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African place-name, Maasi
"cold water"
Kenya is fairly commonly heard as a girl's name, but its capital city makes a much more exceptional choice. The name comes from the Maasai phrase "Enkare Nairobi," which translates to "cold water."…
English
"cold stream"
English place name turned handsome surname name.
Popular culture
"rocky, hard, cold"
While Kaulder might sound like a sturdy surname-style choice, it is in fact a pop culture creation, used for the protagonist of the 2015 movie, The Last Witch Hunter . Portrayed by Vin Diesel, the…
Australian Aboriginal
"the cold months"
Not an alternate spelling of Warren, Warrin is a Pitjantjatjara name meaning the cold months. A good name for a winter baby .
Basque surname
"cold mountain"
Mendoza has great potential to move from a surname to a first name for either sex. It is derived from the Basque words mendi , meaning "mountain," and hotz , "cold."
Mendoza is a common Basque surname derived from the words mendi , meaning "mountain," and hotz , "cold." As a given name, it could easily be worn on a girl or a boy. Notable people who have carried…