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Montefiore Italian, JewishDerived from
Montefiore, which is the name of several places in Italy. For example, there is Castle Montefiore in the town of Recanati (province of Macerata), the municipality of Montefiore Conca (province of Rimini) and the municipality of Montefiore dell'Aso (province of Ascoli Piceno)... [
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Monteith ScottishFrom the name of the district of
Menteith in south Perthshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic
monadh meaning "hill pasture" combined with the Scottish river name
Teith. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor and musician Cory Monteith (1982-2013), who played Finn Hudson on the American television series
Glee (2009-2015).
Monteleone ItalianFrom various place names, meaning "mountain lion", or "mountain of the lion".
Montemayor SpanishHabitational name from any of several places called Montemayor, from monte meaning "mountain" + mayor meaning "main", "larger", "greater", in particular in the provinces of Cordova, Salamanca, and Valladolid.
Montenegro Spanish, PortugueseHabitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain and Portugal named Montenegro, from Spanish and Portuguese
monte meaning "mountain, hill" and
negro meaning "black".
Monterd AragoneseIt indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Monterd d’Albarrazín or Monterd.
Monterrey SpanishDerived from places named Monterrey. From Spanish
monte meaning "mountain" and
rey meaning "king".
Monterrubio SpanishHabitational name from any of the places called Monterrubio ‘red mountain’.
Montesano ItalianFrom Italian
monte meaning "mountain" and
sano meaning "healthy".
Montesinos SpanishTopographic name for someone who lived on a mountain from a derivative of monte 'mountain' (from Latin mons gentive montis).
Montesquieu FrenchFrom French
montagne, meaning "mountain" and possibly also from
queue, meaning "line". Charles Montesquieu was a 17th-century French aristocrat, philosopher and politician.
Monteverde ItalianHabitational name from any of various places called Monteverde, for example in Avellino province, from monte meaning "mountain" + verde meaning "green".
Monteverdi ItalianDerived from Italian
monte meaning "mountain" and
verdi meaning "green"; literally means "green mountain".
Montevirgen Spanish (Philippines)From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora de Montevirgen, meaning "Our Lady of Mount Virgin," dedicated at the Convento de Montevirgen (Convent of Mount Virgin) in the municipality of Villalba de los Barros, located in Extremadura's Badajoz province in western Spain.
Montford EnglishAs a Shropshire name believed to mean "from a communal ford or water crossing" while the Norfolk origin is "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as
Edmund.
Montfort Medieval French (Rare)Habitational name from any of numerous places called Montfort from Old French
mont "hill" and
fort "strong impregnable"
Montiel SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Montigny Frenchhabitational name from (Le) Montigny the name of several places in various parts of France (from a Gallo-Roman estate name Montiniacum formed either from a personal name or from a derivative of
mons "mountain" and the locative suffix
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Montilla SpanishHabitational name from Montilla a place in Córdoba province.
Montone Italiannickname from
montone "ram" (from Medieval Latin
multo genitive
multonis). Or a habitational name from any of numerous places called Montone ("big mountain").
Montoro Spanish, ItalianA Spanish habitational name from any of the places called Montoro in particular those in Córdoba or Teruel provinces. Italian habitational name from any of the places called Montoro in particular Montoro Inferiore and Montoro Superiore in Avellino province.
Montpelier English, FrenchEnglish and French variant of
Montpellier. This is the name of several places in the United States, for example the capital city of the state of Vermont, which was named after the French city of
Montpellier.
Montpellier FrenchMeans "woad mountain", derived from French
mont (itself from Latin
mōns) meaning "mountain" and
pastel (Latin
pastellus,
pestellus) meaning "woad, dye", referring to someone who lived near a mountain that was covered with woad (a plant that produces a blue dye)... [
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Monty French, EnglishTopographic name for a mountain dweller, from Old French mont 'mountain' (Latin mons, montis).
Monvoisin FrenchMarried surname of a infamous 17th century fortune teller and poisoner, Catherine Monvoisin nee Deshayes, known as La Voisin. Executed for witchcraft in 1680 in the affair of the poisons. Her clients included the elite of Paris including a mistress of Louis XIV.
Monzo ItalianPossibly a variant of Monsu, which may be an occupational name for a cook, Calabrian munsu, or a nickname or title from Milanese monsu ‘sir’, ‘lord’, ‘gentleman’.
Monzon SpanishHabitational name from Monzón, a place in Uesca province, which is probably named from Latin montione ‘big mountain’.
Moo MayanFrom Yucatec Maya
mo' meaning "macaw".
Moody English, IrishEither from Middle English
modie "angry, haughty, impetuous", or Old English
modig "brave, proud".
Mooij DutchFrom Dutch
mooi "beautiful, handsome, neat, fine".
Mook GermanThis surname means 'flying insect' from a German word that is mauke. (I think it is mauke, I am SO not sure.)
Mööl EstonianMööl is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "möll" meaning "tumult" and "turbulence".
Moorcock EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a moorcock (the male of the red grouse). It is borne by British author Michael Moorcock (1939-).
Morabito ItalianUltimately from Arabic
مُرَابِط (
murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian
murabitu "moderate, sober" and
murabbiu "teetotal".
Moraczewski PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Moraczewo.
Morag HebrewMeans "threshing sledge", "flail" in Hebrew. Morag is a hand-held threshing tool.
Moralee English, FrenchFirst found in Norfolk where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings.
