Given name & surname

Cardona

“thistle”

Cardona is a surname from Spanish. It is used in Spanish, Tagalog, Catalan, and Pangasinan.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cardona goes back to a word meaning “thistle.”

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Where it comes from

Cardona comes from Spanish.

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How it developed

From Spanish Cardona, from Spanish caldo.

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Cardona’s family of names

Cardona may belong to the same name family as CARDONNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Cardona’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Spanish

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Carreon

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Spanish

Cabeza

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Spanish

Calica

“limestone”

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