Names Categorized "inventors"

Sandford is an English given name derived from a surname. The surname Sandford, in turn, originates from a place name meaning 'sand ford' in Old English, from sand (sand) and ford (a ford used for crossing a river). Thus...

Schuyler is a given name of Dutch origin, adapted from a Dutch surname meaning "scholar" (from the German Schüler). The name was introduced to North America by 17th-century Dutch settlers arriving in what is now New York...

Stewart is a given name and surname of Scottish and English origin, functioning primarily as a variant of Stuart. Like Stuart, it originates from an occupational surname for a steward, derived from Old English stig 'hous...

Thomas is a male name derived from the Aramaic word te'oma, meaning "twin". The English spelling comes via Latin Thomas from the Greek transliteration Thōmâs, which itself is from Imperial Aramaic Tawmɑʔ. The root occurs...

Wilbur is an English masculine given name, also used as a surname, of Germanic origin. The most widely accepted etymology traces it to the Middle English nickname Wildbor, meaning "wild boar" (from Proto-Germanic *wilþij...