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Noronha Portuguese
Derived from Noreña, the name of a village in Asturias, northern Spain.
Norouzi Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.
Norouzian Persian
From the given name Norouz.
Nørregaard Danish
An alternate spelling of Nørgaard. Literally meaning north farm in Danish.
Norrell English, German (?)
A locational surname from the Germanic (Old English/Old Norse) term for the north. It either refers to someone who lived in a location called Northwell, lived north of a well, spring or stream (Old English weall)... [more]
Norrgård Finnish, Swedish
From Swedish norr meaning "north" combined with gård meaning "farm, estate".
Norrington English
Norrington is the name given to a person from the eponymous place.
Norrison English
Means "son of Norris".
Norrman Swedish
Either a variant of Norman or taken directly from Swedish norrman "Norwegian, person from Norway".
Nørskov Danish
Means "northern forest" from the Danish nord "north" and skov "forest".
Norsworthy English
Habitational name from Norseworthy in Walkhampton, Devon.
Northam English
habitational namefrom Northam (Devon) Northam Farm in Brean (Somerset) Northam in Southampton (Hampshire) or a lost Northam in Redbridge Hundred Hampshire. The place names derive from Old English north "north northern" and ham "village homestead" or hamm "water meadow".
Northcote English
English: variant of Northcutt.
Northcott English
Derived from the Old English words "norð," meaning "north," and "cot," meaning a "cottage," or "shelter."
Norðdahl Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nordahl.
Northern English
Topographic name, from an adjectival form of North.
Northey English
habitational name from Northay in Hawkchurch Devon... [more]
Northland English
Meaning "North land".
Northrup English (?)
Variant of Northrop
Northway English
habitational name from one or more of the minor places called with Middle English bi northe weie "(place) to the north of the way or road" from the elements north "north" and weg "way" including Northway in Monkleigh Widecombe in the Moor and Parkham Norway in Whitestone Narraway in Drewsteignton (all Devon) and Northway in Halse (Somerset)... [more]
Norway English
From the country in Europe.
Norwel English
English surname meaning "From the North Spring"
Norwell English
Means, "from the North Spring"
Norzagarai Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous house in the municipality of Aiara.
Nōsawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Nosawa Japanese
No means "field, plain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nosawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).
Nosdechevsky Polish
Family name from ancestors who emigrated from Poland around 1900
Nose Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Nose Japanese
From Japanese 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill" and 勢 (se) meaning "force, energy, strength".
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Nosoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nusuku).
Nosov Russian
From nos, meaning "nose".
Nosrati Persian
From the given name Nosrat.
Nostradamus History, French (Latinized)
Latinized form of de Nostredame. This surname was borne by the French physician and writer Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), famous for his collection of prophecies Les Prophéties (1555) allegedly predicting the apocalypse and danger from the Arab world.
Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".
Notaras Greek
From the Latin word 'notarius'.
Notbohm German, Low German
Low German cognate of High German Nussbaum.
Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".
Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Nottage English
Nickname referring to the nuthatch bird, derived from Middle English notehache meaning "nuthatch".
Nottal Romansh
Derived from the given name Notal.
Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a form of Mezzanotte.
Nottingham English (British)
A habitational name from the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands. Comes from the Old English name, meaning "homestead (ham) of Snot’s people". The initial S- was lost in the 12th century, due to the influence of Anglo-Norman French.... [more]
Nõu Estonian
Nõu is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel".
Nou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).
Nouda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Nõupuu Estonian
Nõupuu is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel tree/wood".
Nour Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Nur.
Nouri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.
Nourse English
Variant of Norris 2, from norice "nurse".
Novakovsky Russian
Russian form of Nowakowski.
November English (American)
From the name of the month.
Novgorodsky Russian, Belarusian
Refers to the region named "Novgorod" in Russia.
Novi Italian
Derived from Italian novello and ultimately derived from Latin novellus meaning "new". "Novi" also means "new" in several Slavic languages.
Novickas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki. See Navickas.
Novikaŭ Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian новік (novik) meaning "neophyte, novice, newbie".
Novikoff Jewish, Belarusian
habitational name from the Belorussian village of Noviki.
Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.
Novitskaya Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Belarusian Навіцкі, Russian Новицкий and Ukrainian Новицький (see Novitsky).
Novitsky Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nowicki.
Novo Galician, Portuguese
Nickname from Portuguese and Galician novo ‘new’, ‘young’ (Latin novus). The word was also occasionally used in the Middle Ages as a personal name, particularly for a child born after the death of a sibling, and this may also be a source of the surname.
