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Nurəddinov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nurəddin".

Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".

Nurasylov Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Nurasyl".

Nurgaliev Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nurgali".

Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".

Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".

Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.

Nuriyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nuri".

Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".

Nurmuhamadov Avar
Means "son of Nurmuhamad".

Nursultanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nursultan".

Nurzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nurzhan".

Nushiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主代 (nushiro), a contraction of 主代 (nushishiro), from 主 (nushi), a variant reading of 主 (shu), a clipping of 主人 (shujin) meaning "master, owner, host" and 代 (shiro), a variant reading of 代 (dai), a clipping of 代理 (dairi) meaning "surrogation; proxy", referring to someone who would represent their master.

Nussrallah Arabic
Nasrallah (Arabic: نصرالله‎) is a male Arabic given name, meaning "Victory of God", and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah and Al-Nasrallah... [more]

Nutter English
Means either (i) "scribe, clerk" (from Middle English notere, ultimately from Latin notārius); or (ii) "person who keeps or tends oxen" (from a derivative of Middle English nowt "ox")... [more]

Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."

O'Bannon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Banáin meaning "descendant of Banán", a given name representing a diminutive of ban meaning "white".

Ó Branagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Branagán".

Ó Breisláin Irish
Means "son of Breisleán"

Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"

Ó Bruic Irish
Means "descendant of Broc"

Ó Buadáin Irish
Means "descendant of Buadán".

Ó Caingnigh Irish
Means "descendant of Caingneach"

Ó Cairealláin Irish
Means "descendant of Caireallán"

Ó Canann Irish
Means "descendant of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".

Ó Cathail Irish
Means "descendant of Cathal"

Occhibove Italian
Probably means "ox eyes, cow eyes", from Italian occhio "eye" and bove "ox", perhaps a nickname for someone with large, dark eyes.

Ó Ceanndubháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ceanndubhán"

Ó Cearbhalláin Irish
It means "descendant of Cearbhallán".

Ó Cearnacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Cearnachán".

Ó Cearnaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cearnach" in Irish Gaelic. Compare Kearney, Ó Ceithearnaigh.

Ochsner German (Swiss)
Means "oxen herder" in Swiss, from Middle High German ohse "ox".

Ó Ciaragáin Irish
It means "descendant of Ciaragán".

Ó Cillín Irish
Meaning "descendant of Cillín"

Ó Cionnfhaolaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh".

Ó Cluanaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Cluanach"

Ó Cnáimhsighe Irish
Means "descendant of Cnáimhseach"

O Coingheallach Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Coingheallach."

O'colgan Irish
Original form of Mccolgan, meaning "son of Colga.

Ó Comhaltáin Irish
It means "descendant of Comhaltán".

Ó Connachaín Irish
Means "Descendant of Connachaín."

Ó Coscraigh Irish
Means "descendant of Coscrach"

Ó Cruimín Irish
It means the "descendant of Cruimín," which is derived from the word crom, meaning "bent," or "crooked."

Ó Daighre Irish
Means "descendant of Daighre"

Odaniel Irish
Maybe means "Son of Daniel" or "Descendant of Daniel"

Ó Deaghaidh Irish
Meaning, "descendent of Deaghaidh."

Ódinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

Ódinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn".

Odisho Assyrian
Means "servant of Jesus" from Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā) meaning "servant" and ܝܫܘܥ (Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".

Ó Donnagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Donnagán"

O'driscoll Irish
A variation of Driscoll, from Irish Ó hEidirsceóil, meaning "descendant of the messenger".

Ó Dubhdara Irish
It means "descendant of Dubhdara.

O'duffy Irish
The name O'Duffy originates from the gaelic surname "O Dubhthaigh". Dubh meaning "Black" in Gaeilge. They claim descent from the ancient Heremon kings of Ireland. They descend from "Cahir Mor", the King of Leinster in the second century... [more]

Ó Duibheannaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Duibheannach"

Ó Duibhidhir Irish
Means "descendant of Duibhuidhir". Duibhuidhir is a personal name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and odhar "sallow, tawny".

Ó Duibhne Irish
Means "descendent of Duibhne", a given name possibly meaning "ill-tempered, surly".

Ó Duinnín Irish
Means "descendant of Duinnín"

Ó Faircheallaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Faircheallaigh", a personal name meaning super war or Ó Fearghail, "descendant of Fearghail", meaning man of valour.

O'farrell Irish
From Irish Ó Fearghail meaning "descendant of Fearghal. This name is borne by several families in Ireland, in counties Longford, Tyrone, and Wicklow.

Ó Fathaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Fathadh"

O'fee Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich "descendant of Fiach".

Ofer Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Ofer, means "fawn" in Hebrew.

Ó Fiaich Irish
Means "descendant of Fiach"

Ó Flaithbheartaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Flaithbheartach"

Ó Flaithimh Irish
Means "descendant of Flaitheamh"

O'flynn Irish
Means "descendant of Flynn.

Ó Fógartaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Fógartach"

Ōga Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]

O'Galvin Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gealbháin, which means "descendant of the bright, fair one", derived from the Gaelic elements geal "bright" and ban "fair, white". A known bearer of the original form of the surname is Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, former signer of the Irish traditional music band Danú.

Ó Gibealláin Irish
An Irish-Gaelic surname derived from a given name meaning "descendant of Gibealláin".

Ó Gibne Irish
'Descendant of Gibne', a byname meaning "hound". This sept came from Counties Meath and Cavan. This was a very ancient sept but unfortunately, there are few references surviving.

Oglethorpe English
From Oglethorpe Hall in Bramham (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Ocelestorp in 1086 and Okelesthorp in 124 The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Oddkell and Old Scandinavian or Old English þorp "secondary settlement outlying farmstead" meaning "Oddkell's village" the surname derived from oddr "point of a weapon" and ketill "cauldron".

Ó Gnímh Irish, Scottish
Means "Descendant of Gnímh".

Ognjanović Serbian
Means "son of Ognjan".

Ognjenović Serbian, Montenegrin
Means "son of Ognjen".

Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormghal"

O'grady Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gradaigh, meaning "descendant of Gradaigh." Gradaigh is a personal name derived from the Irish Gaelic word grada, "the illustrious one."

Oğuz Turkish
From the name of an ancient Turkic people, itself derived from a Turkic word meaning "tribe, clan".

Ó hÁdhmaill Irish
It means "descendant of Ádhmall".

Ó hÁilgheanáin Irish
Means "descendant of Áilgheanán"

Ó hÁilleacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Áilleachán".

Ó Hailpín Irish
Irish-Gaelic or Scottish-Gaelic form of Halpin, meaning "descendant of Alpin".

Ó hAinbhith Irish
It means "descendant of Ainbhioth".

Ó hAinbhthín Irish
Means "descendant of Ainbhthín"

Ó hAngluinn Irish
A patronymic surname meaning "son of Anglninn." This name is, in turn, thought to be derived from Irish Gaelic word anglonn, which means "hero" or "champion."

Ó hAnluain Irish
Means "descendant of Anluan"

Ó Hannáin Irish
Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Hannant family in Ireland was Ó hAnnáin, which means "descendant of hAnnáin".... [more]

Ó hAnrachtaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Anrachtach".

Ó hAodhagáin Irish
Means "descendant of Aodhagán"

Ohayon Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Chayyim" from the Berber prefix ou- or au- meaning "son (of)" and the given name Chayyim.

Ó hÉalaighthe Irish
It means "descendant of Éaladhach".

Ó hÉilidhe Irish
Means "descendant of the claimant". From éilidhe "claimant"

Ó hEinirí Irish
Means "son of Einrí"

Ó hEodhusa Irish
Means "descendant of Eodhus"

Ó Heoin Irish
Irish surname meaning “descendant of John”.

Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"

Ó hUallacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Uallachán".

Oinas Estonian, Finnish
Oinas is an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "ram (Ovis Aries)" in both languages. The surname is somewhat rare in Finland.

Ojalind Estonian
Ojalind is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek bird".

Ojdanić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Ojdan".

O'keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe, which is ultimately means "descendant of Caomh" (see Keefe).

O'Kevin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descent of Caoimhín."

Ōkuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")

Ó Labhradha Irish
Means "descendant of Labhraidh"

Ólafsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ólafur" in Icelandic.

Olafsen Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Olaf".

Olausson Swedish
Means "son of Olaus".

