Browse Surnames

Rhydderch Welsh
From the given name Rhydderch.

Ó Comhraidhe Irish
Means "descendant of Comhraidhe", in which the given name Comhraidhe is of unknown meaning.

Yu 1 Chinese
From Chinese 于 (yú) meaning "in, on, at". According to legend, King Wu of Zhou bestowed the realm of Yu to his second son, who subsequently adopted this as his surname.

Hashiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.

Kasprzak Polish
Means "son of Kacper".

Wortham English
Derived from the name of a town in Suffolk, England meaning "enclosed homestead".

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Steffen Low German, English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.

Bower English
From Old English bur meaning "dwelling, room".

Pahlke German
Low German cognate of Peel.

Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.

Hollins English
Referred to someone living by a group of holly trees, from Old English holegn.

Schenck German
Variant of Schenk.

Brinkerhoff German
From a German place name meaning "farm near a slope".

Warren 2 English
Originally denoted a person from the town of La Varenne in Normandy, which may derive from a Gaulish word meaning "sandy soil".

Bologna Italian
From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".

Doran Irish
From Irish Ó Deoradháin meaning "descendant of Deoradhán", where Deoradhán is a given name meaning "exile, wanderer".

Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".

Macar Turkish
Means "Hungarian" in Turkish.

Bird English
Occupational name for a person who raised or hunted birds.

Blakely English
Variant of Blakeley.

Mac Pharlain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McFarlane.

Appelo Dutch
Indicated a person who was from a farm called Aperloo, probably a derivative of appel meaning "apple".

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

Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".

Halvorsen Norwegian
Means "son of Halvor".

Ivanković Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.

Enríquez Spanish
Means "son of Enrique".

Little English
Meaning simply "little", it was originally a nickname given to a short person.

Cantrell English
Originally a name for someone from Cantrell in Devon, from an unknown first element and Old English hyll meaning "hill".

MacEalair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKellar.

Dickman English
From Old English dic "ditch" combined with man "person, man". It was originally a name for a ditch digger or someone who lived near a ditch.

Sergeant English, French
Occupational name derived from Old French sergent meaning "servant", ultimately from Latin servio "to serve".

Coumans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Marco Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marco.

Weston English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English west "west" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Branco Portuguese
Means "white" in Portuguese, referring to someone with light skin or hair.

Abasolo Basque
Means "priest's meadow" from Basque abas "priest" and solo "meadow".

Koopman Dutch
Occupational name meaning "merchant" in Dutch.

Rodrigo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Rodrigo.

Mwangi Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Mwangi.

Jin Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold".

Waters 1 English
Originally given to a person who lived near the water.

Borgogni Italian
From the name of the French region of Burgundy (called Bourgogne in French), which is named after the Germanic tribe the Burgundians, meaning "people from the high land".

Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".

Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.

Küchler German
Occupational surname for a baker who made small cakes or cookies, derived from Middle High German kuoche "cake, pastry".

Quinlan Irish
From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin, which means "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "handsome form" (using a diminutive suffix).

Karl German
From the given name Karl.

Fabbri Italian
From Italian fabbro meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Latin faber.

MacTàmhais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McTavish.

MacCoughlan Irish
Means "son of Cochlán". The given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal meaning "cape" or "hood".

Szabolcsi Hungarian
From the name of the Szabolcs region in Hungary, derived from the given name Szabolcs.

Zhang Chinese
From Chinese 张 (zhāng) meaning "stretch, extend". It may have denoted a bow maker whose job it was to stretch bow wood.

Cola Italian
From the given name Nicola 1.

Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Tveit Norwegian
Habitational name derived from Old Norse þveit meaning "clearing".

Choe Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 최 (see Choi).

Acconci Italian
Variant of Acconcio.

Brunty Irish
Variant of Prunty.

Niftrik Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

O'Hannigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Ritchie Scottish
From a Scottish diminutive of the given name Richard.

Zsoldos Hungarian
Means "mercenary" in Hungarian.

Yamamoto Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Castell Catalan
Catalan cognate of Castle.

Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.

Rebane Estonian
Means "fox" in Estonian.

Hanigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

Jans Dutch, German
Means "son of Jan 1".

Desjardins French
Means "from the gardens", from French jardin "garden".

Lehrer Jewish
Means "teacher" in German (Yiddish לערער (lerer)).

Pusztai Hungarian
From Hungarian puszta meaning "plain, steppe". The name was given to someone living on a plain.

Heikki Finnish
From the given name Heikki.

Ivers English, Irish
Patronymic derived from the given name Ivor.

