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Lantziego Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.
Lanuza Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Sallén de Galligo.
Lanza Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lance.
Lánzé Chinese
From Chinese 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" combined with 澤, 泽 (zé) meaning "lake, swamp".
Lanzo English (?), German (?)
From the given name Lanzo
Lanzo Italian
Variant of Lanza.
Lanzuela Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Laos Estonian
Laos is an Estonian surname meaning "in-store".
Laosubinprasoet Thai
From Thai เล้า (lao) meaning "pen; coop", สุบิน (subin) meaning "dream", ประเสริฐ (prasoet) meaning "best; worthy".
Lapa Latvian
Meaning "leaf".
Lapčević Serbian
Serbo-Croatian surname meaning "river" or "white". Likely from the river Elbe in Germany, which is called Labe and Laba in Slavic languages. Lab also having the meaning "white" in archaic Slavic (like the bird labud - swan).
Lapetina South American, Italian (?)
Possibly from Italian La Petina, the meaning of which is uncertain.
Lapidario Spanish (Philippines), Filipino
Unaccented form of Spanish lapidário "lapidary". Severino Lapidario (1847-1896) was a corporal in the Spanish Navy Marines who was implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. He was one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite.
Lapidus Jewish
Derived from the given name Lapidoth.
Lapin French
Means "Rabbit" in French.
Lapin Russian
From lapa, meaning "paw".
Lapiņš Latvian
Derived from lapa meaning "leaf".
Lapish English (British)
Derives from the surname Lapage, referring to a "law-page", that is, someone who worked as a servant.
Lapitan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "approach, come close to" in Tagalog.
Laplander English
A surname referring to someone who had immigrated from Lapland, northern Scandinavia.
Laplume m French (Rare)
It is a French last name translated to the feather. It can also mean the quill, the writer, and the pen.
Lapo Italian
From the given name Lapo.
Lapot Filipino
Linguitistic origins of the surname Lapot, which means "thick" pertaining to a consistency originated from Central Luzon region of the Philippines.
Lapp German
From Middle High German lap(pe) ‘cloth’, ‘patch’, ‘rag’; a metonymic occupational name for a mender of clothes or shoes, or a nickname for a simple-minded person.... [more]
Lapsley Scottish, English, Medieval English
Combination of Old English læppa ”end of a parish” and leah ”woodland clearing”. Another meaning could be possible.
Laramie English
From the French la ramée "the small wood, the arbour".
Laranjeira Portuguese
It means "orange tree" in Portuguese
Larbaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Larbi.
Larcella Italian
Variation of Lauricella, from a pet form of Laura.
Larcher French
variant, with fused definite article l', of Archer "bowman".
Lardinois French
Originally denoted a person from the Ardennes, a forest-covered region situated in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch politician and diplomat Pierre Lardinois (1924-1987).
Lardizabal Basque, Filipino
Habitational name derived from Basque lahardi "brushland, place of brambles" and zabal "wide, broad, ample".
Laredu Cantabrian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.
Large French, English
Originally a nickname derived from Middle English and Old French large "generous".
Larichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larya of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Larín Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a habitational name from any of several places called Larín in A Coruña and Lugo provinces.
Larin Russian
Means "son of Larya".
Larinson ?
Means "son of LARIN".
Larivière French (Modern)
From the region of Bourgoigne, in France, meaning 'the river'. The name is likely a topographic reference to the physical location, likely a river in this case.
Lark English
From the name of the bird, a nickname for a singer or a cheerful person, or perhaps someone who caught and sold larks. Alternatively, could be a shortened form of the personal name Larkin.
Larkey American (Modern, Rare, ?)
It is my grandmother's maiden name
Larkichev Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Larka of the Russian monastic name Illarion.
Larkin English
From a diminutive of Laurence (see Larkin).
Larkin Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lorcáin meaning "descendant of Lorcán".
La Rosa Italian
Derived from Italian rosa meaning "rose", used as a name for someone who lived by a rose bush.
