Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 2.
usage
syllables
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Çehre Turkish
Means "face" in Turkish, possibly denoting a person with a notable face, from Persian چهره (čehre) "face, visage".
Čekas Lithuanian
Likely an ethnonym meaning "Czech". Also possibly from the Polish surnames Czak or Czech.
Çekiç Turkish
Means "hammer" in Turkish.
Celda Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.
Čelik Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel".
Celio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celio
Celso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Celso.
Cengiz Turkish
From the given name Cengiz.
Cephas English
Transferred use of the given name Cephas.
Cera Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Sicilian
Metonymic occupational name for a wax seller, derived from Latin cera meaning "wax". A famous bearer of this surname is Canadian actor and musician Michael Cera (1988-).
Cerda Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin cirra.
Cerdà Catalan
Denoted someone from Cerdanya (also called La Cerdanya), a natural and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain.
Cerise French, Italian
Italian habitational name from La Cerise or Torrent-La Cerise placenames in Valle d'Aosta from French cerise "cherry"; and French occupational name from cerise "cherry" (from Latin cerasus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold cherries.
Çerkez Turkish
Means "Circassian" or "Adyghe" in Turkish, referring to an ethnic group native to the Caucasus.
Čerkez Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Turkish çerkez, meaning "Circassian".
Černjak South Slavic
South Slavic cognate of Chernyak.
Césaire French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
From the given name Césaire. A notable bearer was Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), a Martiniquais politician and writer.
Cestare English (American, Modern)
There is a similar name, Sastre, which is the Spanish form of the surname Sarto, meaning "tailor." The name CESTARE is phonetically similar to Sastre and could be a derivative of that name.... [more]
Cesur Turkish
Means "bold, brave, courageous" in Turkish.
Çetin Turkish
Means "hard, tough" in Turkish.
Çevik Turkish
Means "nimble, agile, quick" in Turkish.
Chabert French
From Charbert, an old baptism name of Germanic origin formed from two words that mean: concern and famous.
Chachin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]
Chaemsai Thai
Means "clear, without clouds" in Thai.
Chage Japanese
From Japanese 茶下 (chage) meaning "giver of tea". A notable bearer is Japanese musician Shūji Shibata (1958-), whose stage name is Chage.
Chaikaeo Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, precious, excellent".
Chaikaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยแก้ว or ไชยแก้ว (see Chaikaeo).
Chaikham Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech".
Chaisson French, English
Variant of the French surname Chiasson originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Chaisuk Thai
From Thai ชัย or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness".
Chaiwong Thai
From Thai ใจ (chai) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Chakir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.
Chakma Bengali
From the name of the Chakma people of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, derived from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (shaktimana) meaning "powerful" (composed of शक्ति (shakti) meaning "power" and the suffix मत् (mana) meaning "as, like, having the qualities of").
Chaleun Lao
Means "flourish, prosper" or "much, many" in Lao.
Chaluj Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian халуй (chaluj), a derogatory word meaning "lackey, groveller".
Chambo English (Canadian)
Suspected to be of French origin. Specifically, a derivative of Archambault.
Chambon French
A very popular last name in France.
Chamoun Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi), Assyrian, Jewish
French-influenced variant of Arabic شمعون (see Shamoun), mainly used in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and parts of North Africa. This name was borne by Lebanese president Camille Chamoun (1900-1987).
Champagne French
regional name for someone from Champagne, named in Latin as Campania (from campus "plain", "flat land")... [more]
Champlain French
Name given to those who live in or around fields. Known barrer of the name is Samuel de Champlain who founded Quebec, Canada and after whom the lake is named.
Chapeaux Literature
From the French word 'chapeaux', which means 'hats'.
Chapel French
Occupational name for a maker of cloaks or a nickname for a person who wore a distinctive cloak, from a diminutive of Old French chape meaning "cape, cloak".
Chappell English
Name for someone who lived near a chapel, derived from Old French chapele meaning "chapel".
