Names That Mean People

Variant of Treveri. The Treveri people gave their name to modern-day Trier, formerly known in English by its French name Treves, which is the oldest city in Germany and was one of the ancient capitals of the Roman Empire. This could be a novel way to honor an ancestral Trevor.

Trevere

German spelling of the Russian diminutive Kolya, from Nikolai.

Kolja

The Treveri people gave their name to modern-day Trier, formerly known in English by its French name Treves, which is the oldest city in Germany and was one of the ancient capitals of the Roman Empire. This could be a novel way to honor an ancestral Trevor.

Treveri

Derived from the Baltic component vyti, meaning "to chase," and tauta, "people." Vytautas the Great was a medieval Lithuanian king, still revered to this day.
 
Vytautas was particularly popular for Lithuanian baby boys in the 1930s, following the 100th anniversary of Vytautas the Great's death. Many Lithuanians have a grandfather or great-grandfather called Vytautas.

Vytautas

Buckingham is an English surname, denoting one's ancestors lived in Buckinghamshire county. The place name was firstly Buccingaham, composed of the components inga, meaning "people of," and hamm, the Old English word for "water meadow." Bucc refers to an Anglo-Saxon chieftain named Bucca, who, in theory, settled the land.

Buckingham

This Polish variant of Nicholas is very common in Poland, and has stayed in the nation's Top 30 for the last 20 years. A significant namesake is Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born Mikołaj Kopernik. Can be shortened to the cute nickname Miko.

Mikołaj

In Iceland, there is an official government list of baby names you must choose from. Demus was officially recognized as an Icelandic name in August of 2002.