MizuseJapanese Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".
MizutaJapanese From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
MizutamaJapanese From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
MizuyamaJapanese Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".
MontfordEnglish As a Shropshire name believed to mean "from a communal ford or water crossing" while the Norfolk origin is "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund.
MorrisseyIrish Morrissey is an Irish name meaning "choice of the sea".
MostGerman Metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of must, i.e. unfermented grape juice, from Middle High German most, ultimately derived from Latin mustum vinum meaning "young (i.e. fresh) wine"... [more]
MunekawaJapanese 宗 (Mune) means "Origin, Religion, Sect" and 川 (Kawa) means "Stream, River".
MurchisonEnglish (American) May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"
MurdveeEstonian Murdvee is an Estonian surname meaning "break water".
MurlandIrish Murland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".
MustonEnglish Habitational name from places so named, from Old English mus "mouse", or must, "muddy stream or place" combined with tun "enclosure, settlement". Another explanation could be that the first element is derived from an old Scandinavian personal name, Músi (of unknown meaning), combined with tun.
MycroftEnglish From Old English ġemȳþ "mouth (of a river)" + croft meaning "enclosed field", originally denoting somebody who lives at the mouth of a river.... [more]
NabrotzkyGerman Supposedly means "lived near water". Originated from Prussia.
NagaeJapanese From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
NagaeJapanese From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
NagakawaJapanese Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".
NagaseJapanese Naga means "chief, long" and se means "current, ripple".
NaharArabic Means “river” or “canal”. It is likely that individuals with this last name come from a family with a history or connection to water or irrigation systems.
NairnScottish Means "person from Nairn", Highland region ("(place at the mouth of the river) Nairn", a Celtic river-name perhaps meaning "penetrating one").
NakaseJapanese Naka means "middle" and se means "ripple, current".
NakatsutsumiJapanese Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".
NakauraJapanese Naka means "Middle" and Ura means "Gulf, Bay, Inlet, Beach, Seacoast, Creek."
NambaJapanese From 難 meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage" and 波 meaning "wave, surf".
NamikawaJapanese From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
NamikiJapanese Nami means "wave" and ki means "tree, wood".
NamiyamaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
NanamiJapanese From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".
NarumiJapanese From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".
NashCircassian Shapsug name derived from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning "eye" combined with щэ (š̍ă) meaning "milk" or "crooked, wry, bent".
NassauGerman, Dutch, Jewish From the name of the town of Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (formerly the seat of an independent duchy in the 19th century), derived from Old High German naz meaning "damp, wet" and ouwa meaning "water meadow"... [more]
NatsukawaJapanese This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".
NavarreFrench The name means "By the sea". Originally a country of its own, located between Spain and France, Navarre became a part of France in 1284 when the Queen of Navarre married King Philip IV of France. After much war, becoming independent once again, and falling into Spanish rule, the Kingdom of Navarre is now split between Spain and France.
NectariaRomanian Feminine version of Nectarie, Greek saint-St.Nectarie from Egina. In Romanian this means "the juice of flowers". Nectaire is probably of the same derivation as the English word "nectar". This is the etymology of nectar (from http://www.etymonline.com/) from negtar > nogalon... [more]
NewbornEnglish Habitational name from Newbourn in Suffolk or Newburn in Tyne and Wear (formerly part of Northumberland), both named with Old English niwe "new" and burna "stream", perhaps denoting a stream that had changed its course.
NokawaJapanese No means "field, plain, wilderness" and kawa means "river, stream".
NomizuJapanese No means "field, wilderness" and mizu means "water".
NorellSwedish Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -ell.
NorénSwedish Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.
NorinSwedish Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".
NormanSwedish Combination of Swedish norr "north", or in some cases nor "narrow strait of water", and man "man".
NorthamEnglish habitational namefrom Northam (Devon) Northam Farm in Brean (Somerset) Northam in Southampton (Hampshire) or a lost Northam in Redbridge Hundred Hampshire. The place names derive from Old English norþ "north northern" and ham "village homestead" or ham "water meadow".
NorwelEnglish English surname meaning "From the North Spring"
NōzawaJapanese (Rare) Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.
