Common French Phrases for Conversation Bonjour! (Good morning, hello) Bienvenue. (Welcome.) Madame/Monsieur/Mademoiselle (Mrs. /Mr. /Miss) Pardon, excusez-moi. (Pardon, excuse me.) Parlez-vous anglais? (Do you speak…
Beginner’s luck Usually grumbled by an expert who just lost a game to a novice, “beginner’s luck” is the idea that newbies are unusually likely…
BAINES (1) WelshFrom Welsh ab Einws meaning “son of Einws”, a diminutive of EINION.BANES WelshVariant of BAINES (1).BEVAN WelshDerived from Welsh ap Evan meaning “son…
ABIODUN Western African, YorubaFrom the given name ABIODUN.ADEBAYO Western African, YorubaFrom the given name ADEBAYO.AFOLABI Western African, YorubaFrom the given name AFOLABI.AFOLAYAN Western African, YorubaMeans…
ABBAS عبّاس Arabic, UrduFrom the given name ABBAS.ABDULLAH عبد الله ArabicDerived from the given name ABD ALLAH.ABDULRASHID عبد الرشيد ArabicDerived from the given name ABD…
AVAGYAN Ավագյան ArmenianMeans “son of AVAG”.AVAKIAN Ավագյան ArmenianAlternate transcription of Armenian Ավագյան (see AVAGYAN).BAGHDASARYAN Բաղդասարյան ArmenianMeans “son of BAGHDASAR”.BAGHDASSARIAN Բաղդասարյան ArmenianAlternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան…
BAI 白 ChineseFrom Chinese 白 (bái) meaning “white”.CHAI 柴 ChineseFrom Chinese 柴 (chái) meaning “firewood”.CHAN 陈 Chinese (Cantonese)Cantonese romanization of CHEN.CHANG 张 ChineseAlternate transcription of…
ABBAS عبّاس Arabic, UrduFrom the given name ABBAS.ABBASI عبّاسی Persian, UrduFrom the given name ABBAS.AHMAD احمد, আহমদ, अहमद Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)Derived from the…
ABBASI عبّاسی Persian, UrduFrom the given name ABBAS. ALINEJAD علینژاد PersianMeans “descendant of ALI (1)” in Persian. ATTAR عطار PersianFrom Persian عطر (‘atr) meaning “fragrance,…
ABE (1) 安倍 JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (a) meaning “peace” and 倍 (be) meaning “multiple times”.ABE (2) 安部 JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (a) meaning “peace” and 部…