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Adleiba AbkhazMost likely from the given name
Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل
(ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа
(āpā) meaning "son"... [
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Adney EnglishHabitational name from Adeney in Shropshire, named in Old English as Eadwynna ey "island of a woman called Eadwynn". English: from a Middle English pet form of
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Adrienne Medieval EnglishThe surname dervies from the Latin male given name "(H)adrianus", originally an ethnic name for someone from the seaport of Adria - which gave its name to the Adriatic Sea - who settled in Rome and became known as "the man from Adria" (in Latin, "Adrianus")... [
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Aduriz BasqueA famous bearer of this surname is Aritz Aduriz, a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a striker.
Advani Indian, SindhiMeans "descendant of Adu" in Sindhi,
Adu probably being the name of a past ancestor.
Advíncula SpanishPerhaps from Latin
ad vincula "in chains", a title of Saint Peter.
Aed EstonianAed is an Estonian surname meaning "garden".
Aedma EstonianAedma is an Estonian surname derived from "aed", meaning "garden", or "aedmaasikas" meaning "strawberry".
Aedviir EstonianAedviir is an Estonian surname meaning "garden line/stripe".
Aesoo EstonianAesoo is an Estonian surname possibly taken from the location of the village of the same name in Pärnu County.
Əfəndiyev AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the effendi" from the Ottoman title افندي
(efendi) meaning "lord, master".
Affleck Galician, ScottishVariation of Auchinleck, a town near Dundee, Scotland... Ben & Casey Affleck are famous bearers of the name. Auchinleck appears to have been one of those places where the ancient Celts and Druids held conventions, celebrated their festivals, and performed acts of worship... [
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Afflitto ItalianDerived from Italian "afflitto" meaning "afflicted" or "troubled".
Afghani Persian, PashtoDerived from the term "افغانی" (Afghan), which means "a person from Afghanistan" in Pashto and Persian languages.
Afghanzada Persian, AfghanMeans "son of the Afghan", from Pashto and Persian افغان
(afǧân) referring to an inhabitant of Afghanistan or a member of the Pashtun ethnic group combined with the Persian suffix زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Aflor AragoneseThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Afonso PortugueseOld (6th century derived) Iberian surname, associated with the first dynasty and King of Portugal, Afonso Henriques. The surname was used by all the subsequent illegitimate children of that dynastic line.
Afridi PashtoFrom Pashto اپريدی
(Apriday) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afshar PersianFrom the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".
Agafonov Russianderives from given name Agafon (borrowed from Greek - meaning kindness, goodness)
Agapov Russianderived from male given name Agap or Agapey (Агапей)
Agarie JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (
agari) meaning "east" combined with 江 (
e) meaning "creek, bay".
Agarmaa EstonianAgarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "busy/industrious land".
Agashe IndianAccording to Wikipedia, Agashe is a surname used by Chitpavan Brahmins of the Kaushik gotra in the Marathi populated Deccan in India and by the Chitpavan Brahmin diaspora across the globe.
Agassi Armenian, Persian, ItalianThe surname Agassi most likely evolved from a nickname for someone resembling a mappie, perhaps jokingly referred to as chattering or nagging person. ... [
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Agata Japanese (Rare)(Agata) written as 県, means "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Agate English (British)From Middle English
gate, meaning a "gate" or "street", denoting a person who lived near a major city gate or street.
Agawa Japanese阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [
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Ağayev AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the ağa", from the Turkish title
ağa meaning "lord, master".
Agbaje Nigerian, YorubaMeaning unknown. A bearer is
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967-), an English actor and model of Yoruba Nigerian descent.
Ageha JapaneseFrom Japanese 上 (
age) meaning "above" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers".
Agerre BasqueThis indicates familial origin within either of 3 neighborhoods in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques: the one in the commune of Mugerre, the one in the commune of Hendaia, or the one in the commune of Maule-Lextarre.
Ageyev Russianderived from given name Aggey (from Biblical Hebrew word meaning "festive")
Agha TurkishMeans "chief, master, lord" in Turkish. From the Turkish
ağa 'chief, master, lord', from the Old Turkish
aqa 'elder brother'. Traditionally it was a title for a civilian or military officer, or often part of such title, and was placed after the name of certain military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire... [
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Aghaei PersianFrom the Persian title آقا
(âqâ) meaning "sir, lord, mister".
Aghdashloo PersianDenoted a person who came from various places named
Ağdaş and
Agdash in Azerbaijan, or
Aqdash and
Aghdash in Iran. A famous bearer is Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952-), an Iranian-American actress.
