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Mao ChineseFrom Chinese 毛
(máo) referring to the ancient region of Mao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province. A notable bearer of this surname was Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong (1893-1976).
Maoka JapaneseFrom 真 (
ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (
oka) meaning "hill, knoll".
Maouloud Western AfricanDerived from Arabic مولود
(mawlud) meaning "born, newborn", used to refer to the مولد
(Mawlid) observance of the birth of the Islamic Prophet
Muhammad (chiefly Mauritanian).
Mapes English, Welshvariant of
Mabe, which itself is a variant of
Mabb, characterized by a genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s and the devoicing of b to p. All derived from the given name
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Maple EnglishName for a person who lived near a maple tree, from Middle English
mapel, and Old English
mapul.
Maples EnglishVariant of
Maple, probably a name for plural
Maple, a famous bearer of this name is
Marla Maples (1963-).
Mapp EnglishFrom a variant of the medieval female personal name
Mabbe, a shortened form of
Amabel. A fictional bearer is Elizabeth Mapp, busybodyish spinster in the 'Mapp and Lucia' novels of E.F. Benson.
Maqueda SpanishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Maqueron FrenchOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Picard
maqueron "chin" (in which case this would have been a pejorative nickname for someone with a protruding chin) and a diminutive of
Macquart.
Maquet FrenchFrom a derivative of
bac ‘tub’, also ‘ferry’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or for a boatman.... [
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Maquiling Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)Derived from Tagalog
makiling meaning "uneven, crooked, bent." This name was given in honor of Maria Makiling. She is said to be the protector of Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.
Mar SwissThe surname Mar has roots from Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. MAR: topographic name for someone living by the sea, from mar ‘sea’ (Latin mare). German: nickname from Middle High German mar(w) ‘tender’, ‘delicate’.
Marable French, EnglishFrom the feminine personal name
Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis "marvelous", "wonderful" (in the sense "extraordinary").
Maragh IndianMeans "king" in Hindu. Due to the vast amount of Indian emigrates in Jamaica, this is a common name there and also refers to a teacher of Rastafarianism.
Maran EstonianMaran is an Estonian surname meaning "cinquefoil" and "common tormentil" (species: "Potentilla erecta").
Marano ItalianHabitational name from any of various places named with the Latin personal name
Marius and the suffix
-anu.
Marasco ItalianMeans "morello, morello cherry" in Italian, derived from Latin
amarus "bitter".
Marcantonio ItalianAncient family, called Marcantonio or Di Marcantonio, of clear and ancestral virtue, flourished in Abruzzo.
Marcet CatalanMarcet is a name that roughly translates to "Seven Seas" or "The Sea and the Sky" in the Catalan language. The name is unusual in the United States but very common in areas of Spain such as Barcelona, and in neighboring France.
March EnglishFrom the English word meaning, "to walk stiffly and proudly" or possibly from the month.
Marchant French, English, SpanishVariant of
Marchand, from French
marchand meaning "merchant, mercantile". Though it is of French origin, it was transferred into the Spanish-speaking world, especially Chile, by French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
Marchena SpanishThis indicates familial origin within either of 4 Andalusian localities or 1 Murcian locality.
Marchese ItalianFrom the title of rank
marchése "marquis" (in Italy the rank immediately below that of duke), probably applied as a nickname for someone who behaved like a marquis, or an occupational name for a servant in the household of a marquis... [
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Marchesini ItalianDerived from the Latin word “marchese,” which means “marquis.” It is a title of nobility that was used in medieval Italy and referred to the leader of a march or border region. It likely refers to someone who was descended from or associated with a marquis or who held a similar position of authority in a border region.
Marchione ItalianNickname from
marchione ‘marquis’, from medieval Latin
marchio, genitive
marchionis, from Germanic
marka ‘borderland’
Marciszewski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Marcisze or Marciszów.
Marcus EnglishMarcus is a surname derived from the given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan "mar" which means "to harvest"), or referring to the god Mars... [
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Marengo ItalianHabitational name from Marengo in Alessandria Province or Marengo-Talloria in Cuneo. From Maréngo, Marénco, meaning Of The Sea, Maritime (Medieval Latin Marincus from Mare ‘Sea’), which were often used as personal names or nicknames in the Middle Ages.
Marfil SpanishMeans "ivory" in Spanish (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Margaryan ArmenianMeans "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ
(margarē) "prophet".
Margulis HebrewMargulis is a surname that is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word מרגלית (Israeli Hebrew /maʁɡaˈlit/), meaning 'pearl,'
Marhanatelevocic ObscureMy Father And Mother Combined Their Last Name. My Mother's Was Marhana And My Dad's Was Televocic.
Mari EstonianMari is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name), meaning "berry".
Mari Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 鞠 (
mari) meaning a type of ancient football used by courtiers.
Marigo ItalianEither from Venetian
marigo "mayor of a rural village", or from the given name
Amerigo.
Marín GalicianThis indicates familial origin within either of 4 eponymous localities: the municipality in the Comarca of O Morrazo, the neighborhood of the parish of Xubial, the neighborhood of the parish of Camos in the municipality of Nigrán, or the neighborhood of the parish of Fiestras in the municipality of Silleda.
Marinaro ItalianOccupational name for a sailor from
marinaro (from Late Latin
marinus derived from
mare "sea").
Mariner English, CatalanOccupational name from Middle English
mariner "sailor seaman boatman" (Anglo-Norman French
mariner Old French
marinier marnier merinier) Catalan
mariner (from Late Latin
marinarius a derivative of
marinus "marine").
Marinetti ItalianVariant of
Marino. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944), considered to be the founder of Futurism.
Mariño GalicianIt indicates familial origin within either of 4 neighborhoods: Mariño in the parish of Marei in the municipality of Corgo, Mariño in the parish of Santaia de Rairiz in the municipality of Santiso, O Mariño in the parish of Taboexa in the municipality of As Neves, or O Mariño in the parish of Goiáns in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Mario ItalianThere's a popular character named Mario, and his brother, Luigi. Together; they're the Super Mario Bros. They've been very popular since the 80's and came out with the greatest games throughout the 90's, 00's, 10's, and 20's.
Marjoribanks ScottishReputedly from the name of a Scottish estate (
Ratho-Marjoribankis) bestowed on Robert the Bruce's daughter
Marjorie on her marriage in 1316... [
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Mark English, German, DutchTopographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Old High German
marka "border, boundary, march". The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see
Marker) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.
Markell EnglishHabitational name from various locations in England containing the Old English element
mearc (from Old Germanic
markō) meaning "border, boundary".
Marker GermanStatus name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German
merkære.
Markham EnglishEnglish name from a place in Nottinghamshire, named in Old English as 'homestead at a (district) boundary', from
mearc 'boundary' +
ham 'homestead'. English surname used as an equivalent of Gaelic
Ó Marcacháin 'descendant of Marcachán', a diminutive of Marcach (see Markey).
Markina BasqueFrom the town of Markina in the Basque county of Spain.
Markland EnglishFrom Old English
mearc meaning "boundary" and
lanu meaning "lane", it is a habitational name from a place in the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It can also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of border or boundary land, or a status name for someone who held land with an annual value of one mark.
Markley EnglishFrom Old English
mearc meaning "border, mark" combined with
leah meaning "clearing, grove."
Marklund SwedishCombination of Swedish
mark "ground, field" and
lund "grove".
Marks EnglishThis surname is derived either from the name
Mark or from Old English
mearc meaning "border, mark."
Marksman EnglishAn occupational surname indicating a person who was a hunter, especially a skilled one.