Etymology — The Origins of English Words

McGee

Irish

Anglicized form of Irish mac Aodha.

Harishchandra

Sanskrit

From Sanskrit हरिश्चन्द्र (hariścandra, "having golden splendour").

Madan

Arabic

From Arabic معدان (Ma'dān).

Bartowski

Origin

Borrowed from Polish Bartowski.

Tucci

Italian

Borrowed from Italian Tucci.

Fleury

French

Borrowed from French Fleury.

Abercrombie

Scottish Gaelic

Of Scottish Gaelic origin, from the earlier form Abarcrumbach.

morita

Japanese

Borrowed from Japanese 森田 (Morita).

Misako

Japanese

From Japanese Misako.

Aisha

Arabic

From Arabic ʿĀʾisha, related to a word meaning "living" or "she who lives."

Rainey

Old Norse

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Raighne, a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse name Rognvaldr.

Jago

Latin

From Cornish Jago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”), historically mediated by the folk etymology found in Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Iago, Yago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.

livin

Origin

Formed from "live" plus the biochemical suffix "-in" (used for naming proteins), reflecting its role in keeping cells alive.

PayPal

Origin

A company name blending "pay" and "pal."

Sholto

Origin

Of Scottish origin.

Lohan

Irish

An anglicized form of the Irish Ó Leocháin.

Fulham

Origin

So called because loaded dice were supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, originally in Middlesex, England.

Higuchi

Japanese

Borrowed from Japanese 樋口 (Higuchi).

Arafat

Arabic

Transliteration of Arabic عَرَفَات (ʕarafāt). Cf. عَرَفَة (ʕarafa).

Ericsson

Swedish

From Swedish Ericsson, "son of Eric."

Duckman

Origin

A compound of duck + man, describing someone whose trade was raising ducks.

Gagnon

French

Borrowed from French Gagnon.

lowen

Origin

Formed from "low" plus the verb-forming suffix "-en", on the same pattern as "widen" or "deepen."

Assad

Arabic

From Arabic, literally meaning "the lion."