Larose French
Topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew; or a habitational name from a town house bearing the sign of a rose. It may also have been a nickname for a man with a ‘rosy’ complexion, as well as a nickname of a soldier... [more]
Larouche French (Quebec)
After any of the various locations called La Rouche in France.
Laroussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Aroussi.
Larraga Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and the locative suffix -aga "place of, group of".
Larrain Basque
Means "threshing floor" in Basque. This is also the name of a hamlet in Navarre, Spain.
Larralde Basque
Derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and -alde "near, by; side".
Larramendi Basque
Means "pastureland, mountain grassland", derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and mendi "mountain".
Larrañaga Basque, Spanish
From the name of a farmhouse in Azpeitia, Spain, derived from Basque larrain "threshing yard" and -aga "place of, group of".
Larrazabal Basque, Spanish
Habitational name derived from Basque larre "field, pastureland, prairie" and zabal "wide, open, ample".
Larregi Basque (Archaic)
Derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and -(t)egi "place of".
Larregui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Larregi.
Larrion Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque larre "field, pasture, meadowland" and on "good".
Larrison English
This surname means “son of Larry”.
Larry English
From the given name Larry.
Lars Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German
Patronymic from the given name Lars.
Larsdatter Norwegian, Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic for Lars.
Larter English
Uncertain etymology. Possibly a variant of the French Habitational surname Latour. Other theories connect it to Old Teutonic lahtro "place where animals bear young", or to Old English lyrt "liar, deceiver; crooked", though the latter is unlikely.
Larusso Italian
Derived from the Italian word "Rosso," which comes from the Latin words "Rubius and Rossius," which mean "red." As a surname, larusso was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a reddish complexion.
Las Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi, ?)
From Polish las, meaning "forest, wood".
Lasac Tagalog
From Tagalog lasak meaning "rotten, decomposed, decayed".
Lasaga Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Latsaga, a widespread place name in Basque Country meaning "at the creek".
Lasagna Italian
From Italian (lasagna) denoting a popular Italian dish made of stacked layers of thin flat pasta alternating with fillings such as ragù and other vegetables, cheese, seasonings and spices.
Lasalle French
1. French: local name or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a manor house, from Old French sal(e) ‘hall’ (modern French salle; see also Sale), with the definite article la... [more]
Lasby English (Hellenized, Rare), French (Quebec)
Likely derived from a place in England. Associated with the Old English terms "laes" and "by", meaning pasture or village. Now rare in England, most people with this surname are American or Canadian, and are descended from a group of French Canadian furtrappers.
Lascellas Spanish
Feminine variant of Lascellos.
Lascelles French
French location name from Lacelle in Orne, northern France and referring to "small rooms or cells inhabited by monks".
Lase Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Lasek Polish
small woods
Lasher English
Their are many possible meanings. 1. One who lashes ropes together. 2. One who lashes or wipps. 3. One who lashes out in anger.
Lasiewicki Polish
I don't know meaning history.Please tell me the meaning and history of my name
Laskar Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Persian لشکر (lashkar) meaning "army, sailor, soldier".
Laskaris Greek
From ancient and medieval Greek laskaris, a kind of soldier, from Persian laeshkaer "army". This is the same word as Urdu lascar "sailor" and Arabic el-askari "the army", "the troops".
Laski Polish, Hungarian, Jewish
Polish (Laski) and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from Lasko (now Lask) in Sieradz voivodeship, named with laz, lazy ‘clearing in a forest’. ... [more]
Laskin m Russian
Derived from Russian ласка (laska) meaning "weasel" or "endearment, favour".
Laskurain Basque
Possibly derived from Basque lats "creek, brook, small stream" and the locative suffixes -ko and -ain.
Laslett English
Family surname from England, Kent.
Lass Estonian
Lass is an Estonian surname, a corruption of "laas", meaning "woodland".
Lassaga Spanish (Latin American), French, Basque
French and Argentine Spanish form of Lasaga.
