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Abadie French

Abadin Spanish

Abajo Spanish

Abarrientos Filipino

Abbett English
Variant of Abbott.

Abbington English

Abbitt English
Variant of Abbott.

Abbs English
Derived from the given name Abel.

Abcide Filipino (?)
Variant of Abcede.

Abei Japanese

Abeley English

Abes English
This is likely derived from the given name Abe 1.

Abiko Japanese
From 安 (a) "peaceful, cheap, rested, low" or 我 (a) meaning "I, me, myself, selfish, oneself, ego" combined with 孫 (bi) meaning "grandchild", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Ables English

Abott English
Variant of Abbott.

Abrega Spanish

Abura Japanese (Rare)
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil".

Aburada Japanese
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aburagai Japanese
A variant of Aburatani.

Aburagaya Japanese
A variant of Aburatani.

Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Aburata Japanese
Abura means "oil" and ta means "field, rice paddy".

Aburatani Japanese
Abura means "oil" and tani means "valley".

Aburaya Japanese (Rare)
A variant of Aburatani. ... [more]

Abwao Swahili (?)

Acevado Spanish

Achart French

Achi Japanese
Achi means "distant, remote".

Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".

Ackers English

Ackert English (American), German
Ultimately derived from the Germanic personal name Ekkehard.

Acothley Navajo
Acothley means "cowboy".

Acre English
Variant form of Acker, or an Americanized form of similar-sounding surnames such as Aaker or Egger.

Acres English
Variant of Akers.

Adachi Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" or 足 (a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達 (tachi), a plural marker, or 立 (tachi) meaning "stand".

Adachibara Japanese
Variant of Adachihara.

Adachihara Japanese
A means "leg, limb, step", dachi is a form of tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [more]

Adachiwara Japanese
Variant of Adachihara.

Adison English
A variation of Addison.

Adlerz Swedish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the German surname Adler.

Adonay Central American

Aemillianus Ancient Roman
From Aemilianus.

Agada Japanese
Variant of Agata.

Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".

Agatsuma Japanese (Rare)
From 上 (aga) meaning "upper, top, above" or 我 (aga) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish" and 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife, spouse".

Agawa Japanese
阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]

Agnello Italian

Aguilara Spanish

Aguirra Spanish

Ahane Japanese (Rare)
亜 (A) means "second, Asia", 波 (ha) means "wave", 根 (ne) means "source, root". ... [more]

Ahara Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".

Aibara Japanese
Variant of Aihara.

Aibu Japanese

Aichi Japanese
From 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection, favorite" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, know".... [more]

Aida Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".

Aido Japanese

Aidoh Japanese

Aidou Japanese

Aigawa Japanese
Variant of Aikawa.

Aiguchi Japanese
Variant of Aikuchi.

Aikuchi Japanese
合 (Ai) means "suit, join" and 口 (kuchi) means "mouth, opening".

Aikyō Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 敬 (kyō) meaning "respect, honour, reverence". One known bearer is Hisashi Aikyō (1976-), a retired Japanese baseball player... [more]

Aikyou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 愛敬 (see Aikyō).

Aimoto Japanese
Aimoto is often written as 愛 (ai) meaning "love, reverence, affection" or 相 (ai) meaning "together, each other, aspect, mutual" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin, root".

Aimura Japanese
From 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, each other and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".

Ainslie English
Variant of Ainsley.

Ainuma Japanese
Ai means "unit, join" and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Aioi Japanese

Aisaka Japanese (Rare)
Ai means "Indigo (blueish)", and Saka means "Hill,Slope".In 2014 Aisaka was ranked #9,579 for most used surnames in Japan and had only 5 occurrences that year. It's more popular in the U.S. than in the country it originated from... [more]

Aisaki Japanese
Ai can mean "indigo", "love, affection" or "together, join" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Aisawa Japanese
Ai can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.

Aito Japanese

Aitoh Japanese

Aitou Japanese

Aiwara Japanese
A variant of Aihara.

Aiyama Japanese
Ai can mean "together, join", "love, affection" or "indigo" and yama means "mountain".

Aizaka Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Aisaka.

Aizaki Japanese
Variant of Aisaki.

Akada Japanese
Aka meant "red" and da comes from ta meaning "rice patty, field".

Akae Japanese

Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."

Akahane Japanese
Variant of Akabane.

Akahori Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堀 (hori) meaning "mound, hill."

Akaike Japanese (Rare)
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 池 (ike) means "pool, pond".

