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Doster German, BelgianA German surname, which is from an agent derivative of the Middle High German words 'doste' and 'toste' (meaning ‘wild thyme’, ‘shrub’, ‘bouquet’). It is a topographic surname which was given to someone whose land abutted an uncultivated piece of land, or possibly an occupational name for someone who dealt herbs.... [
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Dota JapaneseFrom 土 (
do) meaning "soil, ground earth" and 田 (
ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Dotson EnglishPatronymic of the Middle English name
Dodde. Originally derived from the Germanic root
dodd meaning "something rounded", used to denote a short, rotund man.
Dötter GermanFrom a Germanic personal name formed with theud ‘people’, ‘race’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘strong’ or hari, heri ‘army’
Dou ChineseFrom Chinese 窦
(dòu) meaning "hole, burrow".
Douangdara LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "ball, sphere, circle" and ດາລາ
(dara) meaning "star".
Douangmala LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "circle" and ມາລາ
(mala) meaning "bunch of flowers, garland".
Douangphachanh LaoFrom the Lao classifier ດວງ
(douang) for spherical objects and ພະຈັນ
(phachanh) meaning "moon".
Douangsavanh LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "circle, sphere" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Doubleday EnglishPossibly from the nickname or byname
do(u)bel meaning "the twin", or a combination of the given name
Dobbel (a pet form of
Robert) and Middle English
day(e) meaning "servant".
Doucet FrenchNickname for a gentle minded person from French
doux "sweet" (from Latin
dulcis).
Douchi JapanesePossibly from 戸 (
do) meaning "door" and 内 (
uchi) meaning "inside".
Doughton EnglishHabitational name from Doughton in Gloucestershire or Doughton in Norfolk, both from Old English
dūce meaning “duck” +
tūn “farmstead.”
Doughty EnglishDoughty. This interesting surname of English origin is a nickname for a powerful or brave man, especially a champion jouster, deriving from the Middle English "doughty", Olde English pre 7th Century
dohtig dyhtig meaning "valiant" or "strong"... [
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Douillard FrenchNickname for a softie, possibly derived from Old French
do(u)ille meaning "soft, tender".
Doukaina f History, Late GreekFeminine form of
Doukas. Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos.
Doukakis GreekMeans "son of the duke", from Greek Δούκας (
doúkas) combined with the patronymic suffix ακης (
akis).
Doukas GreekFrom medieval Greek
doukas "duke", "lord", from Latin
dux. This was the name of a family of imperial rank in medieval Byzantium.
Dōune Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 堂 (
dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 畝 (
une) meaning "raised ridge of earth in a field; furrow", referring to possibly a place with a hall and a field.
Douw DutchPossibly from the given name
Douwe, derived from West Frisian
do "dove, pigeon". Alternatively, from a short form of
David.
Douwes Dutch, FrisianFrom the given name
Douwe, itself derived from Frisian
dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.
Doux FrenchFrom French meaning "sweet". Probably a nickname for someone who's gentle and kind-hearted.
Doval GalicianFrom 'do val' meaning 'of the valley. Galician origins.
Dovbyk UkrainianMeans "one who works with wood", from Ukrainian
довбати (dovbaty), which means "to dig, to make a hole, to cut out" (referring to wood in this case).
Dovel EnglishA English name that originated from the french surname Duval in 1725 in England, the Dovels are historically farmers and are mostly found in the USA.
Dovhanich RusynFrom Rusyn
довгий (dovhyy), meaning "long". This spelling of the last name is rare in the modern day due to Rusyn assimilation with other cultures. For the more common form modernly, see
Dovhanych.
Doward English, WelshIndicated that the bearer lived by two hills, from Old Welsh
dou "two" and
garth "hill"
Dowd IrishFrom Irish
Ó Dubhda meaning "descendant of Dubhda", where Dubhda is a byname derived from Irish
dubh "black, black-haired".
Dowdell EnglishHabitational name from a lost Ovedale or Uvedale which gave rise to the 14th-century surname
de Uvedale alias
de Ovedale connected with the manor of D'Ovesdale in Litlington, Cambridgeshire, first recorded as “manor of Overdale, otherwise
Dowdale” in 1408... [
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Dowell English, Scottish, IrishDerived from the Gaelic name
Dubhgall, composed of the elements
dubh meaning "black" and
gall, "stranger". This was used as a byname for Scandinavians, in particular to distinguish the dark-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians.
Dowland EnglishHabitational name from Dowland in Devon, possibly named from Old English
dūfe meaning “dove” +
land “open country.” The name is pronounced with the first element rhyming with
owl, but it may have been confused with and absorbed by Dolling, also a Devon name (see
Dollins)... [
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Dowler EnglishOccupational name for a maker of dowels and similar objects, from a derivative of Middle English “dowle”.
