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Muha CzechForm of Mucha, from Czech "Moucha," meaning housefly.
Muir ScottishTopographic name for someone who lived on a moor, from a Scots form of Middle English more
moor,
fen.
Muirhead ScottishDerived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English
muir meaning "moor" and
heid meaning "head, end".
Muis DutchFrom Dutch
muis meaning "mouse". Could be a nickname denoting someone with mouse-like tendencies, or who caught mice, or a short form of the given name
Bartholomeus.
Mukai JapaneseFrom Japanese 向
(muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Mukaichi JapaneseFrom 向 (
muka) meaning "towards", 井 (
i) meaning "mineshaft, well, pit", and 地 (
chi) meaning "earth, ground, land, destinations".... [
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Mukhopadhyay BengaliFrom Sanskrit मुख्य
(mukhya) meaning "chief" and उपाध्याय
(upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Mukoyama JapaneseFrom 向 (
muko) meaning "facing, yonder, toward" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain".
Mukushina Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 無垢 (
muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (
shina), a clipping of 九品 (
kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".
Mulcaster English (Modern)The surname Mulcaster was first found in Cumberland where they trace their lineage back to the place name Muncaster, home of Muncaster Castle, a privately owned castle overlooking the Esk river, near the west-coastal town of Ravenglass in Cumbria which dates back at least 800 years.
Muld EstonianMuld is an Estonian surname meaning "soil" or "dirt".
Muldoon IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó Maoldúin "descendant of
Maoldún", a personal name meaning literally "chief fortress".
Mulè ItalianFrom Arabic
مولى (
mawlan) "guide, chief, lord, master".
Muli Eastern AfricanMuli is chiefly found among the Kamba ethnic group in Kenya which is largely located in the Eastern Province. The Kamba people are part of the larger Bantu-speaking group. It derives from the given name and when used as a surname is patronymic... [
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Mulkerin IrishThe Irish surname Mulkerin is an anglicied rendering of the Gaelic surname O'Maoilchiarain which means ,literally, "descendant of a follower of Saint Ciaran", the Irish saint who founded the great monastery at Clonmacnois... [
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Mull ScottishScottish, Irish, or English: Probably comes from the Scots language, as the Scots word for "headland" or comes from the geographical term, which is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol, a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain bare of trees... [
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Mullarkey IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó Maoilearca "descendent of the follower of (St)
Earc", a personal name meaning literally either "speckled one" or "salmon".
Müllerleile GermanDerived from Middle High German
mülnære,
müller meaning "miller" (see
Müller), and the German given names
Lawlin,
Lauwelin and
Lawelin, medieval diminutives of
Nikolaus.
Mullery Irish (Rare)From Irish Gaelic
Ó Maolmhuire "descendant of
Maolmhuire", a personal name meaning literally "servant of (the Virgin)
Mary".
Mullinix FrenchA locational name "of de Moloneaux" probably from the noble family who trace their descent from William the Conqueror, from Molineaux-sur-Seine, near Rouen. The name came to England during the wake of the Norman Conquest... [
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Mullis EnglishAs either Mulles and Mullis, the surname first found in Parish Registers in Cornwall Co. by 1548 in Michaelstow. Manorial tenement rolls trace that particular family to 1483. Between 1337 and 1453 random tenants were recorded between Tintagel and Altarnun as Molys and Mollys... [
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Multatuli DutchFrom the Latin phrase
multa tulī meaning "I have suffered much" or "I have borne much". This was the pen name of the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), who wrote
Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies, now called Indonesia... [
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Mulvaney IrishFrom
Ó Maoilmheana meaning "descendant of Maoilmhaena."
Mulvey IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh "descendant of Maoilmhiadhach", a personal name meaning "honorable chief".
Mulvihill IrishAnglicized from Gaelic
Ó Maoil Mhichíl meaning "descendant of Maoilmhichil",
Maoilmhichil being a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Michael", referring to the archangel.
Mumby EnglishHabitational name from a place in Lincolnshire so named from the Old Norse personal name
Mundi (see Monday ) + Old Norse bȳ 'farmstead village'.
