Braga

See also: braga, bragă, Bragă, and brága

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Braga, Old Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

Proper noun

Braga (countable and uncountable, plural Bragas)

  1. (countable) A surname from Portuguese.
  2. A placename
    1. A city in Braga district, Minho, Norte, Portugal
    2. A district of Minho, Norte, Portugal
    3. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Anagrams

Old Norse

Proper noun

Braga m

  1. inflection of Bragi:
    1. accusative
    2. dative
    3. genitive

Portuguese

Braga

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari. Doublet of Brácara.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡɐ/ [ˈbɾa.ɣɐ]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: Bra‧ga

Proper noun

Braga f

  1. Braga (a district in northeastern Portugal)
  2. Braga (a city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal)
  3. A village and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Usage notes

Braga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Descendants

  • English: Braga

Proper noun

Braga m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From bragă.

Proper noun

Braga m (genitive/dative lui Braga)

  1. a surname

References

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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