Benham

Benham comes from an English surname, a habitational name for any of several places called Benham, in England. The second part of the name comes from Old English hamm meaning “enclosure, piece of land enclosed (especially by a river or marsh)” or hām “home; property, farm”; while the first part of the name is uncertain….

Piccardo

Piccardo is a medieval Italian male name meaning “of/relating to Picardy”, Picardy referring to a historical territory and former administrative region in northern France (now known as Hauts-de-France since 2016). The name seems to derive from Old French pic (sharp point, spike), referring to the weapon, the pike, the characteristic weapon used by the people…

Brent

Brent comes from an English surname, a habitational name from any of the villages in Devon and Somerset. It comes from Old English brant “steep, high, tall”, referring to the hills around them, of uncertain etymology though possibly from a PIE root word. Brent could also be used as a nickname for Brenton, also another…

Keaton

Keaton comes from an English surname, a habitational name derived from any of three places in England: Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: various such as “settlement by the woody river”; “Catta/Ceta’s settlement” or “Káti’s settlement”; “settlement by the hedges/field” Usage: English Variants:

Everest

Everest is the name of the world’s highest mountain, located on the border of Nepal, Tibet, and China. It was named after British surveyor George Everest, who objected to having the mountain named after him, preferring to have a native name used, but the geographical team seemed to have trouble finding a common native name…

Carrick

Carrick comes from a Scottish surname, a locational name. The name comes from Scottish Gaelic carraig “rock, crag” via Old Irish carrac (rock, large stone) < Proto-Celtic *karsekki derived from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “rock, crag”, a locational surname referring to someone who lived near a rocky place Usage: English (as a…

Kiefer

Kiefer comes from a German surname, an occupational name for a cooper, someone who made and sold casks and barrels. The name comes from Middle High German kuofe (cask, barrel) possibly derived from Latin cūpa (tub, cask, vat) < Medieval Latin cōpa (cask). It also may have originated as a topographic name meaning “pine (tree)”….

Winfield

Winfield comes from an English surname, a habitational name for any of several places called Wingfield in Derbyshire, Bedfordshire, and Suffolk, in England. It’s composed of Old English winn “meadow, pasture” and feld (field), so the name would essentially refer to a meadow or pasture by the field. In some cases, the first element of…

Leodis

Leodis is a rare given name which seems to derive from an English surname, itself an Old English form of Latin *Lādenses, which may have been adapted from the name of a nearby river of Proto-Celtic origin; the suffix is from Latin -ēnsis (of or from a place) while the first element is from a…

Ward

Ward is a surname with four possible etymologies: Ward could also be used as a shortened form of names ending in ward such as Edward “rich/wealthy guardian”, Seward “victory + guardian” or “sea + guardian”, or Howard, etc, or a nickname for Wardell “watch hill” . Ward also refers to a division of a city…

Shirley

Shirley comes from an English surname, a habitational name for any of several places in England called Shirley. The name is made up of Old English adjective sċīr (bright, shining) and lēah (clearing; meadow), the name meaning “bright clearing” or “bright meadow”. The Old English noun sċīr means “office, district, shire”. Like most English surnames,…

Wyck

Wyck is a Dutch surname derived from wijk meaning “neighborhood; district” < Proto-Germanic *wīkō (village, town; inlet) via Latin vīcus (street; quarter; neighborhood; village, hamlet) deriving from a PIE root word. Wyck is also a shortened form of Van Wyck meaning “from the neighborhood/district”. Wyck could also be used as a variant spelling of Wick,…

Roydon

Roydon comes from an English surname, originating as a locational name for someone who came from a town called Roydon. It’s made up of Old English ryge (rye) and dun (hill), the name essentially meaning “rye hill”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “rye hill” Usage: English Variants:

Ainsworth

Ainsworth comes from an English surname, a habitational name for someone who came from a place called Ainsworth. The name means “Ægen’s enclosure”, made up from Old English given name Ægen,a diminutive of Ægenbald (to own, possess, have + bold) or Ægenwulf (to own, possess, have + wolf); combined with worth (enclosure). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning:…