Browse Submitted Surnames

Çifligu Albanian (Rare)
This surname derives from the Albanian city Çiflig. The word Çiflig comes from the Turkish term for land management in the Ottoman Empire. Albania was under Ottoman rule for almost 500 years and has many cities and surnames that derive from Turkish terms.

Basher Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Bashir.

Demchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Demchenko.

Shamu Southern African

Ramazonov Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik variant of Ramazanov.

Drache German
German cognate of Drake.

Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".

Hannibal American

Naputi Chamorro
Chamorro name for "giving" (na') "pain" (puti).

Gohrband German (Rare)
Contained in a Latin land deed granted to a German for a castle-keep dated February 21, 1308. It is believed to be the first written record and original spelling of the name, generally understood to mean in German, "he who lives by the marsh"... [more]

Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.

Jósefsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Jósef" in Icelandic.

Kuqo Albanian

Mladenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Mladen".

Hoyburg Danish

Kluckert German

Kumano Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Despabiladeras Filipino

Togata Japanese
From Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"

Cheong Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Cantonese)
Hakka and Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Chaboya Spanish (Mexican)

Neubert German
Derived from the German word “neu,” meaning “new,” and the word “Bert,” which is a shortened form of the Germanic given name “Berthold,” meaning “bright ruler.” So, it means “new bright ruler”.

Biebrich German
Town of Biebrich Germany

Cloin Romansh

Kronhardt German (?)

Shekha Arabic

Minojima Japanese
Variant of Minoshima.

Onota Japanese
Variant of Onoda.

Achával Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Atxabal.

Condor Catalan (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)

Hallihan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó hÁilleacháin.

Troyanov m Russian
Maybe from Ukrainian троянда (troyanda), meaning "rose".

Nuur Arabic, Somali
From the given name Nuur.

Sinahon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "envious" in Cebuano.

Canović Bosnian

Kuboki Japanese

Rialta Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Saadiq Pakistani
Rare variant of Sadiq.

Tammearu Estonian
Tammearu is an Estonian surname meaning "oaken upland meadow".

Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.

Loia Italian
Most likely a variant of Aloia. May alternately be related to Italian loggia "atrium, open-roofed gallery", Greek λεώς (leos) "the people", or Tuscan loia "dirt, filth on clothes or skin", perhaps a nickname for someone with a profession that often made them dirty, such as mining.

Geevarghese Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Geevarghese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Faye French, English
Variant of Fay 1 and Fay 2.

Tesfamariam Ethiopian
Meaning "Mary hope", from 'tesifa' (hope), and 'mariyami' (Mary).

Hefley German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Häfeli.

Voynov m Russian
Variant of Voyna.

Tatsumura Japanese
Tatsu means "dragon" and mura could mean "town" or "hamlet, village".

Fujiwaki Japanese
From 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria, kudzu", and 脇 (waki) meaning "flank, armpit, side, underarm, the other way, supporting role, another place".

Moreton English

Woodle English

Gulo Indonesian, Nias
From the Nias clan name Gulö, possibly derived from the name of the clan's ancestor, Kulo Ana'a.

Febbraio Italian
Derived from Italian febbraio meaning "February", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Cote English
Variant of Coates, or an Anglicized form of French Côté.

Kuwata Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hankson English
"Son of Hank."

Bonnerjee Bengali
Different spelling of Banerjee.

Chaux French
French / Switzerland.... [more]

Xue Chinese
From Chinese 薛 (xuē) referring to the ancient state of Xue that existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

Fogg English

Yukumoto Japanese
Yuku means "conduct, go, travel, line, row" and moto means "origin, source, root".

Mocharskyy m Ukrainian

Bowling English (American)

Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".

Vreeland Dutch
Habitational name for a person from a place bearing the same name in the province of Utrecht, which is itself derived from the Middle Dutch word vrede, meaning "peace; legal protection against armed violence".

Sheares English

Hinckle German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hinkel.

