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.
Tegaldo ItalianThis surname is the Piedmontese origin. The Tegaldo last name comes from the Latin Teca (= shell beans). Its meaning is
grower of vegetables (bean). Also it is known as
vegetable farming... [
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Telfer Scottish, English, ItalianFrom a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French
taille or
tailler "to cut" +
fer "iron" Latin:
ferrum "iron" (see
Tagliaferro).
Tempesta ItalianOriginally a nickname for a person with a blustery temperament, from Italian
tempesta meaning "storm, tempest" (compare
Tempest).... [
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Temple English, FrenchOccupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses ("temples") maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum)... [
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Templier FrenchFrench cognitive and variant of
Temple given to someone who wa a member of the Templar order.
Templin GermanGerman habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg, of Slavic origin.
Terracciano ItalianItalian "Fenced In Land" from Italian "Terra" meaning "Land" and "Ciano" meaning "Fenced"
Terrien FrenchTopographic name from an adjectival derivative of
terre "land", denoting someone who lived and worked on the land, i.e. a peasant. It is Americanized frequently as Landers, and occasionally as Farmer.
Tesauro Italianmetonymic occupational name for a treasurer or person in charge of financial administration from Old Italian
tesauro "treasure treasury" (from Latin
thesaurus "hoard"). It may also be from the personal name Tesauro with the same origin.
Tesoro Spanish, Italianfrom
tesoro "treasure" (from Latin
thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [
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Tessier FrenchOccupational Name For A Weaver, From Old French Tissier (From Late Latin Texarius, A Derivative Of Texere ‘To Weave’). It Is Also Found In England As A Surname Of Huguenot Origin. Compare
Tacey.
Thal Jewish, GermanOrnamental and topographic name derived from German
Tal "valley".
Thiel GermanDerived from Old High German
thiot "people".
Thirring Upper German (Rare)The name Thirring has many different forms/variant spellings. These include Thiering, Thiring, Thuring,Thuringer, Turinger, Duringer, Diringer, Diring and During. One of the reasons for all the variant spellings is that the church scribes in Hungary originally all recorded the name differently... [
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Thoma German, German (Swiss)German and Swiss German: variant of Thomas. Greek: genitive patronymic from Thomas. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Thomann GermanVariant of
Thoman. It was first discovered in Germany, where it surfaced in the medieval times.
Tiefenbrunn GermanPossibly a combination of the german word “Tiefe” meaning depths, and germanic
brun, meaning armor, protection
Timm German, Dutch, EnglishEnglish: probably from an otherwise unrecorded Old English personal name, cognate with the attested Continental Germanic form
Timmo. This is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of
Dietmar... [
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Tinklenberg GermanProbably of German origin, a habitational name from Tecklenburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Tisch Jewish, GermanMetonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning
table.
Tizzoni ItalianFrom Italian
tizzone "embers, live coal; firebrand", probably a nickname for a troublemaker or revolutionary.
Todde ItalianFrom a modification of Latin
tollere "to lift, to raise; to destroy". Alternately, may derive from the medieval Sardinian name Totolle.
Tombaugh Germantopographic name from to dem bach ‘at the creek’, perhaps a hybrid form as Bach is standard German, bek(e) being the Low German form. habitational name from places in Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria called Dombach (earlier Tunbach, from tun, tan ‘mud’).
Tomei ItalianPatronymic form of
Tomeo. Famous bearers include American actresses Marisa Tomei (1964-) and Concetta Tomei (1945-).
Tonje Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Croatian, Nepali, EstonianFrom given name Tonje
Toplitz GermanGerman: habitational name from Teplice in northern Bohemia.
Topp GermanGerman: from Low German topp 'point', 'tree top', hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense 'braid'.
Torn GermanDerived from Old High German
dorn / torn "thorn". As a surname, it was usually given to someone who lived near a thorn hedge.
