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EichenlaubGerman, Jewish Derived from Eichenlau, a topographic name from Middle High German eichen "oaks" and loh "forest clearing", reinterpreted through folk etymology as Eichenlaub, meaning "oak leaf".
EichhornGerman, Jewish, Belgian German topographic name for someone who lived on or near an oak-covered promontory, from Middle High German eich(e) ‘oak’ + horn ‘horn’, ‘promontory’. German from Middle High German eichhorn ‘squirrel’ (from Old High German eihhurno, a compound of eih ‘oak’ + urno, from the ancient Germanic and Indo-European name of the animal, which was later wrongly associated with hurno ‘horn’); probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, or alternatively a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a squirrel... [more]
EisenGerman, Jewish German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German isen ‘iron’, German Eisen. It may also have been used as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an ornamental name from modern German Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish cognate ayzn.
EisenbergerGerman, Jewish Habitational name for someone from any of the several places called Eisenberg. As a Jewish name it is also an ornamental name.
EisensteinGerman, Jewish topographic name for someone who lived by a place where iron ore was extracted or perhaps a habitational name from a place called for its iron works. Jewish artificial compound of German isarn "iron" and stein "stone".
EkbergSwedish Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and berg "mountain".
EkbladSwedish Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and blad "leaf".
EkdahlSwedish Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and dal "valley".
EkholmSwedish Composed of the elements ek "oak" and holm "islet"
EklandSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and land "land". A famous bearer is Swedish actress Britt Ekland (b. 1942), but in her case, the name is a variant of Eklund.
EklöfSwedish Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and löf, an archaic spelling of löv, "leaf".
EkmanSwedish Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and man "man".
EkvallSwedish Composed of Swedish ek "oak" and vall "field, pasture".
EllenbergGerman, Jewish, German (Swiss) Derived from two municipalities and a village called Ellenberg in Germany. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German ölenberg, literally meaning "olive mountain".
ElmiEstonian Elmi is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "helmikas" meaning "melick" (perennial grasses of the genus Melica, related to fescue).
EluEstonian Elu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
EmajõeEstonian Emajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "mother river" (a genitive form of "ema jõgi"). The Emajõgi is a 100km river flowing through Estonia.
EnadVisayan Possibly from Spanish "henar" meaning "meadowland" or "hayfield"
EngdahlSwedish Combination of Swedish äng "meadow" and dal "valley".
EngländerGerman, Jewish German ethnic name from Engländer "Englishman" and Jewish artificial name distributed at random by Austrian clerks.
EnglanderGerman, Jewish Ethnic name derived from German Engländer, meaning 'Englishman', thus denoting an incomer from England. In some cases, the Jewish name may be an ornamental adoption.
EnrothSwedish Combination of Swedish en "juniper" and rot "root".
EomäeEstonian Eomäe is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "eose-" meaning "spore" or "eospea" meaning "cone" and "mäe" meaning "hill/mountain"; "cone hill".
ErendiEstonian Erendi is an Estonian surname derived from "erendus" meaning "blooming".
ErgEstonian Erg is an Estonian surname derived from "ergas" meaning "cheerful" and "alert".
ErgmaEstonian Ergma is an Estonian surname derived from "ergama", meaning "glow" and "radiate".
ErkiletianAncient Armenian (Rare) Erkiletian is an ancient surname possibly derived from an ancient translation of “Achilles”. Family tradition holds that during the first century AD a businessman quarreled with his son because he wanted his son to work in their family business, but the son wanted to work as an artist instead, and after the argument the son ran away and to the town Erkilet, located in modern day Kayseri, Turkey... [more]
ErkmaaEstonian Erkmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "vivacious/sprightly land".
FältskogSwedish Combination of Swedish fält "field" and skog "forest". Agnetha Fältskog (b. 1950) is a Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
FaragunaCroatian, Italian Derived from Istro-Romanian fară gună, meaning "without a shepherd's goat-skin cloak".
FarionUkrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Rusyn (Rare, ?) Possibly from a Hutsul (Rusyn) dialectal word meaning "intriguer". Alternatively, it could be from the Greek headdress, of which's name derives from φάριο (phário), meaning "lantern, beacon"... [more]
FeinJewish German-style spelling of Yiddish fayn as in "fine"; "excellent"
FeinblumJewish From Yiddish fayn meaning "fine, excellent" and blum meaning "flower".
FeldsteinGerman, Jewish Ornamental name meaning "field stone" in German. A famous bearer is American actor and filmmaker Jonah Hill (1983-), born Jonah Hill Feldstein. Another famous bearer is Hill's sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (1993-).
FeuerJewish Ornamental name from modern German Feuer "fire".
FingerEnglish, German, Jewish Probably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature or considered insignificant... [more]
FinkGerman, Slovene, English, Jewish Nickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene Šinkovec which is from šcinkovec or šcinkavec meaning "finch".
FiordeliseItalian (Rare) Derived from Italian fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however, fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lys, the symbol for the King of France (until the French Revolution). This surname either could have been ornamental, or could have referred to Italians loyal to the French Kingdom / Empire, even those among the king's guard.
FischmannGerman, Jewish Cognate of Fishman. occupational name for a fish seller from Middle High German fisc Yiddish fish (German fisch) "fish" and Middle High German and Yiddish man (German mann) "man".
FlobergSwedish, Norwegian (Rare) Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
FlodqvistSwedish Combination of Swedish flod "river" and kvist "twig, branch".
FlorénSwedish Combination of Latin flor "flower" and the common surname suffix -én.
FrankenbergGerman, Jewish habitational name from a place in northern Hesse named as "fort (Old High German burg) of the Franks". From German franken and berg "mountain hill mountain"... [more]
FredmanSwedish Combination of Swedish fred "peace" and man "man".
FriedbergGerman, Jewish Combination of either German vride "security, protection" or Friede "peace", with berg "hill, mountain". The name is most often locational, but may in some cases be ornamental.
FrischJewish Ornamental name or nickname from modern German frisch, Yiddish frish "fresh".
GarfinkelYiddish Jewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental name or nickname from Yiddish gorfinkl ‘carbuncle’, German Karfunkel. This term denoted both a red precious or semi-precious stone, especially a garnet or ruby cut into a rounded shape (in which case it is an ornamental name), and a large inflamed growth on the skin like a large boil (in which case it is a descriptive nickname).
GartenGerman, Jewish metonymic occupational name for a gardener or overseer of a garden or enclosure. Originally the term denoted the keeper of an enclosure for deer later of a vineyard or smallholding from Middle High German garte "garden enclosure"... [more]
GeiselhartGerman (Silesian, Rare), Lombardic (Rare), Old High German (Rare) Possibly after the Geisel, a river in Saxony-Anhalt, which likely received its name from either the Lombardic patronym Giso, meaning "noble, precious promise" or from the Old High German gewi, from the Gothic gavi, or gaujis, a which is a medieval term for a "region within a country", often a former or actual province combined with the suffix Hart, which means "stag", and comes from the Middle English hert and the Old English heort.... [more]
GerbovmRussian From Russian герб (gerb), meaning "coat of arms".
GhiocelRomanian From Romanian ghiocel meaning "snowdrop" (flower).... [more]
GingrichGerman (Americanized) Potentially from German “junge” and “reich,” meaning “rich at a young age.” Anglicized by immigrants as either Gingrich or Guengerich.
GlazkovmRussian Derived from Russian word "глазка (glazka)" meaning peephole, or from "глаза (glaza)" mean eyes.
GoldfederJewish Ornamental name composed of Old High German gold literally meaning "gold" and feder meaning "feather pen".
GoldfingerJewish Ornamental name composed of Old High German gold literally "gold" and finger "finger". It may perhaps also be a nickname for someone who wore a prominent gold ring on their finger.