Irfanaluthfi Indonesian

Wisse English

Ru Chinese
From Chinese 汝 (rǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Ru Chuan (汝川) or the Ru river, both located in what is now Henan province.

Sandy English (African)

Arlovskaya f Belarusian

Okawara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河原 (see Ōkawara).

Kaurismäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kauris, meaning "deer", and mäki, meaning "hill".

Musiyaka Ukrainian

Frühling German (Rare)
Nickname from Middle High German vrüelinc German frühling "spring" in some cases for an early-born child from früh "early" and the suffix -ling denoting affiliation.

Jardin French, English
Derived from Old French jardin meaning "enclosure, garden", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a garden or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked as a gardener.

Angelina Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Shimono Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "under, below" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ponzio Italian
From the given name Ponzio.

Desmarais French
Means "from the marsh", from French marais "wetlands, swamp, marsh".

Josefsson Swedish
Means "son of Josef" in Swedish.

Slabko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian слабкий (slabkyy), meaning "weak".

Agawa Japanese
阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]

Nall English, Irish, German (Americanized)
Variant of Nally, pet form of Alice, short for Nagel, Nagelmackers, or Nagelschmidt.

Husak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)

Seres Spanish (Latin American)

Tiitsmaa Estonian
Tiitsmaa is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Tiit" and "maa ("land"); "Tiit's land".

Aren Estonian
Aren is an Estonan surname meaning "developing" and "growth".

Mirčeski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mirče".

Persia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name Persis)... [more]

Zhekov m Russian (Rare)
Means "son of Zheka".

Nix German
Derived from Middle High German nickes "water sprite, elf, demon".

Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".

Chantharangsu Thai (Rare)
From Thai จันทราง (chantharang), possibly from จันทร (chan) meaning "moon" and ศุ (su) of unknown meaning.

Zabel German
The surname has multiple meanings. It may come from a Slavic given name, or the High German word zabel, meaning "board game" - given, perhaps, as a nickname to those who played many board games.

Clevenger English
Occupational name for a keyholder derived from the word claviger, itself from Latin claviger meaning "key-bearer".

Zolli Italian

Bulawan Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "gold" in Tagalog and Cebuano.

Ollervides Spanish

Newburn English
Variant of Newborn.

Faletar Croatian (Rare)

Artemova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Артёмова (see Artyomova).

Mess English

Tammsaar Estonian
Tammsaar is an Estonian surname, meaning "oak island".

Maesen Flemish
Variant of Maessen.

Lynxtina Azerbaijani

Parson English
Variant of Pearson.

Fleischhacker German, Jewish
Occupational name for a butcher from German fleisch "flesh meat", and an agent derivative of hacken "to chop or cut".

Harbans English

Hydon Medieval Cornish

Tenney English
Variant of Tennyson.

Registre French (Caribbean)

Jurczak Polish
From a pet form of the personal name Jurek.

Masseter English
Perhaps means "brewery worker" (from Middle English mash "fermentable mixture of hot water and grain" + rudder "rudder-shaped stirrer").

Pryshlyak Ukrainian, Rusyn (?)
Means "one who walks", from Ukrainian прийшли (pryyshly), meaning "walked".

Pruna Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a habitational name from a place so named in Spain. It could also be derived from Catalan pruna "plum".

Voinea Romanian
From the given name Voinea.

Irala Basque
Probably a variant of Iraola.

Van der Werf Dutch
Means "from the wharf" or "from the shipyard" in Dutch, derived from werf meaning "quay, wharf, shipyard", or from the older form werve "dyke, quay, bank". Can be a topographic name for someone who lived near such a place, or an occupational name for someone who worked at a shipyard, such as a carpenter.

São Pedro Portuguese
Means Saint Peter in Portuguese.

Skydan Ukrainian

Lichter German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who made candles or possibly for someone who tended a light, from an agent derivative of from Middle High German lieht, Yiddish likht "candle, light".

Rushe English, Irish
Variant of Rush

Alesch Romansh
Variant of Aliesch.

