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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]
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology.
The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]
Wallace had previously worked with Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Slayer, and despite his surname, beared no relation to their previous producer Matt Wallace. Bottum claimed the combination of Wallace and Spruance as two new influences helped to create "a real up-in-the-air, what the fuck is gonna happen kind of feel" while recording. [4]
Iskandar, Iskander, Skander, Askander, Eskinder, or Scandar (Arabic: إسكندر; Persian: اسکندر Eskandar or سکندر Skandar), is a variant of the given name Alexander in cultures such as Iran (Persia), Arabia and others throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia, Caucasus and Central Asia.
Other families bearing or subsequently adopting the surname Barnard arrived as Jewish immigrants from continental Europe after 1656 [5] and are well documented. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Some of the latter branch are descendants of Rabbi Daniel Barnard of Canterbury, with recorded descendants around London , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Chatham , Dartford , Kingston upon ...
It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. [2] There are over one hundred forms and spelling variants of the surname. In English, Coonrod is a variant spelling and a variant pronunciation of Conrad. [a] Variants in other languages include: [2] German: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, Kurt and Kurth
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.