All Surnames

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Vančurová f Czech
Feminine form of Vančura.
Van Daal Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.
Van Daalen Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.
Van Dael Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.
Van Daele Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.
Van Dale Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.
Vandale Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.
Van Dalen Dutch
Means "from the valley", from Old Dutch dal meaning "valley".
Van Damme Flemish
Means "from Damme", the name of a town in Belgium, derived from Dutch dam meaning "dam". A famous bearer is the Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960-), who was born with the surname Van Varenberg.
Van de Laar Dutch
Variant of Van Laar.
Van den Akker Dutch
Means "from the field" in Dutch.
Van den Andel Dutch
Variant of Van Andel.
Van den Berg Dutch
Means "from the mountain", derived from Dutch berg meaning "mountain".
Van der Aart Dutch
Means "from the earth", derived from Dutch aarde "earth". It perhaps referred to either an earth bank or to a farmer.
Van der Beek Dutch
Means "from the creek" in Dutch.
Van der Berg Dutch
Variant of Van den Berg.
Van der Hout Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van der Laar Dutch
Variant of Van Laar.
Van der Linden Dutch
Means "from the linden trees", from Dutch linde meaning "linden tree".
Van der Meer Dutch
Means "from the lake" in Dutch.
Van der Stoep Dutch
Means "from the paved entrance", from Dutch stoep meaning "paved porch at the entrance to a house".
Van der Veen Dutch
Means "from the swamp", from Dutch veen meaning "fen, swamp, peat". It originally indicated a person who resided in a peat district or fen colony.
Van der Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
Van der Venne Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
Van der Vennen Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van der Veen.
Van der Zee Dutch
Means "from the sea" in Dutch. The original bearer may have been someone who lived on the coast.
Van de Vliert Dutch
Means "from the elderberry" in Dutch.
Van Dijk Dutch
Means "from the dike" in Dutch.
Van Donk Dutch
Means "from the hill", derived from Dutch donk meaning "(sandy) hill".
Vandroogenbroeck Flemish
Means "from the dry marsh" in Dutch. The city of Brussels was built on dry marshes.
Vaněk m Czech
From an old diminutive of the given name Václav.
Vanev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vane", a diminutive of Ivan.
Vaneva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vanev.
Vång Swedish
Swedish variant of Wang 3.
Vang 1 Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Wang 3.
Vang 2 Yiddish
Variant of Wang 4.
Van Gogh Dutch
Means "from Goch", a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near the border with the Netherlands. It may be derived from a Low German word meaning "meadow, floodplain". This name was borne by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).
Vanhanen Finnish
From Finnish vanha meaning "old".
Van Hassel Dutch
Means "from Hassel", a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It may be derived from Old Dutch hasal meaning "hazel tree".
Van Hautum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Heel Dutch
Means "from Heel", a small town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Van Herten Dutch
Means "from Herten", a small town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. The town's name comes from Dutch herten, the plural of hert meaning "deer".
Van Hofwegen Dutch
Means "from Hofwegen", a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch hof "garden, courtyard" and weg "way, path, road".
Van Hoorn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.
Van Horn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.
Van Hout Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Houte Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Houtem Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Houten Dutch
Means "from forests", derived from Dutch hout "forest".
Van Houttum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Houtum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Kan Dutch
Means "from Kanne", a town in the province of Limburg in Belgium. The meaning of the town's name is unknown.
Van Kann Dutch
Variant of Van Kan.
Vankov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vanko", a diminutive of Ivan.
Vaňková f Czech
Feminine form of Vaněk.
Vankova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vankov.
Van Laar Dutch
Derived from Dutch laar (plural laren), which means "open spot in the forest". These areas were used to graze cattle for example.
Van Laren Dutch
Variant of Van Laar.
Van Leeuwen Dutch
Means "from Leeuwen", the name of towns in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Limburd. The place names may be from the Old Dutch word leo meaning "hill, burial mound".
Van Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Variant of Leeuwenhoek. A famous bearer of this surname is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a pioneer in the field of microscopy.
Van Middelburg Dutch (Rare)
Means "from Middelburg", the name of a city in Zeeland in the Netherlands, itself meaning "middle fortress" in Dutch.
Van Middlesworth Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Van Middelburg.
Vann English
From Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp", indicating a person who lived near such a place.
Van Nifterick Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.
Van Nifterik Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.
Van Niftrik Dutch
Means "from Niftrik", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Van Ogtrop Dutch
Variant of Ogtrop.
Van Oirschot Dutch
Means "from Oirschot", a town in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is possibly from Dutch oeros meaning "aurochs" and schoot meaning "projection (of land)".
Van Oorschot Dutch
Variant of Van Oirschot.
Van Ophoven Dutch
Means "from Ophoven", the name of towns in the Netherlands. Their names mean "upper gardens, upper courtyards" in Dutch.
