Given name & surname

Gandara

“wetland”

Gandara is a surname from Galician.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gandara goes back to Galician Gándara, meaning “wetland.”

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Where it comes from

Gandara comes from Galician.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Galician Gándara.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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