Aginaga BasqueHabitational name from a place named
Aginaga, from Basque
(h)agin meaning "yew tree" combined with
-aga, a collective suffix.
Agincourt Medieval EnglishSurname Agincourt was first found in Lincolnshire where "Walter de Aincourt, who came from Aincourt, a lordship between Mantes and Magny Normandy, where the remains of the ancient family castle still exists... [
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Agirmo Italiantwo hypotheses: either from the Greek
agyrmos meaning "symposium, meeting" which was the name of the first day of the
Misteri Eleusini in Athens.... [
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Agishchev RussianVariant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Agishin Russianvariant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Agius MalteseDerived from Arabic عَجُوز
(ʿajūz) meaning "old (person), elderly".
Agler EnglishFrom one or more Middle English personal names variously written Alger, Algar, Alcher, Aucher, etc. These represent a falling together of at least three different Continental Germanic and Old English names:
Adalgar "noble spear" (Old English Æ{dh}elgār),
Albgar "elf spear" (Old English Ælfgār), and
Aldgar "old spear" (Old English (E)aldgār)... [
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Agnew ScottishScottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Agneaux in Manche, France.... [
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Agojo Filipino, TagalogFrom Tagalog
aguho meaning "Australian pine tree", a type of she-oak tree (genus Casuarina).
Agoncillo Spanish (Philippines)It is believed that the surname comes from an ancient Celtic settlement named Egon, whose ruins lie near the town of Agoncillo, La Rioja, Spain.
Agramonte Spanishhabitational name from Agramonte in A Coruña and Lugo (Galicia).
Agrba AbkhazMost likely derived from Abkhaz агыруа
(ā́gər-uā) meaning "Mingrelian, farm labourer, serf", historically used to refer to the Mingrelians, an ethic sub-group of the Georgians. Alternatively, it could be from Abkhaz агара
(āgārā) meaning "to take" or "to bring"... [
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Agreste FrenchFrench cognate of
Agresta. This is also the French word for the grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele.
Agron RussianFrom the Russian Jewish last name Agronsky, which is from the given name Aaron
Agu IgboAgu is an Igbo surname; the word Agu means Tiger in Igobo language.
Agu EstonianAgu is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) meaning "daybreak/early dawn".
Aguer Dinkathe name was mainly given to boys of the Dinka tribe ,mainly in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan. meaning is unknown but is synonymous with "tree"
Águila SpanishFrom
águila "eagle" (Latin
aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.
Aguilera SpanishHabitational name from a location in Soria province, Spain, named Aguilera, derived from Spanish
aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer
Christina Aguilera (1980-).
Aguni JapaneseFrom the Japanese 粟 (
a or
awa) "foxtail millet" and 國 or 国 (
kuni,
guni or
koku) "country."
Aguon ChamorroFrom Chamorro agu, meaning "to change, to vary" and the suffix on meaning "to be able". The term's modern usage refers to the starch portion of a Chamorro meal. In the olden days, the Chamorro meal consisted of fish and vegetables, but the starch portion of the meal would highly depend on what was in season.
Agushev RussianVariant of Ageyev (Агеев), also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Aguzzi ItalianComes from an ancient Roman cognomen,
Acutus, also possibly derived from Italian "aguzzo" meaning sharp, pointed.
Agyeman AkanDerived from an Akan male personal name denoting a fourteenth-born boy but also interpreted as ‘savior of the nation’.
Ahama Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 阿 (
a), a phonetic character and 浜 (
hama) meaning "beach; seashore".
Ahara JapaneseA means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".
Åhdal Swedish (Rare)Variant of
Ådahl. There are no registered bearers of this name in Sweden, but people sometimes use a different spelling than the one recorded in the population registry.
Ahi EstonianAhi is an Estonian surname meaning "stove" and "furnace".
Ahing EstonianAhing is an Estonian surname meaning "fishing spear".
Ahishakiye RwandanAHISHAKIYE is a both male (most) and female name which means "Whenever God want" and is originally from Rwanda. It is a familiar name in the East African countries speaking Kinyarwanda and Kirundi such as Rwanda, Uganda, RDC, Burundi and Tanzania... [
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Ahlborn Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
al "alder" and
-born, a Swedish surname suffix derived from German
geboren "born".
Ahlborn GermanFrom the old personal name
Albern, from Germanic
adal meaning "noble" and
boran meaning "born".
Ahler German, Dutch, Danishfrom a Germanic personal name composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + hari,heri ‘army’.
Ahlin SwedishCombination of Swedish
al "alder" and the common Swedish surname suffix -
in (ultimately derived from Latin -
inus, -
inius "descendant of").