Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords animals or group or of.
usage
meaning
​
See Also
animal meaning
group meaning
of meaning
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tooming Estonian
Tooming is an Estonian surname derived from "toomingas", meaning "bird cherry" (Prunus padus).
Toomingas Estonian
Toomingas is an Estonian surname meaning "bird cherry" (Prunus padus).
Toompere Estonian
Toompere is an Estonian surname meaning "Toom's (Toomas) family."
Toompuu Estonian
Toompuu is an Estonian surname meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Toomsalu Estonian
Toomsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "bird-cherry grove".
Tootmorsel Popular Culture
The surname used by the character Harry "Ocho" Tootmorsel in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball".... [more]
Torii Japanese
Tori means "bird" and "minecraft, pit, well".
Torii Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 居 (i) meaning "seat, abode".
Torino Japanese
Tori means "bird" and no means "field, rice paddy".
Torio Japanese
Tori means "bird" and o means "tail".
Toriumi Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Toriyama Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the Dragon Ball manga series.
Toro Spanish, Italian
Either a habitational name from Toro in Zamora province. Compare De Toro . Or a nickname for a lusty person or for someone who owned a bull or a metonymic occupational name for a tender of bulls or possibly for a bull fighter from toro "bull" (from Latin taurus).
Toros Greek
From Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname Toro.
Torsen Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Tor".
Tortora Italian
From a given name derived from Italian tortora meaning "turtle dove", ultimately from Latin turtur (genitive turturis). It could also derive from a town and comune with the same name, located in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy.
Torvaldsson Swedish
Swedish patronymic meaning "son of Torvald". It was the surname name of Erik the Red (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, anglicized as Erik Thorvaldsson or Erik Torvaldsson), father of Viking explorer Leif Erikson.
Touré Western African
Probably derived from tùùré meaning "elephant" in the Soninké language.
Toussaint French
Derived from the given name Toussaint, which in turn is derived from Toussaint, the French name for the Christian feast day All Saints' Day (celebrated on November 1st every year)... [more]
Tovmasyan Armenian
Means "son of Tovmas".
Toyhacao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tuyhakaw meaning "to crane one's neck, to pull oneself up tall".
Trachang Thai (Rare)
Means "elephant seal" in Thai.
Trachtenberg German, Jewish
Could mean either mean "mountain of thoughts", from Yiddish trakhtn (טראַכטן) "to think" and berg "mountain" or "mountain of costumes", from German tracht "to wear, carry" and berg "mountain"... [more]
Traeger German
Derived from the German word Trager which means "Someone who carries something." Traeger could also mean "gift of God."
Trafford Anglo-Saxon
A habitational surname that originates from villages in Cheshire and Northamptonshire. First recorded as a surname in 1086. ... [more]
Trail Scottish
This surname is most likely a habitational name, taken on from a place name; perhaps from the Gaelic "Traill Creek" which runs into Upper Loch Torridon of Scotland.... [more]
Trainor Irish
Reduced form of McTraynor, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thréinfhir "son of Tréinfhear", a byname meaning "champion, strong man" (from tréan "strong" and fear "man").
Trajković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Trajko".
Transon French
Possibly from Old French tronçon "block of wood", perhaps an occupational name for a woodcutter.
Trapanese Italian
Habitational name meaning "Trapanese", "from the city of Trapani or "from the province of Trapani". Variant of Trapani.
Tregurtha Cornish
A rare Cornish surname that derives its name from either the manor of Tregurtha in the parish of St. Hilary (located in west Cornwall) or from the hamlet of Tregurtha Barton in the parish of St. Wenn (located in central Cornwall)... [more]
Treuz German
Derived from the town Trezzo sull'Adda in northern Italy, the name di Trezzo was used by a Milanese armourer family of the 14th century with the first known member being Bazarino di Trezzo, who was possibly also related to the Missaglia family of armourers... [more]
Tribudarak Thai
From Thai ตรี (tri), a transcription of Sanskrit त्रि (trí) meaning "3", บุ (bu) meaning "to line", ดา (da) meaning "to walk together, scattered", and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".
