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Gender-Neutral Baby Names That Mean Spring 48. Aviv. Although primarily a male name, this Hebrew moniker meaning “barely ripening” and “spring season” has gender-neutral potential, too. 49 ...
The surname Spring is shared by: Amos Spring (1880–1958), English cricketer; Antoine Frédéric Spring (1814–1872), Belgian physician and botanist; Arthur Spring (born 1976), Irish Labour Party politician; Bryan Spring (born 1945), British jazz drummer; Charles A. Spring (1800–1892), American merchant and religious leader
Wells is an English habitational surname but is possibly also from an old English word for Wales. It normally derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name (i.e. "Wellman") derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name (i.e. "Well") derives from the pre-7th century "wælla" ("spring ...
Izumi (泉), meaning "spring" or "source of water", is a Japanese given name and surname. It is sometimes translated as "fountain" in reference to natural springs and should not be confused with architectural fountains, which are called funsui (噴水) in Japanese. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women.
A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name.
Brunner is a German surname. It originated from the Middle High German word Brunne meaning spring or water well. It can also refer to people from places named Brunn. Notable people with the surname include: Alois Brunner (1912–2001), Austrian Nazi SS concentration camp war criminal; Alex Brunner (born 1973) Italian footballer
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
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.