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Spain English, Spanish (Anglicized)
Derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spain.' A very early incomer.

Venzor Mexican
Northern Mexican surname, possibly of Native American origin.

Blazquez Spanish

Cotija Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from a small town in Michoacán named "Cotija de la Paz". It is also known to be a type of cheese.

Becerra Spanish

Cuenca Spanish
Cuenca is an ancient Spanish last name which originated from Cuenca, a city in the Kingdom of Castilla.... [more]

Palileo Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Ac Mayan
From Mayan ak meaning "turtle".

Nicolás Spanish
From the given name Nicolás.

Arellanes Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Arellano.

Abrines Spanish

Summaria Spanish (Latin American)

Navarrete Spanish
From the town of Navarrete in La Rioja, Spain, meaning "the mountain pass of the Navarrans" or "dun mountain pass". It became particularly popular in the province of Jaen through the Castillian conquest of Baeza.

Acatl Nahuatl
From Acatl.

Riaño Spanish

Vecincio Spanish (?), Italian (?)

Abundio Spanish, Galician
From the given name Abundio.

Alejandre Spanish
Variant of Alejandro.

Eleazar Jewish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek, Filipino, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Eleazar.

Tadeo Spanish
From the given name Tadeo

Zayas Spanish, Caribbean
Derives from the Basque word 'zai', meaning watchman or guard.

Carrizo Spanish
Nickname for a person who's bold, shameless.

Serpas Mexican

Gat Spanish
The catalan form of "gato" cat

Luján Spanish
This is the second last name of Spanish footballer/soccer player Andrés Iniesta.

Jara Spanish
Habitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".

Hilario Spanish
From the given name Hilarius.

Manuel Catalan, Spanish
Possibly also a habitational name from Manuel in Valencia province.

Mancinas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Mancini or Mancino, common in Mexico.

Alcalde Spanish
Spanish: from alcalde 'mayor' from Arabic al-qāḍī 'the judge' a title dating from the days of Moorish rule in Spain.

Fausto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the give name Fausto.

Dominguez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Domínguez primarily used in America and the Philippines.

Evaristo Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
From the given name Evaristo.

Estela Spanish
Variant of Estrella.

Jazlene Mexican
the name Jazlene is of Puerto Rican origin and means "gift from god".

Sigüenza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Mieza Spanish

Cotto Spanish
Variant of Coto.

Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.

Canela Spanish
Derived from the word 'canela' meaning cinnamon in Spanish. It Could also be a variant of the Catalan surname Candela.

Muñiz Spanish
Variant of Muñoz.

Cavas Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Plural form of Cava.

Portilla Spanish
Variant of Portillo.

Juliano Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Juliano.

Balza Spanish, Belgian, Filipino (Hispanicized), Italian
Derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the given name Balthazar, meaning "one of the three wise men."

Celeste Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Celeste.

Armesto Spanish

Goyeneche Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish, French
Castilianized form of Goienetxe.

Lazo Spanish (Modern)
Spanish

Del Rayo Spanish (Mexican)
Means "of the lightning" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.

Comas Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)

Cendejas Spanish
Cendejas is a city in Guadalahara. It is short for Cendejas de la Torre.

Bojórquez Spanish
Variant of Bohórquez.

Príncipe Italian, Spanish
From principe "prince, heir" (Latin princeps, genitive principis, from primus "first" and capere "to take"), applied probably as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or for someone in the service of a prince.

Resendez Spanish
Variant of Reséndez

Zúñiga Spanish
Spanish form of Zuñiga.

Banuelos Spanish
Spanish (Bañuelos): habitational name from any of various places, primarily Bañuelos de Bureba in Burgos, named for their public baths, from a diminutive of baños ‘baths’ (see Banos)

Precio Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish meaning "price".

Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".

