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Parletti Italian (Rare)It is a surname of Italian origin, believed to mean "talkative", although few have this surname. Approximately 11 people bear this surname.
Parley EnglishA place name meaning "pear field" from Old English 'per' with 'lee' or 'lea' meaning a field or clearing, perhaps where land was cleared to cultivate pear trees. Therefore this name denotes someone who lived near or worked at such a location or came from a habitation associated with the name... [
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Parmar Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, HindiDerived from Sanskrit परमार
(paramara) meaning "slayer of enemies", from पर
(para) meaning "enemy, adversary" and मार
(mara) meaning "killing, slaying, destroying".
Parmas EstonianParmas is an Estonian surname meaning a "heap of sheaves" and an "armful".
Parmentier FrenchAn occupational surname for a maker of "facings" and "trimmings".
Parmley EnglishVariant of
Parley. This form is found more in northern England, specifically Cumberland and Durham, but is of like derivation.
Pärnaste EstonianPärnaste is an Estonian surname derived from "pärn" meaning "linden".
Parnes JewishEastern Ashkenazic occupational name for the president of a Jewish community, from Yiddish
parnes (from Hebrew
parnas).
Parnham EnglishEnglish habitational name from Parnham in Beaminster, Dorset.
Pärnoja EstonianPärnoja is an Estonian surname meaning "linden creek/stream".
Parolo ItalianItalian surname coming from the given name Gaspare.
Parr EnglishFrom a place so named in England. Derived from Old English
pearr "enclosure".
Parreira PortugueseMeans "grapevine" in Portuguese. It was used as a toponymic name for someone from any of various places called Parreira, a topographic name for someone who lived near many grapevines, or an occupational name for someone who worked on a grapevine plantation.
Parro EstonianParro is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "parun" meaning "baron".
Parsi Persian, Indian (Parsi)Derived from Persian پارسی
(pârsi) literally meaning "Persian", though it also refers to the Parsi (or Parsee), a Zoroastrian community in India.
Pärtel EstonianPärtel is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Pärtel".
Pärtelpoeg EstonianPärtelpoeg is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Pärtel (a masculine given name)".
Partington EnglishHabitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Partington, from Old English
Peartingtun "
Pearta's town".
Parton EnglishHabitational name from any of various places called
Parton; most are named with Old English
peretun ‘pear orchard’. A famous bearer of the surname is
Dolly Parton.
Parts EstonianParts is an Estonian surname, derived from "part" meaning "duck".
Parve EstonianParve is an Estonian surname meaning "raft". Probably taken from "parvemees" meaning "raftsman".
Pašalić Bosnian, CroatianDerived from
paša, meaning "Pasha", which was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system.
Pasch GermanTopographic name for a field or meadow which was used at Easter as a playground; etymologically two sources seem to be combined: Latin pascuum ‘pasture’ and Middle Low German pāsche(n) ‘Easter’.
Pascoe CornishCornish form of Pascal, meaning "easter", with the Cornish patronymic suffix, -o.
Pasechnik RussianMeans "beekeeper" in Russian. Leonid Pasechnik is the leader of the LNR.
Pasha Urdu, Bengali, Persian, AlbanianFrom the high-ranking Ottoman military rank
pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه
(padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish
baş meaning "head" and
ağa meaning "lord, master".
Pashaei PersianFrom the Ottoman title
pasha, which was used by high-ranking military officers.
Pashley EnglishFrom the an Old English personal name Pæcca, and with the Old English word "le-ah," meaning "clearing in the wood. ''
Pasinski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Paszyn in Nowy Sacz voivodeship; also a pet form of
Paweł.
Pasqua FrenchDerived from
Pasqua, a nickname for a person born during Easter (which itself is derived from Latin
pascua). Famous beaters include Charles Victor Pasqua (1927-2015), a French businessman and a Gaullist politician.
Passelewe Medieval EnglishThe medieval name is from Old French
passe(r) ‘to pass or cross’ +
l’ewe ‘the water’, hence a nickname, probably for a ferryman or a merchant who was in the habit of traveling overseas, or else someone who had been on a pilgrimage or crusade.
Passepartout LiteratureDerived from French
passe-partout, which literally means "goes everywhere" but is actually an idiom for "skeleton key".... [
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Passet French (Huguenot)Derived from French
pas "(geography) strait, pass" in combination with a diminutive suffix.
Passi Italian, Medieval ItalianThe surname Passi was first found in the town of Mugello, with the Passerini family who moved south to Florence in the 10th century. Terranova dei Passerini is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Milan.... [
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Passmore EnglishEither (i) from a medieval nickname for someone who crossed marshy moorland (e.g. who lived on the opposite side of a moor, or who knew the safe paths across it); or (ii) perhaps from an alteration of
Passemer, literally "cross-sea", an Anglo-Norman nickname for a seafarer... [
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Pasteur FrenchFrench for "shepherd" or "preacher, pastor". Famous bearer Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist who created the first rabies vaccine, gave his name to the process of 'pasteurization'.
