Browse Submitted Surnames

Abagnale Italian
Either an occupational name for a shepherd or a person who lived near a sheepfold (derived from Italian abbagnale meaning "good shepherd, good sheepfold"), or a topographic name for someone who lived in a wet or swampy area (from abagnato meaning "drenched, soaked")... [more]

Abulafia Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic أبو العافية‎‎ (abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو (abū) meaning "father" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".

Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Agdamag Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to ask for news" in Ilocano.

Ai Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Ainara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, with one another", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".

Akiyoshi Japanese
Aki can mean "bright" or "autumn", and yoshi can mean "good luck, fortune".

Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]

Alif Malay (Arabized, Rare, Archaic)
"Good friends" "Close friend" "Best friend" "Companion" "Close companion" "Kind" "Meek" "Gentle" "Compassionated" "soft"

Allgood Literature
Combination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.

Allikvee Estonian
Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".

Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Anai Japanese
From Japanese 穴 (ana) meaning "hole, pit" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Apaydın Turkish
Means "very bright, well lit" in Turkish.

Arai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".

Ariyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Asai Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "shallow well".

Asai Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Aspinall English
A locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “aspen well”.

Avitov Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my father is good", from Hebrew ’av meaning "father" and tov meaning "good".

Awai Japanese
Awa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Azoulay Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from French azur or Spanish azul both meaning "blue" (of Persian origin), from Tamazight izîl meaning "good, pure, sublime", or from an acronym of the Biblical passage אִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ (’iš-šāh zō-nāh wa-ḥă-lā-lāh lō yiq-qā-ḥū) meaning "They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane".

Balitaan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to share news" in Tagalog.

Bardwell Dutch
Originates from the word "Bard" meaning beard, and "Well" meaning water sorce.

Bedell English
This place name derives from the Old English words byde, meaning "tub," and "well," meaning a "spring," or "stream." As such, Bedell is classed as a habitational name.

Bedwell English
Derived from the town of Bidwell, Hertfordshire, England, from Old English words "Byde", which meant tub, and "Well", meaning fountain or spring. The surname is classified as a habitational name. The name Bedwell is most common in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, England, and the state of Indiana in the USA.

Bellocchio Italian
Means "beautiful eyes", from bello "beautiful" and occhio "eyes", or perhaps from belloccio "good-looking, attractive".

Benedict English
Of Latin origin. Due to an early association as a saint's name and a papal name, often said to mean "blessed." Originally the Latin elements are 'bene-' meaning "good" or as an adverb "well" plus '-dict,' meaning "spoken." Thus, the literal meaning is "well spoken." ... [more]

Bestauty Ossetian
Derived from Ossetian бистэ (biste) meaning "village, suburb" or from Persian به (beh) meaning "good, excellent, better". In the case of the former, it would have been used to indicate the place of residence of an ancestor.

Bien-Aimé Haitian Creole
Means "beloved" from French bien meaning "good" and aimé meaning "love".

Blackwell English
From an English place name derived from Old English blæc meaning "black" and wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".

Bompadre Italian
From a medieval given name Bonuspater, meaning "good father", given in hopes that the "eternal father (god)" would look kindly on the child. Was often given to abandoned infants as a surname.

Bon French, Hungarian
As a French surname, it is derived from Old French bon meaning "good", or occasionally from the Latin given name Bonus (borne by a minor 3rd-century Christian saint martyred at Rome with eleven companions under the Emperor Vespasian... [more]

Bonacci Italian
"Bona" comes from the Italian for good, "Buona" and "cci" is ancient Latin form for "man." Thus, "the good man." A derivation of FiBonacci, or "son of Bonacci." Was the name of the famous mathematician, Leondardo de Pisa: Leonardo of Pisa is now known as Fibonacci short for filius Bonacci... [more]

Bonadonna Italian
From buona "good" and donna "woman, lady".

Bonaduce Italian
From the Latin phrase bona duce fortuna, "with good luck as your guide".

Bonaiuto Italian
Derived from the Medieval names Bonaita or Bonaiutus or also from the Medieval Italian bon meaning "good" and aita meaning "help"... [more]

Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".

Bonamici Italian
Means "good friend", originating as a nickname or from a given name of the same meaning.

Bonamy French
Meaning "good friend".

Bonanno Italian
From the medieval personal name Bonanno, an omen name meaning "good year". Mainly found throughout southern Italy.

