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Rozhdestvenskiy m Russian
From Russian рождественский (rozhdestvenskiy), meaning "Christmas (adjective)".

Tiella Italian

Muta Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ikesono Japanese
Ike means "pond, pool" and sono means "garden".

Lyubarov m Russian
From Russian любовь (lyubov'), meaning "love".

Avrahami Hebrew (Americanized)
Americanized version of Abrahami.

Titelman English

Nayudu Indian, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Telugu నాయుడు (see Naidu).

Jutsum Old Danish
Of Jutish extraction. From Jutland.

Green Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Gren.

Marutani Japanese

Schick German
A nickname given to a person who's smart, stylish, and well-dressed.

Blattnerová Slovak

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]

Citlalpopoca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "smoking star" or "comet".

Gianola Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of Gianni and Gian.

Hellenbrand German
Derived from germanic: hildtja = battle, brandt = sword, or prandt = burning wood/torch. Other view: Hilda is the Nordic Queen of the Underworld, Goddes of Death, so Sword/Torch of Hilda.... [more]

Jörimann Romansh
Derived from the given name Germanus.

Bogert Dutch, Flemish (Americanized)
Variant form of Bogaert.

Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".

Coon Scottish, Irish
Variant of Cunningham 1, Coonaghan and other names from the same family

Zarautz Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from zara "bush, undergrowth" and a variant of (h)aitz "rock, stone".

Shymko m Ukrainian
Possibly from the Polish name Szymon.

Cárave Spanish

Resurrección Spanish
A nickname for someone who had resurrected from the dead.

Fomov Russian
Means "son of Foka".

Gergely Hungarian
From the given name Gergely.

Yott French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Huot (which is derived from a diminutive of the Old French personal name Hue).

Miedema West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from West Frisian miede "meadow, hayfield" and the suffix -ma "one of the men of".

Rathor Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Variant of Rathore.

Leviyev Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".

Kloss English (British)
Surname from the model, Karlie Kloss (1992-)

Aquinas Italian
Aquinas indicates ancestral origins from the Italian county "Aquino." Aquino comes from the latin word "Aquinum" which itself probably comes from the latin word aqua. Aqua means water in English.

Candinas Romansh

Rigley English
Variant of Wrigley

Eliason English, Swedish, Jewish
Means "son of Elias".

Janiš Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Derived from a derivative of the given name Jan 1.

Nalepka Polish

Blackmore English
BLACKMORE, an English name, has two possible beginnings: ... [more]

Harrow English
Means "person from Harrow", the district of northwest Greater London, or various places of the same name in Scotland ("heathen shrine").

Kump English

Bërlajolli Albanian

Nurbolatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Nurbolat".

Tourville French
The name Tourville is a very old, and in one case, very famous name. One of the Marshall's of France was named Anne Hilarion de Cotentin de Tourville. This reads: Anne Hilarion of/from Cotentin, Comte (Count) of Tourville... [more]

Grixti Maltese
Grixti is entirely of Maltese origin and is thought to mean "rough".

Lindstedt Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German Stadt, also meaning "town, city").

Jencks English
Variant of Jenks

Navier French

Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).

Talavar Indian, Kannada

Avellia Filipino

Musevych Ukrainian

Michalsky Polish
A variant of Michalski. "Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Michale in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Michały in Masovian Voivodeship both named with the personal name Michał (see Michal ). Jewish (from Poland): patronymic from the personal name Michal." ... [more]

Yazbeck Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.

Hinomoto Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Jablanović Croatian
Derived from jablan meaning ''poplar''.

Coliane English (Anglicized, Rare)

Emory English, Irish
English variant spelling of Emery.

Mendonça Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mendoza.

Grigoryev Russian
Means "son of Grigoriy".

Isley English
Of Old English origin, derived from a place named Hesli, meaning "a hazel wood or grove".

Uzaki Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！).

Urdanegi Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Gordexola in Biscay, Basque Country, probably related to Basque urdandegi "pigsty, pig pen".

Godwin English
Derived from the first name Godwine.

Dollery English

Reller German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a miller, derived from the Swiss German dialect term relle meaning "grist mill".

Andruk Ukrainian
Variant of Andriyenko.

Bouaziz Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Means "father of Aziz".

Yasui Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Adachihara Japanese
A means "leg, limb, step", dachi is a form of tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [more]

Ghigliotty Spanish

Bart English (American, Modern, Rare)

Agumanu Nigerian, Igbo (?)

Gallais French

Slavgorodsky m Russian
Means "from Slavgorod".

Botella Spanish
From the Spanish word meaning "Bottle".

Meeboer Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an occupational name for someone who brewed or sold mead, from Dutch mede (also mee) "mead" and boer "farmer, peasant; merchant, producer (of a product)".

Puello Spanish
Variant of Pueyo.

