Names Categorized "architects"

Luis is a Spanish male given name, equivalent to Louis in French and Ludwig in German. It originates from the Germanic name Hlodowig, composed of the elements hlūd ('fame') and wīġ ('warrior'), thus meaning 'famous warri...

Lysandros is the original Greek form of the name Lysander. Derived from the Greek elements λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός), Lysandros thus signifies "released...

Marcel is a masculine given name used in Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak. It is a form of Marcellus, a Roman family name that originated as a diminutive of Marcus. The root name Marcus...

Millard is an English masculine given name derived from an occupational surname. The surname Millard originated from Old English mylenweard, meaning "guardian of the mill" or "mill keeper." It was used to denote someone...

Moshe is the Hebrew form of the name Moses, directly derived from the Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (Moshe). While the Hebrew Bible (see Exodus 2:10) suggests that the name means "drew out" (from Hebrew מָשָׁה, masha) in refere...

Niccolò is an Italian given name, equivalent to the English Nicholas. It derives from the Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people"—from nike ("victory") and laos ("people"). The name has been borne by two of Italy...

Etymology and OriginNikolaus is the German form of Nicholas, which derives from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), meaning “victory of the people” — from nike (victory) and laos (people). The name has been widely used i...

Norma is a female first name of literary origin, most famously associated with the title character of Vincenzo Bellini's 1831 opera Norma. The librettist Felice Romani created the name for the opera’s protagonist, a Gaul...

Odilia is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or from ot meaning "wealth, fortune." The name is closely associated with the 8th-century Christian saint O...

Osbert is a traditional male given name of Old English and Germanic origin. It combines the elements os "god" and beorht "bright", thus meaning "divinely bright" or "god-bright". After the Norman Conquest, the local Old...

Richard is a masculine given name that means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It was introduced to England by the Normans after the 11th-century i...

Santiago is a Spanish and Portuguese given name meaning "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James. As the patron saint of Spain, James (Santiago in Spanish) holds...

Etymology and OriginsWalter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and heri meaning "army", thus signifying "power of the army". The name has ancient roots...

EtymologyWilliam is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German name Willehelm. It is composed of the elements willo meaning "will, desire" and helm meaning "helmet, protection," thus sign...