Occitan
names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy by speakers of
Occitan.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
BUMBA Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Italian, Catalan, Occitan, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, Latvian, LithuanianVariant of
BOMBA.
DE LA FAIETA OccitanThis indicates familial origin within the Arvernian commune of Ais de la Faieta.
ESPAILLAT Catalan, OccitanOccupational name from Catalan espallat, in an old spelling, or directly from Occitan espaiat, espalhat, past participle of espallar meaning "to winnow", "to separate the wheat from the chaff".
GOGNON French, OccitanNickname for an aggressive or belligerent man, from Old French
Gagnon ‘ mastiff’, ‘guard dog’. Possibly from Occitan ganhon ‘young pig’, applied as an offensive nickname. See also
GONYEAU.
MAGDALENA Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan, Italian, Sicilian, Romanian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Croatian, SloveneFrom the given name
MAGDALENA.
MAYSONET ProvençalMASON,
MASON "Deriving from the Old French word machun, which meant 'stone cutter.' Inferring the original bearer of the name worked in stone or mason."
MERÀS OccitanThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Languedocien commune.
NADAL Catalan, OccitanFrom the personal name
Nadal, from
nadal "Christmas" (from Latin
natalis "birthday"). Compare
NOEL.
PERESE GasconMeaning the pear tree. It have a second meaning that is Son of Peter and it's a surname of the Christian inspiration. In Catalonia there is a derivative that is Parés (Variations: Pares, Parès, Parè and Pare).
PERIZ GasconPeriz is a Gascon surname. It's a native of the region of Gascony (Guyenne). Its signification is Descendant of Peter (Also is The family of Peter). In the French languaje is Pierre. It's a surname of the Christian inspiration and alludes to St...
[more] RAVIER OccitanMeans "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.
SALLAS Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, GreekEither a variant of
SALAS or
SALA, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian
salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".
THERON Southern African, Afrikaans, OccitanHabitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin
torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress
Charlize Theron (1975-).
ZALAS Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, BulgarianVariant of
SALAS.
ZALLA Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, BulgarianVariant of
SALA.
ZALLAS Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, BulgarianVariant of
SALAS.