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Devaney, Devany, and O'Devaney are surnames derived from the Irish Ó/Mac Duibheamhna, meaning "descendants/son of Dubheamhna". They are cited by O'Dugan as being chiefs of Kinelawley in the over-kingdom of Ulaid , now known as Clanawley in present-day County Down , Northern Ireland .
The meanings of some names are unknown or unclear. The most common European name in this category may be the Irish name Ryan , which means 'little king' in Irish. [ 34 ] [ 48 ] Also, Celtic origin of the name Arthur, meaning ' bear '.
Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin Ioannes). [1] It is the Italian equivalent of John.Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname.
Gilani, Gillani or Geelani (Persian: گیلانی) is a toponymic surname linked to the Gilan province in Iran. It is also used by people indicating association with the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order Abdul Qadir Gilani.
Agha Jani Kashmiri, was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet; Ayaz Jani, was a Sindhi-language poet; Chirag Jani (actor), an Indian film Actor Jyotish Jani, novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India
Pehlivan or Pahlevan derives from Iranian language word meaning noble, wrestler, hero or champion and it is a loan word in many Asiatic languages as well as middle eastern languages including Turkish surname [1] originally given to wrestlers. [2] The name of Feyli (Pehli) Kurds is also deriving from the same root word. The word consist of two ...
Among the Jews of Spain and Portugal, it had the hidden meaning "the lion of Israel is on high." A well-known Arias was the humanist and Hebraist Benito Arias Montano . Sephardic Jews who settled in Wallachia , Romania, coming from Trani , Italy, in the 1700s began to adopt Mitrani as their surname with a reference to their city.
It derives from the personal name Gervase; the element geri meaning spear. [1] [2] Other spellings of the name include Jervoise, and Gervis. [3] Given name.