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Heimburg GermanGerman for "home". Originates in the German village of Heimburg (not to be confused with
Hamburg) and the nearby castle of the same name.
Heimburger German, JewishStatus name for a village head, derived from Middle High German
heim meaning "homestead, settlement" and
bürge meaning "guardian". It could also be a habitational name for someone from numerous places called
Heimburg or
Heimberg in Germany.
Heimlich GermanNickname for a secretive person from Middle High German heimelich German heimlich "confidential secret".
Heinamaa EstonianHeinamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "hayfield" (literally, "hay land").
Heinbokel German(Hein) is a short form of the name
Heinrich, (the German form of the name Henry) & Bokel is a place name in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein & North Rhine-Westphalia.
Heir EnglishEnglish: relationship name from Middle English heir(e), heier ‘
heir’. Compare
Ayre.... [
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Heisenberg GermanMade up of German words
heis and
berg, ultimately meaning “hot mountain.” This was the name of theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg and the alias of Walter White in Breaking Bad.
Heitmeyer GermanGerman: distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose land included heathland, from Middle Low German heide ‘heath’, ‘wasteland’ +
Meyer 1.
Hekel Low GermanDerives from the Middle Low German word "ha-ke," Dutch "haak," which means "a hook."
Helander SwedishThe first element is
Hel-, which is probably derived from place names ultimately derived from Swedish
helig "holy, sacred, blessed" or the male given name
Helge... [
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Helber GermanOccupational name for a thresher, from Middle High German helwe 'chaff' + the agent suffix -er; alternatively, it could be a habitational name from a place called Helba near Meiningen.
Helbling German (Swiss)Meaning "half penny" or a cheap /stingy man Know surname in Germany andSwitzerland. Helblings were French Huguenot
Held German, Jewish, DutchMeans "hero" in German, ultimately derived from Middle High German
helt. This name was bestowed upon a person either in its literal meaning or else in an ironic sense.
Helde EstonianHelde is an Estonian surname meaning "big-hearted".
Helder Dutch, German, Upper German, English1. Dutch and German: from a Germanic personal name
Halidher, composed of the elements
haliò “hero” +
hari,
heri “army”, or from another personal name,
Hildher, composed of the elements
hild “strife”, “battle” + the same second element... [
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Helfer GermanMetonymic occupational name for an assistant of some kind, or nickname for a helpful person, from Middle High German hëlfære, German Helfer 'helper', 'assistant'.
Helk EstonianHelk is an Estonian surname meaning "lustre" and "sparkle".
Helland NorwegianThe Old Norse name element
-land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse
hella "flat rock" or
hellir "cave". ... [
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Hellat EstonianHellat is an Estonian surname derived from "hellalt", meaning "affectionately".
Hellbom SwedishFrom Swedish
häll, a type of flat rock, and
bom "barrier, boom".
Helle GermanTopographic name probably derived from Old High German
helle "hell", denoting a place with a steep hollow or a wild area.
Helle NorwegianFrom any of several toponyms derived from Old Norse
hallr "rock, boulder, stone slab".
Helle FinnishMeans "hot weather, swelter" in Finnish, mostly adopted in the 20th century to replace Swedish names beginning with
Hell- or
Häll-.
Hellenbrand GermanDerived from germanic: hildtja = battle, brandt = sword, or prandt = burning wood/torch. Other view: Hilda is the Nordic Queen of the Underworld, Goddes of Death, so Sword/Torch of Hilda.... [
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Heller GermanNickname from the small medieval coin known as the
häller or
heller, named for the city it was first minted (in 1208) at,
Hall am Kocher (currently called
Schwäbisch Hall).
Helliste EstonianHelliste is an Estonian surname meaning "tender" and "affectionate".
Helliwell EnglishFrom various place names in United Kingdom. Derived from Olde English elements of "halig" meaning holy, and "waella", a spring.
Hellmann GermanHabitational name from Middle Low German
helle meaning
precipitous terrain, steep slope" and mann meaning "man".
Hellmich GermanDerived from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements
helm "helmet" and
wig "battle".
