MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Hengshan
From Mandarin 橫山 /横山 (Héngshān).
Zizhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 子洲 (Zǐzhōu, literally “Zizhou, name of 李子洲 (Li Zizhou)”).
Qingjian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清澗 /清涧.
Suide
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 綏德 /绥德 (Suídé).
Wubu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳堡 /吴堡 (Wúbǔ).
Mizhi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 米脂 (Mǐzhī).
Yuyang
From Mandarin 榆陽 /榆阳 (Yúyáng).
Tianzhen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天鎮 /天镇.
Yanggao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陽高 /阳高.
Guangling
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣陵 /广陵 (Guǎnglíng, “expansive tomb”).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣靈 /广灵 (Guǎnglíng, “expansive spirit”).
Lingqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靈邱 /靈丘 /灵丘.
Hunyuan
From Mandarin 渾源 /浑源 (Húnyuán).
Yunzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雲州 /云州 (Yúnzhōu).
Pingcheng
From Mandarin 平城 (Píngchéng).
Yungang
From Mandarin 雲岡 /云冈 (Yúngāng).
Xinrong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新榮／新荣.
Zuoyun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 左雲 /左云 (Zuǒyún).
Gedney
From an Old English personal name *Gydda + ieġ (“island”).
Ganguly
Anglicization of Bengali গাঙ্গুলি (gaṅguli).
Ingber
Borrowed from German Ingber (literally “ginger”), an Ashkenazi occupational surname for a dealer in spices.
Youyu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 右玉 (Yòuyù).
Pinglu
From Mandarin 平魯 /平鲁.
From Mandarin 平陸／平陆 (Pínglù).
Shanyin
From Mandarin 山陰 /山阴 (Shānyīn).
Huairen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 懷仁 /怀仁.
Laidler
Various origins:
* A variant of the Scottish surname Laidlaw.
* Occupational surname for a maker of ladles, from an agent derivative of Middle English ladel (“ladle”).
Fanshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 繁峙 (Fánshì).
Wutai
From Mandarin 五臺 /五台 (Wǔtái).
From Mandarin 霧臺 /霧台 (Wùtái).
Yuanping
From Mandarin 原平 (Yuánpíng).
Dingxiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 定襄 (Dìngxiāng).
Xinfu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 忻府.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新撫 /新抚.
Ningwu
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寧武 /宁武 (Níngwǔ), a clipping of 寧武關 /宁武关 (Níngwǔguān, “Pacified Military Pass”).
Kelan
From Mandarin 岢嵐 /岢岚 (Kělán).
Wuzhai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 五寨 (Wǔzhài).
Shenchi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 神池.
Pianguan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偏關 /偏关 (Piānguān), a clipping of the original name 偏頭關 /偏头关 (Piāntóuguān, “Crooked or Isolated Head Pass”).
Hequ
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河曲 (Héqū).
Baode
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保德.
Mandich
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Mandić, metronymic from Manda, short form of the personal name Mandalena, from Magdalena. See Maudlin.
Lishi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 離石 /离石 (Líshí).
Liulin
From Mandarin 柳林 (Liǔlín).
Zhongyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中陽 /中阳 (Zhōngyáng).
Shilou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石樓 /石楼.
Jiaokou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 交口 (Jiāokǒu).
Oday
Borrowed from Arabic عُدَي (ʕuday).
Borrowed from Irish Ó Deaghaidh.
Xiaoyi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 孝義 /孝义 (Xiàoyì).
Fenyang
From Mandarin 汾陽 /汾阳 (Fényáng).
Jiaocheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 交城 (Jiāochéng).
Loufan
From Mandarin 婁煩／娄烦 (Lóufán).
Gujiao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古交 (Gǔjiāo).
Qingxu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清徐.
Xiaodian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 小店 (Xiǎodiàn).
Jinyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉源 /晋源.
Wanbailin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 萬柏林 /万柏林.
Yingze
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 迎澤 /迎泽 (Yíngzé).
Xinghualing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 杏花嶺 /杏花岭 (Xìnghuālǐng, literally “apricot blossom ridge”).
Jiancaoping
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 尖草坪.
Yangqu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陽曲 /阳曲.
Polotsk
From Belarusian По́лацк (Pólack).
Yangquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陽泉 /阳泉 (Yángquán).
Pingding
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 平定 (Píngdìng).
