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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Washi Japanese
Occupational name for a paper worker. From 和 (wa) meaning "sum" and 紙 (shi) meaning "paper".

Waterfield English
Derived from a town named Vatierville.

Watzenrode Polabian

Wazowski Popular Culture (Rare)
A form of the surname Lebowski

Weah African, Western African

Weghorst Dutch, German
Habitational name from a location near Hanover, possibly derived from weg "way, road" and horst "thicket, grove, heap, elevated land" or "nest of a bird of prey, eyrie".

Weigel German
Derived from the given name Wigand.

Welcome English
Derived from several places named Welcombe.

Wero Spanish (Latin American), Maori
Maori: Means "to cast a spear"... [more]

Wharton English
Derived from an Olde English pre 7th Century river name Woefer.

Whorton English
Variant of Wharton

Wiatt English (American)
Americanized variant of Wyatt.

Widmer German (Swiss)

Wiese German
Derived from the Old German word wisa, which means meadow.

Wijngaard Dutch
Means "vineyard" in Dutch.

Wildin English
The former placename is composed of the Olde English pre 7th Century words "wilg", willow, and "denu", a valley; while the latter place in Worcestershire is derived from the Olde English personal name "Winela", plus the Olde English "dun", a hill or mountain.

Wilis Indonesian (?)

Wilkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Wilkowo or Wilków, derived from Polish wilk meaning "wolf".

Wilks English
Variant of Wilkes.

Winkle English
it's said to originate from the village of Wincle, near the town of Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire.

Winks English
Variant of Winch

Winnick English (Rare)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Winwick, for example in Northamptonshire or Cambridgeshire, both of which are named from the Old English personal name Wina + wic 'outlying dairy farm or settlement'.

Winsor English
Variant of Windsor.

Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".

Wirtz German
One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.

Wit Dutch
Means "white" in Dutch, a variant of De Wit.

Witek Polish, English (Rare)
From the personal name Wit, a short form of Witold, a derivative of Lithuanian Vytautas, a compound of vyti 'to guide' + tauta 'the people'... [more]

Witzel German
The German surname is of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer.

Wolfhard German, Jewish
This name derives from the Old High German name “Wolfhard”, composed of two elements: the “*-wulfaz” (wolf) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, valiant, powerful one). In turn the name means “the one who is strong like a wolf”.

Wolkowski Polish
Variant of Wilkowski.

Woodcraft English (British)
Occupational name for a woodworker.

Woodland English
A habitational name for a person who lives in or by a woodland.

Worchester English (American)
Variant of Worcester.

Wrzesień Polish
Derived from Polish wresień "September (month)".

Wurst German
Variant of Wurster.

Wyss German (Swiss)
A nickname for someone denoting pale or white skin.

Yafai Arabic
Variant of Al-Yafai.

Yakkola Karelian

Yako Japanese
From Japanese 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut palm" and 子 (ko) "child".

Yako African, Swahili, Xhosa
Derived from bantu yakho meaning "yours" or "yours alone" in Xhosa. It is implying a sense of possession or ownership. This surname may have an association with someone or something that belongs to them exclusively.

Yanković Croatian, Serbian
means "son of Janko"

Yankovoy Russian

Yaqubov Azerbaijani, Uzbek
Means "son of Yaqub".

Yaremchuk Ukrainian

Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.

Yatsko Ukrainian

Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.

Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.

Yerbabuena Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish yerba buena meaning "good herb"

Yerokhin Russian

Yetts English
Variant of Yates

Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".

Yikoshu African, Central African

Yldyrym Turkish (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Yıldırım.

Yomanov Jewish (Russified, Modern)

Yoruw Micronesian

Yoshiura Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, coast".

Yoshiyama Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Youngling English (American)
Variant of Young.

Youngs English
Variant of Young.

Yudas Indonesian, Swahili
From the given name Yudas.

Yvanov Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ivanov.

Žabka Czech, Slovak
From Polish zaba meaning "frog", of Slavic origin.

Zacatenco Spanish (Mexican)
One who came from Zacatecas.

Zackowski Polish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zakowski

Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.

Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.

Zakowski Polish
a Polish surname which is most frequent in the cities of Warszawa, Płońsk and Bydgoszcz in central Poland and is also to be found as Zakowski among the Polish diaspora.

Zalilov Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Zhalilov.

Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.

Zardes African American (?)

Zayas Spanish, Caribbean
Derives from the Basque word 'zai', meaning watchman or guard.

Zaynutdinov Kazakh, Tatar, Dagestani, Bashkir, Uzbek
Means "son of Zaynutdin".

Zelenov m Russian
From Russian зеленый (zelenyy), meaning "green".

Zelenskis Latvian
Latvian cognate of Zieliński.

Zendejas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Cendejas.

Zepeda Spanish
Variant of Cepeda

Zhalilov Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Zhalil".

Zhangylyshbay Kazakh

Zhanibekuly Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from the given name Zhanibek.

Zheltov m Russian
From Russian желтый (zheltyy) meaning "yellow".

Zhemaletdinov Chuvash, Russian