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Abrecht German

Abree English
Variant of Aubrey.

Amsler German (Swiss)
Derived from German Amsel "(European) blackbird", this was an occupational name for a fowler (bird catcher).

Anaka Nigerian

Andrássy Hungarian
man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.

Besançon French
Habitational name for a person from the eponymous capital city of Doubs in France, ultimately from Latin Vesontiō, derived from Proto-Celtic *ves "mountain". Folk etymology states that it is associated with the place name with Old French bison "wisent".

Brayce English

Bushel English

Čábela Czech

Cable English
English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of rope, especially the type of stout rope used in maritime applications, from Anglo-Norman French cable ‘cable’ (Late Latin capulum ‘halter’, of Arabic origin, but associated by folk etymology with Latin capere ‘to seize’).... [more]

Calvander Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of a place name and the common surname suffix -ander (from Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "man").

Cardel Filipino

Creath English
Reduced form of the Scottish McCreath.

Decksheimer English (Rare)
Altered spelling of Dexheimer

Dehart Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of De Hart.

Dexheimer German
From the German village Dexheim (south of Mainz).

Doddridge English

Ebert German, American
Shortened form of the German given name Eberhard.

Elari Papuan

Fabronius German
An elaboration of the name Faber.

Feria French (Huguenot)

Gaster m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 2015 video game Undertale.

Grozdanova Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Grozdanov, which means "son of Grozdan".

Hinderks Dutch, Frisian
Means "son of Hinderk".

Huebner German

Humperdinck German (?), Literature
From the German surname Humperdinck. As a surname it was born by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As a first name it was used for the villain Prince Humperdinck in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride.

Ignis Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ilophene Haitian Creole (Rare)

Jallow Western African, Fula
Variant of Diallo primarily used in Gambia.

Julep English (Rare)

Kalix German (Rare)

Kanto Malagasy

Kepple English (American)
Americanized form of Köppel and Köpple.

Kiener German
Named after profession from Middle High German kien ‘pine chip, torch’ for someone who chips pine wood (wood from pine or spruce) and sells it (e.g. to smelters), a lumberjack or charcoal burner.... [more]

Korb German
Means "basket" in German, denoting a basket maker or a basket vendor.

Kühner German
From the given name Kunher.

Leibbrandt German

Lelen English

Lesage French
LeSage is french for the wise.

Lobsang German (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "sung praise"

Lourdeau French

Lüdi German (Swiss)
Probably derived from the given name Ludwig

Ludin French

Makice American (Modern, Rare)
Taken as a new common familyname by Kevin McGrew Isbister and Amy Elizabeth Clendening. They scrambled their initials (KMI and AEC), and came up with “Makice” as their family name.

Mallow English

Mamri Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Marquand French, Guernésiais
Variant of Marchand.

März German
März means 'March' in German.

Mayn English

Merladet Spanish (Rare)

Miloh African

Naegele German
Variant of Nagel.

Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]

Olevian German (Latinized)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany). ... [more]

Onassis Greek (Modern)

Owlet English

Passepartout Literature
Derived from French passe-partout, which literally means "goes everywhere" but is actually an idiom for "skeleton key".... [more]

Petryniec Ukrainian
From the given name Peter.

Precha Thai

Reveille French
Derived from Old French reveille "lively, vivid; alert".

Rohrlach German (Rare), American
Form a place name, e.g., Rohrlach (Kreis Hirschberg) in Silesia (now Trzcińsko, Poland)

Sattler German
An occupational name meaning "saddle maker".

Schug American, German
From the German word Schuh "shoe". ... [more]

Szilagy Romanian

Tăvuța Romanian (Rare)

Trautwig German (Modern)
From an Ancient German given name made of the name elements TRUD "strength" and WIG "fight"

Trinkets English (Rare)

Ursaki Romanian (Anglicized), Moldovan (Anglicized)

Vylyam Russian

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