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Selvik NorwegianFrom any of the farms in Norway named with Old Norse
selja "willow" or
selr "seal" combined with
vík "bay, inlet".
Selz GermanThe Selz is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and a left hand tributary of the Rhine. It flows through the largest German wine region, Rheinhessen or Rhenish Hesse. Also, Seltz (German: Selz) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region in north-eastern France.... [
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Sem NorwegianNorwegian: habitational name from any of about fifteen farms so named, a variant of
Seim.
Semak Ukrainian, RussianEast Slavic surname derived from a Slavic root meaning "seven". This was used as a nickname for someone who was associated with this number and was mainly given to the seventh child.
Semenduev Judeo-TatFrom the given name
Semendu or
Simandu, which was possibly derived from Persian سیاه
(siyah) meaning "black" and مرد
(mard) meaning "man" or Hebrew סימן טוב
(siman tov) meaning "good sign, good mark".
Semenza ItalianFrom semenza ‘seeds’ possibly used for a seed merchant.
Seminario Spanish (Latin American)Means "seminar" in Spanish, likely denoting an academic person. Miguel Grau Seminario (1834-1879) was the most renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the naval battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific
Semura Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 瀬 (
se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current" and 村 (
mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".... [
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Sen BengaliDerived from Sanskrit सेना
(sena) meaning "army, armament".
Senanayake SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit सेना
(sena) meaning "army" and नायक
(nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Senatore Italianstatus name from
senatore "senator" (from Latin
senator) or a nickname for a stately or perhaps pompous man.
Senba JapaneseFrom Japanese 仙
(sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, sage, hermit" and 波
(ba) meaning "wave".
Senda JapaneseFrom Japanese 千
(sen) meaning "thousand" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sendaydiego FilipinoPossibly from Japanese 仙台
(Sendai), the name of a city in Japan, combined with the given name
Diego.
Sendulla Medieval Frenchthe name was originally from a town in the champagne valley that does not exist any more because of World War I the town's name is forgotten and all we have about it is the name sendulla a young girl whom live there as a child
Sénécal Frenchstatus name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements
sini "old" and
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Sénéchal FrenchVariant of
Sénécal, a status name for a seneschal an official in a large household who was responsible for overseeing day-to-day domestic arrangements from Old French seneschal (of ancient Germanic origin composed of the elements
sini "old" and
scalc "servant").
Seneviratne SinhaleseFrom Sinhala සෙනෙවි
(senevi) meaning "commander, general" combined with Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Seng German1. Topographic name for someone who lived by land cleared by fire, from Middle High German sengen ‘to singe or burn’. ... [
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Sengchanh LaoMeans "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ
(chanh) meaning "moon".
Sengmany LaoFrom Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel".
Sengsavang LaoFrom Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວ່າງ
(savang) meaning "light, bright, dawn".
Sengsavanh LaoFrom Lao ແສງ
(seng) meaning "light" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Şengül TurkishFrom Turkish
şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and
gül meaning "rose".
Senjean FrenchProbably from St John (saint-jean) from Christianization of Basques and misspelled
Senjū JapaneseFrom Japanese 千
(sen) meaning "thousand" and 住
(jū) meaning "abode, residence".
Senn GermanDerived from the Middle High German word
senne meaning "dairy farmer".
Senna PortuguesePossibly coming from the surname "Sanna", it may mean "one with a big protruding tooth".... [
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Seno JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Senokosov RussianDerived from Russian сенокос
(senokos) meaning "haymaking, hayfield".
Senoo JapaneseFrom 妹 meaning "younger sister" combined with 尾 meaning "tail, end, foot of a mountain".
Senri Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 千里 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (type of measurement), village."... [
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Sensabaugh AmericanAmericanized form of German
Sensenbach, a topographic name formed with an unexplained first element + Middle High German bach ‘creek’.
Sensenbach GermanA topographic name formed with an unexplained first element + Middle High German bach ‘creek’. Pretty common in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Sensi ItalianDerived from Italian "senso" meaning "sense, feeling". Historically, the surname could have been given to someone who was known for their wisdom or intelligence, or to someone who had a keen sense of perception or intuition... [
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Şentürk TurkishFrom Turkish
şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and
Türk meaning "Turk".
Senuma JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current" and 沼
(numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Senzaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 先
(sen) meaning "before, previous" and 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Seo KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 徐
(seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or 西
(seo) meaning "west, western".
