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.
Earnhardt GermanIt is a name for a courageous or honorable person. The surname Earnhardt is composed of two German words meaning honor and bravery.
Ecru French (?)It means "unbleached" in French, but is used in English to mean brown.
Eden GermanRefers to someone from one of several places of the same name, mainly in Bavaria and Austria, from Middle High German
œde "wasteland" and the suffix
n, which signifies an action toward the root word... [
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Effenberg GermanPossibly denoted a person coming from a place of this name in Germany, or for someone who lived on or near a mountain or hill covered with elm trees, derived from German
effe meaning "elm" and
berg meaning "mountain, hill"... [
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Egner GermanFrom a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
Ehlert GermanFrom a Germanic personal name composed of the elements
agil "edge", "point (of a sword)" +
hard "brave", "hardy", "strong" or ward "guard".
Ehlinger GermanHabitational name for someone from Ehlingen in the Palatinate.
Ehrhardt GermanFrom a Germanic personal name composed of Old High German
ēra, meaning ‘honor’, and
hard, meaning ‘brave’, ‘hardy’, or ‘strong’.
Ehrmantraut GermanA Latinized joining of the German words irmin(world, all-encompassing) and trud(strength)
Eich GermanGerman from Middle High German
eich(e) ‘oak’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree. In some cases, it may be a habitational name for someone from any of several places named with this word, for example Eiche or Eichen, or for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of an oak.
Eichelberg GermanHabitational name from any of various places, notably one southeast of Heidelberg, named from Middle High German eichel meaning "acorn" + berc meaning "mountain", "hill", or topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hill.
Eichelberger GermanHabitational name for someone from any of the various places called Eichelberg.
Eichhorn German, Jewish, BelgianGerman topographic name for someone who lived on or near an oak-covered promontory, from Middle High German
eich(e) ‘oak’ +
horn ‘horn’, ‘promontory’. German from Middle High German
eichhorn ‘squirrel’ (from Old High German
eihhurno, a compound of
eih ‘oak’ +
urno, from the ancient Germanic and Indo-European name of the animal, which was later wrongly associated with
hurno ‘horn’); probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, or alternatively a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a squirrel... [
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Eichhorst GermanDenoted someone from a town called
Eichhorn in either Brandenburg or Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Eiermann GermanOccupational name for an egg collector or dealer in eggs, from Middle High German ei 'egg' + man 'man'.
Eigen GermanEither a status name from Middle High German
aigen "unfree; serf" denoting (in the Middle Ages) someone with service obligations to a secular or ecclesiastical authority (also in Switzerland); or from
eigen "inherited property" denoting a free landowner (without feudal obligations)... [
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Eiland GermanTopographic name for someone who lived on or owned property surrounded by water, from Middle High German
eilant, "island"
Einhorn German, JewishDerived from German
Einhorn (Middle High German
einhorn) "unicorn", denoting someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a unicorn.
Eisele GermanEither from a diminutive of any of the Germanic given names formed with the element
isarn meaning "iron" (such as
Isanhard) or from
Isenlin, a nickname for a blacksmith, ironworker or dealer in iron, composed of Middle High German
īsen "iron" and the diminutive suffix -
līn.
Eisen German, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German
isen ‘iron’, German
Eisen. It may also have been used as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an ornamental name from modern German
Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish cognate
ayzn.
Eisenberger German, JewishHabitational name for someone from any of the several places called Eisenberg. As a Jewish name it is also an ornamental name.
Eisenhauer GermanOccupational name meaning "iron cutter" where
Eisen- means "iron" and
-hauer means "hewer". The verb 'hew' being less well used in English than in earlier times, but still understood to mean cut, such as in hewing tree limbs... [
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Eisenstein German, Jewishtopographic name for someone who lived by a place where iron ore was extracted or perhaps a habitational name from a place called for its iron works. Jewish artificial compound of German
isarn "iron" and
stein "stone".
Eisner German, JewishOccupational name for an ironworker, smith, or ironmonger, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
īsen and German
Eisen, meaning ‘iron’ (see
Eisen).
Eleazar Jewish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek, Filipino, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), MalayalamFrom the given name
Eleazar.
Elich German, AmericanSurname meaning "noble" from
edelik or
edelich. Notable bearer is professional ice hockey player Matt Elich.
Ellenberg German, Jewish, German (Swiss)Derived from two municipalities and a village called
Ellenberg in Germany. As an ornamental name, it is derived from German
ölenberg, literally meaning "olive mountain".
Ellender GermanRespelling of German
Elender, a nickname for a stranger or newcomer, from Middle High German
ellende ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, or a habitational name for someone from any of twenty places named Elend, denoting a remote settlement, as for example in the Harz Mountains or in Carinthia, Austria.
Eller GermanHabitational name from places in the North Rhine and Mosel areas
Ellerhoff GermanThis name means "Black Alder Tree Courtyard" and was inspired by a tree in a yard at the family farm in Nettelstedt, Germany.
Ellermeyer GermanIt is a combination of the German words “Eller,” which means “alder,” and “Meyer,” which means “steward” or farmer”. So, it is thought to refer to someone who was either a steward or farmer who lived near an alder grove.
Elmendorf GermanDerived from a village with the same name in the district of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Elsing GermanFrom a variant of the old personal name Elsung.
Emel GermanFrom a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with the element
amal, which means ‘strength’ or ‘vigor’.
Emerin German (Portuguese-style)Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Emmerich; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Emmer GermanA topographic name for someone who lived by land where grain was grown, a status name for someone who owned such land, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or dealt in grain.
Engelbert German, English, FrenchFrom a Germanic personal name composed of
engel (see
Engel) +
berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. The widespread popularity of the name in France during the Middle Ages was largely a result of the fact that it had been borne by a son-in-law of
Charlemagne; in the Rhineland it was more often given in memory of a bishop of Cologne (1216–25) of this name, who was martyred.
Engelhardt GermanDerived from the Germanic given name
Engelhard, composed of German
engel meaning "angel" and
hard meaning "brave, hardy, strong".
Engelmann German1 German: variant of Engel 1, with the addition of the personal suffix -mann ‘man’, sometimes denoting a pet form.... [
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Englander German, JewishEthnic name derived from German
Engländer, meaning 'Englishman', thus denoting an incomer from England. In some cases, the Jewish name may be an ornamental adoption.
Eppler GermanOccupational name for a fruit grower or dealer, from Middle High German epfeler meaning "grower of or dealer in apples".
Epshteyn German, JewishThis surname may be derived from a German town known as Eppstein in Hesse. Epp probably came from Gaulish apa which means water or river and stein translates into English as stone.
Epstein German, JewishA habitational name for someone from a place named Eppstein, which is from Old High German
ebur meaning ‘wild boar’ and
stein meaning ‘stone’.
Erber Jewish, GermanMeaning uncertain. Either a habitational name for someone living in a place named Erb or Erp, a name for a owner of a farm named Erbhof (derived from MIddle High German
erbære "honorable, noble"), or derived from the given name
Erpo.
Erman German (Modern), French (Modern)Erman is a shortened French adaption of the Swiss-German surname
Ermendinger, itself derived from the older surname
Ermatinger, a name connected to the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance, and came into existence during the early or middle 18th century when Jean-Georges Ermendinger (1710-1767), a Swiss fur trader from Geneva, married into a French speaking Huguenotte family... [
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Ermatinger German (Swiss)The surname Ermatinger derives from the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance. It simply means "from Ermatingen".... [
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Ermendinger GermanThe surname Ermendinger was derived from the older surname
Ermatinger, a name connected to the village of Ermatingen on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance, and came into existence at some point during the early 17th or late 16th century when a branch of the
Ermatinger family relocated from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, to Mulhouse, Alsace... [
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Ernsberger German (Anglicized, Modern)Also spelled (Ehrnsberger) has been said that a Christian Ernsberger or Ehrnsberger came to the U.S. in 1710 from Germany but i dont know from where in Germany.
Ertel GermanSouth German: from a pet form of a personal name beginning with Ort-, from Old High German ort "point" (of a sword or lance)
Esau Welsh, GermanFrom the Biblical personal name Esau, meaning ‘hairy’ in Hebrew (Genesis 25:25).
Eschenbach GermanEschenbach, from the root words Esch and Bach, is a surname that has origins in Germany and/or Switzerland. Esch is German for ash tree, and bach is German for brook, a small stream. Popular use of the surname includes the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the name is used for multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, or even more locations if you include spelling variations such as Eschbach, as this surname has undergone multiple mutations throughout history... [
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Escher Dutch, GermanGerman habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Esch, Esche, or Eschen.
Eschonbach German (Japanized, Modern, Rare)A misspelling of the surname
Eschenbach from the science-fiction series Mobile Suit Gundam with the characters Icelina Eschonbach and Joseph Eschonbach, which is possibly in reference to the poet knight Wolfram von Eschenbach given the military themes in the series such as German-based armored robotic vehicles.
Esler GermanGerman: byname or occupational name for someone who drove donkeys, from Middle High German
esel ‘donkey’ + the agent suffix
-er.
Ess Low German, German (Swiss)North German: topographic name for someone living on or owning land that was waterlogged or partly surrounded by water, from Middle Low German es ‘swamp’, ‘water’. ... [
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Ettlinger GermanDeriving from
Ettlingen, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Eul GermanA nickname from Middle High German
iule meaning "owl".
