Fonseca

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginPortuguese Fonseca →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper nounFonseca (plural Fonsecas)

plural Fonsecas

  1. A surname.
  2. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
  3. A phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean at 12° 27' N and 54° 48' W, east of Barbados and Tobago.

Origin

  1. PortugueseFonseca
  2. EnglishFonseca

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.

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Cite this entry
APA

Fonseca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fonseca

MLA

“Fonseca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fonseca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fonseca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fonseca.

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