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Mancebo SpanishSpanish: Occupational Or Status Name For A Serf Or Servant Also ‘Youth Single Man’ Old Spanish Mancebo (From Late Latin Mancipus From Classical Latin Mancipium ‘Slave’).
Manchester EnglishHabitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from
Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element
mammā "breast", and meaning "breast-shaped hill") combined with Old English
ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (Latin
castra "legionary camp").
Mancio FrenchMancio derives from the surname Venâncio and Amâncio, being an unusual French variation.
Manda Indian1 Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Hindu (Brahman) name based on the name of a subgroup of Brahmans.... [
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Mandarino ItalianMeans "mandarin, mandarin orange" in Italian, referring to both the fruit and the colour.
Mandato ItalianDerived from an uncertain given name, possibly Old Tuscan
Mandatus, an omen or well-wishing name taken from Italian
mandato da Dio "sent by God", or perhaps from an Old Germanic name.
Mandeville French, English, IrishFrench habitational name from
Mandeville the name of two places in Normandy derived from Latin
magna villa "large estate" or a variant of Manneville a habitational name from Manneville the name of several places in Normandy... [
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Mandri EstonianMandri is an Estonian surname meaning "continental" and "inland".
Mandryk m Russian (Rare)I have done some research on this name (because it is my surname) and the origins of this name are largely unknown. However it is believed to have originated from Russia/Ukraine/Poland/Chechnya (formerly independent country now a Russian republic) and is prevalent in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, The United States, South America (Brazil & Argentina) and Australia... [
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Mandujano SpanishSpanish: Possibly An Altered Form Of A Basque Habitational Name From Mandoiana A Town In Araba/Álava Province Basque Country. This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.
Mandžukić Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Famous bearer of this last name is Mario Mandžukić who is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus and the Croatia national team.
Mane Indian, MarathiDrived from Sanskrit मान
(mana) meaning "respect, honour" or मान्य
(manya) meaning "respected, venerable".
Maneely WelshA Welsh surname derived from 'map Neely' or 'son of Neely'
Manera ItalianEither a habitational name from any of two places called
Manera in the Italian provinces of Cuneo and Como, a nickname and perhaps a metonymic occupational name (from the dialect word
manèra meaning "executioner's axe, cleaver" or from Italian
manero "well-behaved, skilled"), or derived from the given name
Mainiero (ultimately from Frankish
Maginhari, composed of the Ancient Germanic elements
magin "strength, might" and
hari,
heri "army").
Manford EnglishPlace name for "Munda's ford" from an Old English personal name
Munda, the same element in the second syllable of
Edmund and
ford meaning a waterway crossing.
Mangan IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’, originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mong ‘hair’, ‘mane’), borne by families from Connacht, County Limerick, and Tyrone... [
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Manganaro Italianoccupational name from
manganaro agent noun from
Mangano (see
Mangano) in any of its various senses. Manganaris and Manganaras are also found as Greek surnames.
Mangano Italianoccupational name from
mangano "mangle" (a device consisting of a pair of rollers used to press textiles and clothes) or "calender" (a similar device used in making paper). The term mangano also denoted a bucket elevator (used for raising water from a well) and any of various other devices including a catapult... [
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Mangialaglio ItalianMeans "eats garlic" in Italian, from
mangia "to eat" and
aglio "garlic". Possibly a nickname for someone known for heavily seasoning their food, or for having bad breath.
Mangiaracina ItalianThe Sicilian name for salpa, a kind of fish, from
mangia "to eat" and
racina "grapes".
Mangione ItalianFrom Italian
mangiare meaning "to eat". Perhaps a nickname for someone who eats a lot.
Mangone Italianhabitational name from Mangone a place in Cosenza province. Or an occupational name for a merchant from Latin
mango (genitive
mangonis) "dealer, slave trader". Or possibly also from an ancient Germanic personal name (see
Mangold ).
Manhattan EnglishFrom the name of the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York. Derived from the Munsee Lenape language term
manaháhtaan (where
manah- means "gather",
-aht- means "bow" and
-aan is an abstract element used to form verb stems), meaning "the place where we get bows" or "place for gathering the (wood to make) bows"... [
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Manhilot Cebuano, FilipinoMeans "to massage", from Cebuano acting prefix
man- with
hilot, a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.
Maniago ItalianFrom the name of a town in Friuli, Italy, probably derived from the given name
Manilius and the Italian toponymic suffix
-ago, ultimately from Proto-Celtic
-*akos.
Manikas GreekOccupational name for a maker of handles (e.g. of knives), from medieval Greek
manikion "sleeve", "handle", from Latin
manicae "sleeve, manacle".
Manila FilipinoDerived from the Sanskrit word नील
(nīla) meaning "indigo". It comes from the Tagalog phrase
maynilá meaning "where indigo is found".
Manimtim TagalogMeans "to endure, to forebear, to restrain oneself" in Tagalog.