GoldmannGerman, Jewish occupational name for someone who worked with gold denoting anything from a gold-miner to a maker of gold jewelry or a gilder (someone skilled in decorating surfaces with a very thin layer of gold leaf)... [more]
GoldwaterGerman (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized) This name is an Anglicized form of the German or Ashkenazic ornamental surname 'Goldwasser', or 'Goldvasser'. The name derives from the German or Yiddish gold', gold, with 'wasser', water, and is one of the very many such compound ornamental names formed with 'gold', such as 'Goldbaum', golden tree, 'Goldbert', golden hill, 'Goldkind', golden child, 'Goldrosen', golden roses, and 'Goldstern', golden star.
GolombJewish Ornamental name from Polish golab "dove" (from Latin columba "dove").
GrobglasJewish Perhaps an ornamental name derived from Yiddish גראָב (grob) meaning "crude, coarse, rough" and גלאז (glaz) meaning "glass". Israeli actress Yael Grobglas (1984-) bears this surname.
GrünGerman, Jewish from Middle High German gruoni "green fresh raw" hence a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in green a topographic name for someone who lived in a green and leafy place or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word such as GrunaGrunau in Silesia... [more]
GrünbaumGerman, Jewish from Middle High German gruoni "green" and boum "tree" probably a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a tree in leaf... [more]
GrundinSwedish Combination of Swedish grund "shallow (water)" and the surname suffix -in.
GrünfeldGerman, Jewish Habitational name from any of several places in northern and central Germany named Grünfeld named with elements meaning "green open country" derived from the elements gruoni "green" and feld "field"... [more]
GrunwaldGerman, German (Swiss), Jewish German and Swiss German (Grünwald): habitational name from any of various places named Grün(e)wald, from Middle High German gruene ‘green’ + walt ‘wood’, ‘forest’. ... [more]
GuengerichGerman (Americanized) Potentially from German “junge” and “reich,” meaning “rich at a young age.” Anglicized by immigrants as either Guengerich or Gingrich.
GyeKorean Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hanja element 季 (gye) ("season") or 桂 (gye) ("cassia, cinnamon").
HaabEstonian Haab is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen".
HaabjärvEstonian Haabjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen lake".
HaabmetsEstonian Haabmets is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest."
HaabojaEstonian Haaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".
HaakEstonian Haak is an Estonian surname meaning "hook" and "fastener".
HäälEstonian Hääl is an Estonian surname meaning "voice".
HaamerEstonian Haamer is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
HaavakiviEstonian Haavakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "cut stone".
HaavamäeEstonian Haavamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen hill".
HaavaoksEstonian Haavaoks is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen bough/branch".
HaavapuuEstonian Haavapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen tree".
HaavasaluEstonian Haavasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen grove".
HaavistuEstonian Haavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
HaferGerman, Jewish Metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German Hafer "oats". Compare Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
HäggSwedish From Swedish hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.
HäggkvistSwedish Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and kvist "twig".
HägglundSwedish Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and lund "grove".
HäggströmSwedish Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" and ström "stream, small river".
HagmanSwedish Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, pasture" and man "man", thus making it a cognate of German Hagemann.
HagströmSwedish Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, garden" and ström "stream, small river".
HaguEstonian Hagu is an Estonian surname meaning "brush".
HakkEstonian Hakk is an Estonian surname meaning "stack".
HaljandEstonian Haljand is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name) derived from "haljas" meaning "green/verdant".
HaljasEstonian Haljas is an Estonian surname meaning "verdant".
HaljaspõldEstonian Haljaspõld is an Estonians surname meaning "verdant field".
HållbergSwedish (Rare) The first element might be taken from place names starting with (or containing) hå, hål, or håll. The second element is Swedish berg "mountain".
HallbergSwedish Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and berg "mountain".
HallénSwedish Combination of Swedish hall "hall" or häll "rock, stone" and the common surname -én.
HallgrenSwedish, English Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and gren meaning "branch". The first element may be taken from the name of a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik)... [more]
HallikasEstonian Hallikas is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish".
HallikmäeEstonian Hallikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "grayish hill/mountain".
