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Ameglio ItalianThere are two hypotheses: the first is it derived from the Latin name Amelius which came from Amius, name of Etruscan origin; the other is it derived from Amali, name of a mighty Ostrogothic family, which means "virgin of the forest".
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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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.
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 ItalianFrom the profession of bear hunter, meaning literally "slaughter the bear".
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".
Amuro JapaneseFrom 安 (
a) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and 室 (
muro) meaning "room".
Amusan Japanese (Rare)The Amusan Clan (秋道一族, Amusan Ichizoku) is a prominent clan in Kanazawa. Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine ,Britain and Washington D.C.
Amuskibar BasqueHabitational name possibly derived from Basque
amusko "dark" and
ibar "valley, riverbank".
Amys EnglishFrom the given name
Amis. Compare with
Ames. An early example using this spelling is Robert Amys of Cambridgeshire, England in 1273.
Anacker GermanNickname for a day laborer, as opposed to someone who owned fields, from Middle High German āne meaning "without" + acker meaning "field".
Anai JapaneseFrom Japanese 穴
(ana) meaning "hole, pit" and 井
(i) meaning "well".
Anan VariousAnan (Hebrew: עָנַן ‘ānan) is used as both a Hebrew or Arabic name meaning "cloud, vapour" or descriptive "visible water vapour floating above the earth". The Arabic form is from Classical Arabic, possibly adopted from the Hebrew, but with the spelling (Arabic: عَنَان ‘anān) since the proper term of "cloud" in Arabic is saḥāb (سَحَاب).
Anandteerth KannadaMadhvacharya (1199-1278 or 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha, was a Hindu philosopher and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.
Anarbaev KyrgyzDerived from Persian انار
(anâr) meaning "pomegranate" combined with Turkic
bay meaning "rich, wealthy".
Anardu ItalianFrom a dialectical variant of Italian
anatra "duck (bird)".
Anastassakis GreekCrete born John Anthony Aniston, (birth name Yiannis Anitios Anastassakis) is an American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
Anay-ool TuvanDerived from Tuvan анай
(anay) meaning "goat, kid" combined with оол
(ool) meaning "son, boy".
Anazawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 穴
(ana) meaning "hole, opening, pit" and 沢 or 澤
(sawa) meaning "marsh".
Anbar ArabicMeans "amber" in Arabic (see English name
Amber). Notable actress Nihal Anbar was born in 1960.
Andaluz SpanishMeans "from Andalusia" or "from Spain", derived from the region of Spain called
Andalucía, once called
Al-Ándalus (a classical Arab name for the Iberian Peninsula)... [
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Anderson Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of the Gaelic
Mac Ghille Andrais meaning 'Son of the devotee of St. Andrew'. ... [
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Andia BasqueDerived from Basque
(h)andi "great" and the definite article
-a.
Andikoetxea BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the town of Kortezubi, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque
(h)andiko "distant, remote; from the other side" and
etxe "house, home, building". Alternatively, the first element could instead derive from
(h)andi "big, large, great" and the locative suffix
-ko.
Andino GreekThis surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [
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Andishmand Old PersianANDISHMAND (pronounced: AEN-DEESH-MAND, in the West D is silent), Origin Middle-Persian, means one who thinks (i.e. an intellectual). Given to people of Persian and non-Persian descent of diverse Persian or Central Asian ethnic and religious backgrounds (including Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians) based on a person's profession that requires thinking (technocrat, writer, poet, intellectual).
Ando JapaneseFrom the Japanese 安 (
an or
yasu) "relax," "inexpensive," "low," and 藤 (
to or
fuji) "wisteria." The second character may indicate historical or familial links to the formerly powerful
Fujiwara (藤原) clan.
Andorn PiedmonteseThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the Province of Biela.
Andrási HungarianIt's an other form of the hungarian surename Andrassy. Man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
Andrássy Hungarianman, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
Andrelly Russian, UkrainianThe first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .