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Mag Fhionnáin Irish
Means "descendant of Fionnán"
Maggio Italian
From a nickname or personal name from the month of May, maggio, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a rather obscure goddess of fertility, whose name is derived from the same root as maius "larger" and maiestas "greatness"... [more]
Maggiori Italian
Recorded in many spelling forms including the 'base' form of Maggi, and the diminutives and double diminutives Maggiore, Maggiori, Di Maggio, Maggorini, and many others, this is an Italian surname of Roman (Latin) origins... [more]
Maggs English
Metronymic from the medieval personal name Mag.
Maghery Irish
Name for a resident of the village of town of Maghery in Northern Ireland.
Maghribi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic المغرب (al-Maghrib) meaning "the west", also referring to the country of Morocco. It could be used to refer to a Moroccan person or (in English) someone from the Maghreb region of Northern Africa.
Maghsoudi Persian
From the given name Maghsoud.
Magill English
scottish/irish
Magindara Cebuano
Magindara is a name of a demigoddess who turned into a mermaid, it is also the name of mythical creatures in the Philippines that are man-eating mermaids. It's a Central Bikol word for "mermaid".
Maglasang Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a forest dweller or a person originally from a forest, derived from Cebuano lasang meaning "forest".
Magner Irish, Germanic
Irish from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, in Ireland borne by both Vikings and Normans.... [more]
Magnesi Italian
Derived from the word "magnesia," which is an ancient term for a region in present-day Greece that was known for its deposits of magnesium and other minerals. The surname may have been given to someone who originated from this region or was associated with it.
Magnum English
Possibly derived from the given name Magnus. It is borne by the fictional character Thomas Magnum, the protagonist on the American television series Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988).
Magnus Various
From the given name Magnus.
Magnusdóttir Icelandic
Patronymic, used exclusively by women. Means "daughter of Magnus".
Magnuson English
Means "Son of Magnus".
Magnússon Icelandic
Means "son of Magnús" in Icelandic.
Magombo Swahili, African, Swazi (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly related from the fore name of the same name. It means "leaves" (verb) in Swahili.
Magondacan Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao magondakan meaning "artistic, graceful".
Magowan Northern Irish
Origion person from Ballygowan Co Down Northern Ireland
Magpantay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to align" in Tagalog.
Magparangalan Tagalog
Means "to show off with pride, to honour one another" in Tagalog.
Magpayo Filipino, Tagalog
Means "advise, give advice" in Tagalog.
Magpili Tagalog
Means "to choose" in Tagalog.
Magrath Irish
Variant of Mcgrath.
Magsarili Tagalog
Means "to live alone, to do alone" in Tagalog.
Magsaysay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "relate, narrate, declare" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957), the seventh president of the Philippines.
Magsino Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to look closely", derived from Tagalog sino meaning "who". It was probably used as an occupational name for an investigator.
Magsisi Tagalog
Means "to regret" in Tagalog.
Magsombol Tagalog
From Tagalog magsumbol meaning "to signal, to wave a flag".
Magtalas Tagalog
Means "to sharpen" in Tagalog.
Magtanong Tagalog
Means "to ask a question" in Tagalog.
Magtibay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to strengthen" in Tagalog.
Maguadok Chamorro
Chamorro action word for "to dig a hole (in the ground)".
Mag Uiginn Irish
Original Gaelic form of Kiggins means "son of the Viking" Uiginn meaning "Viking". (See Higgins).
Mahabir Indian, Trinidadian Creole
From Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large, big" combined with वीर (vīrá) meaning "man, hero, husband".
Mahajan Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali
Means "great (number of) people" or "tradesman, merchant" from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with जन (jána) meaning "person, people".
Mahalah African
zambian (tumbuka) name meaning intelligent. "mwana wa mahalah" means intelligent child
Mahamadou Western African
From the given name Mahamadou.
Mahan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mahon.
Mahapatra Indian, Odia
From the Sanskrit महत् (mahat) "great, large, big" possibly combined with पात्र (pātra) "drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup".
Maharaj Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Trinidadian Creole
Means "great king" or "great ruler" from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign".
