneyer, or borrowed from the French. Compare Money, Minter.
Mogan
Either a variant of Mohan, or from Irish Ó Mógáin (“descendant of Mógán”).
Babic
From Serbo-Croatian Babić, Slovene Babič, Slovak Babič or Czech Babič.
Thurgood
From the Middle English personal name Thurgod, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Þorgautr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and the demonym Gautr (“Geat”).
Heth
Likely of multiple origins, including:
*From an anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Áed.
*From Middle English heeth.
From Ecclesiastical Latin Ettheum, from Ancient Greek Χετταῖον (Khettaîon), from Biblical Hebrew חֵת (ḥēṯ).
Astin
English surname of Norman origin, from the Anglo-Norman name Astin, shortened from Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell and Askin. This surname is often confused with the unrelated Aspden, Austin, Aston.
Zhuo
Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 卓 (zhuó).
Kojima
Borrowed from Japanese 小島 (Kojima) or 児島 (Kojima).
Feltham
Two main origins:
* The town in Greater London is from either Old English feld (“field”) or felte (“mullein”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The hamlet in Somerset is from Old English fileþe (“hay”) + hām (“homestead”).
Dornan
From the Irish surname, from Ó Duirnín, Ó Dornáin, possibly from dorn (“fist”).
Minarik
From Czech Minařík or Slovak Minárik, from mlynář (“miller”).
Belfield
From the name of the River Beal + Old English feld (“field”); the river name possibly derives from Old English bēogol (“winding”).
Xin
From several Chinese surnames, including Mandarin 辛 (Xīn), 信 (Xìn), 新 (Xīn).
Iyengar
Borrowed from Tamil ஐயங்கார் (aiyaṅkār).
repertor
From Latin repertor, from repertus (“found”), from reperīre (“to find”), from re- (“again, back”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”), + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”). Influenced by Middle French repertour (“inventor, discoverer”). Cognate with repertible, repertitious.
Pignataro
Borrowed from Italian Pignataro, itself borrowed from Sicilian Pignataru, from Sicilian pignataru (“potter”), from pignata (“pot, pan”) + -aru (“-er”).
Tarpey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).
Northcott
From Old English norþ (“north”) + cot (“cottage”). Doublet of Northcote and Norcott.
Kazarian
From Russian Казаря́н (Kazarján), from Armenian Ղազարյան (Ġazaryan).
bellhouse
From Middle English belhous, bellehous, from Old English belhūs, bellhūs, equivalent to bell + house.
Cardosa
* As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza.
* As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”).
Urmston
From the Old English personal name *Wyrm + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Inthavong
From Lao ອິນທະວົງສ໌ (ʼin tha wong sa) or Lao ອິນທະວົງ (ʼin tha wong).
Zafra
From Spanish, of toponymic origin (after a city in Badajoz). Usually a common Filipino surname.
Ludlam
Habitational surname from a lost settlement in Derbyshire, from Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy”) + hamm (“water meadow”).
Withington
Two main origins:
* The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
chevda
Probably borrowed from Marathi चिवडा (civḍā), Gujarati ચેવડો (cevḍo).
fore-flood
From Middle English foreflod, fore-flude, equivalent to fore- + flood.
forecutter
Perhaps from Middle English *forecuttere, forekitter (found only in the sense of "incisor"), equivalent to fore- + cutter.
Baranek
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Baránek or Polish Baranek.
forespeaker
From Middle English forspeker, vorspekere, from Old English forespreca (“one who speaks on behalf of another; advocate; defender”), equivalent to forespeak + -er or fore- + speaker.
forestem
From Middle English forestempne, forestavne, forstanyg, perhaps continuing Old English frumstemn (“the forepart of a ship; prow”), otherwise, equivalent to fore- + stem.
Gardenese
From Italian gardenese, equivalent to (Val) Gardena + -ese.
polypantheism
Immediately from poly- + pantheism. Ultimately from poly- + pan- + Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, divine”) + -ism.
Philippopolis
From Latin Philippopolis, from Ancient Greek Φιλιππούπολις (Philippoúpolis).
Mirkwood
From Old Norse Myrkviðr (“murky wood; dark wood; black forest”), as anglicised by William Morris and later adopted by J. R. R. Tolkien. Direct derivatives of the name occur as place names in Sweden and Norway.
Mossley
From Old English mos (“moss, bog”) + lēah (“meadow”).
Ajmer
Borrowed from Hindi अजमेर (ajmer). Named for either Ajayaraja I or Ajayaraja II.
