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Ojastu EstonianOjastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
Ojasu EstonianOjasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".
Ojavool EstonianOjavool is an Estonian surname meaning "stream current/flow".
Ojha Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, PunjabiMeans "shaman, sorcerer, healer", ultimately derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय
(upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, spiritual preceptor".
Oka JapaneseFrom Japanese 岡
(oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Okai JapaneseOka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Ōkano JapaneseSurname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".
Okano JapaneseFrom Japanese 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okanoue JapaneseOka means "ridge, hill", no is a possessive article and ue means "above, top, upper".
Okasaki JapaneseOka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Ōkawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Okawa JapaneseFrom the Japanese 大 (
o) "big" and 川 or 河 (
kawa) "river."
Ōkawara JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(o) meaning "big, great", 河
(ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原
(wara) meaning "field, plain".
O'Keeffe IrishVariant of
O'Keefe. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Okey EnglishLocation name meaning "lives near oak trees".
Ōki JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Okie JapaneseOki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".
Okimoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 沖 (
oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (
moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Okino JapaneseO could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
Okino JapaneseFrom Japanese 沖
(oki) meaning "open sea" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okita JapaneseFrom Japanese 沖
(oki) meaning "open sea" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okitani JapaneseOki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
Okkotsu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 乙骨 (
Okkotsu), a variant reading and spelling of 乙事 (
Okkoto), an area in the town of Fujimi in the district of Suwa in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.
Okmees EstonianOkmees is an Estonian surname meaning "branch/twig man".
Ōkōchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内
(kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".
Okocimski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Okocim.
Okota Japanese (Rare)This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Okoturo NigerianA surname most popular in Nigeria; meaning currently unknown.
Okroj KashubianThe name has been in existence in the Kashubian region for centuries.
Oks EstonianOks is an Estonian surname meaning "branch" or "bough".
Oksmaa EstonianOksmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bough/branch land".
Oktyabrsky RussianMeaning "October" in Russian, it often refers to the October Revolution of November 1917, a coup led by Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and the Bolshevik Party.
Oku JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥 (
oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son,
Naka for the middle son, and
Kuchi for the youngest son.... [
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Ōkubo JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久
(ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保
(ho) meaning "protect"... [
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Okuda JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okudaira JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 平
(taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Okui JapaneseOku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Okukawa Japanese (Rare)Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.
Ōkuma JapaneseCombination of the kanji 大 (
ō, "big, great") or 逢 (
ō, "meeting") and 熊 (
kuma, "bear") or 隈 (
kuma, "recess, corner, shade")
Okuna PolishPolish (also Okuła): nickname for a lame person, from okuleć ‘to stumble or founder’, Old Polish okułac.
Okunev m RussianPossibly derived from Russian word "окон (okon)" meaning window.
Okuno JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ōkura JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉
(kura) or 蔵
(kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".
Okuro JapaneseFrom 奥 (
oku) meaning "interior, inner part, inside" combined with 梠 (
ro, ryo, hisashi) meaning "companion, follower".
Okusawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Okuse JapaneseOku means "secluded, further out, inside, interior" and se means "river,inlet".
Okutsu JapaneseFrom Japanese 奥
(oku) meaning "inside" and 津
(tsu) meaning "port, harbour".
Olabarria BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous river in the municipality of Markina-Xemein.
Olabeaga BasqueFrom the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque
ola "factory, foundry, ironworks" and
-be "lower part" combined with
-aga "place of, group of".
Olaetxea BasqueFrom the name of a tower house in Elgoibar, an industrial town in Basque Country, derived from Basque
ola "factory, foundry, forge; cabin, hut" and
etxe "house, building".
Olagarai BasqueDerived from Basque
ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut, cabin" and
garai "high, tall, prominent".
Olague BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Anue.
Olah HungarianOláh (Olah) is a Hungarian surname that means Vlach/Romanian. A similar word is Olasz, meaning "Italian".Hungarian (Oláh): ethnic name from Hungarian oláh ‘Romanian’, old form volách, from vlach ‘Italian’, ‘speaker of a Romance language’.
Ó Laighin IrishMeans "of Leinster" or "descendant of the one from Leinster", denoting someone who came from the Irish province
Leinster (
Laighin in Irish)... [
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Olano BasqueFrom the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from
ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix
-no.
Olari EstonianOlari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Olatunji Yoruba"Olatunji" is a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "Wealth awakes again".
Old EnglishFrom Middle English
old, not necessarily implying old age, but rather used to distinguish an older from a younger bearer of the same personal name.
Oldenhave DutchFrom the name of a small village in the province of Drenthe, Holland, composed of Dutch
oud and
hoeve, meaning "old farm".
Oldham EnglishHabitational name from Oldham in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English
ald "old" and Old Norse
holmr "island water meadow" or
eald "old" and
ham "farmstead" meaning either "old lands" or "old farm".
Oldknow EnglishOriginally "Oldknoll"; deriving from the word
knoll meaning ''hill''.
Oldroyd EnglishDerived from Old English
euld meaning "old" and
royd meaning "clearing".
Ole EstonianOle is an Estonian surname meaning "exist" or "entity".
Oley EnglishWas my mother's fathers name. Also my mother's brother.
Olin SwedishCombination of the unexplained element
o-/
oh- and the common surname suffix
-lin. A notable bearer is Swedish actress Lena Olin (b. 1955).
Oliphant EnglishMeans "elephant" (from Middle English, Old French and Middle High German
olifant "elephant"), perhaps used as a nickname for a large cumbersome person, or denoting someone who lived in a building distinguished by the sign of an elephant.
Olissaar EstonianOlissaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õli" meaning "oil/fat" and "saar" meaning "island".
Oliva Italian, SpanishOf uncertain origin: derived either from a nickname to those who picked, worked with or sold olives, or from the given name
Oliva.
Olivares SpanishHabitational name from any of several places named
Olivares, from the plural of Spanish
olivar meaning "olive grove". Compare Portuguese and Galician
Oliveira.
Olivas CatalanVariant spelling of Olives, habitational name from Olives in Girona province, or a topographic name from the plural of Oliva.
Olive FrenchGiven to someone who worked with olives from old french
olive "olive" ultimately latin
oliva "olive".
Olivera SpanishComes from the Latin etymology related to olive trees, olive grees and olives.
Oliveras CatalanCatalan: variant spelling of the topographic name
Oliveres, from the plural of olivera ‘olive tree’, or a habitational name from Las Oliveras in Murcia province.
Olivo Italian, SpanishTopographic name from
olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name
Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Oll EstonianOll is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine give name "Olev".
Ollis EnglishUnexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.
Olloki Basque (Rare)From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque
oilo "chicken, hen".
Olmert JewishPossibly from a Germanic given name of uncertain meaning. It could be derived from the Old High German elements
ol meaning "ancestor" and
mert, a diminutive of
merida meaning "fame" or "bright"... [
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Olmre EstonianOlmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".
O'Lonain IrishDerived from
lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with
O ("grandson; male descendant").
Olszański PolishName for someone from a place called Olszany or Olszanica, both derived from Polish
olsza meaning "alder".
Olufsen DanishPatronymic form of the Old Norse personal name "Anleifr", or "Oluf", which is composed of the elements "ans", god and "leifr", a relic.
Ölund SwedishCombination of Swedish
ö "island" and
lund "groove".
Ōmae JapaneseFrom Japanese 大
(ō) meaning "big, great" and 前
(mae) meaning "front, forward".