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Stephen. Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church .
Colin (given name) (1) short for Nicolas; (2) Old Irish cuilen "pup, cub". Look up Coileán in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Colin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins: [ 2] A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas ( Nicholas ).
Bernard ( Bernhard) is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. [ 2] The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". [ 3]
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן ( Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain.
William is a masculine given name of French origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, [ 2] and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy.
Henry is a masculine given name derived from Old French Henri or Henry, itself derived from the Old Frankish name Heimeric, from Common Germanic *Haimarīks (from *haima- "home" and *rīk- "ruler"). [ 1][ 2] In Old High German, the name was conflated with the name Haginrich (from hagin "enclosure" and rich "ruler") to form Heinrich. [ 3]
Guild of One-Name Studies; History of Jewish family Names; Information on surname history and origins; Italian Surnames, free searchable online database of Italian surnames. Short explanation of Polish surname endings and their origin Archived 15 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Summers, Neil (4 November 2006). "Welsh surnames and their meaning".
Cochran is a surname of Scottish (and most likely of Cumbric) origin. The earliest known appearance is in Dumbartonshire (14th cent). The definition is unclear, however, the name may be derived from the extinct Cumbric language, which is closely related to the Welsh language. [ 2] At the time of the British census of 1881, [ 1] its relative ...