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Cahannes RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name
Hannes.
Cahans RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Hans.
Cahenzli RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name
Hänsli.
Caillou FrenchMeans "pebble" in French. Perhaps a nickname for a bald person.
Cain FrenchFrom the biblical name
Cain, probably a nickname for someone considered to be treacherous.
Caine French, EnglishOriginally from a French derogatory nickname for someone with a bad temper.
Caird ScottishDerived from Scottish Gaelic
ceard meaning "craftsman, artist mechanic, travelling tinker".
Cairns ScottishFrom Gaelic
carn "cairn", a topographic name for someone who lived by a cairn, i.e. a pile of stones raised as a boundary marker or a memorial.
Caithness ScottishAnglicized form of Scottish-Gaelic
Gallaibh, which means "among the strangers" (referring to the Norse). The name of the Catti survives in the Gaelic name for eastern Sutherland, Cataibh, and in the old Gaelic name for Shetland, Innse Chat... [
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Cajacob RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Jacob.
Cajavilca QuechuaFrom kaja (cold) and vilca (supreme) meaning supreme cold. Possibly when the inhabitants of upper Chavín had to cross to the Callejón de Huaylas by the pass near Ulta they described this place as being too cold... [
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Cajigas Spanish, FilipinoTopographic name from the plural of Spanish
cajigo, derived from
quejigo meaning "gall oak".
Cajochen RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name
Jochen.
Cajöri RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Jöri.
Çakal TurkishMeans "jackal" (figuratively "sly, sneaky, wily") in Turkish.
Cake EnglishFrom the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Cakebread EnglishFrom Middle English cakebrede, bread made in flattened cakes, or of the finer and more dainty quality of cake.
Çakmak TurkishMeans "lighter" in Turkish, referring to a tool used to ignite fire. This is also the name of a village in Antalya Province, Turkey.
Calafiore Italian, Sicilianaltered form of Calaciura from the Greek name
Kalokiourēs a variant of
Kalokyrēs Kalokyrios meaning "good man".
Calamari ItalianFrom Latin
calamarius "relating to a writing reed, ink pen", a name for a scribe, or perhaps a fisherman from the Italian descendant
calamaro "squid, calamari".
Calandra Italianfrom
calandra "skylark" (from Latin
calandra) probably a nickname for someone with a fine singing voice.
Calasso ItalianPossibly from the given name
Galasso, or from the dialectical word
cala "cove, inlet, creek".
Calatayud SpanishFrom the city in Spain, in province of Zaragoza within the autonomous community Aragón. The name Calatayud came from the Arabic قلعة أيوب Qal‘at ’Ayyūb, "the qalat (fortress) of Ayyub".
Calcaterra ItalianNickname from calcare meaning "to tread", "to stamp" + terra meaning "land", "earth", "ground", probably denoting a short person, someone who walked close to the ground, or an energetic walker.
Calder ScottishHabitational name from any of the places called Calder in Midlothian and Caithness, or Cawdor in Nairnshire.
Caldera SpanishDerived from Spanish
caldera meaning "basin, crater, hollow", ultimately from Latin
caldarium or
caldaria both meaning "hot bath, cooking pot". The word also denotes a depression in volcanoes, and it is commonly used as an element for surnames denoting streams or mountains.
Calderone ItalianFrom the Latin word
Caldaria "cauldron". Given to someone who worked as a tinker or tinsmith. Italian cognitive of
Calderón.
Cale WelshPossibly derived from the River Cale. A famous barer of this name is Welsh musician John Cale (1942- ).
Calero SpanishMetonymic occupational name for a burner or seller of lime, from
calero ‘lime’.
Calice ItalianPossibly directly from the Italian word
calice "chalice, goblet", which derives from Latin
calix.
Caliesch RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Aliesch.
Caliezi RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Gliezi.
California Spanish (Latin American)It is thought that it might've been derived from Latin
calida fornax meaning "hot furnace", or from Native American,
kali forno meaning "high hill, native land". It is also thought to have derived from the given name
Khalif or
Khalifa.
Caligiuri ItalianComes from the Greek words "kalos" meaning "beautiful" and "gheros" meaning "elderly," and was often given to children in the hopes that they would retain their beauty in their old age.
Calimlim Pangasinan, TagalogFrom Pangasinan and Tagalog
kalimlim denoting a person who lived in a shaded area, from the word
limlim meaning "shade, impending darkness".
Callard CornishMight be from Calartha in Morvah / from
cala-arth, the hard or difficult height.
Callender EnglishOccupational name for a person who finished freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. From Old Franch
calandrier,
calandreur.