Tornatore ItalianDerived from Italian
tornatore meaning "turner", which refers to a craftsman who turns and shapes various materials (such as wood and metal) on a lathe. In other words: this surname is the Italian cognate of the English surname
Turner... [
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Toro Spanish, ItalianEither a habitational name from Toro in Zamora province. Compare De Toro . Or a nickname for a lusty person or for someone who owned a bull or a metonymic occupational name for a tender of bulls or possibly for a bull fighter from
toro "bull" (from Latin
taurus).
Torta ItalianProbably from Italian
torto "twisted, bent, crooked", or the related French
tort "wrong, deviated".
Tortora ItalianFrom a given name derived from Italian
tortora meaning "turtle dove", ultimately from Latin
turtur (genitive
turturis). It could also derive from a town and comune with the same name, located in the province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy.
Toupin French, Breton, Normannickname from Old French
toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan
toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.
Tourville FrenchThe name Tourville is a very old, and in one case, very famous name. One of the Marshall's of France was named Anne Hilarion de Cotentin de Tourville. This reads: Anne Hilarion of/from Cotentin, Comte (Count) of Tourville... [
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Toussaint FrenchDerived from the given name
Toussaint, which in turn is derived from
Toussaint, the French name for the Christian feast day All Saints' Day (celebrated on November 1st every year)... [
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Tozzi ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
tozzo meaning "squat; stocky" and also "chunk; hunk", both from Latin
túndere meaning "to dent" or from Slavic
stotz meaning "stump".... [
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Trachtenberg German, JewishCould mean either mean "mountain of thoughts", from Yiddish
trakhtn (
טראַכטן) "to think" and
berg "mountain" or "mountain of costumes", from German
tracht "to wear, carry" and
berg "mountain"... [
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Traeger GermanDerived from the German word Trager which means "Someone who carries something." Traeger could also mean "gift of God."
Tramp GermanThe Tramp surname may be derived from the Middle High German word "trumpe," meaning "drum."
Trando ItalianItalian: from the Germanic (Lombardic) personal name Brando, a short form of the various compound personal names formed with brand ‘sword’, particularly Aldobrando and Ildebrando.
Trapanese ItalianHabitational name meaning "Trapanese", "from the city of Trapani or "from the province of Trapani". Variant of
Trapani.
Traut GermanFrom either a nickname or a given name derived from the Middle High German word
trut "dear, beloved".
Trautwein GermanDerived from a medieval given name composed of Middle High German
trut meaning "beloved" and
win meaning "friend".
Trautwig German (Modern)From an Ancient German given name made of the name elements
TRUD "strength" and
WIG "fight"
Trebbi ItalianCesare Mauro Trebbi was an Italian painter and lithographer (1847–1931).... [
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Tredoni ItalianMrs. Tredoni is the main antagonist of the 1976 slasher film Alice, Sweet Alice. The role was played by American actress Mildred Clinton (1914-2010).
Treichel German (Swiss)Swiss German: from a word meaning ‘cow bell’, presumably a nickname for a cowherd or farmer, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cow bells.
Treike GermanSurname of german origin, sometimes also used as a given name.
Tremel GermanA nickname for a disagreeable person, from German
tremel, meaning "boor ruffian".
Trettin GermanHabitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg.
Treu German, JewishFrom a nickname for a trustworthy person, from late Middle High German
triuwe ‘loyal’. As a Jewish surname it is mainly ornamental.
Treuz GermanDerived from the town Trezzo sull'Adda in northern Italy, the name
di Trezzo was used by a Milanese armourer family of the 14th century with the first known member being Bazarino di Trezzo, who was possibly also related to the Missaglia family of armourers... [
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Trexler GermanIt is derived from the Middle High German "Drehseler," meaning "turner," and was most likely initially borne by a turner or lathe worker.
Trezeguet FrenchMeaning uncertain, possibly an occupational name derived from Old French
treize,
treze meaning "thirteen" and
guet (itself from Old French
gué) meaning "look-out, watch, vigil"... [
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Tribbiani ItalianJoseph Francis Tribbiani Jr. is a fictional character, serving as one of the primary characters of the NBC sitcom Friends and the main protagonist of its spin-off Joey, and he is portrayed by Matt LeBlanc in both series.
