Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 3.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Manzoni Italian
Of uncertain origin: could be derived from a nickname given to those who raised and took care of bullock, or from the medieval terms manso or mansueto, denoting a gentle person.... [more]
Maoka Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".
Mapalad Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fortunate, lucky, blessed" in Tagalog.
Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Maquiling Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog makiling meaning "uneven, crooked, bent." This name was given in honor of Maria Makiling. She is said to be the protector of Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.
Marable French, English
From the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis "marvelous", "wonderful" (in the sense "extraordinary").
Maramot Tagalog
Means "stingy, miserly, selfish" in Tagalog.
Maranan Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog madaanan meaning "pass through, pass by somewhere".
Marano Italian
Habitational name from any of various places named with the Latin personal name Marius and the suffix -anu.
Marcelin French, Haitian Creole
From the given name Marcelin.
Marcellin French
From the given name Marcellin
Marcello Italian
From the given name Marcello
Marcelo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcelo.
Marchena Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 4 Andalusian localities or 1 Murcian locality.
Marcusson Swedish
Means "son of Marcus".
Margaryan Armenian
Means "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ (margarē) "prophet".
Margolin Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מרגלית (margalit) meaning "pearl".
Margolis Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מרגלית (margalit) meaning "pearl".
Marigan Irish
unknown
Marinho Portuguese
From the given name Marinho
Mariquit Tagalog
From Tagalog marikit meaning "beautiful, pretty".
Mariychak Ukrainian
Probably from the name Mariya.
Markarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Margaryan.
Marlborough English
From the name of the market town and civil parish of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Mǣrla and beorg meaning "hill, mound".
Marochkin m Russian
Maybe derived from a diminutive of Marya.
Martineau French
Diminutive of Martin.
Martinet French
From a diminutive of the given name Martin.
Martinho Portuguese
From the given name Martinho
Marui Japanese
"Round well".
Maruno Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Maruya Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Marziale Italian, Corsican
From the given name Marziale
Masaaji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Masaami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Masai Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Masangkay Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.
Masato Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation can also form this name... [more]
Mashhadi Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Mashhad in Iran, itself derived from Arabic مشهد (mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom".
Mashima Japanese
Ma can mean "real, genuine, true" or "flax" and shima means "island".
Mashimo Japanese
From the Japanese 真 (ma) "real" and 下 (shimo or shita) "down," "bottom."
Massaro Italian
Regional or archaic form of Italian massaio meaning "tenant farmer, share cropper".
Massimo Italian
From the given name Massimo
Masterman English
occupational name meaning "servant of the master" from Middle English maister "master" (Latin magister "teacher, master, leader") and mann "man".
Masterton Scottish (Rare)
From English Masterton, an area in the city of Dunfermline in the council area of Fife in Scotland.
Masuda Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase", 益 (masu) meaning "benefit", 舛 (masu) meaning "oppose, to go against" (kun reading), 桝 (masu) meaning "box seat, measure" or 升 (masu) meaning "box" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Masuda Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Masuda Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Masui Japanese
Notably carried by the Japanese baseball player Hirotoshi Masui.
Masui Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Masuko Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Matake Japanese
Ma means "genuine" and take means "bamboo".
Matana Hebrew
Literally means "gift" in Hebrew.
Matheas Indonesian
From the given name Matheas, a variant of Matthias. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Matheny French (Anglicized)
Of French origin. According to Matheny family tradition, this surname comes from the name of a village in France named Mathenay. This may also have been a French Huguenot surname.
Matheos Indonesian
From the given name Matheos, a variant of Matthias. This surname is found among Indonesian populations.
Mathrafal Medieval Welsh
Named for Castle Mathrafal (Castell-Mathrafal) in Powys, Mid Wales. The House of Mathrafal ruled over Powys for much of the Mediaeval period. Notable members of the family included Owain Glyn Dŵr, who led a rebellion against English rule in 1400.
Matibag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cave in, fall, collapse" in Tagalog.
Matira Tagalog
Means "to remain, to endure" in Tagalog.
Matoba Japanese
From Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "target, mark" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Matovic Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic last name - descendants of Mato. Originally from Kotor, Montenegro.
Matsugi Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 継 (tsugi) meaning "inherit, acquire, succeed, continue".
Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Matsui Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Matsuki Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Matsuno Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Matsuo Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Matsushima Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Matsuto Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria".
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Matthäus German
From the given name Matthäus.
Mattingly English (British)
This name dates all the way back to the 1200s and research shows that Mattingly families began immigrating to the United States in the 1600s and continued until the 1900s. However, the place name (Mattingley, England) dates back to the year 1086, but spelled as Matingelege... [more]
Mattioli Italian
From the given name Mattia.
Matulac Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Means "pushful" in Tagalog.
Matzliach Hebrew
Means "successful" in Hebrew.
Mauhay Tagalog
From Tagalog uhay meaning "blade of grain, spike".
Maurício Portuguese
From the given name Maurício.
Mauricio Spanish
From the given name Mauricio
Maurizio Italian
From the given name Maurizio
Maverick English (Rare)
Surname notably borne by Texas lawyer, politician and land baron Samuel Maverick (1803-1870) to whom the word maverick was coined.
Mavridis Greek
Means "son of Mavros.
Mawari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 廻 (see Meguri).
Maxilom Visayan
An archaic Hispanicization of "mahilom", "quiet."
Maximov Russian
Alternate transcription of Maksimov.
Maysonet Provençal
Deriving from the Old French word machun, which meant 'stone cutter.' Inferring the original bearer of the name worked in stone or mason.
Mazaki Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin meaning "cape of truth" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Anzu Mazaki/Téa Gardner from Yu-Gi-Oh!
Mazurik Russian
Means "swindler".
Mazzola Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mazza meaning "maul, mallet".
Mcandrew Scots, Irish
Irish or Scots surname meaning "son of Andrew".
McAngus Scottish
Variant form of MacAngus.
McAvoy Northern Irish, Scottish
Northern Irish and Scottish form of McEvoy.
McCalvey Irish
Either an Anglicized form of Mac an Chalbhaigh, possibly derived from Irish calbhach "big-headed" or "bald-headed", or an altered form of McKelvey.
McCarey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer of this name was the American movie director Leo McCarey (1898-1969).
McCarrey Irish
Variant of Carey.
McClurkin English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Irish surname Mac Cléireacháin, a variant of Mac Cléirich. A famous bearer of this surname is pastor and gospel singer Donnie McClurkin (1959-).
Mccolgan Irish, Scottish
Has several possible meanings. It might mean someone from the village of Kilcolgan, County Galway; a follower of St. Columba; or the son of someone named Colga... [more]
McCrary Irish
Anglicization of the Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí, which means "son of Rory".
McCubbins Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giobúin meaning "son of Gilbert".
McDavid Scottish (Rare)
Means 'Son of David'. A famous bearer of the surname is Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers.
McDormand Irish
Possibly a variant of McDermott. A famous bearer is American actress Frances McDormand (1957-), born Cynthia Ann Smith.
McEvoy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
Mcevoy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhuidhe "son of the yellow-haired lad", from giolla "youth, page, boy" and buide "yellow".
McGlashan Scottish
Mcglashan means son of grey in Scotland, with the prefix Mc meaning "son of" and the Glas meaning "grey"
Mchedlidze Georgian
From Georgian მჭედელი (mchedeli), meaning "blacksmith."
Mcilwee Irish
Variant of Mcelwee.
Mckamey Scottish Gaelic
Variant spelling of Scottish McCamey
McKenley Scottish, Jamaican Patois
Variant of McKinley. This surname was borne by Herb McKenley (1922-2007), a Jamaican track and field sprinter.
Mcmullen Irish
Irish form of McMillan .
Mcnulty Northern Irish (Anglicized)
Irish surname historically associated with County Donegal in northwest Ireland meaning "descended of the Ulaid Nation". The surname is derived from an anglicized contraction of the original Irish patronymic Mac "descended" an Ultaigh "Ulaid race".
Mebarki Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mebarek.
Medrano Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Meghnagi Jewish, Northern African
Sephardic Jewish, originating from the Libyan Jewish community. Most were from Tripoli, with a much smaller contingent from Benghazi.
Meguri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 巡 (Meguri), a clipping of 巡谷 (Meguriya) meaning "Meguriya", a division in the division of Nakada in the area of Aiga in the city of Sumoto in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.
