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Um KoreanTransliteration of the Korean reading of hanja 嚴 from Chinese meaning “stern”
Um KhmerMeans "uncle, aunt" (literally "elder sibling of one's parents") in Khmer.
Umabe JapaneseFrom Japanese 馬部 (
umabe), a shortened word for 馬飼部 (
umakaibe) meaning "horse feeding department".
Umakoshi JapaneseFrom Japanese 馬
(uma) meaning "horse" and 越
(koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Ümarik EstonianÜmarik is an Estonian surname meaning "round", "chubby" and "plump".
Umarova Uzbek, Kazakh, Chechen, Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Tajik, Kyrgyz, AzerbaijaniFeminine transcription of Uzbek/Kazakh/Kumyk/Tajik/Kyrgyz Умарова, Chechen Умарова, Ӏумарова, and Avar/Dargin ГӀумарова (see
Umarov).
Umburter TivMeans, "Remember the father". Father also used in the context of God.
Umeda JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅
(ume) meaning "plum" and 田
(ta) meaning "field".
Umegaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (
ume) meaning "prunus mume" and 垣 (
gaki), the joining form of 垣 (
kaki) meaning "fence", referring to a fence with a family crest of prunus mume patterns.... [
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Umeno JapaneseUme means "plum" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Umesaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Umezu JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅
(ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 津
(zu) meaning "port, harbour".
Umiastowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
Umlauf GermanGerman: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
Umon Japanese (Rare)This surname combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Umpiérrez SpanishMeans "son of Umpierro" in Spanish. The medieval given name
Umpierro is of uncertain meaning.
Umpleby EnglishOriginally given to people from the village of Anlaby in East Yorkshire, UK. Written as
Umlouebi in the Domesday Book, the place name is from Old Norse given name
Óláfr +
býr, "farmstead" or "village".
Unabara JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (una) meaning "sea" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow".
Unagi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 鰻 (
Unagi) meaning "Unagi", a division in the area of Yamagawanarikawa in the city of Ibusuki in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Unagi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 宇 (
u) meaning "eaves; roof; house; building" or "whole world; universe" and 梛 (
nagi) meaning "nageia nagi".
Ünal TurkishMeans "become famous" or "become well-known" in Turkish.
Unami Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 海南 (
unami), a contraction of 海南 (
unanami), from 海 (
una-) meaning "of the sea; of the ocean" and 南 (
nami) meaning "south".
Unamuntzaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarria.
Underberg NorwegianHabitational name from a place named with Old Norse
undir meaning "under" and
berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Undurraga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.
Ungar German, Jewishethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognitive of
Ungaro and variant of
Unger.
Unger GermanGerman, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary, from the ethnic term Unger ‘Hungarian’ ... [
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Ungnade GermanCastle builders in antiquity, my dad came from Ravensburg Germany on Bodensee.
Ungoed WelshDerived from Welsh
un "one" and
coed "a wood".
Universe Popular CultureFrom the English word
universe. It is borne by the titular protagonist in the Cartoon Network show "Steven Universe".
Unjit ThaiFrom Thai อุ่น (
un) meaning "warm" and จิตร (
chit) meaning "beautiful, drawing, mind".
Unnikrishnan MalayalamMeans "Lord Krishna" or "young Krishna", a combination of the title and given name
ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant boy, young boy" and the name of
Krishna, Hindu deity.
Unno JapaneseFrom Japanese 海
(un) meaning "sea, ocean" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Uno JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇 (
u) meaning "eaves" and 野 (
no) meaning "field".
Unt EstonianUnt is an Estonian surname derived from a Finno-Ugric topographic stem word, thought to mean somewhere hydronymically essential. In some cases, it may be a corruption of the Estonian word "hunt", meaning "wolf".
Unterreiner GermanTopographic name for someone who lived below a mountain ridge, from Middle High German
under meaning ‘under’ +
rein meaning ‘ridge’.
Unthank EnglishFrom a place name meaning "squatter's holding" from Old English
unthanc (literally "without consent").
Untzaga BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Urkabustaiz.
Unwin EnglishFrom the Old English male personal name
Hūnwine, literally "bearcub-friend" (later confused with Old English
unwine "enemy"). Bearers include British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin (1885-1968) and "Professor" Stanley Unwin (1911-2002), South African-born British purveyor of comical nonsense language.
Upchurch Englishhabitational name from a place called as "the high church" or possibly the higher of two churches from Middle English
up "up high higher" and
chirche "church" (Old English
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Uppadathil MalayalamFrom Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [
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Üprus EstonianÜprus is an Estonian surname derived from "üpris" meaning "very" and "much".
Ups EstonianUps is an Estonian surname derived from "upsakas" meaning "proud" and "conceited". "Ups" also also means "whoops" in Estonian.
Upshaw EnglishProbably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English
upp meaning "up(per)" and
sc(e)aga meaning "copse", or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Upsher EnglishThis Anglo-Saxon surname means “of Upshire” and refers to someone from the hamlet Upshire in County Essex.
Upshur EnglishMost probably an altered spelling of English Upshire, a habitational name from Upshire in Essex, named with Old English
upp "up" and
scir "district". Alternatively, it may be a variant of
Upshaw.
Upwood EnglishDerived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
Urahata JapaneseUra means "bay, creek, inlet, beach, gulf, seacoast" and hata means "field".
Urai JapaneseUra means "seacoast, bay" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Urain BasqueIt indicates familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Oñati.
