Portela
See also: portela
English edit
Etymology edit
From Galician Portela (“mountain pass”).
Proper noun edit
Portela (plural Portelas)
- A surname from Galician.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Portela is the 20088th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1330 individuals. Portela is most common among Hispanic/Latino (71.65%) and White (26.39%) individuals.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From portela (“mountain pass”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Portela f
- A parish of Verea, Ourense, Galicia
- A Portela do Trigal (a parish of Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia)
- A parish of Vilamartín de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia
- A parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia
- A parish of Barro, Pontevedra, Galicia
- a large number of villages all along Galicia
- a toponymical surname