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Peña

Peña is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, and Kapampangan.

Original SpanishPeño

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Peña comes from Spanish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Spanish Peña.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Peña’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Peña as a surname shares a linguistic root with the French form Penne. In English usage, Peña as a surname has an alternative spelling in PENA. In English usage, Peña as a surname has a related form in PENA.

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Peña has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.

Spanish

Spanishwhere Peña comes from · 4 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 5

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

Across languages 4

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