Goya

Borrowed from Spanish Goya, from Basque Goia.

Goya (plural Goyas)

1. A surname.
2. Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

• Goyaesque
• Goyaesquely

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goya is the 32792^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 700 individuals. Goya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (57.14%) and Hispanic/Latino (28.0%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 72.

• Gayo, Yoga, gayo, yoga

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe related to gozo”)

• Rhymes: -oʝa
• Syllabification: Go‧ya

Goya m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter