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Mecklenburg German, JewishRegional name for someone from this province in northern Germany. Derived from Old Saxon
mikil "big, great" and
burg "castle".
Mecone Italian (Modern, Rare)Giuseppe Meconi (Febuary 1860-April 21,1921) was born in San Massimo, Campbasso Province, Italy. Giuseppe arrived in Pennsylvania, United States in the late 1880s and married Elizabeth Magyar in 1885... [
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Medellin SpanishHabitational name from a place so named in Badajoz province Latin (Caecilia) Metellina derived from the name of a 1st-century Roman proconsul in Spain Cecilio Metello Pio.
Medici ItalianPatronymic or plural form of
Medico. Medici is the family name of one of Italy's most powerful families.
Medico ItalianOccupational name for a physician, Italian medico (Latin
medicus, from
medere "to heal").
Medley EnglishHabitational name, either a variant of
Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname,
Mada (probably a derivative of
mad ‘foolish’) +
leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with
middel ‘middle’ +
eg ‘island’... [
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Medrano SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Mée FrenchFrench habitational name from places called (Le) Mée in Mayenne, Eure-et-Loir, and Seine-et-Marne, derived from Old French
me(i)s ‘farmstead’ (Latin
mansus).
Mee EstonianMee is an Estonian surname derived from "mees" meaning "man".
Meeboer Dutch (Rare)Possibly an occupational name for someone who brewed or sold mead, from Dutch
mede (also
mee) "mead" and
boer "farmer, peasant; merchant, producer (of a product)".
Meeder EstonianMeeder is an Estonian surname derived from "meede (measure, arrangement)".
Meehan IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Maotháin meaning "descendant of
Maothán", a diminutive of Irish
maoth "soft, tender, moist; tearful, sentimental"... [
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Meeks ScottishIn Scotland, the names were spelled according to sound so there are many variations of the spelling including Meek, Meeke, Meik, Meech, Mekie and other spellings. After hard times in Scotland, many Meeks' left for Australia Ireland, and North America.
Meel EstonianMeel is an Estonian surname meaning "sense" or "countenance".
Meema EstonianMeema is an Estonian surname derived from "mesi/mee" meaning "honey".
Meersman FlemishAn occupational name for a travelling salesman, from Middle Dutch
merseman "itinerant merchant, peddler".
Meeru EstonianMeeru is an Estonian surname derived from "meer" meaning "mayor".
Meester Dutch, Flemish, GermanOccupational name for a teacher, lecturer or a master craftsman, or a nickname for someone who had a bossy demeanor, derived from Dutch
meester meaning "master". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actress, singer and model Leighton Meester (1986-).
Megarry Irish, EnglishFrom the Irish 'Mag Fhearadhaigh', meaning "descendant of the fearless one"
Meghnagi Jewish, Northern AfricanSephardic Jewish, originating from the Libyan Jewish community. Most were from Tripoli, with a much smaller contingent from Benghazi.
Megrelishvili GeorgianMeans "son of the Mingrelian", derived from Georgian მეგრელი
(megreli) meaning "Mingrelian".
Meguri Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 巡 (
Meguri), a clipping of 巡谷 (
Meguriya) meaning "Meguriya", a division in the division of Nakada in the area of Aiga in the city of Sumoto in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.
Meguri Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 廻 (
meguri), from 廻り (
meguri) meaning "transport route, regular visit". This is the name of a former village in the district of Aira in the former Japanese province of Ōsumi in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Meguro JapaneseFrom Japanese 目
(me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒
(kuro) meaning "black".
Mehine EstonianMehine is an Estonian surname meaning "manly" and "virile".
Mehra Indian, Hindi, PunjabiEither derived from Middle Persian
mihr meaning "friendship, sun" or from a Punjabi word meaning "chief, master".
Mehrabani PersianOriginally denoted someone who came from the city of
Mehraban, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.
Meijerink DutchToponymic surname derived from
meier "bailiff, steward, tenant farmer" (see
Meijer) combined with the suffix
-ink.
Meiklejohn ScottishA Scottish distinguishing name for identifying the larger or eldest (Older Scots
meikle "large") or elder of two men called
John. (See also
Mickle).
Meiler RomanshDerived from the place name
Meils (present-day
Mels in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland).
Meireles PortugueseHabitational name for someone from a place called Meireles in Portugal, meaning unclear.
Mejia SpanishSpanish (Mejía): probably from a religious byname (possibly under Jewish influence), from a vernacular form of Latin, Greek Messias ‘Messiah’, from Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘anointed’.
Mejia GalicianA very ancient surname, infrequent and widely spread across Spain, mostly in Madrid, Barcelona, Ciudad Real, Valencia, Cuenca, Sevilla and Toledo; and also in Pontevedra, Lugo, Guadalajara, Almería, Granada, Alicante and Málaga.... [
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Mekky Arabic (Egyptian)Refers to the city of Mecca or Makka (مكة) in Saudi Arabia, considered the most holy city in Islam.
