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.
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
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, 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".
Miyao Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
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" or 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".
Miyuki Japanese
From 御 (mi) meaning "honorific prefix indicating respect, your, godly, imperial, royal, imperial, to govern, control, protect" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good luck, fortune".
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".
Mogami Japanese
From the town Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture. From mo (最; "most") and kami (上; "top").
Mohamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Mohamad.
Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenian Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Mohsenpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).
Mohsenpour Persian
Means "son of Mohsen" in Persian.
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" in Persian.
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.
Mondriaan Dutch
Meaning uncertain. It is a variant of the surname Mondriaal, which could possibly be a Dutch cognate of Monreal, meaning "royal mountain". This was the real surname of the Dutch-American painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944).
Mondrian Dutch
Variant of Mondriaan. A notable bearer was the Dutch-American abstract painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan Jr. (He changed his name in 1912, dropping the extra a from his surname).
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).
Montalbán Spanish
Habitational name from Montalbán de Córdoba from Latin montem albanum "white mountain", derived from the elements mons "mountain" and albus "white"... [more]
Montale Italian
From Latin mons ("mountain"), this surname was originally given as a nickname to people who lived on hills and mountains. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet and writer Eugenio Montale (1896-1981), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975.
Montalvo Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Montalvo is a habitational Portuguese and Spanish surname that originated in the medieval period. It comes from the Spanish words monte, meaning "mount", and albo, meaning "white". The name was often given to families who lived near or on a white mountain or hill, and can be interpreted as "white mountain".
Montaser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.
Montasser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.
Montesquieu French
From French montagne, meaning "mountain" and possibly also from queue, meaning "line". Charles Montesquieu was a 17th-century French aristocrat, philosopher and politician.
Montpelier English, French
English and French variant of Montpellier. This is the name of several places in the United States, for example the capital city of the state of Vermont, which was named after the French city of Montpellier.
Montpellier French
Means "woad mountain", derived from French mont (itself from Latin mōns) meaning "mountain" and pastel (Latin pastellus, pestellus) meaning "woad, dye", referring to someone who lived near a mountain that was covered with woad (a plant that produces a blue dye)... [more]
Moodysson Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "son of Moody". A notable bearer is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson (b. 1969).
Moosavi Persian
Variant transcription of Mousavi.
Moradpour Persian
Means "son of Morad" in Persian.
Moranville French
Habitational name from a commune in France named Moranville, probably derived from the personal name Morand and Old French ville "city, town, settlement".
Mordecai English
From the given name Mordecai
Moribe Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Morihei Japanese
This surname combines 森 (shin, mori) meaning "forest, woods" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace."... [more]
Morino Japanese
Mori means "forest" and no means "field, rice paddy, wilderness".
Morio Japanese
Mori means "forest" and o means "tail."
Moriya Japanese
From the Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker, guard, protect, defend" or 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling" or 谷 (ya or tani) meaning "valley."
Mortenson English
Means "son of Morten".
Mortonson English
Means "Son of Morton".
Mosaddegh Persian
Nickname derived from Persian مصدق (mosaddeğ) meaning "approved, reliable, certified, attested, verified", ultimately from Arabic مُصَدِّق (muṣaddiq). It was borne by the politician, author and lawyer Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882-1967), who was Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until his democratic government was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1953.
Moskalov m Russian
Russian form of Moskalenko.
Moskvitin m Russian
Means "from Moscow", from Russian Москва (Moskva) "Moscow".
Moslemi Persian
From the given name Moslem.
Moszkowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Mosaki in Masovian Voivodeship.
Moteki Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."
Motoki Japanese
Moto means "root, source, origin" and ki means "tree, wood".
Motome Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 求, 元目 or 求馬 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for", 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 目 (boku, moku, ma, me, -me) meaning "care, class, experience, eye, favour, insight, look" and 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]
Motono Japanese
Moto means "source, origin, root" and no means "field, wilderness".
Mouchtaris Greek
Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".
Moujtaba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujtaba).
Moujteba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المجتبى (see el-Moujteba).
Mountstuart English
Possibly derived from the mountain in the Cascade Range, in the state of Washington, United States.
Moussaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Musa.
Moustafa Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mustafa.
Moustapha Western African
From the given name Moustapha.
Mowbray English
Ultimately from the name of a place in Normandy meaning "mud hill" in Old French.
Mroczkowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".
Mubarak Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic مُبَارَك (mubārak) meaning "lucky, blessed".
Múgica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Muxika.
Muhamad Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhamad.
Muhamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.
Muhammado Arabic (Japanized, Rare)
Japanized form of Muhammad, written 無半麻土.
Muhammed Arabic
From the given name Muhammad.
Mujahid Arabic
From the given name Mujahid.
Mujtaba Arabic
From the given name Mujtaba.
Mukade Japanese (Rare)
Means "100 legs" or "centipede" in Japanese.
Mukai Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Mukherjee Bengali
Variant of Mukhopadhyay. A notable bearer was Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), the 13th president of India.
Mulaney Irish
Variant of Moloney.
Mulholland Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchallann meaning "descendant of Maolchallann".
Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).
Mundaca Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mundaka.
Munguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mungia.
Murai Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Muraji Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village" and 治 (ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".
Muraki Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Murako Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "village, hamlet" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Murano Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."
Murao Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Murase Japanese
rom Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Murata Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Murav'ya Russian
Means ant in Russian.
Murawski Polish
Name for someone from placed called Murawa or Murawy, both derived from Polish murawa meaning "lawn, green, sward".
Mureșan Romanian
Originally denoted a person from Mureș County in Romania.
Murillo Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Murillo, so named from a diminutive of Spanish muro meaning "wall".
Murkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Murtaza Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Murtada.
Musayev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаев and Kazakh Мұсаев (see Musaev).
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]
Muyama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.
Muzaffar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Muzaffar.
Muzhikov Russian
From Russian мужик (muzhik) referring to a peasant from the Tsarist era.
Muzyka Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian музыка (muzyka) or Ukrainian музика (muzyka), both possibly derived from German Musiker meaning "musician".
Myakshenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian м'якшення (m'yakshennya), meaning "mitigation".
Mykytyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Mykyta".
Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.
Myśliwiec m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter."
Myśliwski m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter." A famous bearer includes the Polish novelist Wiesław Myśliwski.
Nabeta Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan, kettle", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy".
Nabeya Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 谷 (tani, ya, gaya, gai) meaning "valley".
Naderi Persian
From the given name Nader.
Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.
Nadezhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надежда (nadezhda) meaning "hope".
Nadtochiy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian надточій (nadtochiy), meaning "extremely sharp, extremely accurate".
Nadyozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надёжа (nadyozha) meaning "hope".
Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Nagae Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga 3) meaning "long, chief" or 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, river, inlet".
Nagai Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Nagamatsu Japanese
This surname is used as 永松, 長松 or 永末 with 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, lengthy, long," 長 (chou, osa, naga.i) meaning "leader, long," 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip."
Nagano Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Nagao Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "head, leader, chief, long" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot of a mountain, end".
Nagare Japanese
From 流 (nagare, nagaru, ryuu) meaning "flow, current, stream".
Nagase Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and se means "current, ripple".
Nagase Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Nagase Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Nagasu Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 洲 (su) meaning "continent".
Nagata Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Nagato Japanese (Rare)
There might be different readings, but one is Naga meaning "chief" and to meaning "gate".... [more]
Nagawa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).
Nagaya Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling".
Nagórny Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
Place name for someone from multiple cites of Russia named Nagornoye and Nagorny, itself derived from the The prefix Nagorno- that derives from the Russian attributive adjective nagorny (нагорный), which means "highland".
Nagornykh Russian
From Russian на горе (na gore), meaning "on the mountain".
Naiki Japanese
From 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Naito Japanese
内 (Nai) means "inside" and 藤 (to) means "wisteria".
Naito Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 内藤 (see Naitō).
Naitō Japanese
From Japanese 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Naitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.
Naitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.
Najafi Persian
Indicated a person from the city of Najaf in Iraq, derived from Arabic نجف (najafa) meaning "elevated place".
Najafpour Persian
Means "son of Najaf".
Najarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Najaryan.
Najaryan Armenian
Means "son of the carpenter" from dialectal Armenian նաջար (naǰar) meaning "carpenter" (of Arabic origin).
Nájera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Nakaba Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).
Nakada Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Nakaga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka).
Nakaji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ji means "soil, ground".
Nakajo Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 条 (jo) meaning "article, strips" or 城 (jo) meaning "castle".
Nakaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ki means "tree, wood".
Nakama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ma can mean "pause" or "genuine, true real".
Nakamatsu Japanese
This surname combines 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean (not as in the way a person acts), middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship" with 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree." One bearer of this surname is inventor Yoshirō Nakamatsu (中松 義郎), also known as Dr... [more]
Nakami Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".
Nakane Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".
Nakao Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Nakase Japanese
Naka means "middle" and se means "ripple, current".
Nakata Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nakawa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).
Nakaya Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Nakaya Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relation, relationship" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Nalbandian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Nalbandyan.
Nalbandyan Armenian
Means "son of the farrier" from dialectal Armenian նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "farrier" (of Persian origin).
Namazu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a former large village in the former district of Aida in the former Japanese province of Mimasaka in parts of present-day Okayama, Japan.
Namazu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a division in the town of Kashima in the district of Kamimashiki in the prefecture of Kumamoto in Japan.
Namdari Persian
Derived from Persian نامدار (namdar) meaning "famous, celebrated".
Namiki Japanese
Nami means "wave" and ki means "tree, wood".
Namiki Japanese
From Japanese 並 (nami) meaning "row, line" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Nanaho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nanahō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Nanahoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nanahou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nanami Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".
Nanninga Frisian, Dutch, German
Derived from the given name Nanne, a short form of Germanic names containing the element nand meaning "daring, brave, courage"... [more]
Nanthavong Lao
From Lao ນັນທະ (nantha) meaning "pleasure, delight" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Narboni Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Narbonne in Occitania, France.
Narciso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Narciso.
Narendra Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati
From the given name Narendra.
Narita Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Narumi Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Naruse Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Naryshkin Russian
Russian surname of unclear, possibly Crimean Tatar origin. One of the most famous bearers is Natalya Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia and mother of Tsar Peter I of Russia.
Naseri Persian
From the given name Naser.
Naserpour Persian
Means "son of Naser" in Persian.
na Songkhla Thai
From Thai สงขลา (Songkhla) meaning "Singora", a former Thai sultanate in present-day Songkhla, Songkhla, Songkhla, Thailand.
Nasrallah Arabic
From the given name Nasrullah.
Năstase Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Anastasie.
Natalio Spanish
From the given name Natalio.
Natok Circassian
Derived from Adyghe натӏэ (nāṭă) meaning "forehead" combined with къу (q°) meaning "man, male".
Natori Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取 (toru) meaning "take, fetch".
Natsuki Japanese
Natsu means "summer" and ki means "tree, wood".
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume) meaning "jujube". Natsume was a large village in the former district of Sakai, but the surname could also be from the former name for the area of Ishishimbo.
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name was Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916).
Natt och Dag Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Means "night and day" in Swedish. This is the name of one of the oldest noble families in Sweden. The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms which consisted of a blue and a golden field, the blue symbolizing night and the gold symbolizing day.
Navalny m Ukrainian
More common transcription of Navalnyy, due to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Navalnyy m Ukrainian
Means "stormy, cloudy" in Ukrainian. Aleksey Navalnyy was a Russian political dissident of partially Ukrainian origin. He died on 16 February 2024. The more common transcription is Navalny.
Navidi Persian
From the given name Navid.
Navitski Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nowicki.
Nayoshi Okinawan (Japanized)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 名嘉 (see Naka).
Nazareth Hebrew
From the Hebrew for "To guard."
Nazarov Russian
Means "son of Nazar".
Nazemi Persian
From the given name Nazem.
Nazeri Persian
From Persian ناظر (nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".
Negahban Persian
Means "watchman, guard, sentry, sentinel" in Persian.
Negishi Japanese
From Japanese 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Nehru Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit नहर (nahar, nehar) meaning "canal". This name was borne by Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), the first Prime Minister of India. His earliest recorded ancestor Raj Kaul adopted the name when, upon moving from Kashmir to Delhi, he was granted a jagir (feudal land grant) with a house situated on the banks of a canal... [more]
Nekrasov m Russian
Possibly from некрас (nekras) meaning "ugly".
Nemanič Slovene (Modern, Archaic)
Derived from the Serbian surname Nemanja, as related to the Medieval Nemanjič Dynasty, just as the given name Nemanja is.
Nemetsev m Russian
Means "from Germany".
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