Given name & surname · also Italian

Riga

Riga is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Greek.

Original GreekΡήγα

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Riga comes from Italian, and ultimately from Greek.

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How it developed

From Italian Riga, from Greek Ρήγα.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Riga’s family of names

In Greek usage, Riga as a surname is a transliteration of Ρήγα. In English usage, Riga as a surname was borrowed from the Greek form Ρήγα.

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RigaΡήγα

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