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Segale English, ItalianRespelling of
SEGAL. A famous bearer is Mario A. Segale, the inspiration for Nintendo's video game character Mario
Segărceanu RomanianA topographical surname designating someone from Segarcea, a small town in Dolj County, Romania.
Segarra CatalanRegional name from the district of La Segarra, or habitational name from any of the places named with Segarra or La Segarra in Catalonia and Valencia.
Šegrt SerbianDerived from
šegrt (
шегрт), meaning "apprentice".
Sei EstonianSei is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "seib", meaning "washer" and "disk"; or "seil", meaning "sail".
Seib GermanShort form of
SEIBOLD. Ultimately derived from names composed of the Germanic name element
sigi "victory".
Seid GermanFrom the Germanic given name
Sito, a short form of a compound name formed with
sigi "victory".
Seid JewishMetonymic occupational name from German
Seide and Yiddish
zayd "silk"
Seide German, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German side, German Seide ‘silk’ (from Late Latin seta, originally denoting animal hair), hence a metonymic occupational name for a manufacturer or seller of silk.
Seidenberg German, JewishDerived from several places with the same name. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German
seide meaning "silk" and
berg meaning "mountain".
Seider GermanOriginating in the region of Saxony. Name of a silk merchant, from the German word for silk: seide
Seif German, JewishMetonymic occupational name for a soap maker, from Middle High German seife, German Seife 'soap'.
Seifert German (East Prussian)German/Russian/Ashkenazi Jewish this surname derived from the very popular personal name siegfried, introduced for the first time inglaterra in the Anglo-Saxon period, and again as a surname thousand years later... [
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Seiler GermanGerman and Jewish occupational surname for a rope maker.
Seim Upper GermanGerman: metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper, from Middle High German seim ‘honey’.
Seinfeld German, JewishFrom the German word
sein "to be" and the word of German Jewish origin
feld which means "field". It was a name given to areas of land that had been cleared of forest.
Seire EstonianSeire is an Estonian surname meaning "monitor" and "examine".
Seixas PortugueseHabitational name from any of various places called Seixas in Galicia, Spain, most likely derived from Galician
seixo meaning "pebble, stone" (ultimately from Latin
saxum).
Sekawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sekawa JapaneseSe means "current, ripple" and kawa means "river, stream".
Sekewael IndonesianThe last name Sekewael is an original name from one of the island in Maluku. That one island name is "Negeri Oma." The meaning of Sekewael is "The Guardian of the River" because in "Negeri Oma" any body want to use the river of the water they have to ask for permission by Sekewael family... [
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Sekine JapaneseFrom Japanese 関
(seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根
(ne) meaning "root, foundation".
Sekino JapaneseSeki means "frontier pass" and no means "field, plain".
Sekino JapaneseFrom Japanese 関
(seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Sekulic SerbianThere is possibility that name come from latin word secolo, means century. Usual Serb end of surname is IC. All Serbs-Montenegrians, also small number of Croats who has that surname has origion from heart of Montenegro... [
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Sela HebrewMeans "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. Famous bearer is the Israeli model, actress and television presenter Rotem Sela (born 1983)
Selander SwedishCombination of Swedish
sel "stretch of calm water in a river or stream" and the common surname suffix
-ander (originally from Greek
aner "man"). The first element,
sel, is also a common place name element in Northern Sweden and it's possible that this name is both ornamental and locational in origin.
Self EnglishEast Anglian surname, from the medieval English masculine name
Saulf which was derived from the Old English elements
sǣ "sea" and
wulf "wolf".
Selg EstonianSelg is an Estonian surname meaning "back", "spine" and "back of".
Šelieh BelarusianDerived from Belarusian шэлег
(šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word
Schilling meaning "shilling".
Seligman German, JewishDerived from the given name
Selig with the German suffix
-man meaning "man" and it's originally a patronymic. The surname Seligman is originated in the Rhineland.
Sell EstonianSell is an Estonian surname meaning "apprentice".
Selland NorwegianFrom the Old Norse habitational name
Seljuland, from
selja "willow" and
land "land", "farm".
Sellmeyer Germanoccupational name for the steward of a hall or manor house from Middle High German
sal "hall residence" and
meier "steward" (see
Meyer ).
Selmer GermanTeutonic name meaning "hall master" for a steward or keeper of a large home or settlement.
Selter EstonianSelter is an Estonian surname derived from either "selts" meaning "society", "union", "association", or "selters" (of German origin) meaning "seltzer".
Selva Catalan, ItalianFrom any of various places in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, or northern Italy named Selva, as for instance the Catalan district La Selva, from
selva "wood", Latin
silva.