Olavsen Norwegian
Means "son of Olav".

Ó Leathlobhair Irish
Means "son of Leathlobhar"

Oleksenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Oleksiy".

O'Lennon Irish
Original form of Lennon. Probably a variant of Ó Leannáin (from a by-name meaning "lover"), but may also be derived from O'Lonain (from lon, "blackbird").

Olimov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Olim".

Oliphant English
Means "elephant" (from Middle English, Old French and Middle High German olifant "elephant"), perhaps used as a nickname for a large cumbersome person, or denoting someone who lived in a building distinguished by the sign of an elephant.

O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").

Ó Luanaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Luanach"

Ölvirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ölvir" in Icelandic.

Olwell English
Possibly a habitational name from Ulwell in Swanage Dorset named with Old English ule "owl" and wille "stream".

Olympiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.

Ó Macáin Irish
Means "descendant of Maicín".

Ó Macdha Irish
Means "descendant of Macdha"

Ó Maicín Irish
Means "descendant of Maicín".

Ó Maoilbhearraigh Irish
Means "son of Maolbhearrach"

Ó Maoileanaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Maoileanach".

Ó Maoilearca Irish
It means "descendant of devotee of Earca".

Ó Maoil Sheanaigh Irish
It means "descendant of devotee of Saint Seanach".

Ó Maolacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Maolachán".

Ó Maolfábhail Irish
Means "descendant of Maolfábhail"

Ó Maolmhóna Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhóna"

O'mara Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from meadhair "mirth".

Ó Marcacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Marcachán"

Omarzai Pashto
Means "son of Omar 1" in Pashto.

Omerović Bosnian
Means "son of Omer".

Ó Mothlacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Mothlachán".

O'mullawill Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".

O'Mulvenna Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Maoilmheana, meaning "descendant of Maoilmheana" a personal name meaning "chieftain of the main river."

Ó Neachtain Old Irish
Meaning "(descendant) of Nechtan."

Onotora Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 男虎 (onotora) meaning "male tiger", from 男 (o) meaning "male; man", の (no), an unwritten possessive particle, and 虎 (tora) meaning "panthera tigris", referring to someone with qualities of a male tiger.... [more]

Onslow English
Locational name from a place called Onslow described in Victorian times as being "a place within the liberty of Shrewsbury, in Salop', the original and still confusingly used, name for the county of Shropshire.

Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".

Oot Estonian
Oot is an Estonian surname meaning "tsk". Also, possiblt derived from "Ott", a masculine given name meaning "bear".

Ó Peatáin Irish
Means "descendant of Peatán"

O'prey Irish
From the Irish Gaelic Á Preith or Ó Preith meaning "of the cattle spoil".

Orav Estonian
Orav is an Estonian surname meaning "squirrel".

Orazgeldiyew Turkmen
Means "son of Orazgeldi" in Turkmen.

Orazov m Kazakh, Turkmen (Russified)
Means "son of Oraz", also a Russified form of Turkmen Orazow.

Orazow Turkmen
Means "son of Oraz".

Ordóñez Spanish
Means "son of Ordoño".

Oregon English (American, Rare)
From the state of Oregon. Meaning “River of the west”

O'Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Ríoghbhardán" (see Rórdán).

Orleans French
From Orléans, a city in France sieged by the English in 1429. Orléans is derived from Aurelianum, meaning "of Aurelius" in Latin.

Orłowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Orłów, Orłowo or Orły, all derived from Polish orzeł meaning "eagle".

Örn Swedish
Means "eagle" in Swedish.

Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".

O'Rourke Irish
Means "descendant of Ruairc", a pre-9th-century Norse personal name. A famous bearer was child actress Heather O'Rourke (1975-1988).

Orris English (Canadian)
This unusual and interesting name is of Italian, Latin origin, and derives from one of the earliest Roman names, "Horatius". The name is thought to mean something connected with "hora", the Latin for "hour", but the original meaning has been lost... [more]

Ortolano Italian, Spanish
occupational name for a cultivator or seller of fruit and vegetables ortolano "gardener" from a derivative of orto "vegetable garden" (from Latin hortus "garden"). The term was also used in the medieval period to denote both a cleric with a fervant devotion to pastoral work and a rough or uncouth person and in some instances may have been applied as a nickname in either sense... [more]

Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".

Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.

Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from Old Japanese おぽさらぎ (oposaragi), from オポ (opo) meaning "great; large" and サラギ (saragi) meaning "newcomer", referring to the large number of visitors to a great statue of Buddha.

Oscarson English, Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Oscar".

Ó Seanachain Irish
Means "grandson of Seanachan". Alternatively, may be derived from Gaelic seanachaidh, meaning "skilled storyteller".

O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".

Ó Síodhacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Síodhachán".

Ó Síoráin Irish
Means "descendant of Síoráin"

Osipov Russian
Means "son of Osip".

Ó Sírín Irish
Means "descendant of Sírín"

Oskarsson Swedish
Means "son of Oskar".

Osmanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Osman" in Albanian.

Osmanov Azerbaijani, Dagestani, Crimean Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "son of Osman".

Ospanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ospan".

Ó Spealáin Irish
Means "descendant of Spealán"

Ostapchuk Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "son of Ostap".

Ostojić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ostoja".

Osuna Spanish
Habitational name from a place in the province of Seville, named from Arabic Oxuna, perhaps named from Late Latin Ursina (villa) "estate of Ursus" a byname meaning "bear".

Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Ōtaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk".

Otarashvili Georgian
Means "son of Otar".

Óðinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

Óðinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn" in Icelandic.

O'Tolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".

O’toole Irish
O'Toole, along with Toole, comes from the Irish O Tuathail. This derives from the personal name Tuathal, meaning "ruler of the people", used by many Irish kings and heroes and accordingly incorporated into a surname in a number of distinct areas, among them south Ulster, Mayo and Kildare.

Ó Troighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Troightheach"

Ottósdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ottó" in Icelandic.

Ottósson Icelandic
Means "son of Ottó" in Icelandic.

O'Tuathalain Irish
May translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".

O'Twolan Irish
The meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic O' Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".

Ouahmed Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name meaning "son of Ahmed", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic name Ahmed (chiefly Algerian).

Ouyahia Berber, Northern African
Means "son of Yahia", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic given name Yahia (chiefly Algerian).

Ouyang Chinese
From Chinese 歐 (ōu) referring to Mount Sheng in present-day Huzhou, China, combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "southern face (of a mountain)". The name supposedly originated with a prince of the Yue state that settled in the area surrounding the mountain... [more]

Övall Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".

Ovechkin Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian овечка (ovechka) meaning "lamb". A famous bearer is the Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin (1985-).

Oven Slovene, German
Derived from Oven "ram, male sheep".

Owari Japanese
From Japanese 終 (owa) meaning “last, to finish” and 里 (ri) meaning “village, the home of one’s parents, hometown”. The latter character is also an archaic Japanese unit of area.

Oxendine English
From an English place name meaning "valley of the oxen", which was derived from Old English oxa "ox" (genitive plural oxena) and denu "valley".

Oyaski English (American)
A surname created by Michael Oyaski (formally Michael O'Yaski). The surname is currently known to only be used by one particular branch of the O'Yaski family tree. The surname means "Dragon Rider of the West" according to members of the Oyaski family.

Özbekoğlu Turkish
Means "son of an Uzbek".

Ozbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of an Uzbek".

Paal Estonian
Paal is an Estonian surname meaning both "mooring post" and "dolphin".

Paalmaa Estonian
Paalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning both "dolphin land" and "mooring post land".

Paartalu Estonian
Paartalu is an Estonia surname meaning "twain farmsteads" or "a couple of farmsteads".

Pääsuke Estonian
Means "swallow", taken from the Estonian word.

Pabón Spanish
Variant of Pavón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.

Paddington English
Believed to mean "Pada's farm", with the Anglo-Saxon name Pada possibly coming from the Old English word pad, meaning "toad".

Paddock English
Derived from Middle English parrock meaning "paddock, small enclosure", hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or an enclosed meadow. It could also be a nickname for a person who resembled a toad or frog in some way (derived from Middle English paddock meaning "toad, frog"), or denote a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name, for example the town and civil parish of Paddock Wood in Kent.

Pagayawan Filipino, Maranao
Means "place of rainbows" from Maranao pagayaw meaning "rainbow".

