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Humphries English, Welsh
Patronymic from Humphrey.
Hun Khmer
Means "capital, investment" in Khmer, also referring to a unit of weight for precious metals.
Hundertmark German
A nickname for a wealthy man, from Middle High German hundert meaning "hundred" + mark, a denomination of coin.
Hùng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xiong, from Sino-Vietnamese 熊 (hùng).
Hung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.
Hungate English
Habitational name from any of several places in England called Hungate, derived from Old English hund "hound, dog" and Old Norse gata "street, road".
Hungerford English
From the name of a settlement in Berkshire, England, derived from Old English hungor "hunger, famine" and ford "ford, river crossing".
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.... [more]
Hunnam English
Variant form of Hannam. A famous bearer is the English actor and screenwriter Charlie Hunnam (1980-).
Hunsberger German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Hunsberg or Huntsberg.
Hunt Estonian
Hunt is an Estonian surname meaning "wolf".
Huntington English
English: 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)... [more]
Huntley English, Scottish
Habitational 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.
Huntress English
From huntress, referring to a female hunter.
Huntzinger German
Habitational name for someone from Hintschingen, earlier Huntzingen.
Hunyadi Hungarian
A name of a noble family of Hungary. The Regent John Hunyadi had this last name.
Huo Chinese
From 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.
Huon Breton
Huon is a form of the name Hugh.
Huonder Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Huot English, French
Variant of Huet.
Huotari Finnish
From the Karelian vernacular form of Fyodor.
Huppert German, Jewish
German and Ashkenazi Jewish variant of the name Hubert.
Huq Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হক (see Haq).
Huque Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হক (see Haq).
Hurd English
Variant of Heard.
Hurl English
English (Suffolk): unexplained.
Hurley English, Irish
Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".
Hurm Estonian
Hurm is an Estonian surname meaning "charm" and "enchantment".
Hurmsalu Estonian
Hurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "enchanted grove".
Hurrell English, Norman
English (of Norman origin) from a derivative of Old French hurer ‘to bristle or ruffle’, ‘to stand on end’ (see Huron).
Hurrell Irish
This may be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Hearghaill ‘descendant of Earghall’, a variant of Ó Fearghail (see Farrell).
Hurry English
From a Norman form of the Middle English personal name Wol(f)rich (with the addition of an inorganic initial H-).
Hurst German
Topographic name from Middle High German hurst "woodland, thicket".
Hurta Czech
Nickname for an aggressive person, from hurt ‘attack.’
Hurtado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word hurtar, meaning "to steal".
Hurtig Swedish
Nickname for someone full of energy and endurance, from Swedish hurtig "quick, fast, rapid, brisk".
Hurtovenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гурт (hurt), meaning "group".
Husain Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Husaini Persian, Afghan, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Hausa
From the given name Husayn.
Husamović Bosnian
Means "son of Husam".
Huseinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Husejinović Bosnian
Means "son of Husein".
Husejnović Bosnian
Means "son of Husejn".
Husemann German
Epithet for a servant or an administrator who worked at a great house, from Middle Low German hus ‘house’ (see House 1, Huse) + man ‘man’.
Hüseynli Azerbaijani
From the given name Hüseyn.
Huseynov Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Hüseynov.
Hushour English (American)
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an Americanized form of a Germanic surname.
Huskey English (American)
Likely was named after an person who owned a husky
Husni Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Hussaini Persian, Afghan, Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Hussain.
Husse Scandinavian (Archaic)
Variant of Hussey.
Husseini Persian, Afghan, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Hussey English, Irish
As 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"... [more]
Hussie English, Irish
Variant of Hussey. A notable bearer is American webcomic author/artist Andrew Hussie (1979-).
Hussien Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Husson French
From a pet form of Hue a variant of Hugues.
Husted German
The 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.
Huston Scottish
Scottish variant spelling of Houston.
Hustopeče Czech
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
Hutabalian Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and balian meaning "rice field, farm, outside".
Hutabarat Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and barat meaning "west".
Hutagalung Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and galung meaning "embankment, dike, cleared field".
Hutagaol Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and gaol meaning "banana".
Hutajulu Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and julu meaning "upstream".
