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Sulick PolishDerived from the Polish given name “Sułislaw,” which is composed of the elements “sun” and “sław,” which mean “sun” and “glory”. It is thought to have originally referred to someone who was associated with the sun or who was considered to be illustrious or famous.
Sulit Filipino, TagalogFrom a nickname derived from Tagalog
sulit which can mean "test, gain" or "return of something borrowed, remittance".
Sulivar Medieval RussianSulivar was a name used in Southern Russia near Kazakhstan and was even a name a leader had when the mongol empire fell.
Sułkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Sułkowo Borowe.
Sullen EnglishMeans "gloomy, ill-tempered, moody" in English, with the archaic meanings "lonely, desolate" and "mischievous, malignant, obstinate", derived from Anglo-Norman
soleyn "solitary, alone".
Sullenberger German (Swiss)Derived from an unknown place called
Sullenberg or from
Schallenberg in Baden, Switzerland. A famous bearer is Sully Sullenberger (1951-), an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain who is best known for saving all 155 people aboard in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
Sullubawa HausaThe Hausa transliteration of a noted Fulani Clan coming from the Bilād as-Sūdān region of West Africa.
Sully EnglishSully, Varient of the last name Sullivan. Notable people include Alfred Sully, American Civil war officer famous for his paintings.
Sully French, Haitian Creolefrom any of the various places called
Sully for example in Calvados Loiret Saone-et-Loire and Oise. The first of these is recorded in 1180 as Silleium from the Gallo-Roman personal name
Silius or
Cilius and the Latin locative element
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Sulu TagalogFrom the sea in the Philippines. Notable bearer is the fictional character Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek. The name is not commonly given to real people.
Sulzer Germanoccupational name for someone who made prepared meats from Middle High German
sulzer "butcher charcutier". from a derivative of Middle High German
sulze "brine" hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a spring of salty water or a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Sulz in Germany Austria Alsace and Switzerland.
Sumanadasa SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सुमन
(sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and दास
(dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Sumanapala SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सुमन
(sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and पाल
(pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Sumanaratne SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सुमन
(sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and रत्न
(ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Sumanasena SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सुमन
(sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and सेना
(sena) meaning "army".
Sumanasiri SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सुमन
(sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Sumanaweera SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सुमन
(sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and वीर
(vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Sumeragi JapaneseFrom Japanese 皇 (
sumeragi), script-changed from 皇木 (
sumeragi), from 皇 (
sumera), a sound-changed clipping of 皇華山 (
Kōkasan) meaning "Kōka Mountain", a mountain in the area of Kitahanazawa in the city of Higashiōmi in the prefecture of Shiga in Japan, and 木 (
gi), the joining form of 木 (
ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [
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Sumida JapaneseFrom Japanese 住
(sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" or 隅
(sumi) meaning "corner, nook" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumigai JapanesePossibly from (
ko) meaning "small" and 住 (
sumi) meaning "residence, dwelling, abode" or 隅 (
sumi) meaning "corner, nook.
Sumitomo JapaneseFrom Japanese 住 (
sumi) meaning "living" and 友 (
tomo) meaning "friend".
Sumiyoshi JapaneseFrom Japanese 住
(sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉
(yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Summer English, GermanFrom Middle English
sum(m)er, Middle High German
sumer "summer", hence a nickname for someone of a warm or sunny disposition, or for someone associated with the season of summer in some other way.
Summerhays EnglishProbably means "person living by a summer enclosure (where animals were grazed on upland pastures in the summer)" (from Middle English
sumer "summer" +
hay "enclosure").
Summerlee English (Rare)This surname is originated from Old English
sumer meaning "summer" and
leah meaning "clearing, meadow."
Summerly IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó Somacháin "descendant of
Somachán", a nickname meaning literally "gentle" or "innocent".
Summerset EnglishRegional surname for someone from
Somerset, an area in England. The name is derived from Old English
sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Sumpter EnglishOccupational name for someone who drove a packhorse, from Middle English
sompter.
