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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords form or of or water.
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Ushishima Japanese
Ushi means "cow, bull, ox, second sign of the Chinese zodiac" and shima means "island".
Ushurov Kazakh
Means "son of Ushur" in Kazakh.
Ustinov Russian
Means "son of Ustin". A famous bearer of this surname was the British actor Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004).
Utagawa Japanese
Uta means "song" and Gawa comes from Kawa, meaning "river".
Utakawa Japanese
Uta means "song" and kawa means "river, stream".
Utsugi Japanese
Utsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [more]
Ütt Estonian
Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Utyugin Russian
Means "man of iron" in Russian.
Uuk Estonian
Uuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".
Uukkivi Estonian
Uukkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "dormer/bay stone".
Uytdehaage Dutch
Means "from The Hague", a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It could also mean "from the hedge". Both etymologies are derived from Dutch uit meaning "out, of, from" and Middle Dutch hage meaning "hedge, bush"... [more]
Uzarski Polish
Either means "nobility" or "servant of nobility"
Üzeyirov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Üzeyir".
Vadalà Italian
Derived from the Arabic given name Abd Allah, meaning "servant of God".
Vadimovna Russian
Russian patronym meaning "daughter of Vadim".
Vaessen Dutch
Means "son of Vaas" or "son of Servatius".
Vagabov Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Vagab".
Våge Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farms named Våge, derived from Old Norse vágr "bay, inlet, fjord".
Vahapoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Vahap".
Vahejõe Estonian
Vahejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mid/dividing river".
Vahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vahid".
Vaikjärv Estonian
Vaikjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still lake".
Väikmeri Estonian
Väikmeri is an Estonian surname meaning "small sea".
Vaikvee Estonian
Vaikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still water".
Vaitov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Vait".
Vakhaev Chechen
Means "son of Vakha".
Vəliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Vəli".
Vəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Vəli".
Väljaots Estonian
Väljaots is an Estonian surname meaning "out/afield (of the) cusp/tip".
Väljataga Estonian
Väljataga is an Estonian surname meaning "outside behind/at the back of".
Vallance English
Means "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").
Vallin Swedish
Derived from either Latin vallis "valley" or Swedish vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Valmont English, French
Means "Hill of the vale"
Valmorida Filipino, Cebuano
Means "valley of the forest field" derived from Spanish val, a contraction of valle meaning "valley", combined with Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest, woods" and 田 (ta) "paddy, field" (see Morita).
Van Dam Dutch
Van - meaning "from the" or "of the"... [more]
Van Der Klok Dutch
Toponymic surname, meaning "from/of the kolk".
Van Der Kolk Dutch
'van der' means "of the" ... [more]
Vanderpan Dutch
Means "of the bannner" meaning most likely indicates ancestry of high-ranking occupation.
Van Der Velde Dutch
Meaning "of the field" from Dutch van -"Of"- der - "The"- and veld - "field".
Vangarde French
"(A soldier) in the leading edge of an army formation"
Van Gelder Dutch
Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Guelders", a county and later duchy in the Low Countries.
van Niekerk Afrikaans
Topographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch van meaning "of" combined with nieuw meaning "new" and kerk meaning "church".
Van Nistelrooij Dutch
Means "from Nistelrode", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch nest meaning "nest, burrow, resting place" and lo meaning "light forest", combined with rode meaning "land cleared of trees"... [more]
Van Reenan Dutch
Toponymic surname meaning "from/of Rhenen", a city in the province of Utrecht.
Van Staalduinen Dutch
Meaning "Of the Steal Dunes " in Dutch
Van't Dodepersoon Dutch
Means "of dead person"
Van Tienhoven Dutch
Means "from Tienhoven", the name of several villages in the Netherlands. Their names are derived from Middle Dutch tien meaning "ten" and a plural form of huue meaning "piece of land of a certain size"... [more]
Van Vucht Dutch
From Duch meaning "of fire".
Varsonofyev Russian (Rare)
Means "son of Varsonofy"; rarely used as a surname.
Vasershteyn Yiddish
It literally means "water stone".
Vasilakis Greek
Means "son of Vasilis".
Vasiljević Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vasilije".
Vasilov Bulgarian, Russian
Meaning "son of Vasil" in Russian and "from Bulgaria" in Bulgarian.
Vəzirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير (wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.
Veemaa Estonian
Veemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "water land".
Veeorg Estonian
Veeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "water valley/gully".
Veesaar Estonian
Veesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "water island".
Veesalu Estonian
Veesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "water grove".
Veetamm Estonian
Veetamm is an Estonian surname meaning "water oak".
Veetõusme Estonian
Veetõusme is an Estonian surname meaning "water (vee) surge (tõusma)".
Velikov Bulgarian
Means "son of Veliko".
Venier Venetian
From the medieval name Venerius, meaning "of Venus, dedicated to Venus".
Venkatesh Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see Venkata), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see Isha).
Vergel De Dios Spanish (Philippines)
Means "garden of God" in Spanish.
Verran Cornish
Perhaps means "person from Treverran", Cornwall (from Cornish tre "farmstead" with an unknown second element), or "person from Veryan", Cornwall ("church of St Symphorian").
Veselaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Vesel" in Albanian.
Vesi Estonian
Vesi is an Estonian surname, meaning "water".
Vesiloik Estonian
Vesiloik is an Estonian surname meaning "water puddle/a small pool of water."
Veskijärv Estonian
Veskijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "(water)mill lake".
Veskioja Estonian
Veskioja is an Estonian surname meaning "(water) mill creek".
Vickers English
Means "son of the vicar". It could also be the name of someone working as a servant of a vicar.
Victorson English
Means “son of Victor”.
Vidojević Serbian
Means "son of Vidoje".
Vieites Galician
Means "son of Bieito".
Vierling German
Derived from Middle High German vierlinc meaning "one-fourth of a measure", hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount.
Vihm Estonian
Vihm is an Estonian surname meaning "rain".
Vihur Estonian
Vihur is an Estonian surname meaning "whirlwind" or "gust of wind".
Viimne Estonian
Viimne is an Estonian surname meaning "the very last" and "the last of".
Viirmaa Estonian
Viirmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning both "sea swallow" and "varved" (annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) and "maa" ("land").
Vikentiev Russian
Means "son of Vikentiy".
Vikingsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Viking" in Swedish.
Viklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish vik "bay" and lund "grove".
Vilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Vilhelm".
Vilhjálmsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Vilhjálmur". Its masculine counterpart is Vilhjálmsson.
Villadsen Danish
Villadsen means "son of Villads".
Villein French
"Used in medieval England and France. Villein is another term used for the serfs in the lowest classes of the feudal system."
Vinson English
This surname means "son of Vincent."
Viramontes Spanish
Viramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."
Virk Filipino, Indian (Sikh), Muslim, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tagalog, Indonesian, Malaysian, Spanish (Philippines)
Villages in the Punjab region of Subcontinent had the surname of “Virk” . Mostly occupied by Muslims and Sikhs of the Jat Clan. The name means “Wolf” or “Gift of God”, it’s meaning is unclear... [more]
Visconti Italian
Derived from visconte, itself from the Medieval vice comes, a title of rank meaning "deputy of a count". The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist... [more]
Vlasov Russian
Means "son of Vlasiy".
Vojković Croatian
Means "son of Vojko".
Vojniković Bosnian, Croatian
Means "son of a soldier" in various Balkan languages.
Volodchenko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Means "son of Volodymyr". It is a Ukrainian surname, but it is more common in Russia and Belarus.
Von Allmen German (Swiss)
Means "of Allmen."
Vonmoos Romansh
Derived from German von "of" and Moos "moss". The name itself is a calque of Romansh da Palü which was Germanized after the Reformation.
Voog Estonian
Voog is an Estonian surname meaning "stream", "flow", "billow" and "flood".
Vool Estonian
Vool is an Estonian surname meaning "current", "flow" and "stream".
Vorwald German
Topographic name for someone who lived "in front of (Middle High German vor) a forest (Middle High German walt)".
Vought German
The surname Vought originates in the Latin form "vocatus" or "advocatus," and referred to someone who appeared in court on another's behalf. As a surname, Vought is an occupational hereditary surname for a "bailiff" or "overseer of a nobleman's estate".
Voulgaropoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Bulgarian" in Greek.
Vujanić Serbian
Means "son of Vujan".
Vukićević Serbian
Means "son of Vuk".