Helm English, Dutch, Germanfrom Old English
helm "protection covering" (in later northern English dialects "cattle shelter barn"). The name may be topographic for someone who lived by or worked at a barn or habitational from a place so named such as
Helme in
Meltham (Yorkshire)... [
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Helmsley EnglishThis English habitational name originates with the North Yorkshire village of Helmsley, named with the Old English personal name
Helm and
leah, meaning 'clearing'.
Helo Syrian, LebaneseHelo is Americanized from the name Helou which means "sweet". Origin around year 1717 from El Helou. Tribal name from Helou Massive a mountain in the Syrian, later Lebanon country. Mentioned in the narratives of the first Crusade.
Helsing SwedishDenoted a person who came from the Swedish province Hälsingland.
Helstrom ScandinavianFrom a place called Helstrom, meaning a house (or shelter) by a river, from the pre 7th century Olde Norse "hiamlr- straumr".
Helthon Gothic"Unique" in Norse Mythology, German variant of Hilton
Helton English (American)Habitational name from Helton in Cumbria, named in Old English probably with
helde "slope" and
tun "farmstead, settlement", or possibly a variant of
Hilton... [
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Hem KhmerFrom Khmer ហេម
(hem) meaning "gold", ultimately from Sanskrit हेम
(hema).
Heman IndianThe name 'Heman' is a Jewish name, meaning 'Faithfull'.... [
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Hemati PersianDerived from Persian همت
(hemat) meaning "aspiration, ambition, zeal".
Hemingway EnglishProbably from the name of an unidentified minor place near the village of Southowram in West Yorkshire, England, derived from the Old English given name
Hemma combined with
weg meaning "way, road, path"... [
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Hemmings EnglishDerived from the given name
Hemming. It is the last name of the band member of Five Seconds of Summer (5sos), Luke Hemmings.
Hemsley EnglishEnglish: habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire called Helmsley. The names are of different etymologies: the one near Rievaulx Abbey is from the Old English personal name
Helm + Old English
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, whereas Upper Helmsley, near York, is from the Old English personal name
Hemele + Old English
eg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century
Henares SpanishDerived from the Celtic form of "brave". Also is the name of many towns (Alcala de Henares, Espinosa de Henares, Tortola de Henares...) and a river
Hence German, English, WelshAn American spelling variant of
Hentz derived from a German nickname for
Hans or
Heinrich or from an English habitation name found in Staffordshire or Shropshire and meaning "road or path" in Welsh.
Hendaia Basque (Rare)From the name of a commune (
Hendaye in French) in southwestern France, of uncertain etymology. Possibly from Basque
handi "big, large, great" and
ibi "ford" or
ibai "river", though this structure would not be grammatically correct... [
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Hendrickson GermanDerivative of the Old German personnel “Heimric” meaning “home rule”.
Heng KhmerMeans "lucky, successful" in Khmer.
Hengst German, Dutchmetonymic occupational name for someone who worked with or bred horses or a nickname for a brave strong man from Middle High German and Middle Dutch
hengest "stallion" also "gelding" derived from Old Germanic
hangist "stallion"... [
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Henker GermanOccupational name for an Executioner, from the German word "Henker" meaning Hangman.
Henley English, Irish, German (Anglicized)English: habitational name from any of the various places so called. Most, for example those in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, are named with Old English
héan (the weak dative case of
heah ‘high’, originally used after a preposition and article) + Old English
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’... [
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Henmi JapaneseFrom 邉 (
hen) meaning "vicinity, place, general area" and 見 (
mi) meaning "view, perspective, outlook, to see".
Hennah CornishFrom a Cornish place name which possibly means "easeful valley" from Middle Cornish *
hueth "easeful" and *
tnou "valley".
Hennard FrenchFrom the ancient Germanic personal name
Haginhard composed of the elements
hag "enclosure protected place" and
hard "strong hardy".
Hennayake SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit संनद्ध
(sannaddha) meaning "armoured, ready, prepared" and नयक
(nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Hennelly IrishFrom the Irish
Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of)
Fionnghal" (
fionn, "white, fair";
gall, "stranger")... [
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Hennessee IrishA variant of the traditionally Irish surname
Hennessey or
Hennessy, an Anglicization of
Ó hAonghusa meaning "descendant of
Aonghus".
