Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presumably in the belief it is a Welsh patronymic in origin, for which there is no evidence whatsoever, was that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".
Richard Harrison may refer to:
Richard James Rudolph is an American songwriter, musician, music publisher, and producer.
Richard Jones may refer to:
Kogan is a Russian version of the Jewish surname Cohen, which denotes the descendants of the high priests of ancient Israel:
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Cheney, originally de Cheney, is a toponymic surname of Old Norman origin, introduced into England by the Normans.
Wagner is derived from the Germanic surname Waganari, meaning "wagonmaker" or "wagon driver". The Wagner surname is German. The name is also well established in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, eastern Europe, and elsewhere as well as in all German-speaking countries, and among Ashkenazi Jews.
Wesley is a name with an Anglo-Norman etymology. The "wes" portion of the name refers to the Western cardinal direction, while the word "lea" refers to a field, pasture, or other clearing in a forest. Thus, the name's origin refers to a "western lea," or a field to the west.
Levy or Lévy is most commonly a surname of Hebrew usually sephardi origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning 'joining'. Another spelling of the surname is Levi or Lévi.
Hakobyan is an Armenian surname with the meaning "son of Hakob". This surname has multitudes of transliterations into Latin alphabet, including Acopian, Acopyan, Agopian, Agopyan, Akobian, Akobyan, Akopyan, Hagopian, Hagopyan and Hakobian. Similar Russified surname: Akopov. Variants: Hakobyants, Hagopiantz.
Engels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Glass or Glaß is a surname with several sources. It can be English, German, Russian/Slavic, Irish or Scottish. Many with the last name Glass, are of eastern European descent, where Glass is a shortened version of their original last name. It is also a Jewish surname, adopted by some Eastern European Ashkenazi in the nineteenth century. After being forced by the authorities to take on a surname, Jews in this area typically chose names referring to places, animals, occupations or signifying personal traits. The name Glass referred to Glass-making, Glazing and the Glass trade. It is also a Scottish surname from the Gaelic word glas, meaning grey - and was originally used as a nickname for someone with grey hair.
Bona is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Lasker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lange is a surname derived from the German word lang "long".
Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé and Yaffe is a Hebrew-language surname.
Dūda is a Baltic surname. Notable people with the name include:
Wen is a Chinese surname. simplified Chinese: 温; traditional Chinese: 溫; pinyin: Wēn), meaning "warm", is sometimes romanised as Wen or Vun in Taiwan, On in Vietnamese, Wan in Cantonese, or Wen/Won/Wan/Bong/Voon/Oon/woon/Man/Mun in Malaysia. According to a 2013 study it was found to be the 104th-most common surname, shared by 2,170,000 people or 0.160% of the population, with the province with the most people bineg Guangdong.
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