Portela

See also: portela

English

Etymology

From Galician Portela (“mountain pass”).

Proper noun

Portela (plural Portelas)

  1. A surname from Galician.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Portela is the 20088th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1330 individuals. Portela is most common among Hispanic/Latino (71.65%) and White (26.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From portela (“mountain pass”), from Latin porta (“gate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtɛla̝/

Proper noun

Portela f

  1. a parish of Verea, Ourense, Galicia
  2. A Portela do Trigal (a parish of Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia)
  3. a parish of Vilamartín de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia
  4. a parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia
  5. a parish of Barro, Pontevedra, Galicia
  6. a large number of villages all along Galicia
  7. a toponymical surname

References

  • “Portela” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Portela” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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