jakkson's Personal Name List

Agua

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: A-gwa

Rating: 26% based on 10 votes

Means "water" in Spanish, indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.

Beck 2

Usage: German

Rating: 42% based on 11 votes

Variant of Becker, from southern German beck.

Beck 4

Usage: English

Pronounced: BEHK

Rating: 49% based on 11 votes

From Old English becca meaning "pickaxe", an occupational surname.

Beckett

Usage: English

Pronounced: BEHK-it

Rating: 48% based on 12 votes

Originally a diminutive of Beck 1 or Beck 3.

Jackson

Usage: English

Pronounced: JAK-sən

Rating: 58% based on 12 votes

Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Kaiser

Usage: German

Pronounced: KIE-zu

Rating: 38% based on 13 votes

From Middle High German keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name Caesar.

Kayser

Usage: German

Pronounced: KIE-zər, KAY-zər

Rating: 18% based on 8 votes

Variant of Kaiser.

Lucas

Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch

Pronounced: LOO-kəs(English) LOO-kas(Spanish) LOO-kush(European Portuguese) LOO-kus(Brazilian Portuguese) LUY-KA(French) LUY-kahs(Dutch)

Rating: 48% based on 12 votes

Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

Ness

Usage: English, Scottish, Norwegian

Pronounced: NEHS(English)

Rating: 35% based on 11 votes

From English ness and Norwegian nes meaning "headland, promontory", of Old Norse origin, originally referring to a person who lived there.