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Bernard is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. [2]The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". [3]
The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.
It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." [ 1 ] In some cases, Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard , which is a French and West Germanic masculine given name and surname.
This list of stage names lists names used by those in the entertainment industry, alphabetically by their stage name's surname followed by their birth name. Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article.
Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/ z ə n ˈ d eɪ. ə / ⓘ zən-DAY-ə; [2] born September 1, 1996) [3] [4] is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
She decided her professional surname for writing would be Rand, [20] and she adopted the first name Ayn (pronounced / aɪ n /). [21] [f] In late 1925, Rand was granted a visa to visit relatives in Chicago. [27] She arrived in New York City on February 19, 1926. [28]
Edwards is a patronymic surname of English origin, meaning "son of Edward".Edwards is the 14th most common surname in Wales and 21st most common in England. [1] Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990, [2] falling to 51st in 2014.