Furlan Italian, SloveneFrom the name of the Italian region of
Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".
Kopitar SloveneFrom Slovene
kopito meaning
"hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.
Korošec SloveneOriginally indicated a person from Koroška (Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state, now divided between Slovenia and Austria.
Kotnik SloveneFrom Slovene
kot meaning
"corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.
Krajnc SloveneOriginally denoted a person from Carniola (Slovene
Kranjska), a region that makes up a large part of central Slovenia.
Mlakar Slovene, CroatianReferred to someone who lived near a pool, derived from South Slavic
mlaka meaning
"pool, puddle".
Pleško SloveneNickname for a bald person, from Slovene
pleša meaning
"bald patch".
Struna SloveneFrom Slovene
struna meaning
"string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.
Vidmar SloveneFrom various places in Slovenia named
Videm, meaning
"church property" in Slovene.
Vlašič SlovenePatronymic from the nickname
Vlah meaning
"Romanian, Wallachian".
Žagar SloveneOccupational name for a woodcutter, from Slovene
žaga meaning
"saw".
Žitnik SloveneFrom the Slavic root
žito meaning
"rye, grain". This was an occupational name for a dealer in rye or a baker.
Zupan SloveneFrom Old Slavic
županŭ meaning
"head of the district, community leader", a derivative of
župa meaning "district, region".