L'hernault Medieval French
Originating in Northern France, Rouen River Valley, Normandie, L'Hernault is an Old French word for a "heralder", one who would act as an announcer, diplomat or town crier.... [more]

Pesta Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal name István, Hungarian form of Steven.

Beskow Swedish
Derived from the name of the city Beeskow in Germany. A notable bearer was Swedish author and illustrator Elsa Beskow (1874-1953).

Bakalinsky Russian
From Russian Бакали (bakaly) which is derived from Turkish bakkal (Slavicized form bakal) "grocer". Possibly given to someone who dwells in Bakaly or Bakalinsky.

Scharping German

Bezshtanko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian без (bez), meaning "without" and a diminutive form of штанів (shtaniv), meaning "pants". Compare the surname Shtanko.

Kuzmych Ukrainian
Means "child of Kuzma".

Boumtje Central African

Lubahn German
Germanized form of a Slavic or Old Prussian name formed with lub- "love", "dear".

Xen Spanish (Latin American)

Myrzabaev m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Myrzabay".

Yen Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 严 (see Yan).

Kormos Hungarian
Means "sooty" in Hungarian. Most likely a nickname for someone with dark hair or a shabby appearance, but may also be an occupational name for a house painter who used soot as a raw material. ... [more]

Mise Japanese

Liebrecht German
From a Germanic personal name formed with liut "people, tribe" and berht "shining, famous".

Gonzaga Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Archaic)
Habitational name for someone from a location called Gonzaga in Mantua, Italy. This was the name of an Italian family that ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1708.

Rumfelt German, Dutch
Altered spelling of German Romfeld, derived from Middle Low German rüm- meaning "to clear (land)" and feld meaning "open country, field", hence a topographic name or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a person engaged in clearing woodland, or in some cases a habitational name for someone from Romfelt in the Ardennes... [more]

Torgrimsdatter Norwegian

Lúðvíksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Lúðvík" in Icelandic.

Hryniv Ukrainian (Rare)
From the Hryniv village in Ukraine.

Karp Polish
From Middle High German karp(f)e Middle Low German karpe or Slavic (Russian and Polish) and Yiddish karp ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.... [more]

Gavazzi Italian
Means "revelry, merrymaking, riot" in Italian.

Van de Velde Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the field" in Dutch.

Adlan Arabic
From the given name Adlan.

Lietzen German
Lietzen is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.... [more]

Taoufik Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tawfiq.

Heydlauff German (Americanized, Modern)
people lived in the Black Forest region of Germany. Many migrated to Michigan, USA

Hanes English, Welsh
variant spelling of Haynes.

Kimpembe Central African

Paltrowicz Polish, Jewish
Derived from Palter, a variant of the Yiddish given name Paltiel.

Dharmawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Ağakişiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ağakişi".

Unaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 宇那木 (see Unagi 2).

Manheim German, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Mannheim in southwestern Germany (formerly the residence of the electors Palatine) so named from the ancient Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann ) annd Old High German heim "homestead"... [more]

Anfang German

Honeywood English

Casela Italian

Motz German
Meaning "dirty" or "grubby".

Henrie English (Rare)
Derived from the given name Henrie, a variant of Henry.

Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".

Torrey English
Means "conqueror, victor" in Old English.

Atzman Jewish

Nassry Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Nasri.

Thomasen Danish, Norwegian
Means "Son of Thomas".

Abeysundera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).

Jasman Indonesian

Pfau German, Jewish
from Middle High German pfā pfāwe "peacock" modern German pfau... [more]

Piaget French (Swiss)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name was borne by Jean Piaget (1896-1980), a Swiss child psychologist noted for his studies of intellectual and cognitive development in children.

Yatabe Japanese
From 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field", and 部 (be) meaning "section, bureau, division".

Kiyoshi Japanese (Rare)
Means "pure, clean" in Japanese. It is more common as a given name (see Kiyoshi).

Zaïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaidi chiefly used in the Maghreb and influenced by French orthography.

Kelso Scottish
Habitational name from Kelso on the river Tweed in Roxburghshire, perhaps so named from Old English cealc "chalk" + hoh "ridge", "spur".

Ó Faircheallaigh Irish
It means "descendant of Faircheallaigh", a personal name meaning super war or Ó Fearghail, "descendant of Fearghail", meaning man of valour.

Sigrah Micronesian

Hadžimuratović Bosnian

Mackin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Macáin, Ó Maicín or Mac Maicín.

Deblasio Italian

Uy Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang primarily used in the Philippines.

Lenau German
Habitational name from any of several places so named or from Lienow, all in northern and eastern Germany.

Ortonio Italian, Spanish
Variant of Ortone. Italian and Spanish form of Hortonius.

Grandin Italian
Derived from Grande.

Ekonomou Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Economou.

