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Akulenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian акула (akula), meaning "shark".

Beloglazkin m Russian
From Russian белоглазка (beloglazka), meaning "white-eye (fish)".

Bennouna Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Arabic بن (bin) meaning "son" and the given name Nouna, which may have been derived from an Arabic word meaning "whale, big fish" or "sabre, sword". Alternately, it may be from an Arabic name for a variety of melon... [more]

Berongoy Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano barungoy meaning "black-finned flying fish" (genus Cypselurus).

Delfin Spanish
Meaning "dolphin" in Spanish.

Delfino Italian, Spanish
From the personal name Delfino, from Latin Delphinus, from delphis "dolphin", regarded in medieval times as a symbol of goodness and friendliness.

Fisch German, Jewish
From German (fisch) meaning "fish".

Fischbein German, Jewish
Means "fish bone".

Fischmann German, Jewish
Cognate of Fishman. occupational name for a fish seller from Middle High German fisc Yiddish fish (German fisch) "fish" and Middle High German and Yiddish man (German mann) "man".

Fishburne English
Derived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English fisc meaning "fish" and burna meaning "stream"... [more]

Fishwick English
habitational name from a place in Lancashire so named from Old English fisc "fish" and wic "building"... [more]

Fiske English, Norwegian
From the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse fiskr "fish" and vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.

Flook English
From Old English flōc "flathead, flounder (fish)".

Haug Estonian
Haug is an Estonian surname meaning "pike (fish)".

Hecht German
Means "pike (fish)" in German, generally a nickname for a rapacious and greedy person. In some instances it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a fisher, and in others it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by a sign depicting this fish.

In'yaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 印鑰 (in'yaku) meaning "seal of head government office and keys to various buildings", referring to someone who would make seals or keys for such purposes.

Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".

Kasatkin m Russian
From Russian касатка (kasatka), meaning "orca, killer whale".

Khumalo Zulu, Ndebele, South African
Zulu and Ndebele clan name meaning "descendant of the fish tribe".

Kidwell Welsh, English
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be derived from Middle English kidel "fish weir", denoting a person who lived by a fish weir or made his living from it, or from an English place called Kiddal, probably meaning "Cydda's corner of land" from the Old English given name Cydda and halh "nook or corner of land".

Koha Estonian
Koha is an Estonian surname meaning "pike-perch (fish)".

Koinuma Japanese
From 鯉 (koi) meaning "carp fish" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".

Lest Estonian
Lest is an Estonian surname meaning "flounder (fish)" and "flake".

Linn German (Silesian), Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from the Slavic word lin "tench (fish)", a nickname for a fisherman, or for a person who somehow resembled a tench.

Loche French
From the Old French word loche meaning "freshwater fish."

Maide Estonian
Maide is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon (a type of freshwater fish)".

Manguiat Tagalog
From Tagalog mangiat meaning "to seal, to compact".

Paal Estonian
Paal is an Estonian surname meaning both "mooring post" and "dolphin".

Paalmaa Estonian
Paalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning both "dolphin land" and "mooring post land".

Peixoto Portuguese
Occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish, derived from Portuguese peixe meaning "fish".

Pischedda Sardinian
Thought to derive from the Sardinian word pischedda, which translates to "little fish", possibly indicating a connection to fishing or aquatic occupations that were prevalent in coastal communities.

Rääsk Estonian
Rääsk is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rääs" meaning "whale-oil".

Reus German
Topographic name from Middle High German riuse "fish trap", or from a regional term reuse meaning "small stream, channel".

Reusser Swiss, German, Upper German
In Switzerland, an occupational name for a fisherman or maker of fish traps, from an agent derivative of Middle High German riuse "fish trap, weir basket". A nickname from an agent noun based on Middle High German riusen "to moan or complain"... [more]

Ronan Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rónáin "descendant of Rónán" a personal name apparently based on a diminutive of rón "seal".

Rybacki Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rybaki, derived from Polish ryba meaning "fish".

Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.

Rybakin m Russian
Derived from Russian рыба (ryba) meaning "fish".

Rybal'chenko Ukrainian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "fish". ... [more]

Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".

Rybkin Russian
From rybka, meaning "little fish".

Samejima Japanese
”鮫” (sa me) is meaning ”shark”(in ancient use, ”alligator” ) and ”島”(or ”嶋”) (shima in west Japan , jima in east Japan) is meaning "island" in Japan.... [more]

Sarago Italian
From Italian sarago "fish".

Selvik Norwegian
From any of the farms in Norway named with Old Norse selja "willow" or selr "seal" combined with vík "bay, inlet".

Siddu Italian
From Sardinian siddu "seal, brand", or the related siddai/re "to seal, to tighten", from which come the phrases 'siddai is dentis' "to grit one's teeth" and 'siddàu siast ingùnis' "may you be sealed there", the latter of which would have been affectionately said to a child that wouldn't stay still.

Sigler Middle High German (Americanized)
Occupational name, derived from the Middle High German sigel, meaning "seal." It refers to a maker of seals and signet rings or an official keeper of a seal.... [more]

Snoek Dutch
Means "pike (fish)" in Dutch.

Spering English
There is a fish in Germany or Austria names "Spering or Spiering fish" it is in the meat Isle of Germany orAustrian fish.... [more]

Staley Belgian
From Old French estalee "fish trap", hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, or topographic name for someone who lived near where fish traps were set.

Trachang Thai (Rare)
Means "elephant seal" in Thai.

Trafford English
Habitational name derived from either Trafford, Lancashire (an Anglo-French variant of Stratford), from Bridge Mickle and Wimbolds Trafford, Cheshire (derived from Old English trog "trough, valley" and ford "river crossing"), or from the now-lost settlement of Trafford in Northamptonshire (derived from Old English traeppe "trap, fish trap" and ford).

Ülgekütt Estonian
Ülgekütt is an Estonian surname derived from "hülgekütt" meaning "seal hunter".

Üljes Estonian
Üljes is an Estonian surname derived from "hüljes" meaning "seal".

Vatatzis Greek
This surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".

Vis Dutch
Means "fish" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fishmonger.

Visschedijk Dutch
Means "fish by the dyke", from Dutch vis meaning "fish" and dijk meaning "dike, ditch, levee".

Yanase Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" or 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" combines with 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current".... [more]

Yarwood English
habitational name from Yarwood Heath in Rostherne Cheshire earlier Yarwode. The placename derives from Old English earn "eagle" or gear "yair enclosure for catching fish" and wudu "wood".

Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".

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