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Ayohua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix -hua, or from ayohua "to fill with water".

Bar Yonah Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".

Culver English
Means "person who keeps or looks after doves", or from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a dove (e.g. in mild disposition) (in either case from Middle English culver "dove")... [more]

Douwes Dutch, Frisian
From the given name Douwe, itself derived from Frisian dou meaning "dove, pigeon". A notable bearer was the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli.

Dufva Swedish
From Swedish duva "dove, pigeon".

Gołąb Polish
Nickname for a mild-mannered or peace-loving man, from Polish golab "dove".

Golomb Jewish
Ornamental name from Polish golab "dove" (from Latin columba "dove").

Golubev Russian
From Russian голубь (golub) meaning "dove, pigeon".

Golubov Russian
From golub, meaning "dove".

Hatoyama Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).

Kameda Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kamegai Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kamegaya Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kamei Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)

Kameoka Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Kametani Japanese
"Turtle valley."

Kameya Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kameyama Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kaut German
Netonymic occupational name for a flax grower or dealer, from Middle High German kute, from Kaut(e) "male dove", hence a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a dovecote.

Kawakame Japanese (Rare)
Kawa means "river" and kame means "turtoise, turtle".

Kyyhkynen Finnish
Means "pigeon, dove" in Finnish.

Manatad Filipino, Cebuano
Means "common emerald dove (a type of bird)" in Cebuano.

Nakagame Japanese
仲 (Naka) means "relation" and game is a variation of 亀 (kame), which means "turtle, tortoise".

Polombo Italian
Derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy.

Pombal Portuguese
from the portuguese word: pombo meaning "dove", "pigeon". ... [more]

Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.

Tortora Italian
From 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.

Tuvi Estonian
Tuvi is an Estonian surname meaning "pigeon/dove".

Yabuki Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]

Yonah Jewish
Hebrew for "dove" יונה

Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic.

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