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Dunford EnglishDerived either from Dunford Bridge in Yorkshire (named after the River Don and the English word “Ford”), or from Dunford House in Yorkshire (named after “Dunn’s Ford”). One known bearer is US General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Dunkinson English (British)Derives from the Scottish surname of
Duncanson with the same meaning of "son of
Duncan". Likewise, it may derive further from the Gaelic male given name "Donnchad", related ultimately to "Donncatus", a Celtic personal name of great antiquity.
Dunmore English, ScottishHabitational name from Dunmore Farm in Oxfordshire or from any of many places in Scotland named in Gaelic as Dún Môr 'great hill'.
Dunne Irish, English, ScottishThis surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Dunton EnglishEither a habitational or topographic name from
Dunton in Norfolk or Dunton Bassett in Leicestershire, from Middle English doune, dune "hill" (Old English
dun) and Middle English toun "settlement" (Old English
tun)... [
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Dunwoody Scottish, Scottish GaelicIt is said that the origin is pre 7th century Gaelic from ''dun'' or ''din'' meaning a wood or forest and ''gwydd'' which means much the same. Arguably the name means wood - wood, a result of language and dialect changing several times in the past 1500 years.
Duong KhmerMeans "disk, circle" or "dear, darling, beloved" in Khmer.
Dupain FrenchMeans "of the bread" in French, probably used as an occupational name for a baker.
Dupin FrenchMeans "of the pine tree" in French, referring to a person who lived near a pine tree or was from any of various locations named Le Pin.
Duplain Frenchtopographic name from Old French
plain an adjective meaning "flat" and a noun meaning "plain" with fused preposition and definite article
du "from the".
Duque Spanish, PortugueseSpanish and Portuguese cognate of
Duke. from
duque "duke" (from Latin
dux genitive
ducis "leader") an occupational name for someone who worked in the household of a duke or as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.
Durbin FrenchDerived from the place called D'urban or D'urbin in Languedoc
Durden EnglishA different form of
Dearden. A fictional bearer is Tyler Durden, a character from Chuck Palahniuk's 'Fight Club' (1996) and its subsequent film adaptation (1999).
Düren GermanHabitational name from any of numerous places called Düren in northern Germany, in particular the one near Cologne.
Dürer German, HistoryIn the case of the German painter Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), this was a variant of the German surname
Türer, a German translation of Hungarian
Ajtósi, meaning "doormaker", to adapt to the local Nuremberg dialect... [
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Duret FrenchDerived from French
dur meaning "hard, tough".
Durette FrenchAltered form of French
Duret, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final
-t. In some cases, also derives from the feminine form of
Duret.
Durham EnglishDenotes a person from either the town of Durham, or elsewhere in County Durham, in England. Durham is derived from the Old English element
dun, meaning "hill," and the Old Norse
holmr, meaning "island."
Durian IndonesianNamed after the Durian fruit, which is derived from Malay
duri meaning "thorn".
Durieux FrenchDerived from Old French
riu meaning "river, stream", originally used to indicate someone who lived by a stream.
Durko Russian, Ukrainian, BelarusianDerived either from Russian дурной
(durnoy) or Ukrainian дурний
(durnyi) or Belarusian дурны
(durny) all meaning "dump, foolish, stupid".
Durmaz TurkishDerived from Turkish
durmak meaning "to stop" or "to remain, to persist".
Durning IrishFirst found in County Antrim, Ireland, Durning is possibly an Anglicized form of O'Duirnin. The name is derived from "dorn", which means "fist".
Durrani PashtoDerived from Persian در
(dorr) meaning "pearl". It was historically used in the phrase
padshah durr-i durran meaning "king pearl of the age", a title used by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.
Durrenberger Germanhabitational name for someone from any of numerous places in Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony, and Silesia named Dür(r)nberg or Dürrenberg
Durrett FrenchAltered form of French
Duret, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final
-t. Compare
Durette.
Dursley English (British)Of English origin and is locational from a place so called in Gloucestershire, which was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Dersilege', in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1195 as 'Derseleie' and in the Fees of 1220 as 'Dursleg'... [
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Durward English, ScottishOccupational name meaning "doorkeeper, porter", derived from Old English
duru "door" and
weard "guard, guardian". In Medieval Scotland, this was a hereditary title for the warden of the king’s door.
Dushaj AlbanianIt comes from serbian name ''dusha'' meaning soul.In serbian ''dusha moja'' means my sweatheart.Probably a nickname or name given to the patriarch of the dushaj family that got taken as a surname by his descendants later on,adding the popular albanian ending -aj.
Düsterwald GermanDerived from Middle Low German
düster "dark" combined with Old High German
wald "forest".
Duszenko PolishIt appears Duza means soul, nickname for someone with a kind heart
Dut AfricanDut is a surname among the Dinka people in South Sudan.
Dutton Englishhabitational name from any of the places called Dutton, especially those in Cheshire and Lancashire. The first of these is named from Old English dun ‘hill’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the second is from Old English personal name Dudd + Old English tun.
D'uva ItalianFrom Italian
uva "grape", meaning "of the grapes". An occupational name for someone who produced grapes, or possibly a nickname.
Duvernay FrenchMeans "from the alder grove," from Gaulish
vern meaning "alder" combined with Latin
-etum, whence Modern French
-aie, forming names of orchards or places where trees/plants are grown)... [
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Duvillard FrenchFrench surname, pronounced /dyvilaʁ/, whose bearers mainly live in Haute-Savoie. It means "from Le Villard", a village in the Rhône-Alpes region, whose name comes from the Latin 'villare' which means 'hamlet'... [
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Duxbury EnglishHabitational name from a place in Lancashire, recorded in the early 13th century as D(e)ukesbiri, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Deowuc or Duc(c) (both of uncertain origin) + Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke).
Duyck FlemishNickname from Middle Dutch
duuc "duck"; in some cases the name may be a derivative of Middle Dutch
duken "to dive" and cognate with
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Duyster DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
duuster meaning "dark, gloomy, obscure" or "stupid, terrible".
Dvir HebrewSurname that also used as a first name, probably means "inner room" and related to The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.
Dvoeglazov m RussianMeans "son of the two-eyed" from
двоеглаз (
dvoeglaz) meaning "two-eyed"
Dwenger GermanFrom an agent derivative of Middle Low German
dwengen "to press or oppress" probably a nickname for a violent person.
Dwiggins IrishAnglicized form (with English genitive -s) of Gaelic Ó Dubhagáin (see Dugan) or, more likely, of Ó Duibhginn (see Deegan).Possibly a variant (by misdivision) of English
Wiggins.
Dwivedi Indian, HindiFrom Sanskrit द्विवेदी
(dvivedi) meaning "one who has studied two Vedas", from द्वि
(dvi) meaning "two" and वेद
(veda) meaning "Veda".
Dybala Polishnickname from dybac, meaning 'to lurk' or 'to watch for somebody'.
Dycian German (East Prussian), HebrewThe surname "Dycian" is quite rare, with limited information available regarding its origin or meaning. One suggestion proposes that it may derive from the German word "dicyan," meaning "cyanogen," a chemical compound... [
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Dyck DutchTopographic name for someone who lived by a dike, from Dutch
dijk. Compare
Dyke.
Dye English, WelshEnglish: from a pet form of the personal name
Dennis. In Britain the surname is most common in Norfolk, but frequent also in Yorkshire. Welsh is also suggested, but 1881 and UK both show this as an East Anglian name - very few in Wales.
Dyke EnglishEnglish - Name for someone who lived 'by the dike' from Middle English
dik deke,
dike deke "ditch dyke", or someone from Dyke in Lincolnshire. Medieval dikes were bigger than modern ones and often built for defense, not drainage.... [
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Dyker EnglishFrom Middle English and Older Scots
diker, dicher, denoting someone who dug or maintained ditches. Compare
Dicker.
Dymock EnglishFrom the parish of Dymock in Gloucestershire, England. The name comes from Old English
Dimóc meaning "dim/shady oak".
Dyne EnglishDerived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "dence", the Middle English "dene", meaning a valley.
Dzagoev Ossetian (Russified)Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæгъойты
(Zægoyty), which came from the nickname
Dzagoy. The name was probably from Ossetian дзаг
(dzag) meaning "full, complete", ultimately derived from Persian چاق
(čâq) meaning "fat".
Džambas RomaniMeaning "herdsman, horse trader", from Persian
ganbas, which translates as "herdsman". In the Turkish language, this term has the same meaning as... [
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Dzharimov Circassian (Russified)Russified form of a Circassian name possibly from Adyghe джары
(ǯ̍ārə) meaning "that is" combined with мэ
(mă) meaning "this" or "smell". A notable bearer is Aslan Dzharimov (1936-), the former President of the Adyghe Republic from 1992-2002.
Dzhioty OssetianMost likely related to Sanskrit उज्ज्वल
(ujjvala) meaning "bright, radiant, luminous".
Działo PolishDerived from Polish
działo "cannon" or "gun" as an occupational name metonymically. It can also be a nickname from Polish
działać "to work", "to do", "to influence", etc.
Dziencielsky PolishIt is the surname of Chaya, a character in the movie Defiance played by Mia Wasikowska.
Dziuba Polish, Russian, UkrainianDerived from Polish
dziub or Ukrainian
dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.
Džomek Slovak (?)Origin of the name is not known. Possibly came from Poland. In Slovakia in 1995 lived 15 people with this surname.
Dzugaev Ossetian (Russified)Probably derived from
Dzuga, the name of a past ancestor and the founder of the family/clan of uncertain meaning, though it could have been used to refer to a shepherd or herder if derived from Iron Ossetian дзуг
(dzug) meaning "flock, herd (of sheep or cattle)".
Dzul MayanMayan name from a term meaning ‘stranger’ also ‘gentleman’.
E ChineseMeaning is "abbr. of Iraq/Iran"
Eachus English, SwissName is said to have originated in Cheshire and Lancashire. A variant of Etches, possibly a variant of Edge , with post-medieval excrescent -s and devoicing of the consonant, or an altered pronunciation of the nickname Edgoose (Middle English Edcus, early modern English Etcus)... [
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Eagle EnglishNickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English
egle "eagle" (from Old French
aigle, from Latin
aquila).
Eagleburger English (American)Americanized form of German Adelberger, a habitational name for someone from a place called Adelberg near Stuttgart.