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Avidzba AbkhazDerived from Georgian ავი
(avi) meaning "currish, severe, sullen" combined with ძე
(dze) "son" and Abkhaz аԥа
(āpā) "son". The name was most likely borne by Georgians under the spelling Avidze, which was modified with the Abkhaz suffix
-ba after migration to Abkhazia.
Avilov Russianderives from old Russian male given name Vavila or Vavilo
Aviña GalicianGalician surname referring to someone who "lives by a vineyard", from
d’Aviña, a variant of
da viña.
Avogadro ItalianAn occupational name for a lawyer or public official with administrative duties. Ultimately from Latin
advocator, "advocate".
Avril FrenchDerived from French
avril meaning "April", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Awa Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 阿波 (
Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (
Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (
Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
Awa JapaneseFrom Japanese 阿波 (
Awa) meaning "Awa", a former Japanese province in present-day Tokushima, Japan.
Awad ArabicRefers to a person who makes "Oud", an oriental musical instrument.
Awad ArabicOccupational name for a player or maker of lutes, ultimately derived from Arabic عود
('ud) meaning "oud, lute".
Awai JapaneseAwa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Awan Punjabi, UrduFrom the name of a Punjabi tribe which is most likely derived from Arabic عون
('awn) meaning "help, aid" or "helper".
Awano JapaneseAwa means "millet" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Awaya JapaneseFrom Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".
Awayaɣer BerberMoroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the Rifian tribe of Ait Wayagher.
Awsumb NorwegianNorwegian habitation surname. Åsum/Aasum/Aasumb is a common place name in Scandinavia, generally referring to an ancient farm or homestead. Derived from Old Norse aas ‘hill’ + um ‘around’. Norwegian emigrants from the Åsum farm in the traditional district of Vinger (Hedmark, Norway) adopted the Anglicized spelling ‘Awsumb’ after arriving in North America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Ax Dutchoriginally French, used to be
de Ax, meaning "from Ax", several possible places called Ax or Aix or variants.
Axe EnglishLocational surname which describes one who lived by the Axe Rivers in Somerset or Dorset.
Axel Dutch, FlemishHabitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland.
Axell SwedishPossibly a habitational name with the combination of
ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix
-ell.
Axén SwedishCombination of
ax, a Swedish word for the fruiting body of a grain plant, and the common surname suffix
-én.
Axford EnglishDerived from
Axford, which is the name of two villages in England (one is located in the county of Hampshire, the other in Wiltshire). Both villages derive their name from Old English
æsc(e) "ash tree(s)" and Old English
ford "ford", which gives their name the meaning of "ford by the ash trees" or "a ford with ash trees"... [
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Axiotis GreekAxiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.
Axt GermanFrom a Middle High German
ackes or
axt, meaning "axe". Name for a woodcutter, carpenter, or axe maker.
Axton EnglishFrom Old English
æsc(e) meaning "ash tree(s)" and Old English
ton meaning "town".
Axundov m AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the akhund", from Azerbaijani
axund referring to a Persian title for an Islamic scholar.
Ayan TurkishMeans "evident, clear, manifest" in Turkish.
Ayanokouji Japanese綾 (Aya) means "design", no is a possessive particle, 小 (kou) means "small, little", and 路 (ji) means "road."
Ayari Arabic (Maghrebi), PersianDerived from Arabic عَيَّار
(ʿayyār) or Persian عیار
(ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
Aybar Basque (Hispanicized, Rare)Aybar Name Meaning. Spanish (of Basque origin): habitational name, in most cases probably from Aibar in Navarre, but in some cases perhaps a variant of Eibar, the name of a place in Gipuzkoa. The place names are from Basque ai 'side', 'slope' + ibar 'flood plain', 'valley'.
Ayden English, ScottishFrom a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".
Aydınlar TurkishDerived from the Turkish word “aydın” meaning “enlightened”.
Aylen EnglishEither derived from the given name
Alan or from the Old English word
ætheling which were princes eligible to be king. The word ætheling was sometimes used as a given name
Ayler Englishoccupational name from Old French aillier ‘garlic seller’, from ail ‘garlic’ (from Latin allium).... [
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Aylesworth EnglishIt was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Kineton.... [
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Ayliff EnglishFrom the medieval female personal name Ayleve (from Old English
Æthelgifu, literally "noble gift"), or from the Old Norse nickname
Eilífr, literally "ever-life".
