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Buendía SpanishProbably a habitational name from Buendía in Cuenca province, Spain.
Buensuceso Spanish (Philippines)From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.
Buermeister GermanNorth German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German
bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ +
mester ‘master’.
Buffet FrenchOccupational name for a maker of furniture, derived from Old French
buffet meaning "table, cupboard". It could also be a nickname for an angry and violent man, from Old French
buffet meaning "slap in the face"... [
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Buffett French (Anglicized), EnglishAmericanised form or a variant of French
Buffet, or probably an English variant of
Bufford. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Warren Buffett (1930-), a businessman, investor and philanthropist, and Jimmy Buffett (1946-), a musician.
Buffo ItalianCharacter in an Opera Buffa; clown, jester, comedian, buffoon.
Bugajski PolishHabitational name from any of numerous places called Bugaj.
Bugalho PortuguesePortuguese surname Bugalho can be written in two different ways, with a
U or with a
O after de first letter. This because of different pronunciation from South and North. So with
U South and with
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Bugayong PangasinanFrom Pangasinan
bugayong meaning referring to a type of flowering plant (genus Abrus). It was perhaps used as an occupational name for someone who practiced folk medicine with this plant.
Buġeja MaltesePossibly derived from Maltese
abjad meaning "white", ultimately from Arabic أَبْيَض
(ʾabyaḍ).
Bugenhagen PomeranianHaven on the Bugen river. Hagen coming from the German word haven, and there was once a river or small body of water in Pomerania near the border of modern day Poland and Germany called Bugen. The word Bugen, in German, means to bend or to yield... [
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Bugg EnglishFrom the Old Norse nickname
Buggi, literally "fat man", or from a medieval nickname for an eccentric or strangely behaved person (from Middle English
bugge "bogeyman, scarecrow").
Bugiardini ItalianMeans "little liar" in Italian, from
bugiardo "lying, false, deceitful; liar" and the diminutive suffix
-ino.
Bugis Indonesian, ArabicFrom the name of the Bugis people, itself derived from the endonym
Ugi' of uncertain meaning. This surname is common among people of Indonesian ancestry in Saudi Arabia.
Buglass EnglishPossibly from the Booklawes region near Melrose, Roxburgshire, originally spelt "Buke-Lawes" (lit. "buck/stag" combined with "low ground"); otherwise from the Gaelic words
buidhe - "yellow" and
glas - "green".
Buhagiar MalteseMeans "father of rocks" from Maltese
bu meaning "father" and
ħaġar meaning "stones, rocks".
Buhl m GermanNickname for a male relative (i.e. a member of an important family who was not the head of it), from Middle High German buole ‘kinsman’ (Old High German buolo, also used as a personal name).... [
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Buican Romanian (Rare)It comes from the name Buicani which comes from the village Buiucani situated in Moldova
Buijs DutchPatronymic form of
Boso. Alternatively, could derive from Dutch
buis "gambeson, jacket" as a nickname for someone who made or wore jackets, or from
buis "herring buss, fishing boat" as a nickname for a fisherman.
Buis DutchMeans "buss, fishing vessel" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman. Alternatively, a variant of the patronymic surname
Buijs.
Buisson French, Haitian Creole (Rare)Topographic name for someone who lived in an area of scrub land or by a prominent clump of bushes from (Old) French
buisson "bush scrub" (a diminutive of
bois "wood"); or a habitational name from (Le) Buisson the name of several places in various parts of France named with this word.
Buitenhuis DutchMeans "country house, building outside of the city" in Dutch, derived from
buiten "outside, out of; in the country" and
huis "house, home, residence".
Buitrago Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous municipalities: the Castilian one in El Campo de Gómara or the Manchego municipality of Buitrago del Lozoya in Sierra Norte, Comunidad de Madrid.
Bujanda BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Kanpezu.
Bujnowski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
Bukhari Arabic, UrduIndicated a person from the city of Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, itself possibly derived from Sogdian
βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune".
Bukvić SerbianFrom Serbian
буква (bukva), meaning "letter (of alphabet)".
Bula CzechNickname for a fat man, from
buła "bread roll".... [
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Bulgaria Italian, SpanishOriginally an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Bulgaria or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".