Selvik NorwegianFrom any of the farms in Norway named with Old Norse
selja "willow" or
selr "seal" combined with
vík "bay, inlet".
Selz GermanThe Selz is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and a left hand tributary of the Rhine. It flows through the largest German wine region, Rheinhessen or Rhenish Hesse. Also, Seltz (German: Selz) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region in north-eastern France.... [
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Sem NorwegianNorwegian: habitational name from any of about fifteen farms so named, a variant of
Seim.
Semak Ukrainian, RussianEast Slavic surname derived from a Slavic root meaning "seven". This was used as a nickname for someone who was associated with this number and was mainly given to the seventh child.
Semenduev Judeo-TatFrom the given name
Semendu or
Simandu, which was possibly derived from Persian سیاه
(siyah) meaning "black" and مرد
(mard) meaning "man" or Hebrew סימן טוב
(siman tov) meaning "good sign, good mark".
Semura Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 瀬村 (
Semura), a clipping of 杭瀬村 (
Kuinose-Mura) meaning "Semura Village", formerly in the city of Wakayama in the prefecture of Wakayama in Japan.
Semura Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 瀬村 (
Semura), a clipping of 瀬田蔵 (
Setagura-Mura) meaning "Setagura Village", formerly in the city of Tottori in the prefecture of Tottori in Japan.
Sen BengaliDerived from Sanskrit सेना
(sena) meaning "army, armament".
Senanayake SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit सेना
(sena) meaning "army" and नायक
(nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Senatore Italianstatus name from
senatore "senator" (from Latin
senator) or a nickname for a stately or perhaps pompous man.
Senda JapaneseFrom Japanese 千
(sen) meaning "thousand" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sendaydiego FilipinoPossibly from Japanese 仙台
(Sendai), the name of a city in Japan, combined with the given name
Diego.
Sendulla Medieval Frenchthe name was originally from a town in the champagne valley that does not exist any more because of World War I the town's name is forgotten and all we have about it is the name sendulla a young girl whom live there as a child
Sénécal Frenchstatus name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements
sini "old" and
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Seng German1. Topographic name for someone who lived by land cleared by fire, from Middle High German sengen ‘to singe or burn’. ... [
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Sengchanh LaoMeans "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ
(chanh) meaning "moon".
Sengmany LaoFrom Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel".
Sengsavang LaoFrom Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວ່າງ
(savang) meaning "light, bright, dawn".
Sengsavanh LaoFrom Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Senjean FrenchProbably from St John (saint-jean) from Christianization of Basques and misspelled
Senn GermanDerived from the Middle High German word
senne meaning "dairy farmer".
Senna PortuguesePossibly coming from the surname "Sanna", it may mean "one with a big protruding tooth".... [
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Seno JapaneseFrom 瀬 (
se) meaning "current, ripple" and 野 (
no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Senokosov RussianDerived from Russian сенокос
(senokos) meaning "haymaking, hayfield".
Senri Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 千里 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (type of measurement), village."... [
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Sensabaugh AmericanAmericanized form of German
Sensenbach, a topographic name formed with an unexplained first element + Middle High German bach ‘creek’.
Sensenbach GermanA topographic name formed with an unexplained first element + Middle High German bach ‘creek’. Pretty common in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Şentürk TurkishFrom Turkish
şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and
Türk meaning "Turk".
Senzaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 先
(sen) meaning "before, previous" and 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Seo KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 徐
(seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or 西
(seo) meaning "west, western".
Seoane GalicianThis indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Seol KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 薛 (
seol) meaning a type of marsh grass or 偰 (
seol) meaning "clear".
Seong KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 成 (Seong) meaning "Success".
Seonu KoreanFrom the Taewon Sunwoo Clan, written using the hanja 鮮于
Sepetys LithuanianIt comes from Šepetys, the Lithuanian word for comb or brush, and is stylized without the diacritic in English speaking countries.
Seppälä FinnishA Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä")
Serapin Filipino, Tagalog, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Latvian, LithuanianFrom the given name
Seraphim.
Serbia SpanishUnknown.. researching history of the spanish name that was first identify being used in Utado Puerto, Rico in 1790s by Fransico Serbia and Paula Serbia Filare
Sereno Italian1 Italian: from the personal name Sereno (from Latin serenus, serena ‘clear’, ‘calm’).... [
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Sero JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine"
Serrallonga CatalanTaken from the name of a town in the Vallespir district, in Northern Catalonia.
Serrao ItalianProbably from a dialectical term meaning "closed, shut".
Sesaki JapaneseSe means "ripple, current" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".