Down EnglishDerived from Old English
dun meaning "down, low hill".
Downard EnglishDownard comes from England as a diminutive of Downhead in Somerset and Donhead in Wiltshire.
Downey IrishAnglicization of Irish name Dounaigh, which is, in turn, an Gaelicization of a Norman name. Dates from the 11th c.
Downs EnglishThis surname is derived from the Old English element
dun meaning "hill, mountain, moor." This denotes someone who lives in a down (in other words, a ridge of chalk hills or elevated rolling grassland).
Dowson EnglishEither a patronymic surname derived from the given name
Dow, a medieval variant of
Daw (which was a diminutive of
David), or else a metronymic form of the medieval feminine name
Dowce, literally "sweet, pleasant", from Old French
dolz,
dous (cf... [
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Dōyu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 堂 (
dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (
yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".
Dozier FrenchMeaning "lives near willow trees" or possibly someone who made goods, such as baskets, from willow wood.
Drabkin Belarusian, JewishJewish (from Belarus): metronymic from Yiddish drabke “loose woman”. Can also be from drabki (Belarusian) 'light cart' (+ the same suffix -in), an occupational name for a coachman (Alexander Beider).... [
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Drach JewishOrnamental surname derived from German
Drache "dragon" (ultimately from Middle High German
trache).
Dracula RomanianThe Wallachian name for dragon was "Drac" or "Dracul". Vlad II of Wallachia joined a semi-secret order known as The Order of the Dragon and took the name Vlad Dracul. The word "Drac" can also mean "devil" or "evil spirit"... [
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Drag Norwegian (Rare)Habitational name from any of several farms named Drag. The place name is related to Old Norse
draga "to pull" (compare modern Norwegian
dra with the same meaning) and originally denoted a place where boats were pulled along a river or across an isthmus.
Dragases Greek, History, Serbian (Hellenized)Hellenized form of Serbian surname
Dragaš. This was the surname of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, who took her mother's surname, Helena Dragaš, as his second last name
Dragneel Popular CulturePossibly based on the word dragon. This is the surname of Natsu Dragneel, a main character in Fairy Tail.
Dragon French, EnglishNickname or occupational name for someone who carried a standard in battle or else in a pageant or procession, from Middle English, Old French
dragon "snake, monster" (Latin
draco, genitive
draconis, from Greek
drakōn, ultimately from
derkesthai "to flash")... [
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Dragonetti ItalianDiminutive of
Drago or
Dragone meaning "dragon". Can also derive from a toponym, which may have been named after a person with the given name
Dragonetti, or perhaps for the sulphur springs in the area.
Dragoo American, French (Huguenot)Americanized form of
Dragaud, a French (Huguenot) surname derived from the Germanic given name
Dragwald, itself derived from the elements
drag- meaning "to carry" and
wald "power, rule".
Dragunov m RussianMost commonly refers to a Soviet-designed sniper rifle, the SVD. It can also refer to the surname of the Russian designer Yevgeny Dragunov, who created the rifle, and to characters in video games and fictional works... [
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Dragunova f RussianThe feminine form of the Russian surname "
Dragunov" is also associated with the SVD, a Russian sniper rifle. SVD stands for "Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova," which translates to "Dragunov Sniper Rifle." This rifle was designed by Yevgeny Dragunov, a Soviet weapons designer.
Drakeford EnglishThe first element of this locational surname is probably derived from the personal name
Draca or
Draki (see
Drake), while the second element is derived from Old English
ford meaning "ford"... [
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Drakos GreekFrom the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which means "dragon, serpent"
Drangmeister GermanOccupational name for a healer or someone who made medicinal drinks, from Middle Low German
drank "beverage, potion" and
meistar "master" (from Latin
magister).
Draxler GermanDerived from the Middle High German "Drehseler," meaning "turner," and was most likely initially borne by a turner or lathe worker.
Dray EnglishFrom Middle English
dregh, probably as a nickname from any of its several senses: "lasting", "patient", "slow", "tedious", "doughty". Alternatively, in some cases, the name may derive from Old English
drýge "dry, withered", also applied as a nickname.
Drażba PolishPolish occupational name from
dražba "auction".
Dreamer EnglishThe word dreamer (or surname) comes from the word dream with an added -er at the end indicating someone is dreaming. The word dream comes from the Dutch phrase droom and the German phrase Traum.
Dreik FrenchDerived from the Old Norse given name Draki or the Old English given name Draca both meaning "dragon".
