Falanga
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Falanga.
Proper noun edit
Falanga (plural Falangas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Falanga is the 41426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Falanga is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Falanga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Sicilian falanga (“plank, gangplank, temporary bridge; fence”).
Proper noun edit
Falanga ?
- a surname from Sicilian
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Falange.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Falanga f (related adjective falangowy)
- (fascism, historical, nationalism) Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (fascist political party founded in Spain in 1934 as merger of the Falange Española and the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista)
- (fascism, nationalism) Falanga (Polish national radical organization founded in January 2009)
Declension edit
Declension of Falanga
Derived terms edit
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