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Xuereb MaltesePossibly means "noble", of Semitic origin transmitted to Central Europe. Alternatively, it may be derived from Arabic شَارِب
(šārib) meaning "drinker, drinking" or "moustache", used as a nickname for an alcoholic or someone with distinctive facial hair.
Xūwáng ChineseA Chinese surname taken from combining 須 (xū) meaning "must, necessary" with 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". It is the Chinese reading of the Japanese surname Suō.
Ya JapaneseFrom Japanese
ya, meaning "night". Note that other kanji interpretations and meanings could be possible.
Yabe JapaneseFrom the Japanese 矢 (
ya) "arrow" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
Yablokov RussianFrom Russian яблоко
(yabloko) meaning "apple", used as a nickname for a ruddy person or a gardener who received a plentiful harvest.
Yabsley EnglishIt is believed to be a derived spelling of Abboldesi, a place now more commonly known as Abbotsley or Abbotsleigh. However, the original surname had nothing to do with "Abbots" in any spelling, and derives from to the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Eadbeald" meaning "Prosperity-bold".
Yabuki JapaneseA famous bearier of this surname, Nako Yabuki from IZONE.
Yabusaki JapaneseFrom the Japanese 八 (
ya) meaning "eight", 武 (
bu) which was a traditional unit of measurement approximately equal to 90 centimeters, and 崎 (
saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Yada JapaneseFrom the Japanese 矢 (
ya) "arrow" and 田 (
da or
ta) "rice paddy."
Yaeger GermanYaeger is a relatively uncommon American surname, most likely a transcription of the common German surname "Jaeger/Jäger" (hunter). The spelling was changed to become phonetic because standard English does not utilize the umlaut.
Yager GermanAmericanized form of JÄGER, meaning "hunter."
Yagira JapaneseFrom Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".
Yaguchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth"
Yakumo Japanese (Rare)This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [
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Yalaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)Algerian family name possibly derived from Arabic يَعْلَى
(yaʿlā) or يَعْلَ
(yaʿla) both meaning "exalted, high".
Yalman TurkishMeans "steep" in Turkish. Synonymous with the given name "Sarp".
Yamagata JapaneseFrom Japanese 山
(yama) meaning "mountain" and 形
(gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣
(gata) meaning "county, district".
Yamaha Japanese (Rare)This Japanese surname is more found in Brazil than Japan, because of Japanese immigrants who immigrated from Japan to Brazil. Notable bearer of this surname: Torakusu Yamaha (Japanese entrepreneur who was the founder of the Yamaha Corporation).
Yamamizu Japanese山 (Yama) means "Mountain" and 水 (Mizu) means "Water". Check the notes if necessary.
Yamasato JapaneseThis surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [
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Yamatani JapaneseYama means "Mountain" and Tani means "Valley". Testuo Yamatani was film director.
Yamikawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 闇 (Yami) meaning "darkness" 川(Kawa) meaning "river", the name basically means "Dark river"
Yanagida JapaneseYanagi (柳) means "willow", ta/da (田) means "ricefield", ta changes to da because of rendaku. Mikio Yanagida (柳田幹雄) from Btooom! is a notable character bearing this surname.
Yanai JapaneseFrom the Japanese 矢 (
ya) "arrow" and 内 (
nai or
uchi) "inside."
Yandarov ChechenPossibly from the given name
Yandar, which is of uncertain meaning, perhaps of Turkic or Iranian origin.
Yano JapaneseFrom Japanese 矢
(ya) meaning "arrow" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Yanqi ChineseYanqi is/ was a county of China. It is also the surname of Mao Yanqi, also known as VAVA.
Yantorno ItalianDerived from the word
torno which in Italian means "around".
Yao ChineseFrom Chinese 姚
(yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Yaoyorozu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 百 (o) meaning "one hundred", and 万 (yorozu) meaning "ten thousand"
Yarbrough Anglo-SaxonThe ancient roots of the Yarbrough family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Yarbrough comes from when the family lived in either the parish or the hamlet called Yarborough in the county of Lincolnshire... [
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Yardley EnglishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations in England named Yardley, derived from Old English
gierd meaning "branch, twig, pole, stick" and
leah meaning "wood, clearing".
Yardy EnglishThe most likely origin of this surname is that it was used to denote someone who held a piece of land known as a "yarde", from the Middle English word "yerd".
Yarmolenko UkrainianRegional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Yasuhiro JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Yasui JapaneseYasu (安) "Relaxed, Cheap" and I (井) "Well, Mineshaft ".
Yasumi JapaneseYasu meaning ‘Restful’ and Mi meaning ‘one’s self/yourself’
Yasuraoka Japanese (Rare)安 (Yasu) means "Cheap, Low, Inexpensive, Rested, Peaceful, Relax".良 (Ra) means "Good, Excellent", and 岡 (Oka) means "Ridge, Hill". A notable bearer is Akio Yasuraoka, he was a composer in his earlier days.
Yasuyama Japanese安 (Yasu) means "Peaceful, Rested, Relax, Cheap, Low" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain". Check notes if necessary.
Yaw Irish, English, ChineseIrish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of
Qiu.
Yaxley EnglishMeant "person from Yaxley", Cambridgeshire and Suffolk ("glade where cuckoos are heard").
Yaylacıoğlu TurkishMeans "descendant of the nomad" from Turkish
yaylacı meaning "nomad, highlander, transhumant".
Yazaki JapaneseYa means "Arrow" and Zaki means "Peninsula, Promontory, Cape". A notable bearer is Tomonori Yazaki, a film actor.
Ye ChineseFrom Chinese 葉
(yè) meaning "leaf".
Yeardley EnglishMeans "enclosed meadow" in Old English, from Old English
g(e)ard (“fence, enclosure”) +
lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
Yefimovich RussianGrigori Yefimovich who is best known as "Rasputin" was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs (Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra in the early 20th century).
Yelley English (British)The surname Yelley was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed... [
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Yellman EnglishYellman comes from the English words yell and man creating Yellman. The last name Yellman was also given to a person who consistently yelled a lot.
Yellow EnglishNickname for someone who has yellow hair; wore yellow clothing or has a yellow complexion
Yelnats LiteratureInvented by Louis Sacher for his novel "Holes". The name was created because it is Stanley spelled backwards. Stanley Yelnats IV is the main character in the novel.
Yeong KoreanKorean form of
Yang, from Sino-Korean 楊 (
yeong) meaning "willow".
Yesua IndonesianFrom the given name
Yesua, a variant of
Yeshua. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Yett EnglishDerived from the Old English word geat, meaning gate.
Yeukai ShonaYeukai means "Remember".
This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.
Yewdale EnglishDerived from
Yewdale, which is the name of a village near the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Its name means "valley of yew trees", as it is derived from Middle English
ew meaning "yew tree" combined with Middle English
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Yíng Chinese (Rare)From the name of the royal house of the Qin Dynasty from the ancient Chinese state also known as Qin.
Ying ChineseFrom Chinese 应
(yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Ylvisåker Norwegian (Rare)Meaning unknown. Famous bearers of this name are the Norwegian comedy duo "Ylvis" consisting of brothers Vegard (b. 1979) and Bård Ylvisåker (b. 1982).
Ymffrostgar Medieval WelshA historic Welsh surname, meaning a brag or boastful person, later shortened to Ffrost and again to Frost.
Yohe Medieval EnglishThe Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a stream.
Yoichi Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [
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