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carnivore meaning

Adler German, Jewish
Means "eagle" in German.

Aguilar Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish águila meaning "eagle", ultimately from Latin aquila.

Aquila Italian
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Italian.

Astor Occitan
Derived from Occitan astur meaning "hawk". The wealthy and influential Astor family, prominent in British and American society, originated in the Italian Alps.

Azarola Basque
Possibly from Basque azeri meaning "fox".

Bergfalk Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and falk (Old Norse falki) meaning "falcon".

De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.

Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.

Falco Italian
Derived from Italian falco "falcon". The name was used to denote a falconer or a person who resembled a falcon in some way.

Falconer English, Scottish
Variant of Faulkner.

Falk Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
From Old Norse falki or Old High German falco meaning "falcon".

Falkenrath German
Derived from Middle High German falke "falcon" and rat "counsel, advice".

Falkner English, German
English variant and German cognate of Faulkner.

Farkas Hungarian
Means "wolf" in Hungarian.

Faulkner English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.

Fox English
From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.

Fuchs German
From Old High German fuhs meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.

Fux German
Variant of Fuchs.

Gagnon French
Derived from old French gagnon "guard dog". The name most likely originated as a nickname for an aggressive or cruel person.

Gatti Italian
Means "cat" in Italian, originally a nickname for an agile person.

Geier German
Means "vulture" in German, a nickname for a greedy person.

Gujić Bosnian
Means "son of a snake" from the Bosnian word guja meaning "snake".

Habich German
German cognate of Hawk.

Habicht German
German cognate of Hawk.

Hawk English
Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner, derived from Old English hafoc "hawk".

Hawking English
From a diminutive of Hawk. A famous bearer was the British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018).

Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.

Ilves Estonian
Means "lynx" in Estonian.

Kartal Turkish
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Turkish.

Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Means "lion's corner" in Dutch. The first bearer of this name lived on the corner (Dutch hoek) of the Lion's Gate (Dutch Leeuwenpoort) in the city of Delft.

Léon French
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Leon English
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Lis Polish
Means "fox" in Polish, a nickname for a sly person.

Lobo Spanish, Portuguese
Originally a nickname meaning "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Loewe German
Variant of Löwe.

Lomidze Georgian
Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".

Lovel English
Variant of Lowell.

Lovell English
Variant of Lowell.

Löwe German, Jewish
Means "lion" in German.

Lowell English
From a nickname derived from a Norman French lou meaning "wolf" and a diminutive suffix.

Lupei Romanian
Variant of Lupu.

Lupo Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "wolf".

Lupu Romanian
From Romanian lup meaning "wolf".

Lyon 2 English, French
From a nickname derived from Old French and Middle English lion meaning "lion".

Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".

Mårdh Swedish
From Swedish mård meaning "pine marten".

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.

Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".

Otxoa Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".

Rebane Estonian
Means "fox" in Estonian.

Şahin Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish (of Persian origin), probably used to refer to someone who was a hawk tamer.

Sas Hungarian
Means "eagle" in Hungarian.

Sass Hungarian
Variant of Sas.

Serpico Italian
From a nickname derived from Italian serpe "serpent, reptile".

Shaw 2 Scottish
From a given name or byname that was derived from Gaelic sitheach meaning "wolf" (Old Irish sídach).

Sheach Scottish
Variant of Shaw 2.

Singh Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh male followers the surname Singh and all females Kaur. It is among the most common surnames in India.

Sobel Jewish
Variant of Sobol.

Soból Polish
Polish cognate of Sobol.

Sobol Ukrainian, Russian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Sokal Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

Sokół Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.

Sokol m & u Slovak, Czech, Jewish
From Czech and Slovak sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Sokoll Jewish
Variant of Sokol.

Sokolof Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokoloff Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokolovsky m Russian
Means "son of Sokol".

Sokołowski m Polish
Usually refers to the city of Sokołów Podlaski in Poland. It may sometimes be derived from Polish sokół meaning "falcon".

Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".

Sólyom Hungarian
Means "hawk, falcon" in Hungarian.

Sówka Polish
From a diminutive of Polish sowa meaning "owl".

Tilki Turkish
From a nickname meaning "fox" in Turkish.

Tod English
Variant of Todd.

Todd English
Means "fox", derived from Middle English todde.

Vanags m Latvian
Means "hawk" in Latvian.

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.

Villalobos Spanish
Habitational name for a person from the town of Villalobos, Spain, which is derived from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf".

Vlček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Czech and Slovak vlk meaning "wolf".

Volkov m Russian
Derived from Russian волк (volk) meaning "wolf".

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.

Walkenhorst German
Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning "falcons" and Horst meaning "thicket".

Weasley Literature
Used by J. K. Rowling for the character of Ron Weasley (and other members of his family) in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997. Rowling presumably derived it from the English word weasel, perhaps in combination with the common place name/surname suffix -ley, which is derived from Old English leah meaning "woodland, clearing".

Wilk Polish
Means "wolf" in Polish.

Wolf German, English
From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.

Wolfe English
Variant of Wolf.

Wolff German, Danish, Norwegian, Jewish
Variant of Wolf.

Woolf English
Variant of Wolf.

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