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Tonderai ShonaTonderai means "Remember".
This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.
Tondi EstonianTondi is an Estonian surname meaning "haunted" and "spooky".
Tone EnglishWas first found in Leicestershire where Ralph de Toni received lands of the Lordship of Belvoir for his services as Standard bearer at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Toner Irish (Anglicized, Modern)An anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname, O'Tomhrair. Still used in the modern day Republic of Ireland, and relatively common in Atlantic Canada.
Tõnismäe EstonianTõnismäe is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) hill".
Tõnisots EstonianTõnisots is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis" and "ots" meaning "end"; "Tõnis' end"; a geographical location.
Tõnisson EstonianTõnisson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Tõnis" and the Germanic word "son"; "Tõnis's son".
Tõnissoo EstonianTõnissoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Tõnis' (a masculine given name) swamp". Probably an Estonianization of "Tõnis' son (son of Tõnis)".
Tõniste EstonianTõniste is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Tõnis/Tõnu".
Tonje Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Croatian, Nepali, EstonianFrom given name Tonje
Tonkin English, ScottishDerived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Antony; from the nick. Tony, and with diminutive suffix Ton-kin.
Tõnn EstonianTõnn is an Estonian surname and masculine given name related to the masculine given name "Tõnu".
Tôn Nữ VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 孫女
(tôn nữ) meaning "granddaughter", originally used as a title for various royal women belonging to the Nguyễn dynasty.
Tōno JapaneseFrom Japanese 東
(tō) meaning "east" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tōno JapaneseFrom Japanese 遠
(tō) meaning "distant, far off" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tonosaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 外
(to) meaning "outside", an unwritten possessive marker 之
(no), and 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Tôn Thất VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 宗室
(tông thất) meaning "imperial clan", originally given to members of the royal family of the Nguyễn dynasty.
Tooding EstonianTooding is an Estonian surname derived from "toodang" meaning "production" and "output".
Toodu EstonianToodu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "toode" meaning "product", "manufacture", and "make".
Toohey Scottish GaelicModern form of the ancient pre 10th century Gaelic O' Tuathaigh meaning the descendant of the chief.
Took LiteratureIn J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Peregrin "
Pippin" Took, a cousin of Meriadoc Brandybuck and second cousin of Frodo Baggins... [
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Tooke English (Rare)This unusual English surname is of pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin.
Toolan IrishThe meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic
O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Toolin IrishThe meaning of the name is unclear, but it seems to derive from the pre 13th century Gaelic
O'Tuathalain suggesting that it was probably religious and may translate as "The male descendant of the follower of the lord".
Toom EstonianToom is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "Toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from the shortened version of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Toomast EstonianToomast is an Estonian surname meaning "Prunus pole/structure".
Toombu EstonianToombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Toomet EstonianToomet is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "toomingas" ("bird cherry") or, from a variant of the masculine given name "Toomas".
Toomey Irishfrom ancient Gaelic personal name 'Tuama', probably derived from 'tuaim', meaning a hill or a small mountain
Tooming EstonianTooming is an Estonian surname derived from "toomingas", meaning "bird cherry" (Prunus padus).
Toomiste EstonianToomiste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Toomas" (a masculine given name).
Toommägi EstonianToommägi is an Estonian surname meaning "prunus (fruit bearing) mountain".
Toompalu EstonianToompalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Toomas" (a masculine given name) and "palu" (a sandy heath).
Toompere EstonianToompere is an Estonian surname meaning "Toom's (Toomas) family."
Toomre EstonianToomre is an Estonian surname derived from "toompuu", meaning "Prunus".
Toomsoo EstonianToomsoo is an Estonian surname literally meaning "Toomas' swamp". However, it is a corruption of the surname "Thompson" or "Tomson" that has been Estonianized.
Toon EnglishFrom the Old English word
tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town"
Tootmorsel Popular CultureThe surname used by the character Harry "Ocho" Tootmorsel in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball".... [
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Toots EstonianToots is an Estonian name derived from "tootja", meaning "manufacturer".
Topçu TurkishMeans "cannoneer, gunner, artilleryman" in Turkish.
Topelius Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Latinized form of the Finnish place name Toppila in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Zachris Topelius (1818-1898) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, journalist, and historian.
Toplitz GermanGerman: habitational name from Teplice in northern Bohemia.
Topp GermanGerman: from Low German topp 'point', 'tree top', hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense 'braid'.
Topp EnglishFrom an English nickname, possibly derived from Old English
topp "hair on the head", for someone with distinctive hair.
Toraman TurkishMeans "powerful young person, someone who looks big for his age" in Turkish.
Torg EnglishPossibly from the Old Norse word “torg” meaning “marketplace”.
Toriumi JapaneseFrom Japanese 鳥
(tori) meaning "bird" and 海
(umi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Toriyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 鳥
(tori) meaning "bird" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the
Dragon Ball manga series.
Torkington EnglishFrom the name of a place in Greater Manchester, originally meaning "Tork's settlement" (Tork being a name or nickname combined with Old English
tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town").
Torn GermanDerived from Old High German
dorn / torn "thorn". As a surname, it was usually given to someone who lived near a thorn hedge.
Tornatore ItalianDerived from Italian
tornatore meaning "turner", which refers to a craftsman who turns and shapes various materials (such as wood and metal) on a lathe. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname
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Toro Spanish, ItalianEither a habitational name from Toro in Zamora province. Compare De Toro . Or a nickname for a lusty person or for someone who owned a bull or a metonymic occupational name for a tender of bulls or possibly for a bull fighter from
toro "bull" (from Latin
taurus).