Bulguchev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is derived from the name
Bulguch of unknown meaning.
Bulinsky PolishA surname that was likely a nickname for a fat person. From the Polish word
buła meaning "bread roll".
Bullivant EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a "good chap" or amiable companion (from Old French
bon enfant, literally "good child").
Bulnes AsturianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the council of Cabrales.
Bulsara Indian (Parsi)From the name of the city of Valsad (historically known as Bulsar) in Gujarat, India. A famous bearer was British singer Farrokh Bulsara (1946-1991), better known as Freddie Mercury.
Bulstrode EnglishLocational surname referring to the medieval village of Bulstrode in Berkshire. ... [
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Bumpus English(i) from a medieval nickname for a vigorous walker (from Old French
bon "good" +
pas "pace"); (ii) perhaps "person who lives by a place through which travel is easy" (from Old French
bon "good" +
pas "passage")
Bun KhmerPossibly from a word derived from Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit".
Bunce NormanMeaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Bunch EnglishEnglish: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English bunche ‘hump’, ‘swelling’ (of unknown origin).
Bunma ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and มา
(ma) meaning "come, arrive".
Bunmi ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and มี
(mi) meaning "have, own, possess".
Bunraksa ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and รักษา
(raksa) meaning "keep, maintain, preserve".
Bunrueang ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง
(rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Bunsi ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี
(si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Bunsuk ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and สุข
(suk) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bünting GermanDerived from an unknown given name or from Middle High German
binden "to bind".
Bunting EnglishNickname derived from the name of the bird
bunting (Emberiza).
Buonamico Italian (Anglicized)Di Martino Buffalmacco was a widely renouned painter in Italy cities in Florence, Bologna, Pisa although his work was not known to survived the Great Fire of Italy back in the late 1300 hundreds he was widlely known for asummed work as The Three Dead- Three Living, The Triump of Death, The Last Judgement, The Hell and the Thebasis.... [
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Buonocore ItalianNickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian
buono meaning "good" and
core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).
Buonopane ItalianNickname for a person who is "as good as bread", or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a baker, derived from
buono meaning "good" and
pane meaning "bread".
Burbage EnglishHabitational name from any of several places in England, derived from Old English
burg "fortress, citadel" and
bæc "stream, brook".
Burbridge EnglishEnglish: perhaps a variant of Burbage, altered by folk etymology, or possibly a habitational name from a lost place so named.
Burchell EnglishAn English surname derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".
Burchfield EnglishFrom the name of various places in England called Birchfield, all derived from Old English
bierce "birch tree" and
feld "field". Essentially an English cognate of German
Birkenfeld.
Burciaga SpanishHispanic (Mexico): Probably A Topographic Name Of Basque Origin But Unexplained Etymology.
Burczyk PolishNickname for a grouse or complainer, from burczeć meaning "to grumble".
Burdeinei Rusyn (Ukrainianized, Rare)Burdeinei is an 18th century Ruthenian (Rusyn) surname from the Carpathian Mountains and Western Ukraine. It is a descriptive surname that indicates a type of location of residence.... [
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Burdonsky m RussianBurdonsky is Aleksandr Burdonsky's, Iosif Stalin's grandson (son of Vasiliy Stalin), last name. He took his wife's name to avoid negative connotation.
Burdov m RussianDerived from Russian бурда (burda) meaning "cloudy liquid".
Bure Old Swedish, SwedishThis was the name of an influential family in 16th century Sweden. The name originated from the village
Bure (now known as
Bureå) in Skellefteå parish in Northern Sweden. The village got its name from the nearby Bure River (Swedish: Bure älv, Bureälven) whose name was derived from the Swedish dialectal word
burra "buzz, rumble".
Burel Frenchmetonymic occupational name for a worker in the wool trade or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in brown from Old French
burel borel a diminutive of
boure "frieze" a type of coarse reddish brown woolen cloth with long hairs (from Late Latin
burra "coarse untreated wool").
Burela GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality in the Comarca of La Mariña Central.
Burger English, German, DutchStatus name for a freeman of a borough. From Middle English
burg, Middle High German
burc and Middle Dutch
burch "fortified town". Also a German habitational name for someone from a place called
Burg.