Jinzhong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉中 /晋中 (Jìnzhōng).
Xiyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 昔陽 /昔阳.
Yuci
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 榆次 (Yúcì).
Heshun
From Mandarin 和順 /和顺 (Héshùn).
Zuoquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 左權 /左权 (Zuǒquán, literally “Zuo Quan”), a general in the Chinese Red Army who died in 1942.
For the name of the county, the correct standard formatting of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization is Zuǒquán Xiàn and is not Zuǒ Quán Xiàn. The 1984 rule states that when a person's name is used in a place name, the surname and given name in the place name are joined together without a space between them. The rule gives Zuoquan County as an example application for the rule.
Yushe
From Mandarin 榆社 (Yúshè).
Taigu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 太谷.
Pingyao
From Mandarin 平遙 /平遥 (Píngyáo).
Lingshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靈石 /灵石.
Changzhi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 長治 /长治 (Chángzhì).
Qinyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁源.
Wuxiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武鄉 /武乡 (Wǔxiāng).
Xiangyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄垣 (Xiāngyuán).
Tunliu
From Mandarin 屯留 (Túnliú).
Pingshun
From Mandarin 平順 /平顺 (Píngshùn).
Huguan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 壺關 /壶关 (Húguān).
Shangdang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 上黨 /上党 (Shàngdǎng).
Zhangzi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 長子 /长子 (Zhǎngzǐ).
Linfen
From Mandarin 臨汾 /临汾 (Línfén).
Anze
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 安澤 /安泽.
Quwo
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 曲沃 (Qūwò).
Xiangfen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄汾 (Xiāngfén).
Yaodu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 堯都 /尧都.
Hongtong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 洪洞 (Hóngtóng).
Huozhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 霍州 (Huòzhōu).
Fenxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 汾西.
Yonghe
From Mandarin 永和 (Yǒnghé).
Daning
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大寧 /大宁.
Xiangning
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄉寧 /乡宁.
Demick
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Demmich or Demmig.
Senedd
Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Senedd, from Middle Welsh seneð, from Latin synodus. Doublet of synod. Compare Middle Breton senez (“synod”) and phonetically Old English senoþ, Middle High German senet. Later likely influenced by or merged with Latin senātus.
Yuncheng
From Mandarin 運城 /运城 (Yùnchéng).
Jishan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 稷山 (Jìshān).
Hejin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河津 (Héjīn).
Lunca Cernii de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Lunca Cernii de Jos.
Wanrong
From Mandarin 萬榮 /万荣 (Wànróng).
Yongji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永吉 (Yǒngjí).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永濟 /永济 (Yǒngjì).
Ruicheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 芮城.
Yanhu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 鹽湖／盐湖 (Yánhú).
Wenxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 聞喜 /闻喜 (Wénxǐ).
Yuanqu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 垣曲.
Qinshui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁水.
Yangcheng
From Mandarin 陽城 /阳城 (Yángchéng).
Zezhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 澤州 /泽州 (Zézhōu).
Gaoping
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高平 (Gāopíng).
Lingchuan
From Mandarin 陵川.
From Mandarin 靈川 /灵川 (Língchuān).
Puyang
From Mandarin 濮陽 /濮阳 (Púyáng).
Limmer
Various origins:
* English occupational surname for an illuminator of manuscripts, from Middle English luminour, lymnour.
* Borrowed from German Limmer, an habitational surname from any of several places in Germany.
* Borrowed from Dutch Limmer, from a Germanic personal name composed of Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”) + *mēraz (“famous, renowned”).
McNiff
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Conduibh, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Dhubh, composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + dubh (“black”).
Dimmick
Habitational surname from Dymock, in Gloucestershire, named perhaps from a British word akin to Welsh tymoch (“pigsty”), but more probably from Proto-Celtic *din (“fort”) + an adjectival suffix.
Taiqian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台前.
Hualong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 化隆 (Huàlóng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 華龍 /华龙.
Qingfeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清豐 /清丰.
Nanle
From Mandarin 南樂 /南乐 (Nánlè).
Neihuang
From Mandarin 內黃 /内黄 (Nèihuáng).
Tangyin
From Mandarin 湯陰 /汤阴 (Tāngyīn).
Wenfeng
From Mandarin 文峰 (Wénfēng).
Beiguan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北關 /北关 (Běiguān).
