A History of Surnames

Queen is an English surname with a variety of meanings depending on the origin: a short form of McQueen , the anglicized form of Gaelic  Mac Shuibhne meaning "son of Suibhne", a personal name meaning "well-going" or "pleasant"; it could also be derived from Old English cwen meaning "woman", likely originating as a nickname for a man who played the part of a queen in a play since back than women weren't allowed to be on the stage; another possible meaning I've seen attributed to the surname is that it may come from Old French word chene meaning "oak, oak tree" derived from  Gaulish word  cassanos  meaning "oak" from * cass- (twist); or it may have come about as an occupational name for a keeper of hounds, from Old French  chien from Latin canis meaning "dog"; it derives from the Proto-Indo-European word   *ḱwṓ- (dog).   Origin: Gaelic, Old English, Gaulish, Proto-Indo-European Pinterest V...

Pinterest Holmes is an English surname with several possible origins: it be be derived from Old English holegn meaning "holly", referring to someone who lived near  some holly trees, though it may also likely refer to the holly oak; it may also come from Middle English holm meaning "island", derived from Old Norse holmr (island); I've also seen it listed as possibly being derived form haugum, derived from Old Norse haugr meaning "high hill, mound"; it may also be an anglicized form of Gaelic surname  Mac Thomáis, meaning "son of Thom" Origin: Old English, Old Norse, Gaelic  Variants : Holme  Hulme  Holms 

Pinterest Origin: English Meaning: Kenda is not a surname I could find much meaning on, though it could be from English meaning "water baby" although I'm not sure of the accuracy of that. Kenda has also been used as a female given name, used as a feminine form of Kendrick or Kendall.

Pinterest Origin: Japanese Mori is a Japanese surname meaning "forest" from Japanese  森. Variants : Mouri 

Pinterest Origin: Greek, Old English, Germanic Meaning: Sanders was originally a patrynomic surname meaning "son of Sander", originally given to someone who's father was named Sander or Alexander "defender of men" or "defending man". Sanders could also be derived from a place name in English, a village called Sanderstad , meaning "house on a sandy land". It's also an occupational surname referring to someone who worked with sand either for agriculture or construction. It comes from the Germanic word for sand. Variants : Saunders Sanderson Sandar Sandars