Ferreira
See also: ferreira
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Ferreira.
Proper noun
Ferreira (plural Ferreiras)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferreira is the 1260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27,898 individuals. Ferreira is most common among White (66.54%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.05%) individuals.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Ferreira.
Proper noun
Ferreira
- a surname from Portuguese
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ferrāria (“iron mine”).[1] Compare Spanish Herrera.
Pronunciation
- (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/
- (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 ?
- a toponym indicating the presence of a iron mine;
- a parish of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal
- a parish of Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
- a parish of Paredes de Coura, Portugal
- a river in Portugal
Derived terms
Proper noun
Ferreira m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
References
- ^ “Ferreira”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Ferreira. Doublet of Herrera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈreiɾa/ [feˈrei̯.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eiɾa
- Syllabification: Fe‧rrei‧ra
Proper noun
Ferreira m or f by sense
- a surname from Portuguese