Romansh Submitted Surnames

Romansh names are used by Romansh speakers in eastern Switzerland.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Accola Romansh
Derived from Medieval Latin accola "tenant; farmer", ultimately from Classical Latin accola "one who lives near a place; a neighbor".
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Aliesch Romansh
Derived from the given name Alexius.
Alig Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the given name Alexius.
Andreoli Romansh
Derived from the given name Andrea 1 combined with a diminutive suffix.
Andreossi Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Andrea 1.
Andri Romansh
Derived from the given name Andri.
Andris Romansh
Derived from the given name Andris.
Andry Romansh
Variant of Andri.
Anrig Romansh
Derived from the given name Henricus.
Ans Romansh
Variant of Hans.
Arquint Romansh
Derived from the given name Ortwin.
Arquisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Hartwig.
Bäder Romansh
Derived from the given name Peter.
Badrutt Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Peter.
Baeder Romansh
Variant of Bäder.
Balett Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Paul.
Bandli Romansh
Variant of Bantli.
Bantli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Pantaleon.
Barandun Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Italian baraonda "chaos; uproar".
Barblan Romansh
Derived from the given name Barbla.
Bärtsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bartholomäus.
Baselgia Romansh
Derived from Romansh baselgia "church".
Bass Romansh
Derived from Romansh bass "short; low".
Bearth Romansh
Derived from the given name Albert.
Beeli Romansh, German (Swiss)
Adoption of French Belfort.
Berri German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Old High German bero "bear".
Berry Romansh
Variant of Berri.
Berther Romansh
Derived from the given name Berchthari (see Berthar).
Bertogg Romansh
Variant of Bertsch in combination with the diminutive suffix -ogg.
Betschla Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name element beraht "bright". The name was replaced by the Italianized form Bezzola in the 18th century.
Bezzola Romansh
Italianization of Betschla.
Biert Romansh
Derived from the given name Albert.
Biet Romansh
Derived from the given name Beatus.
Bläsi Romansh
Derived from the given name Blasius.
Boringhieri Romansh
Italianized form of Büergna.
Bossi Romansh
Derived from the given name Burkhard.
Bottaio Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Italian bottaio "cooper".
Brosi Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Brüesch Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Brusch Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Buchli Romansh
Derived from Buchilo, a medieval diminutive of the given name Burkhard.
Bundi Romansh
Derived from Romansh bun "good" and di "day" (compare Bongiorno and Bonasera). Another theory, however, derives this name from the given name Abundius.
Burgäzzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Pancratius.
Cabalzar Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Balzer.
Cabernard Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Bernard.
Cabrin Romansh
Calque of Swiss German Böckli via its Latinization Caprinus.
Cadalbert Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Adalbert.
Caderas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and dera "free area".
Cadetg Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Benedetg.
Cadieli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gieli.
Cadisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Disch.
Cadonau Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Donatus.
Caduff Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Duff, itself a diminutive of Rudolf.
Cadurisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Durisch.
Cadusch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Dusch.
Cadutsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Dutsch.
Caflisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Flisch.
Cagianut Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a diminutive of the given name Gian.
Cagienard Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gienard.
Cahannes Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hannes.
Cahans Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Hans.
Cahenzli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Hänsli.
Cajacob Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jacob.
Cajochen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name Jochen.
Cajöri Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jöri.
Calger Romansh
Derived from Romansh chalger "cobbler; shoemaker".
Caliesch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Aliesch.
Caliezi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Gliezi.
Calonder Romansh
Either derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Leonhard or from the name of the mountain Calanda.
Calörtscher Romansh
Derived from the place name Calörtsch, a village in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Caluori Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a contraction of the given names Gallus and Uori.
Caluzi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Luzi.
Camartin Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Martin.
Camastral Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and mastral, a word denoting an Ammann (see Ammann).
Camathias Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Mathias.
Camen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Men.
Camenisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Menisch, itself derived from the given name Dumeni.
Camichel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Michael.
Caminada Romansh
Derived from Late Latin caminata, denoting a room provided with a fireplace.
Camiu Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Barclamiu.
Candreia Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Andreia.
Canova Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and nova, the feminine form of the adjective nov "new".
Canschutti Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Anschutta.
Cantieni Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Antieni.
Capadrutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Padrutt.
Capaul Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Paul.
Capeder Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Peder.
Caplazi Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Plazi.
Capol Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Pol.
Caratsch Romansh
Derived from Romansh cuirass "armor".
Carisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Risch.
Casaulta Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and aulta, the feminine form of the adjective ault, "high".
Caschimun Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Schimun.
Caseel Romansh
Variant of Caseli.
Caseli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Seli, a short form of Basilius.
