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Zelaya BasqueFrom Basque
Zelaia, a habitational or topographic name derived from
zelai "field, meadow, prairie".
Żelazny PolishMeans "(made of) iron" in Polish, used as a nickname for a person with a strong personality.
Zeldes YiddishAn eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish female personal name
Zelde (from the Middle High German word
sælde meaning either 'fortunate', 'blessed', or 'happiness'.)
Zeldin JewishMeans "son of
Zelde", a Yiddish female personal name based on Middle High German
sælde "fortunate, blessed".
Zelenin RussianDerived from Russian зелень
(zelen) meaning "greens, vegetables, verdure".
Zelensky UkrainianHabitational name derived from the village of Zelenki in the Kaniv region in Ukraine... [
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Železnik SloveneFrom the Slavic word "železo/zhelezo", meaning " iron", denoting to a person who worked with iron.
Zelgowski PolishOriginally, surname
Zelegowski was misheard as Zelgowski when Polish immigrants were first coming to the United States through Ellis Island... [
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Zelieska PolishPolish Ashkenazic surname, possibly derived from surname
Zieliński what is a habitational name for someone from Zielona or Zielonka (places in Poland), deriving from the root word meaning "green".
Zelle German, DutchTopographic name from Middle High German
zelle "(hermit's) cell", or a habitational name from various places called
Zelle or
Celle.
Zeller German, Dutch, JewishOriginally denoted someone from Celle, Germany or someone living near a hermit's cell from German
zelle "cell". It is also occupational for someone employed at a
zelle, for example a small workshop.
Zelmerlöw Swedish (Rare)Rare Swedish surname composed of the name of the family's ancestor
Selma Löf. One bearer is Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw (b.1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.
Zelnick JewishOccupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish
tselnik which means
haberdashery.
Zelníčková f CzechFeminine form of
Zelníček. This is the maiden name of Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Zelníčková Trump.
Zelnickova JewishZelnickova is a Jewish (Eastern Ashkenazic) surname that can be found in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Slovenia. This surname is derived from the Yiddish word tselnick which in English means haberdashery... [
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Žemaitis LithuanianDerives from the Lithuanian ethnonym
žemaitis "Samogitian", denoting someone who came from the Lithuanian region of Samogitia (Žemaitija). A notable bearer of this last name is Jonas Žemaitis, one of the leaders of the Lithuanian Partisans.... [
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Zemlov m RussianDerived from Russian
земля (zemlya), meaning "land, earth".
Zemmosa Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 善 (
zen) meaning "virtue, goodness", 茂 (
mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant", and 砂 (
sa) meaning "sand", referring to a place with lots of sand.
Zenda Japanese (Rare)Combination of Kanji Characters 全 meaning "everything" and 田 meaning "rice paddy field".
Zengin TurkishMeans "rich, wealthy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian سنگين
(sangin).
Zengotita BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Mallabia, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Zenner Upper GermanSouth German: unflattering nickname for a surly, snarling person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zannen 'to growl or howl' or 'to bare one's teeth'.
Zerbo ItalianProbably, comes from the Greek word "zerbos", meaning 'left-handed' and 'treacherous'
Zervas GreekMeaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.
Zervos GreekNickname for a left-handed person from Greek ζερβός
(zervos) meaning "left, left-handed".
Zescoi Englishderived from the word zesty when used to describe someone
Zetterberg SwedishCombination of Swedish
säter "outlying meadow" and
berg "mountain, hill".
Zgłobicki PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zgłobice.
Zgłobieńiak PolishHabitational name for somebody who comes from the village of Zgłobień in Poland.
Zha ChineseFrom Chinese 查
(zhā) referring to the ancient fief of Zha, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from the name of a fief that was part of the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Zhaba Belarusian, RussianDerived from Belarusian жаба
(zhaba) meaning "toad, frog". This is an ancient Belarusian noble surname.
Zhai ChineseFrom Chinese 翟
(zhái) referring to the ancient state of Zhai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shanxi province. The character 翟 was originally read as
Di but was later changed to
Zhai due to dialectal differences.
Zhamkochyan ArmenianMeans "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ
(zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".
Zhan ChineseFrom Chinese 詹
(zhān) referring to the ancient state of Zhan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty (present-day location uncertain).
Zhan ChineseFrom Chinese 展
(zhǎn) meaning "open, unfold, stretch, extend".
Zhang ChineseFrom Chinese 章
(zhāng) referring to the ancient fiefdom of Zhang (spelled as 鄣), which existed in what is now Shandong province.
Zhitnikov m RussianDerived from житник (zhitnik), which denotes to a grain worker.
Zhong ChineseFrom Chinese 钟
(zhōng) referring to the ancient fief of Zhong Li that existed in the state of Chu in what is now Anhui or Hubei province.
Zhuang ChineseFrom Chinese 莊
(zhuāng), the posthumous name of king Xiong Lü of the state of Chu (which existed during the Zhou dynasty).
Zhuge ChineseOne of the rare Chinese double character surnames. It is ranked 314th in the Hundred Family Surnames. The first character
諸 can be read as "all, these, various" and the second character
葛 as meaning "vine, vines"... [
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Zhuo ChineseFrom Chinese 卓
(zhuó) meaning "outstanding, lofty".
Zhytaryuk UkrainianMeans "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).
Ziani Italian (Rare, Archaic)Habitual surname denoting someone from Ziano, a locality in Italy. Unrelated to the Maghrebi surname of the same spelling.
Zibners LatvianHesitate, Travel Lover, Good Understanding. It can also be used as a boys name
Zickuhr GermanZickuhr is a German surname that means "zigzag." Although, some person believe that Zickuhr means "cuckoo clock."
Zięba PolishFrom ‘finch’; a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird or maybe because a person lived in an area with many finches. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a birdcatcher or dealer.