AAIJ DutchDerived from the given name
Aaij, a short form of
ADRIAAN and other names.
BALDINOTTI ItalianDerived from the given name
Baldinotto, from the Latin name
Baldinoctus, a diminutive of
BALDO.
BRAHMS GermanDerived from the given name
ABRAHAM. A famous bearer of this surname was the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).
BROZ CroatianDerived from
Broz, a diminutive of
AMBROZIJE. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).
EMMET EnglishVariant of
EMMETT. This name was borne by the Irish nationalist Robert Emmet (1778-1803).
GANZA ItalianProbably from the feminine medieval given name Allegranza or Alleganza, a derivative of
ALLEGRA. It comes from northern Lombardy.
GÖBEL GermanDerived from the given name
Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name
Godebert, which is derived from
god "God" and
beraht "bright".
JENKINS EnglishFrom the given name
Jenkin, a diminutive of
Jen, itself a Middle English form of
JOHN.
JENNINGS EnglishFrom the given name
Jenyn, a diminutive of
Jen, itself a Middle English form of
JOHN.
JINKS EnglishMeans
"son of Jenk", a short form of
Jenkin, a diminutive of
Jen, itself a Middle English form of
JOHN.
LEITZKE GermanEither from
Leitzkau, the name of a town in Saxony-Anhalt, or from a diminutive of the given name
Leutz, a variant of
LUTZ.
MACHÁŇ CzechDerived from the given name
Mach, a Czech diminutive of
MATĚJ and other given names beginning with
Ma.
MENDEL (2) GermanDerived from a diminutive of the given name
MEINO. A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.
MERKEL GermanFrom a diminutive of the given name
MARKUS. A notable bearer is the German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).
POLETTI ItalianFrom a diminutive of the given name
PAOLO. This name is typical of northern and central Italy.
SIEGEL (2) GermanDerived from the diminutive of Germanic given names beginning with the element
sigu meaning "victory".
SIENKIEWICZ PolishPatronymic from the given name
Sienko, an old diminutive of
SZYMON. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
SITZ (1) GermanDerived from a given name beginning with the Germanic element
sigu meaning "victory".
TRUDEAU French (Quebec)From a diminutive of the given name
Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name
TORVALD. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).
WATKINS EnglishDerived from the Middle English given name
Wat or
Watt, which was a diminutive of the name
WALTER.
ZANETTI ItalianDerived from a diminutive of the given name
GIOVANNI. A famous bearer is Argentinian soccer player Javier Zanetti (1973-).
ZINO ItalianDerived from the given name
Zino, a short form of names ending with
-zino, such as
Lorenzino, a diminutive of
LORENZO, or
Vincenzino, a diminutive of
VINCENZO.