Van Peij Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van Pey.
Van Pey Dutch (Rare)
Means "from Pey", a town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Van Rompa Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Van Rompaey.
Van Rompaey Flemish, Dutch
Means "from the wide path", derived from Middle Dutch ruum "roomy, spacious" combined with pat "path".
Van Rompay Flemish, Dutch
Variant of Van Rompaey.
Van Rompaye Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Van Rompaey.
Van Rompu Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Van Rompaey.
Van Rompuy Flemish
Variant of Van Rompaey. A famous bearer is the Flemish politician Herman Van Rompuy (1947-), a Prime Minister of Belgium.
Van Rossem Dutch
Variant of Van Rossum.
Van Rossum Dutch
Means "from Rossum", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It is mentioned as Rotheheim in a 9th-century document, and is derived from Dutch rothe "cleared area in a forest" and heim "home".
Van Schoorl Dutch
Variant of Schoorl.
Van 't Hout Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.
Van Tonder Dutch
Means "from Tønder", a town in Denmark near the German border.
Van Veen Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
Van Veenen Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
Van Wegberg Dutch
Means "from Wegberg", a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, close to the Dutch border. It is derived from old German weg "way, path, road" and berg "mountain".
Van Wieren Frisian, Dutch
Means "from Wieren". This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands, which mean "seaweed".
Van Willigen Dutch
Means "from the willows", from Old Dutch wilga "willow".
Varano Italian
Derived from one of the many towns of this name in Italy.
Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".
Varela Spanish
Derived from Spanish vara "stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.
Varga u & m Hungarian, Slovak
Occupational name meaning "cobbler" in Hungarian.
Vargas Spanish, Portuguese
Means "slope, flooded field, pastureland" or "hut", from the Spanish and Portuguese dialectal word varga.
Vargha Hungarian
Variant of Varga.
Vargová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Varga.
Varley English
Originally denoted a person from Verly, France, itself derived from the Roman name Virilius.
Varnham English
Variant of Farnham.
Vartanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan).
Vašek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.
Vasile Romanian
Derived from the given name Vasile.
Vasileiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".
Vasilev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Vasil".
Vasileva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vasilev.
Vasiliauskaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by unmarried women.
Vasiliauskas m Lithuanian
Means "son of Vasilijus".
Vasiliauskienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vasiliauskas. This form is used by married women.
Vasiliev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильев (see Vasilyev).
Vasilieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильева (see Vasilyeva).
Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".
Vasilyev m Russian
Means "son of Vasil".
Vasilyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Vasilyev.
Vaško m Slovak
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav.
Vašková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vašek or Vaško.
Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".
Vass Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian vas meaning "iron", referring to a worker in iron, a miner of iron ore or a vendor of iron goods. Alternatively, from the same root word, it may have been a nickname referring to one with a distinctively strong constitution.
Vassiliou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Vastag Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "stout, thick" in Hungarian.
Vastagh Hungarian
Variant of Vastag.
Vasylenko Ukrainian
From the given name Vasyl.
Vasylyk Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Vasyl.
Vasylyshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Vasyl".
Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
Vaughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
Vávra m Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec.
Vávrová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vávra.
Vázquez Spanish
Variant of Vásquez.
Vega Spanish
From Spanish vega meaning "meadow, plain", of Basque origin.
Vela Spanish
Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".
Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.
Velásquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.
Velázquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco. A famous bearer was the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660).
Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".
Velichkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velichkov.
Velitchkov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величков (see Velichkov).
Velitchkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Величкова (see Velichkova).
Vemulakonda Telugu
Indicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Venäläinen Finnish
Means "Russian" in Finnish. This name was originally used by the ethnic Finns who lived on the Russian side of the border.
Vencel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.
Venczel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.
Venner Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
Ventimiglia Italian
From the name of the historical Italian city Ventimiglia, now near the French border, ultimately from Latin Albintimilium.
Ventura Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Bonaventura.
Verboom Dutch
Means "from the tree" in Dutch.
Veres Hungarian
Dialectical variant of Vörös.
Vergoossen Dutch
Means "son of Goswin".
Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.
Verity English
From a nickname meaning "truth", perhaps given originally to a truthful person.
Vermeulen Flemish
Means "from the mill" in Dutch.
Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".
Vernon English
Locational name in the Eure region of Normandy, from the Gaulish element vern "alder (tree)" with the genitive case maker onis.
Verona Italian
From the name of the city of Verona, one of the most important historical cities of northern Italy. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain.
Veronesi Italian
Variant of Verona.
Ververs Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch verver meaning "dyer, painter".
Vervloet Flemish
Means "from the stream" in Dutch.
Vescovi Italian
Derived from Italian vescovo meaning "bishop".
