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The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with M: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p ...
This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names.The list of composers is by no means complete. It is not limited by classifications such as genre or time period; however, it includes only music composers of significant fame, notability or importance who also have current Wikipedia articles.
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) S. Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames (132 P) W. Anglicised Welsh-language surnames (43 P)
Ma Quan (馬荃, late 17th/18th century), Chinese painter. Ma Wan (馬琬, c. early 13th century), Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet. Ma Yuan (馬遠, 1160/1165–1225), Chinese painter. Ma Yuanyu (馬元馭, 1669–1722), Chinese painter. Manabu Mabe (1924–1997), Japanese/Brazilian painter. Robert Walker Macbeth (1848–1910), Scottish ...
Explore the history and diversity of surnames of Jewish origin on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.
Baas – The Boss. Bakker – Baker. Beek, van – From the brook. Beekhof – garden brook. Beenhouwer – Butcher. Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain. Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of birch trees. Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. descended from woodcutters ( lumberjacks) Boer, de – the Farmer.
Even today, the number of surnames in China is a little over 4,000, [1] while the year 2000 US census found there are more than 6.2 million surnames altogether [2] and that the number of surnames held by 100 or more Americans (per name) was just over 150,000. [3]
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. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ).