Given name & surname
Basa
“forest, woods, jungle”
Basa is a surname from Basque. It is used in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Basa goes back to Basque baso, meaning “forest, woods, jungle.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basa’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Basa as a surname has a related form in Bagongahasa. In Greek usage, Basa as a surname is a transliteration of Μπάσα. In Greek usage, Basa as a surname is a transliteration of Μπασά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Basa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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