Trifunović Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Trifun".
Trilling German
nickname from Middle High German drilinc "one of three one third" which was also the name of a medieval coin.
Trimboli Medieval Italian
Trimboli: Means: "prince of three valleys." Land or (spoils) were given to worthy soldiers for there efforts after conquest. Three valleys in Calabria were given to a soldier who will become known as Francesco Guytano Trimboli, the new perprieitor in an area near Plati, Italy, Calabria.
Troedsson Swedish
Means "son of Troed".
Trofimov Russian
Means "son of Trofim".
Troia Italian
Could derive from the name of a town in Foggia, or be a nickname derived from Italian troia "sow, female pig", which has a slang meaning of "slut".
Trondsen Norwegian
Means "son of Trond".
Troy Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Troighthigh "descendant of Troightheach", a byname meaning "foot soldier".
Troyer German (Anglicized)
Surname common among the Amish and the Mennonites. It is the Pennsylvania German form of the German last name "Dreier", "Dreyer" or "Treyer". Hans Treyer, an early Anabaptist leader, died as a martyr of his faith in Bern in 1529... [more]
Truedsson Swedish
Means "son of Trued".
Truelsen Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Truels" in Danish.
Trulsson Swedish
Means "son of Truls".
Tsaoussis Greek (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
From the Greek meaning "peacock"
Tsarev Russian
Means "son of an emperor" in Russian.
Tserenov Kalmyk
Means "son of Tseren".
Tsuburako Japanese (Rare)
From 円 (tsubura) meaning "round, circle" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Tsugue Japanese
Tsu means "harbor, seaport", gu comes from ku meaning "longevity, long time ago", and e means "family, house, residence".
Tsumiki Japanese
Tsu could mean "harbor, seaport", mi could mean "sign of the snake, ego, I, myself" and ki means "tree, wood".
Tsuruki Japanese
Tsuru means "crane" and ki means "tree, wood".
Tsuruoka Japanese
From the Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) "crane" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Tsuruoka Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Tsuruta Japanese
Tsuru means "crane, stork" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Tsuruta Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tsuryū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 釣 (tsu), from 釣り (tsuri) meaning "fishing; angling" and 流 (ryū) meaning "flow of water, style", referring to a fisher.... [more]
Tsyganov Russian
Means "son of a gypsy" in Russian.
Tsyhankov Ukrainian
Means "son of a gypsy".
Tuguz Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe тыгъужъ (təġ°ẑ) meaning "wolf".
Tulenheimo Finnish
Meaning "fire's tribe" in Finnish. A famous bearer was Finnish prime minister Antti Tulenheimo (1879-1952), who was born Antti Thulé.
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Taithligh "descendant of Taithleach", a byname meaning "quiet", "peaceable".
Tully Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Tuile "descendant of the devotee of the will of God" (from toil "will of God").
Tumasyan Armenian
Means "Son of Thomas" in Armenian. It is the Armenian equivalent to Thompson
Turan Turkish
Refers to Turan, an historical region in Central Asia inhabited by the nomadic Iranian Turanian people. The name itself means "land of the Tur" and is derived from the name of a Persian mythological figure, Tur (تور).
Turba Italian
Possibly from Italian turbare, "to disturb, to trouble", itself from Latin turba, "turmoil, disturbance; mob, crowd". Alternately, it could be from the German surname Turba, of uncertain meaning.
Turbin Russian
From the nickname Турба (Turba) which was probably derived from an old dialectal word meaning "face, snout, muzzle (of an animal)", used as a name for a person with an unpleasant or ugly appearance... [more]
Turcescu Romanian
means "son of Turk" in Romanian
Türkmenoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turkmen".
Türkoğlu Turkish
Means "son of a Turk" in Turkish.
Tursynbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Tursynbay".
Tursynov Kazakh
Means "son of Tursyn".
