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Mota

Mota

1 8.2
A family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
  • proper noun
translation icon : Mota
  • So you've got Tiago Silva, Slatan Mota, you know, all of the big hitters.
  • Guillermo Mota
  • Nat Mota
  • Manny Mota

So you've got Thiago, Silvers, Latan, Mota, you know, all of the big hitters.

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Examples

  • The Time War is such an interesting collaboration between two writers, Amal Al Mota and Max Gladstone.

  • In return, Gutierrez supported the PAN and its candidate, Josefina Vázquez Mota.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Thus, an Indian might take up the surname "Cota" but later shift to "Mota," or "Garcia" to "Garces."

    Academic text (2016)
  • Pinch hitting for Pedro Bourbone, Manny Mota.

  • So you've got Thiago, Silvers, Latan, Mota, you know, all of the big hitters.

  • This study was part of a larger project assessing bioaerosols in El Paso, Texas (Gandara et al., 2006; Mota et al., 2009).

    Academic text (2009)
  • One was Alaqa Eleyas of Mota (Pankhurst 2005); the other, Alaqa Heruy of Dima Giyorgis.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Guillermo Mota, a two-time violator of MLB's drug testing policy, was also a former teammate of Gagne on the Dodgers, though he was not implicated in the Mitchell Report.

    Blog text (3)
  • Dominican baseball player Manny Mota is known for his impressive hitting skills.

  • Lorraine Mota from New Zealand is a celebrated marathon runner.

Synonyms

maduro
vsMota
209 7.6

A family name common in Spanish-speaking countries

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than Spanish only
Morra
vsMota
12 9.9

A family name from Italy

is common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than Italian ones
Toro
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11 6.2

A Spanish family name

is common in both Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than only Spanish
Bueno
vsMota
8 8.6

A Spanish or Portuguese family name

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
Posada
vsMota
8 5.1

A family name from Spain that people use as their last name

is common in both Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than only Spanish
Montes
vsMota
6 6.3

A last name from Spain or Portugal

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
Infante
vsMota
4 7.7

A family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
Hidalgo
vsMota
4 7.2

A Spanish family name used by many people

is common in both Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than only Spanish
Minga
vsMota
3 9.9

A family name used by some people

is specifically common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
alameda
vsMota
2 7.9

A family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
gracias
vsMota
2 8.9

A Spanish family name

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than Spanish only
Sala
vsMota
1 6.3

A family name that people in Italy, Spain, and Poland have

is focused on Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries specifically
batta
vsMota
1 9.9

A family name used by some people and the name of some places

is specifically a family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
Alcantara
vsMota
1 8.4

A family name from Spain and Portugal

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
cruzado
vsMota
1 8.3

A family name common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
longa
vsMota
1 9.8

A family name that some people use as their last name

is specifically common in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
verdelho
vsMota
9.9

A Portuguese last name

is common across both Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries
Abogado
vsMota
9.8

A family name used by people in Spanish-speaking countries

is common across Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries rather than Spanish only

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Mota as a family name comes from an old word for a 'small hill' or 'mound', because people often took surnames from the place where they lived. So many families called Mota can find their name came from a town or hill in Spain or Portugal.