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Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".
Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Mizuhara Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".
Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".
Mizumoto Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Mizumura Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Mizunaka Japanese
From 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".
Mizusaki Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Mizusawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Mizuse Japanese
Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".
Mizuta Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mizutama Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".
Mješicy Sorbian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Upper Sorbian municipality of Bukecy.
Mkerref Berber (Modern, Rare)
Mkerref originated from the 1950s in Tangier, Morocco. The surname is rare and its holders have riffian (amazigh) roots, known as the Temsamanis originally. ... [more]
Mkhitaryan Armenian
Means "son of Mkhitar".
Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.
Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".
Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".
Mladić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from mlad/a (млад/а), meaning "young".
Mlima Swahili
From Swahili meaning "mountain".
Mlinarić Croatian
Means "son of a miller".
Młodychowiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the district of Młodych in Poland.
Mẫn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Min, from Sino-Vietnamese 閔 (mẫn).
Mo Chinese
According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern-day Pingxiang County, Hebei) and took it as their surname... [more]
Moala Tongan, Samoan
Meaning uncertain.
Moan Irish
Reduced form of Mohan.
Moana Maori
From the given name Moana.
Moat Scottish
Habitational name from either of two places in Dumfriesshire called Moat, named from Middle English mote ‘moat’, ‘ditch’, originally referring to the whole system of fortifications. In some cases it may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a moated dwelling.
Moats English
Variant of Moat.
Mobarak Arabic
From the given name Mubarak.
Moberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Moberley English
English habitational name from Mobberley in Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘clearing with a fortified site where assemblies are held’, from (ge)mot ‘meeting’, ‘assembly’ + burh ‘enclosure’, ‘fortification’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Möbius German
Patronymic surname derived from the given name Bartholomäus, the German form of Bartholomew.
Mobley English
English reduced form of Moberley.
Möbus German
Variant of Möbius.
Mochalov m Russian
From Russian мочалка (mochalka), meaning "washcloth".
Mochan Scottish, English, Irish
From the given name Mochán.
Mochida Japanese
From Japanese 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mock English
english for the german surname maag
Mockford English
Mockford comes from "Mocca's ford", with Mocca being an Old English name of uncertain origin. An alternative theory is that it comes from "Motholfr's ford" from the Old Norse meaning "renown-wolf". Either way, Mockford was once a place in Sussex, near Rottingdean, and it is from there that most branches of the name originate.
Mockler English, Irish
Might derived from Gaelic names Ó Mochlair or Mac Mochlair, where moch means "swift."
Moclin Spanish
A town positioned outside of Granada and Toledo Spain, its current occupants number in the thousands. But, 700’s this town was positioned in a mist of sprawling Moorish control. And, for the next 800 years, it was the epic center of Europe’s culture and medicine... [more]
Modaffari Italian
Derived from Arabic مُظَفَّر (muẓaffar) meaning "victorious, made triumphant", either via the given name Muzaffar or a nickname.
Modderman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch modder "mud", this name used to denote a dustman, a garbage man.
Modén Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of Modig.
Modena Italian, Judeo-Italian
Italian and Jewish (from Italy) habitational name from the city of Modena in Emilia-Romagna.
Modernell Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Most common in Uruguay, probably of Lebanese origin, unknown meaning or etymology.
Modi Indian
Modi was borne by Gujarati and Parsi people. There is a clan called Modi among the Oswal Banias.
Modig Swedish
Means "brave" in Swedish.
Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Modin Swedish
Variant of Modén.
Modrić Croatian
Famous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.
Modrić Croatian
Derived from Croatian mȍdar meaning "blue", most likely used to refer to a person who wore blue clothes. It can also be a habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Modrić, Modrič, Modrići, Modrića, Modruš or Modřice in Croatia... [more]
Modzelewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Modzel or Modzele, both derived from Polish modzel meaning "callus".
Moes Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch moes "stew, mush, vegetables, food", either on its own as a nickname for a cook or vegetable farmer, or as a shortened form of a longer name, such as the toponym Moespot "vegetable pot".
Moes Dutch, Low German
Variant form of Maas.
Moffa Italian
From Italian muffa "mould, mildew, moss".
