What are the origins of the surnames Bernal, Luna, and Vidal?

Question

Can someone lend me some information on the origins of these surnames? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

The following information came from www.ancestry.com

Luna Name Meaning and History

Spanish: habitational name from places called Luna in Zaragoza, Araba, and Lleón provinces.

Jewish (Sephardic): from the female personal name Luna (Spanish luna ‘moon’).

Bernal Name Meaning and History

Catalan: from the personal name Bernal, a variant of Spanish Bernaldo (see Bernard).

Vidal Name Meaning and History

Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, northern Italian, French, and English: from the personal name, a derivative of the Latin personal name Vitalis (see Vitale).

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Luna is from Spanish and it means moon.  Vidal and Bernal are also from Spanish.

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Answer 3

LUNA

Spanish: habitational name from places called Luna in Zaragoza, Araba, and Lleón provinces.

Jewish (Sephardic): from the female personal name Luna (Spanish luna ‘moon’).

VIDAL

Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, northern Italian, French, and English: from the personal name, a derivative of the Latin personal name Vitalis (see Vitale).

BERNAL

Catalan: from the personal name Bernal, a variant of Spanish Bernaldo (see Bernard).

Answer 4

Bernal is an Old German name meaning "strength of a bear."

Luna is Latin for "moon" and is the same name of the moon goddess in Roman mythology.

Vidal is a Spanish form of Vitalis which is Latin for "of life", or "vitality."