Swiss
names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Deledda Italian, SardinianVariant of
Ledda. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Grazia Deledda (1871–1936).
Delevingne French, EnglishMeans "of the vine" in French. It is the surname of Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne, both English actresses and models; it is also the surname of French-born photojournalist Lionel Delevingne
De Lévis FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Orléanais commune of Lévis-Saint-Nom.
Delfino Italian, SpanishFrom the personal name
Delfino, from Latin
Delphinus, from
delphis "dolphin", regarded in medieval times as a symbol of goodness and friendliness.
De Liniers FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Poitevin commune of Liniers.
Delk German (?)Possibly an altered form of German
telke, meaning “proud” or “famous,” or a shortened form of German
Delker.
Della Italian, SpanishLikely derived from the Italian and Spanish word
della, meaning "of the".
Delle FrenchFrom the name of a commune in Territoire de Belfort, France, derived from Medieval Latin
Dadila, from Late Latin
Datira.
Delle GermanHabitational or topographic name derived from Low German
delle "dell, depression, hollow".
Dell'oro ItalianMeans "of the gold" in Italian. Might indicate someone with blond hair, someone who worked as a goldsmith, or might be descended from the Latin name
Aurius.
Del Negro ItalianLiterally “of or belonging to the black one” hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a man bearing this nickname or ethnic name.
Delogu ItalianMeans "from/of the place", from Sardinian
de "of, from" and
logu "place".
Delong FrenchHabitational name with fused preposition
de meaning “from,” denoting someone from a place called Long of which there are examples in Cher Dordogne and Somme.
Delorey French (Anglicized)Anglicized version of
Deslauriers, a topographic name for someone living among laurels, a combination of the fused preposition and plural definite article des ‘from the’ + the plural of Old French lorier ‘laurel’.
Deloye FrenchAn occupational name for a keeper of geese, derived from the Old French word
oie "goose", combined with
de "of" and
l' "the" (all together "of the goose").
Del Piero ItalianMeans "son of
Piero". This name is borne by the Italian former soccer player Alessandro Del Piero (1974-).
Del Popolo ItalianMeans "of the people", given to foundlings at a time when a small stipend was allotted to their maintenance by the king.
Del Prato ItalianMeaning "of the meadow" in Italian, likely detonating to someone who lived on a field.
Delvecchio ItalianThe surname Delvecchio is derived from the Italian word
vecchi, which further derives from the late Latin word
veclus, which measn old, aged, or elderly.
Demand Germanfrom Middle Low German
demant "diamond" a metonymic occupational name for either a cutter or dealer in diamonds.
Demar French, EnglishCombination of the French word
de, meaning "from" and the Old French word
maresc, meaning "marsh".
Demaria ItalianMetronymic from the female personal name Maria, or name for a devotee of the Virgin Mary.
De Marni ItalianFrom Italy, most likely Northern Italy. One theory is that De Marni or a similar sounding name was the name of an orphanage, but it's origin is unknown.
Demers FrenchFrom French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Demestre FrenchIt's an occupational word coming from Latin. It means "master". It is of French origin.
Demma ItalianMatronymic derived from a contracted form of Italian
d(e) Emma meaning "of
Emma".
Demontigny Frenchhabitational name with fused preposition
de "from" for someone from any of several places in various parts of France named Montigny (see
Montigny).
Demory FrenchFrom the commune in northern France called
Mory with the element
de "from".
Demuro ItalianProbably denoting someone from Muro, Basilicata. Alternately, may be a nickname from Sardinian
muru "wall" or "donkey".
Denninger GermanHabitational name for someone from Denning in Bavaria. Denning is related to Middle Low German denne meaning "wooded vale".
Depardieu FrenchMeans "of by God", derived from French
pardieu meaning "by God", originally a nickname for someone who blasphemously uttered the name of God. It could also indicate a person who came from various places in France called
Part-Dieu or
Pardieu, for example the Lyon-Part-Dieu Business District in the city of Lyon... [
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D’épernon FrenchShortened form of the title
duc d’Epernon, or "Duke of Épernon". Épernon is a place in Eure-et-Loir, France.
Depietri ItalianThe distinguished surname Depietri can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [
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Deplano ItalianFrom Latin
de plano, "of the plain, from the flat land".
Deplaz RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
plaz "plaza; place".
Depp GermanDerived from Germanic
depp which is a nickname for a joker (person who plays jokes on others). A notable bearer is Johnny Depp, an American actor.
Depuoz RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
puoz "well, spring".
Deruelle FrenchHabitational name for someone who lived near a place called
(la) Ruelle, for example Ruelle-sur-Touvre.
Derungs RomanshDerived 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.
Desailly FrenchOriginally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern or eastern France called
Sailly, which is possibly derived from Old French
saillir,
salir meaning "to spring", ultimately from Latin
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De Salvo ItalianMeaning of "De" is "From", or "Of", so probably "From Salvo".
Desanges French (Rare)Means "from the angels", possibly connected to the French title of the Virgin Mary
Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". Bearers of this surname include Louis William Desanges (1822-1905), an English artist of French descent, and French historian Jehan Desanges (1929-).
De Saussure French (Swiss)Referred to a person who came from various places named
Saussure,
Saulxures or
Saussay in northern France. Their names are derived from Medieval Latin
salcetum, a derivative of Latin
salix meaning "willow"... [
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Deschain French, LiteratureOf French origin. This is the last name of the character of the Gunslinger Roland in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
Deschanel FrenchDerived from French
eschamel meaning "stepladder" or
des chanels meaning "from the channels, from the little jugs". An occupational nickname for a trader, it supposedly originated in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France... [
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Deschenes French"Chenes" is French for "oak tree". In French, "Des" means more than one. "Des"+ "Chenes"= Deschenes meaning "Many oak trees."
Desmarais FrenchHabitational name for someone from any of various places named with Old French mareis, maresc ‘marsh’, as for example Les Marets, in Seine-et-Marne, Centre, Nord, and Picardy.
Desmoulins FrenchA French surname meaning “of the windmills.” A famous bearer of this surname is Camille Desmoulins, a journalist and politician during the French Revolution who was guillotined.
Desogus ItalianDenotes someone from the town of Sogus, which may have taken its name from
Sa bia de is Ogus, "the road of the eyes".
Des Roches FrenchEither a topographic name for someone living among rocks or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word, meaning "from the rocks" in French.
Desrouleaux French, Haitian CreoleMeans "of the scrolls" in French. It is a occupational name for a scribe, a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing... [
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Desruisseaux French, French (Quebec)Topographic name for someone who lived in an area characterized by streams, from the fused preposition and plural definite article
des meaning "from the" and
ruisseaux (plural of
ruisseau) meaning "stream".
Dessi ItalianDenoting someone from Sini, Sardinia, formerly called Sinu or Sii.
d'Estaing FrenchDerived from
Estaing, a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. A famous bearer was the French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020).
De Talleyrand FrenchA French noble surname. A cadet branch of the family of sovereign counts of Périgord, they took their name from the estate of Périgord owned by these counts, and date back to Boso I, count of la Marche... [
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De Tiberio ItalianAncient and noble family, originally from Lombardy propagated, over the centuries, in different regions of Italy where its members acquired the nobility and were welcomed in the important offices of the city where they lived... [
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Detweiler German (Swiss)From the name of a village in Switzerland or from one with a similar name (Dettweiler) in France.
Devall French, EnglishDevall (also DeVall) is a surname of Norman origin with both English and French ties.Its meaning is derived from French the town of Deville, Ardennes. It was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.In France, the surname is derived from 'de Val' meaning 'of the valley.'
De Vignerot French, French (Belgian)The surname Vignerot was first found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region... [
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Deville FrenchFrench surname meaning, 'The Village', from French De- 'the' and Ville- 'Village'.
Devore FrenchFrench: variant of
De Var, a habitational name for someone from a place named Var, for example in Charente. Respelling of French
Devors, a habitational name, with the preposition
de, for someone from Vors in Aveyron.
Di Ciuccio ItalianCiuccio is a surname especially Campano and more precisely of the provinces of Naples and Salerno, should derive from the medieval name Ciuccio, one of the many apheretic hypochoristic forms of the name Francesco, of which a hypochoristic is Francescuccio, which by apheresis becomes Cuccio
Di Cola ItalianThe surname Di Cola originates from the diminutive of the male name Nicola, widespread especially in the city of Bari, devoted to its patron saint.
Die FrenchFrom a town called Die in Drôme, France. Possibly from French
dieu meaning "God".
Dieckhaus GermanRefers to a person from a place of the same name near Diepholz in Lower Saxony.
Diehl GermanFrom the given name
Diel,
Tiel, from
Thilo, a diminutive of given names beginning with
Diet-, as such as
Dietrich.
Dielmann German (Modern)It was once spelled as "Dielhmann" and sometimes with one "n". The meaning is unknown, but when I used Google's translator "dielh" means "the" and "mann" was "man".
Diem GermanGerman: from a reduced form of the personal name Dietmar ( see Dittmar ).
Dieringer German (Americanized)Americanized form of German Thüringer, regional name for someone from Thuringia, This was also used as a medieval personal name. Americanized form of German Tieringer, habitational name for someone from Tieringen in Württemberg.
Dieu French, WalloonFrom French
dieu "god" given as a nickname for someone who played Christ in medieval mysteries or for a presumptious or an overly religious person, or from a short for of the given name
Dieudonné.
Dieulafoy FrenchFrom Old French
Dieu la foy meaning "God the faith". Famous bearers were the married couple of French archeologists Marcel Dieulafoy (1844-1920) and Jane Dieulafoy (1951-1916). A medical condition of the stomach causing gastric bleeding called "Dieulafoy's lesion" was named after Dr... [
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Difano ItalianRare Italian surname that comes from the city of
Isola di Fano, Presaro e Urbino, Italy.
Digne FrenchFrom French
digne "dignified, worthy" perhaps a nickname for a hardworking person.
D'ignoti ItalianMeans "of the unknown", a descriptive term for foundlings of unknown parentage that evolved into a given name.
Dilabbio ItalianA surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."