Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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Azinheira Portuguese
Originates from the Portuguese word "azinheira," which refers to the evergreen oak tree known as the "holm oak"
Əzizova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əzizov.
Azkarraga Basque
Derived from Basque azkar "maple tree" and -aga "place of, group of". Alternatively, it may contain the element harri "stone, rock".
Azkona Basque
From the name of a location in Navarre also called Aizkoa, probably derived from Basque (h)aitz "stone, rock", though azkon "badger" has also been suggested.
Azpilkueta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Azria Judeo-Spanish
From the given name Azariah.
Azua Basque
Habitational and topographic name derived from Basque (h)artsu "stony place; rocky", itself derived from (h)arri "stone, rock" and the suffix -tsu.
Azuara Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Azuma Japanese
From Japanese 東 (azuma) meaning "east".
Azuma Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Azuma Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿萬 (see Ama).
Azusagawa Japanese (Rare)
Azusa (梓) means "catalpa", gawa/kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Sakuta Azusagawa (梓川 咲太) and his sister Kaede (梓川 花楓) from Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai are notable fictional characters who bear this surname.
Azusawa Japanese
Surname of Kohane Azusawa from project sekai
Ba Arabic
Arabic from a shortened form of Aba, accusative case of Abu ‘father’.
Ba Chinese
Chinese from the name of the kingdom of Ba, which existed in Sichuan during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of some of the ruling class adopted the name of the kingdom as their surname... [more]
Ba Manding
From the Mandinka word ba(a) meaning "big, great".
Baba Nigerian, Yoruba, Western African
From an honourific title used to denote a father, wise man, or an elder.
Baba Japanese
From Japanese 馬場 (baba) meaning "riding ground".
Babaoka Japanese
Baba means "riding ground" and oka means "hill".
Babasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "will read" in Tagalog.
Babauta Chamorro
Chamorro name for "our banner or flag"
Babla Polish, Indian
Polish: nickname from babula ‘(old) little woman, granny’, a hypocoristic derivative of baba (see Baba).... [more]
Bača Czech, Slovak
Meaning Shepherd
Baca Spanish
From Spanish vaca meaning "cow".
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Bacha Pashto
Means "king" in Pashto, ultimately from Persian پادشاه (padeshah).
Bačová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Bača.
Bacunawa Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.
Badowska f Polish
Feminine form of Badowski.
Baeta Ewe
Best known as the maiden surname of a certain Annie.
Baeza Spanish
From a place called Baeza in Andalusia, Spain.
Baffa Italian
The origins of this surname are uncertain, but it may be from Italian baffo "mustache", with the Latinate feminine suffix probably due to the influence of the word famiglia "family". Alternatively it may be Albanian in origin, of unexplained meaning.
Baggetta f Italian
Baggetta is an Italian surname, likely a diminutive of Baggio, linked to places in Italy
Bagińska f Polish
Feminine form of Bagiński.
Bağırova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bağırov.
Bağırzadə Azerbaijani
Means "descendant of Bağır", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Bagongahasa Filipino (Rare), Tagalog
Refers to "something newly sharpened". It comes from the words bagong meaning "new" and hasa meaning "sharp". This surname is mostly found in the town of Paete, Laguna, and is often the subject of ridicule because it contains the word gahasa, meaning "rape"... [more]
Baguinda Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the Minangkabau title bagindo denoting a prince or member of royalty. It was probably adopted in honour of Rajah Baguinda Ali (Raja Bagindo Ali in Indonesian sources), a Minangkabau prince who became a ruler of the Sulu Archipelago.
Baha Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Bahaa Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Bahena Spanish
Altered form of the Spanish Baena.
Bəhramova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bəhramov.
Baidya Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
East Indian and Nepali form of Vaidya.
Bajwa Punjabi
Derived from Persian باز والا (bâz vâlâ) meaning "great hawk, great falcon".
Bəkirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bəkirov.
Bąkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bąkowski.
Baksa Polish
From Polish meaning "hawser".