Lassen Danish
Variant of Larsen.
Lasson English (British)
Possibly a variant of Leeson.
Lastavec Croatian
From lasta meaning ''swallow''.
Laster English
Occupational name for a shoemaker, or for someone who made lasts, a wooden tool in the shape of a foot used for stretching and shaping leather when making boots.
Laster English
Variant spelling of Lester.
Lastimosa Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish lastimoso "shameful, pitiful, blameworthy"
Latayan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "plank, wale" in Tagalog.
Läte Estonian
Läte is an Estonian surname meaning "fountain" or "wellspring".
Lateef Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Latif.
Latella Italian
Possibly derived from the Calabrian word tella or tiella, meaning "baking tray, pan", ultimately from Latin tegula "tile". Alternatively, it could be a habitational name from the town of Atella.
Latendresse French
From Letendre, thus meaning "tenderness".
Latham English (British)
Habitational name from any of the places in England named with the Old Norse word hlaða meaning "barn".
Latheef Dhivehi
From the given name Latheef.
Latif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Latif.
Latifaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Latif" in Albanian.
Latifi Persian, Albanian
From the given name Latif.
Lətifov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Lətif".
Latimer English
English occupational name for a clerk who could translate documents to and from Latin and/or other languages, from Anglo-Norman French latinier, latim(m)ier.
Latina Italian
From a feminine form of Latino.
Latino Italian
From the medieval personal name Latino, originally an ethnic name for someone of Latin as opposed to Germanic, Byzantine or Slavic descent.
Latk Sorbian
Meaning unknown.
Lato Hungarian, Polish
From Hungarian látni meaning ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets.... [more]
Latoszyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Latoszyn.
Latour French
Either a topographic name for someone who lived near a tower usually a defensive fortification or watchtower from Old French tūr "tower"; or a habitational name from any of various places called Latour or La Tour named with this word.
Latsague French, Basque
French form of Lasaga.
Lätt Estonian
Lätt is an Estonian surname, probably derived from "Läti", meaning "Latvia", or "läte" meaning "spring" and "fountain".
Lattanasack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະສັກ (see Rattanasack).
Lattanavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະວົງ (see Rattanavong).
Lattanzio Italian
From the given name derived from Latin Lactantius, which could derive from the minor Roman agricultural deity Lactans, or directly from the Latin word lactans "suckling, milking".
Lättemäe Estonian
Lättemäe is an Estonian surname derived from "läte" meaning "spring" or "fountain" and "mäe" meaning "hill" and "mountain"; "spring mountain".
Lattik Estonian
Lattik is an Estonian surname meaning "bar" or "lathe".
Lattke Sorbian, Low German
Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Latk.
Latulippe French (Quebec, Modern)
Means "the tulip" in French.
Latxague French, Basque
French form of Lasaga.
Lau German
nickname for a physically strong person from Middle High German louwe lauwe "lion". In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion... [more]
Lau Estonian
Lau is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lauk" meaning "table" or "desk" or "laul" meaning "song".
Laudenslager English (American)
Americanized form of German Lautenschläger. This spelling is not used in German at all.
Lauder Scottish, Northern Irish
From a village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. It derives from the Celtic Lauuedder, probably indicating a rapidly flowing river, cognate with Modern Welsh llifer meaning 'to gush'.
Laudrup Danish
Possibly from the name of homesteads in Denmark, most likely derived from Old Norse laut meaning "barn", combined with the Danish suffix -drup (itself from Old Norse thorp) meaning "outlying farmstead, village, settlement"... [more]
Läufer German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Lauf, also an occupational name for a messenger or a nickname for a fast runner, from an agent derivative of Middle High German loufen, German laufen ‘to run’.
Lauffer German
The lauffer name is generally thought to have evolved from a place name to a surname. ... Versions of the name that evolve from the word "läufer," which meant "runner," are thought to have originally been an occupational name for a messenger.