Moffatt Scottish
Means "person from Moffatt", Dumfries and Galloway ("long plain").
Mogami Japanese
From the town Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture. From mo (最; "most") and kami (上; "top").
Mogasen German
meaning unknown
Moggi Romansh
Italianized form of Muoth.
Moghadam Persian
Means "first, preceding, head" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).
Moghaddam Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مقدم (see Moghadam).
Mogi Japanese
From 茂 (mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [more]
Mogilin m Russian
From Russian могила (mogila), meaning "grave".
Mogilnyy m Russian
Russian form of Mohylnyy.
Mogren Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and gren "branch".
Mohač Croatian
Croatian form of Mohácsi.
Mohácsi Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from Mohács, a city in Hungary.
Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Mohamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Mohamad.
Mohamadou Western African
From the given name Mohamadou.
Mohammadian Persian
From the given name Mohammad.
Mohammadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).
Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Mohammadpourkarkaragh Persian (Rare)
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian پور (pur) "son" and the name of the Persian village of Karkaraq.
Mohammadzadeh Persian
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Mohammadzai Pashto
Means "son of Muhammad" in Pashto.
Mohammedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mohammed (chiefly Algerian).
Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).
Mohanty Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".
Mohilary Bodo, Assamese
Associated with tax collections from the Mahallas.
Mohler German (Swiss)
Derived from the Low German word möhl, meaning "mill." Variant of Müller.
Mohlin Swedish
Variant of Molin.
Mohorko Slovene
It comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Mohr German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Latin maurus "Moorish, North African".
Mohrbacher German
Likely arose as a name for those living near Morbach, Germany
Mohrenschildt German
From the surname Mohren and scilt "shield"
Mohsen Arabic
From the given name Muhsin.
Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenian Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).
Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen" in Persian.
Mohsenzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mohsen" in Persian.
Mohsin Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Muhsin.
Mohylnyy m Ukrainian
Means "grave (adjective)".
Mohylyov m Russian (Ukrainianized), Belarusian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian form of Mogilyov, which is derived directly from the city in Belarus.
Moilanen Finnish
From the given name Moila, a Karelian diminutive of the Russian given name Samuil.
Moine French
Derived from French moine "monk" (compare Monk).
Moineau French
From French meaning "sparrow".
Moinho Portuguese
From Portuguese meaning "mill".
Mõis Estonian
Mõis is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".
Mõisa Estonian
Mõisa is an Estonian surname meaning "manor".
Mõisaäär Estonian
Mõisaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "manor edge/periphery".
Moïse French
From the given name Moïse.
Moiseyev Russian
Means "son of Moisey".
Moiseyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Моисеев (see Moiseyev).
Moisuc Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.
Mojtabai Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مجتبایی (see Mojtabaei).
Mojumdar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar).
Mojumder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মজুমদার (see Majumdar),
Mok Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mo.
Mokh Russian
Derived from Russian мох (mokh) meaning "moss".
Mokhnatkin m Russian
From Russian мохнатка (mokhnatka), meaning "furry (thing)".
Mokhtar Arabic
From the given name Mukhtar.
Mokhtarpour Persian
Means "son of Mokhtar" in Persian.
Mokhtarzadeh Persian
Means "born of Mokhtar" in Persian.
Mokoena Southern African, Sotho, Tswana
Derived from Sotho or Tswana kwena meaning "crocodile".
Mokrani Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.
Mokri Persian
This is a Persian surname.... [more]
Mokryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мокрий (mokryy), meaning "wet".
Mokutan Japanese
English Meaning(s) for 木炭... [more]
Mol Dutch
Means "mole (animal)" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for someone with poor eyesight or who was known for digging, an occupational name for a mole catcher, or a habitational name for someone from Mol in the Antwerp province, Belgium.
Molaison Louisiana Creole
Transferred use of the surname Molaison.
Molaison American
Unexplained meaning.
Molchan Russian, Ukrainian
From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
Molchanov m Russian
From Russian молчание (molchaniye), meaning "silence".
Moldabekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldabek".
Moldabekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Moldabekov.
Moldagaliev m Kazakh
Means "son of Moldagali".
Moldagalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Moldagaliev.
Mölder Estonian
Mölder is an Estonian surname meaning "miller".