Bonasera Sicilian
Derived from the expression bona sera "good evening". This name was applied as a nickname either for someone who made frequent use of this salutation or as a personal name bestowed on a child as an expression of gratitude in the sense "it was a good evening when you were born".

Bonera Italian
Bresciano surname (i.e., concentrated in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy), derived from the medieval Italian given name Bonora or Buonora which in turn meant "(it was a) good hour (when you were born)" from Latin bonus "good" and hora "time, hour".

Bones English
Derives from bon, "good" in Old French.

Bonfanti Italian
From the given name Bonfante, meaning "good child".

Bonfiglio Italian
From the given name Bonfiglio an omen or well-wishing name meaning "good son" from bono "good" and‎ figlio "child, son"... [more]

Bongard German, French
In german a rhenish place name "Obstgarten" (orchard).... [more]

Bonnemaison French
Literally means "good house", derived from French bonne "good" and French maison "house". As such, this surname is most likely a locational surname, in that it originally either referred to someone who lived in a good house (probably more like a mansion) or to someone who was born in (or lived in) the place Bonnemaison, which is nowadays located in the Calvados department of France... [more]

Bontempo Italian
From the personal name Bontempo, meaning "good time" from Old Italian bono "good" + tempo "time". This was a name bestowed as an expression of gratitude for the birth of a much wanted child.

Bontemps French
From a French word bon temps meaning "good time". One popular bearer of the name is the American poet and novelist Arna Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973).

Borromeo Spanish (Philippines)
Nickname derived from Italian buon romeo meaning "good pilgrim", from buono meaning "good" and Romeo meaning "pilgrim (to Rome)".

Braafheid Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Means "braveness" in Dutch, derived from braaf meaning "brave, well-behaved, obedient" and the suffix -heid denoting a condition or state of being. This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person... [more]

Brumby English
English habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire named Brumby, from the Old Norse personal name Brúni or from Old Norse brunnr "well" + býr "farmstead, village".

Brunner Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Jewish
Derived from Middle High German brunne "spring, well", this name denoted someone who lived beside a spring.

Buena Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good" in Spanish.

Buenafe Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good faith" in Spanish, from buena meaning "good" and fe meaning "faith".

Buenaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good flower" in Spanish.

Buenavista Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good view" in Spanish. This was likely a habitational name for any of the places in Spain named this.

Buenrostro Spanish (Mexican)
Means "good visage" in Spanish.

Buensuceso Spanish (Philippines)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.

Bukhari Arabic, Urdu
Indicated a person from the city of Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, itself possibly derived from Sogdian βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune".

Bullivant English
From a medieval nickname for a "good chap" or amiable companion (from Old French bon enfant, literally "good child").

Bumpus English
(i) from a medieval nickname for a vigorous walker (from Old French bon "good" + pas "pace"); (ii) perhaps "person who lives by a place through which travel is easy" (from Old French bon "good" + pas "passage")

Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english

Bundi Romansh
Derived from Romansh bun "good" and di "day" (compare Bongiorno and Bonasera). Another theory, however, derives this name from the given name Abundius.

Buonocore Italian
Nickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian buono meaning "good" and core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).

Buonopane Italian
Nickname for a person who is "as good as bread", or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a baker, derived from buono meaning "good" and pane meaning "bread".

Calafiore Italian, Sicilian
altered form of Calaciura from the Greek name Kalokiourēs a variant of Kalokyrēs Kalokyrios meaning "good man".

Chaimongkhon Thai
Means "auspicious victory" from Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "auspicious, favourable".

Chirawetsunthonkun Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิร (chira) meaning "long", เวช (wet) meaning "doctor; physician", สุนทร (sunthon) meaning "beautiful; nice; well", and กุล (kun) meaning "tribe, race, lineage".

Chitsawangdi Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิตต์ (chit) meaning "mind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality", สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright; shining", and ดี (di) meaning "good".

Consiglio Italian
Meaning "counselor" or "one who gives good advice".

Copeland English
Some sources say that Copeland is English: "one that is good at coping". Another says Copeland is Northern English and Scottish, from Cumberland and Northumberland meaning "bought land". Old Norse, kaupa-land for‘bought land’.

Cowan Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), English (Canadian)
This surname, widespread in Scotland and Ulster, is an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic Mac Eoghain or MacEoin... [more]

Dashiev Buryat
Derived from Tibetan བཀྲ་ཤིས (bkra shis) meaning "good fortune, good luck".

De Bono Italian
Derives from the Latin word bonus, meaning "good".

De Goede Dutch
From a nickname meaning "the good" or "the kind".

De Goeij Dutch
From Dutch goei meaning "good", making this a cognate of Good. A famous bearer is the retired Dutch soccer goalkeeper Eduard de Goeij (1966-), better known as Ed de Goey.

Depuoz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh puoz "well, spring".

Di'bonaria Sardinian (Rare)
(Our Lady of Bonaria) Also known as Blessed Virgin Mary located in Cagliari, Italy... Di meaning (of) and Bonaria meaning "Good Natured". Last name given to honor Our Lady of Bonaria.

Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.

Doi Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Duguid Scottish
Probably "do good", from a Scottish nickname for a well-intentioned person or (ironically) a do-gooder.

Ejiofor Western African, Igbo
Means "one who acts in good faith" in Igbo. A famous bearer is British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977-).

Elhassan Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) meaning "to be good, to be beautiful" (chiefly Sudanese).

Elrashidy Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the rightly guided" from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) meaning "well-guided, following the right course".

Esmond English
It was a name for a person who was of "grace" or "favourable protection". The surname Esmond originally derived from the Old English word Eastmund which referred to "grace".

Etienam Nigerian, Ibibio (?), Spanish (Caribbean, ?)
This is a name which originates from the Calabar/Akwa Ibom region of southeastern Nigeria. It means "a doer of good, or benevolent". It is also found in Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (El Oriente) which have populations of people of Ibibio/Efik decent known as "Carabali".

Eyigün Turkish
The name means "good day". "Eyi" from Turkish "iyi" meaning "good". "Gün" meaning "day" in Turkish.

Fairbrother English
From a medieval nickname probably meaning either "better-looking of two brothers" or "brother of a good-looking person", or perhaps in some cases "father's brother".

Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).

Fretwell English
Taken from the Old English "freht," meaning "augury," and "well," meaning "spring, stream."

Fu Chinese
Fu is a Chinese surname, meaning is uncertain but on Chinese New Year Fu means “blessing” or “good fortune

Fujii Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Fujiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Fukai Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Fukai Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Fukube Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".

Fukuchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, soil, ground".

Fukuda Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Fukuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Fukuhara Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".

Fukumoto Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Fukunaga Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Fukuoka Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Fukurai Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 来 (rai) meaning "coming, arriving".

Fukushi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 士 (shi) meaning "esteemed person, gentleman".

Fukushima Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Fukuyama Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Galland French
Nickname for a cheerful or high-spirited or bold person from Old French galant "lively vivacious" also "bold valiant" (the meanings "gallant" and "attentive to women" developed only in the 16th century) the present participle of Old French galer "to be in good humor to enjoy oneself" a word of ancient Germanic origin... [more]

Gamiao Spanish (Modern, ?)
from a Basque nickname means "good member"

Gantenbein Romansh
Derived from Romansh canta bein "he or she sings well".

Gebbia Italian
From Sicilian gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic جُبّ‎ (jubb) "cistern, well".

Geeson Irish
This unusual name is the patronymic form of the surname Gee, and means "son of Gee", from the male given name which was a short form of male personal names such as "Geoffrey", "George" and "Gerard"... [more]

Gobert French, German, English
From the given name Gobert a compressed form of Godebert composed of the ancient Germanic elements god "good" or god/got "god" and berht "bright famous".

Goedeke Low German
Low German surname composed of the element gode and the diminutive suffix -ke. Gode can mean either "good", "God" or "a Goth".

Goodall English
From Middle English gode "good" and ale "ale, malt liquor", hence a metonymic occupational name for a brewer or an innkeeper.

Goodbar German (Anglicized), English
Possibly an altered spelling of English Godber, derived from the medieval given name Godebert, or an occupational name for a beer brewer and a nickname for a toper... [more]

Goodenough English
From a medieval nickname probably applied either to someone of average abilities or to an easily satisfied person; also, perhaps from a medieval nickname meaning "good servant".

Goodfriend English
Nickname for a reliable friend or neighbor, from Middle English gode meaning "good", and frend meaning "friend". It is an English translation and cognate of German Gutfreund, from Middle High German guot meaning "good" and vriunt meaning "friend".

