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.
Decurtins RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
curtin "garden".
De Curtis ItalianOriginally denoting someone who was short, or came from a family of short people. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian actor Antonio "Totò" De Curtis (1898–1967).
Dedeaux FrenchMeaning uncertain. Probably a habitual surname for someone from Deaux in Gare.
Deetz German (Americanized), GermanEither an Americanized form of German
Dietz or a North German surname which is ultimately derived from the same source (from an old personal name formed with Old High German
diota "people, nation")... [
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Defeo ItalianThis surname is well known in popular culture as the surname of Ronald Defeo who murdered his family in the 1970s while they lived in Amittyville, NY. The surname may mean “Of Ugly”.
Defilippo ItalianThe Italian surname
De Filippo is a patronymic name created from the first name of a male ancestor. As a first name, it is derived from the Latin "Philippus,". This name is composed of the element "philos" which means "friend," and "hippos," meaning "horse.
Deford FrenchVariant of
Dufort meaning "son of the strong" from French
de-, "of" and
fort, "strong". Notable namesake is author
Frank Deford.
Deforge FrenchThis is a surname of French origins. Introduced into England after the famous Invasion and Conquest of 1066, it is residential, but also possibly occupational. It is a surname which in its different forms is widely recorded heraldically, and particularly in the French regions of Brittany and Normandy... [
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Defraia ItalianFrom an archaic Sardinian term, possibly meaning "factory", or from an alteration of
frai "brother". Alternately, may mean "from Fraia", a settlement in Italy.
Dehn Germanthe Germanic ethnic name for someone from Denmark
Deiana ItalianFrom Sardinian
de "of, from" and
jana "fairy, spirit of the woods, sorceress" (from Latin
Diana).
De La Boulaye FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Bourgignon commune of La Boulaye.
Delacour FrenchProbably based off the term "de la cœur", meaning "on the court".
Delafoy FrenchFrom Old French
de la foy meaning "of the faith". This is probably a name given to a cleric or a very pious person among the French Catholics.
Delagardelle FrenchHabitational name for someone from Lagardelle, a place in Haute Garonne.
Delage FrenchFrom the dialect word
age "hedge" for someone who lived by a hedge or from the various places in France called L'Age.
Delalande FrenchFrench surname, pronounced /dølalɑ̃də/, which means "from the moor", "from the heath". Famous bearer Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726), French baroque composer and organist nicknamed "the Latin Lully", changed its spelling in "de Lalande" in order to give it aristocratic looks.
De Laura ItalianMetronymic from the female personal name
Laura (a derivative of Latin
laurus "laurel").
Deledda Italian, SardinianVariant of
Ledda. A famous bearer of this surname is Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Grazia Deledda (1871–1936).
Delevingne French, EnglishMeans "of the vine" in French. It is the surname of Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne, both English actresses and models; it is also the surname of French-born photojournalist Lionel Delevingne
De Lévis FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Orléanais commune of Lévis-Saint-Nom.
Delfino Italian, SpanishFrom the personal name
Delfino, from Latin
Delphinus, from
delphis "dolphin", regarded in medieval times as a symbol of goodness and friendliness.
De Liniers FrenchThis indicates familial origin within the Poitevin commune of Liniers.
Della Italian, SpanishLikely derived from the Italian and Spanish word
della, meaning "of the".
Dell'oro ItalianMeans "of the gold" in Italian. Might indicate someone with blond hair, someone who worked as a goldsmith, or might be descended from the Latin name
Aurius.
Delogu ItalianMeans "from/of the place", from Sardinian
de "of, from" and
logu "place".
Delorey French (Anglicized)Anglicized version of
Deslauriers, a topographic name for someone living among laurels, a combination of the fused preposition and plural definite article des ‘from the’ + the plural of Old French lorier ‘laurel’.
Del Popolo ItalianMeans "of the people", given to foundlings at a time when a small stipend was allotted to their maintenance by the king.
Delvecchio ItalianThe surname Delvecchio is derived from the Italian word
vecchi, which further derives from the late Latin word
veclus, which measn old, aged, or elderly.
Demand Germanfrom Middle Low German
demant "diamond" a metonymic occupational name for either a cutter or dealer in diamonds.
Demar French, EnglishCombination of the French word
de, meaning "from" and the Old French word
maresc, meaning "marsh".
Demaria ItalianMetronymic from the female personal name Maria, or name for a devotee of the Virgin Mary.
De Marni ItalianFrom Italy, most likely Northern Italy. One theory is that De Marni or a similar sounding name was the name of an orphanage, but it's origin is unknown.
Demers FrenchFrom French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Demestre FrenchIt's an occupational word coming from Latin. It means "master". It is of French origin.
Demontigny Frenchhabitational name with fused preposition
de "from" for someone from any of several places in various parts of France named Montigny (see
Montigny).
Demuro ItalianProbably denoting someone from Muro, Basilicata. Alternately, may be a nickname from Sardinian
muru "wall" or "donkey".
Denninger GermanHabitational name for someone from Denning in Bavaria. Denning is related to Middle Low German denne meaning "wooded vale".
Depardieu FrenchMeans "of by God" in French, derived from French
pardieu meaning "by God", hence a nickname for a person who blasphemously uttered the name of God. It could also indicate a person who came from various places in France called
Part-Dieu or
Pardieu, for example the Lyon-Part-Dieu Business District in the city of Lyon... [
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Depietri ItalianThe distinguished surname Depietri can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [
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Deplano ItalianFrom Latin
de plano, "of the plain, from the flat land".
Deplaz RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
plaz "plaza; place".
Depp GermanDerived from Germanic
depp which is a nickname for a joker (person who plays jokes on others). A notable bearer is Johnny Depp, an American actor.
