Baxter is an Anglo-Saxon and Scottish name, originally from the English occupational surname meaning "baker," from the early Middle English bakstere and the Old English bæcere. The form Bakster was originally feminine, with Baker as the masculine equivalent, but over time both names came to apply to both men and women. Ancient variations in the spelling of the surname include Bakster, Baxstar, Baxstair, Baxstare and Baxster. Also a reference to the rhyme “Fee-fi-fo-fum” where one of the MacMillan clan ground the bones of the English to make their bread. Hence the nickname Baxter.
Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called Blair, derived from the Scottish Gaelic blàr, meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field". The given name Blair is unisex and derived from the surname. Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland and Canada, although it is more popular in the United States, where it is also a feminine name. A variant spelling of the given name is Blaire. In 2016, in the United States, Blair was the 521st most popular name for girls born that year, and the 1807th most popular for boys.
Jamie is a male and female name. It is a diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names. It is also a name in its own right.
Liam is a short form of the Irish name "Uilliam" or the old Germanic name William.
Micky or Mickie can be a given name, but it is most often a nickname for Michael or non-Anglo Saxon equivalents, such as "Mikhail". People with the name include:
Charlton or Charleton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Myles is a given name as well as a surname.
Ainsworth is a surname with its origins in the Northwest of England. The origin of the word Ainsworth is from the Anglo-Saxon word 'worth' meaning an 'Enclosure', 'Ain' probably having been someone's name..
Cahill is a name of Irish origin. It is the anglicised version of the Gaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal".
Stapleton is an English surname dating back to the times of Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a habitation name; examples of habitations are found in Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Somerset, and Yorkshire, and is from the Old English word stapol meaning post and ton meaning settlement.
Wild is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lindsay or Lindsey is an English surname and given name. The given name comes from the Scottish surname and clan name, which comes from the toponym Lindsey, which in turn comes from the Old English toponym Lindesege for the city of Lincoln, in which Lind is the original Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and island refers to Lincoln being an island in the surrounding fenland. Lindum Colonia was the Roman name of the settlement which is now the City of Lincoln in Lincolnshire. Lindum was a Latinized form of a native Brittonic name which has been reconstructed as *Lindon, which means "pool" or "lake" and refers to the Brayford.
Pearce is a surname, from knights of the Norman lord Mansfield prior to the invasion of England. It derives etymologically from the Germanic word to pierce, and was a name commonly given to warrior caste in Saxon/Jute, p-celtic and oil languages. Another etymology is from Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter, and may refer to:
Merchant is an Anglo-Saxon surname, meaning a merchant or trader, and was originally given as an occupational name to a buyer or seller of goods. It is shared by the following people:
Cameron is a given name in the English language. It is a popular unisex name in North America, Australia and the UK. Cameron is ranked as a top 50 name for boys in Scotland.
Trainor is a surname of British origin, prevalent in English-speaking countries. It may refer to the following notable people:
Harrower is an Anglo-Saxon surname. The first people to use the name were those who cultivated land (harrowed).
Flanagan is a common surname with origins in either England or Scotland. It is an Anglicized version of the Celtic name Ó Flannagáin. There were at least 3 separate clans in Ireland with no connection. In Irish the name is Ó Flannagáin and many variations exist today. Typically these variations include Flanagan, Flanagin Flanigan, Flannigan, Flannaghan, O'Flanagan, O'Flannagain, Flaniken, Flenigenand and more. All variations, apart from some exceptions can have the prefix of "O" and the name may refer to:
Whitfield is a surname of Old English and Anglo-Saxon origins. Sometimes the it's an Americanized form of the German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname Weissfeld, composed of the elements weiss 'white' and feld 'field'.
Karle is a given name and surname.
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