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ÄrmpaluEstonian Ärmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
AufderheideGerman Topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, derived from German auf der heide literally meaning "on the heath".
BlackmoreEnglish BLACKMORE, an English name, has two possible beginnings: ... [more]
DelalandeFrench French surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
De La MoraSpanish "De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry."... [more]
DownsEnglish This surname is derived from the Old English element dun meaning "hill, mountain, moor." This denotes someone who lives in a down (in other words, a ridge of chalk hills or elevated rolling grassland).
EenpaluEstonian Eenpalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "palu" ("sandy heath").
HadfieldEnglish Habitational name from a place so named in Derbyshire named from Old English hæþ "heathland heather" and feld "field" meaning "heath open land".
HaukanõmmEstonian Haukanõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "accipitrine heath/moorland".
HedbergSwedish Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and berg "mountain".
HedénSwedish Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix -én.
HedinSwedish Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix -in.
HedströmSwedish Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and ström "stream, river".
HeiderGerman Combination of German Heide "heath, headland" and the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. The surname can be either topographic for someone living on or near a heath, or habitational for someone from any place named with the element Heide.
HeyerdahlNorwegian Combination of Heyer from heiðr, "heath, moor" in Old Norse and Dahl from dalr, "valley" in Old Norse... [more]
HoadleyEnglish Habitational name from East or West Hoathly in Sussex, so named from Old English hað / Middle English hoath "heath" + leah "wood, clearing".
KanarbikEstonian Kanarbik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath/heather".
KivipaluEstonian Kivipalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stone sandy heath/heath woodland".
MetsnõmmEstonian Metsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
MobergSwedish Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
ModénSwedish Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of Modig.
MogrenSwedish Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and gren "branch".
MolinSwedish Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -in.
MorandFrench, French (Swiss) from the medieval Latin personal name Maurandus Morandus derived from Maurus "Mauritanian Moor" and the suffix -andus (following the pattern of names formed from a verbal noun such as Amandus) or shortened from Moderandus which appears to be Latin for "he who is (able) to be guided"... [more]
MordenEnglish Parish in Surrey; one mile from Mitcham. "Moor Hollow" in Old English.
MoreFrench nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French more "Moor" (from Latin Maurus). French cognitive of Moore 3.
MoroItalian, Spanish Nickname from moro "moor" from Latin maurus "moor, north african" and Italian variant of Mauro.
MuirheadScottish Derived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English muir meaning "moor" and heid meaning "head, end".
MyrstenSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and sten "stone, rock".
MyrvallSwedish (Rare) From Swedish myr "bog, moor, wetland" and vall "pasture, field of grass".
NõmmEstonian Nõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "heath".
NõmmeEstonian Nõmme is an Estonian surname, derived from "nõmm", meaning "heath". It is also the name of several locations of towns and villages in Estonia.
NõmmelaEstonian Nõmmela is an Estonian surname meaning "heath area".
NõmmikEstonian Nõmmik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath forest" or "heath stand".
NõmmsaluEstonian Nõmmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "heath grove".
ÕnnepaluEstonian Õnnepalu is an Estonian surname meaning "benefic/happy heath".
PalginõmmEstonian Palginõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "timber heath".
PaluEstonian Palu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".
PalumaaEstonian Palumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy wood land".
PalumäeEstonian Palumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland hill/mountain".
PalumetsEstonian Palumets is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland forest".
PaluojaEstonian Paluoja is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland stream".
PaluotsEstonian Paluots is an Estonian surname meaning "heath woodland's end".
PalusaarEstonian Palusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland island".
PalusaluEstonian Palusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland grove".
PaluveeEstonian Paluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy heath/heathy woodland water".
PenroseCornish, 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]
PrimroseScottish From the name of Primrose in Fife, Scotland, a place originally named Prenrhos, literally "tree-moor" in Welsh. This is the family name of the Earls of Rosebery.
RandaluEstonian Randalu is an Estonian surname derived from "rand" ("beach") and "salu" ("sandy heath" or "heathy woodland").
RandpaluEstonian Randpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore sandy heath".
ReepaluEstonian Reepalu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "ere" ("bright" or "vivd") and "palu" ("sandy heath" and "heathy woodland".)
RosevearCornish, English From the name of a Cornish village near St Mawgan which derives from Celtic ros "moor, heath" and vur "big".
ScudamoreAnglo-Norman A locational surname that was first recorded in England in 1264. Derived from one of the ancient villages of Fifield Scudamore or Upton Scudamore, with Scudamore coming from the Old English scitemor, which means "one who lived at the moor."
StormoNorwegian Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in northern Norway, so named from stor meaning "big" + mo meaning "moor", "heath".
SuurpaluEstonian Suurpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big sandy heath/heath woodland".
VahenõmmEstonian Vahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".
VeskinõmmEstonian Veskinõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "mill heath".
ViherpaluEstonian Viherpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "buckthorn heath".