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Pettis today, 6:47 PM by amanh
Professional mixed martial artist Anthony Paul Pettis (b. 1987 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion. Of Mexican ancestry, his grandfather Eugenio Pérez anglicized his surname from Pérez to Pettis to avoid discrimination.
 
White yesterday, 12:07 AM by Anonymous User
Jesse, we need to cook.
 
Andrade 3/14/2024, 5:13 PM by namefix
It could also be pronounced as (An-drÆd) in English.
 
Da Costa 3/14/2024, 4:49 PM by Anonymous User
The "da" or "de" that you sometimes see in front of portuguese surnames are never capitalized !! It would be for example [Blank] da Costa, not Da Costa, Dacosta or DaCosta which are common ways non portuguese speaking people write the surname. The "da" and "de" are also very common yet optional suffixes in a lot of other Portuguese surnames (ex. [Blank] da Silva, [Blank] de Carvalho, etc.)
 
Ott 3/13/2024, 1:18 PM by Zsofilya
Also Hungarian.
 
Godwin 3/10/2024, 7:35 PM by thatsnotmyname
This was the maiden name of the famous British novelist Mary Shelley née Godwin, best known for writing the famous novel Frankenstein.Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_ShelleyHer father, William Godwin, was an English journalist, political philosopher, and novelist, and he is considered to be "one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism."Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godwin
 
Wollstonecraft 3/10/2024, 7:32 PM by thatsnotmyname
This was the middle name of English novelist Mary Shelley (full name: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley née Godwin), best known for writing the famous novel Frankenstein; Her middle name was chosen for her mother, a British writer, philosopher, and women's rights advocate by the name of Mary Wollstonecraft.Mary Shelley: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft
 
Karagiannis 3/9/2024, 11:32 PM by gehenna
Perhaps you could add "Karajan" as a variation under "Other Languages & Cultures". A notable person bearing this is name being the Conductor Herbert von Karajan.Kind of off topic but there are also some other variants of the name like Karayiannis and Karagianis.
 
Karimov 3/8/2024, 5:02 PM by Anonymous User
Usages: Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Tatar, BashkirPronunciation: ku-RYEE-məf (Russian)Transcription: Каримов (Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz) Кәрімов (Kazakh) كارىموۆ (Kazakh Arabic) Кәримов (Tatar, Bashkir)Source: - https://forebears.io/surnames/karimov
- https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2 (in Russian)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karimov (in English)
- Islom Karimov: https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov (in Uzbek)
- Ergash Karimov: https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergash_Karimov (in Uzbek)
- Joʻra Karimov: https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%CA%BBra_Karimov (in Uzbek)
- Latif Karimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latif_Karimov (in English)
- Inam Karimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inam_Karimov (in English)
- Elgiz Karimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgiz_Karimov (in English)
- Tolendi Karimov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Төленді_Кәрімов (in Kazakh)
- Sagidolla Karimov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Сағидолла_Кәрімов (in Kazakh)
- Alisher Karimov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Әлішер_Кәрімов (in Kazakh)
- Jamshed Karimov: https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ҷамшед_Каримов (in Tajik)
- Akobir Karimov: https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Акобир_Каримов (in Tajik)
- Nusratullo Karimov: https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Нусратулло_Каримов (in Tajik)
- Asanbay Karimov: https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Асанбай_Каримов (in Kyrgyz)
- Sait Karimov: https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Каримов_Саит (in Kyrgyz)
- Imanzhan Karimov: https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Каримов_Иманжан (in Kyrgyz)
- Albirt Karimov: https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Әлбирт_Кәримов (in Tatar)
- Kamil Karimov: https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Камил_Кәримов (in Tatar)
- Gali Karimov: https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гали_Кәримов (in Tatar)
- Marat Karimov: https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кәримов_Марат_Нәби_улы (in Bashkir)
- Salauat Karimov: https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кәримов_Салауат_Ғайса_улы (in Bashkir)
- Tahir Karimov: https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кәримов_Таһир_Шакир_улы (in Bashkir)(Information from name #212488 originally submitted by user HL)
 