Long'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 隆安 (Lóng'ān).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍安 /龙安 (Lóng'ān).
Linzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 林州 (Línzhōu).
eugeria
From eu- + Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -ia Aristotle used εύγηρίαν in his
"Art of Rhetoric"
Shancheng
From Mandarin 山城 (Shānchéng).
Qibin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 淇濱／淇滨 (Qíbīn, literally “Qi River (淇河) shore”); replacement for the name Jiao District 郊區／郊区 (Jiāoqū) from 2001.
Xinxiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新鄉 /新乡 (Xīnxiāng).
Huixian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 輝縣 /辉县 (Huīxiàn).
Weihui
From Mandarin 衛輝 /卫辉 (Wèihuī).
Fengquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鳳泉 /凤泉.
Muye
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 牧野 (Mùyě).
Hongqi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紅旗 /红旗 (Hóngqí, literally “red flag”).
Huojia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 獲嘉 /获嘉 (Huòjiā).
Yanjin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延津 (Yánjīn).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鹽津 /盐津.
Fengqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 封邱 /封丘 (Fēngqiū).
Changyuan
From Mandarin 長垣 /长垣 (Chángyuán).
Lankao
From Mandarin 蘭考 /兰考 (Lánkǎo), Wade–Giles romanization: Lan²-kʻao³, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Xiangfu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 祥符.
Gulou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓樓 /鼓楼 (Gǔlóu).
Weishi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 尉氏.
Tongxu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 通許 /通许.
Minquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 民權 /民权 (Mínquán).
Yucheng
From Mandarin 虞城 (Yúchéng).
Xiayi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 夏邑.
Yongcheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永城 (Yǒngchéng).
Suiyang
From Mandarin 睢陽 /睢阳.
From Mandarin 綏陽 /绥阳.
Zhecheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 柘城 (Zhèchéng).
Zhoukou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 周口 (Zhōukǒu).
Dancheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄲城 /郸城 (Dānchéng).
Shenqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沈邱 /沈丘.
Huaiyang
From romanization of the Mandarin 淮揚 /淮扬 (Huáiyáng, “Huai'an and Yangzhou”), reinforced by Wade-Giles and pinyin.
Taikang
From Mandarin 太康 (Tàikāng).
Fugou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 扶溝 /扶沟.
Xihua
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西華 /西华.
Huoqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 霍邱 /霍丘 (Huòqiū).
Yeji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 葉集 /叶集 (Yèjí).
Yu'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 裕安 (Yù'ān).
Jin'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金安 (Jīn'ān).
Shucheng
From Mandarin 舒城 (Shūchéng).
Huoshan
From Mandarin 霍山 (Huòshān).
Jinzhai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金寨 (Jīnzhài).
Chiojdeanca
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chiojdeanca.
Cochirleanca
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cochirleanca.
Horodniceni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Horodniceni.
Luohe
From Mandarin 漯河 (Luòhé).
Yuanhui
From Mandarin 源匯 /源汇 (Yuánhuì).
Wuyang
From Mandarin 舞陽 /舞阳 (Wǔyáng).
Jian'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 建安 (Jiàn'ān).
Weidu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 魏都 (Wèidū).
Bielby
From the Old Norse personal name Beli + býr (“farmstead; settlement”).
Changge
From Mandarin 長葛 /长葛 (Chánggě).
Yuzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 玉州.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 禹州 (Yǔzhōu).
Dengfeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 登封 (Dēngfēng).
Xinmi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新密 (Xīnmì).
Xinzheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新鄭 /新郑 (Xīnzhèng).
Zhongmu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中牟 (Zhōngmù).
Guancheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 管城 (Guǎnchéng).
Jinshui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金水 (Jīnshuǐ).
Erqi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 二七 (Èrqī, literally “February Seventh”).
Zhongyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中元節 /中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié), from 中元 (Zhōngyuán, “central & fundamental”), a name for the 15th day of the 7th month of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, on which the festival is celebrated.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中原 (Zhōngyuán).
Huiji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 惠濟 /惠济.
Shangjie
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 上街 (Shàngjiē).
Gongyi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鞏義 /巩义 (Gǒngyì).
Xiuwu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 修武 (Xiūwǔ).
Macun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 馬村 /马村.
Jiefang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 解放 (Jiěfàng).
Zhongzhan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中站 (Zhōngzhàn).