Vukmanović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Vukman".
Waara Finnish
Ornamental, from (vaara) meaning, “range of hills.”
Wakaizumi Japanese
Waka means "young" and izumi means "fountain, springs".
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Wall Swedish
Derived from Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass". It may be either ornamental or habitational.
Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
Walmer English
Habitational name from Walmer in Kent, so named from Old English wala (plural of walh "Briton") + mere "pool", or from Walmore Common in Gloucestershire.
Waltrip German
Derived from the name of the father of the original bearer, indicating the "son of Waldrap." The Germanic personal name Waldrap, is a short form of Walraven, a name used mostly among nobles, knights, and patricians.
Wasser German, Jewish
Topographic name from Middle High German wazzer "water".
Wassermann German
German cognate of Waterman 2. occupational name for a water-carrier or a topographic name from Middle High German wazzar "water" and man "man"... [more]
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Watase Japanese
Wata means "boat, ferry" and se means "ripple".
Waterhouse German
Old German and Dutch locational name meaning “a house by water.”
Watney English
Probably means "person from Watney", an unidentified place in England (the second syllable means "island, area of dry land in a marsh"; cf. Rodney, Whitney)... [more]
Waziri Muslim
"Prime minister, Advisor, leader of passion."
Wedderburn Scottish
From the name of a location in Berwickshire, Scotland, which is derived from wedder “wether” and Old English burn “stream”.
Weimar German
Habitational name from any of several places called Weimar in Hesse and Thuringia.... [more]
Weir Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Welburn English
English surname meaning "From the Spring brook"
Weldon English
Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.... [more]
Welford English
English surname meaning "Lives by the spring by the ford"
Weller English, German
Either from the Olde English term for a person who extracted salt from seawater, or from the English and German "well(e)," meaning "someone who lived by a spring or stream."... [more]
Wellman English
From German Welle meaning "wave" and man, meaning "man", referring to someone who lived by a stream.
Wennerström Swedish
Combination of the place name element wenner, which is probably derived from the name of Lake Vänern, and Swedish ström "stream".
Wernersson Swedish
Means "son of Werner".
Westbay English (Rare)
It means "west bay".
Westrop English (British)
Viking name local to Somerset and several counties in the North East of England. Approximate meaning "place to the west of the village with the church".
Whaley English
From the name of the village of Whaley and the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, or the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. It is derived from Old English wælla meaning "spring, stream" and leah meaning "woodland clearing".
Whineray English
Means "person from Whinneray", Cumbria, or "person who lives in a nook of land growing with gorse" (in either case from Old Norse hvin "whin, gorse" + vrá "nook of land"). It was borne by New Zealand rugby player Sir Wilson Whineray (1935-2012).
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Wickstrand Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Wikstrand, a surname composed of Swedish vik "bay" and strand "beach".
Widman Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Swedish viþr "wood, forest" or vid "wide" and man "man". It is also possible, though less likely, that it is a re-spelling of Vikman, where the first element is Swedish vik "bay".
Wijk Swedish
Derived from Swedish vik "bay".
Wikén Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish vik "bay" and the common surname suffix -én.
Wikström Swedish
Composed of the elements vik "bay" and ström "stream"
Wildsmith English
Probably means "maker of wheels, wheelwright".
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Willingham English
Habitational name from a place named Willingham, notably one in Cambridgeshire and one in Suffolk. The first is recorded in Domesday Book as Wivelingham "homestead (Old English hām) of the people of a man called Wifel".
Winford English
English location name meaning "from a white ford or water crossing" or "from a meadow ford".
Winterbourn English
A variant spelling of the surname Winterbourne, means "winter stream", a stream or river that is dry through the summer months.
Winterbourne English (British)
Probably meaning "winter stream". A large village in Gloucestershire, From the Thomas Hardy novel "The Woodlanders".
Winterburn English
habitational name from any of various places called with Old English winter "winter" and burna "stream" meaning "winter stream" for a stream which only flows or flows at a faster rate during the winter and more or less dries up in summer such as Winterburn in Gargrave (Yorkshire) Winterbourne (Berkshire Gloucestershire) Winterbourne Bassett (Wiltshire) or one of thirteen parishes named Winterborne in Dorset including Winterborne Abbas Winterborne Monkton and Winterborne Zelstone... [more]
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Wodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wodzin in Piotrków voivodeship, named with Polish woda meaning "water".
