New
proper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
A surname transferred from the nickname.
proper noun
- 1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
The surname, "New," appears on both Hampshire Co., Virginia and Pendleton Co., Kentucky records.
- 2
Variant of New CollegeinformalEllipsis of New College, Oxford.
Etymology
* As an English surname, from the adjective new. * Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”). * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu. * As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).