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Irisarri BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
Ironmonger EnglishFrom Middle English
ire(n)mongere,
er(n)mongere meaning "ironmonger; dealer in household goods".
Irons EnglishEnglish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [
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Ironside EnglishPossibly from Middle English irenside (Old English iren ‘iron’ + side ‘side’), a nickname for an iron-clad warrior.
Irsay HungarianSurname used by people whose original surname was Israel, in Hungary
Isageum KoreanFrom Old Korean - Shillan 泥師今/니ᄉᆞ금 (nisokum) "ruler" or "emperor" and derived from Old Korean 니 "first, principal, main, teeth" + ㅅ "genitive particle" and Old Korean 금 "grand, great, big"... [
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Isawa JapaneseI means "well, pit, mineshaft" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Isayama JapaneseA Japanese surname meaning "admonish mountain". A bearer of this surname is Hajime Isayama. He is a Japanese manga artist. (1986-)
Isham EnglishThe name of a village in Northamptonshire, England from the Celtic name of a local river
Ise and the Anglo-Saxon term for a small settlement or homestead
-ham.
Ishanagyi Okinawan (Archaic)From Okinawan 石垣 (
Ishanagyi) meaning "Ishigaki", an area in the city of Ishigaki in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Ishigaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 石 (
ishi) meaning "stone" and 垣 (
gaki), the joining form of 垣 (
kaki) meaning "fence".... [
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Ishigaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 石垣 (
Ishigaki) meaning "Ishigaki", a division in the area of Yoshihara in the town of Aridagawa in the district of Arida in the prefecture of Wakayama in Japan.
Ishiguro JapaneseIshi means "Stone" and Guro is just a form of Kuro, meaning "Black". Hiroshi Ishiguro was the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory.
Ishikura JapaneseFrom the Japanese 石
(ishi) "stone" combined with 倉
(kura) or 蔵
(kura) storehouse."
Ishima JapaneseI means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".
Ishino JapaneseFrom 石
(ishi) meaning "stone" and 野
(no) meaning "plains," "field."
Ishisaki JapaneseIshi means "stone, rock" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Island NorwegianHabitational name from any of four farmsteads so named. The origin of their name is not certain; it may be a compound of
is "ice" and
land "land" or from
Island "Iceland" (the name of the country).
Isley EnglishOf Old English origin, derived from a place named
Hesli, meaning "a hazel wood or grove".
Isobe JapaneseFrom the Japanese 磯 (
iso) "beach" and 部 (
be) "region," "division," "part."
Isogai JapaneseFrom Japanese 磯
(iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 貝
(kai) meaning "shellfish".
Isogai JapaneseFrom Japanese 磯
(iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 谷
(gai) meaning "valley".
Isoko JapaneseIso means "beach, seashore" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Isomura JapaneseFrom Japanese 磯
(iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 村
(mura) meaning "town, village".
Isono JapaneseFrom Japanese 磯
(iso) meaning "seashore, beach" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Isozaki JapaneseFrom the Japanese 磯 (iso) "beach" and 崎 or 埼 (
zaki or
saki) "cape," "peninsula."
Issak EstonianIssak is an Estonian surname, a variation of the masculine Biblical given name "Isaac" (Estonian: "Iisak").
Isurieta BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Aretxabaleta.
Itada JapaneseIta means "board" and da means "field, rice paddy".
Itagaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 板
(ita) meaning "plank, board" and 垣
(kaki) meaning "fence".
Itakura JapaneseFrom Japanese 板
(ita) meaning "board" and 倉
(Kura) meaning "storehouse".
Itakura JapaneseFrom Japanese 板
(ita) meaning "plank, board" and 倉
(kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Itamiya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 伊丹屋 (
Itamiya) meaning "Itami Store", a name of a store that was in the city of Itami in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.... [
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Itaya JapaneseFrom Japanese 板
(ita) meaning "plank, board" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley".
Ite Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 射 (
i) meaning "shoot" and 手 (
te) meaning "hand", referring to an archer.
Iturralde BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Lizartza.
Itxasmendi BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Zarautz.
Itzstein GermanTopographic surname that originated from broad regions around the river Itz in Thuringia, Germany. The word "Stein" (German word for stone) historically was also used to describe castles on a hill or at a river, thus a possible meaning of the name is "castle at the river Itz".