Morański PolishHabitational name for someone from
Morawy in Masovian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeships, or any of numerous places called
Morawa or
Morawce in Łódź Voivodeship,
Morawiany in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship,
Morawica in Świętokrzyskie and Lesser Poland voivodeships,
Morawsko in Podkarpackie Voivodeship,
Morawka in Masovian Voivodeship, or
Morawki in Łódź Voivodeship, all named with
morawa ‘wet grassy area’.... [
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Morant English, FrenchFrom the Old French personal name
Morant, perhaps from a nickname meaning "steadfast", or alternatively of Germanic origin and meaning literally "courage-raven". A known bearer was the British-born Australian soldier and poet Breaker Morant, original name Edwin Henry Murrant (?1864-1902).
Moranville FrenchHabitational name from a commune in France named Moranville, derived from French personal name
Morand and
ville "town, city".
Moratalla SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Murcian municipality.
Morceli Arabic (Maghrebi)Possibly from Arabic مُرْسِل
(mursil) meaning "sender, dispatcher" or "sent, transmitted" from أَرْسَلَ
(ʾarsala) "to send, to dispatch".
Mordaunt EnglishRecorded as Mordant, Mordaunt (English), Mordagne, Mordant (French) and apparently Mordanti in Italy, this is a surname of French origins. According to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley writing in the year 1880, the name was originally Norman, and was brought to England by a follower of Duke William of Normandy, when he conquered England in 1066... [
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Morden EnglishParish in Surrey; one mile from Mitcham. "Moor Hollow" in Old English.
More English, ScottishVariant of
Moore 3. A famous bearer was the English lawyer, humanist, and martyr Saint Thomas More (1478-1535).
More Frenchnickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French
more "Moor" (from Latin
Maurus). French cognitive of
Moore 3.
Morehouse EnglishHabitational name from any of various places, for example Moorhouse in West Yorkshire, named from Old English mōr meaning "marsh", "fen" + hūs meaning "house".
Morell RomanshDerived from Latin
maurus "Moorish, North African" as well as a derivation from a diminutive of the given name
Maurus.
Morells GreekOne meaning/explanation of the surname Morells is it's an Americanization of the Greek name surname
Mariolis.
Morera Spanish, CatalanMeans "mulberry" in Spanish and Catalan, denoting a person who lived near a mulberry tree.
Moreschi ItalianNickname for a dark-skinned person, derived from the Medieval Latin word
moro, actually from the Latin
Maurus, meaning, "dark-skinned".
Morey Irish, EnglishAnglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Mórdha, and in English (of Norman origin), derived from the Old French given name
Mory, a short form of
Amaury (see
Emery).
Moriai JapaneseFrom the Japanese 盛 (
mori) "assortment" or 森 (
mori) "forest" and 合 (
ai) "fit," "suit," "join."
Moriancumer Mormon (Archaic)In the Book of Ether, Jared's brother's name remains untold. Joseph Smith revealed that his name was Mahonri Moriancumer.
Morigi ItalianPossibly a variant of
Morici, or perhaps derived from Lombardic
morigiö "little mouse".
Moriguchi JapaneseFrom 森
(mori) meaning "forest" and 口
(kuchi) meaning "entrance, mouth."
Morihei JapaneseThis surname combines 森 (shin, mori) meaning "forest, woods" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace."... [
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Morikubo JapaneseFrom Japanese 森 (
mori) meaning "forest", 久 (
ku) meaning "long time" and 保 (
bo) meaning "protect".
Moríñigo LeoneseIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Moríñigo SpanishHabitational surname from Moríñigo, Moríñigo is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León.
Morino JapaneseMori means "forest" and no means "field, rice paddy, wilderness".
Morioka JapaneseFrom Japanese 森
(mori) meaning "forest" or 守
(mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Moritani JapaneseFrom Japanese 森
(mori) meaning "forest" or 守
(mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 谷
(tani) meaning "valley".
Moriya JapaneseFrom the Japanese 守 (
mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker, guard, protect, defend" or 森 (
mori) meaning "forest" combined with 屋 (
ya) meaning "house, dwelling" or 谷 (
ya or
tani) meaning "valley."
Mørk NorwegianFrom Old Norse
mork "wood". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
Morning EnglishFrom the word “Morning” meaning early or beginning of the day when the sun rises.
Moro Italian, SpanishNickname from
moro "moor" from Latin
maurus "moor, north african" and Italian variant of
Mauro.
Moros SpanishHabitational name from Moros in Zaragoza province, so named from the plural of moro ‘Moor’, i.e. ‘the place where the Moors live’.
Morphy EnglishA famous American chess player named Paul Morphy lived in the 19th century.
Morpurgo Judeo-ItalianItalian surname of Jewish origin, originally
Marpurg, from the Austrian city Marburg an der Drau (today Maribor in Slovenia). The progenitor was Moises Jacob, father of Petachia, in Bad-Rackersburg, Austria... [
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Morreale ItalianHabitational name from the town of Monreale in Sicily, derived from Italian
monte regale meaning "royal mountain".
Morricone ItalianPossibly derived from the medieval given name
Moricius or
Moricus, derived from Latin
murex meaning "shellfish (kind used in making purple dye)" as well as "sharp stone, pointed rock".
Morrissey IrishMorrissey is an Irish name meaning "choice of the sea".
Morshuis DutchProbably derived from Old Dutch
mor "swamp, marsh, peat" and
huis "house, home".
Mort EnglishPerhaps from a Norman nickname based on Old French
mort "dead", possibly referring to someone with a deathly pallor or otherwise sepulchral appearance.
Mortaz PersianMortaz is a family with Persian roots that means suffered or has suffered
Mortlock EnglishHabitational name denoting someone from Mortlake, Surrey, or from Mortlach, Banff.
Mortlake could mean either "Morta’s meadow", from the byname
Morta and Old English
lag "wet pasture, marshy field", or "salmon stream", from
mort "young salmon" and
lacu "stream, pool"... [
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