Illarionov Russian
Means "son of Illarion".

Zielona f Polish
Strictly feminine form of Zielony.

Capol Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Pol.

Siewert German
Derived from the Frisian and Low German given name Sievert.

Vongkhamchanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Broin Italian
Italian and French form of or comes from Brown.

Nunnallys English (American)
A common surname in America, belonging to 4058 individuals. Nunnally is most common among White (63.36%) and Black/African American (30.93%) individuals.

Donnachie English

Aharon Hebrew
Variant of Aharoni, from the given name Aaron.

Takaya Japanese

Bartolo Italian
From the given name Bartolo

Draby Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ทรัพย (see Sap).

Cai Hui
From the Arabic name Osman.

Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).

Lagos Spanish, Portuguese, Nigerian
Variant of Lago.

Destrempes French (Quebec)

Moraczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Greater Polish villages named Moraczewo.

Doepner German
Derived from Middle Low German top and dop "pot". This is an occupational surname originally given to a potter.

Cociu Moldovan

Decasper Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Casper.

Bassinger German

Baluyot Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Derived from Hiligaynon baluyot meaning "sack, bag, pouch".

Kasycz Ukrainian

Lunin m Russian
From Russian луна (luna), meaning "moon".

Maltchuk Ukrainian

Ariganello Italian
This surname is concentrated in the southern Italian region Calabria.

Guanzon Filipino
From Hokkein 关孫 (guān-sun), derived from 关 (guān) meaning "frontier pass" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild."

Kurisoo Estonian
Kurisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "evil swamp/marsh".

Slimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Slim.

Zalsonov m Russian

Bartelli Italian

Granado Spanish
Nickname from Spanish granado "mature", "experienced", "distinguished".

Shylau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Shilov.

Sirojiddinova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sirojiddinov.

Ii Japanese

Tahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Tahar.

Panarese Italian
habitational name for someone from a place called Panaro (from Latin panarium "bread basket") for example in Siracusa province Sicily or from Panareo in Salento from an adjectival form of the place names.

Madariaga Basque
Basque: habitational name from any of various places in Gipuzkoa named Madariaga, from Basque madari ‘pear tree’ + -aga ‘place’.

Kimachu Eastern African, Swahili

Nevala Finnish
From Finnish word 'neva', which is a marsh type and '-la', a suffix used for places.

Bhavsar Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Marathi form of Bhavasar as well as an alternate transcription of Gujarati ભાવસાર.

Haeli Indonesian

Paudel Nepali
From Nepali पौडी (paudi) possibly referring to the town of Pauri in Uttarakhand, India, combined with आलय (alaya) meaning "house, dwelling".

Burhonova f Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Burhonov.

Baroni Italian
Variant of Barone.

O'Coill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."

Shitayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 下屋敷 (see Shimoyashiki).

Corrigan English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó Corragáin meaning "descendant of Corragán", a double diminutive of Irish corr "point, spear"... [more]

Gotou Japanese
Variant transcription of Goto.

Abrar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abrar.

Horwitz Yiddish
Derived from the Yiddish pronunciation of the name of the town of Hořovice in Bohemia.

Sirojiddinov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sirojiddin".

Capwell English

Axinte Romanian
From the given name Axinte.

Nagda Gujarati

Lasac Tagalog
From Tagalog lasak meaning "rotten, decomposed, decayed".

Peshlakai Navajo
Derived from the Navajo words béésh "metal" and łigaii "white" meaning “silver”.

Orešković Croatian

Morisaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and saka means "slope, hill".

Kadenokohji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).

Rastvorov m Russian

Myradov Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Turkmen Мырадов (see Myradow).

Maurizio Italian
From the given name Maurizio

Zhukava Russian (?)

Cəlilov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Cəlil".

Felty Upper German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of South German Velte, from a short form of the personal name Valentin (see Valentine 1).

Pootsmann Estonian
Possibly an altered form of German Bootsmann, an occupational name meaning "boatswain, bosun". Compare Frisian Bootsma.

Mac A’ Chrosain Scottish Gaelic
Patronymic surname which means “son of the satirist” and derives from crosán, which means “satirist.”

Gonyea French (?), English

Husby Norwegian

Yardeni Hebrew (Modern)
Means "of Jordan 2" in Hebrew.

Stuyvesant Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Stuifzand.

Xx Chinese
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jing, Jian, Ming, Li, Yi, Hui, Bin, Gang, Hong, Ping, Jin, Min, Chong, You, Chang, Hu, Neng, Shen, Yiming, Yiping. Vietnamese Long, Hao, Lan, Hai, Bian, Buu, Cong, Dai, Mai, Nu, Quan, Thi.... [more]

Loflin Irish
Possibly a variant spelling of Irish Laughlin. This is a common name in NC.