Chapuis French
Occupational name from Old French chapuis "carpenter joiner" a derivative of chapuiser "to cut" (from Late Latin cappulare)... [more]
Chardin French
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Norman origin.
Charef Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sharif.
Charette French
Variant of Charrette. In some cases it may also be derived from the place name.
Charlesworth English
Derived from a village and civil parish with the same name near Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
Charlet French
From the French given name Charlet, a pet form of Charles.
Charlot French
It's from the given name Charlot a pet form of Charles. Variant of Charles.
Charlotte French, English
From the feminine given name Charlotte.
Charlton English, Caribbean
Location last name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, from Old English Ceorlatun meaning "settlement of the peasants"... [more]
Charmian English, French
from the given name Charmian
Chashin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 新 (shin) meaning "new".
Chasiyd Hebrew
Nickname for a pious person, derived from Hebrew חָסִיד (chasid) meaning "pious, kind, faithful, saint, godly, holy one".
Château French
French cognate of Castle.
Châtelain French
from châtelain "lord (of the manor)" Old French chastelain (from Latin castellanus a derivative of castellum "castle") applied either as a status name for the governor or constable of a castle or as an ironic nickname.
Chaucer English
Meaning a "worker who makes leggings or breeches". Notable bearer is author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), most well known for his classic 'The Canterbury Tales'.
Chauhan Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Sanskrit चतुर् (chatur) meaning "four" or from the name of a legendary hero, Chahamana.
Chaumont French
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Chaumont "bald mountain" from the elements chals caux "bald" and mont "mountain" (ultimately from Latin calvus mons) for example in Cher Orne Jura Haute-Savoie.
Chauncey American
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Norman French habitation names Chancé or an American adaptation of a German place name of Schanze located on the Upper Rhine. Could also be a short form of Chancellor.
Chaykov Russian, Belarusian
Derived from Russian чайка (chayka) meaning "seagull".
Chegal Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In 2015 approximately 5,735 people had this surname.
Chehab Arabic
From the given name Chehab.
Chenier French (Cajun)
A sandy or shelly beach. Derived from the French word for wood, “chêne,” meaning oak.
Chergui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Chérif Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
Form of Sharif used in North Africa and parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Cherki Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic شرقي (sharqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Chernov Russian
From Russian чёрный (chyorniy) meaning "black".
Chernyak Russian, Belarusian
From Old Slavic чьрнъ (čĭrnŭ) meaning "black".
Chernykh Russian
Derived from Russian черный (chernyy) meaning "black".
Chernysh Russian
Derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Chernyy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Chyornyy.
Chetrit Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Shitrit.
Cheyo Tanzanian (Rare)
Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha. "God is my salvation"
Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
Chiasson French, English
French surname originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Chiesa Italian
Means "church" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived near a church, a habitational name from any of various places named Chiesa or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked in a church.
Chigurh Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It is intended to be "ethnically ambiguous", but one theory suggests that it may be derived from the Spanish verb seguir meaning "to follow, to continue". This name was invented by the American author Cormac McCarthy for the villain in his novel No Country for Old Men (2005)... [more]
Chinji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
Chino Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Chishti Urdu
From the name of the town of Chisht in present-day Herat province, Afghanistan.
Chivton English (American)
Portmanteau of Chiovaro and Cranston. First known use in 2023.
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Chmara Polish
Derived from proto-slavic *xmara meaning "dusky"
Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog
Chohan Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.
Cholmondeley English
An aristocratic surname derived from a place name in Cheshire which means "Ceolmund's grove" in Old English.
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Chono Japanese
Cho can mean "butterfly" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Chopra Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.
Chornykh Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chernykh.
Chouhan Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Chauhan.
Chrapko Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Khrapko.
Chriqui Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Chouraqui.
Christer Swedish, Danish
From the given name Christer.
Christophe French
From the given name Christophe.
Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.
