Names

Italian form of Catalán.

Originally indicated a person who came from Catalonia, a region of eastern Spain.

Means “castle” in Spanish and Portuguese, referring to one who lived near a castle.

From Middle English castel meaning “castle”, from Late Latin castellum, originally indicating a person who lived near a castle.

Spanish cognate of Castle.

Originally indicated a person from Castile, a region (and medieval kingdom) in Spain. The name of the region is derived from Late Latin castellum meaning “castle”.

Portuguese cognate of Castle.

Variant of Castilla.

Catalan cognate of Castle.

From Irish Ó Caiside meaning “descendant of Caiside”. Caiside is a given name meaning “curly haired”.