Povod Russian
Means "occasion" in Russian.

Bigham English

Izurieta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Isurieta.

Batlayeri Moluccan

Markovich Ukrainian
Cognate of Marković.

Djabou Arabic (Maghrebi), Central African
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987-), an Algerian footballer.

Čakste Latvian
Means "shrike".

Milanay Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
The Milanay is original surname from Bicol region in the Philippines, the most population name in Naga City.

Temel Turkish
From the given name Temel.

Ronneberg Norwegian

Houghtling Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Hotaling.

Sol Korean
North Korean form of Seol.

Kobal Turkish

Al-Turayk Arabic

Qereti Albanian

Suraim Bengali

Dutsch Romansh

Saculsan Philippine Mythology
Surname found in tbe Bicol Region in the Philippines

Alfyorov Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".

Ferić Croatian

Funicello Italian

Ivačič Slovene
Cognate of Ivačić.

Qajaia Georgian

Uchiai Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and ai means "together, join", "indigo" or "love, affection".

Seeley English
Variant of Sealy.

Mccaffery Irish
The meaning of the surname MCCAFFERY is - the son of Godfrey (God's peace).

Kolarek Croatian
Derived from Kolar.

Baranetskyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian баран (baran), meaning "ram".

Bernie English

Gavran Croatian, Serbian
Means "raven".

Gariépy Basque (Gallicized), French (Quebec)
From the Basque surname Garibai.

Khrystosenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian Христос (Khrystos), meaning "Christ". Likely denoted to very religious person.

Lindly English

Yushenkov m Russian
Possibly a variant of Yushko.

Nickolai Russian

Doumergue French

Lecoq French
Coq means rooster or fowl

Wonskolaser Yiddish, Polish
An uncommon Yiddish surname currently known mostly as the basis for Wonka.

Rohtla Estonian
Rohtla is an Estonian surname meaning "veld", "prairie" and "steppe".

Quiney English, Irish
Variant of Quinney ??

Koelzer German
From a noun derived from kolzen "ankle boots" (from Latin calceus "half-boot walking shoe") hence an occupational name for a boot maker or a cobbler. Or a habitational name for someone from Kölzen near Merseburg.

Neizvestny Russian
Derived from Russian неизвестный (neizvestny) meaning "unknown" or "stranger".

Tavárez Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Tavares chiefly used in the Dominican Republic.

Boiko Ukrainian, Rusyn
Variant transcription of Boyko.

Ammas Estonian
Ammas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hammas" meaning "tooth", "cog" and "spike".

Bisagno Italian

Cherki Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic شرقي (sharqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".

Estanislau Portuguese
Stanislav Derived from the Slavic elements stani meaning "stand, become" combined with slava meaning "glory".... [more]

Malville French

Kalogeropoulos Greek
Means "son of the monk" in Greek, derived from Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros) "monk, friar".

Saperstein Jewish, German
“Sapphire” and “stone”

Chambellan French
French from of Chamberlain.

İmamquliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of İmamqulu".

Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a shortened form of Mezzanotte "midnight" or Bonanotte "good night".

Villerius Dutch
Villerius is a name of Dutch origin similar to the French DeVilliers

Arhusia Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Arhusius used in the 17th century.

Couteau French

Jaegal Korean
Korean form of Zhuge, from Sino-Korean 諸葛

Fanzun Romansh

Tatsumi Japanese
This surname is used as the combinations shown above, as well as others that aren't on this entry.... [more]

Murchants English

Kondō Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Bordyugov m Russian

Esmail Arabic, Persian, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the given name Ismail.

Panin Russian
Means "son of Panya".

Buckler German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Büchler.

Sigfridsson Swedish
Means "son of Sigfrid 1" in Swedish.

Pertsukh Ukrainian

Najafi Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Najaf in Iraq, derived from Arabic نجف (najafa) meaning "elevated place".

Harbach German
Habitational name from any of several places named Harbach.

