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Swigert German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Schweigert or Zweigert, an occupational name for a gardener or tender of plants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwigen, meaning "to graft" or "to plant".
Swinburne English
habitational name primarily from Great and Little Swinburne (Northumberland) but perhaps also occasionally from one or other places similarly named from Old English swin "pig" and burna "stream" meaning "pig stream".
Swing English
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Schwing or from Middle High German zwinc meaning "legal district", hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a district administrator.
Swinton English, Scottish
From various place names composed of Old English swin "pig, wild boar" and tun "settlement, enclosure".
Swisher German
Americanized form of German Schweitzer meaning Swiss.
Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.
Świtała Polish
Derived from Polish świt "dawn" "sun" "daylight" or świtać "to dawn". It is a nickname for an early-riser.
Switser English
Either (i) from the medieval nickname Swetesire (literally "sweet sir, amiable master"), applied sarcastically either to someone who used the expression liberally as a form of address or to someone with a de-haut-en-bas manner; or (ii) an anglicization of Schweitzer (from Middle High German swīzer "Swiss person").
Sy Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 or Shi chiefly used in the Philippines.
Syamak Belarusian
Belarusian form of Semak.
Sycamore English
Probably comes from the tree Sycamore
Sychyov Russian
From Russian сыч (sych) meaning "small owl".
Sychyova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Сычёв (see Sychyov).
Sydorchuk Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Isidor.
Sydorenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Isidor.
Sydow Low German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Germany.
Sydykov Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" or صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious".
Sykes English
English Surname (mainly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream in a marsh or in a hollow, from Middle English syke ‘marshy stream’, ‘damp gully’, or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, in Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Syler German
Altered spelling of German Seiler.
Sylvain French
From the given name Sylvain
Sylvers Irish
Variant of Silvers.
Sylvester English
From the given name Sylvester.
Sylvestre French
From the given name Sylvestre.
Syme English
Variant of Symes, from a form of the given name Simon (see Simms).
Symeonidis Greek
Means "son of Symeon" in Greek.
Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.
Symington Scottish
Habitational surname derived from the places of the same name, derived from the given name Simon and northern Middle English ‘ton’ meaning settlement... [more]
Symmes English
Variant of Simms
Symond English
Variant of Simon.
Symonenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Symon.
Synadenos Greek
From the city of Synnada in ancient Anatolia.
Syndulla Popular Culture
The surname of Hera from the show "Star Wars Rebels".
Synge English (British)
First found in Shropshire where they had been anciently seated as Lords of the Manor of Bridgenorth, from the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
Syracuse Italian (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Siracusa. This is also the name of a city in the U.S. state of New York, though the etymology is unrelated.
Syrén Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of an unknown first element and the common surname suffix -én, or taken directly from Swedish syren "lilac".
Syrett English
Either (i) from the medieval male personal name Syred (from Old English Sigerǣd, literally "victory-counsel"); or (ii) from the medieval female personal name Sigerith (from Old Norse Sigfrithr, literally "victory-lovely").
Sys Belgian (Modern)
No actual idea as to origin except it is Belgian from Flanders region.
Sytkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within Sytkowo, a neighborhood in Poznań (the Greater Polish capital).
Sytsma Frisian
Son of Sietse/Sytse/Sijtse
Syversen Norwegian
Patronymic form derived from the given name Syvert, a rare variant of Sivert... [more]
Syzonenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from the given name Syzon.
Szamotulski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Szamotuły.
Szarabajka Polish, English
His surname, Szarabajka, means "Grey Tale" in Polish. Last name is pronounced "sarah-bike-ah".
Szász Hungarian
From Szász meaning "Saxon" in Hungarian. Ethnic or regional name for a German speaker from Transylvania or Szepes, etymologically a derivative of German Sachs.
Szathmári Hungarian
Hungarian surname of unknown origin.
Szczepankiewicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Szczepan.
Szczęsny Polish
From the given name Szczęsny.
Sze Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.
Szeliga Polish
Habitational name from places called Szeliga or Szeligi. It is not clear whether there is any connection with the Polish vocabulary word szeliga ‘coat-of-arms’.
Szendeffy Hungarian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Hungarian szende meaning ''meek''.
Szeremet Polish
Polish cognate of Şeremet.
Szeremeta Polish
Polish cognate of Sheremeta.
Szeto Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Situ.
Szlávik Hungarian
This surname is more common in the modern Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and in the area that made up the former Jászság.
Szmanda Polish
Polish pronunciation is "sh-MAHN-dah" and Hungarian pronunciation is "s-MAHN-dah".
Szmulik Polish
The Szmulik surname has much history. Its origins are Hebrew. It has taken on various spellings over the centuries, depending on where the person or family lived in Europe or America.... [more]
Szołdrski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Szołdry.
