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Ordorika Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque ordo "plain, field, meadow" and ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix -ika meaning "slope" or "place of".
Orduña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urduña.
Ordwald English
English name meaning "spear strength".
Ore English
Habitational name from Woore (Shropshire, England).
Orecchio Italian
Means "ear" or "hearing" in Italian. Compare Recchia.
Oregon English (American, Rare)
From the state of Oregon. Meaning “River of the west”
Orekhov Russian
From orekh, meaning "nut".
Orel Ukrainian
A form of Orlov.
Orelias Nigerian (Latinized, Modern, Rare), Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Means "golden", when coupled with a first name becomes "the golden". Varied from Orelia, "golden".... [more]
Ören Turkish
Means "ruin, ruins" in Turkish.
Oren Jewish
From the given name Oren.
Oreshkin m Russian
From Russian орешек (oreshek), meaning "nut".
Oreshkov m Russian
From Russian орешка (oreshka), meaning "nut".
Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Orfanelli Italian
Means "little orphans" in Italian, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρφᾰνός "without parents; bereft". Given to children raised in an orphanage.
Orfanov Russian
Derived from Greek ὀρφανός (orphanos) meaning "orphan".
Org Estonian
Org is an Estonian surname meaning "valley".
Organ English
Metonymic occupational name for a player of a musical instrument (any musical instrument, not necessarily what is now known as an organ), from Middle English organ (Old French organe, Late Latin organum ‘device’, ‘(musical) instrument’, Greek organon ‘tool’, from ergein ‘to work or do’).
Organ English
From a rare medieval personal name, attested only in the Latinized forms Organus (masculine) and Organa (feminine).
Organa Popular Culture
This is the surname of Princess Leia from the 'Star Wars' movies.
Orgerii Jewish, Judeo-Provençal
Aaron Orgerii is listed in the index of names of Jews in France in the late middle ages in Heinrich Gross' book Judaia Gallica. There is also an extent copy of a deed between "the Jew Nathan Orgerii and Johannes Raynaud", written in Arles in Provence in 1366... [more]
Orgeron French (Cajun)
From the Norman French family name Orger, which is a abbreviated form of the ancient Norman name Orglander.
Orgla Estonian
Orgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Orgmaa Estonian
Orgmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "valley land".
Orgmets Estonian
Orgmets is an Estonian surname meaning "valley forest".
Orgussaar Estonian
Orgussaar is an Estonian surname meaning "valley island".
Orhan Turkish
From the given name Orhan.
Orido Japanese
From 織 (ori) meaning "weaving" and 戸 (do) meaning "door, exit".
Oriente Italian
From the given name Oriente
Orihara Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Orikasa Japanese
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 笠 (kasa) referring to a type of Asian conical hat.
Orime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Orimen.
Orimen Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 折 (ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (men) meaning "dismissal".
Ó Ríoghbhárdáin Irish
Proper, un-Anglicized form of O'Riordan.
O'Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Ríoghbhardán" (see Rórdán).
Oritz Basque
Habitational name from Oritz, a town in Navarre province.
Orkan Polish
From Goral, a topolect/language closely related to mainline Polish.
Orland English
Possibly derived from Orlando.
Orleans French
From Orléans, a city in France sieged by the English in 1429. Orléans is derived from Aurelianum, meaning "of Aurelius" in Latin.
Orlenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Orlov.
Orley English
Habitational name from Orleigh, possibly meaning "Ordwulf’s clearing", functionally from ort "point" and leah "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Orlikowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Orlikowo in Łomża voivodeship.
Orloff Russian
Jewish ornamental of Orlov.
Orłowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Orłów, Orłowo or Orły, all derived from Polish orzeł meaning "eagle".
Orlyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian орлик (orlyk), meaning "little eagle".
Orman Turkish
Means "forest, woods" in Turkish.
Ormay English (American)
Believed to be the Americanization of the last name Ormoi from Hungary.
Ormerod English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Ormerod in Lancashire, from Old Norse given name Ormr and Old English rod "cleared land".
Örn Swedish
Means "eagle" in Swedish.
Ornelas Jewish
Hebrew, Jewish, Judah...
Örnólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means ”daughter of Örnólfur” in Icelandic.
Ornstein Jewish
Ornamental name composed of a variant of Horn (in regions where Yiddish has no h) + stein ‘stone’.
Orologas Greek
Means "watchmaker" in Greek.
Oroña Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Santo Ourente de Entíns in the municipality of Outes.
Orona Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from a town of this name in Burgos province.
Oronoz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Baztan, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".
O'Rourke Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc meaning "descendant of Ruarc".
Orowitz Jewish, German
The name comes from a famous Rabbinical dynasty.... [more]
Orozaliev Kyrgyz
From a combination of the given name Oraz of Turkic origin meaning "happiness, joy" and Ali 1.
Orozalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Orozaliev.
Orpaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Orpaz, means "golden light" in Hebrew.
