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From the German word gret or grito meaning pearl. Gretchen: Given name Grete: Given name Grietje: Given name Helmi: Given name / surname Means pearl in Finnish. Diamond: Hira (given name) Given name Means diamond in Sanskrit. Hiro (given name) Given name Means diamond in the Sindhi language. [4] Originates from the Sindh province in the Indian ...
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Pages in category "English toponymic surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 453 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Pages in category "Norwegian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 898 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname.. Use template {{}} to populate this category.
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 .