Sumter EnglishThis surname is derived from an official title. 'the sumpter.' Old French sommetier, a packhorseman, one who carried baggage on horseback
Sumulong TagalogMeans "to move forward, to progress, to advance" in Tagalog.
Sumura JapaneseFrom 須 (
su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (
mura) meaning "town, village".
Sun KoreanIt’s a feminine & Masculine Korean name
Sun KhmerMeans "surpass, exceed" in Khmer.
Sunada JapaneseFrom Japanese 砂
(suna) meaning "sand" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sunahara JapaneseFrom Japanese 砂 (
suna) meaning "sand" and 原 (
hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".
Sunako Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 砂 or 沙 (
suna) both meaning "sand" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child".
Sunday EnglishDenoted a person who was born on or is associated with Sunday, ultimately derived from Proto-West-Germanic *
sunnōn dag. A famous bearer of the name was American evangelist and professional baseball outfielder Billy Sunday (1862-1935), full name William Ashley Sunday, which is an anglicized form of the surname
Sonntag as his parents were German immigrants
Sunder EnglishFrom Sanskrit sundara‘beautiful’. This is only a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S.
Sunderland EnglishHabitational name from any of the locations with the name 'Sunderland', most notably the port city County Durham. This, along with other examples in Lancashire, Cumbria and Northumberland derives from either Old English
sundor 'seperate' and
land 'land' or Old Norse
suðr 'southern' and
land 'land' (see
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Sundin SwedishCombination of Swedish
sund "strait" and the common surname suffix
-in.
Sundqvist SwedishFrom Swedish
sund meaning "sound, strait", and
kvist meaning "twig, branch".
Suñga Filipino, PampanganOld spelling of
Sunga. Despite other names like Pañganiban or Pañgilinan falling out of use in favor of their untilded forms, Suñga is still used, with Sunga being much more common.
Sungenis ItalianAn Italian family name originally spelled
San Genisi, referencing to Saint
Genesius of Rome. It is not related to Greek
συγγενής (
sungenḗs) meaning "blood relative"... [
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Suokas FinnishComes from the finnish word "suo" which means swamp, and directly translated "suokas" means "swampy". This surname originally came from Karelian Isthmus, Sakkola, that in nowadays belongs to Russia... [
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Suomalainen FinnishMeans "Finn, person from Finland" in Finnish. A combination of
Suomi "Finland" and the suffix
-lainen that combined with a place name, forms the noun for the inhabitant of a place.
Suomi FinnishEthnic name from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland". At one time this term denoted only southwestern Finland, but nowadays it is the national name for the whole of Finland. As a surname it is mostly an adopted name during the names conversion movement at the beginning of the 20th century.
Suominen FinnishFrom
Suomi meaning ”Finland” in Finnish. The -nen ending can be translated as "little" or "of something" (Suominen="of Finland") but is in Finland mostly seen just as a typical ending for surnames, without any actual meaning.
Supasap ThaiFrom Thai ศุภ (
suppha) meaning "excellence; goodness; prosperity" and ทรัพย์ (
sap) meaning "money, valuable object".
Suri Punjabi, Hindi, Indian (Sikh)Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, from Sanskrit
suri "sun", ‘priest’, ‘sage’. It is also an epithet of Krishna.
Suriyaarachchi SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit सूर्य
(sūrya) meaning "sun" combined with the Sinhala title ආරච්චි
(ārachchi) meaning "village leader, sergeant".
Suriyabandara SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit सूर्य
(surya) meaning "sun" combined with the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර
(bandara) used for a prince or chief's son.
Suriyawong ThaiFrom Thai สุริย
(suriya) meaning "sun, solar" and วงศ์
(wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Surrey EnglishRegional name for someone from the county of Surrey.
Surridge EnglishFrom the medieval personal name
Seric, a descendant of both Old English
Sǣrīc, literally "sea power", and
Sigerīc, literally "victory power".