ŌeJapanese From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
OeJapanese O means "big, great" and e means "inlet, shore".
ŌgaJapanese (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]
OgliariItalian Possibly derived from a place name, or from oglio "oil", indicating the bearer's occupation, or perhaps appearance.
OiJapanese From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".
OikawaJapanese From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
OjaEstonian From the Estonian word oja, meaning "creek".
OjakäärEstonian Ojakäär is an Estonian name meaning "runnel" or "stream edge".
OjalillEstonian Ojalill is an Estonian surname meaning "stream flower".
OjalindEstonian Ojalind is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek bird".
OjalooEstonian Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
OjamaaEstonian Ojamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek land".
OjandiEstonian Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").
OjanurmEstonian Ojanurm is an Estonian surname meaning "stream pasture/meadow".
OjapervEstonian Ojaperv is an Estonian surname meaning "stream bank".
OjasaluEstonian Ojasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek grove".
OjasooEstonian Ojasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "steam/creek swamp".
OjasteEstonian From Estonian oja meaning "brook, creek".
OjastuEstonian Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
OjasuEstonian Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".
OjaveeEstonian Ojavee is an Estonians surname meaning "stream water".
OjavoolEstonian Ojavool is an Estonian surname meaning "stream current/flow".
OkaseJapanese Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".
ŌkawaJapanese From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
OkawaJapanese From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
ŌkawaraJapanese From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
OkiJapanese From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".
OkiayuJapanese Oki means "open sea" and ayu means "trout".
OkieJapanese Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".
OkimatsuJapanese Matsu means "pine, fir tree" and oki means "open sea".
OkimotoJapanese From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
OkinoJapanese O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
OkinoJapanese From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
OkiseJapanese Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".
OkitaJapanese From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
OkitaniJapanese Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
ŌkōchiJapanese From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内 (kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".
OkukawaJapanese (Rare) Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.
OldhamEnglish Habitational name from Oldham in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English ald "old" and Old Norse holmr "island water meadow" or eald "old" and ham "farmstead" meaning either "old lands" or "old farm".
OlissaarEstonian Olissaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õli" meaning "oil/fat" and "saar" meaning "island".
OlwellEnglish Possibly a habitational name from Ulwell in Swanage Dorset named with Old English ule "owl" and wille "stream".
OrujärvEstonian Orujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "valley lake".
OruveeEstonian Oruvee is an Estonian surname meaning "valley water".
ÖströmSwedish Combination of Swedish ö "island" and ström "stream, river".
ŌtakiJapanese From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".
ŌuraJapanese From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
OverbeekeDutch Means "over/on brook" or "over/on stream" or "over/on creek"... [more]
OversonEnglish Derived from the Old French name Overson, meaning "dweller by the river-banks". The name was probably brought to England in the wake of the Norman conquest of 1066.
OyakawaJapanese From the Japanese 親 (oya) "parent" and 川 (kawa) "river."
PassetFrench (Huguenot) Derived from French pas "(geography) strait, pass" in combination with a diminutive suffix.
PassmoreEnglish Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone who crossed marshy moorland (e.g. who lived on the opposite side of a moor, or who knew the safe paths across it); or (ii) perhaps from an alteration of Passemer, literally "cross-sea", an Anglo-Norman nickname for a seafarer... [more]
PhatKhmer Means "blow, scatter, disperse"; "paint, color, brush" or "repay" in Khmer.
PõldojaEstonian Põldoja is an Estonian surname meaning "field stream/creek".
PõldveeEstonian Põldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "field water".
PoltimoreEnglish (Rare) Rare English surname derived from a Devon place name of Celtic origin, allegedly meaning “pool by the large house”.
PoortvlietDutch From the name of the village and former municipality called Poortvliet in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch port meaning "port, harbour, storage yard, city" and vliet meaning "brook, stream, river, creek, inlet"... [more]
PoultonEnglish English surname that means "settlement by a pool".
QuánChinese From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "fountain, spring".
QuiapoFilipino, Cebuano From Cebuano kiyapo meaning "water cabbage" (a type of plant), ultimately from Tamil கயப்பு (kayappu).
