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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).
Uygun TurkishMeans "available, suitable, fitting" in Turkish.
Uygur TurkishFrom the ethnic group called the "Uyghur" in western China.
Uys AfrikaansOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Afrikaans variant of
Huijs which seems to have developed into
Uijs and finally into
Uys.
Uysal TurkishMeans "docile, easygoing, peaceful" in Turkish.
Uzaki Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！).
Uzhakhov Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush surname derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is possibly derived from a given name, in turn possibly from an Ingush word meaning "bold, strong".
Uzumaki Japanese (Rare)This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [
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Vaaks EstonianVaaks is an Estonian surname meaning "elecampane" ("Inula helenium", also called "horse-heal" or "elfdock").
Vään EstonianVään is an Estonian surname meaning "climbing".
Vaane EstonianVaane is an Estonian surname meaning "pious" and "devout".
Väär EstonianVäär is an Estonian surname meaning "false" and "wrong".
Vaara Finnish, SamiMeans "forested hill" in Finnish, derived from Northern Sami
várri "mountain".
Vääri EstonianVääri is an Estonian surname derived from "vääriv", meaning "worthy" and "deserving".
Vaarik EstonianVaarik is an Estonian surname derived from "vaarikas" meaning "raspberry".
Väärsi EstonianVäärsi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vääris", meaning "costly", "noble" and "valuable".
Väät EstonianVäät is an Estonian surname meaning "withe", "tendril" and "vine".
Vabamäe EstonianVabamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "unoccupied/vacant hill/mountain".
Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)From the French phrase
va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.
Vadelov Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush family name, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) which is of disputed origin, possibly derived from Ingush да
(da) meaning "father", Arabic وَعْد
(waʿd) meaning "promise" (through Turkish
vaat), or from the hypothetical name
Vadel derived from Lezgin вад
(vad) meaning "five" (hypothetically given to the fifth-born child of a family).
Vadén SwedishCombination of Swedish place name element
vad which in most cases mean "ford, place for wading", and the common surname suffix
-én.
Vader German (Rare)From Middle Low German vader meaning ‘father’, ‘senior’; in the Middle Ages this was used a term of address for someone who was senior in rank or age.
Værnes NorwegianVærnes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county in Mid-Norway. The original spelling of the village's name was Vannes and it is a combination of
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Vaga EstonianVaga is an Estonian surname meaning "devout" and "pious".
Våge NorwegianHabitational name from any of several farms named Våge, derived from Old Norse
vágr "bay, inlet, fjord".
Vágó HungarianOccupational name for a wood- or stonecutter, or butcher, from vágni ‘to cut’.
Vagula Estonian, BrazilianVagula is the name of a village and a lake in Võru Parish, Võru County in southern Estonia.
Vahejõe EstonianVahejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mid/dividing river".
Vahemets EstonianVahemets is an Estonian surname meaning "middle/dividing forest".
Vahenõmm EstonianVahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".
Vahesalu EstonianVahesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle grove".
Vähi EstonianVähi is an Estonian surname, derived from "vähim", meaning "smallest" or "lightest".
Vahi EstonianVahi is an Estonian surname meaning "watch" or "guard"; derived from "vahimees", meaning "watchman".
Vähk EstonianVähk is an Estonian surname meaning "crayfish".
Vahtra EstonianVahtra is an Estonian surname meaning "maple" (Aceraceae).
Vaidya Indian, MarathiDerived from Sanskrit वैद्य
(vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद्
(vid) meaning "to know".
Vaik EstonianVaik is an Estonian surname meaning both "quiet/still ("vaikus") and "resin/pitch", "tar".
Vaiksaar EstonianVaiksaar is an Estonian surname meaing "quiet/still ("vaikus") island ("saar")". May also come from "väike saar", meaning "little island".
Vaiksoo EstonianVaiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still swamp".
Vaikvee EstonianVaikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still water".
Vaillancourt French (Quebec)Possibly a variant of Valencourt. This is the surname of a noble family who probably lived near Willencourt.
Vaillant FrenchFrom a medieval nickname for a brave person (from Old French
vaillant "brave, sturdy").
Vain EstonianVain is an Estonian surname meaning "village common", or "village green".
Vainküla EstonianVainküla is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common village"
Vainmäe EstonianVainmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "(village) green/common hill/mountain".
Vaino EstonianVaino is an Estonian surname, derived from the patronymic given name Vaino.
Vainumäe EstonianVainumäe is an Estonian surname derived from "vainurästas", meaning "redwing blackbird" (Turdus iliacus) and "mäe", meaning ""hill".
Väisänen FinnishTopographic name from väisä meaning either meaning "road" or "sign placed on the ice" + the common surname suffix -nen.
