MATSKEVICHBelarusian From the given name Maciek, a variant of MACIEJ, which is the Polish variant of Matthias.
MATSUPAUkrainian (Anglicized, ?) Ukrainian; although may also have found in other forms in other countries such as Galicia (Western Ukraine), Poland and Hungary; due to the changing borders and occupation of land at various points in history.
MATZERATHPolish This was used in The Tin Drum, a 1959 novel originally published as Die Blechtrommel in Germany, written by Gunter Grass. The main character was Oskar Matzerath.
MAUKCzech, Russian The word Mauk is the Eastern European meaning for night. In the early ages a small group of people in the area now known to be in or around Russia and the czech republic founded this word and made it their name... [more]
MENDELEEVRussian Meaning uncertain. A famous bearer was DIMITRI Mendeleev (1834-1907), a Russian chemist who developed an early model of the periodic table.
MIODOWNIKPolish, Jewish The literal translation is "honey cake", from the Polish word/root surname miod, meaning "honey." An occupational surname to those in the honey business, mainly beekeepers and bakers.... [more]
MIOTKEPolish (Germanized) Germanized form of Polish Miotka, a nickname derived from miotac 'to throw or toss'.
MOLCHANRussian, Ukrainian From the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
MOLESKIPolish A variation of Molski, originated from the many places in Poland called "Mole".
MROCZKOWSKIPolish habitational name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków, or Mroczkowice, named with mroczek ‘bat’.
MRÓZPolish From a nickname for a white-haired man or alternatively for one of an icy and unsociable disposition, from Polish mróz "frost". Also can be from a short form of the personal name AMBROŻY
MROZIŃSKIPolish Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Mrozy.
MROZOWSKIPolish Habitational name for someone from Mrozowo in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, or from any of several places called Mrozy.
NADOLNYPolish, Jewish, Sorbian Topographic name from Polish nadól, Sorbian nadol "downwards", denoting someone who lived lower down in a village on a slope, or on relatively low-lying ground.
NADYOZHKINRussian Derived from Russian надёжа (nadyozha) meaning "hope".
NAIMANUkrainian, Jewish Before Genghis Khan conquered the world, he conquered his neighbors, and his last great victory, in 1204, was over a tribe of Turkic Christians called the Naiman. (Some Naimans today are Christian but most are Jewish.)... [more]
NAPIERALAPolish Nickname for an insistent person, from a derivative of napierac ‘advance’, ‘press’, ‘urge’.
NAPIERKOWSKIPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Napierki in Olsztyn voivodeship.
NAPORAPolish Nickname for an interfering person, Polish napora, derivative of napierać meaning ‘to insist on somebody doing something’.
NAREWSKIPolish Possibly derived from the name of the river Narew. Surname associated with the Wieniawa coat of arms which dates back as early as the XIV century.
NARYSHKINRussian Russian surname of unclear, possibly Crimean Tatar origin. One of the most famous bearers is Natalya Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia and mother of Tsar Peter I of Russia.
NAZIMOVARussian, Literature Notable users of the name includes the Russian silent screen star Alla Nazimova (1879-1945) and the heroine of the Russian novel 'Children of the Streets', Nadezhda Nazimova.
NESKYPolish Many Polish immigrants' names were shortened to Nesky, such as Nosrazesky, Wolinsky-a wide variety of names that had the letter N somewhere within and ended in sky or ski became "Nesky." There are also non-Polish Neskys in the U.S.
NEVOLINRussian In the old days "Nilly", called the lack of freedom, obedience to the will of another. Such negative names were given then, that they defended the man and drove him from unhappiness.
NOVOSELCroatian Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".
NOVOSELECCroatian Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".
NOVOSELIĆCroatian Derived from nov, meaning "new", and selo, meaning "village", so the possible meaning is "the one who's new to the village".... [more]
NOWICKIPolish Habitational name for a person from any of the several locations in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".
OBOLENSKYRussian Indicates familial origin within the village of Obolensk in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia. This was the name of a Russian aristocrat family of the Rurik Dynasty.
OBRADOVIĆSerbian Patronymic from the personal name OBRAD, a derivative of obradovati meaning "to give joy".