Surname · also Galician

Proa

Proa is a surname from Galician, ultimately from Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Proa comes from Galician, and ultimately from Portuguese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Galician Proa, from Portuguese Prôa.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Portuguese

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No U.S. birth series

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Portuguese

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Spanish

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No U.S. birth series

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Galician

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No U.S. birth series

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Galician

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“mountain pass”

No U.S. birth series

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Italian

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“chest, storehouse”

No U.S. birth series

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Celtic

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No U.S. birth series

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Galician

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No U.S. birth series

53% boys · 47% girls

Sibling ideas

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