Braganza

Braganza

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

• 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.

From Portuguese Bragança.

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

Braganza f

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

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).

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

Braganza f

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