Henni EnglishA name coined by the contributor of this name, to describe himself Hensley EnglishProbably a habitational name from either of two places in Devon: Hensley in East Worlington, which is named with the Old English personal name
Heahmund and Old English
leah "(woodland) clearing", or Hensleigh in Tiverton, which is named from Old English
hengest "stallion" (or the Old English personal name
Hengest) and
leah... [
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Henville WelshDerived from the name of an ancestor meaning "Son of Anwyl"
Henwood EnglishHabitational name from any of various places so named, as for example Henwood in Cornwall, in Linkinhorne parish, which is named from Old English henn 'hen', 'wild bird' + wudu 'wood', or Hen Wood in Wootton, Oxfordshire
Henza Okinawan (Rare)From Okinawan 平安座 (
Henza) meaning "Henza", an island in the city of Uruma in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Heo KoreanOften spelled as ‘Huh,’ this Korean surname means ‘to permit’ or ‘advocate’.
Heo KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 許 (
heo) meaning "to approve", making it the Korean form of
Xu 2.
Her HmongFrom the clan name
Hawj associated with the Chinese character 侯
(hóu) (see
Hou).
Herbarth German, NormanReferences Old Norse Deity "Odin" being one of the "Son's of Odin". Remember that the Geats became the Ostrogoths through the Denmark pass--referenced in Beowulf. Or, it means "Warrior of the Bearded One", perhaps a King... [
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Herbolsheimer GermanHabitational name for someone from either of two places called Herbolzheim, in Baden and Bavaria.
Herbst German, JewishNickname from Middle High German
herbest "harvest". The modern German word
herbst has come to mean "fall" the time of year when the harvest takes place... [
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Herbster GermanOccupational name for a grape picker or vintner from Middle High German
herbest "(grape) harvest".
Herd DutchComes from Middle Dutch hert, herte ‘hart’, ‘stag’; probably a nickname for someone who was fleet of foot, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a deer; variant of
Heard.
Herder GermanAn occupational surname in reference to herding animals. The anglicized pronounciation is "Her-der", but is Germanically pronounced, "Herr-der".
Heredia SpanishHabitational name from any of various places in Basque Country called Heredia, probably derived from Latin
heredium meaning "hereditary estate".
Hereford EnglishHabitational name from Hereford in Herefordshire, or Harford in Devon and Goucestershire, all named from Old English
here "army" +
ford "ford".
Herfurth GermanEither a metonymic occupational name for a soldier from Middle High German hervart "campaign military expedition" (from Old High German
heri "army" and
vart "journey")... [
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Hergenöther GermanHabitational name for someone from Hergenroth near Limburg or from Hergenrode near Darmstadt, both in Hessen.
Heringh SlovakHeringh, no history known, people having these surnames in Slovakia belong to the same family, very untypical for this region - Slovakia in the middle of Europe.
Heritage English (Rare)English status name for someone who inherited land from an ancestor, rather than by feudal gift from an overlord, from Middle English, Old French
(h)eritage ‘inherited property’ (Late Latin
heritagium, from
heres ‘heir’).
Herkül EstonianHerkül is an Estonian surname, possibly derived as a nickname from "Herkules (Hercules)".
Herlihy IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Ó hIarfhlatha "descendant of
Iarfhlaith", a personal name meaning literally "lord of the west".
Hermaküla EstonianHermaküla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Herman's village".
Hermès FrenchEither a topographic name for someone who lived in a deserted spot or on a patch of waste land from Occitan
erm "desert waste" (from Greek
erēmia) and the topographic suffix -
ès, or from the given name
Hermès.
Hermida GalicianA surname of Galician origin, in Northern Spain. Derived from the Spanish word 'hermano', meaning brother.
Hermosillo SpanishNickname for a dandy, from a diminutive of
hermoso "finely formed, handsome". From Latin
formosus, from
forma "shape, form, beauty".
Herndon EnglishHabitational name from a lost or unidentified place, possibly derived from Old English
hyrne "corner, angle, nook" and
dun "hill, mountain". Alternatively, it could derive from an older form of the toponym
Harrowden, composed of
hearg "temple, altar, pile of stones" and
dun "hill".
Herner GermanDenoted someone hailing from the city
Herne in Germany.
Herold English, Dutch, GermanFrom the given name
Herold. This was the surname of David Herold, one of the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination plot.