Ismailov 3/8/2024, 4:58 PM by Anonymous User
Usages: Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Lezgin, Dargin, Kumyk, AvarPronunciation: is-mu-EE-ləf(Russian)Transcription: Исмаилов (Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen, Lezgin, Kumyk) ىيسماىيلوۆ(Kazakh Arabic) ИсмягӀилов (Dargwa) ИсмагӀилов (Avar)Source: - https://forebears.io/surnames/ismailov
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismailov (in English)
- https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2 (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2 (in Russian)Kyrgyz bearers:
- Ruslan Ismailov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruslan_Ismailov (in English)
- Amantur Ismailov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amantur_Ismailov (in English)
- Altynbek Ismailov: https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алтынбек_Исмаилов (in Kyrgyz)
- Tolosun Ismailov: htps://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов_Төлөсүн (in Kyrgyz)
- Baktybek Ismailov: https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов_Бактыбек_Искакович (in Kyrgyz)
- Daniyar Ismailov: https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Данияр_Исмаилов (in Kyrgyz)Kazakh bearers:
- Nusip Ismailov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Нүсіп_Науғайұлы_Исмаилов (in Kazakh)
- Shakhimurat Ismailov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Шахимұрат_Шаимұлы_Исмаилов (in Kazakh)
- Anuar Ismailov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Әнуар_Исмаилов (in Kazakh)
- Oraz Ismailov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ораз_Исмаилов (in Kazakh)
- Bakhtiyar Ismailov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Бахтияр_Рашидович_Исмаилов (in Kazakh)
- Rabik Ismailov: https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Рабик_Изимұлы_Исмаилов (in Kazakh)Chechen bearers:
- Abu Ismailov: https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов,_Абу_Туриевич (in Chechen)
- Aslanbek Ismailov: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов,_Асланбек_Абдуллаевич (in Russian)
- Muslim Ismailov: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов,_Муслим_Мусаевич (in Russian)Dagestani bearers:
- Magomed Ismailov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magomed_Ismailov (in English)
- Abdulkhakim Ismailov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulkhakim_Ismailov (in English)
- Aliyar Ismailov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyar_Ismailov (in English)
- Ali Ismailov: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов,_Али_Исмаилович (in Russian)
- Aghalar Ismailov: https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов_Агъалар_Аллагьвердидин_хва (in Lezgin)
- Abduselim Ismailov: https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исмаилов_Абдуселим_Абумислиман_хва (in Lezgin)
- Shahbas Ismailov: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/dar/ИсмягIилов,_Шагьбас_ГIязизович (in Dargin)(Information from name #278393 originally submitted by user HL)
 
Abdullaev 3/8/2024, 4:57 PM by Anonymous User
Usages: Uzbek, Dargin, Lezgin, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Crimean TatarTranscription: Абдуллаев(Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh) ابدۋللايەۆ(Kazakh Arabic) Абдуллагьрин(Lezgin) Абдуллоев(Tajik)Source: - http://forebears.io/surnames/abdullaev
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Абдуллаев (in Russian)
- https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çingiz_Abdullayev (in Azerbaijani)
- https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtiyor_Abdullayev (in Uzbek)
- https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Байжан_Абдуллаев (in Kazakh)
- https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Абдуллаев_Сайфулла_Нурмухаммедович (in Kyrgyz)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Абдуллаев,_Сайгид_Нухкадиевич (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Абдуллаев,_Азиз_Рефатович (in Russian)
- https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/Асеф_Мегьман (in Lezgin)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Абдуллаев,_Магомед_Абдуллаевич (in Russian)
- https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Абдуманнон_Абдуллоев (in Tajik)(Information from name #277610 originally submitted by user HL)
 
