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3,210 Given Names
8,033 Surnames
133,342 Historical People
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Sandy

Greek, Scottish

A diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra, meaning 'defender of men' or 'defender of mankind.'

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Yue Sen
1880–1957
military personnel
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Victoriano Juaristi
1880–1949
composer, physician, sculptor
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Karl Krebs
1880–1914
painter
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Jan Kędzior
1880–1955
politician
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Jadwiga Jawurkówna
1880–1944
teacher
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Jan Nowak
1880–1940
geologist, paleontologist
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Jan Wigura
1880–1937
lawyer, politician
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Jan Popowski
1880–1934
Catholic priest

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Turlough

Instigator of battles.

Irish

Morven

Big mountain or great peak, derived from Gaelic elements for great and mountain.

Scottish Gaelic

Fenella

Fair-haired or white-shouldered, derived from Gaelic elements for fair and white...

Scottish Gaelic

Albrecht

Noble brightness or illustrious elf.

Germanic

Brunhilde

Armored warrior woman or brown battle.

German, Germanic

Waltraud

Powerful counsel or strong advisor.

German, Germanic

Reverdy

Uncertain; possibly derived from French elements meaning 'green' or 'verdant'.

French

Boguemil

God's wrath or divine anger, derived from Slavic elements.

Slavic

Grachoma

Possibly related to Greek elements, though the exact meaning is uncertain.

Greek

Sempronius

A Roman family name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning 'eternal' or 'perpetua...

Latin

Fitz-Greene

Son of Greene, combining Norman patronymic 'Fitz' with the surname Greene.

English

Amosa

Possibly related to Samoan language roots.

Samoan or Polynesian

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Tchou

Patronymic

A transliteration of the Chinese surname 周 (Zhou), meaning 'circuit' or 'dynas...

Chinese

Yuan

Topographic|Other

Derived from the Chinese character 袁 (yuán), which may relate to ancient plac...

Chinese

Han

Other

Han dynasty or a Chinese/Korean personal name.

Chinese/Korean

TRAN

Patronymic

A Vietnamese surname, one of the most common in Vietnam, with origins in Chinese...

Vietnamese

Fan

Other

A common Chinese surname, typically written as 范 (Fàn), meaning 'model' or 'p...

Chinese

Liang

Other

Bright, clear, or good; one of the oldest Chinese surnames with roots in ancient...

Chinese

Tsai

Patronymic

A surname derived from the Chinese character 蔡, historically associated with t...

Chinese

Ho

Other

Possibly related to 'he' (river) or other Chinese characters depending on the wr...

Chinese

Ali

Patronymic

Exalted or elevated, derived from the Arabic word 'aliyy' meaning high or noble.

Arabic

Garcia

Patronymic

Derived from a Visigothic personal name of uncertain etymology, possibly meaning...

Spanish

Lopez

Patronymic

Son of Lope, derived from the Latin lupus meaning 'wolf'.

Spanish

Rodriguez

Patronymic

Son of Rodrigo, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'famous' and 'power'.

Spanish