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FivelandNorwegian (Rare) From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
HiranumaJapanese Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
HoogeveenDutch From any of several places called Hoogeveen, derived from Dutch hoog "high, elevated" and veen "peat bog, marsh".
HückGerman Topographic name meaning "bog" or "corner".
JimutaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".
KallmeyerGerman from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
KolkDutch Means "whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom" or "bog pond, watering hole".
LemmiksooEstonian Lemmiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "favoured/favourite swamp/bog". Possibly an Estoniazation of the Germanic "-son"; "favourite son".
LinnGerman Toponymic surname derived from Germanic lin "swamp, bog, marsh".
MolletFrench Topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".
MosbruckerGerman Topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge over a swamp, from Middle High German mos meaning "bog", "swamp" + brucke meaning "bridge".
MoseleItalian, German (Austrian) This surname is to be found in north-eastern Italy, more specifically in the Vicenza and Verona provinces. Families with this name are certain to be originally from the mountain town of Asiago, situated on a plateau north of Vicenza and now a well-known skiing resort... [more]
MosleyEnglish Habitational name from any of several places called Mos(e)ley in central, western, and northwestern England. The obvious derivation is from Old English mos "peat bog" and leah "woodland clearing", but the one in southern Birmingham (Museleie in Domesday Book) had as its first element Old English mus "mouse", while one in Staffordshire (Molesleie in Domesday Book) had the genitive case of the Old English byname Moll.
MossbergSwedish Combination of Swedish mosse "bog" and berg "mountain".
MozartGerman The surname was first recorded in the 14th century as Mozahrt, and later as Motzhardt in Germany. It is a compound word, the first part of which is Middle High German mos, also spelt mosz, and meaning “bog, marsh” in southern dialects (compare modern German Moos)... [more]
MüschGerman Either a habitational name from a place named Müsch in Germany, or a topographic name meaning "bog", perhaps given to someone living near a bog.
MyrstenSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".
MyrvallSwedish (Rare) From Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and vall "pasture, field of grass".
PorssEstonian Porss is an Estonian surname meaning "bog myrtle" and "bayberry".
RabaEstonian Raba is an Estonian surname meaning "bog" or "raised bog".
SinikEstonian Sinik is an Estonian surname derived from "sinikas" meaning "bog bilberry".
SinikasEstonian Sinikas is an Estonian surname meaning "bog bilberry".
SooläteEstonian Sooläte is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp/bog spring".
StellEnglish Unknown origin, possibly a variant of Steel, from the English word "steel", originating in Yorkshire, UK. Alternatively, it may be derived from North German dialect word stel meaning "bog", denoting someone who lived near a marsh; or from Latin stella meaning "star", eg for a person who lived at an inn with a star on its sign.
SuursooEstonian Suursoo is an Estonian surname meaning "big marsh/bog".