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Vieira English (Anglicized)A surname of British origin mainly from Ireland and Scotland but Anglicised into and english name when many Vieira's immigrated to England.
Viengsavanh LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, city" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Viengvilay LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, city" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Viengxay LaoFrom Lao ວຽງ
(vieng) meaning "town, city" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Vienneau FrenchDenoted a person from
Vienne, a commune in the Isère department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, or perhaps derived from the given name
Vivien 1.
Vierling GermanDerived from Middle High German
vierlinc meaning "one-fourth of a measure", hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount.
Vietmeyer GermanGerman: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer who was a tenant of or owed some obligation to an estate or monastery named for Saint Veith.
Vieu FrenchFrom a place called Vieu in Ain from Latin
vicus "village". French cognitive of
Vico.
Vigh HungarianVariant of
Vig, a surname derived from Hungarian
víg "happy, cheerful".
Vigil SpanishComes from the word "vigil", which is Latin for "vigilia" and "wakefulness".
Vigna ItalianMeaning "vineyard", referring to someone who lived near one.
Vignola Italianhabitational name from any of various minor places so named from vignola "small vineyard".
Vihandi EstonianVihandi is an Estonian surname derived from "vihane" meaning "wrathful" and "angry".
Viht EstonianViht is an Estonian surname and word meaning "the branches used to beat oneself in sauna".
Vihur EstonianVihur is an Estonian surname meaning "whirlwind" or "gust of wind".
Viidalepp EstonianViidalepp is an Estonian surname derived from "viide" ("reference", or "reference mark) and "lepp" ("alder").
Viiding EstonianViiding is an Estonian surname derived from "viide", meaning "reference", "indication" and "lag (delay)".
Viik EstonianViik is an Estonian surname meaning both "crease" and "tie/draw".
Viikmäe EstonianViikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "crease hill/mountain".
Viilma EstonianViilma is an Estonian surname meaning "filings" and "gabled".
Viimne EstonianViimne is an Estonian surname meaning "the very last" and "the last of".
Viin EstonianViin is an Estonian surname, derived from "viinapuu", meaning "grape".
Viirmaa EstonianViirmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "viir" meaning both "sea swallow" and "varved" (annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) and "maa" ("land").
Viirpuu EstonianViirpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hawthorn" (Crataegus).
Viitas EstonianViitas is an Estonian surname meaning "refer" or "point (out/to)".
Vikander SwedishSwedish
vik ”bay” combined with the common surname suffix
-ander.
Vilallonga CatalanIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Valencian municipality.
Vilavong LaoFrom Lao ວິລະ
(vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vilavongsa LaoFrom Lao ວິລະ
(vila) meaning "hero, brave" and ວົງສາ
(vongsa) meaning "family".
Vilaysack LaoFrom Lao ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ສັກ
(sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Vilaythong LaoFrom Lao ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold".
Vilayvanh LaoFrom Lao ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Vilbaste EstonianVilbaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Vilbre EstonianVilbre is an Estonian surname derived from "vilbas" meaning "babbler".
Vilde EstonianVilde is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "vildakas" meaning "oblique" and "slanting" and "wry".
Viljaste EstonianViljaste is an Estonian surname derived from "vilja" meaning "grain", "harvest" and "fruit bearing".
Villafañe SpanishDerived from the village of Villafañe in Leon, Spain. His hierarch, perhaps, is the Burgos hidalgo Alvar Fañez.
Villagra SpanishRare castilian surname, distributed throughout Spain with greater presence in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid and Palencia.
Villagran SpanishFrom a lost village called Villa Grande, meaning 'large farmstead or settlement'.
Villalvazo SpanishHispanic (Mainly Mexico): Derivative Of Spanish Villalba Or Villalva .
Villamar SpanishSpanish: Habitational Name From Any Of The Three Places Called Villamar In Lugo (Galicia) Oviedo (Asturias) Or Burgos (Castilia).
Villamayor SpanishHabitational name for any of the numerous places in Spain with this name.
Villamil AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Serantes in the municipality of Tapia.
Villani ItalianDerives from Latin
villa "village, farm, settlement", related to Italian
villano "peasant" or "rude, bad-mannered".
Villanova Italian, SpanishHabitational name from any of numerous places so called from Latin villa nova "new settlement" (see
Villa) from the elements
villa "town" and
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Villaquirán SpanishIt indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Villaquirán de los Infantes or Villaquirán de la Puebla.