Toros GreekFrom Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname
Toro.
Torquemada CastilianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality in the Province of Palencia.
Torrence Scottish, IrishScottish and northern Irish habitational name from either of two places called Torrance (one near East Kilbride, the other north of Glasgow under the Campsie Fells), named with Gaelic
torran ‘hillock’, ‘mound’, with the later addition of the English plural
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Torrent SpanishA topographical name for someone who lived by a flood stream, deriving from the Spanish
torrente. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguish names in the small communities of the Middle Ages... [
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Torroella CatalanThis indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous localities.
Torrubiano SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the municipality of Torrubia de Soria.
Torshkhoev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush family name derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from ТӀаьрши
(Tarsh), a village in Ingushetia, of unknown meaning.
Torta ItalianProbably from Italian
torto "twisted, bent, crooked", or the related French
tort "wrong, deviated".
Tortora ItalianFrom a given name derived from Italian
tortora meaning "turtle dove", ultimately from Latin
turtur (genitive
turturis). It could also derive from a town and comune with the same name, located in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy.
Tõruke EstonianTõruke is an Estonian surname derived from "toruke" meaning "tubule" and "pipe".
Torvalds Finland SwedishFrom the given name
Torvald. A notable bearer is Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), inventor of the Linux kernel.
Torvaldsson SwedishSwedish patronymic meaning "son of
Torvald". It was the surname name of Erik the Red (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, anglicized as Erik Thorvaldsson or Erik Torvaldsson), father of Viking explorer Leif Erikson.
Toshimori JapaneseIt could be from Japanese 敏 (
toshi) meaning "smart; clever" 森 (
mori) meaning "forest".
Toshinaka Japanese俊(toshi) meaning “talented” and 中 (naka) meaning “medium”. Other kanji combinations are possible
Toshiyasu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 敏 (
toshi) meaning "smart; clever" and 安 (
yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Tõsine EstonianTõsine is an Estonian surname meaning "serious" and "earnest".
Tosun TurkishMeans "bullock" or "healthy, plump, stout" in Turkish.
Totani JapaneseFrom 戸 (
do) meaning "door", and 谷 (
tani) meaning "valley".
Toth JewishThis surname is a Hungarian surname that has been used by the Jewish population.
Totoki JapaneseFrom Japanese 十 (
to) meaning "ten" and 時 (
toki) meaning "time".
Totsuka JapaneseFrom Japanese 戸
(to) meaning "door" and 塚
(tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Totum Irish (Rare)from the word "totem" meaning sign. Or from Irish 'titim' meaning 'fall'.
Touch KhmerFrom Khmer តូច
(touch) meaning "small".
Tõugu EstonianTõugu is an Estonian surname meaning "half-blooded".
Touitou Judeo-SpanishLikely a variant of
Touati, though it has also been connected to the Arabic word نونو
(nunu) meaning "thrush, blackbird" (a dialectal term).
Toujou JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (
tou) meaning "east" and 條 or 条 (
jou) meaning "paragraph".
Tounsi Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic تُونِسِيّ
(tūnisiyy) meaning “Tunisian”, ultimately from تُونِس
(tūnis) meaning "Tunisia, Tunis". It can refer to a native of the country of Tunisia, someone from the city of Tunis (in Tunisia), or the Tunisian Tounsi dialect of Arabic.
Toupin French, Breton, Normannickname from Old French
toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan
toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.
Touret FrenchDerived from the French town of
Tourrettes-sur-Loup which is located in the southeast of France.
Touriño GalicianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of San Martiño de Lanzós in the municipality of Vilalba.
Tourville FrenchThe name Tourville is a very old, and in one case, very famous name. One of the Marshall's of France was named Anne Hilarion de Cotentin de Tourville. This reads: Anne Hilarion of/from Cotentin, Comte (Count) of Tourville... [
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Toussaint FrenchDerived from the given name
Toussaint, which in turn is derived from
Toussaint, the French name for the Christian feast day All Saints' Day (celebrated on November 1st every year)... [
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Tovey EnglishFrom the Old Norse male personal name
Tófi, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with
Thorf- or
Thorv- (e.g.
Þórvaldr), based on the name of the thunder god
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Towles Scottish“Towles” is not to be confused with “towels” - note the placement of the “les” vs. “els” — as this clarifies pronunciation.
Town Englishtopographic name from Middle English toun(e) th one tun(e) "town village settlement" (Old English
tun) often in the senses "primary settlement within an area" "manor estate" and "hamlet farm" for someone who lived in such a place.
Townley EnglishHabitational name for a person from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, itself from the Old English elements
tun "enclosure, settlement" and
leah "wood, clearing"... [
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Toy TurkishMeans "callow, naive" or "amateur, unexperienced" in Turkish.
Toy ChineseFrom Chinese
彩 (
coi), meaning "applause, cheer" or "luck, fortune"
Toya JapaneseFrom Japanese 斗 (to) “constellation” and 矢 (ya) “arrow”
Toyama JapaneseFrom 当
(tou) meaning "this, correct" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain."
Toyonaga JapaneseFrom Japanese 豊 (
toyo) meaning "lush, abundant" and 永 (
naga) meaning "eternity, a long time".