Aliev 3/8/2024, 4:56 PM by Anonymous User
Usages: Chechen, Avar, Lak, Kumyk, Lezgin, Dargin, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkmen, KyrgyzTranscription: Алиев(Chechen, Lezgin, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz) ГӀалиев(Avar) Аьлиев(Lak) Әлиев(Kazakh) الىييەۆ(Kazakh Arabic)Source: - http://forebears.io/surnames/aliev
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев (in Russian)
- https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев (in Chechen)
- https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Гапур_Хамидович (in Chechen)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Гейдар_Алирза_оглы (in Russian)
- https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Әли_Әлиев (in Kazakh)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Али_Магомедович (in Russian)
- https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/ГІалиев,_Гьимбатил_МухІу (in Avar)
- https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Бакирдин (in Kyrgyz)
- https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Қурбон_Алиев (in Tajik)
- https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamat_Aliyev (in Uzbek)
- https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ömər_Əliyev (in Azerbaijani)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Магомед-Али_Раджов-Гаджиевич (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Атай_Баширович (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Нариман_Абдулхаликович (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Рагим_Мусаибович (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Алиев,_Хабиб_Микаилович (in Russian)(Information from name #277555 originally submitted by user HL)
 
Xu 2 3/8/2024, 4:42 AM by Anonymous User
The particle on the left is the simplified component form of 言 (speech, words) - itself a modification of the pictogram 舌 (a tongue sticking out of a mouth).The particle on the right is 午 (noon - and also the ancient Chinese compass point for south).
 
Riley 2 3/6/2024, 10:12 PM by Alix3791
Per Wikipedia, the name is the Anglicized version of Raghallach, which is “thought to be derived from the compounds ragh (meaning "race") and ceallach (meaning "sociable")”.
 
Kumar 3/6/2024, 7:02 PM by Anonymous User
Surname of the lead singer of Pinkshift, Ashrita Kumar.
 
Waldvogel 3/5/2024, 1:08 PM by Paradiso36
 
Kavanagh 3/3/2024, 11:02 PM by Anonymous User
Kav-uh-nuh.
 
Mwangi 3/3/2024, 10:49 PM by Anonymous User
Stella Nyambura Mwangi is a singer, rapper, and songwriter.
 
Xie 3/3/2024, 10:09 AM by VendettaEclipse
Xie Lian from Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official’s Blessing 😘
 
Pulaski 3/1/2024, 5:58 PM by Major_Paigor
Just because it is Polish and has an L in it does not mean it has a Ł. That Ł letter makes an English W sound.
 
Broadhead 2/29/2024, 9:41 PM by aki13th
English (Yorkshire) - From Middle English brod "wide, broad" and heved, hed "head, headland". (Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition)
 
Bruggeman 2/29/2024, 9:37 PM by aki13th
Variant of Brueggemann.
 
Cansino 2/29/2024, 9:14 PM by aki13th
Nickname from Cansino "sluggish, exhausted, slow". (Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd ed.)
 
Way 2/29/2024, 6:04 PM by Anonymous User
Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from the infamous fanfiction My Immortal bears this last name. She is not related to Gerard Way, but she wishes she was.
 
Sharp 2/29/2024, 6:00 PM by Anonymous User
Matt Sharp, former bassist of the band Weezer, bears this last name.
 
Garbo 2/26/2024, 7:31 PM by irena22.2
Spaniard allied WWII double agent Juan Garcia went by this nickname/code name bc the allies believed he was so excellent at acting. They called him Garbo after the actress.
 
Palazzo 2/26/2024, 11:13 AM by Ninten10
Kefka Palazzo, the main villain of Final Fantasy VI.
 
Drinkwalter 2/25/2024, 11:41 AM by Aniya
Do not drink walter!
 
Sala 2/23/2024, 2:02 PM by glacier_bear_82
Sala is also a Portuguese surname. [noted -ed]
 
Blumenthal 2/21/2024, 10:05 PM by Alix3791
Heston Marc Blumenthal OBE HonFRSC (/ˈbluːməntɔːl/; born 27 May 1966) is an English celebrity chef, TV personality, & food writer. Blumenthal is regarded as a pioneer of multi-sensory cooking, food pairing, & flavor encapsulation. He came to public attention with unusual recipes, such as bacon-&-egg ice cream & snail porridge. His recipes for triple-cooked chips (fries) & soft-centered Scotch eggs have been widely imitated. He has advocated a scientific approach to cooking, for which he has been awarded honorary degrees from the universities of Reading, Bristol, & London & made an honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
 
Lee 2 2/20/2024, 4:27 PM by glacier_bear_82
Ming Lee from the film Turning Red is a famous fictional bearer of this surname.
 
