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Czarnecki PolishName for someone from a place called Czarnca, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish
czarny meaning "black".
Czarniecki PolishName for a person from a town named Czarnca, Czarne, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish
czarny meaning "black".
Czerwonka PolishDerived from Polish
czerwony meaning "red", probably a nickname for a person who had red hair or a ruddy complexion, or for someone who frequently wore the colour red.
Czigány HungarianOld Hungarian last name, meaning "gypsy". It could mean romani person, but it could also been given after a mental or physical trait.
Czubiński PolishThis denotes that someone’s family originated in the Masovian village of Czubin.
Czymbor PolishFrom cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Czyżewski PolishName for someone from any of various places called Czyżew or Czyżewo, derived from Polish
czyż meaning "siskin".
D'abbeville FrenchMeans "of Abbeville" Abbeville is a commune in France. Takes its name from Latin Abbatis Villa meaning "Abbot's Village".
Dabie Akan (Latinized, Modern)Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
Dąbrowski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish
dąb meaning "oak".
D'Abruzzo ItalianVariant of
Abruzzo. It is the real surname of the American actor Alan Alda (1936-), who was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo.
Da Cruz PortugueseA variant of
Cruz, with the addition of the preposition 'da' (meaning 'of the' or 'from the').
Dad PunjabiA name found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. The meaning of this name is 'the one who gives'. Similar to Ditta or Dutt.
Dade IrishAnglicized form of
MacDaibheid, meaning "son of David".
Dady HungarianHabitational name for someone from a place called Dad, in Fejér and Komárom counties, or Dada, in Somogy and Szabolcs counties.
Dae KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 meaning “great”.
Daft EnglishThis is an English surname which was especially associated with the Midland counties of the country. It derived from the Old English word of the pre-7th century "gedaeft" meaning "meek" or "mild", and as such it was a pre-Medieval personal name of some kind of popularity.
Daggett EnglishDerived from the Old French word "Dague", meaning knife or dagger, and as such was a Norman introduction into England after the 1066 Conquest. The name is a medieval metonymic for one who habitually carried a dagger, or who was a manufacturer of such weapons.
Dagohoy Filipino, CebuanoFrom a shortened form of the Cebuano phrase
dagon sa huyuhoy meaning "talisman of the breeze", which was the nom de guerre of Filipino rebel
Francisco "Dagohoy" Sendrijas (1724-1800).
Dahan JewishOccupational name for a painter or a seller of oils from Arabic دُهْن
(duhn) meaning "grease, fat, oil".
Dahlén SwedishCombination of Swedish
dal "valley" and the common surname suffix
-én.
Dahlin SwedishCombination of Swedish
dal "valley" and the common surname suffix
-in.
Dahlke GermanEastern German: from a pet form of the Slavic personal names
Dalibor or
Dalimir, which are both derived from
dal- ‘present’, ‘gift’.
Dahmer German, DanishA northern German or Danish habitual name for someone from one of the many places named Dahme in Brandenburg, Holstein, Mecklenburg, or Silesia. A famous bearer of this name was Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer (1960 - 1993).
Dai ChineseA Chinese surname meaning to wear/wore.
Dai ChineseFrom Chinese 戴
(dài) meaning "respect, esteem, support", also referring to the ancient state of Dai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Daiber GermanDerived from either Middle High German
tiuber "pigeon breeder, pigeon fancier" or from Middle High German
touber "wind musician, musician who plays a wind instrument".
Daikokuya Japanese (Rare)Possibly from Japanese prefix 大 (
dai) meaning "large" and 黒 (
koku) meaning "black" and suffix 屋 (
ya) meaning "shop".
Dailey IrishAnglicized form of Irish Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendant of DÁLACH".
Daily IrishAnglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendent of DÁLACH". The name has strong roots in the county Cork.
Daimes DutchOf Dutch origin, related to surnames
Dames and
Daïmes. Arrived in the United States in the 17th century, where it is most common.
Daintith EnglishFrom a medieval nickname (roughly equivalent to "precious") applied to a dearly loved person (from Middle English
deinteth "pleasure, titbit", from Old French
deintiet).
Daintry EnglishMeans "person from Daventry", Northamptonshire ("Dafa's tree"). The place-name is traditionally pronounced "daintry".
Dainty EnglishFrom a medieval nickname meaning "handsome, pleasant" (from Middle English
deinte, from Old French
deint(
i)
é). This was borne by Billy Dainty (1927-1986), a British comedian.
Dake EnglishThe origins of the name Dake are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the personal name David. Daw was a common diminutive of David in the Middle Ages. The surname is a compound of daw and kin, and literally means "the kin of David."
Dalby English, Danish, NorwegianFrom any of the locations call Dalby from the old Norse elements
dalr "valley" and
byr "farm, settlement" meaning "valley settlement". Used by one of the catholic martyrs of England Robert Dalby... [
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Dale Norwegian, DanishHabitational name from any of the various farmsteads called Dale in Norway. Derived from Old Norse
dalr "valley".
Dalgliesh ScottishScottish habitational name from a place near Selkirk, first recorded in 1383 in the form Dalglas, from Celtic
dol- ‘field’ +
glas ‘green.’