Hutapea Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and pea meaning "marsh, swamp, reservoir, lowland".
Hutasuhut Batak
From huta meaning “village” and suhut meaning “host”.
Hutauruk Batak
From Batak huta meaning "village, area" and uruk meaning "upper, above" or "bone leaves (a type of plant)".
Hutch English
From the medieval personal name Huche, a pet form of Hugh.
Hutcherson Scottish
"Variant of Hutchison; patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh"
Hutchin English
From the given name Hutchin
Hutchings English
Patronymic of Hutchin, a medieval diminutive of Hugh.
Hutchins English
Southern English patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutchin, a pet form of Hugh.
Hutchison Scottish
Patronymic from the medieval personal name Hutche, a variant of Hugh.
Huth German
From Middle High German huot "hat, cap, helmet", a name for someone who made or wore hats.
Hutnyk Ukrainian, Yiddish (Rare)
Ukrainian spelling of Gutnik.
Hütter German
German 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’... [more]
Hutton English, Scottish
Scottish and northern English habitational name from any of the numerous places so called from Old English hoh ‘ridge’, ‘spur’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Hutzel German
from a Germanic personal name, Huzo
Hüüdma Estonian
Hüüdma is an Estonian surname meaning to "call out" or "exclaim".
Hüüs Estonian
Hüüs 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.... [more]
Hux German
Probably from a topographic name Huck or Hucks, of uncertain origin. It occurs in many place and field names.
Hux English
Means "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 English
Habitational 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’.
Huygens Dutch, Belgian
Means "son of Hugo". A notable bearer was Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695).
Huynh Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Huỳnh.
Huys Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Huis, itself a variant of Huus and Huuchs, medieval Dutch genitive forms of the given name Hugo.
Hviid Danish
derived from hvid, meaning "white".
Hvozdovich Rusyn
Rusyn version of Hvozdyk.
Hvozdyk Ukrainian
Means "carnation" in Ukrainian.
Hwa Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 化 (hwa) meaning "to be; to become", making it the Korean form of Hua 2.
Hwang Korean, Chinese
Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also an alternate transcription of the Chinese name.
Hwangbo Korean
Korean form of Huangfu, from Sino-Korean 皇甫 (hwangbo).
Hyatt English
Topographic name derived from Middle English heih "high" and yate "gate".
Hyatt Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Chait.
Hyder Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Haidar.
Hyderi Urdu
From the given name Hyder.
Hyka Albanian, Czech
This is both an Albanian and Czech surname. ... [more]
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Hylton English
Variant of Hilton.
Hyman Jewish, English
Jewish (American): Americanized variant of Heiman. English: variant of Hayman or Americanized spelling of Heimann.
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Hyōdō Japanese
From Japanese 兵 (hyō) meaning "soldier" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Hyodo Japanese
兵 (soldier), 藤 (wisteria)
Hyodo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 兵藤 (see Hyōdō).
Hyppolite French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Hyppolite, variant of Hippolyte.
Hysenaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hysen" in Albanian.
Hyseni Albanian
Derived from the given name Hysen.
Hyslop Scottish
Habitational 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 Korean
From Sino-Korean 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious".
Hyuseinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Hyusein".
Hyuseinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hyuseinov.
Ī Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".
Iacono Italian
From Sicilian jacunu "deacon".
Iacovenco Romanian
Romanian form of Yakovenko.
Iacovou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Iadanza Italian
Of Italian origin, and a (currently) unknown meaning.... [more]
Iagorashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iagor".
Iaïche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Iaiche based on French orthography.
Iaiche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Iakobashvili Georgian
Means "son of Iakob".
Iakovidis Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".
Iams English (American)
Possibly the result of a misdivision of the given name William.
Ian Khmer
Variant of Yen.
Iancovschi m Romanian
Romanian form of Jankowski.
Iannacone Italian
Means "son of Iannaco", an elaborated form of Ianni.
Iannitello Italian
Could mean “Land of Gracious God”, from Ianni, stemming from Ioannes meaning “Yahweh is Gracious” and Tello, meaning “Land”.
Iannucci Italian
From a pet form of the given name Ianni. A famous bearer of the name is the Scottish filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci (1963-).