Goodliffe English
Derived from the Middle English feminine given name Godlieve, composed of the Germanic elements god meaning "good" or gud meaning "god", and liub meaning "dear, beloved".

Goodrich English
Derived from the Middle English given name Goderiche (itself derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name Godric), composed of Old English god meaning "good" and ric meaning "ruler, mighty, god's ruler, power"... [more]

Goodwill English
Nickname for a friendly or amiable person; from Middle English god(e), gud(e) goud(e), meaning "good" and wil(le), meaning "will, volition".

Gosling English
1. variant of Joslin - see Jocelyn, Jocelyn. ... [more]

Guinta Filipino
Means "good addiction".

Gut Jewish
Derived from Yiddish gut "good".

Gutfreund German
From the words gut freund, which means "good friend."

Gutjahr German, German (Swiss)
nickname for someone born on New Year's Day from a New Year's greeting meaning "Good year".

Gutknecht German, German (Swiss)
status name for a page of noble birth (Middle High German guot kneht). Derived from the elements guot "good" and kneht "servant, apprentice".

Gutmann German
German cognate of Goodman. from Middle High German guot man literally "good man, capable man" derived from the elements guot "good" and man "man"... [more]

Gutting German
Of uncertain origin. Probably from a Germanic personal name formed with god "good" or god, got "god".

Halliwell English
Derived from various place names in England named with Old English halig "holy" and well "spring, well".

Halpern Jewish
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Heilbronn in Germany, derived from Old High German heil meaning "whole" or "holy" combined with brunno meaning "well".

Hanai Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Harai Japanese
Hara means "field, plain" and i means "pit, mineshaft, well".

Harui Japanese
Haru means "spring" "well, pit, mineshaft".

Hasui Japanese
Possibly from 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Haswell English
habitational name from Haswell (Durham) or less probably from Haswell (Somerset) or Haswell in North Huish (Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English hæsel "hazel" and wille "well spring stream".

Hea Estonian
Hea is an Estonian surname meaning "good".

Hirai Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Hiroi Japanese
From the Japanese 廣 or 広 (hiro) "wide" and 井 (i) "well."

Hollowell English
Either a variant of Halliwell or derived from another place named with Old English hol "hollow" and wella "spring, well".

Horii Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Hoshii Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, spot" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, town".

Hosoi Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Ī Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".

Ibuka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).

Ida Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ide Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".

Ide Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 手 (te) meaning "hand".

Ideguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".

Idzutsu Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".

Igawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Iguchi Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) "well, mine shaft, pit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Ihara Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ikawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and kawa means "river, stream".

Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Imori Japanese
I could mean "this" or "mineshaft, pit, well".

Imoto Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.

Imura Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".

Inayoshi Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ina) meaning "rice plant" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Inui Japanese
Inu means "dog" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Io Japanese
I could mean "this" or "well, pit, mineshaft" and o means "tail".

Ioka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Iori Japanese
This surname is used as 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 or 伊織 with 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 居 (kyo, ko, i.ru, -i, o.ru) meaning "reside, to be, exist, live with", 折 (setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru) meaning "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit" and 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Isawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Ishii Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".

Iyama Japanese
I means "well, pit, minehaft" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Izawa Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Jiranorraphat Thai
From Thai จิระ (chira) meaning "long time, long space", นร (nora) meaning "man", and ภัทร (phatthra) meaning "good, prosperous".

Kakii Japanese
Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kamai Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kamei Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)

Kanai Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kashii Japanese
Kashi can mean "candy" or "oak" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit"

Katsura Japanese
This surname is used as 桂, 勝占, 勝羅, 勝良, 曽良 or 葛良 with 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree", 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win", 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once", 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu", 占 (sen, urana.u, shi.meru) meaning "divining, forecasting, fortune-telling, get, have, hold, occupy, take", 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk" and 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Kawai Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Koiwai Japanese, Popular Culture
Ko means "Small", Iwa means "Stone", and I means "Well". Fictional characters with this last name: Yotsuba from the manga "Yotsuba&!" and Yoshino Koiwai from "Masamune-kun's Revenge" are examples of this.

Kumai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kunii Japanese
"Country well."

Kunii Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kuniyoshi Japanese
Kuni means "large place, country" and yoshi means "good luck".

Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".

