Given name & surname · also Portuguese
Braga
Braga is a surname from Portuguese, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in English, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Original PortugueseBrácara
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Braga comes from Portuguese, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Braga is a feminine form of BRAGI.
Braga’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Braga is a feminine form of BRAGI. In Greek usage, Braga as a surname is a transliteration of Μπράγα. In Portuguese usage, Braga as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Brácara.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Braga has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Braga, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brabo
“angry, furious”
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Bryanna
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
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Brión
“hill”
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Breedon
“hill”
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Breanna
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
>99% girls
Breeshey
“high, exalted”
>99% girls
Brìghde
“high, exalted”
>99% girls
Bartira
Bartira is a feminine given name from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.
>99% girls