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Hoseason EnglishMeans "son of
Hosea", a personal name that was originally probably
Osie, a pet-form of
Oswald, but came to be associated with the biblical personal name
Hosea.
Hoseason EnglishThe roots of the Hoseason family name are in ancient Scotland with the Viking settlers. Hoseason was derived from the name Aassi, which is a Old Norse form of the Old English personal name Oswald, which means divine power... [
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Hosekin Dutch (Archaic)Occupational name for a maker or seller of hose (garments for the legs), from Middle Dutch
hose "stocking, boot".
Hosey EnglishTypically from the name of the area of Houssaye in the Seine-Maritime region of Normandy. A more unusual derivation shows that some in some cases the name finds its roots in the word
hussey, an Old English nickname female head of household.
Hoshida JapaneseFrom 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (
da) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hoshii JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, spot" combined with 井 (
i) meaning "well, town".
Hoshina JapaneseIt can be spelled with 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, mark, dot" and 奈 (
na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation", or 保 (
ho) meaning "protect", combined with 科 (
shina, ka) meaning "department, technology".
Hoshita JapaneseFrom 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hoshiyasu Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star" and 安 (
yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Hoshizora Japanese (Rare)Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku
Hoshizuki JapaneseFrom 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 月 (
tsuki) meaning "moon, month".
Hosmer EnglishFrom the Old English name Osmaer, a combination of the Old English elements
oss, meaning "god", and
maer, meaning "fame".
Hosner GermanOccupational name for a knitter of hose (garments for the legs), from the plural form of Middle High German hose + the agent suffix -er (see Hose 3).
Hosoda JapaneseFrom Japanese 細
(hoso) meaning "fine, narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hosodaki Japanese (Rare)Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Daki (滝) means "waterfall". Daki is a variant of Taki and it changed the T to D due to rendaku. See also
Hosotaki Hosoi JapaneseFrom Japanese 細
(hoso) meaning "narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 井
(i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Hosoiri JapaneseFrom 細 (
hoso) meaning "fine, thin, narrow, slender" and 入 (
iri) meaning "entry, input".
Hosokawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 細
(hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 川
(kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hosomi JapaneseHoso means "thin, narrow, slender, fine" and no means "viewpoint, outlook".
Hosomiya JapaneseHoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".
Hosono JapaneseFrom Japanese 細
(hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hosoo JapaneseFrom the Japanese 細 (
hoso) "narrow" and 尾 (
o) "tail."
Hososaki JapaneseHoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Hosotani JapaneseHoso means "thin, fine slender narrow" and tani means "valley".
Hosotera JapaneseHoso means "fine, thin, slender, narrow" and tera means "temple".
Hosoya JapaneseFrom Japanese 細
(hoso) meaning "thin, narrow, fine, slender" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley".
Hosoyama JapaneseHoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Hospod Polish (Rare)From the Proto-Slavic
gospodь, meaning "lord" or "host." Variant of the Old Polish
gospodzin, meaning "landlord."... [
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Hostetler GermanThe name itself comes from the word Hostet or Hochstatt meaning "high place". Thus Hostetler is someone living in a high place or on high ground.
Ho-Tan Popular CultureInvented surname belonging to Alfie Ho-Tan, the scribe of the Council of Elders in the TV series
Yonderland.
Hotei Japanese, Japanese MythologyThis surname literally means "cloth bag". It is spelled with 布 (
ho, fu, furu) meaning "linen, cloth, rag, fabric" and 袋 (
tei, dai, fukuru, bukuru) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".... [
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Hotohara JapaneseFrom 蛍 (
hoto, hotaru) meaning "firefly" and 原 (
hara) meaning "plain, field".
Hottmann Germanprobably either from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with
hut "protection helmet" (compare German
hut "hat")... [
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Hotz German (Swiss), German, HungarianOf debated origin and meaning; theories include a habitional name for someone from the
Hotzenwald, a derivation from any given name containing the Germanic name element
hadu "battle, combat" and a derivation from the verb
hotzen "to swing, to sway, to tremble".