QuituguaChamorro Chamoru meaning "Knock down/tear down/cut down"
QvarnströmSwedish Combination of Swedish kvarn meaning "mill" and ström meaning "stream".
RääskEstonian Rääsk is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rääs" meaning "whale-oil".
RajaveeEstonian Rajavee is an Estonian surname meaning "border water" or "storm water".
RandveeEstonian Randvee is an Estonian surname meaning "beach water".
RastoderBosnian Possibly derived from hrast, meaning "oak", and derati, meaning "tearing, to tear".
RavivHebrew From Hebrew רָבִיב (raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".
RedenbacherEnglish (American) The name "Redenbacher" appears to be a combination of two parts: "Reden" and "Bacher". Here's what I found about the meanings of these parts:... [more]
ReisenauerGerman Probably denoted a person from a minor place called Reisenau, or a topographic name for someone living by an overgrown water meadow, derived from Middle High German ris meaning "undergrowth" and owe meaning "water meadow".
RekovRussian From Russian река (reka) meaning "river".
RichEnglish Derived from the name of a (former) village in Lincolnshire, England named with the Old English element ric "stream, drainage channel".
RigoletFrench Means "creek" in French. From (American) French rigole (“rivulet”), from Old French regol.
RistojaEstonian Ristoja is an Estonian surname meaning "across (abeam) creek".
RodwellEnglish Rodwell, a name of Anglo-Saxon origin, is a locational surname deriving from any one of various places in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Kent, England. In English, the meaning of the name Rodwell is "Lives by the spring near the road".
RokaJapanese Japanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".
RotterdamDutch Denoting someone from a place named Rotterdam "place of the muddy water".
RudströmSwedish Combination of Swedish rud "deforested land, clearing" and ström "stream".
SaarejõeEstonian Saarejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "island river".
SaarojaEstonian Saaroja is an Estonian surname meaning "island stream".
SaccàItalian From Arabic سقى (saqa) "to give water", a nickname for a water carrier.
SagawaJapanese From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
SainsburyEnglish habitational name from Saintbury (Gloucestershire) from the Old English personal name Sæwine (genitive Sæwines from Old English sæ "sea" and wine ‘friend’) plus burg "fortified place".
SakagawaJapanese From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
SakakawaJapanese Saka means "slope, hill" and kawa means "river, stream".
SakatokuJapanese From Japanese 酒 (saka), the combining form of 酒 (sake) meaning "alcoholic beverage, rice wine" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue", referring to a wine server.
SallwasserGerman It is derived from the German words (Salz) meaning "salt", & (Salweide) meaning "water".
SalulahtEstonian Salulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "grove bay".
SandvikNorwegian Combination of Norwegian sand "sand" and vik "bay, inlet".
SasakawaJapanese From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
SasameJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", -s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".
SauerweinGerman Occupational nickname for someone who sold sour wine, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a sour disposition, from Middle High German sur "sour" + win "wine", i.e. vinegar.
ScanavinoItalian Meaning uncertain, possibly related to scanalare "to cut a groove, to plough" and vino "wine".
ScannellaItalian Possibly from Italian scannellare "to channel, to cut a groove", itself from Latin scamnum "ridge (of earth formed by plowing)".
SeabrightEnglish Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from sæ meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright". Related to Seabert.
SeaforthEnglish The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland. Means "the forth of the sea".
SeagraveEnglish Habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Satgrave and Setgrave; probably named from Old English (ge)set meaning "fold", "pen" (or sēað meaning "pit", "pool") + grāf meaning "grove" or græf meaning "ditch".
SeeEnglish, German Topographic name for someone who lived by the sea-shore or beside a lake, from Middle English see meaning "sea", "lake" (Old English sǣ), Middle High German sē. Alternatively, the English name may denote someone who lived by a watercourse, from an Old English sēoh meaning "watercourse", "drain".
SeedorfGerman habitational name from any of the numerous places so named from See "lake" and Dorf "village".
SekawaJapanese From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
SekawaJapanese Se means "current, ripple" and kawa means "river, stream".
