Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Argentis GreekMeans "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair. Greek version of the Italian surname
Argenti.
Argento ItalianMeans "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair.
Argenziano ItalianDerived from a diminutive of the given name
Argenzio, ultimately from Latin
argenteus meaning "silver". A famous bearer was American actor Carmen Argenziano (1943-2019).
Argimon CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous castle in the municipality of Riudarenes.
Argindegi Basque (Rare)Means "stonecutter’s workshop" in Basque, derived from
(h)argin "stonecutter, mason" and
-tegi "house, workshop; place of".
Argomaniz SpanishSpanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Argomaniz (In Castilian: Argómaniz) In The Araba/Álava Province.
Arguello SpanishIt had its cradle in the so-called Brotherhood of Argüello, formed by the councils of Val de Lugueros, Mediana de Argüello and La Tercia del Camino (León), from where its branches spread throughout Spain.
Argueta SpanishThis surname was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.
Arguijo SpanishSpanish: Habitational Name From A Place Called Arguijo In Zamora Province.
Argyle Scottish, Scottish GaelicFrom the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [
more]
Argyll Scottish, Scottish GaelicFrom the regional name Argyll, a county of southwestern Scotland, named in Gaelic as
Earre Ghàidheal ‘coast of the Gaels’. Argyll was the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by Gaelic speakers from Ireland from the 6th century onwards... [
more]
Arı TurkishMeans "bee" or "clean, pure" in Turkish.
Arica TurkishLikely refers to a village in the Gercüş district of Batman Province.
Arica AymaraRefers to a place in modern day Chile near the border of Peru.
Arichi JapaneseAri means "have, possess, exist" and chi means "ground, soil".
Ariga JapaneseFrom Japanese 有
(ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀
(ka) meaning "congratulation".
Arige TeluguThis name is famous surname in telugu states of South India.
Arikiyo JapaneseAri means "exist, have, possess" and kiyo means "pure, clean".
Arikun ThaiPossibly from Thai อารย (
araya) meaning "superior, noble, civilized" and กุล (
kun), a transcription of Pali
kula meaning "clan".
Arimoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 有 (
ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 元 (
moto) meaning "foundation, basis, origin" or 本 (
moto) meaning "source, root, base, origin".
Arino JapaneseAri means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".
Ariosto ItalianFrom the Germanic given name
Ariost, meaning "battle-ready". A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533).
Ariq English (American)This name means a men with many gifts. The first person with the name spelled as this was an gangbanger from Covington, Kentucky. He died in 1998.
Arisaka JapaneseFrom Japanese 有 (
ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (
saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Arise JapaneseAri means "exist, have, possess" and se means "ripple".
Arisen English (Modern)From a Dutch surname that means "son of
Aris 2". In The Netherlands, this name is never used as a first name, since Dutch law strictly prohibits the use of surnames as first names... [
more]
Aristava AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz name Арстаа
(Arstaa) ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek personal name
Aristarchus.
Aristizabal BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous farmhouse in Gipuzkoa.
Arisugawa JapaneseNotable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.
Arita JapaneseFrom Japanese 有
(ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aritomi JapaneseAri means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".
Aritzala Basque (Rare)From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque
haritz "oak tree" and
ala "pasture, meadow".
Aritzaleta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.
Ariyama JapaneseAri means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".
Ariyapala SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit आर्य
(arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and पाल
(pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Ariyasu JapaneseFrom 有 (
ari) meaning "to possess to exist" and 安 (
yasu) meaning "peace, low, cheap, relax".
Ariyawansa SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit आर्य
(arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and वंश
(vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Ariza CatalanCastilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.
Ariza SpanishSpanish: habitational name from a place so named in Zaragoza province in Aragón.
Ariza JapaneseFrom 有 (
ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (
za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".
Arizkun BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Arjas EstonianArjas is an Estonian surname, a corruption of the Estonian word "harjas" meaning "bristle" and "quill".
Arjmand PersianMeans "precious, valuable, honourable, esteemed" in Persian.
Arkaia BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Arkhangelsky RussianHabitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (
oblast) of Russia.
Arlegi BasqueFrom the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque
(h)egi "slope, hillside; edge, border" combined with either
(h)arri "stone",
arlo "field", or
erle "bee" as a first element.
Arlen AmericanOf uncertain origin. Possibly a form of the German name
Erlen or a Gaelic name meaning "pledge" or "oath".
Arlinghaus GermanPerhaps a habitational name from Oerlinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Arlington EnglishLocation name that refers to a settlement associated with a personal name reduced to
Arl- plus the Anglo-Saxon patronymic element
-ing- then the element
-ton denoting a "settlement"... [
more]
Arlott EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a ne'er-do-well (from Middle English
harlot or
arlot "vagabond, base fellow"; "prostitute" is a 15th-century development). This surname was borne by Jack Arlott (1914-1991), a British journalist, poet and cricket commentator.
Arlotta SicilianFrom the French personal name Arlot, recorded in the Latinized form Arolottus from the 13th century.
Armand Pilon FrenchArmand is the original surname, and it is a French modification from a German surname. The original being Hartmann, that spelled by a francophone becomes Armand.... [
more]
Armas SpanishOccupational name for an arms maker or soldier, from Spanish
armas meaning "arms, weapons".
Armellino ItalianItalian: of uncertain origin; possibly from a masculinized form of Armellina, an old female personal name derived from Latin animula, a diminutive of anima ‘spirit’, ‘soul’.