Turturro Italian, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a groom (a person employed to take care of horses), derived from Sicilian turturo, (ultimately from Italian tortoro) meaning "straw, hay, plait used for strapping horses"... [more]
Tutera Italian
Means “Of the Earth”
Tuveri Italian
Possibly from Sardinian Campidanese tuvera, meaning "pipe of the bellows", indicating someone who worked at a forge.
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".
Tyahlo Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian тягло (tyahlo) meaning "draught animals; beasts of draught, beasts of burden".
Tynyshbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Tyhsynbai".
Tyrone Irish
Probably a habitational name from the county of Tyrone (Gaelic Tir Eoghain "land of Owen 2") in Ulster.
Tysoe English
Denoted the bearer was from the parish of Tysoe, Warwickshire, England. The name of the parish is derived from Old English Tīges hōh, meaning "spur of land belonging to the god Tiw." (Tiw was the Old English name for the Roman deity Mars, and also inspired the name of Tuesday.)
Tzvi Hebrew
From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Tzviel Hebrew (Modern)
Means "gazelle of god" in Hebrew, from the given name Tzvi combined with el which means "God".
Uggla Swedish
Means "owl" in Swedish.
Uik Estonian
Uik is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "luik", meaning "swan"; or "huik", meaning "crake".
Ujiie Japanese
From Japanese 氏 (uji) meaning "family, clan" and 家 (ie) menaing "house, home".
Ukai Japanese
From Japanese 鵜 (u) meaning "cormorant (a type of bird)" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Ulatowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Ulatowo in Ostrołęka voivodeship, a place named with Old Polish ulot, ulatać meaning "to fly away".
Ulenspegel Low German, Literature
This is the name of Dyl Ulenspegel is a trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore, possibly meaning "owl mirror".
Ülgekütt Estonian
Ülgekütt is an Estonian surname derived from "hülgekütt" meaning "seal hunter".
Üljes Estonian
Üljes is an Estonian surname derived from "hüljes" meaning "seal".
Ullah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Ulmer German
German surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
Ulvaeus Swedish (Rare)
Allegedly a latinization of Ulfsäter, a combination of Swedish ulv "wolf" and säter "mountain pasture". Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) is a Swedish songwriter, composer and former member of ABBA.
Ulyanov Russian
Means "son of Ulyan". A notable bearer was Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924), a Russian revolutionary better known as Vladimir Lenin.
Ulyanovsky Russian
Means "son of Ulyan".
Um Khmer
Means "uncle, aunt" (literally "elder sibling of one's parents") in Khmer.
Umabe Japanese
From Japanese 馬部 (umabe), a shortened word for 馬飼部 (umakaibe) meaning "horse feeding department".
Umajiri Japanese (Rare)
Uma means "horse" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".
Umakoshi Japanese
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Umanodan Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬 (uma) meaning "horse", ノ (no), a possessive particle, and 段 (dan) meaning "step", referring to a place with horses and a stepped landscape.... [more]
Umpiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Umpierro" in Spanish. The medieval given name Umpierro is of uncertain meaning.
Unagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鰻 (unagi) meaning "eel".
Unami Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 海南 (unami), a contraction of 海南 (unanami), from 海 (una-) meaning "of the sea; of the ocean" and 南 (nami) meaning "south".
Unt Estonian
Unt is an Estonian surname derived from a Finno-Ugric topographic stem word, thought to mean somewhere hydronymically essential. In some cases, it may be a corruption of the Estonian word "hunt", meaning "wolf".
Upsher English
This Anglo-Saxon surname means “of Upshire” and refers to someone from the hamlet Upshire in County Essex.
Urs Romanian
From Romanian urs meaning "bear".
Ursu Romanian
Means "bear" in Romanian.
Üseinov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Üsein".
Ushi Japanese
Ushi means "cow, bull, ox, secind sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Ushida Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ushijima Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Ushisawa Japanese
From 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox, 2nd sign of the Chinese zodiac" and 澤 or 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".
Ushishima Japanese
Ushi means "cow, bull, ox, second sign of the Chinese zodiac" and shima means "island".
