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ArrotinoItalian Occupational name meaning "knife-sharpener, knife-grinder" in Italian.
CutlerEnglish Given to a "knife maker" or a man that "makes cutlery"
DegenGerman, Swiss Means "rapier, small sword, dagger" in German, an occupational name for someone who made rapiers. Alternately, it could be derived from a given name containing Old High German degan "soldier, warrior", such as Degenhard or Herdegen.
GłowniaPolish Derived from Polish word głownia which means "blade".
HajakeJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.
KlingemannGerman Occupational surname for a knife maker, literally meaning "knife maker, weapons smith". It is derived from German klinge meaning "blade".
MesmerGerman Occupational name for a maker of knives from Middle High German messer meaning "knife". A famous bearer was Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), a German doctor known for his theory of "animal magnetism", which was eventually incorporated into the field of hypnosis.
NaismithEnglish Means either "nail-maker" (from Old English nægelsmith) or "knife-maker" (from Old English cnīfsmith).
NasmithScottish, English This surname is derived from an occupation, "nail-smith", but may also mean "knife-smith".
NugaEstonian Nuga is an Estonian surname meaning "knife".
PalaTurkish Means "machete, scimitar, blade" in Turkish.
PussEstonian Puss is an Estonian surname meaning "penknife" and "carving knife".
SaxonEnglish Derived from the tribe of the Saxons from the Anglo-Saxon element seaxa "a Saxon" derived Germanic elements sahso and sahsaz derived from sahsą "knife"... [more]
SpadaforaItalian Variant form of Spatafora. Spadafora is the younger out of the two surnames and yet the most common of the two, which might partly be because it is a little bit more italianized... [more]
SpataforaItalian This surname originates from the Italian island of Sicily, where it was first borne by a noble family of Byzantine origin, which had settled on the island in the 11th century AD. Their surname was derived from the Greek noun σπάθη (spathe) "blade, sword" (akin to Latin spatha "broad sword with a double edge") combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear", which gives the surname the meaning of "he who carries the sword" or "sword-bearer"... [more]
TeraEstonian Tera is an Estonia surname that can mean "blade", "edge" and "grain".