Names Categorized "surnames"

Bertrand is a given name of Germanic origin, composed of the Old German elements beraht meaning "bright" and rant meaning "rim (of a shield)". From an early date it has been confused with Bertram and the two names have m...

Bevan is a masculine given name of Welsh origin, derived from the Welsh surname Bevan, which itself comes from the phrase ap Evan meaning "son of Evan." The name Evan is a Welsh form of John, ultimately from the Hebrew n...

Beverly is a unisex given name in English usage, although it is now predominantly feminine. It originates from an English surname that was itself derived from the place name Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshi...

Bevis is a masculine given name of English origin, transferred from a surname that likely derives from the French town of Beauvais in Normandy. The name entered England after the Norman Conquest and is classified as a ha...

Bishop is an English given name derived from either the English occupational surname or directly from the English word for the clerical office. The term ultimately comes from the Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos), meaning "ove...

Blaine is a unisex given name of Scottish origin, derived from a Scottish surname that itself originated from the Old Irish name Bláán. The name Bláán is a diminutive form of an Old Irish word blá meaning "yellow", combi...

Blair is a unisex first name of Scottish and English usage, derived from a Scottish surname. The surname itself originates from various places in Scotland called Blair, which come from the Scottish Gaelic word blàr, mean...

Blake is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from an English surname. The surname itself comes from Old English blæc meaning "black" or blac meaning "pale" — two opposite meanings that likely arose as nickname...

Blakely is a modern English feminine given name transferred from the Blakely surname, which itself derives from an Old English place name. The surname originated from the words blæc meaning "black" and leah meaning "wood...

Blythe is a predominantly feminine given name derived from an Old English surname meaning "cheerful," "joyful," or "pleasant." The surname itself traces back to the Old English word bliþe (sometimes spelled blīthe), whic...

Booker is an English given name derived from an occupational surname, originally meaning "maker of books" — that is, a bookbinder or a scribe who compiled manuscripts. The surname emerged in medieval England, where the c...

Boone is an English masculine given name, derived from an English surname with two possible origins — either from the Old French bon meaning "good" or as a toponymic surname from the town of Bohon in France. The name gai...

Bosco is a masculine given name derived from the Italian surname Bosco, itself from the Italian word bosco meaning "wood" or "forest." The name was traditionally given in honour of Saint John Bosco (1815–1888), an Italia...

Bowie is a unisex given name of Scottish and English origin, used primarily in Dutch and English-speaking countries. As a given name, it is derived from a Scottish surname, which itself comes from the Gaelic word buidhe...

Boyce is an English given name derived from a habitational surname, which in turn originated from the Old French word bois meaning “wood.” As a surname, it denoted someone who lived near or in a wooded area, a toponymic...

Boyd is a given name of Scottish origin, derived from a surname that likely traces its roots to the island of Bute, known as Bód in Gaelic. This etymology ties the name to the scenic Hebridean island, and the surname its...

Braden is a modern English given name that originated as a transferred use of an Irish surname. The surname derives from Ó Bradáin, meaning 'descendant of Bradán'. The root name B Bradán is an Irish byname meaning 'salmo...

Bradford is an English first name derived from a surname, which itself originates from a place name. The place name, common in northern England, is composed of the Old English elements brād meaning "broad" and ford meani...

Bradley is an English given name that originates from a surname of the same spelling. The surname Bradley is derived from any of the numerous places in England named Bradley, which in Old English means "broad clearing" o...

Brady is an Irish given name meaning "descendant of Bradach." It originates from an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Brádaigh, itself derived from the byname Brádach, which comes from bradach meaning "thieving, rog...

Brand is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, itself a variant of Brant. The ultimate root of this name is the Old Norse Brandr, which was originally a byname meaning “fire, torch, sword.” The name thu...

Brandon is a masculine given name that originated as a transferred use of an English surname. The surname itself was derived from a place name, combining the Old English elements brōm, meaning "broom" or "gorse," and dūn...

Brandt is a masculine given name derived from a Germanic surname, itself a variant of Brant. The surname originates as a short form of Germanic compound names like Hildebrand or as a nickname from Middle High German bran...

Brannon is a given name of English origin, derived from an Irish surname that itself is a variant of Brennan. The surname Brennan comes from the Irish Gaelic Ó Braonáin, meaning 'descendant of Braonán,' a byname derived...

Branson is a masculine given name of English origin, transferred from the surname Branson. The surname itself has multiple origins: it can be a patronymic meaning "son of Brandr," derived from the Old Norse byname Brandr...

Brant is an English masculine given name, derived from a surname. The surname Brant itself originates from the Old Norse given name Brandr, meaning "fire, torch, sword." The use of Brant as a given name likely began as a...

Brantley is a male given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. It originated as a transferred use of a surname, itself an Americanized form of the German surname Brändle (or Brändli), which is derived from t...

Braxton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally comes from a place name meaning "Bracca's town" in Old English. The name also has a secondary folk etymology linking it to the w...

Brennan is an English masculine given name, derived from the Irish surname Ó Braonáin. This surname originated from the Gaelic byname Braonán, a diminutive form based on the word braon, meaning "rain," "moisture," or "dr...

