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.
Foschi ItalianFrom Italian
fosco "dark, murky (colour); gloomy", a nickname referring to the bearer's hair colour or mood. May also stem from the given name
Fuscus, of the same meaning.
Foust GermanFoust is a name for a person who was strong and pugnacious and was derived from the Old German word "fust," which meant "fist."
Fout German[Foust} maybe german. The Fout name can be traced back to Denmark.
Foy FrenchFrom a medieval nickname based on Old French
foi "faith", applied either to a notably pious person or to one who frequently used the word as an oath; also, from the medieval French female personal name
Foy, from Old French
foi "faith".
Fragola Italianapparently from
fragola "strawberry" probably applied as either a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of wild strawberries a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of soft fruits or a nickname for someone with a conspicuous strawberry mark.
Frain FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French
fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin
fraxinus "ash".
France FrenchEthnic name for an inhabitant of France, a country in Europe.
Francescone ItalianAncient family of Navelli, which recognizes as its progenitor that Francis, called "Francescone", who, between 1227 and 1230, was awarded the title of Baron by Emperor Frederick II, for having juggled leveraging troops with success and honor in the Sixth Crusade.
Frascatore Italian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from (or related to) Italian
frasca meaning "bough, branch", which might possibly indicate that the surname had first started out as a nickname for someone who worked as a woodcutter or as a forester... [
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Frattini ItalianProbably from Italian
frate "monk, friar; brother". May also be from a place name.
Fratzke German (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Slavic origin and a derivation from Middle Low German
vratz "glutton".
Freer FrenchDutch spelling of Frere (brother); another variant spelling is Frear.
Freiburg GermanDerives from the German words, frei, which means free, and berg, which means hill, and is the name of a city in Germany.
Freidhof GermanTopographical name from the German Fredihof 'graveyard', 'cemetery' (from Middle Low German, Middle High German vrithof 'enclosed farmstead or courtyard', later 'cemetery').
Freier GermanStatus name of the feudal system denoting a free man, as opposed to a bondsman, from an inflected form of Middle High German
vri "free".
Freier GermanArchaic occupational name, from Middle High German, Middle Low German
vrier,
vriger, denoting a man who had the ceremonial duty of asking guests to a wedding.
Freimann GermanGerman cognate of
Freeman. from Middle High German
vriman "free man" status name in the feudal system for a free man as opposed to a bondman or serf derived from the elements
fri "free" and
man "man".
Frémont French (Americanized), English (American)Fremont is a French surname meaning Free Mountain. People include John Frémont a US Explorer and Politician who fought in the Mexican-American War to free California and many places named after him, Including Fremont, California, and Fremont Nebraska.
Fresia Italian (Modern, Rare)The surname is the 202,062nd most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,535,927 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Fresia reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Italic Europe... [
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Frey GermanStatus name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German
vri "free", "independent".
Fricker German, German (Swiss)Habitational name for someone from the Frick valley in Baden, Germany, or from Frick in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
Friedberg German, JewishCombination of either German
vride "security, protection" or
Friede "peace", with
berg "hill, mountain". The name is most often locational, but may in some cases be ornamental.
Frisch GermanNickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German
vrisch.
Froehner GermanDerived from Middle High German
vröhner meaning "servant".
Fromager FrenchOccupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Frosch GermanNickname for someone thought to resemble a frog.
Frühling German (Rare)Nickname from Middle High German
vrüelinc German
frühling "spring" in some cases for an early-born child from
früh "early" and the suffix -ling denoting affiliation.
Frusciante ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
frusciante meaning "rustling, swishing, whishing", which itself is derived from the Italian verb
frusciare meaning "to rustle, to swish, to whish". The surname had probably started out as a nickname for someone who made a rustling or whishing sound whenever they walked, which was probably caused by the clothes that they were wearing (in that the clothes must have been made of a certain fabric that is prone to making some noise when touched in any way).... [
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Fruth Germannickname from Middle High German vruot ‘clever’, ‘astute’
Fucci ItalianFrom the plural of
Fuccio, a short form of any of various personal names with a root ending in
-f (as for example
Rodolfo,
Gandolfo) to which has been attached the hypocoristic suffix
-uccio, or alternatively from a reduced form of a personal name such as
Fantuccio,
Feduccio.
Fuhrer GermanOriginally, an occupational name for a carrier or carter, a driver of horse-drawn vehicles.... [
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Fulbright German (Anglicized)Americanized form of German surname Vollbrecht, composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’
Fumagalli ItalianMeans "smoke the rooster" in Italian, from
fuma "to smoke" and
gallo "rooster". Refers to filling a henhouse with smoke to keep the chickens quiet when stealing them, thus making this a name probably given to chicken thieves.
Fümm RomanshDerived from Romansh
füm "smoke", this is an occupational surname denoting a blacksmith.
Furman Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish, Slovene, English, German (Anglicized)Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: occupational name for a carter or drayman, the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle, from Polish, Yiddish, and Slovenian
furman, a loanword from German (see
Fuhrmann)... [
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Fusi ItalianItalian: of uncertain origin; it could be Greek, compare modern Greek Soyses, or alternatively, Caracausi suggests, of Arabic or Hebrew origin.
Fusillo ItalianFrom Italian
fuso "spindle", referring to their occupation, or a nickname based on the bearer's build. Also the name of a type of pasta.
Fust GermanVariant of
Faust or a nickname for a person who was strong and pugnacious, derived from Old German
fust "fist".
