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Villa

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Italian, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. BEE-ya(Spanish)
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Meaning & History

Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside.

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VariantVillar(Spanish)
Other Languages & CulturesVilar, Vilaró(Catalan) Vilar(Galician) Vilar(Portuguese)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019

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