Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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De Venecia Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone from the city of Venecia (Venice) in Italy.
De Vera Spanish (Philippines)
Referred to someone from the municipality of Vera in Spain.
Devera English (British)
English elaboration of Norman surname De Vere, literally meaning "from Ver," a settlement near Bayeaux.
Dewasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දේවසිංහ (see Dewasinghe).
Deyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Deyanov.
De Zoysa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ද සොයිසා (see De Soysa).
Dhammika Sinhalese
From the given name Dhammika.
Dhananjaya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya) meaning "winning wealth".
Dhanapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धन (dhana) meaning "wealth, riches, prize" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Dhanasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धन (dhana) meaning "wealth, riches, prize" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Dhanushka Sinhalese
From the given name Dhanushka.
Dharmadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Dharmapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Dharmapriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and प्रिय (priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Dharmasena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and सेना (senā) meaning "army".
Dharmawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Dharmawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවංශ (see Dharmawansa).
Dharmawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Dharmawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Dharmawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවර්ධන (see Dharmawardana).
Dheerasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धीर (dhira) meaning "steady, firm, courageous" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Dheerasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධීරසේකර (see Dheerasekara).
Dhungana Nepali
From the name of a village in Nepal called Dhungani.
Diana Italian
From the female given name Diana.
Diawara Western African
From the name of the Diawara clan and ethnic subgroup of the Soninke people which is apparently derived from the name of the town of Dia in Mali or from the name of the medieval Dia Dynasty of Gao, also in Mali.
Di'bonaria Sardinian (Rare)
(Our Lady of Bonaria) Also known as Blessed Virgin Mary located in Cagliari, Italy... Di meaning (of) and Bonaria meaning "Good Natured". Last name given to honor Our Lady of Bonaria.
Di Cola Italian
The surname Di Cola originates from the diminutive of the male name Nicola, widespread especially in the city of Bari, devoted to its patron saint.
Dimabasa Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dry" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and basa meaning "wet, watery".
Dimacuha Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unobtainable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and makuha meaning "to obtain, to get".
Dimagiba Filipino, Tagalog
Means "indestructible" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
Dimalanta Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be withered" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and malanta meaning "fade, wither, wilt".
Dimawala Tagalog
From Tagalog di mawala meaning "cannot be lost".
Dimayuga Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and mauga meaning "shaky, wobbly".
Dimčevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimčevski.
Dimoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimoski.
Dimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimovski.
Diola Spanish
Derived from the given masculine name Andrea
Diroma Italian
From Rome or of Rome.
Disanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Dissabandara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā) meaning "region, quarter, direction" combined with the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර (baṇḍāra) meaning "chief's son, prince".
Dissanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දිසානායක (see Dissanayake).
Ditta Urdu, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.
Divata Filipino (Rare, Archaic)
Is Visayan or Mindanao word which means "Guardian/Protector of the Nature"... [more]
Divina Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish divina meaning "divine, godlike".
Divinagracia Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Divine Grace" in Spanish.
Divita Italian
Derives from the word vita meaning "life".
Diwa Filipino
Diwa means "soul, spirit, consciousness" in Filipino, however it is unclear if this is where the surname originates.
Dlouhá f Czech
Means "Long".
Dmitrieva f Russian
Feminine form of Dmitriev.
Dohta Japanese
Variant transcription of Dota.
Dōjima Japanese
From Japanese 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Dokala m Telugu
from Eluru, Rajahmundry and Vizag
Dokbua Thai
Means "lotus, water lily" in Thai.
Doncheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Donchev.
Donna Italian
Probably a matronymic, from the given name Donna meaning "lady, mistress" in classical Italian and "woman" in modern Italian. May alternately derive from a place name.
Donnaloia Italian
A matronymic from Italian donna "lady, mistress" and Aloia.
Donnarumma Italian
Composed of Italian donna "lady" (from Latin domina "lady, mistress") and a short form of Rummeneca, a Neapolitan variant of the feminine given name Domenica, meaning "Sunday" and also deriving from Latin dominus "lord"... [more]
Dora Romansh
Derived from the given name Dorothea.
Dorsa Italian
Derived from the Albanian placename Durrës.
Doszhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Doszhanov.
Dota Japanese
From 土 (do) meaning "soil, ground earth" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Douangdara Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "ball, sphere, circle" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Douangmala Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "circle" and ມາລາ (mala) meaning "bunch of flowers, garland".
Doubrava Czech
It means "forest".
Doukaina f History, Late Greek
Feminine form of Doukas. Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos.
Douma West Frisian
Patronymic from the personal name Douwe.
Döwletowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Döwletow.