Colbert English, French
Derived from the given name Colobert.

Frank 3 German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Name for a person from Franconia in Germany, so called because it was settled by the Frankish people. A notable bearer was the German-Jewish diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945), a victim of the Holocaust.

Pardo Spanish
Means "brown" in Spanish, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair.

Vitale Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Hines Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhin meaning "descendant of Eidhin", a given name or byname of unknown origin.

Filipović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Filip".

Solheim Norwegian
From the name various of various villages in Norway, derived from Old Norse sól meaning "sun" and heimr meaning "home".

Yamada Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

McBride Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.

Kotnik Slovene
From Slovene kot meaning "corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.

De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.

Sachs German
Originally indicated a person from Saxony (German Sachsen). The region was named for the Germanic tribe of the Saxons, ultimately derived from the Germanic word *sahsą meaning "knife".

Seward 1 English
Derived from the given name Sigeweard.

Albero Italian
From Italian albero meaning "tree", ultimately from Latin arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.

O'Neal Irish
From Irish Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Neil".

Van Dale Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Hintzen German
Means "son of Hintz", a diminutive of Heinrich.

Tani Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Walter English, German
Derived from the given name Walter.

Arbeit German
From German arbeit meaning "work".

Keane Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

Salucci Italian
From Italian sale meaning "salt".

Haden English
From a place name derived from Old English hæþ "heath" and dun "hill".

Magee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Stern 2 German, Jewish
German cognate of Starr.

Eberhardt German
Derived from the given name Eberhard.

Martz German
Derived from an old diminutive of Martin.

Zabala Basque
Originally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from Basque zabal meaning "large, wide".

Laird Scottish
Means "landowner" in Scots, derived from northern Middle English laverd "lord", from Old English hlafweard.

Rao 1 Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Blakeslee English
Variant of Blakesley.

Cookson English
Patronymic form of Cook.

Van der Vennen Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Van der Veen.

Gulbrandsen Norwegian
Means "son of Gulbrand" in Norwegian.

Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".

Jagger English
From an English word meaning "carter, peddler". A famous bearer is the British musician Mick Jagger (1943-), the lead singer of the Rolling Stones.

Jordan 2 Jewish
Derived from the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend" or "flow down".

Butcher English
Occupational name for a butcher, derived from Old French bouchier.

Venczel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.

Dupont French
Means "from the bridge", from French pont "bridge".

Schulte Low German
Low German variant of Schulz.

Brambilla Italian
Derived from the Italian town of Brembilla in Lombardy, itself named after the Brembo river.

Chavarría Spanish
Variant of Echeverría.

Giraud French
From the given name Gérald.

Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".

Bradshaw English
From any of the places by this name in England, derived from Old English brad "broad" and sceaga "thicket".

Hail English
From a nickname derived from Middle English hail meaning "healthy" (of Old Norse origin).

Heijman Dutch
Patronymic from a diminutive of the given name Hendrik.

Buono Italian
From a nickname meaning "good" in Italian.

McLean Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGillEathain or MacGillEain meaning "son of the servant of Eòin".

Mäkelä Finnish
Means "the place of the hill" in Finnish.

Jiang 1 Chinese
From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze".

Hume Scottish, English
Variant of Holme. A famous bearer was the philosopher David Hume (1711-1776).

Turner English
Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.

Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.

Mac Giolla Fhaoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McClelland.

Greenwood English
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a lush forest, from Old English grene "green" and wudu "wood".

Delany Irish
Variant of Delaney 2.

Ó Maoilsheachlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Maolsheachlann" in Irish.

Gaillard French
Means "lively, strong" in French.

Żukowski Polish
From various Polish towns named Żukowo or Żuków, which are derived from żuk meaning "beetle".

Reeve English
Occupational name derived from Middle English reeve, Old English (ge)refa meaning "sheriff, prefect, local official".

Abélard History
Adopted by the 12th-century French philosopher Pierre le Pallet, thereafter known as Pierre Abélard (or Peter Abelard in English). It is not certain how he contrived it. Possibly he was inspired by the given name Abel.

Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.

Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.

Rogers English
Derived from the given name Roger.

Wallis Scottish, English
Variant of Wallace.

Drummond Scottish
From various Scottish place names that are derived from Gaelic drumainn, a derivative of druim meaning "ridge".

Egawa Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Klimek um Polish, Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Klemens.

De Rege Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Rey 1.

Zentai Hungarian
Originally indicated a person from the city of Senta in Serbia (formerly a part of Hungary and called Zenta).

Ishida Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ó Maol Aodha Irish
Means "descendant of a follower of Saint Aodh". It is derived from Irish maol meaning "follower, servant".

