List of English, French Baby Names Meanings

Falkner

(FAWK-nər)

Gender: M Meaning of Falkner: "falcon trainer" Origin of Falkner: Occupational name.

Meaning: One who hunts with falcons Origin: English, French

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.

Meaning: Blacksmith Origin: English, French

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.

Meaning: Keeper of falcons Origin: English, French

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".

Meaning: Son of a powerful ruler Origin: English, French

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.

Meaning: From Flanders in Normandy Origin: English, French

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.

Meaning: Tax collector, gobler Origin: English, 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.

Meaning: Of noble birth, a gentleman Origin: English, French

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

Jenner

(JEN-ər)

Jenner Name Meaning. English (chiefly Kent and Sussex): occupational name for a designer or engineer, from a Middle English reduced form of Old French engineor 'contriver' (a derivative of engaigne 'cunning', 'ingenuity', 'stratagem', 'device').

Meaning: Cunning or ingenious Origin: English, French

Lattimer

(LAT-i-mər)

Lattimer Family History. Lattimer Name Meaning English: variant spelling of Latimer.

Meaning: Interpreter or Latin speaker Origin: English, French