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Naryshkin RussianRussian surname of unclear, possibly Crimean Tatar origin. One of the most famous bearers is Natalya Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia and mother of Tsar Peter I of Russia.
Nascimento Portuguese (Brazilian)Means "birth, nativity" in Portuguese, from Late Latin
nascimentum, a derivative of Latin
nasci "to be born". This was originally a religious byname. It was also an epithet of the Virgin Mary (
Maria do Nascimento), and was used as a given name for children born on Christmas.
Nasers GermanHabitational, derived from any of several places called Nesse in Oldenburg and Friesland.
Nash CircassianShapsug name derived from Adyghe нэ
(nă) meaning "eye" combined with щэ
(š̍ă) meaning "milk" or "crooked, wry, bent".
Nashkho CircassianLiterally means “blue-eyed” from Adyghe нэ
(nă) meaning “eye” combined with шхъуантӏэ
(šχ°ānṭă) meaning “blue”.
Naskar Indian, BengaliDerived from Bengali লস্কর
(loshkor) meaning "army, legion, soldier", ultimately of Persian origin.
Näslund SwedishCombination of Swedish
näs "isthmus, narrow neck of land" and
lund "grove".
Nasmith Scottish, EnglishThis surname is derived from an occupation, "nail-smith", but may also mean "knife-smith".
Nassau German, Dutch, JewishFrom 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"... [
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Nasser GermanSomeone from any of the places called Nassen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, and Bavaria.
Nast GermanTopographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area, or a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter, from Middle High German nast meaning "branch", a regional variant of ast, resulting from the misdivision of forms such as ein ast meaning "a branch".
Nasution BatakFrom Mandailing
Nan Sakti On or
Na Sakti On meaning "the magic one", itself from
sakti meaning "mystical, magical" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin). This was a nickname of legendary Mandailing ruler Si Baroar Nan Sakti.
Natal Portuguese, SpanishFrom the personal name
Natal (from Latin
Natalis), bestowed on someone born at Christmas or with reference to the Marian epithet
María del Natal.
Nates English, JewishIt's probably from the given name
Nate, the origin is said to be Jewish*, but the ancestors immigrated to English speaking countries.
Nation EnglishMost probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation
Natividad SpanishFrom the personal name
Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin
nativitas "birth", genitive
nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet
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Natkho CircassianShapsug name possibly derived from Adyghe нат
(nāt) meaning "Nart" (referring to a Caucasian saga) combined with хъо
(χo) meaning "pig".
Natok CircassianDerived from Adyghe натӏэ
(nāṭă) meaning "forehead" combined with къу
(q°) meaning "man, male".
Natori JapaneseFrom Japanese 名
(na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取
(toru) meaning "take, fetch".
Natsukawa JapaneseThis name means Summer River. From
natsu "summer" and
kawa "river".
Natsume JapaneseFrom Japanese 棗 (natsume), meaning "jujube". Fictional bearers of this surname are Maya and Aya Natsume from the seinen manga series Tenjō Tenge.
Natsume JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (
me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name is Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867–1916).
Natsumi Japanese (Rare)This is occasionally,but rarely used as a last name.
Natsu means "Summer",and Mi in this surname means "Look". So the literal meaning of this could be "Look at Summer",or "The Look of Summer"... [
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Natt och Dag Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)Means "night and day" in Swedish. This is the name of one of the oldest noble families in Sweden. The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms which consisted of a blue and a golden field, the blue symbolizing night and the gold symbolizing day.
Nau GermanA variant of Neu; meaning "ship" or "boat."
Naughton EnglishHabitational name from a place in Suffolk, named in Old English with nafola meaning "navel" + tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement", i.e. "settlement in the navel or depression".
Nault FrenchFrom a short form of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names formed with wald 'rule' as the final element, in particular Arnold.
Navarre FrenchThe 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.
Navida GalicianGalician and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from either of two places named Navia, in Galicia and Asturies.
Nawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 名
(na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和
(wa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Nawab Urdu, PunjabiFrom a title traditionally used by Muslim officials in South Asia who acted as local governors and rulers of deputy states. It is ultimately derived from Arabic نائب
(na'ib) via Persian.
Nayak Indian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, NepaliFrom a title derived from Sanskrit नायक
(nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Naz UrduFrom Persian ناز
(naz) meaning "comfort, luxury, affection".
Nazeri PersianFrom Persian ناظر
(nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".
Nazimova Russian, LiteratureNotable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
Nead English1. English: possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’. ... [
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Nears EnglishFrench in origin, it is derived from the word "Noir," which is the equivalent of the English word "Black." It could have referred to a person with dark features, hair, or perhaps even one who was thought to engage in nafarious, or "dark," deeds.
