Rajiv Gandhi’s father was Feroze Jahangir Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi thus got this surname from his father Feroze Gandhi. … Falk writes that Feroze Gandhi was born in Bombay’s Parsi family and his father’s name was Jehangir Faredoon Ghandy and his mother was Ratimai Ghandy. Is Gandhi a common last name?Read More →

The name Allain has a rich and ancient history that is specifically connected to the northern region of Normandy. It is a French name that was originally derived from the ancient given name Allen, meaning rock. What is the meaning of Alain? Celtic Baby Names Meaning: In Celtic Baby NamesRead More →

To, Tô, and Tō are a group of surnames of East Asian origin, for each of which “To” (without any diacritical mark) is at least an occasional variant. Tô is a Vietnamese surname (Chữ Nôm: 蘇) derived from the Chinese surname Su. Where does the name shoemake come from? TheRead More →

Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ben- or bat- (“son of” and “daughter of,” respectively), and then the father’s name. (Bar-, “son of” in Aramaic, is also seen.) How common is the last name Herzog? How Common IsRead More →

English and German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements wil ‘will’, ‘desire’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. Is Donnelly an Irish or Scottish name? Donnelly Name Meaning Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnghaile ‘descendant of Donnghal’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’Read More →

Surname is defined as the family or last name. An example of a surname is Smith when the person’s full name is John Smith. … A name shared in common to identify the members of a family, as distinguished from each member’s given name. What is surname and forename inRead More →

Your forename is your first name. Your forenames are your names other than your surname. Synonyms: first name, Christian name, given name More Synonyms of forename. What is my surname? Your surname is your family name. It’s also called your “last name.” When filling out applications, type your surname asRead More →

The Anglo-Saxon name Hause comes from the Old French personal name Haueis and the Old German personal name Hadewidis, which literally means battlewide. The surname Hause may also be derived from residence “at the haw”, which refers to a garth, yard, or enclosure. Is Haus a German name? German: topographicRead More →

Last name: Free Recorded in several spelling forms including: Fry, Frye, Fray and Free, this interesting English surname has two possible sources. The first is as a nickname or status name from the Old English pre 7th Century word ‘freo‘ or ‘frig’ meaning ‘free (born)’ i.e., not a serf, andRead More →

English: habitational name from Worrall in South Yorkshire, named with Old English wir ‘bog myrtle’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. The Wirral peninsula in Cheshire has the same origin and may well be the source of the surname in some cases. What does the name Worrell? The ancestors of the nameRead More →