Veselá f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Veselý.
Veselý m Czech, Slovak
From a nickname meaning "cheerful" in Czech and Slovak.
Vespa Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "wasp".
Vestergaard Danish
From a place name, derived from Danish vest "west" and gård "farm, yard".
Vestri Italian
From the given name Silvestro.
Vicario Spanish, Italian
Means "vicar" in Spanish and Italian, an ecclesiastic title used to denote a representative of a bishop. It is derived from Latin vicarius meaning "substitute, deputy".
Vicente Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Vicente.
Vico Italian, Spanish
Means "town, village", derived from Latin vicus.
Victor French, English
Derived from the male given name Victor.
Victors English
Derived from the given name Victor.
Victorsson Swedish
Means "son of Victor".
Vida Hungarian
From the given name Vid.
Vidal Spanish, Catalan, French
From the given name Vidal.
Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".
Vieira Portuguese
Denoted a person who came from a Portuguese town by this name, derived from vieria meaning "scallop". The scallop was a symbol of Saint James, and was traditionally worn by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.
Vieth German
From the given name Veit.
Vigo Italian, Spanish
Variant of Vico.
Vik Norwegian
Means "cove, inlet" in Norwegian.
Viktorov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Viktor".
Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.
Vilar Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Means "hamlet, farm" in Portuguese, Galician and Catalan, from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa.
Vilaró Catalan
Catalan variant of Vilar.
Vilhjálmsson Icelandic
Means "son of Vilhjálmur".
Villa Italian, Spanish
Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.
Villalba Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various Spanish places by this name. It is derived from Spanish villa "town" and alba "white".
Villalobos Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Villalobos, Spain, which is derived from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf".
Villanueva Spanish
Originally denoted someone who came from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and nueva "new".
Villar Spanish
Spanish cognate of Vilar.
Villaverde Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and verde "green".
Villeneuve French
French cognate of Villanueva.
Vincent 1 English, French
From the given name Vincent.
Vincent 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhinse meaning "son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".
Vinci 1 Italian
From the given name Vincenzo.
Vinci 2 Italian
Originally indicated a person from Vinci near Florence, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
Vincze Hungarian
From the given name Vince.
Vinković Croatian
Means "son of Vinko".
Vinogradov m Russian
Means "vineyard" in Russian (ultimately from German), referring to a person who worked at a vineyard or lived near one.
Vinogradova f Russian
Feminine form of Vinogradov.
Vinter Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian variant of Winter.
Viola Italian
From the given name Viola.
Vipond English
From Vieux-Pont, the name of various places in Normandy, derived from French vieux "old" and pont "bridge".
Virág Hungarian
From a nickname meaning "flower" in Hungarian.
Virgo English
Possibly from Latin virgo "virgin, maiden". It may have been a nickname for an actor who played the Virgin Mary in mystery plays, or for a shy man or a lecher.
Virtanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish virta meaning "stream". This is the second most common surname in Finland.
Visscher Dutch
Variant of Visser.
Visser Dutch
Occupational name meaning "fisherman" in Dutch.
Vitale Italian
From the given name Vitale.
Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.
Viteri Spanish, Basque
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Basque place name.
Vivas Catalan
From the Catalan byname vivas meaning "may you live", which was bestowed upon children to bring good luck.
Vives Catalan
Variant of Vivas.
Vlachos m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Vlachou f Greek
Feminine form of Vlachos.
Vladimirescu Romanian
Means "son of Vladimir".
Vlahos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχος (see Vlachos).
Vlahou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχου (see Vlachou).
Vlahović Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic from Serbo-Croatian Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".
Vlasák m Czech
Derived from Czech vlas "hair", probably referring to a barber or a person who bought and sold hair.
Vlasáková f Czech
Feminine form of Vlasák.
Vlašić Croatian
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".
Vlašič Slovene
Patronymic from the nickname Vlah meaning "Romanian, Wallachian".
Vlček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Czech and Slovak vlk meaning "wolf".
Vlčková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vlček.
Võ Vietnamese
Variant of Vũ used more often in southern Vietnam.
Voclain French
From the Old French given name Vauquelin.
Vodenicharov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian воденичар (vodenichar) meaning "miller".
Vodenicharova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vodenicharov.
Vogel German, Dutch
From Old High German and Old Dutch fogal meaning "bird". It was originally an occupational name for a bird catcher, or a nickname for a person who liked to sing.
Vogels Dutch
Variant of Vogel.
Vogt German
Occupational name from Middle High German voget meaning "bailiff, administrator, steward", ultimately from Latin advocatus.
Vogts German
Patronymic variant of Vogt.
Voigt German
Variant of Vogt.
Voigts German
Patronymic variant of Vogt.