Maharana Indian, Odia
Derived from the Sanskrit title महाराणा (maharana) meaning "king of kings", from महा (maha) meaning "great" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Maharjan Nepali
Meaning uncertain.
Maharjan Nepali
Either from Sanskrit महाजन (mahajana) meaning "great, distinguished, eminent" or महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with अर्जन (arjana) meaning "acquisition, earning".
Mahato Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From a title given to the head of a village or a well-to-do peasant, possibly derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahat) meaning "great, large, big".
Mahavong Lao
From Lao ມະຫາ (maha) meaning "great, grand, excellent" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Mahawong Thai
From Thai มหา (maha) meaning "great, grand" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family".
Mahboub Arabic
From the given name Mahboub.
Mahbub Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahbub.
Mahdavi Persian
From the given name Mahdi.
Mahdi Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahdi.
Mahdipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).
Mahdipour Persian
Means "son of Mahdi".
Mahdizadeh Persian
From the given name Mahdi combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Maher Irish (Rare)
The originally spelling was "O'Meachair" which means the 'kindly' or the 'generous'. The Maher family resided in the O'Carrol... [more]
Maher Croatian
Colloquial term for "master".
Maher Arabic
From the given name Mahir.
Mahfoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Mahfuz.
Mahfouz Arabic
From the given name Mahfuz.
Mahfuz Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mahfuz.
Mahgoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Mahjoub.
Mahi'ai Hawaiian
From the elements "mahi" (farm) and "'ai" (food).
Mahieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.
Mahilum Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano mahilom meaning "quiet, still, silent".
Mahinay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gently" or "slowly" in Cebuano.
Mahjoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Mahjoub.
Mahlangu Southern African, Ndebele, Zulu
Derived from Ndebele hlangula meaning "assist, help, remove (from danger)" or Zulu isihlangu meaning "shield".
Mahlapuu Estonian
Mahlapuu is an Estonian surname derived from "mahlakas"; meaning "lush", "sappy" and "malapert" "tree/wood"; "lush tree".
Mahler German
Variant of Maler, a German occupational surname meaning "painter", particularly a stained glass painter.... [more]
Mahloy English (American)
Mahloy is a misspelling of Malloy by Charles Malloy's (b. 1898, Scotland) elementary school teacher in the Ireland. The surname Malloy is derived from the pre 10th century Old Gaelic name O'Maolmhuidh, meaning the descendant of the Great Chief.
Mahmood Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.
Mahmoudian Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.
Mahmoudinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mahmoud" in Persian.
Mahmoudzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mahmoud".
Mahmudov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mahmud".
Mahmudova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Mahmudov.
Mahmuti Albanian
Derived from the given name Mahmut.
Mahmutović Bosnian
Means "son of Mahmut".
Mahomes American
With Gaelic origins, Mahomes is a surname that is derived from the word “mathghamhan”, which means “bear”. A famous individual with the name is NFL Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.
Mahon Irish
A shortened form of Mahoney.
Mahood English
Variant of Maude.
Mahood Irish
Anglicized form of Mac hUid meaning "son of Ud" (see Hood).
Mahrez Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic مُحْرَز (maḥraz) meaning "accomplished, achieved, attained". A notable bearer is Riyad Mahrez (1991-), an Algerian footballer.
Mahto Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Variant transcription of Mahato.
Mahusay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "orderly" in Cebuano.
Mai Chinese
From Chinese 麦 (mài) meaning "wheat, barley, oats". It was adopted as a family name by the descendants of Maiqiu, a figure from the Spring and Autumn Period, or Mai Tiezheng, a Sui dynasty military general.
Mai German
Derived from German der Mai meaning "May", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Maia Portuguese
Habitational name from any of several places named Maia, especially one in Porto.
Maia Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, called Amaiur in Basque, derived from amai "end, boundary, limit" (compare the given name Amaia).
Maià Catalan
Habitational name from Maià de Montcal, a village in Girona, or any of several other places named with Maià, which is of pre-Roman origin.
Maidana Spanish
Likely derived from from Arabic ميدانا (maydanan) meaning "field".
Maide Estonian
Maide is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon (a type of freshwater fish)".
