Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

Phongsavanh Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".

Phongsavath Lao
From Lao ພົງ (phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".

Phonlamai Thai
Means "fruit" in Thai.

Phouthavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ພຸດທະວົງ (see Phoutthavong).

Phoutthavong Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Piatkievič Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Pyatkevich.

Piatraha Belarusian
Derived from an augmentative form of the Belarusian given name Piotr.

Pierahud Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian перагуд (pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.

Pijnenburg Dutch
From the name of an estate or hamlet called Pijnenburg in the town of Soest in Utrecht, Holland, composed of Middle Dutch pijn meaning "pine tree" and burg meaning "fortress, manor, mansion".

Pikalov m Russian
Means "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.

Piketty French
Perhaps related to the English surname Pickett. A notable bearer is French economist Thomas Piketty (1971-).

Pilapil Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "rice paddy, rice field" in Cebuano and Tagalog.

Pillsbury English
Derived from a place in Derbyshire, England, so named from the genitive of the Old English given name Pil and burh meaning "fortified place".

Pimenta Portuguese
Means "pepper" in Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.

Pimentel Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from Portuguese pimenta meaning "pepper", used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.

Pinchukov m Russian
Russian form of Pinchuk.

Piñeiro Galician
Galician cognate of Pinheiro.

Pinkerton Scottish, Northern Irish
Habitational name for a person originally from a location in Scotland named Pinkerton, which is of uncertain meaning.

Pinochet Basque, French, Spanish
Derived from Basque pinoche meaning "pine cone". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the hamlet of Pinouchet, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France... [more]

Piotrowicz Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Piovasco Italian, Literature
Means "shower, brief fall of rain" in Italian, from Italian piovere or piova, both meaning "rain" with an added suffix. Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò is the protagonist in the Italian novel The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino, who inherited this surname from his father, Arminio Piovasco.

Pirzadeh Persian
Means "born of the pir", from the Persian title پیر (pir) denoting a Sufi spiritual guide (literally meaning "elder, old"). This name was traditionally used by owners or custodians of Sufi mausoleums and shrines.

Pisano Italian
Variant of Pisani.

Pitino Ancient Roman (Latinized, ?)

Pitogo Filipino, Cebuano
Means "queen sago" (a type of plant in the genus Cycas) in Cebuano.

Pitpreecha Thai

Pláňsker Czech (Rare, Archaic), Slovak (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic)
Originating from Bohemia, a region between The Czech Republic and Germany. The name means "forest clearing", Pláň: forest, sker: clearing. It is a very rare last name with only about 20 holders of it.

Platini Italian
Occupational name for a person who coats objects with platinum, derived from Italian platinare literally meaning "to platinize, to coat with platinum". A notable bearer is the former French soccer star Michel Platini (1955-).

Platonov m Russian
Means "son of Platon".

Plotnikov Russian
Means "son of the carpenter" from Russian плотник (plotnik) "carpenter".

Plyushchenko Ukrainian
Derieved from Ukrainian плющ (plyushch), meaning "ivy".

Poduska Slovak
Poduska means pillow or soft cushion.

Poghosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Poghosyan Armenian
Means "son of Poghos".

Pogosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).

Pōhānō Hawaiian
This surname means "wheezy."

Pokatskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Pokacki.

Polansky Czech, Slovak, Russian, Polish, Jewish
Unknown, but having multiple origins, possibly of Baltic, Scandinavian or Slavic descent.

Politis Greek
Politis derives from the Greek word polis, which means 'city'. Therefore Politis means 'citizen'. According to some historians people with this surname have ancestors who came from Constantinople, which was commonly called Polis in the Byzantine era.

Polnareff French
Most known by famous French singer Michel Polnareff, and fictional Jojo's Bizarre Adventure character Jean-Pierre Polnareff (who is named after the singer).

