The word and hence the surname, derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century graefe meaning brushwood, and is first recorded at the beginning of the 13th Century. Locational surnames are usually from names.
The name origin and meaning of Kania. The Hindi Baby Girl Name Kania means - a form of Kanya.
Shania /sha-nia/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced sha-NYE-ah. It is of Native American Indian origin, and the meaning of Shania is I'm on my way. From an Ojibwa phrase.resented below is the baby name popularity of Shania for girls. Shania was first listed in 1995 and reached its top position of #171 in the U.S. in the year 1996, but is not listed currently.