Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gonzaga

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
gon-za-ga
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

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A surname.

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A surname.

name

A surname.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Romance (Portuguese Gonzaga Spanish Gonzaga, Italian Gonzaga) and Philippine (Cebuano Gonzaga, Tagalog Gonzaga). Originally from Italian Gonzaga, the name of the ruling family of Mantua. This surname is now predominantly found in Brazil. The Portuguese and Philippine name originates from Spanish. The Spanish name originates from Italian.

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Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does gonzaga mean?
A surname.
Where does gonzaga come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce gonzaga

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