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Basisty RussianDerived from Russian басистый
(basisty) meaning "having bass, deep voice".
Baskakov RussianOf Turkic origin, specifically derived from the word "Baskak," which means "tax collector".
Baskerville EnglishMeans "bush town", from Anglo-Norman French boschet (a little bush) and ville (town).
Baskin JewishMeans "son of
Baske", a Yiddish female personal name (a pet-form of the Biblical name
Bath Seba). Baskin-Robbins is a US chain of ice-cream parlours founded in Glendale, California in 1945 by Burt Baskin (1913-1969) and Irv Robbins (1917-2008).
Basler GermanHabitational name denoting someone from the city of Basel, Switzerland.
Başoğlu TurkishMeans "son of the leader" from Turkish
baş meaning "leader, head".
Basque FrenchOriginally denoted a Basque person or someone from the Basque Country in Spain.
Bassett EnglishFrom Old French
bas meaning "short", low". It was either used as a nickname for a short person or someone of humble origins.
Bassford EnglishHabitational name from any of several places called Basford, especially the one in Nottinghamshire. There are others in Staffordshire and Cheshire. Either that or it's from Old English
berc "birch tree" + Old English
ford "ford".
Bastiat FrenchMeaning of this name is unknown. Possibly derived from
Sebastian The surname Bastiat was first found in Poitou, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.
Bastidas SpanishPossibly related to the French word "bastide", referring to fortified towns built in Southern France in the Middle Ages.... [
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Basumatary Indian, BodoFrom Sanskrit वसुमती
(Vasumati), another name for the Hindu goddess
Bhumi. She is believed to be the mythical mother of the Bodo people.
Baszowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Baszowice.
Baszucki PolishVariant of
Baszowski. One notable person with this surname is David Baszucki (1963-), CO founder and current CEO of the videogame platform "Roblox".
Batac PampanganFrom Pampangan
batak meaning "to pull" or "to extend help or aid".
Bataille Frenchnickname for a bellicose man from
bataille "battle" (from Latin
battalia) or a habitational name from (La) Bataille the name of several places in France all named as the site of a battle in former times... [
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Batawi ArabicMeans "Betawi" in Arabic, referring to someone originally from the city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in Indonesia.
Batchelor English, ScottishOccupational name for an unmarried man, a young knight or a novice, ultimately from medieval Latin
baccalarius "unenfeoffed vassal, knight with no retainers".
Batey English (?)Originates from mostly northern England. Is the presumed given name to fishers. (With it meaning "Small fishing boat" in old English.)
Bathgate Scottish, EnglishFrom the town of Bathgate, west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The town's name derives from Cumbric
*beith, meaning 'boar' (Welsh
baedd) and
*gaith. meaning 'wood' (Welsh
coed).
Batistuta ItalianPossibly from a diminutive of the given name
Battista. A famous bearer is the former Argentinian soccer player Gabriel Batistuta (1969-).
Batlokwa Tswana, Southern Africana branch of the Bakgatla section of the Bantu speaking communities which originated from the Great Lakes and Northern Central Africa. Batlokwa are said to have been a breakaway branch of the Bakgatla which is another Bahurutse section of the Tswana people.
Batmaz TurkishMeans "unsinkable, buoyant" or "cheerful, carefree" in Turkish.
Batres SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Batt EnglishThis is patronymic form of the medieval personal name "Batte", meaning "son of Batte", ... [
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Batta IndianHindu name of unknown meaning, based on the name of a subgroup among the Tank goldsmiths of Panjab.
Battello ItalianThough it coincides with Italian
battello "boat, dinghy", it probably derives from the given name
Bathyllus, a latinized form of a Greek name... [
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Battenberg GermanHabitational name for a person from the small town named Battenberg in Hesse, from Old High German personal name
Batto and
berg "mountain, hill"... [
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Battersby EnglishDerives from the place of Battersby in North Yorkshire, which is composed of Old Norse personal name
Bǫðvarr and the Old Norse suffix
býr "farm, settlement"... [
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Battiloro ItalianMeans "goldworker", specifically an artisan who applied gold foil to other material, from Italian
batti "to beat, to strike" and
'l oro "the gold".
Batungbakal FilipinoTagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog
bato "stone" combined with
bakal "iron, steel".
Batz Upper GermanDerived from Alemannic Swabian
Batz "pile; large quantity", possibly applied as a nickname either for a man of large physical proportions or for a man of wealth. The term also denoted a coin and may have been used metonymically for a coiner... [
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Batz MayanFrom Mayan
b'atz' meaning "monkey", specifically referring to the black howler (Alouatta caraya).
Baucom EnglishVariant spelling of
BALCOMBE, a habitational name from West Sussex derived from Old English
bealu "evil" and
cumb "valley".
Baudelaire FrenchPossibly from French
baudelaire, a type of short sword with a curved blade and S-shaped quillons. A famous bearer of the name was French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867).
Baudric French (Rare)Derived from the medieval French given name
Baudric, which was a variant form of
Baldéric, the French form of
Baldric.
