Submitted Surnames Ending with i

Ming-rujiralai Thai
From Thai มิ่ง (ming) meaning "something that is auspicious", รุจิรา (ruchira) of unknown meaning, and ลัย (lai) of unknown meaning.

Mini South African

Mini Italian

Minkowski m Polish

Minneci Belgian, Italian

Minnelli Italian

Mioduszewski m Polish

Mirčeski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".

Mirčevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".

Mirghani Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name of unknown Arabic meaning.

Mirshafiei Persian

Mirzaei Persian
From the given name Mirza.

Mirzakhani Persian

Misaki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Misani Romansh

Misayoshi Japanese

Mishani Hebrew

Mišši Chuvash

Missi African

Missoni Italian, Friulian
Of uncertain meaning.

Missouni Arabic (Maghrebi)

Misti Bengali

Misuari Filipino, Tausug
Meaning uncertain. A famous bearer is Nurallaji Pinang Misuari (1939-), better known as Nur Misuari, a Moro Filipino revolutionary.

Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".

Mitakeumi Japanese

Mitani Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mitarai Japanese
From Japanese 御手洗 (mitarai) referring to purifying water at the entrance of a shrine.

Mitomi Japanese

Mitomi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Mitreski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".

Mitrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".

Mitrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mitre".

Mitsubori Japanese
Variant of Mitsuhori.

Mitsugai Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Mitsuhashi Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Mitsui Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.

Mitsuishi Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Mitsuki Japanese

Mitsutani Japanese
From 満 (mitsu, mitsuru, michiru) meaning "full; satisfy" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".... [more]

Miyaboshi Japanese
Variant of Miyahoshi.

Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".

Miyaguchi Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (guchi or kuchi) "mouth," "opening."

Miyahoshi Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple, palace" and hoshi means "star".

Miyaichi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]

Miyaki Japanese
Miya means "shrine" and ki means "tree, wood ".

Miyakoshi Japanese

Miyakuni Japanese
Miya means "Shrine, temple" and kuni "country".

Miyamachi Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 町 (machi) meaning "town".

Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".

Miyanagi Japanese

Miyanichi Japanese
Miya means "temple, palace, shrine" and nichi means "sun, day".

Miyasaki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 宮崎 (see Miyazaki).

Miyauchi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.

Miyawaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Miyoi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.

Miyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing" or 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".

Miyuki Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "honorific prefix indicating respect, your, godly, imperial, royal, imperial, to govern, control, protect" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck, fortune".

Mizaki Japanese
Variant of Misaki.

Mizobuchi Japanese

Mizoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizokami Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Mizrachi Hebrew
Variant transcription of Mizrahi.

Mizrahi Hebrew
From Hebrew מִזְרָחִי (mizrakhí) meaning "East, eastern".

Mizugai Japanese
Variant of Mizutani.

Mizuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".

Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Mizuki Japanese
Variant of Mitsuki.

Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".

Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".

Mizunokoji Popular Culture

Mizusaki Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizuseki Japanese

Mizuzaki Japanese
Variant of Mizusaki.

Moavi Persian

Mobonggi Gorontalo

Mochi Indian

Mochi Italian

Mocsári Hungarian

Modaffari Italian
Nickname from Arabic muzaffar "victorious".

Modafferi Italian
Variant of Modaffari.

Modi Indian
Modi was borne by Gujarati and Parsi people. There is a clan called Modi among the Oswal Banias.

Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).

Modzelewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Modzel or Modzele, both derived from Polish modzel meaning "callus".

Moegi Japanese (Rare)

Mogami Japanese
From the town Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture. From mo (最; "most") and kami (上; "top").

Moggi Romansh
Italianized form of Muoth.

Mogi Japanese
From 茂 (mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [more]

Mogorosi Tswana

Mohácsi Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from Mohács, a city in Hungary.

Mohajeri Persian
Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Mohammadzai Pashto
Means "son of Muhammad" in Pashto.

Mohammedi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mohammed (chiefly Algerian).

Mohannadi Arabic (Mashriqi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المهندي (see al-Mohannadi).

Mohi Gorontalo

Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Moissi Albanian, Italian

Mojtabaei Persian
From the given name Mojtaba.

Mojtabai Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مجتبایی (see Mojtabaei).

Mokhtari Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar.

Mokrani Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.

Mokri Persian
This is a Persian surname.... [more]

Moksri Isan

Moleski Polish
A variation of Molski, originated from the many places in Poland called "Mole".

Molesti Italian

Molí Catalan
From Catalan meaning "mill".

Molinari Italian
Variant of Molinaro.

Mollaei Persian

Momii Japanese

Momoi Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Momoki Japanese

Momosaki Japanese
Momo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Momotari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mukade.