Volk German
Derived from given names beginning with the Old High German element folk meaning "people".
Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".
Volkova f Russian
Feminine form of Volkov.
Voll 1 Norwegian
Originally indicated a person who lived in a meadow, from Old Norse vǫllr "meadow, field".
Voll 2 German
Variant of Volk.
Vollan Norwegian
Variant of Voll 1.
Voltolini Italian
From the name of the alpine valley of Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy.
Von Brandt German
Means "from the area cleared by fire", from Middle High German brant.
Von Essen German
Means "from Essen", a city in Germany, possibly a derivative of Old High German asc meaning "ash tree".
Von Grimmelshausen German
Means "from Grimmelshausen", a town in Germany. It is itself derived from Grimmel, of uncertain meaning, and hausen meaning "houses". A famous bearer was the German author Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621-1676).
Von Ingersleben German
Means "from Ingersleben", a town in Germany, which means "Inge's village".
Vonnegut German
Possibly from the German words von meaning "from, of, by" and gut meaning "good". A famous bearer was the American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007).
Voronin m Russian
Derived from Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow".
Voronina f Russian
Feminine form of Voronin.
Vörös Hungarian
Means "red" in Hungarian, referring to a person with red hair or face.
Vos Dutch
Dutch cognate of Voss.
Voss German
From Middle Low German vos meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a clever person or a person with red hair.
Voß German
Variant of Voss.
Vossen Dutch
From the given name Vos, which comes from the Frisian name Fos, which is from Old German given names beginning with the element folk meaning "people".
Vrabcová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vrabec.
Vrabec u & m Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "sparrow" in several languages, from Old Slavic vorbĭ.
Vroom Dutch, Flemish
From a nickname derived from Dutch vroom meaning "pious, devout".
Vroomen Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Vroom.
Vrubel m Czech
From a dialectal variant of Czech vrabec "sparrow".
Vrublová f Czech
Feminine form of Vrubel.
Vũ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 武 (vũ).
Vukoja Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Wada Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Wade 1 English
Derived from the Old English place name wæd meaning "a ford".
Wade 2 English
From the Old English given name Wada, a derivative of the word wadan "to go".
Wägner German
Variant of Wagner.
Wagner German
From Middle High German wagener meaning "wagon maker, cartwright". This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
Wähner German
Variant of Wagner.
Wahner German
Variant of Wagner.
Wakefield English
Originally indicated a person who came from the English city of Wakefield, derived from Old English wacu "wake, vigil" and feld "field".
Walczak Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Walenty.
Waldfogel Jewish
Variant of Waldvogel.
Waldo English
From the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof.
Waldroup English
Variant of Wardrobe.
Waldvogel German, Jewish
From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Walentowicz Polish
Means "son of Walenty".
Walkenhorst German
Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning "falcons" and Horst meaning "thicket".
Walker English
Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".
Wall English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a prominent wall, from Old English weall.
Wallace Scottish, English, Irish
Means "foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace.
Wallach Yiddish
From Middle High German walch meaning "foreigner (from a Romance country)".
Waller 1 English
Derived from Old French gallier meaning "person with a pleasant temper".
Waller 2 English
Derived from Old English weall meaning "wall", denoting a builder of walls or someone who lived near a prominent wall.
Waller 3 English
From Old English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".
Wallin Swedish
From Swedish vall meaning "wall, bank" (ultimately of Latin origin).
Wallis Scottish, English
Variant of Wallace.
Walmsley English
Originally denoted a person from the English town of Walmersley.
Walsh English, Irish
From Old English wælisc meaning "foreigner, stranger, Celt".
Walter English, German
Derived from the given name Walter.
Walters English
Derived from the given name Walter.
Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".
Waltersson Swedish
Variant of Walterson.
Walther German
From the given name Walther.
Walton English
From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Waltz German
From a diminutive of the given name Walther.
Wang 1 Chinese
From Chinese 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". This is the most common surname in China (and the world).
Wang 2 German, Dutch
From Middle High German and Middle Dutch wange meaning "cheek", possibly a nickname for someone with round or rosy cheeks.
Wang 3 German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German wang or Old Norse vangr meaning "grassy slope, meadow".
Wang 4 Yiddish
Name for a Jew from Hungary, ultimately from Russian Венгрия (Vengriya) meaning "Hungary".
Ward 1 English
Derived from Old English weard meaning "guard, guardian".
Ward 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhaird, which means "son of the bard".
Wardrobe English
From Old French warder "to guard" and robe "garment", an occupational name for a servant responsible for the clothing in a household.
Ware 1 English
From Old English wer meaning "dam, weir", indicating someone who lived near such a structure.
Ware 2 English
From the Middle English nickname ware meaning "wary, astute, prudent".
Warner German, English
Variant of Werner.
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