MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
paucident planigale
From paucident (nonce borrowing from Latin paucidens (“having few teeth”), apparently not otherwise used) + planigale (“carnivorous marsupial of genus Planigale”). Compare Translingual Paucidentomys.
McShane
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Seáin (“son of Seán”).
Tianshui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天水 (Tiānshuǐ).
Lung-yen
From Mandarin 龍巖 /龙岩 (Lóngyán), Wade–Giles romanization: Lung²-yen².
Dingxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 定西 (Dìngxī).
Raisi
Transliteration of Persian رئیسی (ra'isi), ultimately from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “chief, leader”).
Lung-hai
From Mandarin 龍海 /龙海 (Lónghǎi), Wade–Giles romanization: Lung²-hai³.
O'Doherty
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dochartaigh (“descendant of Dochartach”). Compare Doherty.
Tingri
From Tibetan དིང་རི་ (ding ri).
Lin-ts'ang
From Mandarin 臨滄 /临沧 (Líncāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Lin²-tsʻang¹.
Chavismo
Borrowed from Spanish chavismo; itself from Chávez (“Hugo Chávez”) + -ismo.
Liang-tzu-hu
From Mandarin 梁子湖 (Liángzihú), Wade-Giles romanization: Liang²-tzŭ⁵-hu².
Gandhigiri
Borrowed from Bombay Hindi गांधीगिरी (gāndhīgirī), from Hindi गांधी (gāndhī) (the surname of the Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) who used non-violent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule) + -गिरी (-girī, “suffix meaning ‘the act of; doing’”). The Hindi word was coined in the movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai (Keep Going, Munna Bhai, 2006), in which it was used by the lead character who is a gangster in contrast to dadagiri (“gang rule; intimidating behaviour”).
Luichow
From Cantonese 雷州 (leoi⁴ zau¹).
Lao-ho-k'ou
From Mandarin 老河口 (Lǎohékǒu), Wade–Giles romanization: Lao³-ho²-kʻou³.
Lake Tien
From Mandarin 滇池 (Diān Chí), Wade-Giles romanization: Tien¹ Chʻih².
Lushunkou
From Mandarin 旅順口／旅顺口 (Lǚshùnkǒu), Wade-Giles romanization: Lü³-shun⁴-kʻou³.
Longling
From Mandarin 龍陵 /龙陵 (Lónglíng).
Lung-ling
From Mandarin 龍陵 /龙陵 (Lónglíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Lung²-ling².
K'un-ming Lake
Partial calque of Mandarin 昆明湖 (Kūnmíng Hú), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming² Hu².
T'eng-ch'ung
From Mandarin 騰衝 /腾冲 (Téngchōng), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻêng²-chʻung¹.
Dugal
Various origin:
* Either an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall or a reduced form of McDougall.
* As a French Canadian surname, from the personal name Tugal, a name of Germanic origin, from the name Tugwald, composed of *tug (“useful”) (compare *togōn (“to draw, pull”)) + *wald (“authority, power”).
* As a French surname, from du (“of the”) + the personal name Gal, both from gal (“rooster”) (from Latin gallus) and the Latin name Gallus.
* Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੁੱਗਲ (duggal); this surname is more often spelt Duggal.
Buetow
Borrowed from German Bütow, a habitational surname from the town of Bytów, in Poland.
paleotestamentary
Mostly from French paléotestamentaire; equivalent to paleo- + testamentary.
Tobolsk
From Russian Тобо́льск (Tobólʹsk).
K'ang-ting
From Mandarin 康定 (Kāngdìng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻang¹-ting⁴.
Ketteringham
From an unattested Old English personal name found also in Kettering + hām (“village, hamlet”).
Zelenski
From Polish Żeleński.
From Ukrainian Зеленський (Zelensʹkyj).
Kowloon City
Calque of Chinese 九龍城 /九龙城 (literally “Kowloon City”).