Villard Galician, PortugueseA Galician and Portuguese surname in the north of Iberian Peninsula. It's a last name belonging to ancient Celtic tribes.
Villard GermanAltered form of German
Hilgard, from the female personal name
Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements
hild "strife, battle" and
gard "fortress, stronghold".
Villarreal SpanishHabitational name from any of various places called
Villarreal (or
Villareal), derived from Spanish
villa meaning "farm, town, settlement" and
real meaning "royal".
Villarrubia SpanishSpanish: habitational name from Villarrubia (Córdoba) Villarrubia de los Ojos (Ciudad Real) or Villarrubia de Santiago (Toledo) so named from villa '(outlying) farmstead (dependent) settlement' (see Villa ) + rubia 'light red'.
Villarruel SpanishCognate of Villa with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel.
Villasante SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Villasenor SpanishHabitational name, apparently a Castilianized spelling of Galician
Vilseñor, from any of three places in Lugo province named
Vilaseñor.
Villasurda GermanVillasurda is a Germanic name dating back to the time of the Vikings. It, roughly translated from a Norse word, means, "the one who is fat."
Villegas SpanishHabitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Villein French"Used in medieval England and France. Villein is another term used for the serfs in the lowest classes of the feudal system."
Villerius DutchVillerius is a name of Dutch origin similar to the French DeVilliers
Vilpuu EstonianVilpuu is an Estonian surname derived from "vili" ("fruit") and "puu" ("tree").
Vilu EstonianVilu is an Estonian surname meaning "cool" and "chilly".
Vimbai ShonaVimbai means "Have hope, trust".
It is a call to have hope or to trust in Vinda HindiTaken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Vinhal EnglishBasically a character of a fictional story of my own creation before it ever gets published as I believe Vinhal should be pronounced as Vine-hall unlike what the idotic google translate says.
Viniegra SpanishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Riojan municipalities in the Comarca of Anguiano: Viniegra de Arriba or Viniegra de Abajo.
Vink DutchMeans "finch, chaffinch" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and other small birds. It could also be a nickname for someone cheerful, or who was known for whistling.
Vinuesa SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Violette FrenchPerhaps a topographic name from a diminutive of
viol "path", itself a derivative of
vie "way". It is more likely, however, that this name is from the secondary surname
Laviolette "the violet (flower)", which was common among soldiers in French Canada.
Viotto ItalianThe name is derived from the Latin word "vita", meaning "life"
Viramontes SpanishViramontes is composed of the elements "mira" and "montes," two Spanish words with the combined meaning of "place with a view of the mountains."
Virile ItalianIt comes fron the Italian adjective
virile that means 'manly, masculine' ultimately from Latin
vir Virk PunjabiFrom the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named
Virak.
Virkkula Kvenfrom
virkku meaning "spike" and the ending
-la meaning "place".
Virtue EnglishUsed as a name for someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play, or as a nickname for someone noted for their virtuousness or (sarcastically) for someone who parades their supposed moral superiority.
Virtuoso English (American), Spanish, ItalianThis Italian surname could possibly be connected to those whose ancestors were involved in playing a musical instrument or somehow connected to the musical instrument industry.
Viru EstonianViru is an Estonian surname derived from Virumaa, a former county in Estonian now comprised of Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru Counties.
Vis DutchMeans "fish" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fishmonger.
Visconti ItalianDerived from
visconte, itself from the Medieval
vice comes, a title of rank meaning "deputy of a count". The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist... [
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Vise EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived by a boundary, Old French
devise.
Visla EstonianVisla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" meaning "tough" and "tenacious".
Vislapuu EstonianVislapuu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "visa" ("tough" and "tenacious") and "puu" ("tree" and "wood"); "tough tree".
Višneviškas LithuanianThis indicates familial origin within the Belarusian agrotown of Víšneva, which was originally Lithuanian & under the name of ''Višnevas''.
Vitsut EstonianVitsut is an Estonian surname derived from "vitsutama", meaning "whip", switch", or "hoop".
Vivanco SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.
Vivar Spanish, HistoryFrom the village of
Vivar, later renamed
Vivar del Cid, nowadays part of Quintanilla Vivar located near Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.... [
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Viveash EnglishEnglish surname of uncertain origin. May be Anglo-Norman from French
vivace meaning "lively, vigorous", however its pronunciation has led to its connection to various places in southern England called Five Ash Trees.