Kurai Japanese
Kura means "warehouse, storehouse" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Lebon French
Approbatory (or ironic) nickname from le bon "the good" a variant of Bon with fused masculine definite article le.

Liwosz Polish
It comes from the name "liswoze" which means to be a all around "good person". Even though it is a nickname, It may have been derived from occupation because of the name's meaning to be a "Funny man".

Ludwell English
From the Old English elements hlud meaning "famous, loud" and well meaning "well, spring, water hole"

Manera Italian
Either a habitational name from any of two places called Manera in the Italian provinces of Cuneo and Como, a nickname and perhaps a metonymic occupational name (from the dialect word manèra meaning "executioner's axe, cleaver" or from Italian manero "well-behaved, skilled"), or derived from the given name Mainiero (ultimately from Frankish Maginhari, composed of the Ancient Germanic elements magin "strength, might" and hari, heri "army").

Marui Japanese
"Round well".

Masui Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Matsui Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Meanswell Popular Culture
Simply the English words "means well". This is the surname of the main protagonist of LazyTown, Stephanie Meanswell, as well as her uncle, Mayor Milford Meanswell.

Mitsui Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.

Miyara Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 良 (ra) "good."

Miyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (Mi) meaning "Three" and 芳 (Yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".

Momoi Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Morii Japanese
Mori means "forest" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Motherwell Scottish
Means "person from Motherwell", North Lanarkshire ("Our Lady's well"). American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) was a known bearer.

Mukai Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Murai Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Murayoshi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".

Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nagai Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nakayoshi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and yoshi means "good luck".

Nara Japanese
This surname is used as 楢, 奈良 or 那良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Nikbakht Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".

Niknam Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and نام (nam) meaning "name".

Nikpour Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".

Nishii Japanese
Nishi means "west" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Nishii Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nkurunziza Eastern African
Burundian surname meaning "good news". It is also the most common surname in the country.

Norrell English, German (?)
A locational surname from the Germanic (Old English/Old Norse) term for the north. It either refers to someone who lived in a location called Northwell, lived north of a well, spring or stream (Old English weall)... [more]

Occhibelli Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and bello "beautiful, good", as a nickname for someone with keen eyesight or attractive eyes. May also originate from a place of the same name.

Ognibene Italian
From Latin Omnebonus (see Omnebon), "all good".

Oi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".

Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okui Japanese
Oku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okumuş Turkish
Means "educated, well-read" in Turkish.

Paia Estonian
Paia is an Estonian surname derived from "pai" meaning "good".

Paimets Estonian
Paimets is an Estonian surname meaning "good forest".

Pakdel Persian
Means "good-tempered, sincere" in Persian.

Pozo Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "well", as in wishing well

Prendergast Irish
means "good priest's glen" in Irish

Rockwell English
Means "person from Rockwell", Buckinghamshire and Somerset (respectively "wood frequented by rooks" and "well frequented by rooks"). Famous bearers include American illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) and Utah pioneer Porter Rockwell (1813-1878).

Rouhani Persian
Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.

Rushdie Kashmiri (Rare)
Derived from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to follow the right course" or "to be well guided" (related to the given names Rashad and Rashid)... [more]

Sachdev Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, virtuous, good" and देव (devá) meaning "deity, god".

Sagara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (saga) meaning "nature, custom, fate, destiny" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease".

Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakei Japanese
Sake means "liquor" and I means "well, mineshaft".

Sakurai Japanese
From the Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) "cherry blossom" or 桃 (sakura or momo) "peach" and 井 (i) "well."

Sakurai Japanese
From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well." A notable bearer of this surname is Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏), a Japanese voice-actor who is best known for voicing Izuru Kira from Bleach, Kiyomaro Takamine from Zatch Bell, and Ja'far from the Magi series.

Sakurai Japanese
From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Salameh Arabic
Derived from Arabic سلامة (salama) meaning "safety, good health" or سلام (salam) meaning "peace".

Sasai Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo grass" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Sawai Japanese
Sawa means "marsh, swamp" and i means "mineshaft, pit, well."

Sawai Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Schumer Jewish, German (Rare)
Possibly taken from Middle Low German schumer meaning "good for nothing, vagabond". Notable bearers are American comedian Amy Schumer (b. 1981) and American politician Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (b... [more]

Semenduev Judeo-Tat
From the given name Semendu or Simandu, which was possibly derived from Persian سیاه (siyah) meaning "black" and مرد (mard) meaning "man" or Hebrew סימן טוב (siman tov) meaning "good sign, good mark".