Ching-yang
From Mandarin 涇陽 /泾阳 (Jīngyáng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ching¹-yang².
ngeow
From Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau / ngiau, “cat; stingy”), with influence from Singapore Teochew 貓 /猫 (ngiao¹, “cat; stingy”). See also Hokkien 貓潲 /猫潲 (niau-siâu, “stingy”), 貓神 /猫神 (niau-sîn, “stingy”), 貓𡳞 /猫𡳞 (niau-lān / niau-lǎn, “stingy”), 貓筩 /猫筒 (niau-thāng, “stingy”).
goondu
From Tamil குண்டு (kuṇṭu, “fat person”).
Shanghang
From Mandarin 上杭 (Shàngháng).
Ching-chiang
From Mandarin 靖江 (Jìngjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ching⁴-chiang¹.
Ching-hung
From Mandarin 景洪 (Jǐnghóng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ching³-hung².
Papageorge
Partial translation of Greek Παπαγεωργίου (Papageorgíou).
Chin-ch'eng
From Mandarin 晉城 /晋城 (Jìnchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin⁴-chʻêng².
Dodsworth
Habitational surname from the village of Dodworth, in South Yorkshire, which is named from the Old English personal name Dodd + worþ (“enclosure”).
Wanfow
From Cantonese 雲浮 /云浮 (wan⁴ fau⁴).
revani
From Albanian revani, Greek ρεβανί (revaní), and Turkish revani.
Posas
Borrowed from Catalan Posas, from the noun pausa (“rest, repose, pause”). This surname is mostly found in Honduras.
Bamaca
Borrowed from Mam Bámaca. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.
McGlynn
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhloinn, from a personal name derived from flann (“blood-red”).
Trevithick
Habitational surname, from Cornish tre (“homestead”) + a mutated form of methek (“doctor, physician”).
Cinderford
Recorded as Sinderford 1258, from Old English sinder + ford (“ford built up with cinders”).
Braceby
From Old Norse Breiðr (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”).
Marieval
From French Marieval (literally “Maryvale; vale of Mary”).
Minaean
Probably with a random vocalization, omitting the voiced pharyngeal fricative in the middle, from occurrence in Old South Arabian inscriptions (endonym 𐩣𐩲𐩬 (mʿn)), + -ean.
Konefal
Borrowed from Ukrainian коновал (konoval) or Polish Konefał.
Yurkovich
Borrowed from Ukrainian and Belarusian Юркович (Jurkóvič).
Vigneault
Borrowed from French Vigneault. This surname is mostly found in Canada.
Zubair
Borrowed from Arabic زُبَيْر (zubayr). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
Boomhower
Anglicized form of Dutch and North German Bohmhauer.
McCurdy
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal named based on muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare Moriarty.
Chiao-tso
From Mandarin 焦作 (Jiāozuò) Wade–Giles romanization: Chiao¹-tso⁴.
Xiangxiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘鄉 /湘乡 (Xiāngxiāng).
Vasilevsky
From Russian Василе́вский (Vasilévskij); from Васи́льевский (Vasílʹjevskij); from Василий (Vasilij, “Basil”).
Alawa
From Alawa Galawa.
From Alagwa Alaagwa’isa.
baydzharakh
Borrowed from Russian байджара́х (bajdžaráx), from Yakut бадьараах (bajaraaq).
kigilyakh
From Yakut киһилээх (kihileeq).
Dragon Man
From being a hominid discovered in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang (“黑龍江”). From Chinese 黑龍江／黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng, literally “Black Dragon River”).
annessiectomy
From Italian annessiectomia, from annessi (“appendages”) + -ectomia (“-ectomy”), so called because the appendages of the uterus are removed. Doublet of adnexectomy. See also an-.
Dunnett
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Dunnet, a place in Caithness, Scotland, probably from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress, stronghold”).
* As an English surname, from the Old French surname Donat, from Latin Donatus (see Donat).
* Also as an English surname, from the placename Downhead in Somerset or several places called Donhead, both from Old English dūn (“hill, down”) + hēafod (“head end”).
Xiong'an
c. 2017, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 雄安 (Xióng'ān); a combination of the names of 雄縣／雄县 (Xióngxiàn, literally “Xiong County”) + 安新 (Ānxīn, literally “Anxin County”), two of the constituent areas of Xiong'an.
Mandaism
Borrowed from Latin Mandaismus, equivalent to Manda + -ism.
Stocki
From Polish Stocki or Ukrainian Стоцький (Stocʹkyj).
