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Aššurāya BabylonianMeans "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element
aššurû ("Assyrian").
Ast GermanGerman and Ashkenazic Jewish: from German Ast ‘knot (in wood)’ hence a nickname for a tough or awkward individual or a metonymic occupational name for a lumberjack. ... [
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Astley EnglishDerived from an English surname and place name meaning "eastern woodland clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname is British singer, songwriter, and radio personality Rick Astley (1966-pres.).
Astoni ItalianIt is the surname of the Home and Away family, The Astoni family, consisting of 4 members, Ben, Maggie, Coco and Ziggy.
Astore ItalianDerived from Italian
astore meaning "goshawk", which is a bird of prey that was used for hunting in the Middle Ages. The surname had first started out as a nickname: either for a falconer, or for a person who had aquiline features or who was cunning by nature.
Astridge EnglishPerhaps a habitational surname from one or more places called Ashridge.
Asuküla EstonianAsuküla is an Estonian surname meaning "populated village".
Asunción SpanishMeans "assumption" in Spanish, referring to the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The unaccented form,
Asuncion, is much more common.
Asusaar EstonianAsusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "resident (of) island" ("island dweller/resident").
Atadana GhanaIt means "I AM STILL STRONG". Originated from the northern part of Ghana precisely the Kasena tribe
Ataídes PortugueseFor people descending from inhabitants of Freguesia do Ataíde, in Portugal; currently part of Vila Meã, or related to the noble family who owned those lands. The place was probably named after
Athanagild, 6th-century king of Visigothic Hispania and probable founder of the village.
Atak TurkishMeans "rash, audacious, reckless" in Turkish.
Atake Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 阿竹 (
Atake) meaning "Atake", a division in the area of Tajiri in the city of Ise in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
Atan Rapa NuiThis name means Adam. This is the surname of the ariki "king" Atamu Tekena's family.
Atatürk TurkishIt means "Father of the Turks" in Turkish. It was given to the first Turkish president, Mustafa Kemal, by the Turkish Parliament in 1934.
Atcitty NavajoFrom Navajo
atsidí meaning "blacksmith" or "smithy, pounder, anvil".
Atempa Mexican, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)Means "on the riverbank" or "on the bank of the lake", derived from Nahuatl
atl meaning "water" combined with
tentli "bank, shore" and the suffix -
pan "in, on".
Ateş TurkishMeans "fever" or "fire, light" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آتش
(atash).
Athenogenis GreekMeans of Athenian origin. 'Αθήνα' (Athens) and 'γένος'(origin, birth, clan)
Atherton EnglishHabitational name from a place near Manchester named Atherton, from the Old English personal name
Æðelhere + Old English
tun meaning "settlement".
Atıcı TurkishMeans "sharpshooter, marksman" or "braggart, loudmouth" in Turkish.
Atlan Judeo-SpanishFrom an Arabic word originally meaning "noble" but later taking on the pejorative meaning of "spoiled, worthless" or "crippled, infirm".
Atlee EnglishEnglish: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was ‘by the clearing or meadow’, Middle English
atte lee. The word
lea or
lee (Old English
leah) originally meant ‘wood’, thence ‘clearing in a wood’, and, by the Middle English period, ‘grassy meadow’.
Atmaca TurkishMeans "hawk" in Turkish, referring specifically to the sparrow hawk (genus Accipiter).
Atmore EnglishLocational surname derived from Middle English
atte more meaning "at the marsh".
Atondo BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Itza.
Atrdae IranianAvestan originating surname meaning either "giving fire" or "creating fire".... [
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Atreides LiteratureUsed by Frank Herbert for the main character of first two novels of Dune, Paul Atreides, the heir of house Atreides. He probably based it on Ancient Greek
Ἀτρείδης (
Atreídēs), meaning "child of
Atreus".
Atsuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".
Atsugi Japanese (Rare)Atsugi (厚木) means "thick tree", notable bearer of this surname is Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美), a Japanese Voice actress. It is also a city name in Kanagawa perfecture.
Attanayake SinhaleseFrom Sinhala අත්ත
(atta) meaning "branch, offset" and නායක
(nayake) meaning "hero, leader".
Attard MalteseOne possible origin of the name is that it refers to a place called "Atti" in Bologna, Italy. Therefore the name and it's variations would mean "a person from Atti".... [
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Attenborough EnglishHabitational name for a person from the village of
Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England, derived from the Old English given name
Adda and
burh meaning "fortified place". A famous bearer of this name was the English actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)... [
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Atthakonsiripho Thai (Rare)From Thai อรรถ (
attha), the bound form of อรรถ (
at) of unknown meaning, กร (
kon) meaning "hand, arm", and โพธิ์ (
pho), a variant form of โพธิ (
phothi) meaning "enlightened; enlightened intellect".
Atwal PunjabiFrom the name of the village of Athwal in Punjab state, India.
Atwell EnglishTopographic name from Middle English
atte welle "by the spring or stream"
Atxabal BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous mountain in the municipality of Zuia.
Atzerodt English, GermanThis was the surname of George Atzerodt, a conspirator in a plot to kidnap Abraham Lincoln.
