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Metrejon Louisiana Creole (?), French (?)Maiden surname of Constance Leto (nee Metrejon). She was born in Louisiana and has Cajun(French) ancestry. The Metrejon line is traced back to Joseph Marie Maitrejean, who was born c. 1778, in Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, an island off the coast of Brittany.
Mētriņš LatvianThe name is a combination of "mētra", the Latvian word for mint and -iņš, a suffix commonly used for Latvian male surnames.
Metsäniemi FinnishFinnish surname derived from metsä meaning forest and niemi meaning peninsula.
Metsavaht EstonianMetsavaht is an Estonian surname meaning "forest guard" and "forest warden".
Metsik EstonianMetsik is an Estonian surname meaning "wild" and " ferocious".
Metslang EstonianMetslang is an Estonian surname meaning "forest cutting area"; derived from the compounds "mets "forest" and "lank" (cutting area).
Metsnõmm EstonianMetsnõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "forest heath/moorland".
Metsola FinnishFrom Finnish
metso meaning "wood grouse, capercaillie" and the suffix
-la indicating a place. Metsola is the realm of forests in Finnish mythology.
Metwally Arabic (Egyptian)From Arabic متولي
(mutawalli) meaning "responsible, entrusted with, charged with", ultimately from the word تَوَلَّى
(tawalla) meaning "to take charge of, to take control of".
Meusburger German (Austrian)The history of this last name is that it means "Mountain Dweller." Being as part of the Austrian surnames, it's a widely used one in it's home country. A few brothers had gone to various countries, as of now there is Meusburgers in Columbia, as well as the United States and throughout Europe... [
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Meutstege DutchPossibly from Dutch
meute meaning "pack, crowd" and
steeg meaning "alleyway, lane, narrow path". Dutch former soccer player Wim Meutstege (1952-) bears this name.
Mewborn EnglishRare English name. The only place I have found it in the phone directory (other than several small towns in eastern North Carolina) is in Northumberland, UK. The word mew has to do with stables, and of course born is an English word.
Mézec BretonMézec derives from mezeg which means physician in Breton
Mezzadonna ItalianMeans "half a woman" in Italian, from
mezza "half" and
donna "lady, woman".
Mezzanotte ItalianMeans "midnight" in Italian, perhaps given to someone who was born at midnight.
Mezzasalma ItalianFrom Italian
mezza "half" and
salma, an archaic term for a small unit of land, indicating that the bearer was not very wealthy.
Salma also coincides with an Italian word meaning "corpse".
Mheenak ThaiFrom Thai มีนัก (Minak) meaning "of Khmer royalty or nobility".... [
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Mian Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, SindhiFrom an honorific title used on the Indian subcontinent meaning "lord, master, sir" or "prince", derived from Persian میان
(miyan) meaning "middle, centre, between".
Miano ItalianHabitational name from Miano in Naples, Parma, and Teramo; Miane in Treviso; or Mian in Belluno.
Miao ChineseFrom Chinese 缪 (
miào), another name for Duke Mu of Lu, an ancient official whose name (穆) had the same pronunciation as the character 缪. After his death, his descendants adopted 缪 as their surname.
Miao ChineseFrom Chinese 苗
(miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout", also referring to the ancient fief of Miao, which existed in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Michail GreekA common last name in Greece. Probably from the Archangel Michael who appeared to the Virgin Mary with a lily.
Michalk Sorbiana last name of Sorbian origin, literally means "little Michael", spelling has been anglicized.
Michalsky PolishA variant of
Michalski. "Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Michale in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Michały in Masovian Voivodeship both named with the personal name Michał (see Michal ). Jewish (from Poland): patronymic from the personal name Michal." ... [
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Michishige JapaneseFrom Japanese 道 (
michi) meaning "road" and 重 (
shige) meaning "greater degree"
Michizoe JapaneseFrom the Japanese 道 (
michi) "road," "way," "path" and 添 (
zoe or
soe) "addition," "add-on," "improvememnt."
Mick German, DutchOccupational name from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch
micke "(wheat or rye) bread". Alternatively, a Germanized form of
Mik.
Mickiewicz PolishPolish form of
Mitskevich. A notable bearer is Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), the Polish poet of Belarusian origin.
Micklethwaite EnglishHabitational name for a person from several places inside West Yorkshire, all derived from Old Norse
mikill "great, large" and
þveit "clearing, pasture".
Mickley FrenchIt originated when an immigrant family named Michelet came to New York from Northern France. Because they had a foreign surname, they made up the names Mickley and Michelin. The originator was Jean Jacques Michelet (John Jacob Mickley), a private in the Revolutionary War... [
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Mídeno GuancheFrom Guanche
*mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.
Midford EnglishHabitational name for someone from Mitford in Northumberland.
Midler EnglishNickname for a person who causes trouble or meddles in the affairs of others, derived from Middle English
medeler meaning "meddler, troublemaker, one who interferes". This name is borne by the American singer, actress and comedienne Bette Midler (1945-).
Midōmaru Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 御 (
mi-), a prefix added to emphasize beauty, 堂 (
dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", and 丸 (
maru) meaning "circle, sphere", referring to a round land.
Midthun Norwegian (?)A habitational name of western Norway descent from Old Norse mith 'middle' + tún 'enclosure farmstead.'
Midtsjø NorwegianDerived from Norwegian
midte meaning "middle, center" and
sjø meaning "sea, lake".
Miedinger GermanHabitational name for someone from Meitingen in Württemberg.
Mielke GermanDerived from a diminutive of the given name
Milogost and other Slavic given names beginning with the element
mil-.
Mier DutchDerived from Dutch
mier "ant", perhaps denoting an industrious person.
Mieras CatalanCastilianized form of
Mieres, a habitational name from Catalan and Asturian-Leonese Mieres, towns in Catalonia and Asturies.
Mifune JapaneseFrom Japanese 三
(mi) meaning "three" or 御
(mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟
(fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Miga PolishNickname from a derivative migac ‘to twinkle or wink’.
Mignano ItalianPossibly taken from the Mignano Monte Lungo commune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania.
Mignogna ItalianIn part a Southern Italian a habitational name from Mignogna, a minor place in Foggia province.
Mihkli EstonianMihkli is an Estonian surname, derived from the masculine given name "Mihkel" (a cogante of "Michael").
Mijangos SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Cuesta Urria.
Mika PolishA shortened form of the Polish version of
Michaelson, which became a family name earlier on.
Mikalauskas LithuanianA Lithuanian surname. Lithuanian surnames have a base which would be Mikalausk for this name. If you are a male in the family your name would change to Mikalauskas. If you are female that is married your surname would be Mikalauskiene... [
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Miki JapaneseFrom Japanese 三
(mi) meaning "three" and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Mikk EstonianMikk is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a shortened form of the masculine given name Mihkel (a variant of Michael).
Mikkel EstonianMikkel is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); an Estonian variant of "Michael".
Mikkelsaar EstonianMikkelsaar is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Mikkel (Mihkel)" and "saar", meaning island; "Mikkel's island".
Mikumo JapaneseMi can mean "beautiful" or "three" and kumo means "cloud".
Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, RussianFrom the given name
Milan, a derivative of names such as
Bohumil and
Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements
mil or
milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Milanés Spanishhabitational name for someone from Milan in Italy (see
Milano) from milanés an adjectival form of the place name. Variant of
Milan.
Milanesi ItalianIt comes from the Italian city of Milan, in Lombardia (northern Italy), where it is most used
Mildmay EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for an inoffensive person (literally "mild maiden").