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Allain French, Breton, English
From the given name Allain a variant of Alan (Old French Alain)... [more]
Allaire Breton, French (Quebec)
From the name of the town of Allaire (Alaer in Breton) in Brittany, France. Other theories suggest it may come from Hilaire or from Alor.... [more]
Allala Basque, Spanish
Variant spelling of Ayala, in at least one case altered to avoid confusion with an unrelated person of the same name, and apparently to distance the bearer from prejudice against hispanics.
Allali Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from a shortened form of the name Abd Allah (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Allane Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Allan
Allansen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Allan".
Allaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Alaoui.
Allcock English
Means son of Allen or Alexander.
Allcox English
Variant of Alcott.
Allely Irish
From Irish Mac Ailghile meaning "descendant of Ailghil".
Alleman French (Cajun), Spanish (Canarian), German
From the French and Spanish word for "German". Believed to have originated in the Alsace-Lorraine region. Some holders of the name migrated to the Canary Islands and are part of the larger Isleños population that settled throughout the Americas... [more]
Allemann German (Swiss)
Derived from German Alemanne, originally "member of the Alemanni tribe", this word came to denote "of Germanic descent". It was used to refer to members of the German-speaking population of Switzerland (as opposed to those who spoke one of the Romance languages; compare Welsch).
Allen English
Possibly derived from the feminine given name Aline, a medieval diminutive of Adeline.
Allenbach German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name from any of several places called Allenbach.
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Allens English
Variant of Allen.
Aller German
German variant of Ahler
Alley English, French (Anglicized)
From a Middle English personal name, Alli, Alleye, as forms such as Johannes filius Alli (Norfolk, 1205) make clear... [more]
Allgeier German
The harried officials at Ellis Island began to assign surnames based upon the pronunciation of the name by the immigrant, rather than attempting to ferret out the actual spelling. ... [more]
Allgood Literature
Combination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.
Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.
Allikmaa Estonian
Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Alliksaar Estonian
Alliksaar is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
Allikvee Estonian
Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
Alliluyev Russian
Russian surname. The feminine form Alliluyeva was borne by Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901-1932), the second wife of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
Alliluyeva Russian
Feminine form of Alliluyev (Аллилуев)
Allin English
Variant spelling of Allen or Allen.
Allingu Estonian
Allingu is an Estonian surname related to "allikas" meaning "(water) spring".
Allis English
From the Middle English and Old French female personal name Alis (Alice), which, together with its diminutive Alison, was extremely popular in England in the Middle Ages. The personal name is of Germanic origin, brought to England from France by the Normans; it is a contracted form of Germanic Adalhaid(is), which is composed of the elements adal "noble" and haid "brilliance, beauty".
Allister Scottish
The name Allister is derived from the given name Alexander, which in turn was originally derived from the Greek name, which means defender of men. In the late 11th century, Queen Margaret introduced the name, which she had heard in the Hungarian Court where she was raised, into Scotland by naming one of her sons Alexander... [more]
al-Logari Pashto, Persian
Denoted a person from Logar, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
Allor French (Quebec)
Common Canadian spelling of the French surname Allard, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Alloway English
Means (i) "person from Alloway, Alloa or Alva", the name of various places in Scotland ("rocky plain"); or (ii) from the medieval male personal name Ailwi (from Old English Æthelwīg, literally "noble battle").
Allred English
From the Middle English personal name Alured, a form of Alfred, which was sometimes written Alvred, especially in Old French texts.
Allyn Jewish
Means “descendant of Alleyne”.
Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Almarza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 localities: the Castilian municipality of Almarza, Comarca of El Valle or the Riojan municipality of Almarza de Cameros.
Almási Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Almás, derived from Hungarian alma meaning "apple".
Al Masri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Almasri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Almathrahi Arabic (Rare)
Origin unknown, but most likely an anglicized version of 'Almathami'.... [more]
Almatyev Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Almaty, the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
Almazán Spanish
Habitational name demoting someone originally from the municipality of Almazán in Castile and León, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic المكان المحصن (al-makān al-ḥiṣn) meaning "the fortified place" or "the stronghold".
Almazan Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Almazán primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Almazbekov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Almazbek".
Almblad Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and blad meaning "leaf".
Almenara Spanish
Almenara in Spanish is "beacon", but it is an old kind of beacon that consisted of a fire that was lit on top of the battlements to give a signal.
Almendinger Upper German, German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from a place called Allmendingen, of which there are two examples in Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, and one in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Almgren Swedish
Composed of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Almlöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and löv (Old Norse lauf) meaning "leaf".
Almodóvar Spanish
Spanish form of Almodovar.
Almodôvar Portuguese
Portuguese form of Almodovar.
