Gamboa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa.

Proper noun

Gamboa (plural Gamboas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamboa is the 1829^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19577 individuals. Gamboa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gamboa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Proper noun

Gamboa

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Ganboa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡamˈboa/ [ɡãmˈbo.a]
• Rhymes: -oa
• Syllabification: Gam‧bo‧a

Proper noun

Gamboa f

1. Ganboa (a mountain in Gipuzkoa, Spain)
2. Ullíbarri-Gamboa (a village in Álava, Spain)
3. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡamˈboa/ [ɡɐmˈboː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -oa
• Syllabification: Gam‧bo‧a

Proper noun

Gamboa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]