WRITER IN THE DARK ⋆ Names

⤷ western european

western european surnames
( origin, meaning )

aalto ( finnish, wave )
abbott ( english/scottish, priest )
abernathy ( scottish, mouth of the river nethy )
accetta ( italian, well-liked )
ahonen ( finnish, glade )
alderidge ( anglo-saxon, son of aldrich )
allard ( french, noble )
alström ( swedish, old river )
amsel ( german, blackbird )
ancrum ( scottish, from roxburghshire )
andersen ( danish, son of anders )
anderson/andersson ( english/swedish, son of andrew )
anson ( english, son of hann )
anttila ( finnish, works on antilla farm )
archambeau ( french, bold )
ardon ( dutch, brave friend )
argento ( italian, grey-haired )
arsenault ( french, gunmaker )
arvidsson ( swedish, son of arvid )
astor ( french/german, hawk )
atkinson ( scottish, red earth )

baker ( old english, maker of bread )
bakker ( german, baker )
barbier ( french, barber )
bathgate ( scottish, from west lothian )
baudelaire ( french, dagger )
baxter ( ango-saxon, female baker )
beauregard ( french, beautiful outlook )
beausoleil ( french, beautiful sun )
bechtel ( german, son of betto )
bellamy ( french, beautiful friend )
bennett ( english, blessed )
berg ( swedish, mountain )
berger ( french, shepherd )
berkshire ( english, hilly place )
berrevoets ( dutch )
bianchi ( italian, from cosenza )
bjorke ( swedish, birch )
bjorklund ( swedish, forest of birches )
black ( scottish, black-haired/dark complexion )
blanchet ( french, blonde )
blom ( scandinavian/german/dutch, flower )
blomqvist ( swedish, flower branch )
bohr ( german, son of boris )
bonetti ( italian, hatmaker )
boot ( dutch/english, boatman )
borghese ( italian, burgher )
bradford ( anglo-saxon, from bradford )
brandt ( german, burnt )
brickenden ( english, maker of bricks )
bright ( english, fair )
brooker ( english, dweller by the brook )
brouwer ( dutch, brewer )
brown ( english, brown hair/dark skin )
bruni ( italian, dark-haired person )
buckley ( irish, descendant of the cow herder )

cabot ( norman, head )
caputo ( italian, strong-headed )
carew ( welsh, hill )
carmichael ( scottish, fort )
carpenter ( english, maker of wooden objects )
carre ( french, square )
carter ( irish/scottish/english, transporter of goods )
chadwick ( english, from chadwick )
chapelle ( french, near the chapel )
charbonnier ( french, one who sells charcoal )
chastain ( french, chestnut tree )
chatelain ( french, constable )
cheeseman ( english, maker of cheese )
christiansen ( danish, son of christian )
christensen ( danish, son of christen )
clarke ( english/irish, scholar/cleric/secretary )
clausen ( danish, son of claus )
cleary ( irish, son of a cleric )
clemonte ( anglo-saxon, son of clement )
coldwell ( old english, by the cold well )
collins ( irish, young hound )
cook ( anglo-saxon, cook/butcher )
cooper ( english, wooden bucket maker )
cowan ( scottish, son of the yew tree )
crimson ( english, dark red )
cunningham ( scottish, rabbit's home )