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Panzacola Indigenous American (Rare)
Named after the tribe meaning "hairy people".
Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of priest Nikolaos".
Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".
Papastathopoulos Greek
Meaning "you are the priest" in Greek.
Paradise English, Scottish
Nickname for someone who "lived by a park or pleasure garden".
Pardon French
A nickname for someone who had received the royal clemency.
Parete Italian
Denoted from a person who lived near a wall.
Parras Spanish
Plural form of Parra.
Pascua Spanish
From the personal name Pascual. It also means "Easter" in Spanish.
Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.
Pedraza Spanish
Refers to the blow received from a stone thrown intentionally to wound someone.
Pepe Italian
From the given name Giuseppe.
Pepi Italian
Patronymic form of Pepe.
Perlman German
Occupational name for a person who makes or sells pearls.
Perotti Italian
from the personal name Pietro.
Peru Basque
Derived from the given name Peru.
Piemonte Italian
Denotes someone from Piedmont.
Pierog Polish
Occupational nickname for a cook.
Pierrin French
From the given name Pierre.
Pikachu Brazilian
From Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachuu), derived from the onomatopoeic words ピカピカ (pikapika), a sparkly sound, and チュウチュウ (chuuchuu), a mouse sound. It happens to be a nickname for someone with a short stature who runs super fast according to the famous barrier Yago Pikachu (born Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa) a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fortaleza.
Pikhach Ukrainian
From Ukrainian meaning "infantryman".
Pilot English
Means a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
Piñal Spanish
Surname whose house was in Hoz de Anero, in the City council of Ribamontán al Monte (Santander).
Pinal Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Piñal. This surname occurs more in Mexico.
Pizarro Spanish
One who produces, or deals in, slate.
Plante French
French cognate of Plant.
Podolski Polish
Refers to a region named Podolia in Ukraine.
Podolskiy Russian
Variant transcription of Podolsky.
Podolsky Russian
Russian form of Podolski
Pohon Indonesian
Means "tree" in Indonesian.
Policier French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From French meaning "policeman".
Polke German
Variant of Polk.
Pollak English, German
A name for someone who came from the place called Poland.
Ponce Spanish
Derived from Latin Pontius. Could be originated from an Ancient Roman town named "Italica" near another town named "Santiponce" in Seville, Spain.
Ponce De León Spanish
Compound name composed of the family name Ponce + the habitational name León.
Poplar English
Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.
Popoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "to smoke".
Portokali Greek
From Greek meaning "orange".
Povarov Russian
Derived from the Russian word "povar" meaning 'cook'.
Pozharin Russian
Means "man of fire" in Russian.
Prasinos Greek
From Greek meaning "green".
Pravsha Russian
Means "right-handed" in Russian.
Preciado Spanish
Past participle of the infinitive preciar meaning "excellent, precious, of great estimation".
Precio Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "price".
Provodnikov Russian
From Russian проводник (provodnik) meaning "conductor". Means "son of a conductor".
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Puķe Latvian
Derived from Latvian puķe "flower". Occupational surname for a person who sells flowers.
Pulišić Croatian
Derived From puliš meaning "to smoke". It may refer to a smoker or someone who sells cigarettes.
Purpura Italian
A nickname for someone associated with the color purple.
Quagmire Popular Culture
Derived from places named "Quagmire". One notable character is Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy.
Quaker English, Scottish
This surname was used to indicate someone who worked as a son of a vicar, who was a priest in charge of a parish in which most or all of the tithes were paid to another recipient, while the vicar received a stipend.
Quaresima Italian
Means "lent" in Italian.
Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.
Rabago Spanish
Habitational name from Rábago in Cantabria province.
Rabiot French
Occupational name for a radish merchant.
Rabov Russian
Means "son of a slave".
Rahmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Rahman" in Bosnian.
Raider English
Taken from a village called "Rait".
Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.
Rakić Serbian
From Serbian "rak" meaning 'crab', 'lobster', or 'crayfish'. It can also mean 'cancer'.
Rallison English
Rallison came from the Norman given name Radulphus.
Rashidin Malaysian, Kazakh (Rare)
From the given name Rashid.
Rashidov Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Rashid".
