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Farmiga Ukrainian
The surname of a certainly recent Hollywood dynasty.
Farnan Irish (Anglicized)
Irish shortened Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Farannáin ‘descendant of Forannán’, a personal name possibly based on forrán ‘attack’... [more]
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Farnworth English
Farnworth is a combination of two words: old-English fearn meaning "fern" and worth, making the full meaning of Farnworth "settlers from a place where ferns are abundant." The oldest known record of the surname was in Farnworth with Kearsley (modern-day Farnworth), Lancashire in 1185... [more]
Farook Arabic
Derived from the given name Faruq.
Farooq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Farooqi Muslim
Muslim: Arabic family name (Fārūqī), denoting someone descended from or associated with someone called Farooq , in particular a descendant of the khalif ῾Umar.
Farooqi Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Farooqui Urdu
From the given name Faruq.
Farouk Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Farouq Arabic
Derived from the given name Faruq.
Farquaad Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, as a surname it is born by Lord Maximus Farquaad, main antagonist of the 2001 animated fantasy comedy film Shrek.
Farquhar Scottish (Anglicized)
Scottish (Aberdeenshire) reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhearchair ‘son of Fearchar’, a personal name composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + car ‘loving’, ‘beloved’.
Farrag Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Farraj chiefly used in Egypt.
Farragut Breton, French, Catalan, American
A Breton-French surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was American naval flag officer David Farragut (1801-1870), who is known for serving during the American Civil War. His father was of Catalan ancestry... [more]
Farrah Arabic
From the given name Farah
Farrakhan Muslim
Surname of Activist Louis Farrakhan
Farrar English (British)
Northern English: occupational name for a smith or worker in iron, from Middle English and Old French farrour, ferour, from medieval Latin ferrator, an agent derivative of ferrare ‘to shoe horses’, from ferrum ‘iron’, in medieval Latin ‘horseshoe’... [more]
Farrelly Irish
A variant of Irish surname Farrell
Farrer English
Variant of Farrar.
Farrimond English
Either from the Norman given name Faramund, or else a variant of the occupational surname Ferriman ('with post-medieval excrescent -d').
Farris Italian
From Sardinian farris "barley flour".
Farrokhi Persian
From the given name Farrokh.
Farrow English
Northern English: hyper-corrected form of Farrar, occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. The original -ar or -er ending of this name came to be regarded as an error, and was changed to -ow.
Farrugia Maltese
Derived from Maltese farruġ meaning "chicken, cockerel", ultimately from Arabic فُرُوج (furūj). It was used as a nickname for someone who fed chickens.
Farthing English
(i) "someone who lives on a 'farthing' of land" (i.e. a quarter of a larger area); (ii) from a medieval nickname based on farthing "1/4 penny", perhaps applied to someone who paid a farthing in rent; (iii) from the Old Norse male personal name Farthegn, literally "voyaging warrior"
Faruk Bengali, Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Faruq Arabic
From the given name Faruq.
Faruque Bengali
From the given name Faruq.
Farzaneh Persian
From Persian فرزانه (farzâne) meaning "wise, learned".
Fasano Italian
Probably from Italian fasani "pheasant", a nickname for someone who resembled the bird in appearance or (lack of) intelligence, who hunted them, or who lived in an area populated by them. ... [more]
Fass German
From Middle High German faz, German Fass 'cask', 'keg', hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of casks and kegs, or a nickname for someone as rotund as a barrel. German: variant of Fasse, Faas.
Fassbender German
Occupational name for a maker of keg barrels.
Fast German, Swedish
Either a short form of a name starting with the element fast meaning "steadfast, firm", or a nickname for a reliable steadfast person.
Fastolf English
From the Old Norse male personal name Fastúlfr, literally "strong wolf". It was borne by Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459), an English soldier whose name was adapted by Shakespeare as "Falstaff".
Fáta Hungarian
From the old pagan name FÁTA.
Fata Italian
Derived from fata "fairy" or a variant of FATO.
Fatehi Persian
From the given name Fateh.
Fathi Arabic, Persian
From the given name Fathi.
Fathy Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Fathi.
Fatica Italian
From Italian fatica "hard work, effort, labour; fatigue".
Fatima Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Fatimah.
Fattah Arabic
Derived from the given name Fattah.
Fattahi Persian
From the given name Fattah.
Fattig German (Americanized)
Coming from the name “attig” meaning German royalty or nobles. It is also thought to come from Sweden meaning “poor”.