Nóvoa Galician
Habitational name from the former Galician juridical district Terra de Nóvoa, in Ourense province.
Novosel Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".
Novoselec Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".
Novoselić Croatian
Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".... [more]
Novoseltseva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Новосельцев (see Novoseltsev).
Novruzov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Novruz".
Nowack German
Variant of Nowak.
Noxon English
Variant of Nixon. It is derived from the personal name Nicholas, which was Nik, or Nikke in Old English.
Noy English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Noye, the English form of the Hebrew name Noach "Noah"; or (ii) an invented Jewish name based on Hebrew noy "decoration, adornment".
Noyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Noye English
Patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah.
Nozaki Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Nōzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.
Nozawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Nozoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nosoko).
Nshimirimana Central African
Means "I thank God" in Burundian.
Nua African
Means "second daughter" in African.
Nuga Estonian
Nuga is an Estonian surname meaning "knife".
Nugent English, Irish, French
An English, Irish (of Norman origin) and French habitational surname derived from any of several places in northern France (such as Nogent-sur-Oise), From Latin novientum and apparently an altered form of a Gaulish name meaning "new settlement".
Nugis Estonian
Nugis is an Estonian surname meaning "marten".
Nuhiji Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Nuiamäe Estonian
Nuiamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "clubs hill."
Nukhao Thai
Means "white mouse" in Thai.
Nukufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading or transcription of Nukutō.
Nukuto Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 貫 (nuku) meaning "pierce; go through" and 渡 (to) meaning "go across, migrate".
Nukutō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 抽く (nuku) meaning "to pull out; to draw out" and 冬 (tō) meaning "winter".
Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".
Numahata Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".
Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.
Numata Japanese
From Japanese 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nungesser German
Apparently a variant spelling of German Nonnengasse, derived from a street name meaning "nuns, lane". It could also be a variant of Gnugesser, a nickname for a big eater, derived from g(e)nug meaning "enough" and esser meaning "eater" (which derived from essen meaning "to eat")... [more]
Nunn English
Means someone who is a nun
Nunnallys English (American)
A common surname in America, belonging to 4058 individuals. Nunnally is most common among White (63.36%) and Black/African American (30.93%) individuals.
Nuon Khmer
Means "sweet, tender, modest" in Khmer.
Nuotclà Romansh
Derived from the given names Nuot and Clà.
Nupp Estonian
Nupp is an Estonian surname meaning "knob", "button" and "bud".
Nur Arabic, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Nur.
Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".
Nurchis Italian
Denoting someone from Nure or Nurra in Sardinia, which were possibly derived from the pre-Roman root words nur meaning "fire" or "stones, heap" and the suffix -ke meaning "earth" or "dwelling".
Nureyev Russian, Tatar, Bashkir
Alternate transcription of Russian Нуреев and Tatar/Bashkir Нуриев (see Nuriev).
Nureyeva Russian, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine variant of Nureyev.
Nuriev Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Nur".
Nurislamov Tatar
Means "son of Nurislam".
Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.
Nuriyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Nuri".
Nuriyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Nuriyev.
Nurk Estonian
Nurk is an Estonian surname meaning "corner".
Nurm Estonian
Nurm is an Estonian surname meaning "lea" and "meadow" and "pasture".
Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".
Nurme Estonian
Nurme is an Estonian surname, derived from "nurm", meaning "lea" (an open area of grassy land.)
Nurmik Estonian
Nurmik is an Estonian surname meaning "lea/meadow stand".
Nurmiste Estonian
Nurmiste is an Estonian surname derived from "nurm" meaning "lea/meadow".
Nurmsalu Estonian
Nurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "pasture/meadow grove".
Nürnberger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the city of Nürnberg in Bavaria.
Nurse English
Variant of Norris 2, from Old French norice "nurse".
Nurullin Tatar
From the given name Nurullah.
Nurzhanov Kazakh
Means "son of Nurzhan".
Nushiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主代 (nushiro), a contraction of 主代 (nushishiro), from 主 (nushi), a variant reading of 主 (shu), a clipping of 主人 (shujin) meaning "master, owner, host" and 代 (shiro), a variant reading of 代 (dai), a clipping of 代理 (dairi) meaning "surrogation; proxy", referring to someone who would represent their master.
Nushishiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Nushiyo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Nuss German
from Middle High German nuz ‘nut’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a gatherer and seller of nuts, or a nickname for a man thought to resemble a nut in some way
Nussrallah Arabic
Nasrallah (Arabic: نصرالله‎) is a male Arabic given name, meaning "Victory of God", and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah and Al-Nasrallah... [more]
Nusuku Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)
From Okinawan 野底 (Nusuku) meaning "Nosoko", an area in the city of Ishigaki in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Nute Anglo-Saxon, English
Derived from the given name Cnute. Alternatively, it may be of nickname origin, from the Old English word hnutu, which meant brown, and would have been given to someone with a brown complexion.