Nectaria RomanianFeminine 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... [
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Nedelcu Romanian (Modern)Entered Romania around the 16th century via Bulgaria as a popular female given name - Neda/Nedelea etc., attested under the form of Nedelco/Nedelcu in the historical region of Basarabia around 1560, became a surname in the following century... [
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Nee Irish, Scottishreduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Niadh ("descendant of Nia") or Ó Niadh ("son of Nia"). Compare
McNee.
Needham EnglishFrom a place name derived from Old English
ned meaning "need, constraint" and
ham meaning "home, estate, settlement".
Neemelo EstonianNeemelo is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Neeme".
Neeve English, ScottishAn English surname, of Norman origin, meaning the nephew. One who was in care of their uncle. A surname first recorded in Perthshire.
Neff German, German (Swiss)From Middle High German neve 'nephew', hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage.
Neggo EstonianNeggo is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "nõgu", meaning "dell".
Negishi JapaneseFrom Japanese 根
(ne) meaning "root, source, foundation" and 岸
(kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Negre CatalanNickname or ethnic name from
negre "black" (Latin
niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, JewishNickname or ethnic name from
negro "black" (continuation of Latin
niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.
Negru RomanianNickname or ethnic name from
negru "black" (Latin
niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Negueruela SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan ghost town.
Neher GermanAn occupational name for a tailor from a deritive of Middle Low German, 'nehen' which means 'to sew' or 'to embroider'
Nehru Indian, HindiFrom Sanskrit नहर (
nahar,
nehar) meaning "canal". This name was borne by Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), the first prime minister of India. His earliest recorded ancestor Raj Kaul adopted the name when, upon moving from Kashmir to Delhi, he was granted a jagir (feudal land grant) with a house situated on the banks of a canal... [
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Nei EstonianNei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".
Neidhardt GermanFrom the Germanic given name
Nithart, which is derived from Germanic
nit meaning "ambition, hatred" and
hard meaning "hardy, brave, strong".
Neighbor EnglishFrom the Middle English word
neighbor, derived from
neghebour, which in turn comes from the Old English words
neah, meaning "near", and
gebur, meaning "a dweller". This may have been used as a nickname for someone who was a 'good neighbor', more likely it evolved from the term of address for someone living nearby.
Neill Irish, ScottishReduced form of Irish Gaelic Ó Néill or Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill ‘descendant (or son) of Niall’, a personal name of Irish origin, thought to mean ‘champion’. The personal name was adopted by Norsemen in the form Njáll and was brought to England both directly from Ireland by Scandinavian settlers and indirectly (via France) by the Normans... [
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Nein GermanUnexplained. Perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German niuwi meaning "new".
Neizvestny RussianDerived from Russian неизвестный
(neizvestny) meaning "unknown" or "stranger".
Nejad PersianMeans "lineage, race" in Persian (an archaic word), typically used as a suffix for compound surnames.
Neji Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."
Neks EstonianNeks is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "nekrut" meaning "recruit" and "conscript".
Nelke EstonianNelke is an Estonian surname meaning "pink", "dianthus" and "carnation".
Nelms English (American)Topographic name for someone who lived near or amid a grove of elm trees, from misdivision of Middle English atten elmes ‘at the elms’
Nemirow EnglishIs the English for the Russian/Ukrainian Surname Nemirov
Nenninger GermanHabitational name for someone from Nenningen in Württemberg.
Nepal NepaliName for someone from the village of Nepa in western-central Nepal.
Nerenberg JewishVariant of the Ashkenazic Jewish surname
Nierenberg, which is derived from
Nirnberg, the Yiddish form of Nuremberg (German Nürnberg), hence becoming an Ashkenazic Jewish habitational surname for someone living in that city.
Nerger German (Silesian)My family name, Nerger, is listed in the "Deutsches Namenlexicon" by Hans Bahlow. The meaning, given in the lexicon, is "ernahrer" or provider.
Nerman SwedishPossibly a combination of Swedish
nedre "lower, southern" and
man "man".
Nerz GermanFrom the German word Nerz meaning "Mink".
Nesbitt Scottish, Irish, EnglishDerives from the hamlets of East Nisbet and West Nisbet, Berwickshire. Some bearers of Nisbet/Nesbitt (and variant) names may originate from the village of Nisbet in Roxburghshire.
Nesky PolishMany Polish immigrants' names were shortened to Nesky, such as Nosrazesky, Wolinsky-a wide variety of names that had the letter N somewhere within and ended in sky or ski became "Nesky." There are also non-Polish Neskys in the U.S.