Page German
Metonymic occupational name for a horse dealer, from Middle Low German page "horse".

Pahlevanyan Armenian
Means "son of the wrestler" or "son of the champion", ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlevân) meaning "strong man, champion, wrestler".

Paikashvili Georgian
Likely means "child of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian შვილი (shvili) meaning "child".

Paikidze Georgian
Likely means "son of Paik", derived from the archaic masculine given name Paik (ultimately of Arabic origin) combined with Georgian ძე (dze) meaning "son".

Paisarnkulwong Thai
From Thai ไพศาล (phaisan) meaning "large", กุล, a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan", and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "family, race"

Palamets Estonian
Palamets is an Estonian surname meaning "piece (of) forest". It is derived from the compound words "pala", meaning "piece" and "mets", meaning "forest".

Palin English
(i) "person from Palling", Norfolk ("settlement of Pælli's people") or "person from Poling", Sussex ("settlement of Pāl's people"); (ii) from the Welsh name ap Heilyn "son of Heilyn", a personal name perhaps meaning "one who serves at table"

Paljević Montenegrin, Croatian
Derived from paliti (палити), meaning "to burn, to set of fire".

Päll Estonian
Päll is an Estonian surname meaning "screech owl".

Palliser English
Means "maker of palings and fences" (from a derivative of Old French palis "palisade"). In fiction, the Palliser novels are a series of six political novels by Anthony Trollope, beginning with 'Can You Forgive Her?' (1864) and ending with 'The Duke's Children' (1880), in which the Palliser family plays a central role.

Pällo Estonian
Pällo is an Estonian surname derived from "päll" meaning "screech owl".

Pålsen Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Pål".

Pålsson Swedish
Means "son of Pål".

Pamireddy Indian, Telugu
From the name of the village of Pamidi in Andhra Pradesh, India, combined with Telugu రెడ్డి (reddi) meaning "village headman". The village's name means "snake killer" from Telugu పాము (pamu) meaning "snake, serpent".

Panagiotou Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".

Panaiotievich Russian (Rare)
Means "Son of Panagiotis" in Russian

Panayiotou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Panayiotis".

Pangandag Filipino, Maranao
Means "to boast, to be proud of" in Maranao.

Pangilinan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "place of abstinence" from Tagalog pangilin meaning "abstinence, to abstain" and the suffix -an meaning "place of, time of". It was used to denote abstinence from certain foods for religious purposes.

Panichi Italian
Probably from panico, a type of millet grown in Italy. Alternately, it could be from the Latin name Panicus "of Pan, panic".

Panin Russian
Means "son of Panya".

Pankov Russian
Means "son of Panko".

Pankratov Russian
Means "son of Pankratiy".

Pannebakker Dutch
A Dutch name that literally means “producer of tiles.” the earliest trace of the name in the Netherlands is in the year 1568, associated with Herr Jan de Pannebakker and his wife Nancy who were accused of heresy and killed by the Spaniards at Utrecht.... [more]

Panosovich Russian
Means "Son of Panos" in Russian

Panou Greek
Means "son of Panos". A famous bearer is the Greek composer Akis Panou (1933-2000)

Panov Russian
Means "son of Panya".

Panyanouvong Lao
From Lao ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Panzacola Indigenous American (Rare)
Named after the tribe meaning "hairy people".

Papachristodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the priest and servant of Christ" in Greek.

Papadiamantopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.

Papakostas Greek
Means "son of Kostas the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Kostas.

Papamichael Greek, English (Rare)
Means "son of priest Michael".

Papatonis Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".

Papazoglou Greek
Means "son of the priest", derived from the Greek παπάς (papás) meaning "priest" combined with the Turkish oğlu or oğul meaning "son, descendant".

Paraskevopoulos Greek
Means "son of Paraskevas".

Parmar Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit परमार (paramara) meaning "slayer of enemies", from पर (para) meaning "enemy, adversary" and मार (mara) meaning "killing, slaying, destroying".

Parmas Estonian
Parmas is an Estonian surname meaning a "heap of sheaves" and an "armful".

Parsadanyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsadan".

Pärtelpoeg Estonian
Pärtelpoeg is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Pärtel (a masculine given name)".

Parts Estonian
Parts is an Estonian surname, derived from "part" meaning "duck".

Paşayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Paşa".

Pasquier French
Meaning uncertain. Possibly "keeper of the oven."

Pate English
Derives from the given name Pat(t), a short form of the personal name Patrick from the Latin Patricius meaning "son of a noble father".

Patiño Spanish, Galician
From a diminutive of Spanish or Galician pato meaning "duck", used as a nickname for a person who waddled.

Patriksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Patrik".

Patta Italian
Possibly from patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".

Paŭlovič Belarusian
Means "son of Paviel".

Păun Romanian
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock".

Păunescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian păun "peacock".

Pauw Dutch, Flemish
Means "peacock" in Dutch.

Pávek Czech
Diminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.

Pavelić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavel".

Pavićević Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pavao".

Pavliashvili Georgian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlides Greek
Means "Son of Pavlos".

Pavlopoulos Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Pavlou Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Pavón Spanish
Spanish cognitive of Pavone and variant of Pabón from Spanish pavón "peacock" from Latin pavo.

Paxson English
This surname means "son of Pack." Pack may be a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca or it may have been a Middle English personal name derived from Paschalis (meaning "relating to Easter"), the Latin form of Pascal.

Payton Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Peatáin "descendant of Peatán.

Pchyolkin Russian
Derived from Russian пчёлка (pchyolka), a diminutive of пчела (pchela) meaning "bee". The founder of the surname may have been a beekeeper.

Peabody English
Probably from a nickname for a showy dresser, from Middle English pe "peacock" (see Peacock) and body "body, person". Alternatively it may be from the name of a Celtic tribe meaning "mountain men" from Brythonic pea "large hill, mountain" combined with Boadie, the tribe's earlier name, which meant "great man" (or simply "man") among the Briton and Cambri peoples... [more]

Pecchia Italian
Nickname, probably for an industrious person, from pecchia "bee".

Pedemonte Italian
Variant of Piemonte, Means "at the foot of the mountains"... [more]

Pedersson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Peder".

Peixoto Portuguese
Occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish, derived from Portuguese peixe meaning "fish".

Pejić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pejo".

Pelagatti Italian
Probably derives from an old expression meaning "cheat, scoundrel", literally a combination of pela "to skin" and gatti "cats".

Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).

Pellicano Italian, Sicilian
nickname from dialect pelecanò pelicanò "woodpecker" from modern Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).

Pelliccia Italian
From Italian pelliccia "fur (of an animal)".

Peltz German, Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from Middle High German bellez, (modern German pelz) "fur", "animal skin".

Pennebaker Dutch (Anglicized)
Coming from the Dutch name Pannebakker. The name is of occupational origin and is traceable to a term literally translated as "producer of tiles." Legend has it that the family imigrated from central Europe in the mid 1300’s to the Netherlands to escape the wars and plague that were common in the area at that time.

Pennycuik Scottish
Originally meant "person from Penycuik", near Edinburgh (probably "hill frequented by cuckoos").

Penov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Penko".

Penrose Cornish, Welsh
Originally meant "person from Penrose", Cornwall, Herefordshire and Wales ("highest part of the heath or moorland"). It is borne by the British mathematician Sir Roger Penrose (1931-).... [more]

Penry Welsh, Cornish, English
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry". It is also a variant of Pendray, which is derived from a place name in Cornwall meaning "top of the village" in Middle Cornish... [more]

Peoples Irish
An attempted English translation of Ó Duibhne, based on the Irish word daoine meaning "people".

Pepin Russian
Means "son of Pepa".

Peres Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Gascon, Breton, Central African
Means "son of Pedro" in Spanish and Portuguese. Means "son of Pere" in Catalan... [more]

Perhonen Finnish (Rare)
Means "butterfly" in Finnish.

Peričić Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perica".

Perikhanyan Armenian
Means "son of Perikhan".

Perkinson English
"Son of Perkin."

Perović Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Pero".

Persopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.

Peruničić Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Perun". Perun was the Slavic god of lightning.

Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.

Petrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Petriashvili Georgian
Means "son of Petre".

Petridis Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Petropoulos Greek
Means "son of Petros" in Greek.

Petrou Greek
Means "son of Petros".