The pestana Surname
pestana Name Meaning and History
Portuguese and Spanish (Pestaña): from Portuguese
pestana, Spanish pestaña ‘eyelash’, also in the
Middle Ages ‘eyebrow’, hence a nickname for someone who had long
eyelashes or bushy eyebrows.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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