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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".
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, meaning "potion maker".
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.
Dubreuil FrenchTopographic name derived from Old French
breuil meaning "marshy woodland" (also derived from Late Latin
brogilum, of Gaulish origin). In French the term later came to mean "enclosed woodland" and then "cleared woodland", and both these senses may also be reflected in the surname.
Dubuisson FrenchA topographic name for someone who lived in an area of scrub land or by a prominent clump of bushes, derived from Old French
buisson meaning "small tree, bush, scrub".
Duca RomanianDerived from the old Romanian title
duca "vaivode duke".
Duca Italianfrom the title of rank
duca "duke" (from Latin
dux genitive
ducis "leader") an occupational name for someone who lived or worked in the household of a duke or a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces like a duke... [
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Ducas FrenchHabitational name, with fused preposition and definite article
du meaning “from the,” for someone from any of various minor places called with
cas, an Old Occitan variant of Old French
chas meaning “house.”
Ducasse FrenchFrench: topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree, from Old French casse ‘oak (tree)’ (Late Latin cassanos, a word of Celtic origin), with the fused preposition and article du ‘from the’... [
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Duchemin FrenchEither a topographic name with fused preposition and definite article
du "from the" for someone who lived beside a path from
chemin "path way" (from Late Latin
caminus a word of Gaulish origin); or a habitational name for someone from Le Chemin the name of several places in various parts of France.
Duchêne FrenchMeans "from the oak (tree)" in French, used to denote a person who lived near an oak tree or an oak forest.
Duck English, IrishEnglish from Middle English
doke "duck", hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a duck, or an occupational name for someone who kept or hunted ducks. Alternatively, a variant form of
Duke... [
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Duck DutchDutch variant of Duyck. In a German-speaking environment, this is also a variant of van Dyck and Dyck.
Duckworth EnglishHabitational name from Duckworth Fold, in the borough of Bury, Lancashire, which is named from Old English
fuce "duck" and
wor{dh} "enclosure".
Duclos Frenchdu 'from the' from Old French clos 'enclosure' (see Clos ) or a habitational name for someone from Le Clos the name of several places in various parts of France so it means "from the enclosure"
Dudayev Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)Russified form of a Chechen and Ossetian family name of disputed meaning; the name may be derived from Ossetian дудахъхъ
(dudaqq) meaning "bustard", from Ingush тат
(tat) meaning "Mountain Jew", or from Circassian дадэ
(dade) meaning "grandfather" or "king, head, chief"... [
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Duddridge EnglishIt is locational from a "lost" medieval village probably called Doderige, since that is the spelling in the first name recording (see below). It is estimated that some three thousand villages and hamlets have disappeared from the maps of Britain over the past thousand years... [
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Dude EnglishDerived from Old English word
doughty which meant "manly".
Dudin RussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka), which denotes a wind-blown instrument similar to a flute or pipe. It was probably used to denote a musician or shepherd who played the flute or pipe, as well as someone who made pipes... [
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Dudkin RussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka) meaning "fife, pipe", referring to a folk instrument played by shepherds. Thus, it was used to denote someone who made pipes or a shepherd who played pipes.
Dudziak PolishNickname for a person who played the bagpipes or perhaps sold them, derived from Polish
duda meaning "bagpipe".
Dueñas SpanishFrom the name of a municipality in Palencia province, Spain, derived from Spanish
dueña meaning "madame, mistress".
Duerre GermanTopographic name for a person who lived on a dry, barren land, derived from Old German
durri and German
dürre meaning "barren, infertile". It could also be a variant of
Dürr.
Duesler Upper GermanAndrew & brother Jacob were the Progenitors of Duesler, Duessler, Dueßler from 1752 Germany to America. ... [
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Dufau FrenchThe name DUFAU come from two French words DU which means « of the » and FAU which is old French for a beech tree. Surnames in France were given later so the person with this name meant he/she had a beech tree in his property... [
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Dufault FrenchAlternate spelling of Dufau, meaning "of the beech tree."
Duffield EnglishThe meaning is dove field or open country. It's origin is the Yorkshire area named after a few places there.... [
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Dufresne FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French
fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin
fraxinus "ash".
Duft Old High GermanMeans “pleasant smell”, from the From Old Norse
dupt derived from the Proto-Germanic
duftaz, meaning smell, Old High German
tuft meaning “fog”.
Dugal IndianBased on the name of a Khatri clan. In India the name is more commonly spelled
Duggal.
Dugmore Medieval EnglishThis habitational name is chiefly found in the West Midlands region of England. The origin is certainly Old English pre 7th Century and may be Ancient British i.e. pre Roman 55 A.D. The origins are lost but are believed to develop from "Dubh" meaning "black" and "mor" a morass or swamp... [
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Dugonja BosnianThis surname is used at: Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Novi Pazar.
Duguid ScottishProbably "do good", from a Scottish nickname for a well-intentioned person or (ironically) a do-gooder.
Duhamel FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived in a hamlet, from Old French hamel, a diminutive of ham "homestead", with fused preposition and definite article du.
Duhon FrenchAltered form of French Duon, possibly a habitational name from Duon-Grande a place in Lozère. The surname
Duon is very rare in France.
Duhon FrenchGascon variant of Dufon or Dufond, which is a topographic name from
fond meaning “bottom,” with fused preposition and definite article
du meaning “from the.” The surname
Duhon is very rare in France.
Duhoň Slovak, CzechNickname derived from Slovak
dúha or Czech
duha which both mean “rainbow.” In old Czech
duha also means “bruise.”
Dukakis GreekDukakis means "son of the duke or little duke".
Dukakis GreekAlternate transcription of Greek Δουκάκης (see
Doukakis). This name is borne by the American lawyer and politician Michael Dukakis (1933-), who served as Governor of Massachusetts twice... [
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Dukelow EnglishThis surname is of Old French origin. It was initially introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066, and subsequently by French Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecutions in their own country... [
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