McKinnon, MacKinnon or Mackinnon is a Scottish surname.,
Neil is a masculine name of Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neil in the context of a surname as meaning "champion".
Melville is a surname and a given name.
Cathie is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Grover is a surname found with people in India as well as with people of English ancestry. The two names, however, are distinct in formation and share no common origins. In India, Grover is a clan among Punjabi Khatris and is the anglicized version of "Guruwara". The Grovers were concentrated in Jhang, Multan, Mianwali, Lahore, Amritsar and Sialkot before the partition of India.
Sheryl is a female given name. The similar name Sherill may be male or female.
Purves is a surname of British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English purveys, from the Old French porveoir. Notable people with this surname include:
Harwood is both a surname and occasional given name. Notable people with the name include:
Parkin is a surname, and may refer to
Garnet is a name of Middle English origin, derived from the dark red gemstone, which was in turn named for the pomegranate that the garnet crystals resemble. The surname Garnett has multiple origins. It could come from an Old English occupational surname referring to a seller of hinges, be derived from Guarin, a Norman French version of the German name Warin, meaning to ward off or an occupational name referring to someone who grows or sells pomegranates. It might have been used for boys as a given name in reference to Garnet Wolseley, a British field marshal. As a name for girls, it was likely used in reference to the gemstone. Other gemstone names came into fashion for girls in the 1800s and early 1900s. It is both a surname and a given name.
Shayne is an English language masculine given name variant of the Irish given name Shane: variant of Sean, linguistically derived from the Hebrew given name John. Shayne is also an occasional surname. People with the name Shayne include:
Rosier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Telfer is a surname, principally of Scottish origin, with the name deriving from Taille-fer, the Old French nickname for a strong man or ferocious warrior. It is sometimes linked with the surname Telford, although the two names have distinct and unrelated origins.
Carnell is an English language occupational surname for a crossbow man. It may also be used as a given name. Carnell may refer to:
Symon is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Donnelly is an Irish surname. Also used as: O’Donnelly or Donley. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Donnghaile meaning 'descendant of Donnghal', a given name composed of the elements donn and gal ('valour'). O'Donnelly was historically of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél nEoghain, descended from Donnghal, the great-grandson of Domhnall, King of Ailech.
Lonergan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rae is a surname and given name.
Mackey is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Aoidh meaning 'son of Aodh', a variant of the Scottish and Irish McKay. In Ireland the name is also derived from to Ó Macdha 'descendant of Macdha', a given name meaning 'virile, manly', and may be anglicised as such.
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