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De La O Spanish"O" is the archaic form of "Do" - apocope of "donde" - where, the personal name of a woman in the Hispanic world, and a French name of the twelfth century.
De Lara EnglishMeans "from Lara", a Spanish and French habitational name.
De Larrinaga BasqueFamily name of owners of the old Larrinaga Shipping Company that had it's base in Liverpool. Original owner of the Palacio de Larrinaga was Ramon de Larrinaga.
De La Torre SpanishTopographic name "from (
de) the tower (
la torre)", i.e. someone who lived by a watchtower, "from (
de) the tower (
la torre)".
De Laura ItalianMetronymic from the female personal name
Laura (a derivative of Latin
laurus "laurel").
Deldojar Scottish (Anglicized, Rare)Deldojar is a nickname for Bangladeshi traders who settled on the coastal port of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. This name is taken from the name of the merchant's hometown, Deldur upazila, a district of Tangail in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Deledda Italian, SardinianVariant of
Ledda. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Grazia Deledda (1871–1936).
Deleeuw DutchFound in the North Brabant region of the Netherlands
Deleuran French (Huguenot), DanishHuguenot surname of unknown origin. This family emigrated to Denmark in the 16th century, and now most members of the family are Danish
Delevingne French, EnglishMeans "of the vine" in French. It is the surname of Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne, both English actresses and models; it is also the surname of French-born photojournalist Lionel Delevingne
De Lévis FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Orléanais commune of Lévis-Saint-Nom.
Delfino Italian, SpanishFrom the personal name
Delfino, from Latin
Delphinus, from
delphis "dolphin", regarded in medieval times as a symbol of goodness and friendliness.
Deligiannis GreekGreek nickname derived from the Turkish element
deli meaning "mad, brave" combined with the Greek given name
Giannis.
De Lima Spanish"de Lima" is the surname given to the people who lived near the Limia River (Lima in portuguese) on the Province of Ourense, an autonomous community of Galicia, located at the northwest of Spain. The root of the name is Don Juan Fernandez de Lima, maternal grandson to the King Alfonso VI de León (1040-1109).
De Liniers FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Poitevin commune of Liniers.
Della Italian, SpanishLikely derived from the Italian and Spanish word
della, meaning "of the".
Dell'oro ItalianMeans "of the gold" in Italian. Might indicate someone with blond hair, someone who worked as a goldsmith, or might be descended from the Latin name
Aurius.
Delogu ItalianMeans "from/of the place", from Sardinian
de "of, from" and
logu "place".
Delorey French (Anglicized)Anglicized version of
Deslauriers, a topographic name for someone living among laurels, a combination of the fused preposition and plural definite article des ‘from the’ + the plural of Old French lorier ‘laurel’.
Del Popolo ItalianMeans "of the people", given to foundlings at a time when a small stipend was allotted to their maintenance by the king.
Del Rosario SpanishDel Rosario, in Spanish and Italian languages, and do Rosário in Portuguese language (English: of the rosary) is a surname that has as its etymology, the Latin preposition, "de" meaning "of the" and the Latin noun "rosarium", meaning "rosegarden"
1 or "garland of roses"
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Delvecchio ItalianThe surname Delvecchio is derived from the Italian word
vecchi, which further derives from the late Latin word
veclus, which measn old, aged, or elderly.
De Lynden ObscureCombination of the French word
de, meaning "from" and the surname
Lynden, denoting someone who lived near a linden valley.
Dema Spanish1 Spanish: unexplained; it is associated with Uesca province, in Aragon.... [
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de Maagd DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
maech, mage "a member of one's kin, a blood relative".
Demachi JapaneseDe means ground, soil, dirt, earth" and machi means "town".
Demand Germanfrom Middle Low German
demant "diamond" a metonymic occupational name for either a cutter or dealer in diamonds.
Demar French, EnglishCombination of the French word
de, meaning "from" and the Old French word
maresc, meaning "marsh".
Demaria ItalianMetronymic from the female personal name Maria, or name for a devotee of the Virgin Mary.
De Marni ItalianFrom Italy, most likely Northern Italy. One theory is that De Marni or a similar sounding name was the name of an orphanage, but it's origin is unknown.
Demers FrenchFrom French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Demestre FrenchIt's an occupational word coming from Latin. It means "master". It is of French origin.