Casparin Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of Caspar.
Casparis Romansh
Derived from the given name Casper.
Caspescha Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Spescha.
Castelmur Romansh
Derived from Romansh castel "castle" and mür "wall".
Castrischer Romansh
Derived from the place name Castrisch.
Casura Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sura "above; upper".
Casutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and sut "below".
Cathomas Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thomas.
Cathomen Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Thoman.
Catregn Romansh
Derived from the given name Catregna.
Catschegn Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and a short form of the given name Vincentius.
Cavegn Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vivengius, itself a variant of Viventius.
Cavelti Romansh
The first element is derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family". The second element is of debated origin and meaning; theories include an adoption of Swiss German Welti.
Caveng Romansh
Variant of Cavegn.
Caviezel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Viezel, a Romansh form of Wetzel.
Cavigelli Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Vigelli (see Vigeli).
Chamuotsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh chamuotsch "chamois".
Chönz Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Conrad.
Clopath Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Clo.
Collet French, French (Huguenot), French (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of French Colle, itself a diminutive of Nicholas.
Condrau Romansh
Derived from the given name Cundrau.
Conrad German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Conradin Romansh
Derived from the given name Conradin.
Conzett Romansh
Derived from Conz, a variant of the given name Kunz, in combination with the diminutive suffix -ett.
Corai Romansh
Variant of Coray.
Coray Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Cordett Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Corradini Italian, Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Corradino.
Crastan Romansh
Derived from the given name Christian.
Cresta Italian, Romansh
Derived from Italian and Romansh cresta "crest" (ultimately from Latin crista). This name was perhaps applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by the crest of a mountain or as a nickname with reference to the comb of a rooster.
Cuonz Romansh
Cognate of Kunz.
Cuorad Romansh
Variant of Conrad.
Curau Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Dalbert Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Albert.
Danuser Romansh
Derived from the place name Danusa, an old hill-top settlement on the Calanda mountain... [more]
Darms Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Arms.
Davaz Romansh
Derived from Romansh da "of; from" and Vaz.
Decarisch Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Carisch.
Decasper Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Casper.
Decrusch Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the place name Crusch.
Decurtins Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh curtin "garden".
Dedual Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the surname Dual.
Defila Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Fila.
Deflorin Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Florinus.
Demarmels Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the place name Marmels.
Demund Romansh
Variant of Demont.
Denicola Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Nicola 1.
Denoth Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Not.
Depeder Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Peder.
Deplaz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh plaz "plaza; place".
Depuoz Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh puoz "well, spring".
Deragisch Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the place name Ragisch.
Dermon Romansh
Derived from the given name Hermann.
Derungs Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Latin runcare "to weed out, to thin out, to root up", referring to someone who lived near a clearing.
Desteffani Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Steffani.
Dethomas Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and the given name Thomas.
Disch Romansh
Contracted form of Durisch.
Donatsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Donau Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.
Dönz Romansh
Variant of Tönz.
Dora Romansh
Derived from the given name Dorothea.
Dorizzi Romansh
Derived from the given name Duri.
Dosch Romansh
Variant of Dusch.
Dual Romansh
Derived from the preposition de "of" and Romansh ual "brook, creek".
Duca Romansh
Derived from Romansh duca "duke, prince".
Duff Romansh
Derived from the given name Duff, itself a diminutive of Rudolf.
Durgiai Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Durisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Durisch.
Dusch Romansh
Derived from the given name Dusch.
Duschen Romansh
Diminutive of Dusch.
Duschletta Romansh
Derived from the given name Duscha.
Famos Romansh
Corruption of Vonmoos.
Feltscher Romansh
Derived from Romansh feltscher "scythe-maker", ultimately from Latin falcarius "scythe-maker; sickle-maker".
Fetz Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Bonifatius.
Fient Romansh
Derived from the given name Vivengius, itself a variant of Viventius.
Flepp Romansh
Derived from the given name Philipp.
Flisch Romansh
Derived from the given name Felici.
Florentini Romansh
Corruption of Florin-Thöni.
Fluri German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the German given name Florian and the Romansh given name Flurin.
Flütsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Florinus.
Fravi Romansh
Derived from Old Romansh fravi "smith".
Fritschun Romansh
Romanshized form of Frizzoni.
Frizzoni Romansh
Italianized form of Fritsche.
Fümm Romansh
Derived from Romansh füm "smoke", this is an occupational surname denoting a blacksmith.
Gabathuler Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Berchtold.
Gadient Romansh
Derived from the given name Gaudentius.
Gafafer Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Romansh faver "smith".
Galbier Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Albert.
Gantenbein Romansh
Derived from Romansh canta bein "he or she sings well".