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AokakiJapanese Ao means "green, blue" and kaki means "fence".
AragakiJapanese From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".
BorsheimNorwegian (Rare) Habitational name from either of two farmsteads in Norway: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland. Borsheim is a combination of an unknown first element and Norwegian heim "home", while Børsheim is a combination of Old Norse byrgi "fence, enclosure" and heim.
CastelmurRomansh Derived from Romansh castel "castle" and mür "wall".
DemuroItalian Probably denoting someone from Muro, Basilicata. Alternately, may be a nickname from Sardinian muru "wall" or "donkey".
De WaalDutch, Walloon Means "the Walloon" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch wale, originally indicating a person who came from Wallonia, a French-speaking region of southern Belgium. It could also possibly be a variant spelling of Van Der Walle and De Walle meaning "the wall"', though evidence for this is lacking... [more]
FalangaItalian From Sicilian falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
FechterGerman Occupational name derived from Middle High German vehten "to fence", denoting a fencer. Notable bearers include German bricklayer Peter Fechter (1944–1962), and American engineer and inventor Aaron Fechter (1953-), creator of the band Rock-afire Explosion.
HerridgeEnglish habitational name from Herridges in Pauntley (Gloucestershire) or Highridge in King's Nympton (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename may derive from Old English hæg "fence enclosure" and hrycg "ridge" or while the Devon placename comes from an uncertain initial element and Old English hrycg.
HigashigaitoJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east", 垣 (gai), sound-changed from 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence", and 外 (to) meaning "outside", referring to an outside fence facing the east.
InagakiJapanese From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
IshigakiJapanese From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
IshigakiJapanese From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (gaki), the joining form of 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".... [more]
ItagakiJapanese From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence".
KabeyaJapanese From Japanese 壁 (kabe) meaning "wall, barrier" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
KakineJapanese (Rare) Kaki (垣) means "fence", ne (根) means "root, base, foundation". Notable bearers of this surname are Takuya Kakine, a football player, and Teitoku Kakine, a character from Toaru Majutsu no Index
KitagakiJapanese From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "hedge, fence".
MauerGerman, Jewish Topographic name for someone who lived near a wall, Middle High German mure "wall".
MurilloSpanish Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Murillo, so named from a diminutive of Spanish muro meaning "wall".
MüürEstonian Müür is an Estonian surname meaning "wall".
MüürikiviEstonian Müürikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".
MüüripealEstonian Müüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
MüüriseppEstonian Müürisepp is an Estonian surname meaning "brick mason" (literally: "wall smith").
NortheyEnglish Habitational name from Northay in Hawkchurch Devon. The placename derives from Middle English north "north northern" and heie "fence enclosure hedge" (Old English norþ (ge)hæg)... [more]
ÖvallSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish ö "island" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
PalliserEnglish Means "maker of palings and fences" (from a derivative of Old French palis "palisade"). In fiction, the Palliser novels are a series of six political novels by Anthony Trollope, beginning with 'Can You Forgive Her?' (1864) and ending with 'The Duke's Children' (1880), in which the Palliser family plays a central role.
RoffeyEnglish There are two small villages named "Roffey". One in England, near Horsham, and one in France, Burgundy. The name is of Norman orgin. First mentioned in (surviving English documents) in 1307 when a George Roffey buys a house... [more]
SandvallSwedish Combination of Swedish sand "sand" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
TakagakiJapanese From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".
ThunbergSwedish Combination of Swedish tun (from Old Norse tún) "enclosure, courtyard, plot, fence" and berg "mountain".
UmegakiJapanese From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "prunus mume" and 垣 (gaki), the joining form of 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence", referring to a fence with a family crest of prunus mume patterns.... [more]
VallEstonian Vall is an Estonian surname meaning "wall" or "berm".
VallikiviEstonian Vallikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".
VallinSwedish Derived from either Latin vallis "valley" or Swedish vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
WaldronMedieval German, Old Norman, Scottish Gaelic, English (British) Derived from the German compound wala-hran, literally "wall raven", but originally meaning "strong bird". Also derived from the Gaelic wealdærn, meaning "forest dwelling", thought to be derived from the Sussex village of Waldron... [more]
YeardleyEnglish Means "enclosed meadow" in Old English, from Old English g(e)ard (“fence, enclosure”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
ZaunGerman From a topographical name from Middle High German zun "fence, hedge" the German cognitive to Anglo-Saxon tun.