Szóstak Polish
It literally means a deer with 6-pointed antlers.
Szot Polish
Nickname for a fish seller with a bad reputation, from szot "bad herring".
Szpakowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Szurgot Polish
Nickname from szurgot ‘shuffling sound’
Szurkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Szurkowo.
Szydło Polish
Means "awl" in Polish, used as an occupational name for a cobbler.
Szymanowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Szymanów, Szymanowo or Szymanowice, all derived from the given name Szymon.
Szymczuk Polish
From the given name Szymon.
Szyślak Polish
Derived from East Slavic word šišlat "do slowly".
Từ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xu 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 徐 (từ).
Tạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xie, from Sino-Vietnamese 謝 (tạ).
Taagepera Estonian
Taagepera is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "taga" ("behind", "at the back") and "pere" ("family", "folk").
Taal Estonian
Taal is an Estonian surname derived from the German "thaler"; a silver coin.
Taalmaa Estonian
Taalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "taal (thaler) maa (land)"
Taaramäe Estonian
Taaramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Taara's hill/mountain". Taara is a prominent god in ancient Estonian mythology.
Tabak Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a seller of tobacco, from German Tabak, Yiddish and Ukrainian tabik (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Tabak Turkish
Occupational name for a tanner
Tabak Dutch
Occupational name for a butcher or hog breeder, from Middle Dutch tucbake, from tucken meaning "to pull, push, or strike" + bake meaning "hog".
Tabanao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tabanaw meaning "fake, not genuine".
Tabares Spanish
Spanish form of Tavares.
Tabassum Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tabassum.
Tabata Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
Tabata Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 畑 or 畠 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".
Tabatabaei Persian
From the name of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail, a descendant of Ali. He was supposedly given the name because he pronounced the Persian word قبا (qaba) (meaning "garment, cloak") as طبا (taba).
Tabbert German, Frisian
From Middle Low German tabbert, Middle Dutch tabbaert ‘tabard’, a sleeveless overgarment worn by men in the Middle Ages, (ultimately from French tabard, from Late Latin tabardum)... [more]
Taber English, Polish
English: variant spelling of Tabor. ... [more]
Taberner Catalan
It literally means someone who owns a tavern.
Tabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Taboada Galician
This indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Tabony Maltese
A Maltese knight
Tabor English, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Jewish
English: metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle English, Old French tabo(u)r ‘drum’.... [more]
Tabuchi Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Tacconi Italian
Possibly from Italian taccone "patch".
Tacey English, English (American)
(East Midlands): From A Pet Form Of The Middle English Personal Name Eustace. Compare Stacey, Stace... [more]
Tachikawa Japanese
Tachi means "stand" ad kawa means "river, stream".
Tachikura Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kura means "granary, storehouse, warehouse, have, possess".
Tachuri Telugu
THE GREAT LITTLESTAR SURNAME IS TACHURI
Tackleberry Popular Culture, American (Rare)
This is a surname most notably used by Officer Eugene Tackleberry (played by the lovably hilarious David Graf) in the classic Police Academy movies of the 1980s-90s. Officer Tackleberry is a markedly boyish police officer who has a passionate adoration for guns and adventure... [more]
Tacza Polish
Deppreciation of TARCZA which means shield in Polish.
Taczanowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages in Gmina Pleszew: Taczanów Pierwszy or Taczanów Drugi.
Tada Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Tadano Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tadano Japanese
From Japanese 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tadayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 多 meaning "many" and 田 meaning "rice field", and 屋 and 敷, 屋敷 meaning "great house".
Tadejević Croatian
Means "son of Tadej".
Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo
Tadevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Tadevos".
Tadokoro Japanese
It literally means "farmland, country" in Japanese. It's made up of 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", plus 所 (dokoro) of unknown meaning.
Tadros Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
Arabic form of Theodore, chiefly used by Copts.
Tae Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zheng.
Taechaubol Thai (Rare)
Possibly of Chinese origin.
Tael Estonian
Tael is an Estonian surname meaning "tinder" and "touchwood".
Taemin Korean Mythology
The ones you have hashes yo mama😂
Taevas Estonian
Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Tafara Shona
Tafara means "We are happy or we rejoice". It is a name of rejoicing
Tafolla Spanish
Possibly a derivative of southern Spanish tafulla, tahulla, a term denoting a measure of land. The surname is not found in present-day Spain.
Tafoya Spanish
Possibly a variant of Tafolla.
Tafu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多布 (Tafu) meaning "Tafu", a former township in the former district of Kōge in the former Japanese province of Buzen in parts of present-day Ōita, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan.
Ţaga Romanian
Țaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
Taga Estonian
Taga is an Estonian surname meaning "behind".
