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In many cases Kelly is an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh (Irish pronunciation: [oː ˈcal̪ˠiː]), which means "descendant of Ceallach", but it can also mean warrior or fighter. The personal name Ceallach has been thought to mean "bright-headed", but the current understanding is that the name means "frequenting churches ...
Jones Lang Wootton – last names of its three principal members; Jordan Grand Prix – Eddie Jordan; JR Motorsports – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Earnhardt is frequently referred to in NASCAR circles as "Junior") JTG Daugherty Racing – Jodi and Tad Geschickter, and Brad Daugherty; Judd – John Judd; Junkers – Hugo Junkers
The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pedro" ("Pero" in archaic spanish).Its translation to english is Peter. At the same time, the name Pedro derives from the Latin name Petrus, [1] meaning "rock or stone". [2]
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Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
In other cases, the surname is of Ashkenazic Jewish origin. [23] In other cases, the surname may have originated as locative name, derived from the Old French raier, meaning "to gush, stream, or pour". [24] In other cases, the surname is a variant of Indian surname Rai. [24] In some case, the surname Rai is derived from the Sanskrit raja ...
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In Slovenia the last name of a female is the same as the male form in official use (identification documents, letters). In speech and descriptive writing (literature, newspapers) a female form of the last name is regularly used. If the name has no suffix, it may or may not have a feminine version.