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.
Trafficante ItalianDerived from the archaic Calabrese term
trafficante "trader", now meaning "trafficker, drug pusher". This was the name of a now-defunct Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Florida, named after Sicilian-born mobster Santo Trafficante Sr... [
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Tramontana ItalianFrom the Italian word
tramontana, itself from Latin
transmontānus meaning (“across the mountains”), or literally “north of the mountains”.
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.
Transon FrenchPossibly from Old French
tronçon "block of wood", perhaps an occupational name for a woodcutter.
Trapanese ItalianHabitational name meaning "Trapanese", "from the city of Trapani or "from the province of Trapani". Variant of
Trapani.
Traun GermanDerived from the Celtic word
dru meaning "river". Traun is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria as well as a city located on the north bank of that river and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east.
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".
Trémont FrenchHabitational name from any of several locations in France, derived from Latin
trans "across, beyond" and
mons "mountain", making it a cognate of Italian
Tremonti... [
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Tremonti ItalianPluralised form of
Tremonte, a habitational name meaning "over the mountain".
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.
Trierweiler GermanTrierweiler is a German surname of Germanic and French roots, specifically associated with the town of Trier in Germany and its surrounding areas. The first part, "Trier," refers to the city of Trier, one of the oldest cities in Germany... [
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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 place name of Greek origin meaning "triple city", from the elements τρι-
(tri-) "three, thrice" and πόλις
(polis) "city".
Tripolino ItalianLocational name that originally designated a person who came from Tripoli, a common name of multiple places in Ancient Greece and Modern Greece, all derived from Greek prefix τρι- (
tri-) "three" and πολις (
polis) "city, city-state".
Tritico ItalianPossibly from archaic Italian
tritico, derived from Latin
triticum "wheat, grain".
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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Trouillefou French, LiteratureFrom a compound of colloquial French
trouille "fear" and
fou "mad, crazy". Clopin Trouillefou is a fictional character in the 1831 novel
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by
Victor Hugo, depicted as a Romani Frenchman who is the King of Truands (the criminals and outcasts of Paris) disguises himself as a beggar begging the audience for money, disrupting
Pierre Gringoire's play.
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 ItalianMeans "Turkish" in Italian, an ethnic name for someone from
Turkey, 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.
Türer GermanMeans "doormaker" in German, from German
Tür "door".
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.
Uhl GermanUhl begins in the German province of Bavaria. Uhl is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute... [
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Uhler GermanUhler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Uhlmann GermanFrom a pet form of a Germanic compound personal name beginning with
odal ‘inherited property’.
Uhr German, JewishDerived from the given name
Ulrich. In Jewish, it is a metonymic occupational name for a watch or clock maker, derived from German
uhr meaning "watch, clock".
Ullmann GermanVariant spelling of
Uhlmann, associated with Jewish Europeans, meaning "man from Ulm". It is derived from the name of the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Ulmer GermanGerman surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
Ulshöfer GermanHabitational name for someone from a place called Ilshofen (old form Ulleshoven), near Schwäbisch Hall.
Umlauf GermanGerman: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’.
Ungar German, Jewishethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary. Cognate of
Ungaro and variant of
Unger.
Unger GermanGerman, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: ethnic name for a Hungarian or a nickname for someone who had trade relations with Hungary, from the ethnic term Unger ‘Hungarian’ ... [
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Ungnade GermanCastle builders in antiquity, my dad came from Ravensburg Germany on Bodensee.
Unterreiner GermanTopographic name for someone who lived below a mountain ridge, from Middle High German
under meaning ‘under’ +
rein meaning ‘ridge’.
Urbino Sicilian, ItalianPossibly from the name of an Italian town. Could also be from Sicilian
urbu or
orbu, meaning "blind", in which case it may refer to literal blindness, or a more metaphorical "blind to one's sins", especially in the case of foundlings.
Urlaub Germanfrom Middle High German
urloup "permission; discharge" perhaps an occupational name for someone who granted these favors.
Usai ItalianPossibly from the name of the former village Usani, or alternately, from Sardinian
uscare "to burn, to scorch".
Utech GermanFrom Middle Low German ūt-echtisch ‘outsider’, a term denoting someone who was not a member of a particular guild.
Vader German (Rare)From Middle Low German vader meaning ‘father’, ‘senior’; in the Middle Ages this was used a term of address for someone who was senior in rank or age.
Vaillant FrenchFrom a medieval nickname for a brave person (from Old French
vaillant "brave, sturdy").
Val Spanish, FrenchIt means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).
Valaulta RomanshDerived from Romansh
val "valley" and
aulta, the feminine form of the adjective
ault, "high".
Valee GermanFrom French origin, denoting someone who lives or comes from a valley.
Valette FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived in a small valley, from a diminutive of Old French
valee meaning "valley".
Vali Spanish, Italian (Swiss), ArabicThis Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [
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Valle Spanish, Filipino, ItalianHabitational name from any of the many places named with
valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin
vallis).
Vallée Frenchtopographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French
valee "valley" (from Latin
vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [
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Vallera FrenchFrench: habitational name from Vallery in Yonne, once a Romano-Gallic estate, recorded in 1218 as Valerianus. The surname is also found in the British Isles and may be of Norman origin, from the same place.
Vallet French, EnglishFrench topographic name from a diminutive of Old French
val "valley" (see
Val ) or a habitational name from (Le) Vallet the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France and French and English occupational name for a manservant from Old French and Middle English
vallet "manservant groom".
Vallie GermanProbably an altered spelling of German
Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled
Wallee.
Valois Frenchtopographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of the various places called Vallois, or regional name from the district in northern France so called, which was once an independent duchy... [
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Valsecchi ItalianDenoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.
Van Blankenberg German, Belgian, DutchMeans "from Blankenberg", a toponym from any of various places so called, in particular in Hennef and Gelderland, or from Blankenberge in West Flanders, Belgium. Probably derived from
blanken "white, pale, bright" or "bare, blank" and
berg "mountain, hill".
Vargiu ItalianFrom the name of a former settlement. Possibly from Latin
varius, "many colours, variegated".
Varner GermanHabitational name for someone from Farn near Oberkirch, or Fahrnau near Schopfheim.
Varon FrenchFrom the old high german name
Waro short form of given names with the element
war "aware,cautious".
Vasseur FrenchFrom Old French
vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Vaux FrenchFrench, English, and Scottish habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Vaux, from the Old French plural of
val ‘valley’.
Veca ItalianSouthern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Vecchio ItalianMeans "old, aged" in Italian, originally used as a nickname for an older or oldest son or for someone who was prematurely grey or wrinkled.
Venini ItalianPossibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".
Venn GermanDerived from Middle High German
venne "mire, bog, fen".