Etymology — The Origins of English Words

From North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”), the passive participle of اِخْتَارَ (iḵtāra, “to elect, to choose”). Specific application with influence from various local languages including Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”) and Bengali মুখতার (mukhtar), Marathi मुख्तार (mukhtār), and Urdu مختار (muktār, “agent; lawyer”). Within Indian English, the application of mukhtar is influenced by a folk etymology derivation from Sanskrit मुक्ति (mukti, “liberation, becoming or setting free”). Doublet of muhtar.

From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Omar. See also Umari.

* As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Focke, itself from Volk. * As a Cantonese surname, from Cantonese 霍 (fok3).

* As a south German surname, from the adjective sehr (“wounded, injured”) with the prefix un-. * As a north German surname, from the small town Unsen in Hameln.

Transliteration of Arabic خَالِد (ḵālid).

From Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”).

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Höh, from Middle High German hoch (“high”); compare Hoch. * As a Chinese surname, from romanizations of various surnames: ** 何 and 賀 /贺 (hè) (see He) ** 霍 (huò) (see Huo) ** 郝 (hǎo) (see Hao) ** 侯 (see Hou) ** Possibly also a variant of 胡 (hú) (see Hu), according to the 2003 edition of the Dictionary of American Family Names.

From Sanskrit प्रभाकर (prabhākara, "the light-maker, sun").

From Sanskrit aiśvarya, meaning prosperity or sovereignty.

From Old English, "the stronghold of the people called after Dene."

From the German surname, Americanized from Seek or Sick.

Borrowed from Japanese 水野 (Mizuno).

From German Führer, "leader," related to English "to fare" (to travel or get along).

Borrowed from Hindi चाँदा (cā̃dā).

Borrowed from Spanish Chaco.

From Middle English Ondeslow, from Old English *Andrǣd + hlāw ("hill"), literally "Ander's hill."

From a Wappinger (Munsee) phrase roughly meaning 'the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place.'

From Charlotte + -ville, honouring Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III.

From the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + gils (“hostage, pledge”). The initial s- is not explained.

From Skenandoa, the name of a 19th-century Oneida chief, from an Oneida word for "deer" or "hemlock."

Most likely from various people named Dan, plus -ville.

From Russian Андре́й (Andréj, “Andrew”). Doublet of Andrew.

Borrowed from Cherokee, originally the name of a river in Georgia.

From Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal, literally “arbiter”).