Akaiwa Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Akaji Japanese

Akaki Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ki means "tree, wood".

Akama Japanese
Possibly from 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 間 (ma) meaning "between, interval, space, pause".

Akamura Japanese
Aka means "red" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Akana Japanese (Rare)

Akanami Japanese
Aka means "red" and nami means "wave".

Akane Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ne means "root".

Akano Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, crimson, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "wilderness, plain, field".

Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Akao Japanese
Aka means "red" and o means "tail".

Akashiro Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".... [more]

Akata Japanese
Variant of Akada.

Akatsuki Japanese
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, moon". This surname is a reference to what the moon looks like during a lunar eclipse.... [more]

Akatsutsumi Popular Culture
Combination of 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堤 (tsutsumi) meaning "bank, embankment, dike," used on the character Momoko Akatsutsumi (赤堤 ももこ) in the anime 'Powerpuff Girls Z', the anime adaptation of the Cartoon Network series 'The Powerpuff Girls' (the character in question being equivalent to Blossom in the original cartoon).... [more]

Akawa Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and kawa means "river, stream".

Akazaka Japanese
Variant of Akasaka.

Akazaki Japanese
Variant of Akasaki.

Akazuki Japanese
Variant of Akatsuki.

Akehashi Japanese
This surname combines 昭 (ake) meaning "shining, bright" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".

Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]

Akeyoshi Japanese

Aki Japanese
Aki commonly means "Autumn" and "Bright,Luminous" as a first name and surname,but there's also "Rising Sun", "Crystal (Ball)" ,"Brightness,Luster" or "Obvious,Clear". First name Aki has far more kanji possibilities.

Akida Japanese
Variant of Akita.

Akigai Japanese
Variant of Akitani.

Akigaya Japanese
Variant of Akitani.

Akijima Japanese
Variant of Akishima.

Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".

Akimoto Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Akine Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and ne means "root".

Akino Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no) meaning "from".

Akinuma Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn", and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Akioka Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and oka means "hill".

Akisada Japanese
From 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 定 (sada) meaning "determine, fix, settle, decide, establish" or 貞 (sada) meaning "fidelity, loyalty, chastity".

Akisato Japanese
秋 (Aki) means "autumn" and 里 (sato) means "village, ri: unit of measurement, league, parent's home". ... [more]

Akisawa Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" and sawa means "swamp".

Akishima Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" or "bright" and shima means "island".... [more]

Akishino Japanese
秋 (Aki) means "autumn" and 篠 (shino) means "dwarf bamboo".

Akitani Japanese
Aki can means "bright" or "autumn" and tani means "valley".

Akitaya Japanese

Akiwara Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and wara means "plain, field".

Akiyoshi Japanese
Aki can mean "bright" or "autumn", and yoshi can mean "good luck, fortune".

Akizawa Japanese
A variant of Akisawa.

Akuda Japanese

Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]

Akuta Japanese

Akutakawa Japanese

Alaves Spanish

Alberoni Italian

Alberta Italian

Albertelli Italian

Albertin French
French form of Albertini.

Albertine French

Albertini Italian
"Son of Alberto".

Alcox English
Variant of Alcott.

Aldrige English
Variant of Aldridge.

Alejandra Spanish
Feminine form of Alejandro.

Al' 'Espées French

Alfield English

Alinsky Russian

Al-kindi Arabic
Originally indicated a person from the Kinda tribe.

Allbrook English

Allcott English
Variant of Allcott.

Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.

Allens English
Variant of Allen.

Allenson English

Allensworth English

Allford English

Allton English

Alsobrook English
Variant of Allsebrook.

Alsobrooks English
Variant of Alsobrook.

Alsworth English

Altvatter German

Alvariño Spanish

Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".

Amagaya Japanese
Variant of Amaya.

Amago Japanese

Amaji Japanese
Ama means "heaven, sky" and ji means "soil, ground".

Amaki Japanese
Ama can mean "heaven" and ki means "wood, tree."... [more]

Amamiya Japanese
From 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–).

Amanai Japanese
From 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Amandra Indonesian

Amao Japanese
Aka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".

Amari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".

Amarós Spanish

Amatani Japanese
天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.

Amaya Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Ambani Indian

Ambe Japanese

Ambers English

Ambo Japanese

Amenomori Japanese
"Forest of rain."

Amigawa Japanese
Variant of Amikawa.

Amikawa Japanese

Amikura Japanese

Amino Japanese
A could mean "second, asia, nook", mi could mean "view" and no means "field".

