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Aldaia Basque, Spanish
From the name of a municipality in Valencia, Spain, probably derived from Arabic الضيعة‎ (ad-day'a) meaning "the village" (compare Aldea).
Aldane English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the place name Aldham, composed of either Okd English eald "old" or the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ealda combined with ham "farmstead, settlement".
Aldatz Basque
The name of two towns in Basque Country, Spain, derived from alde "side, slope" and the suffix -tza.
Aldaz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aldatz.
Aldazabal Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Azkoitia.
Aldea Spanish
Topographic name meaning "village, hamlet" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic الضيعة‎ (ad-day'a).
Al Delaimi Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of al-Dulaimi.
Alder English
Originally denoted for someone who lived by alder trees, from Old English alor.
Alderete Spanish, South American
Habitational name from any of the places in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal called Alderete probably from a Gothic personal name or derived from the Old English personal, or first name “Aldrich,” which means old ruler
Alderman English
Occupational name for a person who is a member of the governing body of a city or borough, from Middle English alderman, a compound of Old English ealdor "elder" and man.
Alderson English (Modern)
Patronymic from the Middle English forename Alder, derived from two Old English names, Ealdhere ‘ancient army’ and Æðelhere ‘noble army’... [more]
Aldinger German
Habitational name for someone from Aldingen in Württemberg.
Aldis English
Derived from the Old English given name Aldus.
Aldiyarov Kazakh
Means "son of Aldiyar" in Kazakh.
Aldobrandini Italian
Derived from the given name Aldobrandino. This was the name of an Italian noble family originally from Florence, a famous bearer of which was Ippolito Aldobrandini, more commonly known as Pope Clement VIII (1536-1605).
Aldobrando Italian
From the given name Aldobrando.
al-Dosari Arabic
Means "the Dosari" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dawasir (الدواسر) Bedouin tribe of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The tribe was formed in the town of Wadi Al Dawasir, in the Riyadh Province of Saudi Arabia.
Aldous English
From the given name Aldous.
Aldridge English
habitational name from a place in the West Midlands called Aldridge; it is recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘dwelling’, ‘farmstead’.
Alduate Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Urraulbeiti valley, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque altu "tall, high" combined with either una "pasture" or une "place" and -eta "place of, abundance of"... [more]
al-Dulaimi Arabic
Means "the Dulaimi" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Dulaim (الدليم) royal tribe of Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and Jordan.
Aldunate Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alduate.
Aldworth English
From the name of a village in Berkshire so-called, derived from the Old English byname Ealda (derived from eald "old") and worþ "enclosure".
Alecu Romanian
Means "son of Alexandru" in Romanian.
Aleem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Alim.
Aleena Ancient Greek
This name was inspired by the greek name "Alina" and is used in places like Turkiye
Alegado Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish alegado meaning "alleged, claimed".
Aleghieri Medieval Italian (Tuscan, Rare, Archaic)
It has a hard to trace meaning, but the research shows that the meaning might be "clurgyman's family" or "son of professers." People know this last name for the poet Dante Aligheri who wrote the Dievine Comedy.
Alegre Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname from alegre "bright, merry" (Latin alacer).
Alegria Spanish, Portuguese
In Spanish, the name is from a location.... [more]
Aleixandre Aragonese
From the given name Aleixandre.
Aleixo Portuguese
From the given name Aleixo.
Alejandra Spanish
Feminine form of Alejandro.
Alejandre Spanish
Variant of Alejandro.
Alejandro Spanish
From the personal name Alejandro, Spanish form of Alexander.
Alejo Spanish
From the given name Alejo.
Alek Italian
Variant of the given name Aleks or Alex.... [more]
Alekhin Russian
Variant of Alyokhin (Алёхин)
Alekhina Russian
Feminine form of Alekhin (Алехин)
Alekhine Russian (Gallicized)
French transliteration of Alekhin, most prominently borne by Russian-French chess player Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946).
Aleksakha Russian
From a diminutive of Aleksandr.
Aleksandrovich Russian, Belarusian (Russified)
Means "son of Aleksandr" or Russified form of Belarusian Alyaksandravich.
Aleksandrovsky m Russian
Means "from Aleksandrovo".
Aleksanyan Armenian
Means "son of Aleksan".
Aleksashin m Russian
Means "son of Aleksasha".
Alekseychikov m Russian (Rare)
Derived from a diminutive of Aleksey.
Aleksiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Aleksi".
Aleksieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Aleksiev.
Aleksinas Greek (?)
A famous bearer is the American former professional basketball player Chuck Aleksinas (1959-).
Aleksovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Aleksovski.
Aleksovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Alekso".
Alemán Spanish
Means "German, relating to Germany" in Spanish. Cognate to English Allman and French Allemand.
Alemania Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "Germany".
Alemdar Turkish
Occupational name for a carrier of flags, banners or ensigns, from Turkish alem meaning "banner, flag".
Alen'kiy m Russian (Rare)
Means "scarlet" in Russian.
