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Discover the origins behind names, surnames, and the people who carried them through history.

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

Irish, Gaelic

Bright sea, from Irish elements meaning 'bright' and 'sea.'

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James Reese Europe
1880–1919
bandleader, composer, conductor, jazz musician, mandolinist, pianist
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Farhad Aghazade
1880–1931
journalist, linguist, pedagogue
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Per Jonas Stormberg
1880–1945
folk musician
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Edgar Pauly
1880–1951
actor
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Edgar Wollgandt
1880–1949
concertmaster, conductor, university teacher
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Ora Eddleman Reed
1880–1968
editor, writer
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Mahammad Khan Takinski
1880–1938
diplomat, lawyer
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Antal Schütz
1880–1953
Latin Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian, university teacher

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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