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Abeythunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".

Amarathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Didschus German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German name meaning "tall; big", from Old Prussian didis (or Old Prussian didszullis "the tall one").

Dimaporo Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao di' meaning "no, not" and maporo' meaning "tall, high".

Grand French, Romansh
Derived from Old French grand, grant and Romansh grand "tall; large".

Grande Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "tall, large" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, used as a nickname for a person of large stature.

Grandjean French, French (Swiss)
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Jean 1, hence possibly a nickname for a tall or large person.

Grandpierre French
Derived from French grand meaning "tall, large" and the given name Pierre.

Hamataka Japanese
Hana means "beach" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".

Hoogenboom Dutch
Topographic name for someone living by a tall tree, "tall tree", or a habitational name from places called Hoogboom and Hogenboom in the Belgian province of Antwerp, meaning "tall tree".

Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kōno Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kõrge Estonian
Kõrge is an Estonian surname meaning "tall" and "exalted".

Kõrgesaar Estonian
Kõrgesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "high/tall ash tree".

Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Kulathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Kumarathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Macri Italian
Italian variant of Magro. It could also be a southern Italian nickname for a person who had long limbs or who was tall, derived from Greek μακρύς (makrýs) literally meaning "long, tall" (see Makris)... [more]

Moritaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".

Neztsosie Navajo
From nééz, “tall” in Navajo and tsʼósí, “slim” in Navajo

Odaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Ōtaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Pikk Estonian
Pikk is an Estonian surname meaning "long" and "tall".

Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".

Qiao Chinese
From Chinese 喬 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty". It may also refer Qiao Shan, a mountain in present-day Shaanxi province where the legendary king Huang Di was supposedly buried.

Ranathunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit रण (rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" or "battle, war" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Salas Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, Portuguese, Catalan, Asturian
Habitational name from places named with salas, plural form of sala, meaning "room, hall" in Spanish and Asturian. Also an anglicized form of the Hungarian name SZÁLAS "tall".

Sallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".

Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Takabe Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Takada Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Takagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Takagiri Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]

Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".

Takahara Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Takahata Japanese
高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [more]

Takahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Takaishi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Takakura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Takakuwa Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."

Takamaki Japanese
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"

Takamaru Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]

Takamatsu Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Takami Japanese
Taka means "High, Tall, Expensive" and Mi means "Viewing, See, Outlook".

Takamiya Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Takamori Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Takamoto Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Takanashi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 梨 (nashi) meaning "pear".

Takano Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) "field, wilderness".

Takao Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) means "tail".... [more]

Takaoka Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Takasaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Takasato Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and sato means "village, hamlet, type of measurement, league, parent's home".

Takase Japanese
Taka means "high, tall" and se means "current, riffle".

Takase Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Takashima Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Takasu Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須 (su) meaning "necessary".

Takatsuki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, expensive" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon, month" or 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".

Takatsutsumi Japanese
Taka means "high, tall, expensive" and tsutsumi means "river, bank, enbankment, dike".

Takaura Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Takayama Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Takayanagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Takayasu Japanese
Taka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"

Takazato Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, expensive, tall" and zato is a variant of 里 (sato) meaning "type of measurement, village, league, parent's home". ... [more]

Totaka Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Toyhacao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tuyhakaw meaning "to crane one's neck, to pull oneself up tall".

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