Dar Kashmiri, Pakistani, Indian
Variant of Dhar used by Kashmiris in Pakistan.

Constant French, Dutch, English
From the given name Constant or from the word "constant"

Schwetz German

Wienskoski Polish

Turrubiartes Basque, Spanish
History:... [more]

Pirrup Popular Culture
Variant of the surname Pirrip. It is the last name of the British character, Pip, on the animated TV series South Park

Nagai Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Abagnale Italian
Either an occupational name for a shepherd or a person who lived near a sheepfold (derived from Italian abbagnale meaning "good shepherd, good sheepfold"), or a topographic name for someone who lived in a wet or swampy area (from abagnato meaning "drenched, soaked")... [more]

Babowicz Polish

Modesto Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Modesto

Shavelson Jewish

Viilma Estonian
Viilma is an Estonian surname meaning "filings" and "gabled".

Huette French
French variant of Huet.

Hailes Scottish, English
Scottish habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of hall ‘hall’. ... [more]

Medić Bosnian

Barrick English
Variation of Barwick.

Dudin Arabic

Hudkins English
Means "son of Hudkin"

Ciminelli Italian
Diminutive of Cimino

Neuhauser German, German (Austrian)
Means "new house" in German.

Zada Pashto
Derived from Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Picquet French
A variant of Piquet of which it's meaning is of a military terminology of one soldier/small group of soldiers on a line forward of a postion to provide a warning of an enemy advance... [more]

Chubynskyy m Ukrainian

Ignatiussen Greenlandic
Means "son of Ignatius".

Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.

Knatchbull English
A nickname from Old English knatch "to strike" + bull "bull", indicating strength.

Laveran French
The surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.

Andrey Russian
From the given name Andrey.

Makuuchi Japanese

Delker German
Probably a variant of Delger.

Bilić Croatian
Derived from dialectal bil, standard Croatian bijel, meaning "white".... [more]

Dorofeev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Dorofeyev.

Somwan Thai (Rare)

Monterd Aragonese
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 municipalities: Monterd d’Albarrazín or Monterd.

Einaste Estonian
Einaste is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "eine", meaning "meal". Possibly also from the German surname "Einmann".

Pfarr German
From Middle High German pfarr 'district' 'parish' or pfarre(r) 'parish priest', hence an occupational name for a parson.

Dara Khmer
It means star.

Aslanbekova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Асланбеков (see Aslanbekov).

Bonalumi Italian
Means "good light".

Guarnerio Italian (Tuscan)

Acollador Filipino
Lanyard in Spanish

Päästel Estonian
Päästel is an Estonian surname meaning "rescue" and "salvage".

Munch Danish, French, Norwegian (Rare)
Either a variant of Münch or Munk, both meaning "monk". A notable bearer was Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944), whose best known work is 'The Scream'.

Botticella Italian

Jimuta Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".

Bradstock English

Adeel Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Adil.

Dhadwar Indian (Rare)

Akkaş Turkish
Means "white brow" from Old Turkic ak "white" and kaş "brow".

Metzou Greek

Konda Slovene
Pet form of the personal name Kondrad

Sahib Arabic
It means "Owner." A notable bearer is the actor Alejandro Sahib.

Fomichyova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Фомичёв, Фомичев (see Fomichyov).

Antipov Russian
Derived from given name Antip (Антип). Feminine form is Antipova (Антиповa)

Menault French

Satchel English

Tso Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Cho used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.

Mändmets Estonian
Mändmets is an Estonian surname meaning "pine forest".

Ashbourne English

Wardlow English, Scottish
Habitational name from Wardlow in Derbyshire from Old English weard "watch" and hlaw "hill".

Mitrea Romanian
Romanian name, derived from the word mitra, meaning the hat of a high priest(mitropolit).

Sulejmanović Bosnian
Means "son of Sulejman".

Lyttle English

Tuffield English

Rockmann German
From German Rock (skirt) + mann (man)

Nathaniël Dutch
From the given name Nathaniël.

Calzolari Emilian-Romagnol

Roscow English

Kolpakchy Ukrainian (Germanized)

Morisane Japanese

Świtała Polish
Derived from Polish świt "dawn" "sun" "daylight" or świtać "to dawn". It is a nickname for an early-riser.

Avramoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Avram".

Patera Czech
Nickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.

Kozakowski Polish

Liçaj Albanian

Reek Estonian
Reek is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "kreek", meaning "damson".

Barnee English

Molkentin German

Glavatskikh Russian
From глава (glava) meaning "head".

Zyuskova f Russian
Feminine form of Zyuskov.

Chevron French
From French chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.

Takekawa Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".

Aksyutina Russian
Feminine form of Aksyutin (Аксютин)

Juncker German, Danish, French
Meaning "young nobleman" in German and Danish.

Deagan Irish (Anglicized)