Today I have a set of surnames for you!
Caballero
Source: Spanish vocabulary
Usage: Spanish (Latin America)
Pronunciation: cab-ah-YER-o
Meaning & History
Spanish word for "knight" or "gentleman."
:] You know who you are, my girlies! Did you know your name meant this? I mean, you probably did. . . I actually came across this word in a Louis L'Amour western and had to look it up (Spanish is definitely NOT a strong point for me. . .).
Conti
Source: Occupation
Usage: Italian
Pronunciation: con-TEE
Meaning & History
Simply means "count," as in the title of a nobleman, from the Old French conte.
Delaney
Source: Location
Usage: English
Pronunciation: de-LAYN-ee
Meaning & History
Darrow
Source: Location
Usage: Scottish
Pronunciation: DAH-roh
Meaning & History
Source: Spanish vocabulary
Usage: Spanish (Latin America)
Pronunciation: cab-ah-YER-o
Meaning & History
Spanish word for "knight" or "gentleman."
:] You know who you are, my girlies! Did you know your name meant this? I mean, you probably did. . . I actually came across this word in a Louis L'Amour western and had to look it up (Spanish is definitely NOT a strong point for me. . .).
Source: Occupation
Usage: Italian
Pronunciation: con-TEE
Meaning & History
Simply means "count," as in the title of a nobleman, from the Old French conte.
Source: Location
Usage: English
Pronunciation: de-LAYN-ee
Meaning & History
Derived from the Norman French word de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove."
Source: Location
Usage: Scottish
Pronunciation: DAH-roh
Meaning & History
Habitational name taken from Darroch near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, said to be named from the Gaelic darach, meaning "oak tree."
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