Euler German, JewishOccupational name for a potter, most common in the Rhineland and Hesse, from Middle High German
ul(n)ære (an agent derivative of the dialect word
ul,
aul "pot", from Latin
olla).
Evola ItalianPerhaps a topographic name from Italian
ebbio, a type of plant known as danewort in English (genus Sambucus), itself derived from Latin
ebullus; alternatively, it may have been a habitational name for a person from a minor place named with this word... [
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Facente ItalianNickname for an industrious person, from Latin
facere "to make" "to do".
Fadda ItalianPossibly from
fada "fairy, fate", or from Sardinian
fadda "error", itself from Latin
falla "mistake, failure, trick".
Fafard FrenchPossibly derived from the french 'fard' meaning 'made-up' or 'make-up'. This is in a theatrical sense and does not imply lying. Very possibly a derivation form a theatrical occupation
Fahr German, German (Swiss)A topographic name for someone who lived near a crossing point on a river, from Middle High German
vare, meaning
ferry.
Fahrenheit GermanDerived from German
fahren, meaning, "to ride", and
Heit, which is the equivalent to the suffix "-ness". A famous bearer was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686- 1736), a Polish physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature measuring system.
Falaguerra ItalianPossibly means "make war" in Italian, from
fare "to make, to provoke" and
guerra "war". Alternately, from a given name of the same origin. ... [
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Falanga ItalianFrom Sicilian
falanga "plank, temporary bridge; fence".
Falasca ItalianPossibly from a dialectical word
falasca meaning "straw", referring to someone's build or hair, or possibly an occupation of making things out of straw.
Falkenhagen GermanHabitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falke meaning "falcon" + hag meaning "hedge", "fencing". A place so named is documented west of Berlin in the 14th century.
Falone ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly from a dialectical word for a row of grapes or tomatoes.
Falotico ItalianFrom southern Italian falotico ‘eccentric’, ‘strange’, Greek kephalōtikos, a derivative of Greek kephalē ‘head’.
Falso ItalianNot much history is known for Falso however, it was common surrounding Napoli, Lazio, Latin, and Roma. It means False, phony, fake. Because of this, the surname has spread globally especially to United States of America and Brazil... [
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Fanara ItalianA Sicilian occupational name from Greek
φαναράς (
fanarás) "lampmaker", ultimately from
φανός (
fanós) "torch, lamp".
Fanciulacci ItalianProbably means "bad child", from Italian
fanciullo "child" and the pejorative suffix
-accio.
Fantasia ItalianFrom Italian
fantasia meaning "imagination", possibly a nickname for a person who had a vivid imagination, or from the personal name
Fantasia, the feminine form of
Fantasio. Known bearers include American sociologist Rick Fantasia and Australian footballer Orazio Fantasia (1995-).
Fantauzzi ItalianTuscanized form of a surname named for the eponymous settlement at the coordinates 42°28'9N, 12°52'36E.
Fanti ItalianDerived from the given name
Fante, or another name containing the medieval element
fante "child, boy".
Fantuzzi Emilian-Romagnol, ItalianA surname derived from the medieval name "Fantino", which is a diminutive of "Fante", usually meaning "infant" or "child", but it was also used to refer to a "foot soldier".
Farano Italian, SicilianPossibly deriving from a town
Faranò in province of Messina, Sicily. Possible variant of Surname
faran which comes from Irish surnames
Ó Fearáin,
Ó Faracháin, or
Ó Forannáin.
Farge FrenchReduced or Americanized form of La Farge/Lafarge.
Faria Portuguese, ItalianFaria is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro. ... [
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Fariza ItalianOriginal from Rome, Roman conquerors went to Iberia in about 140 B.C. and named a town in Iberia
Fariza which was a tree. This town still exists today, and was also mentioned in the book 'El Cid'... [
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Farragut Breton, French, Catalan, AmericanA Breton-French surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was American naval flag officer David Farragut (1801-1870), who is known for serving during the American Civil War. His father was of Catalan ancestry... [
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Fasano ItalianProbably from Italian
fasani "pheasant", a nickname for someone who resembled the bird in appearance or (lack of) intelligence, who hunted them, or who lived in an area populated by them. ... [
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Fass GermanFrom Middle High German faz, German Fass 'cask', 'keg', hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of casks and kegs, or a nickname for someone as rotund as a barrel. German: variant of Fasse, Faas.
Fast German, SwedishEither a short form of a name starting with the element
fast meaning "steadfast, firm", or a nickname for a reliable steadfast person.
Fatica ItalianFrom Italian
fatica "hard work, effort, labour; fatigue".
Fattig German (Americanized)Coming from the name “attig” meaning German royalty or nobles. It is also thought to come from Sweden meaning “poor”.