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Porras

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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Spanish, Catalan

Meaning & History

From a nickname meaning "club" in Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin porrum meaning "leek".

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VariantPorra(Catalan)

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food, plants, tools, weapons
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Entry updated January 22, 2019

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