Attard (surname)

Last updated

Attard is a Maltese surname which has origins in the neighboring island of Sicily. The name might mean Atha which means "noble" and Hardu which means "strong". Another possibility is that it comes from the village of Atti, Italy. Notable people with the surname include:

Related Research Articles

Golding is an English surname.

Tippett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fenech</span> Surname list

Fenech is a surname about whose origins there are several hypotheses. The most notable is the meaning of "rabbit", since fenek is rabbit in Maltese. This in turn comes from the Arabic word for fox, ‏فنك‎ which like the rabbit has large ears as its distinguishing feature and may have been confused during the development of the Maltese language, which is a descendant of the Siculo-Arabic dialect. The word is also thought to be a respelling of Fenich, the German for millet farmer. A possible Iranian derivation of the word has also been suggested.

Roach is an English and Irish surname of Norman origin, derived from the Old French roche (rock), and may refer to:

McManus is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Mághnais", in modern Irish "McMaghnuis" which means "Son of Magnus". Its earlier origin is from the Latin "magnus", meaning "great". The Normans used it to honour Charlemagne (742–814), as Carolus Magnus. Variant spellings of the name include MacManus, Manus and MacManners. The English form, Moyne, is also found in Ulster. In Scotland it is a sept of Clan Colquhoun.

Leahy is an Irish surname, originating in Munster, and now found in Cork, Kerry, Limerick, and Tipperary.

Myles is a Germanic and English surname meaning perhaps "peaceful".

The surname Finn has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Irish Ó Finn, meaning "descendant of Fionn"; the byname means "white" or "fair-haired". In other cases it is derived from the Old Norse Finnr, a personal name sometimes derived from a byname, or else from compound names beginning with this word element. In other cases Finn is a German surname derived from an ethnic name referring to people from Finland. Notable people sharing the surname are listed below.

Agius is a surname of Maltese origin. People with this surname include:

Meldrum is a surname, and may refer to:

Bezzina is a Maltese surname. Most people bearing the surname were descendants of Emirs on the islands of Sicily and Malta. Another branch descended from Giuseppe de Bezzina, a former slave, and his slave wife, Gioannella de Bartolo around 1570. Their descendants are from the Maltese villages of Għargħur, Mġarr, Mosta and Naxxar.

McAdam, MacAdam or Macadam is a Scottish Gaelic clan which originated as a branch of Clan Gregor. As a surname it is most prominent in the Galloway and Ayrshire regions of Scotland. Some of their descendants are also to be found in Ireland, the United States, Australia and Canada.

Smart is a surname.

Waterhouse From old German / Dutch, meaning a house by water. Most common in the Derbyshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire regions Old English locational surname.

Skipper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Traynor is an English and Irish surname found throughout the world.

Medina is a common Mediterranean toponymic surname of Arabic origin.

Hargrave is an English surname that may refer to:

Breen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Dougall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: