Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is GoodNightingale.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Akagi Japanese
Means "red tree" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 木 (tree).
Akanishi Japanese
Means "red west" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 西 (west).
Ashtiani Persian
Possibly related to the Iranian city or county of Ashtian.
Birdsong English
From the English words bird and song. Possibly an English translation of the German surname Vogelsang.
Fujiyama Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Gushiken Okinawan, Japanese
Means "strong-willed" from Japanese 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, will", and 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, resolute, unyielding".
Hanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Hovhannisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Hovhannisyan.
Kamenashi Japanese
Means "turle pear" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 亀 (turtle) and 梨 (pear).
Kaneshiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Nakada Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Nakata Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nam Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south".
Nishida Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Pendarvis English (American)
The American English spelling of the Cornish surname Pendarves. Ultimately, the surname is traced back to Pendarves Island, Cornwall.
Sherkhanzai Afghan
Meaning "son of Sherkhan" in Pashto. Sherkhan itself means "lion king" in Persian. This surname is found among Afghans belonging to the Barech, one of the Durrani Pashto tribes.
Summerlin English, German, Scottish
An English surname.... [more]
Tatsuda Japanese
Means "dragon rice paddy" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 竜 (dragon) and 田 (rice paddy).
Vogelsang German
Means "bird song" in German. From the German words vogel (bird) and sang (song).
Zeevi Hebrew
From the Hebrew given name Zev, meaning "wolf."