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I have been searching for the name D'Andraga (Dee ann draga). I am not sure if this is the true spelling. My husband knew a woman by this name and I want to know where does it originate from and what is its meaning. Thank you.
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Could the name you remember possibly have been spelled "D'Andraka" or "D'Andraca"?
You mentioned that this was the name of a Spanish woman, and D'Andraka (or D'Andraca) in the Basque language means: "from the hill of the lady".
Both Andraka and Andraca are Basque surnames, but they can be used as first names, too. Here is an online reference I managed to find for you:
http://www.buber.net/Basque/Surname/A/andraka.html
-- Nanaea
You mentioned that this was the name of a Spanish woman, and D'Andraka (or D'Andraca) in the Basque language means: "from the hill of the lady".
Both Andraka and Andraca are Basque surnames, but they can be used as first names, too. Here is an online reference I managed to find for you:
http://www.buber.net/Basque/Surname/A/andraka.html
-- Nanaea
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I can tell you this much
D'Andraga must be a surname and not this lady's first name.
This I say because of the "D'" in front of the name. The "D'" probably stands for "Da" meaning "from" in Italien. Like in the name
Leonardo da Vinci.
I may be wrong, but if so this would be the first time I heard of a person whose first name meant "from ..." thus not saying anything about who he/she was who came from "...". That would as far as I see be the same as if Leonardo da Vinci's name had been: D'Vinci, without him having the first name Leonardo .
This brings me on to the next part of what I mean to say. If I am right and "D'" stands for "da" then the woman's family whom your husband once knew had in the past had a connection to a place called
Andraga. Who knows perhaps they even still live there.
Hmm... now I think of it "D'" might also stand for "Doña" which could be translated into "Lady". That would mean that Andraga did not have to be a place but could be a surname only. Yet, that would still leave us without any first name for the woman in question.
-Selwyn
D'Andraga must be a surname and not this lady's first name.
This I say because of the "D'" in front of the name. The "D'" probably stands for "Da" meaning "from" in Italien. Like in the name
Leonardo da Vinci.
I may be wrong, but if so this would be the first time I heard of a person whose first name meant "from ..." thus not saying anything about who he/she was who came from "...". That would as far as I see be the same as if Leonardo da Vinci's name had been: D'Vinci, without him having the first name Leonardo .
This brings me on to the next part of what I mean to say. If I am right and "D'" stands for "da" then the woman's family whom your husband once knew had in the past had a connection to a place called
Andraga. Who knows perhaps they even still live there.
Hmm... now I think of it "D'" might also stand for "Doña" which could be translated into "Lady". That would mean that Andraga did not have to be a place but could be a surname only. Yet, that would still leave us without any first name for the woman in question.
-Selwyn
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Another possible source for the D' prefix
Many modern and African American names begin with D'/De/Di. In some cases it seems to represent the French, Italian, or Spanish preposition meaning "from", but in other cases it looks to be purely decorative. Sometimes it helps form a variant of a more established name, for example De'borah (Deborah ) and De'lores (Delores ).
Many modern and African American names begin with D'/De/Di. In some cases it seems to represent the French, Italian, or Spanish preposition meaning "from", but in other cases it looks to be purely decorative. Sometimes it helps form a variant of a more established name, for example De'borah (Deborah ) and De'lores (Delores ).
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Spanish note
"D'" could actually also be the spanish word "de" which however means the same as the Italian "da" i.e. "from"
"D'" could actually also be the spanish word "de" which however means the same as the Italian "da" i.e. "from"
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