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Ahlqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish al "alder" and quist an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."

Almgren Swedish
Composed of Swedish alm meaning "elm tree" and gren "branch".

Almqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and kvist "twig, branch".

Amayo Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from atl "water" and -mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".

Appelkvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish apel or äpple both meaning "apple" and kvist "branch, twig".

Björkqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish björk "birch tree" and qvist, an obsolete spelling of kvist, "twig".

Budak Turkish
Means "branch, shoot, knot" in Turkish.

Cedergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and gren "branch".

Cederqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and kvist "twig, branch".

Dahlgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and gren "branch".

Dahlqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and qvist "twig, branch".

Dal Turkish
Means "branch" in Turkish.

Edamura Japanese
The kanji 枝 (Eda) means "Branch", while 村 (Mura) means "Town, Village". Combine the two and the surname means "Branching Town/Village".

Flodqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish flod "river" and kvist "twig, branch".

Frascatore Italian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from (or related to) Italian frasca meaning "bough, branch", which might possibly indicate that the surname had first started out as a nickname for someone who worked as a woodcutter or as a forester... [more]

Fujieda Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 枝 (eda) meaning "branch".

Granqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish gran "spruce" and kvist "twig, branch".

Gren Swedish
Means "branch" in Swedish.

Haavaoks Estonian
Haavaoks is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen bough/branch".

Häggkvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and kvist "twig".

Hallgren Swedish, English
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and gren meaning "branch". The first element may be taken from the name of a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik)... [more]

Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Haru Estonian
Haru is an Estonian surname meaning "branch".

Haruoja Estonian
Haruoja is an Estonian surname meaning "branch creek".

Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".

Holmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet, small island" and kvist "twig".

Hultgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish hult "grove, copse" and gren "branch".

Hultqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish Hult and kvist "branch, twig".

Imaeda Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 枝 (eda) "branch."

Karlgren Swedish
Combination of the given name Karl and Swedish gren "branch".

Kashiwaeda Japanese
柏 (Kashiwa) means "Japanese emperor oak" and 枝 (eda) means "bough, twig, branch".

Ke Chinese
From Chinese 柯 (kē) meaning "axe handle, stalk, branch".

Kirieda Japanese
"Paulownia tree branch".

Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Kushieda Japanese (Rare)
Kushi means "Comb" and Eda means "Branch, Twig".

Kvist Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "twig, branch".... [more]

Lagerqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish lager "laurel" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".

Liljegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish lilja "lily" and gren "branch".

Ljungqvist Swedish
Composed of the elements ljung "heather" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Löfquist Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and kvist "twig".

Matsueda Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and eda means "twig, branch".

Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Mogren Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and gren "branch".

Momonoe Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 枝 (e), shortened from eda meaning "branch, bough," sandwiched by the genitive particle の (no) which is not shown in this instance.... [more]

Nast German
Topographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area, or a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter, from Middle High German nast meaning "branch", a regional variant of ast, resulting from the misdivision of forms such as ein ast meaning "a branch".

Nordgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and gren "branch".

Nordqvist Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" and qvist "twig, branch".

Okmees Estonian
Okmees is an Estonian surname meaning "branch/twig man".

Oks Estonian
Oks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".

Oksa Finnish
Means "branch" in Finnish.

Oksanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish oksa "branch".

Oksmaa Estonian
Oksmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bough/branch land".

Palmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish palm meaning "palm tree", and kvist meaning "twig"

Raag Estonian
Raag is an Estonian surname; a colloquial name meaning "twig" and "leafless branchlet".

Raagmaa Estonian
Raagmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "twig/leafless land".

Ramalho Portuguese
Means "cut branch, brushwood" in Portuguese, used as a habitational name from any of various places called Ramalho.

Rampling English
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Latin ramus meaning "branch" (see Ramos). Famous bearers include English actress Charlotte Rampling (1946-) and her father, athlete and British Army officer Godfrey Rampling (1909-2009).

Rimes English
Originally denoted one who came from the city of Reims in the Grand Est region of France, or a topographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Old French ramel (a diminutive of raim) meaning "branch", ultimately from Latin ramus... [more]

Rosenzweig German, Jewish
A German and Jewish surname, meaning "rose twig" or "branch".

Rundgren Swedish
Swedish surname with somewhat unclear etymology. The first element is possibly taken from a place named with either of the elements rund and/or run. Rund coincides with the Swedish word for "round", but it is not clear if the element used in this name is derived from that word... [more]

Rundqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish rund "round" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".

Saeki Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Shijou Japanese
From Japanese 市 (shi) meaning "market, town", 四 (shi) meaning "four" or 砥 (shi) meaning "whetstone"; combined with 場 (jou) meaning "place", 條 (jou) meaning "article, twig, ray", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous one, or 上 (jou) meaning "above".

Sjöqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".

Strömgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ström "stream" and gren "branch".

Sugieda Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar" and 枝 (eda) means "branch, bought, twig".... [more]

Sundqvist Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "sound, strait", and kvist meaning "twig, branch".

Tammeoks Estonian
Tammeoks is an Estonian surname meaning "oak branch".

Tomoeda Japanese
Tomo means "Friend", Eda means "Branch, Twig".

Viht Estonian
Viht is an Estonian surname and word meaning "the branches used to beat oneself in sauna".

Wallgren Swedish
Composed of the Swedish elements vall "grassy bank, pasture" and gren "branch".

Westergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish väster "western" and gren "branch".

Widegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish vide "willow" and gren "branch".

Yardley English
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and leah meaning "wood, clearing".

Zettergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and gren "branch".

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