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Huff GermanFrom the Germanic personal name
Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with
hug "heart, mind, spirit" as the first element.
Huffington EnglishMeans "Uffa's town". A famous bearer is Arianna Huffington, born Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου
Hufnagel GermanMetonymic occupational name for a farrier from Middle High German
hufnagel "horseshoe nail" (literally "hoof nail"). Derived from
huof "hoof" and
nagal "nail".
Hugo FrenchVictor Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He was also the writer of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Misérables'.
Huguenot FrenchMeaning uncertain. It could be denoted as a French Protestant who held the Reformed tradition of Protestantism, possibly derived from Middle French
eiguenot "Swiss confederate", from Swiss republican
Besançon Hugues, or a diminutive form of
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Huh KoreanVariant transcription of Korean Hangul 허 (see
Heo).
Huhtamäki FinnishDerived from
huhta (“woodland cleared for slash-and-burn cultivation”) +
mäki (“hill”).
Hui ChineseFrom Chinese 惠
(huì) meaning "favour, benefit".
Huidobro SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Los Altos.
Huisman DutchDutch cognate of
Houseman. Famous bearers include actor Michiel Huisman (1981-), television host and musician Henny Huisman (1951-) and speed skater Sjoerd Huisman (1986-2013), all from the Netherlands.
Huitema DutchThe name is believed to come from the Dutch word 'hout', meaning wood. Thus, this was a name often given to woodcutters.
Hulbert English1 English and German: from a Germanic personal name, Holbert, Hulbert, composed of the elements hold, huld ‘friendly’, ‘gracious’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.... [
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Hulke Englisha nickname for a person who literally "towed" ships and barges
Hull EstonianHull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Huller EnglishTopographical name for a 'dweller by a hill', deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century 'hyll' a hill, or in this instance 'atte hulle', at the hill.
Hultgren SwedishCombination of Swedish
hult "grove, copse" and
gren "branch".
Humbert German, Dutch, FrenchFrom a Germanic personal name composed of the elements
hun "Hun, giant" or
hun "bear cub" and
berht "bright, famous". This was particularly popular in the Netherlands and North Germany during the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of a 7th-century St... [
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Humble EnglishNickname for a meek or lowly person, from Middle English, Old French
(h)umble (Latin
humilis "lowly", a derivative of
humus "ground").
Humboldt German (?)Derived from the Germanic given name
Hunibald. Notable bearers of this surname were Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a Prussian naturalist, geographer, explorer and polymath, and his brother Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), a linguist, philosopher and diplomat.
Hummal EstonianHummal is an Estonian surname derived from "Humal" (also an Estonian surname), meaning "hop" and "bine".
Hummer German, EnglishHummer is the German word for 'Lobster' in English. It is also the name of a vehicle- the 'Hummer'!
Humperdinck German (?), LiteratureFrom the German surname Humperdinck. As a surname it was born by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As a first name it was used for the villain Prince Humperdinck in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride.
Hun KhmerMeans "capital, investment" in Khmer, also referring to a unit of weight for precious metals.
Hundertmark GermanA nickname for a wealthy man, from Middle High German hundert meaning "hundred" + mark, a denomination of coin.
Hungate EnglishA habitational name from Old English hund,'hound', and Old Norse gata, 'gate'.
Hunley English (American)English: variant of Hundley, which also has English origins (Worcestershire and Herefordshire): possibly a variant of Huntley or a habitational name from a lost Hundley, and Hanley.... [
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Hunnam EnglishVariant form of
Hannam. A famous bearer is the English actor and screenwriter Charlie Hunnam (1980-).
Hunsberger GermanHabitational name for someone from a place called Hunsberg or Huntsberg.
Huntington EnglishEnglish: habitational name from any of several places so called, named with the genitive plural
huntena of Old English
hunta ‘hunter’ +
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ or
dun ‘hill’ (the forms in -ton and -don having become inextricably confused)... [
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Huntley English, ScottishHabitational name from a place in Gloucestershire, so named from Old English hunta 'hunter' (perhaps a byname (see Hunt) + leah 'wood', 'clearing'). Scottish: habitational name from a lost place called Huntlie in Berwickshire (Borders), with the same etymology as in 1.
Huntzinger GermanHabitational name for someone from Hintschingen, earlier Huntzingen.
Hunyadi HungarianA name of a noble family of Hungary. The Regent John Hunyadi had this last name.
Huo ChineseFrom Chinese 霍
(huò) referring to the ancient state of Huo, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the city of Huozhou in Shanxi province.
Hurban English, French, Dutch, German, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, Romanian, JewishVariant of
Urban.
Hurley English, IrishMeaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".
Hurm EstonianHurm is an Estonian surname meaning "charm" and "enchantment".
