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Abiru JapaneseFrom Japanese 畔蒜 (
Abiru) meaning "Abiru", a manor that was in the former district of Ahiru in the former Japanese province of Kazusa in parts of present-day Chiba, Japan.... [
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Abitbol Judeo-SpanishMeans "father of drums" (figuratively referring to a drum maker) from Arabic أَبُو
(abū) meaning "father" and طَبْل
(ṭabl) meaning "drum".
Abkhazava Georgian, MingrelianMost likely from Georgian აფხაზი
(apkhazi) meaning "Abkhaz". Alternately, it may be from the Adjaran (Muslim) given name
Abkhas, derived from Arabic أب
('ab) meaning "father" and خاص
(khas) meaning "special, particular".
Abkhazi GeorgianMeans "Abkhaz person" in Georgian, referring to a member of the Abkhaz ethnic group inhabiting the Black Sea coast. This was the name of a Georgian family of princely status descended from the Shervashidze ruling family of Abkhazia.
Aboulafia JewishVariant spelling of
Abulafia, which was originally a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic etymological origin.
Abourouphael ArabicMeans "father of
rouphael" in Arabic, used especially in Lebanon and the Maghreb region (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia).
About FrenchIt is a french surname that comes from the french word 'about', meaning "an extremity of a metallic or wooden element or piece." This surname is notably born by the French novelist Edmond François Valentin About... [
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Abplanalp German, German (Swiss)Topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from German
ab- "below", "off" +
Planalp "high, flat mountain-meadow".
Abramowitz Jewish(Eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Abram, a reduced form of the personal name Abraham.
Abrego SpanishAs a Spanish surname, it was from Spanish
ábrego, which originally meant "African", from Latin
africus. The vocabulary word in modern Spanish has lost this general sense and now means "south wind" (literally, "African (wind)").
Abreo French, ItalianAbreo or its variant Abreu comes from the French Alfred (alf = Elf; fred = conseil). The meaning is
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Abruzzese ItalianRegional name for someone from the Abruzzi, a mountainous region of Italy east of Rome (cf.
Abruzzo).
Abruzzo ItalianName for a person originally from the region of Abruzzo in northern Italy.
Abshire EnglishVariant of Absher. This, in turn, originated as the German-surname Habischer, meaning "hawker."
Abston English (British)The surname Abston is of an uncertain origin. Perhaps from an English place name, but not now recorded in England as a surname. One possibility is Abson near Bristol, earlier Abston; another is Adstone in Northamptonshire, which is named from an Old English personal name Ættīn + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Abtahi PersianPossibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.
Abukar SomaliThe name Abukar is of Somali origin and means "Father of the unique"
Abukumagawa Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 阿武隈川 (
Abukumagawa) meaning "Abukuma River", a river that flows through the prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi in Japan.
Abulafia Judeo-SpanishFrom Arabic أبو العافية
(abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو
(abū) meaning "father" and عافية
(ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".
Abundis Spanish (Mexican)The surname Abundis is patronymic from the Old Spanish personal name Abundio, ultimately from Latin abundus ‘abundant’, ‘plentiful’.
Abuque FilipinoPossibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
Abuya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 阿武屋 (
Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (
Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.
Acahua NahuatlMeans "owner of reeds", from Nahuatl
acatl "reed, cane" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Acar TurkishMeans "sturdy, hardy" or "bold, fearless" in Turkish.
Acar Ancient AramaicThe origins of Acar in Lebanon is ACHAR (עָכָר), Anglicized form of Hebrew Akar or Akan, meaning “one who troubles or roils”.
Acatecatl NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
acatl "reed, cane" and
tecatl "person; inhabitant of a place".
Acatzihua NahuatlPossibly from Nahuatl
acatl "reed, cane" and
tzihuactli, a kind of thorny plant.
Accetta ItalianFrom the female form of southern Italian Accetto, a medieval personal name from the Latin name Acceptus (from acceptus 'welcome', 'well-liked').
Accola RomanshDerived from Medieval Latin
accola "tenant; farmer", ultimately from Classical Latin
accola "one who lives near a place; a neighbor".
Ace English, Norman, Medieval FrenchThe surname Ace's origin is from a Norman and Old French personal name, Ace, Asse, from Germanic Frankish origin Azzo, Atso, a pet form of personal names containing adal ‘noble’ as a first element.
Acebo Spanishpanish: Habitational Name From A Place Named Acebo, For Example In Cáceres Province; The Place Name Is From Acebo ‘Holly’ (Latin Aquifolium, Literally ‘Sharp-Leafed’).
Acero SpanishFrom
acero "steel, steelworker" (from Late Latin
aciarium), an occupational name for a metal worker or an armorer.
Acevedo SpanishDerived from Spanish
acebedo meaning "holly grove", itself from
acebo meaning "holly tree".
Ach GermanTopographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, from Old High German aha meaning "running water".
Achenbach GermanHabitational name from places in Hesse and Westphalia named Achenbach, from the obsolete word Ach or Ache (from Middle High German ahe meaning "water", "stream") + Bach meaning "brook".
Achenza ItalianA Sardinian name, possibly denoting someone from the former town of Aquensa or Acquesa.
Achio Spanish (Latin American)Possibly derived from the town, Achio, near Guadalajara in Mexico. The name itself is probably from the Nahuatl
achio meaning "frequent".
Achmatowicz Polish (Rare)Means "son of Achmat", from a Polish form of the given name
Ahmad. This name is primarily used among Lipka Tatar Muslims in Poland.
Ackerson EnglishFrom the middle english word "aker" meaning field, basically means "son of the field"
Ackles Anglo-SaxonThe ancient history of the Ackles name begins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the family resided in Eccles which was in both Norfolk and a parish near Manchester.
Ackley EnglishFrom an Old English surname: a place name which meant "Oak meadow". A variation of this is: "dwells at the oak tree meadow". ... [
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Ackroyd EnglishTopographic name from northern Middle English
ake "oak" and
royd "clearing".
Acquaviva ItalianFrom an Italian place name meaning "running water, spring", literally "living water".
Acquistapace ItalianMeans "buy peace" in Italian, from
acquista "to buy, to purchase" and
pace "peace".
Acri ItalianHabitational name from a place in Cosenza province named Acri.
Acton English, Northern Irish"Oak Town" in Old English. Parishes in Cheshire, Suffolk, Middlesex. There is also a place that bears this name in Ulster.
Acuna Spanish (Latin American)Related tho the Acuna Indians of Mexico, there is also a city by the name. Popular in border areas of Mexico and Texas.
Adachi JapaneseFrom Japanese 安
(a) meaning "peace" or 足
(a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達
(tachi), a plural marker, or 立
(tachi) meaning "stand".
Adachihara JapaneseA means "leg, limb, step",
dachi is a form of
tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [
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Adair CelticMostly Scottish surname meaning "at the oak ford".
Adakai NavajoFrom Navajo
adikaʼí meaning "gambler, card player".
Addington EnglishHabitational name from any of various places named in Old English as Eaddingtun 'settlement associated with Eadda' or Æddingtun 'settlement associated with Æddi'.
Adelmund FrankishMeaning "Noble Protection", Adel, being a variation of germanic adal, meaning "noble" and mund, meaning "protection".
Aders German (Silesian)Variation of Eders, a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of bare, uncultivated land, from Middle High German (o)ed(e) 'wasteland'. It may also be a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this element.
Adi Hebrew (Rare)Means "jewel; ornament" in Hebrew, this is more common as a given name than a surname.
Adıgüzel TurkishFrom Turkish
adı meaning "name" and
güzel meaning "beautiful, nice".