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De Groeve FlemishEtymology uncertain. Possibly a habitational name from any of several places called
De Groeve, derived from
groeve "quarry, pit; excavated watercourse"... [
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Degutis LithuanianOccupational name for a person who sold tar; from the Lithuanian word
degutas meaning "tar".
De Hart DutchCan mean "the hart", "the heart", or "the hard", derived from Middle Dutch
hart "male deer, stag" (see
Hart),
harte "heart" (see
Hertz), or
hart "hard, solid, sturdy; harsh, cruel"... [
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De Heer DutchMeans "the lord" or "the gentleman" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch
hêre "feudal lord, master, leader, gentleman". Could be a nickname for a person who acted as a leader, or an occupational name for someone who worked for a lord... [
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Dehghani PersianDerived from Persian دهقان
(dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Dehn Germanthe Germanic ethnic name for someone from Denmark
De Hoog DutchMeans "the high" in Dutch, derived from Middle Dutch
hooch "high, tall; important, noble". Either a nickname for a tall person, or for someone who is high in rank or behaves as though they are, or a habitational name from a settlement built on relatively high ground.
Deiana ItalianFrom Sardinian
de "of, from" and
jana "fairy, spirit of the woods, sorceress" (from Latin
Diana).
De Jager Dutch, South AfricanMeans "the hunter" in Dutch, an occupational name. In some cases, it could derive from the name of a house or ship.
Dejean FrenchPatronymic with fused preposition
de, meaning “of”, from the personal name
Jean. This surname is also found in Haiti.
De Laat DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
laet "serf, freed serf, tenant", probably an occupational name for a tenant farmer.
De La Boulaye FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Bourgignon commune of La Boulaye.
De La Calzada Spanish (Rare)Means "of the causeway" in Spanish. This surname was likely given in honor of Dominic de la Calzada, a saint from Burgos.
De La Chaumette FrenchName for someone from one of several places in central France named La Chaumette; or someone who lived on a
chaumette, a high, arid plateau with little vegetation. The term is a diminutive of
chaume "bare land", from a specialized sense of Latin
calmus "calm, unruffled".
Delacour FrenchProbably based off the term "de la cœur", meaning "on the court".
Delacourt FrenchDenoting someone who lived or worked at a manorial court a courtly retainer. Derived from French
de la meaning "of the" or "from the" and
court meaning "court, yard".
de Laender FlemishPossibly from Middle Dutch
laenre meaning "stone falcon", a kind of small bird of prey such as a merlin or sparrowhawk.
De La Faieta OccitanThis indicates familial origin within the Arvernian commune of Ais de la Faieta.
Delafoy FrenchFrom Old French
de la foy meaning "of the faith". This is probably a name given to a cleric or a very pious person among the French Catholics.
Delagardelle FrenchHabitational name for someone from Lagardelle, a place in Haute Garonne.
Delage FrenchFrom the dialect word
age "hedge" for someone who lived by a hedge or from the various places in France called L'Age.
De La Halle FrenchMeans "of the hall" or "of the covered market" in French, from French
halle "hall, covered market". Adam de la Halle (1245-1306) was a French poet-composer trouvère, widely considered as both a conservative and progressive composer.
Delahunt IrishAnglicized form of Irish
Ó Dulchaointigh meaning "descendant of a satirist", from Irish
dul "going, to go" or "satirist" and
cainteach "talkative, chatty" or "plaintive, sad".
Delalande FrenchFrench surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
De La Mora Spanish"De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry."... [
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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 La Reguera SpanishMeans "of the ditch" in Spanish, from Spanish
reguera "ditch, irrigation ditch". Ana de la Reguera (1977-) is a Mexican actress known for her role as Sister
Encarnación in the 2006 comedy film
Nacho Libre.
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").
Delaurier FrenchAltered form of French
Deslauriers or a topographic name with fused preposition
de meaning “from” denoting someone who lived by a laurel, from
laurier.
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).
De Leeuw Dutch, FlemishMeans "the lion" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived at a house or tavern with a sign depicting a lion. In some cases, it may have been a nickname denoting a wild or courageous individual.
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.
Delger DutchPossibly an occupational name from an agent derivative of
(ver)delgen, meaning “to nullify” or “to exterminate.”
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.
Delk German (?)Possibly an altered form of German
telke, meaning “proud” or “famous,” or a shortened form of German
Delker.
Dell EnglishFrom Old English
dell "small valley, hollow, dell".
Della Italian, SpanishLikely derived from the Italian and Spanish word
della, meaning "of the".
Delle FrenchFrom the name of a commune in Territoire de Belfort, France, derived from Medieval Latin
Dadila, from Late Latin
Datira.
Delle GermanHabitational or topographic name derived from Low German
delle "dell, depression, hollow".
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.
Del Negro ItalianLiterally “of or belonging to the black one” hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a man bearing this nickname or ethnic name.
Delogu ItalianMeans "from/of the place", from Sardinian
de "of, from" and
logu "place".
Delong FrenchHabitational name with fused preposition
de meaning “from,” denoting someone from a place called Long of which there are examples in Cher Dordogne and Somme.
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" or "garland of roses" but in this case, takes the meaning of "rosary", the Roman Catholic devotion to the Virgin Mary... [
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Del Toro SpanishMeans "of the bull" in Spanish, denoting a person who owns bulls or a tender of bulls.
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".
De Man DutchMeans "the man" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch
man "person, man; husband, vassal". Could be a nickname, perhaps to differentiate an older individual (compare
Mann), or a habitational name derived from a house name such as
De Geleerde Man ("The Learned Man") or
De Zwarte Man ("The Black Man").
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.
Dembo JewishHabitational name for someone from any of various places in Lithuania or Poland called Dęby.