Dreiling GermanFrom Middle High German
drīling, meaning “third (part),” possibly denoting a service or tax obligation and hence a status name or a triplet.
Dreiling GermanHabitational name from Drelingen near Uelzen, Lower Saxony.
Drenth DutchFrom the place name
Drenthe, possibly derived from Old Dutch
thrie "three" and
hant "lands".
Drescher Yiddish, GermanGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a thresher, German Drescher, Yiddish dresher, agent derivatives of Middle High German dreschen, Yiddish dresh(e)n 'to thresh'.... [
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Drewitt English, FrenchEnglish (Wiltshire Berkshire and Surrey): of Norman origin from the Old French personal name Druet a diminutive of Drue Dreu (from ancient Germanic Drogo); see Drew Alternatively the name may be from a diminutive of Old French dru ‘lover’
Drexel German, JewishIt originates from the pre 7th century word 'dreseler' meaning 'to turn', a verb which in medieval times had a wide range of meanings.
Dreyfuss German, JewishMeans "three feet" in German. This surname originates from the German city of Trier. The Latin name for the city was "Treveris," whose pronunciation eventually developed into Dreyfuss. The spelling variants tend to correspond to the country the family was living in at the time the spelling was standardized: the use of one "s" tends to be more common among people of French origin, while the use of two tends to be found among those of German descent
Drielsma Dutch, JewishDerived from the Frisian town IJlst. IJlst in Frisian is Drylts > Dryls > Driels combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men". Drielsma has Frisian Jewish origins.... [
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Driggers AmericanCorruption of the Spanish surname
Rodriguez. Originated in 17th century Virginia as a former slave by that surname was integrated into free society.
Driver EnglishOccupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Dromgoole IrishAn Anglicized from the Irish Gaelic place name Droim Gabhail in County Louth, Ireland meaning "ridge of the forking stream." Dromgoolestown in County Louth is believed to be named after this surname... [
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Dropkin Jewish, BelarusianJewish (from Belarus): nickname from Belorussian drobka ‘crumb’+ the eastern Slavic patronymic suffix -in.... [
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Drost Dutch, German, DanishMeans "reeve, steward; sheriff, bailiff" in German and Dutch, a title for the administrative head of a court or district.
Drouillard FrenchProbably a derogatory nickname, from a derivative of the regional term
drouiller "to defecate", which also has various figurative senses.
Drozdowski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Drozdowo or Drozdów, for example.
Drucker German, Dutch, JewishOccupational name for an operator of a printing press, derived from German
drucken "to print".
Drum ScottishHabitational name from a place and castle in Aberdeenshire named from Gaelic
druim "ridge".
Drummer EnglishLocational name from a place called Drummer, near Chadderton in Lancashire. The meaning is possibly from the pre 7th century Olde English 'drum' meaning "a ridge".
Drury English, French, IrishOriginally a Norman French nickname, derived from
druerie "love, friendship" (itself a derivative of
dru "lover, favourite, friend" - originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning "strong, vigourous, lively", but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element
trut,
drut "dear, beloved").... [
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Drux GermanVariant of
Trux, which itself is a contracted form of
Truxes and derived from the German word
Truchsess, ultimately from Middle High German
truhsaeze and Old High German
truhtsazzo (from
truht "band; cohort; regiment" and
saza "seat; chair").... [
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Druz UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
друг (druh), meaning "friend". Influenced by plural
друзі (druzi) "friends".
Dryden EnglishPossibly from an English place name meaning "dry valley" from the Old English elements
drȳġe "dry" and
denu "valley". A notable bearer was the English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright John Dryden (1631-1700).
Dryer EnglishFrom an agent derivative of Old English
dr̄gean "to dry"; possibly an occupational name for a drier of cloth. In the Middle Ages, after cloth had been dyed and fulled, it was stretched out in tenterfields to dry.
Du Aimé FrenchThe Duaime surname comes from an Old French word "hamel," which meant "homestead." It was likely first used as a name to describe someone who lived at a farm on the outskirts of a main town, or for someone that lived in a small village.
Dual RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
ual "brook, creek".
Duan ChineseFrom Chinese 段
(duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Dubach German (Swiss)A surname describing a person from the town of Tübach in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Dube Ndebele, ZuluIt means Zebra. It is usually a surname instead of a person's name used by Zimbabwean Ndebele people and South African Zulu people.... [
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Dubec FrenchGeographical
du bec "from the stream".
Bec (from Germanic
baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Dublin EnglishHabitational name for someone from a places named
Dublin.
Dubosque FrenchDuBosque means 'of the forest' in french and was a surname given typically to someone from a rural treed area.