Väits EstonianVäits is an Estonian surname derived from "väit" meaning "insist".
Vakili PersianDerived from Persian وکیل
(vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".
Vakk EstonianVakk is an Estonian surname meaning "granary bin".
Val Spanish, FrenchIt means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).
Valaulta RomanshDerived from Romansh
val "valley" and
aulta, the feminine form of the adjective
ault, "high".
Valderrama SpanishHabitational name from any of the places named Valderrama, as for example in Burgos province.
Valdés AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Valdivieso SpanishThis place-name is derived from the Asturian word val-di-vieso, which means old man's-valley.
Valdovinos SpanishSpanish: from a personal name of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements bald 'bold brave' + win 'friend'.
Valdre EstonianValdre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Valter", or relating to a "parish" or "borough" ("vald").
Vale EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English
vale (Old French
val, from Latin
vallis). The surname is now also common in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bhál.
Valee GermanFrom French origin, denoting someone who lives or comes from a valley.
Valen English, ScottishEnglish and Scottish: from a medieval personal name, Latin
Valentinus, a derivative of
Valens (see also
Valente), which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence... [
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Valenzuela SpanishHabitational name from places named Valenzuela in Córdoba and Ciudad Real. The place name is a diminutive of Valencia, literally "Little Valencia".
Valera SpanishHabitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
Valez SpanishI think it is of Spanish Background possibly meaning 'Soldier' or 'Guard'. ... [
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Valgañón SpanishThis indicates familial within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Välja EstonianVälja is an Estonian surname meaning "outside" and "afield".
Väljaots EstonianVäljaots is an Estonian surname meaning "out/afield (of the) cusp/tip".
Väljas EstonianVäljas is an Estonian surname meaning "afield" or "out in the open".
Väljataga EstonianVäljataga is an Estonian surname meaning "outside behind/at the back of".
Välk EstonianVälk is an Estonian surname meaning "lightning".
Valkeapää FinnishFrom the Finnish
valkea meaning "white", and
pää meaning "head" or "tip".
Valkonen FinnishFrom Finnish
valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix
-nen.
Vall EstonianVall is an Estonian surname meaning "wall" or "berm".
Vallance EnglishMeans "person from Valence", southeastern France (probably "place of the brave").
Valle Spanish, Filipino, ItalianHabitational name from any of the many places named with
valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin
vallis).
Vallée Frenchtopographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French
valee "valley" (from Latin
vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [
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Vallera FrenchFrench: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.
Vallet French, EnglishFrench topographic name from a diminutive of Old French
val "valley" (see
Val ) or a habitational name from (Le) Vallet the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France and French and English occupational name for a manservant from Old French and Middle English
vallet "manservant groom".
Valley EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Middle English
valeye.
Vallie GermanProbably an altered spelling of German
Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled
Wallee.
Vallin SwedishDerived from either Latin
vallis "valley" or Swedish
vall "wall, pasture, field of grass".
Vällo EstonianVällo is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "väli" meaning "field" and "plain".
Valmer Estonian (?)Surname which is believed to have originated in Estonia, although its meaning is unknown.
Valmorida Filipino, CebuanoMeans "valley of the forest field" derived from Spanish
val, a contraction of
valle meaning "valley", combined with Japanese 森
(mori) meaning "forest, woods" and 田
(ta) "paddy, field" (see
Morita).
Valois Frenchtopographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the various places called Val(l)ois, or regional name from the district in northern France so called, which was once an independent duchy... [
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Valsecchi ItalianDenoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
Valverde SpanishRefers to a place name which suggests a landscape, agreeable with herbs, flowers and water.
Vammus EstonianVammus is an Estonian surname meaning "jacket" and "doublet".
Van Ark DutchHabitational name from a place called Ark in Gelderland.
Van Beek DutchLike Verbeek and Van de(r) Beek, the family name Van Beek can indicate a place of residence on a certain stream, the name for a narrow and shallow (clear and sometimes erratic) water stream, or in a village or hamlet that leads to a stream... [
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Van Beethoven FlemishMeans "from the beet fields". A famous bearer of this name was German Clasical composer Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827).
Van Blankenberg Dutch, BelgianHabitational name from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium.
Van Boxtel DutchThe family name Van Boxtel indicates origin from the North Brabant place Boxtel, written around 1110 Buchestelle, and later in the Middle Ages, among others, Bucstelle and Boextel.... [
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Van Breukelen DutchMeans "from Breukelen", a town in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, itself derived from Old Dutch
bruoc meaning "marsh, marshland, wetland" and
lētha meaning "excavated, canalised watercourse"... [
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