Aleong Trinidadian Creole, Caribbean, Chinese
The surname Aleong is likely of Chinese origin, commonly found in Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of the Caribbean. It may be derived from the Chinese surnames Liang (梁), meaning "bridge" or "beam," or Long (龙), meaning "dragon," both of which carry symbolic cultural significance.
Aler English (Rare), German
From the alder tree, a tree found in the Americas, Europe and parts of Asia. The much less common given name Aler is possibly derived from it.
Alessandro Italian
From the given name Alessandro.
Alessio Italian
From the given name Alessio.
Alexanderov Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Aleksandrov.
Alexandersdóttir f Icelandic
Means "daughter of Alexander" in Icelandic.
Alexandra English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Alexandra
Alexandrou Greek
Means "son of Alexandros".
Alexandrov Russian
Variant transcription of Aleksandrov.
Alexandrova Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Aleksandrova.
Alexandru Romanian
From the given name Alexandru.
Alexanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aleksanyan.
Alexie Romanian
From the given name Alexie.
Alexis German, French, English, Greek
From the given name Alexis.
Alexopoulos Greek
From the personal name Alexios + the patronymic ending -poulos.
Alexson English
This surname means “son of Alex”.
Aleyeva Russian
Feminine form of Aleyev (Алеев)
Alezra Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Ezra.
Alfani Italian
Variant of Alfano.
Alfano Italian
From the name of a town in Salerno, Campania, derived from the Ancient Greek toponym Αλφειός (Alpheios) meaning "whiteish". ... [more]
al-Fayadh Arabic
Means "the generous, the charitable, the bountiful" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فَيَّاض (fayyāḍ) meaning "to overflow".
Alfeev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Alfeo Italian
From the given name Alfeo.
Alferyev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Alfes Jewish
Official website of the the City of Alfés (in the Province Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) says:... [more]
Alfieri Italian
From Italian alfiere "standard-bearer, ensign", ultimately from Arabic فارس (al-faris) "horseman, rider; knight, cavalier". May alternately derive from the Germanic given name Adalfarus, meaning "noble journey".
Alfonsi Italian
From the given name Alfonso.
Alford English, Scottish
Habitational name from any of several places in England, derived from Old English ford "ford, river crossing" and an uncertain first element, possibly eald "old", or the given name Ealdgyð.
Alforque Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly from the name of a place called Alforque in Zaragoza province, Spain, meaning uncertain.
Alfred English, Caribbean
Derived from the given name Alfred.
Alfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Alfredo.
Alfredo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Alfredo.
Alfsen Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of Alfsson.
Alfstad Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the given name Alf 1 and stad "city, town".
Al-Fulan Arabic
"Fulan" (فلان) is the base word, meaning "some person" or "so and so". "Al-Fulan" (الفلاني) is the derivative of a last name, like "Fulan Al-Fulan".
Alfvén Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Swedish älv "river".
Alfyorov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Algerie Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the French Algérie meaning "Algeria" (referring directly to the country itself). It also refers to someone from Annaba, Algeria.
Al-ghamdi Arabic
Means "the Ghamdi", referring to the Ghamd tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Al-ghoul Arabic
Palestinian surname.
al-Ghoul Arabic (Mashriqi)
Perhaps from the Arabic folklore tradition of the ghoul. In the English speaking world, this name is probably known from the Batman comic/movie characters Ra's al Ghul and Talia al Ghul.
Algieri Italian
Italian form of Algerie.
Algotsson Swedish
Means "son of Algot".
Algus Estonian
Algus is an Estonian surname meaning "beginning".
al-Habash Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حبش (see Habash).
Al-Haddad Arabic
Variant of Haddad with the definite article ال (al).
Alhadeff Judeo-Spanish
Possibly an occupational name for a weaver from Arabic الهداف (al-̣haddāf) meaning "the weaver's shuttle". Alternately, it may be from Arabic الهدى (al-hadā) meaning "the guided one".
Al-haj Arabic
Variant of Haj.
Alhambra Spanish
Refers to the Alhambra, a palace complex located in Granada, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء‎‎ (Al-Ḥamrā) meaning "the red one" or, ultimately, from Arabic أَحْمَر (ʾaḥmar) "red".
Al Harbi Arabic
Originally indicated a person from the Harb tribe derived from Arabic حَرْبيّ (ḥarbiyy) meaning "military, war, army".
Al-hashimi Arabic
From the given name Hashim.
Alhassan Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Al-Hasan.
al-Husseini Arabic
Derived from the given name Hussein.
Əlibəyli Azerbaijani
From the given name Əli, the Turkic title bəy meaning "gentleman, mister; lord, master" and the adjective suffix -li.
Alibekov Kazakh, Kumyk, Lezgin
Means "son of Alibek".
Alibèrt Occitan
From the given name Alibèrt, an Occitan form of Albert.
Alić Bosnian
Means "son of Ali 1".
Alicea Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the given name Alicia.
Alıcı Turkish
Means "customer" in Turkish.
Aliesch Romansh
Derived from the given name Alexius.
Alievska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Alievski.
Alievski m Macedonian
Means "son of Ali 1".
Alifieris Greek
From Italian alfiere "standard-bearer, ensign" cognate to the Italian surname Alfieri.
Alig Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the given name Alexius.
Aligato Filipino, Cebuano
Means "spark, flying ember" in Cebuano.
Alighieri Italian
Patronymic form of Alighiero. A famous bearer of the name was Italian writer Dante Alighieri, full name Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri (1265-1321), author of the Divine Comedy.
Alighiero Italian
From the given name Alighiero.
Alijonov Uzbek
Means "son of Alijon".
Alikakos Greek
From Greek αλικός (alikos) meaning "red" with the diminutive suffix -akos.
Əlili Azerbaijani
From the given name Əli and the Turkic adjective suffix -li.
Alim Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Alim.
Əlimərdanov m Azerbaijani
From the given name Əlimərdan.
Alimasag Filipino, Cebuano
Means "flower crab" in Cebuano.
Alimkhanuly Kazakh
Derived from the given name Alimkhan.
Alimpiev Russian
Means "son of Alimpiy".
Alimpolos Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano alimpulos meaning "whirlwind, cyclone".
Alimzhanov m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Alimzhan".
Alimzhanova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Alimzhanov.
Alin Swedish
Variant of Ahlin.
Alindajao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano alindahaw meaning "drizzle, sprinkle".
Alinurov Kazakh
Means "son of Alinur" in Kazakh.
Alioto Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name for someone from Alì in Messina province.
Alioune Western African
From the given name Alioune.
Alipante Portuguese (Portuguese-style, Rare)
The meaning of the given name Alipante represents compassion, creativity, reliability, generosity, loyalty and a love for domestic life.... [more]
Alipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian علیپور (see Alipour).
Alipour Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.
Alirez Spanish (Mexican)
A protector. Rap. Loves all things Coral.
Alirezaei Persian
From the given name Alireza.
Əlirzayev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əlirza".
Aliston English
Variant of Allerston, a habitational surname derived from a place so named in North Yorkshire.
Alistratova Russian
Feminine form of Alistratov (Алистратов)
Əliverdibəyov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əliverdi bəy", with bəy being a Turkic title meaning "gentleman, mister; lord, master".
Alix French
Derived from the given name Alix.
Əlixanov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əlixan".
Əlixanova f Azerbaijani
Femminine form of Əlixanov.
Əlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əli".
Alizade Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian alternate transcription of Alizadeh as well as an Azerbaijani alternate transcription of Əlizadə.
Alizadeh Persian
Means "born of Ali 1" in Persian.
Alizai Pashto
Means "son of Ali 1" in Pashto.
Alizay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto علیزی (see Alizai).
Alizoda Tajik
Tajik form of Alizadeh.
Aljalal Arabic
Meaning "Son of Jalal". Jalal, a Given Name.
Aljand Estonian
Aljand is an Estonian surname derived from "paljand" meaning "outcrop" and "locality".
Aljas Estonian
Aljas is an Estonian surname. It is a corruption of "haljas" meaning "green" and "verdant".
Aljaž Slovene
Etymological origin unknown, possibly from the latin word alias, meaning "different".
Al-Kadamani Arabic
used Dutch "The Voice Of Holland"'s Hanin Al-Kadamani
Alkaiaga Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lesaka, Nevarre, of uncertain etymology. The last element is almost certainly -aga "place of, group of"; suggestions for the other elements include Basque a(ha)l "power, capacity, might" and kai "dock, pier, harbour", or alka "wild oats, wild grass", or alk "rock" and ai "slope".
Alkain Basque
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from a place name, using the Basque toponymic suffix -ain with an uncertain first element.
Alkan Turkish
From Turkish al meaning "dark red, crimson" and kan meaning "blood".
al-Kashgari Uyghur, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Uyghur كاشغەرىي and Arabic كاشغري (see Kashgari). A famous bearer was Mahmud al-Kashgari (1005-1102), an 11th-century Kara-Khanid scholar and lexicographer of the Turkic languages from the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, China.
Al Kayyali Arabic
Arabic surname from aleppo
Al Khatib Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الخطيب (see Al-khatib).
Alkhatib Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الخطيب (see Al-khatib).
Al-khwārizmī Medieval Arabic
This is the name of 9th century mathematician and astronomer Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmi, derived from the region of Khwarazm
Al-kindi Arabic
Originally indicated a person from the Kinda tribe.
Alkış Turkish
Means "applause, acclamation" in Turkish.
Alkiza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Alksnis Latvian
Means "alder tree" in Latvian.
Alkurdi Arabic
Arabic surname, denoting someone who had Kurdish ancestry.
Al Kuwari Arabic
Mainly found in Qatar.
All Estonian
All is an Estonian surname meaning "below" or "beneath".
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