Faucett English
Locational surname from various British places: Fawcett in Cumberland, Facit in Lancashire, Forcett in North Yorkshire, or Fa’side Castle in East Lothian, Scotland. The linguistic origins of the name arise variously from, in Cumberland and Lancashire, "multi-coloured hillside" in 7th century Old English fag or fah, "brightly coloured, variegated, flowery" with side, "slope"; in North Yorkshire from Old English ford, "ford", and sete, "house, settlement"; or, reputedly, in East Lothian, "fox on a hillside"... [more]
Faucette French
From French fausette, meaning "falsehood." Variant of Fasset and Faucet.
Fauci Sicilian
Means "sickle" in Sicilian, originally an occupational name for a maker of sickles.
Fauntleroy English
Little Lord Fauntleroy is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. Fauntleroy is also Donald Duck's middle name.
Fauré Occitan
Fauré is an Occitan family name, a variant of Faure.
Fausett Italian
Man with Falsetto voice.
Faustin French
From the given name Faustin.
Fausto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the give name Fausto.
Favaro Italian, South American
it is the regional venetian variant of Fabbri, it means "blacksmith"
Favier French
Occupational name for a grower of beans or a bean merchant derived from Latin faba "bean".
Favri French (Huguenot), Medieval French
The medieval French word for Blacksmith.
Fawad Urdu
Derived from the given name Fawad.
Fawaz Arabic
Derived from the given name Fawaz.
Fawcett English
Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fag' or 'fah' meaning bright or flowery.
Fawkes English
From the Norman personal name Faulques or Fauques, which was derived from a Germanic nickname meaning literally "falcon". A famous bearer of the surname was Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), the English Catholic conspirator... [more]
Fawley English
This is a name for someone who worked as a person who worked as the fowler or the bird-catcher having derived from the Old English word "fugelere" which literally means "hunter of wild birds, fowler"... [more]
Fawzi Arabic
From the given name Fawzi
Fawzy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Egypt.
Fayard French
Originally French topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or beech-wood.
Fayaz Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Faye French, English
Refers to one who came from Fay or Faye (meaning "beech tree") in France.
Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.
Fayerman Yiddish
It literally means "fireman".
Fayez Arabic
Derived from the given name Faiz.
Fayne English
The surname Fayne is derived from the Middle English words "fein," "fayn," or " fane," which all mean "glad." The name was a nickname for a happy or good-natured person.
Faynshteyn Yiddish
It literally means "fine stone".
Fayre English
Variation of Fair.
Faysal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Faysal.
Fayyaz Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Fayzulin Tatar
Derived from the Arabic given name Faizullah.
Fayzullin Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from the given name Faizullah.
Fayzullina f Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Fayzullin.
Fazakerley English
Means "person from Fazakerley", Liverpool ("glade by the borderland").
Fazal Arabic
In Islam Imam Hussain's brother (Abbas) was named Fazal, however he was not his biological brother. Imam Hasan was his biological brother. Fazal was rather referred to as Abbas, in his life (c. 566 – c. 653 CE) he was referred to as Abbas and is also referred to today as Abbas
Fazal Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fazal.
Fazbear English (American)
The last name of the fictional character "Freddy Fazbear".
Fazeli Persian
From the given name Fazel.
Fazil Urdu
Derived from the given name Fazil.
Fazio Italian
From a short form of the given name Bonifazio.
Fazl Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Fadl.
Fazli Persian
From the given name Fazl.
Fazzi Italian
Variant of Fazio.
Fearnley English (British)
Comes from the family having resided in a forest glade carpeted with ferns. The name Fearnley is derived from two Old English elements: fearn, the old English word for ferns, and leah, a word for a clearing in a forest.
Feather English
from Middle English fether fedder "feather" or perhaps a shortened form of Middle English fetherer applied as a metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers and down a maker of quilts or possibly a maker of pens... [more]
Featherston English (British)
The name probably means feudal stone where the locals paid the lord of the manor their taxes. It probably starts spelled in the 1500's as Fetherston which is mainly when parish records began and moves though the century's to Fetherstone and then to Featherston then Featherstone, In the Doomsday book the lord of the manor of Featherstone in West Yorkshire but in both cases it was of course Fetherston was Ralph de Fetherston... [more]
Featherstonhaugh English
Indicates a person lived in or near Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, England. From Old English feðere "feather", stān "stone", and healh "corner."
Febbraio Italian
Derived from Italian febbraio meaning "February", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Fechter German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German vehten "to fence", denoting a fencer. Notable bearers include German bricklayer Peter Fechter (1944–1962), and American engineer and inventor Aaron Fechter (1953-), creator of the band Rock-afire Explosion.