Raum German
From German meaning "room, space".
Rayanov Bashkir, Tatar
Means "son of Rayan."
Raynard English
Derived from the baptismal name Rainer.
Reinoso Spanish
Meaning "place of fields".
Rekov Russian
From Russian река (reka) meaning "river".
Resurrección Spanish
A nickname for someone who had resurrected from the dead.
Reus Dutch, German, Catalan
Dutch: nickname for a big man, from Middle Dutch reuse(n) 'giant'. German: topographic name from Middle High German riuse 'fish trap' (Middle Low German ruse) or from a regional term reuse 'small stream', 'channel'... [more]
Reynoldson English
Means "son of Reynold".
Ribas Spanish
Variant of Rivas.
Ribić Croatian
Occupational surname for a fisherman.
Rittinghaus German
Name for someone who lives in a farmhouse.
Robben French, Dutch
It is a French surname that was originally derived from the Germanic name Robert, which is composed of the elements hrod, meaning famous, and berht, meaning bright.
Robleda Spanish
From Spanish meaning "oak grove".
Rodericks English
From the given name Roderick.
Rodger English
From the given name Rodger.
Rodrick English
Derived from the given name Roderick.
Romo Spanish
Derived from latin (rhombus) meaning obtuse, blunt.
Ronde Dutch
Means "round" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.
Rosado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word rosa, meaning "rose".
Rosas Spanish, Catalan
Variants of Rosa or Rosales.
Rostovsky Russian
Referring to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Rostov".
Rotterdam Dutch
Denoting someone from a place named Rotterdam "place of the muddy water".
Roudebush Dutch (Americanized), Belgian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Dutch and Belgian Ronderbosch or Rondenbosch, a habitational name for someone from Ronderbos in Dilbeek, Brabant, or Ronden Bos in Maldegen, East Flanders.
Round English
Variant of Rounds.
Routin French
From French route meaning "road".
Routine French
Variant of Routin.
Röwekamp German
From old German röwe meaning "lion" and kamp meaning "fighter". Perhaps named for someone who's brave.
Rueda Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word "rueda" meaning "wheel."
Rueger German
The name was likely first bestowed on someone thought to have the characteristics of a heron as a nickname, eventually becoming a hereditary surname.
Rugg English
Nickname for a person associated with the color red, whether through hair color, clothing, or complexion. Accordingly, the name is derived from the Old French word ruge, meaning red.
Rumbia Indonesian
Named after the rumbia fruit in Indonesia.
Rusch Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.
Rusch German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Rudolf.
Ruschel German
Variant of Rusch
Russi Italian
Variant of Rossi.
Rust English, Scottish
A nickname to someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion.
Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybalko Russian, Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybski Polish
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rybskyi Ukrainian
Occupational name for a fisherman.
Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Saaremaa Estonian
Derived from "Saaremaa" a city in Estonia.
Sacramento Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning "sacrament" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Sævarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Sagdiyev Uzbek
Famous barrier: Borat Sagdiyev
Sakhalinsky Russian
Refers to an island in Eastern Russia named "Sakhalin."
Sala Latvian
From Latvian sala meaning "island".
Salgado Galician, Portuguese
Nickname for a witty person, from Galician or Portuguese salgado meaning "salty" (figuratively "witty, sharp").
Samara Greek
Variant of Samaras.
Samarsky Russian
Refers to a region named "Samara" in Russia.
Samiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Samir. It also means "samaritan" in Arabic.
Samirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Samir".
San Francisco Spanish
In honor of Saint Francis.
Sans Catalan
From the given name Sans.
Santee English
A topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.
Santino Italian
Derived from the given name Santino.
São Lucas Portuguese
Means "St. Luke" in Portuguese.
Sarangapani Hindi
From the sanskrit words Sarangan "bow of Vishnu" and pani "hand".
Sargento Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sergeant. It's also mostly used in the Philippines.
Saunder English
From the given name Alexander.
Scales English
Name for a person who lives in a shed.
Scheremet German
German cognate of Şeremet.
Schick German
A nickname given to a person who's smart, stylish, and well-dressed.
Schoenbeck German, Jewish
Means "beutiful stream" in German.
