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Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons.Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given.
According to genealogical researchers, the surname Tzavaras (Greek: Τζαβάρας) can be classified as of patronymic / nickname origin.. It is either the Hellenization of the Albanian word çanavar which means "monster" or "brave", but within a historical context would signify “mercenary” and later on “janissary”; or a Byzantine compound surname made up of the prefix dia (tza ...
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.
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 ...
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 )
Gilchrist is a surname of Gaelic language origins. In many cases it is derived from a Scottish Gaelic name, Gille Chrìost , Gille Chriosd , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] meaning "servant of Christ " (i.e. gilla "servant", chriosd "Christ").
Bernard is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. [2]The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". [3]