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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword severe.
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Arabiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 引 (biki), from 引き (biki), the joining continuative form of 引く (hiku) meaning "to pull".
Arahi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 樋 (hi) meaning "gutter".
Arahira Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense" and 平 (hira) meaning "flat; flattened" or, in a dialect, "cliff", referring to a rough flatland or a rough cliff.... [more]
Avidzba Abkhaz
Derived from Georgian ავი (avi) meaning "currish, severe, sullen" combined with ძე (dze) "son" and Abkhaz аԥа (āpā) "son". The name was most likely borne by Georgians under the spelling Avidze, which was modified with the Abkhaz suffix -ba after migration to Abkhazia.
Idreius Celtic
“Like the ocean; Unpredictable.”... [more]
Kalk Estonian
Kalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".
Korkut Turkish
Means "big hailstone, stern, resolute" in Turkish.
Littman German (East Prussian), German (West Prussian), German, Jewish
Derived from Germanized Czech personal names like Litomir (Czech: Ljutomir) and Litobor (Czech: Ljutobor) which ultimately go back to Old Slavic ljutu "grim; fierce; ferocious; wild". One theory suggests, however, that these given names might have been influenced by ljub- "love; dear".... [more]
Malawani Filipino, Maranao
Means "daring, harsh" in Maranao.
Sert Turkish
Means "hard, stiff, stern" in Turkish.
Shibusawa Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Sträng Swedish
Probably taken directly from Swedish sträng "strict, stern, harsh, grim". although it could also be derived from the name of the city Strängnäs.
Um Korean
Transliteration of the Korean reading of hanja 嚴 from Chinese meaning “stern”
Yan Chinese
From Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "strict, solemn, stern".
Yavuz Turkish
Means "stern, tough" in Turkish.