Feck German, Frisian
From a short form of the Frisian personal name Feddeke, a pet form of Fre(de)rik (see Friederich).
Feder German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers or in quill pens from Middle High German vedere German feder "feather quill pen"... [more]
Federico Spanish, Italian
From the given name Federico.
Federman Yiddish
It literally means "feather man".
Federspiel German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German vederspil "bird of prey (trained for hunting)", this was an occupational name for a falconer.
Fedie Low German
Originally spelled as 'Fidi' in Austria, later changed to Fedie when bearers of the name immigrated to the United States. The meaning of the name is "faith."
Fedorchak Czech, Slovak
Ukrainian and Slovak from a pet form of the personal name Fedor.
Fedorova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдорова Fyodorova, and feminine form of Fedorov.
Fedotov Russian
Means "son of Fedot".
Fee Irish
Variant of O'fee.
Feehily Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Fithcheallaigh.
Feemster English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "herdsman", from Middle English fee "cattle" and English master.
Feferbarg Yiddish
It literally means "pepperbarrow".
Fegatilli Italian
From Italian fegato "liver", figuratively used to denote courage. May be occupational, for someone who cooked liver, or a nickname for someone considered to be courageous.
Fegley English
A notable bearer is Oakes Fegley, an actor.
Fei Chinese
From Chinese 费 (fèi) referring to the ancient state of Fei, which existed during the Xia and Zhou dynasties in what is now Shandong province. Alternately it may come from Feiyi (費邑), the name of a fief that existed in the state of Lu (during the Zhou dynasty) in what is now Shandong province.
Feidt German
Variant spelling of Feit.
Feigenbutz German
Occupational name for someone who sells figs.
Feiler German
Occupational name for a filemaker, from Feil + the agent suffix -er.
Fein Jewish
German-style spelling of Yiddish fayn as in "fine"; "excellent"
Feingold Jewish
A Jewish name, from German, literally "fine gold".
Feinman German, Jewish
Nickname for a fine person, derived from either Middle High German fīn meaning "fine, elegant, cultivated" or German fein and Yiddish fayn meaning "fine, excellent", combined with man.
Feinsot English
Possibly related to Feinstein.
Feist German (Austrian)
taken from St. Veit (Vitus in Latin), Protector against fire and lightning
Feistel German
Possibly originates from a German word meaning "fist"
Feit German, Jewish
Variant of Veit. Also, nickname from Middle High German feit ‘adorned’, ‘pretty’ (the same word as French fait, Latin factus).
Feito Asturian
Asturian surname of Vaquieru origin, from the West of Asturias
Fekry Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Fikri.
Felber German
Middle High German residential name "velwer" meaning Willow Tree.
Felder German, Croatian
Derived from German feld, meaning "field".
Feldman Jewish
Americanized spelling of Feldmann
Feldmann Jewish
From the surname Feld combined with the German suffix mann "man"
Feldstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "field stone" in German. A famous bearer is American actor and filmmaker Jonah Hill (1983-), born Jonah Hill Feldstein. Another famous bearer is Hill's sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (1993-).
Feldwick English (Rare)
Descendant of one who lived on a farm or field.... [more]
Felemban Arabic, Indonesian
Name for someone from the city of Palembang in South Sumatra, Indonesia. This name is mostly borne by Saudis of Indonesian descent.
Felice Italian
Given name Felice, which is the Italian form of Felix.... [more]
Félicien French
From the given name Félicien
Felicio Galician
From the given name Felicio
Feliksov Russian
Means "son of Feliks".
Feliu Catalan
From the given name Feliu
Feliz Spanish
Means “happy” or “fortunate” in Spanish.
Felker English
The surname Felker was a patronymic surname, created from a form of the medieval personal name Philip. It was also a habitational name from a place name in Oxfordshire. Forms of the name such as de Filking(es) are found in this region from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Fell English
From Middle English fell ”high ground”, ultimately derived from Old Norse fjall, describing one who lived on a mountain.
Fell English, German, Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Middle English fell, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean "skin, hide, pelt". Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts "tanned hide" (see Pilcher).
Feller English, German, Jewish
Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative of Middle English fell, Middle Low German, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel "hide, pelt". See also Fell.
Feller German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Feld(e) or Feld(a) in Hesse.
Felli Italian
Possibly derived from a nickname based on fello "criminal; evil, wretched; angry; sad, gloomy".
