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Mulvihill IrishAnglicized from Gaelic
Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil",
Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.
Mumby EnglishHabitational name from a place in Lincolnshire so named from the Old Norse personal name
Mundi (see Monday ) + Old Norse bȳ 'farmstead village'.
Mumuza DunganFrom the first part of the given name
Muhammad and Chinese 娃子
(wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Munakata JapaneseFrom Japanese 宗
(mune) meaning "religion, doctrine, creed" and 像
(kata) meaning "figure, image, form".
Munasinghe SinhaleseDerived from Sinhala මුහුණ
(muhuna) meaning "face, visage" combined with Sanskrit सिंह
(sinha) meaning "lion".
Mundaka Basque (Rare)From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. A popular theory is that it derives from Latin
munda aqua "clean water", but there is no evidence to support this origin... [
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Munden EnglishFrom the name of a parish in Hertfordshire, England.
Munekawa JapaneseFrom 宗 (
mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (
kawa) means "stream, river".
Mung ChinFrom a part of a Chin masculine compound personal name of unexplained meaning.
Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.
Mungia BasqueFrom the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, possibly derived from the personal name
Munio combined with the locative suffix
-(t)egi.
Munich GermanFrom the lower German word for monk, most likely first used as a surname for a former member of a monastery.
Munk German, Scandinavian, Dutch, EnglishFrom Middle High German
münich Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish
munk Middle Dutch
munc "monk" a nickname for someone thought to resemble a monk or a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service of a monastery... [
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Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish
munk "monk" and the second element is
dal "valley"... [
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Munn Scottish, EnglishVariant form of
McMunn. In English, it is a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked for monks, derived from Anglo-Norman French
moun meaning "monk" (see
Monk).
Munshi Urdu, BengaliDerived from Persian منشی
(monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Münster German, Dutchhabitational name from any of the places called Münster (in Germany) or Munster derived from Latin
monasterium "monastery" or a topographic name for someone living near a monastery.
Murai JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muraji JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village" and 治 (
ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".
Murakami JapaneseFrom the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (
mura) meaning "hamlet, town, village" combined with 上 (
kami) meaning "upper, top, above" or 神 (
kami) meaning "god" or 守 (
kami) meaning "guard, protect, defend."
Muraki JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Murakita JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village, town, hamlet" and 北 (
kita) meaning "north".
Muranaka JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "village" combined with 中
(naka) meaning "inside, middle".
Murano JapaneseMura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."
Murao JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (
o) meaning "tail".
Muraoka JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (
oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Murase Japaneserom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Murata JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muratagi JapaneseFrom Japanese 村 (
mura) meaning "village", 田 (
ta) meaning "rice field" and 義 (
gi) meaning "righteousness".
Muravyov-Amursky Russian (Rare)Combination of surname
Muravyov and
Amursky. The famous bearer of this surname is Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
Murawski PolishName for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish
murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".
Murayoshi JapaneseMura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".
Murd EstonianMurd is an Estonian surname meaning "break" and "fracture".
Murdick ScottishMost likely a derivative of
Murdock, or
Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as
Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [
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Murdmaa EstonianMurdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Murel EstonianMurel is an Estonian surname meaning "heart cherry".
Murillo SpanishHabitational name for someone from any of various locations called Murillo, so named from a diminutive of Spanish
muro meaning "wall".
Mürk EstonianMürk is an Estonian surname meaning "poison" and "venom".
Murkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Murland IrishMurland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".
Muro JapaneseFrom Japanese 室 (
muro) meaning "room, chamber, apartment, cellar, greenouse".
Muroi JapaneseFrom Japanese 室
(muro) meaning "room" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muroya JapaneseFrom Japanese 室
(muro) meaning "room" and 屋
(ya) meaning "shop".
Murrow Irish, ScottishVariant of
Morrow. A famous bearer of the surname was Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), US radio and television journalist.
Murvai RomanianProbably they originate from Murva (Transilvania-Siklód http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikl%C3%B3d).
Muscat ArabicRefers to the capital city of Oman named "Muscat".
Müsch GermanEither a habitational name from a place named Müsch in Germany, or a topographic name meaning "bog", perhaps given to someone living near a bog.
Musch Dutch, GermanFrom Middle Dutch
mussche "house sparrow", a nickname for a quick person, or perhaps someone who was small and weak.
Mushakouji JapaneseFrom Japanese 武 (
mu) meaning "military", 者 (
sha) meaning "person", 小 (
kou) meaning "small" and 路 (
ji) meaning "street".
Mushanokouji JapaneseFrom Japanese 武 (
mu) meaning "military", 者 (
sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (
no), 小 (
kou) meaning "small" and 路 (
ji) meaning "street".
Musick PolishThis Polish and Czech surname was a name of two-fold origin. It was a name given to a peasant or vassal and was also a nickname from the Polish word 'musiec' meaning 'must'. It appears that the name derived from someone who had to take orders, perhaps from an overseer or lord of the manor.
Muskat German, JewishOccupational name for a spice merchant from Middle High German
muscāt meaning "nutmeg mace". As a Jewish name however it is mainly ornamental.
Mussert DutchDutch cognate of
Mussett. This name was borne by the infamous Nazi politician Anton Mussert (1894-1946), the leader of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) during World War II.
Mussett EnglishNickname for a foolish or dreamy person, derived from Middle English
musard meaning "absent-minded, stupid", ultimately from Old French
musart,
musarde meaning "confused".
Mussey EnglishNickname from Middle English
mūs ‘mouse’ +
ēage ‘eye’.
Musso ItalianNickname for someone with some peculiarity of the mouth.
Mustaine Englishmeaning unknown. though we all no singer/guitarist for the metal band megadeth. Dave Mustaine!
Mustanen FinnishIt derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black",
musta.