Chrysler German, Jewish
From a German name referring to spinning or related to a Yiddish word, krayzl meaning "spinning top." The name can refer to a potter who spun a wheel to make utensils or to a person with curly hair or someone known for being continually active... [more]
Chukho Circassian (Russified)
Derived from Adyghe цу (c°) meaning "ox, bull, buffalo" and шъхьэ (ŝḥă) meaning "head".
Chuma Japanese
Possibly from 忠 (chuu, tada, tadashi) meaning "loyalty" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."
Churchward English
Occupational name for a churchwarden, someone who handled the secular affairs of a parish.
Chūtō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Chuto Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chūtō.
Chyornyy m Russian
Derived from чёрный (chyornyy), meaning "black" in Russian.
Ciahlo Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Tyahlo.
Ciccone English
A diminutive of Francesco. A famous bearer is American singer Madonna Ciccone (1958-), better known as simply Madonna.
Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.
Cichy Polish, Slovak, Czech
Meaning "quiet" or "silent".
Cieśla Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Cieślak Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Çiftçi Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.
Çiller Turkish
Means "freckles" in Turkish, referring to a person with freckles on their face. A notable bearer was Turkey's first female prime minister, Tansu Çiller (1946-).
Çimen Turkish
Means "grass, lawn, turf" in Turkish.
Çınar Turkish
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).
Cinco Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname Go.
Ciria Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Ciro Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ciro.
Claeson English
Means "Son of Claes". Possibly an English phonetic elaboration of Clayton, but also a Swedish variant of Claesson.
Clarence English
From the given name Clarence.
Clarey Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cléirigh and variant of O'Clery and Cleary.
Claudio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Claudio
Claxton English
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".
Claypool English
Derived from Claypole, a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, named from Old English cl?g meaning "clay" and pol meaning "pool".
Cleamons English
Likely an anglicized variation of Clemons, which derives from the Latin Clemens, meaning “merciful” or “gentle.” It evolved through Old French and Middle English influences, often indicating lineage as a patronymic name.
Cleaveland English
Spelling variant of Cleveland.
Cleburne English
Cleburne is a surname of Northern English and Southern Scottish Anglo-Saxon origin.
Clelland Scots, Irish
Scottish and Irish topographical name meaning "clay land".
Cleto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Cleto.
Cleveland English
English regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (clifa) of Old English clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ + land ‘land’... [more]
Clowney English
The surname Clowney is likely of Gaelic origin, specifically from Scotland or Ireland, where it may have evolved from the Gaelic personal name Cluain, meaning "meadow" or "pasture." It is also possible that the surname could have been a patronymic, meaning "son of Cluain," or an adaptation of a place name such as a town or farm associated with the word Cluain... [more]
Cluggish English, Scottish
The surname "Cluggish" might derive from a locality, nickname, or be related to a historical occupation, but there are no widespread records of a specific meaning. Its exact origin is unclear, but it might be connected to the word “clug” or “clog”, which in Old English could mean something related to clogging, or possibly a “clug” as a kind of tool or device... [more]
Cluxton English
Altered form of English Claxton.
Clydesdale English, Scottish
From the name of a location in Lanarkshire, Scotland, meaning "Clyde’s valley", derived from the name of the river Clyde.
Cocker English, German (Anglicized)
Originally a nickname for a bellicose person, from Middle English cock "to fight". Also an anglicized form of Köcher.
Coffelt Irish, German (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Mac Eachaidh meaning "son of Eochaidh". It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Kauffeld (see Caulfield).
Coimbra Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from the city of Coimbra in Portugal.
Coker English
Variant of Cocker.
Coley English
With variant Colley can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas.
Colley English
With variant Coley, can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas. Colley was used as a surname for generations of students from the same family taught by a teacher over many years in James Hilton's sentimental novel "Goodbye, Mr... [more]
Collin Swedish
Either a combination of an unknown first name element (possibly derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix -in, or a variant of German Colin.