Komisin Cuman
Originally Comyshyn .. The prefix denotes its Cuman ancestry, and the afix -shyn means Ukraine. Hence, Cuman of Ukraine.

Inthirath Lao

Yoyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).

Segui French

Bhanuvadh Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ภาณุวัฒน์ (see Phanuwat).

Akatsutsumi Popular Culture
Combination of 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堤 (tsutsumi) meaning "bank, embankment, dike," used on the character Momoko Akatsutsumi (赤堤 ももこ) in the anime 'Powerpuff Girls Z', the anime adaptation of the Cartoon Network series 'The Powerpuff Girls' (the character in question being equivalent to Blossom in the original cartoon).... [more]

Boswachter Dutch (Rare)
Means "forest ranger, forester" in Dutch.

Sabella Sicilian, Italian
Possibly derived from the Latin cognomen Sabellus, or in some cases from a diminutive of the feminine given name Isabella... [more]

Chérubin French
French cognate of Cherubin from Old French chérubin "cherub", perhaps a nickname for a baby-faced individual.

Hickland English

Mukushina Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".

Ruge German
Nickname from Middle High German ruowe, ruge ‘quiet’, ‘calm’ or Low German rug ‘rough’, ‘crude’.... [more]

Petrides Greek
Alternate transcription of Petridis.

Cenrada Portuguese

Capriel Spanish (Latin American)

Demić Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Turkish demir, meaning "iron".

Kuduzović Bosnian

Evren Turkish
From the given name Evren.

Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess".... [more]

Lato Hungarian, Polish
From Hungarian látni meaning ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets.... [more]

Heuser German
Deriving from one of several places named Hausen.

Nadita Pakistani

Kongkestr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.

Kingsolver English (American)
Altered form of English Consolver, which is unexplained. Compare Kinsolving.

Fórmica Spanish
Spanish transcription of the Italian surname Formica (while the insect in Spanish is hormiga).

Pogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Hylton English
Variant of Hilton.

Yomohiro Japanese (Rare)
This is a very rare surname with the kanji of all four directions: (東西北南) "east, west, north, south", in that order. Yomo literally means "four directions" and hiro means "extension".

Suvi Estonian
Suvi is an Estonian surname meaning "summer".

Abernathy Scottish
A different form of Abernethy, which originally meant "person from Abernethy", Perth and Kinross ("confluence of the (river) Nethy"). This was one of the surnames of the Scots who settled in northern Ireland during the ‘plantation’ in the 17th century, and it was brought to the U.S. as the name of a Southern plantation owner.

Kamutharat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Mcsimmeen Manx
"Little Simon's Son"

Yanık Turkish
Means "burn, scald" in Turkish.

Lemurier French

Aksentseva Russian
Feminine form of Aksentsev (Аксенцев)

Petríček Czech
Derived from a diminutive of Petr.

Grindy German (Modern), French
I have seen elsewhere explanations about this name being German or French in origin. Sorry, I do not have the sources to hand

Rodin Jewish
Metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Rode, and related to the Old Czech root rád "merry", "joyful".

Irizarry Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Irisarri.

Mazurik Russian

Nieboer Dutch
Dutch cognate for Neubauer. epithet for a farmer who was new to an area from nie "new" and bur "farmer".

Ferneyhough Anglo-Saxon
The surname Ferneyhough is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a topographic surname for someone who lived in a "Fernhöhle," which translates to a distance hollow or cave. The name is derived from the Old English words "fearn," meaning fern, before the 7th century, and "hol(h)," meaning hollow or depression in the ground... [more]

Crepeau French
From the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair".

Riverdahl English

Woodley English (American)
"From the wooded meadow". The actress Shailene Woodley's last surname

Iwanaga Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Vandervoort German (Rare, ?)

Kokk Estonian
Means "cook, chef" in Estonian, borrowed from Low German koch (see Koch).

Minassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.

Ivčević Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.

Marjou French

Fontani Italian
Variant of Fontana.

Shoshan Jewish
Means "lily" in Hebrew.

Danyal Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Danyal.