Meguri Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 廻 (meguri), from 廻り (meguri) meaning "transport route, regular visit". This is the name of a former village in the district of Aira in the former Japanese province of Ōsumi in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Meguro Japanese
From Japanese 目 (me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".
Mehdipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).
Mehdipour Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدی‌پور (see Mahdipour).
Mehrani Persian
From the given name Mehran.
Meichin Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).
Meijerink Dutch
Toponymic surname derived from meier "bailiff, steward, tenant farmer" (see Meijer) combined with the suffix -ink.
Meireles Portuguese
Habitational name for someone from a place called Meireles in Portugal, meaning unclear.
Melander Swedish
Combination of the element Mel-, which is unexplained but probably derived from a place name, and the common surname suffix -ander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er)... [more]
Melchiorre Italian
From the given name Melchiorre.
Melendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Meléndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Melgosa Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Castilian municipalities, Melgosa de Burgos or Melgosa de Villadiego. It could also indicate familial origin within the Manchego municipality La Melgosa.
Melikyan Armenian
Means "son of Melik".
Melinydd Welsh (Archaic)
A byname meaning "miller."
Melnichuk Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
Means "son of the miller".
Melnychuk Ukrainian
Means "son of the miller".
Meloni Italian
From Italian mela ("apple", from Latin malum) or melone ("melon", from Latin melopepo), both ultimately from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon), meaning "apple", "fruit from a tree"... [more]
Mendibil Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -bil "round, circular".
Mendiola Basque
From the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, derived from mendi "mountain" combined with either ola "hut, cabin; foundry, factory" or -ola "place of".
Mendonça Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mendoza.
Menendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Menéndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Meneses Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning uncertain. It was likely a habitational name from either the municipality of Meneses de Campos in Palencia or the municipality of Valle de Mena in Burgos.
Mengíbar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Mercedes Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "mercies," from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de las Mercedes, meaning "Mary of Mercies."
Mercurio Italian
From the given name Mercurio.
Merriam Welsh
Derived from either the personal name Meuric, which is the Welsh form of Maurice, or ultimately from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means "dark".
Mesquita Portuguese
Means "mosque" in Portuguese, used as a topographic name for someone who lived near a mosque.
Mesrobian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Mesrobyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Mesropyan Armenian
Means "son of Mesrop".
Messaoudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mas'ud.
Mestanza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Metselaar Dutch
Means "bricklayer, mason" in Dutch.
Meutstege Dutch
Possibly from Dutch meute meaning "pack, crowd" and steeg meaning "alleyway, lane, narrow path". Dutch former soccer player Wim Meutstege (1952-) bears this name.
Mezquita Spanish
Spanish cognate of Mesquita.
Micelli Italian
Beacon, torch, light
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
Michida Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and da means field, rice paddy".
Mickelson English (American, Anglicized)
Anglicization of the Danish-Norwegian surname Mikkelsen, which means "son of Mikkel," a variant of the personal name Michael.
Mickievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Mitskevich.
Mickiewicz Polish
Polish form of Mitskevich. A notable bearer is Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), the Polish poet of Belarusian origin.
Micucci Italian
Patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Mico, a short form of Michele 1.
Mídeno Guanche
From Guanche *mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.
Miele Italian
It means "honey" in Italian.
Mifune Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Mignano Italian
Possibly taken from the Mignano Monte Lungo commune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania.
Mihara Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Mijangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Cuesta Urria.
Mikami Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Mikawa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Mikawa Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Mikha'il Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mikha'il.
Mikumo Japanese
Mi can mean "beautiful" or "three" and kumo means "cloud".
Milashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Milasha of various Russian given names.
Milenin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian name Milena.
Milevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Milevski.
Milevski m Macedonian
Means "son of Mile".
Miliband Jewish
This is the surname of British Labour Party politicians Ed and David Miliband, who are ethnically Jewish.
Millares Galician
Habitational name from any of various places named Millares in Galicia, from the plural of Galician millar meaning "millet field".
Mimana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.
Mimura Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Minaev Russian
Means "son of Mina".
Minagro Sicilian
Minagro: A Sicilian surname, with Latin & Greek etymological origins. Min: from Latin minusculus/little or small — Agro: from both Latin agro/field & Greek αγρό agro/field
Minami Japanese
From the Japanese "皆" (Mina) meaning "all" and "実" (mi) meaning "fruit", as well as other kanji and kanji combinations that are pronounced in the same way.
Minaru Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), an archaic honorific added to emphasize godlike respect or beauty, and 鳴 (nari), from 鳴り (nari) meaning "ring", referring to a place with a lot of sound (in a positive way).
Minasian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Minassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Minasyan.
Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".
Minato Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour".
Minaya Spanish
From Minaya, the name of a town in Albacete province, Spain. According to the scholar Miguel Asín Palacios, the place name comes means "open and visible path" from Arabic. It has also been speculated that the place name has Basque origins, meaning "ore", "ore vein" or "asphodel pastures".
Minayev Russian
Alternate transcription of Minaev.
Mindanao Tagalog
From the name of the second largest island in the Philippines, which was derived from the name of the Maguindanao people (see Mindanao).
Mineo Japanese
Mine means "peak" and i means "tail".
Mineta Japanese
From Japanese 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Minghella English (British)
It derives from the Roman (Latin) "Dominicus", meaning "belonging to the lord god", from "dominus", lord or master. The name was given considerable impetus by the fame of the Spanish saint "Dominicus", who founded the Dominican order of monks, although it was already well established.
Minoshima Japanese
Mi means "beauty", no is a possessive particle, and shima means "island".
Minowa Japanese
From Japanese 箕 (mi) meaning "winnow", an unwritten possessive marker の (no) and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".
Miramond Medieval Occitan, Occitan, French
From Old Occitan mirar "look" and mond "world".
Mironov Russian
Means "son of Miron 1".
Mirzadeh Persian
Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Mirzaei Persian
From the given name Mirza.
Mirzapour Persian
Means "son of Mirza".
Misaka Japanese (Modern)
This name is from Japanese anime A Certain Scientific Railgun's protagonist.
Misaki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Misawa Japanese
Mi could mean "three" or "beautiful", and sawa means "swamp, marsh, wetland".
Misawa Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Misely Malagasy
From the given name Misely.
Mishima Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Misora Japanese
Mi means "beautiful" and sora means "sky, heaven".
Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".
Mitaka Japanese
There is a city in Tokyo with this name. It is spelled using 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "falcon, eagle, hawk". As a surname, it could likely be spelled using 見 (mi) meaning "outlook, view, mindset" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" as well.
Mitani Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Mitomi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".
Mitskevich Belarusian, Russian
Derived either from a diminutive form Micek of the Polish given name Mikołaj or from a diminutive form Mitska of Belarusian given names Dzmitry and Zmitser or less likely from other names that begin with mi... [more]
Mitsue Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]
Mitsugi Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Mitsugu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]
Mitsui Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.
Mityashkin m Russian
Derived from the name Mitya, a diminutive of Mikhail.
Miyabe Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."
Miyagi Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".
Miyaki Japanese
Miya means "shrine" and ki means "tree, wood ".
Miyako Japanese (Rare)
Miyako means "capital" in vocabulary, but as a last name, it's written in the same characters as Kyoto.
Miyama Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Miyano Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Miyara Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 良 (ra) "good."
Miyoi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.
Miyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing".
Mizoe Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet, bay".
Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".
Mizuse Japanese
Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".
Mizuta Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.
Mkrtchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Mkrtchyan.
Mkrtchyan Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".
Mobarak Arabic
From the given name Mubarak.
Mochida Japanese
From Japanese 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mohamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Mohamad.
Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen".
Mohylyov m Russian (Ukrainianized), Belarusian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainian form of Mogilyov, which is derived directly from the city in Belarus.
Mokhtarpour Persian
Means "son of Mokhtar".
Molenaar Dutch
Derived from Dutch molenaar "miller".
Molotov Russian
From Russian молот (molot) meaning "hammer", indicating someone who worked with hammers.
Momoi Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Momose Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Mondragón Spanish
From the name of a town in Basque County, Spain, which is derived from Latin mons draconis meaning "dragon mountain".
Mondragon Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Mondragón chiefly used in America and the Philippines.
Moneta Italian
Possibly originating from a nickname given to those who lived near a temple dedicated to Juno Moneta. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Peace recipient Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833–1918).
Monfared Persian
Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
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