Carr is a common surname in northern England, deriving from the Old Norse kjarr, meaning a swamp. Kerr is a Scottish variant, often from the Norse and (particularly on the west coast and Arran) from the Gaelic ciar, meaning "dusky".
Carrington Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Carrington, probably named with an unattested Old English personal name Cara + -ing- denoting association + tun 'settlement'.
Cartwright Name Meaning. English: occupational name for a maker of carts, from Middle English cart(e) + wright 'craftsman' (see Wright). The surname is attested from the late 13th century, although the vocabulary word does not occur before the 15th century.
Carville Name Meaning. French: habitational name from places in Calvados and Seine-Maritime named Carville, from the Scandinavian personal name Kári + Old French ville 'settlement' (see Villa). English and Irish: variant of Carvell.
The meaning of the name Caspian is From Qazvin, Iran. ... Name taken from the Caspian Sea. Prince Caspian is a character by C.S. Lewis in his famous Chronicles of Narnia series. The Caspian sea was most likely named after the city of Qazvin, which was named for the ancient tribe of Cas.
The name Cassandra is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Cassandra is: Unheeded prophetess. Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of the fall of Troy was unheeded.
Caswell Name Meaning. English: habitational name from places in Dorset, Northamptonshire, and Somerset named Caswell, from Old English cærse '(water)cress' + well(a) 'spring', 'stream'.
This is an early locational surname of Olde English pre 7th century origins. The surname originates from a place called 'Calton' or possibly 'Cauldon', deriving from the original spelling of 'calu-tun', and meaning 'a calf farm', a place where calves were reared.
Meaning & History. Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods.
Island Sri Lanka was once known as Helabima, meaning the "Land of Helas", a name for an ancient indiginous people of the island. ... While 'Sinha' means 'lion' in Sinhala.