Baudry FrenchDerived from the medieval French given name
Baudry, which was a variant form of
Baudric, a given name that itself was a variant form of
Baldéric (see
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Bauerdick GermanA surname originating from the Rhineland region of Germany. It is derived from German
Bauer (
Bur in the locals dialects) "farmer" and
Deich (
Diek and
Dick in the local dialects) "levee" or
Teich "pond"... [
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Bauersack GermanSemi-Germanized form of the Polish surname
Burczak, originally derived from Polish
burczec "growl; shout".... [
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Bäumchen GermanSurname of German origin meaning "little tree". It could have been used to describe someone who lived near a tree or forest.
Baumeister GermanOccupational name for a "builder" in German; from Middle High German 'buwen' 'to build' + meister 'master'.... [
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Baumfree Dutch, American, African AmericanThis name is clearly derived from Sojourner Truth, a former African-American slave who was born as Isabella Bomefree (but at some point the surname was changed to the more German-looking Baumfree). Although Sojourner's original owners - James and Elizabeth Bomefree/Baumfree - were apparently of Dutch descent, it is questionable whether the surname is really of Dutch origin... [
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Baumkötter German (Modern)From the German words 'Baum' meaning 'tree' and 'Kötter' a type of villager who dwelt in a cottage, similar to the Scottish Cotter. "Presumably a 'Baumkötter' earned money from a small orchard on their property."
Bauza CatalanFrom Balearic Catalan
bausá meaning "foolish" or "silly".
Bauzon FilipinoPossibly from Hokkien 茅
(bâu) meaning "thatch, reeds" and 孫
(sun) meaning "grandchild".
Bavaro ItalianMeans "Bavarian" in Italian, denoting someone from
Bavaria, a state in Germany that was formerly an independent kingdom.
Bawa PunjabiSikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. It is also a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.
Bax EnglishPossibly a short form of
Baxter, or maybe from the Anglo-Saxon word
box, referring to the box tree.
Baxendale EnglishHabitational name, probably an altered form of Baxenden, a place near Accrington, which is named with an unattested Old English word bæcstān meaning "bakestone" (a flat stone on which bread was baked) + denu meaning "valley"... [
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Bay English, French, DutchDerived from Middle English and Old French
bay,
bai and Middle Dutch
bay, all meaning "reddish brown". It was originally a nickname for someone with a hair color similar to that.
Bayabao Filipino, MaranaoFrom Maranao
Bayabaw, the term used to refer to traditional subdivisions of the eastern regions of Lanao.
Bayerstowe EnglishFrom a locational name from Bairstow in West Yorkshire, probably so-called from the Old English elements
beger "berry" and
stow place.
Baykalov RussianDerived from the name of Lake Baikal, derived from Turkish
baiköl meaning "rich lake".
Baylis EnglishDerived from the Middle English 'bail(l)i', a development of the Old French 'baillis'. In Scotland the word survives as 'bailie', the title of a chief magistrate for a part of a county or barony. The word survives in England as 'bailiff', an officer who serves writs and summonses for the court.
Bazin FrenchDerivative of the ancient Germanic personal name
Bazo a shortened form of
Badizo a name based on the element
bad (from
badhuo) "battle".
Bazin m RussianFrom Russian
база (baza), meaning "base, foundation, storehouse". Denoted to a person who either lived near one or worked at one.
Baz-ool Tuvan (Rare)Means "another boy" from Tuvan база
(baza) meaning "also, too, another" combined with оол
(ool) "son, boy".
Bazzaty OssetianDerived from Georgian ბაზი
(bazi) meaning "falcon" or from a given name derived from Tatar базу
(bazu) meaning "to dare" (given in hopes that a son would become a warrior).
Bazzi ArabicPerhaps derived from an Arabic word meaning "foster brother(s)".
Bea SpanishHabitational name from a place of this name in Teruel.
Beaber English (American)Americanized spelling of German
Bieber or
Biber, from Middle High German biber ‘beaver’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way, a topographic name for someone who lived in a place frequented by beavers or by a field named with this word, or a habitational name from any of various place names in Hesse containing this element.
Beach EnglishName for someone living near a beach, stream, or beech tree.
Beakley EnglishThe surname Beakley is a nickname for a person with a prominent nose. Looking back further, we find the name Beakley was originally from the Old English word beke or the Old French word bec, each of which referred to the beak of a bird.
Beall ScottishDerived from the Gaelic word beal, which means "mouth" or "opening." It could have been a nickname for someone with a large or prominent mouth.
Beam EnglishFrom Old English
beam "beam" or "post". It could be a topographic name from someone living near a post or tree, or it could be a metonymic occupational name for a weaver.... [
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Beamish EnglishHabitational name for someone from Beaumais-sur-Dire in Calvados Beaumetz in Somme or one of three places called Beaumetz in Pas-de-Calais, all in northern France. In some cases it may be derived from a place called Beamish in County Durham... [
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Bear EnglishFrom the Middle English nickname Bere meaning "bear" (Old English bera, which is also found as a byname), or possibly from a personal name derived from a short form of the various Germanic compound names with this first element... [
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Bearden EnglishEnglish habitational name, a variant of
Barden, or from places in Devon and Cornwall called Beardon.
Beardmore EnglishA habitational name from a lost place (probably in the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, where the surname is particularly common).