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AlamArabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian Means "world, universe" (عالم) or "flag, sign, mark" (علم) in Arabic. This spelling represents two separate words in Arabic.
AlemdarTurkish Occupational name for a carrier of flags, banners or ensigns, from Turkish alem meaning "banner, flag".
AllamArabic originally an arabic name but has been used by english speakers. the name means "recognized" or "famous". in other languages it means "one who represents us" and in some languages translates as "flag"
BanderaSpanish, Italian Status name for a bearer of flags or standards, from Spanish bandera meaning "flag, banner". It is also a variant of Italian Bandiera, a cognate of the Spanish name.
BandiItalian Derived from Late Latin Bandus itself from the Germanic band and the Latin banda, all meaning "sign, emblem, banner". It can also derive from the Italian word bando meaning "announcement" from the Germanic bann.
BandieraItalian from bandiera "banner flag" hence presumably a status name for a standard bearer. Italian cognate of Banner.
BarjaktarovićMontenegrin Derived from barjaktar (барјактар), meaning "flag bearer, standard bearer".
ConfaloneItalian from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]
FendrichDutch The surname Fendrich has its origin in Austria, and mean "flag-bearer".
HataneJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 旗 (hata) meaning "flag" and 根 (ne) meaning "root", referring to a place near a flag.
HatayaJapanese From Japanese 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
JayakodySinhalese Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (ultimately from Tamil கொடி (koti)).
KalmusEstonian Kalmus is an Estonian surname meaning "sweet flag (a waterside plant; Acorus calamus)".
KodikaraSinhalese Derived from Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" and Sanskrit कार (kara) meaning "maker, doer", possibly an occupational name for a person who made flags.
LippEstonian Lipp is an Estonian surname meaning "flag".
LippmaaEstonian Lippmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "flag/pennant/banner land".
ObataJapanese From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
SamarakkodySinhalese Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin).
ShirahataJapanese From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".