I_Write_Ivre
Does anyone know the meaning of the Japanese surname Kumada?
It's not a perfect translation, but it could either mean "gentle bear" or "mountain bear." With separated kanji it would be "bear" and "rice field". Sadly I am better versed with Chinese characters.
LoperDoper Mule
I have a Greek character, and a surname in mind for his daughter.
I don't want a site that will give me a Greek surname, I want to know if there's a site that'll tell me what origin a surname is likely to come from.
[The surname's Morranis and I'm not sure whether to attribute it to the father or the mother, who hasn't really got a designated nationality yet]
My guess would be that Morranis would probably be of Gothic(French, German, Spanish) origin derived from earlier Greek. Mora could be derivative of either
marina "of the sea" or
moralis "morals, ethos". The double 'r' however, is rare for these languages as a surname, more often showing up in first names. Drop the 'r' and you have a very much Greek or general Eastern-European surname. This includes ancient Greek assuming the person is in a political or aristocratic position, but otherwise ancient Greeks had no surnames.
For reference, try
this site. It's not a search, but it has what you need.