Roa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "roa"
English
Etymology
(surname) From Spanish.
Proper noun
Roa (countable and uncountable, plural Roas)
- A surname.
- a transliteration of the Arabic female given name رُؤَى (ruʔā).
- A village in Comoé district, Ivory Coast.
- The administrative centre of Lunner municipality, Akershus, Norway, previously in Viken.
- 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
- a surname from Spanish
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ro‧a
Proper noun
Roa
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- a surname from Spanish