Given name & surname
Cardoza
“rich in thistles”
Cardoza is a surname from Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cardoza goes back to a word meaning “rich in thistles.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cardoza’s family of names
In English usage, Cardoza as a surname has a related form in CARDOSA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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