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Amami Japaneseamami is a surname which can mean heavenly beauty, heavenly truth, or heavenly ocean. the first meaning is made up of the kanji 天 (ama) meaning heaven and 美 (mi) meaning beauty. the second meaning consists of 天 (ama) and 実 (mi) meaning truth... [
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Amamiya JapaneseFrom Japanese 雨
(ama) meaning "rain" and 宮
(miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actress and singer Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天
Amamiya Sora, 1993–).
Åman SwedishCombination of Swedish
å "creek, river, big stream" and
man "man".
Amanai JapaneseFrom 天 (
ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 内 (
nai) meaning "inside".
Amani TigrinyaFrom the given name
Amani (see user-submitted name) meaning "faith" in Tigrinya. It is possibly related to Arabic
Iman or Swahili
Imani, also meaning "faith".
Amante Italian, Spanish, PortugueseThe name "Amante" means "lover" or "beloved". It can also be used as a nickname for someone who is a lover or enthusiast.
Amanzi ItalianPossibly from
amate "to love". Alternately, may be from the dialectical word
manzu "tame, gentle, docile", or from the given name Mantius.
Amao JapaneseAka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".
Amaral PortugueseUnknown origin. It may come from the name of a country estate near Viseu, Portugal (
quinta do Amaral) or from an old word meaning "place full of clary sages". This is also the name of a variety of red wine grape in northern Portugal whose name comes directly from the surname.
Amaranthe FrenchAmaranthe is a rare French surname. While it might not be a common last name, it certainly stands out. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information available about its historical or familial context, except that it has been used in France (515), Switzerland (1), Sweden (1), Senegal (1), United States (1) and Vietnam (1).
Amarasiri SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit अमर
(amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Amari Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 甘
(ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利
(ri) meaning "profit, benefit".
Amasiri SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit अमर
(amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Amatani Japanese天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.
Amatayakun Thai (Rare)Means "government officer clan", from Thai อมาตย (
amataya-) meaning "government official; public officer; bureaucrat" and กุล (
kun), a transcription of Pali
kula meaning "clan".
Amatsubo Japanese (Rare)Means "rainy atrium, rainy courtyards". From Japanese 雨 meaning "rain", and "坪" meaning "(inner)garden, atrium, courtyard". A famous bearer is
Mitsumasa Amatsubo.
Amatuzio ItalianThe surname *Amatuzio* is of Italian origin and is likely derived from personal names or characteristics. It could be connected to the root
Amato, which means "beloved" or "loved" in Italian, suggesting that it might have originally been used as a nickname or descriptor for someone who was cherished or valued within their community... [
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Amaya Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)From the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
amai "end, ending" and the article suffix
-a. Compare the given name
Amaia.
Amayo NahuatlPossibly from Nahuatl
amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from
atl "water" and
-mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".
Ambar HebrewCombination of the word
am, means "people, nation" and the name
Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is
Baram which is the same elements but in reverse order.
Ambedkar Indian, Hindi, MarathiDerived from the name of the village of
Ambadawe (also called
Ambavade) in Maharashtra, India. A notable bearer was B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), one of the authors of the Indian constitution.
Amber EnglishThis surname may be derived from the River Amber, located in Derbyshire in England.... [
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Amberg German, JewishGerman and possibly Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally ‘by the mountain’), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology... [
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Ambrìz Spanish" Probably a variant of Asturian-Leonese Ambres, a habitational name from a village in Asturies. Also a habitational name of Ámbriz a city in Angola, Africa, mainly of Portuguese descendants. "
Ambrose EnglishFrom the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name
Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal".
Ambrosov m RussianIt comes from the Greek name Ambrose, meaning "god-like" or "immortal". The feminine form is Ambrosova.
Ambrosova f RussianIt comes from the Greek name
Ambrose, meaning "god-like" or "immortal". The masculine form is
Ambrosov Ambur EstonianAmbur is an Estonian surname meaning "arbalist (crossbowman)"
Ameche Italian (Anglicized)Americanised form of
Amici. A famous bearer was American actor, comedian and vaudevillian Don Ameche (1908-1993). After portraying the title character in the movie
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), his surname led Americans to use the word
ameche as a juvenile slang for a telephone.
Amelina f RussianFeminine form of
Amelin. This was borne by Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina (1986-2023), who died at age 37 from injuries sustained during the Russian attack on Kramatorsk.
Amendola ItalianSouthern Italian: habitational name from any of several places in southern Italy named Amendola or Mendola, named with the dialect word amendola 'almond', 'almond tree' (from Greek amygdalea), or a topographic name for someone who lived by an almond tree or trees.
Amenomiya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 雨宮 (
Amenomiya) meaning "Amenomiya", a former area in the district of Hanishina in the former Japanese province of Shinano in parts of present-day Nagano in Japan or an area in the same location in the city of Chikuma in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.... [
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Ames EnglishDerived from the Old French and Middle English personal name
Amys,
Amice, which is either directly from Latin
amicus ‘friend’, used as a personal name, or via a Late Latin derivative of this,
Amicius.
Ametxazurra Basque (Rare)From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, possibly derived from an element related to Basque
ametz "Pyrenean oak" and
zur "wood, timber".
Ametzaga Basque (Rare)Habitational name derived from Basque
ametz "oak tree, Pyrenean oak" and the locative suffix
-aga "place of, abundance of".
Amezkua Basque (Rare)Habitational name meaning "place of the oak trees", derived from Basque
ametz "Pyrenean oak (tree)" and the locative suffix
-ko.
Amézquita Spanish (Mexican)The surname Amézquita is of Basque origin and it is derived from the Basque words "amezti" which means "meadow" and "keta" which means "house". Therefore, the name roughly translates to "house in the meadow".
Amherst EnglishIt comes from when the family lived in the locality of
Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.
Amiama SpanishTranslating to “Love Love” and meaning to love loving and being happy with helping others ... [
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Amico ItalianMeans "friend, companion" in Italian, possibly given as a nickname, but more likely derived from the given name
Amico, or perhaps a short form of
Bonamico.
Amigasaya Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 編笠屋 (
Amigasaya) meaning "Amigasa Store", from 編笠 (
amigasa) meaning "braided hats", referring to a store that sells braided hats.
Amino JapaneseA could mean "second, asia, nook", mi could mean "view" and no means "field".
Aminov Uzbek (Russified)Derived from the mid-Eastern name "Amin" (son of Amin). It is typically used by Bukharan people (also called "Bukharians"), an ethno-religious Jewish sub-group of Central Asia that historically spoke Bukharian, a Judeo-Tajik dialect of the Tajik language, in turn a variety of the Persian language; Bukharan Jews emerged from the Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara (now primarily Uzbekistan), which at the time, was a part of the Soviet Union and its mostly-Russian leaders.
Amistadi ItalianFrom the Old Italian word
amistade meaning "friendship", possibly given as a nickname, or taken from a personal name.
Ammann Upper German, German (Swiss)Alemannic form of
Amtmann "official". Ultimately derived from Middle High German
ambet man "retinue man; retainer", this word came to denote various kinds of administrator including a tax farmer.
Ammas EstonianAmmas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hammas" meaning "tooth", "cog" and "spike".
Ammazzalorso ItalianMeans "slaughter the bear" from Italian
ammazzare "to kill, to murder" and
orso "bear", given as an occupational name to someone who hunted bears, or as a nickname to someone considered to be courageous or bold.
Ammer German, English (Rare)This surname may be derived from Middle High German
amer which means "bunting (as in the bird)." As such, it is used as a nickname for someone with a fine voice or someone who is a flamboyant dresser.... [
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Amole NahuatlFrom the name of a kind of plant used in the production of soap, ultimately from Nahuatl
ahmolli "soap, soap root".
Amor Spanish, PortugueseMeans "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name
Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
Amores SpanishFrom a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of
amor meaning "love".
Amorín GalicianHabitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Amorín, itself possibly derived from a given name.
Amparo Spanish (Philippines)Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".
Ampo JapaneseFrom Japanese 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain".
Ampuan Filipino, MaranaoFrom a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.
Amsalem Judeo-SpanishFrom an uncertain first element, perhaps the Tamazight prefix
'am denoting an agent, combined with Hebrew שָׁלוֹם
(shalom) meaning "peace".
Amsdon English (Modern)Unknown. Possibly a spelling variant of Amsden. Ancestry.com suggests probably a habitational name, from a reduced form of the Oxfordshire place name Ambrosden, which is composed of an Old English personal name Ambre + Old English dun ‘hill’... [
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Amsler German (Swiss)Derived from German
Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).
Amstad Germantopographic name from Middle Low German
am "at the" and
stade "bank shore".
Amunategi BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
-tegi "place of" and an uncertain first element, possibly
amuno "hill, mound" or
amuna "grandmother".