Names Categorized "surnames"

Cuthbert is a masculine given name of Old English origin, derived from the elements cuþ "known, familiar" and beorht "bright", thus meaning "brightly known" or "famous and bright". The name was borne by one of the most s...

Cyprian is a masculine given name derived from the Roman family name Cyprianus, meaning "from Cyprus." The name is most famously associated with Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage who was martyred under the...

Cyrus is the Latinized form of the Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), derived from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš). The etymology is uncertain, with possible meanings including "young", "humiliator (of the enemy)", or even related...

Dacre is a masculine given name derived from the prominent English surname Dacre, itself originating from multiple place names in England and other English-speaking countries. The place name Dacre is thought to come from...

Dale is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a dale (valley). The name's roots lie in the English surname tradition, where a person who lived in or near a valley would come to be identified by that topogra...

Daley is a unisex given name of Dutch and English origin, derived from the Irish surname Daley, an Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh. This surname originates from the given name Dálach, which means "assembly, meeting" in Old...

Dallas is a unisex given name derived from a surname. The surname itself has multiple possible origins. It could be of Old English origin, meaning "valley house" (from dæl "valley" + hūs "house"), or of Scottish Gaelic o...

Dalton is an English masculine given name, derived from an English surname that originated as a place name. The surname itself traces back to Old English elements dæl meaning "valley" and tūn meaning "town" or "settlemen...

Daly is a feminine given name of Daley usage, derived from a surname that itself is a variant spellings of the Irish patronage. Its roots trace back to the Gaelic Dálach, derived from Old Irish dál meaning 'assembly, mee...

Dana 2 is an English given name derived from a surname of uncertain origin. Unlike the more common feminine name Dana, which has Celtic or Hebrew roots, this specific iteration owes its popularity to admiration for Ameri...

Darby is an English unisex given name and surname with roots in both Norse and Irish traditions. As a surname, Darby is locational, originating from the city of Derby in England. The name Derby itself is derived from Old...

Darcy is a given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself comes from Norman French d'Arcy, originally denoting someone from the town of Arcy in La Manche, France. According to Wiktionary, the n...

D'Arcy is a variant of the name Darcy. Both names trace back to an English surname of Norman French origin, derived from the phrase d'Arcy, meaning "from Arcy" – a town in La Manche, France. As a given name, D'Arcy is pr...

Darden is a masculine first name derived from an English surname of unknown meaning, possibly locative in origin. The surname Darden is thought by some to be a variant of Dardon, which may come from a place name in Engla...

Darin is a given name and surname of English origin. As a first name, it is considered a variant of Darren, with influences from the Irish surname and the occasional stage-name adoption. The name gained visibility throug...

Darnell is a masculine given name derived from an English surname. The surname itself has two possible origins: it may come from Old French darnel, a type of grass, or from a place name composed of Old English derne 'hid...

Darrell is a given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated from the Norman-French d'Airelle, meaning "from Airelle." The name denoted someone who came from Airelle, a place in France. While no commu...

Etymology and OriginsDarren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology, with several competing theories about its origin. It may be an Anglicized form of the Irish name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "oak tree". Alterna...

Darwin is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the surname Darwin, which itself evolved from the Old English personal name Deorwine. The elements composing Deorwine are deore ("dear, beloved") and wine...

Dashiell is a given name that was popularized by American author Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), whose surname was actually a borrowed element from his mother's maiden name. The origin of the surname Dashiell is uncertain,...

Davin is a masculine given name used in English-speaking countries. It is likely a variant of the name Devin, influenced by the more common name David. The name Devin itself has two possible origins: as a surname derived...

EtymologyDavis is an English surname and given name, derived from the surname Davis, which itself originated as a patronymic form of the given name David. The name David comes from the Hebrew Dawiḏ, meaning "beloved" or...

Etymology and OriginDawson is a masculine given name derived from an English surname meaning "son of David." The surname itself originated as a patronymic, a common practice in medieval England where surnames were formed...

Dax is a modern English male first name, ultimately derived from a surname. The surname itself has two possible origins: it may be locational, referring to the town of Dax in the Landes department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine,...

Dayna is a feminine given name used primarily in English-speaking countries. It is a phonetic variant of Dana (2), which itself originates from a surname of unknown origin. The name Dana gained popularity in the 19th cen...

Dayton is a masculine given name derived from an English surname, itself originating from places called Deighton in England. The surname Deighton comes from Old English elements meaning "ditch town" (dīc 'ditch, trench'...

Dean is an English masculine given name and middle name with multiple origins. Primarily, it derives from the English surname Dean, which itself comes from an Old English word meaning "valley" (denu). Alternatively, the...

Dedrick is an African American given name derived from the English surname Dedrick. The surname itself originated as a variant of Dederick, a patronymic form of the given name Diederik, which is the Dutch form of Theodor...

Deemer is a masculine given name derived from an English and Scottish surname, ultimately from Old English demere, meaning "judge." The surname Deemer originated as an occupational name for someone who served as a judge...

Deforest is a given name of English origin, derived from a French surname meaning "from the forest." It was originally given in honor of American author John William De Forest (1826–1906), known for his realistic depicti...

