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Ólafsson Icelandic
Patronymic of the given Ólafur. This surname is given to their sons.
Olagarai Basque
Derived from Basque ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut, cabin" and garai "high, tall, prominent".
Olagaraia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Etxalar, Navarre, a variant of Olagarai.
Olague Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque ola meaning "forge, factory, foundry" or "hut, cabin" and the suffix -gune "place, area".
Olah Hungarian
Oláh (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 Irish
Means "of Leinster" or "descendant of the one from Leinster", denoting someone who came from the Irish province Leinster (Laighin in Irish)... [more]
Olano Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.
Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".
Olasiman Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano ulasiman meaning "common purslane" (a type of plant).
Olaskoaga Basque
Derived from places named "Olaskoaga".
Olatunji Yoruba
"Olatunji" is a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "Wealth awakes again".
O'Laughlin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Lochlainn, meaning "descendant of Lochlann".
Olausson Swedish
Means "son of Olaus".
Olavarrieta Basque
Ola: hut, forge. Varri: new. -eta:abundance of.
Olavsen Norwegian
Means "son of Olav".
Old English
From 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 Dutch
From the name of a small village in the province of Drenthe, Holland, composed of Dutch oud and hoeve, meaning "old farm".
Oldham English
Habitational 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 English
Originally "Oldknoll"; deriving from the word knoll meaning ''hill''.
Oldroyd English
Derived from Old English euld meaning "old" and royd meaning "clearing".
Olds English
English: patronymic from Old .
Oldshield English
Probably came from the occupation of being a shielder
Oldt Low German
North German: variant of Alt.
Ole Estonian
Ole is an Estonian surname meaning "exist" or "entity".
Olegario Spanish
From the given name Olegario.
Õlekõrs Estonian
Õlekõrs is an Estonian surname meaning "straw".
Oleksenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Oleksiy" or "son of Oleksandr".
Oleksiyiv m Ukrainian, Russian (Ukrainianized)
From the given name Oleksiy or Ukrainianised form of Russian Alekseyev.
Oleniuc Romanian, Ukrainian
From the Hutsul language.
O'Lennon Irish
Original form of Lennon. Probably a variant of Ó Leannáin (from a by-name meaning "lover"), but may also be derived from O'Lonain (from lon, "blackbird").
Olesdatter Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic of Ole.
Oleshchuk Ukrainian
Probably from the given name Oleksandr or Oleksiy.
Olesk Estonian
Olesk is an Estonian surname meaning to "stay".
Oleson English
Anglicized form of Olesen
Olevian German (Latinized)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany). ... [more]
Oley English
Was my mother's fathers name. Also my mother's brother.
Oleynikov m Russian
Russian form of Oliynyk.
Olgun Turkish
Means "mature, grown" in Turkish.
Olimov Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Olim".
Olin English
Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from the Swedish surname Olander.
Olin Swedish
Combination of the unexplained element o-/oh- and the common surname suffix -lin. A notable bearer is Swedish actress Lena Olin (b. 1955).
Ó Lionáin Irish
It literally means "Lonán’s descendant".
Oliphant English
Means "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 Estonian
Olissaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õli" meaning "oil/fat" and "saar" meaning "island".
Oliva Italian, Spanish
Of uncertain origin: derived either from a nickname to those who picked, worked with or sold olives, or from the given name Oliva.
Olivares Spanish
Habitational name from any of several places named Olivares, from the plural of Spanish olivar meaning "olive grove". Compare Portuguese and Galician Oliveira.
Olivas Catalan
Variant spelling of Olives, habitational name from Olives in Girona province, or a topographic name from the plural of Oliva.
Olive French
Given to someone who worked with olives from old french olive "olive" ultimately latin oliva "olive".
Olivera Spanish
Comes from the Latin etymology related to olive trees, olive grees and olives.
Oliveras Catalan
Catalan: variant spelling of the topographic name Oliveres, from the plural of olivera ‘olive tree’, or a habitational name from Las Oliveras in Murcia province.
Olivia English
From the given name of Olivia
Olivieri Italian
From the given name Oliviero.
