Is filled with weird town names too but we are honing in on the European ones that pretty much guarantee a chuckle or two.

Rare european names. May denote former residence or if the bearer has a Muslim patrilineal background that their ancestors ruled the place. In the early 15th century Europeans chose simple names which belonged to the family and did not come from a fancy place. Hence Bulgarias Ivanov means son of Ivan the Netherlands De Jong is son of Jon and Swedens Anderson is the son of Anders.

Unique to this list is Iceland where the most common surname is Jónsdóttir. Common names which originated as place names. A popular name in Mexico Chile and some European countries Renata is a rarely used name in the United States.

Often the most common names were names like Robert Alice William and Elizabeth. Wacky European Town Names. Spanish names also became trendy.

Hundreds of other English surnames are endangered so rare that fewer than 50 people in England and Wales have them and many more may be extinct within a. Historically when a. Sometimes when you travel things get lost in translation which can be especially funny when venturing through Europe.

Common places used as surnames include Dibra Laci Shkodra Prishtina Delvina Koroveshi and Permeti as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. The coauthor of ten bestselling baby name books Redmond is an internationally-recognized name expert quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times the Wall Street Journal The Today Show CNN and the BBCRedmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger the basis. Its international flair makes it an intriguing choice for your baby girl.

Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry. By and large most last names in Europe derive from a patronymic system where the child is given the name of its father or a paternal ancestor. The name comes from the Latin male name Renatus which means born again Unlike its female counterpart Renatus has all but died out as a given name.