Surnames Categorized "MMA"
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Aoki Japanese From Japanese
青 (ao ) meaning "green, blue" and
木 (ki ) meaning "tree, wood".
Barnett English Derived from Old English
bærnet meaning "place cleared by burning".
Esparza Spanish Derived from the Basque place name
Espartza , a town in the province of Navarre.
Gustafsson Swedish Means
"son of Gustaf " . The actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was originally named Greta Gustafsson.
Kawaguchi Japanese Means
"mouth of the river" , from Japanese
川 (kawa ) meaning "river, stream" and
口 (kuchi ) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Marquardt German From Old High German
marka "border, boundary" and
wart "protector". This was an occupational name for a border guard.
Nogueira Portuguese , Galician From Portuguese and Galician
nogueira meaning
"walnut tree" , from the Late Latin
nucarius , ultimately from Latin
nux meaning "nut".
Procházka Czech Means
"walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.
Quinn Irish Anglicized form of Irish
Ó Cuinn meaning
"descendant of Conn " .
Silva Portuguese , Spanish From Spanish or Portuguese
silva meaning
"forest" . This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.
Sonnen German Means
"sun" from Middle High German
sunne . It probably denoted someone of cheerful temperament or a person who lived in a sunny area.
Ueda Japanese From Japanese
上 (ue ) meaning "above, top, upper" and
田 (ta ) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Waterman 2 English , Dutch Occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier. It could also describe a person who lived by water.
White English Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English
hwit "white" .
Zhang Chinese From Chinese
张 (zhāng ) meaning
"stretch, extend" . It may have denoted a bowmaker whose job it was to stretch bow wood.