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Alza Spanish
Means "to rise" or simply "rise"

Anschütz German
Occupational name for someone whose job was to keep a dam or pool filled with water. (Anschützen "to fill up")

Apas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "catch up with, overtake" in Cebuano.

Apilado Spanish (Philippines)
Means "stack, pile up."

Asaka Japanese
From the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (asa) "superficial" and 香 (ka) "odour," "smell,"　加 (ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (ka) "congratulation."

Asnicar Italian
From Cimbrian haazo "hare" and ékke "hill, rise".

Bacolod Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Derived from Hiligaynon bakolod meaning "hill, mound, rise". This is also the name of a city in the Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.

Bangon Filipino, Maranao
Means "to rise, to get up" or "plot of land" in Maranao.

Cazaly English (Australian)
The meaning of this surname is unknown. This is a very important name in Australian Football culture, as it was the surname of a very prestigious Australian rules football player, Roy Cazaly. Mike Brady, from The Two Man Band, published a song called "Up There Cazaly", which is played every year at the AFL grand finals, thus making this surname is well-known by Australian Football fans.

Chauré French (Quebec)
Either derived from Old French chaurer "to warm up; to stir up" or a variant of Chauray.

Derungs Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Latin runcare "to weed out, to thin out, to root up", referring to someone who lived near a clearing.

Holtzclaw German (Anglicized, Modern)
Americanized spelling of German Holzklau, which translates into modern German as "wood thief", but is probably a nickname for someone who gathered wood, from Middle High German holz "wood" + a derivative of kluben "to pick up", "gather", "steal".

Kabe Japanese (Rare)
Ka ("Increase,Step Up"), ... [more]

Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."

Kagami Japanese
From 加 (ka) "increase, add, addition, Canada include, join" combined with 賀 (ga) meaning "joy, congratulate, greet, celebrate", 立 (takao, tatsu, ritsu) meaning "stand up, rise, erect, set, establish" combined with 基 (ki) meaning "underlying, base, basis, radicals" or 各 (kaku) meaning "each" combined with 務 (mu) meaning "duties, task, affairs" (各務 as a word means "duties")... [more]

Kamori Japanese
Ka means "increase, step up" or "congratulation" and mori means "forest".

Kasahara Japanese (Rare)
From an additional character of Japanese 上 (ka) meaning "above; high; up" added to 砂原 (Sunahara) (see Sunahara).

Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]

Levant English
Derived from the Italian word levante, meaning "rising" and the French word levant, meaning "to rise". The term entered the English language in 1497 and was used to describe the "Mediterranean lands east of Italy" by referring to the rising of the sun in the east... [more]

Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".

Ōgami Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Pettai Estonian
Pettai is an Estonian surname derived from "petta" meaning "to be up to mischief".

Rikimaru Japanese
This surname is used as 力丸 with 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]

Rozbiewski Polish (?)
Unknown, possibly related to any of the words: rozbież ("crossroads", "outskirts"),... [more]

Scatena Italian
From scatenare "to provoke, stir up, unleash", probably a nickname for a troublemaker.

Takamaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"

Takamaru Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]

Tate Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand".

Tateishi Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand" and ishi means "rock, stone".

Tatematsu Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tateru) meaning "stand, rise" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Tateno Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tateru) meaning "stand, rise" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tateoka Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tateru) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tatsumi Japanese
This surname is used as the combinations shown above + others that aren't on this entry.... [more]

Tindog Filipino, Cebuano
Means "rise, stand up" in Cebuano.

Tobi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 登 (to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (bi), the joining form of 日 (hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.

Toyhacao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tuyhakaw meaning "to crane one's neck, to pull oneself up tall".

Tsudzumi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]

Tumacder Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano tumakder meaning "to stand, to rise up".

Udayakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising, sunrise, dawn" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".

Udayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising" or "sunrise, dawn" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Upchurch English
habitational name from a place called as "the high church" or possibly the higher of two churches from Middle English up "up high higher" and chirche "church" (Old English upp and cirice)... [more]

Upshur English
Most probably an altered spelling of English Upshire, a habitational name from Upshire in Essex, named with Old English upp "up" and scir "district". Alternatively, it may be a variant of Upshaw.

Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]

Yüksel Turkish
Means "increase, rise, ascend" in Turkish.

Zion Hebrew
Means "monument" or "raised up" in Hebrew.