Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the number of syllables is 3.
usage
syllables
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Usami Japanese
From Japanese 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, roof", 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful".
Usanza Italian (Rare)
"custom, customary" Italian
Useche Basque
Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".
Ushakov m Russian
Derives from Russian word "уша (usha)" meaning ear.
Ushida Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ushio Japanese
From 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull, ox" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Usui Japanese
From Japanese 臼 (usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Usui Japanese
From Japanese 碓 (usu) meaning "pestle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Utsugi Japanese
Utsugi can be written in 15 ways, them being: 宇ツ木, 宇次, 宇津城, 宇津木, 宇都城, 宇都木, 卯都木, 卯木, 空木, 槍, 打木, 梼木, 楊盧木, 擣木, 棯. The 宇津木 and 打木 are also place names while 空木 is also a female given name... [more]
Uyanık Turkish
Means "awake, watchful, vigilant" in Turkish.
Uyeta Japanese
Variant transcription of Ueta.
Uzaki Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese, 宇 (u) meaning "world, universe, space" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A fictional bearer of this surname is Hana Uzaki (宇崎 花) from Uzaki~chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!).
Vaandrager Dutch
Means "flag-bearer, ensign" in Dutch, from vaan "banner, vane, flag" and drager "carrier, bearer".
Václavík Czech, Slovak
Václavík is nickname for Slavic name Václav.
Vaddhana Thai (Sanskritized)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai วัฒนา (see Watthana).
Vakhayev Chechen
Alternate transcription of Chechen Вахаев (see Vakhaev).
Vakili Persian
Derived from Persian وکیل (vakil) meaning "lawyer, attorney".
Valadez Asturian, Spanish, Mexican
Asturian-Leonese variant of Valdez.
Valdivia Spanish
Topographic or habitational name based on Spanish val, valle meaning "valley". A notable bearer was Pedro de Valdivia (died 1553), a Spanish conquistador who conquered Chile with a small expedition corps after he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru... [more]
Valentim Portuguese
From the given name Valentim.
Valentín Spanish, Slovak
From the given name Valentín.
Valentyn Ukrainian
From the given name Valentyn.
Valera Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
Valgañón Spanish
This indicates familial within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Valkonen Finnish
From Finnish valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix -nen.
Vallejo Spanish
Denoted someone who lived in a small valley.
Valodźka Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form Valodźka of the Belarusian given name Uladzimir.
Van Berkel Dutch
Means "from Berkel", the name of several villages derived from berk "birch tree" and lo "forest clearing".
Van Boxtel Dutch
Means "from Boxtel" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch buk "buck, roebuck, hart" and stelle "stable, safe residence".
Van Bronckhorst Dutch
Means "from Bronckhorst", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch brink meaning "edge, slope, village green" and horst meaning "overgrown hillock" or "higher located brushwood"... [more]
Vancouver Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant of Van Coevorden, meaning "from the cow ford".
Van Den Bosch Dutch
Means "from De Bosch" or "from the woods", derived from Middle Dutch bosch "forest, wood".
Van Der Burg Dutch
A toponymic surname meaning "from the fortress, stronghold" in Dutch.
Van Der Kooi Dutch
Means "from the pen", derived from Dutch kooi "cage", given to someone who owned a duck decoy field for hunting, or who came from a place named after one.
Van Der Laan Dutch
Means "from the lane" in Dutch.
Van Der Leij Dutch
Derived from Dutch lei meaning "slate" (effectively meaning "from the slate"), indicating that the original bearer of this name may have come from a place where slate was produced.
Van der Plas Dutch
Means "from the pool" in Dutch, derived from plas "pool, puddle, pond; body of stagnant water".
Vander Woude Dutch, Frisian, West Frisian
Means "from the woods" or "from the forest".
Van De Ven Dutch
Habitational name of someone from any of multiple place in the Netherlands named Ven or Venne, derived from Dutch ven "mere, fen, small lake" or the older form venne "mire, bog, wetland".
Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".
Van Egmond Dutch
Means "from Egmond" in Dutch, the name of a town and former municipality in North Holland. The toponym is possibly derived from heeg-munde (or hecmunda) meaning "enclosed fortress".
Van Halen Dutch
Habitational name for a person from the villages Hoog en Laaghalen in the Dutch province of Drenthe or Halen near Hasselt in Belgian Limburg. Famous bearers include Dutch-born American musicians Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) and his brother Alex Van Halen (1953-) of the rock band Van Halen... [more]
Van Helmond Dutch
Means "from Helmond" in Dutch, a municipality in Southern Netherlands, of unknown etymology. It could derived from the Dutch dialectal hel "low-lying" and Old Dutch munte "hill, place of refuge during flooding".
Van Helsing Dutch (Rare)
Habitational name that can derive from any of several locations. It is most famously used by the fictional character Abraham Van Helsing in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, in which case it may be invented.
Van Hertrooij Dutch
Means "from Hertrooij", most likely a place name in the Netherlands. It could possibly derive from Middle Dutch hert meaning "deer" and rood meaning "red".
Van Ierssel Dutch
Variant of Van Iersel. A famous bearer is the former Dutch soccer player Kees van Ierssel (1945-).
Van Keulen Dutch
Means "from Cologne" in Dutch, the name of a city in western Germany.
Van Kooten Dutch
Habitational name from any of several places called Koten or Kooten, derived from Middle Dutch cote "cottage, hut, barn".
Van Mierlo Dutch
Means "from Mierlo", a village in the Netherlands. Likely derived from a compound of Old Dutch *mier "swamp" and lo "light forest".
Vannavong Lao
From Lao ວັນນະ (vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vannebo Norwegian
Taken from the farm Vanebu, spelled Vannebo in pre-1950 records. From the Norwegian words vann, meaning water, and bo, meaning to live or reside.
van Niekerk Afrikaans
Topographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch van meaning "of" combined with nieuw meaning "new" and kerk meaning "church".
Van Persie Dutch
Means "from Persia", most likely derived from the name of a house that traded in Persian goods. Alternatively, it might derive from Perche, a former province in France.
Van Tilburg Dutch
Means "from Tilburg" in Dutch, the name of a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch tilli "newly cultivated land" and burg "fortress, fortified settlement, citadel".
Van 't Schip Dutch
Means "from the ship", derived from Middle Dutch schip literally meaning "ship". It is borne by the Dutch-Canadian former soccer player John van 't Schip (1963-).
Varadkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from the name of the village of Varad in the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, India. A famous bearer is the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar (1979-).
Vardanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Vardanyan.
Vartanyan Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.
Vasershteyn Yiddish
It literally means "water stone".
Vasilov Bulgarian, Russian
Meaning "son of Vasil" in Russian and "from Bulgaria" in Bulgarian.
Vaŭkovič Belarusian
Patronymic surname derived from Belarusian воўк (voŭk) meaning "wolf".
Velichko Russian
Derived from Russian великий (velikiy) meaning "great".
Velikiy m Russian
Means great in Russian.
Velikov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "великий (velikiy)" meaning "great".
Veloso Spanish
From the Brazilian Spanish word for fast.
Velychko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Velichko.
Venegas Spanish
From the hybridization of Ben, meaning "son" in Arabic or Jewish, and Ega(s), a medieval given name of Visigothic origin.
Venema Dutch, West Frisian
From Dutch veen "peat, bog, fen" and the Frisian suffix -ema.
Venezia Italian, Judeo-Italian
Habitational name from the city of Venice or from the region of Venetia, both of which are called Venezia in Italian.
Ventrelli Italian
Meaning 'small belly' from the Italian ventre (belly) and the diminutive suffix elli, meaning small or little.
Veracruz Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Veracruz, Mexico, from Latin vera crux meaning "true cross".
Verbruggen Dutch, Flemish
Contracted form of Van Der Bruggen, meaning "from the bridge".
Vergara Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bergara.
Verhagen Dutch
Contracted form of van der Hagen, derived from haag "hedge, undergrowth".
Verneda Spanish, Catalan
As a Spanish and Catalan surname refers to someone who lived where alder trees grew.
Vernetti Italian, Piedmontese
From various places called Vernetti or Vernetto in Piedmont, Italy.
Verstappen Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Stappen "from the steps". Coincides with a Dutch word meaning "to misstep".
Veselov m Russian
Derived from Russian word "весело (veselo)" meaning fun.
Vicuña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bikuña.
Vidraru Romanian
Derived from Romanian vidră meaning "otter".
Viegas Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Venegas.
Vieites Galician
Means "son of Bieito".
Viengsavanh Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, city" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".
Viengvilay Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, city" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Vigneron French
Means "vintner" in French from vin "wine" (from Latin vinum).
Vikander Swedish
Swedish vik ”bay” combined with the common surname suffix -ander.
Vilavong Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vilaysack Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Vilaythong Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".
Vilayvanh Lao
From Lao ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Vilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Vilhelm".
Villadsen Danish
Villadsen means "son of Villads".
Villaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villaflor in Castile-León, Spain.
Villamor Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality oF Villamor de los Escuderos in Castile-León, Spain.
Villarin Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Galician Villariño.
Villeda Spanish
Probably from french.
Villegas Spanish
Habitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Vincenzi Italian
Patronymic form of Vincenzo.
Vincenzo Italian
From the given name Vincenzo
Vincetić Croatian
Derived from Vinko, Croatian form of Vincent.
Viniegra Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Riojan municipalities in the Comarca of Anguiano: Viniegra de Arriba or Viniegra de Abajo.
Violet English, French
Derived from the given name Violet (English) or a variant of Violette (French).
Viravong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວິລະວົງ (see Vilavong).
Vivanco Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian locality of Vivanco de Mena.
Vogelzang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Vogelsang.
Vojković Croatian
Means "son of Vojko".
Volksmärchen German
A German surname meaning "folk tale".
Vongbandith Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ບັນດິດ (bandith) meaning "learned, philosopher, sage".
Vongdala Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວົງດາລາ (see Vongdara).
Vongdara Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Vongkhamchanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Vongkhamkeo Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family", ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Vongmany Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel".
Vongpanya Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Vongpaseuth Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".
Vongphachanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະຈັນ (phachanh) meaning "moon".
Vongphakdy Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພັກດີ (phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Vongphasouk Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "Venus, Friday".
Vongpraseuth Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວົງປະ​ເສີດ (see Vongpaseuth).
Vongsamphanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຳພັນ (samphanh) meaning "tie, bond, relationship".
Vongsavath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສະຫວາດ (savath) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Vongsombath Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສົມບັດ (sombath) meaning "wealth, riches, fortune".
Vongsouthi Lao
From Lao ວົງ (wong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຸທິ (suthi) meaning "wise man, sage, scholar".
Vongsouvanh Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຸວັນ (souvanh) meaning "gold".
Voyennykh Russian
Means "military" or "relating to the military" in Russian.
Vulović Serbian
Vulović is the last name of Roki Vulović, a Serbian nationalist singer who lives in Bosnia.
Vysotskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Derived from высота (vysota) meaning height, or a Russian form of Wysocki.
Wachowska m Polish
Feminie form of Wachowski
Wachowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from the village of Wachów
Wacławski Polish
Name for someone from a place named Wacławice or Wacławów, both derived from the given name Wacław.
Wagatsuma Japanese
Waga mean "young" and tsuma means "wife".
Waggoner German
German name; variant of Wagner
Wajoli African
Swahili Word mjoli. Swahili Plural wajoli. English Word fellow servant.
Wakai Japanese
Waka can mean "young" and i can mean "well, mineshaft, pit".
Wakaki Japanese
若 (Waka) means "young" and 木 (ki) means "wood, tree".... [more]
Wakao Japanese
Waka means "young" and o means "tail".
Wakasa Japanese
Comes from an old province in Japan.
Wakata Japanese
From the Japanese 若 (waka) "young" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."
Wakebe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別部 (see Beppu).
Wakida Japanese
Waki means "side" and da means "rice paddy, field".
Wakita Japanese
From Japanese 脇 (waki) meaning "side" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Wakuni Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和国 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften" and 国 (koku, kuni) meaning "country."... [more]
Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]
Wałęsa Polish
From old Polish wałęsa, meaning "vagabond"
Wallington American
From the surname of two girls from Rebel Starzz.
Walshingham English
From the Anglo-Saxon words ham, meaning "house".
Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.
Wapelhorst Low German
"Wapel" (pronounced VA-pel) is a river in Northern Germany. "Horst" means 'eagle's nest' in modern German but also means 'man of the forest' in Old German.
Warabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕨 (Warabi) meaning "Warabi", a former village in the former district of Namegata in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.
Warabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕨 (Warabi) meaning "Warabi", an area in the city of Yotsukaido in the prefecture of Chiba in Japan.
Warabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕨 (Warabi) meaning "Warabi", a division in the area of Tsunogaraori in the town of Hashikami in the district of Sannohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Warabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕨 (Warabi) meaning "Warabi", the former name of the area of Mitani in the city of Wajima in the prefecture of Ishikawa in Japan.
Warburton English
From the village and civil parish of Warburton in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire), England, derived from the Old English feminine given name Werburg (itself derived from wǣr meaning "pledge" and burh "fortress") and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Watabe Japanese
From Japanese 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Watari Japanese (Rare)
Watari means "ferry, import, deliver". Watari is also a first name and a place name.... [more]
Watase Japanese
Wata means "boat, ferry" and se means "ripple".
Watayo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 済陽 or 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Watayō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 濟陽 (Watayō), a variant reading of Japanese 濟陽 (Saiyō), from Chinese 濟陽 (Jìyáng) meaning "Jiyang", a town in the county of Xiayi in the city of Shangqiu in the province of Henan in China.... [more]
Waterford English (Rare)
From a place name derived from the Old Norse words veðra, 'ram' (Swedish vädur, 'ram', See Wetherby) and fjord, 'fjord'.
Watthana Thai
From Thai วัฒนา (watthana), a variant form of วัฒน (watthan) meaning "culture".
Wawrzyniak Polish
from the personal name Wawrzyniec
Wendelin German
From the given name Wendelin.
Wennerström Swedish
Combination of the place name element wenner, which is probably derived from the name of Lake Vänern, and Swedish ström "stream".
Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Werfalli).
Westendorf German
A habitational surname that means 'West Village' in German.
Westerly English
The name is originated from a term meaning 'winds from the West'. The name could be given to someone who is born in the west.
Westerman English
Topographical surname for someone who lived west of a settlement or someone who had moved to the west, from Old English westerne meaning "western" and mann meaning "man, person".
Wetherell English
Habitational name from Wetheral (Cumberland)
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.
Widegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish vide "willow" and gren "branch".
Wiebenga Frisian, Dutch
From the given name Wiebe, the suffix -enga indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Wiersma West Frisian
Can be a patronymic form of the given name Wier, a contracted form of Wieger (see also Wiro), or a toponymic surname from West Frisian wier "artificial hill, dwelling mound", a cognate of English weir and Dutch wierde.
Wierzbicka Polish
Feminine form of Wierzbicki.
Wieslander Swedish
Combination of an unexplained first element and the common surname suffix -lander.
Wijnaldum Frisian, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
From Wijnaldum, the name of a village within the city of Harlingen in northwest Friesland in the Netherlands, derived from the given name Winald combined with Old Frisian hēm meaning "home, settlement"... [more]
Wilbraham English
Denoted a person hailing from Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "Wilburg's homestead or estate" in Old English, Wilburg or Wilburga allegedly referring to a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess who was given the lands later called Wilbraham by her father, King Penda of Mercia.
Wilewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Willingham English
Habitational name from a place named Willingham, notably one in Cambridgeshire and one in Suffolk. The first is recorded in Domesday Book as Wivelingham "homestead (Old English hām) of the people of a man called Wifel".
Winstanley English
From the name of a place in Lancashire, England, which means "Wynnstan's field" from the Old English masculine given name Wynnstan and leah meaning "woodland, clearing"... [more]
Winterbourn English
A variant spelling of the surname Winterbourne, means "winter stream", a stream or river that is dry through the summer months.
Winterbourne English (British)
Probably meaning "winter stream". A large village in Gloucestershire, From the Thomas Hardy novel "The Woodlanders".
Winterson English
Patronymic form of Winter.
Witteveen Dutch
From Dutch witte "white" and veen "peat bog, marsh", derived from any of several place names.
Wittgenstein German, Jewish
Denoted one who came from the Wittgenstein castle in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, derived from Old High German witt meaning "white" and stein meaning "stone"... [more]
Władysław Polish
four polish kings names
Włoszczowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish localities: the town of Włoszczowa or the village of Włoszczowice.
Wójcicki Polish
Habitational name for a person originally from a place called Wójcice.
Wojtyła Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Wojciech. It was the surname of Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), the pope John Paul II.
Wolstenholme English (British, Rare)
A famous bearer is Chris Wolstenholme, bassist and sometimes vocalist of British alternative rock band Muse.
Wongphakdi Thai
From Thai วง (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".
Wongsawat Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and สวัสดิ์ (sawat) meaning "happiness".
Wongsuwan Thai
From Thai วงศ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Wosame Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Wozniak Polish (Expatriate)
Unaccented form of Woźniak primarily used outside of Poland.
Wriothesley English (British)
Name is of unknown origin, deriving from older Wrotteslega, who were a family that held estates in Staffordshire in the late 1100s. Possibly a combination of wrot "snout" and leah "meadow, cleaning", suggesting it's origin as a pig farm.
Wrubleski Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Wrobleski.... [more]
Wrzesiński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Września, Wrzesina or Wrzesiny, all derived from Polish wrzos meaning "heather".
Wyspiański m Polish
Derived from the Polish word wyspa meaning "island."
Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
Xaisongkham Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊສົງຄາມ (see Xaysongkham).
Xavier Portuguese, French, English
Derived from the given name Xavier.
Xaysana Lao
Means "victory" in Lao.
Xaysongkham Lao
From Lao ໄຊ (sai) meaning "victory" and ສົງຄາມ (songkham) meaning "war, battle".
Ximenes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jiménez.
Yablokov Russian
From Russian яблоко (yabloko) meaning "apple", used as a nickname for a ruddy person or a gardener who received a plentiful harvest.
Yabuki Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]
Yabuno Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove", combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness"..
Yacapin Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog yakapin meaning "to hug, to embrace".
Yacouba Western African
From the given name Yacouba.
Yagami Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".
Yagira Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".
Yagishita Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Yagoda Russian, Jewish
Means "berry" in Russian.
Yaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Yahaba Japanese
From Japanese 矢幅 (Yahaba) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Shiwa in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan.... [more]
Yahaha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 矢羽々 (see Yahaba).
Yahata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Yahaya Western African, Comorian
From the given name Yahaya.
Yahiaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yahyaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yajima Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]
Yakovets' Russian, Ukrainian (?)
Derived from given name Yakov.
Yakumo Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]
Yamabe Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Yamabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]
Yamahi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 or 山日 (see Yamabi).
Yamai Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Yamaka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 (see Yamabi).
Yamamba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山姥 (see Yamauba).
Yamanba Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 山姥 (see Yamamba).
Yamane Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 根 (ne) meaning "root".
Yamano Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".
Yamato Japanese
From the given name Yamato.
Yamato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.