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Catone ItalianDerived from the name of the Roman republican statesman Cato, used as a nickname.
Cats Dutch, JewishHabitational name for a person from the village of
Kats in Zeeland, Holland, or a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a cat, derived from Middle Dutch
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Catschegn RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name
Vincentius.
Catt EnglishNickname from the animal, Middle English
catte "cat". The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic
cath, Slavic
kotu). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents... [
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Cattano Sicilian (Rare)Meaning "captain," this name began as a nickname in the Medieval Ages, probably for someone who actually was a ship's captain, or perhaps for someone who acted in some way like a captain.
Cattermole EnglishFound mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Meaning uncertain; possibly from an east Anglian term meaning “dweller at the dyke”, or from Old French
quatre moles “four mills”.
Cattley EnglishMeans "person from Catley", Herefordshire and Lincolnshire ("glade frequented by cats"). It was borne by the British botanical patron William Cattley (1788-1835).
Cattrall EnglishThis surname is of Old Scandinavian origin, is an English locational name from Catterall, near Garstang in Lancashire, which appeared as "Catrehala" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and "Caterhale" in the Book of Fees of 1212... [
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Cauchon French, Norman, PicardMetonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of slippers, derived from French
chausson literally meaning "slipper".
Caulfield IrishComes from the Irish Gaelic
Mac Cathmhaoil, which was Anglicized to
McCawell and then morphed into Caulfield.
Mac Cathmhaoil comes from a word meaning "chieftan".
Causapin TagalogFrom Tagalog
kausapin meaning "to talk to, to converse with".
Cava Italian, Catalan, Spanish, PortugueseFrom
cava ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (from Latin
cavea), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in the wine cellars of a great house, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, or a habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word.
Cavadenti ItalianFrom Italian
cava ("to extract, to pull out") and
denti ("teeth"), an occupational name for a dentist.
Cavalcanti ItalianMeans "riding" in Italian. An occupational surname for people who worked with horses.
Cavalera ItalianA bearer of this name is Brazilian metal musician Max Cavalera, whose father was Italian.
Cavallini ItalianThe surname comes from the words "cavallaro," which means a horse dealer; or from "cavalieri," meaning a horseman, rider or knight.
Cave Norman, French, EnglishA name of various possible origins. As a Norman French name Cave can mean "bald" from
cauf or it can mean "worker in a wine cellar" or "one who dwelt in or near a cave". As an English name Cave refers to a Yorkshire river whose fast current inspired the name meaning "swift".
Cavegn RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Vivengius, itself a variant of
Viventius.
Cavell EnglishNickname for a bald man, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman French
cauf.
Cavelti RomanshThe first element is derived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family". The second element is of debated origin and meaning; theories include an adoption of Swiss German
Welti.
Caverly EnglishEnglish surname, a variant of the English surname Calverley, itself derived from the Old English
calf "calf" and
leag "field, clearing".
Caviezel RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Viezel, a Romansh form of
Wetzel.
Cavigelli RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Vigelli (see
Vigeli).
Cavill EnglishDerived from
Cavil, a place located in the East Riding of Yorkshire in northern England, named from Old English
ca meaning "jackdaw" and
feld meaning "open country". It is borne by the British actor Henry Cavill (1983-).
Cawood EnglishTraditional English habitational surname meaning "jackdaw wood" from the Old English
ca referring to 'jackdaw' (a member of the crow family), and
wudu 'wood'.
Cawthorne EnglishMeans "person from Cawthorn or Cawthorne", both in Yorkshire ("cold thorn bush").
Çay TurkishMeans "river, brook, creek" in Turkish.
Cayabyab Pangasinan, TagalogFrom Pangasinan and Tagalog
kayabyab denoting a person who pounded rice grains with a pestle in a mortar.
Çaylak TurkishMeans "kite (the bird)" or "inexperienced" in Turkish.
Caylus FrenchOf debated origin and meaning; theories include a Southern French corruption of Latin
castellum "castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold".
Cazacu RomanianFrom the name of the Cazacu River which flows through Romania.
Cazaly English (Australian)The meaning of this surname is unknown. This is a very important name in Australian Football culture, as it was the surname of a very prestigious Australian rules football player, Roy Cazaly. Mike Brady, from The Two Man Band, published a song called "Up There Cazaly", which is played every year at the AFL grand finals, thus making this surname is well-known by Australian Football fans.
Ceaușescu Romanian (Rare)Derived from Romanian
ceauș "doorman, courier, usher" (ultimately derived from Ottoman Turkish
çavuş "messenger, sergeant"). A notable bearer of the surname is the infamous Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Ceesay Western African, MandingGambian surname of Mandinka origin, which originally indicated a descendant of a marabout, i.e. a West African Muslim teacher and religious leader.... [
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Ceh MayanFrom Yucatec Maya
kéej meaning "deer".
Çehre TurkishMeans "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian
چهره (
čehre) "face, visage".
Cehuanocatl NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
cehua "to be cold, cold weather" or
cehualli "shadow, shade cast by something", combined with the suffix
-catl indicating affiliation.
Ceja SpanishFrom a common field name or a habitational name from any of various minor places called Ceja Yecla in Aragon.
Çela AlbanianFrom an old nickname for a brother-in-law, derived from a shortened form of the Turkish title
çelebi meaning "gentleman".
Celedon SpanishSpanish (Celedón): From The Old Personal Name Celedón From Celedonio From Greek Chelidonios ‘Like A Swallow’ Through Latin Chelidonius.
Čelik Croatian, SerbianDerived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish
çelik, meaning "steel".
Celsius Swedish (Archaic), HistoryLatinized form of
Högen "the mound" (Latin:
celsus), the name of a vicarage in Ovanåker parish, Sweden. Celsius is a unit of measurement for temperature named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744).
