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Miyagi JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城
(gi) meaning "castle".
Miyaguchi JapaneseFrom the Japanese 宮 (
miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (
guchi or
kuchi) "mouth," "opening."
Miyahara JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Miyaichi JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [
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Miyako Japanese (Rare)Miyako means "capital" in vocabulary, but as a last name, it's written in the same characters as Kyoto.
Miyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間
(ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深
(mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Miyamizu JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.
Miyano JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Miyaoka JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 岡
(oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Miyara JapaneseFrom the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 良 (
ra) "good."
Miyares AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Piloña.
Miyatō JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Miyawaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇
(waki) meaning "side".
Miyazato JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里
(sato) meaning "village".
Miyazono JapaneseFrom Japanese 宮 (
miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (
sono) meaning "garden, park".... [
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Miyoshi JapaneseFrom Japanese 三 (Mi) meaning "Three" and 芳 (Yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".
Mizoe JapaneseFrom 溝 (
mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 江 (
e) meaning "river, inlet, bay".
Mizoguchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 溝
(mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口
(kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Mizrahi HebrewFrom Hebrew מִזְרָחִי
(mizrakhí) meaning "East, eastern".
Mizui JapaneseMizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Mizukawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 水
(mizu) meaning "water" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Mizuta JapaneseFrom Japanese 水
(mizu) meaning "water" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mizutama JapaneseFrom Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Mješicy SorbianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.
Mkerref Berber (Modern, Rare)Mkerref originated from the 1950s in Tangier, Morocco. The surname is rare and its holders have riffian (amazigh) roots, known as the Temsamanis originally. ... [
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Młodychowiak PolishHabitational name for somebody who comes from the district of Młodych in Poland.
Mo ChineseAccording to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern-day Pingxiang County, Hebei) and took it as their surname... [
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Moat ScottishHabitational name from either of two places in Dumfriesshire called Moat, named from Middle English mote ‘moat’, ‘ditch’, originally referring to the whole system of fortifications. In some cases it may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a moated dwelling.
Moberg SwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and
berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Moberley EnglishEnglish habitational name from Mobberley in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘clearing with a fortified site where assemblies are held’, from
(ge)mot ‘meeting’, ‘assembly’ +
burh ‘enclosure’, ‘fortification’ +
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Möbius GermanPatronymic surname derived from the given name Bartholomäus, the German form of Bartholomew.
Mochida JapaneseFrom Japanese 持
(mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mockford EnglishMockford comes from "Mocca's ford", with Mocca being an Old English name of uncertain origin. An alternative theory is that it comes from "Motholfr's ford" from the Old Norse meaning "renown-wolf". Either way, Mockford was once a place in Sussex, near Rottingdean, and it is from there that most branches of the name originate.
Mockler English, IrishMight derived from Gaelic names
Ó Mochlair or
Mac Mochlair, where
moch means "swift."
Moclin SpanishA town positioned outside of Granada and Toledo Spain, its current occupants number in the thousands. But, 700’s this town was positioned in a mist of sprawling Moorish control. And, for the next 800 years, it was the epic center of Europe’s culture and medicine... [
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Modderman DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
modder "mud", this name used to denote a dustman, a garbage man.
Modén SwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of
Modig.
Modi IndianModi was borne by Gujarati and Parsi people. There is a clan called Modi among the Oswal Banias.
Modigliani ItalianUsed by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of
Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Modrić CroatianFamous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.
Modrić CroatianDerived from Croatian
mȍdar meaning "blue", most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes. It can also be a habitational name for someone from any of the various places called
Modrić,
Modrič,
Modrići,
Modrića,
Modruš or
Modřice in Croatia... [
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Modzelewski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Modzel or Modzele, both derived from Polish
modzel meaning "callus".
Moes DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym
Moespot "vegetable pot".
Moffatt ScottishMeans "person from Moffatt", Dumfries and Galloway ("long plain").
Moghadam PersianMeans "first, ahead, forward" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم
(muqaddam).
Mogi JapaneseFrom 茂 (
mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (
gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [
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Mogren SwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and
gren "branch".
Mohajeri PersianDerived from Persian مهاجر
(mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Mohorko SloveneIt comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Moilanen FinnishMeaning uncertain, features the
nen suffix commonly found in surnames of Savo-Karelian origin.
Mõisaäär EstonianMõisaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "manor edge/periphery".
Mokh RussianDerived from Russian мох
(mokh) meaning "moss".
Mol DutchMeans "mole (animal)" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for someone with poor eyesight or who was known for digging, an occupational name for a mole catcher, or a habitational name for someone from Mol in the Antwerp province, Belgium.
Molchan Russian, UkrainianFrom the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
Mole EnglishMole is (in some but not all cases) the English form of the German Möhl meaning mill.
Molena VenetianFrom Venetian
mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.
Molin SwedishCombination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix
-in.
Molinares SpanishDerived from Spanish
molina meaning "mill". Possibly an occupational name for a mill worker.
Molinaro ItalianOccupational name for a miller, derived from Italian
mulino meaning "mill".
Molinarolo ItalianProbably from a person's occupation, with
molino/
mulino meaning "mill" in Italian. The second part may come from
rullo, meaning "a roller" or "I roll."
Molla BengaliMeans "mullah (an Islamic religious scholar)" in Bengali, ultimately from from Persian ملا
(molla).
Mollet FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".
Molotov RussianFrom Russian молот
(molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
Molyneux FrenchPossibly a habitational name from Moulineux, meaning "mill of the waters", or derives from the Old French name De Molines or De Moulins, meaning "mill". The surname has been linked to a large French family that settled in Lancashire from France.
Mom KhmerMeans "angle, corner" or "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Momiyama JapaneseFrom 樅 (
momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (
momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain, hill".