A byname is an obsolete term for a secondary name for a person or thing, or someone's surname.
The Irish surname Doyle is from Gaelic meaning 'black stranger'. This name was used as a byname for Scandinavians, to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians.
This surname: Wehunt is an americanized form of German: Wiegand.Wiegand - German: from the Germanic personal name Wigant, originally a byname meaning 'warrior', from the present participle of wigan 'to fight'.answer from ancestry.com.
The surname Barry is Irish and English of Welsh origin. In Ireland it is the anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha 'descendant of Beargh', a byname meaning 'plunderer'. In England, of Welsh origin: it was a patronymic from Harry, the medieval English form of Henry.
Cumberbatch - English: habitational name for someone from Comberbach in northern Cheshire, named with the Old English personal name Cumbra (originally a byname meaning 'Cumbrian') or the genitive plural ofCumbre 'Britons' + Old English bæce 'stream in a valley'.
In medieval times, adjectives such as "Little" or "Red" were often used as bynames (surnames) for people. These adjectives pertained to say, their height or hair color. Sometimes am adjective was combined with a noun to form a byname, such as "Blackbeard" or "Longfellow." A name could also refer to social status, such as "Knight" or "Squire." Many modern American surnames can be traced back to medieval England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Cuidighthigh was originally a byname (nickname)for a helpful person. Might also mean "son of Oda".
Od. Its believed (though there is no direct proof) that Od is either a byname, or a version, of Odin.
The surname Romano is Italian in origin. It was once a byname for an individual from Rome. It is from the Latin word Romanus.
Phoebus ([fi:bəs] or [foi:bəs]) is the Latin form of Greek Phoibos 'Shining-one', a byname used in classical mythology for the god Apollo.
The Irish surname Doyle is from Gaelic meaning 'black stranger'. This name was used as a byname for Scandinavians, to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians.
Its an Irish name aparently from County Down.The surname Rooney is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruanaidh 'descendant of Ruanadh', a byname meaning 'champion'.
This surname: Wehunt is an americanized form of German: Wiegand.Wiegand - German: from the Germanic personal name Wigant, originally a byname meaning 'warrior', from the present participle of wigan 'to fight'.answer from ancestry.com.
The surname Barry is Irish and English of Welsh origin. In Ireland it is the anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha 'descendant of Beargh', a byname meaning 'plunderer'. In England, of Welsh origin: it was a patronymic from Harry, the medieval English form of Henry.
It's not really a simple answer. Well the first time the last name was recorded was in Cambridgeshire, England, but that's not actually the nationality of Trigg. It is of Scandinavian origin, being from the Old Norse byname "Triggr". Also originating from the Norwegian name Tryggvason.
Abu AlQasim was a byname given to the prophet Mohammed PBUH (Translated: Abu "Father Of", AlQasim "who was his 1st son translated literally The Decisive" )As it was Arabs Tradition to call men with a nickname usually their sons name and track the family line within the name "Abu Bakr's who was the prophet's friend and companion real name was AbdAllah"Literal Translation of the whole name:-Abu: Father Of-AlQasim: His son name translated The Decisive-Muhammad: The Prophets name translated The Praised-Ibn: Son of-AbdAllah: Servant of Allah (God)-Ibn: Son Of-AbdAlMuttalib: the byname of the prophet Mohammad's grandfather literally means Servant of AlMutalib as he was raised by his Uncle AlMuttalib, his real name was "Shaiba"-Hashim: the byname of the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad literally means "crusher" actually his name is "Ali"
Wentworth as a surname comes from England where there are places in Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire called Wentworth, probably from the Old English byname Wintra meaning 'winter' + Old English worð 'enclosure'. In other words Wentworth was where the cattle were kept during the winter.
Cumberbatch - English: habitational name for someone from Comberbach in northern Cheshire, named with the Old English personal name Cumbra (originally a byname meaning 'Cumbrian') or the genitive plural ofCumbre 'Britons' + Old English bæce 'stream in a valley'.