Names Categorized "surnames"

Linden is an English given name derived from the surname, which itself originates from the Old High German word linta, meaning "linden tree." The name is of the same linguistic root as Lyndon, a variant that also evokes...

Lindsay is a given name of English and Scottish origin, derived from the surname Lindsay. The surname itself comes from the toponym Lindsey, an eastern English region once part of the Kingdom of Lindsey. The name Lindsey...

Linford is an English surname transferred to given name use. Surnames, coined as 'lin' for flax or linden, with 'ford' meaning river crossing, synthesize either 'flax ford' or 'linden tree ford', common agricultural land...

Linton is an English given name derived from a surname, which itself originated from various places named Linton in England and Scotland. The place name has two possible Old English roots: līn meaning "flax" combined wit...

Linwood is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originated as a place name. The toponymic surname Linwood referred to a wooded area near a stream, meaning stream forest from the Old Englis...

Logan is a unisex given name of Scottish origin, originally derived from a surname that itself came from a place name in Ayrshire, Scotland. The place name is thought to refer to a location near Auchinleck, and its etymo...

Origin and EtymologyLondon is a feminine given name taken directly from London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. The city's name, first recorded as Londinium by the Romans in the 1st century AD, has disputed origi...

Lovel is a rare English masculine given name derived from the surname Lovel, which itself is a variant of the surname Lowell. The surname Lowell originated as a Norman French nickname, combining lou "wolf" with a diminut...

Lovell is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself was a variant of Lowell. The surname Lovell originated as a Norman French nickname, from Anglo-Norman lou meaning "wolf" combined wit...

Lowell is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself originated as a Norman French nickname. The name comes from Old French lou meaning "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix,...

Lucas is a masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the Latin verb lucere, meaning "to shine" or "to be light." It serves as the Latin form of the Greek name Luke (Loukas), and is used in numerous languages inc...

Lucretius is a masculine given name originating from the Roman family name Lucretius, itself a masculine form of Lucretia. The name's meaning is ultimately linked to Latin lucrum, signifying "profit" or "wealth," reflect...

Luther is an English masculine given name derived from a German surname, which itself originates from the Old German personal name Leuthar, composed of elements meaning army or people and army. The name is famously assoc...

Lyall is an English given name of Scottish and Old Norse origin. It is derived from the surname Lyall, which itself comes from the Old Norse personal name Liulfr, a combination of úlfr ('wolf') and possibly other element...

Etymology and OriginsLyle is a masculine given name derived from a Scottish surname. The surname itself originated from Norman French l'isle, meaning "island". It was brought to Scotland and England after the Norman Conq...

Lynn is a feminine given name in the English language, most often used as a first or middle name. It originated as a surname derived from the Welsh word llyn, meaning "lake". Prior to the 20th century, Lynn was predomina...

Macaulay is a given name transferred from a Scottish and Irish surname with Gaelic origins. The primary etymology traces from Scotland as an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh, meaning “son of Amhalgh...

Macauley is a variant of the name Macaulay, which primarily originated as a Scottish surname. The surname Macaulay is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh, meaning “son of Amhalghadh.” The personal name Amhal...

Mack 1 is an English given name derived from a surname, which itself originated as a shortened form of various Irish and Scottish surnames beginning with Mac or Mc (from Irish mac meaning "son"). Historically, these surn...

Mackenzie is a unisex given name of Scottish origin, popularized in modern times as a feminine name in the United States, while remaining more common as a masculine name in the United Kingdom. It is derived from the Scot...

Macy is a female given name derived from an English surname of French origin. It traces back to place names like Massy in northern France, which themselves come from a Gallo-Roman personal name Latinized as Maccius, mean...

Maddox is an English given name derived from a Welsh surname, meaning "son of Madoc". The name was rare until it was brought to public attention in 2002 when actress Angelina Jolie adopted a son from Cambodia and named h...

Madison is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the English surname Madison, which itself comes from a patronymic meaning "son of Matthew" or "son of Maud" (where Maddy is a diminutive of Maud).The rise...

Maitland is an English given name derived from a surname of Anglo-Norman origin. The surname likely originated as a nickname, from the Anglo-Norman maltalent meaning "bad temper" or "inhospitable." Alternatively, it may...

Majella is a feminine given name of Irish usage, derived from the surname of the Italian saint Gerard Majella (1726–1755), also known in Italian as Gerardo Maiella. The surname originates from the saint's association wit...

Mallory is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from an English surname meaning "unfortunate." The surname itself comes from the Old French maleüré (modern French malheureux), which signifies "unfortunate" or "...

Malone is an Irish surname used as a given name, primarily in English-speaking countries. It derives from the Irish Ó Maoil Eoin or Ó Maoileoin, meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John." The name's literal transl...

Manley is a masculine given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a place name. The surname Manley comes from Old English elements "mænan" meaning "common" and "lēah" meaning "clearing" or "woo...

Mansel is a given name and surname of English origin, derived from a habitational surname that referred to someone who came from the French city of Le Mans.

Marcellinus is a Roman family name, derived as a diminutive of Marcellus, itself a diminutive of the common Roman praenomen Marcus. The ultimate root is Mars, the Roman god of war, so the name carries an underlying assoc...