Oliviero Italian
From the given name Oliviero.
Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic 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.
Oliynichenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Derived from олійний (oliynyy) meaning "oilseed".
Oll Estonian
Oll is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine give name "Olev".
Ollis English
Unexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.
Ollison Danish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Olesen .
Ollivier French
From a variant of the given names Olivier and Oliver.
Olloki Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque oilo "chicken, hen".
Olloqui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olloki.
Ollson English
Variant of Olsson or Olsen.
Olmert Jewish
Possibly 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"... [more]
Ölmez Turkish
Means "immortal, undying, eternal" in Turkish.
Olmre Estonian
Olmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".
Olmstead English (British)
Comes from the Old French ermite "hermit" and Old English stede "place".... [more]
Ó Lochlainn Irish
Means "descendant of Lochlann" in Irish.
Ó Loingseacháin Irish
It means 'descendant of Loingseacháin'. Ó Loingsigh, however, is a diminutive form of this surname.
O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").
O'Loney Irish
Anglicization of Ó Luanaigh.
O'Looney Irish
Anglicization of Ó Luanaigh.
Olorosisimo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish olorosísimo meaning "most fragrant".
Oloroso Spanish (Philippines)
Means "fragrant" or "sweet (having a pleasant smell)" in Spanish.
Olszański Polish
Name for someone from a place called Olszany or Olszanica, both derived from Polish olsza meaning "alder".
Ó Luanaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Luanach"
Olufsen Danish
Patronymic form of the Old Norse personal name "Anleifr", or "Oluf", which is composed of the elements "ans", god and "leifr", a relic.
Olufson Danish
Variant of Olufsen
Olumets Estonian
Olumets is an Estonian surname meaning "existing forest".
Ölund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and lund "groove".
O'Lunney Irish
Anglicization of Ó Luanaigh.
Olveira Galician
Galician cognate of Oliveira.
Ölvirsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ölvir" in Icelandic.
Olwell English
Possibly a habitational name from Ulwell in Swanage Dorset named with Old English ule "owl" and wille "stream".
Olympiou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.
Olyphant English, Scottish
Variant of Oliphant. A famous bearer is American actor Timothy Olyphant (1968-).
Oma Japanese (Modern, ?)
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, big" and 間 (ma) meaning "interval, space".
Ó Macáin Irish
Means "descendant of Maicín".
Ó Macdha Irish
Means "descendant of Macdha"
Ōmae Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward".
Omae Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大前 (see Ōmae).
Omaeda Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great", combined with 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
O'Maher Irish (Rare)
This name comes from the Irish surname 'Meachair' which means hospitality. ... [more]
Ó Maicín Irish
Means "descendant of Maicín".
Ōman Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Daiman).
Oman Arabic, English
From the place Oman.
Oman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Omaña Leonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oumaña.
Ó Maoilbhearaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maolbhearaigh" in Irish.
Ó Maoileanaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Maoileanach".
Ó Maoilearca Irish
It means "descendant of devotee of Earca".
Ó Maoiléidigh Irish
Means "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.
Ó Maoil Sheanaigh Irish
It means "descendant of devotee of Saint Seanach".
Ó Maolacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Maolachán".
Ó Maolfábhail Irish
Means "descendant of Maolfábhail"
Ó Maolmhóna Irish
Means "descendant of Maolmhóna"
O'mara Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from meadhair "mirth".
Ó Marcacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Marcachán"
O'Marr Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
This surname originated from the name 'Maher'. The O' means 'grandson of'. ... [more]
Omaru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小丸 (see Komaru).
Omarzai Pashto
Means "son of Omar 1" in Pashto.
Õmblus Estonian
Õmblus is an Estonian surname meaning "seam" and "stitching".
O'Meara Irish
Variant of O'mara.
Omelchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Omelyan".
Omer Hebrew
Derived from the given name Omer.
Omer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Umar.
Omerbašić Bosnian
Derived from Omer.
Omerbegović Bosnian
Derived from Omer and beg, a title of Turko-Mongol origin meaning ''chief'' or ''commander''.
Omeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Omer.
