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Louw AfrikaansLouw is a surname that has pre 7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Lowe, meaning Lion.
Louwers DutchEither a patronymic from a short form of
Laurentius, or an occupational name for a tanner from Dutch
looien "to tan (leather)".
Løvaas NorwegianUltimately derived from Old Norse
lauf "leaf, foliage" and
áss "hill, ridge". Taken from any of the many farms in Norway named Løvaas,
Lovato Spanish (Latin American), ItalianNorthern Italian from the Late Latin personal name
Lupatus, derivative of Latin
lupus "wolf". This is one of several medieval personal names which became popular under the influence of Germanic compound personal names formed with
wolf-.
Løvdahl Norwegian (Rare)From the name of any of the numerous homes or places named Old Norse
lauf "leaf foliage" and
dalr "valley".
Lovecraft EnglishAn English surname coming from the Old English
lufu, meaning "love, desire", and
cæft, meaning "strength, skill".... [
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Loveday EnglishMeans either (i) "person particularly associated with a 'loveday'" (a day when, by custom, old differences were settled and reconciliations were made); or (ii) from the medieval female personal name
Loveday, a descendant of Old English
Leofdæg, literally "beloved day"... [
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Lovejoy EnglishCombination of Middle English
love(n), luve(n) "to love" and
joie "joy".
Loveland EnglishFrom a surname which was derived from a place name, possibly meaning "
Lufa's land" in Old English or "leaf land" in Norwegian.
Lovelock EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a dandy or a man conceited about his appearance (from
lovelock, a term for an elaborately curled lock of hair). This surname is borne by British scientist James Lovelock (1919-), formulator of the "Gaia" concept.
Lovera Italian, SpanishEither a topographic name from
lovera "wolf pack" or "wolves’ lair" or a habitational name from a place called Lovera. Spanish variant of
Lobera.
Lovitz JewishFrom the Polish name of
Łowicz, a town in central Poland. Its name is derived from Polish
lowisko meaning "fishing, hunting". A well-known bearer is American comedian and actor Jon Lovitz (1957-).
Lowehart EnglishVariation of Lowheart, used to denote people who seem to show a lack of consideration through expression
Löwenhaar GermanMeaning "lion hair", from German
löwe "lion" and
haar "hair".
Löwenstein GermanHabitational name from any of several places called Löwenstein.
Lowenstein JewishCombination of German
Löwe "lion" and
stein "stone". In some cases an ornamental name associated with the name
Levi (see also
Levy and
Lew 2).
Löwenthal GermanHabitational name from any of various places called Löwenthal.
Löwenthal Jewish, SwedishOrnamental name composed of German
Löwe "lion" and
T(h)al "valley". In some cases the Jewish name would have been an ornamental elaboration associated with the personal name
Levi (or other names meaning "lion").
Lowes EnglishPatronymic from of
Low derived from Middle English
lowe meaning "hill, mound".
Lowrie EnglishVariant of
Lowry. A famous bearer of the surname is baseball infielder Jed Lowrie.
Lowry LumbeeThe surname is prominent. The earliest time this name is scene is when a grandchild of man named James Lowery is called James Lowry in the 1700s. This name was self-identified as an Indian Name in the Robeson County, North Carolina 1900 census... [
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Loxley EnglishEnglish: habitational name from any of various minor places named Loxley, as for example one in Warwickshire, which is named with the Old English personal name
Locc +
leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Loya Basque, SpanishFrom a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque
lohi "mud, mire".
Lozac’h BretonFrom a Breton word meaning “husband” or “patriarch”
Łozowski PolishName for someone from a place called Łoza, derived from Polish
łoza meaning "grey willow, osier, wicker".
Lu ChineseFrom Chinese 陆
(lù) referring to the ancient territory of Lu, which existed in the state of Qi in what is now Shandong province. Alternately, it may be from 陸渾
(Lù Hún), the name of an ancient nomadic tribe that established a state in the area that is now Henan province.
Lu ChineseFrom Chinese 鲁
(lǔ) referring to the ancient state of Lu, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Luangkhot LaoFrom Lao ຫຼວງ
(luang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ໂຄດ
(khot) meaning "ancestor, family".
Luangrath LaoFrom Lao ຫລວງ
(ruang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ລາດ
(rath) meaning "pave, pour".
Luangrath LaoFrom Lao ຫລວງ
(luang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ລາດ
(rath) meaning "pave, pour".
Lubahn GermanGermanized form of a Slavic or Old Prussian name formed with
lub- "love", "dear".
Lubarsky Ukrainian, Lithuanian, JewishHabitational name for someone from
Liubar, an urban-type settlement in the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine, or
Lubarka, an unknown place in Lithuania.
Lubeck GermanHabitational name from the city of Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein.... [
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Lubigan TagalogMeans "sweet flag" (a type of plant; scientific name Acorus calamus) in Tagalog.
Lubinski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the places called Lubin, Lubiń, or Lubiny.
Lubis BatakFrom the name of an area around Lake Toba, itself from a Batak word meaning "strong".
Lubrański PolishThis indicates familial origin either within the Kuyavian town of Lubraniec or the adjacent village of Lubrańczyk.
Lucca ItalianA habitational name from Lucca Sicula in Agrigento province, Sicily, which was called simply Lucca until 1863. It was probably originally named with a Celtic element meaning ‘marshy.’
Lucchese ItalianDenoted someone from
Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy.
Lucci ItalianPatronymic or plural form of
Luccio, a reduced form of a personal name formed with this suffix.
Luce Norman, FrenchForm of Lucius, meaning "light". A notable bearer of this surname is French singer-songwriter Renan Luce (1980-).