Tyldesley
From an unattested Old English personal name *Tild + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Eisch
Possibly from German Eisch, from Luxembourgish Äisch. Possibly related to German Aische, but unlikely.
Esch-sur-Alzette
From French Esch-sur-Alzette.
Ettelbruck
From German Ettelbrück, perhaps through French Ettelbruck. Compare Luxembourgish Ettelbréck.
Echternach
Borrowed from German Echternach (compare Luxembourgish Iechternach), from Old High German *Efternah, from Late Latin Epternacum.
Oberkorn
From German Oberkorn, from ober- + Korn, German and Luxembourgish name for the river Chiers.
otak-otak
Borrowed from Malay otak-otak, plural of otak (“brain”), from the resemblance in appearance.
Morawski
Borrowed from Polish Morawski, from morawski (“Moravian”).
Parveen
Borrowed from Classical Persian پَرْوِین (parwīn).
Genco
Borrowed from Italian Genco, a surname derived from Sicilian jencu (“calf”).
Casal
Hispanic, Catalan, Galician or Filipino surname, of Catalan or Galician origin
Claridge
Two possible origins:
* A metronymic surname from the Old French female given name Clarice.
* Habitational surname from a minor place in Sussex, probably named with Old English clǣfre (“clover”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
Sachdeva
Borrowed from Hindi, from a compound of सच (sac, “truth”) + देव (dev, “deva, deity, god”).
Vanduyne
From the Dutch surname, Americanized from Van Duijne, from several places in the Netherlands containing the element duin (“dune”). Compare Duin, Van Dine, Van Dyne.
Urquidi
Borrowed from Spanish Urquidi, itself of Basque origin.
Garnier
From French Garnier, from the Proto-Germanic *Warinhari, composed of *warōn (“to protect”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Garner, Grenier, Gurnee.
Snarr
* As a German surname, Americanized from Schnarr.
* As an English surname, nickname from a Middle English derivative of Old Norse snarr (“keen, fast”), from the noun snara (“turn, twist”) (compare snúa); or otherwise related to the noun snare.
Atallah
Borrowed from Arabic عطا ٱلله (“gift of God”).
Fennessy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnghusa (“descendant of Fionnghus”), a personal name based on fionn (“fair, white”) + gus (“vigor, force”).
Casserly
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caisile, a variant of Ó Caiside, from which the surname Cassidy.
Novosel
From Serbo-Croatian Novosel or Ukrainian новосел (novosel).
Aliaga
Borrowed from Spanish Aliaga, a habitational surname from Basque.
Boron
* As a Polish surname, pet form of Borzysław, Borzymir, formed from obsolete bor (“to fight”), from Proto-Slavic *borti.
* As a French surname, from a placename in Franche-Comté.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Baron.
* The placename in California is from the element boron.
Kuznetsov
Derived from Russian Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv).
Cassar
* As an Italian surname, from the nickname cassaio (“maker of cases”), from cassa. Also as a spelling variant of Cesare, Caesar.
* As a Maltese surname, from Arabic كَسَّر (kassar). This could also have been influenced by Caesar. More at Cassar.
Cabezas
Borrowed from Spanish Cabezas. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.
Schoppe
* As a north/Low German surname, variant of Schopp.
* As a German surname Schöppe, variant of Schöpp, Schoepp, occupational surname for a juryman, related to the noun Schöffe (“lay judge”).
* As an east German surname, Germanized from Slavic short forms of names derived from Latin Stephanus (Steven).
Sabater
Borrowed from Spanish Sabater, from Catalan, from sabater (“shoemaker”).
Caligiuri
Borrowed from Italian Caligiuri, sonorized form of the Sicilian surname Caliciuri, a surname derived from caulu (“cabbage”) + ciuri (“flower”).
Jayaraman
Borrowed from Tamil செயராமன் (ceyarāmaṉ).
Huo
Borrowed from Mandarin 霍 (Huò). More at English Wikipedia for Huo. Compare Fok.
Klaassen
Patronymic surname, from the Dutch personal name Klaas.
Ballester
From Spanish, of Catalan origin, a surname prevalent in the Valencian/Catalan-speaking areas of Spain.
Ciaramitaro
Borrowed from Italian Ciaramitaro, itself from Sicilian ciaramidaru (“one who makes the roof tiles”).
Shiu
Borrowed from Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1) or 邵 (siu6).
Salahuddin
Borrowed from Arabic صَلَاحُ الدِّين (ṣalāḥu d-dīn), from which also Saladin. This surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.