Al Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).
al-Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Originally indicated a person from the Al Muhannadi (أل مهند) or Al-Mahanda (المهاندة) tribe based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially in Qatar. The tribe itself is derived from the given name Muhannad.
Al Mokaddem Arabic
History: Descendants of the blessed Fatima the daughter of prophet Mohammed in the Arabian Peninsula.... [more]
Almond English
From the Middle English personal name Almund, from Old English Æthelmund, "noble protection" and variant of Allman, assimilated by folk etymology to the vocabulary word denoting the tree.
Almqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and kvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Al-mutairi Arabic
Means “the Mutairi” referring to the Mutayr (مطير) tribe of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Al Najjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Alnajjar Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic النجار (see Al-najjar).
Alnemy Flemish
Only know relation claims birth in East Flanders. Arabic speakers believe it may be of Syrian or Saudi Arabian origin.
Alogrina Russian
Feminine form of Alogrin (Алогрин)
Al-Otaibi Arabic
Means "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Alper Jewish
Variant of Halpern or Alperin.
Alpert Jewish
Variant of Halpern.
Alpert German
Variant of Albert.
Alpini Italian
From Italian alpino meaning "alpine, of the Alps", referring to the mountain range that passes through northern Italy.
Alpízar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Andalusian province of Huelva.
Alquiza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alkiza.
Al Ramana Arabic
Possibly an Arabic Form of Ramani and Ramadan.
al-Rumaithi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Al-Rumaitha in Iraq, or the Rumaithiya area in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The place names are derived from either the Arabic words الرمث (al-ramth) or حافة (rimth), both the names of a type of flowering plant (genus Haloxylon), called saxaul in English... [more]
Als English
Means "son of Ale" in English, Ale being a short form of any of various personal names beginning with al-.
Alsaggaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Alsagoff Arabic
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Southeast Asia. This is the name of a prominent Arab family in Singapore.
Alsamora Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga.
Al-Saqqaf Arabic
Alternate transcription of Al Saqqaf.
Alšėniškis m Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian village of Hal’šány, which was originally Lithuanian & named Alšėnai.
al-Shebani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic شيباني (see Shebani). This name is chiefly used in Libya.
Al-Shehri Arabic
Means "the Shehri" in Arabic, referring to a member of the Shehri (شهري) tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Alshihab Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Means "son of Shihab." It is Saudi Arabian.
Alson English
English surname meaning "son of all"
Alsop English
Habitational name, now chiefly found in the Midlands, for a person from Alsop-en-le-Dale, a chapelry in the parish of Ashborne, Derbyshire. The place name itself meant "Ælle's valley" from the genitive of the Old English personal name Ælle and Old English hōp meaning "enclosed valley" (compare Hope).
Alston English
A locational surname, derived from the many townships in England of the same name, meaning 'of the old manor or of the hillside'
Alt German, Jewish
From German alt ‘old’, typically applied as a distinguishing epithet to the older of two bearers of the same personal name.
Al-tamimi Arabic
Variant of Tamimi with the definite article ال (al).
Altamirano Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name For Someone From Any Of Several Places Called Altamira (See Altamira ).
Altavilla Italian
Calque of French Hauteville.
Altdorfer German
Denoted a person who lived in the capital of Uri canton in Switzerland or the municipality in Landshut, Bavaria, both derived from German alt "old" and Dorf "village" or Yiddish דאָרף (dorf) "village, countryside"... [more]
Alters German
Shortened form of Alterstein.
Altham English
Altham is a surname of English origin, based on the placename Altham, Lancashire.
Al Thani Arabic
Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
Althoff German
A surname predominantly found in Westphalia and the Rhineland region of Germany which is derived from German alt "old" and Hof (Hoff in the local dialects) "farmstead; farm; manor".
al-Tikriti Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This was the birth surname of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Altman German
Said to mean "Wise man" of German origin
Altman German, Jewish
Variant of Alt and Alterman.
Alton English
From a place name meaning "town at the source of the river" in Old English.
Altounian Armenian
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer was Roger Altounyan (1922-1987), Anglo-Armenian physician and the namesake of Roger in the Swallows and Amazons books series.
Altringer German
Habitational name for someone from a place called Altringen or Aldingen, of which there are two in Württemberg.
Altynbaeva f Kazakh, Bashkir, Tatar
Feminine form of Altynbaev.
Altynbekov m Kazakh
Means "son of Altynbek".
Altynbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Altynbekov.
Aluko Yoruba
From àlùkò ‘woodcock’, said to be a name adopted by Ijesha textile hawkers to deflect the curses of their debtors.
Aluvee Estonian
Aluvee is an Estonian surname meaning "base/foundation water".
Alva Spanish
Variant of Alba.
Álváez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Álvarez. Most frequently used in Panama.
