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Moat ScottishHabitational 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.
Moberg SwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and
berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Moberley EnglishEnglish 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 GermanPatronymic surname derived from the given name Bartholomäus, the German form of Bartholomew.
Mochida JapaneseFrom Japanese 持
(mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mockford EnglishMockford 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, IrishMight derived from Gaelic names
Ó Mochlair or
Mac Mochlair, where
moch means "swift."
Moclin SpanishA 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... [
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Modaffari ItalianDerived from Arabic مُظَفَّر
(muẓaffar) meaning "victorious, made triumphant", either via the given name
Muzaffar or a nickname.
Modderman DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
modder "mud", this name used to denote a dustman, a garbage man.
Modén SwedishCombination 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.
Modi IndianModi was borne by Gujarati and Parsi people. There is a clan called Modi among the Oswal Banias.
Modigliani ItalianUsed 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).
Modrić CroatianFamous bearer of this surname is Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.
Modrić CroatianDerived 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... [
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Modzelewski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Modzel or Modzele, both derived from Polish
modzel meaning "callus".
Moes DutchDerived 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".
Moffatt ScottishMeans "person from Moffatt", Dumfries and Galloway ("long plain").
Mogami JapaneseFrom the town
Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture. From
mo (最; "most") and
kami (上; "top").
Moghadam PersianMeans "first, preceding, head" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم
(muqaddam).
Mogi JapaneseFrom 茂 (
mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (
gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [
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Mogren SwedishCombination of Swedish
mo "sandy heath" and
gren "branch".
Mohajeri PersianDerived from Persian مهاجر
(mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Mohale Southern AfricanA Sesotho given and surname using the prefix: "mo-", a common noun class prefix in Bantu languages, typically denoting a person or agent, and "-hale" which together translates to "hero" or "brave one".
Mohorko SloveneIt comes from the latin given name ERMACORA. the Sain Bishop of Aquileia, near Venice.
Mõisaäär EstonianMõisaäär is an Estonian surname meaning "manor edge/periphery".
Mokh RussianDerived from Russian мох
(mokh) meaning "moss".
Mol DutchMeans "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.
Molchan Russian, UkrainianFrom 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
Mole EnglishMole is (in some but not all cases) the English form of the German Möhl meaning mill.
Molena VenetianFrom Venetian
mołéna "crumb", perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's size.
Molin SwedishCombination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix
-in.
Molinares SpanishDerived from Spanish
molina meaning "mill". Possibly an occupational name for a mill worker.
Molinaro ItalianOccupational name for a miller, derived from Italian
mulino meaning "mill".
Molinarolo ItalianProbably 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."
Molla BengaliMeans "mullah (an Islamic religious scholar)" in Bengali, ultimately from from Persian ملا
(molla).
Mollen DutchMeans "mill" inboth Dutch and German from the German "mühle" and the Dutch "molen". Originally an occupational surname for someone who worked at or lived near a mill.
Mollet FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived in a muddy or boggy place from a diminutive of mol "marsh, bog".
Mollica ItalianMeans "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.
Molodtsov m RussianFrom Russian expression
молодец (molodets), meaning "well done!". Word can also mean "young man".
Molotov RussianFrom Russian молот
(molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
Molyneux FrenchPossibly 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 KhmerMeans "angle, corner" or "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Momiyama JapaneseFrom 樅 (
momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (
momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Momohara JapaneseFrom Japanese 百 (
momo) meaning "hundred" and 原 (
hara) meaning "field, plain"
Momoi JapaneseFrom Japanese 桃
(momo) meaning "peach" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
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.... [
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Momosaki JapaneseMomo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Momose JapaneseFrom Japanese 百
(momo) meaning "hundred" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Momota Japanesemomota means "a hundred rice fields". the kanji used are 百(momo) meaning " hundred" and 田(ta) meaning "rice field".
Momozaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Monaco ItalianMeans "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 EnglishOrigin unidentified. Perhaps a translation of French Monarque, Monarc, a nickname for a high-handed or haughty person, from Old French monarque 'monarch'.
Monarrez SpanishHispanic (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 SpanishMeans "monastery" in Spanish, denoting a person who lives or works in a monastery.
Moncayo AragoneseThis indicates familial origin near the eponymous mountain massif.
Mönch GermanDerived from German
Mönch "monk" (ultimately via Middle High German
münch and Old High German
munih from Latin
monicus. Compare
Monk).
Moncrief ScottishScottish: habitational name from Moncreiff Hill near Perth, so called from Gaelic monadh ‘hill’ + craoibhe, genitive of craobh ‘tree’.
Moncrieffe ScottishClan Moncreiffe is a Scottish clan. The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic
Monadh croibhe which means "Hill of the sacred bough". The plant badge of Clan Moncreiffe is the oak, this presumably comes from the sacred tree.... [
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Mond GermanEither from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with
munt "protection guardianship" making it a cognate of
Monday 1 or probably also a topographic or habitational name referring to a house with the sign of a moon from Middle High German
mane mone "moon".
Mondejar SpanishHabitational name from a place called Mondéjar in Guadalajara province.
Monden JapanesePossibly from 門 (
kado, mon) meaning "gate, doorway, entrance" and 田 (
ta, den) meaning "rice paddy, field."
Mondithoka Telugu (Modern)they are honest people and having helping nature. at history one person has bull cart some time it was went into dig then all people was trying and trying for lift the cart. but no use from those,after that people were shouting as a bigger like come on 'mondithoka' this word not surname of farmer his bull has short tail... [
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Mondragón SpanishFrom the name of a town in Basque County, Spain, which is derived from Latin
mons draconis meaning "dragon mountain".
Mondriaan DutchMeaning uncertain. It is a variant of the surname
Mondriaal, which could possibly be a Dutch cognate of
Monreal, meaning "royal mountain". This was the real surname of the Dutch-American painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944).
Mondrian DutchVariant of
Mondriaan. A notable bearer was the Dutch-American abstract painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan Jr. (He changed his name in 1912, dropping the extra
a from his surname).
Mondschein German, Jewishtopographic or habitational name referring to a house name meaning "moonshine" or a nickname for someone who was bald from the same word Middle High German
māno "moon" and
schinen "shine"... [
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Moneta ItalianPossibly originating from a nickname given to those who lived near a temple dedicated to
Juno Moneta. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Peace recipient Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833–1918).
Moneta Italianfrom
moneta "money" probably applied as either a nickname for a rich man or as a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or money lender.
Money EnglishOccupational name for someone who makes money or a nickname for a rich person, from Old French
monoie. A famous bearer of the name was New Zealand-American psychologist John Money (1921-2006).
Moneypenny EnglishProbably from a medieval nickname for a rich person or a miser. A fictional bearer is Miss Moneypenny, secretary to M (the head of MI6) in the James Bond novels of Ian Fleming and in the films based on them.
Monfils FrenchMonfils is a surname of French origin, meaning "my son."
Monger EnglishOccupational name for a retail trader or a stallholder in a market, derived Old English
mangere "trader, merchant, dealer".
Mongush TuvanTheorised to be derived from Tuvan
moon meaning "cohesive, powerful" combined with
kush "force". It is also believed to have been Mongolified and Turkified during the reign of Chinggis Khan in the 13th century.