Rufio Spanish (Mexican)

Taiani Spanish

Monsivais Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monsiváis): Perhaps A Topographic Name Derived From Latin Mons Silvaticus ‘Wooded Mountain’ Or A Habitational Name From Monsivalls A Hill In Ribagorza In Huesca Province (Spain) Named From Latin Monte Ipsa Vallis ‘Mount Of The Valley’.

Guereca Spanish (Mexican)

Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).

Alfonseca Spanish

José Spanish, Portuguese, French
Derived from the given name José.

Álamo Spanish, Portuguese
Either a topographic name from álamo "poplar" or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain and Portugal named with this word.

Beatriz Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Beatriz.

Andía Spanish

Vecino Spanish
Spanish form of Voisin.

Antolin Spanish
1 Spanish (Antolín): from the personal name, a vernacular form of Antoninus, a name borne by thirteen saints.... [more]

Mier Spanish, English (American)
As a Spanish name relates to late summer and means "harvest" or "ripened".... [more]

Tobar Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.

Descalzo Spanish
It means "barefoot"

Riquelme Spanish
Spanish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rīc 'power(ful)' + helm 'helmet protection'.

Marichal Spanish

Viniegra Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Riojan municipalities in the Comarca of Anguiano: Viniegra de Arriba or Viniegra de Abajo.

Alejandra Spanish
Feminine form of Alejandro.

Cuba Portuguese, Asturian-Leonese, Galician, Spanish
habitational name from any of the places in Portugal (in the provinces of Alentejo and Beira Baixa) or Spain (in Aragon, Asturies, and Galicia) named Cuba, from cuba ‘barrel’ (from Latin cupa)... [more]

Meseta Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning "plateau" in Spanish. Primarily used mostly in Mexico.

Padillo Spanish

De Monroy Spanish

Cebrián Spanish
From the given name Cebrián.

Deluna Spanish

Calzada Spanish (Latin American)
Means "road" in Spanish.

Bartolomé Spanish
From the given name Bartolomé.

Lacosta Spanish
Variant of Costa with fused definite article la.

Argueta Spanish
This surname was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.

Govea Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Gouveia.

Linaza Spanish

Baeza Spanish
From a place called Baeza in Andalusia, Spain.

Castañez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Castaño.

Aurelio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Aurelio

Burgara Spanish

Donaires Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Donaire.

Miqueletos Spanish
From the Spanish given name Miguel.

Isaac Jewish, English, Welsh, French, Catalan, Spanish, Indian (Christian)
From the given name Isaac.

Barragan Spanish

Nunez Spanish (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Núñez or Nuñez.

Melero Spanish
Occupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis, ‘honey’).

Benegas Spanish
Variant of Venegas.

Bezos Spanish
From bezo meaning "thick lips" in Spanish, referring to a person with blubber or thick lips.

Resano Spanish, Central American

Corpus Spanish
Ultimately from Latin corpus meaning "body, corpse, matter". It is possibly from the feast of Corpus Christi.

Isabel Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, French, English
From the given name Isabel.

Rogelio Spanish
From the given name Rogelio.

De Luna Spanish
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.

Huesca Spanish
Habitational name that refers to the city of Huesca, Spain.

Honesto Spanish
From the given name Honesto.

Aceves Spanish (Mexican)

Rio Spanish, French

Monasterio Spanish
Means "monastery" in Spanish, denoting a person who lives or works in a monastery.

Tecuanhuehue Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "old tiger".

Zendejas Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Cendejas.

Prado Spanish

Ernesto Portuguese (African), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the given name Ernesto.

Anguino American, Spanish (Mexican)
Mexican-American last name

Paunero Spanish (Latin American)

Barraquer Spanish

Almodovar Portuguese (Anglicized), Spanish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Almodóvar (Almodóvar del Campo, Almodóvar del Pinar or Almodóvar del Río) in Spain, or from Almodôvar, Portugal... [more]

Pennello Spanish, Italian

Saturno Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Spanish
Descendant of Saturn.

Álváez Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Álvarez. Most frequently used in Panama.