Scholes English
A name for a person who lives in a shed.
Seal English
Variant of Seals, perhaps an occupational name for a person who makes saddles.
Seaman English
Means "born by a sailor".
Seb Hindi
From सेब (seb) meaning "apple".
Sebas French
From the given name Sebastien.
Second French
From the given name Second.
Seel German
Occupational name for a person who makes or sells ropes.
Sefer Turkish
From the given name Sefer.
Seferoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Sefer" in Turkish.
Seferović Bosnian
Means "son of Sefer" in Bosnian.
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Segundo Spanish
From the given name Segundo.
Selbey English
Variant of Selby.
Semenin Russian
From the given name Semen.
Sepat Malay, Indonesian
Refers to a freshwater fish.
Serdarov Turkmen
Means "son of Serdar".
Şeremet Turkish
Means "poor man" in some turkic languages.
Seremet Moldovan
Moldovan cognate of Şeremet.
Sergente Italian
Italian cognate of Sergeant.
Sergeyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Sergey" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Serote Spanish (Filipinized)
Means fecal matter in Spanish
Servania Cebuano
Meaning unknown. Probably a form of Cervantes.
Serzhantov Russian
Means "son of a sergeant".
Seuss German, Jewish
Means "sweet", "pleasant", or "agreeable".
Seville Spanish, English
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [more]
Shakurov Bashkir, Tatar, Uzbek
Means "son of Shakur".
Sheremeta Ukrainian, Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremet.
Sheremetev Russian
Derived from the Turkic word Şeremet meaning "poor man". (See Şeremet)
Sheremeteva Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.
Sherlock English, Irish
Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Shigeoka Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Shipman English
Occupational name for a mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, from Middle English "schipman". One notable person is known evildoer Harold Shipman. He was an English general practitioner who is believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history.
Shipwright English
Occupational name for a ship builder.
Shokutsu Japanese
From Japanese 食 (shoku) meaning food and 通 (tsu) meaning "connoisseur".
Shomurodov Uzbek
Means "son of Shomurod".
Shortall English
The ancient history of the name Shortall began soon after 1066 when the Norman Conquest of England occurred. It was a name given to a stocky or short-necked person which was in turn derived from the Anglo-Saxon word scorkhals meaning a person with a short neck.
Shukurov Uzbek
Means "son of Shukur" in Uzbek.
Shvetsov Russian, Ukrainian
Means "son of a cobbler" or "shoemaker" in Russian or Ukrainian.
Sicilia Spanish, Italian
Denotes someone from Sicily.
Siciliano Italian, Sicilian
One who came from Sicily.
Sidiropoulos Greek
Means "son of a blacksmith worker" in Greek.
Sierpień Polish
Derived from Polish sierpień "August (month)".
Sigþórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigþór" in Icelandic.
Sigþórsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sigþór" in Icelandic.
Sigurdson English (Canadian)
English form of Icelandic and Swedish surname Sigurdsson.
Sikari Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Marathi
Means "hunter, huntsman".
Simeunović Serbian
Means "son of Simeun" in Serbian.
Simonin French
From the given name Simon. Possibly brought by the Russian migrants who came to France.
Siopis Greek
From Greek σιωπή (siopi) "silence". Usually a nickname for someone who is always silent, basically the quiet kid.
Sirar Serbian, Bosnian
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Sirenko Ukrainian
From Сірен (siren) meaning "cheese".
Slowik Polish, Jewish
Nickname for someone with a mellifluous voice or a night-time reveler. From Polish slowik "nightingale".
Smithson English
Means "a son who was born by a blacksmith worker".
Smoker English
Derived from the Old English word "smoc," meaning "smock" or, literally, "woman's undergarment." The name was most likely originally borne by someone who made or sold smocks.
Smolenskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Smolensky.
Smolensky Russian
Refers to a region in Western Russia named "Smolensk".
Smolov Russian
From Russian Смола (smola) meaning "resin".
Solbakken Norwegian
From Norwegian meaning "sun hill".
Soldat Russian, Ukrainian, French, German
Means "soldier" in various languages.
Soldatović Serbian
Means "son of a soldier" in Serbian.
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