Lucero English, SpanishThe surname "Lucero" was derived from English conquerers who came from England, most likely someone who worked for a king or queen. The term Lucero refers to a "star" or "light carrier" when the English traveled to Spain, the Spanish people gave them the name "Lucero" but earlier was spelled with an "s or Lusero"... [
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Luchs GermanMeans "lynx" in German, a nickname possibly given to someone with good eyesight. Alternatively, a variant form of
Lux.
Lucht German, DutchTopographic name from
Lucht "cleared area, garden", ultimately from Old German
leuhtą "light".
Luciano ItalianIt is derived from Latin Lucianus, patronymic of Lucius ("Light"). The French form is Lucien.
Lucier FrenchDerived from old French
lucière meaning "light".
Łuczak PolishDerived from the Polish word
łuk meaning "bow."
Łuczyński PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Łuczyna or Łuczynów.
Ludd EnglishEtymology uncertain. Possibly derived from Middle English
ladde "male servant, commoner, boy", or from Old English
lade "bearing, carrying; way, passage, watercourse". In the case of Ned Ludd, legendary founder of the Luddite movement, it may have originated in the surname
Ludlam.
Ludenberg GermanFrom Latin
ludere meaning "to play" and German
berg meaning "mountain".
Ludlam EnglishDerived from the old English word
hlud "loud, roaring" (compare germanic
hlud), which gave the name to the river
Hlude and
ham "water meadow"
Ludlow EnglishHabitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name Hlude (from hlud 'loud', 'roaring') referring to the Teme river + hlaw 'hill'.
Ludwell EnglishFrom the Old English elements
hlud meaning "famous, loud" and
well meaning "well, spring, water hole"
Lueangsuwan ThaiFrom Thai เหลือง
(lueang) meaning "yellow" and สุวรรณ
(suwan) meaning "gold".
Luewisetphaibun Thai (Rare)From Thai ลือ (
lue) meaning "to speak widely of", วิเศษ (
wiset) meaning "excellent; splendid; amazing; superb; magnificent", and ไพบูลย์ (
phaibun) meaning "prosperity; abundance".
Luferov RussianDerived from the Russian monastic name
Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free".
Lugardo SpanishSpanish (Mainly Huelva): From The Personal Name Lugardo A Variant Of Lutgardo Of Ancient Germanic Origin (See Luckhardt ). This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.
Lugg EnglishEnglish (Devon) probably from a local vernacular derivative of
Lucas. However, Reaney posits an Old English personal name,
Lugga, from which this name could be derived.
Lugo SpanishGalician and Spanish habitational name from Lugo, a city in Galicia. This was a Roman settlement under the name of Lucus Augusti ‘grove or wood of Augustus’, but that may have been no more than an adaptation of an earlier name derived from that of the Celtic god Lugos.
Lugod TagalogMeans "delight, pleasure, enjoyment" in Tagalog.
Luhaäär EstonianLuhaäär is an Estonian surname, derived from "water meadow (marsh) edge".
Luhamaa EstonianLuhamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow land".
Luht EstonianLuht is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh" or "watery meadow".
Luhtanen FinnishLuhtanen is an Finnish surname derived from "luhta" meaning "swamp flood meadow".
Luhtla EstonianLuhtla is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh/glade area".
Luiaondo BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Aiara.
Luide EstonianLuide is an Estonian surname meaning "dune/sand dune".
Luiga EstonianLuiga is an Estonian surname derived from "luik" meaning "swan". "Eluiga" is also an Estonian word meaning "life".
Luijten DutchFrom the given name
Luit or
Luitje, a diminutive form of names beginning with the element
liud "people".
Luisk EstonianLuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "grinding stone" or "whet stone".
Luján SpanishThis is the second last name of Spanish footballer/soccer player Andrés Iniesta.
Lukas VariousFrom the given name
Lukas, mainly used in Scandinavian or Slavic languages.
Luke EnglishFrom a derivative of
Lucas. This was (and is) the common vernacular form of the name, being the one by which the author of the fourth Gospel is known in English.
Luker GermanLuker see also Lucher or Luchre, meaning money more specifically money obtained by nefarious means.
Łukowski PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Łuków, Łukowa, or Łukowe, named with the personal name
Łukasz.
Lüll GermanFrom a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element.
Lumbanbatu BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
batu meaning "stone".
Lumbangaol BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
gaol meaning "banana".
Lumbantobing BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
tobing meaning "riverbank, edge".
Lumbantoruan BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
toruan meaning "lower (area or place), below".
Lumbreras SpanishHabitational Name From A Place Called Lumbreras In La Rioja From The Plural Of Lumbrera ‘Lamp’ Possibly Referring To An Old Signal Tower.
Lümelin LombardIt indicates familial origin within the comune of Lümé.
Lunatici ItalianA nickname for a quirky or temperamental person, ultimately from Latin
lunaticus "of the moon, moonstruck".
Lunavelasco Spanish (Latin American, Rare)Un-hyphenated combination of the last names, Luna, and Velasco forming its’ own name. Luna meaning “the moon” in Latin as well as multiple languages. Velasco meaning “crow” or “raven”.
Lund IndianLund is also a Punjabi last name (i.e. from Punjab state of India/Pakistan)
Lundell SwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and the common surname suffix
-ell.
Lundmark SwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and
mark "ground, field, land".
Lundstedt SwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and
stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German
Stadt, also meaning "town, city").
Lundy EnglishEither (i) "person from Lundie", the name of various places in Scotland (meaning "place by a marsh"); or (ii) a different form of
Mcalinden.