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This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword deer.
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deer meaning
Briedis m Latvian
Means "deer" in Latvian.
Cervantes Spanish
Possibly from Old Spanish servanto meaning "servant" or ciervo meaning "stag". A famous bearer was the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616).
Da Gama Portuguese
Variant of Gama. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524).
Gama Portuguese
Probably from a place name derived from Portuguese gama meaning "fallow deer doe", from Latin gammus.
Goldhirsch Jewish
Means "golden stag" in Yiddish.
Hart English
Means "male deer". It was originally acquired by a person who lived in a place frequented by harts, or bore some resemblance to a hart.
Hartell English
From various place names derived from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and hyll "hill".
Hartley English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Hartley, from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Herschel German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.
Hirsch 1 German
Means "deer, hart" in German. This was a nickname for a person who resembled a deer in some way, or who raised or hunted deer.
Hirschel German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.
Hjort Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish cognate of Hart.
Jelen m & u Czech, Slovene
From a nickname meaning "stag" in Czech and Slovene.
Jeleń Polish
Polish form of Jelen.
Jelínek m Czech
Diminutive of Jelen.
Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.
Ray English
Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.
Rey 2 English
Means "female roe deer" from Old English ræge, probably denoting someone of a nervous temperament.
Szarvas Hungarian
Means "deer" in Hungarian.