Cort is a diminutive of Conrad. Conrad comes from the old German words 'kuon' which means 'bold or wise', and
Tag: French names
Hubert
Hubert originates in Germanic languages and means "man with clever mind". This was the name of the 8th century patron
Fitz
Fitz originates in Germanic languages and means "son, descendent". It is usually used as a short form of masculine given
Beaman
Beaman is derived from the two old French words, “beu” which means 'fair, lovely or beautiful' and “mont” which means
Jewel
Jewel originates in English language and is taken from the word for a precious stone, a piece of mineral used
Dash
Dash is an Old English name that is derived from the ash tree. The ash tree was a feature of
Alecia
Alecia is a variant of Alicia, derived from Alice. Alice originates in Old French language and means "noble, graceful". As
Joy
Joy originates in English language and is simply taken from the word for delight, happiness. It is ultimately derived from
Ames
Ames is a very old English name that has French roots and is from the French word 'amis' or 'ami'
Ayers
Ayers is related to Ayer. Ayer is derived from the Old French word “eir” which was the term used to
Dozier
Dozier is an English name and its origins are French. It means “lived near the willow”.
Bunyan
Bunyan is one of the few names in the English language where the origins of the name are truly shrouded
Darnell
Darnell is an English name that could have two meanings. As a surname it could mean that the bearer was
Drystan
Drystan is a Welsh variant of Tristan. Tristan originates in Old French language and means "filled with sadness". Tristan is
Kurtis
Kurtis is a variant of Curtis. Curtis is derived from the Old French words “corteis” or “curteis”, which mean 'refined
Lacey
Lacey originates in French language and means "person from Normandy". It was derived from an old French surname and as
Seymour
Seymour is an English name, derived from the Norman locational name 'Saint-Maur' in Seine, Northern France.
Larue
Larue originates in French language and means "the street". It was derived from a French surname and as a surname
Laur
Laur is a masculine form of Laura. Laura originates in Latin language and means "bay laurel tree". It is taken
Lavelle
Lavelle is an English variant of the French name 'La Valle', which means 'the valley'.