Sherburn
From Old English scīr (“bright”) in the definite form, scīra + burna (“stream”).
Haidar
Borrowed from Arabic حَيْدَر (ḥaydar) or Persian حَیْدَر (haydar).
Shon
As a Yiddish and German surname, spelling variant of Schoen. As a Korean surname, from 손 (son).
Schneller
German and Jewish surname, from the adjective schnell (“swift”). Doublet of and piecewise doublet of Sneller, depending on the latter's source.
Hosack
* As a Scottish surname, probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in northern Scotland.
* As a Czech or Slovak surname, Americanized from Hosák, Hošak, from host (“guest”). Compare Hostibor, Hostislav.
Dahmen
Usually from German Dahmen, from the given name Adam. In some cases perhaps from Arabic دَحْمان (daḥmān).
Urizar
Borrowed from Spanish Urizar, a habitational surname from Basque.
Sardo
Borrowed from Italian Sardo, an ethnic surname from sardo (“Sardinian”).
Segui
Anglicization of Spanish Seguí. Also a Filipino surname, from the same Spanish surname.
Hsueh
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 薛 (Xuē), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsüeh¹.
Baquero
Borrowed from Spanish Baquero, variant of Vaquero.
cymbium
Concocted from Latin cymbium, not used in such a meaning.
Cloonan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cluanáin (“descendant of Cluanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cluanach (“deceitful”).
Hanby
From the Old Norse personal name Hundi + býr (“farmstead, settlement”).
Cherrington
From the Old English personal name Ceorra or from ġeċierring (“river turn”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Vitali
From Russian Вита́лий (Vitálij), from Latin.
Gershon
From Biblical Hebrew גֵּרְשׁוֹן (gēršôn).
Mahood
* As an Irish surname, shortened from MacHood, from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”), in which Ó (“descendant”) has been replaced by mac (“son”). "Ud" is of uncertain origin, but could be a Gaelic rendering of an Old Norse name such as Óðr. Compare Hood.
* As an English surname, variant of Maude.
Sivak
From Czech Sivák, Slovak Sivák, Ukrainian Сівак (Sivak), Serbo-Croatian Šivak, and Slovak Šivák.
Wigglesworth
From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).
Maleski
Borrowed from Polish Maleski and Macedonian Малески (Maleski), from the village Malesze in Poland; also a spelling variant of Malewski, itself from Malewo, named after several villages in Poland.
baillie brushkie
Borrowed from Russian белобрюшка (belobrjuška).
Harig
* As a German surname, variant of Haring.
* Also as a German surname, from the adjective haarig (“hairy”), or its Middle Low German equivalent.
Sonner
From the German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German verb sunnen (“to bleach”). Compare Sonne.
Spiewak
From Polish Śpiewak, from śpiewak (“singer”).
Thorburn
From a Northern Middle English personal name Thorbern, Thurbern, from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and bjǫrn (“bear”).
Rainford
From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name *Regna + ford (“ford”).
Loewe
* As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Lowe, meaning "lion."
* Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Levy.
Mkrtchyan
From Armenian Մկրտչյան (Mkrtčʻyan).
Jhaveri
Borrowed from Gujarati ઝવેરી (jhaverī, “jeweler”),
from Persian جواهری (javâheri, “jeweller”),
borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir),
ultimately borrowed from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar, “jewel, gem, pearl, essence”)
Economou
Anglicized form of Greek Οικονόμου (Oikonómou).
Hanney
Habitational surname from a place in Oxfordshire, from Old English hana (“rooster”) + īeġ (“island”).
Blaydon
Perhaps from Old English blāw (“blue”) + dūn (“hill”).
satta matka
Borrowed from Hindi सट्टा मटका (saṭṭā maṭkā, “gambling pot”), cf. English matka.
Petoskey
From Ottawa biidaasige (“light that is coming”), from Chief Ignatius Petoskey.
fishen
From Middle English fisshen (“fishlike”), equivalent to fish + -en. Compare English piscine.
Chiangchew
Borrowed from Hokkien 漳州 (Chiang-chiu), specifically the Xiamen Hokkien and Zhangzhou Hokkien dialects.
shirshasana
From Sanskrit शीर्षासन (śīrṣāsana), from शीर्ष (śīrṣa, “head, skull”) + आसन (āsana, “seat, chair; sitting, way of sitting”).
Ziobro
Borrowed from Polish Ziobro, ultimately Proto-Slavic *rebrò.