Ushiyama Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many cows.
Ushurov Kazakh
Means "son of Ushur" in Kazakh.
Ustinov Russian
Means "son of Ustin". A famous bearer of this surname was the British actor Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004).
Utsugi Japanese
Utsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [more]
Ütt Estonian
Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Utyugin Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.
Uuspere Estonian
Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".
Uytdehaage Dutch
Means "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [more]
Uzarski Polish
Either means "nobility" or "servant of nobility"
Üzeyirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Üzeyir".
Vaaks Estonian
Vaaks is an Estonian surname meaning "elecampane" ("Inula helenium", also called "horse-heal" or "elfdock").
Vaca Spanish
Means "cow" in Spanish.
Vadalà Italian
Derived from the Arabic given name Abd Allah, meaning "servant of God".
Vadimovna Russian
Russian patronym meaning "daughter of Vadim".
Vaessen Dutch
Means "son of Vaas" or "son of Servatius".
Vagabov Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Vagab".
Vagh Indian
Means "tiger" in Hindi
Vahapoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Vahap".
Vahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vahid".
Vahidpour Persian
Means "son of Vahid".
Vahidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Vahid".
Vainumäe Estonian
Vainumäe is an Estonian surname derived from "vainurästas", meaning "redwing blackbird" (Turdus iliacus) and "mäe", meaning ""hill".
Vaitov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Vait".
Vakhaev Chechen
Means "son of Vakha".
Vəliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəli".
Vəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Vəli".
Väljaots Estonian
Väljaots is an Estonian surname meaning "out/afield (of the) cusp/tip".
Väljataga Estonian
Väljataga is an Estonian surname meaning "outside behind/at the back of".
Vallance English
Means "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").
Vallin Swedish
Derived from either Latin vallis "valley" or Swedish vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Valmont English, French
Means "Hill of the vale"
Valmorida Filipino, Cebuano
Means "valley of the forest field" derived from Spanish val, a contraction of valle meaning "valley", combined with Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest, woods" and 田 (ta) "paddy, field" (see Morita).
Van Dam Dutch
Van - meaning "from the" or "of the"... [more]
Van Der Klok Dutch
Toponymic surname, meaning "from/of the kolk".
Van Der Kolk Dutch
'van der' means "of the" ... [more]
Vanderpan Dutch
Means "of the bannner" meaning most likely indicates ancestry of high-ranking occupation.
Van Der Velde Dutch
Meaning "of the field" from Dutch van -"Of"- der - "The"- and veld - "field".
Vangarde French
"(A soldier) in the leading edge of an army formation"
Van Gelder Dutch
Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Guelders", a county and later duchy in the Low Countries.
Van Hertrooij Dutch
Means "from Hertrooij", most likely a place name in the Netherlands. It could possibly derive from Middle Dutch hert meaning "deer" and rood meaning "red".
Vannavong Lao
From Lao ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
van Niekerk Afrikaans
Topographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch van meaning "of" combined with nieuw meaning "new" and kerk meaning "church".
Van Nistelrooij Dutch
Means "from Nistelrode", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch nest meaning "nest, burrow, resting place" and lo meaning "light forest", combined with rode meaning "land cleared of trees"... [more]
Van Reenan Dutch
Toponymic surname meaning "from/of Rhenen", a city in the province of Utrecht.
Van Staalduinen Dutch
Meaning "Of the Steal Dunes " in Dutch
Van't Dodepersoon Dutch
Means "of dead person"
Van Tienhoven Dutch
Means "from Tienhoven", the name of several villages in the Netherlands. Their names are derived from Middle Dutch tien meaning "ten" and a plural form of huue meaning "piece of land of a certain size"... [more]
Van Vucht Dutch
From Duch meaning "of fire".
Varblane Estonian
Varblane is an Estonian surname meaning "sparrow".
Värbu Estonian
Värbu is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of "värb" meaning "sparrow".
Vares Estonian
Vares is Estonian surname meaning "crow".
