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Gwan KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
官 (Gwan) meaning "Tube".
Gwizdala PolishNickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of
gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
Gye KoreanEtymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hanja element
季 (gye) ("season") or
桂 (gye) ("cassia, cinnamon").
Gyljárlaugsson IcelandicThe name Gyljárlaugsson combines two Icelandic words, "gylja" meaning "to roar" and "laug" meaning "hot spring". Therefore, the name Gyljárlaugsson could be interpreted as "son of the roaring hot spring".
Gyllenhaal SwedishThe name
Gyllenhaal originated from Nils Gunnarsson Gyllenhaal's father Gunne Olofsson Haal, who was from Hahlegården, a crown homestead in South Härene Parish in the county of Västergötland in West Sweden... [
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Gyökeres HungarianFrom a nickname meaning "rooted, radical, drastic" in Hungarian. A famous bearer is Viktor Gyökeres (1998-), a Swedish soccer player of Hungarian descent.
Ha KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 河
(ha) meaning "river, stream".
Haabma EstonianHaabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Haaboja EstonianHaaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".
Haag Germanic (Archaic)'The German surname Haag, like many surnames, was taken from some geographical feature near the dwelling place of its first bearer. Coming from the Old Norse
haga, or some local variation of the word, the name means "one who lives near a hedged or fenced enclosure."... [
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Haak EstonianHaak is an Estonian surname meaning "hook" and "fastener".
Haaland NorwegianFrom Old Norse
Hávaland, derived from
hár "high" and
land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.
Haam HmongA Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as
Ham or
Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname
Hang.
Haarla EstonianHaarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Haarma EstonianHaarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Haavisto FinnishMeans "place with aspens" or "group of aspens". This name comes from a combination of
haapa, "aspen", and the suffix
-sto which is used for places and groups of things.
Haavistu EstonianHaavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
Habash ArabicDerived from Arabic حبش (
ḥabash) meaning "Abyssinian", originally indicating a person who came from Abyssinia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Ethiopia and Eritrea. This surname is more common among Muslims and Christians in the Arab world... [
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Habelt Germanfrom a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Haber MalteseNot to be confused with the German surname of the same spelling.
Haberland GermanTopographic name from Middle High German
haber(e) "oats" and
land "land", or a habitational name from any of various places so called.
Häberli German (Swiss)Derived from Alemannic and Upper German
Haber, a variant of Standard High German
Hafer "oats" in combination with the diminutive suffix
-li. This name denoted a young farmer of oats.
Habermann German, JewishOccupational name for a grower or seller of oats, composed of the elements
Haber and the agent suffix
-mann.
Habermehl Germanmetonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of oatmeal from Middle High German
habaro "oats" and
melo "flour".
Habsburg GermanThis surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German
Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German
hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.
Habu JapaneseFrom 羽 (
ha) meaning "feather, plume" and 生 (
bu) meaning "life, living".
Hachiya JapaneseFrom Japanese 蜂
(hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley".
Hacıyev AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the pilgrim", from Arabic حَاجِيّ
(ḥājiyy) denoting a Muslim who has successfully made the hajj to Mecca.
Hackney English, ScottishHabitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name
Haca (genitive
Hacan) combined with
ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Hackney English, ScottishFrom Middle English
hakenei (Old French
haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational name for a stablehand... [
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Hacohen HebrewMeans "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word
ha which means "the", and the surname
Cohen.
Haddadin ArabicFrom a diminutive of Arabic حداد
(haddad) meaning "blacksmith, ironsmith".
Haddock EnglishHaddock is a surname of English. It may refer to many people. It may come from the medieval word Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, a short form of various compound names including the root ēad, meaning prosperity or fortune... [
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Haddon EnglishDerived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [
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Hadfield EnglishHabitational name from a place so named in Derbyshire named from Old English
hæþ "heathland heather" and
feld "field" meaning "heath open land".
Hadida Judeo-SpanishDerived from Arabic حديد
(hadid) meaning "iron", used as an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Hadj Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic حاج
(ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", referring to the Islamic hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (chiefly Maghrebi).
Hadley EnglishA habitational name from either a place named Hadley, or a place named Hadleigh. The first is named from the Old English personal name
Hadda +
lēah (means ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’), and the other three are from Old English
hǣð (meaning ‘heathland’, ‘heather') +
lēah.
Hado Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"
Hadzhiyski m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian хаджия
(hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ
(hajj).
Hafer German, JewishMetonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German
Hafer "oats". Compare
Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
Haffalden NorwegianDerived from the name of a small farm near the town of Larvik in Eastern Norway in the commune of Vestfold and Telemark.
Hafstein IcelandicEither derived from the Icelandic given name
Hafsteinn or from Norwegian surname
Havstein (probably derived from a place name).
Haftek Polish“From the english occupation name describing a maker of handles for tools - a hafter”... [
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Haga JapaneseHa means "Fragrance,Aroma" and Ga means "Congratulations". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan, and most likely comes from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
Haga JapaneseFrom Japanese 芳
(ha) meaning "fragrant, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀
(ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Hagakure JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 隠 (gakure) meaning "to disappear"
Hagan JewishHebrew, shortened from haganah which means soldier
Hagan IrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hÁgáin "descendant of
Ógán", a personal name from a diminutive of
óg "young".
Hagan IrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of
Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of
Aodh meaning "fire".
Hagelberg GermanFrom German
hagel meaning "hail" and
berg meaning "mountain".
Hageman DutchCombination of Middle Dutch
haghe "hedge, enclosure" and
man "man".
Hagen German, Dutch, Danishfrom the ancient Germanic personal name
Hagen a short form of various compound names formed with
hag "enclosure protected place" as the first element.
Hägg SwedishFrom Swedish
hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.
Häggkvist SwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and
kvist "twig".
Hägglund SwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and
lund "grove".
Häggström SwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" and
ström "stream, small river".
Haghighi PersianMeans "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي
(ḥaqīqiyy).
Haginaga Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 脛永 (
Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a division in the town of Ibigawa in the district of Ibi in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 脛長 (
Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a former large village in the same location, in the district of Ikeda in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu in Japan.
Hagino JapaneseHagi means "bush clover" and no means "field, plain, wilderness". ... [
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Hagman SwedishCombination of Swedish
hage "enclosure, pasture" and
man "man", thus making it a cognate of German
Hagemann.
Hagström SwedishCombination of Swedish
hage "enclosure, garden" and
ström "stream, small river".
Hahm GermanMetonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights and measures, from Middle High German hāme ‘(standard) measure’.
Hahner GermanOccupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
hane "rooster".
Hahner GermanHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn or Hag.
Haida JapaneseFrom 灰 (
hai) meaning "ash, gray, grayish" and 田 (
da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Haik Judeo-SpanishFrom the name of a garment worn by Algerian women, derived from Arabic حاك
(hak) meaning "to weave". It was used as an occupational name for a maker of these garments.
Hailes Scottish, EnglishScottish habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of
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Haimawari JapaneseFrom Japanese 灰 (hai) meaning "ashes, puckery juice, cremate" and 廻 (mawari) meaning "round, revolve, go around, circumference"
Hain EnglishFrom the Middle English personal name
Hein 1. This is derived from the Germanic personal name
Hagano, originally a byname meaning "hawthorn"... [
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Hairfield EnglishProbably a variant of Harefield, a habitational name from a place so named, for example the one Greater London or Harefield in Selling, Kent, which are both apparently named from Old English here ‘army’ + feld ‘open country’.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 灰屋 (
haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 灰屋 (
Haiya), a clipping of 京北灰屋 (
Keikokuhaiya) meaning "Keikokuhaiya", an area in the ward of Ukyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.
Haj ArabicRefers to a person who has participated in the حج
(hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Hajake Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 羽者 (
haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (
hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (
-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.
Hajian PersianFrom Persian حاجی
(haji) meaning "hajji" (of Arabic origin), referring to a person who has participated in the حج
(hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Hajiri JapaneseFrom Japanese 羽尻 (
Hajiri) meaning "Hajiri", a division in the area of Hidaka in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.... [
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Hajizadeh PersianMeans "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic حَاجِيّ
(ḥājiyy) meaning "pilgrim" and the Persian suffix -زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".