da Costa

proper noun

A surname from the Romance languages.

OriginRomance Dacosta ← Galician Dacosta ← Portuguese da Costa →
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Meanings

da Costa1

proper nounda Costa (plural da Costas)

plural da Costas · alternative Costas · alternative Costa · alternative DaCosta · alternative daCosta · alternative Dacosta · alternative Da Costa

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

Da Costa2

proper nounDa Costa (plural Da Costas)

plural Da Costas · alternative Costas · alternative Costa · alternative DaCosta · alternative Dacosta · alternative daCosta · alternative da Costa

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

Origin

da Costa · proper noun

  1. Latincosta
  2. Portugueseda Costa
  3. GalicianDacosta
  4. RomanceDacosta
  5. Englishda Costa

From Romance (from Galician Dacosta, Portuguese da Costa), from Latin costa.

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Da Costa · proper noun

  1. Latincosta
  2. Portugueseda Costa
  3. GalicianDacosta
  4. RomanceDacosta
  5. EnglishDa Costa

From Romance (from Galician Dacosta, Portuguese da Costa), from Latin costa.

More words from Romance, Galician, Portuguese

Full word history & related roots →
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APA

da Costa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/da%20Costa

MLA

“da Costa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/da%20Costa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “da Costa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/da%20Costa.

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