Collis English
A variant of Collins 2, itself a patronymic of given names Collin or Colin, both ultimately nicknames for Nicholas.
Colombe French
Either from the given name Colombe or a habitational name from a place in France named La Colombe... [more]
Colonel American
From a French word for a military rank of an officer who led a column of regimental soldiers. Could be a nickname for someone with a military bearing or demeanor.
Colston English
Colston means “Coal town settlement.” It is also a variant of Colton.
Comer English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb meaning "comb"... [more]
Cömert Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Congdon Irish, English
A variant of Irish "Condon". In English usage: a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place; probably Devon or Cornwall, where the modern surname is most frequent.
Conley Irish
Variant of Connolly.
Connick Yiddish
Variation on Koenig.
Constance English, French
From the given name Constance
Constant French, Dutch, English
From the given name Constant or from the word "constant"
Conte Italian
Means "count (a title of nobility)" in Italian.
Cooglan Irish
Irish surname of unknown meaning. May be a variant of Coghlan.
Cooter English
A Sussex, England surname of uncertain meaning. Could be a local pronunciation of Cotter, meaning "cottage dweller" for a serf in the feudal system allowed to live in a cottage in exchange for labor on the cottage owner's estate.
Copeland English, Scottish
Habitational name from Copeland or Coupland, both derived from Old Norse kaupland "bought land".
Corbin English, French
Derived from French corbeau meaning "raven," originally denoting a person who had dark hair.
Corbyn English
Variant of Corbin, notably borne by current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (1949-).
Corday French
Either from the French word corde meaning "cord/rope/string", or from the Latin word cor meaning "heart." This was the surname of Charlotte Corday, the assassin who killed Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat during the French revolution.
Cordell English
Means "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.
Cordier French
Given to someone who worked or made with cord and or strings from old French corde "string".
Cornet French, Walloon
Either a topographic name for someone who lived on a street corner, from a derivative of corne "corner". From cornet, denoting either a rustic horn or an object made of horn, hence a metonymic occupational name for a hornblower or for a worker in horn... [more]
Cornu French
Means "horned, cuckholed" in French, variant of Le Cornu.
Corso Italian, English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either derived from the given name Bonaccorso or taken from Italian and Spanish corso, denoting someone who lived in Corsica.
Corte Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese
From corte "court", applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.
Coşkun Turkish
From the given name Coşkun.
Cosmo Italian
From the given name Cosmo.
Cossart English, French
From French, referring to "a dealer of horses" (related to the English word "courser"). This surname was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and became one of the many Anglo-Norman words that made up Middle English.
Cottrell English, French
First found in Derbyshire where the family "Cottrell" held a family seat and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege lord for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings, 1066CE... [more]
Couderc Occitan
From Occitan codèrc meaning "pasture, meadow, enclosure".
Council English, German
1 English: nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’)... [more]
Couric French
Originally a nickname given to a short person, derived from Middle Breton corr, korr meaning "dwarf, midget". A well-known bearer of this surname is the American journalist, television host and author Katie Couric (1957-).
Cousin English, French
Nickname derived from Middle English cousin and Old French cosin, cusin meaning "cousin".
Couzens English
Patronymic form of Cousin.
Craighead Scottish
Habitational name for someone who lived in places of this name in Scotland.
Craigmile Scottish
Derived from Craigmyle, a place in the village of Kincardine O'Neil, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It could also be an occupational name for a baker who made cracknel biscuits.
Cranford English
Habitational name from any of several places derived from Old English cran "crane (bird)" and ford "ford".
Crichton English, Scottish
Variant of Creighton. It could also in some cases be an anglicized form of Dutch Kruchten.
Crider German
Americanized spelling of German Kreider.
Crispim Portuguese
Derived from the given name Crispim.
Crofton English
Derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.
Cronholm Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish krona (from Latin corona) meaning "crown" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".
Cronkhite Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of the obsolete Dutch surname Krankheyt, derived from krankheid meaning "illness, weakness", most likely a nickname for a sickly individual.