Orpin English
Means "herbalist" (from Middle English orpin "yellow stonecrop", a plant prescribed by medieval herbalists for healing wounds). A variant spelling was borne by British painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931).
Orrell English
Habitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire called Orell. The placename derives from Old English ora "bank, slope, hill, edge" or ora "ore" and hyll "hill".
Orrels Medieval English
Means "Ore hill", likely for iron ore miners. From the Old English ora, meaning "ore" and hyll, meaning hill.... [more]
Orris English (Canadian)
This unusual and interesting name is of Italian, Latin origin, and derives from one of the earliest Roman names, "Horatius". The name is thought to mean something connected with "hora", the Latin for "hour", but the original meaning has been lost... [more]
Orro Estonian
Orro is an Estonian surname, probably derived from the prefix "oro-", relating to "hill" ("mäe") and "mountain" ("mägi"); "mountainous" or "hilly".
Orru Italian
From Sardinian orrù "bramble", itself from Latin rubus "bramble, blackberry bush".
Orry English
1 English: unexplained.... [more]
Örs Turkish
Means "anvil" in Turkish.
Orsi Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Orso. It may also be an Italianized form of Slovenian Uršic, metronymic from the female personal name Urša, short form of Uršula (Latin Ursula), or a patronymic from the male personal name Urh, Slovenian vernacular form of Ulrik, German Udalrich
Orsino Italian
From the given name Orsino.
Orso Italian
From Italian meaning "bear".
Ørsted Danish
A notable bearer was Hans Christian Ørsted (1777-1851), a Danish physicist and chemist.
Ort German
Either from the ancient Germanic personal name Orto, a short form of various compound names with the first element ort "point (of a sword spear)"... [more]
Ortis Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ortiz.
Ortman German
The surname Ortman was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged after the 14th century, where it was related to the name "Ertmar"; this name is also reflected in the place name Erdmannsdorf, found in both Saxony and Silesia... [more]
Ortolano Italian, Spanish
occupational name for a cultivator or seller of fruit and vegetables ortolano "gardener" from a derivative of orto "vegetable garden" (from Latin hortus "garden"). The term was also used in the medieval period to denote both a cleric with a fervant devotion to pastoral work and a rough or uncouth person and in some instances may have been applied as a nickname in either sense... [more]
Ortone Italian
Italian form of Horton.
Ortonio Italian, Spanish
Variant of Ortone. Italian and Spanish form of Hortonius.
Ortuzar Basque
Derived from Basque ortu "garden, orchard" and the suffix -zar meaning "old".
Oru Estonian
Oru is an Estonian surname derived from "org" meaning "valley".
Ó Ruadhagáin Irish
Meaning, 'son of Ruadhagáin."
Ó Ruairc Irish
Means "descendant of Ruarc" in Irish.
Oruç Turkish
From Turkish oruç meaning ''fast, to abstain from food''.
Oruč Bosnian
Derived from the Turkish Oruç.
Orucov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Oruc".
Orucova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Orucov.
Orueta Basque
From the name of a district in the town of Gautegiz-Arteaga, Spain, derived from Basque oru "ground, place, building site" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Orujärv Estonian
Orujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "valley lake".
Orumaa Estonian
Orumaa is an Estonian surname derived from "org ("valley") and "maa" ("land").
Orusaar Estonian
Orusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "valley island".
Orusalu Estonian
Orusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "valley grove".
Orus-ool Tuvan
Means "Russian boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan орус (orus) meaning "Russian (person)" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Oruvee Estonian
Oruvee is an Estonian surname meaning "valley water".
O'Ryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Riain.
Orynbaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Orynbay".
Orynbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Orynbaev.
Orynbasarov m Kazakh
Means "son of Orynbasar".
Orynbasarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Orynbasarov.
Oryschak Ukrainian
Refers to someone from the village of Oryshkivsti in Ternopil Oblast in present-day Western Ukraine.
Orzabal Spanish
Used by Roland Orzabal.
Orzechowski Polish
Polish from Orzech meaning "hazelnut", someone who is living by a hazelnut tree or a nickname for someone with light brown hair.
Osa f Spanish
It means she-wolf in spanish, and/or wolf in basque
Osada Japanese
From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Osada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Osafune Japanese
"Osafune" (長船) is a Japanese surname. It originates from the Osafune area in Japan, which historically was known for producing swords during the feudal period. The name "Osafune" itself doesn't have a specific meaning, but it's associated with the renowned sword-making tradition of the region... [more]
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 逢 (o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Ōsaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Osaki Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."
Osako Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [more]
Osama Arabic
Derived from the given name Usama.
Osame Japanese
From Japanese 納 (osame), a variant spelling of 納め (osame) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".... [more]
Osamu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Osanai Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from Old Japanese おぽさらぎ (oposaragi), from オポ (opo) meaning "great; large" and サラギ (saragi) meaning "newcomer", referring to the large number of visitors to a great statue of Buddha.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (osaragi), from Old Japanese オホソレキ (ohosoreki), from オホ (oho) meaning "great; large", ソレ (sore) meaning "slash-and-burn cultivation" , and キ (ki) meaning "place", referring to a place in the mountains that had been slash-and-burn cultivated.
