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Slaats DutchPossibly a contracted form of Dutch
des laats meaning "the serf", from Middle Dutch
laets "serf, bondsman, freedman".
Slack English, DutchNickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch
slac "slow, loose", Middle English
slak "lazy, careless". Alternatively, the Dutch form could derive from Middle Dutch
slecke "snail, slug", with a similar implication of idleness.
Slack EnglishMeans "small valley, shallow dell", derived from Old Norse
slakki "a slope", a topographic name for someone who lived by such a landform, or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
Sladoljev CroatianDerived from
slad, meaning "malt", and the
-ljev suffix referring to "pouring".
Slate EnglishOccupational name for a slater, from Middle English
slate, "slate".
Slats DutchPossibly derived from a toponym related to Old Germanic
slaut meaning "puddle, pool" or "ditch, channel".
Slaughter Englishoccupational name from Middle English
slaughter "butcher" a derivative of Middle English
slaught "butchery" and the suffix er or from a shortened form of the synonymous Middle English
slaughterer a derivative of
slaughter "butchery" and the suffix
er.
Sleegers DutchOlder form of modern Dutch
slager "butcher" and
slachter "slaughterer", derived from Old Germanic
*slahaną "to hit, to strike; to kill".
Sleigh EnglishA sled drawn by horses or reindeer, especially one used for passengers.
Sleta Russian, UkrainianDerived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".
Slim EnglishA characteristic name for someone noted for being thin.
Slinger EnglishTravelled with the army's a user of Slings for war. The variant Slingo is a misspelling only appeared after the English civil war. YDNA between the two matches.
Slipper EnglishOccupational surname for a sword-slipper, or scabbard maker.
Słomiński PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masovian villages named Słomin.
Słomkowski PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Słomków, Słomkowa, or Słomkowo, all named with słomka meaning "little straw".
Slonim JewishHabitational name from Slonim, a city in Belarus.
Slot DutchMeans "lock, clasp" in Dutch, an occupational name for a locksmith.
Slotboom DutchFrom a place name meaning "lock beam", a piece of wood used to close an opening.
Slotnick Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)A Polish, Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian surname, meaning 'goldsmith'. Also a Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) occupational name for a goldsmith. Variant/anglicization of Polish Zlotnik, Ukrainian Zlotnyk.
Slovensky CzechEthnic name for someone from Slovakia or who had connections with Slovakia.
Slowik Polish, JewishNickname for someone with a mellifluous voice or a night-time reveler. From Polish
slowik "nightingale".
Slowinski PolishHabitational name for someone from Slowin in Gorzów voivodeship. From the adjective slowinski, denoting a member of the Slowincy, a Slavic people living in Pomerania.
Slughorn Popular CultureCombination of English words "slug" and "horn". It is widely known as a name in the Harry Potter series.
Sluiter DutchMeans "gatekeeper, porter, prison guard, cellar master" in Dutch, literally "one who closes".
Slutsky JewishHabitational name for someone from Slutsk, a city in Belarus.
Smalley English, Cornish (?)Locational surname from places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, so called from Old English
smæl ‘narrow’ +
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. This may also be a Cornish name with an entirely separate meaning.
Smart EnglishFrom Old English (
smeart) meaning "quick". This surname was used to refer to person who worked as a handyman.
Smeaton EnglishFrom Old English
Smiðatun meaning "settlement of the smiths".
Smee EnglishVariant of
Smead, derived from either Middle English
smethe "smooth" or Old English
smiððe "smithy".
Smieskol PolishA surname of unknown meaning - originated in Southwestern Poland in the Silesian region.... [
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Šmigiæ SerbianIt is old Serbian surname.It's origins are probably from Kosovo.
Śmigielski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Śmigiel.
Smiley Scots, EnglishFrom elements
small and
lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Smithwick Englishhabitational name from Smethwick in Staffordshire Smethwick Green near Brereton Heath (Cheshire) or a lost place called Smithwick in Southover (Sussex). The place name means "the farm of the smiths" from Old English
smiþ "smith" and
wic "dwelling specialized farm"... [
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Smock EnglishFrom Middle English smoc, smok meaning "smock", "shift", hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold such garments, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore a smock (the usual everyday working garment of a peasant).
Smoker EnglishDerived from the Old English word "smoc," meaning "smock" or, literally, "woman's undergarment." The name was most likely originally borne by someone who made or sold smocks.
Smolders Belgian (Modern)A Flemish occupational name equivalent to "Miller", meaning a person who operated a wind or water mill for grinding grain.
Smout Dutch, FlemishMeans "oil, lard, melted animal fat" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, or a nickname for someone who ate – or who could afford to eat – large amounts of food containing it.
Smulders DutchOccupational name derived from Dutch
des mulders meaning "son of the miller". A famous bearer is Canadian-American actress Cobie Smulders (1982-).
