Jan Mayen (Island)
NorwegianJan Mayen first appeared on Willem Jansz Blaeu's 1620 edition map of Europe, originally published by Cornelis Doedz in 1606. Blaeu, who lived in Amsterdam, named it "Jan Mayen" after captain Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout of the Amsterdam-financed Gouden Cath... [
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MaxxI know somebody named Maxx and he is very sporty. I like this name because of how unique it is from the regular Max.
Jastremski Ukrainian,
Polish,
CzechDerives from a Slavic surname and originates from western Ukraine. The term was initially used to describe either people from the East (Polish name) or people from the South (Ukrainian name). Jastremski is derived from the word
jastrom, meaning 'easterner'.... [
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Mael Norwegian (Rare)Norwegian: habitational name from any of a few farms named Mel in western Norway, from Old Norse
melr ‘sandbank, gravel bank’. This surname is very rare in Norway.
Scholman Jewish,
German (Americanized)Some characteristic forenames: Jewish
Chaim,
Hyman,
Ari,
Avi,
Batya,
Chana,
Ephraim,
Gershon,
Isidor,
Mandel.... [
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Zzyzyx ObscureUnidentified origins, most likely a variant of the place name Zzyzx.