Alvarenga Portuguese
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous parishes.
Álvares Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Álvarez.
Álvaro Spanish
Either derived from the given name Alvaro or a variant of Alvarez.
Alverson English
Variant of Swedish Halvarsson or Alvarsson
Alvord English
Derived from a variation of Ælfræd.
Alwardt German
From the personal name Adelward, composed of the Germanic elements adal ‘noble’ + ward ‘keeper’, ‘protector’.
al-Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the Warfalli" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Warfalla (ورفلة) tribal confederation of western Libya. The tribe is of mixed Arab and Arabized Berber origin, and they mainly reside in the city of Bani Walid in the Misrata district.
al-Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Alwis Sinhalese
Sinhalese variant of Alves.
Al-Yafai Arabic
From the name of the tribe Yafa of south Yemen, one of the biggest tribes that descended from the ancient Himyarite tribe.
Alyenina Russian
Feminine form of Alyenin (Аленин)
Alyokhin Russian
Derived from the given name Alyokha, a diminutive of Aleksey.
Alyokhina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Алёхин (see Alyokhin).
Ama Japanese
From Japanese 阿万 (Ama) meaning "Ama", a former villa in the former district of Mihara in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.... [more]
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Amada Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).
Amadi Persian, Romanian, Italian, Maltese
Variant of Ahmadi common in Romania and Italy. It is typical of Malta.
Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".
Amagawa Japanese
From the Japanese 天 (ama or ten) "heaven," 塰 (ama) the title of a Noh play or 余 (ama) "complimentary" and 川 or 河 (gawa or kawa) "river."
Amaliyeva Russian
Feminine form of Amaliyev (Амалиев)
Amami Japanese
amami is a surname which can mean heavenly beauty, heavenly truth, or heavenly ocean. the first meaning is made up of the kanji 天 (ama) meaning heaven and 美 (mi) meaning beauty. the second meaning consists of 天 (ama) and 実 (mi) meaning truth... [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–).
Amamiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya), also written 天宮 and 尼宮.
Åman Swedish
Combination of Swedish å "creek, river, big stream" and man "man".
Aman Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万 or 阿萬 (see Ama).
Amanbaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Amanbay".
Amanbaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Amanbaev.
Amanda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿万田 (see Amata).
Amandykov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amandyk".
Amandykova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amandykov.
Amangeldiev m Kazakh
Means "son of Amangeldi".
Amangeldieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amangeldiev.
Amanjolov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Аманжанов (see Amanzholov).
Amanjolova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Аманжолова (see Amanzholova).
Amano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".
Amanomiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨ノ宮 or 雨之宮 (see Amenomiya).
Amanpour Persian
Means "son of Aman".
Amantaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Amantay".
Amantaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amantaev.
Amanzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amanzhan".
Amanzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amanzhanov.
Amanzholov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amanzhol".
Amanzholova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amanzholov.
Amaral Portuguese
Unknown origin. It may come from the name of a country estate near Viseu, Portugal (quinta do Amaral) or from an old word meaning "place full of clary sages". This is also the name of a variety of red wine grape in northern Portugal whose name comes directly from the surname.
Amararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරරත්න (see Amararathna).
Amararatne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරරත්න (see Amararathna).
Amarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Amarasekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Amarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසිංහ (see Amarasinghe).
Amarasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසූරිය (see Amarasuriya).
Amarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Amaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Amaratunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Amase Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".
Amatani Japanese
天 (Ama) means "heaven" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". This is the pronunciation of it in western Japan.
Amatayagul Thai (Rare)
Variant transcription of อมาตยกุล (see Amatayakun).
Amatayakul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of อมาตยกุล (see Amatayakun).
Amatayakun Thai (Rare)
Means "government officer clan", from Thai อมาตย (amataya-) meaning "government official; public officer; bureaucrat" and กุล (kun), a transcription of Pali kula meaning "clan".
Amatonding Filipino, Maranao
From a Maranao title of nobility.
Amatuzio Italian
The surname *Amatuzio* is of Italian origin and is likely derived from personal names or characteristics. It could be connected to the root Amato, which means "beloved" or "loved" in Italian, suggesting that it might have originally been used as a nickname or descriptor for someone who was cherished or valued within their community... [more]
Amaya Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
From the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, Spain, possibly derived from Basque amai "end, ending" and the article suffix -a. Compare the given name Amaia.
Amayo Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl amaitl "inlet, estuary; an arm or branch of a body of water", or from atl "water" and -mayo "branches of a tree, foliage".
Ambar Hebrew
Combination of the word am, means "people, nation" and the name Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is Baram which is the same elements but in reverse order.
Ambedkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from the name of the village of Ambadawe (also called Ambavade) in Maharashtra, India. A notable bearer was B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), one of the authors of the Indian constitution.
Amber English
This surname may be derived from the River Amber, located in Derbyshire in England.... [more]
Amberg German, Jewish
German and possibly Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally ‘by the mountain’), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology... [more]
Ambiru Japanese
Form of Abiru but written 安蒜.
Ambong Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a type of hut or shack used as storage for food harvest.
Ambrìz Spanish
" Probably a variant of Asturian-Leonese Ambres, a habitational name from a village in Asturies. Also a habitational name of Ámbriz a city in Angola, Africa, mainly of Portuguese descendants. "
Ambrosini Italian
Diminutive form of Ambrosi.
Ambrozaityte Lithuanian, Latvian
this name comes from far far history of lithuanian people
Ambu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Ambudkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant of Ambedkar. A famous bearer of this name is American actor and rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar (1983-).
Ameche Italian (Anglicized)
Americanised form of Amici. A famous bearer was American actor, comedian and vaudevillian Don Ameche (1908-1993). After portraying the title character in the movie The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), his surname led Americans to use the word ameche as a juvenile slang for a telephone.
Amel'chenkov m Russian
Probably a form of Amel'kin.
Amelina f Russian
Feminine 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.
Amel'kin m Russian
Possibly a form of Amelin.
Amemiya Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).
Amendola Italian
Southern 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.... [more]
Amenomori Japanese
"Forest of rain."
Amer Arabic, Urdu
Variant of 'Aamir.
Amerasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Amerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Amerasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසිංහ (see Amarasinghe).
Ameresekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Ameresekere Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරසේකර (see Amarasekara).
Ames English
Derived 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.
Ametov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Amet" in Crimean Tatar.
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".
Amezcua Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amezkua.
Ameziane Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Meziane.
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 English
It comes from when the family lived in the locality of Amherst, in the parish of Pembury in Kent.
Amiama Spanish
Translating to “Love Love” and meaning to love loving and being happy with helping others ... [more]
Amico Italian
Means "friend, companion" in Italian, possibly given as a nickname, but more likely derived from the given name Amico, or perhaps a short form of Bonamico.
Amido Japanese
Variant reading of Amito.
Amimiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 雨宮 (see Amenomiya).
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.
Aminpour Persian
Means "son of Amin" in Persian.
Aminzade Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian امین‌زاده (see Aminzadeh).
Aminzadeh Persian
Means "born of Amin" in Persian.
Əmirov m Azerbaijani
Means “son of Əmir”.
Əmirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əmirov.
Amirpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian امیرپور (see Amirpour).
Amirpour Persian
Means "son of Amir 1" in Persian.
Amirzadeh Persian
Means "born of Amir 1".
Amirzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Amirzhan".
Amirzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Amirzhanov.
Amiss English
Variant of Ames.
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.
Amole Nahuatl
From the name of a kind of plant used in the production of soap, ultimately from Nahuatl ahmolli "soap, soap root".
Amoozegar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار (see Amouzgar).
Amoozgar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار (see Amouzgar).
Amores Spanish
From a nickname for a philanderer meaning "loves" in Spanish, the plural of amor meaning "love".
Amorín Galician
Habitational name from any of various places in Galicia called Amorín, itself possibly derived from a given name.
Amory English, Norman
English from a Germanic personal name, Aimeri, composed of the elements haim ‘home’ + ric ‘power’... [more]
Amosov Russian
Means "son of Amos".
Amosova Russian
Feminine form of Amosov.
Amouzegar Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آموزگار‎ (see Amouzgar).
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".
Ampiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).
Əmrahov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əmrah".
Əmrahova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əmrahov.
Amramyan Armenian
Means "son of Amram".
Amrein German (Swiss)
Derived from the prepostion am "at" and German Rain "edge of plowed land".
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’... [more]
Amsterdam Dutch (Expatriate), Afrikaans
From the name of the capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, meaning "dam of the Amstel".
Amstutz German (Swiss), German (Austrian)
Topographic name for someone living near or at the foot of a steep mountainside, German am Stutz ‘at the escarpment’.
Amu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Amunategi Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque -tegi "place of" and an uncertain first element, possibly amuno "hill, mound" or amuna "grandmother".
Amundson English (American, Anglicized), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicized from or rare Swedish variant of Amundsen.
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.
Amys English
From the given name Amis. Compare with Ames. An early example using this spelling is Robert Amys of Cambridgeshire, England in 1273.
Anakin English (British, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a medieval English diminutive of an unknown given name, possibly Ana or Andrew (compare Wilkin, Larkin, and Hopkin).
Anami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).
Anamizu Japanese
From 穴 (ana) meaning "hole" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Anan Various
Anan (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 Kannada
Madhvacharya (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.
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