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Kuyeng Chinese (Russified)Russified form of
Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Kuyon Hungarian, RomanianLargely unknown, but may have origins in a village in Poland, called Kujan. There’s records on the name at Ellis Island in New York where it was anglicized to the phonetic, Kuyon. There’s also a split in the main families with the name in the US to another diminutive, Kenyon.... [
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Kuyt DutchVariant of
Kuijt, notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Dirk Kuyt (1980-).
Kuze JapaneseKu means "long time ago" and ze comes from ze meaning "world".
Kuzma Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the personal name
Kuzma, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
Kvitka UkrainianMeans "flower" in Ukrainian. It is an ornamental surname, but it could also denote to someone from a village called
Kvitka.
Kvitsinia AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname
Kutsnia; the Abkhaz name was replaced by the Mingrelian spelling during the era of Joseph Stalin. It is most likely derived from Abkhaz икуцны иааз
(ikutsny iaaz) meaning "one who migrates", though the word квици
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Kvon Chinese (Russified)Russified form of
Kuang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union (based on the Cantonese romanization of the name).
Kwak KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 郭
(gwak) meaning "outer city" (making it the Korean form of
Guo) or 霍
(gwak) meaning "quickly, suddenly".
Kwiat PolishMeans "flower" in Polish, from the Old Slavic root
květŭ.
Kwieciński Polish, JewishHabitational surname for someone from a place named Kwiecin, named after the Polish word
kwiat, which means "flower".
Kyan JapaneseFrom 喜 (
ki) meaning "value, expensive", 屋 (
ya) meaning "vendor, roof, dwelling", and 武 (
n) meaning "military, martial".
Kyei AfricanGhanaian surname that is derived from the Akan language. It means "greatness" or "to become great" in English.
Kyne IrishFrom Gaelic
Ó Cadháin meaning "descendant of Cadhán", a byname meaning "barnacle goose".
Kyoguchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 京
(kyo) meaning "capital" and 口
(guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Kyōnō Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 皛 (
kyō) of unknown meaning and 納 (
nō) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".
Kyōō Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 京 (
kyō) meaning "capital city" and 応 (
ō) meaning "to comply; to respond; to accord".
Kyoso JapaneseFrom Japanese 狂 (kyō) meaning "madness" and 想 (sō) meaning "thought, idea". The kanji that makes up Kyoso can also mean "fantasy".
Kyrö FinnishOrigins remain unknown, might be deprived from the rare given name Kyrö or the location name. The earliest documented person with Kyrö as a surname dates back to 1553
Laager EstonianLaager is an Estonian surname meaning "camp"; ultimately from the German "lager" with the same meaning.
Laagriküll EstonianLaagriküll is an Estonian surname meaning "bearing enough". Also possibly derived from "laagrikuul" meaning "bearing ball/bullet".
Lään EstonianLään is an Estonian surname meaning "liege" or "fief". May also derive from
lääne meaning "western".
Laan EstonianLaan is Estonian surname derived from
laanelill; starflower and wintergreen (Trientalis europaea).
Laan DutchMeans "lane, avenue" in Dutch (see
Van Der Laan). Alternatively, could be a matronymic from the given name
Lane, a Middle Dutch diminutive of
Juliana and other names with similar elements.
Laanemäe EstonianLaanemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen hill/mountain".
Laaneots EstonianLaaneots is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen tip" or "edge".
Laanepõld EstonianLaanepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "chickweed-wintergreen field".
Laaneviir EstonianLaaneviir is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Laaneveere", a village in Viimsi Municipality, Harju County.
Laanoja EstonianLaanoja is Estonian surname derived from "laanelill", meaning "starflower" and "wintergreen" (Trientalis europaea) and "oja" meaning "stream/creek".
Laar EstonianLaar is an Estonian name meaning "gyle" (wort in the process of fermentation added to a stout, beer, or ale).
Laas EstonianLaas is an Estonian surname meaning "greenwood" (wood that has been recently cut) and "woodland".
Laasik EstonianLaasik is an Estonian surname meaning "woodland area/stand".
Laasma EstonianLaasma is an Estonian surname derived from "laas" meaning "forest" and "woodland".
Laasmaa EstonianLaasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland land".
Laasmägi EstonianLaasmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland mountain".
Laaspere EstonianLaaspere is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland folk".
Laats EstonianLaats is an Estonian name derived from "laat", meaning "fair" or "attractive".
Labakhua AbkhazAbkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ
(lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة
(bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see
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Labazyuk UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
лабазник (labaznyk), a type of tree. Probably denoted to someone who lived near labaznyks.
