Ferreira

See also: ferreira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Ferreira.

Proper noun

Ferreira (plural Ferreiras)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Anagrams

• Ferriera, rarefier

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Ferreira.

Proper noun

Ferreira

1. a surname from Portuguese

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Portuguese

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From ferreira, feminine equivalent of ferreiro (“blacksmith”). Compare Spanish Herrera.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾɐ/ [feˈχe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe(j).ɾa/ [feˈhe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɾɐ/

• Homophone: ferreira
• Hyphenation: Fer‧rei‧ra

Proper noun

Ferreira m or f

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) a surname originating as an occupation