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Okita JapaneseFrom Japanese 沖
(oki) meaning "open sea" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okitani JapaneseOki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
Okkotsu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 乙骨 (
Okkotsu), a variant reading and spelling of 乙事 (
Okkoto), an area in the town of Fujimi in the district of Suwa in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.
Okmees EstonianOkmees is an Estonian surname meaning "branch/twig man".
Ōkōchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内
(kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".
Okocimski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Okocim.
Okota Japanese (Rare)This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Okoturo NigerianA surname most popular in Nigeria; meaning currently unknown.
Okroj KashubianThe name has been in existence in the Kashubian region for centuries.
Oks EstonianOks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".
Oksmaa EstonianOksmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bough/branch land".
Oktyabrsky RussianMeaning "October" in Russian, it often refers to the October Revolution of November 1917, a coup led by Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and the Bolshevik Party.
Oku JapaneseOku means "secluded","further out". Manami Oku is a J-pop singer.
Oku JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥 (
oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son,
Naka 2 for the middle son, and
Kuchi for the youngest son.
Ōkubo JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久
(ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保
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Okuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okudaira JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 平
(taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Okui JapaneseOku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Okukawa Japanese (Rare)Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.
Ōkuma JapaneseCombination of the kanji 大 (
ō, "big, great") or 逢 (
ō, "meeting") and 熊 (
kuma, "bear") or 隈 (
kuma, "recess, corner, shade")
Okuna PolishPolish (also Okuła): nickname for a lame person, from okuleć ‘to stumble or founder’, Old Polish okułac.
Okuno JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ōkura JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉
(kura) or 蔵
(kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".
Okusawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Okuse JapaneseOku means "secluded, further out, inside, interior" and se means "river,inlet".
Okutsu JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 津
(tsu) meaning "port, harbour".
Olabarria BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous river in the municipality of Markina-Xemein.
Olabeaga BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Bilbo.
Olaetxea BasqueThis indicates familial origin near the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Legazpi.
Olagaraia BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Etxalar.
Olague BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Anue.
Olah HungarianOláh (Olah) is a Hungarian surname that means Vlach/Romanian. A similar word is Olasz, meaning "Italian".Hungarian (Oláh): ethnic name from Hungarian oláh ‘Romanian’, old form volách, from vlach ‘Italian’, ‘speaker of a Romance language’.
Olano BasqueProvince of Araba, so named from ola 'forge', 'ironworks' + the diminutive suffix -no.
Olari EstonianOlari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Olatunji Yoruba"Olatunji" is a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "Wealth awakes again".
Old EnglishFrom Middle English
old, not necessarily implying old age, but rather used to distinguish an older from a younger bearer of the same personal name.
Oldham Englishhabitational name from Oldham in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English
ald "old" and Old Norse
holmr "island water meadow" or
eald "old" and
ham "farmstead" meaning either "old lands" or "old farm".
Oldknow EnglishOriginally "Oldknoll"; deriving from the word
knoll meaning ''hill''.
Oldroyd EnglishDerived from Old English
euld meaning "old" and
royd meaning "clearing".
Ole EstonianOle is an Estonian surname meaning "exist" or "entity".
Oley EnglishWas my mother's fathers name. Also my mother's brother.
Olin English, DutchEnglish or Dutch name meaning either "from a low lying area" or from the word Hollander meaning "one from the Netherlands" a country well known for a low lying landscape.
Olin SwedishCombination of the unexplained element
o-/
oh- and the common surname suffix
-lin. A notable bearer is Swedish actress Lena Olin (b. 1955).
Oliphant EnglishMeans "elephant" (from Middle English, Old French and Middle High German
olifant "elephant"), perhaps used as a nickname for a large cumbersome person, or denoting someone who lived in a building distinguished by the sign of an elephant.
Olissaar EstonianOlissaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õli" meaning "oil/fat" and "saar" meaning "island".
Oliva Italian, SpanishOf uncertain origin: derived either from a nickname to those who picked, worked with or sold olives, or from the given name
Oliva.
Olivares SpanishHabitational name from any of several places named
Olivares, from the plural of Spanish
olivar meaning "olive grove". Compare Portuguese and Galician
Oliveira.
Olivas CatalanVariant spelling of Olives, habitational name from Olives in Girona province, or a topographic name from the plural of Oliva.
Olive FrenchGiven to someone who worked with olives from old french
olive "olive" ultimately latin
oliva "olive".
Olivera SpanishComes from the Latin etymology related to olive trees, olive grees and olives.
Oliveras CatalanCatalan: variant spelling of the topographic name
Oliveres, from the plural of olivera ‘olive tree’, or a habitational name from Las Oliveras in Murcia province.
Olivo Italian, SpanishTopographic name from
olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name
Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Oll EstonianOll is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine give name "Olev".
Ollis EnglishUnexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.
Olloki BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Esteribar.
Olmre EstonianOlmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".
O'lonain IrishDerived from
lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with
O ("grandson; male descendant").
Olszański PolishName for someone from a place called Olszany or Olszanica, both derived from Polish
olsza meaning "alder".
Olufsen DanishPatronymic form of the Old Norse personal name "Anleifr", or "Oluf", which is composed of the elements "ans", god and "leifr", a relic.
Ölund SwedishCombination of Swedish
ö "island" and
lund "groove".
Ōmae JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 前
(mae) meaning "front, forward".
O'mara IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from
meadhair "mirth".
Õmblus EstonianÕmblus is an Estonian surname meaning "seam" and "stitching".
Omelchuk RussianThis name migrates from Russia/Belarus and has also been found in the Island of Cyprus. The name could be attributed to the surname 'Damon' disapearing as there was a 'Damon' family in the 1600's with locations unknown... [
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Omerbegović BosnianDerived from
Omer and
beg, a title of Turko-Mongol origin meaning ''chief'' or ''commander''.
Omnes BasqueOf uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
Omori JapaneseFrom the Japanese 大 (
o) "big" and 森 (
mori) "forest," "woods."
Ōmoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 本
(moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Omtzigt DutchDerived from Dutch
omzicht meaning "cautious, careful, circumspection", ultimately from the verb
omzien meaning "to look around". It may have originated in a Dutch village with several farms named
Omzicht, or as a nickname for a cautious person... [
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Ōmura JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 村
(mura) meaning "town, village".
Omura JapaneseO means "big, huge, great" and mura means "bamlet, village". ... [
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Omuraliev KyrgyzFrom the name
Omur (the Kyrgyz form of
Umar) or the Kyrgyz word өмүр
(ömür) meaning "life, breath" combined with the name
Ali 1.
Oña SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Onai ShonaOnai means "See, observe". #It is a name that calls the hearer to see or observe that which happened".
Öncü TurkishMeans "innovator, pioneer, trailblazer" in Turkish.
Onda JapaneseFrom Japanese 恩
(on) meaning "obligation" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ong EstonianOng is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/hook".
Öngo EstonianÖngo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/pole" or from the village of Õngu in Hiiu County.
Onna EstonianOnna is an Estonian surname derived from "onn", meaning "cabin" and "shack".