Uramoto Japanese (Rare)浦 (Ura) means "Seacoast,Bay" and 本 (Moto) means "Source, Origin, Root". Kentaro Uramoto is a notable bearer of this surname, he is a former Japanese football player.
Uraraka Popular CultureIn the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her surname is made up of the adjective 麗らか
(uraraka) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful, glorious" and 日
(ka) meaning "day."
Urata JapaneseFrom Japanese 浦
(ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Urb EstonianUrb is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin".
Urban English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, JewishFrom a medieval personal name (Latin Urbanus meaning "city dweller", a derivative of urbs meaning "town", "city").
Urbański Polishhabitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name Urban.
Urbansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, JewishIn Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Urbanice. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name
Urban.
Urbino Sicilian, ItalianPossibly from the name of an Italian town. Could also be from Sicilian
urbu or
orbu, meaning "blind", in which case it may refer to literal blindness, or a more metaphorical "blind to one's sins", especially in the case of foundlings.
Urbla EstonianUrbla is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin area".
Urdanegi BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gordexola.
Urdaneta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Aia.
Urduña BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous city.
Urenda BasqueMost probably a topographic name formed with Basque ur- ‘water’.
Urie Scottish, English, IrishFrom the Scottish Fetteresso parish, Kincardineshire. May mean someone who is brave and loud.
Uriondo BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeberio.
Urkiaga BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous hill that is in fact the northernmost one in Navarre.
Urkiola BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous natural park.
Urm EstonianUrm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".
Urreya AragoneseThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Urreya de Gayén or Urreya de Xalón.
Urritzola BasqueThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Navarrese localities.
Urrunaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legutio.
Urrutia BasqueBasque surname meaning "distant, far away" in Euskara.
Urrutigoiti BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Montori, located in the French canton of Euskal Mendialdea.
Urtiaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.
Urtsua BasqueThis indicates familial origin near the eponymous mountain in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Urushimakka Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 漆 (
urushi) meaning "toxicodendron vernicifluum", 真 (
ma) meaning "true", and 下 (
ka) meaning "down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.
Urusov RussianFrom Slavic
urush which means "warrior". This was the surname of a noble family in Russia.
Urzędowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Urzędów.
Us Slovene (Rare)Us is a Slovene Surname which in itself is a shortened version of the House Name Ušič,Meaning Son of Us. The surname may be linked the the slovene word Oves, which translates to "Oats", and may have been an occupational surname referring to someone who farmed Oats and or grains.
Usai ItalianPossibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian
uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Usami JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, roof", 佐
(sa) meaning "help, aid" and 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful".
Useche Basquethe prefix use means bird in Basque and the prefix che means bird. Useche means bird house
Uselton EnglishPerhaps a variant of
Osselton, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in northeastern England, where this name is most common.
Ushi JapaneseUshi means "cow, bull, ox, secind sign of the Chinese zodiac".
Ushida JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛
(ushi) meaning "cow" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ushishima JapaneseUshi means "cow, bull, ox, second sign of the Chinese zodiac" and shima means "island".
Ushiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛 (
ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many cows.
Ushiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛山 (
Ushiyama) meaning "Ushiyama", an area in the city of Kasugai in the prefecture of Aichi in Japan.
Ushiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 牛山 (
Ushiyama), replacing 屎 (
kuso) meaning "something unclean" with 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain" in 牛屎 (
Ushikuso), a clipping of 牛屎院 (
Ushikusoin), a nickname for the former city of Ōkuchi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Usry EnglishVariant of Ussery. It comes from a nickname given to a bear-like person.
Ustinov RussianMeans "son of
Ustin". A famous bearer of this surname was the British actor Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004).
Üstün TurkishMeans "superior, outstanding, excellent" in Turkish.
Usui JapaneseFrom Japanese 臼
(usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Usui JapaneseFrom Japanese 碓
(usu) meaning "pestle" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Utagawa JapaneseUta means "song" and Gawa comes from Kawa, meaning "river".
Utech GermanFrom Middle Low German ūt-echtisch ‘outsider’, a term denoting someone who was not a member of a particular guild.
Utley EnglishDerived from the Old English elements
ote, or "oats" and
leah, meaning "a clearing."
Utne NorwegianIn Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out"
Utsar EstonianUtsar is an Estonian surname, possibly a truncated variant of "Kutsar", meaning "coachman".
Utsugi JapaneseUtsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [
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Utsunomiya JapaneseThis surname is used as either 宇都宮 or 宇津宮 with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [
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Utsunomiya JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 都
(tsu) meaning "city", and 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Ütt EstonianÜtt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Uudmäe EstonianUudmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "virgin/unspoiled hill/mountain".
Uuehendrik EstonianUuehendrik is an Estonian surname meaning "new Hendrik (a masculine given name)". Probably derived from the offspring of a Hendrik junior.
Uueni EstonianUueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".
Uuetoa EstonianUuetoa is an Estonain surname, meaning "new home" or "new room".
Uuk EstonianUuk is an Estonian surname meaning "bay" and "dormer".
Uuli EstonianUuli is an Estonian surname derived from "uulits", meaning "street".
Uurits EstonianUurits is an Estonian surname meaning "engraver" and "burin".
Uusla EstonianUusla is an Estonian surname meaning "new field/area".
Uusmägi EstonianUusmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "new mountain/hill".
Uwem Ibibio, Efik, AnangMeaning "Life".
It originates from the Efik, Ibibio and Anang tribes of Cross River state, Nigeria which has now been divided with the Ibibios and Anang people in the newly formed Akwa Ibom state... [
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Uy Khmer, LaoKhmer and Lao form of
Huang (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).