Given name & surname

Bandera

Bandera is a surname from Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bandera comes from Spanish.

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How it developed

From Spanish Bandera.

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Bandera’s family of names

In English usage, Bandera as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Μπαντέρα. In English usage, Bandera as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Банде́ра. In Ukrainian usage, Bandera as a surname is a transliteration of Бандера.

Walk Bandera’s family in the name graph

BanderaБандераБанде́ра반데라バンデーラΜπαντέραბანდერა班德拉Бандэ́раԲանդերա

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Bandera has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.

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9 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Sibling ideas

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