- Dior - DEE-or
French Meaning: The name Dior is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Dior is: Related to D'Or meaning golden.
- Disney - DIZ-nee
Disney Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from Isigny in Calvados, France, named from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina) + the locative suffix -acum.
- Dorsey - DAWR-see
Dorsey Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), from Orsay in Seine-et-Orne, France, recorded in the 13th century as Orceiacum, from the Latin personal name Orcius + the locative suffix -acum.
Meaning: From the village of Arcy
Origin: French - Dozier - DOH-zye
Dozier Name Meaning. French (Huguenot): from Old French osier 'osier', 'willow', with the preposition d(e) 'from', applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a plantation of willows, or perhaps as a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker.
Meaning: Living near willows
Origin: French - Drystan - DRIS-tən
Welsh Meaning: The name Drystan is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Drystan is: full of sorrow'.
- Durant - də-RANT
Durant Name Meaning. French and English (Norman): from the Latin omen name Durandus, meaning 'enduring', which was in common use especially in the Jewish communities of southern France and from there spread out across France, into England, Italy, and the Iberian peninsula.
- Dureau - doo-RAW
French Meaning: The name Dureau is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Dureau is: Strong.
Meaning: Hure's son
Origin: French - Elroy - EL-roi
The name Elroy is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Elroy is: The King (from 'le roi'). Originally a surname, it is now more common as a first name.
- Esme - EHZ-may
Origin of the name Esme: Derived from the French esmé (loved), the past participle of the verb esmer (to love). Alternatively, some believe the name to be a variant of Aimé (beloved). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Meaning: Beloved one
Origin: French - Esprit - ES-prit
C16: from French, from Latin spīritus a breathing, spirit1. Word Origin and History for esprit. n. 1590s, from Middle French esprit "spirit, mind," from Old French espirit, from Latin spiritus "spirit" (see spirit).
Meaning: Spirit
Origin: French - Falcon - FAL-kən
English Meaning: The name Falcon is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Falcon is: Surname relating to falconry.
- Falconner - fahl-CAHN-ər
Falconer is a Scottish surname, a sept of Clan Keith, and an Anglicized version of the French surname "Fauconnier". In both cases, the name is derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons.
- Falkner - FAWK-nər
Gender: M Meaning of Falkner: "falcon trainer" Origin of Falkner: Occupational name.
- Farrin - FAR-in
The different meanings of the name Farrin are: English meaning: Ox-herd; good-looking servant. Celtic - Gaelic meaning: Descendant of Farachan. Afghan meaning: Glorified.
- Faulkner - FAWK-nər
Faulkner Name Meaning. English: occupational name for someone who kept and trained falcons (a common feudal service). Falconry was a tremendously popular sport among the aristocracy in medieval Europe, and most great houses had their falconers.
- Fitzgerald - FITS-jehr-əld
The surname FitzGerald comes from the Norman tradition of adding Fitz, meaning "son of" before the father's name. "Fitz Gerald" thus means in Old Norman and in Old French "son of Gerald". Gerald itself is a Germanic compound of ger, "spear", and waltan, " rule".
- Flemming - FLEHM-ing
Fleming Name Meaning. English: ethnic name for someone from Flanders. In the Middle Ages there was considerable commercial intercourse between England and the Netherlands, particularly in the wool trade, and many Flemish weavers and dyers settled in England.
- Gable - GAYB-lə
Contribute your knowledge to the name Gable English surname derived from the Old Norse gafl (gable), meaning "a triangular-shaped hill." Also related to the Old English geafol "fork." Famous real-life people named Gable: | Edit. Clark Gable, American actor.
- Gael - GAH-ehl
Etymology & Historical Origin - Gael. Gael is a modern masculine name coined from the word Gael, a term used to describe a specific ethno-linguistic group of people descended from the Celtic tribes (the others being the Picts and the Brythons). Gael comes from the ancient Gaelic word “Goídel” meaning “Irishman”.
Meaning: Of Gaelic descent
Origin: French - Gaston - gas-TAWN
Gaston Name Meaning. French: from the Old French oblique case of a Germanic personal name, originally probably a byname from gasti 'stranger', 'guest', 'host'. Compare Guest. The surname is also found in England and Ireland, where it is probably a Huguenot importation.
- Gaylord - GAY-lord
From an English surname which was derived from Old French gaillard "high-spirited, boistrous". This name was rarely used after the mid-20th century, when the word gay acquired the slang meaning "homosexual".
Meaning: A dandy
Origin: French - Gentry - JEHN-tree
Gentry Name Meaning. English: nickname, sometimes perhaps ironic, from Middle English, Old French genterie 'nobility of birth or character'. Compare Gentle.
- Gibbon - GIB-ən
This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic form of Gibbon, which is a diminutive of Gibb, a pet form of the given name "Gilbert". Gilbert derives from "Gislebert", a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements "gisil", hostage, noble youth, and "berht", bright, famous.
- Gilen - GIL-ən
The name Gilen is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name Gilen is: Oath.
- Grainger - GRAYN-jər
Grainger is a surname of English origin. It is a variant of the surname Granger which is an occupational name for a farm bailiff. The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor.
Meaning: A person who oversees the granaries
Origin: English,
French - Granger - GRAYN-jər
Granger is a surname of English and French origin. It is an occupational name for a farm bailiff. The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor.
Meaning: A person who oversees the granaries
Origin: French - Granville - GRAN-vil
English Meaning: The name Granville is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Granville is: An English surname based on a French place name, meaning big town. Used both as surname and given name.
Meaning: Guard settlement
Origin: French - Guido - GWEE-do
Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido originating in Italy, and later used in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Spain and Switzerland. The given name Guy is the Norman-French version of this name.
- Gulliver - GUH-li-ver
Gulliver Name Meaning. English: nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre 'glutton'.
Meaning: Covetous or acquisitive person
Origin: French - Hamelin - ahm-LEHN
Hamelin is a name that came to England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066. ... Their name, however, is local reference of Old French derivation.