Dalglish ScottishDerived from Gaelic
dail meaning "field" and
glaise meaning "brook".
Dalhousie ScottishMeant "person from Dalhousie", near Edinburgh (perhaps "field of slander").
Dall IrishDerived from Old Irish
dall, a byname meaning "blind".
Dallimore EnglishAn English surname probably derived from the French de la mare, meaning "of the sea", though some contend that "mare" springs from the English word moor. This surname probably arose after the Norman conquest of Britain.
Dalloway EnglishMeant "person from Dallaway", West Midlands (perhaps from a Norman personal name, "person from (
de) Alluyes", northern France). A fictional bearer of the surname is Mrs Dalloway, central figure of the eponymous novel (1925) by Virginia Woolf.
Dalmas FrenchSurname Dalmas was first found in Limousin. Literally means "of the sea."
Dalrymple ScottishHabitational name from
Dalrymple, a village and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, said to be named from Gaelic
dail chruim puill meaning "field of the crooked stream" or "dale of the crooked pool".
Da Luz PortugueseFrom a religious epithet meaning ‘of the light’, specifically the Marian name "Nuestra Señora da Luz" (which means "Our Lady of the Light").
Dalziel ScottishMeans "person from Dalyell", in the Clyde valley (probably "white field"). The name is standardly pronounced "dee-el". A fictional bearer is Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel, one half of the detective team of 'Dalziel and Pascoe' in the novels (1970-2009) of Reginald Hill.
Damas FrenchFrench form of
DAMASCUS. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
d'Amboise FrenchDenoted a person from
Amboise, a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Dambudzo ShonaDambudzo means "that which causes suffering or trouble". #The Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera is a famous bearer of this name".
Dame French, EnglishFrom the old French
dame, "lady" ultimately from Latin
domina, "mistress".
Dameron FrenchNickname for a foppish or effeminate young man, Old French
dameron, a derivative of Latin
dominus "lord", "master" plus two diminutive endings suggestive of weakness or childishness.
Damgaard DanishDanish name element
gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix
dam meaning "pond".
Damian French, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Slovak, PolishFrom the medieval personal name
Damian, Greek
Damianos (from
damazein "to subdue"). St. Damian was an early Christian saint martyred in Cilicia in ad 303 under the emperor Domitian, together with his brother Cosmas... [
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Damm GermanFrom a short form of a personal name containing the Old High German element
thank "thanks", "reward".
Damon English, ScottishFrom the personal name
Damon, from a classical Greek name, a derivative of
damān "to kill". Compare
Damian.
D'Amour FrenchPatronymic from
Amour, this name was a nickname for an amorous man or a love child.
Danese ItalianEthnic name for a Dane, or from the personal name Danese, which was introduced to and popularized in medieval Italy through French Carolingian literature, notably the epics Chanson de Roland and Ogier de Denemarche.
Danforth EnglishProbably a habitational name, perhaps from Darnford in Suffolk, Great Durnford in Wiltshire, or Dernford Farm in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, all named from Old English dierne ‘hidden’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dang Vietnamese, KhmerMeaning Unknown. The Vietnamese Hán Nôm Character is 党 meaning "party" or "society".
Dangal Nepali (Modern)The surname Dangal is supposed to be the shortened form of the demonym Dangali (pronounced DHAA-NGAA-LEE) for Dang (pronounced DHAA-NG), a district in Mid-Western Nepal. The surname is found to have been adopted by various communities, especially the Tiwaris (for the surname Tiwari), after they migrated to various regions of the countries and the locals in those regions referred to them as Dangalis (later shortened to Dangal) instead of their original surnames.
Danger English (Rare), Popular CultureThis has been seen in records of the most uncommon American surnames. It has also been used in popular culture, in the show Henry Danger. Although, it's not the character's actual last name.
Dangerfield EnglishHabitational name, with fused preposition
d(e), for someone from any of the various places in northern France called Angerville, from the Old Norse personal name
Ásgeirr (from
áss "god" and
geirr "spear") and Old French
ville "settlement, village"... [
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Dangers GermanPatronymic from the personal name
Anger. Habitational name for someone from the city of Angers.
Daniele Italianmy mother Eugenia Daniele born Oct 29 1899 lived in casamarciano till 1921, before emigrating to Long Island City in New York .he died at 103 in 2004
Danielski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Daniel or Daniele.
Danneberg JewishJewish (Ashkenazic): possibly a habitational name from any of various places in Germany named Dannenberg.
D'annunzio ItalianPatronymical form of
Annunzio, Italian form of the Latin given name
Annuntius. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938).
Danvers Irish, EnglishFor someone from Anvers, which is the French name of a port called Antwerp, located in what is now Belgium.
Danz GermanDerived from a given name, a short form of the name
Tandulf, the origins of which are uncertain. (In some cases, however, this surname may have originated as a nickname denoting a person who liked to dance, from the Middle High German word
tanz,
danz "dance".)
Dänzer GermanOccupational name for a professional acrobat or entertainer; variant of
Tanzer.
Danzig GermanDenoted a person who was from the city of Gdańsk, Poland (called
Danzig in German).