Surridge EnglishOriginally meant "person from Surridge", Devon ("south ridge").
Surridge EnglishMeant "person from the south" (from Old French
surreis "southerner").
Surroca CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in Tavertet.
Suruma KigaSuruma is a Kiga surname. Ezra Suruma is a notable person with that surname.
Susi EstonianSusi is an Estonian surname, meaning "wolf" in the Võro dialect.
Sušina SlovakFrom Slovak and Czech word
Sušina meaning "dry matter"
Sussex EnglishDerived from an English county name meaning "region of the Saxons from the south" in Old English.
Sutanto Javanese (Modern)Sutanto comes in part from the Chinese surname
Tan. The prefix
Su is Javanese. The
Su and
to were used to make the name Indonesian but not eliminate the Chinese part... [
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Sutcliff EnglishFrom Old English
sūth, meaning "south, southern" and
cliff.
Sutradhar Indian, Bengali, AssameseDerived from Sanskrit सूत्रधार
(sutradhara) meaning "thread-holder" or "carpenter", from सूत्र
(sutra) meaning "thread, string, line" and धार
(dhara) meaning "holding, bearing" (referring to a carpenter's role in weaving together different parts of wooden or metal structures).
Sutt EstonianSutt is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sült" meaning "brawn" and "meat jelly/head cheese".
Sutter German, EnglishEnglish and South German occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler (rarely a tailor), from Middle English
suter,
souter, Middle High German
suter,
sutære (from Latin
sutor, an agent derivative of
suere ‘to sew’).
Sutterfield EnglishPossibly derives from the Old English word ''sutere'', and the Latin word ''sutor'', meaning a shoemaker.
Sutthiprapha ThaiFrom Thai สุทธิ
(sutthi) meaning "true, pure" and ประภา
(prapha) meaning "light".
Suttie ScottishHabitational surname for a person from a place called Suthie in Perthshire or possibly from Suddy (or Suddie) in Knockbain.
Suun EstonianSuun is an Estonian surname derived from "suund" meaning "directional".
Suur EstonianSuur is an Estonian surname meaning "big" and "grand".
Suurbier DutchDutch cognate of
Sauerbier. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Wim Suurbier (1945-2020).
Suurem EstonianSuurem is an Estonian surname meaning "major", "bigger" and "greater".
Suurhans EstonianSuurhans is an Estonian surname meaning "Big Hans (masculine given name)".
Suurjaak EstonianSuurjaak is an Estonian surname meaning "big Jaak (an Estonian masculine given name)"; a nickname.
Suurmäe EstonianSuurmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "big hill/mountain".
Suurpalu EstonianSuurpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big sandy heath/heath woodland".
Suursalu EstonianSuursalu is an Estonian surname meaning "big copse" or "big grove".
Suutre EstonianSuutre is an Estonian surname derived from "suutma" meaning "to be able/capable".
Suviste EstonianSuviste is an Estonian surname relating to "summer" ("suvi").
Suvorov RussianFrom
Suvorov, the name of a town in the Tula Oblast of Russia.
Suwa JapaneseFrom Japanese 諏
(su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪
(wa) meaning "visit, call on".
Suwabe JapaneseA notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.
Suwannaphum Thai (Rare)From Thai สุวรรณภูมิ (
Suwannaphum), from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (
Suvárṇabhūmi) meaning "Suvarnabhumi", referring to various places throughout Southeast Asia as "golden land; land of gold".
Suwannarat ThaiFrom Thai สุวรรณ
(suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Suwanrat ThaiFrom Thai สุวรรณ
(suwan) meaning "gold" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Suyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 須
(su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain".
Suzukaze JapaneseFrom Japanese 涼
(suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風
(kaze) meaning "wind".
Suzumoto JapaneseSuzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
Suzumura JapaneseFrom Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Suzushiro JapaneseFrom 鈴 (
suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (
shiro) meaning "castle".