Bakulina Russian
feminine form of Bakulin
Bakunina Russian
feminine form of Bakunin
Bakytova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bakytov.
Bakytzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bakytzhanov.
Bala Indian
1 Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city): Parsi name, probably from Persian bālā ‘high’, ‘exalted’.... [more]
Balachandra Sinhalese
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" and चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon".
Balandina f Russian
Feminine form of Balandin.
Balaska Greek, Jewish, Polish
Feminine form of Balaskas (Greek) or Balaski (Jewish), it is used by Greeks and Slavic Jews.
Balasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese බාලසූරිය (see Balasuriya).
Balasuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" and सूर्य (sūrya) meaning "sun".
Balayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Balayev.
Balboa Galician
Habitational name from the city of Balboa, named with Latin vallis bona 'pleasant valley'.
Balenciaga Spanish, Basque
Denoted a person who came from Valencia, derived from Basque Balencia and the locative suffix -aga. A famous bearer of the name was Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (1895-1972), the founder of the clothing brand Balenciaga.
Balija Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting either "traders/merchants" or "agriculturists".
Balkema Frisian
Frisian variant of Baldwin
Balma Italian
Perhaps a topographic name from the dialect word balma meaning ‘grotto’, ‘cave’, ‘jutting rock’.
Balmaceda Spanish, Basque
From Balmaseda, the name of a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is derived from Spanish val meaning "valley" and Basque mahatseta meaning "vineyard"... [more]
Balmaseda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Balta Turkish
Means "axe, hatchet" in Turkish.
Baltabaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Baltabaev.
Baltabekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Baltabekov.
Balza Spanish, Belgian, Filipino (Hispanicized), Italian
Derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the given name Balthazar, meaning "one of the three wise men."
Bandara Sinhalese
From a title meaning "chief's son, prince" in Sinhala.
Bandaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බණ්ඩාරනායක (see Bandaranayake).
Bandeira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Bandera.
Bandera Spanish, Italian, Polish (Rare)
Denoted to a flag bearer or carrier, from Spanish and Polish bandera, meaning "flag, banner, ensign". Variant of Banderas (Spanish) or Bandiera (Italian)... [more]
Bandiera Italian
from bandiera "banner flag" hence presumably a status name for a standard bearer. Italian cognate of Banner.
Banerjea Bengali
Different spelling of Banerjee.
Bangla Bengali
From বাংলা (Bangla), the endonym of the Bengali people, the region of Bengal (including Bangladesh), and the Bengali language. The word itself is derived either from Vanga, the name of an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, or from an Austric word meaning "sun god".
Bangoura Manding
Guinean Susu surname of unknown Meaning.
Baniaga Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog banyaga meaning "foreigner".
Bankova f Russian
Bankova (Банкова) and its male counterpart Bankov (Банкова) is a Russian surname that came from the Russian word Банковское which means directly translates to Banking. It is a common surname in Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia.
Bara Czech
Comes from a reduced vernacular form of the Latin personal name Bartholomeus, Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartolomej, or possibly from a pet form of the personal name Barbara.
Baraga Slovene
A Slovene surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was Slovene-American Roman Catholic bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), who was the bishop of Marquette, a town in Upper Michigan, USA. There is also a village in Upper Michigan named Baraga, which was named after the bishop.
Baranova f Russian
Feminine form of Baranov.
Baranowska f Polish
Feminine form of Baranowski.
Barba Spanish
Spanish: nickname for a man noted for his beard, from barba ‘beard’ (Latin barba).
Barbagelata Italian
Named after the hamlet of Barbagelata, located in the commune of Lorsica, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The name possibly means "cold beard", as it derives from "barba" (beard) and "gelata" (female form of cold).
Barbăneagră Romanian
It literally means "black beard".
Barbarossa Italian
Means "red beard" in Italian.
Barbella Italian
Derived from Italian barba meaning "beard".
Barbera Italian
Feminine form of Barbero, perhaps denoting a barber’s wife. Alternatively, it could derive from the name of a kind of grape from the Piemonte region.
