Sneyd
Variant of Sneed.
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Variant of Sneed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Teochew 孫/孙 (seng1).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the pronunciation of SNCC.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of Snape + Lily.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Slovene Snoj.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSource etymology material for Snow; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Cantonese 蘇/苏 (sou1).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of South Bombay.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of South of the (King)dome, a syllabic abbreviation. Since the Kingdome's demolition in 2000, the name has been taken to mean South of Downtown.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBlend of south + Harlem (south of Harlem (the southern part of Harlem and the area to the south of Harlem)). Coined in analogy to SoHo (“South of Houston Street”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAbbreviation of Small office/Home office.
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsAbbreviation. * (San Francisco): From being located south of Market Street. * (Vancouver): From being on the southern portion of Main Street.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Arabic سُعاد (suʕād).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPatronymic or plural form of Soane.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow, run”), similar to the Latin river name Saravus and Sar in Spain.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Sword.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Soave.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Belarusian Со́баль (Sóbalʹ), from Belarusian со́баль (sóbalʹ, “sable”). Doublet of sable.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Egyptian s-b-k:I3 (sbk). Doublet of Suchus.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsUltimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnexplained.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Ukrainian соболь (sobolʹ, “sable”), Russian соболь (sobolʹ, “sable”), Polish soból (“sable”), or another Slavic language.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Polish Soboń.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Socci.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Czech Socha and Polish Socha.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Russian Со́чи (Sóči).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom socks (“a cat’s paws that are a different colour from the main body”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Socol.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 宗田 (sōda).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Old French soudan (“sultan”), a nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish and autocratic manner or for someone who had played the part of a sultan in a pageant.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from German and Swedish Söder.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Punjabi ਸੋਢੀ (soḍhī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPartially from Old English Sodome, Sodoma, partially from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from the Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם (s'dóm). (Wadham College): Chosen for the rhyme.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsOld Norse Suðreyjar, "Southern Islands".
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordIn New York, from a native word, Assorodus, for the bay there (Sodus Bay). Both townships were named after the New York town.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Burmese စိုး (cui:) and/or Teochew 蘇 /苏 (sou¹) or Hokkien 蘇 /苏 (So͘).
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German and Dutch Soest respectively.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hebrew סופר (sofér, “scribe”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant spelling of Sophia and from various other languages' own adaptations of Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía, “wisdom, especially divine wisdom”). Sometimes borrowed into English as an anglicization of an accented or clos
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Japanese 祖父江 (Sofue).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Chinese, Korean, and Japanese surname from 蘇 /苏 (sū). See Soh.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Egyptian Arabic سوهاج (sohāg)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInherited from Old English Sǣgham, from a compound of *sǣġe and hām (“homestead”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Punjabi ਸੋਹੀ (sohī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the hunting cry soho.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Slavic *sojьka Old Polish sojka Polish sójkabf. Polish Sojabor. English Soja Borrowed from Polish Soja.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Polish Sojka.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Khmer សុខ (sok).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordDerived from Ukrainian Сока́ль (Sokálʹ)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Egyptian zkr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Ukrainian Со́кіл (Sókil), from Ukrainian со́кіл (sókil, “falcon”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom several Slavic languages, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ (“falcon”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Latin Sōl.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom its position as the first planet out from the Sun (Sol).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom its position as the fifth planet out from the Sun (Sol).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom its position as the tenth planet out from the Sun (Sol).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Norwegian Sola.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Turkish Solak, from solak (“left-handed”). * Borrowed from Polish Solak, a metonymic occupational surname for a seller or producer of salt, from sól (“salt”). * Borrowed from Serbo-Croati
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBy surface analysis, Sol + -ar.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* (Norwegian surname): Norwegian Solås * (Spanish surname): Spanish Solás
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsUnexplained.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Soli.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordLatin for Sun. Sol
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Indonesian Solok.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish Solás.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish Solås.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTwo main origins: * Borrowed from Khmer សោម (saom), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Bengali সোম (śōm), a Hindu surname from Sanskrit सोम (soma, “moon”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsFrom Sanskrit सोम (sóma). Doublet of Haoma.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Somali.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordHabitational surname from the village of Soham, in Cambridgeshire.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Somma.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom son (“male offspring”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Armenian Սոնա (Sona).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Korean 소원(所願) (sowon, “wish”), a reference to the 2009 Girls' Generation song, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)."
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPatronymic from Son.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Mandarin 宋 (Sòng).
