‎I want to know your opinion, how do these surnames sound to you? Which are the best-sounding and which are the worst-sounding or weird or funny. Here are some options: Amery The name became a part of England’s naming system during the 1066’s Norman conqu (2024)

I know this is a mildly old question, but I disagree with the other commenter. I also disagree with the idea that any names are spelled differently in the US. The US doesn't have hom*ogeneity in terms of name spelling. Beyond that, I had a teacher in high school (In the U.S.) whose surname was Richard- no s. Don't trust Nameberry for name meanings. It's notoriously wrong about most of them and inaccurate/oversimplified regarding others. Amery sounds like a normal surname to me, as does Amory. As of 2014, there were 317 people in the US with the former and 677 people with the latter.Auger is slightly less normal than Amery/Amory, but it still sounds fine. There were 5,160 people with it (in 2014, though I won't say that from here on out).Ethan is more like a first name than a surname. My source says there were no people with it at the time of the survey, but I think that's unlikely.Fermi is an established surname that's heavily, heavily associated with Enrico Fermi and his discoveries, particularly the Fermi Paradox.Gavi sounds normal. The stats say 103 people had it in 2014. There isn't much more to say about this one.Guillaume is also much more common as a first name than a last name. It's French- very heavily so. It's related to the William family of names. 3,363 people were recorded with it.Hamza is Arabic, as your source claims. It's a pretty normal-sounding Arabic name. 972 people.You should stray away from websites like Nameberry when discussing Native American names. It was (and is?) pretty common for non-indigenous people to fabricate mildly native-sounding names and claim nonexistent meanings. The most famous case of this is probably the name of the state Ohio. Be especially cautious if the source doesn't mention a specific tribe, as there are about 500 different Native American languages with their own naming traditions. I'd assume Imala was Indian (from India) if I heard it without context, and so it'd be fine on someone of that ancestry, especially since 12,256 people in India were recorded with it in 2014.As I said, Richard was the surname of a teacher I had. It's normal and perhaps even bland.Alarie isn't a surname I've ever heard. It sounds almost like the kind of name a fantasy author might make up, but it's real. 667 people.Curie is, as the other answerer mentioned, heavily associated with Marie Curie. If your last name is Curie, anyone who has heard of Marie Curie will ask you if you're related to her.

I know this is a mildly old question, but I disagree with the other commenter. I also disagree with the idea that any names are spelled differently in the US. The US doesn't have hom*ogeneity in terms of name spelling. Beyond that, I had a teacher in high school (In the U.S.) whose surname was Richard- no s. Don't trust Nameberry for name meanings. It's notoriously wrong about most of them and inaccurate/oversimplified regarding others.

Amery sounds like a normal surname to me, as does Amory. As of 2014, there were 317 people in the US with the former and 677 people with the latter.

Auger is slightly less normal than Amery/Amory, but it still sounds fine. There were 5,160 people with it (in 2014, though I won't say that from here on out).

Ethan is more like a first name than a surname. My source says there were no people with it at the time of the survey, but I think that's unlikely.

Fermi is an established surname that's heavily, heavily associated with Enrico Fermi and his discoveries, particularly the Fermi Paradox.

Gavi sounds normal. The stats say 103 people had it in 2014. There isn't much more to say about this one.

Guillaume is also much more common as a first name than a last name. It's French- very heavily so. It's related to the William family of names. 3,363 people were recorded with it.

Hamza is Arabic, as your source claims. It's a pretty normal-sounding Arabic name. 972 people.

You should stray away from websites like Nameberry when discussing Native American names. It was (and is?) pretty common for non-indigenous people to fabricate mildly native-sounding names and claim nonexistent meanings. The most famous case of this is probably the name of the state Ohio. Be especially cautious if the source doesn't mention a specific tribe, as there are about 500 different Native American languages with their own naming traditions. I'd assume Imala was Indian (from India) if I heard it without context, and so it'd be fine on someone of that ancestry, especially since 12,256 people in India were recorded with it in 2014.

As I said, Richard was the surname of a teacher I had. It's normal and perhaps even bland.

Alarie isn't a surname I've ever heard. It sounds almost like the kind of name a fantasy author might make up, but it's real. 667 people.

Curie is, as the other answerer mentioned, heavily associated with Marie Curie. If your last name is Curie, anyone who has heard of Marie Curie will ask you if you're related to her.