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Evjen NorwegianHabitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse
efja meaning "eddy backwater, mud, ooze".
Evloev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush name, which is derived from
Yovloy, the name of an Ingush teip (clan), which is of unknown meaning. It may be from the name of the Alans, a medieval Iranian nomadic group (the word itself derived from Sanskrit आर्य
(ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable") or from Adyghe елъы
(ełăə) meaning "to sharpen" combined with елъэ
(ełă) meaning "to jump over".
Evola ItalianPerhaps a topographic name from Italian
ebbio, a type of plant known as danewort in English (genus Sambucus), itself derived from Latin
ebullus; alternatively, it may have been a habitational name for a person from a minor place named with this word... [
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Ewell EnglishHabitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English
Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".
Eyigün TurkishThe name means "good day". "Eyi" from Turkish "iyi" meaning "good". "Gün" meaning "day" in Turkish.
Eyre EnglishDerived from Middle English
eyer,
eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Eyre EnglishTruelove the "Eyr" or "Heyr" was granted land in Derby as a reward for his services at the 1066 Battle of Hastings, together with a coat of arms featuring "a human leg in armour couped at the thigh quarterly argent and sable spurred", in reference to the sacrifice of his limb... [
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Ezell AmericanOf uncertain origin. The name is found primarily in the southeastern United States, possibly as a variation of Israel or a form of Ezekiel.
Ezer HebrewMeans "helping" or "to help" in Hebrew.
Ezoe JapaneseFrom 江 (
e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 副 (
soe) meaning "copy, auxiliary, supplement, assistant" or 添 (
soe) meaning "to attach".
Ezpeleta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
Ezzo Medieval ItalianDerived from a Germanic name Azzo, based on the element z , which originates debated; between the various hypotheses are: ... [
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Fa ChineseFrom Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "Flower, blossom"
Faaj HmongHmong clan surname, also commonly anglicized as
Fang. It may be a form or cognate of the Chinese surname
Fang.
Faber German, Dutch, French, DanishAn occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker, ultimately derived from Latin
faber "artisan, creator, craftsman, smith".
Fàbregas CatalanDeriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of
Fàbrega. Famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler.
Facchetti ItalianDerived from a diminutive of Italian
facchino meaning "porter" (see
Facchini). A notable bearer was the Italian soccer star Giacinto Facchetti (1942-2006).
Facchini ItalianOccupational name for a porter (a carrier of objects), derived from Italian
facchino meaning "porter, carrier of goods". The word
facchino was originally from Sicilian
facchinu meaning "jurist, scribe, clerk, theologian" (ultimately from Arabic فَقِيه (
faqīh) meaning "jurisconsult, expert on law"), but was later modified to mean "porter".
Facente ItalianMeans "industrious, eager" or "doing" in Italian, ultimately from Latin
facio "to do; to make, construct, produce".
Fadda ItalianPossibly from
fada "fairy, fate", or from Sardinian
fadda "error", itself from Latin
falla "mistake, failure, trick".
Faden ArabicOriginally denoted someone from the city of Padang in Indonesia.
Fafard FrenchPossibly derived from the french 'fard' meaning 'made-up' or 'make-up'. This is in a theatrical sense and does not imply lying. Very possibly a derivation form a theatrical occupation
Fagan Irish'The name Fagan in Ireland is usually of Norman origin, especially in Counties Dublin and Meath. In the County Louth area the name is derived from the native Gaelic O'Faodhagain Sept of which there are a number of variants including Feighan, Fegan and Feehan.' (from irishsurnames.com)
Fager SwedishFrom Swedish
fager, an archaic word meaning ”pretty, fair”.
Fagerli NorwegianFrom a common farm name in the Oslo area and saeters from Innladet and Hordaland, derived from Old Norse
fagr "beautiful, fair" and
hlíð "slope".
Fahey IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Fathaidh or
Ó Fathaigh meaning "descendant of Fathadh", a given name derived from the Gaelic word
fothadh "base, foundation".... [
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Fahn Low GermanTopographic name for someone who lived by a bog, from a Westphalian field name
van "marsh", or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
Fahr German, German (Swiss)A topographic name for someone who lived near a crossing point on a river, from Middle High German
vare, meaning
ferry.
Fahrenheit GermanDerived from German
fahren, meaning, "to ride", and
Heit, which is the equivalent to the suffix "-ness". A famous bearer was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686- 1736), a Polish physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature measuring system.
Fair English, IrishEnglish: nickname meaning ‘handsome’, ‘beautiful’, ‘fair’, from Middle English
fair,
fayr, Old English
fæger. The word was also occasionally used as a personal name in Middle English, applied to both men and women.... [
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Fairbrother EnglishFrom a medieval nickname probably meaning either "better-looking of two brothers" or "brother of a good-looking person", or perhaps in some cases "father's brother".
Fairey EnglishEither (i) meant "person from Fairy Farm or Fairyhall", both in Essex (
Fairy perhaps "pigsty"); or (ii) from a medieval nickname meaning "beautiful eye". This was borne by Fairey Aviation, a British aircraft company, producer of the biplane fighter-bomber Fairey Swordfish... [
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Fairfax EnglishFrom a nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Old English
fæger "beautiful, pleasant" and
feax "hair".
Fairweather English, ScottishFrom Middle English
fayr "fair, beautiful, pleasant" and
weder "weather", a nickname for a person with a sunny temperament, or who only worked in good weather. ... [
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Fajardo GalicianTopographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or in a beech wood, from Late Latin fagea (arbor) meaning "beech (tree)", a derivative of classical Latin fagus meaning "beech".
Falaguerra ItalianPossibly means "make war" in Italian, from
fare "to make, to provoke" and
guerra "war". Alternately, from a given name of the same origin. ... [
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Falanga ItalianFrom Sicilian
falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
Falasca ItalianPossibly from a dialectical word
falasca meaning "straw", referring to someone's build or hair, or possibly an occupation of making things out of straw.
Falbo ItalianMeans "dark yellow, tawny; reddish-brown, sorrel" in archaic Italian, from medieval Latin
falvus "dun (colour)", ultimately from Proto-Germanic
falwaz "pale, grey, fallow".
Falces Spanish (Philippines)Falces is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. In Basque the town is called Faltzes. It has a population of around 2500 inhabitants. It is well known for the famous "encierro del pilon", which is a running of the bulls made even more dangerous due to it being run down a narrow road of a steep hill... [
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Falcon JewishPossibly derived from the German
Falke, meaning "falcon."
Faliszek PolishA notable bearer of this name is Chet Faliszek, an American videogame writer who has worked for companies like Valve and Bossa Studios, having been involved in the story writing for series such as Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead.
Falkenhagen GermanHabitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falke meaning "falcon" + hag meaning "hedge", "fencing". A place so named is documented west of Berlin in the 14th century.
Fall English, GermanEnglish topographic name Middle English
falle "fall descent" (from Old English
gefeall or
gefall "felling of trees" Old Norse
fall "forest clearing") denoting a waterfall steep slope or (in northern England) a forest clearing... [
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Fallah PersianDerived from Arabic فلاح
(fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Fallahi PersianDerived from Arabic فلاح
(fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Fallon IrishAnglicized form of the surname
Ó Fallamhain meaning "descendant of
Fallamhan", the name being a byname meaning "leader" (derived from
follamhnas meaning "supremacy").
Fallow English, JewishEnglish: topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English
falwe (Old English
f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.... [
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Falone ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly from a dialectical word for a row of grapes or tomatoes.
Falotico ItalianFrom southern Italian falotico ‘eccentric’, ‘strange’, Greek kephalōtikos, a derivative of Greek kephalē ‘head’.
Falso ItalianNot much history is known for Falso however, it was common surrounding Napoli, Lazio, Latin, and Roma. It means False, phony, fake. Because of this, the surname has spread globally especially to United States of America and Brazil... [
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Fältskog SwedishCombination of Swedish
fält "field" and
skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Falzon MalteseDerived from Maltese
falz meaning "false, fraudulent", used as a nickname for someone who was known for lying or being false.
Fanara ItalianA Sicilian occupational name from Greek
φαναράς (
fanarás) "lampmaker", ultimately from
φανός (
fanós) "torch, lamp".
Fanciulacci ItalianProbably means "bad child", from Italian
fanciullo "child" and the pejorative suffix
-accio.
Fancourt EnglishDerived from the English surname
Fancourt, which originated in the county of Bedfordshire in England.
Fane EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English
fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh
fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.
Fang ChineseFrom Chinese 方
(fāng) referring to Fang Shu, a minister and adviser to King Xuan of the Western Zhou dynasty. Alternately it may have come from a place called Fang Shan (方山), which existed in what is now Henan province.
Fang ChineseFrom Chinese 房
(fáng) referring to the ancient state of Fang, which existed in what is now Henan province.
Fang HmongFrom the clan name
Faj or
Faaj associated with the Chinese character 黃
(huáng) (see
Huang).
Faniel HebrewIt's believe to be an Hebrew origin that was carved from ochaniel, it consist of Fam meaning face and el God... [
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Fanjoy CelticSuch As Dales, Danes Of Ireland, From A House And Line Of What Would Be Called, Mythical.... [
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Fanning IrishThe roots of the name are unclear. It seems the name is Native Irish Gaelic. It is thought to be derived from the Gaelic name Ó Fionnáin which means "fair".
Fanshawe EnglishMeant "person from Featherstonehaugh", Northumberland (now known simply as "Featherstone") ("nook of land by the four-stones",
four-stones referring to a prehistoric stone structure known technically as a "tetralith")... [
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Fanta CzechA nickname derived drom the phrase
fantit se meaning "to go crazy".
Fantasia ItalianFrom Italian
fantasia meaning "imagination", possibly a nickname for a person who had a vivid imagination, or from the personal name
Fantasia, the feminine form of
Fantasio. Known bearers include American sociologist Rick Fantasia and Australian footballer Orazio Fantasia (1995-).
Fantauzzi ItalianTuscanized form of a surname named for the eponymous settlement at the coordinates 42°28'9N, 12°52'36E.
Fanthorpe EnglishFan means "From France" and Thorpe is a Middle English word meaning "Small Village, Hamlet"
Fanti ItalianDerived from the given name
Fante, or another name containing the medieval element
fante "child, boy".
Fantuzzi Emilian-Romagnol, ItalianA surname derived from the medieval name "Fantino", which is a diminutive of "Fante", usually meaning "infant" or "child", but it was also used to refer to a "foot soldier".
Faraday IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó Fearadaigh "descendant of
Fearadach", a personal name probably based on
fear "man", perhaps meaning literally "man of the wood". A famous bearer was British chemist and physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867).
Farahani PersianIndicated a person from the county of Farahan in Markazi province, Iran, of unknown meaning.
Farahmand PersianMeans "glorious, magnificent" or "intelligent, wise" in Persian.
Faran HebrewThe name of a desert mentioned in the Bible where Ishmael settled after his wanderings with his mother Hagar. The Israelites also came to this desert on their journey from the Sinai desert.
Farano Italian, SicilianPossibly deriving from a town
Faranò in province of Messina, Sicily. Possible variant of Surname
faran which comes from Irish surnames
Ó Fearáin,
Ó Faracháin, or
Ó Forannáin.