Picco
Borrowed from Italian Picco.
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Borrowed from Italian Picco.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Cambodian surname, derived from Khmer ពិជ (pɨc). * As a German surname, variant of the noun Pech (“pitch, tar”). * As a Polish surname, from Pich. * As a Czech surname, from Pich. * As a Catalan surname, from the
1 source section · 1 relationship mention* As an English, Dutch, and German surname, related to pickaxe. * As a German surname, from Low German pick (“pitch”), itself ultimately from Latin pix. * As an English surname, from pike (“kind of fish”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsDerived from Ibaloi piho (“pick mattock”), which inhabitants used to flatten the hilly land.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Latin Pictus, probably rendering a Pictish autonym; see the Latin entry for details. Compare Old English Peohtas, which appears to show the effects of Grimm's law.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 郫都 (Pídū).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Polish Piech or Polish Pięch * Borrowed from German Piëch
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsA Middle English vernacular form of Peter, from Old French Piers, from Latin Petrus. Doublet of Pedro, Peter, and Boutros.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsClipping of Magpies.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAfter Piet Mondrian, Dutch painter.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsThe surname is of multiple origins, including Middle English pike.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Turkish Piker.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Korean 필 (pil).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the common Welsh placename element Pil meaning "tidal pool, harbor," itself borrowed from English pill (“tidal creek”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from French or German Pille.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German, a variant of Pilz.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Pima + -an.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Middle English Pimme, from Old English Pymma (a given name).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsThe at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Tagalog Pinay.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French Pinel.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Pine + -s.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom pine + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Pini.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, from Old English pinca (“chaffinch”). This would not be a native Germanic inheritance as the expected form would be finc, thus probably borrowed or contaminated from Vulgar Latin *pincio (see Fre
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Catalan Pinós.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Tagalog Pinoy. Pinoy caught on with the Florante song “Ako'y isang Pinoy” ("I am a Pinoy"), which became popular in Filipino culture to denote their country of origin and background. This term was first use
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Polish Pińsk, Russian Пинск (Pinsk) and/or Belarusian Пінск (Pinsk).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Dutch Pint, a metonymic occupational surname for an official who controlled measures.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”), from the white speckled pattern they used to apply to their faces.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o. Due to Pinoy and Pinay not ending on a vowel, the x is infixed rather than suffixed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom French Piot.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAn allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEnglish surname, from the noun pipe.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPatronymic from Pipe.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPresumably from Classical Nahuatl pīpiltin, plural of pilli (“noble; child”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Portuguese Pires.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Bulgarian Пи́рин (Pírin).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBoth from Polish Piróg and Russian Пирог (Pirog)
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian Pirot / Пирот.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Chumash. The gang was named after Piru Street, a residential street in Compton and neighboring Willowbrook; but is now often explained by various backronyms, such as Powerful Indestructible Ruthless Untouchables.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Italian Pisa, from Latin Pīsae, of Etruscan origin.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Pisa + -an.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Czech písař, Slovak pisár, Serbo-Croatian pìsār, Ukrainian писар (pysar) and Russian писарь (pisarʹ).