Houck GermanNickname from Middle Dutch houck, a marine fish, or from Middle Dutch hoec, houck ‘buck’. variant of Hoek.
Houdin FrenchVariant of
Bodin , a pet form of
Bodo, a short form of any of various ancient Germanic personal names with the element
bod ‘messenger’.... [
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Houdini FrenchOriginated as a stage name. He chose it as an homage to the French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-
Houdin.
Hough EnglishEnglish: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Cheshire and Derbyshire, so named from Old English hoh ‘spur of a hill’ (literally ‘heel’). This widespread surname is especially common in Lancashire... [
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Houghton EnglishHabitational name derived from any of several locations across England, usually derived from Old English
hoh "heel, hough, point of land" and
tun "town, settlement, enclosure"... [
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Houjou JapaneseFrom Japanese 北 (
hou) meaning "north" and 條 or 条 (
jou) meaning "article".
Houseman EnglishReferred to a man who lived or worked in a house, as opposed to a smaller hut (see
House). Famous bearers of this name include Romanian-British-American actor John Houseman (1902-1988; real name Jacques Haussmann), Argentine soccer player René Houseman (1953-2018) and Canadian actor Tyson Houseman (1990-).
Hout DutchMeans "wood, forest", a Dutch cognate of
Holt. Can also be an occupational name (see
Houtman).
Hovda NorwegianHabitational name from the many farmsteads in Norway named Hovda. Derived from Old Norse
hófði "rounded peak", itself derived from Old Norse
hofuð "head".
Howarth English"From a hedged estate", from Old English
haga ("hedge, haw") and
worð ("farm, estate"). Likely originating from the Yorkshire village of the same name. Common in Lancashire and recorded from at least 1518, as
Howorthe, with an earlier version of
Hauewrth in Gouerton dated 1317 recorded in the Neubotle charters.
Howcroft EnglishMeans "enclosed field on a hill". Derived from the words
haugr "hill", of Norse origin, and
croft "enclosed field"
Howdyshell American, GermanAmericanized (i.e., Anglicized) form of the Swiss German
Haudenschild, which originated as a nickname for a ferocious soldier, literally meaning "hack the shield" from Middle High German
houwen "to chop or hack" (imperative
houw) combined with
den (accusative form of the definite article) and
schilt "shield".
Howes EnglishPronounced to rhyme with hose, a variant of
Howe with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Hose (Leicestershire), recorded as Howes in 1086, is named with the plural of Old English hōh ‘hill spur’.... [
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Howlader BengaliFrom a Bengali word meaning "land owner", itself derived from Arabic حول
(hawl) meaning "power, might, strength" and the Persian suffix دار
(dar) indicating ownership.
Howlett EnglishThe name Howlett was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Norman personal name Hugh. Howlett was a baptismal name which means the son of Hugh... [
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Howley English, IrishEnglish habitational name from
Howley in Warrington (Lancashire) or Howley in Morley (Yorkshire). The Lancashire name also appears as
Hooley and
Wholey while the Yorkshire placename comes from Old English
hofe "ground ivy... [
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Howson EnglishA patronymic surname meaning “son of Hugh”. An alternate form of
Hewson, it originates from Yorkshire where it is most prevalent. Notable bearers include the Australian Howson family, English footballer Jonny Howson and English divine John Howson.
Hoxie EnglishThey were first found in the settlement of Hawkshaw in the county of Lancashire. The surname Hoxie belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Hoy EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a sailor, from Middle Dutch
hoey "cargo ship".
Hoya Spanishis a habitational (local) name, taken on from any of several place names, such as from Hoyos in Cáceres province, or Hoyos in Ávila province. These place names come from the Spanish words "hoyo," meaning "pit," or "hole."