Poloskin Russian
Derived from полоска (poloska), a diminutive of полоса (polosa) meaning "stripe, strip, streak". This may have been a nickname for a tall and thin person.

Polpraserth Thai

Pomeroy English
From an English surname meaning "dweller by the apple orchard".

Ponciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Ponciano.

Porcari Italian, English
From Italian porci "pigs", denoting someone who worked as a pig herder.

Porfirio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Porfirio

Porteous Scottish
A topographic surname for someone who lived in the lodge at the entrance to a manor house, derived from Middle English port, meaning "gateway" or "entrance", and hous meaning "house". It can also be an occupational name with similar meaning, derived from Latin portarius meaning "porter"... [more]

Portillo Spanish
Meaning unknown.

Portnyagin Russian
Derived from Russian портняга (portnyaga), a colloquial nickname derived from портной (portnoy) meaning "tailor, clothier".

Potocki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Potok, Gmina Szydłów.

Pourali Persian
Means "son of Ali 1".

Pourhassan Persian
Means "son of Hassan".

Pourhossein Persian
Means "son of Hossein".

Pozdnyakov m Russian

Pradetto Italian
Variant of Prato 1.

Pramanik Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (pramanika) meaning "genuine, authentic".

Pramualban Thai

Pratali Italian
Variant of Prato 1.

Pratella Italian
Variant of Prato 1.

Pratello Italian
Variant of Prato 1.

Preminger Jewish
Meaning unknown, possibly a nickname for a person deported to Spain, derived from the name of a location in Portugal.

Prendergast Irish
means "good priest's glen" in Irish

Prigozhin m Russian
From Russian пригожий (prigozhiy), meaning "beautiful, pretty". Prigozhin was the last name of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner PMC until 2023 when he died in a plane crash... [more]

Prokuski Polish
Polish in origin with history in America since at least the early 1900s

Protacio Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Protacio.

Providence English
From the name of the capital city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, derived from Middle English providence meaning "divine guidance, care", ultimately from Latin providentia.

Proydakov m Russian

Prudencio Spanish
From the given name Prudencio.

Průšova f Czech
from a pet form of the personal name Prokop. Feminine name of Průša

Prytulyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian притуляк (prytulyak), meaning "refugee" in Ukrainian, literally "shelter person, person who seeks shelter". It is not the common term for a refugee (біженець, bizhenets').

Przepiórka Polish
It literally means "quail".

Przybylska f Polish
Feminine form of Przybylski.

Przychodzeń Polish
There isn't any significant history so far.

Pshenichnyy m Russian
Means "wheaty".

Pucheta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Putxeta.

Puddephatt English
Probably from the unattested Old English *pudi "fat, swollen; round in the belly" combined with fæt "vat, cask, barrel", a nickname for someone with a large paunch, or perhaps who was known for drinking.

Pueyrredón Occitan (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Puèg-redond.

Pugachev Russian
From the nickname Pugach which is probably derived from Ukrainian пугач (pugach) meaning "owl". Following this etymology, the nickname was most likely given to someone who was wise or sensible (attributing to the owl as a symbol of wisdom).

Puglisi Sicilian
Southern Italian variant of Pugliese.

Puigdemont Catalan
Means "top of the hill" or "peak of the mountain". It is derived from Catalan puig meaning "hill, peak" combined with either damunt meaning "on top, above", or munt (a diminutive of muntanya) meaning "mountain", using the preposition d'... [more]

Pulitzer Hungarian, German, Jewish
Variant form of Politzer. A famous bearer was the Hungarian-American businessman, newspaper publisher and politician Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). His family came from Hungary, but they were of Czech origin.

Punsalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Variant of Punzalan.

Punsalang Filipino

Punyamin Cham

Punzalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Possibly an occupational name for a maker of fences or a nickname derived from Spanish punzar meaning "to punch, to sting".

Pupillo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Pupillo.

Purzycki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Masovian villages: Purzyce, Purzyce-Rozwory, or Purzyce-Trojany.

