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Those Russian surnames that end with -ov/-ev or -in/-yn are originally patronymic or metronymic possessive adjectivals with the meaning 'son of' or 'daughter/wife of' (the feminine is formed with the -a ending – Smirnova, Ivanova, etc.).
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
Llywelyn (pronounced [ɬəˈwɛlɪn]) is a Welsh personal name, which has also become a family name most commonly spelt Llewellyn [1] (/ l u ˈ ɛ l ɪ n / loo-EL-in).The name has many variations and derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty for non-Welsh speakers of representing the sound of the initial double ll (a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative).
Cruise (/ k r uː z /) is an Anglo-Norman surname which originated in England during Norman Conquest. It is a variant form of Cruce, Cruys, Cruse; others include Cruwys (Welsh) and Cruize. The surname Cruise was found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of ...
It is derived from the Slavic words Bog/Boh (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and dan (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theodore (Theodotus, Theodosius) or Hebrew Matthew with the same meaning. [1] The name is also used as a surname in Hungary, Ukraine. Bogdana is the feminine version of the ...
Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.” 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of “holy ...
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 )
Baldwin is an Old Germanic and Anglo-Saxon name. It may either derive from Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning 'brave, bold friend'.Baldwin is known in Old French as Baudouin and Latin as Balduīnus, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz, "bold friend."