Surname · also Latin

Hondius

“hound,dog”

Hondius is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Middle Dutch. It is used in English, Dutch, Afrikaans, and Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hondius goes back to a word meaning “hound,dog.”

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Where it comes from

Hondius comes from Latin, and ultimately from Middle Dutch.

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How it developed

From Latin Hondius, from Dutch Hondius, from Middle Dutch Hondt.

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Hondius’s family of names

In Dutch usage, Hondius as a surname has a related form in Canis. In Dutch usage, Hondius as a surname has a related form in CANISIUS. In Dutch usage, Hondius as a surname has a related form in CANISIUS.

Walk Hondius’s family in the name graph

HondiusCanisCanisius

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Hondius, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Honorijus

Honorijus is a given name from Latin. It is used in Lithuanian.

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Dutch

Hugenius

Hugenius is a surname from Dutch. It is used in Latin.

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Germanic

Henrikas

Henrikas is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Lithuanian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Dutch

Hotaling

“high” · “cultivation, breeding”

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Dutch

Hollander

“a woman from Holland”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Dutch

Hendriks

Hendriks is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.

No U.S. birth series

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Dutch

Hollanti

“from Holland, Hollander”

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Latin

Horacy

Horacy is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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