Marcianus is a Roman family name derived from the praenomen Marcus. As a Latin nomen (gentile name), it originally signified belonging to the gens Marcia, an ancient patrician clan. The name is best known for its associa...

Marcius is a Roman family name derived from the praenomen Marcus. The name ultimately stems from Mars, the Roman god of war, making Marcius a patronymic or clan name that literally means "belonging to Marcus" or "of Mars...

Marcos is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, derived from the Latin name Marcus. The name has deep historical roots, ultimately tracing back to the Roman god Mars, the god of war, giving it the meaning “dedic...

Marinus is a male given name of Roman origin, deriving from the Latin word marinus meaning "of the sea" or "marine." It may also be related to the Roman family name Marius, which itself is thought to derive from the war...

Marion 2 is an English masculine given name derived from a French surname, which in turn comes from Marion 1 (a medieval French diminutive of Marie). The name is most famously known as the real first name of American act...

Marius is a historic male given name with Roman origins, used across various European cultures and languages in the modern era. It originated as a Roman family name belonging to the gens Maria, a plebeian family of the R...

Marley is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that was itself taken from a place name. Its etymology is traced to Old English, where the name likely meant either “pleasant wood” (from...

Marlowe is a given name that originated as a surname. As a surname, it is derived from a place name in Old English, meaning "remnants of a lake," from words referring to an old lake bed or marshy land. The name has been...

Marnix is a Dutch given name derived from a surname, which itself originates from a village in the Savoy region of France. The name is primarily bestowed in honor of the prominent Flemish-Dutch statesman and writer Phili...

Marshal is a variant form of the surname and given name Marshall. While Marshall is the more common spelling, Marshal directly echoes the medieval title from which the name derives. The word marshal originally comes from...

Marshall is an English given name and surname of occupational origin, derived from the Middle English term mareschal, which denoted a groom or farrier. The word ultimately comes from the Germanic compound marah ("horse")...

Martial is a name derived from the Roman cognomen Martialis, which in turn comes from the name of the Roman god Mars. The name was famously borne by the first-century Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, known in Englis...

Marvin is a masculine given name of English origin, derived either from the Welsh personal name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine. The Welsh element mer likely means "marrow" (in a figurative sense of "core" or "ess...

Masterman is an English masculine given name derived from an occupational surname. The name originally referred to a person who served as a masterman, meaning a servant or attendant to a master, particularly in a househo...

Mauro is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese given name derived from the Late Roman name Maurus. The root name has Greek origins, referring to a person from North Africa or of Moorish descent, literally meaning "black" o...

Maverick is an English given name with connotations of individuality and stubborn independence. The name is derived from the English word maverick, meaning "independent". The word itself originated from the surname of Sa...

Maximus is a Roman family name (cognomen) derived from Latin maximus meaning "greatest". It links to Max and is the source of many European forms such as Maxim, Maksim, Maxime, and cousins like the feminine Maxima. The n...

Maxton is an English masculine given name, crafted as an elaboration of Max using the trendy suffix ton. This suffix, meaning 'town' or 'settlement,' is common in English surnames and given names (e.g., Milton, Preston),...

Etymology and OriginsMaxwell is a masculine given name of English and Scottish origin. It derives from a Scottish surname that means "Mack's stream," originating from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name...

Maynard is a masculine English given name, derived from an English surname that itself originated from the Old German given name Meginhard. Etymology The root Meginhard combines the Old German elements megin "power, stre...

McKenna is an English first name derived from the Irish and Scottish surname, which itself originated as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh." The personal name Cionaodh is composed of ele...

McKinley is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a Scottish and Irish surname. The surname McKinley is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, meaning “son of Fionnlagh” (Fionnlagh itself meaning...

Meade is a given name derived from an English surname with two possible origins. As a topographic surname, it indicated someone who lived on a meadow, from Middle English mede meaning 'meadow' or 'pasture.' Alternatively...

Melba is a female given name that originated in the late 19th century as a tribute to the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861–1931). It is derived from her stage name, which she adopted in honor of her birthplace,...

Melville is an English given name derived from the Scottish surname of the same origin. The surname Melville itself has two distinct etymological roots: a Norman French place name and an Irish Gaelic patronymic. The Scot...

Melvin is a masculine given name and surname of Norman French origin, derived from a Scots surname that was a variant of Melville. The name traces back to the Norman French toponymic Malleville, meaning "bad town," which...

Merit is a given name that can arise through two distinct origins. In one case, it may be a variant form of the surname and given name Merritt, which itself derives from an Old English place name meaning "boundary gate."...

EtymologyMeriwether is a given name and surname of English origin, derived from a Middle English nickname meaning "happy weather," composed of merry meaning "pleasant" or "joyful" and weather referring to climatic condit...

EtymologyMerrick is an English masculine given name derived from a Welsh surname, which in turn originates from the personal name Meurig. Meurig likely evolved from Old Welsh Mouric, a form of the Latin Mauritius, itself...

Merrill is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from either the surname itself or directly from the given name Muriel. The surname, in turn, comes from place names meaning 'pleasant hill' in Old English, or fro...