Caballé Spanish
Used by the Spanish Opera singer Montserrat Caballé.

Melgar Spanish
Topographical name for someone who lived by a field of lucerne, Spanish melgar (a collective derivative of mielga 'lucerne', Late Latin melica, for classical Latin Medica (herba) 'plant' from Media).

Resendiz Spanish
Variant of Resendez

Grullon Dominican, Mexican, French
Possibly from a derivative of Spanish grulla "crane (bird)" presumably applied as a nickname for tall thin person; in Mexico however grulla denotes a crafty person

Mota South American, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone who lived by a fortified stronghold.

Gall Spanish
In fact it is Catalan. See italian Gall... [more]

Sanroman Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.

Mera Spanish

Avenida Spanish (Latin American)
The name translates to English, meaning "avenue."

Matajudíos Spanish

Cardenal Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish cognate of Cardinal. This surname is common in Nicaragua.

La Macchia Spanish

Vasco Spanish
Originally denoted a Basque person or someone from the Basque Country in Spain, from Latin Vascones of uncertain etymology.

Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.

Ahuatl Nahuatl
Means "oak tree" in Nahuatl.

Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".

Bezzerides French (?), Italian (?), Spanish (?)

Debain Spanish
Spanish surname.

Ramus Spanish

Macho Spanish

Epifanio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Epifanio.

San Spanish

Casares Spanish, Galician
One who lived in several places named "Casares".

Barrino Spanish (Latin American)

Crisólogo Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the given name Crisólogo.

Santander Spanish
From the toponymy, it is discussed whether Santander is a derivation of San Emeterio or San Andrés. Due to the proximity of the Basque country (Ander = Andrés) and the tenor of some ancient texts, it can be concluded that it refers to San Andrés... [more]

Lovo Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Venetian
1. Spanish & Portuguese: Variant of Lobo.... [more]

Santas Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Possibly a nickame for someone born on All Saint's Day.

Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".

Guajardo Spanish
Spanish: unexplained. Perhaps a habitational name from a place so named in Estremadura. This name is common in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. ... [more]

Mares Spanish
A quarternary sand used in construction.

De La Peña Spanish
Means "of the Rock" in Spanish.

Amejorado Spanish

Valezze Spanish
Variant of Valez

De Lerma Spanish

Olegario Spanish
From the given name Olegario.

Caso Italian, Spanish
Possibly derived from a short form of the given name Benincasa, or perhaps from Latin caseum "cheese" as an occupational name for a cheesemaker or shepherd... [more]

Preciado Spanish
Past participle of the infinitive preciar meaning "excellent, precious, of great estimation".

Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.

Arroz Spanish

Cota Galician, Mexican
From Galician meaning "animal den".

Atanasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Atanasio.

De Dios Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of God" in Spanish.

Comica Spanish, American

Concepcion Spanish (Filipinized)
Unaccented form of Concepción primarily used in the Philippines and America.

Cárcamo Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of the toponym Karkamu.

Bentaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bentaberri or Bentaberria, both common place names in Basque Country meaning "new inn".

Negueruela Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous La Riojan ghost town.

Galíndez Spanish
Patronymic from the personal name Galindo.

Del Mar Spanish
Means "of the sea" in Spanish.

Ramirez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Ramírez primarily used in America and the Philippines.

Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.

Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".

Ruidíaz Spanish

Aniceto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Aniceto.

Utitiaj Spanish

Grande Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Means "tall, large" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, used as a nickname for a person of large stature.

Valle Spanish, Filipino, Italian
Habitational name from any of the many places named with valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin vallis).

Juancarlos Spanish
From the given name Juan Carlos.

Carrió Spanish

Menendez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Menéndez primarily used in America and the Philippines.

Monterosa Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish monte meaning "mountain", and rosa meaning "pink, rose".

Vejas Spanish
An altered form of the surname Behar

Belalcázar Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality with the coordinates 38°34′31″N 5°10′02″W.

Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".

Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.