HallmetsEstonian Hallmets is an Estonian surname meaning "grey forest".
HallquistSwedish Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
HeinEstonian Hein is an Estonian surname meaning "hay".
HeinamaaEstonian Heinamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "hayfield" (literally, "hay land").
HeinapuuEstonian Heinapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay wood".
HeinlaEstonian Heinla is an Estonian surname meaning "hay area".
HeinluhtEstonian Heinluht is an Estonian surname meaning "hay meadow/glade".
HeinmäeEstonian Heinmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "hay hill".
HeinpõldEstonian Heinpõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hay field".
HeinsaluEstonian Heinsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay grove".
HeintaluEstonian Heintalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay farm".
HeinveeEstonian Heinvee is an Estonian surname meaning "hay water".
HeinvereEstonian Heinvere is an Estonian surname meaning "hay blood".
HeisenbergGerman Made up of German words heis and berg, ultimately meaning “hot mountain.” This was the name of theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg and the alias of Walter White in Breaking Bad.
HelanderSwedish The first element is Hel-, which is probably derived from place names ultimately derived from Swedish helig "holy, sacred, blessed" or the male given name Helge... [more]
HeldGerman, Jewish, Dutch Means "hero" in German, ultimately derived from Middle High German helt. This name was bestowed upon a person either in its literal meaning or else in an ironic sense.
HerbstGerman, Jewish Nickname from Middle High German herbest "harvest". The modern German word herbst has come to mean "fall" the time of year when the harvest takes place... [more]
HerzbergGerman, Jewish habitational name from any of numerous places called Herzberg. artificial compound name from German herz "heart" and berg "hill".
HiiekiviEstonian Hiiekivi is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "kivi" meaning "stone".
HiielaidEstonian Hiielaid is an Estonian surname meaning "grove islet".
HiieleppEstonian Hiielepp is an Estonian surname derived from "hiis" (a sacred grove) alder".
HiiemaaEstonian Hiiemaa is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "maa" meaning land.
HiiemetsEstonian Hiiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred grove forest".
HiiesaluEstonian Hiiesalu is an Estonian surname derived from the pre-Christian "hiie" (a sacred location), and "salu" ("grove").
HiiesooEstonian Hiiesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp/marsh".
HiieväljaEstonian Hiievälja is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred location outside/afield".
HimmelreichGerman, Jewish humorous topographic name from a place so named as being at a high altitude from Middle High German himel "heaven" and riche "empire" meaning "kingdom of heaven, heavenly kingdom".
HimmelsteinGerman, Jewish topographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German himel "heaven, sky" and stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"
HirschbergGerman, Jewish Derived from many places named Hirschberg in the states of Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, or the historic city of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. It is composed of Middle High German hirz meaning "deer, stag" and berg meaning "hill, mountain"... [more]
HirschfeldGerman, Jewish, Yiddish Ornamental name composed of German hirsch or Yiddish hirsh meaning "deer" and feld meaning "field". It is also a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of land frequented by deer or where millets grew.
HirvEstonian Hirv is an Estonian surname meaning "deer"
HisazomeJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.
HõbeEstonian Hõbe is an Estonian surname meaning "silver".
HõbemägiEstonian Hõbemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "silver mountain".
HõbemetsEstonian Hõbemets is an Estonian surname meaning "silver forest".
HõbesaluEstonian Hõbesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "silver grove".
HoholUkrainian Means "garrot, goldeneye (duck)" in Ukrainian.
HolderGerman, Jewish, English 1. German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree. Middle High German holder, or from a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be the protector of a house... [more]
HommikEstonian Hommik is an Estonian surname meaning "morning".
HörbergSwedish The first element is probably derived from a place name starting with hör. The meaning of this element differs depending on which place name it was derived from, examples include harg "sanctuary, altar" (from Höör, Hörby), hö "hay" (from Hörröd), and hörn "corner" (from Hörnefors)... [more]
HuikEstonian Huik is an Estonian surname meaning "crake".
