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JAADLA EstonianJaadla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jaataja" meaning "yea-sayer". Also, possibly a futher Estoniazation of surnames with foreign language suffixes or roots, such as "Jaakson" and "Jaanson".
JÄÄGER EstonianJääger is an Estonian surname meaning "game warden". Ultimately, from the German-language "jäger" meaning "hunter".
JAAGO EstonianJaago is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of the masculine given name "Jaagup".
JAAKSON EstonianJaakson is an Estonian surname meaning "son of Jaak". From the Estonian masculine given name "Jaak" and the Germanic suffix "son".
JAAKSOO EstonianJaaksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaak's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jackson" or "Jaakson" that has been Estonianized.
JAANIMÄGI EstonianJaanimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (Jaan is a masculine give name) mountain".
JAANISTE EstonianJaaniste is an Estonian name derived from the masculine given name "Jaan".
JAANSALU EstonianJaansalu is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (a masculine given name) grove".
JAANSON EstonianJaanson is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian masculine given name "Jaan" and the Germanic suffix "-son"; "son of Jaan".
JAANSOO EstonianJaansoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jansen" or "Janson" that has been Estonianized.
JÄÄRATS EstonianJäärats is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jää" (ice)" and "ratas (wheel)".
JÄÄTES EstonianJäätes is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätee" meaning "ice road/causeway".
JÄÄTMA EstonianJäätma is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätmaa" meaning "undeveloped land".
JABŁONOWSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Jabłonowo or Jabłonow; both place names are from jabłoń meaning "apple tree".
JABLONSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from Jablonka, Jablonna, or Jablonica, all places named with
jablon "apple tree", or the diminutive form jablonka.
JACARUSO ItalianAn Italian surname from a compound of Ia- (from the personal name
Ianni) and the southern Italian word
caruso, which means ‘lad’ or ‘boy’.
JACKS EnglishPossibly derived as a diminutive of the given name
Jack. A famous bearer is Canadian singer-songwriter Terry Jacks, best known for his 1974 single 'Seasons in the Sun.'
JACOBI Jewish, English, Dutch, GermanFrom the Latin genitive Jacobi ‘(son) of Jacob’, Latinized form of English Jacobs and Jacobson or North German Jakobs(en) and Jacobs(en).
JADWIN English"Jadwin" is said to mean "friend of a stonecutter" (Anglo-Saxon jad "stonecutter" + win or "friend.")
JÄGERMEISTERSSEN GermanMeans son of the "Master-Hunter". Originally given to the son of the master-hunter in hunting camps.
JAGGER EnglishEnglish (West Yorkshire): occupational name from Middle English jagger ‘carter’, ‘peddler’, an agent derivative of Middle English jag ‘pack’, ‘load’ (of unknown origin). ...
[more] JAGO CornishA patronym, Jago is the Cornish for James but is most commonly found as a surname. It dates back to the early 13th Century.
JAGODZIŃSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from a place called Jagodziny, Jagodzinek, or Jagodziniec, all named with jagoda meaning "berry".
JAGR CzechJágr is a Czech-language surname. It is related to the German surname Jäger which means "hunter" in German. It is used by the Ice Hockey player Jaromír Jágr.
JAHIMAA EstonianJahimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "shooting/hunting land".
JAHIMEES EstonianJahimees is an Estonian surname meaning "hunter" (literally, "hunting man").
JAIK EstonianJaik is an Estonian surname derived from "jäik" meaning "rigid" and "stiff".
JAIMOUKHA CircassianMeans "cow herd, cowman", derived from Kabardian жэм
(žăm) meaning "cow" and хъу
(χ°) "male, man". It traditionally indicated someone who was wealthy because they possessed a large herd of bovine.
JALAJAS EstonianJalajas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jalakas" meaning "elm" and "wych elm".
JALAKAS EstonianJalakas is an Estonian surname meaning "wych elm" (Ulmus glabra).
JALAS EstonianJalas is an Estonian surname meaning "runner", "hob" and "cradle".
JALAST EstonianJalast is an Estonian surname derived from "jalastama" meaning "dismount" and "unhorse".
JALLAI EstonianJallai is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jala" meaning "afoot".
JANEWAY EnglishDerived from Middle English
Janaways, the name for someone from the city of Genoa, Italy. A notable fictional bearer is Kathryn Janeway, the captain of starship USS Voyager on the TV-series 'Star Trek: Voyager' (1995-2001).
JANISSE FrenchPossibly a respelling of French Janisset, from a pet form of Jan, a variant spelling of Jean, French equivalent of John.
JANMAAT DutchFamous bearer of this surname is Dutch footballer Daryl Janmaat.
JANNO EstonianJanno is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name).
JANUSZEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Januszewo or Januszewice, both named with the personal name
Janusz.