Maniscalco ItalianIt means 'blacksmith' in Italian. The variant
Maniscalchi is the plural.
Maniseng LaoFrom Lao ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light".
Manivanh LaoFrom Lao ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Manivong LaoFrom Lao ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Manixay LaoFrom Lao ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Manjarrés SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Manjarrez SpanishHabitational Name From Manjarrés A Village In La Rioja Province.
Manlanget ChamorroChamorro for "all the heavens". Man- is a pluralization and Langet means "sky/heaven".
Manley EnglishHabitational name from places in Devon and Cheshire, named in Old English as "common wood or clearing", from
(ge)mǣne "common, shared" and
lēah "woodland clearing". The surname is still chiefly found in the regions around these villages.
Mann Sanskrit (Anglicized)Originally Sanskrit, now in Punjabi and Hindi - used by Jats predominantly in Punjab area of NW India. Well represented in Sikhs. Also spelled as {!Maan} when anglicized. Belonged to landholding nobility of warrior caste (knights) that at one time held a strong and established kingdom.... [
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Mannan HinduismMeans ‘king’ in Tamil, it is also a Muslim surname, it is based on the Sanskrit word ‘mannan’, which means ‘the bountiful’.
Mannay-ool Tuvan (Rare)Derived from Tuvan маңнаар
(mañnar) meaning "to run" combined with оол
(ool) "son, boy".
Mannerheim Finland Swedish (Rare)Swedification of the German surname
Marhein. A famous bearer was Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867-1951), a Finnish military leader, statesman and the 6th President of Finland... [
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Männik EstonianMännik is an Estonian surname meaning "pine stand" or "pine forest".
Männil EstonianMännil is an Estonian surname meaning "pine" ("Pinaceae").
Mano JapaneseFrom Japanese 真
(ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (
ma) meaning "pause" and 野
(no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".
Manobal ThaiFrom Thai มโน (
mano) meaning "heart; mind; imagination" and "บาล" (
ban) meaning "to protect; to tend; to govern".
Manoban ThaiA famous bearier of this surname Lalisa Manoban from Blackpink.
Manocchio ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly from Italian
mano "hand" and
occhio "eye", an elaboration of the surname
Mano, or an altered form of
malocchio meaning "evil eye".
Manolas GreekDerived from the word "magnolia" denoting a flower named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Manousos GreekSurname associated with the name
Manouel in Crete. Another possible origin is a Hellenized version of the Venetian surname
Manuzio.
Mañozka BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the municipality of Etxebarria.
Manresa CatalanThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the neighborhood in the municipality of Badalona.
Mansell English (Canadian), NormanOf Norman origin, a habitational or regional name from Old French
mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni... [
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Mansell Anglo-Norman, FrenchA status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French
mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin
mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family... [
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Mansfield EnglishMeans "open land by the River Maun", from the Celtic river name combined with the Old English word
feld "field".
Mansilla SpanishSpanish: habitational name from Mansilla a place in La Rioja province.
Mantel English, German, French, Dutchnickname for someone who wore a cloak in a particularly conspicuous way or with a striking design, from Middle English, Middle High German, Old French, and Middle Dutch
mantel "cloak, coat" (from Late Latin
mantellus)... [
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Manteuffel GermanThe Manteuffel family is the name of an old and influential German Pomeranian noble family. Manteuffel family was first mentioned in 1256, but the family history officially begins with Henricus Manduvel who is first mentioned on 14... [
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Mantey German, PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Manthei in Schwerin province. This name is also established in Poland.
Mantilla SpanishSpanish: from mantilla ‘mantilla’, ‘scarf worn over the head and shoulders’, presumably an occupational name for a maker of mantillas or a descriptive name for someone who habitually wore such a garment.
Manton EnglishLocational surname, derived from old English "the dweller near the chalky or sandy earth."
Manug FilipinoThis surname is locataed mostly on Visayas or Mindanao in the Philippines. Manug is also a place in Egypt
Manus Norwegian (Hispanicized)Hispanicized variant of
Magnussen. This was the surname of Norwegian World War II resistance fighter Max Manus, whose father spent much of his life living in Hispanophone countries.
Manville FrenchA locational surname deriving from any of the various places in France called "Manneville or Magneville", named, from the Old Germanic personal name "Manno" or the Old French adjective "magne", great, with the word "ville", meaning a town or settlement.
Manzanares SpanishHabitational Name From The City Of Manzanares In Ciudad Real Province
Manzano SpanishMeans "apple tree" in Spanish, denoting a habitational name from the various minor places so called or a topographic name for someone who lives near an apple tree or orchard. A famous bearer of the name is Filipino actor Luis Manzano (1981-).
Manzoni ItalianOf uncertain origin: could be derived from a nickname given to those who raised and took care of bullock, or from the medieval terms
manso or
mansueto, denoting a gentle person.... [
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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
Mable... [
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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").