Varsonofyev Russian (Rare)
Means "son of Varsonofy"; rarely used as a surname.
Vasilakis Greek
Means "son of Vasilis".
Vasiljević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vasilije".
Vasilov Bulgarian, Russian
Meaning "son of Vasil" in Russian and "from Bulgaria" in Bulgarian.
Västrik Estonian
Västrik is an Estonian surname meaning "wagtail (bird genus: Motacilla)".
Vatatzis Greek
This surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".
Vaŭkovič Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from Belarusian воўк (voŭk) meaning "wolf".
Vəzirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.
Veitch Scottish
Derived from the Latin word vacca which means "cow". This was either an occupational name for a cowherd or a nickname for a gentle person.
Velikov Bulgarian
Means "son of Veliko".
Venier Venetian
From the medieval name Venerius, meaning "of Venus, dedicated to Venus".
Venkatesh Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see Venkata), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see Isha).
Vergel De Dios Spanish (Philippines)
Means "garden of God" in Spanish.
Verran Cornish
Perhaps means "person from Treverran", Cornwall (from Cornish tre "farmstead" with an unknown second element), or "person from Veryan", Cornwall ("church of St Symphorian").
Veselaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Vesel" in Albanian.
Vesiloik Estonian
Vesiloik is an Estonian surname meaning "water puddle/a small pool of water."
Vickers English
Means "son of the vicar". It could also be the name of someone working as a servant of a vicar.
Victorson English
Means “son of Victor”.
Vidler English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname based on Anglo-Norman vis de leu, literally "wolf-face"; or (ii) "violinist, fiddle player" (cf. Fiedler).
Vidojević Serbian
Means "son of Vidoje".
Vidraru Romanian
Derived from Romanian vidră meaning "otter".
Vieites Galician
Means "son of Bieito".
Vierling German
Derived from Middle High German vierlinc meaning "one-fourth of a measure", hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount.
Vihur Estonian
Vihur is an Estonian surname meaning "whirlwind" or "gust of wind".
Viimne Estonian
Viimne is an Estonian surname meaning "the very last" and "the last of".
Viirmaa Estonian
Viirmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning both "sea swallow" and "varved" (annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) and "maa" ("land").
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Vikingsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Viking" in Swedish.
Vilavong Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vilavongsa Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family".
Vilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Vilhelm".
Vilhjálmsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Vilhjálmur". Its masculine counterpart is Vilhjálmsson.
Vilkas Lithuanian
Means "wolf" in Lithuanian.
Villadsen Danish
Villadsen means "son of Villads".
Villein French
"Used in medieval England and France. Villein is another term used for the serfs in the lowest classes of the feudal system."
Vinson English
This surname means "son of Vincent."
Vint Estonian
Vint is an Estonian surname meaning "finch".
Viramontes Spanish
Viramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."
Virk Filipino, Indian (Sikh), Muslim, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tagalog, Indonesian, Malaysian, Spanish (Philippines)
Villages in the Punjab region of Subcontinent had the surname of “Virk” . Mostly occupied by Muslims and Sikhs of the Jat Clan. The name means “Wolf” or “Gift of God”, it’s meaning is unclear... [more]
Visconti Italian
Derived from visconte, itself from the Medieval vice comes, a title of rank meaning "deputy of a count". The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist... [more]
Vlasov Russian
Means "son of Vlasiy".
Vlk Czech, Slovak
Means "wolf" in Czech and Slovak.
Vogelmann German
occupational name for a birdcatcher from Middle High German Middle Low German fogal "bird" and mann "man".
Vogelsang German
Means "bird song" in German. From the German words vogel (bird) and sang (song).
Vojković Croatian
Means "son of Vojko".
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Volkmuth German
Volk: People... [more]
Volkovsky Russian
Habitational name for someone who lives in a multiplicity named Volikovski. Derived from волк (volk) meaning "wolf" in Russian.
Volksmärchen German
A German surname meaning "folk tale".
Volodchenko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Means "son of Volodymyr". It is a Ukrainian surname, but it is more common in Russia and Belarus.
