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In many cases Kelly is an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh (Irish pronunciation: [oː ˈcal̪ˠiː]), which means "descendant of Ceallach", but it can also mean warrior or fighter. The personal name Ceallach has been thought to mean "bright-headed", but the current understanding is that the name means "frequenting churches ...
Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation:) is a surname of Spanish origin [1] meaning warrior. [2] This is a list of notable persons with the surname Guerrero. Following Spanish naming customs, only individuals whose first or paternal family name is Guerrero are included
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.
In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females. In Odisha "Choudhury" surname holders are mostly Zamindar Karanas [ 7 ] and Utkal Brahmins . Chaudhary is also a common last name among the Tharu community of Nepal.
Charles Byrd (fighter) (born 1983), American mixed martial artist; Charles Pinckney Byrd (c. 1857–1935), American publisher and printer; Charles Willing Byrd (1770–1828), first sitting justice on the United States District Court of Ohio; Charlice Byrd (born 1951), American politician; Charlie Byrd (1925–1999), American jazz guitarist
The surname of Sargent in the various ways in which it is spelled is said to have come from the Latin phrase, "servientes armorum" (men discharging a military service) and therefore, soldiers [] ("Serjens d'Armes"); and "Serjiant of the Law" [Serjeant-at-law] ("Serviens ad Legem") was also a term in very early use.
Werner, meaning “the defender” or “the defending warrior”, is common both as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavian Verner. The name was popular in the Habsburg family. Werner I (Bishop of Strasbourg) (c. 980 – 1028) Werner I, Count of Habsburg (c. 1025 – 1096) Werner II, Count of ...