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Daimes DutchOf Dutch origin, related to surnames
Dames and
Daïmes. Arrived in the United States in the 17th century, where it is most common.
Daino FilipinoFrom
daino ‘fallow deer’, applied as a nickname, perhaps for someone who was timid or fleet of foot, or as a metonymic occupational name for a game warden or hunter.
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).
Dainton EnglishHabitational name possibly derived from an older form of
Doynton, a village in Gloucestershire, England, meaning "
Dydda’s settlement", or perhaps from the hamlet
Dainton in Devon meaning "
Dodda’s settlement".
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."
Dakurige Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 駄栗毛 (
Dakurige) meaning "Dakurige", a division in the area of Sawane in the city of Sado in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.
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".
Daleiden GermanHabitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Daleiden.
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.
Damanik BatakMeans "charismatic, noble, intelligent", derived from Simalungun Batak
si mada meaning "possessor, owner" and
manik meaning "enthusiasm, charisma, intelligence".
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".
Damask EnglishPresumably an occupational name for someone who sold damask a richly woven material of a kind originally made in Damascus.
Damaskos GreekGreek term for دمشق (
Dimašq) known in English as Damascus, the capital of Syria and one of the oldest capitals in the world.
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.
Dampier EnglishHabitational name from any of various places in northern France called Dampierre named in honor of St. Peter. The first element Dam- or Don is an Old French title of respect, from Latin
dominus meaning “lord,” often prefixed to the names of saints.
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’.
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.
Dani Gujarati, SanskritIndian (Gujarat): Hindu Vania name, from the Sanskrit epithet dani ‘liberal in giving’.
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).
Danpronta m English (Latinized, ?)A unknown form of Daniel, Dan, and Danny originating from the 17th century. While also being a slang term for a language.
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".)
Danza ItalianProbably a habitational name from a place in Salerno, Italy. In the case of American actor Tony Danza, it’s a shortened form of
Iadanza, used as a stage name.
Danza ItalianMeans "dance" in Italian, a nickname for a dancer. Alternatively, it could derive from an Italian form of the given name
Abundantius.
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).
Daoheuang LaoMeans "marigold" (literally "bright star") in Lao, from the words ດາວ
(dao) meaning "star" and ເມືອງ
(huang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".
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 Palestrina Italian, HistoryMeans "of Palestrina" in Italian, an Italian commune near Rome, derived from an Italian form of Latin
Praenesteus or
Praeneste, both of uncertain meaning. a famous bearer of the surname was the Italian late Renaissance composer
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594).
Dapper DutchNickname from
dapper meaning ‘brave, gallant’ in Dutch. Famous bearers of this surname include the American actor and model Marco Dapper (1983-), and Dutch physician and writer Olfert Dapper (1636-1689).
Da Pra ItalianA topographic name for someone from a meadow, from the northern variant of "prato" (meadow).
D'Aquila ItalianMeans "from L'Aquila", a city in Abruzzo, Italy (known locally as Aquila).
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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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.