Given name & surname · also Spanish

Meza

“plateau, mesa”

Meza is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Old Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Meza goes back to Old Spanish meza, meaning “plateau, mesa.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Meza comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Old Spanish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Spanish Meza, from Old Spanish meza (“plateau, mesa”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Meza’s family of names

In Greek usage, Meza as a surname is a transliteration of Μέζα.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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