Hurrell English, NormanEnglish (of Norman origin) from a derivative of Old French
hurer ‘to bristle or ruffle’, ‘to stand on end’ (see
Huron).
Hurry EnglishFrom a Norman form of the Middle English personal name Wol(f)rich (with the addition of an inorganic initial H-).
Hurst GermanTopographic name from Middle High German
hurst "woodland, thicket".
Hurta CzechNickname for an aggressive person, from hurt ‘attack.’
Hurtado SpanishDerived from the Spanish word hurtar, meaning "to steal".
Hurtig SwedishNickname for someone full of energy and endurance, from Swedish
hurtig "quick, fast, rapid, brisk".
Husemann GermanEpithet for a servant or an administrator who worked at a great house, from Middle Low German hus ‘house’ (see House 1, Huse) + man ‘man’.
Hussey English, IrishAs an English surname, it comes from two distinct sources. It is either of Norman origin, derived from
Houssaye, the name of an area in Seine-Maritime which ultimately derives from Old French
hous "holly"; or it is from a Middle English nickname given to a woman who was the mistress of a household, from an alteration of
husewif "housewife"... [
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Husted GermanThe name was originally spelled "Hustedt" and means "homestead." The family name originated in northern Germany. One branch of the family migrated to England, and a branch of that family to the United States.
Hustopeče CzechThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
Hutabalian BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
balian meaning "rice field, farm, outside".
Hutabarat BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
barat meaning "west".
Hutagalung BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
galung meaning "embankment, dike, cleared field".
Hutagaol BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
gaol meaning "banana".
Hutajulu BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
julu meaning "upstream".
Hutapea BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
pea meaning "marsh, swamp, reservoir, lowland".
Hutauruk BatakFrom Batak
huta meaning "village, area" and
uruk meaning "upper, above" or "bone leaves (a type of plant)".
Hutchins EnglishSouthern English patronymic from the medieval personal name
Hutchin, a pet form of
Hugh.
Hütter GermanGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a hatter from an agent derivative of Middle High German huot ‘hat’; Yiddish hut, German Hut ‘hat’. German (Hütter): topographic name from Middle High German hütte ‘hut’... [
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Hutton English, ScottishScottish and northern English habitational name from any of the numerous places so called from Old English
hoh ‘ridge’, ‘spur’ +
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Hüüdma EstonianHüüdma is an Estonian surname meaning to "call out" or "exclaim".
Hüüs EstonianHüüs is an Estonian surname derived from "hüüsing" meaning "houseline".
Huval French (Cajun)The Huval name has historically been labeled German or Acadian (Cajun), however, recently more information has been discovered that shows the Huvals came directly from France.... [
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Hux GermanProbably from a topographic name Huck or Hucks, of uncertain origin. It occurs in many place and field names.
Hux EnglishMeans "insult, scorn" in Old English. This is used in Popular Culture by First Order General Armitage Hux, played by Domhnall Gleeson in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Huxford EnglishHabitational name from a place in Devon called Huxford (preserved in the name of Huxford Farm), from the Old English personal name Hōcc or the Old English word hōc ‘hook or angle of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Huyền VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 玄 (
huyền) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black".
Huys Dutch, FlemishDerived from
Huis, itself a variant of
Huus and
Huuchs, medieval Dutch genitive forms of the given name
Hugo.
Hwa Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 化 (
hwa) meaning "to be; to become", making it the Korean form of
Hua 2.
Hwang Korean, TaiwaneseKorean form of
Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃
(hwang). It is also a Chinese alternate transcription of the same name chiefly used in Taiwan.
Hyatt EnglishEnglish (mainly London and Surrey): possibly a topographic name from Middle English hegh, hie ‘high’ + yate ‘gate’. ... [
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Hyōdō JapaneseFrom Japanese 兵
(hyō) meaning "soldier" and 藤
(dō) meaning "wisteria".
Hyslop ScottishHabitational name from an unidentified place in northern England, perhaps so called from Old English
hæsel (or the Old Norse equivalent
hesli) ‘hazel’ +
hop ‘enclosed valley’.
Hyun KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 玄
(hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious".
Ī JapaneseCombination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".
Iannitello ItalianCould mean “Land of Gracious God”, from
Ianni, stemming from
Ioannes meaning “Yahweh is Gracious” and
Tello, meaning “Land”.
Iannucci ItalianFrom a pet form of the given name
Ianni. A famous bearer of the name is the Scottish filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci (1963-).
Iartza BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Abaltzisketa.
Iatridis GreekDerived from the Greek word ιατρός (
iatros) meaning "doctor".
Iavarone ItalianPossibly from a shortened form of the personal name Ianni + varone, a variant of barone ‘baron’; literally ‘baron John’.
Ibaiguren BasqueMeans "river's edge" from the Basque words
ibai, meaning "river" and
guren, meaing "edge".