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{{Infobox surname
{{Infobox surname
| name = Fonseca
|name=Fonseca / Fonseka
| image = CoA Fonseca.png
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|meaning=dry well
| image_size = 75px
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|region= Portugal, Spain, India
| caption = Coat of arms associated to Fonseca
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|language= Galician, Portuguese, Spanish, Sinhalese
| pronunciation =
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|variant= Fonseka
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| meaning=dry well
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| region= Portugal, Spain, India
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| language= Galician, Portuguese, Spanish, Sinhalese
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| variant= Fonseka
}}
}}

'''Fonseca''' is a common Galician, Portuguese, Spanish and Sinhalese surname. A habitational name from any of several places named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from Latin ''fons sicca'', meaning "dry well". The name is also common among Sephardic Jews.
'''Fonseca''' is a common Galician, Portuguese, Spanish and Sinhalese surname. A habitational name from any of several places named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from Latin ''fons sicca'', meaning "dry well". The name is also common among Sephardic Jews.


Revision as of 16:44, 26 February 2021

Fonseca
Coat of arms associated to Fonseca
Language(s)Galician, Portuguese, Spanish, Sinhalese
Origin
Meaningdry well
Region of originPortugal, Spain, India
Other names
Variant form(s)Fonseka

Fonseca is a common Galician, Portuguese, Spanish and Sinhalese surname. A habitational name from any of several places named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from Latin fons sicca, meaning "dry well". The name is also common among Sephardic Jews.

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References

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