Omerović Bosnian
Means "son of Omer".
Ó Miadhaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Miadhach", a byname meaning "honorable" from Old Irish míad "honour, dignity, elevation".
Omidi Persian
From the given name Omid.
O'milligan Irish
Form of Milligan.
Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".
Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”
Ōmori Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Omori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."
Omori Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大森 (see Ōmori).
Ó Mothlacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Mothlachán".
Ōmoto Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Omran Arabic
Derived from the given name Umran.
Omtzigt Dutch
Derived 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... [more]
Ó Muimhneacháin Irish
It literally mean’s "Munsterman’s descendant".
O'mullawill Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
O'Mulvenna Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Maoilmheana, meaning "descendant of Maoilmheana" a personal name meaning "chieftain of the main river."
Ōmura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Omura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).
Omuraliev Kyrgyz
From the name Omur (the Kyrgyz form of Umar) or the Kyrgyz word өмүр (ömür) meaning "life, breath" combined with the name Ali 1.
Omuralieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Omuraliev.
Omurbaev m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Omurbay".
Omurbaeva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Omurbaev.
Omurbekov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Omurbek".
Omurbekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Omurbekov.
Oña Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".
Onai Shona
Onai means "See, observe". #It is a name that calls the hearer to see or observe that which happened".
O Naradhaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Neary.
Onasis Greek
From Turkish oynas which means "Lover".
Onbekend Dutch
Means "unknown, anonymous" in Dutch, given to individuals who don’t have a family name (often for cultural reasons).
Öncü Turkish
Means "innovator, pioneer, trailblazer" in Turkish.
Onda Japanese
From Japanese 恩 (on) meaning "obligation" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Önder Turkish
From the given name Önder.
Ondricek Czech
From Ondr, meaning brave or courageous
Ó Neachtain Old Irish
Meaning "(descendant) of Nechtan."
O'Neil Irish
Variant of O'Neal.
Onesto Italian
From the given name Onesto.
Onfroy French
From the given name Onfroy, a form of Humphrey.
Ông Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Weng, from Sino-Vietnamese 翁 (ông).
Ong Estonian
Ong is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/hook".
Ong English
Variant of Yong
Ong Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.
Ongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai.
Ongarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Ongar".
Ongarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ongarov.
Onge English
Variant of Ong or Yonge
Öngo Estonian
Öngo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/pole" or from the village of Õngu in Hiiu County.
Onidi Italian
Denoting someone from Onida, a former village.
Ōnishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Onishi.
Onishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Onizuka Japanese
From Japanese 鬼 (oni) "demon" and 塚 (dzuka) "mound".
Onna Estonian
Onna is an Estonian surname derived from "onn", meaning "cabin" and "shack".
Õnnepalu Estonian
Õnnepalu is an Estonian surname meaning "benefic/happy heath".
Õnnis Estonian
Õnnis is an Estonian surname meaning "blessed".
Onnis Italian
From the toponym Fonni.
Onno Estonian
Onno is an Estonian surname derived from "onu" meaning "uncle".
Ōno Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (oo) "big" and 野 (no) "field," "area."
Onodera Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Onoe Japanese
O means "Big, great", No means "plain", and E means "inlet, shore."
Onofre Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Onofre.
Onofrio Italian
From the given name Onofrio.
Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".
Onopriienko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Onufriy
Onorato Italian
From the given name Onorato
Onorio Italian
From the given name Onorio.
Onose Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Onota Japanese
Variant of Onoda.
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.... [more]
Onoue Japanese
From 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 English
Locational 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, German
Habitational 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")... [more]
Onstenk Dutch
Derived from a place name, ultimately composed of on- "un-, bad" and stede "city, town" combined with the possessive suffix -ink.
Onufriyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Onufriy.
Ōnuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫 (nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".
Onuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大貫 #(see Ōnuki).
Ōnuma Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Onuma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大沼 (see Ōnuma).
Onyilogwu Nigerian (Rare), Igbo (Rare)
Possibly means "he who is invulnerable to dark magic" in Igbo.
Oo Chinese, Burmese
Chinese: variant of U, itself a variant of Yu and Wu.... [more]
Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".
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