Melanchthon HistoryMeans "black earth", derived from Greek μελανός
(melanos), the genitive of the adjective μέλας
(melas) meaning "black, dark", and χθών
(chthon) meaning "land, earth, soil"... [
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Melander SwedishCombination of the element
Mel-, which is unexplained but probably derived from a place name, and the common surname suffix
-ander (a combination of
land "land" and the habitational suffix
-er)... [
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Melanson BretonPossibly derived from an altered form of French
mélasson "clumsy, awkward" (from
mélasse "molasses, treacle").
Melas GreekPossibly from the names of several characters in Greek mythology, including a son of Poseidon who the Nile River was originally named after.
Melby NorwegianModern form of Meðalbýr meaning "middle farm", a combination of Old Norse
meðal "middle" and
býr "farm".
Melero SpanishOccupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis, ‘honey’).
Melgar SpanishTopographical name for someone who lived by a field of lucerne, Spanish melgar (a collective derivative of mielga 'lucerne', Late Latin melica, for classical Latin Medica (herba) 'plant' from Media).
Melgosa SpanishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Castilian municipalities, Melgosa de Burgos or Melgosa de Villadiego. It could also indicate familial origin within the Manchego municipality La Melgosa.
Melillo Spanish, Italiandescribing someone who worked on an apple orchard,harvesting and selling apples from the italian
mela Melin SwedishFrom any place name named with the element
mel- "middle".
Melissenos GreekSurname associated with the greek word melissa (μέλισσα), which means bee, perhaps a beekeeper.
Melle ItalianDerived from the place name Melle in Cueno, Piedmont, northern Italy. It could also be derived from the given name
Mello, a short form of diminutives ending with
-mello (like Giacomello, a diminutive of
Giacomo).
Melle GermanTaken from place names like Melle or Mellen in Germany.
Melle FrenchOccupational name derived from Old French
melle "buckle, ring".
Melle FrenchHabitational name from the French town Melle in Deux-Sèvres, western France.
Mellenthin GermanHabitational name from places so called near Berlin and on the island of Usedom.
Meller German (Americanized), Danish (Americanized), Jewish (Ashkenazi), Polish (Germanized), EnglishSome characteristic forenames: German Uwe, Alois, Armin, Bernd, Dieter, Erwin, Hartmann, Manfred, Nikolaus, Ute. Jewish Arie, Baruch, Emanuel, Gershon, Moisey, Moshe.... [
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Mellor EnglishParishes in Derbyshire, and Lancashire, meaning the mill bank. ... [
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Melmoth EnglishFrom middle english
milde, meaning "mild, gentle, friendly" and
mouth. The development of the surname may have been influenced by association with Middle English
mele-mouth, meaning "mealy-mouthed, reticent, ingratiating, hypocritical".
Meloni ItalianFrom Italian
mela ("apple", from Latin
malum) or
melone ("melon", from Latin
melopepo), both ultimately from Ancient Greek μῆλον (
mêlon), meaning "apple", "fruit from a tree"... [
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Melrose Scottish, EnglishHabitational name from a place near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, so named from British words that were ancestors of Welsh
moel ‘bare, barren’ +
rhos ‘moor, heath’. ... [
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Meltzer GermanGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a maltster, a brewer who used malt, from German Meltzer (an agent derivative of Middle High German malt ‘malt’, ‘germinated barley’), Yiddish meltser ‘maltster’... [
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Memon UrduFrom the name of the Memon people who inhabit parts of India and Pakistan. The name itself is derived from Arabic مؤمن
(mu'min) meaning "believer".
Mencia SpanishDerived from the female personal name Mencía Mencia a cognate of the male name Matías.
Mendarozketa BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.
Mendarte BasqueHabitational name of Gipuzkoan origin, possibly derived from Basque
mendi "mountain" and
arte "between, among".
Mendeleev RussianMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer was
Dimitri Mendeleev (1834-1907), a Russian chemist who developed an early model of the periodic table.
Mendenhall EnglishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous place in Wiltshire.
Mendibil BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
mendi "mountain" and
-bil "round, circular".
Mendieta BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
mendi "mountain" and
-eta "place of, abundance of".
Mendiguren BasqueFrom the name of a hamlet meaning "edge of the mountain" in Basque.
Mendinueta BasqueFrom the name of a village in Itzagaondoa, Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque
mendino "small mountain" and the toponymic suffix
-eta "place of, abundance of".
Mendiola BasqueFrom the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, derived from
mendi "mountain" combined with either
ola "hut, cabin; foundry, factory" or
-ola "place of".
Mendizabal BasqueMeans "wide mountain", derived from Basque
mendi "mountain" and
zabal "wide, broad, ample". This was also the name of a neighborhood of Arratzua-Ubarrundia that the falangists demolished in 1959 to make way for a reservoir.
Mendler GermanOccupational name for a maker of coats from an agent derivative of Middle High German
mantel,
mandel,
mendel "coat".