Given name & surname · also Hokkien

Kua

Kua is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Spanish. It is used in Tagalog.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kua comes from Hokkien, and ultimately from Spanish.

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How it developed

From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), from Spanish Kua.

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Kua’s family of names

In Filipino usage, Kua as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Koa. In Filipino usage, Kua as a surname has a related form in CUA. In Filipino usage, Kua as a surname has a related form in Koa.

Walk Kua’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Spanish

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“valley; watershed”

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Basque

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Basque

Urzua

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Spanish

Cuartas

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Spanish

Cuadros

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Spanish

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Spanish

Cuellar

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Spanish

Cuestas

Cuestas is a surname from Spanish.

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