Braganza

English

Proper noun

Braganza

  1. Alternative spelling of Bragança.
  2. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Braganza is the 45519th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 469 individuals. Braganza is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.60%) individuals.

Italian

Etymology

From Portuguese Bragança.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braˈɡan.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: Bra‧gàn‧za

Proper noun

Braganza f

  1. Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)
  2. Bragança (a city in Bragança district, Portugal)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Brigantia (the Celtic goddess of victory), from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (high), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /bɾaˈɡanθa/ [bɾaˈɣ̞ãn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /bɾaˈɡansa/ [bɾaˈɣ̞ãn.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: Bra‧gan‧za

Proper noun

Braganza f

  1. Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)
  2. Bragança (a city in Bragança district, Portugal)

Derived terms

  • bragancense
  • bragantino
  • braganzano
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