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Gulian ArmenianFrom Armenian word
gul meaning "rose", as well as "laughter", combined with the common suffix of
ian meaning "son of".
Gullette FrenchComes from Guillemme or William of Normandy. Reference 1066: The Battle of Hastings.
Gullick EnglishFrom the Middle English personal name
Gullake, a descendant of Old English
Gūthlāc, literally "battle-sport".
Gulliver EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a greedy person (from Old French
goulafre "glutton"). Jonathan Swift used it in his satire 'Gulliver's Travels' (1726), about the shipwrecked ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver, whose adventures "offer opportunities for a wide-ranging and often savage lampooning of human stupidity and vice."
Gultekin TurkishIt comes from "Kül Tigin" (? - 575 AD) who was a general of the Second Turkic Kaganate (Göktürks' khaganate). He was a second son of Ilterish Shad and the younger brother of Bilge Kagan.
Gumm EnglishFrom a nickname or byname from Middle English
gome, Old English
guma "man".
Gundián GalicianThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the parish of Costantín, Baralla or the one in the parish of A Ponte Ulla, Vedra.
Gundry EnglishFrom
Gondri,
Gundric, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements
gund "battle" and
rīc "power(ful)".
Gunn ScottishThis ancient Scottish surname is of Norwegian origin derived from the Old Norse personal name
Gunnr. This surname, in most cases originated in Caithness, Scotland's most northerly county.
Gunner EnglishFrom Old English
gunne meaning "cannon, gun" and the agent suffix "-er"
Gunzenhauser German, JewishHabitational name for someone from either of two places named Gunzenhausen, one in Württemberg and the other in Bavaria.
Guppy EnglishEnglish habitational name from a place in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name
Guppa (a short form of
Guðbeorht "battle bright") + (ge)
hæg "enclosure"... [
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Guralnick JewishOccupational name from Ukrainian
guralnyk, Yiddish
guralnik "distiller".
Gurewitz JewishBelarusian and Lithuanian variant of Horowitz, a habitational name from Horovice in central Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, which is named with a short form of a personal name formed with Hor, as for example Horimir, Horislav.
Gursultur Jewish (Latinized), Kurdish, HebrewThis name is a composition of the following words: GUR; Hebrew for "lion cub", SUL; which is an abbreviation of Suleman (Kurdish for king Solomon), TUR; this word is derived from the Arba'ah Turim. The Arbaáh Turim are often called simply the Tur, which is an important Halakhic code.... [
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Gusev RussianDerived from Russian гусь
(gus) meaning "goose".
Gushiken Okinawan, JapaneseMeans "strong-willed" from Japanese 具
(gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means", 志
(shi) meaning "intention, will", and 堅
(ken) meaning "hard, resolute, unyielding".
Gusinjac BosnianFrom Gusinje, the name of a town in the Plav municipality of Montenegro where Bosniaks form a regional majority
Gust GermanGerman: from a short form of the personal name
Jodocus, which is either a Latinized form of a Breton name,
Iodoc, borne by a 7th-century Breton saint (compare
Jost and
Joyce) or from a reduced form of the personal name
Augustus.... [
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Guta BosnianPossibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).
Guðnadóttir IcelandicMeans "daughter of
Guðni". A notable bearer is Icelandic musician and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (b. 1982).
Guthrie Scottish, Irish, GermanScottish: habitational name from a place near Forfar, named in Gaelic with
gaothair ‘windy place’ (a derivative of
gaoth ‘wind’) + the locative suffix
-ach. Possibly an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic
Mag Uchtre ‘son of
Uchtre’, a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to
uchtlach ‘child’.... [
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Gütlin German, YiddishDiminutive of GUTE and GUTA, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Guttenberg German, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of various places, for example in Bavaria, called Guttenberg, from the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of Old High German guot ‘good’ + berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’... [
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Gutting GermanOf uncertain origin. Probably from a Germanic personal name formed with
god "good" or
god,
got "god".
Güven TurkishMeans "trust, confidence" in Turkish, perhaps designating a trustworthy person or one who trusts in others readily.
Guy EnglishOccupational name for a guide, Old French
gui (a derivative of
gui(d)er "to guide", of Germanic origin).
Guy English, FrenchFrom a French form of the Germanic personal name
Wido, which is of uncertain origin. This name was popular among the Normans in the forms
Wi,
Why as well as in the rest of France in the form
Guy.
Guynes WelshWelsh. Derivitive of Gwynn. Modified in the 19th century when the family came to the United States.
Guzi HungarianAs far as known, Guzi means 'friend' but as far as other meanings go, it is unknown. Due to its origin, the last name has two factions of distant family that pronounce it differently- One as "Guh-Zee" as the more uncommon pronunciation that actually follows the origin, and "Goo-Zee" as it is commonly pronounced in English.
Gwan KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
官 (Gwan) meaning "Tube".
