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Munden EnglishFrom the name of a parish in Hertfordshire, England.
Munekawa Japanese宗 (Mune) means "Origin, Religion, Sect" and 川 (Kawa) means "Stream, River".
Mungia BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish
munk "monk" and the second element is
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Munn Scottish, EnglishVariant form of
McMunn. In English, it is a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked for monks, derived from Anglo-Norman French
moun meaning "monk" (see
Monk).
Munshi Urdu, BengaliDerived from Persian منشی
(monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Munster German, Dutchhabitational name from any of the places called Münster (in Germany) or Munster derived from Latin
monasterium "monastery" or a topographic name for someone living near a monastery.
Munteanu RomanianFrom Romanian
muntean meaning "mountaineer" or "of the mountains".
Murai JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muraji JapaneseMura means "village, hamlet" and ji can mean "road" or "ground"
Murakami JapaneseFrom the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (mura) "village" and 上 (
kami,
kan or
ue) "upper," "above," 神 (
kami,
kan or
shin) "god" or 守 (
kami or
mori) "guard," "protect," "defend."
Murakami JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 上
(kami) meaning "start, high place, top".
Muranaka JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "village" combined with 中
(naka) meaning "inside, middle".
Murano JapaneseMura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plaine, field."
Muraoka Japanese村 (Mura) means "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) means "hill, ridge".
Murase Japanese"Mura" (村) meaning village, and "se" (瀬) meaning rapids or fast moving water
Murase JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Murata JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muratagi JapaneseFrom Japanese "村" (mura) meaning village, "田" (ta) rice field and "義" (gi) meaning righteousness
Murav'yov Amursky Russian (Rare)Combination of surname
Murav'yov and
Amursky. The famous bearer of this surname is Nikolay Myravy'ov Amursky, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
Murawski PolishName for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish
murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".
Murd EstonianMurd is an Estonian surname meaning "break" and "fracture".
Murdick ScottishMost likely a derivative of
Murdock, or
Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as
Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [
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Murdmaa EstonianMurdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Murel EstonianMurel is an Estonian surname meaning "heart cherry".
Murillo SpanishHabitational name for someone from any of various locations called Murillo, so named from a diminutive of Spanish
muro meaning "wall".
Mürk EstonianMürk is an Estonian surname meaning "poison" and "venom".
Murkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Murland IrishMurland 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".
Muroya JapaneseFrom Japanese 室
(muro) meaning "room" and 屋
(ya) meaning "shop".
Murrah Scottish GaelicThis Irish surname of MURRAH is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac MURCHADHA, from the personal name MURCHADHA, composed of the elements MUIR (sea) + CADH (warrior).
Murrow Irish, ScottishVariant of
Morrow. A famous bearer of the surname was Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), US radio and television journalist.
Murvai RomanianProbably they originate from Murva (Transilvania-Siklód http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikl%C3%B3d).
Müsch GermanEither a habitational name from a place named Müsch in Germany, or a topographic name meaning "bog", perhaps given to someone living near a bog.
Mushakouji JapaneseFrom Japanese 武 (
mu) meaning "military", 者 (
sha) meaning "person", 小 (
kou) meaning "small" and 路 (
ji) meaning "street".
Mushanokouji JapaneseFrom Japanese 武 (
mu) meaning "military", 者 (
sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (
no), 小 (
kou) meaning "small" and 路 (
ji) meaning "street".
Musick PolishThis Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Muslim Arabic, Indonesian, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)From the Arabic مُسْلِم
(muslim), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ
(ʾaslama) "to surrender, expose" (from the same root of the word
Islam). The term denotes a follower of Islam.
Mussey EnglishNickname from Middle English
mūs ‘mouse’ +
ēage ‘eye’.
Musso ItalianNickname for someone with some peculiarity of the mouth.
Mustaine Englishmeaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Mustanen FinnishIt derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black",
musta.
Muston EnglishHabitational 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.
Muszynski PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Muszyna in Nowy Sacz voivodeship and elsewhere, named with
mucha "fly" (see
Mucha).
Mutia Eastern African, MaasaiA Kenyan Maasai surname known mostly in the West as the name of a certain fictitious escarpment, which appears infrequently in old Tarzan Films.
Mutter German(also Mütter): occupational name for an official employed to measure grain, from Middle High German mutte, mütte 'bushel', 'grain measure' (Latin modius) + the agent suffix -er.
Muuk EstonianMuuk is an Estonian surname meaning "skeleton key".
Muul EstonianMuul is an Estonian surname meaning both "mule" and "seawall".
Müüripeal EstonianMüüripeal is an Estonian surname derived from the compounds "müür" (wall) and "peal" (atop, above); "above wall".
Müürisepp EstonianMüürisepp is an Estonian surname meaning "brick mason" (literally: "wall smith").
Muvaza DunganFrom the first part of the given name
Muhammad and Chinese 娃子
(wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Muxika BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Muzhikov RussianFrom Russian мужик
(muzhik) referring to a peasant from the Tsarist era.
Muzyka Belarusian, Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Belarusian музыка
(muzyka) or Ukrainian музика
(muzyka), both possibly derived from German
Musiker meaning "musician".
Mweushi Africansalute to a king or chief spokesman.literally means "your excellency" or "your majesty". and is usually followed by another name and not used alone.
Myatt EnglishFrom the medieval personal name
Myat, literally "little
Mihel", an Anglo-Norman variant of
Michael.
Mycroft EnglishFrom Old English
ġemȳþ "mouth (of a river)" +
croft meaning "enclosed field", originally denoting somebody who lives at the mouth of a river.... [
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Myklebust NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
Myklibólstaðr meaning "large farm". From
mikill "large" and
bólstaðr "farm".
Myoi JapaneseA famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.
Myshkin RussianMyshkin is the possessive case of the diminutive of the word 'mouse'.
Na KoreanThere is only one Chinese character for the Na surname. Some sources indicate that there are 46 different Na clans, but only two of them can be documented, and it is believed that these two sprang from a common founding ancestor... [
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