Your Name Origin

Tell us your name and its country/region of origin. If you know its meaning, mention that too!

 

471 responses to Your Name Origin

  1. my name tanisha originated from africa and its meaning is born on monday which i was not! lol

  2. my mothers last name is bravo (chilean) and my fathers is o’riley (irish)

  3. I’m not sure what my name means, but I believe it is of Moroccan/Egyptian origin. Not sure, though.

  4. Niankolete Alionartega Carmen canteegah Venicia’. Can you say long name? lol
    I only kno Niankolete is icelandic. For both of our sake, just call me Nikki. ;)

  5. My name is Jessica, which is known to have either been derived from Shakespeare (and, more specifically, his play, “The Merchant of Venice”) or the Bible (in which the name Iscah might be interpreted as the first version of this name). It is Hebrew and was the most popular female name in the year I was born.

    My last name is English/Norman and is known to be a surname for watchmen. I have a family crest.

  6. Northwestern Spain the Astures (or Asturs) were the Hispano-Celtic, Gallaecian or Gallaic, is an extinct language of the Celtic family, classified as a Q-Celtic language under the P-Q system, and was closely related to Celtiberian

  7. Salas My Last name origins & meanings: Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, and Portuguese: habitational name from any of the numerous places called with Salas, like Salas and Salas de los Barrios, (Galicia), Salas de los Infantes, (Burgos province), Salas Altas and Salas Baxas (Aragon), from the plural of Sala.

    The name Salas is derived from the Germanic root word “sal,” which means “building”.

  8. My last name Salas is Originated from Northwestern Spain like Astures?

  9. my name origin is old english and it means noble strength

  10. my first name is Devon; it is english meaning Poet my middle name is Latin meaning lasting and my main last name is english meaning sheltered from the storm :)

  11. My first name means for olives, in Latin .Surprise, surprise.
    I have no clue what my last name means.

  12. My first name is Hebrew and my middle name is French (Jodi Nicole)
    My last name is… English, I’m assuming (Garner)… though my ancestors with that name are Irish

  13. My real name is Jaclyn, a variant of Jacqueline (female form of Jacques, French version of Jacob) which means supplanter. But my parents named me after Jaclyn Smith of the original Charlie’s Angels. My other name, Michelle (a female form of Michael) means God-like. They only got that by accident :) )

  14. Named after my paternal grandparents, who died before I was born.
    Izaak (from the Hebrew Isaac/Yitzhak) means “He will laugh”. Grandfather was named Israel. We both used the nickname Izzy.
    René (French, means reborn, or renaissance). My grandmother was Ruth, but used the nickname Renee.

    My Hebrew name is Yisrael Rami, which Yisrael means “struggles with God” and Ramirez is the nickname for Ram, which means “lofty, supreme, exalted”.

  15. Amber Dawn
    In Hindi, Amber means “the sky”. My great grandma is Indian.
    I am Indian, Danish, Polish, and Irish:)

  16. Bryan Anthony Jenkins
    Not sure of it’s origin

  17. Dennis is a Greek Name of English descent it derives fro dionysis my middle name chad is french and it means Charles Gomez my last name is Spanish on my dads side im Salvadorian-Italian Irish and English My moms Native American

  18. My mother has Persian and Armenian from her dads side. My father was pure English and had a bit of Irish in him. I’m 80% English, 5% Scottish, 5% Irish, 5% Armenian, and 5% Persian.

  19. My first name halima is Turkish and Arabic which means gentle and um not either one of those races which is odd and my middle name Simone is french and I’m not sure on what it means ….and my last name būæwer or bauman is Jewish and northern German which means neighbor or something

  20. My name Isaac is Hebrew for “He laughs.” It is biblical. My last name Kassis means “Minister” in Arabic.

  21. I’m really mixed but I have an italian middle name and I’m not italian. My first name is Irish but idk what it means and idk what my last name is. Briana teasley

  22. Barbara comes from the Greek word barbaros (barbarian). It means foriegn. It is more commonly used in Germany, Chile, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia.

    • My surname Goodman comes from the Anglo-Saxon spelling Guethmund. Gueth means battle and Mund means protection. The Olde English of Goodman comes from God meaning good and Man meaning head of. There are several spellings of Goodman with the oldest deriving from Germany, which is spelled Guttmann.

  23. I’m Mexican . My last name is Lozano . I’m not sure what the country of origin is but I think it means luxurious

  24. My first name is aleah and my last name is stewart

  25. my name is nia it means Lustrous,Goal,Radiance,Brightness,and Purpose in Gaelic,Welsh and Swahili

  26. My last name is Leverett. Does anyone have an idea what’s the origin?

  27. First Name: Pamela
    Middle Name: Melody

    Both my first and middle names are Greek. Put them together and they mean ‘Honey Song’.
    I don’t have a trace of Greek blood in me, by the way. My mom just loved Greek names.

    Just for the record, I’m not sharing my last name for privacy reasons.

  28. where do think batise come from i dont know if it spanish french or italian what do you think

  29. my great grand mom last name was batise

  30. Viramontes Is My Last Name. I’ve Never In My Life Have Meet A Person With That Last Name. Some Online Sources Say That It’s From Spain. My Parents Are Mexican. Would That Mean Im The Mix Of Both…
    Vira – idk what means, Montes- mountains = viramontes

1 9 10 11

Leave a reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.