Momozaki Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Monacelli Italian

Mondai Papuan

Mondoloni Corsican

Monigatti Romansh

Monopoli Italian
Italian: habitational name from a place called Monopoli in Bari province from Greek monē polis ‘single town’.

Montecchi Italian
Italian form of Montague.

Monterei Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Monterrey.

Monteverdi Italian
Derived from Italian monte meaning "mountain" and verdi meaning "green"; literally means "green mountain".

Montisci Italian
Originated in Sardinia, Italy in the 17th century given to fishermen

Montiverdi Italian (Americanized)
Altered spelling of Monteverdi.

Montixi Italian
Means "small mountain, hill".

Mooketsi South African

Mo'okini Hawaiian

Moosavi Persian
Variant transcription of Mousavi.

Moracchioli Italian

Moraczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Moraczewo.

Morandini Italian

Morański Polish
Habitational name for someone from Morawy in Masovian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeships, or any of numerous places called Morawa or Morawce in Łódź Voivodeship, Morawiany in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Morawica in Świętokrzyskie and Lesser Poland voivodeships, Morawsko in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Morawka in Masovian Voivodeship, or Morawki in Łódź Voivodeship, all named with morawa ‘wet grassy area’.... [more]

Morapedi South African

Moratti Italian

Mórawski m Polish

Morceli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic مُرْسِل (mursil) meaning "sender, dispatcher" or "sent, transmitted" from أَرْسَلَ (ʾarsala) "to send, to dispatch".

Mordecai English
From the given name Mordecai

Mordechai Hebrew
From the given name Mordechai.

Moreschi Italian
Nickname for a dark-skinned person, derived from the Medieval Latin word moro, actually from the Latin Maurus, meaning, "dark-skinned".

Mori Slovene, Italian
Variant of Moro.

Moriai Japanese
From the Japanese 盛 (mori) "assortment" or 森 (mori) "forest" and 合 (ai) "fit," "suit," "join."

Morici Italian, Hungarian
From a variant of the Italian given name Maurizio, Hungarian name Móric both are cognitive of Morris.

Morifuji Japanese
Mori means "forest" and fuji means "wisteria".

Morigai Japanese
Variant of Moritani.

Moriguchi Japanese
From 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "entrance, mouth."

Morihei Japanese
This surname combines 森 (shin, mori) meaning "forest, woods" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace."... [more]

Morii Japanese

Morisaki Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Morisumi Japanese

Moritai Japanese

Moritani Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Moritzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Mauritius.

Moriuchi Japanese
森 (Mori) means "forest" and 内 (uchi) means "inside".

Moriwaki Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Morizaki Japanese
Variant of Morisaki.

Morizumi Japanese

Moroboshi Japanese
Variant of Morohoshi.

Morohoshi Japanese

Morozumi Japanese
Variant of Morosumi.

Mortazavi Persian
From the given name Mortaza.

Mortezaei Persian
From the given name Morteza.

Morticelli Italian (Rare)
Means "died small" in Italian, from morto "dead; died" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Moscatelli Italian
The name Moscatelli has its origins in a type of grape called Moscatel. This grape has its origin in ancient Egypt or Greece, but it was in Italy that it became famous. Here the farmers that planted the grape became known as the Moscatelli.

Moscati Italian
Possibly a variant of Moscato.

Moscovici Romanian, Moldovan, Jewish
Romanian form of Moskowitz.

Moshi Eastern African

Mosicki Polish
unknown

Moslemi Persian
From the given name Moslem.

Mostafaei Persian
From the given name Mostafa.

Mostafavi Persian
From the given name Mostafa.

Mostefaï Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mostefa (chiefly Algerian).

Mostefaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Mustafa" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).

Moszkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Mosaki in Masovian Voivodeship.

Motegi Japanese

Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."

Moți Romanian

Motobashi English
Variant of Motohashi.

Motohashi Japanese
From Japanese 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Motokari Japanese (Rare)

Motoki Japanese
Moto means "root, source, origin" and ki means "tree, wood".

Motoyoshi Japanese

Motti Italian

Moukagni Western African

Mouloudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.

Moussaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Musa.

Moussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Musa.

Moustaki Greek
Moustaki is Derived from the Greek word for ‘moustache’, μουστάκι.

Mozafarikhosravi Persian (Rare)
A surname that combines the two names Mozaffar and Khosrau.

Mozaffari Persian
From the given name Mozaffar.

Mridhani Bengali (Rare, ?)

Mridhani Persian
People from Mridhan, Gilan Province, North Iran, Iran

Mroczkowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".

Mroziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Mrozy.

Mrozowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Mrozowo in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, or from any of several places called Mrozy.