Amuro Japanese
From 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and 室 (muro) meaning "room".

Anabuki Japanese
穴 (Ana) means "hole, pit" and 吹 (buki) means "blow into".

Anamizu Japanese
From 穴 (ana) meaning "hole" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Anas Arabic
From the given name Anas.

Andoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.

Andou Japanese
Variant transcription of Ando.

Anegakoji Japanese

Anegawa Japanese

Anekawa Japanese

Anekoji Japanese

Anenokoji Japanese

Angeles Spanish

Angeletti Italian

Angeli Italian

Angelina Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Anguissola Italian
Sofonisba Aguissola was a celebrated artist of the Italian Renaissance.

Anjo Japanese
An means "peace, relax, cheap" and jo means "castle".

Anjoh Japanese

Anjou Japanese

Annes English

Annis English

Anniston English
"Town of Agnes".

Annou Japanese
From 安 (an) meaning "peaceful, cheap, relax" and 濃 (nou) meaning "thick, dark color".

Annoura Japanese
From 案 (an) meaning "table, desk, legal case, rough draft", (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 浦 (ura) meaning "inlet, bay".

Anonuevo Spanish

Anotonella Italian

Anou Japanese
From 安 (a) meaning "peace, cheap, relax" and 納 (nou) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".

Anraku Japanese

Ansai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".

Ansong Nigerian

Anthrop English

Antioco Italian
From the given name Antioco.

Antognoli Italian

Antoine French
From the given name Antoine.

Anzai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".

Aoba Japanese
青 (Ao) means "green, blue" and 葉 (ba) being a form of, ha meaning "leaf". This surname refers to a fresh leaf. ... [more]

Aochi Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and chi means "ground".

Aoda Japanese
So means "green, blue" and da is a form of ta meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aogaki Japanese
Variant of Aokaki.

Aohara Japanese
From 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Aoike Japanese
青 (Ao) means "blue, green" and 池 (ike) means "pond, pool".

Aojima Japanese
Variant of Aoshima.

Aokage Japanese

Aokaki Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and kaki means "fence".

Aomatsu Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and matsu means "pine".

Aosaka Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and saka means "slope, hill".

Aosaki Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".

Aosawa Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Aoshima Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and shima means "island".

Aoto Japanese

Aozaka Japanese
Variant of Aosaka.

Aozaki Japanese (Rare)
Ao means "blue,somewhat green" & zaki means "blossom". So, Nobutaka "Blue Blossom",is an artist who was born in Japan,but now lives in New York as an artist who has been featured in magazines.

Aozawa Japanese
Variant of Aosawa.

Aphelion Greek

Apperson Scottish

Applebury English

Arada Japanese
Variant of Arata.

Aragaki Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Arai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Arakaki Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.

Arakawa Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Araki Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Aramaki Japanese
Ara means "wild" and maki means "shepherd".

Arano Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Arao Japanese
Ara means "wild" and o means "tail".

Arase Japanese
Ara means "wild" and se means "ripple".

Arata Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".

Aratake Japanese

Aratani Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Araya Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Ardoin French

Ardoine French

Arell English

Arichi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and chi means "ground, soil".

Arido Japanese

Arikiyo Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and kiyo means "pure, clean".

Arimori Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mori means "forest".... [more]

Arimoto Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 元 (moto) meaning "foundation, basis, origin" or 本 (moto) meaning "source, root, base, origin".

Arimura Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Arisaka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Arisawa Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Arise Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and se means "ripple".

Arisu Japanese

Arisugawa Japanese
Notable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.

Arisukawa Japanese

Arita Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aritomi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".

Ariyama Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".

Ariyasu Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "to possess to exist" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, low, cheap, relax".

Ariyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Ariza Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".

Arizawa Japanese
Variant of Arisawa.

Arkadin Russian

Arlow English

Arlowe English

Armesta Spanish

Armesto Spanish

Armond English

Aroll English
From a Scottish place name.

Arrel English

Arthurs English
From the given name: Arthur.

Asabara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asagami Japanese
Variant of Asakami.

Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Asakawa Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asakura Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asama Japanese

Asao Japanese
Asa can mean "morning", "shallow" or "hemp" and o means "tail".

Asaoka Japanese

Asata Japanese

Asato Japanese (Rare)
There are several readings for the name but 2 are Asa:"Morning",and To:"Door,Asa:"Safe" and To:"Village". There are multiple places in the Ryukyu's (where the name originates and mostly stays) that have that name;that could've been the influence... [more]

Asawara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asazu Japanese

Ashberry English

Ashborn English