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Águila SpanishFrom
águila "eagle" (Latin
aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.
Aguilera SpanishHabitational name from a location in Soria province, Spain, named Aguilera, derived from Spanish
aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer
Christina Aguilera (1980-).
Aguni JapaneseFrom the Japanese 粟 (
a or
awa) "foxtail millet" and 國 or 国 (
kuni,
guni or
koku) "country."
Aguon ChamorroFrom Chamorro agu, meaning "to change, to vary" and the suffix on meaning "to be able". The term's modern usage refers to the starch portion of a Chamorro meal. In the olden days, the Chamorro meal consisted of fish and vegetables, but the starch portion of the meal would highly depend on what was in season.
Agushev RussianVariant of Ageyev (Агеев), also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Aguzzi ItalianComes from an ancient Roman cognomen,
Acutus, also possibly derived from Italian "aguzzo" meaning sharp, pointed.
Agyeman AkanDerived from an Akan male personal name denoting a fourteenth-born boy but also interpreted as ‘savior of the nation’.
Ahama Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 阿 (
a), a phonetic character and 浜 (
hama) meaning "beach; seashore".
Ahara JapaneseA means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".
Åhdal Swedish (Rare)Variant of
Ådahl. There are no registered bearers of this name in Sweden, but people sometimes use a different spelling than the one recorded in the population registry.
Ahi EstonianAhi is an Estonian surname meaning "stove" and "furnace".
Ahing EstonianAhing is an Estonian surname meaning "fishing spear".
Ahishakiye RwandanAHISHAKIYE is a both male (most) and female name which means "Whenever God want" and is originally from Rwanda. It is a familiar name in the East African countries speaking Kinyarwanda and Kirundi such as Rwanda, Uganda, RDC, Burundi and Tanzania... [
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Ahlborn Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
al "alder" and
-born, a Swedish surname suffix derived from German
geboren "born".
Ahlborn GermanFrom the old personal name
Albern, from Germanic
adal meaning "noble" and
boran meaning "born".
Ahler German, Dutch, Danishfrom a Germanic personal name composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + hari,heri ‘army’.
Ahlin SwedishCombination of Swedish
al "alder" and the common Swedish surname suffix -
in (ultimately derived from Latin -
inus, -
inius "descendant of").
Ahlqvist SwedishCombination of Swedish
al "alder" and
quist an old spelling of
kvist "twig".
Ahlschläger GermanThe Ahlschlager family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Ahlschlager families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 6 Ahlschlager families living in Iowa... [
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Ahluwalia Indian, PunjabiFrom a village named Ahlu that existed as a misl (state) of the Sikh Confederacy during the 18th century.
Ahmadinejad PersianMeans "descendant of
Ahmad" in Persian. This surname is borne by former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-).
Ahmadzai PashtoMeans "son of
Ahmad" in Pashto. A notable bearer is
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (1949-), the current President of Afghanistan.
Ahonen FinnishA combination of Finnish
aho "meadow" and the common surname suffix
-nen.
Ahtisaari Finnish (Rare)A notable bearer is Martti Ahtisaari (b. 1937), the tenth president of Finland (1994-2000), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediator noted for his international peace work... [
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Ahumada Spanishtopographic or habitational name from a place named with
ahumar "to smoke", possibly denoting a place where ham and other meats were smoked or alternatively a place that had been cleared for settlement by burning... [
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Ahven EstonianAhven is an Estonian surname meaning "perch" (fish; genus "Perca").
Ai ChineseFrom Chinese 艾
(ài) referring to the ancient state of Ai, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangxi province.
Ai JapaneseFrom Japanese 阿
(a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Aia EstonianAia is an Estonian surname meaning "horticultural".
Aiba JapaneseFrom Japanese 相 (
ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (
ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (
ba) meaning "horse", 場 (
ba) meaning "location", 羽 (
ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (
ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (
ba) meaning "leaf".
Aibana JapaneseFrom Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".
Aichi JapaneseFrom 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection, favorite" and 知 (
chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, know".... [
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Aida JapaneseAi could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".
Aida JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aida JapaneseFrom Japanese 会
(ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aidla EstonianAidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Aiestaran BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Trapagaran.
Aigner German (Austrian)German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German aigen ‘own’ a status name originally denoting a landowner who held his land outright rather than by rent or feudal obligation. In the Middle Ages this was sufficiently rare to be worthy of remark and was normally a special privilege granted in recognition of some exceptional service... [
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Aihara JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Aikawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Aikawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛
(ai) meaning "love, affection" and 川 or 河
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Aiki JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Aikou JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love" combined with 甲 (
kou) meaning "armor, first class".
Aikuchi Japanese合 (Ai) means "suit, join" and 口 (kuchi) means "mouth, opening".
Aila Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Nepali Aim EstonianAim is an Estonian surname meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Aim ScottishOrcadian surname derived from Gaelic
aimh "raw".
Aimi JapaneseFrom Japanese 相 (
ai) meaning "mutual" combined with 見 (
mi) meaning "see".
Aimla EstonianAimla is an Estonian surname derived from either "aim" meaning "idea" or "taimla" meaning "nursery".
Aimoto JapaneseAimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".
Aimre EstonianAimre is an Estonian surname derived from "aim" meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Aimura JapaneseAi can mean "together, join" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Ainara JapaneseFrom Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, with one another", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Ainjärv EstonianAinjärv is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Ain" (a masculine give name) and "järv" ("lake"); "Ain's lake."
Ainla EstonianAinla is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Ain".
Aino Japanese (Rare)Means "of love" or "of the love" in japanese. A notable name bearer is a fictional character "Minako Aino" in the "Sailor Moon" anime... [
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Ainsalu EstonianAinsalu is an Estonia surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Ain" and "salu", meaning "grove": "Ain's grove".
Ainscough EnglishHabitational name for a person from
Aiskew, a village in the civil parish of Aiskew and Leeming Bar, in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England.
Aird Scottish GaelicDerived from a variation of the place name "Aird". The Gaelic term "Aird" would mean "high ground" or "hill" in English.
Aires EnglishIt was a name for a person who was well-known as the heir to a title, fortune, or estate.
Aisaka Japanese (Rare)Ai means "Indigo (blueish)", and Saka means "Hill,Slope".In 2014 Aisaka was ranked #9,579 for most used surnames in Japan and had only 5 occurrences that year. It's more popular in the U.S. than in the country it originated from... [
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Aisaki JapaneseAi can mean "indigo", "love, affection" or "together, join" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Aisawa JapaneseAi can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Aisin-Gioro ManchuFrom the combination of the branch name
Aisin meaning "gold" and the clan name
Gioro from Yilan, Heilongjiang, China.
Aït Berber, Northern AfricanDerived from Tamazight ⴰⵢⵜ
(aït) meaning "son", also commonly used a component for compound names and surnames.
Ait EstonianAit is an Estonian surname meaning "granary" and "outbuilding".
Ait Bekka BerberBerber surname derived from
ait meaning "son" and
Bekka, possibly a Berber given name.
Aiuchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 内
(uchi) meaning "inside".
Aiyama JapaneseAi can mean "together, join", "love, affection" or "indigo" and yama means "mountain".
Aiyuk African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)Aiyuk is not a common surname.Most Commonly known as the Surname of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers WR,Brandon Aiyuk.There is not much information of ethnicity or background to the name but we know at least a little.
Aizawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 相
(ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤
(sawa) meaning "marsh".
Aizen Popular CultureThis Japanese surname is used as 藍染 with 藍 (ran, ai) meaning "indigo" and 染 (sen, shi.mi, shi.miru, -shi.meru, -ji.miru, so.maru, so.meru, -zo.me, -zome) meaning "colour, dye, paint, print, stain." Normally, this would be romanticised as Aizome.... [
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Aizlewood English (Rare)Believed to be a South Yorkshire variant of the popular Hazelwood, of which there are several villages in the region. Also known as a development of Olde English 'Ashlac' found in the Yorkshire village of Aislaby, which translates as The farm (bi) of Ashlac... [
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Ajemian ArmenianPatronymic from Turkish
acem meaning ‘Persian’, ‘foreigner’, from Arabic
a’jam meaning ‘one who speaks Arabic incorrectly’.
Akaashi JapaneseComes from the kanji "赤" meaning "red", and "葦" meaning "reed", or alternatively, "足" that means "leg"
Akada JapaneseAka meant "red" and da comes from
ta meaning "rice patty, field".
Akagi JapaneseMeans "red tree" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 木 (tree).
Akaiwa JapaneseFrom 赤 (
aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (
iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Akaki JapaneseAka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ki means "tree, wood".
Akamakka Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 赤 (
aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (
makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [
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Akame JapaneseThis surname can derive from a location: Akame Forty-eight Waterfalls (near Nabari, Mie prefecture, Kansai region). Asides from being a popular hiking spot, the waterfalls are rumored to be the training location for ninja hundreds of years ago... [
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Akamine JapaneseFrom Japanese 赤
(aka) meaning "red" and 嶺
(mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".
Akan TurkishMeans "flowing, streaming, running" in Turkish.
Akane JapaneseAka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ne means "root".
Akanishi JapaneseMeans "red west" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 西 (west).
Akano Japanese(Aka) 赤 means "red, crimson, vermilion" and (no) 野 means "wilderness, plain, field".
Akasaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 赤
(aka) meaning "red" and 崎 or 﨑
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Akase JapaneseFrom Japanese 赤
(aka) meaning "red" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Akashi JapaneseFrom Japanese 明
(aka) meaning "bright" and 石
(shi) meaning "stone".
Akashita JapaneseFrom Japanese 赤 (aka) or 丹 (aka) both meaning "red" combined with 下 (shita) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akatsuki Japanese丹 (Aka) means "red" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, moon". This surname is a reference to what the moon looks like during a lunar eclipse.... [
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Akatsutsumi Popular CultureCombination of 赤
(aka) meaning "red" and 堤
(tsutsumi) meaning "bank, embankment, dike," used on the character Momoko Akatsutsumi (赤堤 ももこ) in the anime 'Powerpuff Girls Z', the anime adaptation of the Cartoon Network series 'The Powerpuff Girls' (the character in question being equivalent to Blossom in the original cartoon).... [
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Akawa JapaneseA means "second, Asia" and kawa means "river, stream".
Akay TurkishFrom Turkish
ak meaning "white" and
ay meaning "moon".