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsClipping of Episcopal + -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ukrainian Піски (Pisky), variously stressed on the ult or the penult. Compare Peski, Piaski, and Pieski.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ukrainian Пісо́к (Pisók). Compare Pesok.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Polish Pisz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Pitta.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Spanish Piura.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Ukrainian півень (pivenʹ, “rooster”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordConceived as a pseudo-Hispanism meaning “to make pictures”, derived from pix (“pictures”) + Spanish -ar.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom pixie.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Uyghur پىشنا (pishna).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Pizzi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordDerived from Spanish piña (“pineapple”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish plano (“flat”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAn English and French surname, from the noun plant. Also compare Plantier.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Plass.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEllipsis of River Plate.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-ō Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) Ancient Greek Πλάτ
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom German Platt, Low German Platt or Clipping of Plattdeutsch.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsFrom Greek Πλατύ (Platý).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Platz.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom French Pelaud and Plourde.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Papiamentu playa (“beach, town”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Plett.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Pletz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Czech and Slovak Pleva.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Polish plewa.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUltimately from Latin Plīnius, an Italic name of obscure origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShortened from the name of Paul Lipschutz, French inventor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Ploch.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Plopu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Ploss.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPerhaps a respelling of French Palud.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Plouffe.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from North German Plump, a nickname from plump (“crude, clumsy”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEtymology tree Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos) Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn)bor. Latin Plūtōbor. Middle English Pluto English Pluto From Middle English Pluto, Pluton, fr
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBack-formation of Plympton, meaning "plum tree;" also see Cornish ploumenn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAnglicised form of Czech Plzeň. Doublet of Pilsen.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Hokkien 方 (Png).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hebrew פנינה (“pearl”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Ancient Greek Πνύξ (Pnúx); since ancient times it has been claimed the word is derived from πυκνός (puknós, “close-packed; dense; thick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ- (“to press together”), but
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Italian Po, from Latin Padus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordTruncation
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Mandarin 博鰲/博鳌 (Bó'áo) Wade-Giles romanization: Po²-ao².
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordA nickname from Old Norse pái (“peacock”). This surname is also well established in Ireland.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionFrom Poe + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Poeni.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPerhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Poer, probably a hypercorrection of van Poeyer.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Poggi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of the surname Pollock influenced by Irish póg (“kiss”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom a dialect word for standard German Pfau (“peacock”), or Hokkien 傅 (Pò͘).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Pohle.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShort for West Point.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Pokémon
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocketbor. Japan
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom the Slavic habitational surname from Polyany in Belarus and Ukraine, from Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field, clearing”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German Pole.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom pole + -ie.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Polio. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Scottish surname, shortened from Pollock. * As a Upper Sorbian surname Półk, Pólk, probably shortened from a personal name based on Proto-Slavic *plъkъ (“army, crowd”), see Polka. * As an East German surname of Sl
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Polly, by rhyming with Molly, from Mary.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordNickname for Mary, created by rhyming with Molly.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Polish Polus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Pomeranian, q.v.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Bulgarian пома́к (pomák).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Galician.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Pomi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUsed in English since 1877, Pomo derives from the Pomo language words /pʰoːmoː/ and /pʰoʔmaʔ/, meaning "those who live at red earth hole". It was once the name of a village in Southern Potter Valley, possibly referring t
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsChinese surname, variant Romanizations of: * 潘 and 盤 /盘 (pán) (see Pan) * 彭 (see Peng) * possibly Romanized from names such as 邦 (bāng)), monosyllabic personal names.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Spanish Ponce.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun pound. * As a German and north/Low German surname, Americanized from Pfund and Pund respectively, both related to the above.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAbbreviation of Pondicherry, former name of Puducherry.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordMarketing coinage, from ping-pong.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTransliteration of Tamil பொன்னி (poṉṉi).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Ponor.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Portuguese, Galician and Italian Ponte.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Italian Ponza.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordNamed after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949) who notoriously ran such type of scam.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Ponzo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Thai ปู (bpuu, “crab, a nickname”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIn all likelihood from the noun pool.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom pool.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Cantonese 潘 (pun¹).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe city became known as Poona in English during British rule in 1857 and changed to Pune in 1978.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Pootin + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUncertain. The OED suggests either from (lolli)pop ("because the meetings were held in the rooms of Mrs Hatton, who kept the lollipop shop"), or from Latin popīna (“cookshop”). The second sense derives from the first.
3 source sections · 1 relationship mentionFrom pope; also used in Ireland/Scotland as a surname meaning "papa, father."
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Popek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ukrainian попіл (popil) or Carpathian Rusyn попіль (popilʹ); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *popelъ (“ash”). Doublet of Popiel.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from French Poras.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Serbo-Croatian Pòreč.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Finnish Pori.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of pork + Paki. Consumption of pork is forbidden in Islam, Pakistan’s predominant and official religion. By surface analysis, pork + -i.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Portuguese porra, a common expletive.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Catalan, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Porro.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShortened form of Portsmouth.
