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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword moral.
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Biedermann German, Jewish
nickname for an honest man from a compound of Middle High German biderbe "honorable" and man "man". Jewish surname adopted because of its honorific meaning from German bieder "honest, upright" and mann "man".
Catindig Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog katindig meaning "upright, standing".
De Chinese
From the Chinese element de, meaning "ethics, moral, virtue".
Ethe Greek
Plural form of ethos. Ethos forms the root of ethikos (ἠθικός), meaning "moral, showing moral character". Used as a noun in the neuter plural form ta ethika (τὰ ἠθικά), used for the study of morals, it is the origin of the modern English word ethics.
Netjes Dutch
Netjes is from the Dutch word for "tidy, neat" or "decent, proper."
Sawatdi Thai
From Thai สวัสดี (sawatdi) meaning "welfare, prosperity, security, goodness, virtue, moral excellence".
Straight English
Nickname from Middle English streʒt "straight, upright", presumably applied in either a literal or a figurative sense.