Nutli Romansh
Variant of Nuttli.
Nutt Estonian
Nutt is an Estonian surname meaning "nut" and also "crying" or "weeping".
Nutt Romansh
Derived from Janutt, a medieval diminutive of the given name Johannes.
Nuttall English
English: habitational name from some place named with Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + h(e)alh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In some cases this may be Nuthall in Nottinghamshire, but the surname is common mainly in Lancashire, and a Lancashire origin is therefore more likely... [more]
Nutter English
Means either (i) "scribe, clerk" (from Middle English notere, ultimately from Latin notārius); or (ii) "person who keeps or tends oxen" (from a derivative of Middle English nowt "ox")... [more]
Nutti Sami
Derived from the given name Knut via its Finnish form Nuutti.
Nuttli Romansh
Variant of Nutt combined with the diminutive suffix -li.
Nüüd Estonian
Nüüd is an Estonian surname meaning "now" or "at present".
Nuur Arabic, Somali
From the given name Nuur.
Nuut Estonian
Nuut is an an Estonian surname meaning "whip". Also, a masculine given name derived form the Scandinavian name "Knut".
Nwankwo Igbo
From the given name Nwankwo.
Nyaua Indonesian (Rare)
Originally descended from the Pamona tribe, Central Sulawesi which means stinging like a hornet.
Nyblom Swedish
Combination of Swedish ny "new" and blom "bloom".
Nyce English
Variant of Nice.
Nygaard Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Nygård.
Nygard English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Nygård mostly used outside Scandinavia, as well as a (rare) Norwegian variant.
Nygma Popular Culture
The surname of Edward Nygma, also known as the Riddler in DC Comics. The name comes from the term enigma, meaning something that is difficult to understand.
Nyholm Swedish, Danish, Finland Swedish
Derived from Swedish and Danish ny "new" and holme "islet".
Nyhuis Dutch
Variant of Nijhuis
Nykolaev Ukrainian
Means "son of Nykolai."
Nykolaichuk Ukrainian
From the given name Nykolai.
Nykytyn Ukrainian
From the given name Nykyta.
Nyland Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian ny "new" and land "land, yard".
Nylander Swedish
Combination of Swedish ny "new" (possibly a habitational name from a place named with this element) and the common surname suffix -ander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er).
Nymann Danish
Danish form of Neumann.
Nyong’o Luo
Best known as the surname of a certain Lupita.
Nyoo Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Yang via Dutch
Nys Belgian
common surname in belgium and wisonsin
Nystrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Nyström.
O Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku 3.
Oak English
Topographic surname for someone who lived near an oak tree or in an oak wood, from Middle English oke "oak".
Oak Korean
Variant transcription of Ok.
Oakden English
A variant of Ogden, from a place name derived from Old English āc "oak" and denu "valley". Famous bearers include British diplomat Edward Oakden and English cricketer Patrick Oakden.
Oakenshield English (British), Literature
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", the surname of Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves and the King of Durin's Folk.
Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]
Oakland English
This surname is derived from Old English āc and land and it, obviously, means "oak land."
Oakleaf English (American)
Probably an Americanized (translated) form of Swedish Eklöf.
Oaks English
English variant spelling of Oakes and Americanized form of Jewish Ochs.
Oakwell English
Probably either from the former village of Oakwell-in-the-Blean in the county of Kent, or Ockwell Manor, and again a former village, near Bray, in Berkshire
Oates English
Patronymic from the Middle English personal name Ode (see Ott).
Oatfield English
Means "oat field". Cognate of Haberfeld
Oatis English
Altered spelling of Otis, itself a variant of Oates.
Oatridge English
From an unidentified place called Oatridge apparently named with Old English hrycg ‘ridge’ as the final element.
Oats English
Variation of Oates.
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Oba Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).
Obaldia Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic)
Obaldia comes from the Proto-Euskera or Proto-Basque (ancient Basque languaje) that is Dovaltia (also known as Dobaldia). Its meaning is pear tree or european wild pear.
Obama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
O'Bannon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Banáin meaning "descendant of Banán", a given name representing a diminutive of ban meaning "white".
Obara Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.
Obar Neithich Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Abernathy.
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Obata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata 2).
Ōbayashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Obayashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).
Ó Beargha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Barry.
Obeid Arabic (Anglicized)
Meaning "humble servant", based on name Ubayd
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