The para Surname
para Name Meaning and History
- Polish: nickname for a vigorous person, from para ‘breath’.
- Spanish and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from either of the places called Para, in Asturies and Burgos province.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| JOHN PARA - Bohemia to New Jersey |
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| PARA Andrew D Jr 1964-1964 |
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| Para Family in Chicago | Kathy Westburg | 3 |
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| Para Family | susan | 0 |
| Lawrence Para |
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| Maria Para |
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| Para family in Michigan | Amy Atwood | 0 |
| Mary Para |
JimGally
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| my real mom | Michael Brink | 0 |
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