Origins and meanings of lastnames in NHL (pt. 1)
Abdelkader, Justin—Maghrebi: from Arabic “Abd al-Qadir” (=servant of the capable, powerful)
Bozak, Tyler—Croatian: from “Božak” a derivative of the first name Božidar (=God’s gift)
Demers, Jason—Old French: (=of the seas) *note: Jason means healer in Greek, so combined it‘s: healer of the seas
Drouin, Jonathan—French: from “Drago” probably a Saxon masculine first name (=ghost)
Fleury, Marc-André—French and Dutch: from “Fleur” a feminine first name (=flower)
Forsberg, Filip—Swedish: from “fors + berg” (=mountain waterfall)
Gallagher, Brendan—Gaelic: from “gallach er” (=brave man)
Hanifin, Noah—Irish and Gaelic: from “Ó hAinbhthín” (=descendant of the storm)
Josi, Roman—Sanskrit, Hindi-like language: from “joshi” (=astronomer)
Kessel, Phil—Old German: from “kezzel” –occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels
Laine, Patrik—Estonian: from “Laine” a feminine first name (=wave)
Larkin, Dylan—Mediaval English: a diminutive from “Laurence” a first name (=person living in Laurentum, a city in ancient Italy)
Lucic, Milan—Croatian and Serbian: from “Lučić” a patronymic name of Lukas—Lucas
MacKinnon, Nathan—Scottish: from Gaelic “Mac Fhionghuin” (=fair son)
Marchand, Brad—Old French: from “merchant” (=buyer and seller of goods—Latin)
Marner, Mitch—Mediaval French: from “marinier” –a Norman sailor plundering ports
McDavid, Connor—Scottish and Irish: from “MacDaibheid” (=son of saint David)
Niskanen, Matt—Finnish: from “niska” (=neck) in past applied as a nickname for stubborn person or a person living on mountain ridge
Price, Carey—Welsh: from “ap Rhys” (=son of enthusiasm)
Reinhart, Sam—German and Jewish: from “ragin + hardt” (=brave consuel)
Seguin, Tyler—French: “séguin” from a Germanic first name “segi + wine” (=friend of victory)
Tkachuk, Matthew—Ukrainian and Jewish: from “tkach” (=weaver)
Toews, Jonathan—German: from “Töws/Tews” a short form of old German first name Matthäus
Zuccarello, Mats—Italian: a diminutive of “zuccaro” (=sugar) it’s a nickname for sweet person or sweets seller
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