Submitted Surnames with "desire" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword desire.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dilek Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.
Knowles Irish
As an Irish surname it is an anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tnúthghail meaning "descendant of Tnúthgal", a given name composed of the elements tnúth "desire, envy" and gal "valor".
Lovecraft English
An English surname coming from the Old English lufu, meaning "love, desire", and cæft, meaning "strength, skill".... [more]
Mukushina Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".
Nequiz Nahuatl
Possibly derived from the Nahuatl word 'Nequiztli' meaning "desirable" which most likely stems from 'Nequi' or "to want/desire."
Niazai Pashto
Most likely from Persian نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, desire, wish" (see Niaz or Niyaz) combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)"... [more]
Niyazov Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".
Ratzon Hebrew (Modern)
Means "will, wish, desire" in Hebrew.
Sankalpani Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit संकल्पन (saṃkalpana) meaning "purpose, wish, desire".
Schonewille Dutch
Perhaps a nickname for an attractive person, derived from Middle Dutch schône meaning "beautiful, clean, pure" and wille meaning "to want, to desire".
Willert German
German cognate and variant of Willard. From a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements willo "will, desire" and hard "hardy, brave, strong".
Willock English
From the medieval male personal name Willoc, a pet-form based on the first syllable of any of a range of Old English compound names beginning with willa "will, desire".
Willrich German
from the personal name Williric derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and rih "ruler, king"... [more]
Wills German
Patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names beginning with wil "will, desire".