Last names linked to PASSION

Origin

Cormode : from a reduced form of Mac Þórmóðr ‘son of Þórmóðr’ a Scandinavian personal name deriving from the god's name Þórr ‘Thor’ + móðr ‘excitement passion wrath’. In England it may have been confused with Kermode.

Kisiel : Polish:: 1: from kisiel ‘fruit jelly’ perhaps applied as a nickname for someone with a passion for this type of confection or some perceived likeness to it.2: topographic name from an altered form of German Kiesel ‘gravel’.

Pasion : Spanish (Pasión): from a Christian name given to someone born on Good Friday from pasión ‘suffering’ referring to the Passion or suffering of Christ. This surname is most common in the Philippines.

Pilat : Polish (Piłat); Czech and Slovak (Pilát); Croatian Slovenian and French: from Latin (Pontius) Pilatus the name of the Roman governor of Judea who interrogated Christ then ‘washed his hands’ of responsibility for his crucifixion. This was used as a nickname for someone who would take no responsibility also perhaps for someone who had played the role of Pontius Pilate in a pageant or passion play. Compare Pelot.

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