American (word) ("United States person"), which derives from ' ("United States of America"). The Spanish term ' ("North American") is frequently used to refer things and persons from the United States, but this term can also denote people and things from Canada and Mexico. Among Spanish-speakers, North America generally doesn't include Central America or the Caribbean. In other languages, however, there is no possibility for confusion. For example, the Chinese word for "U.S. national" is ' () is derived from a word for the United States, ', where ' is an abbreviation for "Yàměilìjiā" ("America") and ' is "country". The name for
Lithuanian name origin was usually noted in documents. The process ended only in the mid-19th century, and due partial Polonization of society at the time many names were influenced by Polish form of the name. Based on origin, several groups of Lithuanian family names may be recognized. A cognominal surname derives from a person's nickname, usually based a physical or character trait. Examples: Examples of occupational surnames: A toponymic surname usually derives from the name of a village or town, or the name of a topographic feature. Examples: A patronymic surname derives from a given name of a person and usually ends