Submitted Surnames with "holy" in Meaning

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Chasiyd Hebrew
Nickname for a pious person, derived from Hebrew חָסִיד (chasid) meaning "pious, kind, faithful, saint, godly, holy one".

Del Espíritu Santo Spanish (Rare)
Means "of the Holy Spirit" in Spanish

Dewasiri Sinhalese
From Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and श्री (śrī) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" or "holy, sacred".

Dorsainvil Haitian Creole
Ornamental name derived from French d'or meaning "of gold" combined with saint "holy" and vil "settlement" (the Haitian Creole spelling of French ville).

Erener Turkish
From Turkish eren meaning "saint, holy person" and er meaning "man, hero, brave". This name is borne by the Turkish singer Sertab Erener (1964-).

Ermiş Turkish
Means "saint, holy person" in Turkish.

Espírito Santo Portuguese
Means “Holy Spirit” in Portuguese.... [more]

Espíritu Spanish
From a short form of Spanish del Espíritu Santo meaning "of the Holy Spirit, of the Holy Ghost" (Latin Spiritus Sanctus), which was the second part of religious compound names formed from the bearer's given name and del Espíritu Santo... [more]

From Swedish
From Swedish from "pious, devout, religious, holy".

Ghodsi Persian
Means "celestial, holy, sacred" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic قدسي (qudsiyy) meaning "Jerusalemite".

Hailstone English
Possibly from Hailstone Hill in Wiltshire, which may be derived from Old English hālig-stān meaning "holy stone" or hagolstān meaning "hailstone". Could also derive from English personal name Æthelstān.

Halifax English
Habitational name for someone from Halifax in Yorkshire, from Old English halh "corner, nook" and gefeaxe "having hair, haired", literally meaning "grassy corner"... [more]

Halliwell English
Derived from various place names in England named with Old English halig "holy" and wille "spring, well".

Hallowell English
Variant of Halliwell meaning "holy spring".

Halpern Jewish
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Heilbronn in Germany, derived from Old High German heil meaning "whole" or "holy" combined with brunno meaning "well".

Heiliger German
Heiliger means "Holy" or "Holy One" in German.

Helander Swedish
The first element is Hel-, which is probably derived from place names ultimately derived from Swedish helig "holy, sacred, blessed" or the male given name Helge... [more]

Hollifield English
habitational name from a minor place called as "the holy field" (Old English holegn "holy" and feld "open country") perhaps Holyfield in Waltham Holy Cross (Essex) or less likely for linguistic reasons Hellifield (Yorkshire).

Holman English
Uncertain etymology. Could be a topographic name derived from Old English holh "hollow, hole" or holm, which can mean either "holly" or "small island" (see Holme), combined with man "man, person"... [more]

Holyoak English
Habitational name from Holy Oakes (Leicestershire) or else a topographic name from residence near a "holy oak" (or "gospel oak") from Middle English holy "holy" and oke "oak" (from Old English halig and ac).

Kadosh Hebrew
Means "holy" in Hebrew.

Kutlu Turkish
Means "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.

Morabito Italian
Ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِط (murabit) "holy man, one who preaches in the street; soldier stationed in an outpost", from which comes Sicilian murabitu "moderate, sober" and murabbiu "teetotal".

Saint English, French
From a nickname for a very pious or religious person, ultimately derived from Latin sanctus "holy, saintly". In some cases, it may be from the Medieval given name Saint, of the same origin.

Sankey English, Irish
Habitational name from a place in Lancashire, which derived from the name of an ancient British river, perhaps meaning "sacred, holy." ... [more]

Santi Italian
Derived from the given name Santi, or as a patronymic form of Santo. It can also be derived as a nickname from santo "holy" or "saint", ultimately from Latin sanctus.

Saripada Filipino, Maranao
From a title meaning "chief" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (shripada) literally meaning "holy foot", derived from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and पाद (pada) meaning "foot".

Weimar German
Habitational name from any of several places called Weimar in Hesse and Thuringia.... [more]

Wigren Old Norse
From the Old Norse Végrein derived from the prefix "Wi-" or "Vi-" in Scandinavian place names and surnames often relates to "holy place" or "sanctuary" (from Old Norse vé meaning a sacred place or shrine) with the suffix "-gren" means "branch" in Swedish.

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