Oleksiak
From Slavic (Ukrainian Олексяк (Oleksjak) and Polish Oleksiak).
Su-ngai Kolok
From Thai สุไหงโกลก (sù-ngǎi-goo-lók), from Malay Sungai Golok.
Chiang-han
From Mandarin 江漢 /江汉 (Jiānghàn) Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-han⁴.
Seagrave
From Old English ġeset (“fold, pen”) or sēaþ (“pit, hole; well”) + grāf (“grove”) or græf (“trench, ditch”).
McInerney
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Airchinnig (“son of the erenagh”).
Baoting
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保亭 (Bǎotíng).
Kingmen
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 荊門 /荆門 (Jīngmén), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].
Nei Menggu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 內蒙古／内蒙古 (Nèi Měnggǔ).
Holes
Various origins:
* Variant of English Hole.
* Borrowed from Slovak Holeš or Czech Holeš.
Penado
Borrowed from Spanish Penado. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.
McDiarmid
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmaid (“son of Diarmaid”).
Mihal
* As a Slovak and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from Slovak Mihál, from the personal name Michal. Compare Mehall.
* As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Mihály.
* As a Serbo-Croatian surname, Americanized from Mihalj, itself related to both surnames above.
* As a Ukrainian surname, Americanized from Mykhal, also related to the above.
Compare Michael, Mihalovic.
Hui-lung
From Mandarin 回龍 /回龙 (Huílóng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hui²-lung².
Bughea de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bughea de Jos.
Bughea de Sus
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bughea de Sus.
Chiheru de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chiheru de Jos.
Fildu de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Fildu de Jos.
Ideciu de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ideciu de Jos.
Luncoiu de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Luncoiu de Jos.
Porumbacu de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Porumbacu de Jos.
Tritenii de Jos
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Tritenii de Jos.
Boianu Mare
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Boianu Mare.
Rapoltu Mare
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Rapoltu Mare.
thyridium
From Latin thyridium, from Ancient Greek θυρίδιον (thurídion), diminutive of θύρᾱ (thúrā, “door”).
Delahoz
Borrowed from Spanish de la Hoz. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.
metri causa
From Latin metrī causā (literally “for the sake of poetic metre”).
Teliucu Inferior
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Teliucu Inferior.
Wolynetz
From Ukrainian Волинець (Volynecʹ), from Ukrainian Волинь (Volynʹ, “Volhynia”), or Polish Wołyniec, from Polish Wołyń (“Volhynia”), with the suffix *-ьcь.
Skeat
From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.
sphen-
From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).
Vulcana-Pandele
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Vulcana-Pandele.
Budgen
From Old French bon (“good”) + Jehan (“John”), a nickname for a good man or a good servant.
Turnham
Habitational surname, from Old English trun (“circular”) + hamm (“enclosure”) or hām (“village, hamlet”).
Hung-shan
From Mandarin 紅山 /红山 (Hóngshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Hung²-shan¹.
Carijona
Borrowed from Spanish Carijona, itself borrowed from Carijona karihona (“Carijona-speaker, person”), from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, cannibal, caribe, Garifuna, and Kari'na.
caxiri
Borrowed from Kari'na kasiri, both directly and by way of intermediaries such as Portuguese caxiri.
chaguar
Borrowed from Quechua ch'awar via Spanish chaguar.
Hung-hu
From Mandarin 洪湖 (Hónghú) Wade–Giles romanization: Hung²-hu².
Hung-an
From Mandarin 紅安 /红安 (Hóng'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Hung²-an¹.
McMorrow
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name formed by the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).
Hokshan
From Cantonese 鶴山 /鹤山 (hok6 saan1).
Ho-p'u
From Mandarin 合浦 (Hépǔ), Wade–Giles romanization: Ho²-pʻu³.
Coursen
Perhaps a variant spelling of Dutch Corsen or French Courson, Coursan.
elcaja
From its taxonomic name Elcaja roka by Peter Forsskål, modelled after its Arabic names جَوْز القَيْء (jawz al-qayʔ) and رُقَع (ruqaʕ).
ayel
Inherited from Middle English ayel, aiel, from Old French aiol, aiuel, from Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus. Compare modern French aïeul.