Laughton English
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in England so called. Most of them, as for example those in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (near Gainsborough), Sussex, and West Yorkshire, are named with Old English leac ‘leek’ + tun ‘enclosure’... [more]
Lauj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Lor.
Lauk Estonian
Lauk is an Estonian surname meaning both "leek" and "coot" (Fulica).
Laul Estonian
Laul is an Estonian surname meaning "song".
Laumann German
Meaning unknown.
Launceston Cornish
Derived from the Cornish place name Lannstevan. Besides the Cornish town, there is also a Launceston in Tasmania (Australia).
Launder English
From English launder, itself from French lavandier both meaning "washerman".
Lauper German (Swiss)
From the short form of a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut 'people', 'tribe' + berht 'famous'. topographic name for someone who lived at a Lauben, a row of houses and stores with an arcade in front, from Middle High German loube 'arbor', 'bower', 'gallery'.
Laupmaa Estonian
Laupmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "front/fore land".
Laur Estonian
Laur is an Estonian surname, a shortened for of "Lauri"; a masculine given name.
Laura Italian
Either from the given name Laura or a topographic name from Latin laurea meaning "laurel".
Laura Spanish
Of uncertain origin; in some cases, it is possibly a habitational name from a place named Laura.
Laureano Spanish
From the given name Laureano
Laurel Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Topographic name for someone who lived by a laurel tree, Spanish laurel (Latin laurus), or a habitational name from Laurel in the Canary Islands.
Laurence English, French
From the given name Laurence.
Laurencio Spanish
Derived from the given name Lorenzo. (Mostly common in Cuba)
Laurencot French
Likely from a given name that was a diminutive of Laurence 2.
Laurenti Italian
Derived from the given name Laurentius.
Lauri Estonian
Lauri is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the masculine given name "Lauri", a shortened form of "Laurits".
Lauriano Asturian
From the given name Lauriano
Lauricella Italian
From the pet form of Laura.
Laurie English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.
Laurie French
Habitational name from a place in Cantal derived from Latin laurus "laurel" with the suffix -ea.
Laurimaa Estonian
Laurimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's land" (Lauri is an Estonian masculine given name).
Laurin French, Slovene (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Emile, Marcel, Michel, Pierrette, Alphonse, Armand, Germain, Herve, Jacques, Jean-Marc, Luc.... [more]
Laurisoo Estonian
Laurisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's (a masculine given name) swamp". However, the name is probably an Estoniazation of the masculine given name "Lauri" and the Germanic suffix "son"; "Lauri's son".
Lauro Italian
From the given name Lauro
Lautemann German
From laute "lute" and man "man". This name was used by musicians who played the lute
Lautenschläger German, Alsatian
Derived from Middle High German lutenslaher meaning "lute player".
Lauterbach German
From the name of various places in Germany, for example the village of Lauterbach in the district of Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg.
Lautermilch German (Modern)
Comes from German words Lauter, meaning 'pure', or 'nothing but', and Milch, meaning 'milk'. This could mean that the people who first used this name were farmers.
Lauth German
Variant of Laut
Lautz German
abgeleitet vom deutschen Vornamen Lutz (Kurzform von Ludwig)
Lautzenheiser German
A German surname meaning "From Lautzenhausen, Germany"
Lauw Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Liu based on Dutch orthography.
Lauwer Flemish
Occupational name for a tanner, from Dutch looien "to tan (leather)".
Lavagnino Italian
Common surname in the Liguria area of Italy.
Lavalle French
means "of the valley" in english.
Lavay Jewish
American variant of Levi.
Laveau French (Cajun)
A Cajun surname meaning "the calf".
Lavecchia Italian
Means "the old (one)" or "the old lady" in Italian, a nickname for a man who fussed like an old woman, or for someone from an old family. It can also denote someone from a toponym containing the element vecchia.
Lavelle Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Lavelle French
From Old French val "valley".... [more]
Lavely French (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an English variant of Lavallée.
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