4 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Middle French porte (“gate”), ultimately after Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Bâb-ı Âli, “Exalted Gate”), from Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and عَالِيّ (ʕāliyy, “high, exalted”), a synecdoche for the Ottoman government orig
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Cornish and Welsh porth (“gateway”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Portuguese Porto. * (wine): the name of the city whence it was exported.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOne theory expounded by Wikipedia is that is from porous, for porous soil. Another is that it is from Porras, a captain on the 2nd voyage of Columbus when he landed in Jamaica (Ralway Magazine, November-December 1945, pa
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Catalan Posas, from the noun pausa (“rest, repose, pause”). This surname is mostly found in Honduras.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Mandarin 百色 (Bósè).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom German Posen.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German Poser.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEnglish surname, possibly adapted from German Pothe, a variant of the surname Poth.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Potet.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordNorth German surname, from Middle Low German pütte (“pool, puddle”), from Old Saxon putti, from Proto-West Germanic *puti.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Georgian ფოთი (poti).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname (and north German adaptations), from the noun pot. Compare Potter. * Also as a north German surname, from Low German Pütt (“pool; mine shaft, pit”) (high German Pfütze).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Catalan Pou.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Belarusian поўх (powx), from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Doublet of Povkh and Povh.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun pound meaning "measure of weight" and "enclosure." * As a German surname, variant of Pfund, or as a north/Low German surname, from the variants of it, Pund, Pundt, al
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Ukrainian повх (povx) or Slovene polh, both from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Doublet of Povkh and Poukh.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom Ukrainian Повх (Povx), from Ukrainian повх (povx, “water vole”), from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Doublet of Povh and Poukh.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsThree possible origins: * A variant of the English surname Poe. * Borrowed from Cantonese 包 (baau1) and 鮑 /鲍 (baau1); compare Bao, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters. * Borrowed fro
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsVariant of Powell.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom power.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsVariant of Powys.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Welsh Powys, from Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom Italian pozzi ("wells"), plural of pozzo ("well").
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Prado.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Czech Praha. Doublet of Prague.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Portuguese praia (“beach”). Named after Praia de Santa Maria which is now Praia da Gamboa
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Romanian Praid.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordDerived from Khmer ប្រាក់ (prak).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a German surname, from the adjective prall (“noisy, boisterous”, later "tight, firm"). * As an English surname, from the placename Prawle, from Old English Prǣwhyll (“lookout point”), from prǣw (“lookout”), perhaps
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Prato.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordProbably from French pré (“meadow”), meaning a meadow dweller; from Old French prat, from Latin pratum. Another proposed source is Old English prætt (“trick, cunning, astute”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions* As an Irish surname, variant of Prey, from ó Préith, a personal name from Old Irish. * As an English surname, borrowed (via Middle English) from French pré (“meadow”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionShort for preuniversity.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from French Prée.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta, “love, affection, fondness”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Slovene Pregl.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Prehn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of premier.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the French surname, Americanized from Primeau.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Presa. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Prete.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSee Pratt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant spelling of Prue.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAnglicized version of Latin Priamus, from the Ancient Greek Πρίαμος (Príamos).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian Prica.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom gay pride, Gay Pride.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Dutch Priem, an occupational surname for a shoemaker, from priem (“bodkin, awl”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Prius + -i.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Prins. Doublet of Prince.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsJewish and German surname, from Prinz (“prince”). Also found in France and Slavicized in several countries such as Slovenia and Slovakia. Compare Printz.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Middle English Prior, Priur (surname), from Middle English prior, priour (“prior”). More at prior.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSee Pratt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Latin prius, neuter of prior (“prior, previous”). According to Toyota, the name can be interpreted as a reference to there never being a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it.
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