This is a list of submitted surnames in which the person who added the name is menke.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AgirmoItalian two hypotheses: either from the Greek agyrmos meaning "symposium, meeting" which was the name of the first day of the Misteri Eleusini in Athens.... [more]
AlfaniItalian (or Alfano) three possibilities: from the German word halfer ("helper"), from a place called Alfano, which is supposed to be from the Arab al fannan ("wild donkey"), and Alfana is the name of a race (as in type) of Arab horses, so could be someone related to horses.
AlpiniItalian (or Alpino) possibly denoting a person from the Alpes.
AmeglioItalian There are two hypotheses: the first is it derived from the Latin name Amelius which came from Amius, name of Etruscan origin; the other is it derived from Amali, name of a mighty Ostrogothic family, which means "virgin of the forest".
AmistadiItalian From the Renaissance term amistade ("friendship").
AmmazzalorsoItalian From the profession of bear hunter, meaning literally "slaughter the bear".
AxDutch originally French, used to be de Ax, meaning "from Ax", several possible places called Ax or Aix or variants.