AstraZeneca
From AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company that created the vaccine. The company name was formed by the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca. Astra is from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron, “star”), whereas Zeneca, the company stated, “is an invented name, created by an agency instructed to find a name which began with a letter from either the top or bottom of the alphabet and was phonetically memorable, of no more than three syllables and did not have an offensive meaning in any language.”
Wu-hsi
From Mandarin 無錫 /无锡 (Wúxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu-hsi.
Hsian
From Mandarin 西安 (Xī'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-an¹.
Tzu-po
From Mandarin 淄博 (Zībó) Wade–Giles romanization: Tzŭ¹-po².
Changan
From Mandarin 長安 /长安 (Cháng'ān); reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin but lacking the apostrophe required to show the correct characters involved. See 隔音符號 /隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào) for more.
Hsining
From Mandarin 西寧／西宁 (Xīníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-ning².
Suchou
A variant of Su-chou, the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese placenames now written Suzhou, q.v.
Penalver
Borrowed from Spanish Peñalver. This surname is mostly found in Cuba.
Chen-chiang
From Mandarin 鎮江／镇江 (Zhènjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chên⁴-chiang¹.
Rabanales
Borrowed from Spanish Rabanales. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.
Solak
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Turkish Solak, from solak (“left-handed”).
* Borrowed from Polish Solak, a metonymic occupational surname for a seller or producer of salt, from sól (“salt”).
* Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Šolak.
McTaggart
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).
Ogren
Borrowed from Swedish Ögren, from ö (“island”) + gren (“branch”).
Pinkiang
From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 濱江 /滨江, from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].
Minhou
From Mandarin 閩侯 /闽侯 (Mǐnhòu).
Hu-ho-hao-t'e
From Mandarin 呼和浩特 (Hūhéhàotè) Wade–Giles romanization Hu¹-ho²-hao⁴-tʻê⁴.
Ocnele Mari
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ocnele Mari.
Chungli
From Mandarin 中壢 (Zhōnglì) Wade–Giles romanization: Chung¹-li⁴.
Liaodong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 遼東 /辽东 (Liáodōng).
Tannu Tuva
From Russian Танну́-Ту́ва (Tannú-Túva).
Hongze
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 洪澤 /洪泽 (Hóngzé), bestowed on the lake by Emperor Yang of Sui in 616 out of pleasure encountering rain after an inspection tour through drought-afflicted areas.
Ch'ao-chou
From Mandarin 潮州 (Cháozhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻao²-chou¹.
Jih-k'a-tse
From Mandarin 日喀則 /日喀则 Wade–Giles romanization: Jih⁴-kʻa¹-tsê².
Peng-pu
From Mandarin 蚌埠 Wade–Giles romanization: Pêng⁴-pu⁴.
Ssu-p'ing
From Mandarin 四平 (Sìpíng) Wade–Giles romanization: Ssŭ⁴-pʻing².
Hsin-hsiang
From Mandarin 新鄉 (Xīnxiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-hsiang¹.
Sinsiang
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 新鄉 /新乡 (Xīnxiāng).
Lei-chou
From Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Lei²-chou¹.
Chu-chou
From Mandarin 株洲 (Zhūzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu¹-chou¹.
Chuchow
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 株洲 (Zhūzhōu).
Wu-chou
From Mandarin 梧州 (Wúzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-chou¹.
Ch'in-huang-tao
From Mandarin 秦皇島 (Qínhuángdǎo) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin²-huang²-tao³.
Jiaozhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 膠州 /胶州 (Jiāozhōu).
Chou-shan
From Mandarin 舟山 (Zhōushān) Wade–Giles romanization: Chou¹-shan¹.
Xuanhua
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宣化 (Xuānhuà).
Alayon
Borrowed from Spanish Alayón. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Youtsey
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Jutze or Jütze.
Yousaf
Variant of Youssef. From Urdu يوسف, from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif), from Hebrew יוסף. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.
McAteer
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an tSaoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).
Hei-ho
From Mandarin 黑河 (Hēihé) Wade–Giles romanization: Hei¹-ho².
Caifung
From irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng). Compare Caifum.