Pushilin m Russian
Denis Pushilin is the head of the DNR.

Pushkarev m Russian

Pyatkevich Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian пятко (pyatko) or пятка (pyatka) meaning "fifth child, fifthborn".

Pylypchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Pylypenko.

Qasempour Persian
Means "son of Qasem".

Quaresma Portuguese
Means "Lent" in Portuguese.

Querubín Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Either from the personal name Querubín, or a nickname from querubín "cherub".

Quichocho Chamorro
Chamorro for "to take out from hiding"

Quicquaro Italian

Quintero Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Galicia named Quintero, from Galician quinteiro meaning "farmstead, square, plaza". Alternately, it may be derived from Spanish quinto meaning "fifth", possibly used as a name for a renter of quintas (a type of wine-growing estate).

Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.

Quisumbing Filipino
Meaning unknown, probably of Hokkien origin.

Quitain Tagalog
From Tagalog kitain meaning "to earn".

Quitugua Chamorro
Chamoru meaning "Knock down/tear down/cut down"

Quraishi Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Qureshi.

Qureshi Arabic, Urdu
Denotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش (qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".

Rabenschlag German
Means "wing beat of a raven" in German, from German Rabe meaning "raven" and Schlag meaning "flap" or "wing beat" in this context.

Rabsztyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Rabsztyn.

Rachamiym Hebrew
From the given name Rachamim.

Radchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Rodion.

Radjai Arabic

Radnice Czech
This indicates familial origin within the Bohemian town of the same name.

Radovan Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
From the given name Radovan.

Rafail Greek, Russian
From the given name Rafail.

Ragasa Tagalog
From Tagalog dagasa meaning "reckless hasty, hurrying carelessly".

Raguindin Ilocano, Pangasinan

Ragusea Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Ragusa. Adam Ragusea (1982-) is an American internet personality who makes videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture.

Raguzin m Russian
Derived from рагу (ragu) meaning stew or soup.

Rahimian Persian
From the given name Rahim.

Rahimpour Persian
Means "son of Rahim".

Raimond Estonian, Dutch, French, Croatian
From the given name Raimond.

Ramadan Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Ramadan.

Ramadhan Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Persian, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Ramadan.

Ramalho Portuguese
Means "cut branch, brushwood" in Portuguese, used as a habitational name from any of various places called Ramalho.

Ramazan Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Variant of Ramadan.

Ramdani Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
From the given name Ramadan.

Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.

Ramsbottom English
Habitational name from a market town called Ramsbottom in Greater Manchester, England (historically in Lancashire), derived from Old English hramsa meaning "wild garlic" or ramm "ram", and bothm meaning "bottom, bottom valley".

Rangkuti Batak
From a rapid pronunciation of the nickname Orang Yang Ditakuti meaning "The Feared One".

Raniero Italian
From the given name Raniero

Raphael English, German
From the given name Raphael

Rapino Italian
From the name of two municipalities in Abruzzo, Italy. It could also be a nickname for a barber, derived from Italian rapare meaning "to crop, to shave, to scalp".

Rapinoe Italian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Rapino. American former soccer player Megan Rapinoe (1985-) bears this name.

Rasmuson English (Rare)
Means "son of Rasmus".

Rasmusson Swedish
Means "son of Rasmus".

Rasouli Persian
From the given name Rasoul.

Ratanakorn Thai, Dambro

Ratigan Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ó Reachtagán, meaning "descendant of Reachtagán", a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire ("steward", "administrator") or reacht ("law")... [more]

Ravenscar English (British)
From a coastal village with the same name, located in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

Ravenswaaij Dutch
From the name of a village in Gelderland, Netherlands, meaning "Raven’s ford", derived from the personal name Raven combined with Old Dutch wade "ford, shallows", later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch way "pool, kolk lake".

Raymundo Spanish
From the given name Raymundo.