Depuoz RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
puoz "well, spring".
Deruelle FrenchHabitational name for someone who lived near a place called
(la) Ruelle, for example Ruelle-sur-Touvre.
Derungs RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Latin
runcare "to weed out, to thin out, to root up", referring to someone who lived near a clearing.
Desailly FrenchOriginally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern or eastern France called
Sailly, which is possibly derived from Old French
saillir,
salir meaning "to spring", ultimately from Latin
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De Salvo ItalianMeaning of "De" is "From", or "Of", so probably "From Salvo".
Desanges French (Rare)Means "from the angels", possibly connected to the French title of the Virgin Mary
Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". Bearers of this surname include Louis William Desanges (1822-1905), an English artist of French descent, and French historian Jehan Desanges (1929-).
Deschain French, LiteratureOf French origin. This is the last name of the character of the Gunslinger Roland in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
Deschanel FrenchDerived from French
eschamel meaning "stepladder" or
des chanels meaning "from the channels, from the little jugs". An occupational nickname for a trader, it supposedly originated in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France... [
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Deschenes French"Chenes" is French for "oak tree". In French, "Des" means more than one. "Des"+ "Chenes"= Deschenes meaning "Many oak trees."
Desmarais FrenchHabitational name for someone from any of various places named with Old French mareis, maresc ‘marsh’, as for example Les Marets, in Seine-et-Marne, Centre, Nord, and Picardy.
Desogus ItalianDenotes someone from the town of Sogus, which may have taken its name from
Sa bia de is Ogus, "the road of the eyes".
Des Roches FrenchEither a topographic name for someone living among rocks or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word, meaning "from the rocks" in French.
Desrouleaux French, Haitian CreoleMeans "of the scrolls" in French. It is a occupational name for a scribe, a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing... [
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Desruisseaux French, French (Quebec)Topographic name for someone who lived in an area characterized by streams, from the fused preposition and plural definite article
des meaning "from the" and
ruisseaux (plural of
ruisseau) meaning "stream".
Dessi ItalianDenoting someone from Sini, Sardinia, formerly called Sinu or Sii.
d'Estaing FrenchDerived from
Estaing, a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. A famous bearer was the French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020).
De Talleyrand FrenchA French noble surname. A cadet branch of the family of sovereign counts of Périgord, they took their name from the estate of Périgord owned by these counts, and date back to Boso I, count of la Marche... [
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De Tiberio ItalianAncient and noble family, originally from Lombardy propagated, over the centuries, in different regions of Italy where its members acquired the nobility and were welcomed in the important offices of the city where they lived... [
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Detweiler German (Swiss)From the name of a village in Switzerland or from one with a similar name (Dettweiler) in France.
Devall French, EnglishDevall (also DeVall) is a surname of Norman origin with both English and French ties.Its meaning is derived from French the town of Deville, Ardennes. It was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.In France, the surname is derived from 'de Val' meaning 'of the valley.'
De Vignerot French, French (Belgian)The surname Vignerot was first found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region... [
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Deville FrenchFrench surname meaning, 'The Village', from French De- 'the' and Ville- 'Village'.
Devore FrenchFrench: variant of
De Var, a habitational name for someone from a place named Var, for example in Charente. Respelling of French
Devors, a habitational name, with the preposition
de, for someone from Vors in Aveyron.
Di Ciuccio ItalianCiuccio is a surname especially Campano and more precisely of the provinces of Naples and Salerno, should derive from the medieval name Ciuccio, one of the many apheretic hypochoristic forms of the name Francesco, of which a hypochoristic is Francescuccio, which by apheresis becomes Cuccio
Di Cola ItalianThe surname Di Cola originates from the diminutive of the male name Nicola, widespread especially in the city of Bari, devoted to its patron saint.
Diehl GermanFrom the given name
Diel,
Tiel, from
Thilo, a diminutive of given names beginning with
Diet-, as such as
Dietrich.
Dielmann German (Modern)It was once spelled as "Dielhmann" and sometimes with one "n". The meaning is unknown, but when I used Google's translator "dielh" means "the" and "mann" was "man".
Diem GermanGerman: from a reduced form of the personal name Dietmar ( see Dittmar ).
Dieringer German (Americanized)Americanized form of German Thüringer, regional name for someone from Thuringia, This was also used as a medieval personal name. Americanized form of German Tieringer, habitational name for someone from Tieringen in Württemberg.
Dieu French, WalloonFrom French
dieu "god" given as a nickname for someone who played Christ in medieval mysteries or for a presumptious or an overly religious person, or from a short for of the given name
Dieudonné.
Dieulafoy FrenchFrom Old French
Dieu la foy meaning "God the faith". Famous bearers were the married couple of French archeologists Marcel Dieulafoy (1844-1920) and Jane Dieulafoy (1951-1916). A medical condition of the stomach causing gastric bleeding called "Dieulafoy's lesion" was named after Dr... [
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Difano ItalianRare Italian surname that comes from the city of
Isola di Fano, Presaro e Urbino, Italy.
Di Francesco ItalianLiterally means "of Francis," and therefore may also mean "son of Francis."
Digne FrenchFrom French
digne "dignified, worthy" perhaps a nickname for a hardworking person.
D'ignoti ItalianMeans "of the unknown", a descriptive term for foundlings of unknown parentage that evolved into a given name.
Dilabbio ItalianA surname historically used in southern Italy, possibly derived from the Italian "dell avvio" meaning "of the beginning."
Dillinger GermanDenoted a person from
Dillingen, a district in the region of Swabia in Bavaria, Germany. This name was borne by the infamous John Dillinger (1903-1934), an American gangster and bank robber during the Great Depression.