SoosaarEstonian Soosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp island".
NiemanDutch Means "new man", a cognate of German Neumann. Can also derive from Middle Dutch nieman "no one, nobody", a byname for an unknown or otherwise nameless person... [more]
DabieAkan (Latinized, Modern) Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
KrabiEstonian Krabi is an Estonian surname meaning "crab".
MadeirasPortuguese Came from the Portuguese Madeira word "wood" or "timber". perhaps the portuguese version of the surname Woods or someone who's from the Portuguese island Madeira
OjastuEstonian Ojastu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek/stream".
CaroliItalian Derived from the given name Carolus, the Latin form of Charles, or alternatively from a diminutive of Carus "dear, beloved".
SchmuckGerman, German (Austrian) From Middle High German smuc meaning "jewel", "finery", hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, or a nickname for someone who wore a prominent jewel or ornament.North German: nickname from Middle Low German smuck meaning "neat", "dainty".
TisdaleEnglish Variant spelling of Teasdale. Famous bearers or this name include the actress and singer Ashley Tisdale (1985-), basketball player and bass guitarist Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009) and the engraver, miniature painter and cartoonist Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835), all Americans.
ClaxtonEnglish From the names of any of several settlements in England, derived from either the personal name Clacc (from Old Norse Klakkr "bump, hillock") or the Old English word clacc "hill, peak" combined with tun "town, settlement".
RochelleFrench, English habitational name from La Rochelle the name of several places in various parts of France especially that in Manche from a diminutive of Old French roche "rock cliff promontory"... [more]
GaitánSpanish Originated from the Spanish word "gato," which means "cat." It is thought that the name may have been used to describe someone who had cat-like qualities, such as being agile or quick on their feet.
HavelockEnglish From the Middle English male personal name Havelok, from Old Norse Hafleikr, literally "sea sport". It was borne by the British general Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857).
ÄrmpaluEstonian Ärmpalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" ("frosty") and "palu" ("sandy heath/heathy woodland").
TennōjiJapanese (Rare) Composed of Japanese ten 天 meaning "heaven," ō (which becomes nō due to renjō) 王 meaning "king," and ji 寺 meaning "temple" or "Buddhist temple."
PianaItalian Topographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
PazniakBelarusian Means "one who is late", from Belarusian пазней (pazniej) "late".
FinkleyEnglish Habitational name for a person from the hamlet of Finkley in Hampshire, derived from Old English finc "finch" and leah "woodland, clearing".
HollingEnglish Location name for someone who lived near holly trees.
BurchellEnglish An English surname derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".
SovereignEnglish Occupational surname for a leader or supervisor, derived from the English word sovereign meaning "possessing supreme or ultimate power".
MarvelEnglish Either (i) from a medieval nickname (often ironic) for someone regarded as a prodigy; or (ii) "person from Merville", the name of two places in northern France ("smaller settlement" and "settlement belonging to a man with a Germanic name beginning with Meri-, literally 'famous'")... [more]
ErreyEnglish This uncommon and intriguing name is of Old Norse origin, and is found chiefly in the north western counties of England, reflecting the dense settlement of Scandinavian peoples in those areas. The surname is locational, from places such as Aira Beck or Aira Force near Ullswater in Cumberland, or some other minor or unrecorded place also named with the Old Norse term "eyrara", meaning "gravel-bank stream river”.
ArakawaJapanese From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."
GladdingEnglish Given as a nickname to someone who is glad, in high spirits, and happy.
CampagnaItalian Name for someone originally from any of various locations named Campagna, all derived from Latin Campania, itself from campus meaning "field".
NemirovmRussian From Russian не мир (ne mir), meaning "no peace". Probably a cossack nickname surname.
DotaJapanese From 土 (do) meaning "soil, ground earth" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
PãoPortuguese Metonymic occupational name for a baker, from pão meaning "bread"
AshitaniharaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 芦谷原 (Ashitanihara), a variant reading of 芦谷原 (Ashitaniharu) meaning "Ashitaniharu", a division in the division of Shukukubota in the area of Makizono in the city of Kirishima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or it being a name of a group of several households in the same location, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
RahusaarEstonian Rahusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "reef island".
RennEnglish (British) The surname Renn was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times, and were originally descended from Ralph de Raines who was granted lands by William, Duke of Albany in that shire... [more]
CedergrenSwedish Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and gren "branch".
ComsaRomanian (Rare), Romanian The surname Comsa likely has Eastern European origins, particularly in Romania. It may derive from a variation of the name Coman, relating to the Cumans, a historical group.
YüksekTurkish Means "high, lofty, great, noble" in Turkish.
VernierFrench Surname for a person who lived near an alder tree. Also a variant of Garnier 1 and Varnier and the eastern French form of Warner.
TaevasEstonian Taevas is an Estonian surname meaning "sky", "heavens" and "Heaven"
SmeeEnglish Variant of Smead, derived from either Middle English smethe "smooth" or Old English smiððe "smithy".
WallIrish Anglicized from of de Bhál, a Gaelicized form of de Valle (see Devall).
LookEnglish Habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with luce ‘enclosure’.
NaqviUrdu Derived from Arabic نقي (naqi) meaning "pure, clean". This is the name of a Shi'ite clan found primarily in Iran, Iraq and South Asia, named after 9th-century imam Ali al-Hadi (also known as al-Naqi).
GünaltayTurkish From Turkish gun meaning "sun, day" and altun meaning "gold". A famous bearer was the Turkish prime minister Şemsettin Günaltay (1883-1961).
ArrheniusSwedish (Rare) The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. One family originates from Linköping, Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρρην (árrhēn) "male" (taken from the last syllable of ancestor's last name, Kapfelman)... [more]
RayoSpanish, Catalan, Asturian Spanish: from rayo ‘flash of lightning’, possibly a nickname in the sense ‘lively’.... [more]
WäiteLuxembourgish (Germanized, Rare) The name originates from Luxembourg and the surrounding Germanic regions most notably the Rhenish Palatinate from around the 1800s. The word wäite is Luxembourgish for wide and also broad, the word wäit which is an alternative spelling of the Surname Wäite is Luxembourgish for far or distant.... [more]
NakatsutsumiJapanese Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".
IlloinenFinnish Ancient Finnish surname derived from the name of an estate located in Rusko, Finland. Today used as a surname, also part of the city of Turku, Finland. Original meaning: a vigorous well.
LilienthalGerman Habitational name from any of the places called Lilienthal in Schleswig-Holstein Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemburg named with Middle High German liljen "lilies" (from Latin lilium) and tal "valley".
VangardeFrench "(A soldier) in the leading edge of an army formation"
NarisakiJapanese Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.