Razavi Persian
From the given name Reza.

Reale Italian
Means "royal" in Italian, either an occupational name for someone in the service of a king or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal manner.

Reali Italian
Variant of the surname Reale, which stems from reale "royal", either a name for someone in the service of a royal or a nickname for someone who behaved in a regal, aristocratic manner.

Rebillet French

Reddington English
From a place name derived from an uncertain first element (perhaps the Old English given name Rēada) combined with the suffix ing meaning "belonging to" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Rédey Hungarian
Indicated a person from Kisréde or Nagyréde, a village in Hungary.

Redington English
Variant of Reddington.

Refael Hebrew
Original variant pronounciation of the name Raphael. Another variant for this surname is Refaeli.

Regencia Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from the Latin adjective regens meaning "ruling, governing."

Reichenberg German, Jewish
Habitational name from various places named Reichenberg in several different areas of Germany. As an ornamental name, it is composed of German reich(en) meaning "rich" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".

Reiziger Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Derived from Middle Dutch reisiger meaning "traveller, voyager", ultimately from Middle High German meaning "soldier on horseback". It is notably borne by the Dutch former soccer player Michael Reiziger (1973-).

Relacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish relación meaning "relation."

Remedios Spanish (Philippines)
Means "remedies" in Spanish.

Remigio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Remigio

Renaudin French
From the given name Renaud.

Rensenbrink Dutch
Possibly derived from the given name Rens (a short form of Laurens, Emerens, Reinaart, Reinier and other names) combined with Dutch brink meaning "village green, edge, slope"... [more]

Revyakin m Russian

Rezaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضایی (see Rezaei).

Rezaei Persian
From the given name Reza.

Rezai Persian
Variant transcription of Rezaei.

Rezaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضایی (see Rezaei).

Rezanov m Russian

Rezapoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضاپور (see Rezapour).

Rezapour Persian
Means "son of Reza" in Persian.

Ribchester English
This name originates from the small village in Lancashire that shares the same name. Interestingly, most people with the name 'Ribchester' are in Lancashire, but a lot are also found in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Ribera Catalan, Spanish
Habitational name from any of various locations in Spain named Ribera, derived from Catalan and Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore".

Ribéry French
Indicated a person from La Ribeyre, a town in the Auvergne region of France, which translates to "the riverbank". The former French soccer player Franck Ribéry (1983-) is a famous bearer of this name.

Ricardsson Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rickardsson.

Riccardo Italian
From the given name Riccardo

Richardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rikard".

Rickardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rickard". A notable bearer of the surname is the Swedish cross country skier, Daniel Rickardsson.

Riesenberg English (Modern)
Not available.

Riina Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian rijina meaning "queen".

Rijlaarsdam Dutch
Derived from Reguliersdam, a dam named for a nearby monastery from Old French reguler "ecclesiastical, subject to religious or monastic rule".

Rijsbergen Dutch
Variant of Van Rijsbergen. It is borne by the retired Dutch soccer player Wim Rijsbergen (1952-).

Rikardsson Swedish
Means "son of Rikard".

Riseborough English
Denoted a person hailing from any of the various places called Risborough, Riseborough or Risbury in England, derived from Old English hrīs meaning "brushwood" and beorg meaning "hill, mound", or from hrīs and burh meaning "fortification"... [more]

Rispoli Italian
A patronymic from a derivative of the given name Rispo, which is probably of Germanic origin. Alternatively, it could be a variant of Ruspoli, which is of unknown origin.

Ristovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ristovski.

Ristovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Risto".

Ritonga Batak
From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".

Ritterman German
From Middle High German riter meaning "rider, knight" and man literally meaning "man".

Ritvanen Finnish
From Finnish ritva meaning "birch branch".

Rizzotti Italian
Variant of 'Rizzo', which means 'curly haired'

Roberto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Roberto

Robitaille French
Of uncertain meaning.

Rochussen Dutch
Means "son of Rochus". Famous bearers of this name are the Dutch prime minister Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797-1871) and the 19th-century painter Charles Rochussen (1814-1894).

Roderickson English (Rare)
Means 'Son of Roderick'.

Rodina Russian
Means motherland or homeland in Russian.

Rogalska f Polish
Feminine form of Rogalski.

Rogalski m Polish
Derived from Polish rogal meaning "twirl."

Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.

Rokuno Japanese
Roku means "six" and no means "field, wilderness".

Rokuro Japanese (Rare)
Means "potter's wheel" or "pulley" in Japanese.

Roldugin Russian

Romána Spanish, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Román.

Romaña Spanish
Habitational name from the Italian city of Romagna.

Romanoff Russian (Americanized), Jewish
Americanised form of Romanov.

Romansen Danish, Norwegian
Means 'Son of Roman'.

Romansson Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "son of Roman".

Romashkin Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Romashka of the Russian given name Roman.

Romualdez Filipino
Means "son of Romualdo." This is the name of a prominent political family in the Philippines.

Rondelli Italian, English, French
From the medieval name "Rondello" derived from French "rondel" meaning "go around, round" or "rondel", a French old nickname for a round, plump man.

Roppolo Italian
Perhaps a derivative of Roppo, a given name of Germanic origin.

Rosati Italian
Variant of Rosato.

Rossignol French
Means "nightingale" in French, used as a nickname for person with a good singing voice, or ironically, for a raucous person.

Rossiya Russian
Means "Russia" in Russian.

Rostomian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ռոստոմյան (see Rostomyan).

Rostomyan Armenian
Means "son of Rostom".

Rouhani Persian
Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.

Rovelo Spanish

Rovira Catalan
Topographic name for someone who lived by an oak wood, from Catalan rovira meaning "oak wood, oak grove".

Roxburgh Scottish
From Roxburgh, a village near the market town of Kelso in the Scottish Borders area in Scotland, derived from the Old English byname Hroc meaning "rook" and burh meaning "fortified place"... [more]

Rozema Frisian
Possibly a contraction of Roelfsema meaning "son of Roelf" or derived from Roos. Also spelled Rosema, Roosma, Rozeman.

Rozenberg Yiddish (Russified)
A form of Rosenberg used for Cyrillic script languages. Aleksandr Rozenberg is the (as of 2024) current prime minister of Transnistria.

Ruacho Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly from rúa, "street".

Rubinov Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Rubin" in Russian, though it could also be derived from Russian рубин (rubin) "ruby".

Rubinshteyn Jewish
Russian form of Rubinstein.

Rubizhnyy m Russian

Ruchuphan Thai

Rudakov m Russian

Ruderer German
Occupational name meaning "Rower" in German.

Rüdiger German
From the given name Rüdiger.

Rudzutak Polish

Ruediger German
Variant of Rüdiger

Ruffalo Italian
Variant spelling of Ruffolo. A famous bearer is American actor Mark Ruffalo (1967-).

Ruggero Italian
From the given name Ruggero

Ruhstaller German (Swiss)

Ruldio Spanish (Latin American)
Unknown, possibly a Spanish variant of "radio".

Rumyantsev m Russian

Runikov m Russian

Ruplinger English (Modern)
German... [more]

Rusalkin m Russian
Derived from русалка (rusalka), a creature in Slavic folklore.

Rustamov Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Rüstəmov used outside the Turkic world.

Rusynyak Rusyn
Means "Rusyn".

Ruzicki Polish
Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.

Ryabichev m Russian

Ryakhovskiy m Russian, Jewish

Ryazantsev m Russian
Denotes to a person from Ryazan'.

Rybacki Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rybaki, derived from Polish ryba meaning "fish".

Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".

Rylaarsdam Dutch
Variant of Rijlaarsdam

Ryūfuku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 竜福 (Ryūfuku), a clipping of 竜福寺 (Ryūfukuji), a former temple that was located possibly somewhere in the prefecture of Tochigi in Japan. It is also a clipping of 龍福寺 (Ryūfukuji), former temple in the division of Shiji in the area of Shiraki in the ward of Asakita in the city of Hiroshima in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan.... [more]

Ryufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).

Ryugoku Japanese

Ryuhfuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).

Ryusaki Japanese
Ryu means "dragon" or "imperial" and Saki means "peninsula".

Ryuufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).

Ryūzaki Japanese
From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". One bearer of this surname was actor Katsu Ryūzaki (竜崎 勝, 1940–1984), born Fumiaki Takashima (高島 史旭).

Ryūzono Japanese (Rare)
Means "dragon garden" in Japanese.

Ryuzono Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ryūzono.

Saadat Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic سعادة (sa'adah).

Saaremaa Estonian
Toponymic surname from an island in the West Estonian archipelago, derived from saar "island" and maa "land, earth".

Sabado Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish sábado meaning “Sabbath, Saturday”.

Sabdyushev m Russian

Sabella Sicilian, Italian
Possibly derived from the Latin cognomen Sabellus, or in some cases from a diminutive of the feminine given name Isabella... [more]

Sabouri Persian
Derived from Persian صبور (sabour) meaning "patient, tolerant".

Sacdalan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog sakdalan meaning "perfection, excellence, extremeness".

Sackdavong Lao
From Lao ສັກດາ (sackda) meaning "power, authority" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".

Sadeghian Persian
From the given name Sadegh.

Sadeghpour Persian
Means "son of Sadegh" in Persian.

Sadikaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Sadik" in Albanian.

Sadiwa Tagalog
From Tagalog sariwa meaning "fresh, crisp, new" in Tagalog.

Saeki Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Saeki Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 伯 (eki) meaning "official, count, earl".

Saeki Japanese
From Japanese 冴 (sae) meaning "clear, serene" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Saengarun Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai.

Saengkrachang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and กระจ่าง (krachang) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".

Saengmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Saengmani Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and มณี (mani) meaning "jewel, precious stone, gem".

Saengsawang Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".

Saengsuwan Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".

Saetta Italian
Possibly an Italianized form of Sicilian Saitta, or else taken directly from the Italian word saetta meaning "arrow, bolt" or "thunderbolt, lightning"... [more]

Safari Persian
From the given name Safar.

Safarpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian صفرپور (see Safarpour).

Safarpour Persian
Means "son of Safar".

Sagami Japanese
Variant of Sakami.

Sagara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (saga) meaning "nature, custom, fate, destiny" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease".

Sagawa Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sagisu Japanese

Sahagian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.

Sahakian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Sahakyan.

Sahakyan Armenian
Means "son of Sahak".

Sahara Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, assist, help" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field". This is the name of areas in the city of Yokosuka and the city of Katori in Japan.

Sahara Japanese
From Japanese 左 (sa), a clipping of 左衛門尉 (saemon-no-jō) meaning "judge of senior gate guards" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".

Sahara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).

Sahashi Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Sahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).

Sahota Indian (Sikh)
A sikh surname meaning ‘hare’, derived from the name of a Jat clan.

Saida Japanese

Saïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Sa'id.

Saidi Arabic
From the given name Sa'id.

Saifullah Arabic
From the given name Saifullah.

Saigo Japanese

Saijo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 西城 (see Saijō).

Saijō Japanese
From Japanese 西 (sai) meaning "west" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Saika Japanese
From 雑 (sai) meaning "miscellaneous" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy".

Saimu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 宰 (sai) meaning "superintend" and 務 (mu) meaning "task; duty", referring to someone who would supervise or administer others.

Saint-Germain French, Haitian Creole
Variant spelling of St Germain.

Saisongkham Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊສົງຄາມ (see Xaysongkham).