Smy EnglishVariation of a name given to a blacksmith
Smyczek PolishOccupational surname for someone who made or used strings, derived from Polish
smycz, meaning "leash."
Snäll SwedishPossibly taken from English
Snell or its German cognate
Schnell, meaning "quick, fast", and having its spelling influenced by Swedish
snäll "nice, kind"... [
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Snape English (British), ScottishAn old, now rare surname, with various origins in Suffolk and Yorkshire in England and Lanarkshire in Scotland, derived from Middle English
snaipen, “to injure; to nip (of sleet or snow); to criticize, rebuke, revile”, from Old Norse
sneypa, “to disgrace, to dishonor, to outrage”... [
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Snapper DutchFrom Middle Dutch
snappen meaning "to chatter, babble, snap" or "to snatch, grab, seize", a nickname for a talkative person, or perhaps a thief. Compare
Schnapp.
Snark EnglishHistory largely unknown. The word's original meaning, in the mid-nineteenth century, was to snort / snore, or to find fault. ... [
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Sneedly Popular Culture, LiteratureA seemingly invented last name, though it bears resemblance to the last name
Sneed. It is used for the main antagonist of the popular Captain Underpants graphic novels and it's film and show adaptation,
Melvin Sneedly.
Snellius Dutch (Latinized)Latinized form of
Snel. A notable bearer was the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626; real name Willebrord Snel van Royen), commonly called Snell, for whom the formula Snell's law is named.
Snelson EnglishMeans "son of
Snell", Snell being a nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English
snell "quick, lively" (cf... [
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Snipe EnglishDerived from a given name; from Old English
snip or Old Norse
snípr. It is habitational surname from a place so called in the historic county of Northumberland, North East England.
Snipes EnglishVariant spelling of or a patronymic from
Snipe. A famous bearer is American actor Wesley Snipes (1962-).
Snowden EnglishHabitational name from Snowden, a place in West Yorkshire named from Old English snāw ‘snow’ + dūn ‘hill’, i.e. a hill where snow lies long.
Snowdon EnglishVariant spelling of
Snowden, a surname initially used by the Border Reivers. Comes from the mountain in Wales.
So KoreanAlthough there are two Chinese characters for the So surname, one of these is extremely rare and can be discounted (there are only about two hundred people in Korea who use this rare character). Some records indicate that the more common character for So has as many as 165 clans, but only eleven of them can be documented... [
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So Japanese (Rare)A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.
Só HungarianMetonymic occupational name for a salt seller or producer, from
só ‘salt’.
Soa EstonianSoa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "söakas" meaning "bold" and "courageous".
Soames EnglishDenoted a person hailing from a village called Soham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "homestead by the lake" from Old English
sæ "lake" and
ham "farm, homestead"... [
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Sobaharaya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 蕎原屋 (
Sobaharaya) meaning "Sobahara Store", from 蕎原 (
Sobahara) meaning "Sobahara", an area in the city of Kaidzuka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.
Sobalvarro SpanishSobalvarro/Sobalbarro is a surname with known origins in the Iberian Peninsula. The first record of the name appears in the Basque regions of Spain. The name was purportedly constructed by combining the family name of Soba with the newly given Christian name, Alvarro.
Sobanski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Sobanice, in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Sobolewski PolishLocational surname that means a person from places in Poland called Sobolew or Sobolewo, both derived from the Polish sobol, meaning "sable".
Sobue JapaneseFrom Japanese 祖
(so) meaning "ancestor", 父
(bu) meaning "father" and 江
(e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Sodano Italian, Siciliannickname or ethnic name from Arabic
sawdān "black Negro". nickname from Old Sicilian
sudanu "sultan".
Soderini ItalianPossibly related to French
soudoyer "to bribe", referring to paid mercenaries. Alternately, an elaborate form of
Sodero.
Sodero ItalianProbably related to the Greek name
Soter, from Ancient Greek
σωτήρ (
sōtḗr) meaning "saviour".
Soe EstonianSoe is an Estonian surname meaning "warm" and "fond".
Soeda JapaneseFrom Japanese 添
(soeru) meaning "attach" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Soetoro IndonesianSoetoro is the surname of the Indonesian stepfather of 44th president Barack Hussein Obama ll named Lolo Soetoro.
Sofian ArabicIt is an old and rare Arabic name and its rapid meaning is to walk, fly or float. Among the famous people who were called by this name is the companion Abu Sufyan bin Harb, the father of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan
Søgård DanishMeans "sea farm" indicating a farmstead near the sea or open water.
Sohinki JewishUnknown meaning. A notable bearer is YouTube Personality Matt Sohinki, better known simply as Sohinki, who is a member of Smosh Games.
Soikham ThaiFrom Thai สร้อย
(soi) meaning "necklace" and คำ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Sok KhmerMeans "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख
(sukha).