Gabriel English, Cornish, Welsh, Scottish, French, German, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Jewish, Indian (Christian)Derived from the given name
Gabriel.
Gaeta ItalianDerived from the town of Gaeta, in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. It can also derive from the given name
Gaetano which shares its origin.
Gafafer RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Romansh
faver "smith".
Gagliano ItalianHabitational name from a few places in Italy, which all derived from the Latin personal name
Gallius Galano ItalianA Campanian name from Greek
γαλανός (
galanós) "light blue, pale blue", denoting someone with blue eyes.
Galante Italian, French, JewishComes from the ancient French word "galant" meaning someone in love or who has fun. In the case of Mordecai Galante, a Spanish exile in 16th century Rome, his courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname "Galantuomo" (gentleman), from which Galante was eventually derived.... [
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Galbier RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Albert.
Galishoff Upper German, German (Austrian)Derived from the ancient Roman name
Gallus, meaning "rooster" in Latin.
Hoff meaning house combines the growing or tending to poultry on a farm house, hence the name
Galishoff which has been modified over the millennia... [
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Galland FrenchNickname for a cheerful or high-spirited or bold person from Old French
galant "lively vivacious" also "bold valiant" (the meanings "gallant" and "attentive to women" developed only in the 16th century) the present participle of Old French
galer "to be in good humor to enjoy oneself" a word of ancient Germanic origin... [
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Galliard FrenchIt resembles the French word "galliard," meaning "brave, cheerful, spirited." Marcel and Porco Galliard from Attack on Titan are known bearers of this name.
Gally FrenchDerived from southern French
gal "rooster", this name was used as a nickname for a vain or conceited person.
Gamberini ItalianPossibly from the given name Gambrinus or Gambarus. The Italian word
gambero "prawn, shrimp" has also been suggested as an origin.
Gambier FrenchDerived from
gambier, a Northern French variant of
jambier, the masculine form of
jambière "greave (a piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet)"... [
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Gambino Italianfrom a diminutive of gamba ‘leg’, probably applied as a nickname for someone with short legs.
Gamelin FrenchFrom pet form of any of the compound personal names formed with gamal, related to Old Norse gamall, Old German gamel "old", "aged". ... [
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Gandin FrenchFrom the French
gandin, pronounced /ɡɑ̃dœ̃/, which is a word used for a dandy, an elegant young man with affected, quite often ridiculous, manners.
Gann GermanTopographic name for someone who lived near an expanse of scree, Middle High German gant.
Gans German, DutchMeaning "goose", perhaps referring to someone who worked with geese, related to
Ganser.
Ganser GermanFrom the Middle High German word
ganser meaning "gander", occupational name for a geese shepherd.
Garand Frenchnickname or status name from the Old French legal term
garant "guarantor". perhaps from a personal name based on the ancient Germanic element
warin "protection shelter" or "guard".
Garau ItalianPossibly from a Sardinian modification of the given name
Gherardo. Alternately, it may be from a Spanish surname derived from Basque
garau "grain, wheat".
Garde Frenchfrom Old French
garde "watch", "protection"; an occupational name for someone who kept watch or guard, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a vantage point or watchtower.
Garneau FrenchFrom a pet form of the Germanic given name
Warinwald, composed of the elements
war(in) meaning "guard" and
waldan meaning "to govern".
Garten German, Jewishmetonymic occupational name for a gardener or overseer of a garden or enclosure. Originally the term denoted the keeper of an enclosure for deer later of a vineyard or smallholding from Middle High German
garte "garden enclosure"... [
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Gartmann German (Swiss)Derived from Middle High German
garte "garden; yard" and German
Mann "man", this was occupational name for a gardener. In some cases it may have been a status name referring to the owner of a small (enclosed or fenced) farm or an occupational name for a worker at a deer preserve.
Garufi ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly related to the Germanic given name
Garulf, or to Arabic
qaruf "hard, cruel".
Gasnier FrenchFrom Old French
gaaigner meaning "to win, to earn" or "to till, to cultivate", possibly used as an occupational name for a farmer.
Gasser German (Swiss)Occupational name for a goat herd from Middle High German geiz meaning "Goat" and (n)er an agent suffix.
Gassmann German, JewishFrom German
Gasse or Yiddish גאַס (
gas), both from Middle High German
gazze, meaning "street", denoting someone who lived in a street of a city, town or village.... [
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Gatlin GermanPossibly an altered spelling of German
Göttling, from a Germanic personal name formed with
god ‘god’ or
god ‘good’ +
-ling suffix of affiliation, or, like
Gättling (of which this may also be an altered form), a nickname from Middle High German
getlinc ‘companion’, ‘kinsman’.
Gatto ItalianDerived from Old Italian
gatto meaning "cat", ultimately from Late Latin
cattus. This was a nickname for a person who resembled a cat in some way.
Gattuso Italian, SicilianSicilian and Calabrian variant of
Gatto, notably borne by the Italian former soccer player Gennaro Gattuso (1978-).
Gatz GermanHabitational name from a place so named in Pomerania.
Gau GermanHabitational name from any of various places named with Middle High German gau, göu ‘area of fertile agricultural land’.
Gaudin FrenchFrom the Old French personal name
Gaudin Norman French Waldin Waudin a pet form of ancient Germanic names based on the element
wald "rule power".
Gauger GermanMiddle High German gougern 'to wander around or stagger', presumably a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait.