Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is Felie.
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Warron English
Variant of Warren.
Wasikowska Polish
It is the surname of Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.
Wein German, Yiddish, Hungarian
Means "grape, vine, wine" in German and Yiddish (װײַנ). According to Nelly Weiss, Wein-style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities. Wein may also be related the German verb weinen meaning "to cry"... [more]
Weise German
Means "wise, prudent" in German. Notable bearers include Christian Weise (1642-1708), a German writer.
Westergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish väster "western" and gren "branch".
Wickramasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).
Wiesner German
German: habitational name for someone from a place called Wiesen, or topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, a derivative of Middle High German wise ‘meadow’.
Witt German
Either from the given name Wittigo or from Middle Low German witte "white", a nickname for a pale person or someone with white hair.
Wongsuwan Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Woodruff English, Caribbean
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Anglo-Saxon wudurofe composed of wudu "wood" with a second element of unknown origin.
Xenakis m Greek
From Greek ξένος (xénos) "foreigner", or a patronymic from the given name Xenos, combined with the diminutive suffix -άκις (-ákis).
Yabuki Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]
Yajima Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]
Yam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ren.
Yáñez Spanish, Mexican
Patronymic of Juan 1.
Yarovyi m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Yarovyy.
Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.
Yoo Korean
Alternate transcription of Yu.
Yousef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yu Korean
Korean form of Liu, from Sino-Korean 劉 (yu).
Zachar Jewish, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Belarusian
Derived from the Hebrew word זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember". As a surname it can also derive from the given name Zakhar (Zechariah) that shares this etymology.
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).
Zahrebelnyi m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Zahrebelnyy.
Zəkiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zəki".
Zapata Spanish
Occupational surname for a shoemaker, from Spanish zapato meaning "shoe". It can also be considered a habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain called Zapata.
Zárate Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Habitational surname meaning "entrance to the grove coppice".
Zayas Spanish, Caribbean
Derives from the Basque word 'zai', meaning watchman or guard.
Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".
Zhyhalin m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Zhigalin.
Zucchino Italian
Derived from zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".
Zuccoli Italian
Derived from the Italian word zucca meaning "pumpkin", originally referred to someone who used to grow or trade pumpkins.
Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.
Zumpano Italian
Comes from the town Zumpano in the province Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The meaning is unknown but it possibly comes from a Greek-Calabrese surname.
Zuylen Dutch
Derived from the place name Zuilen.