Tricarico ItalianDenoting someone from the province of Tricarico, in Basilicata.
Trigiani ItalianAdriana Trigiani (1969-) is an Italian-American best-selling author, award-winning playwright, television writer/producer, film director/screenwriter/producer, and entrepreneur based in New York City.
Trilling Germannickname from Middle High German
drilinc "one of three one third" which was also the name of a medieval coin.
Triomphe FrenchFrom French meaning "triumph". A nickname for a person who's successful.
Tripoli Italianhabitational name from Tripoli in Libya a placename of Greek origin meaning "triple city" from the elements
tri "three" and
polis "city".
Troia ItalianCould derive from the name of a town in Foggia, or be a nickname derived from Italian
troia "sow, female pig", which has a slang meaning of "slut".
Troise ItalianPossibly a regional name from Turgisius, Latin name of a Norman province of Sicily
Trombino ItalianFrom a
trombino a diminutive of
tromba "trumpet" applied as an occupational name for a trumpeter or for someone who made trumpets.
Trotter English, Scottish, GermanNorthern English and Scottish: occupational name for a messenger, from an agent derivative of Middle English
trot(en) 'to walk fast' (Old French
troter, of Germanic origin). ... [
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Trovarello ItalianFirst mention of the surname was in Marche in the 14th century, given to a foundling Trovarello di Paolo or "Paolo's foundling".The name was transcribed as a last name, as this person adopted the first name Claudio Trovarello... [
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Trovatelli ItalianMeans "foundling" in Italian, literally
trovato "found" and the diminutive suffix
-ello.
Trovato ItalianGiven to a foundling or abandoned child, literally "found" in Italian.
Troxel GermanRoots of the German surname Troxel can be found in the region of Hesse, where the name originated. Troxel may be an occupational name, derived from the Middle High German word "truhsaesee," meaning "leader." In this case, Troxel would be a variation of the German surname Truchsess.
Troyer German (Anglicized)Surname common among the Amish and the Mennonites. It is the Pennsylvania German form of the German last name "Dreier", "Dreyer" or "Treyer". Hans Treyer, an early Anabaptist leader, died as a martyr of his faith in Bern in 1529... [
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Trumpfheller GermanMeans "drummer". From Middle High German
trumbeler "drummer", from
trumbe "drum" and the agent suffix -er.
Tschida GermanThe Germanic spelling of the Hungarian name
Çsida. Derived from the Turkish word for rider, or man on horseback.
Tschida GermanDerived from the Czech word "třída," which means class, kind, category, grade, or avenue and place.
Tuberville FrenchTuberville May be related to the surname Turbeville which is a derivation of the original de’ Turberville which derives from old French Thouberville, ville meaning town, place or residence (from Latin villa).
Tuell Germannickname from Slavic (Old Slavic toliti ""to soothe or calm"")
Turba ItalianPossibly from Italian
turbare, "to disturb, to trouble", itself from Latin
turba, "turmoil, disturbance; mob, crowd". Alternately, it could be from the German surname Turba, of uncertain meaning.
Turco ItalianEthnic name for a Turk, or a nickname from the same word in the sense of a non-Christian or, following the medieval ethnic stereotype, a cruel, ferocious, or short-tempered person.
Turnbow English, German (Americanized)Americanized spelling of German
Dürnbach, from a habitational name from any of several places so named or from places in Austria and Bavaria named Dürrenbach (meaning "dry stream").
Turturro Italian, SicilianMetonymic occupational name for a groom (a person employed to take care of horses), derived from Sicilian
turturo, (ultimately from Italian
tortoro) meaning "straw, hay, plait used for strapping horses"... [
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Tuttoilmondo ItalianPossibly derived from the French given name Toulemonde, which is either itself derived from the Germanic names Thurmond or Tedmond, or from the phrase
tout le monde, literally "all the world", or "everybody"... [
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Tuveri ItalianPossibly from Sardinian Campidanese
tuvera, meaning "pipe of the bellows", indicating someone who worked at a forge.