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Hardekop German (Rare)Derived from Middle High German
hart "hard" and
kopf "head". As a surname, it was given to a hard-headed, stubborn person.
Hardley EnglishThe name comes from when a family lived in the village of Hartley which was in several English counties including Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Kent, Lancashire, York and Northumberland. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English words hart which means a stag and lea which means a wood or clearing.
Hare Irish (Anglicized), English (American)Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÍr, meaning ‘long-lasting’. In Ireland this name is found in County Armagh; it has also long been established in Scotland.... [
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Hargitay HungarianDenoted one from
Hargita, a historical region of Hungary now known as
Harghita County in eastern Transylvania, Romania. A famous bearer was Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (1926-2006), as well as his daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay (1964-)... [
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Hari JapaneseFrom Japanese 播 (
hari) meaning "scatter; spread; disseminate", referring to cultivated land.... [
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Harigae JapaneseFrom the Japanese 張 (
hari) "Extended Net constellation" and 替 (
kae or
gae) "exchange," "spare," "substitute."
Harimoto JapaneseHari means "Extended Net constellation" and moto means "base, origin, source, root".
Haritani JapaneseHari means "Extended Net constellation" and tani means "valley".
Härjapea EstonianHärjapea is an Estonian surname literally meaning "ox head", but derived from a colloquial name for "clover".
Harjo EstonianHarjo is an Estonia surname, a variation of "Harju"; from Harju County.
Harjo CreekFrom Creek
Ha'chō meaning "crazy brave; recklessly brave".
Harju FinnishMeans "esker", a long ridge formed by a river flowing underneath a glacier.
Harkaway EnglishFrom a sporting phrase used to guide and incite hunting dogs.
Harker English (British)English (mainly northeastern England and West Yorkshire): habitational name from either of two places in Cumbria, or from one in the parish of Halsall, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. The Cumbrian places are probably named from Middle English hart ‘male deer’ + kerr ‘marshland’... [
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Harkness Scottish, English (British), Northern IrishApparently a habitational name from an unidentified place (perhaps in the area of Annandale, with which the surname is connected in early records), probably so called from the Old English personal name
Hereca (a derivative of the various compound names with the first element
here ‘army’) + Old English
næss ‘headland’, ‘cape’... [
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Härkönen FinnishA surname derived from the Finnish word
härkä, meaning 'bull', and the common surname suffix
-nen.
Harkonnen LiteratureDerived from the Finnish surname
Härkönen. Vladimir Harkonnen is a fictional character in the ’Dune’ franchise created by American author Frank Herbert.
Harlacher GermanHabitational name for someone from Ober- or Unter-Harlachen, near Überlingen.
Harless English, GermanEnglish: probably a variant spelling of
Arliss, a nickname from Middle English
earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.
Harlin EnglishEnglish surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French personal name
Herluin, meaning "noble friend" or "noble warrior."
Härma EstonianHärma is an Estonian surname meaning "frosty" or "frosted".
Harma Finnish, EstonianAnglicized form of either
Härma or
Haarma. The former is a toponymic surname referring to several places in Estonia and Finland, probably derived from the given name
Herman... [
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Harmer English (British)Meaning, of the Army or man of Armor, from the battle at Normandy, France. It was formerly a French last name Haremere after the battle at Normandy it moved on to England where it was shortened to Harmer.
Harnden EnglishFrom an English village Harrowden in Bedfordshire. This place name literally means "hill of the heathen shrines or temples," from the Old English words
hearg and
dun. Harpe GermanDerived from a short form of the given name
Harprecht.
Harris WelshA combination of the Welsh adjective 'hy', meaning 'bold' or 'presumptuous' and the common Welsh personal name 'Rhys'. This surname is common in South Wales and the English West Country and has an official Welsh tartan... [
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Harrow EnglishMeans "person from Harrow", the district of northwest Greater London, or various places of the same name in Scotland ("heathen shrine").
Hartford EnglishHabitational name from Hertford, or from either of two places called Hartford, in Cheshire and Cumbria; all are named with Old English heorot ‘hart’ + ford ‘ford’.
Hartnell EnglishFrom a location in Marwood, Devon, derived from Old English
heort "stag" +
cnoll "hill".
Harton EnglishThis surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [
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Hartshorn Englishhabitational name from Hartshorne (Derbyshire) from Old English
heorot "hart stag" (genitive
heorotes) and
horn "horn" perhaps in reference to the nearby hill (known as Hart Hill) and its supposed resemblance to a hart's horn... [
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Hartsill EnglishA habitational name from a place in Warwickshire named Hartshill from the Old English personal name
Heardrēd + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
Hartung GermanGerman, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a derivative (originally a patronymic) of compound names beginning with hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
Hartwell EnglishHabitational name from places in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire called Hartwell, from Old English
heorot ‘stag’, ‘hart’ +
wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’... [
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Harty EnglishHabitational name from the Isle of Harty in Kent. From Old English
heorot meaning "hart stag" and
ēg meaning "island".
Harukawa Japaneseharukawa means "spring river". the kanji used are 春(haru) meaning "spring (the season)" and 河 (kawa) meaning "river" . you could also use 川 (kawa) as the second kanji, but using 河 looks better.
Harumatsu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 春 (
haru), from 原 (
hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field" and 松 (
matsu) meaning "pine", referring to grassland with pine trees.
Harumoto JapaneseFrom Japanese 春 (
haru) meaning "spring" and 本 (
moto) meaning "base; root; origin".... [
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Haruna JapaneseFrom Japanese 春
(haru) meaning "spring" and 名
(na) meaning "name, fame, renown".
Haruno JapaneseFrom Japanese 春
(haru) "spring" and 野
(no) "field, plain, wilderness".
Haruta JapaneseFrom Japanese 春
(haru) meaning "spring" and 田
(ta) meaning "field".
Harutami JapaneseIt could be from 春 (
haru) meaning "spring season" combined with 民 (
tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil".
Haruyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 春
(haru) meaning "spring" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Harvard EnglishFrom the Old English given name
Hereweard, composed of the elements
here "army" and
weard "guard", which was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire, leader of resistance to the advancing Normans... [
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Harwin EnglishFrom the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard 'hardy', 'brave' + win 'friend'.
Harwood English, ScotsHabitation name found especially along the border areas of England and Scotland, from the Old English elements
har meaning "gray" or
hara referring to the animals called "hares" plus
wudu for "wood"... [
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Hasado Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 挟 (
hasa), from 挟む (
hasamu) meaning "to insert; to be sandwiched between" and 土 (
do) meaning "earth; soil; ground", referring to a soil land where it is very crammed.... [
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Hasado Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 挟土 (
hasado), a sound-changed clipping from 国之狭土神 (
Kuninosadzuchinokami) meaning "Kuninosadzuchinokami" or 天之狭土神 (
Amenosadzuchinokami) meaning "Amenosadzuchinokami", both names of gods of soil.... [
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Hasapis GreekHasapi is the word, "butcher" in the Greek language. The last name Hasapis is most probably from immigrants traveling to the new world
Hasawa JapaneseHa means "feather, plume" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hase JapaneseFrom the Japanese place name 長谷
(Hase) referring to a place in Sakurai, Japan.
Hašek Czech (?)Meaning "Pure" or "Chaste" from Latin
Castus, a shortening of
Castulus. Diminutive of the personal name Haštal. Noteable people with this surname include Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey Goal-tender and Jaroslav Hašek, a Czech satirist and Journalist, most known for his satirical novel, 'The Good Soldier Švejk'.
Hashi Japanese (Rare, Archaic)Alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (
Hashi) meaning "Persia", ultimately from Middle Chinese "波斯" (
Puɑ siᴇ), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (
Pārsa).... [
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Hashi Japanese (Rare, Archaic)From Old Japanese "破斯" (
Hashi), an alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (
Hashi) meaning "Persia", from Middle Chinese "波斯" (
Puɑ siᴇ), ultimately from Old Persian "𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿" (
Pārsa).... [
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Hashimi ArabicFrom the given name
Hashim, particularly denoting descent from the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.
Hasley EnglishHabitational name of uncertain origin. The surname is common in London, and may be derived from Alsa (formerly Assey) in Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex (recorded as Alsiesheye in 1268). nother possible source is Halsway in Somerset, named from Old English
hals ‘neck’ +
weg ‘way’, ‘road’.
Hassall EnglishMeans "person from Hassall", Cheshire ("witch's corner of land").
Hassdenteufel GermanA German Satzname, from the expression "Hass den Teufel" meaning "hate the devil".
Hasselbach GermanHabitational name from any of the places in various parts of Germany called Hasselbach.
Hassenfeld Polish, JewishNotable beaters of this surname are the Hassenfeld brothers who founded the Hasbro, INC. an abbreviation of their surname and the word brother. Hasbro, INC. is an American multinational conglomerate with you, board game, and media assets, headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.... [
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Hässli German (Swiss), French (Rare)Swiss German diminutive form of
Haas. This is a French surname via Alsace-Lorraine. A notable bearer is French footballer (soccer player) Eric Hassli (1981-).
Haste English, FrenchDerived from Old French
haste meaning "(roasting) spit" (ultimately from Latin
hasta "spear, lance, pike"), an occupational name for a seller of roast meat or a servant who turned the spit to cook meat.
Hasudera Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 蓮 (
hasu) meaning "lotus, nelumbo nucifera" and 寺 (
dera), the joining form of 寺 (
tera) meaning "temple".
Hasui JapanesePossibly from 蓮 (
hasu) meaning "lotus" and 井 (
i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".
Hasumi JapaneseFrom Japanese 蓮
(hasu) meaning "lotus" and 見
(mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Hasuya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 芙 (
hasu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera" and 家 (
ya) meaning "house", possibly referring to a house in an area with nelumbo nucifera.
Haswell Englishhabitational name from Haswell (Durham) or less probably from Haswell (Somerset) or Haswell in North Huish (Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English
hæsel "hazel" and
wille "well spring stream".