Ledesma Spanish, Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain called Ledesma, particularly in Salamanca or Boqueixón, possibly derived from a superlative form of the Proto-Celtic root *ɸletos "breadth, side" or *ɸleitos "grey".

Batiste Spanish

Abadin Spanish

Jacinto Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Jacinto.

Archuleta Spanish, English
Castilianized form of Basque Aretxuloeta, a topographic name meaning "oak hollow".

Ayón Spanish (Mexican)

Nájera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.

Viciedo Spanish (Rare)

Dema Spanish
1 Spanish: unexplained; it is associated with Uesca province, in Aragon.... [more]

Villavicencio Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone who came from the name of the municipality of Villavicencio de los Caballeros in Castile and León, Spain.

Amescua Spanish
Variant of Amezcua

Quirino Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Quirino.

Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]

Galeano English, Spanish, South American, Caribbean

Díaz de Sandi Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Alhambra Spanish
Refers to the Alhambra, a palace complex located in Granada, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء‎‎ (Al-Ḥamrā) meaning "the red one" or, ultimately, from Arabic أَحْمَر (ʾaḥmar) "red".

Urbano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Urbano.

Mieles Italian, Spanish, French
Meaning "honey".

Niella Spanish (Latin American)

Madrid Spanish
habitational name from what is now Spain's principal city Madrid. Throughout the Middle Ages it was of only modest size and importance and did not become the capital of Spain until 156 Its name is of uncertain origin most probably a derivative of Late Latin matrix genitive matricis "riverbed" much changed by Arabic mediation (see Madrigal ). There are other smaller places of the same name in the provinces of Burgos and Cantabria and these may also be sources of the surname.

Zarandona Spanish

Bárcenas Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Espinosa de los Monteros.

De La Sierra Spanish
Means "of the mountain range" in Spanish.

Corte Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese
From corte "court", applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.

Jáuregui Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Jauregi.

Mayor English, Spanish, Catalan
English variant of Mayer 3 and Catalan variant of Major. Either a nickname for an older man or a distinguishing epithet for the elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from mayor "older", from Latin maior (natus), literally "greater (by birth)"... [more]

Santaella Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality at the coordinates 37°34′03″N 4°50′48″W.

Pluma Spanish
From Spanish meaning "plume, feather". Occupational name for a scribe.

Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".

Lemus Spanish
Spanish form of Lémieux.

Moo Mexican

Resendes Spanish
Variant of Reséndez

Gordo Spanish, Portuguese
Means "fat" in Spanish and Portuguese.

San José Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called San José, so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph (San José).

Narciso Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Narciso.

Vinagre Spanish, Portuguese
An occupational surname for someone who sells vinegar.

Gaitano Spanish
Spanish cognate of Gaetano.

De La Calle Spanish
Means "of the street" in Spanish.

Gortarez Spanish

Conrado Spanish
From the given name Conrado

Custodio Spanish
From the given name Custodio.

Santaolalla Spanish
From a Spanish place named for Saint Eulalia (See Olalla).

Berlanga Spanish
From the village or castle named "Berlanga de Duero" from Soria, Spain. Berlanga itself was derived from "berlain" which comes from the name of a precious stone derived from the Greek. So it could be related to stones.

Polanco Spanish
Habitational name from Polanco in Santander province.

Pulinario Spanish (Latin American)

Paniágua Spanish, Portuguese
Status name for a servant who worked for his board (pan "bread" and agua "water") and lodging.

Ajanel Mayan
Means "carpenter" in Kaqchikel.

Artola Spanish (Hispanicized, Rare)

Esteria Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)

Primavera Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "spring (the season)" in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Quintero Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Galicia named Quintero, from Galician quinteiro meaning "farmstead, square, plaza". Alternately, it may be derived from Spanish quinto meaning "fifth", possibly used as a name for a renter of quintas (a type of wine-growing estate).

Prohens Spanish

Landaverde Spanish
From Spanish landa meaning 'meadow' + verde meaning 'green'.