Mumuza DunganFrom the first part of the given name
Muhammad and Chinese 娃子
(wázi), a dialectal term meaning "(small) child".
Munakata JapaneseFrom Japanese 宗
(mune) meaning "religion, doctrine, creed" and 像
(kata) meaning "figure, image, form".
Munasinghe SinhaleseDerived from Sinhala මුහුණ
(muhuna) meaning "face, visage" combined with Sanskrit सिंह
(sinha) meaning "lion".
Mundaka Basque (Rare)From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. A popular theory is that it derives from Latin
munda aqua "clean water", but there is no evidence to support this origin... [
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Munden EnglishFrom the name of a parish in Hertfordshire, England.
Munekawa JapaneseFrom 宗 (
mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (
kawa) means "stream, river".
Mung ChinFrom a part of a Chin masculine compound personal name of unexplained meaning.
Mungaray Apache, Spanish (Mexican)Very rare Apache name give to the Apache still in Mexico. We are decents of victorio and the local spa is/ Mexicans gave us this name that we still carry today.
Mungia BasqueFrom the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, possibly derived from the personal name
Munio combined with the locative suffix
-(t)egi.
Munich GermanFrom the lower German word for monk, most likely first used as a surname for a former member of a monastery.
Munk German, Scandinavian, Dutch, EnglishFrom Middle High German
münich Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish
munk Middle Dutch
munc "monk" a nickname for someone thought to resemble a monk or a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service of a monastery... [
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Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish
munk "monk" and the second element is
dal "valley"... [
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Munn Scottish, EnglishVariant form of
McMunn. In English, it is a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked for monks, derived from Anglo-Norman French
moun meaning "monk" (see
Monk).
Munshi Urdu, BengaliDerived from Persian منشی
(monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Münster German, Dutchhabitational name from any of the places called
Münster (in Germany) or Munster derived from Latin
monasterium "monastery" or a topographic name for someone living near a monastery.
Murada JapaneseFrom Japanese 村 (
mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Murai JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muraji JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village" and 治 (
ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".
Murakami JapaneseFrom the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (
mura) meaning "hamlet, town, village" combined with 上 (
kami) meaning "upper, top, above" or 神 (
kami) meaning "god" or 守 (
kami) meaning "guard, protect, defend."
Muraki JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Murakita JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village, town, hamlet" and 北 (
kita) meaning "north".
Muranaka JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "village" combined with 中
(naka) meaning "inside, middle".
Murano JapaneseMura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."
Murao JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (
o) meaning "tail".
Muraoka JapaneseFrom 村 (
mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (
oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Murasawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 村 (
mura) meaning "town, village" and 沢 or 澤 (
sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Murase Japaneserom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Murata JapaneseFrom Japanese 村
(mura) meaning "town, village" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muratagi JapaneseFrom Japanese 村 (
mura) meaning "village", 田 (
ta) meaning "rice field" and 義 (
gi) meaning "righteousness".
Muravyov-Amursky Russian (Rare)Combination of surname
Muravyov and
Amursky. The famous bearer of this surname is Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
Murawski PolishName for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish
murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".
Murayoshi JapaneseMura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".
Murd EstonianMurd is an Estonian surname meaning "break" and "fracture".
Murdick ScottishMost likely a derivative of
Murdock, or
Murdoch. Historical documentation, as late as the mid-1800's refer to my ancestors as
Murdock, but can also reference the surname of Murdick - even, on occasion, in the same document... [
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Murdmaa EstonianMurdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Murel EstonianMurel is an Estonian surname meaning "heart cherry".
Murillo SpanishHabitational name for someone from any of various locations called Murillo, so named from a diminutive of Spanish
muro meaning "wall".
Mürk EstonianMürk is an Estonian surname meaning "poison" and "venom".
Murkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Murland IrishMurland is an Irish surname, which according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland is MacMurghalain in Gaelic, ultimately deriving from words meaning "sea" and "valor".
Muro JapaneseFrom Japanese 室 (
muro) meaning "room, chamber, apartment, cellar, greenouse".
Muroi JapaneseFrom Japanese 室
(muro) meaning "room" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muroya JapaneseFrom Japanese 室 (
muro) meaning "room" and 屋 (
ya) meaning "shop".