JAPENGA DutchMeans son of Jap " Yap" related to Jacobson in the Netherlands
JARA SpanishHabitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".
JARAMILLO SpanishSpanish habitational name from either of two places in the Burgos province: Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada.
JAROSZEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Jaroszewo or Jaroszowce, places named with the personal name Jarosz.
JARSDEL GermanAre you near extinct or possibly extend last name, referring to the opening part of a jar.
JÄRVE EstonianJärve is an Estonian surname meaning "freshwater"; from "järv", meaning "lake".
JÄRVET EstonianJärvet is an Estonian surname derived from "järv", meaning "lake".
JÄRVISTE EstonianJärviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".
JARZĄBEK PolishA Polish surname meaning "Grouse". A nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.
JARZOMBEK PolishVariant spelling of
Jarząbek, from jarząbek meaning "grouse", presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird.
JASON EnglishProbably a patronymic from
James or any of various other personal names beginning with
J-.
JASPERS EnglishDerived from the given name
Jasper. A famous bearer is the German existential philosopher Karl Jaspers (1883-1969).
JAUK German (Austrian)The meaning of the name Jauk is similar to the word "acre" in English. It is a measure word for how much land an ox can plough in one day. People with the surname Jauk are likely to have descended from farmers...
[more] JAUNZEME LatvianJaunzeme is compound from two words first
jauns meaning "new" and second
zeme meaning "land". Jaunzeme is femenine form of surname, the masculine form of surname is Jaunzems. Most famous persons with this surname are:...
[more] JAVERT LiteratureThe name of the policeman in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables." His name was taken from the word Javert, which means "to pursue relentlessly."...
[more] JAVORSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor 'maple', 'sycamore'.
JAWORSKI Polish, JewishHabitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Jawory or Jaworze, named with Polish jawor meaning "maple", "sycamore".
JAY English, FrenchNickname from Middle English, Old French
jay(e),
gai "jay (the bird)", probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.
JAYARATHNA SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jayá) meaning "victory, triumph, winning" combined with रत्न
(rátna) meaning "jewel, gem, treasure".
JAYASINGHE SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jayá) meaning "conquest, victory, triumph, winning" combined with सिंह
(siṃhá) meaning "lion".
JAYASUNDERA SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit जय
(jayá) meaning "conquest, victory, triumph, winning" combined with सुंदर
(sundara) meaning "beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming".
JAYDEN EnglishSurname of the fictional character Norman Jayden, a character from the video game Heavy Rain.
JAZAYERI PersianDerived from Persian جزایر
(jazâyir) meaning "islands", of Arabic origin.
JEANPETIT FrenchMeans "little Jean" from Old French
petit "small" and the given name
Jean, originally a nickname for a small man called Jean (or applied ironically to a large man), or a distinguishing epithet for the younger of two men named Jean....
[more] JEFFREY EnglishFrom a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as
Geffrey and in Old French as
Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of
Godfrey, but early forms such as
Galfridus and
Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic
gala "to sing" or
gawi "region, territory"...
[more] JEHLE HebrewJehle-Romanov surname was given name of monarchical leaders over the areas of eastern Eurasia known as Russia and all Russia's yet upon revolution family erroneously reported all dead. Most family of Alexander died while remaining in Russia, while those whom escaped circa 1880 survived...
[more] JELAVIĆ Serbian, Bosnianderived from the place name
Jelav, one of the places in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
JELUŠIĆ CroatianThe first ever appearance recorded to this date was even before the Turkish men (Ottoman) broke into the Kingdom of Croatia (around 13. century)....
[more] JENDOUBI Arabic (Maghrebi)From Jendouba, the name of a large city in northwestern Tunisia. The name itself is derived from Berber (Tamazight)
jen meaning "market" and
douba meaning "wheat".
JENKS Engish, WelshEnglish (also found in Wales) patronymic from the Middle English personal name
Jenk, a back-formation from
Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix
-in.
JENNESS EnglishEnglish surname, a patronymic from the Middle English personal name
Jan.
JESSEL EnglishFrom a pet-form of
Jessop (a medieval male personal name - a different form of
Joseph). A literary bearer is Miss Jessel, the governess who has charge of the two troubled and enigmatic children in Henry James's ghost story 'The Turn of the Screw' (1898).
JESSIE EnglishPossibly a variant of
Jessey, an occupational name for someone making
jesses (a short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry).
JETER French (Huguenot), GermanJeter is a French and German surname. It is the last name of former New York Yankees baseball player, Derek Jeter. It's also the last name of Carmelita Jeter, an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meter sprint.
JEW EnglishEthnic name for a Jew, from Middle English jeu meaning "Jew" from Old French giu.
JEYI ShonaPorcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
JEZIERSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Jezioro, Jeziory, Jeziora, or Jezierzyce, all places named with jezioro meaning "lake".