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Love is an English language surname of several possible origins. [1] It is possibly derived from "Luiff", which came from "Wolf". [2] It may be spelling without ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Botswana origin" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Kabelo; M.
Most of the Manchu clans took on their Han surnames after the demise of the Qing dynasty.Several clans took on Han identity as early as in the Ming dynasty period. The surnames were derived from the Chinese meaning of their original clan name, Chinese transliteration of the clan's name, the possessed territories, generation and personal names of the clansmen and also inspired by the surnames ...
Breedlove is an English occupational surname likely derived from Old English "bridel" (pronounced "breedel"), meaning to catch or curb, and Anglo-Norman "louve" or wolf. [1] Etymologically related surnames include Catchlove, Pretlove, and Truslove. An alternate derivation is a combination of Middle English "brede" (breed or produce) and "loue ...
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
Loving is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alvin D. Loving (1935–2005), African-American painter; Candy Loving (born 1956), American model; Cynthia Loving or Lil' Mo (born 1975), American R&B singer and radio personality
Last names such as Garcia, Hernandez, Martinez and Chavez are more common. And in Hawaii, the most popular surnames are Lee, Wong and Kim, which don’t pop up at the top of the list in any other ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).