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In Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien pretends that the name "Sméagol" is a "translation" of the Middle-earth name Trahald (having to do with the idea of "burrowing"), and rendered with a name based on Old English smygel of similar meaning. [5] The rhyming name of his relative "Déagol" is from Old English: dēagol, meaning ...
Surnames of English origin (3 C, 721 P) L. ... Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 ...
Surnames of English origin. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin . It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
English-language surnames (3 C, 3,383 P) Estonian-language surnames (393 P) F. ... Surnames of Sinhalese origin (175 P) Swahili-language surnames (5 P)
Ethnonymic surnames are surnames or bynames that originate from ethnonyms.They may originate from nicknames based on the descent of a person from a given ethnic group. Other reasons could be that a person came to a particular place from the area with different ethnic prevalence, from owing a property in such area, or had a considerable contact with persons or area of other ethnicity.
Dunn is a surname of English and Scottish origins. It has several different origins. It has several different origins. Typically the origin of the surname Dunn is from the Middle English dunn , meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for one with dark hair.
Slater is an English language surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate. Some notable individuals and fictional characters with the surname include: In arts and entertainment
Norton is a surname with origin from the Old English norþ + tun, meaning North settlement (cf., Weston, Sutton, and Easton for other surnames derived from points of the compass). There are many English villages called Norton or including Norton as part of the name, e.g. Midsomer Norton, Chipping Norton, Brize Norton etc.