Pastrana SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Pate EnglishDerives from the given name
Pat(t), a short form of the personal name
Patrick from the Latin Patricius meaning "son of a noble father".
Pateman EnglishThe name Pateman is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a boatman. The surname Pateman is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word bat, which means a boat.
Pater DutchFrom Latin pater ‘father’, also used to denote the father superior in a religious order, hence probably a nickname for a "solemn" or "pompous man."
Patera CzechNickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Paterno ItalianItalian surname of unknown origin, most likely comes from Paternò in Sicily. Notable individuals include Joe Paterno (1926 - 2012), head coach at Pennsylvania State University until 2011.
Pathan Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, PashtoDerived from Hindustani पठान
(paṭhān) meaning "a Pashtun (person)", referring to the Pashtun ethnic group inhabiting present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is sometimes used by Pashtuns who ancestrally migrated to India.
Pathan Indian (Muslim)It is used as a last name for Indian Muslims and usually means Hindustani (A Man/Woman that cares about their Country/town) also is a brave person
Pathé FrenchMeaning, "Dweller near an important path or footway."
Patiño Spanish, GalicianFrom a diminutive of Spanish or Galician
pato meaning "duck", used as a nickname for a person who waddled.
Patrushev RussianPatronymic derived from a Russian diminutive of
Patricius. This is borne by Russian political and security figure Nikolai Patrushev (1951-), former director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
Päts EstonianPäts is an Estonian surname meaning "pone" or "loaf".
Patta ItalianPossibly from
patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".
Pattinson English, ScottishDerived from the name of an ancestor. 'The son of Patrick' (which see), from the nick. Pate and diminutive Patt-in; compare Colin, Robin.
Paudel NepaliFrom Nepali पौडी
(paudi) possibly referring to the town of Pauri in Uttarakhand, India, combined with आलय
(alaya) meaning "house, dwelling".
Paukovits HungarianHungarian or Austrian in origin. From the heilienkruz Austria/Hungary area
Pávek CzechDiminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.
Pavelka CzechDerived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Pavese ItalianMeans "one from Pavia". Pavia is an Italian town located in Lombardy, northern Italy. It can also derive from
pavese, a kind of big, Medieval shield.... [
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Pavey EnglishEither (i) from the medieval female personal name
Pavia, perhaps from Old French
pavie "peach"; or (ii) "person from Pavia", Italy.
Paxson EnglishThis surname means "son of Pack." Pack may be a survival of the Old English personal name
Pacca or it may have been a Middle English personal name derived from
Paschalis (meaning "relating to Easter"), the Latin form of Pascal.
Payán SpanishPossibly derived from Mozarabic
päiên meaning "cave ravine", ultimately from Latin
pedem meaning "foot".
Paytas Hungarian, English (American)From the Hungarian nickname
pajtás meaning "comrade, pal". Possibly originates from the Ottoman Turkish word پایداش (paydaş) meaning "partner, sharer". A notable bearer of the surname is the American YouTuber Trisha Paytas.
Pchyolkin RussianDerived from Russian пчёлка
(pchyolka), a diminutive of пчела
(pchela) meaning "bee". The founder of the surname may have been a beekeeper.
Peabody EnglishProbably from a nickname for a showy dresser, from Middle English
pe "peacock" (see
Peacock) and
body "body, person". Alternatively it may be from the name of a Celtic tribe meaning "mountain men" from Brythonic
pea "large hill, mountain" combined with
Boadie, the tribe's earlier name, which meant "great man" (or simply "man") among the Briton and Cambri peoples... [
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Peach English (Rare)Derived from the name of the fruit, which itself derived its name from Late Latin persica, which came from older Latin malum persicum meaning "Persian fruit."
Peachy English (Anglicized)Means “lived near a peach tree, sold peaches, or was associated with the fruit in some other way”. Originally arrived with the in England after the Norman conquest of 1066.
Pearcy English (American)Variant of Percy, which is a name derived from Perci, a parish and canton near St. Lo, in Normandy
Pearks EnglishSir Stuart Edmond Pearks (1875–1931) served as the Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province of British India from 1930 until 1931. Sourced from Wikipedia.... [
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Pearl EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a trader in pearls, which in the Middle Ages were fashionable among the rich for the ornamentation of clothes, from Middle English, Old French
perle (Late Latin
perla).
Pearsall Englisha British surname of French origin derived from the pre-9th-century word "pourcel", which described a breeder of animals or a farmer
Pease EnglishEnglish: from Middle English pese ‘pea’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of peas, or a nickname for a small and insignificant person. The word was originally a collective singular (Old English peose, pise, from Latin pisa) from which the modern English vocabulary word pea is derived by folk etymology, the singular having been taken as a plural.
Pećanac SerbianHabitational name for someone from the village of Peći, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pecchia ItalianNickname, probably for an industrious person, from
pecchia "bee".