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Aakster Dutch
Derived from Old Dutch ekster "magpie".

Adler German, Jewish
Means "eagle" in German.

Belcher English
From a Middle English version of Old French bel chiere meaning "beautiful face". It later came to refer to a person who had a cheerful and pleasant temperament.

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

Bonner English
From Middle English boneire "kind, courteous", derived from Norman French bon aire "good bloodline".

Bover Catalan
Catalan cognate of Bove.

Bunker English
Derived from Old French bon cuer meaning "good heart".

Chevalier French
From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", from Late Latin caballarius "horseman", Latin caballus "horse".

Elder English
Derived from Old English ealdra meaning "older", used to distinguish two people who had the same name.

Fehér Hungarian
Means "white" in Hungarian, originally referring to a person with white hair or complexion.

Flower English
From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).

Foster 4 English
Nickname given to a person who was a foster child or foster parent.

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

Großer German
Variant of Groß.

Grosser German
Variant of Groß.

Gwerder German (Swiss)
From Swiss German gwerig meaning "agile, alert".

Hier Welsh
Means "tall, long" from Welsh hir.

Hopper English
Occupational name for an acrobat or a nickname for someone who was nervous or restless. A famous bearer was the American actor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010).

Iyer Tamil
Referred to a person belonging to the Iyer subcaste of the larger Brahmin caste. The Iyer subcaste is traditionally devoted to the God Vishnu.

Janvier French
Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Kahler German
From a nickname derived from German kahl meaning "bald".

Kaiser German
From Middle High German keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name Caesar.

Klossner German
Derived from German Klausner, Middle High German klosenære meaning "hermit".

Kneller German
Originally a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person, derived from Old German knellen "to make noise, to cause a disturbance".

Kövér Hungarian
Means "fat" in Hungarian.

Lager Swedish
Means "laurel" in Swedish.

Langer German, Jewish
German cognate of Long.

Maier 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Mayer 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Meier 2 Jewish
Variant of Meyer 2.

Meyer 2 Jewish
From Hebrew מֵאִיר (meir) meaning "enlightened".

Poindexter English
From the Jèrriais surname Poingdestre meaning "right fist".

Power 2 English
From Middle English povre meaning "poor", via Old French from Latin pauper. It could have been a nickname for someone who had no money or a miser.

Reier German
Variant of Reiher.

Reiher German
Means "heron" in German, a nickname for a person with long legs.

Reuter 2 German
From Middle High German riutœre meaning "highwayman, thief".

Reyer German
Variant of Reiher.

Riker German
Possibly a variant of Reich.

Rosenberger German, Jewish
Variant of Rosenberg.

Ryer German (Anglicized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Reiher.

Sangster English, Scottish
Occupational name or nickname for a singer, from Old English singan "to sing, to chant".

Sauber German
Means "clean, tidy" in German.

Sauer German
Means "sour" in German, a nickname for an embittered or cantankerous person.

Schlender German
From Middle High German slinderen "to dawdle" or Middle Low German slinden "to swallow, to eat".

Silver English
From a nickname for a person with grey hair, from Old English seolfor "silver".

Sommer 1 German, English
Means "summer", from Old High German sumar or Old English sumor. This was a nickname for a cheerful person, someone who lived in a sunny spot, or a farmer who had to pay taxes in the summer.

Stieber German
Derived from Middle High German stiuben meaning "to run away". It may have been given as a nickname to a cowardly person or a thief.

Tanzer German
Means "dancer" in German, derived from Middle High German tanzen "to dance".

Tjäder Swedish
Means "wood grouse" in Swedish.

Trumbauer German
Possibly from Middle High German trame "rafter, frame" and bauer "peasant, neighbour".

Vinter Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian variant of Winter.

Waller 1 English
Derived from Old French gallier meaning "person with a pleasant temper".

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

Wilder English, German
Variant of Wild.

Winter English, German, Swedish
From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.

Winther Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish variant of Winter.

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