Nowakowski m PolishHabitational name for a person from various towns called
Nowakowo or similar, derived from Polish
nowy meaning "new".
Nowicki m PolishHabitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called
Nowice. The name is derived from Polish
nowy meaning "new".
Nurmi FinnishMeans
"meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).
Nye EnglishOriginally indicated a person who lived near a river, from Middle English
atten eye meaning
"at the river".
Nyitrai HungarianIndicated someone from Nitra, a city and historic principality of Slovakia (formerly in Hungary). Its name is derived from that of a local river, which is of unknown meaning.
Nyman SwedishFrom Swedish
ny (Old Norse
nýr) meaning "new" and
man (Old Norse
maðr) meaning "person, man".
Nyström SwedishOrnamental name derived from Swedish
ny (Old Norse
nýr) meaning "new" and
ström (Old Norse
straumr) meaning "stream".
O KoreanAlternate transcription of Korean Hangul
오 (see
Oh).
Oakley EnglishFrom a place name meaning "oak clearing" in Old English. It was borne by American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926).
Obama LuoFrom a rare Luo given name meaning
"crooked, bent". It was possibly originally given to a baby who had an arm or leg that looked slightly bent immediately after birth or who was born in the breech position.
Obando SpanishHabitational name for someone who came from Obando in Extremadura, Spain.
Oberst GermanFrom Old High German
obar meaning
"above, upper", indicating a person from the uppermost end of a village or the top of a house.
Ó Carra IrishMeans
"descendant of Carra",
Carra being a nickname meaning "spear".
Ó Cnáimhín IrishMeans
"descendant of Cnámh",
Cnámh being a nickname meaning "bone".
Ó Cochláin IrishMeans
"descendant of Cochlán", where the given name
Cochlán is derived from Irish
cochal "cape" or "hood". This surname originated in County Cork, Ireland.
Ó Comhraidhe IrishMeans
"descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name
Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.
Ó Corra IrishMeans
"descendant of Corra" in Irish. The given name
Corra means "spear".
Ó Cuilinn IrishMeans
"descendant of Cuileann",
Cuileann being a nickname meaning "holly".
Odell EnglishOriginally denoted a person who was from Odell in Bedfordshire, derived from Old English
wad "woad" (a plant that produces a blue dye) and
hyll "hill".
Ó Duibh IrishMeans
"descendant of Dubh",
Dubh being a byname meaning "dark".
Oelberg GermanMeans
"oil hill" from Middle High German
öl "oil" and
berg "mountain, hill".
Offermans DutchFrom Dutch
offer meaning
"offering, donation", referring to a person who collected money in a church.
Ogtrop DutchOriginally denoted a person who was from the town of Ochtrup in Germany, which is of uncertain origin.
O'Hannagain IrishFrom Irish
Ó hAnnagáin, which means
"descendant of Annagán". The given name
Annagán was a diminutive of
Annadh meaning "delay".
O'Hara IrishFrom the Irish
Ó hEaghra, which means
"descendant of Eaghra",
Eaghra being a given name of uncertain origin. Supposedly, the founder of the clan was Eaghra, a 10th-century lord of Luighne. A famous fictional bearer of this surname is Scarlett O'Hara, a character in Margaret Mitchell's
Gone With The Wind (1936).
Ó hÉideáin IrishMeans
"descendant of Éideán" in Irish. The given name
Éideán is a diminutive of
éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ó hÉidín IrishMeans
"descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name
Éidín is a diminutive of
éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".
Ohme GermanFrom Middle High German
oem meaning
"maternal uncle".
Ojala Finnish, EstonianFrom Finnish and Estonian
oja meaning
"ditch, channel, brook" with the suffix
-la indicating a place.
Ojeda SpanishFrom the name of the Ojeda river in Soria, Spain, possibly derived from Latin
folia "leaves".
Okabe JapaneseFrom Japanese
岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and
部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Ola BasqueFrom Basque
ola meaning
"hut, small house, forge".
Oláh HungarianMeans
"Romanian, Wallachian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic
volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Olander SwedishDenoted someone from the islands of Öland (eastern Sweden) or
Åland (western Finland).
Olasz HungarianMeans
"Italian" in Hungarian, from Old Slavic
volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Oleastro SpanishMeans
"wild olive" in Spanish, originally indicating one who lived near such a tree.
Oliveira PortugueseMeans
"olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin
oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.
Olmo SpanishMeans
"elm tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin
ulmus. The name originally indicated a person who lived near such a tree.
Olszewski m PolishOriginally denoted someone who lived near an alder tree, from Polish
olsza meaning
"alder tree".
Ó Madaidhín IrishMeans
"descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish
madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".
Ó Máille IrishMeans
"descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic
mál.
Öman SwedishFrom Swedish
ö (Old Norse
ey) meaning "island" and
man (Old Norse
maðr) meaning "person, man".
Ó Maol Aodha IrishMeans
"descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish
maol meaning "follower, servant".
Ó Maolmhuaidh IrishMeans
"descendant of Maolmhuadh",
Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic
maol meaning "chief" and
muadh meaning "proud, noble".
Omdahl NorwegianDenoted a person hailing from any one of a number of farms in Norway called either Åmdal or Omdal meaning "elm valley".
Ó Meadhra IrishMeans
"descendant of Meadhra". The given name
Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic
meadhar meaning "merry, happy".
O'Mooney IrishFrom the Irish
Ó Maonaigh meaning
"descendant of Maonaigh". The given name
Maonaigh means "wealthy".
Ono JapaneseFrom Japanese
小 (o) meaning "small" and
野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Oomen DutchPatronymic derived from Middle Dutch
oom meaning
"(maternal) uncle".
Oppenheimer GermanOriginally indicated a person from Oppenheim, Germany, perhaps meaning "marshy home". A notable bearer was the American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967).
Oprea RomanianFrom a medieval given name or nickname derived from Romanian
opri meaning
"stop".
Oquendo SpanishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Okondo in Álava, northern Spain, possibly derived from Basque
ukondo "elbow".
Ó Raghailligh IrishMeans
"descendant of Raghailligh", an Irish given name of unknown meaning.
Orellana SpanishOriginally indicated a person from one of the two towns named
Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin
Aureliana meaning "of
Aurelius".
Ó Rinn IrishMeans
"descendant of Rinn". The given name
Rinn means "star" in Irish.
Oriol CatalanFrom Catalan
or meaning
"gold", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair.
Ó Rodagh IrishMeans
"descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name
Rodach is derived from from Irish
rod meaning "spirited, furious".
Orozco SpanishFrom the name of a valley in the Basque region of Spain.
Orr ScottishFrom a nickname derived from Gaelic
odhar meaning
"dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan".
Orsini ItalianFrom a nickname meaning
"little bear" in Italian, from Latin
ursus "bear".
Orsós HungarianDerived from Hungarian
orsó meaning
"spindle", an occupational name for a seller or maker of spindles.
Ortega SpanishFrom a Spanish place name (belonging to various villages) derived from
ortiga "nettle".
Ortiz SpanishMeans
"son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin
fortis meaning "brave, strong" or
fortunius meaning "fortunate".
Ó Seachnasaigh IrishMeans
"descendant of Seachnasach". The given name
Seachnasach possibly means "elusive" in Irish.
Ó Seighin IrishMeans
"descendant of Seighin". The given name
Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish
séigene.
Ōshiro JapaneseFrom Japanese
大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and
城 (shiro) meaning "castle". It is especially common on Okinawa.
Ó Síoda IrishMeans
"descendant of Síoda", a byname meaning "silk" in Irish.