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Ōmae JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 前
(mae) meaning "front, forward".
Omaeda JapaneseFrom 大 (
o) meaning "big, great", combined with 前 (
mae) meaning "front, forward", and 田 (
da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ó Maoiléidigh IrishMeans "descendant of
Maoléidigh" in Irish. This surname was stressed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable, and may have been shortened in some cases to give
Leddy.
O'mara IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from
meadhair "mirth".
Õmblus EstonianÕmblus is an Estonian surname meaning "seam" and "stitching".
Omelchuk RussianThis name migrates from Russia/Belarus and has also been found in the Island of Cyprus. The name could be attributed to the surname 'Damon' disapearing as there was a 'Damon' family in the 1600's with locations unknown... [
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Omerbegović BosnianDerived from
Omer and
beg, a title of Turko-Mongol origin meaning ''chief'' or ''commander''.
Omnes BasqueOf uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
Omori JapaneseFrom the Japanese 大 (
o) "big" and 森 (
mori) "forest," "woods."
Ōmoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 本
(moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Omtzigt DutchDerived from Dutch
omzicht meaning "cautious, careful, circumspection", ultimately from the verb
omzien meaning "to look around". It may have originated in a Dutch village with several farms named
Omzicht, or as a nickname for a cautious person... [
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Ōmura JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 村
(mura) meaning "town, village".
Omura JapaneseO means "big, huge, great" and mura means "bamlet, village". ... [
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Omuraliev KyrgyzFrom the name
Omur (the Kyrgyz form of
Umar) or the Kyrgyz word өмүр
(ömür) meaning "life, breath" combined with the name
Ali 1.
Oña SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Onai ShonaOnai means "See, observe". #It is a name that calls the hearer to see or observe that which happened".
Onbekend DutchMeans "unknown, anonymous" in Dutch, given to individuals who don’t have a family name (often for cultural reasons).
Öncü TurkishMeans "innovator, pioneer, trailblazer" in Turkish.
Onda JapaneseFrom Japanese 恩
(on) meaning "obligation" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ong EstonianOng is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/hook".
Öngo EstonianÖngo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/pole" or from the village of Õngu in Hiiu County.
Onna EstonianOnna is an Estonian surname derived from "onn", meaning "cabin" and "shack".
Onno EstonianOnno is an Estonian surname derived from "onu" meaning "uncle".
Ōno JapaneseFrom the Japanese 大 (
oo) "big" and 野 (
no) "field," "area."
Onodera JapaneseFrom Japanese 小
(o) meaning "small", 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺
(tera) meaning "temple".
Onoe JapaneseO means "Big, great", No means "plain", and E means "inlet, shore."
Onogi JapaneseO means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Onoki JapaneseO means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".
Onose JapaneseFrom Japanese 小
(o) meaning "small", 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Onotora Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 男虎 (
onotora) meaning "male tiger", from 男 (
o) meaning "male; man", の (
no), an unwritten possessive particle, and 虎 (
tora) meaning "panthera tigris", referring to someone with qualities of a male tiger.... [
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Onoue JapaneseFrom the Japanese 尾 (
o) "tail" and 上 (
ue) "above" (the possessive particle ノ (
no) is not always written down but is always included when the name is spoken aloud).
Onslow EnglishLocational name from a place called
Onslow described in Victorian times as being "a place within the liberty of Shrewsbury, in Salop', the original and still confusingly used, name for the county of Shropshire.
Onstad Norwegian, GermanHabitational name from the name of any of seven farmsteads mainly in the southeast most of them with names formed from any of various Old Norse personal names plus
stathir "farmstead" as for example Augunarstathir from the personal name
Auðun (from
Auth "wealth" plus
un "friend")... [
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Onstenk DutchDerived from a place name, ultimately composed of
on- "un-, bad" and
stede "city, town" combined with the possessive suffix
-ink.
Ōnuki JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫
(nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".
Ōnuma JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼
(numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Ööbik EstonianÖöbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".
Ōoka JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Ookouchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (
oo) meaning "big", 河 (
kou) meaning "river" and 内 (
chi) meaning "inside".
Ool EstonianOol is an Estonia surname, possibly a corruption of "õlu", meaning "ale"; or "all", meaning "below".
Ooms DutchPatronymic form of
Oom, derived from Dutch
oom meaning "uncle". Alternatively, could be from the given name
Omaar.
Oort DutchFrom Middle Dutch
oort "edge, corner".
Oorull EstonianOorull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oot (esker)" and "rull" meaning "roller".
Oorzhak TuvanMeans "not a thief", derived from Tuvan оор
(oor) meaning "thief, burglar" combined with чок
(chok) meaning "not, no".
Oosterhout DutchFrom the name of various places in the Netherlands, derived from
ooster "eastern" and
hout "wood, forest".
Oostwal DutchFrom the Dutch words
oost "east" and
wal "coast, shore" or "bank, levee, wall".
Oot EstonianOot is an Estonian surname meaning "tsk". Also, possiblt derived from "Ott", a masculine given name meaning "bear".
Ootani JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (
oo) meaning "big" and 谷 (
tani) meaning "valley".
Ootono Japanese (Rare)Oo means "big, great, large, huge" and tono is an outdated honorific that literally means "lord".
Öövel EstonianÖövel is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "hööve" meaning "plane" and "jointer", or "röövel" meaning "gunman", "robber" and "bandit".
Opaliński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Opalenica, Nowy Tomyśl County.
Opetaia Maori, PolynesianThis name possibly came from the given name
Opetaia. A notable bearer of this name is Jai Opetaia, an australian boxer born in 1995.
Ophel English19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [
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Ophir HebrewFrom the given name
Ophir. Ophir (or
Ofir) is originally a biblical place name. In the days of
King Solomon, Ophir was metioned as the name of a land, full of abudant natural treasures such as gold, silver, etc.
Öpik EstonianÖpik is an Estonian surname meaning "textbook" or "manual".
Opp GermanGenerally considered a (very) contracted form of given names that contained the Old High German element
od "fortune; wealth" (or a variant thereof) and a second element that began with or contained the letter B, for example Audobald.
Oppedisano ItalianItalian: habitational name for someone from Oppido Mamertino in Reggio Calabria, so named from Latin oppidum ‘fortified place’, ‘stronghold’. The original settlement was destroyed by an earthquake in 1783 ; it was rebuilt on a site further south.
Oppegård NorwegianHabitational name meaning "upper farm". Derived from Old Norse
uppi "upper" and
garðr "farm, yard". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway. ... [
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O'prey IrishFrom the Irish Gaelic Á Preith or Ó Preith meaning "of the cattle spoil".
Opstad NorwegianNorwegian: habitational name from any of ten farmsteads in southeastern Norway named Olstad, from a contracted form of Old Norse Ólafsstaðir, from the personal name Ólaf + staðir, plural of staðr ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
Or HebrewMeans "light" in Hebrew and used as both first name and surname in Israel.
Orakzai PashtoMeans "lost son" from Pashto ورک
(worak) meaning "lost" and زوی
(zoy) meaning "son".
Orange Medieval English, Medieval French, EnglishDerived from the medieval female name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III... [
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Oranje DutchMeans "orange (colour)" in Dutch, in reference to the Dutch Royal Family, who in turn derive their name from the town of Orange (or
Auranja) in France, first attested as
Arausio in the first century... [
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Orav EstonianOrav is an Estonian surname meaning "squirrel".
Orbison EnglishFrom a village in Lincolnshire, England originally called Orby and later Orreby that is derived from a Scandinavian personal name
Orri- and the Scandinavian place element
-by which means "a farmstead or small settlement."
Orchard English, ScottishEnglish: topographic name for someone who lived by an orchard, or a metonymic occupational name for a fruit grower, from Middle English
orchard.... [
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Orcutt EnglishPerhaps a much altered spelling of Scottish
Urquhart used predominantly in Staffordshire, England.
Orczy HungarianWas the surname of a family of Hungarian nobility (including Baroness Emmuska Orczy, author of *The Scarlet Pimpernel*) originating from the village Orczi (now called Orci).
Ord English, English (American)Ord is an English descent surname that also has Gaelic roots. It's also short for many English surnames that end with "Ord". people include US Army general Edward Ord who practiced in California and had many street names after him.
Ordorika BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Muxika in the Comarca of Busturialdea-Urdaibai.
Ore EnglishHabitational name from
Woore (Shropshire, England).
Orfanelli ItalianMeans "little orphans" in Italian, ultimately from Ancient Greek
ὀρφᾰνός "without parents; bereft". Given to children raised in an orphanage.
Orfanov RussianDerived from Greek ὀρφανός
(orphanos) meaning "orphan".
Org EstonianOrg is an Estonian surname meaning "valley".
Organ EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a player of a musical instrument (any musical instrument, not necessarily what is now known as an organ), from Middle English organ (Old French organe, Late Latin organum ‘device’, ‘(musical) instrument’, Greek organon ‘tool’, from ergein ‘to work or do’).
Organ EnglishFrom a rare medieval personal name, attested only in the Latinized forms
Organus (masculine) and
Organa (feminine).
Orgerii Jewish, Judeo-ProvençalAaron Orgerii is listed in the index of names of Jews in France in the late middle ages in Heinrich Gross' book Judaia Gallica. There is also an extent copy of a deed between "the Jew Nathan Orgerii and Johannes Raynaud", written in Arles in Provence in 1366... [
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Orgeron French (Cajun)From the Norman French family name Orger, which is a abbreviated form of the ancient Norman name Orglander.
Orgla EstonianOrgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Orihara JapaneseFrom Japanese 折
(ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Orikasa JapaneseFrom Japanese 折
(ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 笠
(kasa) referring to a type of Asian conical hat.