Tagamets Estonian
Tagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
Tagaväli Estonian
Tagaväli is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of field".
Tagawa Japanese (Rare)
Tagawa means "ricefield river"
Taghap Filipino, Cebuano
Means "guess, fluke" in Cebuano.
Taghipour Persian
Means "son of Taghi" in Persian.
Taghizadeh Persian
From the given name Taghi combibned with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Taghlian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Տաղլյան (see Taghlyan).
Taghlyan Armenian
From Turkish dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander" or "rude, uneducated".
Tagle Spanish (Philippines)
Hispanicized form of Arabic Tagri meaning "frontier."
Tagliacarne Italian
From Italian 'tagliare' "to cut" and 'carne' "meat".
Tagliaferro Italian
From the Italian tagliare "to cut" and ferro "iron" occupational name for an ironworker or a nickname for a strong or ferocious fighter, one who was adept at cutting through the cuirass of the enemy with his sword (see Telfer).
Tagliafico Italian
From the Italian tagliare "to cut" and fico "fig".
Taglialatela Italian
Taglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Tagliamonte Italian
Tagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian tagliate (to cut) and monte (mountain).
Tagore Indian, Bengali
Bengali form of Thakur.
Taguchi Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Tagumpay Filipino (Rare), Tagalog
Means "success, victory" in Tagalog.
Taha Arabic
From the given name Taha.
Tahara Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Taher Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahir.
Taheri Persian
From the given name Taher.
Taherian Persian
From the given name Taher.
Täheväli Estonian
Täheväli is an Estonian surname meaning "star field".
Tahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tabi 2, but written 多斐 and pronounced differently.
Tahir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tahir.
Tahirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Tahir".
Tähiste Estonian
Tähiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tähis" meaning "sign" and "symbol".
Tahk Estonian
Tahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Tahmasbi Persian
From the given name Tahmasb.
Tahmasebi Persian
From the given name Tahmasp.
Tahmid Bengali
From the given name Tahmid.
Tahseen Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Tahsin Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Tahsin.
Täht Estonian
Täht is an Estonian surname meaning "star".
Tai Chinese
Variant of Dai.
Tai Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful".
Taibbi Sicilian (Americanized, Modern)
A Sicilian name of Lebanese origin, Taibbi is a variant spelling of Taibi.
Taibi Sicilian
Taibi is a Sicilian nickname for a robust person; from Arabic ṭayyib "in good health".
Taijjeron Chamorro
Chamoru for "wituout judge/leader/cheif"
Tailleur French
French for "tailor."
Taim Estonian
Taim is an Estonian surname meaning "plant", "herb" and "seedling".
Taimanglo Chamorro
Chamorro for "without wind/breath"
Taiminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish taimi meaning "sapling, young tree, plant".
Taimla Estonian
Taimla is an Estonian surname meaning "nursery".
Taimsalu Estonian
Taimsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/plant grove".
Taimsoo Estonian
Taimsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "plant/herb swamp".
Taina'an Chamorro (Modern, Rare)
Chamorro for "No name or reference".
Taira Japanese
Meaning "peace". Together with the Fujiwara and Minamoto, this is one of the most prominent clans in Japanese history... [more]
Taisacan Chamorro
Chamorro for "without year or age"
Taisakan Chamorro (Archaic)
Chamorro for "Without year or age". Alternate form of Taisacan.
Taitague Chamorro
Chamorro for "without meaning/essence/being "
Taitano Chamorro
Meaning "one without land" from Chamorro tai, prefix meaning "to be without", and tano meaning "land".
Taitingfong Chamorro
Means "without counting" from Chamorro tai meaning "without, not having" and tufong meaning "count".
Taj Pashto, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Taj Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian
Derived from the given name Taj.
Tajanlangit Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tahan langit meaning "to surrender to heaven".
Tajbakhsh Persian
Derived from Persian تاج‌ (taj) meaning "crown" and بخش (bakhsh) meaning "part, portion, section".
Tajima Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Tajiri Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 尻 (shiri) "behind, end, rear".
Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Takabe Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Takada Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Takagi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Takagiri Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]
Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".
Takahara Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Takahata Japanese
高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [more]
Takahide Japanese (Rare)
Taka means "eagle" such as in surname "Takasu" but more commonly means "tall,high" instead. Hide means "fine,excellence". This must be one of the very few Japanese surnames that has "Hide" in it. It is mostly just a first name element... [more]
Takahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Takai Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."
Takaishi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Takaki Japanese
Taka means "high" and ki means "wood, tree".
Takakura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Takakuwa Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."
Takamachi Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin. It means "high town". Notable bearers are Nanoha Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and Shiro and Miyuki Takamachi from Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever.
Takamaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"
Takamaru Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Takamatsu Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
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