Calliari Italian (Latinized, Archaic)This is an Italian surname, in the north of Italy. Calliari is the result of the deformation of the graphically
Calligari, where you can clearly see excision of the letter or character D, which is located in the middle of the surname... [
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Calligan Irish (Rare)Before Irish names were translated into English, Calligan had a Gaelic form of O Ceallachain, possibly from "ceallach", which means "strife".... [
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Calloway EnglishDerived from the place name Caillouet-Orgeville, from Norman
caillou "pebble". Alternately, a variant of
Galloway.
Calma Filipino, PampanganFrom Pampangan
kalma meaning "fate, fortune", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन्
(karman).
Calne WelshCalne is derived from the Welsh word "karn," which means "a pile of stones," such as was often used to mark a burial site. The forebears that initially bore the name Calne likely lived by a notable heap of stones.
Calonder RomanshEither derived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Leonhard or from the name of the mountain
Calanda.
Calungsod CebuanoFrom Cebuano
kalungsod meaning "townsperson, townmate", derived from the word
lungsod meaning "town". A notable bearer was Filipino saint
Pedro Calungsod (1654-1672).
Caluori RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names
Gallus and
Uori.
Caluzi RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Luzi.
Calvi ItalianPatronymic or plural form of
Calvo. Habitational name from Calvi in Benevento province.
Calzadilla Spanishhabitational name from any of the places called (La) Calzadilla, named with a diminutive of calzada 'paved road'
Cámara SpanishOccupational name for a courtier or servant who could access the private quarters of a king or noble, from Spanish
cámara meaning "room, chamber".
Camargo SpanishHabitational name for someone from a place in Andalusia called Camargo.
Camartin RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Martin.
Camathias RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Mathias.
Cambria ItalianDenoted to someone from Cambria, Sicily, possibly of Arabic origin.
Camden EnglishFrom a place name perhaps derived from Old English
camp meaning "enclosure" and
denu meaning "valley".
Camen RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Men.
Camenisch RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and
Menisch, itself derived from the given name
Dumeni.
Camerano ItalianFrom the name of the town of
Camerano near the city of Ancona in Marche, Italy.
Camichel RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Michael.
Caminada RomanshDerived from Late Latin
caminata, denoting a room provided with a fireplace.
Camino SpanishDerived from the Spanish word for "path", or "walkway". This could have been used to denote a person who lived near a path, or one who built paths for a living.
Camiu RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name
Barclamiu.
Camm EnglishEnglish (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Caen in Normandy, France.English: habitational name from Cam in Gloucestershire, named for the Cam river, a Celtic river name meaning ‘crooked’, ‘winding’.Scottish and Welsh: possibly a nickname from Gaelic and Welsh cam ‘bent’, ‘crooked’, ‘cross-eyed’.Americanized spelling of German Kamm.
Cammarata ItalianHabitational name from any of various places in Sicily named Cammarata, all derived from Greek καμάρα
(kamara) meaning "vault".
Camoranesi ItalianOriginally indicated a person from
Camerano, a small town near the city of Ancona in central Italy. A famous bearer of this name is the Argentine-born Italian former soccer player Mauro Camoranesi (1976-).
Camoys EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for someone with a snub nose (from Old French
camus "snub nose").
Campagna ItalianName for someone originally from any of various locations named Campagna, all derived from Latin
Campania, itself from
campus meaning "field".
Camper EnglishRespelling of German
Kamper or
Kämpfer (see
Kampfer). The surname Camper is recorded in England, in the London and Essex area, in the 19th century; its origin is uncertain, but it may have been taken there from continental Europe.
Campion Norman, FrenchEnglish (of Norman origin) and French: status name for a professional champion (see
Champion,
Kemp), from the Norman French form
campion.
Campumanes AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Ḷḷena.
Campus SpanishDerived from the Latin word
campus, meaning "field". It denoted someone who either lived in a field or worked in one.
Camrose English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)From the village of
Camrose in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The surname itself is derived from Welsh
cam meaning "crooked, bent", and
rhos meaning "moor, heath."
Camus BasqueFrom the name of a location in Bermeo, Vizcaya (or Biscay), a Basque region in Spain.
Can TurkishMeans "soul, life, being" in Turkish, ultimately of Persian origin.
Can Mayanfrom the word
kaan meaning "snake"
Canabrava BrazilianCana is the short form of 'cana de açucar' that means "sugar cane", and Brava is the feminine form of 'bravo' that means "angry". There is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, called Canabrava do Norte, and according to oral tradition, the origin of the name is due to the disease and subsequent death of some animals after eating a plantation of sugar cane.
Canada French, EnglishIt derives from the Middle English "cane", a development of the Old French "cane", meaning cane, reed.
Canak TurkishFrom the Turkish town of Çanakkale. Canak is the Anglicised form, which may or may not retain its Turkish pronunciation.
Canales SpanishSpanish: habitational name from any of several places called Canales, from canales, plural of canal ‘canal’, ‘water channel’, from Latin canalis.