Mucci Italian

Muçiqi Albanian

Mudali Indian

Mudzuri Shona
Meaning unknown.

Muhammad Zamri Malaysian

Muharremi Albanian

Muhaxhiri Albanian

Muhi Tagalog
Means "hatred" in Tagalog.

Mujushi Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Mukai Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Mukaichi Japanese
From 向 (muka) meaning "towards", 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, well, pit", and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, ground, land, destinations".... [more]

Mukendi Central African

Mukwakwami Southern African

Mulchandani Hindi
Means “descendant of Mulchand”.

Multatuli Dutch
From the Latin phrase multa tulī meaning "I have suffered much" or "I have borne much". This was the pen name of the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), who wrote Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies, now called Indonesia... [more]

Mumajesi Albanian

Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).

Munari Italian
From Venetian munaro "miller".

Mundi African

Munisi Eastern African
Found in Tanzania.

Munissi Eastern African
Variant of Munisi.

Munshi Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian منشی (monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Murabashi Japanese
Variant of Murahashi.

Murabayashi Japanese
Variant of Murahayashi.

Murahashi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and hashi means "bridge".

Murahayashi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and hayashi means "forest, grove".

Murai Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Muraji Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village" and 治 (ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".

Murakami Japanese
From the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (mura) meaning "hamlet, town, village" combined with 上 (kami) meaning "upper, top, above" or 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 守 (kami) meaning "guard, protect, defend."

Muraki Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Murakoshi Japanese

Muramori Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and mori means "forest".

Murasaki Japanese

Muratagi Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village", 田 (ta) meaning "rice field" and 義 (gi) meaning "righteousness".

Murati Albanian
Derived from the given name Murat.

Murawski Polish
Name for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".

Murayoshi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".

Murchinski Brazilian

Murkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.

Murofushi Japanese

Murohashi Japanese

Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Murturi Albanian

Murvai Romanian
Probably they originate from Murva (Transilvania-Siklód http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikl%C3%B3d).

Musaji Gujarati, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the Arabic name Musa and English Moses.

Musakowski Polish

Musəvi Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mousavi.

Mushakoji Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushakouji.

Mushakouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Mushanokoji Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushanokouji.

Mushanokouji Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Mushinski Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Moshny, in Ukraine.

Mušicki Serbian

Mussi Italian

Mussinelli Swiss, Italian, Italian (Swiss)

Mustafi Albanian, German (Rare)
Means "the chosen one"

Mustafoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".

Mustafovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mustafa".

Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".

Muszynski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Muszyna in Nowy Sacz voivodeship and elsewhere, named with mucha "fly" (see Mucha).

Mutoni Eastern African

Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]

Mutsuyoshi Japanese

Muttski Polish, Popular Culture, Literature
Not known, A Notable bearer is Ben Muttski from Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog comics

Müürikivi Estonian
Müürikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "wall stone".

Muzaffari Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المظفري (see al-Muzaffari).

Muziki Swahili
From Swahili meaning "music". Possibly an occupational name for a musician.

Muzzi Italian
From the Latin given names Mucius or Mutius (see Muzio), possibly derived from mutus "mute, silent"... [more]

Mwaruwari Shona
Meaning unknown.

Mweushi African
salute to a king or chief spokesman.literally means "your excellency" or "your majesty". and is usually followed by another name and not used alone.

Myllymäki Finnish
Combination of Finnish mylly "mill" and mäki "hill, slope".

Myōi Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.

Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.

Myoi Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.

Myoui Japanese

Myoui Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.

Myrtollari Albanian (Rare)

Myśliwski m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter." A famous bearer includes the Polish novelist Wiesław Myśliwski.

Nabei Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "status, reputation, name", 部 (be) meaning "part, section", 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Nabi Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Nabi.

Nacci Italian

Naçi Albanian

Naciri Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nacir (see Nasir), predominantly used in Morocco.

Naderi Persian
From the given name Nader.

Nadori Moroccan
Habitational name from the Rifian city or province of Nador. A famous bearer is singer Rachid Nadori.

Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Naeli Iranian

Nagagai Japanese (Rare)
A form of Nagatani.

Nagai Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nagami Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and mi means "view, perspective".

Nagamori Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and mori means "forest".

Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".

Nagatomi Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" or 長 (naga) meaning "superior", combined with 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth" or 冨 (tomi) with the same meaning.

Nagatoshi Japanese

Nagazaki Japanese
Variant of Nagasaki.

Nagoli Southern African

Nai Indian, Muslim
Means "barber".

Nai Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Naiki Japanese
From 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Naimi Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Na'im.

Najafi Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Najaf in Iraq, derived from Arabic نجف (najafa) meaning "elevated place".

Naji Arabic

Naji Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Naaji.

Najtellari Albanian