Von Allmen German (Swiss)
Means "of Allmen."
Vong Khmer
Means "family, lineage" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Vongbandith Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ບັນດິດ (bandith) meaning "learned, philosopher, sage".
Vongdara Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Vongkham Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Vongkhamchanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Vongkhamkeo Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Vongmany Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel".
Vongpanya Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Vongpaseuth Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".
Vongphachanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະຈັນ (phachanh) meaning "moon".
Vongphakdy Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພັກດີ (phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Vongphasouk Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "Venus, Friday".
Vongsa Lao
Means "family line" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha) meaning "race, lineage, clan".
Vongsamphanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຳພັນ (samphanh) meaning "tie, bond, relationship".
Vongsavath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Vongsombath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສົມບັດ (sombath) meaning "wealth, riches, fortune".
Vongsouvanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຸວັນ (souvanh) meaning "gold".
Vongxay Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".
Vonmoos Romansh
Derived from German von "of" and Moos "moss". The name itself is a calque of Romansh da Palü which was Germanized after the Reformation.
Vorobey Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname taken from the word воробе́й (vorobey) meaning "sparrow".
Vorona Russian
A name derived by the Russian word for "crow."
Voronkov Russian
Derived from the Russian word voron, meaning "raven". Possibly refers to a dark haired, or harsh voiced individual.
Voronov Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven".
Vorwald German
Topographic name for someone who lived "in front of (Middle High German vor) a forest (Middle High German walt)".
Vosberg Dutch, German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hill frequented by foxes, from Middle Low German vos "fox" and berg "hill", "mountain".
Vought German
The surname Vought originates in the Latin form "vocatus" or "advocatus," and referred to someone who appeared in court on another's behalf. As a surname, Vought is an occupational hereditary surname for a "bailiff" or "overseer of a nobleman's estate".
Voulgaropoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Bulgarian" in Greek.
Vouvali Greek
From Greek βούβαλις (vouvalis) meaning "antelope" or βούβαλος (vouvalos) "buffalo".
Vovk Ukrainian, Slovene
Derived from Ukrainian вовк (vovk) meaning "wolf", also used in Slovenia.
Vrána Czech
Means "crow".
Vučinović Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk, which also means "wolf".
Vujanić Serbian
Means "son of Vujan".
Vujisić Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from vuk (вук), meaning "wolf".
Vukićević Serbian
Means "son of Vuk".
Vukmanović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vukman".
Vulpe Romanian
Means "fox" in Romanian.
Waara Finnish
Ornamental, from (vaara) meaning, “range of hills.”
Waghdhare Indian
A Marathi surname meaning "Tiger Catcher"
Waghmare Indian, Marathi
Means "tiger killer" from Marathi वाघ (vagh) meaning "tiger" and मारणे (marne) meaning "to kill".
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Waldron Medieval German, Old Norman, Scottish Gaelic, English (British)
Derived from the German compound wala-hran, literally "wall raven", but originally meaning "strong bird". Also derived from the Gaelic wealdærn, meaning "forest dwelling", thought to be derived from the Sussex village of Waldron... [more]
Wall Swedish
Derived from Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass". It may be either ornamental or habitational.
Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
Waltrip German
Derived from the name of the father of the original bearer, indicating the "son of Waldrap." The Germanic personal name Waldrap, is a short form of Walraven, a name used mostly among nobles, knights, and patricians.
Wanbli Sioux
Means "eagle" in the Sioux language.
Warg Swedish
Taken from Swedish varg "wolf", ultimately derived from Old Norse vargr.
Warnakula Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "color" or "caste" and कुल (kula) meaning "family".
Warnakulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "color" or "caste", कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Watney English
Probably means "person from Watney", an unidentified place in England (the second syllable means "island, area of dry land in a marsh"; cf. Rodney, Whitney)... [more]
Waziri Muslim
"Prime minister, Advisor, leader of passion."
Weerasinghe Sinhalese
Means "brave lion", derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Apply this search to the main name collection