Ayllón SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Ayohua NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly from
ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or
ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix
-hua, or from
ayohua "to fill with water".
Ayotle NahuatlPossibly from Nahuatl
ayoctle "nothing, no more", or from
ayotli "squash, pumpkin".
Ayotte FrenchIt means 'small hedge' or 'small woody plot of land' in Old French.
Ayutthaya ThaiFrom
Ayutthaya, the name of a kingdom that reigned from 1350 to 1767 that is considered the precursor of modern Thailand.
Azabu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 麻布 (
Azabu), a clipping of 元麻布 (
Motoazabu) meaning "Motoazabu", an area in the ward of Minato in the city of Tokyo in Japan.
Azabu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 麻布 (
Azabu) meaning "Azabu", a division in the area of Nakauri in the city of Shinshiro in the prefecture of Aichi in Japan.
Azahara JapaneseFrom Japanese 字 (aza) meaning "a section of a village" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Azer PersianAzer or temple fire from the Zoroastrian period in ancient Persia,as a surname relates the individual to the fire maintainers at the Zoroastrian temples
Azi AfizereAzi is actually pronounced Azīh which means "Unending, in ended father of many generations" it is named after children believed to become the origin or source of lasting families.
Azinheira PortugueseOriginates from the Portuguese word "azinheira," which refers to the evergreen oak tree known as the "holm oak"
Azkona BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the neighborhood of Aizkoa in the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.
Azmat UrduDerived from the Arabic عَظَمَة
(ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".
Aznar SpanishAznar is a Spanish surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name. It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri").
Azoulay Judeo-SpanishMeaning uncertain. It may be derived from French
azur or Spanish
azul both meaning "blue" (of Persian origin), from Tamazight
izîl meaning "good, pure, sublime", or from an acronym of the Biblical passage אִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ
(’iš-šāh zō-nāh wa-ḥă-lā-lāh lō yiq-qā-ḥū) meaning "They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane".
Azpilkueta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Azua BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Burgu, Province of Araba.
Azuaje-fidalgo Portuguese (Rare), Spanish, ItalianFidalgo from Galician and Portuguese
filho de algo — equivalent to "nobleman", but sometimes literally translated into English as "son of somebody" or "son of some (important family)"—is a traditional title of Portuguese nobility that refers to a member of the titled or untitled nobility... [
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Azuara AragoneseThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Azusagawa Japanese (Rare)Azusa (梓) means "catalpa", gawa/kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Sakuta Azusagawa (梓川 咲太) and his sister Kaede (梓川 花楓) from Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai are notable fictional characters who bear this surname.
Azzopardi MaltesePossibly derived from the Hebrew term סְפָרַדִּי
(s'faradí) used to refer to Jews originating from Iberia (called Sephardim or Sephardic Jews). It may also be of Greek origin from a word meaning "black, Mauritanian" or "soldier" with a connection to Middle Persian
spʿh "army" used to refer to a person of African descent or someone who worked as a mercenary... [
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Ba ArabicArabic from a shortened form of
Aba, accusative case of
Abu ‘father’.
Ba ChineseChinese from the name of the kingdom of Ba, which existed in Sichuan during the
Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of some of the ruling class adopted the name of the kingdom as their surname... [
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Baack North Frisian, DutchEither from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name
Baldeke (a short form of any of the compound names with the first element bald ‘bold’, for example Baldewin) or from Middle Low German baec, bake ‘pork’, ‘bacon’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a butcher or pig farmer.
Baamonde GalicianThis indicates familial origin within either of 5 eponymous parishes.
Baamonde Spanishhabitational name from one of the Galician places called Baamonde (earlier written Bahamonde) in the province of Lugo most probably Santiago de Baamonde (Begonte).
Baba JapaneseFrom Japanese 馬場
(baba) meaning "riding ground".
Babaylan VisayanFrom "babaylan" which were pre-Hispanic priestesses or mediums. The root word of which is "babaye" which is Cebuano for woman.
Babazoe Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 馬場添 (
Babazoe) meaning "Babazoe", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Babbit Anglo-SaxonBabbitt is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in Suffolk. The surname refers to a person who came from Babe, which may refer to an area known as the Hundred of Babegh in the county of Suffolk... [
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