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mammal meaning

Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

Agnusdei Italian
From Latin Agnus Dei meaning "lamb of God". This was a nickname for someone who was particularly religious or someone who wore this symbol.

Arima Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".

Azarola Basque
Possibly from Basque azeri meaning "fox".

Bähr German
From Middle High German bër "bear" or ber "boar". This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person.

Baran u & m Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
Means "ram, male sheep" in Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Bárány Hungarian
Means "lamb" in Hungarian.

Beran m Czech
Derived from Czech beran meaning "ram, male sheep".

Beránek m Czech
Means "little ram, male lamb" in Czech.

Bieber German, Jewish
From Middle High German biber meaning "beaver", possibly a nickname for a hard worker.

Bove Italian
Derived from an Italian nickname meaning "bull, ox".

Bover Catalan
Catalan cognate of Bove.

Boveri Italian
Variant of Bove.

Boyer Occitan
Occitan cognate of Bouvier.

Briedis m Latvian
Means "deer" in Latvian.

Brock English
Derived from Old English brocc meaning "badger", ultimately of Celtic origin.

Bul Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bull.

Bull English
From a nickname for a person who acted like a bull.

Bullock English
From a nickname meaning "young bull".

Cabral Portuguese
From places named from Late Latin capralis meaning "place of goats", derived from Latin capra meaning "goat".

Cabrera Spanish
From various place names derived from Late Latin capraria meaning "place of goats", from Latin capra meaning "goat".

Cavallo Italian
Means "horse" in Italian, an occupational name for a horseman.

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).

Chevrolet French
From a diminutive of chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.

Coelho Portuguese
From the Portuguese word for "rabbit", either a nickname or an occupational name referring to a hunter or seller of rabbits.

Coello Galician
Galician cognate of Coelho.

Colt English
Occupational name for a keeper of horses, derived from Middle English colt.

Colter English
Variant of Colt using an agent suffix.

Da Gama Portuguese
Variant of Gama. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524).

De Haas Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hase.

De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.

Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.

Everly English
From place names meaning derived from Old English eofor "boar" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Farkas Hungarian
Means "wolf" in Hungarian.

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.

Gama Portuguese
Probably from a place name derived from Portuguese gama meaning "fallow deer doe", from Latin gammus.

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

Geisler German
Variant of Geissler.

Geißler German
Variant of Geissler.

Geissler German
Occupational name for a goat herder, from southern German Geiss meaning "goat" and the suffix ler signifying an occupation.

Goldhirsch Jewish
Means "golden stag" in Yiddish.

Gulyás Hungarian
Means "herdsman, tender of cows" in Hungarian.

Haas Dutch, German
Variant of Hase.

Haase German
Variant of Hase.

Harlan English
Variant of Harland.

Harland English
From various place names meaning "hare land" in Old English.

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".

Hase German
From Middle High German and Middle Low German hase meaning "hare, rabbit". This was a nickname for a person who was quick or timid.

Hasenkamp German
From a northern German place name meaning "rabbit field", from Old Saxon haso "hare" and kamp "field" (from Latin campus).

Hersch German, Jewish
Variant of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.

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.

Hogarth English
Variant of Hoggard.

Hoggard English
Occupational name meaning "pig herder", from Old English hogg "hog" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

Howard 2 English
Occupational name meaning "ewe herder", from Old English eowu "ewe" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

Ilves Estonian
Means "lynx" in Estonian.

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.

Jež u & m Slovene, Czech
Cognate of Jeż.

Jeż Polish
Means "hedgehog" in Polish. It may have originally been given to a person who resembled a hedgehog in some way.

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

Kalb German
Occupational name meaning "calf (animal)" in German.

Kazlow m Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian казёл (kaziol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kidd English
From a nickname meaning "young goat, kid" in Middle English, of Old Norse origin.

Koç Turkish
Means "ram" in Turkish.

Kozel u & m Belarusian, Czech
Belarusian and Czech cognate of Kozioł.

Kozieł Polish
Variant of Kozioł.

Kozioł Polish
Means "male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kozlov m Russian
Derived from Russian козёл (kozyol) meaning "male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.

Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (gai) meaning "valley".

Kumamoto Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Lamb English
From the name of the animal, perhaps a nickname for a shy person.

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".

Ma Chinese
From Chinese 马 (mǎ) meaning "horse".

Mårdh Swedish
From Swedish mård meaning "pine marten".

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

Maus German
From a nickname meaning "mouse", from Old High German mus.

Medved Slovene, Croatian, Ukrainian
Means "bear" in several languages, from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ.

Medveď m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Medved.

Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".

Mutton English
Referred to a shepherd or else someone who in some way resembled a sheep, derived from Norman French mouton "sheep".

Muyskens Dutch
Means "little mouse" in Dutch.

Myška m Czech
From a nickname derived from Czech myš meaning "mouse".

Nedvěd m Czech
Czech cognate of Medved, derived from the dialectal nedvěd.

Ochoa Spanish
Spanish form of Otxoa.

Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".

Otxoa Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".

Pecora Italian
Means "sheep" in Italian, an occupational name for a shepherd.

Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.

Porcher English, French
Means "swineherd" from Old French and Middle English porchier, from Latin porcus "pig".

Purcell English
From Old French pourcel "piglet", from Latin porcellus, a derivative of porcus "pig". This was a nickname or an occupational name for a swineherd.

Ratti Italian
From Italian ratto meaning "rat", originally denoting a sly individual.

Ray English
Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.

Rebane Estonian
Means "fox" in Estonian.

Rey 2 English
Means "female roe deer" from Old English ræge, probably denoting someone of a nervous temperament.

Ricchetti Italian
Diminutive form of Ricci.

Rizzi Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Rizzo Italian
Variant of Ricci.

Seward 2 English
Means "swineherd" from Old English su "sow, female pig" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

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.

Shepard English
Variant of Shepherd.

Shepherd English
Occupational name meaning "shepherd, sheep herder", from Old English sceaphyrde.

Sheppard English
Variant of Shepherd.

Siegel 1 German
Occupational name for a maker of seals or signet rings, ultimately from Latin sigillum "seal".

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.

Stoddard English
Occupational name for a horse keeper, from Old English stod "stallion, stud" and hierde "herder".

Szarvas Hungarian
Means "deer" in Hungarian.

Teke 2 Turkish
Occupational name for a goat herder, from Turkish teke "goat".

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

Tod English
Variant of Todd.

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

Tupper English
Occupational name for a herdsman, derived from Middle English toupe "ram".

Turnbull English, Scottish
Nickname for someone thought to be strong enough to turn around a bull.

Vacca Italian
Means "cow" in Italian, originally denoting a person who worked with cattle.

Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.

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.

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".

Wieczorek Polish
From a nickname meaning "bat" in Polish, ultimately from wieczór meaning "evening".

Wilbur English
From the nickname Wildbor meaning "wild boar" in Middle English.

Wilk Polish
Means "wolf" in Polish.

Witherspoon English
Originally given to a person who dwelt near a sheep enclosure, from Middle English wether "sheep" and spong "strip of land".

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.

Zając Polish
Means "hare" in Polish.

Zaytsev m Russian
Derived from Russian заяц (zayats) meaning "hare".

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