Sokolik
Borrowed from Polish Sokolik, Czech Sokolík, or Slovak Sokolík.
eggshellful
From Middle English egschelfull, egge schellefull, egge schelle ful, equivalent to eggshell + -ful.
Kadet
Borrowed from Russian каде́т (kadét), from к.-д. (k.-d.), an abbreviation of the party name.
Tappahannock
Probably from the same Lenape source as Tapehanek.
Khmu
Probably from Khmu ກຶມຫມຸ (“people”).
Cottingham
From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Dandridge
English habitational surname, from an unexplained first element + Old English hryċġ (“ridge”).
Reidy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riada (“descendant of Riada”), a personal name perhaps meaning "drover".
Haughey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEochaidh (“descendant of Eochaid”).
Tawney
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the villages of Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney and Saint-Jean-du-Thenney, both in Normandy.
Prall
* As a German surname, from the adjective prall (“noisy, boisterous”, later "tight, firm").
* As an English surname, from the placename Prawle, from Old English Prǣwhyll (“lookout point”), from prǣw (“lookout”), perhaps borrowed from something akin to Latin prae (“in front of”), and hyll (“hill”).
Voll
From the Norwegian surname, from Old Norse vǫllr (“grassy field”).
Lowy
* As a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy.
* As an Alemannic German surname, variant of Löwe (“lion”) (see Lowe). Compare Loewy.
Safi
From French Safi, from Arabic آسَفِي (ʔāsafī).
Kok
* As a Dutch surname, from kok (“cook”). Doublet of Cook and Koch.
* As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Guo
Tetzlaff
East German surname, from a Germanized form of a Slavic (Pomeranian or Polabian) personal name such as Těšislav, from teš (“to comfort, console”) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + sława (“glory”). See also Tesch.
Broxton
From Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son.
Parrino
From the Italianization of the surname Parrinu, derived from Sicilian parrinu.
Fredericksen
Borrowed from Danish Fredericksen, patronymic from Frederick + -sen.
Bick
* As a Dutch and German surname, from Bicke (“pickacke”) (see *bikkjan (“to stab”)).
* Also as a Dutch and German surname, from a pet form of Burkhart.
* As an English surname, from the noun bike (“nest of bees”). Compare Bicker.
* As a Polish, Carpathian Rusyn, and Jewish surname, variant of Byk (“bull ox, Taurus”), Bik.
Ramsden
Probably from Old English hramsa (“onion, garlic”) + dene (“valley”).
Knupp
From the German surname, variant of Knapp or Knopp.
Emberton
From the Old English personal name Ēanbeorht + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Snively
Americanized form of Swiss German Schnaible or Schnewli.
Hallinan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheanáin (“descendant of Áilgheanán”), a personal name from a diminutive of áilghean (“mild, gentle, soft”).
Shevlin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Seibhleáin (“descendant of Seibhleán”).
Collura
Borrowed from Italian Collura, Italianization of the Sicilian surname Cuḍḍura, from cuḍḍura, from Ancient Greek κολλύρα (kollúra).
Mendizabal
Borrowed from Spanish Mendizábal, from Basque mendi (“mountain”) + zabal (“wide, ample”).
Kroupa
Borrowed from Czech Kroupa. Compare Krupa and Kruppa.
Sjostrom
Borrowed from Swedish Sjöström, from sjö (“sea”) + ström (“sea, current”).
Rowton
From Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Roughton.
Padin
From Galician Padín, a surname of toponymical origin, ultimately from Latin Palatinus.
Rajagopalan
Borrowed from Tamil ராஜகோபாலன் (rājakōpālaṉ).
araneoid
From taxonomic name Araneoidea. By surface analysis, araneo- + -oid.
Edoni
Borrowed from Latin Ēdōnī, from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí). Doublet of hedon.
Tessema
Borrowed from Amharic ተሠማ (täśäma).
Perz
Various etymologies, including:
* Polish Perz, from perz
* German diminutive of Berthold
* respelling of Slovene Perc
Knoche
German surname, from the noun Knochen (“bone, knot”). Compare Knaack.
Kumpf
From the German surname, from the noun meaning "vessel, container, pouch" (see below). Compare Kump.
Spiering
As an English surname, spelling variant of Speyer, Spier; also related to the noun sparling (“kind of smelt”), through Middle Low German spiring.
Smullen
From the Irish surname, variant of Ó Smolláin, a variant of Spealáin. See Spillane.
Kuruvilla
Borrowed from Malayalam കുരുവിള (kuruviḷa).