SekewaelIndonesian The last name Sekewael is an original name from one of the island in Maluku. That one island name is "Negeri Oma." The meaning of Sekewael is "The Guardian of the River" because in "Negeri Oma" any body want to use the river of the water they have to ask for permission by Sekewael family... [more]
SekikawaJapanese From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
SelanderSwedish Combination of Swedish sel "stretch of calm water in a river or stream" and the common surname suffix -ander (originally from Greek aner "man"). The first element, sel, is also a common place name element in Northern Sweden and it's possible that this name is both ornamental and locational in origin.
SelfEnglish East Anglian surname, from the medieval English masculine name Saulf which was derived from the Old English elements sǣ "sea" and wulf "wolf".
SelvikNorwegian From any of the farms in Norway named with Old Norse selja "willow" or selr "seal" combined with vík "bay, inlet".
SenamiJapanese Se means "ripple, current" and nami means "wave".
SenoJapanese From 瀬 (se) meaning "current, ripple" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
SenumaJapanese Se means "ripple" and numa means "marsh, swamp".
SesakiJapanese Se means "ripple, current" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
SetonScottish It has been claimed in the past that the name Seton is Norman in origin, however evidence points to it being Flemish. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding the derivation of the name but nothing proved conclusively; it probably means "town by the sea" and possibly derives from the "sea town" of Staithes in modern day North Yorkshire... [more]
ShadwellEnglish English surname meaning "By the shed spring"
ShereshevskyRussian, Jewish Name for someone originally from the city of Sharashova in Belarus, probably derived Russian шерешь (sheresh) meaning "frozen mud, ice (on a river)".
SherrellEnglish This surname is of English locational origin, from the place in Devonshire called Shirwell. The placename is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sirewelle, and by 1242 as Shirewill... [more]
ShibakawaJapanese From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
ShimokawaJapanese From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
ShinakawaJapanese Shina means "family, department, section" and kawa means "river, stream".
ShockleyEnglish (i) perhaps "person from Shocklach", Cheshire ("boggy stream infested with evil spirits"); (ii) perhaps an anglicization of Swiss German Schoechli, literally "person who lives by the little barn"
ShoreEnglish From the Old English word scora meaning "the land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast."
SillajõeEstonian Sillajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "river bridge".
SinijärvEstonian Sinijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "blue lake".
SiniveeEstonian Sinivee is an Estonian surname meaning "blue water".
SjöblomSwedish Combination of Swediah sjö "lake, sea" and blom "bloom".
SjödinSwedish Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and the common surname suffix -in.
SjölanderSwedish Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and the common surname suffix -ander (a combination of land and the habitational suffix -er). The second element is sometimes said to be derived from Greek aner "man".
SjömanSwedish Means "seaman, sailor" in Swedish, although this name is more likely to be an ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and man "man". A notable bearer is film director Vilgot Sjöman (1924-2006).
SjöqvistSwedish Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
SjöstrandSwedish Combination of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and strand "beach, shore".
SjöströmSwedish Ornamental name composed of Swedish sjö "lake, sea" and ström "stream, small river".
SoamesEnglish Denoted a person hailing from a village called Soham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "homestead by the lake" from Old English sæ "lake" and ham "farm, homestead"... [more]
SobueJapanese From Japanese 祖 (so) meaning "ancestor", 父 (bu) meaning "father" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
SøgårdDanish Means "sea farm" indicating a farmstead near the sea or open water.
SomeyaJapanese From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
SonoikeJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "orchard; plantation" and 池 (ike) meaning "pond".... [more]
SooläteEstonian Sooläte is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp/bog spring".
SoovereEstonian Soovere is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp blood".
SoppEstonian Sopp is an Estonian surname meaning "mud", "creek" and "bottom".
SpringGerman 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.
SpringbornGerman 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.
StavigNorwegian Combination of Old Norse stafr "pole" and vik "bay". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
SteinbeckGerman Denotes a person hailing from one of the many places in Germany called Steinbeck or Steinbach, from Middle High German stein "stone" and bach "stream, creek". In some cases it is a South German occupational name for a mason... [more]
SteinhilberGerman Habitational name for someone from Steinhilben, from Old High German stein "stone" and hülwe or hülbe "hollow, depression; pond, puddle".
