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Type Surname (from given name)
Pronounced Pron. Bu-ga-lho  [key]
Other Forms FormsBugalho Bogalho

Meaning & History

Portuguese surname Bugalho can be written in two different ways, with a U or with a O after de first letter. This because of different pronunciation from South and North. So with U South and with O North.
Pronounced the same way like a open U. Bugalho is known as a Alto Alentejo family name. Was the “Jews” who create it with a propose of not been fund by “Nazis”. Usually “Jews” They used tree names and their fruits as nicknames, which is the case with this name. Bugalho is the name given to the fruit of "Oak". Alto Alentejo is a hot and dry area, and so "Carvalho" is found near rivers and especially dams.
Added 5/15/2022 by Ana Bugalho
Edited 12/19/2022 by Mike C