Armendariz Spanish, BasqueVariant of Basque
Armendaritze, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze, or directly from a patronymic form of the Basque personal name
Armendari or
Armentari, from Latin
Armentarius "herdsman".
Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, PortugueseEthnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of
Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (
Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [
more]
Armenteros SpanishHabitational name from either of two places called Armenteros, in the provinces of Ávila and Salamanca, from the plural of
armenatero meaning ‘cowherd’, from Latin armenta ‘herd(s)’.
Armijo SpanishDerived from the Spanish adjetive "armigero", meaning "one who bears arms". First found in the Northern Region of Spain in Cantabria. Alternate spellings include: Armijos, Armigo, and Armija.
Armitage EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived on or near a hermitage or a habitational for places so called, derived from Middle English
ermitage. A famous bearer of the name is English actor Richard Crispin Armitage (1971-).
Armona PortugueseIt indicates familial origin on the eponymous island in the municipality of Olhão.
Armour Scottish, Northern IrishFrom Middle English, Old French
armure, blended with the agent noun
armer (see
Armer), hence an occupational name for a maker of arms and armor. The collective noun armure denoted offensive weapons as well as the more recently specialized sense of protective gear.
Ärmpalu EstonianÄrmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
Armväärt EstonianArmväärt is an Estonian surname meaning "blessing/grace worth".
Arn German (Swiss)From the name of a place in Switzerland. Otherwise derived from Middle High German
arn "eagle"
Arne Norwegian (Rare)From the name of a place called Arna, derived either from Old Norse
ǫrn "eagle" or from an Indo-European root meaning "to stream, to flow".
Arnett EnglishDerived from
Arnold, a pet name perhaps. Also could be from /arn/ "eagle" and /ett/, a diminutive.
Arnott ScottishHabitational name from a place called Arnot, near Kinross
Aronis GreekThe surname is derived from the name
Aaron, already attested in the Byzantine period, carried by a Byzantine-Bulgarian family.
Arora Indian, Hindi, PunjabiFrom the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और
(aur) meaning "more, also".
Arouet FrenchA famous bearer was French philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), whose birth name was François-Marie Arouet.
Arousi Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, ArabicYemenite Jewish and Arabic name possibly deriving from Arabic words
aroosi, "bridal, relating to a wedding",
rousi, "groom".
El Aroussi, a variant, is found densely in Morocco and Francophone populations (France, Canada).
Aroztegi BasqueFrom the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, meaning "carpenter’s workshop, blacksmith’s shop" in Basque, ultimately derived from
arotz "carpenter, blacksmith" and
-tegi "house, workshop; place of".
Arquette FrenchFrom arquet meaning "little bow" or "little arch" (diminutive of arche, from Latin arcus). It was originally an occupational name for an archer, but the French word arquet(te) is also found in the sense 'market trader' (originally, perhaps, one with a stall underneath an arch)... [
more]
Arra Galician, SicilianHabitational name from a place in Galicia called Arra, this surname was also found in some parts of Sicily.
Arrano BasqueDerived from the Basque word "Arranoa", meaning eagle.
Arredondo Spanishhabitational name from a place in Cantabria named Arredondo possibly from redondo 'round' because of the roundish shape of the hill on which it stands.
Arregi BasqueDerived from Basque
(h)arri "stone, rock" and
-egi "place".
Arretxea BasqueFrom the name of a hamlet in south-western France, derived from Basque
(h)arri "stone, rock" and
etxe "house, home, building".
Arrhenius Swedish (Rare)The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek
ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name,
Kapfelman)... [
more]
Arrigo ItalianItalian: from the medieval personal name Arrigo, a variant of Enrico.
Arrigunaga BasqueFrom the name of a beach in the municipality of Getxo, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
(h)arri "stone, rock" combined with
gune "place, area" and the collective suffix
-aga.
Arrillaga BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Usurbil, Spain, derived from Basque
(h)arri "stone, rock" and a variant form of
(h)iri "town, city" combined with
-aga "place of, abundance of".
Arro EstonianArro is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "aroom", meaning "fragrant". Possibly a corruption of "aru", meaning "upland meadow".
Arroitz BasqueFrom the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
(h)arri "stone, rock".
Arrotino ItalianOccupational name meaning "knife-sharpener, knife-grinder" in Italian.
Arrue BasqueDerived from Basque
arro "ravine, basin, hollow" and the toponymic suffix
-une.
Arscott EnglishFrom the the words
ars, of unexplained origin, and
cot "cottage, small house"
Arsenault French (Acadian)From French
arsenal meaning "workshop". This is the occupational surname for someone who worked at an arsenal.
Arshavin RussianDerives from the Russian word
arshav, which is related to the term for "a measure" or "a yard," indicating a possible connection to trade or craftsmanship.
Arshba AbkhazMost likely from a contracted form of Arabic أَرْشَد
(ʾaršad) meaning "most sensible, most reasonable" or Persian ارشد
(arshad) "senior, superior, eldest" combined with Abkhaz аԥа
(āpā) "son".
Artabia Basque (Rare)From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Allin, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque
arte "oak (tree), evergreen oak, holm oak" or
arto "millet; corn, maize" combined with the suffix
-be "lower part".
Arteaga BasqueDerived from Basque
arte "oak tree; holm oak, evergreen oak" and
-aga "place of, group of".
Artell English (American)Artell is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Artell family when they emigrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Artell comes from the Dutch surname Van Arkel. The name Van Arkel may spring from the Anglo-Saxon form of Hercules, which is Ercol.