Burghersh EnglishThe surname of the burghersh family. Several people had it, Including Bartholomew Burghersh the Elder and Younger, and Henry Burghersh. They also married into the Badlesmere bloodline. It seems to have descended from the village of Burghersh, now known as Burwash
Burgio ItalianDenoting someone from a town of the same name, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "high, lofty", possibly by way of Arabic
بُرْج (
burj) "tower", German
burg "castle, fortification; settlement", French
bourg "burg, market town", or Latin
burgus "watchtower, fortified town".
Burgmeier GermanOccupational name for the tenant farmer of an estate belonging to a castle or fortified town, from Middle High German
burc "(fortified) town, castle" and
meier "tenant farmer" (see
Meyer 1).
Burkett EnglishEnglish: from an Old English personal name,
Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see
Burke) + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’... [
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Burkhalter GermanTopographic name composed of the Middle High German elements
burc "castle" "protection" and
halter from
halde "slope".
Burkhardt GermanBurk is German for "Strong", and hardt is the "heart of a castle".
Burkins EnglishEnglish variant of
Birkin,
Burkin, a habitational name from the parish of Birkin in West Yorkshire, so named with Old English
bircen ‘birch grove’, a derivative of
birce (see
Birch).
Burkowski PolishIt is composed of buk (Common Slavic for "beech tree") and the Slavic suffixes -ov and -ski. In some cases, the name may originate from a toponym
Burl EnglishOld English occupational name originally meaning "cup bearer" or "butler" for one who dispensed wine and had charge of the cellar. Eventually the name came to mean the chief servant of a royal or noble household and was replaced by the French language inspired named 'Butler,' akin to the world "bottler".
Burlacu RomanianProbably means "bachelor" in Romanian, this is one of the most common surnames in Romania.
Burley EnglishEnglish habitation name from the elements
burg meaning "stronghold or fortified settlement" and
leah meaning "field or clearing".
Burlington EnglishHabitational name from Bridlington in East Yorkshire, from Old English
Bretlintun meaning
Berhtel's town.
Burmeister GermanNorth German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German
bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ +
mester ‘master’.
Burnell EnglishDerived from an Anglo-Norman personal name composed of a diminutive form of
brun "brown", likely originating as a nickname for someone with a brown complexion or brown hair... [
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Burnette FrenchDescriptive nickname from Old French
burnete ‘brown’ (see
Burnett). Possibly also a reduced form of
Buronet, from a diminutive of Old French
buron ‘hut’, ‘shack’.
Burney English, IrishForm of the French place name of 'Bernay' or adapted from the personal name
Bjorn, ultimately meaning "bear".
Burnley EnglishEnglish (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Burnley in Lancashire, so named with the Old English river name Brun (from brun ‘brown’ or burna ‘stream’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’... [
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Burr English, Scottish, GermanNickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, derived from Middle English
burr meaning "bur" (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). It could also be a derivation from Old English
bur meaning "small dwelling, building", or a German topographic name derived from
burre meaning "mound, hill"... [
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Burridge EnglishDerived from an English place name, derived from Old English
burg "fortress, fortification, castle" and Old English
hrycg, Old Norse
hryggr "ridge" or from the name
Burgric.
Burrow EnglishUsed to describe someone who lives in a burrow, which makes this surname’s meaning “he whom lives in a burrow.”
Burruchaga Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)Altered form of Basque
Burutxaga, a habitational name from a location in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from
buru "head; top, summit; leader, chief" or
burutza "office of chief" combined with
-aga "place of".
Burtsell English (American)Habitational name from Burshill in East Yorkshire, so named with Old English bryst ‘landslip’, ‘rough ground’ + hyll ‘hill’.
Buruaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.
Burwitz PolabianFrom Polabian
bur "farmer" and the Germanized Slavic ending
-witz.
Burzyński PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various locations called Burzyn, derived from Polish
burza meaning "storm, tempest".
Bus DutchPossibly derived from Middle Dutch
busse meaning "firelock" or "round box, tin", an occupational name for someone who made containers or firearms.
Busalacchi ItalianMeans "father of Zallaq", from Arabic
أَبُو (
abu) "father of" and
الزلاق (
zallaq) of unknown meaning, possibly related to the given name
Salah 1 meaning "righteousness".