Roa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "roa"

English

Etymology

(surname) From Spanish.

Proper noun

Roa (countable and uncountable, plural Roas)

  1. A surname.
  2. a transliteration of the Arabic female given name رُؤَى (ruʔā).
  3. A village in Comoé district, Ivory Coast.
  4. The administrative centre of Lunner municipality, Akershus, Norway, previously in Viken.
  5. A small settlement in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand, from the Maori language. [1]

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Roa is the 5589th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6221 individuals. Roa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.32%) individuals.

References

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Roa

  1. a surname from Spanish

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ro‧a

Proper noun

Roa

  1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

Habitational surname from the City of Roa, which lies on the Duero River in the Province of Burgos, Spain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroa/ [ˈro.a]
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: Ro‧a

Proper noun

Roa m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɾoa/ [ˈɾoː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: Ro‧a

Proper noun

Roa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜏ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Roa is the 269th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 27,905 individuals.

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Roa

  1. a surname from Spanish