Bo'ai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 博愛 /博爱 (Bó'ài).
Dobroteasa
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Dobroteasa.
Qinyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沁陽 /沁阳 (Qìnyáng).
Mengzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 孟州 (Mèngzhōu).
Jiyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 濟源／济源 (Jǐyuán).
Jili
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉利 (Jílì).
Mengjin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 孟津 (Mèngjīn).
Chanhe
From Mandarin 瀍河 (Chánhé).
Laocheng
From Mandarin 老城 (Lǎochéng).
Xigong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西工.
Jianxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 澗西 /涧西 (Jiànxī).
Luolong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 洛龍 /洛龙.
Yanshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偃師 /偃师 (Yǎnshī).
kelebe
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κελέβη (kelébē, “a cup, a jar”).
keraulophon
Derived from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”).
Massingham
Habitational surname from two villages in Norfolk, from an Old English personal name *Mæssa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).
Ruyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 汝陽 /汝阳.
Lahnda
From Punjabi لَہَنْدا / ਲਹਿੰਦਾ (lahindā, “west, western”), from Punjabi لَہَݨا / ਲਹਿਣਾ (lahiṇā, “to come down”), coming from the sense that the sun sets in the West. Compare Sindhi لهڻ (lahaṇu, “to obtain, get down, go down”).
Yiyang
From Mandarin 弋陽 /弋阳 (Yìyáng).
From Mandarin 宜陽 /宜阳 (Yíyáng).
From Mandarin 益陽 /益阳 (Yìyáng).
Xin'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新安 (Xīn'ān).
Sanmenxia
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 三門峽 /三门峡 (Sānménxiá).
Yima
From Mandarin 義馬 /义马 (Yìmǎ).
Mianchi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 澠池 /渑池 (Miǎnchí).
Shanzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陝州 /陕州 (Shǎnzhōu).
Ciolpani
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ciolpani.
Cojasca
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cojasca.
Hubin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 湖濱／湖滨 (Húbīn).
Lityerses
From Ancient Greek Λιτυέρσης (Lituérsēs).
Lingbao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靈寶 /灵宝 (Língbǎo).
Lushi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 盧氏 /卢氏 (Lúshì).
Nanyang
From Mandarin 南陽／南阳 (Nányáng).
From Mandarin 南洋 (Nányáng).
Xixia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西峽 /西峡 (Xīxiá).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西夏 (Xī Xià).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棲霞 /栖霞 (Qīxiá) incorrectly as Xīxiá due to reading the simplified character as 西 (xī).
Xichuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淅川 (Xīchuān).
Neixiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 內鄉 /内乡.
Nanzhao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南詔 /南诏 (Nánzhào).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南召.
Wolong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 臥龍 /卧龙 (Wòlóng).
Xinye
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新野 (Xīnyě).
Tongbai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 桐柏 (Tóngbǎi).
Wancheng
From Mandarin 宛城 (Wǎnchéng).
Sheqi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 社旗.
Fangcheng
From Mandarin 方城.
From Mandarin 防城 (Fángchéng).
Pingdingshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 平頂山 /平顶山 (Píngdǐngshān).
Shilong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石龍 /石龙 (Shílóng).
Baofeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶豐 /宝丰 (Bǎofēng).
Ruzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 汝州 (Rǔzhōu).
Horoatu Crasnei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Horoatu Crasnei.
Zhanhe
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湛河 (Zhànhé).
Weidong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 衛東 /卫东.
Wugang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武岡 /武冈 (Wǔgāng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 舞鋼 /舞钢 (Wǔgāng).
Zhumadian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 駐馬店 /驻马店 (Zhùmǎdiàn).
Biyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 泌陽 /泌阳 (Bìyáng).
Queshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 確山 /确山.
Xiping
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西平.
Shangcai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 上蔡 (Shàngcài).
Runan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 汝南 (Rǔnán).
Zhengyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 正陽 /正阳 (Zhèngyáng).
Xincai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新蔡 (Xīncài).
Pingqiao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 平橋 /平桥 (Píngqiáo).
Shihe
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 溮河 /浉河.
Pember
Perhaps a habitational surname from a place called Pamber, in Hampshire. The placename is from Old English penn (“fold, enclosure”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).
Luoshan
From Mandarin 羅山 /罗山 (Luóshān).
Guangshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 光山.
Shangcheng
From Mandarin 商城 (Shāngchéng).
Huangchuan
From Mandarin 潢川 (Huángchuān).
Huaibin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淮濱 /淮滨.
Gushi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 固始 (Gùshǐ).
Yussuf
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf). This surname is mostly found in Somalia.
McCrory
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (“son of Ruaidhrí”), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (“red”) + rí (“king”).
chancefully
From Middle English chaunsfullyche, equivalent to chanceful + -ly.
P'ing-ting-shan
From Mandarin 平頂山 /平顶山 (Píngdǐngshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-ting³-shan¹.
Wuma
From the Mandarin 物瑪 /物玛 (Wùmǎ).
Panas
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Greek Πανάς (Panás), a reduced form of the personal name Panagiotis, or an occupational surname for a merchant of cloths, from πανί (paní, “cloth, fabric”).
* Borrowed from Polish Panas and Ukrainian Пана́с (Panás), a hypocoristic form of various personal names.
McCarney
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cearnach (“victorious, triumphant”).
Nei-chiang
From Mandarin 內江 /内江 (Nèijiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Nei⁴-chiang¹.
Topoloveni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Topoloveni.
Bocicoiu Mare
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bocicoiu Mare.
Letea Veche
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Letea Veche.
Coey
From Old French coi (“shy, coy, timid”), a nickname for a shy person. It could also be a variant of Cowie.
Canche
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Canché. This surname is mostly found in Yucatán.
McCoskey
Perhaps a variant of McCaskey or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coscraich (“son of Coscrach”).
Nan-an
Borrowed from Mandarin 南安 (Nán'ān) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Nan²-an¹.
Dato
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Dato. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Duncombe
Habitational surname, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + cumb (“valley”).
Gookin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Guagáin. Compare McGuigan.
McMurray
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Muireadhaigh (“son of the seafarer”). Compare Murdock.
hyperpyron
From Byzantine Greek ὑπέρπυρον (hupérpuron). Doublet of perper and perpera.
isodyn
From iso- + Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”). Coined by Jack W. Reed in 1975.
foramen spinosum
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).
Heaphy
Various origins:
* Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉamhthaigh (“descendant of Éamhthach”), a personal name derived from éamhthach (“swift”).
* English habitational surname, from the village of Heapey, from Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + heċġ (“fence; hedge”) or gehæg (“enclosure”).
Idowu
Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.
Kingdon
Habitational surname, from Old English cyning (“king”) + dūn (“hill”).
Mu-yeh
Borrowed from Mandarin 牧野 (Mùyě) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Mu⁴-yeh³.
Tetlow
Topographic surname, from the Old English personal names Tetta and Tette + lēah (“clearing”).
Henghua
From Hokkien 興化 /兴化 (Heng-hòa). Doublet of Xinghua.
Dadeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大嶝 (Dàdèng).
Hokchiu
From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).
Futsing
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng).
Hokchia
From Hokkien 福清 (Hok-chhiaⁿ).
Xansi
A Portuguese-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 山西 (Shānxī).
shtiebel
From Yiddish שטיבל (shtibl, “small room/house, informal synagogue”), diminutive of שטוב (shtub) + ־ל (-l) from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stubu.
shtieblach
From Yiddish שטיבלעך (shtiblekh, “plural of שטיבל”). More at shtiebel.
kilch
Borrowed from German Kilch, Swiss German variant of Kelch (“double chin, crop”).
Fangchenggang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 防城港 (Fángchénggǎng).
McGlone
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Éoin (“son of the servant of (saint) John”).
Khek
From Hokkien 客 (Kheh, literally “guest people”).
McBrien
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) or of Mac Brain (“son of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).
Futsing wolf snake
From Chinese 福清白環蛇 /福清白环蛇.
Hokchiang
From Eastern Min 福清 (Hók-chiăng).
Fuching
From Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Fu²-chʻing¹.
nonkindness
From Middle English nonkendenes (attested as the collective noun for ravens; cf. unkindness); equivalent to non- + kindness.
Barrell
Various origins:
* Metonymic occupational surname for a cooper or a nickname for an obese man or an immoderate drinker, from Old French baril (“barrel”).
* Habitational surname from Barwell, in Leicestershire, from Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
Behnken
Borrowed from German Behnken, from Behn + -ken (diminutive suffix).
Szczesniak
Borrowed from Polish Szcześniak and Szczęśniak.