Aua EstonianAua is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable".
Auberjonois FrenchA French last name meaning "armourer". Actor René Murat Auberjonois is a notable bearer.
Aubine French (Rare)Derived from the medieval French feminine given name
Aubine, which was the French form of
Albina. But in other words, you could also say that Aubine was the feminine form of
Aubin.
Aubinet French (Rare)Derived from the medieval French masculine given name
Aubinet, which was a diminutive (as the
-et suffix indicates) of the given name
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Aubuchon French (Modern, ?)The Aubuchon name is French, but of uncertain origin. It is probably from the patronymic prefix au + buchon, a dialect term for a woodcutter (Standard French bûcheron).
Aubut FrenchThe surname "Aubut" is Old French and was first found in the Burgundy region of France. It is derived from the Germanic name "Alberic" which is from the Latin name "Albericus."
Auclair FrenchPatronymic from the personal name
Clair or the nickname Leclair (‘the cheerful one’): (fils) à Leclair ‘(son) of Leclair’. It has also absorbed cases of Auclerc (from LeClerc).
Aucoin French (Cajun)From French *au coin* meaning “at the corner”, referring to someone who lived at the corner of a block or town.
Audelin FrenchVariant of
Odelin, which is not to be confused with
Odelín as it is Spanish while the other one is French, though they could have similar origins in name.
Audet FrenchSouthern French nickname from Gascon dialect audet "bird", variant of standard Occitan ausèl (modern French oiseau).
Audi Arabic (Mashriqi)Lebanese and Palestinian surname. Believed to have originated from the Arabic word "al-'awdi," which means "the one who returns."
Audino ItalianDerived from first name 'Alda' which means 'wise and experienced.'
Audish English (British)Audish was first found in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire in the south of England, people who had the surname 'Audish' were wealthy landowners, thus held in high esteem.
Auerbach German, JewishTopographical name for someone who lived by a stream (Middle High German
bach) that was near a swamp or marsh (
auer).
Auestad NorwegianA surname most commonly found in the Rogaland region of Norway. The most common theory for the meaning is that it originated from
øde sted (or in older spellings,
øde stad) meaning "abandoned/barren/solitary place"... [
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Aufderheide GermanTopographic name for someone who lived on a heath, derived from German
auf der heide literally meaning "on the heath".
Aug EstonianAug is an Estonian surname derived from "auga" meaning "honorably".
Augello ItalianItalian (Campania) dialect variant of
Uccello ‘bird’, hence either a nickname for a diminutive, birdlike person or an occupational name for a fowler. Compare
Auciello.
Augustus EnglishMeans "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin
augere "to increase".
Auk EstonianAuk is an Estonian surname meaning "pit" or "hole".
Auksi EstonianAuksi is an Estonian surname derived from "auks" meaning "in honor of".
Aul EstonianAul is an Estonian surname meaning "long-tailed duck" (Clangula hyemalis).
Aumere EstonianAumere is an Estonian surname derived from "aumees" meaning "gentleman".
Aun EstonianAun is an Estonian surname derived from the word "aun" meaning "peatstack".
Aune NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
auðn "wasteland, desolate place".
Auñón SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Auric FrenchMeaning unknown. Georges Auric (15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, considered one of Les Six, a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie.
Auricchio Italian"A nickname from a dialect variant of orecchio ‘ear’ (from Latin auricula)."
Aurich GermanHabitational name from a place in East Frisia or Baden-Württemberg named Aurich.
Aurigemma ItalianFrom a Neapolitan given name, composed of
auri "gold" and
gemma "gem".
Auriol Occitan, FrenchPossibly derived from Occitan
oriol, meaning "oriole". Alternatively, it may be derived from the given name
Aurelius.
Aus EstonianAus is an Estonian surname meaning "honest".
Aushev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш
(aush) or аус
(aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".
Ausley English (Modern)Rare surname which was from an English place name in which the second element is Old English
leah "wood, clearing". The first element may be
hors "horse" (in which case the name likely referred to a place where horses were put out to pasture) or the river name Ouse (ultimately from the ancient British root
ud- "water").
Ausmaa EstonianAusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable land".
Austerlitz German (Austrian), JewishDerived from Slavkov u Brna (historically known as
Austerlitz in German), a town located in Vyškov District, in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. This was real surname of the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), as well as his sister Adele Astaire (1896-1981), an actress, singer and dancer.
Austria Spanish (Philippines)From the name of the European country, either as an ethnic name or a reference to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Autry English, FrenchA habitational name from any of the places in France named Autrey or Autry. French: from the Old French personal name Audry, from Germanic Aldric ‘ancient power’.
Ávalos SpanishEtymologists note the name signifies a "native of Abalos" and the progenitor was someone who hailed from that location.
Avamilano Spanish, ItalianOf Spanish origin, but probably has its roots in Italy due to the word "milano" which means Milan in Italian.
Avanceña FilipinoHispanicised form of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا
(ibn sīnā) meaning "son of Sina". This was the Arabic name for Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian polymath.