The cava Surname
cava Name Meaning and History
Italian, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese: from cava ‘cave’,
‘cellar’ (from Latin cavea), hence a metonymic occupational
name for someone employed in the wine cellars of a great house, a
topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, or a
habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Cava family name | Paul Presti | 15 |
| my great grandmothers last name is cava | Shannon | 4 |
| CA & Ill. Cava's |
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| Family Surname | FJ Cava | 4 |
| Felice Cava |
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| Cava-Italy | Kelly Cava | 2 |
| cava's from calabria, southern italy |
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