De Metz Medieval Jewish, Medieval FrenchA medieval Ashkenazic French habitational name originally meaning "of Metz", from the city of Metz (now known as Mettis) in Lorraine, which was originally known as Mediomatrica, after the Gaulish tribe of the Mediomatrici... [
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Demidov RussianMeans "son of
Demid". This was the name of a Russian industrialist family prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries. A bearer of the feminine form
Demidova was Anna Stepanovna Demidova (1878-1918), a lady-in-waiting in the service of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who acquired posthumous fame for being executed alongside her employer in 1918.
DeMille French (Belgian)Denoted a person from
Hamme-Mille, a section of the municipality of Beauvechain, in the province of Walloon Brabant in Wallonia, Belgium. This surname was borne by the American filmmaker and producer Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959).
Demirel TurkishMeans "iron hand" from Turkish
demir meaning "iron" and
el meaning "hand".
Demirtaş TurkishMeans "iron rock" from Turkish
demir meaning "iron" and
taş meaning "rock, stone".
Demma EnglishPossibly an Anglicization of the Italian surname
Demma, a metronymic from the personal name
Emma.
Demontigny Frenchhabitational name with fused preposition
de "from" for someone from any of several places in various parts of France named Montigny (see
Montigny).
Dempster Manx, English, ScottishThe name for a judge or arbiter of minor disputes, from Old English dem(e)stre, a derivative of the verb demian ‘to judge or pronounce judgement’. Although this was originally a feminine form of the masculine demere, by the Middle English period the suffix -stre had lost its feminine force, and the term was used of both sexes... [
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Demsky Polish, JewishDerived from Polish
dab and
demb meaning "oak", which is either a habitational name from a place with the same name or an ornamental name with reference to the tree and its qualities of strength and durability.
Demura JapaneseThe Japanese surname "Demura" (出村) consists of two kanji characters: "出" meaning "to go out" or "to leave" and "村" meaning "village" or "town." So, "Demura" could be interpreted as "from the village" or "originating from the village." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.
Demuro ItalianProbably denoting someone from Muro, Basilicata. Alternately, may be a nickname from Sardinian
muru "wall" or "donkey".
Denby EnglishMeans "person from Denby", Derbyshire or Yorkshire ("farmstead of the Danes").
Denham EnglishFrom the name of various places in England, most of which meant "farm in the valley" (from Old English
denu "valley" +
ham "homestead"). Notable bearers of the surname included John Denham (1615-1669), an English poet; British Labour politician John Denham (1953-); and British actor Maurice Denham (1909-2002).
Denley EnglishApparently a habitational name from an unidentified place, probably so named from Old English denu 'valley' + leah 'woodland clearing'.
Dennehy IrishAnglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Duineachdha meaning "descendant of Duineachaidh", a given name meaning "humane". A famous bearer was American actor Brian Dennehy (1938-2020).
Denninger GermanHabitational name for someone from Denning in Bavaria. Denning is related to Middle Low German denne meaning "wooded vale".
Dennington EnglishHabitational name from a place in Suffolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Dingifetuna, from the Old English female personal name Denegifu (composed of the elements Dene meaning "Dane" + gifu meaning "gift") + Old English tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement".
Den Uijl DutchMeans "the owl" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch
ule. A notable bearer was the Dutch prime minister Johannes den Uijl (1919-1987), also known as Joop den Uyl.
Den Uyl DutchVariant of
Den Uijl, notably borne by the Dutch prime minister Joop den Uyl (1919-1987).
Denver EnglishEnglish surname, composed of the Old English elements Dene "Dane" and fær "passage, crossing," hence "Dane crossing."
Deo Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, KannadaVariant of
Dev.
Depardieu FrenchMeans "of by God", derived from French
pardieu meaning "by God", originally a nickname for someone who blasphemously uttered the name of God. It could also indicate a person who came from various places in France called
Part-Dieu or
Pardieu, for example the Lyon-Part-Dieu Business District in the city of Lyon... [
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De Paula Spanisha Metronymic from the female personal name Paula and from a shortened form of Francisco de Paula a personal name bestowed in honor of Saint Francis of Paola
Depietri ItalianThe distinguished surname Depietri can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [
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