The cantara Surname
cantara Name Meaning and History
Spanish and Portuguese (Cántara): from a variant of
cántaro ‘pitcher’, ‘jug’, from Latin cantharus,
probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a jug maker.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| looking for Papa Joe Cantara |
 holloway170
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| Obit : Blanche (Ritchotte) CANTARA - Coventry RI |
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| Family | Donna Joyner | 18 |
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| Any Information about MA or NH Cantara'a | JEFF CANTARA | 2 |
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