Reinoso Spanish, South American
Meaning "place of fields".

Fontañez Spanish
From the Latin fons meaning "fountain."

Laura Spanish
Of uncertain origin; in some cases, it is possibly a habitational name from a place named Laura.

Lomar Spanish (Latin American)

Lobato Spanish, Portuguese
nickname from lobato "wolf cub" (from Latin lupus "wolf") or from a medieval personal name based on this word.

Sifuentes Spanish (Latin American)

Quince English, Spanish
Derived from the given name Quinctus.

Lucero Spanish
Means "morning star, daystar" or "brilliance, splendour, lustre" in Spanish, a derivative of luz "light".

Nazário Spanish, Portuguese
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Carlos, Rafael, Angel, Emilio, Enrique, Jorge, Manuel, Ruben, Francisco, Juan.... [more]

Nueva Spanish

Ocampos Spanish
Variant of Ocampo.

Reyez Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Reyes.

Casimiro Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Filipino
From the given name Casimiro.

Dionicio Spanish
From the given name Dionicio.

Villamar Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From Any Of The Three Places Called Villamar In Lugo (Galicia) Oviedo (Asturias) Or Burgos (Castilia).

Corpancho Spanish (Latin American)

Larzabal Spanish

Marsellos Spanish

Aragón Spanish, South American
Habitational name from Aragon Spain which was an independent kingdom from 1035 to 1479. It took its name from the river Aragón which arises in its northwestern corner... [more]

Barba Spanish
Spanish: nickname for a man noted for his beard, from barba ‘beard’ (Latin barba).

Dalmau Spanish

Pinochet Basque, French, Spanish
Derived from Basque pinoche meaning "pine cone". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the hamlet of Pinouchet, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France... [more]

Del Rancho Spanish (Mexican)
Name given to a rancher or someone from a ranch.

Laínez Spanish
Means "son of Laín".

Estol Spanish

Mercades Spanish (Latin American)

Picazo Spanish
Variant of Picasso, from Latin "pica" meaning magpie.

Agraz Spanish
Refers to an ancient type of grape. In Spanish, agraz means "sour grape, unripe grape, verjuice" Possibly an occupational name for someone who worked on a vineyard or in the wine-making industry... [more]

Tamacas Spanish, Central American

Mesa Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain called Mesa meaning "table" or "mesa" in Spanish (referring to a flat area of land).

Innerarity Spanish (Rare)

Santellan Spanish

Rabaneda Spanish

Cerrajero Spanish
Occupational name for a locksmith.

Arabel Spanish (Latin American)

De Vaca Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Cabeza De Vaca.

Del Rosario Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.

Mauleon Spanish (Archaic)
All I know is that there is a place in spain "Basque Country" that their town, apartments, holtes are named Mauleon. The language spoken is Basque a form of "Spanish and French"

Morocco Spanish (Latin American)

Tres Spanish

Robertiz Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the given name Roberto.

Carriedo Spanish

Mandarin Spanish (Mexican)

Duardo Spanish

Monterrey Spanish
Derived from places named Monterrey. From Spanish monte meaning "mountain" and rey meaning "king".

Berschelt Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Berchelt.

Cab Spanish
Diminutive of Cabello, Cabrera, or Cabral.

Logaña Spanish (Latin American)

Lugardo Spanish
Spanish (Mainly Huelva): From The Personal Name Lugardo A Variant Of Lutgardo Of Ancient Germanic Origin (See Luckhardt ). This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.

Cipriano Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Cipriano.

Chapulin Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning grasshopper.

Portugues Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish
Means "Portuguese" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Rengel Spanish
Habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province.

Soria Spanish (Rare)
The Spanish last name, Soria, comes from a city in Spain called Soria

Lamo Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Dellavalle Spanish

Escalante Spanish (Latin American)
From the Spanish verb escalar meaning "to climb".

Berneda Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Verneda.