Iartza Basque
Habitational name probably derived from the obscure Basque word ihar "maple tree" and the suffix -tza "large quantity, abundance".
Iasonescu Romanian
Means "son of Iason".
Iatridis Greek
Derived from the Greek word ιατρός (iatros) meaning "doctor".
Iavarone Italian
Possibly from a shortened form of the personal name Ianni + varone, a variant of barone ‘baron’; literally ‘baron John’.
İbadov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İbad".
İbadova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of İbadov.
Ibaiguren Basque (Rare)
Means "river's edge", derived from Basque ibai "river" and guren "edge, bank".
Ibara Japanese
Variant of Ihara.
Ibarguen Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque ibar "valley, riverbank" and guren "limit, edge, bank".
Ibarrola Basque
From the name of a village in Basque Country, derived from ibar "valley, riverbank" and ola "factory, forge, ironworks", or possibly -ola "location, place of".
Ibba Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sardinian v-ibba "settlement" (compare Deidda), or from Latin ibi "that place, there".
Ibbotson English
Diminutive form ("son of" or little) of Hibbs, itself a patronymic, from a diminutive of Hibbert, which derives from a Norman personal name, "Hil(de)bert", composed of the Germanic elements "hild", battle, and "berht" famous.
İbiş Turkish
Means "fool, idiot" in Turkish.
Ibraheem Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ibrahim.
Ibrahem Kurdish, Arabic
From the given name Ibrahim.
Îbrahîm Kurdish
From the given name Îbrahîm.
İbrahim Turkish, Uyghur
From the given name İbrahim.
Ibrahimaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ibrahim" in Albanian.
Ibrahimi Pashto, Arabic, Albanian
From the given name Ibrahim.
İbrahimli Azerbaijani
From the given name İbrahim and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.
Ibrahimson Swedish
Means "son of Ibrahim" in Swedish.
Ibraimova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Ibraimov.
Ibričić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Ibro" in Serbo-Croatian.... [more]
Ibuka Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Ibuki Japanese
It is written as 伊 (i) meaning "that one" and 吹 (buki) meaning "blow into".
Icatlo Tagalog
From Tagalog ikatlo meaning "third".
Ice English
Americanized form of Eis.
Ichibagase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibangase Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一番ヶ瀬 (Ichibangase), a clipping of 一番ヶ瀬上 (Ichibangasekami) or 一番ヶ瀬下 (Ichibangaseshimo), both divisions in the division of Haramaki in the area of Sefuri in the city of Kanzaki in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.... [more]
Ichibangassen Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichibankase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichida Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "market" and 田 (da) "paddy, field".
Ichihara Japanese
This surname combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town" with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness".... [more]
Ichihashi Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ichijiku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 九 (ichijiku) meaning "9".
Ichijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一条 (see Ichijō).
Ichijō Japanese
From Japanese 一条 (ichijō) meaning "line, streak", derived from 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 条 (jō), a counter for thin, long objects.
Ichikawa Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ichiki Japanese
Ichi means "one" or "market" and ki means "wood, tree".
Ichiko Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "city" and 子 (ko) "child".... [more]
Ichimakase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Ichimasa Japanese
From 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop" and 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice".
Ichimura Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Ichimura Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichimura Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichino Japanese
Ichi can mean "market", or "one", and no means "wilderness, rice paddy, field". ... [more]
Ichinoe Japanese
From 一 (ichi, kazu) meaning "one", 之 (no) meaning "of", and 江 (e) meaning "river, bay, inlet". This is not spelled the same as the town named Ichinohe.
Ichinohe Japanese
This is the name of a town in Iwate prefecture. It is spelled with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 戸 (he) meaning "door". It is not spelled the same as Ichinoe, the name of a district in Edogawa.
Ichinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Ichinomiya Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one", combined with an unwritten possessive marker, or the written possessive markers ノ (no) or 之 (no), that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current"... [more]
Ichinoshime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一住連 (Ichinoshime), from 一住連門 (Ichinoshimemon) a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Ichioka Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill".
Ichishime Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一住連 (see Ichinoshime).
Ichitomi Japanese (Rare)
From either 市 (ichi) meaning "market, fair" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune."... [more]
Ichiyama Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
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