Berger is a surname in both German and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier. The German surname derives from the word Berg, the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means "a resident on a mountain or hill", or someone from a toponym Berg, derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be BUR-jər following the French phonetics French pronunciation:[bɛʁ.ʒe]. Notable people with this surname include:
Muller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Molinari is an Italian language occupational surname for a miller. Notable people with this surname include:
Russo is a common Southern Italian and Sicilian surname. It is the Southern counterpart of Rossi and comes from a nickname indicating red hair or beard, from russo, russë and russu, from Late Latin russus or rubius, Classical Latin rubeus, "red".
Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. Notable people with the surname include:
Melville is a surname and a given name.
Becker is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker. In northern Germany, it can also derive from the word Beck for Bach to denote origin.
Fernández is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Fernando". The Germanic name Ferdinand that it derives from means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is Ibn Faranda and it was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus. Fernández was on the list of Officers and Sailors in the First Voyage of Columbus. The name is popular in Spanish speaking countries and former colonies. The Anglicization of this surname is Fernandez.
Albert is a surname, and may refer to:
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words ) and son. Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
Janssen is a Dutch patronymic surname cognate to the English surname Johnson. It is the 7th most common name in the Netherlands and the most common, when combined with the spelling variant Jansen.
Rousseau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Svendsen is a Danish and Norwegian surname. It was originally a patronymic which means "son of Svend".
Castellani is a surname of Italian origin meaning 'castellan'. Notable people with the name include:
Volpi is a surname of Italian origin, meaning foxes or of the fox. The name refers to:
Levy or Lévy is a surname generally of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the surname—among multiple other spellings—is Levi or Lévi.
Moreau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mol is a Dutch surname. Meaning "mole" in Dutch, it may be descriptive in origin, or metonymic for a mole catcher. The name could also be patronymic or toponymic, referring to the town Mol, Belgium in Antwerp province or a location named "the mole(s)". Among variant forms are De Mol, Demol, Moll, Mols, and Van Mol. Notable people with these surnames include:
Dufour or Du Four or Defour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Puig is a surname of Spanish origin. People with the surname include:
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