Barbosa Portuguese
denoting a person who lived by land that contained overgrown leafy vegetation from the portuguese word barba "leaf" + oso/osa (adjective suffix); variant of Barboza
Barcelona Catalan, Spanish
Habitational name from Barcelona, the principal city of Catalonia. The place name is of uncertain, certainly pre-Roman, origin. The settlement was established by the Carthaginians, and according to tradition it was named for the Carthaginian ruling house of Barca; the Latin form was Barcino or Barcilo.
Barella Italian
From a derivative of Barone.
Barilla Italian
Occupational name from medieval Greek barellas "cooper" from Italian barella "barrel" with the suffix (e)as.
Barrameda Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a habitational name for a person who lived in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.
Barreira Portuguese, Galician
From several habitations in Galicia and Portugal, from barreira meaning "clay or loam hollow".
Barria Spanish
Variant of Barrio.
Barriera Italian
Means "barrier" in Italian.
Barroeta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque berro "bramble, thicket, bush" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Barroga Ilocano
From Ilocano barruga meaning "to throw a piece of wood or stick", also the name of a type of game played with sticks.
Barrundia Basque
From the name of a municipality in Álava, Basque Country, derived from barruti "district, area".
Bartolotta Italian
Bartolotta was the name taken by the followers of Saint Bartholomew. Bartholomew was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. He is credited as bringing Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century.
Barua Indian, Assamese
From a military title historically used in Assam, derived from an Ahom word meaning "ten thousand" (referring to the number of soldiers under the command of such an officer).
Barua Bengali
From the name of the Barua people of Bangladesh and Myanmar, perhaps meaning "great noble rulers" or of Assamese origin.
Basa Tagalog, Filipino
Very prominent name in Manila, the Philippines.
Basangova f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Basangov.
Baselgia Romansh
Derived from Romansh baselgia "church".
Bäşimowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Bäşimow.
Bəşirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bəşirov.
Basista Polish, Czech, Slovak
Occupational name for a double-bass player.
Basra Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a city in present-day Iraq, Basra (البصرة‎).
Batista Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese cognate of Bautista as well as a Spanish variant.
Batistuta Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Battista. A famous bearer is the former Argentinian soccer player Gabriel Batistuta (1969-).
Batlokwa Tswana, Southern African
a branch of the Bakgatla section of the Bantu speaking communities which originated from the Great Lakes and Northern Central Africa. Batlokwa are said to have been a breakaway branch of the Bakgatla which is another Bahurutse section of the Tswana people.
Batra Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Of uncertain meaning.
Batta Indian
Hindu name of unknown meaning, based on the name of a subgroup among the Tank goldsmiths of Panjab.
Battistella Italian
From St. John the Baptist, the first bearers of this name were devoted to this saint. Another etymology would be a patronymic from the given name Battista, anyway linked to the aforementioned saint.
Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.
Batyrbekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Batyrbekov.
Baurzhanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бауыржанова (see Bauyrzhanova).
Bauyrzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bauyrzhanov.
Bauza Catalan
From Balearic Catalan bausá meaning "foolish" or "silly".
Bava Indian
Variant of Bawa.
Baviera Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "Bavaria" in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Catalan. Indicating for someone from Bavaria a state in Germany.
Bawa Punjabi
Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. It is also a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.
Baydullaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Baydullaev.
Bayramova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bayramov.
Baýramowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Baýramow.
Bayzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bayzhanov.
Bazarbaeva f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Bazarbaev.
Bea Spanish
Habitational name from a place of this name in Teruel.
Beccaria Italian
From beccaro "butcher", ultimately from becco "goat".
Becerra Spanish, Galician
Nickname probably for a high-spirited person from becerra "young cow, heifer". It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a cowherd.
Bedoya Spanish
Castilianized form of Bedoia. Name for someone from Bedoña, in the Spanish province Gipuzkoa. Bedoña likely comes from Basque bedi "pasture grazing" and -oña, suffix for a place name.