Dracula Romanian
The Wallachian name for dragon was "Drac" or "Dracul". Vlad II of Wallachia joined a semi-secret order known as The Order of the Dragon and took the name Vlad Dracul. The word "Drac" can also mean "devil" or "evil spirit"... [more]
Dragoeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Dragoev.
Drażba Polish
Polish occupational name from dražba "auction".
Dražeta Serbian
Derived from the name Dražen.
Drielsma Dutch, Jewish
Derived from the Frisian town IJlst. IJlst in Frisian is Drylts > Dryls > Driels combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men". Drielsma has Frisian Jewish origins.... [more]
D'Sa Indian (Christian)
Form of De Sá more common among Christians from India.
D'Silva Indian (Christian)
Variant of Silva more common among Christians from India.
D'Souza Indian (Christian)
Form of De Souza used by Christians in India.
Duca Romansh
Derived from Romansh duca "duke, prince".
Duca Romanian
Derived from the old Romanian title duca "vaivode duke".
Duca Italian
from the title of rank duca "duke" (from Latin dux genitive ducis "leader") an occupational name for someone who lived or worked in the household of a duke or a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces like a duke... [more]
Duda Portuguese
Perhaps a transferred use of the given name, Duda
Dudayeva Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Feminine transcription of Chechen Дудаев, ДудагӀеран and Ossetian Дудайты (see Dudayev).
Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".
Dugonja Bosnian
This surname is used at: Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Novi Pazar.
Duisenova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Дүйсенова (see Duysenova).
Dulcamara Italian
given to my great great grandfather who was left on the doorstep of a church in Chiavari Italy. The priest took inspiration from names of plants in the garden. This one came from the plant in English would mean 'bitter sweet nightshade'
Dullea Irish
Variant of Dunleavy. A well-known bearer is American actor Keir Dullea (1936-).
Dumbuya Manding (Anglicized)
Sierra Leonean Susu surname of unknown meaning.
Dunayevskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Дунаевский (see Dunayevsky).
Durga Indian, Odia, Telugu
From the given name Durga, the name of a Hindu warrior goddess.
Duschletta Romansh
Derived from the given name Duscha.
Duska English (Rare)
Anglicized spelling of Duška.
D'uva Italian
From Italian uva "grape", meaning "of the grapes". An occupational name for someone who produced grapes, or possibly a nickname.
Duysenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Duysenov.
Dwamena Akan
Meaning unknown.
Dyatlova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Дятлов (see Dyatlov).
Dybala Polish
nickname from dybac, meaning 'to lurk' or 'to watch for somebody'.
Dykema Dutch, West Frisian
Americanized form of Dijkema.
Dzata Ewe, Western African
From Ewe meaning "warrior".
Dzhabrailova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Джабраилов (see Dzhabrailov).
Dzhamalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Джамалов (see Dzhamalov).
Dzhokharova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Джохаров (see Dzhokharov).
Dzhopua Abkhaz
Abkhaz family name of unknown meaning.
Dziadzienka Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian дзед (dzied) meaning "grandfather, old man".
Dziemidzienka Belarusian
Derived from the given name Dziamid.
Dziuba Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Polish dziub or Ukrainian dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.
Easa Dhivehi
From the given name Easa.
Ebina Japanese
From Japanese 蝦 (ebi) meaning "shrimp, prawn" and 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation".
Ecca Italian
From Sardinian ecca "gate".
Eda Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Edamura Japanese
The kanji 枝 (Eda) means "Branch", while 村 (Mura) means "Town, Village". Combine the two and the surname means "Branching Town/Village".
Edirisingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala එදිරිසිංහ (see Edirisinghe).
Edirisooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese එදිරිසූරිය (see Edirisuriya).
Edirisuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Ediriweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhalese ඉදිරි (idiri) meaning "front, forward" and Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Edra Jewish
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Ehud, Haskel, Shalom, Shoshanna, Yoram.... [more]
Eelmaa Estonian
Eelmaa is an Estonian surname derived from "eel" maening "fore" aand "maa" meaning "land".
Eenmaa Estonian
Eenmaa is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
Eesmaa Estonian
Eesmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "(a)fore land".
Efremova f Russian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Efremov.
Egashira Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 頭 (kashira) meaning "head".
Egia Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque (h)egi "border, edge; hill, slope, bank".
Egiarreta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in Arakil, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque (h)egi "side, slope, bank; edge, border" combined with (h)arri "stone, rock" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Eguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Egia.
Eha Estonian
Eha is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "dusk"; from Estonian mythology.
Ehala Estonian
Ehala is an Estonian surname meaning "sunset glow/twilight area".
Eira Sami
Derived form the given name Erik.
Eisa Arabic
From the given name Isa 1.
Eissa Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Isa 1.
Ekanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ඒකනායක (see Ekanayake).
Elamanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Elamanov.
Elamkunnapuzha Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.... [more]
Eldarova f Azerbaijani, Kumyk
Feminine form of Eldarov.
Eldarzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Eldar".
Elemesova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Elemesov.
Elgeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, derived from Basque elge "cultivated land, field" and the suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Elgueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elgeta.
Elia Italian, Assyrian, Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Elia.
Elizaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the commune of Sarrikotapea.
Ellermaa Estonian
Ellermaa is an Estonian surname, most likely an Estoniazation of the German surname Ellermann.
el-Moujtaba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the chosen" in Arabic, from the given name Mujtaba. This name is chiefly used in Mauritania.
el-Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba). This name is chiefly used in Mauritania.
Elmurzaeva f Chechen
Feminine form of Elmurzaev.
Elorriaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 5 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in Gasteiz, the one in Deba, the one in Kortezubi, the one in Barakaldo, or the one in Lemoa.
Elortza Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn, thorn" and the abundance suffix -tza.
Elzea Hebrew (Gallicized, Rare), American (South, Gallicized, Rare)
The name means G-d’s help It is a French transition of the Hebrew name Eleazar applied to Jews that came to France by way of Egypt. Later it was carried over to the French Caribbean mainly St. Martinique which was the first major Jewish settlement in the Caribbean, but the name also spread to other Latin American Islands including Mexico... [more]
Emanuilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Emanuilov.
Emboaba Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Emboava. A famous bearer of this surname is Brazilian footballer Oscar.
Emilova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Emilov.
Enchantra American (South, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
American surname feminine mainly in The USA
Endaya Spanish (Philippines)
Toponymic name from the town of Hendaye (called Hendaia in Basque) in France.
Enea Italian
From the given name Enea the Italian form of Aeneas.
Ennenga Frisian
From the given name Enno.
Enokida Japanese
榎 (Enoki) means "Hackle/Chinese Nettle Berry Tree", and 田 (Da) means "Rice Paddy, Field". A notable bearer with this family name is Daiki Enokida, who is a professional baseball player.
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Enshōiwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).
Enshoiwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōiwa).
Epaltza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous waterfall in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
Epalza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Epaltza.
Epema Frisian
"Son of Epa" or "Son of Eepa". The name was applied starting around 1620 C.E. to the descendants of Eepa, matriarch of a family of the "grytman" type of elected nobility who held political power in and around the town of Sneek/Snits... [more]
Erbolatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Erbolatov.
Eremia Romanian
From the given name Eremia which is the Romanian form of Jeremiah.
Ergalieva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ergaliev.
Ergma Estonian
Ergma is an Estonian surname derived from "ergama", meaning "glow" and "radiate".
Erkmaa Estonian
Erkmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "vivacious/sprightly land".
Erlanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Erlanov.
Ermekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ermekov.
Errenteria Basque
Non-Castilianized form of the toponymic surname Rentería. Means "customs house, exchange" in Basque, itself in turn from Spanish rentaría.
Erripalda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the Navarrese municipality of Gorza.
Errotabarria Basque (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Basque errota meaning "mill, factory" with the Spanish suffix -barria which refers to a "neighborhood".
Ertuganova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ertuganov.
Erzhanova Kazakh
Feminine transcription of Kazakh Ержанов (see Erzhanov).
Esaka Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saka means "slope, hill".
Esawa Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Escañuela Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Escoriuela Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Escuella Popular Culture
Based on Spanish escuela meaning "school". This was used for a character in the video games 'Red Dead Redemption' (2010) and 'Red Dead Redemption 2' (2018).
Escuintla Nahuatl
From Nahuatl Itzcuintlan meaning "abundance or place of dogs".
Esguerra Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ezkerra from ezker meaning "left, left-handed".
Esgueva Spanish
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Esimkhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Esimkhanov.
Eskendirova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Eskendirov.
Eskola Estonian
Eskola is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Esko".
Espa Italian
From Sardinian espa "wasp", making this a cognate of Vespa.
Espada Portuguese, Spanish
metonymic occupational name for an armorer or a swordsman from espada "sword" (from Latin spata from Greek spathe originally denoting a broad two-edged sword without a point)... [more]
España Spanish
From the Spanish word for Spain.
Espartza Basque (Rare)
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Esparza.
Espíndola Portuguese (Latinized, ?)
Portuguese of uncertain origin, but possibly a topographic name or a variation of Spinola. It was taken to Portugal by an immigrant family from Genoa, Italy.
Espiñeira Galician
Habitational from any of numerous places called Espiñeira in Galicia, Spain, from Galician espiño meaning "hawthorn".
Esprontzeda Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)aitz "rock, stone", bera "place below, river bank", on "good" and etxe "house, building".