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Marchi
ItalianPossibly a plural or diminutive form related to 'march' or 'mark' (boundary).
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Instigator of battles.
IrishMorven
Big mountain or great peak, derived from Gaelic elements for great and mountain.
Scottish GaelicFenella
Fair-haired or white-shouldered, derived from Gaelic elements for fair and white...
Scottish GaelicAlbrecht
Noble brightness or illustrious elf.
GermanicBrunhilde
Armored warrior woman or brown battle.
German, GermanicWaltraud
Powerful counsel or strong advisor.
German, GermanicReverdy
Uncertain; possibly derived from French elements meaning 'green' or 'verdant'.
FrenchBoguemil
God's wrath or divine anger, derived from Slavic elements.
SlavicGrachoma
Possibly related to Greek elements, though the exact meaning is uncertain.
GreekSempronius
A Roman family name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning 'eternal' or 'perpetua...
LatinFitz-Greene
Son of Greene, combining Norman patronymic 'Fitz' with the surname Greene.
EnglishAmosa
Possibly related to Samoan language roots.
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PatronymicA transliteration of the Chinese surname 周 (Zhou), meaning 'circuit' or 'dynas...
ChineseYuan
Topographic|OtherDerived from the Chinese character 袁 (yuán), which may relate to ancient plac...
ChineseHan
OtherHan dynasty or a Chinese/Korean personal name.
Chinese/KoreanTRAN
PatronymicA Vietnamese surname, one of the most common in Vietnam, with origins in Chinese...
VietnameseFan
OtherA common Chinese surname, typically written as 范 (Fàn), meaning 'model' or 'p...
ChineseLiang
OtherBright, clear, or good; one of the oldest Chinese surnames with roots in ancient...
ChineseTsai
PatronymicA surname derived from the Chinese character 蔡, historically associated with t...
ChineseHo
OtherPossibly related to 'he' (river) or other Chinese characters depending on the wr...
ChineseAli
PatronymicExalted or elevated, derived from the Arabic word 'aliyy' meaning high or noble.
ArabicGarcia
PatronymicDerived from a Visigothic personal name of uncertain etymology, possibly meaning...
SpanishLopez
PatronymicSon of Lope, derived from the Latin lupus meaning 'wolf'.
SpanishRodriguez
PatronymicSon of Rodrigo, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'famous' and 'power'.
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