Every Name Has a Story

A. Ayres

A. Vanderlip

A. Venderlip

ABERCROMBIE

Mouth of the winding stream, from Scots Gaelic 'aber' (confluence) and 'crombie'...

ADDAMS

Son of Adam, from the given name Adam with the patronymic suffix '-s'.

AGG

Possibly derived from a personal name or occupational term, though the exact ori...

ALDEN

Old friend or old valley, from Old English 'eald' (old) and 'denu' (valley) or '...

ALESHIRE

Dweller in the shire of ale or ale-producing region.

ALEY

Dweller in an alley or narrow passage.

ALSCHULER

Old schoolmaster or scholar, from German 'alt' (old) and 'schuler' (scholar/scho...

AMENT

Possibly derived from a personal name or occupational term related to mental cap...

ANSEL

Divine protection or noble one, from Germanic 'ans' (god) and 'helm' (helmet/pro...