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Taagepera EstonianTaagepera is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "taga" ("behind", "at the back") and "pere" ("family", "folk").
Taal EstonianTaal is an Estonian surname derived from the German "thaler"; a silver coin.
Taalmaa EstonianTaalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "taal (thaler) maa (land)"
Taaramäe EstonianTaaramäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Taara's hill/mountain". Taara is a prominent god in ancient Estonian mythology.
Tabak JewishMetonymic 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 DutchOccupational name for a butcher or hog breeder, from Middle Dutch
tucbake composed of
tucken "to pull, push, strike" and
bake "hog, pig; meat from the back of a pig".
Tabata JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端
(hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
Tabata JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 畑 or 畠
(hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".
Tabatabaei PersianFrom 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, FrisianFrom 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)... [
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Tabernero SpanishTabernero is a Spanish-language occupational surname literally meaning "tavern keeper".
Tabeta JapaneseIn eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, its often written as 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" and 端 (
beta) meaning "edge, end". However,
tabe has also been spelled with 多 (
ta) meaning "many" and 部 (
be) meaning "part, section".
Tabi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 多比 (
Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Tabibi PersianFrom Persian طبیب
(tabib) meaning "doctor, physician" (of Arabic origin).
Taboada GalicianThis indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Tabuchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 渕 or 淵
(fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Tachikura JapaneseTachi means "stand" and kura means "granary, storehouse, warehouse, have, possess".
Taciroğlu TurkishTaciroğlu is a last name adopted by a merchant family in Turkey in January 1934. It literally means "Son of Merchant". "Tacir" is an Arabic word (" التاجر ") in origin which means trader in Turkish... [
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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... [
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Tacza PolishDeppreciation of TARCZA which means shield in Polish.
Taczanowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages in Gmina Pleszew: Taczanów Pierwszy or Taczanów Drugi.
Tada JapaneseFrom the Japanese 多 (
ta) "many" and 田 (
ta or
da) "rice paddy."
Tadano JapaneseFrom Japanese 多
(ta) meaning "many", 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tadano JapaneseFrom 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".
Tadokoro JapaneseIt literally means "farmland, country", from 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 所 (
dokoro) meaning "place, institute, plant, station".
Tael EstonianTael is an Estonian surname meaning "tinder" and "touchwood".
Taevas EstonianTaevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Tafara ShonaTafara means "We are happy or we rejoice".
It is a name of rejoicing Taffe EnglishOf Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic surname "Ó Táth," meaning "descendant of Táth." It's believed to have originated as a personal name, possibly meaning "poet" or "philosopher."
Tafolla SpanishPossibly a derivative of southern Spanish
tafulla,
tahulla, a term denoting a measure of land. The surname is not found in present-day Spain.
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 RomanianȚaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
Tagamets EstonianTagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
Tagashira JapaneseFrom 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 頭 (
hashira) meaning "head, brain".
Tagaväli EstonianTagaväli is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of field".
Taghlyan ArmenianFrom Turkish
dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander" or "rude, uneducated".
Tagliaferro ItalianFrom 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).
Taglialatela ItalianTaglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Tagliamonte ItalianTagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian
tagliate (to cut) and
monte (mountain).
Tahara JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Tähiste EstonianTähiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tähis" meaning "sign" and "symbol".
Tahk EstonianTahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Taiber GermanGerman (also Täuber) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Taube ‘pigeon, dove’. The -er inflection denotes the male bird, but in most cases this is an occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from an agent noun derivative ending in -er(t).
Taibi SicilianTaibi is a Sicilian nickname for a robust person; from Arabic
ṭayyib "in good health".
Tailwal IndianTailwal is a Garhwali Brahmin surname used in the state of Uttarakhand. Tailwal are Kanyakubja Brahmin. They came from western-Central part of India and settled in Taila village of Garhwal in 1600.
Taim EstonianTaim is an Estonian surname meaning "plant", "herb" and "seedling".
Taiminen FinnishDerived from Finnish
taimi meaning "sapling, young tree, plant".
Taitano ChamorroMeaning "one without land" from Chamorro tai, prefix meaning "to be without", and tano meaning "land".
Taitingfong ChamorroMeans "without counting" from Chamorro
tai meaning "without, not having" and
tufong meaning "count".
Tajbakhsh PersianDerived from Persian تاج
(taj) meaning "crown" and بخش
(bakhsh) meaning "part, portion, section".
Tajiri JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 尻
(shiri) "behind, end, rear".
Taka JapaneseFrom Japanese
taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Takafuji JapaneseFrom Japanese 高 (
taka) meaning "high" and 藤 (
fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Takagaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 高 (
taka) meaning "high" and 垣 (
gaki) meaning "fence".
Takagiri Japanese高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (
Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [
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Takahara ItalianTakahara means "Treasure" in Italian. It was created as a family name only two generations ago.
Takahata Japanese高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [
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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... [
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Takahoshi JapaneseFrom Japanese 高 (
Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (
Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Takai JapaneseFrom the Japanese 高 (
taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (
i) "well."
Takakuwa JapaneseFrom the Japanese 高 (
taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (
kuwa) "mulberry tree."
Takamachi JapaneseA 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 JapaneseFrom 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 JapaneseThis 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."... [
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Takami JapaneseTaka means "High, Tall, Expensive" and Mi means "Viewing, See, Outlook".
Takamitsu Japanese"Taka" is high or tall, "Mitsu" is light (as in sunlight, lightbulb). This is a rare family name in Japan. It was created by a family within that last century, but strangely enough a couple other families with no blood relation have showed up with that surname within the last 20 years in the Japanese phonebook.
Takamura JapaneseTaka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Takanaka JapaneseFrom 高 (
taka) meaning "tall, high" and 中 (
naka) meaning "middle, in between".
Takao Japanese高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) means "tail".... [
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Takasato JapaneseTaka means "tall, high, expensive" and sato means "village, hamlet, type of measurement, league, parent's home".
Takase JapaneseFrom Japanese 高
(taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Takasu JapaneseTakasu is a surname that means "Hawk's nest". Taka alone means "hawk"(and others not used for this)and Su is the "nest".
Takasu JapaneseFrom Japanese 高
(taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須
(su) meaning "necessary".
Takatsuki JapaneseFrom Japanese 高 (
taka) meaning "tall, expensive" combined with 月 (
tsuki) meaning "moon, month" or 槻 (
tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".
Takatsutsumi JapaneseTaka means "high, tall, expensive" and tsutsumi means "river, bank, enbankment, dike".
Takaura JapaneseTaka means "tall, high, expensive" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Takayasu JapaneseTaka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"
Takazato Japanese高 (Taka) means "high, expensive, tall" and zato is a variant of 里 (sato) meaning "type of measurement, village, league, parent's home". ... [
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Takebe JapaneseFrom Japanese 武
(take) meaning "military, martial" and 部
(be) meaning "part, section".
Takehara Japanese (Rare)Take means "Bamboo" while Hara means "Plain". This surname means " Plain of the Bamboo". Takehara is also a city in Hiroshima and a railway station.
Takei JapaneseFrom Japanese 武
(take) meaning "military, martial" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Takei JapaneseFrom Japanese 竹
(take) meaning "bamboo" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Takemizu JapaneseFrom Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Takeno JapaneseFrom Japanese and 武 (
take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Taketa JapaneseFrom Japanese 武
(take) meaning "military, martial" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Taki Japanese (Rare)Tami means "Waterfall". This is occasionally a first name too,as a matter of a fact,neither of them are common.
Taki JapaneseFrom Japanese 滝 or 瀧
(taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".