HullEstonian Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
HultgrenSwedish Combination of Swedish hult "grove, copse" and gren "branch".
HummalEstonian Hummal is an Estonian surname derived from "Humal" (also an Estonian surname), meaning "hop" and "bine".
HuntEstonian Hunt is an Estonian surname meaning "wolf".
HurmsaluEstonian Hurmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "enchanted grove".
HuxEnglish Means "insult, scorn" in Old English. This is used in Popular Culture by First Order General Armitage Hux, played by Domhnall Gleeson in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
IbukaJapanese From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
IdarandEstonian Idarand is an Estonian surname meaning "eastern beach/seashore".
IdnurmEstonian Idnurm is an Estonian surname derived from "ida" meaning "east" and "nurm" meaning "pasture".
IinEstonian Iin is an Estonian surname possibly a corruption of "inn"; from "innas", meaning "amorous".
IirEstonian Iir is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hiir", meaning "mouse".
IismaaEstonian Iismaa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "hiismaa" meaning "grove land".
IisopEstonian Iisop is an Estonians surname meaning "hyssop".
IllopmägiEstonian Illopmägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "iisop" meaning "hyssop", or "ilus" meaning "beautiful", and "mägi" meaning "mountain/hill".
IlmjärvEstonian Ilmjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "weather lake".
IlosaarEstonian Ilosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "merry island".
IlumäeEstonian Ilumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "pretty/lovely hill/mountain".
IlumetsEstonian Ilumets is an Estonian surname meaning "pretty/lovely forest".
IlusEstonian Ilus is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
IvaskEstonian Ivask is an Estonian surname derived from "vask" meaning "copper".
IzokovmRussian Derived from изок (izok), the Russian term for June used before the Christianisation of the Rus'.
JäälaidEstonian Jäälaid is an Estonian surname meaning "ice islet".
JäämetsEstonian Jäämets is an Estonian surname meaning "ice forest".
JaaniorgEstonian Jaaniorg is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's valley".
JaansaluEstonian Jaansalu is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (a masculine given name) grove".
JäärEstonian Jäär is an Estonian surname meaning "Aries".
JäätmaEstonian Jäätma is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätmaa" meaning "undeveloped land".
JääväliEstonian Jääväli is an Estonian surname meaning "ice field".
JahuEstonian Jahu is an Estonian surname meaning "flour".
JärvelillEstonian Järvelill is an Estonian surname meaning "lake flower".
JärvemetsEstonian Järvemets is an Estonian surname meaning "lake forest".
JärveojaEstonian Järveoja is an Estonian surname meaning "lake creek".
JärvesaarEstonian Järvesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "lake island".
JärvetEstonian Järvet is an Estonian surname derived from "järv", meaning "lake".
JärveveeEstonian Järvevee is an Estonian surname meaning "lake water".
JärvisteEstonian Järviste is an Estonian surname derived from "järv" meaning "lake".
JärvsooEstonian Järvsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "lake marsh/swamp".
JernbergSwedish Combination of Swedish järn "iron" and berg "mountain".
JibikiJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 字 (ji) meaning "letter; character" and 引 (biki), the joining form of 引 (hiki), from 引き (hiki) meaning "pull", referring to a dictionary.
JoalaEstonian Joala is an Estonian surname derived from "jõe" ("fluvial") and "ala" ("field" or "area").
JõeEstonian Jõe is an Estonian surname meaning "fluvial".
JõearuEstonian Jõearu is an Estonian surname meaning "water grassland/meadow".
JõelehtEstonian Jõeleht is an Estonian surname meaning "river foliage".
JõelooEstonian Jõeloo is an Estonians surname derived from "jõelooge", meaning a "river meander".
JõeluhtEstonian Jõeluht is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow".
JõemaaEstonian Jõemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "river land".
JõeperEstonian Jõeper is an Estonian surname derived from "jõeperv", meaning "riverbank".
JõerüütEstonian Jõerüüt is an Estonian surname meaning "river plover" (Pluvialis).
JõesaarEstonian Jõesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "river island".