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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords generous or giving.
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al-Fayadh Arabic
Means "the generous, the charitable, the bountiful" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فَيَّاض (fayyāḍ) meaning "to overflow".
Atrdae Iranian
Avestan originating surname meaning either "giving fire" or "creating fire".... [more]
Chivaaree Thai
From Thai ชีวะ (chiwa) meaning "life" and อารี (ari) meaning "tolerant, liberal, generous; magnanimous"
Cömert Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.
Frewin English
From the Middle English personal name Frewine, literally "noble or generous friend".
Generosa Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "generous" in several languages, derived from Latin generosus "well-born, noble". It could also be from the given name Generoso, of the same origin.
Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)
Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.
Khalimbekov Kazakh
This surname is derived from the Kazakh given name Khalimbek, which combines the elements Khalim ("generous") and Bek ("ruler" or "leader"). Therefore, Халимбеков (Khalimbekov) would roughly mean "descendant of Khalimbek" or "belonging to the family of Khalimbek".
Koçak Turkish
Means "brave, strong" or "generous" in Turkish.
Large French, English
Originally a nickname derived from Middle English and Old French large "generous".
Naputi Chamorro
Chamorro name for "giving" (na') "pain" (puti).
Samaha Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Shalhoub Arabic
Possibly from a given name based on a word meaning "generous".