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Ulatowski PolishHabitational name for someone from Ulatowo in Ostrołęka voivodeship, a place named with Old Polish ulot, ulatać meaning "to fly away".
Ülavere EstonianÜlavere is an Estonian surname meaning "upper/superior blood".
Ulehla Czech, Slovak, PolishDerives from Slovak word
uhla meaning "angle, corner". Could also derive from the Polish word
ulehla meaning "to be subdued, to be defeated". This is the surname of the famous youtuber Nicholas Ulehla, pseudonymously known as SocksFor1.
Ülejõe EstonianÜlejõe is an Estonian surname meaning "across the river".
Ulema EstonianUlema is an Estonian surname; possibly a corruption of "tulema" meaning "come" and "to come/hail from".
Ülesoo EstonianÜlesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "above (beyond) the swamp".
Ülevain EstonianÜlevain is an Estonian surname meaning "above/across village green".
Ülgekütt EstonianÜlgekütt is an Estonian surname derived from "hülgekütt" meaning "seal hunter".
Ulibarri BasqueFrom the name of a place in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque
uri "village, hamlet" and
barri "new".
Uljas EstonianUljas is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) meaning "daring" and "valiant".
Üljes EstonianÜljes is an Estonian surname derived from "hüljes" meaning "seal".
Ulla EstonianUlla is an Estonian surname derived from "üla-", a prefix meaning "upper".
Ullah Arabic, Urdu, BengaliMeans "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه
(Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Ullmann GermanVariant spelling of
Uhlmann, associated with Jewish Europeans, meaning "man from Ulm". It is derived from the name of the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Ulloa GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the comarca of A Ulloa.
Ulmer GermanGerman surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
Ulshöfer GermanHabitational name for someone from a place called Ilshofen (old form Ulleshoven), near Schwäbisch Hall.
Uluots EstonianUluots is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "uluk" ("(hunting) game" ) and "ots" ("end").
Ulusoy TurkishMeans "great lineage", derived from Turkish
ulu meaning "supreme, great, exalted" combined with
soy meaning "ancestry, lineage".
Ulvaeus Swedish (Rare)Allegedly a latinization of Ulfsäter, a combination of Swedish
ulv "wolf" and
säter "mountain pasture". Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945) is a Swedish songwriter, composer and former member of ABBA.
Ulvestad Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from any of five farmsteads, most in western Norway, named from Old Norse
ulfr meaning ‘wolf’ +
staðir, plural of
staðr meaning ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
Ulyanov m RussianMeans "son of
Ulyan". A notable bearer was
Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924), a Russian revolutionary better known as Vladimir Lenin.
Um KoreanTransliteration of the Korean reading of hanja 嚴 from Chinese meaning “stern”
Um KhmerMeans "uncle, aunt" (literally "elder sibling of one's parents") in Khmer.
Umabe JapaneseFrom Japanese 馬部 (
umabe), a shortened word for 馬飼部 (
umakaibe) meaning "horse feeding department".
Umakoshi JapaneseFrom Japanese 馬
(uma) meaning "horse" and 越
(koshi) meaning "pass, through, over".
Umanets RussianFrom the Russian term
уманец (umanets), meaning "smart person".
Umanodan Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 馬 (
uma) meaning "horse", ノ (
no), a possessive particle, and 段 (
dan) meaning "step", referring to a place with horses and a stepped landscape.... [
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Ümarik EstonianÜmarik is an Estonian surname meaning "round", "chubby" and "plump".
Umburter TivMeans, "Remember the father". Father also used in the context of God.
Umebayashi JapaneseFrom 梅 (
ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" and 林 (
hayashi) meaning "woods, grove". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Umeda JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅
(ume) meaning "plum" and 田
(ta) meaning "field".
Umegaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 or 楳 (
ume) meaning "prunus mume" and 垣 (
gaki) meaning "fence", referring to a fence with a family crest of prunus mume patterns.
Umehana JapaneseFrom 梅 (
ume) meaning "plum" combined with 花 (
hana, ka) meaning "flower, blossom".