Shaoyang
From Mandarin 邵陽 /邵阳 (Shàoyáng).
Paoking
From Mandarin 寶慶 /宝庆 (Bǎoqìng).
Sikang
Borrowed from Mandarin 西康 (Xīkāng).
xenism
Borrowed from French xénisme, from Ancient Greek ξενισμός (xenismós, “strangeness, novelty”).
Changbai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 長白 /长白 (Chángbái).
Yalu
Borrowed from Mandarin 鴨綠 /鸭绿, ellipsis of 鴨綠江 /鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng)..
McCutcheon
Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”), a Gaelicized form of Old French Huchon, a hypocoristic form of Hughe (“Hugh”).
sinus venosus
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin sinus vēnōsus (“venous hollow”).
Dagu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大沽 (Dàgū).
Godsell
Habitational surname from any of various places called Godshill, from Old English god (“deity”) or gōd (“good”) + hyll (“hill”).
Hai-hsi
From Mandarin 海西 (Hǎixī) Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-hsi¹.
Hai-men
From Mandarin 海門 /海门 (Hǎimén) Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-mên².
Karnik
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Marathi कर्णिक (karṇik). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
* Borrowed from Czech Kárník.
Gurka
* As a Ukrainian surname, borrowed from Ukrainian Гурка (Hurka); also [script needed] (Huriy), a borrowing from Hebrew גור (“(lion) cub”), sometimes also found in Carpathian Rusyn.
* As a Polish surname, variant of Polish Górka.
Haian
From Mandarin 海安 (Hǎi'ān) Wade-Giles romanization: Hai³-an¹.
Fenlon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnaláin (“descendant of Fionnalán”), a hypocoristic form of fionn (“fair, white”).
Hu-chou
From Mandarin 湖州 (Húzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Hu²-chou¹.
Fazal
Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl, “grace, blessing”). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan.
komboni
Etymology tree
Malay kampungder.?
English compoundder.
Chichewa kombonibor.
English komboni
Borrowed from Chichewa komboni, from English compound. Compare similar loanwords in other Bantu languages, e.g. Shona komboni.
torcular Herophili
Unadapted borrowing from Latin torcular Hērophilī (“Herophilos' winepress”), named after Greek physician Herophilos, while torcular was the Latin calque of Ancient Greek ληνός (lēnós, “anything shaped like a tub or trough; wine vat”), originally described by Herophilos.
Ying-k'ou
From Mandarin 營口 /营口 (Yíngkǒu), Wade–Giles romanization: Ying²-kʻou³.
Yinchwan
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 銀川 /银川 (Yínchuān).
Surdila-Greci
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Surdila-Greci.
Dunmanway
From Irish Dún Mánmhaí, Dúnmaonmhuí.
Changteh
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 常德 (Chángdé).
Ku-shan
From Mandarin 鼓山 (Gǔshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-shan¹.
Fayle
* As a Manx surname, reduced variant of McPhail.
* As an English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Fail.
Carfrae
Probably from Cumbric *cayr (“fort”) + Cumbric *bre (“height”).
McNutt
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Nuadhat (“son of Nuadha”), the name of ancient Celtic god whose whose name is of unclear origin; see Núadu.
* Also as a Scottish surname, variant of McNaughton.
Erbiceni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Erbiceni.
Clavius
After Christopher Clavius, Latinization of a German name, from Latin clavis (literally “key”).
Clavius Crater
From Latin Clavius + crater. Named after 16th-century Jesuit monk astronomer Christopher Clavius.
Tappenden
Habitational surname from a now lost place, from the Old English personal name *Tubba + dene (“valley”).
Rogers Dry Lake
From Roger + dry lake. From Spanish Rodríguez (“Roger”), the Spanish name of the dry lake.
Bellegarde
Borrowed from French Bellegarde. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Baia Sprie
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Baia Sprie.
Dorna Candrenilor
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Dorna Candrenilor.
Dorna-Arini
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Dorna-Arini.
Duda-Epureni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Duda-Epureni.
Codding
Probably an Americanized form of German Kötting or Götting.
Kuan-shan
From Mandarin 關山 /关山 (Guānshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuan¹-shan¹.
Briody
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bruaideadha (“descendant of Bruaided”).