Gwizdala PolishNickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of
gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
Gyllenhaal SwedishThe name
Gyllenhaal originated from Nils Gunnarsson Gyllenhaal's father Gunne Olofsson Haal, who was from Hahlegården, a crown homestead in South Härene Parish in the county of Västergötland in West Sweden... [
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Hạ VietnameseDerived from the Han character
夏 meaning "summer".
Haabma EstonianHaabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Haaboja EstonianHaaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".
Haag Ancient Germanic (Archaic)’’The German surname Haag, like many surnames, was taken from some geographical feature near the dwelling place of its first bearer. Coming from the Old Norse "haga," or some local variation of the word, the name means "one who lives near a hedged or fenced enclosure."... [
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Haak EstonianHaak is an Estonian surname meaning "hook" and "fastener".
Haaland NorwegianFrom Old Norse
Hávaland, derived from
hár "high" and
land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.
Haam HmongA Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as
Ham or
Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname
Hang.
Haarla EstonianHaarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Haarma EstonianHaarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Haavisto FinnishMeans "place with aspens" or "group of aspens". This name comes from a combination of
haapa, "aspen", and the suffix
-sto which is used for places and groups of things.
Haavistu EstonianHaavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
Habelt Germanfrom a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Haber MalteseNot to be confused with the German surname of the same spelling.
Haberland GermanTopographic name from Middle High German
haber(e) "oats" and
land "land", or a habitational name from any of various places so called.
Habermann German, JewishOccupational name for a grower or seller of oats, composed of the elements
Haber and the agent suffix
-mann.
Habsburg GermanThis surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German
Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German
hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.
Hachiya JapaneseFrom Japanese 蜂
(hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley".
Hacıyev AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the pilgrim", from Arabic حَاجِيّ
(ḥājiyy) denoting a Muslim who has successfully made the hajj to Mecca.
Hackney English, ScottishHabitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name
Haca (genitive
Hacan) combined with
ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Hackney English, ScottishFrom Middle English
hakenei (Old French
haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational name for a stablehand... [
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Hacohen HebrewMeans "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word
ha which means "the", and the surname
Cohen.
Hada JapaneseThis is another reading of Haneda/Hata. Ha means "Plume, Feather, Wing" and Da means "Rice Paddy/Patty".
Haddad Arabic, PersianMeans "blacksmith, ironsmith" in Arabic, ultimately from Syriac ܚܕܕܐ
(hadado).
Haddock EnglishHaddock is a surname of English. It may refer to many people. It may come from the medieval word Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, a short form of various compound names including the root ēad, meaning prosperity or fortune... [
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Haddon EnglishDerived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [
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Hadj Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic حاج
(ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", referring to the Islamic hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (chiefly Maghrebi).
Hadley EnglishA habitational name from either a place named Hadley, or a place named Hadleigh. The first is named from the Old English personal name
Hadda +
lēah (means ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’), and the other three are from Old English
hǣð (meaning ‘heathland’, ‘heather') +
lēah.
Hado Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"
Hafer German, JewishMetonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German
Hafer "oats". Compare
Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
Hafstein IcelandicEither derived from the Icelandic given name
Hafsteinn or from Norwegian surname
Havstein (probably derived from a place name).
Haga JapaneseHa means "Fragrance,Aroma" and Ga means "Congratulations". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan, and most likely comes from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
Hagakure JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 隠 (gakure) meaning "to disappear"
Hagan JewishHebrew, shortened from haganah which means soldier
Hagan IrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hÁgáin "descendant of
Ógán", a personal name from a diminutive of
óg "young".
Hagan IrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of
Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of
Aodh meaning "fire".
Hagelberg GermanFrom German
hagel meaning "hail" and
berg meaning "mountain".
Hageman DutchCombination of Middle Dutch
haghe "hedge, enclosure" and #man "man".
Hägg SwedishFrom Swedish
hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.
Häggkvist SwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and
kvist "twig".
Hägglund SwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and
lund "grove".
Häggström SwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" and
ström "stream, small river".
Hagino JapaneseHagi means "Bush Clover" and No means "Field, Plain, Wilderness". A notable bearer is Kosuke Hagino, a competitive swimmer.
Hagman SwedishCombination of Swedish
hage "encousure, pasture" and
man "man", thus making it a cognate of German
Hagemann.
Hagström SwedishCombination of Swedish
hage "enclosure, garden" and
ström "stream, small river".
Hahm GermanMetonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights and measures, from Middle High German hāme ‘(standard) measure’.
Hahner GermanOccupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
hane "rooster".
Hahner GermanHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn or Hag.
Hailes Scottish, EnglishScottish habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of
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Haimawari JapaneseFrom Japanese 灰 (hai) meaning "ashes, puckery juice, cremate" and 廻 (mawari) meaning "round, revolve, go around, circumference"
Hairfield EnglishProbably a variant of Harefield, a habitational name from a place so named, for example the one Greater London or Harefield in Selling, Kent, which are both apparently named from Old English here ‘army’ + feld ‘open country’.