Umeno JapaneseUme means "plum" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Umesaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "plum" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Umesawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅
(ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 沢 or 澤
(sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Umezu JapaneseFrom Japanese 梅
(ume) meaning "apricot, plum" and 津
(zu) meaning "port, harbour".
Umiastowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
Umlauf GermanGerman: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
Umon Japanese (Rare)This surname combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Umpiérrez SpanishMeans "son of Umpierro" in Spanish. The medieval given name
Umpierro is of uncertain meaning.
Umpleby EnglishOriginally given to people from the village of Anlaby in East Yorkshire, UK. Written as
Umlouebi in the Domesday Book, the place name is from Old Norse given name
Óláfr +
býr, "farmstead" or "village".
Unabara JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (una) meaning "sea" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow".
Unagi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 鰻 (
Unagi) meaning "Unagi", a division in the area of Yamagawanarikawa in the city of Ibusuki in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Unagi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 宇 (
u) meaning "eaves; roof; house; building" or "whole world; universe" and 梛 (
nagi) meaning "nageia nagi".
Ünal TurkishMeans "become famous" or "become well-known" in Turkish.
Unami Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 海南 (
unami), a contraction of 海南 (
unanami), from 海 (
una-) meaning "of the sea; of the ocean" and 南 (
nami) meaning "south".
Unamuntzaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarria.
Underberg NorwegianHabitational name from a place named with Old Norse
undir meaning "under" and
berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Underdown Englishtopographic name for someone who lived "(at the) foot of the hill" or a habitational name from a place called
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Undurraga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.
Ungar German, Jewishethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognate of
Ungaro and variant of
Unger.
Unger GermanGerman, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary, from the ethnic term Unger ‘Hungarian’ ... [
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Ungnade GermanCastle builders in antiquity, my dad came from Ravensburg Germany on Bodensee.
Ungoed WelshDerived from Welsh
un "one" and
coed "a wood".
Ungvári HungarianOriginally denoted a person from the city of Uzhhorod in Ukraine (formerly part of Hungary), meaning "castle on the River Uzh". In Hungarian it is called Ungvár.
Universe Popular CultureFrom the English word
universe. It is borne by the titular protagonist in the Cartoon Network show "Steven Universe".
Unjit ThaiFrom Thai อุ่น (
un) meaning "warm" and จิตร (
chit) meaning "beautiful, drawing, mind".
Unnikrishnan MalayalamMeans "Lord Krishna" or "young Krishna", a combination of the title and given name
ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant boy, young boy" and the name of
Krishna, Hindu deity.
Unno JapaneseFrom Japanese 海
(un) meaning "sea, ocean" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Uno JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Unt EstonianUnt is an Estonian surname derived from a Finno-Ugric topographic stem word, thought to mean somewhere hydronymically essential. In some cases, it may be a corruption of the Estonian word "hunt", meaning "wolf".
Unterreiner GermanTopographic name for someone who lived below a mountain ridge, from Middle High German
under meaning ‘under’ +
rein meaning ‘ridge’.
Unthank EnglishFrom a place name meaning "squatter's holding" from Old English
unthanc (literally "without consent").
Untzaga Basque (Rare)From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque
(h)untz "ivy" and
-aga "place of, abundance of".
Unwin EnglishFrom the Old English male personal name
Hūnwine, literally "bearcub-friend" (later confused with Old English
unwine "enemy"). Bearers include British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin (1885-1968) and "Professor" Stanley Unwin (1911-2002), South African-born British purveyor of comical nonsense language.
Upchurch Englishhabitational name from a place called as "the high church" or possibly the higher of two churches from Middle English
up "up high higher" and
chirche "church" (Old English
upp and
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Uppadathil MalayalamFrom Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [
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Üprus EstonianÜprus is an Estonian surname derived from "üpris" meaning "very" and "much".
Ups EstonianUps is an Estonian surname derived from "upsakas" meaning "proud" and "conceited". "Ups" also also means "whoops" in Estonian.