Shemtov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good name", derived from Hebrew שם (shem) means "name" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Shibuimaru Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".

Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Simantov Hebrew (Modern)
Means "good sign", derived from Hebrew סימן (siman) means "sign" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Simongkhon Thai
From Thai ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and มงคล (mongkhon) meaning "good, auspicious, propitious".

Snygg Swedish
Means "handsome, good looking" in Swedish.

Somwong Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "suitable, well-matched" and วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".

Soodla Estonian
Soodla is an Estonian surname meaning "favorable/beneficial area".

Souphanthavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ພັນທະ (phantha) meaning "connect, join, tie, obligation" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage family".

Southammavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Southwell English
English surname meaning "From the south well"

Souvannavong Lao
From Lao ສຸ (sou) meaning "good, beautiful", ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Spring German
From Middle High German sprinc, Middle Low German sprink "spring, well", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or well, or habitational name from Springe near Hannover.

Springborn German
Derived from Middle Low German sprinkborn meaning "spring, well", hence either a nickname for someone who lived by a spring or a water well, or from various place names in Germany.

Sueyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Sugai Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sumiyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Taibi Sicilian
Taibi is a Sicilian nickname for a robust person; from Arabic ṭayyib "in good health".

Takai Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."

Takei Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Takei Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Tamai Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) "ball," "bundle" and 井 (i) "well."

Terai Japanese
Tera means "temple" and i means "well".

Terwilliger English
An anglicized version of the Dutch surname, Der Willikeur, meaning "a by-law; a statute". Also, Der willige-waar, means "serviceable ware", or "ware that sells well" and could be related as well.

Theroux French (Quebec)
Southern French (Théroux): of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living by "the wells", from a plural variant of Occitan théron "well".

Tobreluts Estonian
Tobreluts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "tobra" meaning "good" and "luts" meaning "burbot" (a type of fish).

Tokui Japanese
Meaning : Toku "Virtue" and I "Well, Mineshaft, Pit".

Tomii Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Torii Japanese
Tori means "bird" and "minecraft, pit, well".

Treadwell English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who cleaned and shrunk newly woven cloth by treading it. It is derived from Middle English tred(en) "to tread" and well "well".

Tsuboi Japanese
From Japanese 坪 (tsubo) referring to a traditional unit of length or 壺 or 壷 (tsubo) meaning "container, pot, jar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine".

Tsujii Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 井 (i) "well."

Tsukii Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month" and i means "well, mineshaft."

Tsunoi Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."

Tuquib Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tukib meaning "well-defined, detailed, complete".

Uchii Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Ünal Turkish
Means "become famous" or "become well-known" in Turkish.

Urai Japanese
Ura means "seacoast, bay" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Uslu Turkish
Means "well-behaved, obedient" in Turkish.

Usui Japanese
From Japanese 臼 (usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Usui Japanese
From Japanese 碓 (usu) meaning "pestle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Uz Turkish
Means "beautiful, good, skillful" in Turkish.

Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)
From the French phrase va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.

Van Der Kolk Dutch
'van der' means "of the" ... [more]

Venini Italian
Possibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".

Voisin French, English
From Old French voisin "neighbor" (Anglo-Norman French veisin) . The application is uncertain; it may either be a nickname for a "good neighbor", or for someone who used this word as a frequent term of address, or it might be a topographic name for someone who lived on a neighboring property... [more]

Wadzanai Shona
Wadzanai means "Have fellowship, visit each other, be on good terms". The name may be given as a call to family to come together in fellowship, visiting and being on good terms

Wakai Japanese
Waka can mean "young" and i can mean "well, mineshaft, pit".

Wilburn English
A habitation name of uncertain origin found in the East Midlands. Speculation includes the possibility of the meaning "well" and "burn, borne" therefore meaning one who lived near a well or spring by a waterway crossing.

Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafew German (Rare)
Full name Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffvoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswesenchafewarenwholgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangereifenduchihrraubgiriigfeindewelchevorralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinenbanderersteerdeemmeshedrraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelshegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevanverstandigmenshlichkeittkonntevortpflanzenundsicherfreunanlebenslamdlichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandererintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum... [more]

Yamai Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Yasui Japanese
Yasu (安) "Relaxed, Cheap" and I (井) "Well, Mineshaft ".

Yasui Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".