Van Der Sluijs Dutch
Means "from the sluice", from Dutch sluis "sluice, lock", a habitational name for someone who lived by a sluice gate.

Westrop English (British)
Viking name local to Somerset and several counties in the North East of England. Approximate meaning "place to the west of the village with the church".

Filipčić Croatian
Derived from the forename Filip.

Go Korean
Variant romanization of Ko.

Fanella Italian

Kabilasing Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Heaphy Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó hÉamhthaigh meaning "descendant of Éamhthach", the given name Éamhthach meaning "swift" in Gaelic.

Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.

Paulin Romansh
Derived from the given name Paulin.

Dahdouh Arabic

Mihara Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Al-Qahtani Arabic
Means "the Qahtani" in Arabic, referring to a Qahtanite person from the southern Arabian Peninsula and Yemen.

Gour French

Derricott English
Habitational name, possibly a variant of Darracott, from Darracott in Devon. However, the present-day concentration of the form Derricott in the West Midlands and Shropshire suggests that this may be a distinct name, from a different source, now lost.

Aamisepp Estonian
Variant of Aamissepp

Chishiya Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]

Sholty English

Favreaux French

Ayer English
From the Middle English given name Aier, a form of Germanic Agihari, possibly derived from agaz "fear" and hari "army".

Zeković Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from zeko (зеко), meaning "bunny".

Fang Chinese
From Chinese 房 (fáng) referring to the ancient state of Fang, which existed in what is now Henan province.

Portera Italian
Occupational name for a female servant, from Spanish portera.

Rupasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රූපසිංහ (see Rupasinghe).

Doonle Somali
The surname "Doonle" can be interpreted as "the one who seeks" or "the seeker." This reflects a meaningful characteristic of pursuit and exploration. The name is derived from the Somali word "doon," which means "to seek" or "to want." Additionally, "doon" also translates to "boat," symbolizing the journey and exploration of new horizons.

Karjala Finnish
Finnish from karja ‘cattle’ + the local suffix -la, or possibly from a word of Germanic origin, harja- ‘host’, ‘crowd’, Old Swedish haer. Historic records suggest that the Germanic inhabitants of the area around Lake Ladoga (in present-day Russia) used this term to refer to the Finns who once lived there.

Rybalkin Russian
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Fleck English
Meaning unknown. It is used in the 2019 movie Joker as the real name of the titular character played by actor Joaquin Phoenix.

Gudhka Indian

Beacom Irish
Northern Irish variant of Beauchamp.

Sciuto Italian
Meaning "thin"... [more]

Dzhuhan Ukrainian (?)

Iosifidis Greek

Morgenthaler German
Variant of Mergenthaler.

Borg Maltese
From Maltese borġ meaning "castle, citadel, tower".

Gingold Jewish
An invented Jewish name, from Yiddish, literally "fine gold". Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) was a British actress.

Shu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).

Poh German
From a dialect word for standard German Pfau ‘peacok’, a nickname for a vain person or for someone with a strutting gait.

Torcato Portuguese
From the given name Torcato.

Malyuzhenko Ukrainian

Nichai Thai

Lucchesi Italian
Variant form of Lucchese.

Tolić Croatian

Blayre Israeli

Landauer German
Possibly a variant of Landau. American professional stock car racing driver and motivational speaker Julia Landauer bears this surname.

Shiroma Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese form of the Okinawan surname 城間 (Gushikuma), derived from Okinawan 城 (gushiku) meaning "castle" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Daisen Japanese

Sakigake Japanese
魁 (Sakigake) can be translated to (pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald; / leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)) It could be interpreted as a nickname for who's a leader

Nedović Serbian

Tailey English

Tsunoi Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."

Braff American
Jewish (from Poland): probably an ornamental name from German brav 'good', 'upright'. Swedish: an old spelling of Brav, possibly a soldier's name.

Tlebzu Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe лӏы (ḷə) meaning "husband, man" and бзэу (bzăw) meaning "deer, stag".