Senior Name Meanings Part 2
March 20, 2015
Seniors, the name meanings from Langdale to Zhang are now posted! Check out your name here!
FIRST NAMES:
Ailish – Anglicized form of Ailís
Alex – defending men
Andrew – strong and manly
Andy – strong and manly
Anthony – priceless one
Bailey – law enforcer
Ben – son of bear
Bertrand – bright raven
Buckley – meadow of the deer
Caleb – devotion to God
Cameron – crooked nose
Caroline – free man
Cassidy – curly-haired
Charles – free man
*Choral – beautiful song
Chris (Boy) – one who carries Christ
Chris (Girl) – a Christian
Christian – follower of Christ
Cole – coal black
Coleman – dove
Daniel – God is my judge
David – beloved
Deidra – woman
Devin – poet
Eric – eternal ruler
Eva – life
Grace – virtue name
Hannah – grace
Holland – wooded land
Jake – supplanter
James – supplanter
*Jawaun – thoughtful
Jes – God sees; wealthy
Jennie – God’s gracious gift
Josh – Yahweh is salvation
Katrina – pure
Keaton – shed town
*Kilbey – good-natured
Kyle– narrow strip of land
Leslie – garden of hollies
Lilly – a lily flower; God’s oath
Madison – son of the mighty warrior
Maggie – pearl
Marin – of the sea
Marissa – of the sea
Mason – worker in stone
Maya – water
Megan – pearl
Myles – soldier or merciful
Nelson – son of Neil
Nicholas – people of victory
Nick – people of victory
Noelle – Christmas
Rebecca – servant of God
Reece – ardor
Sam – told by God
Sara – princess
Sashank – moon
Scott – from Scotland
Selina – moon
Sloan – raider
Steven – garland, crown
Teddy – gift of God
Tedra – gift of God
Trey – three
Uriel – God is my light
Vaibhav– one who takes care of the universe
Vendi – silver
Victoria – victory
Will – resolute protector
Zachary – the Lord has remembered
Zoe – life
LAST NAMES:
Langdale – one who came from Langale – a parish in Westmoreland county
Lavelle – one who lived at or near the village
Lawing – dweller near a burial mound or hill
Lentz – descendant of little Lanzo
*Lesesne – honest
Linhart – hard + brave
Long – a tall man
Lu – from the name of an ancient region in China (in the province of Henan)
Luckie – descendant of Luke (light)
Luttrell – one who played and made a lute; a hunter of otters
McCall – the son of Cathal (battle; mighty); son of Cathmhaol (battle; chief)
McConnell – the son of Domhnall (word; mighty)
McCormick – the son of Cormac, the name of eight Irish saints
McDougall – the son of Dougal
McDowell – dark stranger
McKelvey – a woodman
McKenna – the son of the man beloved by Aodh, the fire god, descendant of Cionaodha
McRae – son of prosperity
McSween – pleasant
Miller – one who worked or owned a mill
Mitchell – who is like God
Mohanty – a title of honor
Moore – stately, noble
Murray – one who came from Moray in Scotland, descendant of MacMuire
Nelson – the son of Nel or Neil
Newman – a newcomer
*Nietert – friendly
Norris – a nurse
*Nybo – trustworthy
Ouellette – the source of a stream or fountain
Parker – individual who was the guardian of the park grounds
Pavic – little
Perry – pear tree
Pi – pine tree
Pilling – dweller by the stream
Proctor – occupational surname given to someone who worked as a steward
Rainero – counsel, army
Rawls – wolf
Reineke – hardy
Richards – powerful and brave
*Rindge – loyal
Roa – arched wood that forms a bow
Rondeau – round
Roper – rope maker
Rovner – name for someone from Rovno
Saavedra – old hall
Sacha – defender of men
*Sakamuri – intelligent
Salazar – old hall
Salisbury – willow fortress
Salmon – peace
Schaaf – sheep
Schnell – strong, bold, agile
Schulz – someone who worked as a town mayor
Schweickhardt – skillful spear fighter
Sewell – victory, sea, and rule
Short – one of low stature, a little man
Shubert – shoemaker
Sizemore – Skar who lived by the hillside
Smalls – narrow, thin, or small
Smith – blacksmith, one who worked with metal
Soltys – the official who performed the duties of a magistrate
*Sossamon – strength
*Spyropoulos – good-natured
*Stadtmueller – sincere
*Swalhah – understanding
Sykes – marshy stream or damp gully
*Thelan – friendly
Thomas – twin
Turner – lathe worker
*Van Overeem – well-spoken
Varn – excellent worker
Waddell – woad + hill
Ward – guardian
Waters – person who lived close to a body of water
Wong – the king
Wright – woodworker, craftsman
*Yeung – clever
Yon– son of John
Yost– form of Jodocus (fighter) and Justinius (the just)
Zhang– bow stretch
* = meaning made up