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Pages in category "Surnames of North American origin" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Miss Scarlett or Miss Scarlet (the second "t" was dropped in North American versions after 1963 and added back in 2016) is a stereotypical femme fatale, typically portrayed as young, cunning, and attractive. She rolls first in the game. In Clue Master Detective, Miss Scarlet is depicted as an Asian woman nicknamed the "Mercenary of Macau".
The name LaKeisha is typically considered American in origin, but has elements pulled from both French and African roots. Other names like LaTanisha, JaMarcus, DeAndre, and Shaniqua were created in the same way. Punctuation marks are seen more often within African-American names than other American names, such as the names Mo'nique and D'Andre ...
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Meryl Streep Michelle Pfeiffer Jodie Foster Julia Roberts
Courtney Love (born 1964), American musician and actress; Darlene Love (born 1941), American singer; D. Wayne Love, British vocalist with the Alabama 3 (A3 in the US) G. Love (born 1972), stage name of Garrett Dutton III, American musician; Geoff Love (1917–1991), British musician; Gerard Love bass player and songwriter with Teenage Fanclub
It is also quite common in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne , outside Paris, [ 6 ] and it was the 19th ...
Stern is a surname which can be of either German/Yiddish or English language origin, though the former case predominates. [citation needed] The English version of the surname was used as a nickname for someone who was strict, austere, harsh, or stern in character. [1] The German/Yiddish word Stern means "star".
Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.. The name can be a variant of the surname Holme. [1] This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English holm; it can also be derived from the Old English holm and Old Norse holmr. [2]