Surname Girl Names
1542 surname girl names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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There is a particular kind of pride in giving a daughter a name that sounds like it belongs on a business card and a birth certificate at the same time — something with a spine to it. That is the whole appeal of surname girl names: they carry the cadence of a family line rather than a nursery rhyme, and they age beautifully from kindergarten to corner office. Start with the crisp, confident ones that people already recognize as first names — Sawyer, Kendall, Logan and Taylor. Each one lands with a small click of authority, and none of them box a girl into a single personality before she has had the chance to choose one for herself.
Then there is the softer wing of this category, the surnames that got romantic somewhere along the way. Marley has a loose, sunlit rhythm to it; Emory and Leighton feel like old New England libraries and long driveways; Mallory is all polished vowels. If you want something a little more offbeat, Scottie and Murphy bring warmth and mischief without giving up the last-name backbone, while Blaire and Paige keep things short, sharp and unfussy. It is a category with real range, which is why so many parents end up here even when they did not plan to.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
Surname Girl Names — Page 3
Rhylie#5393 in the U.S.Rhy-/-lie spelling of Riley/Rylie — from Old English, 'the rye clearing', or Irish, 'valiant, c▶Sherma#5407 in the U.S.Sherma most plausibly shortens or feminizes Sherman, an English occupational surname for a clot▶Bergen#5451 in the U.S.From the Norwegian city Bergen — Old Norse, 'the meadow among the mountains' (berg, 'mountain')▶Ellary#5478 in the U.S.-ary spelling of Ellery — from a medieval form of Hilary ('cheerful, glad', Latin), or 'the ald▶Jameson#5493 in the U.S.From the surname Jameson — 'son of James', from Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter'; predominantly a bo▶Odelle#5498 in the U.S.Odelle dresses up Odell, an English surname from a place name meaning 'woad hill', with a soft ▶Kelsy#5508 in the U.S.-y spelling of Kelsey — from Old English, 'the island of the ships', or 'Cenel's island/water-m▶Kenadee#5509 in the U.S.Ken-/-adee spelling of Kennedy — from Irish O'Cinneide, 'helmeted head' or 'ugly/rough head'; h▶Kenslie#5510 in the U.S.-slie spelling of Kensley — from Old English, 'Cyne's meadow' or 'the royal/bold one's clearing▶Leyton#5518 in the U.S.-ey- spelling of Leighton/Layton — from Old English, 'the leek/herb garden town' (leac-tun); he▶Locklyn#5520 in the U.S.-lyn spelling of Lochlan/Lochlann — from Scottish Gaelic, 'from the land of lakes', or 'a Vikin▶Hildreth#5533 in the U.S.Hildreth is chiefly an English surname, generally traced to a medieval given name built on the ▶Neely#5541 in the U.S.From the Irish surname (Mac)Neely — 'descendant of Niall', from Gaelic Niall, 'champion; cloud;▶Rhiley#5555 in the U.S.Rh-spelling of Riley — from Old English, 'a rye clearing', or Irish O'Reilly, 'valiant, courage▶Rowe#5560 in the U.S.From the English surname Rowe — 'one who lived by a hedgerow or a row of houses', or a pet form▶Waverley#5579 in the U.S.-ley spelling of Waverly — from Old English, 'the meadow/clearing of the quaking aspens' (waefr▶Whitleigh#5580 in the U.S.