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Portuguese surnames commonly appear across the world especially in the Lusophone countries of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Macao, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Mozambique. Bold indicates common surnames Italics indicates uncommon surnames
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.
So, in celebration of this St. Patrick's Day, we've rounded up the 140 best Irish blessings and Irish sayings that will spread joy (and maybe even some good fortune!) all around.
Motto: Fear god in life. Chief: none, armigerous clan: Spalding [4] Chief: none, armigerous clan: Spens: Crest: A hart's head erased Proper. [314] Motto: Si Deus quis contra [315] [Latin, 'If God is for us, who is against us'] [314] Chief: Patrick Spens, 4th Baron Spens: The Spens heir has not yet contacted the Lord Lyon or the Standing Council ...
Albanians of Muslim background often bear Christian last names (denoting former Christian origin), and those with Christian often bear Muslim last names (which many in Northern regions adopted thinking it would lead to better treatment from the Ottoman authorities), although the holders of Bektashi surnames are usually actually of Bektashi ...
The Italian Pace is believed to be a patronymic, meaning that those with the surname are the descendants of a man with a first name of Pace (from Latin Pax, Pacis). Early bearers of this surname might have been bestowed with it because of their calm or reputation as peacemakers, or to those who spread peace in a religious sense.
Godfrey is a given name and an English surname. The given name is derived from the Old French Godefroy, a name composed of the elements: the first being either God ("God") or gōd ("good"); the second being fred ("peace"). The name was brought to England by settlers from Normandy, the Low Countries, and France. [1]
Names according to human qualities (Hrabr - brave, Milana/Milena - beautiful, Milosh - beloved, Nadezhda - hope) Names containing the root of the name of a Slavic deity ( Troyan , Perunek/Peruvit , Yarovit , Stribor , Šventaragis [ note 1 ] , Veleslava )