Names

Created by Charles Dickens for the central character in his short novel A Christmas Carol (1843). He probably based it on the rare English word scrouge meaning “to squeeze”. In the book Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old man who is visited by three spirits who show him visions of his past, present and future. Since the book’s publication, scrooge has been used as a word to mean “miser, misanthrope”.

Variant of Scriven.

Variant of Scriven.

Variant of Scriven.

Occupational name meaning “writer, clerk, scribe” in Old French, derived from Latin scriba.

From the medieval given name Francescotto, a diminutive of Francesco.

Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.

Means “forgotten, left behind” in Italian.

People with the name Asuncion have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.

From Italian scuola meaning “school”.