6 source sections · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophia”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Sonn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Danish and German Sonne.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA combination of Latin sonus (“sound”) and sonny (“boy”, diminutive).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Со́ня (Sónja), an informal pet form of Со́фья (Sófʹja), Софі́я (Sofíja) or Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sofia, Sophia”), from the Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). It was introduced into Eng
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionDerived from the Klallam name súʔukʷ for the area around Sooke Harbor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Chinese 孫/孙 (Mandarin: Sūn, Cantonese: syun¹, Hokkien: Sun), also spelled as Sun.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Mandarin 宋 (sòng).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPossibly an altered spelling of Dutch Soodts.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOrigin unidentified.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Bengali.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUltimately from Ancient Greek; see Sophia.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Khmer ស (sɑɑ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯥꯝ (sorām).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Sorbe, from Lower Sorbian Serb, the self-appointed name. Doublet of Serb.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsTwo main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Sorbo, from sorbo (“service tree”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Sørbø, a habitational surname from several farmsteads in Norway.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Sorce.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Sorci.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Sorel, nickname for a person with reddish hair.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Danish Søren.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Hungarian Soros, from Hungarian soros.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Norwegian Sørum.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Sosa, from Portuguese Sousa.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Slovak Soták.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Soth. Also from Khmer សុទ្ (sŏt).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsEtymology tree Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuder.? Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ Sotho motho Sotho -sothoder. English Sotho From Sotho, from Sotho -sotho, from Sotho motho.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Armenian Սոթք (Sotʻkʻ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 曹洞.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Spanish Soto, mostly borne by Filipinos.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic سُعاد (suʕād).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French Soucy.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Soum, itself from Occitan.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the common noun sound (“strait, inlet”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Portuguese Sousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBy proprialization from south.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Czech sova (“owl”), Slovak sova (“owl”), Serbo-Croatian sova (“owl”), Slovene sova (“owl”), or a respelling of Polish Sowa.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsFrom Polish Sowa, from Polish sowa (“owl”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Socks.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Khmer សយ (sɑɑy, “mane”), probably a nickname. * Probably a clipping of Soya, a surname of Kashmiri origin. * Borrowed from Turkish Soy, a nickname from soy (“ancestry, lineage, descent”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Hopi.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Manipuri ꯁꯣꯌꯝ (soyam).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTwo main origins: * Borrowed from Turkish Soyer. * Borrowed from French Soyer.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Russian Сою́з (Sojúz), from сою́з (sojúz, “union”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German Sozi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Sozzi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Polish Soła.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfrom peripheral oxygen saturation Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsThe town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Spada.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Albanian Spaho.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEtymology tree Latin Hispānia Old French Espaignebor. Middle English Spayne English Spain From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Displaced Old English
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsVariant of Shpak.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUnknown.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Slovene surname, from župan (“head of a district”), from župa (“district”); compare Zupan. * As a German surname, variant of Spahn; also Spann. * As a Jewish surname from Span (“chip”) (probably through Yiddish).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom spare, a nickname for a frugal person.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAmericanized spelling of German Spohr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Spoor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Middle English spere (“spear”), from Old English spere (“spear”), variously intending a spearman, a spearmaker, or a person tall and thin in a way reminiscent of a spear.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions* As a German surname, from the noun Speck (“bacon”). * As an English surname, variant of Speake, and perhaps a variant of Peck with an initial -s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions* As an English surname, from Middle English sped (“good fortune”, literally “assistance, aid”). Also from the noun speed. * As an Irish surname, translated from Ó Fuada, from fuad (“haste, hurriedness”). See Foody. * As
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionAn originally Scottish variant of Speed, akin to Reid.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, variant of Speak, itself a variant of Speake, all related to the placename below. * The placename is either from Old English spec (“brushwood”) or the obsolete noun speight (“woodpecker”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom the German surname, perhaps related to Speller.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Speth.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnknown.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Latin spīca virginis (“Virgo's ear of grain”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Switzerland German Spiez.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom spike, variously from having spiky hair, being thin (like a railroad spike), etc.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Latin Spīna.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOriginally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAncient Greek Σπειώ (Speiṓ)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBlend of Kirk + Spock.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordProbably borrowed from Albanian Spiro.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEtymology tree Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος (aspálathos)der. Ancient Greek Ἀσπάλαθος (Aspálathos)bor. Latin Spalātum Italian Spalatoder. Serbo-Croatian Splȉtbor. English Split Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAnglicized from Dutch Spaak.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Spohr.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPerhaps borrowed from Czech Špok.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVarious origins: * English topographic surname from Middle English spong (“narrow strip of land”). * Borrowed from Swedish Spong, an ornamental surname from spång (“footbridge, plank”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the Dutch and English surname, from the noun spur. From being a maker of spurs.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom spot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Spoto.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Spree.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of Spurs + spud.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordEnglish surname, variant of Spurr. Compare the noun spur.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEnglish surname, from the noun spur. Compare Spurrier, Spoor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom spur.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordCoined by American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Spanish Sra.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Macedonian Срна (Srna), from срна (srna, “roe deer”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Sroka
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic سرور (surūr, “joy, satisfaction”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Spanish Srta..
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit श्रुति (śrúti).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInitialism of sex-determining region Y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Staal.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Polish Stach, from Stanisław + -ch; or Czech Stach, from Stanislav. In some cases, from the German form of Latin Eustatius or Eustachius.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsSource etymology material for Stacy; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Norwegian Stad.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Stade.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOriginally a nickname from Middle English stagg (“stag, hart”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Norwegian Stai.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom stair, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a ladder or steps.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEnglish surname, from the noun stake. Compare Staff, Stack.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hebrew סְתָ״ם (sta"m), acronym of סִפְרֵי קוֹדֶשׁ, תְּפִלִּין, וּמְזוּזוֹת (sifréi qodéš, t'filín um'zuzót).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, variant of Stamps, habitational surname of Norman origin from Estampes, earlier name of Étampes. * As a German surname, from Middle Low German stampen (“to crush, pestle”), from Old Saxon *stampō
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsClipping of Stanley.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsFrom the German and Jewish surname, from the noun Stange (“pole”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Stano.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnexplained.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”). * As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”). * As a Slovene surname, from st
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Polish Stare and Ukrainian Старе́ (Staré), both neuter substantives of adjectives — Polish stary and Ukrainian стари́й (starýj) — meaning “old”, both of which ultimately descend from Proto-Slavic *stàrъ. Compare Sta
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions* As a Scottish and English surname, from the adjective stark. * As a Jewish, German, and Swedish surname, from stark (“strong”), related to the above. This surname also appears in Czech and Slovak as Štark.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordStar + -s
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe verb start, with initial uppercase letter.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Slovak Staré.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAmericanized spelling of German Stasch.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German Stasi, abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThese source reports extend Wiktionary’s work through Kaikki / Wiktextract, with attribution and visible extraction limits. A relationship mentioned in a source is not automatically the immediate parent of a word. Newly written research analyses cite their own references. The reviewed graph has a separate evidence contract and counter.
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