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Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je and suffixes such as -ique/iqua, -isha (for girls), -ari and -aun/awn (for boys) are common, as well as inventive spellings for common names. The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans ...
It should only contain pages that are Feminine surnames or lists of Feminine surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Feminine surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
Pages in category "Surnames from given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,135 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
It should only contain pages that are Slavic-language female forms of surnames or lists of Slavic-language female forms of surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Slavic-language female forms of surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.
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).
It should only contain pages that are Gendered surnames or lists of Gendered surnames, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Gendered surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .