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AIZENPopular CultureThis Japanese surname is used as 藍染 with 藍 (ran, ai) meaning "indigo" and 染 (sen, shi.mi, shi.miru, -shi.meru, -ji.miru, so.maru, so.meru, -zo.me, -zome) meaning "colour, dye, paint, print, stain." Normally, this would be romanticised as Aizome....
[more] ASAKURAJapanese, Popular CultureThis surname is made with 浅 (Asa) means "Superficial, Shallow", or 朝 (Asa) meaning "Morning", and 倉/蔵 (Kura) means "Storehouse, Owns, Posesses". Azumi Asakura is a voice actress. There are a lot of fictional characters with this surname as well, such as Ryouko Asakura from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
BANKSYEnglish, Popular CultureThis is pseudonyms Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Banksy's real name might be Robin Gunningham. How Banksy got his pseudonym is unknown...
[more] BEIFONGPopular CultureSurname of Toph from the American TV show "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Could be derived from the Chinese word "北方 (Běifāng)" meaning "north".
BROFLOVSKIPopular CultureKyle Broflovski (sometimes spelled Kyle Broflovski, Broslovski, Broslofski, Brovlofski or Broflofski) is a main character in the animated television series South Park.
CLEVELANDOld English, English, Popular CultureEnglish regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (
clifa) of Old English
clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ +
land ‘land’...
[more] DUPAINFrench (Rare), Popular CultureMeans "of the bread", from French
pain meaning "bread". It is borne by fictional character Marinette Dupain-Cheng of the TV series 'Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir'.
FOWLEnglish, Popular CultureThis name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century word
fugol, "fowl", "bird", which was used as a byname and as a personal name. The medieval form of the word was the Middle English development
foul,
fowl(e), used as a continuation of the Old English personal name and also as a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a bird.
FUJIKIJapanese, Popular Culture藤 (Fuji) means "Wisteria" and 木 (Ki) means "Tree". A notable bearer is Yusaku Fujiki, the protagonist of 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'.
KENOBIPopular CultureObi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 剣 (ken) "sword" and 帯 (obi) "belt".
KIRIGIRIPopular CultureThis surname is used as 霧切 with 霧 (bu, bou, mu, kiri) meaning "fog, mist" and 切 (sai, setsu, ki.ri, -ki.ri, ki.ru, -ki.ru, ki.re, -ki.re, ki.reru, -ki.reru, -gi.ri, -gi.re) meaning "be sharp, cut(off)."...
[more] LEHNSHERRPopular CultureFrom German
Lehnsherr/
Lehnsgeber "feudal lord". A notable fictional character is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (born as Max Eisenhardt), also known as Magneto, in the 'X-Men' franchise.
LIGHTYEARPopular CultureFrom the English term
light-year, a unit of length often used when measuring distances in space. Most often used in everyday speech and non-scientific publications. This is the surname of
Buzz Lightyear, a fictional character in the Pixar animated film series 'Toy Story'.
LONGBOTTOMEnglish, Literature, Popular CultureEnglish (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English
long +
botme,
bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
MAXSONPopular Culture, EnglishMeans son of
Max. This is the surname of the hereditary leaders of the Brotherhood of Steel in the popular Fallout game. The first bearer of the name was Captain Roger Maxson, who founded the BOS, with the most recent bearer being Arthur Maxson, the current leader of the BOS in Fallout 4.
MCFLYPopular CultureUsed by the character Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy. Combination of the Irish / Scottish surname prefix "
Mc" and the English word "fly". Marty's ancestors were revealed to be from Ireland, so the surname McFly is mostly likely Irish-inspired.
MEANSWELLPopular CultureSimply the English words "means well". This is the surname of the main protagonist of LazyTown, Stephanie Meanswell, as well as her uncle, Mayor Milford Meanswell.
MIKANJapanese, Popular CultureMikan means "Mandarin Orange", this is pretty uncommon. A character from Danganronpa, Tsumiki Mikan, has this surname. The source is in the notes.
MIZUNOKOJIPopular CultureI'm not sure if thIs an actual Japanese last name, all I know is that this written in an irregular way for the fictional characters Asuka and Tabimaro from Urusei Yatsura . Mizu means "Water", No is a possessive particle, Ko means "Small", and Ji means "Road"...
[more] NAHASAPEEMAPETILONPopular CultureBorne by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a fictional character from the television series 'The Simpsons' (1989-). According to the show's sources, the character is meant to be of Bengali Indian origin.
ŌTSUTSUKIPopular CultureThis surname is used as 大筒木 with 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) "large, big," 筒 (tou, tsutsu) meaning "cylinder, gun barrel, pipe, sleeve, tube" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."...
[more] PEREGRINEEnglish, Popular CultureDerived from the given name
Peregrine. A fictional bearer is Alma LeFay Peregrine, a character from the novel "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2011) by Ransom Riggs.
PEWTERSCHMIDTPopular CultureComprised of the English word
pewter, which is a metal alloy made mostly of tin, and the German element
schmidt 'smith' (see
Schmidt). This surname is obviously intended to be of Germanic origin...
[more] ROTTENPopular CultureFrom the English word rotten, meaning "In a state of decay/cruel, mean, immoral/bad, horrible". In the Icelandic children's television program LazyTown, Robbie Rotten is the main antagonist of the show who desires silence and peace, continuously formulates reckless schemes that often feature him masquerading in various disguises as a means of hoodwinking or tempting residents away from an active lifestyle...
[more] SAKAYANAGIJapanese (Rare), Popular Culture阪 (Saka) means "Slope, Hill" and 柳 (Yanagi) means "Willow". There is Arisu Sakayanagi from The Classroom of the Elite, a popular series with a manga and anime adaption. If this surname is used by other people, it is not common.
SAWAMURAJapanese, Popular CultureSawa means "Marsh, Swamp" and Mura means "Village, Hamlet". This surname belongs to multiple fictional characters. Eijun Sawamura from Diamond no Ace, Daichi Sawamura from Haikyuu!!, and Eriri Spencer Sawamura from Saekano all live in pop culture.
SKYWALKERPopular CultureThe surname of Anakin and Luke Skywalker from the film series "Star Wars". Presumably derived from the two English words
sky and
walk.
SUZUMIYAJapanese (Rare), Popular CultureSuzu means "Bell" and Miya means "Shrine". Haruhi Suzumiya was the female protagonist of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, a popular Japanese light novel series.
TENKUBASHIJapanese (Rare), Popular CultureWritten with kanji meaning "Heaven Sky Bridge", possibly rare. This surname is possessed by two characters in popular culture, Aika Tenkubashi from "Shomin Sample", and Tomoka Tenkubashi from the "Idolm@sters: Million Live" game.
TROIPopular CulturePossibly a variant or corruption of
Troy. A notable fictional bearer was the Star Trek: The Next Generation character Deanna Troi, who was the counselor aboard the USS Enterprise.
TSUKIMOTOJapanese, Popular Culture月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month" and 本 (Moto) meets "Origin, Root, Source". If you search for Tsukimoto', you'll quickly find fictional characters.
TSUNETSUKIPopular CultureIn the case of the character Matoi Tsunetsuki (常月 まとい) from 'Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei', the surname is made up of 常 (jou,
tsune, toko) meaning "constant" and 月 (getsu, gatsu,
tsuki) meaning "moon, month."...
[more] TUBBSPopular CultureSurname of Cleveland's second wife Donna and her children Roberta and Rallo from American sitcom The Cleveland show (2009-2013)
URARAKAPopular CultureIn the case of the character Ochako (Ochaco) Uraraka (麗日 お茶子) from 'My Hero Academia', her surname is made up of 麗 (rei, uruwa.shii, ura.raka,
urara) meaning "bright, beautiful" and 日 (jitsu, nichi, -
ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day."