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For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,391 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
/ ˈ b r ɪ z b ən / New Zealand: Bryndwr: BRIND-wər / ˈ b r ɪ n d w ər / Ireland: Cahir: like care / k ɛər / Australia: Cairns: like cans / ˈ k æ n z / Australia: Canberra [n 7] KAN-brə or KAN-bə-rə / ˈ k æ n b r ə / or / ˈ k æ n b ər ə / Australia: Canowindra: kə-NOWN-drə / k ə ˈ n aʊ n d r ə / New Zealand: Charleston ...
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In parts of Spain, it is considered proper Spanish for the letter "z" and the combos "ci" and "ce" to be pronounced as [θ] (as in English thin), with the exceptions of Galicia, Andalusia/Andalucía and the Canary Islands. In most of Spanish-speaking Spain, the pronunciation of surnames ending in the letter "z" sound similar to the English "th".
Surnames that are composed of more than one word, including double-barrelled surnames. There may or may not be a hyphen. There may or may not be a hyphen. The main article for this category is Compound surname .
For origin of surnames, see Category:Surnames of English origin. For current language, see Category:English-language surnames. Note: This category page should be ...
The word matronymic is first attested in English in 1794 and originates in the Greek μήτηρ mētēr "mother" (GEN μητρός mētros whence the combining form μητρo- mētro-), [1] ὄνυμα onyma, a variant form of ὄνομα onoma "name", [2] and the suffix -ικός-ikos, which was originally used to form adjectives with the sense "pertaining to" (thus "pertaining to the mother ...