Seoane GalicianThis indicates familial origin within any of multiple localities that bear this syncopated form of the name San Xoán.
Seol KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 薛 (
seol) meaning a type of marsh grass or 偰 (
seol) meaning "clear".
Seong KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 成
(seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded".
Seonu KoreanFrom the Taewon Sunwoo Clan, written using the hanja 鮮于
Sepetys LithuanianIt comes from Šepetys, the Lithuanian word for comb or brush, and is stylized without the diacritic in English speaking countries.
Seppälä FinnishA Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä")
Sera JapaneseFrom Japanese 世
(se) meaning "world, generation" and 良
(ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Serapin Filipino, Tagalog, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Latvian, LithuanianFrom the given name
Seraphim.
Serbia SpanishUnknown.. researching history of the spanish name that was first identify being used in Utado Puerto, Rico in 1790s by Fransico Serbia and Paula Serbia Filare
Serbin m RussianPossibly from Russian
сербский (serbskiy), meaning "Serbian".
Sercombe EnglishDerived from
Sharracombe, a former settlement in Devon, England, derived from Old English
cumb "valley, hollow" and an uncertain first element – possibly
scir "shire, district" or the related
scīrgerēfa "sheriff".
Serebrennikov m RussianDenoted somebody who engaged in silver mining or a silversmith, derived from Russian
серебреник (
serébrenik) "silver coin".
Serednicki m PolishHabitational surname for someone from a village called
Serednica, meaning uncertain.
Sereno Italian1 Italian: from the personal name Sereno (from Latin serenus, serena ‘clear’, ‘calm’).... [
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Sero JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine"
Serrallonga CatalanTaken from the name of a town in the Vallespir district, in Northern Catalonia.
Serrao ItalianProbably from a dialectical term meaning "closed, shut".
Serratore ItalianMeans either "sawyer", from Italian
serrare, "to saw", or "locksmith", from Italian
serratura, "lock".
Sesaki JapaneseSe means "ripple, current" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Sese PampanganFrom Pampangan
se'se meaning "pet, something raised or cared for".
Seshita JapaneseFrom 瀬 (
se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current" and 下 (
shita) meaning "under, below".
Seta JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sether NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Seter or Sæter.
Sethna Indian (Parsi)Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ
(seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see
Seth).
Seto JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀬戸
(seto) meaning "strait, channel", derived from 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current" and 戸
(to) meaning "door".
Seton ScottishIt has been claimed in the past that the name Seton is Norman in origin, however evidence points to it being Flemish. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding the derivation of the name but nothing proved conclusively; it probably means "town by the sea" and possibly derives from the "sea town" of Staithes in modern day North Yorkshire... [
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Setsuhara JapaneseFrom Japanese 節 (
setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" combined 原 (
hara) meaning "plain, field".
Setsushi JapaneseFrom Japanese 節 (
setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 死 (
shi) meaning "death". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Settai Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 摂待 (
Settai) meaning "Settai", a former village in the former district of Hei in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan or a division in the same place, in the area of Tarō in the city of Miyako in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [
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Sette ItalianMeans "seven". Probably a nickname for the seventh child of a family, though it could derive from a place name containing the element.
Setzer German, JewishDerived from either Middle High German "setzen", used to refer to market inspectors and tax officials, or Yiddish "setser", a typesetter.
Seufale Samoanseufale is a name which is used in the islands of samoa but is also usedin other countries by the samoan people. seufale is a name passed down by a family member.
Sevastos GreekFrom the same Greek word that means respected, also an aristocratic title during the Byzantine Empire.
Sevelev RussianDerived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited... [
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Severn EnglishFrom the name of the River Severn, which is of unknown meaning. The Severn is Great Britain's longest river, flowing from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. It is one of Britain’s most ancient river names, recorded as early as the 2nd century AD in the form
Sabrina; its original meaning may have been "slow-moving" or "boundary".
Severnyy m RussianMeans "northern". Likely denoted to someone who lived in the northern part of a village.
Sevier EnglishOccupational name for a sieve-maker, Middle English
siviere (from an agent derivative of Old English
sife "sieve").
Sevilla SpanishHabitational name from the city of Seville (or Sevilla) in Andalusia, Spain. The city's name is probably derived from Phoenician
šplh meaning "valley, plain" through Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة
(ʾišbīliya).
Seville Spanish, Englisha city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [
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