Brent is an English masculine given name derived from an Old English surname, which in turn originated as a place name. The place name Brent may come from Celtic words: in the case of the River Brent, it possibly means "...

Brenton is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname, which in turn derived from an English place name meaning Bryni's town. The Old English personal name Bryni was based on the word bryne, meaning "fi...

Etymology and OriginBrett is a given name of English origin, derived from a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton," referring to an inhabitant of Brittany in northwestern France. The surname was brought to Ireland and...

Bridger is an English first name derived from the surname Bridger, which originally indicated a person who lived near or worked on a bridge. As a surname, it is occupational in origin, referring to a bridge keeper or som...

Briggs is a masculine given name of English origin. It is derived from a surname that originally denoted a person who lived near or worked on a "bridge", from Middle English brigge and Old English brycg. As a surname, it...

Brigham is a masculine given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated from place names meaning "bridge settlement" in Old English. The name traces back to the Old English elements bryċġ (bridge) and...

Briley is a modern feminine given name used in English-speaking countries. Its origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a phonetic blend or variant of popular names such as Bryson and Riley, reflecting a trend towar...

Brinley is a feminine given name that combines the Welsh name Bryn, meaning "hill, mound," with the popular phonetic suffix lee. The name also coincides with an English surname, which is derived from a place name meaning...

Etymology and Origins Briscoe is an English given name derived from a surname, which in turn originates from a place name of Old Norse elements. The name's meaning is connected to "birch wood", from Old Norse birki (“bir...

Britton is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the British surname Britton. The surname itself derives from the Middle English term Bretun, meaning "a Briton"—referring to a member of the Celtic...

Brock is a masculine given name of English origin. It is derived from an English surname, which itself comes from the Old English word brocc, meaning "badger." As a given name, Brock is relatively modern, reflecting the...

Brody is a masculine first name of English origin, derived from a Scottish surname. This surname originally came from a place called Brody in Moray, Scotland. The place name likely means "ditch" or "mire" in Gaelic, refe...

Etymology and OriginBronson is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of the brown one". The surname was popular in medieval England and referred to...

Brook is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally denoted someone who lived near a brook or a small stream. The surname itself traces back to the Middle English word brok, meaning 'br...

Brooks is an English masculine given name that originated as a Brook variant. The surname Brook referred to someone who lived near a stream or brook. The move to a given name fits historical English naming trends—surname...

Bruce is a masculine given name of English and Scottish origin. It derives from a Scottish surname of Norman origin, which likely comes from the place name Brix in Manche, Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands." The...

Bryant is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname, ultimately derived from the Brian. The name Brian itself has uncertain Celtic origins, possibly from the root *brixs meaning "hill, high" or *brigā...

Bryson is a modern given name derived from an English surname meaning "son of Brice". The name has Germanic and Celtic roots through Brice, which itself originates from the Latinized name Bricius, thought to be a form of...

Burke is a masculine given name derived from an English surname. The surname itself originated from burg, an Old English word for a fortress, reflecting an origin as a toponymic name for someone who lived near a strongho...

Burton is an English given name derived from a surname of habitational origin. The surname originates from various places in England named Burton, which come from the Old English words burh (fortress) and tūn (enclosure,...

Byrne is an English given name and surname of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic Ó Broin, meaning "descendant of Bran," where Bran means "ravens" in Irish. The name is closely associated with the powerful Leinster-bas...

Byron is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally referred to a place name meaning "place of the cow sheds" in Old English. The surname itself is locative, indicating someone who l...

Cade is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself originated as a nickname. The surname is thought to come from the Old English word cadd, meaning "round" or "lump," perhaps re...

Caden is a modern English masculine given name that has gained significant popularity in the United States since the 1990s. Its etymological roots are sometimes traced to the Irish surname Caden, an Anglicized form of Ir...

Callahan is a masculine given name of Irish origin, derived from the surname Callahan, which is the Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Ceallacháin, meaning 'descendant of Cellachán.' The name Cellachán itself is a diminutive...

EtymologyCallan is a masculine given name and surname of Irish origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Cathaláin, meaning "descendant of Cathalán". Cathalán is a diminutive of the Irish name Cathal, which itself comes f...

Camden is a masculine given name of modern English usage, derived from an English surname. The surname is habitational, originating from a place name that likely means "enclosed valley" in Old English, from campas ("encl...

Campbell is a unisex given name derived from a Scottish surname. The surname itself originates from the Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, meaning "crooked mouth", from cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth"). This etymology parallels...

Carla is a feminine given name used widely across linguistic and cultural boundaries. It serves as the feminine form of Carlo, Carlos, or Carl—masculine names are ultimately derived from Charles. Its popularity spans mul...

Etymology and Historical RootsCarlton is an English masculine given name that serves as a variant of Charlton. The name Charlton itself derives from a surname originating from several Old English place names meaning 'set...

Etymology and Historical OriginsCarroll is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Cearbhall, derived from Old Irish Cerball, which likely originates from cerb meaning "pointed, sharp, cutting". As a given name, Carroll wa...