Surnames AKA Last Names

Paden

English

"path hill"

This could be a new variation on the megapopular Braden-Caden-Haden bunch, or a nonmilitaristic form of Patton.

Page

French

"page, attendant"

Strictly for the girls.

Pero

Pero is a masculine name with roots in several European cultures, particularly common in Mediterranean regions. In Spanish and Italian contexts, it often serves as a variant of Pedro or Pietro, both…

Pinto

Latin

"mottled"

Platt

French

"flat land"

A surname with a lot of "juice," as they say, in Hollywood. In addition to veteran character actor Oliver Platt, there's La La Land producer Marc Platt and his actor son, Ben Platt, who won a Tony…

Pollack

Pollack is a masculine name with roots as a surname of Scottish, Irish, and Jewish origins. As a Scottish and Irish surname, it derives from the Gaelic 'Pollach,' meaning 'from the pool or pond,'…

Proust

French literary name

For remembrance of books past, Proust might be a meaningful middle name.

Quigley

Irish

"from the mother's side"

The spoiled only son of the richest family in town in a fifties movie.

Reardon

Reardon is primarily an Irish surname that has occasionally transitioned into use as a first name. Derived from the Gaelic 'Ó Riordáin' or 'Ó Reardáin,' meaning 'descendant of Rioghbhardán,' which…

Reinwald

Reinwald is a Germanic masculine name composed of two elements: 'regin' meaning 'counsel' or 'advice' and 'wald' meaning 'rule' or 'power'. Together, these elements create a name that suggests a…

Riggins

Anglicized form of Ó Riagáin, Irish

"son of Riagán; son of the little king"

A rugged and contemporary choice, Riggins fits in with the likes of Briggs, Bridger, Riggs, Ridge, and Collins: surname style names with an outdoorsy feel. Riggins, however, is currently more quietly…

Rivers

Nature name and surname, English

"rivers"

The name Rivers combines two major trends: nature names like the popular River itself, and S-ending surname-names such as Brooks, Rhodes, and yes, Rivers. Rivers is most notable as a first name via…

Roban

Roban is a masculine name with several potential origins. It may be a variation of Robin, which derives from the Germanic elements 'hrod' (fame) and 'berht' (bright). Alternatively, it could relate…