Braga

B3R1A1G2A1

proper noun

A surname from Portuguese.

OriginPortuguese Braga ← Old Galician-Portuguese Braga ← Latin Bracara Augusta →
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Meanings

proper nounBraga (countable and uncountable, plural Bragas)

plural Bragas

  1. countableA surname from Portuguese.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA city in Braga district, Minho, Norte, Portugal.
    2. countableuncountableA district of Minho, Norte, Portugal.
    3. countableuncountableA municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*Bracara
  2. LatinBracara Augusta
  3. Old Galician-PortugueseBraga
  4. PortugueseBraga
  5. EnglishBraga

From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BargagarbagabraAbgar
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APA

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MLA

“Braga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Braga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Braga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Braga.

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