Wolfenden English
derived from the place called Wolfenden in the parish of Newchurch-in-Rossendale, Lancashire. The placename means "Wulfhelm's valley", or "the valley of Wulfhelm" derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name Wulfhelm, composed of the elements wulf "wolf" and helm "helmet, protection" and denu "valley".
Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafew German (Rare)
Full name Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafewarenwholgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangereifenduchihrraubgiriigfeindewelchevorralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinenbanderersteerdeemmeshedrraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelshegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevanverstandigmenshlichkeittkonntevortpflanzenundsicherfreunanlebenslamdlichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandererintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum... [more]
Wolford German
Means where the wolves cross the river/stream. Wolf meaning the animal and Ford meaning crossing a body of shallow water.... [more]
Wolfson English
Means "son of Wolf" in English.
Woodson English
From a location in Yorkshire, England earlier spelled Woodsome and meaning "from the houses in the wood" or possibly a patronymic meaning "descendant of a wood cutter or forester."
Woolley English
A habitational name from any of various places so-called. Most, including those in Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, and West Yorkshire in England, are derived from the Old English wulf, meaning "wolf", and leah, meaning "wood" or "clearing"... [more]
Wrightson English
Means "son of Wright 1".
Wrinn Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Ó Rinn "descendant of Rinn", a personal name perhaps based on reann "spear".
Wroldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Wrold" in Norwegian.
Würdemann German
From the German "Würde"-honour or dignity, and "Mann"-man or person. "Man of Honour" or "Person of Dignity".
Wyckoff East Frisian (Rare)
The North Germanic meaning is "settlement on a bay," as in the cognate Viking (Viking is derived from Old Norse vík "bay").
Wykes Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English wic, roughly meaning "farm." The plural form is a patronymic of which is "son of Wic."... [more]
Xəlilov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Xəlil".
Xaliqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Xaliq".
Xavierson English (Rare)
Means “son of Xavier”.
Xhafaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
Xhaferaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Xhafer" in Albanian.
Xıdırov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Xıdır".
Xompero Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Cimbrian somerousch "pack horse", indicating the bearer's strength or occupation. Alternately, may mean "son of Piero".
Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.
Yadav Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali
From Sanskrit यादव (yadava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", Yadu being a legendary king in Hindu mythology who was believed to be an ancestor of Krishna.
Yakimov Russian
Means "Son of Yakim".
Yamadaev Chechen
Means "son of Yamad", possibly from a form of the given name Ahmad.
Yamagata Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 形 (gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣 (gata) meaning "county, district".
Yamakawa Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yamamizu Japanese
山 (Yama) means "mountain" and 水 (mizu) means "water".
Yamasato Japanese
This surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [more]
Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".
Yamikawa Japanese
From Japanese 闇 (Yami) meaning "darkness" 川(Kawa) meaning "river", the name basically means "Dark river"
Yanagawa Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yandarbiev Chechen
Means "son of Yandarbi".
Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".
Yaqubzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Yaqub".
Yarbrough Anglo-Saxon
The ancient roots of the Yarbrough family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Yarbrough comes from when the family lived in either the parish or the hamlet called Yarborough in the county of Lincolnshire... [more]
Yardeni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "of Jordan 2" in Hebrew.
Yasenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yasen".
Yashin Russian
Means "son of Yasha", a Russian diminutive of Yakov. This surname was borne by the Soviet soccer goalkeeper Lev Yashin (1929-1990).
Yasue Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Yasunami Japanese
Means "calm wave" in Japanese.
Yavorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Yavor".
Yaylacıoğlu Turkish
Means "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Yefimov Russian
Means "son of Yefim".
Yefremov Russian
Means "son of Yefrem"
Yemelyanov Russian
Means "son of Yemelyan".
Yermolayev Russian
Means "son of Yermolai".
Yesayan Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Yevdokimov Russian
Means "son of Yevdokim".
Yewdale English
Derived from Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English dale meaning "dale, valley".... [more]
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Ymeraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ymer" in Albanian.
Yohe Medieval English
The Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream.
Yokokawa Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".
Yonekawa Japanese
Yone means "rice" and kawa means "river, stream".
