funstrix's Personal Name List

From the name of the Spanish region of Aragon, which was a medieval kingdom. The region was named for a river, which was itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".

From a place name meaning "shelter, quiet place" in Cornish.

Derived from a diminutive of the given name Pierre which was also commonly used in German-speaking Switzerland.

Derived from the Welsh given name Bleddyn.

Means "son of Bodil".

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Buidheach, derived from buidhe meaning "yellow". A famous bearer was the American pioneer James Bowie (1796-1836), for whom the bowie knife is named. The British musician David Bowie (1947-2016), born David Robert Jones, took his stage name from the American pioneer (and the knife).

From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl meaning "nobleman, warrior". It was either a nickname for one who acted like an earl, or an occupational name for a person employed by an earl.

From places named for Galician figueira meaning "fig tree".

Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and siccus "dry".

Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Means "spring, well" in Spanish, derived from Latin fons.

Variant of Guttenberg. A notable bearer was the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468), whose family hailed from an estate by this name.

Patronymic derived from the given name Ivor.

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

Means "son of the servant of Brighid" in Irish.

Means "son of Maud". A famous bearer of this surname was the fourth American president James Madison (1751-1836).

From the Norman French given name Mauger, derived from the Germanic name Malger.

Feminine form of Markov.

Derived from Mawdesley in Lancashire, England; meaning "Maud's clearing," from the given name Maud and leah (woodland, clearing).

Feminine form of Mikhailov.

Variant of O'Mooney.

From a place name meaning "Margaret's clearing".

From 'Pen Dragon' meaning head dragon or dragons head. This was the name of the king Uther Pendragon who was King Arthurs father

Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.

From the given name Rhydderch.

From Spanish sala meaning "hall" and Basque zahar meaning "old". It can also refer to the town of Salazar in Burgos, Spain, which is of the same origin.

From a place name, derived from Old Norse sól meaning "sun" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it may be ornamental.

From a place named for Saint John.

From a French place named for Saint Peter.

Feminine form of Valentinov.

From the given name Bonaventura.

Feminine form of Viktorov.

Feminine form of Vinogradov.

From the Catalan byname vivas meaning "may you live", which was bestowed upon children to bring good luck.

Feminine form of Voronin.

From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.

Originally indicated a person from the town of Yoxall in Staffordshire, itself derived from Old English geoc "oxen yoke" and halh "nook, recess".

Means "son of Zora".