Maides English
Maides is an almost extinct surname which has decreased significantly in popularity since the 19th century, though has always been relatively uncommon. The surname is today most popular in Leicestershire but the family bearing the surname from that area seem to have originated from the south of Warwickshire... [more]
Maidment English
Occupational name for a servant of maidens (such as nuns), from Middle English maiden (ultimately from Old English mægden) meaning "young girl, virgin, maiden" and man ending with an excrescent -t.
Maidre Estonian
Maidre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon" (a type of fish)".
Maihara Japanese
A Japanese surname formed from the kanji characters 舞 (Mai, "dance") and 原 (Hara, "field" or "plain"). The meaning could be interpreted as "dancing field/plains" or "field/plain of dance".
Maimeri Italian
Surname of italian painter and entrepreneur Giovanni (Gianni) Maimeri.
Maimets Estonian
Maimets is an Estonian surname meaning "May forest".
Maimon Jewish, Judeo-Arabic
From the given name Maimon or Maimun
Maimonides Jewish (Hellenized), Judeo-Arabic, History
Hellenized form of Ben Maimon. Moses ben Maimon was a Sephardic rabbi and philosopher, commonly known as Maimonides.
Main Scottish
Derived from a short form of the Scandinavian personal name Magnus.
Main English, Scottish, French, Irish
From the Germanic given name Meino, derived from the element mageną "strength, power".
Main Scottish, English
Derived from the French province of Maine.
Main English, Scottish
A nickname for a strong or very large man, derived from Old French magne "great, strong, large".
Maine French
French topographic name from Old French maine ‘dwelling’, ‘residence’, ‘abode’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named.
Maine Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Main.
Mainé Catalan
Variant of Mainer.
Mainer English
Variant of Mayner.
Mains English
Nickname of Norman origin, derived from Old French mains "with the hands".
Mains Scottish
Means "farm attached to a mansion house, main farm".
Maioni Italian
Variant of Maione.
Maiorana Italian
From Sicilian maiurana, "marjoram (herb)".
Mair Scottish
A steward, bailiff, or warden.
Mair Welsh
From the given name Mair
Maire French (Swiss)
French Swiss surname ... [more]
Mairena Spanish
From place name Mairena.
Maisel Yiddish, German, French
Predominantly seems to be a matronymic surname from the Yiddish feminine name Mayzl. Although it is believed that it derived from the Hebrew name Meïser, which means “representative of God”... [more]
Maison French, Walloon
Derived from Old French maison "residence", this name used to be given to someone who lived by an important house.
Maison English
Variant of Mayson.
Maison English
Variant spelling of Mason.
Maisonneuve French
Means "new house" in French.
Maiti Indian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মাইতি or মাইটি (see Maity).
Maitland English, Scottish
Possibly from Mautalant, the name of a place in Pontorson, France meaning "inhospitable" or "bad temper" in Norman French (ultimately from Late Latin malum "bad" and talentum "inclination, disposition"), which was so named because of its unproductive soil; or perhaps it was originally a nickname for an ungracious individual, derived from the same source.
Maitlis Jewish
Means "son of Meytl", a Yiddish female personal name, literally "little Meyte", a Yiddish female personal name derived from Middle High German maget "maid".
Maitra Bengali
Habitational name from either the village of Maitreya or Mohit (present-day locations unknown).
Maître French
occupational name for the head of a craft or trade guild from Old French maistre "master" (from Latin magister)... [more]
Maitre French
occupational name for one who was the head of a craft or trade guild, from Old French maistre ‘master’ (Latin magister).
Maivel Estonian
Maivel is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon" (a type of freshwater fish).
Maizles Polish
A polish-jewish name with german origins.... [more]
Maizono Japanese
maizono means "dance park". the kanji used are 舞(mai) meaning "dance" and 園 (sono) meaning "park".... [more]
Maiztegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in Bizkaia.
Maj Polish, Jewish
Surname adopted with reference to the month of May, Polish maj. Surnames referring to months were sometimes adopted by Jewish converts to Christianity, with reference to the month in which they were baptized or in which the surname was registered.
Majange Shona
Meaning unknown.
Majdi Arabic
Derived from the given name Majdi.