Cronkite Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).
Crossan Irish
Irish reduced form of McCrossen, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Chrosáin ‘son of the satirist’... [more]
Crudup German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanised form of North German Gratop, a nickname for an old man, derived from Middle Low German gra meaning "gray" and top meaning "braid". Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Billy Crudup (1968-), an actor, and Arthur Crudup (1905-1974), a Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Cuarto Spanish
Means "fourth" in English. It is derived from the Latin word "quartus," which means "fourth." The surname may have originally been used to denote a fourth child in a family or to indicate that the family lived on the fourth floor of a building.
Cuaton Filipino
Possible alternate transcription of Chinese 廣東 (Guǎngdōng) referring to a coastal province in the South China region.
Cuda Slovak
Derives from the word name derives from cuda meaning "miracle".
Cuervo Spanish
Means "raven, crow" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin corvus. From a nickname for a man with strikingly glossy black hair or with a raucous voice. Alternatively, a habitational name from places containing this word (e.g. El Cuervo, Teruel).
Cuizon Filipino
From Hokkien 貴孫 (kuì sun) meaning "expensive grandchild" or "precious grandchild".
Cujec Croatian
Derived from the word "cuj" which means "listen" or "hear" in English. Likely used to denote someone who was a good listener or was known for their attentive nature.
Culkin Irish
Reduced anglicization of Irish Gaelic Mac Uilcín meaning "descendant of Uilcín", a diminutive of Ulick, itself an Irish diminutive of William... [more]
Cully English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Colla meaning "descendant of Colla". The Old Irish name Colla was a variant of Conla (perhaps the same Connla).
Cushing English, French (Anglicized)
Altered form of Cousin, or an Americanized spelling of Cauchon. The English actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) was a famous bearer of this name.
Custer German (Anglicized)
Anglicization of the German surname Köster or Küster, literally "sexton". A famous bearer was George Custer (1839-1876), the American cavalry general. General Custer and his army were defeated and killed by Sioux and Cheyenne forces under Sitting Bull in the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876; also known colloquially as Custer's Last Stand).
Cuthbert English
Derived from the name Cuthbert
Cutter English
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cutter,' i.e. cloth-cutter
Czarny Polish
Means "black" in Polish.
Czibor Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Slavic given name Ctibor. The Hungarian soccer player Zoltán Czibor (1929-1997) was a famous bearer of this name.
Czołgosz Polish
It literally means "crawler".
Czymbor Polish
From cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Daan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "old" in Cebuano.
Dabbagh Arabic, Persian
Means "tanner, currier" in Arabic.
Dabie Akan (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.
Dadgar Persian
Means "just, fair" in Persian.
Dagdag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "addition, increase" in Tagalog.
Dagenais French (Quebec)
Denotes a person originally from the prefecture of Agen in southwestern France.
Dağlı Turkish
Means "mountaineer, highlander" in Turkish.
Dağlı Turkish
Means "mountaineer, highlander" in Turkish.
Dagot French
Derived from the Old French word "fagot", meaning "bundle of firewood". This was likely given as an occupational surname to a gatherer or seller of firewood.
Dahlén Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and the common surname suffix -én.
Dahlgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and gren "branch".
Dahlin Swedish
Combination of Swedish dal "valley" and the common surname suffix -in.
Dahlström Swedish
Derived from Swedish dal "valley" and ström "stream".
Daigle French
Referred as a habitual name (someone from L’Aigle) in Orne.
Dailey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendant of DÁLACH".
Daily Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, meaning "descendent of DÁLACH". The name has strong roots in the county Cork.
Dalais Scottish Gaelic
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous village.
Dalebout Dutch
From the Germanic given name Dalbaldus.
Dalgıç Turkish
Means "diver" in Turkish.
Dalin Swedish
Variant of Dahlin.
Dallaire French (Quebec)
From the given name Allaire, an older form of Hilaire.
Dalmas French
Surname Dalmas was first found in Limousin. Literally means "of the sea."
Dalziel Scottish
Means "person from Dalyell", in the Clyde valley (probably "white field"). The name is standardly pronounced "dee-el". A fictional bearer is Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel, one half of the detective team of 'Dalziel and Pascoe' in the novels (1970-2009) of Reginald Hill.
Damar Turkish
Means "vein, vessel" in Turkish.
Damas French
French form of Damascus. Famous bearer Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) was a French poet and politican from French Guiana, cofounder of the Négritude Mouvement and author of the collection "Black Label".
Damask English
Presumably an occupational name for someone who sold damask a richly woven material of a kind originally made in Damascus.
d'Amboise French
Denoted a person from Amboise, a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Damián Spanish, Czech, Slovak (Rare)
From the given name Damián.
Damien French
From the given name Damien
Damon English, Scottish
From the personal name Damon, from a classical Greek name, a derivative of damān "to kill". Compare Damian.
Danao Filipino, Tagalog
Topographic name for someone who lived near a body of water, derived from Tagalog danaw meaning "lagoon, lake".
Danesh Persian
Means "knowledge, learning" in Persian.
Danielle American
From the given name Danielle.
Danish Urdu
Derived from the given name Danish.
Dano French
Perhaps an altered spelling of French Danot or Danon, from pet forms of Jourdain or Daniel.
Danyal Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish
From the given name Danyal.
Daoheuang Lao
Means "marigold" (literally "bright star") in Lao, from the words ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ເມືອງ (huang) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful".
Daoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
D'aoust French
D'Aoust, denotes someone from Aoust(e) in France. Aouste is situated in the Ardennes department (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France at 29 km from Charleville-Mézières, the department capital... [more]
Da Paz Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of Peace" in Portuguese.
D'arcy English, French, Norman
Originally a Norman French surname, meaning "from Arcy"... [more]
Darden English
A habitation name in Northumberland of uncertain origin.
Darmon Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Dharmon branch of the Berber tribe of Haouara, which historically roamed parts of Libya and Tunisia.
Darter English (American)
variant of Daughter
Darwish Arabic
From the given name Darwish.
Date Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (da) meaning "this" and 達 (te) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".
Datu Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.
Daudet French
Not available.
Daughtry English, Norman
English (of Norman origin) habitational name, with fused French preposition d(e), for someone from Hauterive in Orne, France, named from Old French haute rive ‘high bank’ (Latin alta ripa).
Dave Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati form of Dwivedi.
Davey English, Welsh
Derived from the given name David. Alternately, it may be a variant spelling of Welsh Davies or Davis, which could be patronymic forms of David, or corrupted forms of Dyfed, an older Welsh surname and the name of a county in Wales.
Davud Persian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
From the given name Davud.
Dawid Polish
From the given name Dawid.
Dawkins English, Popular Culture
English patronymic from a pet form of Daw. ... [more]
Dawood Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Dawoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Dawud Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Dawud.
Dayan Hebrew
Means "judge" in Hebrew.
Daza Spanish
Derived from the Basque word "dazio", meaning "tax". It is a surname that is typically associated with the region of Navarre in Spain.
Deaton English
Means "farmstead surrounded by a ditch", from the Old English dic + tun.
Debain Spanish
Spanish surname.
De Beer Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Means "the bear" or "the boar" in Dutch and Afrikaans, a nickname for a person who resembled the animal in some way, such as being very large, strong, or aggressive, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting one... [more]
De Bie Dutch
Means "the bee" in Dutch, a nickname for a beekeeper or a for a busy person, or perhaps a habitational name for someone who lived near a sign depicting a bee.
Debye Dutch
Variant of De Bie. A notable bearer of the surname was the Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist Peter Debye (1884-1966), born Petrus Debije.
Decker German
Cognate of Dekker.
Dedaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dedë" in Albanian.