Ayers 1 English
From Middle English eir meaning "heir".

Ó Doirnáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Durnin.

Leoni Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Ren Chinese
From Chinese 任 (rén), of uncertain meaning.

Rayne English, French
Variant of Raine 1 or Raine 2.

Marchioni Italian
Possibly from the given name Melchiorre or the compound name Marco Giovanni.

Golub Croatian
Means "pigeon" in Croatian.

Acquati Italian
From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".

Jankovič Slovene
Means "son of Janko".

Morikawa Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Salzwedel German
Originally denoted a person from Salzwedel, Germany, which is of Old Saxon origin meaning "salt ford".

McGregor Scottish
Variant of MacGregor.

Muhlfeld German
Means "mill field" in German.

Keil German
Means "wedge shaped" in German. It was used to denote a person who owned a wedge-shaped piece of land.

Arntzen Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Hickey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÍcidhe meaning "descendant of the healer".

Rowe 1 English
Means "row" in Middle English, indicating a dweller by a row of hedges or houses.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Slane Irish
Originally indicated a person from Slane, County Meath, Ireland, which is derived from the given name Sláine.

Mathewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Perko Slovene, Croatian
Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.

Mataracı Turkish
Occupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish matara "flask".

Innocenti Italian
From a nickname meaning "innocent" in Italian.

Dawson English
Means "son of Daw".

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

Hosseini Persian
From the given name Hossein.

Constantin Romanian, French
From the given name Constantin.

Herman English, Dutch
From the given name Herman.

Morrison English
Means "son of Morris".

Ó hAodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hayes 2.

Wehnert German
Variant of Wagner.

Bullard English
Possibly a nickname derived from Middle English bole "fraud, deceit".

Samuel English, Welsh, French, Jewish
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Sokoll Jewish
Variant of Sokol.

Kuroda Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tamboia Italian
Possibly means "drummer", from Italian tamburo meaning "drum".

Kim Korean
Korean form of Jin, from Sino-Korean 金 (gim) meaning "gold". This is the most common surname in South Korea.

Karu Estonian
Means "bear" in Estonian.

Montagne French
French cognate of Montagna.

Miyata Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ghasemi Persian
From the given name Ghasem.

Mikkelsen Danish
Means "son of Mikkel".

Bloodworth English
Originally indicated someone from the town of Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, which was derived from the Old English byname Blīþa (meaning "happy, blithe") combined with worð "enclosure".

Clacher Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic clachair meaning "stonemason".

Szilágyi Hungarian
Denoted one from the region of Szilágy in Hungary, derived from Hungarian szil meaning "elm" and ágy meaning "bed".

Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.

Demir Turkish
Means "iron" in Turkish, originally referring to an ironworker.

De Snaijer Dutch
Variant of Snijder.

Karstensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karsten".

Brouwer Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, Middle Dutch brouwer.

Cocks English
Patronymic form of Cock.

Christiansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Christian".

Devlin Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Doibhilin meaning "descendant of Doibhilin", a given name that may be derived from the Gaelic term dobhail meaning "unlucky".

Monet French
Derived from either of the given names Hamon or Edmond. A famous bearer was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).

MacIomhair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McIver.

Piontek Polish
Variant of Piątek.

Plaza Spanish
Spanish cognate of Piazza.

Al-Ghazzawi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.

Lindström Swedish
Derived from Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Randell English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Jafari Persian
From the given name Jafar.

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Mustafa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.

Tang 2 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Deng.

Hadaway English
Variant of Hathaway.

Daelman Dutch
Variant of Daalmans.

Paulis Dutch
From the given name Paul.

MacNèill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeil.

Braband German
Derived from the name of the region of Brabant in the Netherlands and Belgium. It possibly means "ploughed region" or "marshy region" in Old High German.

Dragomir Romanian
From the given name Dragomir.

Enache Romanian
Romanian form of Giannakis.

De Haan Dutch
Means "rooster" in Dutch.

Söderström Swedish
From Swedish söder (Old Norse suðr) meaning "south" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

D'Ambrosio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.

Brennan Irish
From Irish Ó Braonáin meaning "descendant of Braonán", a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop" (with a diminutive suffix).

Pound English
Occupational name for a person who kept animals, from Old English pund "animal enclosure".

Lehr German
From Old High German loh meaning "meadow, clearing".

Klerx Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Herriot English
From an Old French diminutive of the given name Herry.

Antal Hungarian
From the given name Antal.

Redondo Spanish
Means "round" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.

Šarić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian šaren meaning "colourful, patterned".