Lee 2 2/20/2024, 4:27 PM by glacier_bear_82
Meilin Lee from the film Turning Red is a famous fictional bearer of this surname.
 
Banks 2/20/2024, 4:14 PM by glacier_bear_82
Jordan Banks from the book New Kid by Jerry Craft is a famous fictional bearer of this surname.
 
Anderson 2/20/2024, 4:08 PM by glacier_bear_82
Genesis Anderson from the book Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams is a famous fictional bearer of this surname.
 
Mann 2/20/2024, 3:54 PM by historymann49
Two noted bearers of this surname are Nobel Prize winning author Thomas Mann (German) and esteemed history teacher Thomas Mann (Anglo-American).
 
Arnold 2/18/2024, 1:46 PM by Paradiso36
 
Frangipane 2/17/2024, 11:41 AM by AnonymousQorvid
We know pane means bread in Italian. Frangi is a shortening of frangia meaning fringe, which is the outer edge of something, meaning that Frangipane literally translates to the edge of bread.
 
Vinagre 2/16/2024, 9:31 AM by Anonymous User
Yes, this surname was and is still being used, at least since around 1920 in Portugal, it is also most likely a surname by occupation.(I do not know any famous people with this surname, but I do know some people with it)
 
Pliev 2/15/2024, 4:03 AM by Pliev
'Pliev' is not derived from the Ossetian word for Elephant, rather it stands for "Sons of Pkhile", hence the name of the Village "Plievo". Ossetians really like to claim our History, but I'd not have imagined that they want to steal our clans too.
 
Atkinson 2/15/2024, 1:13 AM by KF2001
Francis George Atkinson was the first district officer of Jesselton, the state capital of British North Borneo (later renamed to Sabah)! If I become the Chief Minister of Sabah someday, not only I'll make English our official language again, I'll also rename our state capital, Kota Kinabalu (formerly Jesselton) to "Atkinson" in memory of our first district officer!
 
Hirata 2/11/2024, 2:20 PM by LeoBeyene
Well... The 'hee-' sound in Japanese is usually pronounced as [çi] (in the IPA format, According to Wikipedia).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi_(kana)
 
O'shaughnessey 2/11/2024, 11:32 AM by LeoBeyene
It can also be spelled as O'Shaughnessey—with the necessary capitalization.
 
Braun 2/11/2024, 11:16 AM by Tovaryshka_Anya
Eva Braun was Hitler's wife.
 
Baskin 2/10/2024, 8:23 AM by amanh
Leonard Baskin (1922–2000) was an American figurative graphic artist, sculptor, draughtsman, calligrapher, and master printmaker who founded the Gehenna Press one of America's first fine arts presses known for its inventive use of engravings and typography. Primary themes that informed his work include mortality, grief, suffering and resistance to oppression.
 
Blackberry 2/9/2024, 4:47 PM by Aniya
The name of a brand of phones.
 
Dingle 2/9/2024, 4:32 PM by Anonymous User
"Hey guys, Quandale Dingle here!"Quandale Dingle is a meme on the internet. He is part of the "Goofy Ahh" subculture.
 
Ahmed 2/8/2024, 4:46 PM by glacier_bear_82
The Minecraft YouTuber Zak Ahmed, also known as Skeppy, is a famous bearer of this surname. He was a member of the Minecraft Dream SMP.
 
Auerbach 2/7/2024, 8:58 PM by Robin-King010
Pronounced as ‘ow-err-back’.
 
Auerbach 2/7/2024, 8:57 PM by Robin-King010
Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach (1917-2006) was an American professional basketball coach who spent most of his coaching career for the Boston Celtics. He led the Celtics to 9 championships (1956-57 & 1958-66). He was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History in 2022.
 
Coppola 2/7/2024, 5:27 PM by Aniya
THE GREAT COPPOLA FAMILY! The Coppolas are a family of Hollywood greats spanning (currently) 4 generations, this includes Francis Ford Coppola (director, The Godfather series 1972-2020), his daughter Sofia Coppola (Director, The Virgin Suicides 1999), his son Roman Coppola (Writer, Moonrise Kingdom 2012), Nicolas Kim Coppola (AKA Nicolas Cage, Actor, Raising Arizona 1987), and many more! [noted -ed]