The formosa Surname
formosa Name Meaning and History
Portuguese, Galician, and Catalan: possibly a habitational name
from a place called Formosa, from formoso ‘beautiful’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 7 - Messages: 30
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Formosa Family |
 carphil126
| 5 |
| Leonard Formosa - San Diego CA, 1940-current |
campeps
| 0 |
| country of origin | Martin Formosa | 17 |
| antonino formosa | sam danna | 1 |
| me again | Marco | 0 |
| formosa is a latin name very probably from portugal | marco | 0 |
| Silas H Formosa 1833-1893 PA |
chasmitch
| 0 |
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