From the Portuguese city and its Military Order
Tokugawa Ieyasu | Name Changes
Matsudaira Takechiyo (1542-1562) Tokugawa was born into the Matsudaira clan. He was given the name Takechiyo, which became temporary. His parents were teenagers, with his […]
Repnin | Name Changes
Prince Ivan “Repnin” Mikhailovich Obolensky This Russian family name originated with a member of the Obolensky royal family. Prince Ivan was given the nickname Repnyna, […]
Ivan Andreevich Varvatsi | Name Changes
Originally derived from a falcon
St. Leger St. Leger | Unique Name
Originally from a Germanic martyr
Minamoto no Makoto | Name Changes
This is the study of one of the progenitors of the well-known Minamoto Clan of Japan. Kitabe-daijin (810 AD-) His father was Emperor Saga who […]