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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Basque
Other Forms FormsGamboa (Castilianized)

Meaning & History

Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "height, summit, peak; over, above", or from the hypothetical archaic word *ganbo "hot spring, sulphurous water".
Added 8/4/2017 by AspiringStateCrafter
Edited 11/29/2024 by jocatchi