StockwellEnglish An English boy's name meaning "From the tree stump spring"
StrandbergSwedish Combination of Swedish strand "beach, sea shore" and berg "mountain".
StrathairnScottish From Strathearn, the name of a large valley of the River Earn in Scotland, derived from Gaelic srath meaning "river valley, grassland" combined with the river's name. A famous bearer is American actor David Strathairn (1949-).
StrömgrenSwedish Combination of Swedish ström "stream" and gren "branch".
SucklingEnglish From a medieval nickname for someone of childlike appearance or childish character (from Middle English suckling "infant still feeding on its mother's milk"). Sir John Suckling (1609-1642) was an English poet and dramatist.
SucuTurkish Means "waterman, water carrier" in Turkish.
SuekawaJapanese Sue means "posterity, close, end, powder, tip" and kawa means "river, stream".
SugieJapanese From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
SulaojaEstonian Sulaoja is an Estonian surname meaning "thaw stream".
SunagawaJapanese From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
SundinSwedish Combination of Swedish sund "strait" and the common surname suffix -in.
SundqvistSwedish From Swedish sund meaning "sound, strait", and kvist meaning "twig, branch".
SurridgeEnglish From the medieval personal name Seric, a descendant of both Old English Sǣrīc, literally "sea power", and Sigerīc, literally "victory power".
SuurlahtEstonian Suulaht is an Estonian surname meaning "big bay/gulf".
SuurojaEstonian Suuroja is an Estonian surname meaning "big stream".
SuzukawaJapanese Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
SuzuuraJapanese Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
SvanströmSwedish Combination of Swedish svan "swan" and ström "stream".
SwinburneEnglish habitational name primarily from Great and Little Swinburne (Northumberland) but perhaps also occasionally from one or other places similarly named from Old English swin "pig" and burna "stream" meaning "pig stream".
TabuchiJapanese From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
TachikawaJapanese Tachi means "stand" ad kawa means "river, stream".
TakamakiJapanese From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"
TakatsutsumiJapanese Taka means "high, tall, expensive" and tsutsumi means "river, bank, enbankment, dike".
TakauraJapanese Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
TakekawaJapanese Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".
TakemizuJapanese From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
TakiJapanese (Rare) Tami means "Waterfall". This is occasionally a first name too,as a matter of a fact,neither of them are common.
TakiJapanese From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".
TakigawaJapanese From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
TakiguchiJapanese Taki means "waterfall" and guchi comes from kuchi meaning "mouth, opening".
TakiguchiJapanese From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
TakikawaJapanese Taki means "waterfall" and kawa means "river, stream".
TakimotoJapanese From Japanese 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
TakimuraJapanese Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and mura means "village, hamlet".
TakinoJapanese Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
TakinoueJapanese Taki means "waterfall", no is a possessive particle meaning "therefore, of", and ue means "top, above, upper".
TakisakiJapanese Taki means "waterfall" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
TakitaniJapanese Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and tani means "valley".
TakiyaJapanese (Rare) Taki (滝) means "waterfall", ya (谷) means "valley". One notable fictional character who bears this surname is Genji Takiya (滝谷 源治) from Crows Zero, this surname is very rare.
TakiyamaJapanese From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall; rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
TakizawaJapanese Taki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".
TakizawaJapanese From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
TanikawaJapanese From the Japanese 谷 (tani or ya) "valley" and 川 or 河 (kawa or gawa) "river."
TauraJapanese From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
TeelahtEstonian Teelaht is an Estonian surname meaning "road/causeway bay".
TelfordEnglish From the words taelf meaning "plateau" and ford meaning "river crossing"... [more]
TeshigawaraJapanese From Japanese 勅 (te) meaning "imperial order", 使 (shi) meaning "messenger, envoy", 河 (ga) meaning "river", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
ThornburgEnglish The name Thornburg comes from the Old English thorn broc, because the original bearers lived near a "stream by the thorns" in Buckinghamshire and North Yorkshire.
TiigiEstonian Tiigi is an Estonian surname meaning "pond".
TiigimaaEstonian Tiigimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "pond land".