-leigh spelling of Whitley — from Old English, 'the white meadow/clearing' (hwit, 'white', plus▶Wiley#5581 in the U.S.From the English surname Wiley — 'the water meadow' (Old English) or a form of Wylie; also read▶Winslet#5582 in the U.S.From the English surname Winslet — likely 'Wynsige's stream or place' (an Old English personal ▶Zeppelin#5594 in the U.S.From the word/surname Zeppelin — the rigid airship named for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin; also▶Adair#5600 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname Adair — 'the oak-tree ford' (Gaelic), or a form of Edgar ('rich/noble▶Adler#5603 in the U.S.From the German surname Adler — 'an eagle' (a symbol of strength and far sight); predominantly ▶Avary#5623 in the U.S.-ary spelling of Avery — from Old English/Germanic Alfred/Alberich, 'elf counsel; ruler of the ▶Benelli#5628 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Benelli — a diminutive form linked to bene, 'good, well' (the Benelli ▶Breckyn#5629 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Breckin/Brecken — from Irish/Welsh, 'freckled, speckled' (a form of Breccan); h▶Calloway#5637 in the U.S.From the surname Calloway — a form of Galloway, from a Scottish region, 'the land of the strang▶Finnleigh#5657 in the U.S.-leigh spelling of Finley — from Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'fair/white hero, fair warrior' (fionn, 'fai▶Hadlie#5663 in the U.S.-lie spelling of Hadley — from Old English, 'the heather meadow/clearing' (haeth, 'heather', pl▶Jamison#5671 in the U.S.From the surname Jamison/Jameson — 'son of James', from Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter'; predominan▶Kaylor#5690 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Kay- opening with -lor (echoing Taylor, 'a tailor', English); also a▶Kendyll#5691 in the U.S.-dyll spelling of Kendall — from Old English, 'the valley of the river Kent' (the Cumbrian town▶Lesli#5699 in the U.S.-i spelling of Leslie — from a Scottish place/surname, 'the garden by the pool', or 'the grey f▶Reed#5736 in the U.S.From the English surname Reed — from Old English read, 'red (-haired)', or 'a reed, a marsh pla▶Wrigley#5759 in the U.S.From the English surname Wrigley — from Old English, 'the meadow with a notch/nook, the corner ▶Andersen#5790 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Andersen — 'the son of Anders (Andrew)', from Greek andreios, 'ma▶Annsley#5793 in the U.S.-nns- spelling of Ainsley — from Old English, 'the hermitage meadow; one's own/solitary clearin▶Ashlie#5796 in the U.S.-lie spelling of Ashley — from Old English, 'the ash-tree meadow/clearing' (aesc, 'ash', plus l▶Bentlee#5803 in the U.S.-lee spelling of Bentley — from Old English, 'the meadow of bent grass' (beonet, 'bent grass', ▶Blakleigh#5805 in the U.S.-leigh spelling of Blakely — from Old English, 'the dark meadow' or 'the pale/bright meadow' (b▶Foster#5838 in the U.S.From the English surname Foster — variously 'a forester', 'a shearer', or 'one who fosters/nour▶Kassidi#5860 in the U.S.-i spelling of Cassidy — from the Irish surname O'Caiside, 'curly-haired; clever'▶Keller#5864 in the U.S.From the German surname Keller — 'a cellar-keeper; a steward, a wine-keeper' (from Latin cellar▶Macklyn#5879 in the U.S.A -lyn spelling of Macklin — from the Irish Mac Floinn, 'son of Flann (ruddy, red)'; also a mod▶Paxtyn#5903 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Paxton — from Old English, 'Paecc's town', popularly linked to Latin pax, 'peac▶Ryli#5909 in the U.S.A spelling of Riley/Rylee — from Irish O'Reilly, 'valiant, courageous', or Old English, 'a rye ▶Stetson#5918 in the U.S.From the surname Stetson — likely 'son of Stid/Stede' (an English surname); famous as the cowbo▶Corlis#5926 in the U.S.Corlis is a single-s spelling of Corliss, an English surname derived from an Old English word f▶Blayne#5963 in the U.S.