Fonseca (surname)

da Fonseca is a surname of Portuguese and later also Spanish origin. A feudal lordship name from a place named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from Latin fons sicca, meaning "dry well". The name is also common among Sephardic Jews.

Fonseca
Coat of arms associated to Fonseca
Language(s)Portuguese, Spanish
Origin
Meaningdry well
Region of originPortugal, Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)Fonseka, Afonseca, Affonseca, de Fonseca, de Afonseca, de Affonseca, D'Afonseca, D'Affonseca

Fonseca or Fonseka may refer to:

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