Upshaw EnglishProbably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English
upp meaning "up(per)" and
sc(e)aga meaning "copse", or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Upsher EnglishHabitational name denoting someone from the hamlet
Upshire in County Essex, derived from Old English
upp "up, upper" and
scir "shire, district".
Upshur EnglishMost probably an altered spelling of English Upshire, a habitational name from Upshire in Essex, named with Old English
upp "up" and
scir "district". Alternatively, it may be a variant of
Upshaw.
Upwood EnglishDerived from a place name meaning "upper forest" in Old English.
Urahata JapaneseUra means "bay, creek, inlet, beach, gulf, seacoast" and hata means "field".
Urai JapaneseUra means "seacoast, bay" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Urain BasqueIt indicates familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Oñati.
Uramoto JapaneseFrom 浦 (
ura) meaning "seacoast, bay" and 本 (
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Uraraka Popular CultureIn the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her surname is made up of the adjective 麗らか
(uraraka) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful, glorious" and 日
(ka) meaning "day."
Urasaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 浦
(ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 崎
(saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Urata JapaneseFrom Japanese 浦
(ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Urayama JapaneseFrom Japanese 浦 (
ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Urb EstonianUrb is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin".
Urbansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, JewishIn Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Urbanice. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name
Urban.
Urbino Sicilian, ItalianPossibly from the name of an Italian town. Could also be from Sicilian
urbu or
orbu, meaning "blind", in which case it may refer to literal blindness, or a more metaphorical "blind to one's sins", especially in the case of foundlings.
Urbla EstonianUrbla is an Estonian surname meaning "catkin area".
Urdanegi BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the town of Gordexola in Biscay, Basque Country, probably related to Basque
urdandegi "pigsty, pig pen".
Urdaneta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Aia.
Urduña Basque (Rare)From the name of a municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque
ortu "garden, orchard" and
-une "place, location".
Urenda BasqueProbably a topographic name formed with Basque
ur "water".
Urie Scottish, English, IrishFrom the Scottish Fetteresso parish, Kincardineshire. May mean someone who is brave and loud.
Uriondo BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zeberio, Spain, derived from Basque
uri "town, city" and
-ondo "next to, adjacent".
Urizar BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
uri "town, city" and
zahar "old, aged".
Urkel English (American)This is the surname of character Steven Quincy Urkel (referred to mononymously as Urkel) from the American sitcom Family Matters, where he is played by Jaleel White. In season 5, Urquelle is used as a variant spelling of Urkel and detonates Steven's less nerdy alter ego... [
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Urkiaga BasqueFrom the name of the northernmost hill and mountain pass in Navarre, derived from Basque
urki "birch tree" and
-aga "place of, group of".
Urkiola BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous natural park.
Urlaub Germanfrom Middle High German
urloup "permission; discharge" perhaps an occupational name for someone who granted these favors.
Urm EstonianUrm is an Estonian surname; a dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost". Also meaning "bleeding wound" and "gore".
Urreya AragoneseThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Urreya de Gayén or Urreya de Xalón.
Urritzola Basque (Rare)From the names of either of two villages in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque
urritz "hazel tree" combined with either
ola "hut, cabin" or the suffix
-ola "location, place of".
Urrunaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legutio.
Urrutia BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
urruti "distant, far away".
Urtiaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.
Urtsua Basque (Rare, Archaic)From the name of a mountain in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, derived from Basque
ur "water" and
-tzu "plenty of".
Urushimakka Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 漆 (
urushi) meaning "toxicodendron vernicifluum", 真下 (
makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.
Urusov RussianFrom Slavic
urush which means "warrior". This was the surname of a noble family in Russia.
Urzędowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Urzędów.
Us Slovene (Rare)Us is a Slovene Surname which in itself is a shortened version of the House Name Ušič,Meaning Son of Us. The surname may be linked the the slovene word Oves, which translates to "Oats", and may have been an occupational surname referring to someone who farmed Oats and or grains.
Usai ItalianPossibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian
uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Usami JapaneseFrom Japanese 宇
(u) meaning "house, eaves, roof", 佐
(sa) meaning "help, aid" and 美
(mi) meaning "beautiful".