Tropea

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Tropea.

Proper noun

Tropea (countable and uncountable, plural Tropeas)

1. A surname from Italian.
2. A municipality in Vibo Valentia province, Calabria, Italy.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tropea is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Tropea is most common among White (95.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tropea”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• porate, portae, protea, teraop

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροπαίᾱ (tropaíā), feminine declension of τροπαῖος (tropaîos, “turning away, averting”), especially in the sense πνοή τροπαία (pnoḗ tropaía, “an alternating wind, blowing back from sea to land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /troˈpɛ.a/
• Rhymes: -ɛa
• Hyphenation: Tro‧pè‧a

Proper noun

Tropea f

1. A town in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy

Derived terms

• tropeano

Proper noun

Tropea m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Anagrams

• Pareto, aperto, aptero, atrope, oprate, optare, opterà, potare, poterà, tarpeo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Tropea.

Proper noun

Tropea m or f by sense

1. a surname from Italian

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Tropea.

Proper noun

Tropea m or f by sense

1. a surname from Italian