Luke is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname.
Steve or Steven Jones may refer to:
Edward, Eddie, or Ed Jones may refer to:
Price or Pryce is a patronymic name derived from the Welsh "ap Rhys" meaning "son of Rhys". The given name Rhys means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. It is a common surname among those of Welsh ancestry. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Radnorshire, followed by Brecknockshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Flintshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire, Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire and Worcestershire. The surname has many other spellings including Priess, Priesz, and many others.
Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.
Christopher or Chris Jones may refer to:
The surname Foster is a variation of the name Forster, meaning one who 'works in the forest'. It may also derive from the French forcetier, meaning 'maker of scissors'.
The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:
- English and Scottish: A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas.
- Norse: From the Old Norse personal name "Kollungr", a form of "koli" which in Old English became 'Cola', meaning swarthy or dark.
- Irish: The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó Coileáin today.
- Welsh: Collen; "hazel, hazel grove".
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk". Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an epic poem connected with King Arthur's Round Table. Gawain beheads the Green Knight who promptly replaces his head and threatens Gawain an identical fate the same time next year. Decapitation figures elsewhere: the Italian name Gavino is the name of an early Christian martyr who was beheaded in 300 AD, his head being thrown in the Mediterranean Sea only later reunited and interred with his body.
James is a surname in the English language originating from the given name, itself derived from the HebrewYaʿaqōḇ. Notable people with the surname include:
Edwards is a patronymic surname of English origin, meaning "son of Edward". Edwards is the 14th most common surname in Wales and 21st most common in England. Within the United States, it was ranked as the 49th-most common surname as surveyed in 1990, falling to 51st in 2014.
Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of Diederik, the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler".
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rían or Rian. Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "little king" or "illustrious", but the original meaning is unknown. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at University College Dublin, "Rian, like Niall, seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began."
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis.
Kyle is a male English-language given name, derived from the Scottish Gaelic surname Kyle, which is itself from a region in Ayrshire.
Bond is a surname of English origin. It was derived from the Anglo-Saxon name Bonde or Bonda, which was brought from the Old Norse Bóndi meaning 'farmer'. Notable people with the surname include:
Webb is an English and Scottish surname meaning weaver of cloth.
Jake is a masculine given name derived from Jacob. It can also be a nickname of Jacob and various other given names.
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