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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.
Danao Filipino, TagalogTopographic name for someone who lived near a body of water, derived from Tagalog
danaw meaning "lagoon, lake".
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.
Danesi EdoTHERE ARE TWO SETS OF DANESI. ONE IN ITALY AND THE OTHER IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA. DANESI ITALIAN MEANS «MAN FROM DENMARK» AFRICAN DANESI MEANS «PRAISE BE TO THE CREATOR»
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 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).
D'aoust FrenchD'Aoust, denotes someone from Aoust(e) in France. Aouste is situated in the Ardennes department (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France at 29 km from Charleville-Mézières, the department capital... [
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Da Pra ItalianA topographic name for someone from a meadow, from the northern variant of "prato" (meadow).
Darabont Hungarian, RomanianOccupational name meaning "guardsman" in Hungarian, ultimately derived from French
brabançon. The American movie director Frank Darabont (1959-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Darden EnglishA habitation name in Northumberland of uncertain origin.
Dare EnglishThis interesting surname has two possible derivations. Firstly, it may derive from the Olde English pre-7th Century personal name "Deora", Middle English "Dere", which is in part a short form of various compound names with the first element "deor", dear, and in part a byname meaning "Beloved"... [
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D'aries ItalianComes from Italian word "aria" (plural arie) meaning "air"; also a form of opera
Dark EnglishNickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, from Middle English
darke, Old English
deorc "dark". In England, the surname is most frequent in the West Country.
Darley EnglishMeans "person from Darley", Derbyshire ("glade frequented by deer").
Darlington EnglishFrom Old English Dearthington believed to be the settlement of Deornoth's people (unclear root + ing a family group + ton an enclosed farm or homestead).
Da Rosa PortugueseLiterally means "of the rose" in Portuguese. It is generally a component of personal names; among women, it is a Marian name; among men, it is of uncertain application.
Darragh IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Dhubhdarach, a personal name meaning "black one of the oak tree".
Darski PolishLast name of Adam "Nergal" Darski of the blackened death metal band Behemoth.
D'artagnan French, LiteratureSurname given to a person from Artagnan, France. It is also used by Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, the captain of the Musketeers from the novel, "The Three Musketeers".
Darton EnglishDerived from the location name of Darton, a village on the River Dearne near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, UK.
Da Rúa GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the municipality of A Rúa.
Daruwala Indian (Parsi)Means "wine maker" or "wine seller" from Hindi दारू
(dārū) meaning "liquor, wine, alcohol" and the suffix -वाला
(-vālā) denoting an occupation.
Darvish PersianFrom a title denoting a Sufi ascetic, derived from the Persian word درویش
(darviš) meaning "poor, needy".
Dashiev BuryatDerived from Tibetan བཀྲ་ཤིས
(bkra shis) meaning "good fortune, good luck".
Daskalakis GreekComes from the Greek root word of "Daskalalos" (Δάσκαλος) that means "teacher", with the adittion of the ending "akis" (ακης) that usually shows a connection with the island of Crete
Data PolishDerived from German
dato "date" or "day".
Date JapaneseFrom Japanese 伊
(da) meaning "this" and 達
(te) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".
Datuimam Filipino, MaranaoFrom Maranao
datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" combined with Arabic إِمَام
(ʾimām) meaning "leader". It is used as a title for religious leaders.
Datumolok Filipino, MaranaoFrom Maranao
datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" and
molok meaning "own, possess", used as a title of nobility.
Daugaard DanishDanish name element
gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix
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Daughtry English, NormanEnglish (of Norman origin) habitational name, with fused French preposition d(e), for someone from Hauterive in Orne, France, named from Old French
haute rive ‘high bank’ (Latin
alta ripa).
Daum German, JewishNickname for a short person, from Middle High German
doum "tap", "plug", or
dume, German
Daumen "thumb".
D'aurevalle French (Archaic)This medieval surname literally means "from Aurevalle". Aurevalle can refer to any of the three French communes that are nowadays known by the more modern spelling Orival. All of them ultimately derive their name from Latin
aurea vallis meaning "golden vale" or "golden valley".
D'aureville FrenchThis surname literally means "from Aureville". Aureville is a commune in southwestern France, which was established in late medieval times. It derives its name from Latin
aurea villa or
villa aurea which literally means "golden country-house, golden farm" but of course later came to mean "golden village".
Daus GermanFrom Middle Low German
dūs denoting the "two on a die or , the ace in cards" hence a nickname for a passionate card or dice player.
Dauterive FrenchOriginally denoted a person hailing from any of the various places in France called
Hauterive. This surname is no longer found in France. A famous fictional bearer is the character Bill Dauterive from the American animated series
King of the Hill, starting 1997.
Davari PersianDerived from Persian داور
(davar) meaning "judge, arbiter".
Davenport EnglishHabitational name from a place in Cheshire named Davenport, from the Dane river (apparently named with a Celtic cognate of Middle Welsh
dafnu "to drop, to trickle") and Old English
port "market town".
Davey English, WelshDerived from the given name
David. Alternately, it may be a variant spelling of Welsh
Davies or
Davis, which could be patronymic forms of
David, or corrupted forms of
Dyfed, an older Welsh surname and the name of a county in Wales.
Da Vinci ItalianMeans, "son of
Vinci 1". A famous bearer was Italian inventor and artist Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519).
Daw BurmeseThis surname is derived from an occupation. 'the deye' or 'day,' a maid, a dairy-maid, whence 'dairy'
Dax EnglishEither derived from the town of Dax in France or from the Old English given name
Dæcca (of unknown meaning).