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Tadokoro JapaneseTadokoro literally means "farmland, country". It is spelled with 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 所 (
dokoro) meaning "place, institute, plant, station".
Tael EstonianTael is an Estonian surname meaning "tinder" and "touchwood".
Taevas EstonianTaevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
Tafara ShonaTafara means "We are happy or we rejoice".
It is a name of rejoicing Taffe EnglishOf Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic surname "Ó Táth," meaning "descendant of Táth." It's believed to have originated as a personal name, possibly meaning "poet" or "philosopher."
Tafolla SpanishPossibly a derivative of southern Spanish
tafulla,
tahulla, a term denoting a measure of land. The surname is not found in present-day Spain.
Tafu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 多布 (
Tafu) meaning "Tafu", a former township in the former district of Kōge in the former Japanese province of Buzen in parts of present-day Ōita, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan.
Ţaga RomanianȚaga is a commune and village in Cluj County, Romania.
Tagamets EstonianTagamets is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of forest".
Tagashira JapaneseFrom 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 頭 (
hashira) meaning "head, brain".
Tagaväli EstonianTagaväli is an Estonian surname meaning "behind/back of field".
Taghlyan ArmenianFrom Turkish
dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander" or "rude, uneducated".
Tagliaferro ItalianFrom the Italian
tagliare "to cut" and
ferro "iron" occupational name for an ironworker or a nickname for a strong or ferocious fighter, one who was adept at cutting through the cuirass of the enemy with his sword (see
Telfer).
Taglialatela ItalianTaglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Tagliamonte ItalianTagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian
tagliate (to cut) and
monte (mountain).
Tahara JapaneseFrom Japanese 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Tähiste EstonianTähiste is an Estonian surname derived from "tähis" meaning "sign" and "symbol".
Tahk EstonianTahk is an Estonian surname meaning both "face/facet" or "aspect" and "whetstone".
Taiber GermanGerman (also Täuber) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Taube ‘pigeon, dove’. The -er inflection denotes the male bird, but in most cases this is an occupational name for a pigeon breeder, from an agent noun derivative ending in -er(t).
Taibi SicilianTaibi is a Sicilian nickname for a robust person; from Arabic
ṭayyib "in good health".
Tailwal IndianTailwal is a Garhwali Brahmin surname used in the state of Uttarakhand. Tailwal are Kanyakubja Brahmin. They came from western-Central part of India and settled in Taila village of Garhwal in 1600.
Taim EstonianTaim is an Estonian surname meaning "plant", "herb" and "seedling".
Taiminen FinnishDerived from Finnish
taimi meaning "sapling, young tree, plant".
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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