McRoy
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Rúaidh (“son of Rúadh”), a byname from ruadh (“red”).
Cehu Silvaniei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cehu Silvaniei.
Krawitz
From Polish krawiec (“tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), or Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь.
Chiang-tzu
From Mandarin 江孜 (Jiāngzī) Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-tzŭ¹.
Prairie du Chien
From French prairie du chien; compare with French chien de prairie.
Menear
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a menhir, from Cornish men (“stone”) + hir (“long”).
Lessing
* As a German surname, borrowed from German Lessing, a variant of Lessig.
* As a Lower Sorbian surname, from lesník (“forester”). Compare Lesnik.
Nand
Borrowed from Hindi नंद (nand). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.
McQuinn
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuinn (“son of Conn”).
irreption
From Late Latin irrēptiō, from Latin irrēpō (“to creep in”) + -tiō (suffix forming action nouns).
Bulbucata
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bulbucata.
Chilia Veche
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chilia Veche.
Hokkien mee
From Hokkien 福建麵 /福建面 (Hok-kiàn-mī). See also pancit langlang.
Bethan
Shortened form of Bethany, from Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”).
Sandvik
Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Sandvik, from sand (“sand”) + vik (“bay”).
Timsina
Borrowed from Nepali तिम्सीना (timsīnā).
Awadallah
Borrowed from Arabic عوض الله. This surname is mostly found in Sudan.
McGaughey
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachaidh (“son of Eochaidh”).
Ingleby Greenhow
The affix is from a place nearby in the 12th century (Grenehow), from Old English grēne + Old Norse haugr.
Coniston Cold
From Middle English Calde Kuningeston (recorded 1202), from Old English cald (“cold”) + Cuningestone (recorded 1086 in the Domesday Book), from Old Norse konungs (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“fort, manor, town”). The reference to "cold" referred to its exposed location and distinguished it from other similar placenames. Doublet of Coniston. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstone, Kingstown, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.
Kuang-hsi
From Mandarin 廣西 (Guǎngxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuang³-hsi¹.
Fu-k'ang
From Mandarin 阜康 (Fùkāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Fu⁴-kʻang¹.
Vasconez
Borrowed from Spanish Vásconez. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.
McElhinney
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”).
Zizhong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 資中 /资中 (Zīzhōng, literally “middle reaches of the Tuo River in Zi Prefecture (Sichuan)”).
Erh-lien-hao-t'e
From Mandarin 二連浩特 /二连浩特 (Èrliánhàotè), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-lien²-hao⁴-tʻê⁴.
Paerata
From Māori pae (“hill ridge”) + rata (“species of tree”).
Zaozhuang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棗莊 /枣庄 (Zǎozhuāng).
Tsao-chuang
From Mandarin 棗莊 /枣庄 (Zǎozhuāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsao³-chuang¹.
Xiang'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 翔安 (Xiáng'ān).
Southcote
From Old English suþ (“south”) + cot (“cottage, hut”).
Jidvei
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Jidvei.
Pinell
Borrowed from Catalan Pinell or, alternatively, a variant of Pinnell. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.
Tongguzbasti
Borrowed from Uyghur توڭگۇزباستى (tongguzbasti, literally “boar trampled; boar invaded”).
Feleacu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Feleacu.
Tan-chou
From Mandarin 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Tan¹-chou¹.
Tan-chiang-k'ou
From Mandarin 丹江口 (Dānjiāngkǒu) Wade–Giles romanization: Tan¹-chiang¹-kʻou³.
Dundas
The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.
Portocarrero
Borrowed from Spanish Portocarrero. This surname is mostly found in Peru.
Cuzdrioara
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cuzdrioara.
Turnu Ruieni
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Turnu Ruieni.
Mulugeta
Borrowed from Amharic ሙሉጌታ (mulugeta).
Loker
* As an English surname, variant of Luker.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Lokar, from the noun loka (“water meadow”), from Proto-Slavic *lǫka. Compare Locker.
falx cerebri
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin falx cerebrī (“the sickle of the brain”).
Dymock
From either Welsh ty (“house”) or din (“stronghold, fortress”) + moch (“swine; pigsty”).
Tileagd
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Tileagd.