Ó Maolmhuaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhuadh", Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic maol meaning "chief" and muadh meaning "proud, noble".

Das Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Marathi
Means "servant, devotee" in Sanskrit.

Meléndez Spanish
Variant of Menéndez.

Bonney English
From northern Middle English boni meaning "pretty, attractive".

Perrin French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Terzi 1 Italian
From the given name Terzo, or a name for a third child.

Cuesta Spanish
Spanish form of Costa.

Sigourney English
From the name of the commune of Sigournais in western France, called Segurniacum in medieval Latin, itself of unknown meaning.

Alan English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.

Unkle German
Possibly denoted a person from the town of Unkel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Hudnall English
From various English place names, derived from the Old English given name Huda combined with halh "nook, recess".

Eccleston English
Denoted a person from any of the various places named Eccleston in England, derived from Latin ecclesia "church" (via Briton) and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Kanda Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Jensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jens". This is the most common surname in Denmark.

Ragnvaldsson Swedish
Means "son of Ragnvald".

Katona Hungarian
Means "soldier" in Hungarian.

Soucy French
Originally denoted someone from French towns by this name in Aisne or Yonne, both derived from the Latin name Suciacum.

Flanagan Irish
From Irish Ó Flannagáin meaning "descendant of Flannagán". Flannagán is a given name meaning "blood red". From County Roscommon in Ireland, it has many other spellings.

Romero Spanish
Derived from Spanish romero meaning "pilgrim to Rome".

Rutherford Scottish
From the name of places in southern Scotland and northern England, derived from Old English hriðer meaning "cattle, ox" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".

Järvinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.

Jasso Basque
Variant of Jaso.

Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.

Ó hÍcidhe Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hickey.

Montoya Spanish
From the name of a village in the province of Álava in Spain. It is possibly of Basque origin, or possibly from Latin mons "mountain, hill".

Dumbledore Literature
From the dialectal English word dumbledore meaning "bumblebee". It was used by J. K. Rowling for the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.

Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.

Kocsis Hungarian
Means "coachman" in Hungarian.

Nizzola Italian
From the name of the Italian town of Nizzola near Modena.

Kroon Dutch, Estonian
Means "crown" in Dutch and Estonian (from Latin corona).

Smets Dutch
Variant of Smit.

Lorenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Ó Tuathail Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Toole.

Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".

Ó Dochartaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Doherty.

Mårdh Swedish
From Swedish mård meaning "pine marten".

Grec Catalan
Catalan cognate of Greco.

Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".

Nicholls English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Cavey Irish
Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Daibhéid.

Dreher German
Means "turner" from Middle High German drehen "to turn". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone.

Gilmore Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacGilleMhoire or Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire meaning "son of the servant of Moire".

Hubert French, German, English
Derived from the given name Hubert.

Crawley English
From various place names derived from Old English crawe "crow" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Saab Arabic
Means "hard, difficult" in Arabic.

Borst Dutch
From a nickname derived from Dutch borst "chest".

Poirot French, Literature
From a diminutive of French poire "pear", originally referring to a pear merchant or someone who lived near a pear tree. Starting in 1920 this name was used by the mystery writer Agatha Christie for her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Christie based the name on that of Jules Poiret, a contemporary fictional detective.

Mac an Fhilidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeilly.

Guidi Italian
From the given name Guido.

Székely Hungarian
Denoted a person of Székely ancestry. The Székelys are a population of Hungarians who live in central Romania.

Harrington English
From the name of towns in England, meaning either "Hæfer's town" or "stony town" in Old English.

Mathieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.

Aho Finnish
Means "meadow, glade" in Finnish.

Mac Suibhne Irish
Means "son of Suibhne" in Irish.

Huxtable English
Derived from the name of an English place meaning "hook post", from Old English hoc "hook" and stapol "post".

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

Park 1 Korean
From Sino-Korean 樸 or 朴 (bak) meaning "plain, unadorned, simple". This is the third most common surname in South Korea.

Uehara Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Pocock English
Variant of Peacock.

Wada Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Jovanović Serbian
Means "son of Jovan".

Durant English, French
Variation of Durand.

Kinsley English
From the name of a town in West Yorkshire, meaning "clearing belonging to Cyne". The Old English given name Cyne is a short form of longer names beginning with cyne meaning "royal".

Vega Spanish
From Spanish vega meaning "meadow, plain", of Basque origin.

Katz Jewish
Derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohen tzedek) meaning "priest of justice", indicating a descendant of Aaron.

Wiater Polish
Derived from Polish wiatr "wind", a nickname for a quick person.