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The name is also used by several Motherwell-based institutions, including Dalziel High School and the former Dalziel Co-operative Society. Dalziel Park Stadium was a nineteenth-century football stadium that was the home of the town's football team Motherwell F.C.
Dalal (Arabic: دلال, Dalāl) is an Arabic name which means: fondness, passion, penchant, predilection, liking, partiality. It is used as a female given name in the Arab world . [ 1 ] The Arabic name has also been adopted as a surname in the Indian subcontinent ; while mainly used among Indian Muslims and other South Asian Muslims , it is ...
The surname historically originated in the Indian state of Gujarat, where it is amongst the most common of surnames. [13] Today, the name is found across India, as well as in the Indian diaspora . In 2009, The Telegraph released a news article indicating that, in the United Kingdom, the surnames Patel and Singh now rank amongst native ones such ...
Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh priest) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
Arab States of the Persian Gulf: Names mainly consist of the person's name followed by the father's first name connected by the word "ibn" or "bin" (meaning "son of"). The last name either refers to the name of the tribe the person belongs to, or to the region, city, or town he/she originates from.
In the Indian subcontinent, the Sanskrit name 'Arya' is used as both a surname and a given name, with the given name appearing in masculine (आर्य ārya) and feminine (आर्या āryā) forms. The name is widely used in India and Iran, where it carries connotations of an ancient lineage of rich heritage and cultural values. [4] [5] [6]
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
Rana is a given name and surname of multiple origins. Rana is also a historical title that is now used as an Indian surname. It is of Sanskrit origin, meaning "king", and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word rānī meaning "queen". [1] It was used as a title by the Rajput kings. [2]