-y- spelling of Blaine — from the Scottish Gaelic Bláán, 'slender; yellow' (linked to St Blane)▶Britton#5965 in the U.S.From the English surname Britton — 'a Briton; a Celt; one from Britain or Brittany'; predominan▶Brixton#5966 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Brixton — from Old English, 'Brixi's stone' (a boundary stone), ▶Edell#5970 in the U.S.Edell is an early-1900s American name of uncertain route. It most plausibly varies Odell, an En▶Clark#5972 in the U.S.From the English surname Clark — from Latin clericus, 'a cleric, a scholar, a scribe'; predomin▶Embree#5990 in the U.S.From the surname Embry/Embree — variously 'a flat-topped hill' (Old English) and from the Germa▶Everli#5997 in the U.S.An -i spelling of Everly — from Old English, 'the wild boar meadow/clearing' (eofor, 'boar', pl▶Graysen#6001 in the U.S.An -e- spelling of Grayson — from an English surname, 'son of the steward (the greyve)' or 'son▶Greenly#6002 in the U.S.From the English surname Greenly/Greenleigh — from Old English, 'the green meadow or clearing' ▶Jackson#6008 in the U.S.From the English surname Jackson — 'son of Jack' (Jack from John, Hebrew, 'God is gracious'); o▶Kamden#6024 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Camden — from Old English, 'the winding valley' or 'the enclosed valley' (a Lon▶Kenslei#6031 in the U.S.A -lei spelling of Kinsley/Kensley — from Old English, 'the king's meadow' or 'Cyne's clearing'▶Knox#6036 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname Knox — from Old English cnocc, 'a round hill, a hillock'; predominant▶Lakin#6043 in the U.S.From the English surname Lakin — variously a diminutive of Lawrence ('from Laurentum'), and fro▶Lennyx#6047 in the U.S.A -yx spelling of Lennox — from the Scottish place Levenach, 'the field/grove of elms'; predomi▶Loghan#6053 in the U.S.A -gh- spelling of Logan — from the Scottish Gaelic lagan, 'a little hollow, a small dell'; pre▶Madisen#6056 in the U.S.An -sen spelling of Madison — from an English surname, 'son/child of Maud (or Matthew)'; Maud, ▶Montgomery#6071 in the U.S.From the Norman surname Montgomery — 'Gomeric's hill/mountain' (French mont, 'hill', plus the G▶Burnell#6083 in the U.S.Burnell is chiefly an English surname, a diminutive of 'brun', brown, describing brown hair or ▶Pruitt#6088 in the U.S.From the English surname Pruitt/Prewitt — from Old French preux, 'brave, valiant', plus a dimin▶Darsi#6092 in the U.S.Darsi is a phonetic respelling of Darcy, from the Norman French surname d'Arcy, meaning 'from A▶Romilly#6095 in the U.S.From the Norman place/surname Romilly — 'the estate of Romilius' (a Roman name) or 'of Rome'; r▶Shanelle#6102 in the U.S.A form of Chanel — from French chanel, 'a channel, a pipe, a canal' (originally an occupational▶Sheridan#6104 in the U.S.From the Irish surname Ó Sirideáin — variously 'a seeker; a searcher' and 'the wild, untamed on▶Stoney#6110 in the U.S.From the English surname/word Stoney — from Old English stanig, 'stony, rocky' (one who lived b▶Tayler#6115 in the U.S.An -er spelling of Taylor — from an English occupational surname, 'a tailor' (from Old French t▶Westyn#6127 in the U.S.A -yn spelling of Weston — from Old English, 'the western town or settlement' (west plus tun); ▶Curley#6138 in the U.S.Curley as a given name draws on two threads: the descriptive English nickname for curly hair, a▶Ainsleigh#6153 in the U.S.A -leigh spelling of Ainsley — from Old English, 'one's own meadow' or 'a hermitage/clearing' (▶Bayler#6184 in the U.S.A -er spelling echoing Baylor/Bailey — variously 'a bailiff, a steward' (Old French) and 'a hor▶Davis#6204 in the U.S.From the English surname Davis — 'son of David' (David, from Hebrew, 'beloved'); predominantly ▶Fletcher#6220 in the U.S.From the English surname Fletcher — from Old French flechier, 'an arrow-maker' (one who fletche▶Hampton#6225 in the U.S.From the English place-name/surname Hampton — from Old English ham, 'a home, a homestead', plus▶Meyer#6297 in the U.S.Variously the Hebrew Meir, 'one who brings light; bright, shining', and the German surname Meye▶Shelvy#6405 in the U.S.Shelvy is a spelling in the Shelby family; Shelby is an English place-and-surname from Old Nors▶Kemper#6496 in the U.S.From the German/English surname Kemper — variously 'a fighter, a champion' (Germanic kempe) and▶Shelbia#6499 in the U.S.A feminine elaboration of Shelby with an added -ia ending. Shelby is an English place name and ▶Lamar#6510 in the U.S.From the French surname Lamar — from la mare, 'the pool; of the sea'; more often a boy's name; ▶Leland#6515 in the U.S.From Old English laege land, 'fallow land; meadow land (left untilled)'; more often a boy's nam▶Tierney#6589 in the U.S.From the Irish O Tighearnaigh — 'a descendant of Tighearnach; lordly, masterful' (tighearna, 'a▶Copeland#6665 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old Norse kaupa-land, 'bought land; purchased lan▶Emmett#6699 in the U.S.From an English surname derived from Emma — from the Germanic ermen, 'whole; universal'; used f▶Ensleigh#6701 in the U.S.A spelling of Ainsley — from Old English, variously 'one's own meadow' and 'a hermitage clearin▶Flynn#6713 in the U.S.From the Irish O Floinn — 'a descendant of Flann; ruddy; red-haired'; used for both sexes; here▶Imrie#6729 in the U.S.From a Scottish surname (a form of Emery/Amaury) — from the Germanic ermen, 'whole; universal',▶Carlyon#6755 in the U.S.Carlyon is a Cornish surname and place name, generally traced to Cornish words for a slate-rock▶Kameryn#6762 in the U.S.A spelling of Cameron — from the Scottish Gaelic cam sron, 'crooked nose' (a clan surname); use▶Kelby#6773 in the U.S.From an English/Norse surname and place name — variously 'a farm by the spring' and 'the dwelli▶Kelley#6774 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelly — from the Irish O Ceallaigh, variously 'bright-headed', 'a warrior; strife▶Kohen#6783 in the U.S.From Hebrew kohen, 'a priest' (a hereditary priestly title and the surname Cohen); used for bot▶Lynnley#6801 in the U.S.A spelling of Linley/Lynley — from Old English, variously 'the flax meadow' (lin, 'flax', plus ▶Motley#6824 in the U.S.From the word motley — 'multicolored; varied; of many parts' (the patchwork garb of a court jes▶Preston#6839 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name — from Old English preost, 'a priest', plus tun, 'a sett▶Townes#6882 in the U.S.From an English surname — from Old English tun, 'a town; a settlement; an enclosure'; 'a dwelle▶Yarnell#6886 in the U.S.Yarnell is an English surname pressed into use as a first name; it is generally traced to a pla▶Adison#6913 in the U.S.A spelling of Addison — an English surname, 'son of Adam' (Adam, from Hebrew, 'man; the red ear▶Ashe#6946 in the U.S.A spelling of Ash — from Old English aesc, 'the ash tree'; a surname, 'a dweller by the ash tre▶Blaklee#6957 in the U.S.A spelling of Blakely — from Old English blaec, 'black; dark' (or blac, 'pale'), plus leah, 'a ▶Camrynn#6966 in the U.S.A spelling of Camryn/Cameron — from the Scottish Gaelic cam sron, 'crooked nose' (a clan surnam▶Devanny#6984 in the U.S.A spelling of Devaney/Devany — from the Irish O Duibheannaigh, 'descendant of the dark-haired o▶Corbin#6994 in the U.S.From a Norman surname built on Old French corbeau / corbin, 'raven' — first a nickname for some▶Hartford#7023 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English heorot, 'a hart/stag', plus ford, 'a river crossing▶Holden#7026 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — Old English hol, 'hollow; deep', plus denu, 'a valley'; 'the de▶Kynslei#7076 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from Old English, 'the king's meadow; the clearing of the king's people▶Lawsyn#7082 in the U.S.A spelling of Lawson — from an English surname, 'son of Lawrence' (Lawrence, 'from Laurentum; c▶Mckinnley#7111 in the U.S.A spelling of McKinley — from Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, variously 'son/child of the fair▶Merrick#7116 in the U.S.From a Welsh surname (Meurig, from Maurice) — variously 'fame and power' and 'Moorish; dark-ski▶Lear#7135 in the U.S.Lear is best known as a surname and as the name of Shakespeare's King Lear, a character drawn f▶Burnette#7150 in the U.S.Burnette is a surname turned first name, from the Old French 'brunet', brown, a diminutive desc▶Payten#7150 in the U.S.A spelling of Payton/Peyton — from an English place/surname, variously 'the fighting man's esta▶Rawlings#7155 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'son of Rawlin' (a pet form of Ralph, 'counsel-wolf; wise wolf'); most▶Reynolds#7161 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'son of Reynold' (Reynold, 'counsel-power; a wise ruler's advisor'); m▶Rollins#7165 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'son of Rollo/Roland' (Roland, 'famed land; renowned throughout the la▶Teigen#7204 in the U.S.Variously a Norwegian surname ('an enclosed field/meadow') and a spelling of the Welsh Tegan ('▶Adyson#7231 in the U.S.A spelling of Addison — from an English surname, 'child/son of Adam' (now a popular girls' name▶Baylie#7274 in the U.S.A spelling of Bailey — from an English surname, variously 'a bailiff; a steward' and 'berry cle▶Braxton#7280 in the U.S.From an English surname/place, 'Bracca's town/settlement' (a personal name plus tun, 'enclosure▶Brett#7284 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'a Breton; a native of Brittany' (a region of France); used for both s▶Chaney#7290 in the U.S.From a Norman-English surname, from French chesnai/chesney, 'oak grove; the oak wood'▶Corbyn#7296 in the U.S.A spelling of Corbin — from a Norman-French surname, from Latin corvus, 'a raven; a crow' (a ni▶Kade#7381 in the U.S.A spelling of Cade — from an English surname, variously 'round; lumpy', 'a cask/barrel', and 'g▶Kelli#7392 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelly — from the Irish surname O Ceallaigh, variously 'bright-headed' and 'descen▶Kenadi#7393 in the U.S.A spelling of Kennedy — from the Irish surname O Cinneide, 'helmeted head; misshapen head' (cea▶Kooper#7406 in the U.S.A spelling of Cooper — from an English occupational surname, 'a cooper; a maker of barrels and ▶Lindley#7414 in the U.S.From an English place/surname, variously 'lime-tree wood/clearing' and 'flax clearing' (Old Eng▶Livingston#7415 in the U.S.From an English/Scottish place/surname, 'Leofwine's town/settlement' (a personal name plus tun,▶Lowe#7418 in the U.S.From a surname — variously English 'a wolf' (Old English wulf) and 'from the hill/mound', and G▶Macee#7424 in the U.S.A spelling of Macy — from a Norman-French surname, variously 'from Massy/Macey' (a place) and a▶Marloe#7433 in the U.S.A spelling of Marlowe — from an English place/surname, 'driftwood' or 'remnants/dregs of a mars▶Mills#7455 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'dweller by the mills; of the mill' (or 'son of Miles'); a surname-nam▶Nash#7465 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'at the ash tree' (from atten ash, 'at the ash', re-divided as a-Nash)▶Larsyn#7484 in the U.S.A modern respelling in the Larson/Larsen family — Scandinavian surnames meaning 'son of Lars,' ▶Rossi#7502 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Rossi, 'red; red-haired; ruddy' (from rosso, 'red') — Italy's most com▶Skyelar#7521 in the U.S.A spelling of