Yonekawa Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yontararak Thai (Rare)
From Thai ยนตร (yontra) meaning "mechanical device; motor; engine" and รักษ์ (rak) meaning "to cure, to take care of".
Yorkshire English
From Yorkshire "the county of York". The place-name is recorded as Eoforwicscire in 1065 and derives from the city name York and Old English scir "district region".
Yoshiizumi Japanese
formed with 吉 (Yoshi, Kichi, Kitsu) meaning "good luck; joy; congratulations" and 泉 (Izumi, Sen) meaning "spring; fountain". So the meaning could be interpreted as “Fountain of Good Luck” or “Lucky Fountain”
Yoshikawa Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yoshimi Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Yosifov Russian
Means "son of Iosif".
Youngson English
Means "son of Young".
Yousafzai Pashto
Means "son of Yusuf" in Pashto. A notable bearer is Malala Yousafzai (1997-), a Pakistani education and human rights activist and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yuasa Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow".
Yudin Russian
Means "son of Yuda".
Yukawa Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yukiyama Japanese
This surname combines 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey" with 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain."... [more]
Yumekawa Japanese
Yumekawa means yume (夢) means "dream" and kawa (川) means "river", so this means "dream river".
Yuriev m Russian
Means “son of Yuri 1".
Yusifov Azerbaijani
Means “son of Yusif”.
Yusufov Tajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Means "son of Yusuf".
Yuzurihara Japanese
Means "the field of the gentle Village". From the Japanese words Yasuri (gentle village) and Hara (plain, field).
Yvenson English
Meaning, "son of Evan" or "son of Ivan."
Yzeiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Yzeir" in Albanian.
Zaalishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zaal".
Zadeh Persian
From Persian زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.
Zafeiriou Greek
Means "son of Zafeiris".
Zahidov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zahid".
Zahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Zahir".
Zaimoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Zaim".
Zakaryan Armenian
Means "son of Zakar".
Zakhaev Russian
Russian surname, likely a derivative of the given name Zakhey combined with the Russian suffix "-ev" ("of"), therefore meaning "of Zakhey."... [more]
Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Zəkiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zəki".
Zakrisson Swedish
Means "son of Zakris" in Swedish.
Zale English, Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly from a Polish surname, the meaning of which is uncertain (it may have been a variant of the surname Zalas which originally indicated one who lived "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest").
Zalusky Ukrainian
Derives from the Slavic word zalew, meaning "bay" or "flooded area". Given to families who lived near water or areas that flooded often.
Zamfirescu Romanian
Means "son of Zamfir" in Romanian.
Zanni Italian
From the first name Gianni, which derives from Giovanni, which is the Italian version of John, which means "the grace/mercy of the Lord." ... [more]
Zarafshan Persian
Means "spreader of gold" in Persian, from زر (zar) meaning "gold" and افشان (afshan) meaning "spreader, scatterer".
Zasimovič Belarusian
Means "son of Zasim".
Zatz Jewish
Abbreviation of the Hebrew phrase Zera TSadikim "seed of the righteous", assumed in a spirit of pious respect for one’s ancestors.
Žaŭniarovič Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian жаўнер (žaŭnier) meaning "soldier (of the Polish army)", borrowed from Polish żołnierz via German Söldner.
Zdravković Serbian
Means "son of Zdravko".
Zdrojewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Zdroje or Zdrojewo, in particular in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, named with Polish zdroje meaning "springs","spa".
Zedda Italian
Possibly from Sardinian zedda "cellar" or cedda "herd of animals", indicating someone who was an innkeeper or shepherd.
Żelazny Polish
Means "(made of) iron" in Polish, used as a nickname for a person with a strong personality.
Zeldin Jewish
Means "son of Zelde", a Yiddish female personal name based on Middle High German sælde "fortunate, blessed".
Zenelaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zenel" in Albanian.
Zeqiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Zeqir" in Albanian.
Zetterström Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and ström "stream".
Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".
Zhalilov Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhalil".
Zhanibekov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhanibek".
Zhenisov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhenis".
Zholdoshov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zholdosh".
Zhunisov Kazakh
Means "son of Zhunis".
Zhunusov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhunus", from a form of the Arabic name Yunus.
Zhusupov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means “son of Zhusup”.
Zielenbach German
Literally translates to "aiming brook"
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