Majed Arabic
From the given name Majid.
Majedi Persian
From the given name Majed.
Majeed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Majid.
Majerle Slovene
Slovene surname Majerle, a variant of the Polish, Czech, and Slovak Majer, which was a status name for "steward, bailiff, tenant farmer, or village headman", from the German Meyer 1.
Majhi Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese
Possibly from the Bengali মাঝি (mājhi) meaning "boatman, oarsman, waterman".
Majid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Majid.
Majidi Persian
From the given name Majid.
Majidov Dagestani, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Majid".
Majidzadeh Persian
Means "born of Majid".
Majilom Visayan
Literally "quiet" in Cebuano
Majima Japanese (Rare)
Ma means "Real,Genuine" (this is used most likely,anyway) and Jima means "Island".
Majnaric Croatian
This name dates back prior to 1773 in the town of Delnice, in what is now modern day Croatia.
Majors Norman
Based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
Majstorović Serbo-Croatian (Rare)
Comes from word majstor meaning master.
Majumdar Bengali
Means "record keeper, archivist" in Bengali, ultimately of Arabic and Persian origin.
Mak Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mai.
Maka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".
Makabe Japanese
From 真 (ma, shin) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 壁 (kabe, heki) meaning "wall, barrier".
Makar Russian
From the given name Makar.
Makarenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Makar".
Makélélé Central African, Lingala (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Makelele. A notable bearer is the French former soccer player Claude Makélélé (1973-).
Makelele Central African, Lingala
Means "noises" in Lingala, possibly a nickname for a noisy person.
Makepeace English
From a medieval nickname for a skilled conciliator. It was borne by English cricketer Harry Makepeace (1881-1952).
Maker Dutch (Rare)
An occupational name for someone who makes or repairs things, from Dutch maken "to make, mend, create".
Maker English
From the name of a village in Cornwall, England, derived from Old Cornish magoer meaning "wall" or "ruin".
Makhachev Avar, Lak
Means "son of Makhach".
Makhambetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Makhambet".
Makhambetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Makhambetov.
Makhanbetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Makhanbet".
Makhanbetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Makhanbetov.
Makhlouf Arabic
From the given name Makhlouf.
Makhluf Arabic
Derived from the given name Makhluf.
Makhmalbaf Persian
Means "velvet weaver" from Persian مخمل (makhmal) meaning "velvet" (of Arabic origin) and باف (bāf) meaning "to weave, to braid".
Makhmetmurzayev Chechen
Ayshat Makhmetmurzayeva is a Chechen singer.
Makhmutova f Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Feminine form of Makhmutov.
Makhov Circassian (Russified)
Russified form of a Circassian surname derived from Kabardian махуэ (māx°ă) meaning "day".
Mäki Finnish
Finnish surname from the word mäki meaning "hill".
Makice American (Modern, Rare)
Taken as a new common familyname by Kevin McGrew Isbister and Amy Elizabeth Clendening. They scrambled their initials (KMI and AEC), and came up with “Makice” as their family name.
Makiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, opening".
Makihara Japanese
From Japanese 槙 (maki) meaning "evergreen tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Makimura Japanese
Maki can mean (牧) "shepherd" and mura can be spelled like this (村) meaning "hamlet, village".
Makin English
From the given name Makin, a diminutive of Matthew.
Makin English
Nickname derived from Middle English maide "girl, young woman" and the diminutive suffix -kin.
Makino Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Makinson English
Means "son of Makin", Makin or Maykin being a medieval diminutive of Matthew... [more]
Makioka Japanese
Maki means "shepherd" and oka means "hill, mound".
Makishima Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Makita Japanese
I'm not sure how the surname is usually written, but 真 (Ma) means "Genuine, Real, Sincere" and 北 (Kita) means "North". On the other hand, 牧 (Maki) means "Shepard, Tend cattle" and 田 (Ta) means "Rice Field, Rice Paddy"... [more]
Makka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 真賀 (see Maka).
Makkar Polish
Polish and Ukrainian: from the personal name Makary (Polish), Makar (Ukrainian), vernacular forms of the Greek ecclesiastical name Makarios meaning ‘blessed’.
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