Skylar/Schuyler — from the Dutch surname Schuyler, 'a scholar; a shelter/refuge';▶Tinslee#7539 in the U.S.A spelling of Tinsley — from an English place/surname, 'Tynni's clearing/meadow' (a personal na▶Vaughn#7546 in the U.S.From the Welsh surname Vaughan, 'small; little; the younger' (from bychan, 'small'); more often▶Domingue#7600 in the U.S.Domingue draws on Domingo and Dominique, all from Latin Dominicus, 'of the Lord', linked to a c▶Baily#7625 in the U.S.A spelling of Bailey — from an English surname, variously 'a bailiff; a steward' and 'berry cle▶Baleigh#7626 in the U.S.A spelling of Bailey — from an English surname, variously 'a bailiff; a steward' and 'berry cle▶Birkley#7632 in the U.S.A spelling of Berkley/Berkeley — from an English place/surname, 'the birch-tree meadow/clearing▶Bronte#7634 in the U.S.From Greek bronte, 'thunder' (a Cyclops in myth); best known as the surname of the Bronte siste▶Greyson#7706 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'son of the steward' (from grieve, 'a bailiff/steward') or 'son of the▶Karrington#7750 in the U.S.A spelling of Carrington — from an English place/surname, 'Cara's town/settlement'; used for bo▶Kennedie#7756 in the U.S.A spelling of Kennedy — from the Irish surname O Cinneide, 'helmeted/misshapen head' (ceann, 'h▶Hollace#7768 in the U.S.Hollace is a spelling of Hollis, an English surname-name from Middle English holis, 'holly tree▶Verlaine#7771 in the U.S.Verlaine is a French surname carried into use as a first name, most famous through the Symbolis▶Maddux#7795 in the U.S.From an Irish/Welsh surname, 'son of Madoc' (linked to Welsh, 'fortunate; good; a benefactor');▶Malory#7801 in the U.S.A spelling of Mallory — from an Old French nickname/surname, 'unlucky; ill-omened; unfortunate'▶Vernona#7818 in the U.S.Vernona is a feminine form of Vernon, a Norman French place-and-surname meaning 'place of alder▶Myers#7819 in the U.S.From a German/Jewish surname, variously 'a steward; a leading citizen' (German Meier) and 'one ▶Kayzlie#7828 in the U.S.Kayzlie is a recent American coinage with no documented etymology. It joins a Kay- opening to t▶Tracey#7892 in the U.S.From a Norman surname, 'from Tracy' (a place in Normandy, 'Thracius's estate'); also linked to ▶Bradie#8010 in the U.S.A spelling of Brady — from the Irish surname O Bradaigh, variously 'broad/large-chested' and 'a▶Cartier#8019 in the U.S.From the French surname Cartier, 'a carter; a cart-driver' (the explorer Jacques Cartier; also ▶Clancy#8027 in the U.S.From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh, 'son of the red/ruddy warrior'; used for both sexes; h▶Franklin#8080 in the U.S.From the English surname, 'a freeholder; a free landholder' (from Middle English frankeleyn); o▶Hartleigh#8095 in the U.S.A spelling of Hartley — from the Old English, 'the deer/stag meadow; a clearing where harts gra▶Huxlee#8105 in the U.S.A spelling of Huxley — from the Old English, variously 'Hugh's meadow' and 'an inhospitable pla▶Joplin#8134 in the U.S.From the English surname Joplin (a diminutive of Job, 'persecuted; one who returns'); made know▶Kelcie#8157 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelsey — from the Old English, variously "Cenel's island" and 'a ship's victory' ▶Kenli#8159 in the U.S.A spelling of Kenley/Kenly — from the Old English, 'the king's meadow; the royal clearing' (cyn▶Kesley#8160 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelsey — from the Old English, variously "Cenel's island" and 'a ship's victory' ▶Kingslee#8172 in the U.S.A spelling of Kingsley — from the Old English, 'the king's meadow/wood' (cyning, 'king', + leah▶Kinnley#8173 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinley — from the Scottish/Irish