Urquhart

Derived from Brythonic ar “by” and cardden “thicket”. This is the name of several places, the most famous being north of Loch Ness.
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Ureña

Probably derived from the name of Urueña, a town in the province of Valladolid, Spain, which is of unknown meaning.
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Urbina

Derived from Basque ur “water” and bi “two”, indicating a place where two waterways met.
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Upton

Denoted a person hailing from one of the many towns in England bearing this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English upp “up” and tun “enclosure, yard, town”.
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Unterbrink

Means “dweller under the slope” from Old Low German undar “under” and brink “edge, slope”.
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Unruh

Refers to a restless, fidgety, nervous person, from German unruhe meaning “unrest”.
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Unkle

Possibly denoted a person from the town of Unkel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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