Beffa Italian
Nickname for a practical joker, from Italian beffa "trick, prank".
Bega Spanish
Variant of Vega.
Behbudova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Behbudov.
Behera Indian, Odia
Means "owner, master, leader" in Odia.
Bekbolatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekbolatov.
Beketova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Beketov.
Bekjanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бекжанова (see Bekzhanova).
Bekmuratova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekmuratov.
Bekzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bekzhanov.
Belkina f Russian
Feminine form of Belkin.
Belladonna English (Rare), Popular Culture
Named after an extremely poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna; also known as the deadly nightshade). One fictional bearer of this surname is Blake Belladonna, a main character from the popular web series RWBY.
Bellagamba Italian
Means "beautiful leg" in Italian.
Bellanca Sicilian
Originally a nickname derived from Italian bella "beautiful" and anca "hip".
Bellaria Italian
From the place name Bellaria, in Milan, Veneto, Piedmont and Sicily, these homonyms widespread throughout Italy.
Belleza Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish belleza "beauty".
Belova f Russian
Feminine form of Belov.
Belyakova Russian
Derived from the Russian word belyak meaning "white rabbit".... [more]
Béna Hungarian
Nickname from béna ‘lame’, or from a pet form of Benedek.
Bena Italian
From a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato.
Benda Czech
Benda is short form from names Benjamin or Benedikt.
Ben Ezra Hebrew
Means "son of Ezra" in Hebrew.
Benihana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紅粉 (see Kōka).
Ben Khalifa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Khalifa" (primarily used for Tunisian and Algerian Arabic).
Benmoussa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Moussa" in Arabic.
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]
Ben Yahia Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yahia" in Arabic (chiefly Tunisian).
Benyamina Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Yamina" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Benzema Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of French professional footballer Karim Benzema who is of Algerian descent.
Bera Turkish, Arabic
Means "knowledgeable, smart, beautiful".
Bera Indian, Bengali
Meaning uncertain.
Berdiýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Berdiýew.
Beretta Italian
Northern Italian variant spelling of Berretta.
Bereza Ukrainian
Means "birch tree" in Ukrainian.
Bergara Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology. Possibly contains the Basque element garai "high, tall; top" or kala "cove; place for fishing".
Bergsma Dutch, West Frisian
From berg "mountain, hill".
Beria Georgian, Mingrelian (?)
Beria is a form of Beridze. It was the last name of Lavrentiy Beria, a notable Soviet secret police officer.
Berikova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Berikov.
Berisha Albanian
From the name of a tribe and historical region in northern Albania, meaning uncertain.
Beriya Georgian (Russified)
Russified form of Beria. This is the way the last name of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of the NKVD from 1938-1946, last name was spelled in the official Soviet language (Russian).
Berlanga Spanish
From the village or castle named "Berlanga de Duero" from Soria, Spain. Berlanga itself was derived from "berlain" which comes from the name of a precious stone derived from the Greek. So it could be related to stones.
Berrada Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is novelist/literary critic/translator Mohammed Berrada.
Berretta Italian
From berretta, originally meaning ‘hooded cloak’ (Latin birrus), later ‘headdress’, ‘bonnet’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such headgear or a nickname for an habitual wearer.
Berroa Basque
Means "a scrubland, a thicket" in Basque.
Beruška Czech
Allegedly derived from Czech beruška "ladybird; ladybug".
Bessa Portuguese
Origin in the name Beça surname of medieval ancestry
Beteta Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Bethea Welsh
Possible altered form of the Welch surname Bethel
Betschla Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name element beraht "bright". The name was replaced by the Italianized form Bezzola in the 18th century.
Bevilacqua Italian
From Italian bevi l'acqua "drinks water", a nickname likely applied ironically to an alcoholic.
Beybitova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Beybitov.
Beysenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Beysenov.
Bezerra Portuguese
Means "young cow, heifer" in Portuguese.
Bezzola Romansh
Italianization of Betschla.