Editing Surname (section)

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The meanings of some names are unknown or unclear. The most common European name in this category may be the Irish name [[Ryan (surname)|Ryan]], which means 'little king' in Irish.<ref name="cottle" /><ref name="reaney" /> Also, Celtic origin of the name Arthur, meaning '[[Artur|bear]]'. Other surnames may have arisen from more than one source: the name [[DeLuca|De Luca]], for instance, likely arose either in or near Lucania or in the family of someone named Lucas or Lucius;<ref name="hanks" /> in some instances, however, the name may have arisen from Lucca, with the spelling and pronunciation changing over time and with emigration.<ref name="hanks" /> The same name may appear in different cultures by coincidence or romanization; the surname [[Lee (English name)|Lee]] is used in English culture, but is also a romanization of the Chinese surname ''[[Li (surname 李)|Li]]''.<ref name="reaney" /> In the [[Russian Empire]], illegitimate children were sometimes [[Russian surnames of illegitimate children|given artificial surnames]] rather than the surnames of their adoptive parents.<ref>[[Boris Unbegaun]], ''Russian surnames'', — Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972; Russian version: ''Русские фамилии'', 1989, [https://archive.org/details/russiansurnames/page/n181/mode/2up Chapter IX: "Artificial surnames"]</ref><ref>[http://gramma.ru/SPR/?id=2.5 НЕСТАНДАРТНЫЕ РУССКИЕ ФАМИЛИИ], citing Суслова А.В., Суперанская А.В., ''О русских именах'', Л.: Лениздат, 1991</ref>