Braganza

English

Proper noun

Braganza

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

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Braganza is the 45519^th 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

 

Related terms

• brigantino