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'''da Fonseca''' is a surname of [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and later also [[Spanish language|Spanish]] origin. A feudal lordship name from a place 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 [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jews]].
'''Fonseca''' is a surname of [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and later also [[Spanish language|Spanish]] origin. A feudal lordship name from a place 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 [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jews]].


'''Fonseca''' or '''Fonseka''' may refer to:
'''Fonseca''' or '''Fonseka''' may refer to:

Revision as of 03:59, 7 March 2024

Fonseca
Coat of arms associated to Fonseca
Language(s)Portuguese, Spanish
Origin
Meaningdry well
Region of originPortugal, Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)Fonseka, Afonseca, Affonseca, de Fonseca, de Afonseca, de Affonseca, D'Afonseca, D'Affonseca

Fonseca is a surname of Portuguese and later also Spanish origin. A feudal lordship name from a place 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 or Fonseka may refer to:

People

References

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