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.
Zickuhr GermanZickuhr is a German surname that means "zigzag." Although, some person believe that Zickuhr means "cuckoo clock."
Ziegenhagen GermanDerived from Middle High German
zige "goat" and
hag "enclosure, hedge, pasture". Could be an occupational name for someone who kept goats, or be derived from any of several places with the name.
Zielsdorf GermanHabitational name from an unidentified place, perhaps Ziersdorf in Lower Austria.
Zinger GermanThe surname Zinger was first found in Saxony, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. ... In Old German the name meant "lively" and "spritely," or more literally, "a biting, sharp taste."
Zinn GermanFrom the German for word for tin "tin." The name indicated someone who worked with the metal. A famous bearer is Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botanist. Carl Linnaeus named the flower
Zinnia in his honor.
Zoch GermanDerived from Middle High German
zoche meaning "cudgel, club".
Zola ItalianItalian: habitational name from any of various minor places named with Zol(l)a, from a dialect term for a mound or bank of earth, as for example Zola Predosa (Bologna) or Zolla in Monrupino (Trieste)... [
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Zoldan Italianfrom the name place Zoldo. Zoldan indicates also the name of a little valley North from Venice.
Zopf GermanNickname for someone who wore his hair in a pigtail or plait, Middle High German zopf, zoph, or from a field name from same word in the sense ‘tail’, ‘end’, ‘narrow point’.
Zorn GermanFrom Middle High German
zorn "wrath, anger". A notable bearer was Swedish painter Anders Zorn (1860-1920) whose father was German.
Zuber German, German (Swiss)German: Metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker, from Middle High German
zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub. ... [
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Zucchino ItalianDerived from
zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (
Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from
zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from
zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".
Zuccoli ItalianDerived from the Italian word
zucca meaning "pumpkin", originally referred to someone who used to grow or trade pumpkins.
Zuckerman German, YiddishAs a German surname, it is an occupational name for a merchant who sold sugar or nickname for a sweet tooth.... [
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Zumpano ItalianComes from the town
Zumpano in the province Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The meaning is unknown but it possibly comes from a Greek-Calabrese surname.
Zumwalt GermanGerman spelling Zum-Wald (to the forest) older german
Zürcher GermanHabitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.
Zurzolo ItalianThe last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.
Zweinstra GermanZweinstra is a German, relatively unknown surname which is also sometimes used in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.
Zwilling German, JewishMeans "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Zwingli SwissPossibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [
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