Delaney is a unisex given name of English and Irish origin, transferred from a surname with two distinct etymological sources. As a given name, it emerged in the Southern United States by the 1850s and has since maintain...

Delano is a given name that originates as a transfer of a surname. As a first name, it has been especially popularized in honor of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945), whose middle name came from his...

Dell is an English surname and given name that originally denoted a person who lived in a dell or valley. The word "dell" itself comes from Old English dell, meaning a small, wooded valley. As a surname, it is topographi...

Delmar is a masculine given name of English origin, ultimately derived from an English surname. The surname itself was borrowed from the Norman French phrase de la mare, meaning "from the pond". This phrase is a contract...

Delwyn is a masculine given name of Welsh origin, formed from the elements del meaning "pretty" and gwyn meaning "white, blessed." The name first came into use as a given name around the start of the 20th century, reflec...

Denholm is a Scottish surname turned given name, originally derived from a place name meaning "valley island" in Old English (from denu "valley" and holm "island"). The place Denholm is a village in the Scottish Borders...

Denton is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which in turn originated from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. The name's etymology traces back to Old English elements: denu meaning "v...

Denver is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a surname that initially referred to a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English (composed of Dene 'Dane' and ford 'ford'). The surname originally denoted...

Denzil is an English given name derived from a surname that originally denoted a person from the manor of Denzell in Cornwall. The name emerged as a given name in the 16th century, borne primarily by members of the noble...

Derby is an English given name derived from the surname Darby, which itself originates from the place name Derby. The place name Derby comes from Old Norse djúr meaning "animal" and býr meaning "farm, settlement," thus r...

Desmond is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin, derived from the Irish place name Deasmhumhain, meaning "south Munster." This refers to the historical region of Desmond in southern Ireland, which existed a...

Devereux is a masculine first name derived from the Devereux surname, which is of Norman French origin meaning "from Evreux". Evreux is a town in Normandy, France. The name is primarily used in English-speaking countries...

Devin is a unisex English given name with multiple origins. It is commonly derived from the Irish surname Devin, which is an anglicization of the Irish patronymic Ó Damháin, meaning “descendant of Damhán.” The personal n...

Dewitt is a given name and surname of Dutch origin. It is derived from the Dutch surname De Witt, meaning "the white", likely originally a nickname for someone with fair hair or a pale complexion. The name became common...

Etymology Dexter is an English given name derived from an occupational surname. The surname originated from the Old English word déagestre, meaning "one who dyes cloth," a reference to a dyer by trade. The name also coi...

Digby is an English masculine given name derived from a toponymic surname, which itself originates from the village of Digby in Lincolnshire, England. The place name is a combination of Old English dic (dyke, ditch) and...

Dillon is a given name derived from the spelling of the surname Dillon, but it is primarily used as a variant of the Welsh name Dylan. Although the surname Dillon has an unrelated origin, the given name Dillon is conside...

Dior is a modern feminine given name derived from a French surname of uncertain origin, possibly from doré meaning "golden". As a given name, it has been inspired by the prestigious French luxury fashion house Dior, foun...

Domitius is a Roman family name (nomen gentile) that probably derived from the Latin adjective domitus, meaning "having been tamed". It belongs to a class of Roman surnames that originally described personal characterist...

Donovan is an English given name derived from an Irish surname, which is an Anglicized form of Ó Donndubháin, itself originating from the Old Irish personal name Donndubán. The name Donndubán combines the elements donn (...

Doran is an English given name derived from an Irish surname. It is the Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Deoradháin, meaning "descendant of Deoradhán." The personal name Deoradhán is itself a diminutive of deoradh, the Iri...

Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish and English origin, derived from a Scottish surname that itself originated from the name of a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town was named after the Douglas Water, a tri...

Douglass is a variant spelling of the Scottish surname and given name Douglas, used predominantly in English-speaking countries. The name originates from the Scottish surname, which itself derives from the name of a town...

Doyle is an Irish masculine given name, derived from the surname Doyle, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Dubhghaill meaning "descendant of Dubhghall." The personal name Dubhghall is the Irish and Scottis...

Draven is a modern American given name, derived from a surname used for the protagonist in the 1994 film The Crow. The surname itself is of unknown meaning, though it may be an altered form of an existing surname like Da...

Drummond is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from various place names such as Drummond in Perthshire or the valley (glen) of the same name, which ultimately come from the Gaelic word druim meaning "ridg...

Duane is an English given name derived from the Irish surname Ó Dubháin, which itself comes from the Old Irish given name Dubhán. Dubhán means "little dark one," from the element dub ("dark, black") and a diminutive suff...

Dudley is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which in turn originates from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.EtymologyThe nam...

Duke is an English male given name adopted from the noble title duke, which ultimately derives from Latin dux meaning "leader". As a title, duke historically denoted a monarch ruling over a duchy or a high-ranking member...

Durward is an English given name derived from the Durward occupational surname. The surname originates from Middle English durward or dwerward, meaning "door guard," an official who served as a door keeper in a noble hou...