Osas Somali
Variant of Ossas
Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Ōsawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.
Osawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Osbaldeston English
Habitational name for a person from the village called Osbaldeston in Lancashire, derived from Old English given name Osbald and tun "enclosure, town".
Osborn English
From the given name Osborn.
Ó Scannail Irish
Ó Scannail is both the name of a sept in Ireland and a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic term scannal, meaning "contention" or "strife."
Oscari Italian
Derived from the given name Oscar.
Ose Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, large, great" and 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, current".
Ó Seanachain Irish
Means "grandson of Seanachan". Alternatively, may be derived from Gaelic seanachaidh, meaning "skilled storyteller".
Osegueda Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Oseguera chiefly used in Central America.
Oseguera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Osei Western African
Very popular surname in Ghana.
Osei Ghanian, Akan
This name is of Ghanaian, Akan, and Fante origin and means "noble, honorable"
Osgood English, Jewish
English: Old Norse personal name Asgautr, composed of the elements as'god'+the tribal name Gaul. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late old English forms Osgot or Osgod and was later reinforce by the Norman Ansgot.... [more]
Osgood English, Jewish
Derived from the Medieval English given name Osgod the anglicized form of the Old Norse name Ásgautr... [more]
Oshana Assyrian
Derived from the given name Oshana, meaning "Palm Sunday, palm tree" in Assyrian.
O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of síor meaning "long-lasting".
Ōshima Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Oshima Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōshima.
Ōshita Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Oshita Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).
Ó Siadhail Irish
Derived from the given name Siadhal.
Osinaga Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque osin "pit, well, abyss, depths" and -aga "place of, group of".
Ó Síochána Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Sheehan.
Ó Síodhacháin Irish
Means "descendant of Síodhachán".
Ó Síoráin Irish
Means "descendant of Síoráin"
Osip Russian
From the given name Osip.
Osipov Russian
Means "son of Osip".
Osipova Russian
Feminine form of Osipov.
Ó Sírín Irish
Means "descendant of Sírín"
Osis Latvian
Meaning "ash tree".
Oskarsson Swedish
Means "son of Oskar".
Osler English
Possibly derived from Ostler (from the the Norman 'Hostelier') meaning clerk or bookkeeper. First used in England after the Norman invasion of 1066. Surname of a 19th cent... [more]
Osman Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Uthman.
Osmanagić Bosnian
Derived from Osman.
Osmanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Osman" in Albanian.
Osmani Albanian
Very common last name in Albania and in the rest of Europe to
Osmani Albanian, Bengali
From the given name Osman.
Osmanlı Azerbaijani
From the given name Osman.
Osmanović Bosnian
Means ''son of Osman''.
Osmar English
Variant of Hosmer.
Osmeña Filipino (Hispanicized), Cebuano (Hispanicized)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Spanish form of the Arabic name Uthman. A notable bearer was Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961), the fourth president of the Philippines.
Osmer English, Low German
from an Old English and ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old English Old Saxon os "god" and Old English mære Old Saxon mari "famous" (Middle English Osmer)... [more]
Osmochescu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Osmonaliev Kyrgyz
From a combination of the given names Osmon and Ali 1.
Osmonalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonaliev.
Osmond English
From the given name Osmond
Osnovin m Russian
Derived from Russian word основной, meaning "main."
Osnovyanenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian основий (osnovyy), meaning "basic".
Osorio Spanish
From the given name Osorio.
Osornio Spanish (Mexican)
Likely an altered form of Osorio influenced by Osorno.
Osorno Spanish
From the name of a place in Palencia, a province of northern Spain.
Osowski m Polish
Habititional surname for someone from a village called Osowa, derived from Polish osowy meaning "aspen" (the type of tree).
Ospanov Kazakh
Means "son of Ospan".
Ospanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ospanov.
Ó Spealáin Irish
Means "descendant of Spealán"
Oss English (American)
Americanized Varient of Aas
Ossa Italian, South American
Means "bones" in Italian.
Õsso Estonian
Õsso is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õsuma" meaning "shear".
Ossola Italian
Habitational name from the Ossola valley in Piedmont, Italy.
Ossoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Ossolin.
Öst Swedish
Means "east" in Swedish.
Ostanin Russian
From any of several diminutives of the given name Evstafiy or Evstakhiy.
Ostap Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Ostapenko Ukrainian
From the given name Ostap.
Østby Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse aust "east" and býr "farm, village".
Öster Swedish
Swedish form of Øster.
Österdahl Swedish
Derived from Swedish öst meaning "east" and dahl meaning "valley."
Osterday American (Germanized, Rare)
One day in Germany there was a male infant left on the steps to a church. When someone found the baby on the steps, they decided to name him Oster because that day was the day of Easter. Easter in German is Oster... [more]
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