Labba SamiMeaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from Sami
slabba "large reindeer antler shaped like a hand" or from Northern Sami
láppis "lamb".
Laborde FrenchDerived from the French word
borde meaning "small farm" (from Frankish
bord meaning "plank") with the definite article
la. This is an occupational surname for a tenant farmer.
Labossiere FrenchNorman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of
Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.
Labrador Spanish, Portuguese, FilipinoFrom the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
Labrie FrenchTopographic name from l’abri meaning "the shelter", or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
LaBrie FrenchReferred to a person who came from various places named
Brie in France, for example Brie-sous-Matha, a commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Lacandula Filipino, TagalogThis surname honors Lakandula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, a pre-Hispanic state in what is now Manila.
Lace EnglishPossibly a nickname for someone who wore braided laces as clothing ties or a belt, or an occupational name for someone made such articles.
Lace ManxShortened form of Manx
Mac Guilley Chass (Gaelic
Mac Giolla Chais) meaning "son of the curly-haired youth", derived from
macc "son",
gilla "boy, youth; attendant, servant" and
cas "curly, twisted".
Lacerda Portuguese, SpanishNickname for someone with remarkably thick or long hair, or with an unusually hairy back or chest. From Spanish and Portuguese
la cerda ‘the lock (of hair)’.
Lachtrup GermanProbably from a place name using the suffix
-trup, related to
dorf meaning "village". The first element could be
lach "laugh, smile", or a corruption of
loch "hole, pit".
Lackey IrishLackey was originally a name for a horse servant.
Lacombe FrenchFrench (western and southwestern): topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine, from la combe ‘the ravine’ (a word of Gaulish origin, related to English Combe).... [
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Lacour Frenchtopographic or occupational name for someone who lived at or was employed at a manorial court (see also Court).
Lacsina PampanganFrom Kapampangan
laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण
(dakṣiṇa).
Ladley EnglishProbably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Ladulås Old SwedishMost likely from Swedish
ladulås "barnlock", but it could also be derived from the Slavic name
Ladislaus. Magnus Ladulås, sometimes known as Magnus Birgersson or Magnus III in English, was the king of Sweden between 1275 and 1290.
Ladvik EstonianLadvik is an Estonian surname meaning "elite" and "upper class".
Laemmle German, JewishVariant spelling of
Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
Laes EstonianLaes is an Estonian surname meaning "fore" and "overhead".
Læstadius SwedishFrom the name of the village Lästa in Ångermanland, Sweden, whose name possibly means "
Leiðulfr's home". Lars Levi Læstadius (1800-1861) was a Swedish priest who founded a Lutheran revival movement known as Laestadianism.
Lafayette FrenchThe name of Marquis de Lafayette; a famous French man during the revolutionary war.
Laffey IrishReduced anglicisation of Gaelic
Ó Laithimh, itself derived from the earlier form
Ó Flaithimh, ultimately from
flaitheamh meaning "ruler". It could also be a variant of
Leahy.
Lafitte FrenchFrench: topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary mark, Old French fitte (Late Latin fixta petra ‘fixed stone’, from the past participle of figere ‘to fix or fasten’), or habitational name from any of several places in western France named with this word
Laflash French (Quebec, Anglicized)Anglicization of the name "Richer dit Laflèche." Richer comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army.' Laflèche is a reference to La Flèche, a town in historical Anjou, France... [
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Laflèche French (Quebec)A French-Canadian secondary surname from "Richer dit Laflèche," used independently since 1746. Laflèche is derived from the French town of La Flèche, in the former province of Anjou.
Lafleur French, French (Caribbean)from
la fleur "the flower" used as a soldier's name and also as a servant's name; it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers.
Lafont Frenchtopographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of
Font with fused feminine definite article la.
Lafont OccitanTopographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Occitan
font meaning "fountain".
Lafranchi AlpinePossibly, the Frank. Thought by some to indicate a group of merchants in Middle Ages responsible for the transalpine trade to the French.
Lafrenière FrenchTopographic name derived from French
frenière meaning "place of ash trees". It is often Americanised as
Freeman.
Lafriki AfricanThe surname Lafriki most likely means “The African,” derived from the Arabic word “Afriki” (أفريقي) meaning “African.” It is most commonly found in Morocco and is believed to have originated as a descriptor for individuals or families identified by their African origin—particularly in historical contexts where such markers distinguished local populations from those influenced by or migrating from other regions.... [
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