Høyer DanishA surname relatively common in Denmark, derived from the Old Norse word
haugr, meaning "mound, cairn, hill". Alternatively, meaning can be traced back to the old Germanic personal name
Hucger, a compound consisting of
hug- "heart, mind, spirit" and
geirr "spear".
Hoyland English, NorwegianEnglish (South Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hoh ‘hill spur’ + land ‘(cultivated) land’. ... [
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Hoyle Welsh, EnglishDerived from Old English
holh meaning "hole". It is thought to have originally been a name for someone who lived in a round hollow or near a pit.
Hoyt EnglishGenerally a topographical name for someone who lived on a hill or other high ground. As such Hoyt is related to words such as heights or high. Hoyt is also possibly a nickname for a tall, thin person where the original meaning is said to be "long stick".
Hradecký m CzechHradecký refers to someone from the city of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic. A famous bearer is Finnish-Slovak soccer goalkeeper Lukáš Hradecký (1989-).
Hrafnakonr m Old Norse (Modern)From Old Norse
hrafn, meaning "raven," and
konr, meaning "descendant" or "noble kin." The name
konr is associated with
Konr!, the youngest son of
Jarl (or Skjöldr) and the grandson of
Rígr, as described in Rígsþula... [
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Hrdina Czech, SlovakHrdina is a Czech and Slovak surname meaning "hero". Two notable bearers are Jan Hrdina, and Jiří Hrdina, both are ice hockey players.
Hruszewski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Hruszew.
Hrybov m Russian (Ukrainianized)Ukrainianised form of
Gribov. Roman Hrybov was the author of the Ukrainian Russian-language phrase «Русский военный корабль, иди нах..й» (Russian warship, go f..ck yourself).
Hryniewski PolishIt indicates familial origin within any of several Polesian villages named "Hryniewicze".
Hrženjak CroatianHabitational name for someone from places starting with "Hržen-".
Hu ChineseFrom Chinese 虎
(hǔ) meaning "tiger".
Hua ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese".
Hua Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 化 (
huà) meaning "to be; to become", as well as a variant transcription of Chinese (Hokkien) 化 (see
Hoa 2).
Huaranga IncanPossibly refers to the Inca administrative "unit of a thousand households"
Huāwū ChineseFrom Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 屋 (wū) meaning "shop".
Hubble EnglishFrom the Norman personal name
Hubald, composed of the Germanic elements
hug "heart, mind, spirit" and
bald "bold, brave".
Huben GermanThe roots of the distinguished German surname Huben lie in the kingdom of Bavaria. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "huober," meaning "owner of a patch of farmland." The term "Hube" was used to denote a 40-acre hide of farmland... [
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Hübenthal GermanFrom either of two place names, derived from the older form
Hufinadah meaning "valley where the hooves were".
Hübsch GermanNickname from Middle High German hübesch 'courtly', 'polite', 'refined', 'agreeable', German hübsch.
Hück GermanTopographic name meaning "bog" or "corner".
Huck EnglishFrom the medieval personal name
Hucke, which was probably descended from the Old English personal name
Ucca or
Hucca, perhaps a shortened form of
Uhtræd influenced by a medieval form of
Hugh... [
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Huckabee EnglishThis surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first,
woh, meaning "crooked"; the second,
byge, meaning "river bend".... [
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Huckaby EnglishMeans "person from Huccaby", Devon (perhaps "crooked river-bend"), or "person from Uckerby", Yorkshire ("Úkyrri's or Útkári's farmstead").
Huckleberry EnglishFrom the name of the variety of shrubs (genus Vaccinium) or the berries that grow on them. This is also the anglicized form of the German surname Hackelberg.
Hucko SlovakHucko is from a diminutive of the occupational name Hudec meaning 'fiddler'.
Hudec Czech, SlovakOccupational name for a fiddler, hudec, a derivative of housti meaning "to play the fiddle".