surname Mackinley, variously 'a fair/white warri▶Kolbee#8178 in the U.S.A spelling of Colby — from the Old Norse, variously 'the coal/dark settlement' and "Koli's farm▶Kynslie#8187 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from the Old English, variously 'the king's meadow' and "Cyne's wood/cl▶Kynzleigh#8188 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley — from the Old English, variously 'the king's meadow' and "Cyne's wood/cl▶Finnegan#8194 in the U.S.From the Irish surname Finnegan (O Fionnagain), tied to fionn, 'fair; white.' Best known from F▶Franklynn#8197 in the U.S.A respelling of Franklin, from the Middle English frankeleyn — a 'franklin' was a free landhold▶Mabrey#8217 in the U.S.A spelling of Mabry — from an English surname, variously linked to a 'fortress on a hill' and t▶Maeson#8219 in the U.S.A spelling of Mason — from the English occupational surname, 'a stone worker; a craftsman in st▶Mckynlee#8237 in the U.S.A spelling of Mackinley/McKinley — from the Scottish/Irish, 'son/child of the fair/white warrio▶Tayllor#8240 in the U.S.Tayllor is a decorative respelling of Taylor, which began as an English occupational surname fo▶Paetyn#8280 in the U.S.A spelling of Payton/Peyton — from an English surname and place-name, variously 'Paega's town/e▶Prestyn#8287 in the U.S.A spelling of Preston — from the Old English preost + tun, 'the priest's town/estate'; a surnam▶Railey#8290 in the U.S.A spelling of Riley — variously from the Old English ryge + leah, 'a rye clearing/meadow', and ▶Reeves#8294 in the U.S.From the English surname Reeves — 'son of the reeve' (a reeve being a medieval steward, bailiff▶Roosevelt#8304 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Roosevelt — 'a rose field' (roos, 'rose', + veld, 'field'); a presidenti▶Schuyler#8321 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Schuyler — variously 'a scholar' and 'a shelter; one who hides/shelters'▶Shanell#8326 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Chanel — from the French chanel/chenal, 'a channel; a pipe' (a surname, fame▶Skarleth#8333 in the U.S.A Latin American spelling of Scarlett — from an English occupational surname, 'a dyer/seller of▶Taegan#8344 in the U.S.A spelling of Teagan — from the Irish, variously 'a little poet' and 'fair; attractive' (from a▶Taitum#8345 in the U.S.A spelling of Tatum — from the Old English surname, 'Tata's homestead/estate'; used for both se▶Waverlee#8375 in the U.S.A spelling of Waverly — from the Old English, 'a meadow of quivering aspens; a meadow by the wa▶Weston#8376 in the U.S.From the Old English west + tun, 'the western town/estate'; a surname/place-name; strongly boy-▶Addisynn#8413 in the U.S.A spelling of Addison — from the English surname, 'son/child of Adam' (Adam, 'earth/man', Hebre▶Cassidi#8496 in the U.S.Cassidi respells Cassidy, an Irish surname from O Caiside, 'descendant of Caiside', a byname li▶Beckley#8502 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Beckley — variously 'a stream meadow' (becc, 'a stream'▶Bentleigh#8503 in the U.S.A spelling of Bentley — from the Old English beonet + leah, 'a meadow of bent-grass (coarse gra▶Beretta#8504 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Beretta/Berretta — 'a little cap/beret' (also a famous firearms brand)▶Bradleigh#8509 in the U.S.A spelling of Bradley — from the Old English brad + leah, 'a broad meadow/clearing'; a place/su▶Briggs#8513 in the U.S.From the English surname Briggs — 'one who lives by the bridges' (a topographic name, from bryc▶Burklee#8514 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Berkeley/Barclay — from the Old English beorc + leah, 'a birch-tree meadow/c▶
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