Names

Occupational name for an official who was equipped with a ceremonial staff, or a nickname for a tall person.

Italian cognate of Long.

Originally a nickname for a person who had long limbs or who was tall.

From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain.

Means “potter”, from Serbo-Croatian lonac, Slovene lonec meaning “pot”.

Means “son of the lion”, from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning “lion”.

Variant of Lombardi.

Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Germanic roots lang “long” and bard “beard”.

From various place names in the Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch loh meaning “meadow, clearing”.

Derived from the given name Lorenz.