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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword pigeon.
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Colomb French
from Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [more]
Coulon French
From Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columba) used as a metonymic occupational name for a breeder.
Daiber German
Derived from either Middle High German tiuber "pigeon breeder, pigeon fancier" or from Middle High German touber "wind musician, musician who plays a wind instrument".
Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.
Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".
Golubev Russian
From Russian голубь (golub) meaning "dove, pigeon".
Hatoyama Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).
Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.
Piccioni Italian
From Italian piccione, "pigeon".
Polombo Italian
Derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy.
Pombal Portuguese
from the portuguese word: pombo meaning "dove", "pigeon". ... [more]
Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.
Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".