Fellows English
English: patronymic from Fellow, from Middle English felagh, felaw late Old English feolaga ‘partner’, ‘shareholder’ (Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘fee’, ‘money’ + legja to lay down)... [more]
Feltham English
Habitational name from either of two places so named Feltham: one southwest of London in Middlesex and the other in Somerset... [more]
Felton English
A habitation name composed of the elements feld-, meaning "field or pasture" and -tun, meaning "settlement."
Feltscher Romansh
Derived from Romansh feltscher "scythe-maker", ultimately from Latin falcarius "scythe-maker; sickle-maker".
Felty Upper German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of South German Velte, from a short form of the personal name Valentin (see Valentine).
Fendrich Dutch
The surname Fendrich has its origin in Austria, and mean "flag-bearer".
Fenech Maltese
Derived from Maltese fenek meaning "rabbit", ultimately from Arabic فَنَكْ (fanak) meaning "fennec fox".
Feng Chinese
Derived from Chinese 风 (fēng) meaning "wind".
Fenimore English
From a medieval nickname meaning literally "fine love" (from Old French fin amour).
Fenley English
This surname may be:... [more]
Fenlon Irish
Gaelic: Derived from old Gaelic name O'Fionnalain,"Son of the Fair one". Found most commonly in Carlow and Wexford counties.
Fenner English
A surname of either Old French origin, allegedly meaning “huntsman”, or else more probably referring to those who were brought over from the Low Countries to assist in draining the “fens” or wetlands of England and Ireland – a process which lasted from the 9th to the 18th centuries.
Fennessey Irish
An ancient Irish name. Presumed to come from the name Fionnghusa, or sometimes O'Fionnghusa.... [more]
Fenning English
Topographic name for a fen dweller, from a derivative of Old English fenn (see Fenn).
Fennoy American
Fennoy is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Fennoy family once lived near a marsh or swamp. Another name for wetlands is fen, in the Old English fenn, from which this name is derived.
Fenrich De Gjurgjenovac German
Fenrich is a German family name, derived from a military title 'fenrich'/'fähn(d)rich' meaning "ensign" or "standard bearer" (bannerman), from early New High German fenrich. The term was formed and came into use around 1500, replacing Middle High German form vener, an agent derivative of Alemannic substantive van (flag).... [more]
Fenster German, Jewish
Occupational name for a window maker from Middle High German venster German fenster "window".
Fenstermaker German
Means 'one who makes windows' in German.
Fenton English
Originated from several place names in England, meaning “marsh town” from Old English fenn “marsh, fen” + tun “enclosure; settlement, town”.
Fenu Italian
From Sardinian fenu "hay, marsh grass". A relation to Latin faenus "interest, profit" has been suggested, but seems unlikely.
Fenway English
Meaning, "through the fens," itself meaning, "through the marsh."
Fenwick English
Means "person from Fenwick", Northumberland, Strathclyde and Yorkshire ("dairy farm in fenland"). The name is pronounced as "Fennick". It belongs to a chain of department stores, founded in Newcastle in 1882 by John Fenwick (1846-1905).
Feo Spanish
Means Ugly
Feofanov Russian
Means "son of Feofan".
Feofilov Russian
Means "son of Feofil".
Feoktistov Russian
Means "son of Feoktist".
Fera Italian
Probably related to modern Italian fiero "fierce, savage, raging; bold, daring; proud", by way of Latin ferus "wild, fierce; untamed" or fera "wild beast".
Ferapontov Russian
Means "son of Ferapont".
Ferdinando Italian
From the given name Ferdinando
Ferding Scandinavian
Meaning unknown.
Ferdous Bengali
From the given name Ferdous.
Ferella Italian
Possibly an elaborate form of Fera.
Ferenc Hungarian
From the given name Ferenc.
Ferencz Hungarian
Derived from the given name Ferenc.
Fereydouni Persian
From the given name Fereydoun.
Fergus English, Scottish, Irish
From the given name Fergus.
Ferhati Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Ferhat.
Ferhatović Bosnian
Means "son of Ferhat".
Ferkó Hungarian
From the given name Ferkó.
Ferla Italian
Denoting someone from a town of the same name, from Latin ferula "stick, cane".
Ferm Swedish
Derived from Swedish färm "quick, prompt".
Fermanian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Fermín Spanish
From the given name Fermín.
Fernald English
Altered form of French Fernel.
Fernandes Indian (Christian)
Adopted from the Portuguese surname Fernandes meaning "son of Fernando"
Fernel French
Derived from French ferronel, a diminutive of (obsolete) ferron "maker or seller of iron".
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