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Tait Scottish, EnglishNickname for an energetic or cheerful person, derived from Middle English and Older Scots
tayt "merry, lively". Compare
Tate.
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 JapaneseFrom 高 (
taka) meaning "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (
o) meaning "tail, end".
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, ripple, current".
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", 竹
(take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (
take) meaning "build, construct", 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" or 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".
Takeyoshi JapaneseFrom 武 (
take) meaning "military" and 吉 (
yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune".
Takigawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 滝 or 瀧
(taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Takiguchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 滝 or 瀧
(taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口
(kuchi) meaning "mouth, opening, entrance".
Takimoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 瀧
(taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 本
(moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Takimura JapaneseTaki means "waterfall, rapids" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Takino JapaneseTaki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
Takinoue JapaneseTaki means "waterfall", no is a possessive particle meaning "therefore, of", and ue means "top, above, upper".
Takisaki JapaneseTaki means "waterfall" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Takiya Japanese (Rare)Taki (滝) means "waterfall", ya (谷) means "valley". One notable fictional character who bears this surname is Genji Takiya (滝谷 源治) from Crows Zero, this surname is very rare.
Takiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 滝 (
taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain".
Takizawa JapaneseTaki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".
Takizawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 滝 or 瀧
(taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 沢 or 澤
(sawa) meaning "marsh".
Takumi JapaneseFrom 宅 (
taku) meaning "home, house, residence" and 見 (
mi) meaning "see, view, outlook".
Talavera SpanishSpanish: habitational name from any of several places named Talavera, especially Talavera de la Reina in Toledo province.
Talbert English, FrenchFrom a continental Germanic personal name composed of the elements
tal "valley" and
berth "bright".
Tali EstonianTali is an Estonian surname meaning both "winter" and "tackle" or "pulley".
Talianek SlovakTalianek has been used almost interchangeably with the other variants in Slovak church records starting in 1745 in Brezova Pod Bradlom, Slovakia. This surname split into 2 branches, talianek and talianko; in the early 1800s as the family grew and began to spread to neighboring towns... [
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Tall EstonianTall is an Estonian surname meaning both "lamb" and "stable/barn".
Tallant English (British, ?), Norman, IrishEnglish (of Norman origin) occupational name for a tailor or nickname for a good swordsman, from
taillant ‘cutting’, present participle of Old French
tailler ‘to cut’ (Late Latin
taliare, from
talea ‘(plant) cutting’)... [
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Tallent EnglishHabitational name from Talland in Cornwall, which is thought to be named as ‘hill-brow church site’, from Cornish
tal +
lann.
Tallinn EstonianTallinn is an Estonian surname, derived from "Tallinn", the capital city of Estonia.
Tallón SpanishEither a Spanish variant of Catalan
Talló (see
Tallo) or a habitational name from any of the places in A Coruña, Ourense, and Pontevedra provinces called Tallón.
Tallon English, Irish, Norman, FrenchEnglish and Irish (of Norman origin), and French from a Germanic personal name derived from
tal ‘destroy’, either as a short form of a compound name with this first element (compare
Talbot) or as an independent byname... [
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Talloran German (Modern, ?)It is unknown whether Talloran is a real surname or not. However, the surname means "brave" and is given to James Talloran, a fictional character working for the SCP Foundation. The SCP Foundation is a secret organization that studies the paranormal... [
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Talon English, FrenchDerived from Old French
talon "heel", denoting a person with a deformity or a swift person. It could also be a diminutive form of given names
Talbot and
Talleyrand.
Talts EstonianTalts is an Estonian surname, possibly deriving from "taltsas", meaning "tame".
Talu EstonianTalu is an Estonian surname meaning "farmstead".
Talukder BengaliFrom a title for land-owning aristocrats in the Mughal Empire and British Raj who were responsible for collecting taxes. The title itself was derived from Arabic تعلق
(ta'alluq) meaning "attachment, affiliation" combined with the Persian suffix دار
(-dar) indicating ownership.
Talumets EstonianTalumets is an Estonian surname literally meaning "farm (talu) forest (mets)"; a farmstead in or near a forest.
Talvet EstonianTalvet is an Estonian surname derived from "talve-" meaning "wintry".
Talvi EstonianTalvi is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).
Talvik EstonianTalvik is an Estonian surname meaning "winter" (from "talv", also a surname).
Talwar IndianSikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).
Tamada JapaneseFrom Japanese 玉
(tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tamai JapaneseFrom the Japanese 玉 (
tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (
i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Tamaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 玉
(tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" combined with 城
(ki) meaning "castle", 置
(ki) meaning "put, place, set", or 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Tamakoshi JapaneseFrom 玉 (
tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 越 (
koshi) meaning "pass, go over, cross, exceed, surpass, transgress".
Tamang TibetanTamang may be derived from the word Tamang, where Ta means "horse" and Mang means warrior in Tibetan. However there are no written documentations of Horse Rider naming nor present Tamang people have horse riding culture.
Tamang TamangFrom Tamang རྟ་དམག་ (
Ta Damag) meaning "Tamang", a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.
Tamanishi JapaneseFrom Japanese 玉 (Tama) meaning "jewel; ball" and 西 (Nishi) meaning "west; Spain".
Tamano JapaneseFrom Japanese 玉
(tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃
(no), a possessive particle.
Tamaoka JapaneseFrom Japanese 玉
(tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 岡
(oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Tamaru JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 丸
(maru) meaning "whole, complete".
Tamashiro JapaneseMeans "jewel castle" or "ball castle" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 玉 (jewel, ball) and 城 (castle). This surname is of Okinawan origin.
Tamatsuki Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 玉槻 with 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "ball, jewel" and 槻 (ki, tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree."
Tamazight Berber, Northern AfricanDerived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ
(Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.
Tambor JewishDerived from German
Tambour "drummer in a regiment", ultimately via French
tambour from Old French
tambor "drum".
Tambunan BatakDerived from Batak
tambun meaning "large, many" or "hill, heap, mound".
Tameishi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 為 (
tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (
ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [
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Tamenari Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 為成 (
Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former area in the city of Bungotakada in the prefecture of Ōita in Japan.... [
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Tamenari Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 為成 (
Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former division in the area of Fuchū in the city of Toyama in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [
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