Moldovsky Russian
One who came from Moldova.
Mole English
Mole is (in some but not all cases) the English form of the German Möhl meaning mill.
Molen Dutch
From Dutch meaning "mill".
Molena Venetian
From Venetian mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.
Molenaar Dutch
Derived from Dutch molenaar "miller".
Moleski Polish
A variation of Molski, originated from the many places in Poland called "Mole".
Molí Catalan
From Catalan meaning "mill".
Molica Italian
Possibly a variant spelling of Mollica.
Molière French, Haitian Creole
habitational name from La Molière the name of several places in various parts of France.
Molin Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -in.
Molin French, Occitan, Venetian
France: From medieval French meaning "mill".... [more]
Molinares Spanish
Derived from Spanish molina meaning "mill". Possibly an occupational name for a mill worker.
Molinaro Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian mulino meaning "mill".
Molinarolo Italian
Probably from a person's occupation, with molino/mulino meaning "mill" in Italian. The second part may come from rullo, meaning "a roller" or "I roll."
Molinero Spanish
An occupational surname from molinero (“miller”).
Molino Italian, Spanish
From Spanish and Italian meaning "mill".
Molitvenik Ukrainian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
The meaning is "prayer warrior" or "someone who prays"
Molla Bengali
Means "mullah (an Islamic religious scholar)" in Bengali, ultimately from from Persian ملا (molla).
Mølle Danish
From Danish meaning "mill".
Mollet French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".
Mollica Italian
Means "crumb, breadcrumb; soft inner part of bread" in Italian, a nickname for a physically small or unintelligent person, or perhaps someone considered kind and soft-hearted.
Mollison English, Scottish
Derived from the female given name Molly, wich is diminutive of Mary.
Molly Dutch (Surinamese)
Possibly derived from an occupational name for a millwright, from Middle Dutch molen "mill".
Molnar Dutch
Variant of Molenaar.
Molone Irish
Variant of Malone.
Molony Irish
Variant of Moloney.
Molotov Russian
From Russian молот (molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
Molotova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Молотов (see Molotov).
Molyneux French
Possibly a habitational name from Moulineux, meaning "mill of the waters", or derives from the Old French name De Molines or De Moulins, meaning "mill". The surname has been linked to a large French family that settled in Lancashire from France.
Mom Khmer
Means "angle, corner" or "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Mombeshora Shona
Meaning unknown.
Momchilov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Momchil".
Momchilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Momchilov.
Mo'minov Uzbek
Means "son of Mo'min".
Momiyama Japanese
From 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Momohara Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain"
Momoi Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Momomiya Popular Culture
Surname of several characters from the anime series 'Tokyo Mew Mew'.
Momonoe Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 枝 (e), shortened from eda meaning "branch, bough," sandwiched by the genitive particle の (no) which is not shown in this instance.... [more]
Momosaki Japanese
Momo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Momose Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Momota Japanese
momota means "a hundred rice fields". the kanji used are 百(momo) meaning " hundred" and 田(ta) meaning "rice field".
Momotari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mukade.
Momozaki Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Mon Japanese
Mon means "Gate".
Monaco Italian
Means "monk" in Italian, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) "single, solitary" via Latin monachus. Could be a nickname for someone of monkish habits or appearance, a topographic name for someone living close to a monastery, or an occupational name for a servant employed at a monastery.
Monarch English
Origin unidentified. Perhaps a translation of French Monarque, Monarc, a nickname for a high-handed or haughty person, from Old French monarque 'monarch'.
Monarrez Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monárrez): Altered Form Of Basque Munárriz Itself A Castilianized Form Of A Habitational Name From Munarritz (Also Amunarritz In Castilian Munárriz) A Town In Navarre.
Monasterio Spanish
Means "monastery" in Spanish, denoting a person who lives or works in a monastery.
Moncada Spanish
A habitational surname, from Catalan Montcada, ultimately from monte "mountain" and an older variant of Catalonia.
Moncayo Aragonese
This indicates familial origin near the eponymous mountain massif.
Mönch German
Derived from German Mönch "monk" (ultimately via Middle High German münch and Old High German munih from Latin monicus. Compare Monk).
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