Celudrus Persian Mythology (Rare, Archaic, ?)It is a mystical name of a fiction book by an author named Giselle Viatcheslav, meaning "DRAGON DIAMOND GUARDIAN OF EVIL". It emerged shortly after a millennium dragon gives birth to a child with vampire blood on the sacred celestial moon... [
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Cen ChineseFrom Chinese 岑
(cén) referring to the ancient fief of Cen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Cena English (American), EnglishCena is a prominently used English name. It is derived from the word "see", however it rather than referring to the ability to see it, what it actually refers to is the inability to see as the other half of the name ("-na") means "naw" a synonym for "no"... [
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Cena ItalianDerived from Latin meaning "dinner, meal, supper". Possibly an occupational name for a cook or a waiter. In an alternative representation, it could be given to someone who's known for hosting or being involved in meals or dinners, or may have given this surname to an illegitimate child who was not welcomed at the dinner table.
Cena PolishFrom Polish meaning "price". Possibly an occupational name for a trader or dealer.
Cendejas SpanishCendejas is a city in Guadalahara. It is short for Cendejas de la Torre.
Centofanti ItalianMeans "a hundred soldiers on foot" in Italian, derived from Italian
cento meaning "(a) hundred" and Italian
fanti, which is the plural form of
fante meaning "soldier, infantryman"... [
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Centore Italianfrom
cento ore "hundred gold pieces" hence probably a nickname for a wealthy person.
Centurión SpanishOriginally a nickname derived from Spanish
centurión (ultimately from Late Latin
centum) literally meaning "centurion". Historically, a centurion is a military officer who commanded one hundred men in an Ancient Roman army during the classical period.
Cepeda SpanishA nickname for someone from the region where they grow vineyards.
Cera Spanish, Italian, Catalan, SicilianMetonymic occupational name for a wax seller, derived from Latin
cera meaning "wax". A famous bearer of this surname is Canadian actor and musician Michael Cera (1988-).
Cerasuolo ItalianMeans "cherry-colored." Appears as a word in many Italian dictionaries, but may have origins in the Greek period of Naples, where it seems to have originated. There are at least two villages found with the name, the most notable being near Monte Cassino, where many Japanese-American soldiers won Medals of Honor or other awards for heroism during WW II... [
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Cerda Spanish, PortugueseNickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese
cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin
cirra.
Cerdà CatalanDenoted someone from
Cerdanya (also called
La Cerdanya), a natural and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain.
Cerezo Spanish (European)Surname, in general, of toponymic origin, frequent and distributed throughout Spain, from the noun -cerezo-, "fruit tree whose fruit is the cherry". The surname was derived from nicknames or through the many toponyms in Cerezo existing in Spain, names of populations such as Cerezo (Cáceres), Cerezo de Mohernando (Guadalajara), etc., whose name was taken by some individuals for be native from one of them, as was the custom in the Middle Ages.There were, therefore, different houses of the surname Cerezo unrelated to each other, the Castilian and Extremaduran being very old, whose branches passed to La Rioja, Andalusia, Valencia and Murcia.
Cerise French, ItalianItalian habitational name from La Cerise or Torrent-La Cerise placenames in Valle d'Aosta from French
cerise "cherry"; and French occupational name from
cerise "cherry" (from Latin
cerasus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold cherries.
Çerkez TurkishMeans "Circassian" or "Adyghe" in Turkish, referring to an ethnic group native to the Caucasus.
Cerqueira PortugueseHabitational name from any of various places named Cerquerira, in most cases from a Latin derivative of
quercus "oak". The family name also occurs in Sicily, probably of the same origin.
Certic Hungarian (Modern)this is my father's family name. I did not grow up with him but have been told his family came here from Hungary. He was born in Marianna Pennsylvania.
Cervera SpanishA name for someone coming from any one of many places called Cervera, coming from Late Latin
cervaria, meaning "place of stags".
Cespedes SpanishFrom the plural of
cesped "peat", "turf" (Latin
caespes, genitive
caespitis), applied as a habitational name from a place named Céspedes (for example in Burgos province) or named with this word, or a topographic name for someone who lived by an area of peat, or possibly as a metonymic occupational name for someone who cut and sold turf.
Cestaro ItalianFrom
cesta "basket" and the suffix
-aro, an occupational name for a basket maker.
Çetinkaya TurkishMeans "hard rock" from Turkish
çetin meaning "hard, tough" combined with
kaya meaning "rock".
Cetrulo ItalianPossibly from Italian
citrullo "fool, simpleton", or alternately from Latin
citrullus "watermelon".
Ceylan TurkishTurkish surname meaning "gazelle" from Persian
carān جران.
Cha KoreanCha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces... [
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Cha HmongFrom the clan name
Tsab or
Tsaab associated with the Chinese character 張
(zhāng) (see
Zhang).
Chabana Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 茶 (
cha) meaning "tea" and 花 (
bana), the joining form of 花 (
hana) meaning "flower".
Chabashira Japanese (Rare)From 茶 (
cha) literally meaning "green tea" and 柱 (
hashira) meaning "pillar". A tea pillar is considered good luck in Japanese culture.
Chabata Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 茶 (
cha) meaning "tea" and 幡 (
bata), the joining form of 幡 (
hata), a clipping of 八幡 (
Yahata), the name of a Shintō shrine in possibly Hiroshima, Japan.
Chabert FrenchFrom
Charbert, an old baptism name of Germanic origin formed from two words that mean: concern and famous.
Chabot FrenchFrom chabot ‘bull-head’, a species of fish with a large head, hence a nickname for someone with a big head and a small body.
Chad IndianHindu (Bhatia) name of unknown meaning.
Chadha IndianBased on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Chadha.